The people of the Water Kingdom have very poor eyesight.

Chapter 25 The people of the Water Kingdom have very poor eyesight.

The ship arrived at the land of water.

Along the way, Zabuza Momochi tested Naraku Uehara many times, but he was still unsure whether the name Kisame Hoshigaki that Naraku mentioned was true or false.

If it's not Kisame Hoshigaki, could it be Mangetsu Hozuki?

But Hozuki Mangetsu is an absolute genius and the most promising candidate in the village to succeed the Fifth Mizukage. Would he be willing to risk assassinating the Fourth Mizukage?

Of the three current members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Zabuza Momochi still believes that only he wants to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura. Mangetsu Hozuki and Kisame Hoshigaki both seem very loyal, and if they accidentally let something slip, it could hinder his plans.

After they set foot on the land of the Land of Water, Zabuza Momochi proactively made a request to Naraku Uehara: "I can only provide you with Kisame Hoshigaki's route once; I won't take you to see him. Besides, even if I did take you to see him, you wouldn't believe me, would you?"

"Yes, Zabuza-san's reputation is indeed questionable."

Uehara Naraku nodded with a frown, ignoring Momochi Zabuza's suddenly grim expression, and continued softly, "Then let's agree on a time for our next meeting! Let's set the time for three days from now, and the place... let's still set it here!"

"Can."

Zabuza agreed to his proposal.

Zabuza Momochi agreed to help instead of dying to prove his innocence because he had seen Uehara's strength and wanted to take advantage of him.

Kisame Hoshigaki is the most loyal ninja to the Fourth Mizukage in the entire Hidden Mist Village. When he fights seriously, he is stronger than Kisame. If Naraku Uehara can delay Kisame, Zabuza Momochi can immediately launch an assassination attempt on the Mizukage.

In the entire Hidden Mist Village, only Kisame Hoshigaki was willing to protect that idiot Mizukage Yagura. Which other Hidden Mist ninja would dare to approach him?

A rare opportunity.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

Uehara Naraku looked at Momochi Zabuza and extended his palm.

Zabuza Momochi glared at him, but instead of shaking hands and making peace, he said coldly, "Our relationship is not one of cooperation. I was simply providing you with information."

"That's a real shame..."

Uehara Naraku sighed and said with a melancholy expression, "Before we part, I must remind you of something: although I enjoy lying, I don't like being lied to."

"…I see."

Zabuza Momochi verbally agreed, but secretly cursed in his heart, "This kid is so young, but he's got quite the airs!"

Uehara Naraku wasn't really worried about Momochi Zabuza deceiving him. Even if that guy brought a group of Kirigakure ninja to surround and kill him, Uehara was confident enough to escape. He just needed to cast the Invincible Judgment on himself and then use the Mayfly Technique to sneak underground and escape.

There are still three days until Zabuza Momochi exchanges information. Now that we've come to the Land of Water, there's no reason for us to leave empty-handed.

Among the characters on the map of the Land of Water, the two most popular are Mei Terumi and Haku. Uehara Naraku did not expect to meet the future Fifth Mizukage; he wanted to try to find Haku, who possessed the Ice Release bloodline limit.

Haku is probably currently wandering the streets and alleys of the Land of Water, begging and carefully concealing his identity as a descendant of the Ice Release bloodline.

His activity range is quite large.

Uehara Naraku Tomoe stared at the few simple tasks related to Haku on the system panel, and persisted in searching for three days in the dirtiest, most chaotic, and worst places in the Land of Water, but still could not find any trace of Haku.

Uehara Naraku left the junkyard dejectedly, deciding to temporarily give up the search for Haku and wait for information from Momochi Zabuza, when a strand of brown hair appeared in his sight.

The boy slowly raised his head following the strand of brown hair and saw a gentle-looking young female ninja with long brown hair. She looked at Uehara with a smile and suddenly opened her palm as if by magic, revealing a bag of cookies in her palm.

