Chapter 97

I never expected that the so-called merchants of the Land of Fire would actually be you Uchiha.

Takehiko Yokoku looked at Yuzhi and Hikari before him, and although his eyes were still filled with violent emotions,

at this moment he had sobered up considerably, after all, there was a kunai pressed against his neck.

Even if the one holding the kunai was just a beautiful-looking girl, her scarlet eyes made it impossible for him to be careless in the slightest.

I don't know if you can tell me your names, being so young and having such eyes, I imagine you are not nobodies.

Who we are is none of your business; you only need to know one thing: we are merchants from the Land of Fire.

Yuzhi had no interest in revealing his name; the Takehiko clan could only interest him in three things.

One was their bloodline, one was Kimimaro, and the other was their money.

Without these three, how could Yuzhi possibly be interested in contacting this bunch of lunatics?

After all, my own family's lunatics need proper management; right now I just want to squeeze the entire Takehiko clan dry.

After all, rather than investigating who we are, you'd be better off thinking seriously about your own problems.

What do you think, Takehiko Clan Leader, or rather, the one with ambitions to become Mizukage, currently preparing for it?

You

Yuzhi's words caused Takehiko Yokoku's face to change slightly, although in their clan this idea was not hidden at all.

But they are ninja; even if their personalities are arrogant, they would not spout nonsense on certain matters.

And this little Uchiha brat before us is clearly a member of Leaf Village—how did he come to know this?

Don't doubt Leaf Village's intelligence-gathering abilities; otherwise, why would you think we contacted you, or why would I have come here?

Yuzhi began spouting nonsense directly, and to avoid trouble, he even had a pot ready.

Don't forget, Leaf Village still has someone like Danzo; as the darkness of the ninja world, I think you should have heard of his great name.

Shimura Danzo?

Takehiko Yokoku might not know the attitude of this famous pot-shadow toward Uchiha, but as the leader of a major clan, he has still heard this name.

You Leaf Village people are really interesting—aren't you afraid I'll tell Mizukage about your coming here?

Will you?

Yuzhi raised his eyebrows, lightly taking Hikari's hand and moving it away from Takehiko Yokoku's neck, then spoke disdainfully.

What you want to do is not exactly safe; even if your morale is high, how many of you have awakened bloodline limits?

Without sufficient supplies, what will you use to achieve your goals? That little brat locked in the dog cage?

And, how many people do you think can still sell things to you?

Yuzhi's words instantly changed Takehiko Yokoku's face again; this time his expression became extremely gloomy.

Especially seeing Yuzhi's calm and indifferent expression, he knew the Takehiko clan had been completely figured out!

But Hikari glanced at Yuzhi beside her, and her expression turned somewhat strange.

She knew Yuzhi too well; to avoid being deceived by this evil guy, she had already trained to see at a glance whether he was spouting nonsense.

Although she still often gets it wrong, especially regarding what she says, she can still tell when others are lying.

What do you want from Leaf Village?

After a long while, Takehiko Yokoku spoke with an uncertain tone.

Having fought on the battlefield for so long, even if his mind is full of muscles, he fights recklessly.

He also understands that sometimes relying solely on bravery makes success difficult, but he must clarify the purpose of this Leaf Village pack of wolves.

What Leaf Village wants is simple: first, the weapons we provide will necessarily be above market price, but absolutely not outrageous.

Yuzhi's mind immediately started fabricating things; making up stories like this poses no difficulty for him.

After all, you currently can't even buy weapons and equipment; such benefits we will not give up.

As long as it's not too outrageous, the Takehiko clan can accept it.

Takehiko Yokoku nodded, but his eyes showed he was not satisfied.

Second, when you take the stage, you must sign an alliance treaty with us; we do not wish to experience the Whirlpool Country war again.

Yuzhi continued making things up; anyway, saying such things requires no responsibility.

As for the third point, Leaf Village wants that little brat you locked in the dog cage!

Uchiha's little brat, are you crazy?

Takehiko Yokoku was already very dissatisfied; upon hearing this, his entire body's chakra began to surge.

If you came to talk, then we can talk properly; if you came to seek death, I will definitely satisfy you!

If you're that impulsive, then I think we don't need to talk at all.

Yuzhi tightened his grip on Hikari's hand slightly, signaling her not to act impulsively for now, though his Sharingan began to spin.

Do you still remember what I said about the second point? Do I need to repeat it?

Second point?

