The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

While the Kirigakure delegation headed by Terumiei was enjoying themselves in Konoha, the Mizukage Mizuki Arashi who was far away in Kirigakure Village in the Land of Water was not so comfortable.

"Mizukage-sama."

In the Mizukage Building, Minazuki Arashi was standing by the window of his office, overlooking the foggy Kirigakure Village. At this moment, several Kirigakure ANBU members suddenly appeared behind Minazuki Arashi.

Minazuki Lan also noticed several people suddenly appearing behind him.

He slowly turned around and said nonchalantly to the people in front of him: "Is there any news?"

"Nothing." Kirigakure Anbu understood what Mizukage meant, and several people lowered their heads.

"Huh! What a waste. After searching for so long, you haven't found any of the three or eight tails." A trace of anger flashed in Minazuki Lan's eyes.

He was obviously extremely dissatisfied with the ANBU's efficiency.

In fact, more than two months ago, Minazuki Arashi had secretly sent Kirigakure ANBU to search for traces of tailed beasts in the vast sea.

Of course he could think of anything that Feng Ying could think of.

However, unlike the first Kazekage Raito, he understood Konoha's strength better, so he knew very well that even if Kirigakure controlled the two tailed beasts, he would still be far from Konoha's opponent.

The reason why he still wanted to search for tailed beasts was because he hoped to use the power of the three-tails and eight-tails, especially the three-tails, to make Konoha have more concerns about Kirigakure.

After all, given the geographical advantages of the marine environment, if Kirigakure could make perfect use of the three tails, it would still be somewhat of a deterrent.

Moreover, with two tailed beasts as a base, Kirigakure will be more sure of his future plans.

That's right, it's a plot to hide in the clouds.

To be honest, Kirigakure's two neighbors are not very easy to mess with.

Konoha has an absolute advantage in strength. Although Kumogakure is not that strong, many lightning escape ninjas are quite able to restrain Kirigakure.

But in comparison, Kumogakure is obviously the soft persimmon.

As for why there are three tails and eight tails, Minazuki Arashi has nothing to do.

Nowadays, among the nine major tailed beasts in the ninja world, the Six-Tails has been missing all year round. No one in the entire ninja world knows where the Six-Tails is.

However, the six tailed beasts on the mainland live in the Kingdom of Fire, the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Wind respectively.

Minazuki Arashi didn't have the guts to go to the Land of Fire to capture the Tailed Beast. As for the Land of Earth and the Land of Wind, the distance between them was too far and the environment was too unfriendly to Kirigakure, so neither was a good choice.

In contrast, although catching the Three-Tails and Eight-Tails is troublesome, it is also their Kirigakure's best choice.

Unfortunately, fate is not as good as God, and Minazuki Lan underestimated the difficulty of finding two tailed beasts in the vast sea.

You know, like Hanzo, with the blessing of Sage Mode, the range of perception can cover almost a large island.

With this level of perception, Hanzo had a little confidence to find traces of the two tailed beasts in the ocean.

But these Kirigakure ANBU don't have this ability.

Although they had more people, their efficiency was very poor. This also led to Kirigakure taking action a few months earlier than Sunagakure. Now that Sunagakure's one tail has been captured and sealed, Kirigakure still has no clue.

It's really a big joke.

This is also the reason why Minazuki Arashi, who had never urged his subordinates ANBU much before, called his subordinates to scold him today.

"...Anyway, I don't care what your reasons are. Within half a month, I need to see the exact news about the Three-Tails and the Eight-Tails." Minazuki Lan said angrily.

The several Anbu who were kneeling below heard this and immediately opened their mouths and looked at each other in utter dismay.

As the parties involved, they know best the difficulty of this search work.

I didn't have any clue for more than two months before, but now Mizukage wants to complete it within half a month, which is really a bit difficult.

Facing Mizukage's scrutinizing gaze, the ANBU leader spoke with some difficulty: "Mizukage-sama, in this vast sea, I think..."

However, before he finished speaking, Mizuna Yuelan said expressionlessly: "I don't want you to think, I want me to feel, I don't care what problems you have, that's your problem, not mine, then

, now tell me your answers..."

As he spoke, Mizukage's aura suddenly became fierce, and for a moment, several ANBU were inexplicably out of breath.

Even though Minazuki Arashi usually looks elegant and easy-going, as the only leader who led Minazuki's group to establish Kirigakure step by step from the chaos in the Kingdom of Water, Minazuki Arashi's killing spree

Decisive, no less decisive than anyone else.

Several ANBU suddenly panicked, knowing that they had no choice.

The leader of the ANBU gritted his teeth and said, "Since Lord Mizukage has an order, we will obey..."

At this moment, the door to Mizukage's office was suddenly pushed open.