The woman bent down, holding out the cookies in her hand: "Little one, eat up, they're for you!"

"Um?"

Uehara Naraku was completely bewildered.

This young woman with long brown hair was none other than the future Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi. Uehara had never expected to meet her at this time and in this place.

The question is, what does it mean when Mei Terumi gives him cookies?

Uehara Naraku tilted his head, looking at the two ninja attendants behind Terumi Mei. One of the ninjas had a blush on his face and was looking at the female ninja with eyes full of admiration: "Ahhh... As expected of Lady Terumi Mei, her gentleness is truly captivating!"

Another ninja's face held a hint of something unspeakable: "If it weren't for the fact that Lady Terumi's techniques are always so terrifying, there would probably be many people in the village who admire her!"

The air fell silent.

"Shut up, you're so noisy!"

The usually gentle and kind Mei Terumi heard one of her subordinates slandering her, and her face instantly turned furious. She turned around and kicked the man away with a knee strike!

Mei Terumi glanced coldly at the other ninja who was now drenched in sweat, snorted, fiddled with her long hair, and turned back to look at Naraku Uehara. Her face had regained its gentle and charming appearance.

Her ability to change her expression so quickly is truly astonishing!

The brown-haired female ninja seemed to realize that her actions just now were somewhat ungentlemanly. She walked gracefully towards Uehara Naraku with her tall figure, took his arm, placed the cookie in his palm, and affectionately patted his head.

"Little brother, don't be afraid, I'm a good person!"

Mei Terumi gave a warm, maternal smile, knelt down, and said softly, "You must have been hungry for a long time, right? This is all for you, eat up!"

"..."

Uehara Naraku listened to her urging, and mechanically stuffed a cookie into his mouth, his mind blank. Was it because he was too handsome as a young boy that he caught Terumi Mei's attention?

Seeing the boy taking small bites of the cookie, Mei Terumi nodded in satisfaction and continued softly, "Little one, do you... have a home now?"

"..."

Uehara Naraku silently shook his head, then nodded. It seemed that the Akatsuki organization was also his home, wasn't it? Both Konan and Pain had been very good to him.

"I see."

Mei Terumi patted his forehead, her mind racing with unreadable thoughts, and sighed, "If you ever encounter difficulties in the future, you can come to Kirigakure to find me. But whatever you do, don't scavenge for food in the garbage dump. I am Mei Terumi, a Jonin of Kirigakure, understand?"

"...I've got it."

Uehara Naraku took a bite of the cookie, and his expression gradually turned sour.

How did this woman figure out he was scavenging for food in a garbage dump? He's a super-rich man carrying a hundred million explosive tags!

"That's good."

Mei Terumi nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left with her subordinates: "Alright, let's go."

One of the ninjas exclaimed, "I've never seen Lady Terumi so gentle before! If Lady Terumi were even half as gentle as she was with that little brat—no, a tenth—many people in the village would be willing to woo her!"

"Hmph, there isn't a single good man in this village!"

Mei Terumi raised her head dismissively, her voice fading into the distance, though it could still faintly reach Naraku Uehara's ears: "Don't you guys think that little guy is quite interesting? He's a homeless child scavenging for food in a junkyard, yet his clothes are so rough but kept very clean, and even in such a wretched state, he still has ambition..."

"..."

Click!

Uehara Naraku clenched his fist tightly, squeezing the cookie in his palm into pieces. How did that woman, with such poor eyesight, discover that the Fourth Mizukage was under a genjutsu? And how did she become the Mizukage in the future?

Whoosh!

Before Uehara Naraku's frustration had subsided, a figure suddenly darted past him, snatched the crumbs of biscuit from his hand, and fled in a flash!

"..."

Uehara Naraku was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the homeless child wolfing down his food not far from him, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

Are all the people of the Water Kingdom so blind?

Someone actually dared to steal his things!

(End of this chapter)