After the wedding, the Village of Konoha was filled with a festive and peaceful atmosphere, as if it had been baptized with a new ambiance.
The entire village was filled with vitality and prosperity, and the faces of the people were filled with happy smiles.
The Konoha management had undergone a major change, injecting a group of energetic young talents.
Among them, the most impressive were some strong individuals from the Uchiha Clan who possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan. They stood out with their extraordinary power and talent.
Additionally, two young accomplished ninjas, Kakashi and Asuma, were also among them.
Although Kakashi lost the Sharingan that originally came from Obito, he did not despair; instead, he made a qualitative leap in his strength through continuous hard work.
He had now mastered the five basic elemental techniques and had become a versatile ninja, much like the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen who reappeared in the world.
On the other hand, Hiruzen's biological son, Sarutobi Asuma, seemed to not fully inherit his father's ninjutsu talent.
However, Asuma also achieved remarkable feats with his unique understanding and exceptional use of wind elements.
He successfully combined the Wind Element Chakra attribute changes with the Rasengan to create a unique Wind Element Rasengan and a stronger Rasenshuriken.
Currently, Asuma was not inferior to Kakashi in strength and could be considered another shining star in the Village of Konoha.
While the Village of Konoha was displaying a prosperous and peaceful scene due to the appointment of a new Hokage, at the same time, silently shocking changes were occurring in the Village of Kirigakure in the distant Water Country.
Since the end of the tense last ninja war, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura seemed to have undergone some strange changes.
Although he could not be called a good person in the past, he was at least a normal human being.
But now, Yagura's temperament had drastically changed, becoming very cruel and ruthless, plunging the already infamous violent Kirigakure Village into a deeper abyss of destruction.
The once peaceful village was now experiencing serious internal conflicts, and traitorous ninjas were emerging like mushrooms after the rain.
Facing such chaotic situations, some people in the Village of Kirigakure could not remain idle.
Among them, the respected Elder Genji, the new expert Terumi Mei, and the experienced veteran Jonin Ao were keenly aware of this anomaly and decided to discuss prevention measures in a dark hidden room. The three of them could be said to be at the top of the power pyramid of the Village of Kirigakure, besides the Mizukage.
As an elder, Genji had deep qualifications and had held this position since the era of the First Mizukage. He had experienced the ups and downs and witnessed the rise and fall of the village, earning high respect in the hearts of the villagers.
Terumi Mei was known as one of the most prominent young heroes in the Village of Kirigakure. Not only did she come from a famous clan, but her strength and status were also on par with the Mizukage.
She was talented, skilled, possessed two Kekkei Genkai, and became famous at a young age.
Ao was also a senior Jonin who had accidentally obtained the valuable Byakugan. With his strong power, he made great achievements in the Village of Kirigakure, earning respect and praise from everyone.
The three of them were in a dark and secluded room. Elder Genji, holding a staff, broke the silence and spoke:
"You must have noticed the strange changes in the Mizukage. Since the end of the ninja war, he has become increasingly strange and odd, very different from the past. I suspect there is someone behind all this."
After hearing this, Terumi Mei and Ao immediately exchanged glances, seemingly thinking about something.
Previously, although they were puzzled by the abnormal behavior of the Mizukage, they did not deeply consider the reasons behind it.
However, when Elder Genji reminded them, Terumi Mei and Ao suddenly understood and connected the scattered clues together.
Elder Genji noticed their reactions and asked, "What are you actually thinking?"
Ao was the first to regain awareness and replied, "During the Third Great Ninja War, Terumi Mei was attacked by genjutsu, causing her to behave very strangely. Fortunately, I saw the truth with the Byakugan and was able to help her out of this difficulty. Based on this, we may be facing a similar situation now."
Terumi Mei then added, "The person who cast genjutsu on me at that time was Uchiha Shintaro. The unique power of his Sharingan eyes is very frightening. It is not difficult to reach this level."
After hearing these words, Elder Genji's wrinkled and slightly ugly face frowned. He muttered to himself, "If all this is true, then we will have a big problem..."
However, despite his concerns, Elder Genji did not lose his composure. After a moment of silence, he took a deep breath and gave a firm command, "But the most urgent task now is to verify the identity first."
Then, Elder Genji turned his gaze to Ao beside him, with a little trust and hope in his eyes. He continued, "Ao, since you have successfully seen through enemy disguises before, I want to trouble you to test the actual situation of the Mizukage this time."
Ao nodded slightly, indicating that he accepted the order, then turned and left without hesitation to carry out his mission.
