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"You mean, you were already the Fifth Mizukage in Kirigakure before you became the Fifth Hokage???"

"Yes, that's right."

"Even the Sixth Mizukage was chosen by you??"

"Yes, that's right."

"No wonder you could influence Kirigakure's strategy; it turns out the entire Kirigakure strategy was orchestrated by you..."

"Yes, that's right."

Minato Namikaze was so shocked by the news that he stood there for a long time before he came to his senses.

"No wonder you were so adept at slacking off after you became the Fifth Hokage; it turns out you had already practiced it once."

"Yes, that's right."

After a pause, Uchiha Miyukichi sighed.

"I originally just wanted to slack off, so I chose Mei Terumi to help me with the work, but I never expected... sigh!"

Minato Namikaze's expression turned serious.

"Didn't expect anything?"

"When you're gossiping about other people's private affairs, can you please not suddenly become so serious? There's really nothing between her and me. It's just that she admires me too much and mistakes that admiration for love." Uchiha Miyuki continued, with a headache, "Back then, I returned to the village early to avoid this issue."

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"There's even such an inside story, hahaha—"

"..."

Uchiha Miyuki looked at Namikaze Minato speechlessly, paused for a moment, and then said, "Now is not the time to talk about these things, is it? I'm telling you this not to make you happy, but to let you know why I can't meet her! If we meet, it will arouse her suspicion, which could very well lead to another war between our two countries."

Although Konoha now has enough strength to defeat Kirigakure, or even if Uchiha Miyuki were willing, he could unify the ninja world with absolute force.

But that kind of rule by force completely contradicted his ideals.

Minato Namikaze stopped laughing, his expression turning serious again. He hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Her sudden secret visit to Konoha and her insistence on seeing you suggests that she may already have some suspicions. This trip is likely to verify her suspicions, but it could also be related to the Four Kage Alliance."

If Minato Namikaze could think of it, how could Miyuki Uchiha not?

When he first revealed a portion of his power and instantly killed Madara Uchiha's complete Susanoo, he had already predicted that the four Kage would unite to devise a strategy to counterbalance his power. However, this was exactly the result he wanted, as only in this way could he further strengthen the ties between the four nations and thus reduce the conflicts between them.

Although there is some trade between the countries, he used this method to quickly weaken the conflicts between the four major powers due to the contradictions left over from the three Shinobi World Wars.

As for Konoha being targeted?

As long as Uchiha Miyuki lives, how dare the four great nations openly target Konoha?

By the time he dies, several decades will be more than enough time for the new order to take root in the ninja world. He can also use these decades to subtly change the old mindset of the entire ninja world by incorporating his own ideas into Konoha culture, and spread the concept of a community of shared destiny to everyone's understanding.

Although the technology of the ninja world has caught up with that of the 1990s, those in power are still influenced by the old ideas of the ninja system and are completely unaware of what cultural export means.

"There's no need to worry too much about the alliance of the four countries. As long as I'm alive, they won't make any rash moves."

Uchiha Miyuki hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"What you need to do now is to wear down Mei Terumi's patience."

Minato Namikaze immediately responded.

"it is good."

After Minato Namikaze left, Miyuki Uchiha couldn't help but sigh inwardly as he recalled Mei Terumi's figure during their last video call.

They're not young anymore!

Why are they so hard to fool?

Uchiha Miyuki shook his head. "Hopefully, everything will proceed smoothly."

however……

He knew very well that Mei Terumi wouldn't be so obedient, nor was she the kind of person who would play by the rules.

As for why, even though he already knew the answer, he still made that choice?

The reason is simple.

I don't know how to face this problem, nor do I know how to solve it.

So he ran away.

Even though he knew in his heart that this escape was only temporary, and given Mei Terumi's personality of never giving up easily, unless he used illusion magic to make Mei Terumi live under the hypnosis of illusion magic for the rest of her life, he still made this choice with a glimmer of hope.

P.S.: Chapter Two.

301. What should I call you?

"Where is your Fifth Hokage?! Is this how Konoha treats its guests?"

