Chapter 339: The Master's Choice

Faced with this information that records the major events of the Kirigakure Village over the years, the master did not dare to be careless. After putting on his reading glasses, he began to study it carefully.

After flipping through it for more than ten minutes, the master put down the paper recording the information.

There were not many words on the paper, only a few hundred words, but it recorded in detail all the major events that happened in the Kirigakure Village after the death of the Second Mizukage.

These included the election of the Third Mizukage, the birth of the Blood Mist Policy... and the recent ongoing bloodline ninja purge.

Among the many events, the master was most concerned about the Three-tailed Jinchuriki plan.

The Three-tailed Jinchuriki plan was proposed at the end of the Third Ninja World War. At that time, the bloodline troops sent by Kirigakure were repelled by the Hyuga and Uchiha families, and the highly expected Ninja Swordsmen Seven were also defeated by an unknown Konoha Genin.

This series of events allowed the Kirigakure Village to see the foundation of Konoha, and also made up their minds to fight Konoha to the death, which eventually prompted the Third Mizukage to formulate the Three-tailed Jinchuriki plan.

The three-tailed Jinchūriki plan was very simple. All they had to do was capture a Konoha ninja, seal the three-tailed Isobu in their body, and then unseal the tailed beasts when the Konoha ninja returned to Konoha, and a Tailed Beast Rebellion would be triggered.

This plan looked very good, but most of the jonins were opposed to it.

If the plan went smoothly, the rampant tailed beasts would indeed be able to achieve the goal of weakening Konoha, but once Konoha discovered their plan in advance, the Hidden Mist Village would lose a tailed beast.

But at the strong request of the Third Mizukage, the three-tailed Jinchūriki plan was finally implemented.

The Hidden Mist Anbu came out in full force, captured Nohara Rin, a member of the Minato team, and turned her into the three-tailed Jinchūriki, controlling her to move towards the location of the Hidden Mist Village.

However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the night before the plan was about to succeed.

Nohara Rin died, and all the Hidden Mist Anbu died that night. The Hidden Mist, which was seriously injured, lost the qualification to compete with Konoha and withdrew from the stage of the Ninja World War.

After the incident, the mainstream view in the village was that it was Minato Namikaze who destroyed the plan of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

Minato Namikaze, who was able to block the assassination team of Iwagakure with his own strength, could naturally block the Anbu of Kirigakure, and after defeating them one by one, he would assassinate them one by one with Flying Thunder God.

For the master, this was the final conclusion.

At that time, only Minato Namikaze in Konoha Village could destroy the plan of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and there was no second person in the ninja world.

However, on the scroll in front of him, several thought-provoking doubts were raised.

Why did Kirigakure agree to such an absurd plan, and why did the candidate for the Jinchuriki have to be Minato Namikaze's subordinates? Why couldn't the Kirigakure serve as the Jinchuriki.

When seeing this, the master had similar doubts in his heart.

For each major event that followed, the mysterious person who wrote the letter gave corresponding doubts.

In order to end the Third Ninja World War, the Third Mizukage had to abdicate in a hurry. Why did the fourth Mizukage continue the blood mist policy and promulgate a series of policies that were not in the interests of Kirigakure or even the Mizukage himself?

At the end of the letter, the mysterious man gave a guess, a guess about the successive generations of Mizukage.

Since the blood mist policy, which is against the interests of the Hidden Mist Village, was promulgated during the period of the Third Mizukage, is there a possibility that the Mizukage since the Third Mizukage is just a puppet being manipulated?

The Third Mizukage originally did not realize that he was being manipulated. When he realized this, the Third Mizukage was not far from his death, so the Fourth Mizukage took over.

The Fourth Mizukage continued the policies of the Third Mizukage and further created chaos in the Hidden Mist Village.

The question now is how the successive generations of Mizukage were manipulated. It is impossible for a powerful ninja like the Mizukage to be subdued by ordinary illusions. Only the naturally evil ninja clan can do this.

After the incident in the Valley of the End, Shura, who frightened the ninja world, died in the hands of the God of Ninja.

But during the time when Shura left the village, he must have left something outside. The chaos in the ninja world over the years may also be related to him. Will he hide in the Hidden Mist Village?

Seeing this, Yuanshi swallowed his saliva subconsciously, and he seemed to have guessed the identity of the mysterious man.

Continuing to read, the subsequent text returned to normal from talking to himself. The mysterious man suspected that the Hidden Mist Village was the place where the remnants of Uchiha Madara were hidden, and only the Mangekyō Sharingan could control the Five Shadows.

At the end of the note, a clearly visible cross mark was left.