Seeing Ao's retreating figure, Elder Genji silently prayed that the situation would not worsen.
Thick fog rolled in Kirigakure Village, making it difficult to see beyond one's outstretched hand. In the midst of this fog, a tall building shadowed by water stood upright, giving a sense of mystery and grandeur to the people.
Ao was a renowned Jonin, and with his extraordinary status, he was qualified to enter the Mizukage's Building. He calmly walked towards the Mizukage's office door, feeling nervous in his heart.
After standing still, he quickly formed seals with his hands. The blood vessels around his eyes suddenly protruded, and his eyes opened.
With the Byakugan, Ao successfully penetrated the physical barrier, pierced through the walls of the Mizukage's office, and directly saw into the room.
In his field of vision, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura was clearly visible, even the chakra flowing in his body was clearly visible.
However, what surprised Ao was that he found an extraordinary cold chakra in Yagura's body. This power clearly did not belong to Yagura himself.
This situation was exactly the same as when Terumi Mei was under genjutsu before. Ao's heart sank, realizing that the problem might be more serious than imagined.
Before, although hesitant, he never dared to use his Byakugan to detect the Fourth Mizukage easily.
But now, after knowing the truth, Ao could not hold back the cold sweat, as he panicked, he quickly turned around and prepared to leave.
At that moment, Yagura suddenly moved.
It turned out that he was very aware of the abnormal sound outside the door, immediately moving his body, suddenly opening the door, staring at Ao with burning eyes, and asking, "Ao, what are you doing here?"
Faced with this sudden question, Ao secretly rejoiced because he had rich experience. He closed his eyes first, quickly stabilizing his emotions, and calmly replied, "I just happened to pass by here."
Yagura remained silent for a moment and said nothing more. Seeing this, Ao saluted and quickly left the Mizukage's Building.
The door of the Mizukage's Building closed, and Yagura lost all his movements in an instant, standing in place like a puppet.
A spiral space distortion appeared behind him. After a few moments, the spatial distortion disappeared, and a masked man with long black hair and dark blue clothing appeared.
Under the mask with orange and black patterns of the masked man, there were a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan eyes, with a long knife hanging at his waist. "Haha, there are smart people in Kirigakure Village. It seems I have to act first."
The masked man chuckled to himself for a moment and then disappeared instantly, leaving Yagura standing bewildered in the Mizukage's office.
Ao quickly returned and found Elder Genji and Terumi Mei, panting and urgently said, "Genji-sama, your guess is correct... Mizukage-sama is indeed under genjutsu."
Terumi Mei, standing beside him, looked surprised and unsure of what to do.
Fortunately, Elder Genji was experienced, and he spoke firmly, "I will gather a group of elite ninja to go meet the Mizukage together. Those behind the Mizukage who can control him must be very strong. We cannot take it lightly."
"Understood." Ao and Terumi Mei responded simultaneously.
As a result, the three men with important responsibilities quickly gathered elite ninja forces and marched towards the Mizukage's Building.
However, they encountered obstacles from the Kirigakure ANBU responsible for guarding the Mizukage's safety.
At this moment, Elder Genji stepped forward and spoke loudly, "Mizukage-sama seems to be under the control of genjutsu. This is a fact that Ao personally observed with the Byakugan. Therefore, we must meet Mizukage-sama to determine the truth of the matter."
Just as the Kirigakure ANBU hesitated to let them pass, Yagura himself appeared in front of everyone and asked coldly, "Do you want to see me?"
Facing the Mizukage's question, Elder Genji was not afraid and maintained his firm attitude. He replied without arrogance or pride, "Yes, please show us your true face."
Before he could finish speaking, an unexpected event occurred. The masked man with long hair appeared behind Yagura and mercilessly stabbed him in the heart with a knife.
"No!!!"
Elder Genji's eyes widened, his face filled with anger, his eyes almost bursting, and his heart filled with unspeakable sadness and anger.
Only then did everyone realize that behind the masked man with long hair was dragging someone with a steel chain. Upon closer inspection, the person turned out to be Utakaga, the Jinchūriki Rokubi of Kirigakure Village!
"Who are you?" Elder Genji asked angrily.
The masked man with long hair laughed heartily and said, "Hahahahaha... My name is Uchiha Madara!"
Upon hearing that name, everyone looked shocked. They never imagined that the mysterious masked man with long hair before them was actually the legendary Uchiha Madara.
However, the masked man with long hair seemed indifferent to everyone's reactions. He continued, "There is a smart person among you who can see that Yagura has been controlled by me. In this case, I came early."