"Mizukage-sama, it is indeed not easy to search for two tailed beasts in this boundless ocean. I think it is better to give them some time limit." A familiar voice reached the ears of several people in the Mizukage office.

The person who came was the current patriarch of the Makigakure clan, Makigaki Chaoichi, who was also one of Kirigakure's elder advisors.

And he and the leader of the Kaguya clan, Kaguya Qinggen, are the two most trusted elders of the Mizukage, Minazuki Arashi.

As for the rest, neither Terumiei, Motohisa, or Minazuki Arashi are all newly appointed.

Currently, only Asahi Mikaki and Kaguya Aogen know about the plan to capture the tailed beast this time, while Terumiei and Motohisa are kept in the dark.

There was nothing we could do about it. The person in charge of the Kirigakure ANBU was Mizukage. He mobilized the ANBU and had two elders to cover it up. It would be difficult for Terumiei and Motohisa to notice.

Of course, it is said that both Inikiki Chaoichi and Kaguya Qinggen have his trust, but in fact, it is just that the interests of the three are more related.

Among the two people, the one he values ​​more is Gansaki Chaoichi.

This is also closely related to the strength of the two people.

In the current Kirigakure, except for Minazuki Arashi who has surpassed Jounin, which is the so-called Kage level that is now gradually being talked about, the strongest ones are Shimada Motohisa and Mikigaki Tokaichi.

Both of these two have one foot in the Kage level of strength, also known as quasi-kages, and are the strongest Kirigakure below Minazuki Arashi.

This is also the reason why Minazuki Arashi attaches more importance to Miki Kaki Asaichi.

Moreover, Iniki Kaki Asaichi is not a simple character either.

Back then, when the alliance of three clans led by Minazuki Arashi fought against the Oniden clan, Nagasaki Nagasaki, then the leader of the clan, died in the battle.

Then the Ganshi clan fell into internal turmoil.

In the end, the elders of the Moshi Kaki clan believed that Moshi Kaki Chaoichi had the strength of an elite jounin but had no desire for power or scheming. He was the best clay puppet, so they promoted Moshi Kaki Chaoichi to the position of clan leader.

After that, the elders of the Ganshi clan did live a comfortable life.

But unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and the reason why Ganshi Chaoichi was submissive was just to show the elders.

After his breakthrough in strength, the Ganshi Dynasty broke out and easily seized the power of the family.

Nowadays, he is the veritable number two person in Kirigakure.

And considering that the Minazuki clan has no successors, even Minazuki Arashi is considering that he will inherit the Mizukage's position in the future and become the second generation Mizukage.

Seeing Ganshi Chaoichi come in, Minazuki Lan's expression softened a little, and he said in a calm tone: "Elder Chaoichi, why are you here? I am assigning a task to the ANBU."

Mikigaki smiled when he heard this and advised: "Mizukage-sama, although there are a lot of ANBU ninjas, they are nothing compared to this sea area. Why not give them more time?"

With Mikigaki Asaichi's interruption, several ANBU immediately got rid of Minazuki Arashi's aura, and each of them quickly requested: "Please have mercy on me, Mizukage-sama, and grant me some more time!"

"That's all."

When Shuiwu Yuelan saw this, the expression on his face kept changing. In the end, he could only wave his hands and said helplessly: "Then I will give you a grace period of one month. Remember, you must not relax. If it is not enough...

"

Speaking of this, Shuiwu Yuelan's tone became cold again.

"We promise to complete the mission within a month!" several Kirigakure ANBU said in unison.

After hearing this, Shuiwu Yuelan finally looked better, and said calmly: "That's good, you can go down first."

"Yes, Mizukage-sama."

Several Anbu were relieved, and then disappeared into the Mizukage's office.

After the ANBU left, Minazuki Arashi took a few steps back to his seat, then looked at Moshiki Chaoichi in the office, and said expressionlessly: "Elder Chaoichi, why did you come to my office at this time? Do you have an appointment?

?”

Mizuna Yuelan's tone was not very good. Indeed, no one else would be in a good mood at this moment.

Originally, there was no progress in the tailed beast capture plan, which already made Arashi Minaduki very upset.

But when he was teaching the ANBU a lesson, this guy came in again and made a fool of himself.

It should be noted that the ANBU who can report to him, the Mizukage, on behalf of all the ANBU searching for tailed beasts, are not ordinary ANBU.

Those people just now are all ANBU squadron leaders, and each of them is in charge of four ANBU squads, a total of sixteen people.

In the elite ANBU organization, this can be regarded as standing at the upper level of the pyramid.

But after such an incident, and comparing the two, these squadron leaders would somewhat criticize Mizukage in their hearts, while they would inevitably have a more favorable impression of Mizukage Asaichi.

This made Minazuki Lan feel as sick as if he had eaten a fly.

