Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

Luo Sha came back to the village from the daimyo's house in the Kingdom of Wind with a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction.

Because Sunagakure has not been able to select qualified Jinchuuriki in the past few years, the daimyo of the Wind Country was very dissatisfied with Sunagakure, who had performed poorly in the Third Ninja War.

Although during routine communication, he did not explicitly say that he might reduce Sunagakure's military expenditure, but the other party repeatedly asked him about his control over Sunagakure and whether there was any way to stabilize the One-Tail Jinchuuriki. It seems that the daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind does not have much patience left.

"Damn it, during the post-war recovery period, sufficient funds are needed to train qualified new generation ninjas. If that old guy continues to cut Sunagakure's funds on the current basis, how can the village recover..."

When he thought that the Daimyo of the Land of Wind was praising the expensive seafood imported from the Land of Water, while secretly hinting to himself that he might reduce Sunagakure's military expenditure, young Rasa suddenly became furious. .

He didn't understand that if Sunagakure's situation continued to deteriorate, wouldn't the military strength of the Kingdom of Wind also be weakened? Without the protection of Sunagakure, one of the five great ninja villages, how can the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind defend this vast land of the Kingdom of Wind?

Just rely on the endless sea of ​​sand to persuade enemies who want to invade?

When Rasa returned to Sunagakure Village with a gloomy expression, a Jonin who seemed to have been waiting here for some time came up to him with a strange expression and whispered to Rasa who was already in a bad mood:

"Master Kazekage, Master Chiyo has something to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Luo Sha asked with a gloomy expression.

"Shortly after you went to the Daming Mansion for a routine report, Nagato, the leader of the Ume no Kuni Akatsuki organization, took the initiative to visit Sunagakure and expressed that he had important information that he wanted to exchange with us because you were not in Sunagakure. Because of Yin, Chiyo-sama came forward to receive him. Now that you are back, please go and meet Chiyo-sama as soon as possible."

Listening to the jounin in the village announcing the name of Nagato, the leader of the Akatsuki organization, Rasa couldn't help but show a somewhat puzzled expression.

"The leader of the Akatsuki organization? I heard that they overthrew the rule of Yuyin Village and Hanzo and became the new ruler of the Kingdom of Rain? Why did they suddenly come to us..."

"I don't know, my subordinates," the Jonin of Sunagakure Village shook his head, "But judging from Chiyo-sama's serious attitude, I'm afraid this leader of the Akatsuki organization will be difficult to deal with..."

"Behind him is the Fourth Mizukage from Kirigakure Village, who is certainly difficult to deal with... I hope his intentions are not that bad."

Luo Sha held on to his Kazekage hat with some annoyance, followed the jounin, and quickly headed towards Kazekage's office.

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"Is this the Fourth Kazekage Lord Rasa?"

In the Kazekage's office, he put on the official black robe of the Akatsuki organization. Nagato, who was sitting opposite the solemn-faced Granny Chiyo, looked at Rasa who walked in through the door, and politely greeted him:

"This is the first time we meet. I am Nagato, the leader of the Rain Country Akatsuki Organization."

"I know you. You are the one among the three leaders of the Akatsuki organization who is famous for his fighting ability." Luo Sha looked at the mysterious light purple reincarnation eyes in Nagato's eyes with some fear, and then turned to look to the other side. Chiyo's mother-in-law said, "Chiyo-sama, we shouldn't have received the official exchange application from the Akatsuki organization, right?"

"No," Granny Chiyo shook her head, "Nagato-dono suddenly appeared near the entrance to the outside world in our Sunagakure Village and made a request to the jounin responsible for patrolling and guarding to visit the Yondaime... It's not so much that This is an official exchange that was prepared in advance, rather than an impromptu visit due to a failed secret infiltration."

Nagato shrugged nonchalantly and did not explain the failed infiltration in order to prevent irritating Sunagakure's sensitive and fragile self-esteem, which would make the subsequent communication unsustainable. He moved slightly. He pointed his fingers and said calmly:

"Due to the sudden incident, it was too late to send an official note to Sunagakure Village... I think after listening to my information, Lord Kazekage should be able to understand the reason for my doing this."

"What information?" Luo Sha asked cautiously.

"Regarding the recent assassination of three Kirigakure jounin in the Kingdom of Wind, and the killing of several chuunin and jonin of Konoha in the Kingdom of Wind, their bodies were dumped in our Country of Rain. territory, and this led Kirigakure and Konoha to send elite Anbu to the Kingdom of Wind to investigate the origin of the matter."

In an extremely calm tone, Nagato told the terrible news that made Rasa and Granny Chiyo feel like they were struck by lightning at the same time.

"Someone...in the Kingdom of Wind, attacked and killed jounin from other ninja villages!?"

Luo Sha turned to look at Granny Chiyo with a look of astonishment, hoping to see some concealment or some knowing look on her face who controlled the information. But what made him a little overwhelmed was that even Granny Chiyo He also looked like he had just learned the news and was extremely shocked by it——

How could it be... It obviously happened on the land of the Kingdom of Wind, but why were we, Sunagakure, the last ones to know about it! ?

Is Sunagakure already in such a situation that he has no time to take care of himself? !