After saying that, he glanced at the chained Utakata, and then said coldly, "I will take the Jinchuuriki Rokubi, consider it as a job I have done for your Kirigakure Village for years to handle compensation for those complicated government affairs."
Elder Genji was shocked, but he was not intimidated by the opponent's momentum and immediately gave a decisive order, "Do it!"
Following his command, the ninjas around him attacked Uchiha Madara.
A group of ninja came like a tide, and they seemed to have forgotten the fear and surprise brought by the name Uchiha Madara. At this moment, there was only one strong belief in their hearts: we must not let the Jinchuuriki fall into the enemy's hands!
The tragic death of the Fourth Mizukage plunged the entire Kirigakure Village into a crisis like never before. If the Jinchuriki were lost as well, the strength of Kirigakure Village would be greatly diminished. Faced with such a desperate situation, the ninjas had no choice but to fight to the death.
However, a surprising event occurred. The masked man with long hair seemed to be detached from the world. His figure remained unchanged, and he easily avoided all attacks like a ghost.
Even the following chain and Utakata tightly bound by it were the same.
"Goodbye, everyone."
After saying these words, the masked man with long hair left, his posture free, showing no remorse.
Everyone was left with faces full of astonishment, momentarily confused.
Upon regaining their senses, Elder Genji stepped forward and took on the responsibility as an elder, orderly directing everyone to clean up the chaos and deal with all its consequences.
Next, a high-level meeting was immediately held to discuss the next response.
At the meeting, everyone looked serious, knowing that this incident had a very serious impact on Kirigakure Village.
Elder Genji said, "That person called himself Uchiha Madara. Regardless of whether it's true or not, at least the Sharingan in his eyes is real."
"Now that the Uchiha Clan has taken power in Konoha, there may indeed be a connection with the Uchiha Clan. However, if our Kirigakure Village opposes Konoha, it will be like hitting an egg on a rock."
"So the current task is to find out the truth. I hope that the one called Uchiha Madara has no connection with the Uchiha Clan in Konoha."
Terumi Mei stood up and said, "I have met the Fifth Hokage Uchiha Shintaro. I can go to Konoha on behalf of the village to find out the truth."
Terumi Mei's father, Patriarch Terumi, objected, "No, you are the future of Kirigakure Village, how can you put yourself in danger?"
Terumi Mei stubbornly said, "This is not a dangerous situation. This is a time of peace. My relationship with Uchiha Shintaro is not bad. He will not do anything to me."
Elder Genji thought for a moment and made a surprising decision, "In that case, Mei, I will appoint you as the Fifth Mizukage. In this capacity, when you visit Konoha, you will no longer be in danger."
Although Terumi Mei was surprised, she accepted it happily.
In this way, Terumi Mei took over the Mizukage's hat and became the youngest Mizukage in history, visiting Konoha shortly after her appointment.
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When he learned that the Mizukage was coming for a visit, Shintaro was quite surprised. "The Fifth Mizukage? I didn't expect even Kirigakure Village to get a new Kage... I still remember the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, he was still very young. Why was he replaced by the Fifth Mizukage so quickly?" He muttered suspiciously.
Currently, the one who reported the news to him was Kakashi, who had been promoted to the vice-captain of the ANBU.
Kakashi replied, "Actually, I don't know much about the specific situation regarding this matter. All I know is that the Fifth Mizukage is named Terumi Mei, and she is about the same age as us."
"Oh? So... that's quite a friend." Shintaro's lips curled up slightly, forming a thin smile, "Since we are acquaintances, no matter what her behavior is, we should treat each other well. By the way, let this Mizukage appreciate the prosperity of Konoha."
"Kakashi, I leave it to you to be fully responsible for receiving the Mizukage this time." Changing the topic, Shintaro continued, "It's just that as an ANBU member, you have difficulty moving around. Hmmm, so I will move you from the ANBU class to Jonin and appoint you as the vice-captain of the squad. You will have the capacity from now on. Go and greet the Mizukage and her entourage."
"Yes." Kakashi nodded, indicating that he was willing to follow the arrangement.
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The Mizukage and her group looked very humble, as if they were afraid of attracting attention. Terumi Mei was only accompanied by Ao, her capable deputy, and three loyal guards.
They walked towards the grand gate of Konoha and stopped. Terumi Mei gently reached out and removed the aqua blue Mizukage hat from her head. The white cloth that had originally covered her face was also removed, revealing her true face.
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they saw the young Mizukage Terumi Mei. Her beauty was so captivating that people would surely fall in love with her.