Despite Mei's questioning, Minato Namikaze maintained a polite smile.

"The Fifth Generation Leader has important matters to attend to and cannot receive you at the moment. You can tell me what's on your mind."

"Not even a single moment to meet?"

"Yes."

"I've heard that you Hokage spend your days doing nothing and having a very leisurely time?!"

If the lower and middle-ranking ninjas are unaware of Uchiha Miyuki's current work status, how could Namikaze Minato, one of the village's high-ranking officials, not know?

"How could that be! That's the village's leader, with a lot of heavy tasks to handle personally every day."

As the leader of Kirigakure, how could Mei Terumi not know the true state of Konoha right now!?

"When is he free?"

"I probably won't have time for a while, but if there's anything you need, just tell me! Don't take too long, Kirigakure probably has a lot of official business that needs your attention, right?"

Mei Terumi smiled and immediately turned into smoke and disappeared.

Shadow clone! ? ?

Minato Namikaze immediately looked toward the Anbu beside him.

The Dark Division member was also taken aback, but then seemed to realize something and immediately spoke up.

"She went to the restroom just now, and that's probably when she switched to her shadow clone."

……

Mei Terumi used her transformation technique to infiltrate the Hokage Building.

I pushed open the office door—

Looking at the figure lounging lazily on the bench, aside from the different appearance, everything about him—from his demeanor and temperament to the relaxed posture—was exactly the same as the man Mei Terumi had been longing for. Without even needing further confirmation, Mei Terumi was already certain that this person was the Fifth Mizukage, Hozuki Mizuki.

Uchiha Miyuki did not activate his eye technique, so he could not see through the transformation technique, but he still identified the person by his scent.

Watergate is indeed unreliable.

If Uchiha Miyuki really wanted to avoid Mei Terumi, he could have kept his Tenseigan active and used Kamui to escape to another place whenever Mei Terumi got close, or he could have simply hidden in his clan and not gone out. These methods would have minimized his chances of meeting Mei Terumi.

As for why not do it?

Because he was very conflicted about this issue.

I want to escape, but I also want to face it.

He then sat in the Hokage's office without doing anything, letting things take their course.

Mei Terumi deactivated her transformation jutsu and stood at the doorway, gazing at Miyuki Uchiha.

He has indeed grown a lot...

wrong!

Now is not the time to admire these things!

Feeling that familiar scrutinizing gaze, Mei Terumi finally realized that this was not someone observing the village's future through her, but simply spying!

The office fell silent for a moment.

After a moment, Mei Terumi finally spoke and questioned Miyuki Uchiha.

"Should I address you as the Fifth Hokage, or... the Fifth Mizukage?"

Although Uchiha Miyuki had long anticipated that Terumi Mei would be so direct, he still couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when Terumi Mei actually questioned him, and then pretended to be stupid and asked back.

"I don't understand what you're talking about!?"

Mei Terumi rushed to the desk and roughly slammed her hands onto the Hokage's desk.

"Don't play dumb with me!"

This commotion drew the attention of the shadowy forces.

Uchiha Miyuki waved to the ANBU members who entered.

"There's nothing here, you can go out."

Upon hearing this, the Anbu members immediately turned and left the Hokage's office.

Uchiha Miyuki then sighed.

After only a moment's hesitation, she made up her mind to confess everything directly, and if there were any problems, she would use illusion magic to erase Mei Terumi's memories.

"Hozuki Mizuki is dead."

He paused for a moment before asking Mei Terumi a question in return.

"What do you want to know?!"

"all!"

Uchiha Miyuki paused for a moment before speaking.

"Back then, on the battlefield in the Land of Bears, I secretly replaced Hozuki Mizuki in order to end the war. Initially, I only wanted to distract Kirigakure by fishing. However, as Kirigakure's fishing industry developed, I discovered a path to lasting peace, so I took over Hozuki Mizuki's identity and entered Kirigakure..."

Mei Terumi interrupted Miyuki Uchiha.