Takehiko Yokoku suppressed his anger, but soon his face became suspicious and solemn.

You mean

What do you think makes us dare to propose this condition?

Yuzhi spoke disdainfully, yet this made him appear profoundly mysterious.

Without certainty, how could one dare to propose such a condition? Danzo has been cultivating in the Mist Village depths for so many years—how could he have gained nothing?

As for that little brat, it's what Danzo wants, and given how you're currently treating that little brat,

when he grows up, do you think you'll still be able to rest easy?

Actually, the one thing Yuzhi finds hardest to understand is why Kimimaro, as someone who opened the Shikotsumyaku, was imprisoned in childhood.

Even if the Uchiha are such a mad family, after opening the Sharingan, their family status keeps rising, although they will be PUA'd by the elders.

But like how they directly locked Kimimaro in a dog cage, Yuzhi had never heard of such a thing.

However, since they did it that way, Yuzhi naturally wouldn't be polite either—rather than wait for Orochimaru to come and trick the person away, it would be better for him to just take the person directly.

"Then why did you choose me?"

Takehiko Yokuyu's expression shifted between dark and clear; after a while, he spoke with a cold face.

"You could easily choose someone else, couldn't you?"

"You don't need to worry about that, but I can also give you a hint."

Yuzhi quickly thought it over in his mind, then he revealed a mysterious smile.

"Since you dare to react to your shadow, then the reverse is also the same—except it's on our side."

Having said that, Yuzhi paused, and then he pulled Hikari back a step.

"You'd better think carefully, Clan Leader Takehiko—the opportunity is right before you; whether you can seize it depends on you."

As the words fell, Yuzhi and Hikari instantly vanished from the spot—if not for the mess left on the ground, these two would seem as if they had never appeared at all!

Seeing these two people vanish instantly before his eyes, Takehiko Yokuyu's face grew even uglier for a moment.

He extremely disliked such conversations, but he had to admit that he now indeed needed to think carefully—

"Confirmed, is it them?"

In the Mizukage's office, Black Zetsu listened to the report from his white half-body and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Actually, he hadn't paid attention to those so-called registrants of the Water Country at first; in his view, it was utterly irrelevant.

He was thinking about how to convince Obito not to make such an extreme decision without thinking.

Those bloodline families are all dead—how can we still cultivate talent, control Mist Village, and then face the future?

But he didn't expect that White Zetsu had already investigated who those island-landing people were, and those people even startled Black Zetsu!

"Three and a half Mangekyou Sharingan?"

For a moment, Black Zetsu doubted whether Obito's whereabouts had been exposed, letting those guys notice something and then chase after them.

Otherwise, why would they dispatch so many experts?

Even three and a half Mangekyou Sharingan trying to deal with a ninja village is still very difficult—no matter how strong they are, they can't reach Madara Uchiha's level.

But if these people really want to cause destruction, Mist Village truly has no good way to handle it!

"Confirmed, though they seem to have met someone from the Takehiko clan."

The voice of White Zetsu's half-body echoed in Black Zetsu's ear, making him frown.

"These four people went to see that bunch of lunatics from the Takehiko clan—what are they trying to do? Is it possible that the Takehiko clan's rebellion is backed by them?"

The fact that the Takehiko clan is rebelling—probably only they themselves don't know; everyone else more or less knows.

Although Black Zetsu has only recently taken over Mist Village's affairs, he has more or less figured out the situation here.

This made him unconsciously start thinking, but after just a moment he became happy.

"Supporting is good!"

Obito, that lunatic, wants to take down the most energetic—Black Zetsu doesn't oppose that; he opposes Obito's extreme expansion.

According to his thinking, anyway, this Takehiko clan just has something wrong with their heads, and their bloodline seems to have a break.

The Takehiko clan's bloodline indeed comes from the Hagoromo and Hamura brothers, but what does that have to do with Black Zetsu?

They don't have any so-called chakra reincarnation, and he would be glad if these people's descendants died cleanly!

"If we can use this Takehiko clan's rebellion to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.

At the same time, let Obito see the power of these people's rebellion, dispel his tendency to go overboard with extremism—this would also be a good thing!"

The Takehiko clan is doomed anyway; if we can make them into useless waste for reuse, that wouldn't be bad either.

Although Yuzhi and his group's appearance made Black Zetsu somewhat apprehensive, as long as he makes it seem like he's only here to collect 'materials,' that would be fine.

