Chapter 929: , Progress on the

After dealing with the matter of Hanzo of the Salamander, the affairs in the Land of Rain were considered completely settled. Mizunuki Ryosuke had only turned back once to the Kirigakure stronghold midway, giving instructions for Kuroshima Morita to arrange personnel to escort the little maid back to the Land of Water.

Mizunuki Ryosuke then lingered no longer, instead departing directly from the borders of the Land of Rain while riding the Ice Dragon King.

Barring any accidents, he should not be returning after this departure.

The vast and mighty Second Ninja World War was a tremendous challenge for any nation or ninja village.

Yet, no one could have imagined that amidst the war flames surging like a tsunami across the Ninja World, someone would actually be able to snatch chestnuts from the fire and cast a massive "net" beneath the undercurrents.

If one were to compare this "giant net" woven by Mizunuki Ryosuke to a jigsaw puzzle.

Then establishing contact with Hanzo of the Salamander, as well as the hero saving the beauty in the Land of Rain, could only be said to have completed five percent of the prologue to this puzzle.

Subsequently, the stable and reliable iron-sand trade established between Kirigakure and Sunagakure counted as completing another ten percent of the puzzle.

Next, his diplomatic mission to the Land of Iron and the establishment of cooperation with the samurai leader Mifune pushed the puzzle's progress to thirty percent.

Following that, waiting for the right moment and using the Raikage's invitation as a catalyst to intervene in the battle between Iwagakure and Kumogakure, and winning in a single battle, brought the entire puzzle's progress to fifty percent.

By this point, Mizunuki Ryosuke's plan could basically be said to have gained unstoppable momentum.

By the time he quietly arrived in the Land of Rain and, without anyone knowing, manipulated the war situation in the Land of Rain from behind the scenes until its conclusion, he had basically achieved his goal.

The "net" had been mostly formed; the remaining few loopholes had little impact on the overall situation, and the entire jigsaw puzzle had only the final ten percent of progress remaining.

As long as this final ten percent of progress was completed, then this giant net shrouding the entire Ninja World would be impossible for anyone to shake!

Now, Mizunuki Ryosuke would be rushing about for this final ten percent of the plan, and this time, his time was clearly very tight.

As early as several days ago, intelligence personnel from the White Shark Unit had already transmitted reports to Mizunuki Ryosuke regarding the internal situation within Iwagakure.

Iwagakure had suddenly declared war on the Takinin of the Land of Waterfalls!

And this was because the foreshadowing Mizunuki Ryosuke had laid previously had taken effect, guiding Iwagakure toward the place he had pointed out.

All of this seemed to have no connection to Mizunuki Ryosuke, who was in the Land of Rain, but in reality, that was not the case.

Or rather, Iwagakure moving against the Takinin was entirely because of him.

Previously, during a series of chaotic battles in the Land of Frost.

During the attack on the Iwa-nin Bunja and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki Han, Mizunuki Ryosuke had deliberately set up a false trail, causing Danzo to become deeply embroiled in it.

At the same time, Mizunuki Ryosuke personally disguised himself as a Takinin, conveniently splashing a basin of dirty water on the Takinin who were sitting at home.

By the time the dust settled, the Takinin, who had been hit by a disaster from the sky, could no longer explain themselves.

And because of this, while completely bewildered, the Takinin inexplicably shouldered the crime of attacking Iwagakure's logistics troops and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.

Even more, the Takinin were likely still being kept in the dark to this day. After all, the three parties involved in the original incident would inevitably treat it as a top-secret event and keep their mouths shut.

In other words, it could be understood that the Takinin, without knowing anything, had taken the fall for a massive disaster for Mizunuki Ryosuke.

In fact, regarding this matter, it wasn't just the Takinin taking the fall; there was also Danzo, the "Ninja World's Scapegoat King," who was schemed against at first and later took the blame voluntarily.

Because Iwagakure was at a critical moment in the war at the time, they could only secretly make a note of this and wait until after the war to settle the score.

And after their defeat, the demoralized Iwagakure, under the leadership of Kitsuchi, could only tuck their tails and return to the Land of Earth first, temporarily swallowing their broken teeth into their stomachs.

·· ····Seeking flowers··· ····

But once Iwagakure caught their breath, this matter would inevitably not be let go.

And this was the foreshadowing Mizunuki Ryosuke had laid out using the information gap.

At first glance, Iwagakure had suffered a major defeat and heavy losses, so even if they had a grudge, they could only accumulate strength in the shadows, planning to take revenge later.

But Mizunuki Ryosuke knew clearly that it was not that simple.

If the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure at this moment were still the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, who had a firm hand and significant prestige, then perhaps there would still be a possibility of doing so.

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Because with the Third Tsuchikage Onoki's prestige within Iwagakure, even if the Iwa-nin were dissatisfied with the defeat, they wouldn't dare to say anything; he could completely suppress the backlash of the defeat by force.

But one must know, at this moment, Onoki had already been confined in the Land of Water by Kirigakure, and the person in charge of Iwagakure now was the son of the Third Tsuchikage—Kitsuchi! ===== CHAPTER 931 =====