"What you said...is true?"

Luo Sha's voice was a little hoarse, and it could be heard that he was suffering from indescribable dryness, but Nagato just nodded slightly and continued:

"This is the information I had before setting off. Now, I don't know if there will be any more victims, or if more victims have been found, but even if there are only those previous attacks and killings, it will be difficult for Sunagakure to survive this storm. Nakagakure stayed out of the situation, especially when one of Kirigakure’s victims with blood inheritance limits was attacked, and the remains of Sunagakure’s iconic puppets and broken hidden weapons appeared.”

"Someone is plotting against us, Sunagakure, and wants to provoke a dispute between us and Konoha and Kirigakure."

Granny Chiyo widened her eyes, stared at Nagato, and said word by word:

"We have no reason to issue such a bad provocation to Konoha and Kirigakure under the current situation."

"I know, but with such a feeble argument, no one will believe that Sunagakure really has nothing to do with this incident."

As Nagato said this, he quickly formed a seal that was completely different from conventional ninjutsu.

boom--

Nagato's movement caused Rasa and Granny Chiyo to dodge and break through the wall of Kazekage's office at the same time, and retreated from Nagato. At this time, the two strongest people in Sunagakure Village clenched their teeth, as if they were facing a formidable enemy. He looked at Nagato with a stern attitude and scolded:

"You little brat from Yuyin Village, do you want to start a war between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Rain!?"

"No, I just brought over another person who can make a judgment on the current situation and asked him to communicate with you face to face."

There was a blur, and only the outline of the figure's body and the phantom of a pair of eyes appeared next to Nagato, whose tone was calm.

The figure wore a shadow hat similar to Luo Sha's, and wore clothes that looked a bit like a god's robe, but had a pair of eyes that looked full of sleepiness and boredom. He looked around at the surrounding environment. Then he turned his attention to Luo Sha, who had formed a seal and was ready to activate magnetic escape, and Granny Qiandai, who had summoned several puppets with a scroll to protect her, and asked in a very puzzled tone:

"What happened? Nagato, why did you come to Sunagakure Village to confront the Kazekage?"

"Because I thought about it, if I, as the middleman, transmit the information, there will inevitably be some bias and personal opinions in the process of transmission. Since Mizukage-sama, you didn't think that Sunagakure Village was the As for the mastermind behind the attack, if you communicate directly with Mr. Kazekage in person, you should be able to make the other party understand your thoughts more directly."

Nagato said this while maintaining the "Phantom Body Technique" unique to the Rinnegan, while talking to the illusion of Rei Kaguya, who was summoned by him from a distance of thousands of kilometers.

"Hey, why did you suddenly come up with such a noble and righteous idea?" Kaguya Rei looked at Nagato up and down with a somewhat surprised expression, "I thought you would investigate information like a normal ninja. , follow the clues, and finally find the enemy’s lair, so that those daring madmen can feel the pain of war..."

"Because I am the leader of the Akatsuki organization, the leader of a peaceful organization, not the Jonin of the Hidden Rain Village." Nagato shook his head and said with some emotion: "If I still adopt the way and thinking of a ninja, what will happen to me? If we deal with this kind of vicious incident involving multiple countries, then the Akatsuki organization will be just another ninja village disguised as a peace organization."

"Ninja is a profession born from assassination, espionage, and conspiracy. If you only use the ninja method to solve problems, the ninja world will never usher in true peace. This is the truth you taught me, don't you remember? , Mizukage-sama?"

"...I just didn't expect you to suddenly figure out this truth and learn to use it."

After coughing lightly and ending the chat with Nagato, Rei Kaguya turned around and looked at the frowning Fourth Kazekage Rasa. His eyes that were originally filled with a look of laziness gradually became filled with emotion. Become confident and confident.

"Master Kazekage, this should be the first time the leaders of Sunagakure and Kirigakure villages have met and communicated outside of the Five Kage Conference, right? Although it's not very formal, it just so happens that we don't have to take too many steps. This is a serious and official posture. I am Rei Kaguya, the fourth generation Mizukage of Kirigakure, and the person who entrusted the Akatsuki organization to investigate the attack on the Kirigakure Jonin that occurred in the Kingdom of Wind..."

"In order to avoid unnecessary disputes and bloodshed between the two of us, Lord Kazekage wouldn't mind exchanging information with me about this attack, right?"

Kaguya asked confidently.

Behind him, Nagato tilted his head with a strange expression.

He did use the magic lantern body technique to pull part of Kaguya Rei's thoughts away from Kirigakure Village, but the two had not exchanged information before. In other words, Kaguya Rei didn't know about Sunagakure. The fact that the village actually knew nothing about this attack...

To rub salt into the wound is yes.

I hope the Fourth Kazekage can be more capable and not get angry over such trivial matters...

Seeing signs of red warmth gradually appearing on the faces of Rasa and Chiyo, Nagato thought with a guilty conscience.

I heard that my friend Cha Ye (the book-eating demon) has finally released a new book after two years, and I can’t help feeling that time has flown by.

Looking back on those days, Cha Ye was also one of the best writers in the group. However, now the total number of words at Qidian has been overtaken by someone like me who fights with Quanqin every day, which is very sad.