"Moreover, I still want Obito to obtain that so-called seal, so it would also be convenient for me to figure out that woman's situation."

Black Zetsu stroked his chin; although the appearance of Yuzhi and his four companions made him feel somewhat intimidating,

switching tracks to think about it, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, is it?

"I understand—first, don't keep following them, to avoid being noticed by them."

Black Zetsu thought of this, and he immediately spoke up.

"You just need to confirm they're still within Mist Village—also, investigate the bloodline limit families in the Water Country.

Best if they're to be exterminated—then it would be a better justification."

"No problem."

White Zetsu's half-body directly nodded, though he had some doubts and asked.

"Then, should this matter be told to Obito?"

"Don't say no—temporarily, don't say it."

Black Zetsu blurted out, though he hesitated a moment, then corrected himself.

"After you finish investigating, this matter will be reported to Obito.

Remember to tell him it might be his own whereabouts exposed—don't say they came to see the Takehiko clan."

Black Zetsu suddenly realized: Mist Village is entirely his territory now—so why not use Mist Village's power?

Yuzhi and them daring to come over—surely they also have a retreat plan, especially since he heard Obito say Yuzhi might have spatial ability.

But being able to consume some of their eye power while checking their current situation—why not?

Of course, even if Yuzhi and them don't attack Black Zetsu, it's fine—at least let Obito see that he can mobilize so many people, which isn't bad either.

This way, we can also slightly deepen his 'ninja numbers are very important' Thought Steel Seal in the future, right?

"Looks like these people coming isn't necessarily a bad thing, is it!"

Black Zetsu instantly felt he had struck it rich—although in his thousand years of life, he has done such 'striking it rich' things not a few times.

He doesn't even know how many Indra he has helped, maybe settling Obito is still giving him a slight sense of accomplishment.

After all, Obito is the dumbest one he has ever taken over.

"Okay, I got it, I'll arrange it right away."

The half-body White Zetsu nodded, for these White Zetsu, although Obito can also control them.

Even on the surface, the only person they need to report to is Obito, but actually they all follow Black Zetsu's arrangements.

Even if it's Madara Uchiha, he probably has to step back a bit when facing Black Zetsu.

"Go, figure this out as soon as possible."

Black Zetsu was in a good mood, he leaned back with his body directly into a tactical backward lean.

"As long as we hold out until the Bamboo Take clan feels they are mature enough to act, then everything will have an outcome to look forward to."

—

"Senior, have you guys settled things over there?"

"Yeah, although Bamboo Take Hengjiu is a lunatic, things are basically clear, how about your side?"

"Don't worry, senior, detection is complete."

At Zabuza's house, he stood alone to the side, watching Yuzhi and the four sit there.

For a moment, he even felt dazed, whose house is this damn thing?

And what they are discussing seems to be of no benefit to Mist Village at all!

But strangely, Zabuza had no intention of reporting them at all.

Instead, his mind kept repeating 'opportunity', 'one of the Ninja Sword Seven', 'seize', these keywords.

"Is this really my inner desire?"

Zabuza was strangely thinking, he still had some doubts in his heart.

But this is also normal, after all, Shisui uses the ongoing influence of Kotoamatsukami, the target's thoughts are not completely changed.

Even if they notice it, it's hard to fully react, this is the terror of Kotoamatsukami!

"Then good, what we need to do now is just wait."

Yuzhi nodded, the development of events looks much smoother than he imagined.

As for whether this operation will attract Obito, he doesn't really care about that.

Actually, Yuzhi thinks, since they landed in the Water Country, Obito probably already noticed them.

Exactly when they started controlling the Water Country, Yuzhi isn't clear, but their old nest will definitely not be neglected!

And if we really talk about it, the ones who are probably panicking now are Obito and them.

Not to mention adding Kakashi this half-baked one, they are all Mangekyou Sharingan, just their coming is enough to make Obito worry whether his old nest has been discovered.

"Yuzhi, what should we do next?"

Kakashi tilted his head, he asked curiously.

"Next is just waiting for Bamboo Take Hengjiu to give a clear answer."

Yuzhi thought for a moment, then spoke.

"At the same time, we also need to move carefully within Mist Village, making them feel they are not the only ones."

"Moving around?"

Kakashi's face looked a bit strange, he turned his head and looked at Yuzhi.

"In that case, will we expose ourselves?"

"Actually, I doubt we have already been discovered by that mysterious person who attacked Leaf Village during this trip."

