Chapter 6

"You must be hungry, Ryosuke. Come and eat."

After confirming again that Mizunuki Ryosuke was safe and sound, Mizunuki Lian took Ryosuke's hand and came to the dining table.

This was a very home-style Japanese dinner, and Mizunuki Ryosuke did not stand on ceremony at all, picking up his chopsticks.

During the meal, the two were like a newlywed couple.

After dinner, Mizunuki Lian left Mizunuki Ryosuke's home as usual.

Even though both of them thought they had a pure "sister-brother" relationship.

But some things had to be avoided.

After Mizunuki Lian left, Ryosuke began his day-to-day cultivation.

Recent events made Mizunuki Ryosuke feel a bit urgent; he had to make preparations in advance.

The Mist Village, this is a very dark-looking concrete building, hidden in an inconspicuous corner of the Mist Village.

Although this building looked ordinary on the outside, it had a different world inside.

This is the Mist Anbu building of the Mist.

Inside the Mist Anbu building.

A thin male ninja with a hideous scar on his face sat in a chair, listening to the report of an Mist Anbu ninja in front of him.

As the ninja in front spoke, the man's face became increasingly ugly.

"A bunch of trash!"

"Such a big disclosure has already alerted that old guy, Mizunuki Taki!"

The man cursed angrily, a cold murderous aura erupting from his eyes.

"Lord Hozuki, I have already ordered the remaining Rock ninjas to go into hiding."

"Such a thing will not happen again."

The Mist Anbu ninja immediately apologized to the man in front of him, his attitude very humble.

The man is the current Mist Anbu Minister of the Mist, a ninja whose position is second only to the Mizukage, Hozuki Suigetsu.

In the original historical trajectory, Hozuki Suigetsu would not only succeed as the Fourth Mizukage in the future, but would also become the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails Isobu.

"Hmph!"

"Remember, this is your last chance!"

A cold light flashed in Hozuki Suigetsu's eyes, and the coldness in his tone made the Mist Anbu ninja in front of him shiver involuntarily.

"Yes!"

The Mist Anbu ninja immediately replied in a low voice.

"How are the arrangements for the Kaguya side?"

Hozuki Suigetsu asked again, a hint of mystery flashing in his eyes.

"My lord, please rest assured!"

"The matter with the Kaguya clan is foolproof."

"They have completely believed the conditions we gave them."

"As long as you give the order, the entire Kaguya clan will riot immediately."

The Mist Anbu ninja reported to Hozuki Suigetsu, his words full of confidence.

"Hehehe..."

"Kaguya..."

"A bunch of idiots with well-developed limbs."

Hozuki Suigetsu chuckled gloomily.

"Then this Mizunuki Ryosuke..."

"How should he be dealt with?"

The Mist Anbu ninja took the initiative to ask Hozuki Suigetsu.

"No matter, don't worry about such a small character."

"Let's deal with Mizunuki Taki first."

Having said this, Hozuki Suigetsu waved his hand at the ninja in front of him and said no more.

Seeing this, the Mist Anbu ninja turned into a shadow and disappeared.

In this dark space, Hozuki Suigetsu's mouth suddenly revealed a grim smile.

His long-cherished wish was about to be achieved.

As long as he killed that old thing Mizunuki Taki, the position of Mizukage would be in his, Hozuki Suigetsu's, pocket.

In the vast Mist Village, which ninja doesn't want to be Mizukage?

Irrespective of right or wrong, what drove Hozuki Suigetsu was just his self-righteous ambition.

Just as Hozuki Suigetsu was immersed in his ambition.

Suddenly, Hozuki Suigetsu's pupils began to shrink violently, and his eyes became extremely dull.

Immediately after, Hozuki Suigetsu's original orange pupils turned into a blood-red mass, and the blood color of the pupils split into three scarlet tomoe.

Then, the dull-faced Hozuki Suigetsu walked blankly toward the basement of the Mist Mist Anbu building.

If there were high-level ninjas from the Leaf, they might recognize that this is a characteristic of being under a high-level genjutsu.

And this genjutsu originates from a clan that stands at the pinnacle of the ninja world—the Uchiha!

The next day.

Mizukage Building.

The Jonin of the Mist Village seemed to have received orders and gathered in this building one after another.

Today is the monthly Jonin meeting.

All Jonin in the village must attend.

The Jonin class, the true backbone of a ninja village.

It is also the elite class that reflects the strength of the ninja village.

Even if all the Jonin of the entire Mist Village were added together, there would probably be no more than three hundred.

Only a small half can come to attend the meeting.

After all, most ninjas are busy with missions, and only a small half stay in the village to recuperate.

Do not underestimate these three hundred Jonin; almost every one of them is a high-level ninja who has mastered profound ninjutsu. It is no exaggeration to say that only twenty Jonin are enough to destroy a small country.

Twenty Jonin working together can even fight some Kage-level powerhouses for a short time.

Some small country ninja villages probably only have about ten Jonin-level combat powers.

At the Jonin meeting, the village's Kage will also announce some important things and listen to the opinions of the Jonin.

At the same time, the Jonin meeting has another important function.

That is the selection and promotion of Jonin.

Generally, the appointment and promotion of Jonin will inevitably pass through the Jonin meeting.

At the same time, theoretically speaking.

"Kage" is considered the existence of the number one person in a village.

Then the Mist Anbu Minister is the number two person in the village.

And the Jonin Class Leader is the number three person in the village.

Without accident, the next Kage of the ninja village should come from the Jonin Class Leader and the Mist Anbu Minister.

And when Mizunuki Ryosuke arrived at the Mizukage Building, seven or eight out of ten Jonin participating in the Jonin meeting had already arrived.

When everyone saw Mizunuki Ryosuke's somewhat unfamiliar face, their eyes were different.

But soon, everyone understood what this meant.

Those who can come to this occasion, besides "Jonin," there is only one other kind of person.

"People who are about to become Jonin."

That's right, Mizunuki Ryosuke came here this time to participate in the Jonin promotion.