Chapter 32

Seeming to be in a bad mood, Mizunuki Taki did not waste words but ordered directly.

"Yes!"

The ninja named Keitaro picked up the Rock Ninja’s head and slowly closed his eyes.

Not long after, Keitaro opened his eyes with a look of surprise, then hurriedly came to the Mizukage’s side and placed a hand on the Mizukage’s shoulder.

This seemed to be a shared secret technique that could share the intelligence Keitaro saw.

The next moment, Mizunuki Taki suddenly opened his eyes and stood up.

"Bastard!!!"

At this moment, an extremely huge killing intent appeared in this office.

Such a huge killing intent made even Mizunuki Ryosuke startled.

Sure enough, those who could become Kage were not simple people.

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In just a few minutes, Mizunuki Taki’s mood fell directly to the bottom.

"How dare he..."

Mizunuki Taki whispered in disbelief, seeming to be still immersed in the shock just now and unable to extricate himself.

This furious appearance was extremely rare in this Mizukage who had always been known for being "gentle."

The ninja named Keitaro on the side was even more so, because he had glimpsed the truth, causing cold sweat to drip from his forehead.

Just then, Mizunuki Ryosuke on the side spoke slowly.

"Mizukage-sama, is there still room for relaxation in this matter?"

"The assistance of this group of Rock Ninjas has now been dismantled by me; is it possible..."

Speaking of this, a trace of killing intent appeared in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s eyes.

If he could directly borrow the Third Mizukage’s hand to eliminate Karatachi Yagura, that would be even better.

So he used this to test Mizunuki Taki’s attitude.

"Let me think, Ryosuke..."

Mizunuki Taki paced back and forth in the room, his brows completely knitted into a "chuan" shape.

Taking advantage of the Mizukage’s thinking time, Mizunuki Ryosuke also pondered the situation in his heart.

Karatachi Yagura had played a quite big game of chess.

The replacement of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was imminent; this point in time would undoubtedly be the weakest time for the Mist, and as the Mist Anbu Minister, he knew this clearly.

As the Mizukage, the Third must use a large amount of combat power in his hands to maintain the replacement of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and at the same time, he himself must stay at the scene to avoid accidents.

At that time, Karatachi Yagura would inevitably choose to attack the Three-Tails at this sensitive moment.

The Third Mizukage would also inevitably ensure the safety of the Three-Tails with all his might.

At that time, Karatachi Yagura would play another trick of feinting to the east and attacking the west to achieve his true goal—assassinating the Third Mizukage!

During this time, the pieces prepared in advance, especially the support from the Rock Ninja Kari, would all be placed on the table by Karatachi Yagura one by one.

After the assassination of the Third Mizukage succeeded, Karatachi Yagura would take the opportunity to dump the pot on the Rock Ninjas, clear himself completely, and take the opportunity to sit in the position of the Fourth Mizukage.

Even if he took a step back, if the assassination of the Third Mizukage failed, but once there was a problem with the Three-Tails, Mizunuki Taki would still be hard to blame.

This was Karatachi Yagura’s entire plan.

At the moment, the Third Mizukage’s only advantage was that Mizunuki Ryosuke had brought back key intelligence in advance, causing the enemy to be exposed from the dark to the front.

And Karatachi Yagura was missing a very key card in his hand without knowing it.

But Mizunuki Ryosuke still knew very little about the other hole cards in Karatachi Yagura’s hand.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke also thought of the most important joint.

Once Karatachi Yagura made trouble, what would the Kaguya, who had long-standing grievances with the Mizunuki clan, do?

You must know that the Kaguya clan was originally a representative of being simple-minded and extremely easy to incite.

If Mizunuki Ryosuke were Karatachi Yagura, he would never give up such a useful piece.

Now, it depended on how the Third Mizukage, Mizunuki Taki, would choose.

"Keitaro, go and pass my order to have all members of the Mizukage Guard assemble."

After some deep thought, Mizunuki Taki seemed to have finally made a decision.

If you don't act decisively, you will suffer chaos; he seemed to intend to strike first.

"Wait!"

But who would have thought that Mizunuki Ryosuke suddenly spoke to stop Mizunuki Taki.

Hearing this, Mizunuki Taki’s expression stiffened; he never expected Mizunuki Ryosuke to speak suddenly.

"Mizukage-sama, is it inappropriate to act now?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke frowned; in his view, the strategy of "striking first" could only be considered a lower strategy.

Even in Mizunuki Ryosuke’s heart, the Third Mizukage’s winning rate was not even 30%!

"Ryosuke, what idea do you have?"

The Third Mizukage asked, placing his probing gaze on this young man.

Times had changed; Mizunuki Taki also wanted to hear what ideas Mizunuki Ryosuke had.

"Mizukage-sama, have you forgotten one thing?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke said slowly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Oh? What thing?"

Mizunuki Taki looked puzzled and did not understand Mizunuki Ryosuke’s meaning.

"Since the invading enemy is 'Rock Ninja,' then why not ask the Hozuki clan?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke’s words seemed to open a door to a new world for Mizunuki Taki.

Since the death of the Second Mizukage, the Hozuki family had been low-key.

But relying on the shade of the Second Mizukage, the Hozuki still held the favors of a large number of ninjas in the village and controlled many key departments.

At the same time, the strength of the Hozuki family could not be underestimated.

Nowadays, the one with the title of "Mist’s First Genius" was none other than the heir of the Hozuki family, Hozuki Mangetsu.

It was just that after Mizunuki Taki succeeded to the Mizukage position, his relationship with the Hozuki family was extremely average.

Under the constraints of Karatachi Yagura and the Kaguya family, he was already exhausted and had no energy to manage the Hozuki clan.

This led to the Hozuki family now having a bit of a sense of being "transcendent" on their own.

Under normal circumstances, even as the Mizukage, Mizunuki Taki would not dare to easily provoke the Hozuki family.

Let alone being able to command this family that had the "Mizukage bloodline."

If it were said to be an internal struggle between Mizunuki Taki and Karatachi Yagura, the attitude of the Hozuki family would probably be to stand by and watch, and they wouldn't care even if they fought until their brains came out.

But if it were related to the Rock Ninjas, the Hozuki family would definitely be the first to jump out and intervene in this matter!

After all, the blood debt of the Second Mizukage was still firmly counted on the heads of the Rock Ninjas!

Karatachi Yagura’s act of colluding with the Rock Ninjas could be considered to have touched the Hozuki family’s reverse scale.

"Very good!"

Mizunuki Taki was overjoyed.

Mizunuki Ryosuke did not pause but continued to speak.

"Mist Anbu Minister Karatachi Yagura’s act of colluding with the Rock Ninjas is undoubtedly a serious betrayal of the village."

"But most of the Mist Anbu members under his jurisdiction are kept in the dark."

"Why doesn't the Mizukage-sama secretly spread the evidence of Karatachi Yagura’s crimes within the Mist Anbu to win over people’s hearts?"

"You must know that most of the ninjas in the Mist Anbu are still biased toward the village."

Mizunuki Taki’s plan could be said to be a solid pulling of the rug from under the feet.

If it could be successfully implemented, it would be considered to have abolished most of Karatachi Yagura’s martial arts.

"Good, good, good!!!"

Mizunuki Taki said three "good"s in a row.

In this way, most of the combat power within the village was won over to the Mizukage’s side.

Those who follow the path of virtue have many to assist them, and those who lose the path of virtue have few to assist them; the winning rate on the Mizukage’s side increased greatly in an instant, far more stable than rushing up directly at this moment.

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