Yuzhi shrugged, he glanced at Zabuza who still seemed a bit spaced out, and lowered his voice.

"They have no reaction now, they should be preparing something, so besides getting some profit from the Bamboo Take clan here.

There is also trying to lure that guy out as much as possible, therefore it is still very necessary to avoid Mist Village people and start some necessary activities."

"Oh, so your plan is like this."

Kakashi suddenly understood, Shisui also nodded along, only Hikari rolled her eyes helplessly at the side.

These two dumb kids, how were they tricked again

Kakashi is fine, but Shisui, you don't know Yuzhi is going to take action against some people, can you pay a bit more attention?

Hikari really couldn't be bothered to complain, even she has gotten used to it.

"Just follow the plan, you all bring my kunai, this way I can reinforce anytime."

Yuzhi saw no one objected, so he directly made the decision.

It's not that he wants to hide it from Kakashi, but some things here are private work, Yuzhi doesn't plan to tell Leaf Village about this private work.

Moreover, this matter also involves Shisui's eyes, Yuzhi doesn't want to expose Shisui's secret.

After chatting for a while, Kakashi just slightly disguised himself and set off alone.

He brought his ninja dogs, it would be more convenient, and he knows Shisui wants to control Zabuza, Yuzhi and Hikari are almost inseparable.

"Hey, I wonder how Rin will be."

Kakashi couldn't help but complain in his heart, though he couldn't really say anything about this, after all Yuzhi and Hikari are both Uchiha.

Maybe, others are childhood sweethearts.

And Yuzhi also brought Hikari and Shisui, and Zabuza also in disguise headed toward that tall tower.

"Shisui, can your Kotoamatsukami be used directly?"

He raised his head, glanced at the hazy moonlight, Yuzhi finally confirmed again.

"Senior, please rest assured, my this technique has never been used since activation, it can be used anytime."

Shisui nodded, but he seemed a bit hesitant, after a while he then asked in a low voice.

"It's just, senior, I'm curious why we have to do it this way?"

Because I need to use him to deal with Obito's Senji and complete the mission, and in the future he is the actual controller of Mist Village.

Yuzhi muttered in his heart, but he had prepared for it long ago, he looked at Shisui and suddenly asked:

"Shisui, have you ever wondered why there are so many wars in the ninja world?"

"War?"

Shisui froze for a moment, he dazedly shook his head, and Hikari beside him also looked over strangely.

"Then let me change the question, in your view, what is the root of war?"

Yuzhi smiled faintly, he asked again without a care, although Shisui didn't know why Yuzhi jumped so much, he thought a little before speaking.

"Senior, is it because of the continuation of hatred?"

"Shisui, war has never been because of hatred, because hatred has never been anything more than an excuse."

Although Yuzhi had prepared in his heart, hearing these words he still couldn't help but roll his eyes, and only then did he speak seriously.

"During the Warring States period, wars might break out between clans due to hatred, but if you think carefully, you will understand, the essence of war is actually the struggle for interests.

Or to put it more bluntly, that is, every clan and village, for political considerations, makes choices."

"This"

Shisui felt a bit confused hearing this, Hikari also didn't quite understand, Yuzhi didn't mind either, he continued speaking.

"For example, Mist Village, in every major war they invaded Whirlpool Country.

On the surface it seems because of hatred for Leaf Village, but the real issue is their own development.

The Water Country is an island nation, it lacks too many things."

"So they wage war to plunder all of this?"

Hikari reacted quickly, she immediately spoke up.

"Exactly, because development has reached a certain bottleneck, wanting to advance further can only take such means."

Yuzhi nodded, he let out a faint sigh.

"Hatred is merely a tool to mobilize and inspire everyone, and at the same time an excuse to start war."

"So that's how it is."

At this moment Shisui felt as if a new world had opened up, he looked excitedly at Yuzhi and asked softly.

"So senior wants to control this person, then let him avoid starting wars again?"

"Then why not directly control the Mizukage?"

Hikari beside him suddenly asked, this question made Shisui's eyes light up, while Yuzhi's face darkened.

Although this idea is good, the Fourth Mizukage has Obito watching him, directly approaching would easily cause big trouble.

Mist Village doesn't trust Leaf Village anyway, what he says is useless, and who knows how Obito controls the Fourth Mizukage.

Or rather, how does Black Zetsu help Obito control the Mizukage!