This mark was none other than the clan emblem of the Senju clan. The person who sent him the letter was Biwa Juzo, but the ninja who really wanted to send the letter was the Senju clan.

After seeing the Senju clan emblem, Yuanshi was silent for a long time.

The Konoha Ninja Village created by the Senju clan is still there, and Tsunade, who has the blood of the Senju clan, is also active in major cities in the ninja world, but there are no ninjas who still bear the name of the Senju clan.

This strongest ninja clan that once resounded throughout the ninja world is only a matter of time before it completely disappears.

If someone stood in front of him and told him that he was a descendant of the Senju, he would only regard the other person as a fool and would not pay attention to the crazy words he said.

But the ninja who delivered the letter was Biwa Juzo, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure.

The ninja who could let Biwa Juzo deliver the letter must not be an ordinary person, at least he has the ability to surpass Biwa Juzo, and many of the hidden contents in the letter are top secrets that only the top leaders of Kirigakure know.

From this perspective, the possibility of the other party cheating is very low, and it is very likely that he is really a descendant of the Senju.

But now Konoha is deeply mired in the quagmire of war. Shouldn't the descendants of the Senju work for Konoha? Why put all their energy on hunting down the remnants of Uchiha Madara?

The Yuanshi couldn't understand it, and the Yuanshi quickly figured out the key to the problem.

This descendant of the Senju couldn't be a member of the Senju clan of the second generation of Hokage. In addition, in just ten years, Konoha has successively experienced the Nine-Tails Rebellion and the Uchiha Night. It is also very normal to increase the priority of the remnants of Uchiha Madara.

After thinking about these clearly, the choice is in front of the Yuanshi.

This descendant of the Senju told the Yuanshi in the letter that he had found two Kirigakure rebels to test the Fourth Mizukage. If the Fourth Mizukage could be forced into a desperate situation, there would be a possibility of finding the remnants of Uchiha Madara.

He wanted to reach a cooperation with the Yuanshi to solve the problem that has troubled Kirigakure for many years, and also invited him to form a ninja alliance.

For the former cooperation, the Yuanshi did not have much resistance.

He himself doubted the identity of the Fourth Mizukage, and it was good to have a strong ally to solve the problem, but the second cooperation made Yuanshi very disgusted.

What is the Ninja Alliance? Is it similar to the plan of merging families into ninja villages?

The peace of the ninja families did reduce the wars between each other, but it also changed the battlefield from the tribal wars between families to the Ninja World Wars between countries.

In the short history of the village's establishment for a few decades, more than half of the ninja clans in the Hidden Mist Village have disappeared.

If the Hidden Mist Village joins the Ninja Alliance as a ninja village, wouldn't it be a few decades later that even the existence of the Hidden Mist Village will become history.

This kind of thing is too cruel for an old guy like him who witnessed the establishment, development, and decline of the Hidden Mist Village.

Retracting his gradually divergent thoughts, Yuanshi felt mixed emotions.

He would definitely agree to cooperate with the descendants of the Senju. This is not because the reputation of the Senju is so good, but because Uchiha Madara left a deep impression on them.

Uchiha Madara never considered the cooperation of ninja villages back then.

Uchiha Madara wanted all ninja villages to submit to Konoha and make Konoha a unique ninja village. If it weren't for Senju Hashirama's obstruction, the time of the First World War in the Ninja World would have been advanced by more than ten years.

Thinking of this, the master waved his hand and said to his trusted ninja: "Call Terumi Mei, Ao and others over. I have something to discuss with them."

The trusted ninja nodded and used the instant body technique to leave the place.

...

More than ten minutes later, Terumi Mei and Ao appeared in the elders' mansion.

Terumi Mei is a dual bloodline ninja with Lava Release and Boiling Release, and is also one of the ninjas with the greatest hope of running for the fifth generation of Mizukage in the future.

Originally, according to the policy of the Great Purge, a ninja like Terumi Mei who has multiple bloodline limits would definitely be imprisoned, and at the very least, he would be monitored by the Kirigakure Anbu.

But the master protected Terumi Mei, so that Terumi Mei would not be affected by the Great Purge and could seriously improve her strength.

Unlike the young Mei Terumi, Qing is already quite old. At nearly 40 years old, he has become the squad leader of the Kirigakure Jounin Class, and is considered one of the top leaders of the Kirigakure.

The reason why the master called Qing here a few years ago was not only because he was a high-ranking member of the Kirigakure Village.

The more important thing is that Qing has a Byakugan, which was obtained from the Hyuga clan during the Third Shinobi World War.

