Chapter 176: Encountering the Itachi and Kisame duo on the road

Land of Fire, Hidden Leaf Village main gate. After discussing the post-war matters, Shengzai and Mei Terumi are also ready to return to the Hidden Mist Village.

In the end, the Hidden Sand Village still didn't sell the gourd baby to their Hidden Mist Village. It was under the situation that both the Hidden Leaf and the Hidden Sand were wary of their Hidden Mist Village that they made some concessions together.

The compensation requested by the Hidden Leaf was reduced by more than half, and the Hidden Sand also agreed to pay, but it needs to be paid in installments, totaling five years to repay the Hidden Leaf's loss this time.

On the Hidden Mist Village side, the Hidden Leaf Village also readily returned the three ninja swords and gave the scroll recording the "Reanimation" technique to Mei Terumi, and urged her not to forget the agreement with the Third Hokage before.

This kind of forbidden technique of "Reanimation" should not have been leaked out of the ninja village, but now Orochimaru has become a rogue ninja, and in order to consolidate the friendship between the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Mist Village, being persistent about these has become meaningless.

The Hidden Leaf Village now has no Hokage, and the impact of the village being attacked has not yet recovered. The Hidden Leaf is also worried that the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Rock will take advantage of the fire, so the Hidden Leaf also proposed that the three villages sign a peace agreement to help each other in the future.

For such a proposal, Baki of the Hidden Sand Village only hesitated for less than a moment before agreeing.

Just kidding, after the Konoha Crush plan failed, their Hidden Sand had already lost all their family background. Now their strength is definitely at the bottom of the Five Great Ninja Villages. The suggestion proposed by the Hidden Leaf, they naturally won't solve it.

The Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village both agreed, and finally Koharu Utatane and Baki also looked at Mei Terumi at the same time.

The Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village now have no Hokage and Kazekage, and because of the previous battle, the village's strength has also been affected to a certain extent, so they decided to hold together for warmth.

But the situation of the Hidden Mist is different.

But now, Kaguya Shengzai alone is enough to raise the combat power of Kirigakure to a considerably high level.

Whether the Fifth Mizukage will agree to sign an alliance agreement with them is something Konoha and Sunagakure truly cannot guarantee.

"Regarding this point, we in Kirigakure have no objections. After all, during the era of the Bloody Mist Village, our village also lost a large number of ninja, and we truly have no heart or manpower to fight a war now.

However, although you two represent your own villages, you are ultimately not the Hokage or the Kazekage.

Regarding the signing of the alliance agreement, how about we officially finalize it once the next Hokage and Kazekage have succeeded their positions?"

Hearing Zhao Meiming's words, Koharu Utatane and Ma Ji had no objections. Since the Fifth Mizukage has agreed now, this matter is almost a certainty.

After all, the other party is the Fifth Mizukage, and she should be above going back on her word.

On the way back to the Land of Water, Zhao Meiming looked at the several scrolls in her hands, and the corners of her mouth, which had lifted, never came back down.

These sealing scrolls, in addition to the Blunt Blade: Kabutowari, Blastsword: Shibuki, and Longsword: Nuibari returned by Konoha, also contained the Impure World Reincarnation technique, as well as the Decapitating Carving Knife recovered in the Land of Waves.

The Twin Swords: Hiramekarei were still in Kirigakure, and although the remaining Thunder Blade: Kiba and Greatsword: Samehada were still lost, Shengzai knew the whereabouts of both ninja blades.

This mission to Konoha Village can be said to have been a massive success for Kirigakure. Not only did they improve relations with Konoha and Sunagakure, but they even got back four ninja blades. In the future, among those bloodline families in Kirigakure, who would dare to question that she, Zhao Meiming, is unqualified to be the Fifth Mizukage?

"In the past, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura only recovered the Decapitating Carving Knife from the hands of Biwa Juzo, and he almost lost his life in the process. (Itachi and Biwa Juzo went to capture the Three-Tails; Juzo died, and Yagura was almost burned to death by Amaterasu.)

And I, Zhao Meiming, have retrieved four ninja blades in one go this time. Those old guys who opposed me should shut up now, right?"

At a stall within the borders of the Land of Fire, Shengzai and the others, who were returning to Kirigakure, were resting here because they had been traveling for a full day.

Perhaps because they had been suppressed in Kirigakure for too long, Zhao Meiming had finally come out for a trip, and since this matter had been handled quite smoothly, she was now, for once, as smug as a child.

"Stop getting carried away. I told you before not to provoke Orochimaru. They are just three broken blades; if you can get them back, take them, but it's no big deal if you don't."

Regarding the so-called "Seven Ninja Swords," Shengzai truly didn't feel that they were all that impressive. Aside from the Greatsword: Samehada, which Kisame used with divine skill, the others really seemed to be just so-so.

"What do you mean 'broken blades'! These are the Seven Ninja Swords that serve as the face of Kirigakure, do you understand?

Ever since the first generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen died or were injured, these seven blades have never been gathered together in Kirigakure again.

As long as we recover all seven blades and rebuild the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, our Kirigakure's strength will definitely recover quite a bit."

"Speaking of which, Shengzai, didn't you say before that you knew the whereabouts of the Thunder Blade: Kiba and the Greatsword: Samehada?

Why don't we let Chojuro and the others return to Kirigakure on their own, and we two can go and recover the remaining Thunder Blade: Kiba and Greatsword: Samehada, then bring the remaining ninja blades back to the village directly."

Wanting to recover the remaining two ninja blades undoubtedly requires high-end combat power, and Kirigakure only has a few such individuals now. In the end, the ones who would have to act would be either Shengzai or her, Zhao Meiming.

Instead of returning to the village and then coming back out, it's better to get everything done at once this time.

After all, she and Shengzai are both people who cannot easily leave the ninja village—one as the Mizukage and the other as the Anbu Captain.

If it weren't for the special circumstances this time, combined with the fact that Kirigakure truly has no other capable people to bring out, the two of them wouldn't have to go out and work themselves.

As for whether they could successfully recover the remaining two ninja blades, that was completely outside of Zhao Meiming's scope of consideration.

Just kidding, they had already beaten Konoha's First Hokage and Second Hokage to the ground; could they possibly fail against mere Kirigakure rogue ninja?

"Do you really want to recover the remaining two ninja blades?"

Hearing Shengzai's words, Zhao Meiming rolled her eyes directly and said, "Isn't that a rhetorical question? As the Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, if there is an opportunity, I will naturally recover things that belong to the village."

Shengzai: "(￣￣), then Fifth Mizukage, your opportunity has arrived. Do you see the two people walking over there?

That's right, those two guys wearing conical hats and black robes with red clouds embroidered on them."

Both were ninja; when Shengzai and Zhao Meiming saw Uchiha Itachi and Hoshigaki Kisame, they naturally saw Shengzai and the others as well.

Uchiha Itachi and his companion were fine, because the Akatsuki organization had not yet made a big appearance in the ninja world, so they were not particularly conspicuous.

But Shengzai and Zhao Meiming were different. The Kirigakure forehead protectors, especially the Mizukage hat that Zhao Meiming had placed on the table, were simply too conspicuous.

(End of Chapter)