If a situation like future Itachi Uchiha appears, then wouldn't he be losing big?

Moreover, Yuzhi is a vengeful person, he hasn't forgotten the Whirlpool Country incident, and he is also a troublemaker, he wants to see dogs bite dogs.

"No, absolutely don't mess around."

Yuzhi immediately spoke up to interrupt the two's thoughts, these two are too extreme.

"If we engrave 'Loyal to Leaf Village' on the Fourth Mizukage, or even 'Loyal to us'.

Then his daily words and actions would probably be incompatible with his identity as Mizukage.

By then, even if the Mist Village high-ups judge he isn't under genjutsu, they would suspect he has defected to Leaf Village, and he wouldn't be able to hold the Mizukage position.

Moreover, directly finding the Mizukage isn't simple, the risk is too great, but Elder is different.

Although he is the Elder of Mist Village, he is ultimately not a Kage, his guard won't be as strict as the Mizukage's.

Moreover, what they need is just his constant advice, interrupting Mist Village's deployment, which is also beneficial to Leaf Village."

Yuzhi's explanation, except for the last part being a bit forced, the rest are reasonable, Hikari and Shisui also nodded.

Their three-person conversation lowered their voices to avoid Zabuza, which made Zabuza coldly snort in his heart.

Even though affected by Kotoamatsukami, he still felt very displeased with these three before him, but he simply couldn't resist.

"Ya——"

At this moment, a crow suddenly fell from the sky, Shisui immediately raised his hand to gather the crow.

After sensing slightly for a moment, Shisui's face showed surprise.

"Senior, in a few days I think we can act!"

—

The moonlight was hazy.

Mist Village, shrouded in thick fog all year round, had a unique charm, but this heavy fog also made night travelers exceptionally rare.

Outside the tall building not far from the Mizukage's office, two guards were seriously on duty here.

"Really, why is the Anbu training today."

"Shut up, guarding the Elder is our honor, what's there not to be happy about?"

Anbu rotation training, for any village is nothing unusual.

Not only rotation training, Anbu also needs necessary assessments, after all, Anbu is not an ordinary department.

And rotation training naturally requires someone to substitute, these two are the substitutes coming.

Not only them, everyone inside this building tonight are substitutes who have taken over posts.

While these two were chatting, suddenly they both sensed something.

"You."

Looking up, he saw three figures suddenly appear before him, and the Mist Village guards guarding the building immediately tensed.

Especially seeing that all three were dressed in black, even completely covering their faces, they immediately became alert and drew their long swords.

But before their blades were fully drawn, in an instant they saw a flash of scarlet, and their movements immediately became sluggish.

Bang, bang—

Accompanied by a low, dull thud, the two staggered and fell to the ground, everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

"It seems this is indeed an opportunity."

Looking at the two who had fallen unconscious, then raising his head to scan the surroundings, Hikari finally spoke slowly.

"Stopwater's intelligence is naturally trustworthy."

Yuzhi also surveyed the place, then continued speaking.

"Let's move, if we don't act now while Kakashi is still watching, we need to move faster.

But this time, while ensuring efficiency, let's keep the commotion as small as possible."

"Yes, senior." Stopwater immediately nodded, showing he was serious.

And Hikari also lightly nodded, coming from the Warring States period, what battle had she not experienced?

The request Yuzhi made was nothing to her.

At worst, she would just use Tsukuyomi to call roll, something she had done before.

But her gaze remained fixed on Yuzhi, her thoughts also somewhat complex.

"Is he really planning to follow his said method to 'destroy this world'?"

Hikari hadn't forgotten what Yuzhi had once told her; she had thought he was merely voicing his own thoughts.

But now it seemed Yuzhi had truly taken her words to heart.

Taking action against high-ranking officials of other villages, while trying to eliminate war as much as possible—how is this not guiding village high-ranking officials into internal conflict?

The Uchiha matter is still vivid in her memory, and she doesn't believe Mist Village has someone like Yuzhi—doesn't this indicate they are preparing for the future?

He is truly going to act on that 'destroy the world' goal.

"Actually, things are pretty good now."

Hikari shook her head inwardly, but quickly recovered.

Recalling some of Yuzhi's words, and how his eyes always liked to look at strange places, Hikari closed her eyes.

"Still, let's first see—who knows exactly what he's thinking.

After all, this guy is truly excessive, a truly wicked guy!"

—

"Kisame, don't you need to rest?"

