Chapter 224 Information on Uchiha Ikezumi!
Chapter 224 Information on Uchiha Ikezumi!
Chapter 224 Information on Uchiha Ikezumi!
They may be unwilling to take sides or have no intention of participating in the war, but according to past practice, once the two groups have decided who is victorious, these silent majority will also silently obey the orders of the former.
"Are you all insane?! Kukurin!" Even with considerable support, Qing showed no intention of fighting. Instead, she shouted at Kukurin in shock and anger, "The village is in grave danger! How long are you going to keep this up?!"
Don't be fooled by the fact that Kukuri only has a few dozen people behind him; almost all of them are the backbone of the village's fighting force, and even if they are not Jonin, they are all senior Chunin elites.
If Kirigakure could have barely withstood such losses before last night, the loss of this fighting force would put the Land of Water's status as one of the Five Great Nations in jeopardy.
Not to mention that if they want to eliminate Kukuri and his gang, the people behind Ao will also suffer heavy losses. At that time, not only will they not be able to maintain Kirigakure's status, but they may even fall to a level worse than Kusagakure and Amegakure!
Kukulin's expression froze slightly after being criticized by Qing. Qing didn't want to start a war, so why would he want to break off relations at this time?
If the situation is really as bad as Ao described, he might become a sinner of Kirigakure!
Just when Kukurin was in a dilemma, and Ao was also hesitant to act rashly, Mei Terumi braved the rain to arrive at the temple where Genji lived.
Just as Mei Terumi had predicted, Genji had already returned to the temple. However, to her surprise, in addition to Genji and his guards, there were more than ten injured ninjas receiving treatment at the temple.
"Master, I would like to ask you—" Mei Terumi bowed her head respectfully to Master, wanting to ask him to support her in becoming the Fifth Mizukage.
However, to Mei Terumi's surprise, before she could finish speaking, Master Yuan waved his hand at her and then gestured to the guards. These guards then sent away the wounded who had just been questioned by Master Yuan, leaving Mei Terumi and Master Yuan to talk alone.
"Take a look at this, Mei Terumi." After everyone had left, Genji shakily retrieved a scroll from the alcove behind him and handed it to Mei Terumi. "We'll talk after you've read this."
Mei Terumi frowned, but still took the scroll and opened it. Her expression changed at just one glance; the contents of the scroll were clearly various pieces of information about Uchiha Ikezumi.
The person who recorded the information was probably a Kirigakure spy who had infiltrated Konoha. However, the spy's rank was probably not high, and his ability to gather intelligence was limited. Therefore, the records about Uchiha Ikezumi were basically hearsay.
However, for Kirigakure today, such information about Uchiha Ikezumi is more precious than any secret or forbidden technique; it has the potential to affect the future survival of Kirigakure.
As Mei Terumi looked at the intelligence, her tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed. The good news was that Izumi Uchiha's style of doing things in Konoha was not much different from that in Kirigakure. Even the son of the Third Hokage died at his hands because of a big mistake. This meant that the possibility that Izumi Uchiha was after Kirigakure, which was Mei Terumi's biggest worry, could be basically ignored.
Moreover, given Uchiha Izumi's brutal and unscrupulous behavior, it seems that her previous plan to persuade or rather deceive the other Kirigakure ninjas might not be without hope of success!
Of course, this is not entirely good news. The intelligence reports exaggerated the strength of Uchiha Ikezumi to a certain extent, but Mei Terumi had actually witnessed Uchiha Ikezumi's power. Just thinking that the monster had even more trump cards made Mei Terumi feel somewhat powerless.
Fortunately, her expectations weren't high to begin with. Ao was still hoping to wipe out Konoha and even Uchiha Ikezumi, but Mei Terumi only hoped to protect the future of Kirigakure. Even if Uchiha Ikezumi was strong, he would have to let go of the Land of Water under the pressure of the four great nations, right?
"—Keep reading." Seeing that Mei Terumi's expression had relaxed considerably, Genji knew she hadn't yet reached the crucial part of the intelligence report. He tapped the floor with his cane and prompted, "The part about Uchiha Izumi's Mangekyou Sharingan abilities!"
"Yes! Uchiha Ikezumi has indeed awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan—what is this?" Mei Terumi quickly and respectfully replied, then swiftly skipped over the various analyses of Uchiha Ikezumi's personality and went straight to the relevant information about the Mangekyou Sharingan.
It hasn't been many years since the end of the Third Shinobi World War, and the major ninja villages, especially the secluded Kirigakure, are quite familiar with the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, one of the two founding clans of Konoha.
At Mei Terumi's level, she was acutely aware of the existence of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which surpassed the Sharingan. Considering Izumi Uchiha's strength, it's reasonable that she awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan. Perhaps the monstrous bloodline limit she encountered was actually her Mangekyou ability.
However, after Mei Terumi saw Izumi Uchiha's Sharingan ability, the expression on her beautiful face, wet with rain, gradually distorted. Then, she looked up at Genji in disbelief, hoping to hear a negative answer from him.
"—I will support you in becoming the Fifth Hokage—" Unfortunately, Genji only sighed, raised his head with a bitter smile, and said, "Now, besides you, there is no other ninja in the village who can bear the name of Mizukage—"
"I asked Ao to tell the others to be patient for now, and that once Uchiha Ikezumi becomes the public enemy of the ninja world, they can unite to drive him out of Kirigakure—" Despite having received Genji's support as planned, Terumi Mei's mood seemed very low.
"A good plan." Master Yuan said, as if to comfort him. "Uchiha Izumi—perhaps like Uchiha Madara before him, is something that can be regarded as a natural disaster. It is already quite good that Kirigakure was able to survive under him. You will be a competent Mizukage, so there is no need to blame yourself."
"How could he possibly have such an unreasonable ability! Judging crimes of the past and even the future—doesn't that mean that no matter the past or the future, all schemes are ineffective against him?!" Mei Terumi was very agitated, and even her rather large chest was heaving violently. "Even if we manage to persuade the others to temporarily submit, given Uchiha Ikezumi's personality and style, he would never let them go!"
Mei Terumi felt her head was about to explode at the thought of those fellow village ninjas who disregarded human life. What difference was there between letting those villains who had committed countless crimes appear in front of Uchiha Ikezumi and sending them to their deaths?!
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