Currently, Terumi Mei not only possessed the charming allure of an adult woman but also retained the unique pure aura of a girl. The gatekeepers of Konoha Village were all captivated by the beauty of Kirigakure Village standing before them. They were all stunned, even forgetting what they were supposed to do.
At this moment, Kakashi, wearing ordinary Jonin clothes, appeared in front of the gate with a flurry of flying leaves. His iconic dead fish eyes were still as calm as water, as if there was no ripple caused by Terumi Mei's beauty.
However, Terumi Mei became quite interested in this mysterious white-haired and masked young man. "Does Konoha Village specialize in white hair?" She asked with a slight smile on her face. Apparently, she was thinking of an Uchiha who also had white hair.
Faced with such temptation, Kakashi chose to ignore it. He bowed respectfully and said, "Fifth Mizukage, I am Hatake Kakashi, vice-captain of the ninja class squad of Konoha Village. I was ordered by the Hokage to welcome you."
When Terumi Mei saw this, she suddenly felt a little disappointed and muttered, "What a boring man." But then she changed her mind and said, "Maybe he is actually a boring man."
But in any case, there were serious things to be done at this time, Terumi Mei could only temporarily set aside the idea of chatting with this handsome white-haired man, and instead said, "The Hokage-sama is interested, but I have something important to discuss this time. Please take me to see the Hokage."
Kakashi nodded in agreement, then turned, stepped forward, and gestured for Terumi Mei to follow him, "Then please follow me."
Soon after, Kakashi brought Terumi Mei to the Hokage Building. He stopped, turned around, looked at Terumi Mei and the others with a serious expression, and said earnestly, "This is an important place in Konoha Village, so please wait here for a while. I will personally lead the Mizukage-sama inside."
Terumi Mei nodded understandingly, then turned and said to Ao and the three guards behind her, "Stay here."
Everyone knew that when they were in Konoha Village at this time, they had to treat themselves as guests, so naturally they would not mind.
Immediately after, Kakashi and Terumi Mei continued walking forward. Soon, they arrived in front of the door to the Hokage's office. After Kakashi stood still, he gently raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A voice came from the door, "Come in." After receiving permission, Kakashi slowly opened the door and entered first.
Terumi Mei followed closely and stepped into the room. When she heard the voice, she couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in her heart.
The two looked at each other, and the air felt frozen.
Finally, Terumi Mei was the first to break the silence. She said softly, "I didn't expect... when we meet again, we have already become the Kage of our respective villages."
Shintaro smiled faintly and replied, "Yes, everything is unpredictable. Please have a seat, I have prepared a special seat for you."
Seeing this, Terumi Mei did not pretend and sat down openly. Kakashi beside him quietly stepped back while winking, leaving the Hokage's office to the two ninja leaders who came from different villages but had a close relationship.
Only the two Kage of the two countries, one water and one fire, remained in the spacious room, and the atmosphere felt somewhat solemn. Shintaro asked frankly, "You came to Konoha Village after taking over the position of Mizukage. What are you doing?"
However, Terumi Mei shook her head and corrected, "You misunderstood. It's not that I couldn't wait to come to Konoha immediately after taking office, but because I decided to come here, I ascended to the throne of Mizukage."
The carefree girl had long disappeared, replaced by Terumi Mei with a serious and solemn expression.
"Oh? How do you say this?" Shintaro raised his eyebrows, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Terumi Mei paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Unfortunately, the Fourth Mizukage passed away. He was actually controlled by a masked man who called himself Uchiha Madara using genjutsu to control his mind. After Ao discovered his true identity, he brutally killed the previous Mizukage and stole the Jinchuuriki Rokubi."
This was a very confidential matter in Kirigakure Village. The reason Terumi Mei told Shintaro unconditionally was not entirely based on personal friendship between them. In fact, the power difference between Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village was so great that Kirigakure Village did not need to hide anything.
Compared to keeping this secret, using this information in exchange for hidden truths and relevant intelligence information was clearly more important and significant.
Hearing this, Shintaro did not show any surprise. He just nodded in agreement, "I see."
However, Terumi Mei noticed his reaction, and her face immediately became serious, "You actually know something."
"Who is that person? Is it really Uchiha Madara? Isn't he the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan? If he lived to this day, he would be very old, but how could he have black hair and come to Kirigakure to attack the Mizukage and capture the Bijuu?" Terumi Mei asked a series of questions in succession. She placed her hands on the table and leaned forward slightly.
After all, the name Uchiha Madara was just as thunderous and terrifying. But at this moment, the legendary figure was actually targeting Kirigakure Village, which made Terumi Mei confused.