It is also the most powerful perception ability in the Kirigakure Village. If you want to identify whether the Fourth Mizukage has been controlled, you must find Qing.

After entering the elders' mansion, Mei Terumi and Qing looked at each other first, and then said to the master: "Master Master, what do you want to talk to us about?"

The master did not immediately explain his intention, but asked: "Mei Terumi, Qing, what do you think the Fourth Hokage has done in the past few years?"

Hearing this, Mei Terumi and Qing were stunned.

After a long time, Qing said carefully: "The fourth generation has been very mysterious in recent years. He has been staying in the Mizukage Building all year round and has not gone out. The policies he issued are also a bit incredible."

Terumi Mei put one hand on her waist and said bluntly: "The fourth generation is obviously not yet at the age of Alzheimer's disease, but he always does some stupid things. Sometimes I wonder if his brain was damaged by the detonating talisman."

At this point, Terumi Mei seemed to remember and hurriedly said: "Master Yuanshi, I don't mean to target you. Although you are older than the fourth generation, you don't have Alzheimer's disease."

Thank you very much... Master Yuan looked at Terumi Mei and showed a helpless smile.

He watched Terumi Mei grow up since she was a child. The relationship between the two is more like a granddaughter and a grandfather. Master Yuanshi doesn't dislike Terumi Mei's temper, but how will Terumi Mei get married in the future with this personality?

After the awkward atmosphere lasted for a while, Mei Terumi looked at the Master and said:

"Since Master Master mentioned the Fourth Hokage, are you planning to unite the village's jonin to impeach the Fourth Hokage and make him roll down from the position of Mizukage?"

"If you take action, you will definitely be able to make the Fourth Hokage step down."

The Master shook his head and said, "I will not take action against the Fourth Hokage, but I do have the idea of ​​taking action against the Fourth Hokage."

"Just a few hours ago, I saw Biwa Juzo and the letter he brought."

"Has Biwa Juzo been here?" Mei Terumi and Qing showed a vigilant look, and then said: "Biwa Juzo is now a traitor, he didn't take action against you."

"Of course not."

Master Yuan smiled: "Maybe it's because I, an old guy, have made some contributions to the village, but Loquat Juuzang sent me some important information."

"What information?" Terumi Mei and Qingmian looked at each other, they were very curious.

After a short pause, Genshi said: "Loquat Juzo joined forces with Zabuza and planned to carry out an assassination against the Fourth Mizukage. They suspected that the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by genjutsu."

"Loquat Juzo and Zabuza are going to assassinate the Mizukage..."

When they heard the first half of the sentence, Terumi Mei and Ao's eyes widened. Even if Loquat Juzo and Zabuza wanted to assassinate Mizukage, why did they come to inform Genshi.

Isn't this a self-inflicted trap? Master Yuanshi cannot let go of the ninja who threatens the village.

When they heard the second half of the sentence, the mood of the two of them could only be described as explosive. Two rebel ninjas actually assassinated Mizukage on the grounds that Mizukage might be controlled. Is there anything more ridiculous than this?

But if you think about it carefully, although the rebel ninja assassinated the Mizukage to save the village was outrageous, the policies enacted by the Fourth Mizukage over the years were even more outrageous, and it was simply not like a politician could formulate them.

It's more like a third-rate ninja who has not even graduated from the ninja world, patting his forehead and formulating policies.

Feeling that the blood family threatened the village, he issued an order for all blood ninjas. Worried about leaking information during the execution of the mission, he gave the captain of the ninja team the power to kill his companions to protect the intelligence.

Looking at Terumi Mei and Ao who were stunned, Genshi said: "I know that Loquat Juzo's words are outrageous, but I also have some doubts about whether the Fourth Mizukage is really controlled."

After hearing this, Terumi Mei and Qing slowly said: "Master Yuanshi, what do you mean?"

Genshi took a deep breath, and then said: "My idea is to acquiesce to Loquat Juzo and Zabuza's big move, let them go over to test the Yondaime, and not interfere with them too much."

"During this period you must gather a large number of ninjas and keep in contact with them."

"If the Fourth Mizukage really encounters control, we will deal with the Fourth Mizukage and the ninjas who control him together. If the Fourth Mizukage does not encounter control, we will follow the tradition of the village and stand by and watch the fight between them."

After saying these words, Master Yuan seemed to have been drained of energy and energy, and suddenly aged several years.

He issued these orders to Mi Mei and Ao, basically even if he gave up the fourth generation Mizukage, regardless of whether the fourth generation Mizukage was under control or not, Gotachibana Yagura would step down from the position of Mizukage.