Chapter 63

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

"How dare he..."

Mizunuki Taki whispered in disbelief, seemingly 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 at this moment?"

"The assistance of this group of Rock Ninjas has now been disintegrated 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 remove Hozuki Mangetsu, that would be even better.

So he took this opportunity to probe Mizunuki Taki's attitude.

"Let me think, Ryosuke..."

Mizunuki Taki paced in the room for a while, his brows already completely knitted into a "chuan" shape.

Taking advantage of the time the Mizukage was thinking, Mizunuki Ryosuke was also pondering the situation in his heart.

Hozuki Mangetsu had played a really big game of chess.

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki replacement is imminent; this time point will undoubtedly be the weakest time for Kirigakure, and as Mist Anbu Minister, he is very clear about this.

As 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, Hozuki Mangetsu will inevitably choose to attack the Three-Tails at this sensitive moment.

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

At that time, Hozuki Mangetsu will play another feint to attack the east, achieving his true goal—assassinating the Third Mizukage!

During this time, the chess pieces prepared in advance, especially the support from the Rock Ninja Kari, will all be placed on the table by Hozuki Mangetsu one by one.

After successfully assassinating the Third Mizukage, Hozuki Mangetsu will take the opportunity to shift the blame to the Rock Ninjas, clear himself completely, and take the opportunity to sit on the position of the Fourth Mizukage.

Even if we take a step back, if the assassination of the Third Mizukage fails, but once there is a problem with the Three-Tails, Mizunuki Taki will still be hard to shirk responsibility.

This is Hozuki Mangetsu's entire plan.

At present, the Third Mizukage's only advantage is that Mizunuki Ryosuke brought back key intelligence in advance, causing the enemy to be exposed from the dark to the front.

And Hozuki Mangetsu is still unaware that he is missing a very key card in his hand.

But for the other trump cards in Hozuki Mangetsu's hands, Mizunuki Ryosuke still knows very little at this moment.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke also thought of one of the most important joints.

Once Hozuki Mangetsu makes a move, then what about the Kaguya clan, who have long had a grudge with the Mizunuki clan?

You must know that the Kaguya clan is originally a representative of simple-mindedness and is extremely easy to provoke.

If Mizunuki Ryosuke were Hozuki Mangetsu, he would never give up such a useful chess piece.

Now, it depends on how the Third Mizukage, Mizunuki Taki, chooses.

"Keitaro, go and pass my order, let all members of the Mizukage Guard gather."

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

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

"Wait!"

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

Hearing this, Mizunuki Taki's face stiffened; he never expected Mizunuki Ryosuke to speak out suddenly.

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

Mizunuki Ryosuke frowned; in his view, the strategy of "striking first" can only be considered a bad move.

Even in Mizunuki Ryosuke's heart, the Third Mizukage's current winning rate is not even 30%!

"Ryosuke, what idea do you have?"

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

Times have changed, and Mizunuki Taki also wants to hear what idea Mizunuki Ryosuke has.

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

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

"Oh? What thing?"

Mizunuki Taki looked puzzled, not understanding what Mizunuki Ryosuke meant.

"Since the invading enemy is 'Rock Ninjas,' then why not go and 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 has always been low-key.

But relying on the shade of the Second Mizukage, the Hozuki still hold a large number of ninja favors in the village and control many key departments.

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

Nowadays, the one with the title of "Kirigakure's Number One Genius" is none other than the heir of the Hozuki family, Hozuki Mangetsu.

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

Under the constraints of Hozuki Mangetsu 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 "transcending the world" in it.

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

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

If one were to say it was an internal struggle between Mizunuki Taki and Hozuki Mangetsu, I fear the Hozuki family's attitude would definitely be to stand by and watch, not caring even if they beat each other's brains out.

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

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

Hozuki Mangetsu's act of colluding with Rock Ninjas has touched the Hozuki family's reverse scale.

"Very good!"

Mizunuki Taki was overjoyed.

Mizunuki Ryosuke did not pause, but continued to say.

"Mist Anbu Minister Hozuki Mangetsu's act of colluding with 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 Hozuki Mangetsu's evidence of guilt 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 can be said to be a solid pulling of the firewood from under the cauldron.

If it can be successfully implemented, it will be considered to have abolished most of Hozuki Mangetsu's martial arts.

"Good, good, good!!!"

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

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

Those who have the Way have many helpers, those who lose the Way have few; the winning rate on the Mizukage's side instantly increased greatly, far more stable than rushing up directly at this moment.

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