In the office, Elemental Master looked at the temporary replacement Kisame Hoshigaki, showing a very kind smile.

Kisame Hoshigaki is a genius of the younger generation of the Hoshigaki clan, he inherited all the strengths of this family, a perfect ninja.

But similarly, he also inherited the family's flaws—he is too ugly, not like a person.

Elemental Master understands Kisame Hoshigaki's growth trajectory, knowing he was overlooked many times due to his appearance.

But Elemental Master doesn't care about these at all; he values Kisame Hoshigaki's ability, and naturally wants to win him over.

"Great Elder, this is my mission, I don't need to rest."

Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head, completely showing a loyal and dutiful demeanor, and he also seemed to have little desire for conversation.

Kisame Hoshigaki's current thoughts are actually relatively simple—he only wants to serve Mist Village, while seeking an opportunity to deal with Uchiha Haori!

Back when he and Zabuza were both beaten by Haori alone, having no spirit to fight—if not for the sudden appearance of black flames, they both would have been left there!

Kisame Hoshigaki has always held this grudge, secretly vowing to become strong, and also to find a chance to repay this debt.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Kisame Hoshigaki seemed to sense something, he immediately made a gesture.

And the Elemental Master, who had still wanted to say something, furrowed his brow slightly—he knew the meaning of this gesture.

"One. Two three"

Listening to the faint footsteps in the passage, Kisame Hoshigaki quickly and silently counted the number of people.

Especially among these footsteps, there were also mixed in some faint sounds, as if someone had fallen—this immediately made Kisame Hoshigaki more alert.

"Great Elder, we need to withdraw from here immediately."

Kisame Hoshigaki quickly spoke, his hand already resting on the longsword behind him.

"Those who come are not friendly, and the other guards are likely already dealt with—we must leave immediately."

"Follow me."

Although the Elemental Master was also strange about what had happened, now was not the time to dwell on it.

Having originally wanted to win over Kisame Hoshigaki, he immediately chose to believe, stood up instantly, and wanted to leave.

But just then, the door suddenly opened, accompanied by the sound of breaking wind—several kunai had already been planted in the path he wanted to advance!

"Sorry, I'm afraid you cannot leave here."

The voice was crisp, yet made Kisame Hoshigaki frown tightly, while the Elemental Master also wore a solemn expression as he looked at the three black-clothed figures before him.

And the guards lying behind them, as if already dead!

"Who are you, and what is your purpose in coming here?"

The Elemental Master, after all, is the Great Elder of Mist Village, and he still remains composed.

But beside him, Kisame Hoshigaki's body surged with killing intent—he seemed like a starving, enraged beast.

"Long time no see, I remember you seem to be called Kisame Hoshigaki, right?"

Haori lightly lifted his hood, but he did not look toward Kisame Hoshigaki beside him, a smile appearing on his face.

Although I knew that Zabuza and Kisame were both from Mist Village, and that I had come here this time and what he was going to do, encountering these two people had a certain probability.

But I didn't expect that I would encounter Zabuza as soon as I landed, and when I was about to attack the instructor, I encountered Kisame.

I don't know if it's just that they are really unlucky.

"It's you, Uchiha Haori!"

Kisame obviously recognized him too, his gaze becoming somewhat solemn, but soon the corner of his mouth cracked open revealing a smile.

"I didn't expect you to dare come to Mist Village, you really walked right into the trap!"

"Uchiha Haori, so it's you."

Upon hearing this name, the instructor instantly knew Haori's identity.

"I really didn't expect that the person who created such glorious achievements for Leaf Village would be so young.

But you are really too arrogant, bringing just two people to Mist Village, do you not take Mist Village seriously at all?

However, since you've come, just stay here, I believe everyone will like you!"

"Just you two, and those people hiding in the shadows?"

Haori slightly tilted his head, and in an instant his eyes had already transformed into Mangekyou Sharingan.

Scorching black flames erupted like a storm in an instant, swiftly sweeping toward Kisame and the instructor!

"!"

Hikari saw this scene, first stunned, then looked at Haori in disbelief, isn't this her Amaterasu?

And the strangest thing is, she discovered she seemed to still be able to control these flames.

"Dodge!"

Kisame's face changed, he shoved the instructor aside and quickly formed hand seals.

But before his movement could fully unfold, Shisui had already rushed before him like a ghost.

"You"

Kisame's words hadn't finished when he instantly felt a terrifying chakra surge straight at his brain.

