Chapter 263: , A Brand New Era for Kirigakure

So, what exactly is this thing that the Kirigakure Village leadership urgently wants to obtain and which is in the hands of the Cat King?

Soon, the Cat King revealed the answer directly.

I saw one of the claws behind the Cat King's fat body suddenly stretch out and pull a huge white scroll from the black-and-white throne beneath him.

Subsequently, the Cat King held one end of the scroll and threw the other end violently towards Mizunuki Ryosuke.

The scroll unfolded, revealing its contents.

After the huge scroll was extended, it was nearly ten meters long, and on the inside of the nearly ten-meter scroll, only a name and a palm print were inscribed.

Mizunuki Ryosuke reached out to catch the other end of the scroll, looking at the large blank space inside the scroll with burning eyes.

"Now, it is yours."

"You can write your name on it."

The Cat King said with a smile, and a bit of satisfaction appeared in his eyes as he looked at Ryosuke.

"This is..."

Hozuki Mangetsu stood on the spot in surprise, his eyes full of disbelief.

"That's right, the thing in the Cat King's hands."

"It is the summoning scroll of the Ninja Cat clan."

Mizunuki Ryosuke announced the final answer softly.

"So that's how it is..."

"So that's how it is!"

Hozuki Mangetsu then realized all the connections in hindsight.

At the same time, the Jonin located in Kirigakure also revealed expressions of surprise.

For this result, everyone expressed that it was somewhat unexpected, but in fact, it was within reasonable logic.

On the other hand, for their own interests, the Ninja Cat clan was also examining the three squads to select a contractor who could carry the bond between the Cat clan and Kirigakure.

According to the demands put forward by the Cat King, we can know that the Ninja Cat clan is currently not satisfied with their current living environment.

After years of development, the Ninja Cat clan is in urgent need of a new "653" direction for development.

And nowadays, most of the suitable living locations in the Ninja World have been occupied by major summoning beast races and humans.

To develop outward, the Ninja Cat clan has only two paths to take.

Either go to war and seize the territory of other summoning beasts.

Or unite with humans, obtain human help, and use humans as a springboard to march into the Ninja World.

War is obviously not what the Ninja Cat clan wants, and when it comes to cooperation, the most qualified one in the Land of Water is naturally Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages.

Therefore, the winner of this assessment will not only become a qualified Mizukage of Kirigakure Village but also become a contractor recognized by the Ninja Cat clan.

This contractor will also become the bond of cooperation between the Ninja Cat clan and Kirigakure Village.

The current assessment is less of a unilateral assessment used by Kirigakure Village to select a Mizukage.

It is more of a dual assessment conducted jointly by the Ninja Cat clan and the Kirigakure side.

On one hand, the Ninja Cat clan, in the form of a "live broadcast," broadcasts the assessment process of the three Mizukage candidates to the Jonin of Kirigakure.

Letting the Jonin understand the performance of the three candidates to determine whether the candidate is qualified to succeed as Mizukage.

At the same time, as the basis for cooperation, the Cat King will hand the summoning scroll to the contractor to show his sincerity.

Any human, as long as they sign their name on the Ninja Cat clan's summoning scroll, is qualified to use the Summoning Jutsu to summon any Ninja Cat within the Ninja Cat clan.

Such authority can be considered second only to the Cat King.

This is why the Cat King was extremely cautious about whether to give out the summoning scroll.

It can be said that mastering the summoning scroll is equivalent to mastering most of the Cat clan's combat power.

That is to say, the so-called "Mizukage Secret Scroll" did not exist from the beginning.

Perhaps it can be said that the "Mizukage Secret Scroll" is actually the Ninja Cat clan's "Summoning Scroll."

Only when the Kirigakure side satisfies the Cat King's three conditions will the Cat King hand over the Ninja Cat clan's summoning scroll.

For Kirigakure, reaching cooperation with the Ninja Cat clan is the true significance of this S-rank mission.

It is also the assessment content given by the Kirigakure leadership to the three Mizukage successors.

Before the three arrived at the Land of Cats, this cooperation was probably only at the "project initiation" level.

To complete the cooperation, the three needed to use their own actions to move the Cat King and exchange for the Ninja Cat clan's summoning scroll.

Of course, Mizunuki Ryosuke also dared to propose the condition of asking for Ninja Cat support to the Ninja Cat clan only after guessing that the so-called "Mizukage Secret Scroll" was actually the Ninja Cat clan's "Summoning Scroll."

After all, since the "Summoning Scroll" was given, it wouldn't hurt to add these one hundred Ninja Cats every year.

And the Cat King, in order to express his sincerity for cooperation, also went along with Mizunuki Ryosuke's request.

And doing so is not without benefits for the Ninja Cat clan.

Since the Cat King has already made up his mind to use Kirigakure as a springboard to march into the Ninja World.

Then it is better to take this opportunity to send out Ninja Cats to build friendship and bonds with Kirigakure ninjas in advance, preparing for the future development and growth of the Ninja Cat clan in the Ninja World.

Under layers of game theory, Kirigakure and the Ninja Cat clan finally reached a win-win situation.

And undoubtedly, the contractor holding the Ninja Cat summoning scroll will become the biggest winner.

Mizunuki Ryosuke didn't stand on ceremony either and wrote his name directly on the Ninja Cat clan's summoning scroll.

On the snow-white scroll, he used blood to engrave the five big characters "Mizunuki Ryosuke," and then used his blood-stained palm to press a clear palm print on the scroll.

At this moment, Ryosuke could clearly feel that his spirit had established some kind of connection with the Ninja Cat clan through the summoning scroll in front of him.

At the moment he wrote this name in blood, Ryosuke also knew that the Mizukage position was already in his pocket.

On the other side, Hozuki Mangetsu looked at Mizunuki Ryosuke's actions, and a hint of envy appeared in his eyes, but that was all.

He also knew what it meant to write his name on this scroll.

He, Hozuki Mangetsu, knows how to play and knows how to lose.

"It seems that I will have to work conscientiously in the position of Anbu Chief in the future."

Hozuki Mangetsu sighed in his heart and shook his head secretly.

Kirigakure Village, inside the Mizukage Building.

The group of Jonin also understood what this assessment was all about.

The addition of the Ninja Cats undoubtedly brought a shot in the arm to Kirigakure at a time when it was extremely weak.

The mission performed by the three Mizukage candidates going to the Land of Cats was not only to win the hearts of the village through their own performance, but also to conquer the Cat King through their own efforts and obtain the Cat King's recognition.

And the person who completed the Ninja Cat assessment and single-handedly facilitated the Ninja Cats' joining of Kirigakure is naturally the greatest contributor to Kirigakure at present, as well as the biggest winner of this mission.

At present, Mizunuki Ryosuke, who completed the mission, not only demonstrated his own qualities but also brought great benefits to Kirigakure Village through his own efforts.

The performance of the three Mizukage candidates was seen by the Jonin, and who is strong and who is weak goes without saying.

"Wisdom, strength, perseverance, belief, big-picture view..."

"To become an excellent Mizukage, these elements are indispensable."

"This assessment is a resolution made after I discussed it with the village's elders."

"Now, I announce the end of the assessment."

Just at this moment, Maeda Yuanshi stood up slowly and swept his gaze over all the Jonin in the conference room. ===== CHAPTER 265 =====