Chapter 53

A glimmer of light flashed in the Great Elder's eyes, and Yuki Eiro beside him did not show the slightest retreat because he was about to face a Kage-level powerhouse.

"Yes! Father!"

A look of excitement appeared in Yuki Eiro's eyes.

Subsequently, ice spikes carrying freezing cold air and hideous bone spikes collided with each other from time to time.

Kaguya Ichiro smashed an ice wall as thick as a fortress with one punch, looking coldly at the old man and the young man in white clothes opposite him.

The battle seemed to have just begun!

"Oh~"

"Dear, little Yagura seems to be unable to hold on over there~"

"Looks like we should hurry and tell the old man~"

In an unknown, dark corner of the Lake of Mist, a cheap-sounding voice slowly rang out.

"Hmm, this kid Yagura, he's more trouble than he's worth!"

"It looks like it's going to be hard to clean up this mess."

"Let's see how the old man intends to handle it."

A hoarse, low voice replied to the cheap-sounding one.

Strangely, less than thirty meters away from the two.

There were two members of the Mizukage's guard and an Mist Anbu elite fighting, and they hadn't noticed the "pitcher plant" right beside them at all.

"Boom!"

A ball of scorching fire bombarded the corner where the pitcher plant creature was hiding.

It seemed to be just a "mis-hit incident" caused by coincidence.

"Eh!"

"So dangerous, let's get out of here quickly!"

The pitcher plant creature raised a hand, and the white, greasy arm turned directly into a leaf-shaped strange tissue, slapping the scorching fireball out with a backhand.

"Hmm, this place is not suitable for staying long."

The hoarse voice also chimed in.

Subsequently, the creature with the "pitcher plant" appearance sank into the ground and disappeared.

Deep in the dark tunnel beneath the Hidden Mist Mist Anbu building, which had no bottom.

Mizunuki Ryosuke, who was being extremely careful, finally reached the very bottom of the tunnel.

The journey through the tunnel was undoubtedly extremely difficult.

Ryosuke had to constantly watch for traps and dangers that might appear in the tunnel, while also maintaining a perfect state of concealment to avoid exposure.

Especially with the knowledge that the other side possessed a reconnaissance expert like "White Zetsu," Mizunuki Ryosuke's actions needed to be even more cautious.

Finally reaching the end of the tunnel, Mizunuki Ryosuke felt increasingly nervous.

At the very bottom of the tunnel was a half-hidden giant wooden door; behind the wooden door was the truth that Mizunuki Ryosuke was desperate to uncover!

Taking a deep breath, Mizunuki Ryosuke hesitated for a moment before finally putting an "insurance" on himself for any unforeseen needs.

You ask what kind of insurance?

Of course, I can only say that those who know, know, alright.

Without too much hesitation, Mizunuki Ryosuke entered the half-hidden wooden door.

Behind the wooden door was a huge space.

Apart from the endless flat surface, this space also had an extremely wide circular dome.

Everything, whether it was the floor, the ceiling, the facilities, etc., was all made of wood.

It was likely because materials were scarce underground, so they had to "take materials on the spot."

And the most striking sight did not stop there.

In the very center of the circular space, a giant wooden statue stood quietly in a semi-sitting posture.

The statue's posture was extremely ugly; a white substance of unknown material covered its giant eyes, its two thick, huge arms were wrapped around its chest, and a giant mouth full of sharp teeth was half-open, making a posture of shouting to the sky.

And behind the statue, it was covered with dense, cylindrical protrusions; it looked just like an old tree root that had been completely chopped down.

Magical, twisted, hideous, ugly.

Using these words to describe this terrifying statue was just right, not appearing abrupt at all.

And directly below the statue stood a towering, huge seat that looked like a "throne."

On the giant wooden seat, a man with his eyes closed sat quietly; a dozen tentacle-like tubes were inserted into the man's back, delivering some turbid, unknown liquid.

The man's figure was somewhat hunched under the erosion of time, and his black hair was also full of gray with the passage of time.

On his exposed body, apart from hideous scars, his skin was also full of wrinkles, presenting an old state of exhausted life.

This old man before him was the Asura of the ninja world—Madara Uchiha!

At this instant, Mizunuki Ryosuke, hidden under the Secret Technique: Magic Mirror Illusion, felt his heart tighten suddenly.

Sure enough, his guess was correct.

Before Yagura Karatachi had even sat in the position of Mizukage, Madara Uchiha had already infiltrated the Hidden Mist Village.

Secretly supporting Yagura Karatachi to sit in the position of Fourth Mizukage, paving the way for his subsequent plans in advance.

At this instant, all the truths hidden behind the Hidden Mist Village were broken.

The doubts that originally existed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's heart were also all revealed.

In fact, Yagura Karatachi was not like in the original work, where he was controlled by Obito Uchiha by chance.

But had long been manipulated by Madara Uchiha!

In this way, in fact, all of Yagura Karatachi's actions were under the influence of Madara Uchiha.

According to the original work, the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Obito Uchiha in a coincidence.

But in reality, this simply didn't make sense.

First of all, Obito Uchiha's Mangekyo ability was space, not genjutsu.

Although under the powerful blessing of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Obito's attainments in genjutsu were bound to be not low.

But in terms of pure genjutsu, Obito's genjutsu attainments were definitely not as good as Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha.

In the original work, the only genjutsu that could completely change a person's thinking was Shisui Uchiha's Mangekyo genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami.

Even Itachi could only manage to plant a genjutsu in a person's heart, rather than controlling a person's memory for a long time.

Completely controlling a Kage-level powerhouse for a long time and turning them into a tool, Itachi Uchiha could not do it.

And why could Obito manage to control the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, for a long time?

This was the first doubt.

Secondly, long before Obito was chosen as the "successor" by Madara Uchiha, Madara Uchiha had once manipulated Hidden Mist Mist Anbu ninjas to seal the Three-Tails inside Rin Nohara.

Such an act could never be accomplished by Madara simply using genjutsu to manipulate a few ninjas.

Such a large-scale action, even involving the Three-Tails, how could it not be agreed upon by the ninja village and the Kage?

Madara could use genjutsu to control the Hidden Mist Mist Anbu, but could he also use genjutsu to brainwash the entire Hidden Mist high-level?

There was only one explanation, and that was that Madara Uchiha had already controlled the Hidden Mist Village in advance, at least having the authority to mobilize the Mist Anbu and the Three-Tails.

Only in this way could he avoid leaving doubts afterwards and being discovered by the Hidden Mist.

Even if there were different voices within the Hidden Mist, all orders were issued by the Fourth Mizukage, and everything was blamed on Yagura Karatachi.

In this way, there was only one truth that Mizunuki Ryosuke deduced.

That was that in fact, long before Obito Uchiha, Madara Uchiha had already completely controlled the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

Not only did he use the power of the Hidden Mist to direct Obito's blackening.

Even later, after Madara Uchiha died, Obito used the backhand left by Madara to control the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, once again!

Based on this inference, Mizunuki Ryosuke would be extremely suspicious of whether Yagura Karatachi was controlled by Madara Uchiha at this point in time?

Therefore, Ryosuke had to risk going deep into the Mist Anbu underground.

Building.

Now, everything was completely clear, and the appearance of Madara Uchiha in the Mist Anbu underground explained everything.

— Author's Notes —

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(Seeking flowers, seeking votes, seeking support, thank you very much!).