However, just as Shisui was about to directly slash Kisame's throat with his short blade, six or seven figures of Mist ninja suddenly appeared from the shadows.

"Hmph!"

Shisui snorted coldly, he kicked Kisame away, his short blade already raised and ready for battle.

"Ah!"

But before that figure even landed, black flames had already swept in, directly engulfing those ninja!

Shrieks rang out instantly, but in the next moment they ceased abruptly, Shisui turned his head to look behind.

But behind there was only Hikari, her eyes slightly rotating, obviously controlling these flames, which made Shisui purse his lips.

"Senior Hikari, you're too ruthless. Sigh, this fire wasn't lit by Senior Haori, was it?"

Shisui's face looked somewhat strange, and at this time the instructor's face had already turned somewhat pale.

He now seemed to understand why these three people had come all the way without causing any disturbance, and also knew why just these three dared to come to Mist Village.

He clearly saw, in these three people's eyes, that strange pattern.

He too had lived through that era, and as someone in a high position, he was all too clear what such Sharingan meant!

"Mangekyou Sharingan."

Having already known it was these eyes, the instructor had no hope whatsoever, to deal with them he could only gather more strength.

Otherwise, these people of theirs could not resist even a bit!

"Where do you want to go?"

However, just as he was quickly heading toward the evacuation passage, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

Looking up, he saw Haori had somehow already arrived before him.

Under the light and the intertwining black flames, those eyes similar to twisted returning shuriken, the Sharingan, were slowly rotating——

"Damn, how is it them, how did they come back here?"

In the Mizukage's office, Obito let out an angry roar.

He had already learned who the people landing on the island were, and similarly had already known part of Black Zetsu's plan.

But he really didn't expect himself to be in such a sorry state, Mist Village is his territory, yet he still has to be so careful!

And what makes him feel even more uneasy and annoyed is, how did Uchiha Haori know he was in Water Country.

"I don't know, maybe it was that operation in Grass Country, or maybe it's."

Black Zetsu directly spouted nonsense, almost being pulled out by the reason Haori gave to Minato Namikaze.

As for the latter part, he didn't say much, but the meaning was already clear.

It's very likely that the one who lured the enemy here is you.

Obito hesitated a bit, after a while he continued asking: "What are they doing now?"

"Gathering intelligence everywhere."

Black Zetsu continued speaking with eyes wide open, telling lies, he wouldn't say anything about Haori and the bamboo taker's contact, he just wants Obito to think it's him.

"Damn, which link went wrong."

Obito gritted his teeth, facing Haori or Hikari alone, he is utterly defeated.

Now there's also Uchiha Shisui, he dares not have the slightest hope.

As for Kakashi, he didn't even take him into account.

"Still follow the plan I gave you, at least make them believe you're just passing through here."

Black Zetsu immediately continued speaking.

"This way, when they leave, they probably won't come here casually, and by then we'll have already prepared our defense mechanism, if they dare come, they're just seeking death!"

"Like this?"

Obito's eyes showed some hesitation, but in the end he nodded firmly.

"Alright, let's do it this way, you damned bastard!"

"Don't worry, I'll mobilize the troops to surround them."

Black Zetsu breathed a sigh of relief, Obito agreed, and then everything could be discussed.

"Huh? Then why don't you just send the troops to surround them?"

Obito was stunned by Black Zetsu's words, then immediately asked doubtfully.

"They dared to come, which means they've mastered some special abilities. Didn't you say that Uchiha Haori might also possess space-time ninjutsu?"

Black Zetsu had long been prepared; he wasn't afraid of Obito asking at all.

"Just once to dispel their inner doubts, that way it can be settled once and for all, right?"

Obito fell silent, he naturally remembered Uchiha Haori slashing through space and cutting off his arm.

If this guy truly has space-time ninjutsu and believes he's right here, then him occasionally coming by in the future would definitely not be a good thing!

"Which family's person did you choose?"

After a long while, Obito spoke up wearily.

"Do you know anything about the people of the Snow Clan?"

Black Zetsu took out the documents he had prepared long ago, then smiled and spoke.

"That clan that masters Ice Release, aren't they already extinct?"

Obito frowned and asked, he still knew about these matters.

"There's an orphan, although he hasn't shown any talent, but as a bloodline on the verge of extinction, you must be interested, right?"

"As a bloodline facing extinction, I might indeed be interested—this is a decent excuse."

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