Considering that Mikigaki Toichi was the most likely person to succeed the Second Mizukage in the future, and the Minazuki clan might have to live under him by then, Minazuki Arashi did not refute his face.

But the majesty of Mizukage cannot be ignored casually.

That's why Minazuki Arashi questioned Miki Kaki Toichi after the ANBU left.

Otherwise, as usual, Mizuki Chaoichi and Kaguya Qinggen could come to Mizukage's office to find Mizunazuki Arashi at any time, and there was no need to make an appointment at all.

Hearing Minazuki Lan's words, Gan Shichaoichi's heart also skipped a beat.

"No, I got a little carried away..." Miki Kaki Chaoichi immediately realized his problem.

Although he is now Kirigakure's second-in-command, Mizukage is Kirigakure's mastermind. Mizukage respects and values ​​him, but it does not mean that he can use this to despise Mizukage.

After thinking about this clearly, Gan Shichaoichi quickly bowed to Minazuki Lan and said: "Lord Mizukage, this time it's me, Meng Lang, I will pay attention next time."

"Well...it's good to know."

Seeing this, Mizuna Yuelan nodded indifferently, and her tone became calmer.

He had no intention of quarreling with Gan Shichaoichi, but he just wanted to give him a beating to let him know his limits.

"Tell me, Elder Chaoyi, what's the matter?" Shuiwu Yuelan asked, finally revealing what had just happened.

"That's right." Mikigaki said respectfully to Kaichi: "Mizukage-sama, not long ago, we discovered Kumogakure's people in the northern waters."

"Kumogakure?" Minazukilan was stunned: "Do they have any plans for us, Kirigakure?"

"Probably not." Gan Shichaoichi shook his head: "They have no intention of conflict with us, and they even intentionally avoid our people. It feels like... they are looking for something."

"Looking for..." Mizukage murmured, and then he suddenly had an idea and asked in surprise: "Do they also want to capture the tailed beast?"

"Yes, Mizukage-sama, I am also worried that this might be the case." Miki Kaki nodded.

"Then you will give the ANBU some grace?" Minazuki Lan's expression turned ugly.

This time, Makigaki Chaoichi did not flinch and said directly: "Mizukage-sama, there is no need to rush to find the tailed beast. You also know that the Anbu have tried their best. If you push them anymore, it will only be counterproductive."

As soon as Miki Shichaoichi finished speaking, the atmosphere in the office suddenly became quiet.

Minazuki Lan stared straight at Mizuki Chaoichi, and Mizuki Chaoichi also looked at Mizukage without any sign of weakness.

After a while, it was Mizukage who withdrew his gaze first, and he shook his head and said: "Forget it, Kumogakure was established not long ago, I'm afraid the ANBU has not been completely set up, and in the ocean, their search capabilities are probably not as good as ours.

…”

"That's what Mizukage-sama said." Mikigaki bowed his head and agreed.

Mizukage then looked at him again and said calmly: "This matter is important. After Yunyuo gets involved, we can no longer treat it as before. In this way, Elder Chaoyi, this tailed beast capture plan is now controlled by

You are the top person in charge, remember, you must find traces of the Three-Tails and Eight-Tails as soon as possible."

When Gan Shichao heard this, he suddenly raised his head. Now this task was a hot potato. It was one thing to sell it well to the ANBU, but how could he be willing to take on this task for himself?

But this time, Minazuki Lan did not give him a chance to speak again, and said directly: "Elder Chaoyi and Elder Motojiu are not here. You are the strongest elder in Kirigakure now. You should be responsible for this matter...

Why, aren’t the elders willing to do their best for Kirigakure?”

Mizukage's words had reached this point. Miki Kaki Asaichi didn't want to and had no room to refuse. He could only bow his head and obey the order with some reluctance: "Yes, Mizukage-sama."

Seeing this, Shuiwu Yuelan didn't show any expression, just said: "Okay, you go down first."

As soon as Gan Shichao heard this, he could only look at Mizukage with some hatred, and then left Mizukage's office.

And Minazuki Lan didn't care at all.

He doesn't want to break up with Ganshi Chaoyi, so does Ganshi Chaoyi dare to break up with him?

Yes, he is inclined to Qian Kaki Asaichi to serve as the second generation Mizukage.

But apart from him, in Kirigakure Village, the reputations of Mikigaki Chaoichi and Motohisa are comparable.

This is mainly because of Shu Daiming's support for Motojiu.

Without the support of Minazuki Arashi, it would not be that easy for Ganji Toaichi to defeat Motohisa.

So of course he, the dignified Mizukage, didn't need to bow to Mikigaki Toichi. Since the other party had crossed the line this time, Minazuki Arashi would give him a good lesson.

"Hmph... I don't know what's wrong!"

Looking at the back of Ganshi Chaoichi, Minazuki Lan snorted.

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