Chapter 57
The Struggle for Power
Chapter 57 The Struggle for Power
The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village, the Mizukage's Office.
"Yagura! What happened to you?"
"Why did Raiga Kurosuki die in the Land of Water?!"
"This is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist! And if he's dead, why is Kiba, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, also missing?"
"Yes, yes, Yagura, you were incredibly careless!"
"Yagura, you've just been promoted to Fourth Mizukage, and you've already made such a huge mistake! You've lost Kiba, one of the Seven Ninja Swords, the Lightning Blade. How are you going to explain this to the village?"
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A group of high-ranking officials from Kirigakure, their faces filled with anger and doubt, were questioning Yagura, who had just become the Fourth Mizukage.
Raiga Kurosuki, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who went out on a mission a few days ago, did not attend the Mizukage promotion ceremony!
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, a symbol of Kirigakure, were missing one member!
The high-ranking members of Kirigakure who were present immediately sensed something was wrong. After the Mizukage promotion ceremony, they quickly went to the Mizukage's office to question Yagura, who had just become the Fourth Mizukage.
They now even wonder if they made a mistake in their decision to promote this young-looking, powerful Kirigakure ninja to the position of Fourth Mizukage.
However, at this moment, the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, had a bitter pill to swallow.
Not long ago, he was full of anticipation, dreaming about life after becoming the Mizukage. He wanted to become the Fourth Mizukage and lead his beloved Kirigakure to become the strongest in the ninja world!
However, because of the sudden appearance of a large number of strange summoning beasts in the Land of Water, he dispatched Raiga Kurosugi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
To be honest, you can't blame him. After all, Kirigakure has a responsibility to maintain peace and security in the Land of Water.
As the Fourth Mizukage, he naturally had to investigate the matter thoroughly and resolve it.
However, he had just become the Mizukage, and he really didn't have many Jonin-level ninjas under his command. They were either in the hands of the ninja clans or they listened more to the words of the older generation of masters in the village.
He thought long and hard before deciding to send out Kurosuki Raiga!
He had analyzed the strength of those summoned beasts and the information from the eyewitnesses!
However, looking at the group of high-ranking officials from Kirigakure who supported his rise to power, Yagura still felt a little guilty.
"This was definitely my fault!"
"I've already dispatched my ANBU to investigate, and they found traces of a battle between Raito and Kiba on an island!"
"There's a huge slash mark on that island! One of the mountains on the island was cut in half."
"In the current ninja world, I've only heard of the Uchiha clan's Susanoo being able to achieve this level of slash!"
"A large number of powerful summoning beasts appeared in the Land of Water before, but their strength was not very great. I suspected it was a conspiracy by several other major countries, so I sent Raiga Kurosuki to investigate."
"Now it seems this was indeed a conspiracy by Konoha!"
After speaking, Yagura looked at the Kirigakure leaders in front of him, whose expressions gradually calmed down but were still full of doubt, questioning whether he could do the job of Mizukage well.
Knowing that he needs these people to help him quell this matter, he can't have such a big stain on his record as soon as he becomes the Mizukage, or even be forced to step down from his position!
So, he gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, and made another promise with a firm expression:
"Konoha is truly despicable! But given the current state of the ninja world, it will probably take some time before we can exact revenge!"
"Furthermore, judging from the recent death of Raiga Kurosuki, the Uchiha clan has once again produced the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan. Konoha has clearly gained another powerful force!"
"In order to successfully retaliate against Konoha and exact revenge on the Uchiha clan, Kirigakure needs to continue to grow stronger!"
"From now on, I will focus all my energy on training ninjas. I probably won't have time to deal with other things. I hope that those of you who are capable can help me share some of the responsibility!"
In the Mizukage's office, the Kirigakure high-ranking officials who had just been angrily questioning the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, suddenly stopped being angry.
Moreover, everyone's faces showed expressions of shared hatred, and some of the higher-ups even pretended to comfort Yagura:
"Sigh, it's not your fault, Yagura. It's all Konoha's fault! They keep pulling these dirty tricks even after the war ended, even though we didn't participate in World War II. It's outrageous!"
"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, Yagura. We all have seven ninja swords, so even if we lose one, we still have six. It's really not a big deal!"
"That's right, what does a sword matter? In the end, the Mizukage is the most important thing! Yagura, you must work hard from now on!"
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Meanwhile, Genji, an elder of Kirigakure who was also standing in the Mizukage's office, watched this scene with a blank expression.
No matter where or what era, the struggle for power is always more important than anything else! This is something he understood when the village was first established, and he has become accustomed to such things over the years.
Therefore, this elder of Kirigakure had no objection to Yagura's treatment; after all, mistakes should be punished, and losing some power was to be expected.
After discussing some matters concerning the future allocation of positions in Kirigakure, Yagura saw off the Kirigakure leaders who had entered with anger but left with smiles on their faces.
Turning back to look at the empty Mizukage office, Yagura sighed and, with a bitter expression, continued working.
On the other side, in Konoha Village, there's a food street.
Suzuki had already returned from the Land of Water by this time.
He had long anticipated what changes would occur in Kirigakure after Raiga Kurosuki's death.
It was nothing more than the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, being questioned by the village's higher-ups, and then the Mizukage's position becoming unstable, forcing him to relinquish some power. He had little interest in this kind of boring power struggle; he found the improvement of knowledge and strength much more interesting.
Moreover, in a few days he will become a sixth-year ninja academy student, which means he has less than a year left before graduation.
Right now, Suzuki is at home examining the harvest he received from the Land of Water.
He turned the pages of the book, which were yellowed and looked very worn.
These are all ninja manuals he stole from the Land of Water.
It must be said that the ninja clans of the Land of Water gave him quite a pleasant surprise.
Besides the ninjutsu manuals, it's unknown which ninja clan possessed the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques!
Clearly, this was all the result of Kirigakure's destruction of the Land of Whirlpools.
It's highly likely that the ninja clan also participated in this war of national annihilation and obtained many valuable items from the Uzumaki clan's territory.
Suzuki looked at the sealing technique manual from the Uzumaki clan, a smile appearing in his eyes.
Sealing techniques are quite practical and powerful ninjutsu in the ninja world!
The sensory barrier of Konoha Village, in a sense, was also constructed with the help of the Uzumaki clan.
There are also Tsunade's Hundred Healings Technique combined with medical ninjutsu, Danzo's Tongue Curse Technique used on his Root subordinates, the Hyuga Caged Bird Technique, and so on.
Even Kaguya Otsutsuki, the originator of chakra in the ninja world, was defeated and trapped by sealing techniques!
This type of ninjutsu has an extremely high ceiling. Compared to some commonly used five-elemental ninjutsu, it is completely useless in front of Truth-Seeking Balls. Even at the level of the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, sealing techniques have no end!
Suzuki carefully flipped through the slightly yellowed book containing the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, afraid of any damage, and then carefully put it away.
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(End of this chapter)