Shintaro did not hide anything and immediately replied, "The person behind the Kyuubi Rebellion in Konoha is the one who calls himself Madara Uchiha."
He paused for a moment and continued, "I have fought against him before. Although I am not sure if he is really Uchiha Madara, his strength cannot be underestimated. This is not the first time he has captured a Bijuu. I fear he is trying to imitate the First Hokage and collect all nine Bijuu to realize his ambitions."
Hearing this, Terumi Mei was extremely surprised. She never expected that the Kyuubi Rebellion in Konoha and everything that happened in Kirigakure Village were actually caused by the same person.
Immediately after, she changed her mind and asked, "Since he dares to call himself Uchiha Madara and has the iconic Sharingan, then he must be from the Uchiha Clan, right? But as an Uchiha, do you know his true identity?"
Shintaro actually knew very well in his heart that the true identity of the masked man in front of him was Obito, but this truth was too extraordinary.
Obito was always presented to the public as a great hero of Konoha who died heroically. It was difficult for anyone to connect him with the masked man who committed all the evil deeds.
Therefore, Shintaro decided not to reveal Obito's true identity for the time being.
"Sorry, I really don't understand the situation. There are so many people in the Uchiha Clan, I can't possibly know everyone, right?" He replied innocently.
Terumi Mei saw this, although she was unwilling to accept it, there was nothing she could do.
"Since that man is from Konoha Village. Shouldn't you be responsible for this?" She asked Shintaro with narrowed eyes.
Hearing this, Shintaro slightly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a cunning smile, "Uchiha Madara is a traitor to Konoha Village, and this masked man is openly acting under the banner of Uchiha Madara. No matter who he is, he cannot change his nature as a traitor. Does it have anything to do with Konoha?"
Terumi Mei was immediately choked and speechless, and for a moment she did not know how to refute it. Shintaro then took advantage of the victory and continued the attack, "Of course, I understand that you came here just to benefit Kirigakure Village. After all, you have not only lost a Fourth Mizukage, but also a valuable Jinchuuriki. But Konoha has also become a victim of that Uchiha Madara. Although we cannot compensate you, we can use other means to replace it."
"In what way?" Terumi Mei asked hesitantly.
The two villages formed an alliance and signed a non-aggression pact. Konoha and Kirigakure were both victims of Uchiha Madara, so they should no longer fight each other. To be consistent with the outside world, both the alliance and mutual non-aggression were important.
"Konoha lost the Fourth Hokage due to the Kyuubi Rebellion, and Kirigakure also lost the Fourth Mizukage and the Jinchuuriki Rokubi."
"But there is still the Jinchuuriki Kyuubi in Konoha, and there is still the Jinchuuriki Sanbi in Kirigakure who has not been kidnapped. To deal with Madara who is trying to seize the Bijuu, it is the best choice for our two villages to form an alliance and work together to face the outside world."
Terumi Mei was indeed a little moved when she heard this. She pursed her lips and thought for a moment before speaking, "Since that masked man has nothing to do with Konoha, it doesn't mean that Kirigakure Village cannot form an alliance with you."
"It's just that I am the Fifth Mizukage, chosen only because I wanted to visit Konoha to find out the truth. This matter is so big that I cannot make a decision alone."
Shintaro nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, forming an alliance is indeed a big deal."
"Let's do this. I will ask Kakashi to return to your village with you as Konoha's representative to sign the alliance and non-aggression pact."
Terumi Mei agreed, so the brief meeting between the two Kage ended, and Kakashi followed Terumi Mei and her entourage to Kirigakure Village in the Water Country.
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At this moment, another change occurred in the Water Country. The gray mud-turtle-like monster with three tails, Sanbi, who was once sealed into Nohara Rin, was captured.
Due to the death of its previous Jinchuuriki, the resurrected Sanbi had been staying at the bottom of the lake. It had not been recaptured by Kirigakure Village, but it was kidnapped by someone else first.
The one who kidnapped Sanbi was, of course, the masked man who called himself Uchiha Madara, namely Obito.
Obito easily used the Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu to control the wild Sanbi, and used Kamui to move the entire Sanbi into the Kamui space.
While suddenly disappearing, causing a large whirlpool to form on the surface of the lake.
Currently, all the Kirigakure ANBU sent to monitor Sanbi were killed by Obito, and none survived.
Obito adjusted his mask and said to himself, "In Kirigakure Village, the collection is complete."
"The other Bijuu who died in the last ninja war must also be resurrected."
"We also need to capture that Jinchuuriki."
"Rin, wait for me, I will create a world with you and atone for the mistakes I made."
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