Chapter 123 Changes
"It seems Mei Terumi...appeared outside the village..."
The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost has learned from the Yuanshi that Terumi Mei has most likely rebelled. Now all the arrangements they have made in the village are actually to resist the other party's invasion - although Terumi Mei has not yet , but the front tide set off has actually made the entire Kirigakure Village feel that the storm is coming.
The Kirigakure ANBU just now is the best evidence.
"Is it finally here..." The pufferfish ghost grumbled, his eyebrows gloomy.
Although he and Terumi Mei were both elite Jonin of Kirigakure Village, in terms of seniority and strength of both parties, the Fugu Demon who was born in the Seven Ninja Swordsmen still couldn't compare with Terumi Mei, who was the Mizukage candidate.
On the surface, that woman seemed beautiful and charming, but she was actually thirty years old. She was a real old man in Kirigakure Village who had participated in the first three ninja wars, and she had extremely high qualifications.
Moreover, she herself is the owner of a double inheritance limit that is extremely rare in the entire ninja world. Among the younger generation of Kirigakure Village, except for the two jinchūriki of Gotachibana Yagura and Yu Gao, no one can compete in a one-on-one battle. Defeat her in a battle.
It's just because of the differences in concepts and the failure to discuss interests. She is a person who requires qualifications, qualifications, and strength, so she is not favored by the Kirigakure elders and other ninjas. At least among Yagura's successors, she herself is not It's so popular that if you want to get involved in the Mizukage position, I'm afraid it will take ten or eight years to settle down.
This is also the main reason why Terumi Mei was so eager to send troops to Konoha since the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja War.
Have qualifications.
Have strength.
It's just a lack of credit.
In particular, the fourth generation Mizukage Goju Tachibana Yagura set off a bloody mist in Kirigakure Village. The internal turmoil in Kirigakure Village was turbulent. Within a few years, many Kirigakure Village ninjas were forced to leave. Terumi Mei was among them, and her situation was of course also different. Not very nice.
But turmoil also means opportunities.
As long as she wins the external war, she will be able to make her voice heard within Kirigakure Village. At that time, there will be countless people who cannot stand Yagura's bloody policies and will push Terumi Mei to the front to fight against him. That is A very huge force - this is not difficult to foresee, because even Terumi Mei can bring more than 200 Kirigakure ninjas to fight. In fact, most of them are the result of the support of this group of Yagura's opponents.
Although until the end, Terumi Mei still underestimated the intensity of the internal fighting in Kirigakure Village - the intelligence she led to send troops was accurately delivered to Konoha by the spies/traitors of Kirigakure Village, which directly caused the destruction of Terumi Mei's troops in the wave. The overthrow of the country.
"That loser, she actually has the nerve to come back?" The puffer fish scolded and pushed open the door to Yuanshi's room, "Master Yuanshi, how many people did that woman bring here? I'm going to kill her right away. he!!"
Although he couldn't beat Terumi Mei, especially not long ago, Fugu Demon's own ninja sword, Samehada, was taken away by the defecting Kisame. Under the circumstances, the gap in strength between him and Terumi Mei became even greater, but This does not prevent the pufferfish ghost from showing off his loyalty in front of Yuanshi.
"She actually dared to collude with outsiders in an attempt to overthrow our Kirigakure Village. I, the pufferfish ghost, was the first one not to let her go!!"
There were only Master Yuan, his attendants, and a blue-haired boy wearing glasses in the room.
Hearing the pufferfish ghost's words, the young man's face was filled with shock and horror, and he quickly stood up.
The puffer fish looked sideways, and the boy was so frightened that he trembled, but he still held back his neck and mustered up the courage to say: "No... Terumi Mei-sama will never collude with outsiders!"
The pufferfish ghost said "Huh?" and saw that Master Yuan didn't react. He immediately lowered his head and looked at the kid who was no taller than his own legs. He stretched out his hands to pinch the clothes on his back and lifted him up like a chicken. He stood up and exhaled: "How do you know? Are you also with those rebellious people?"
"Ahhhhh I...I'm not!!" The boy screamed in fright.
"Coward!" The pufferfish ghost sneered, threw him back to the floor, squatted down, pushed his head with his fingers, and said meaningfully: "I know you, Chojuro, was one of the survivors of the Battle of Wave Country. First, I heard that Terumi Mei sacrificed herself to save you... Do they think that with your experience, it is natural for you to speak to that woman Terumi Mei, and you will not be suspected, so they put you Pushed here to beg for mercy?"
Chojuro was stunned. He had never seen such a battle before.
In the pufferfish ghost's words, which were like needles, he could no longer even say "no".
After all, according to the inference logic of the Fugu Ghost, anyone who speaks to Terumi Mei must be a traitor from Kirigakure Village. If the identity of the traitor is not confirmed after investigation, then he must be a well-hidden traitor.
"He is a good boy, but he is with the wrong person. Don't scare him." Finally, Master Yuan persuaded him.
"Anyway, I will keep an eye on you." The Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Ghost snorted at Chojuro, and gestured to him to cut his neck with a knife. After doing so, he stood up and sat down in front of the Yuanshi. on the sofa.
After the mountain of pressure subsided, Chojuro, who felt like he was being pardoned, muttered "I believe Terumi Mei-sama" in a low voice, patted his butt and stood up. Only then did he realize that the only sofa in the room had been occupied by a huge blowfish ghost. , he pursed his lips and could only stand aside awkwardly.
In the thick smoke, the pufferfish ghost drank the tea in front of him in one gulp. The teacup knocked on the table and he spoke calmly: "Master Yuanshi, what do you need me to do when you call me here?"
"Terumi Mei has left," Genshi said softly without answering his question, "but she will come again."
The pufferfish ghost's eyebrows tightened, he thought a war was about to begin.
This woman comes and goes.
What exactly does that mean?
"She walked very quickly and left before our people arrived," Master Yuan sighed, coughing between his words, "She didn't want to see us."
"Then why did she show up?" The pufferfish ghost became even more confused.
"She left a letter for the first ANBU ninja who saw her." This was said by Genshi's attendant. He handed a piece of paper folded several times to Fugu Demon.
After scanning the contents of the letter, the pufferfish ghost's eyes suddenly widened. He slammed the table and became furious: "That stinky woman!!"
There was nothing complicated in the letter, just a photo of the Fourth Mizukage Goju Yagura being chained to Han Yuan.
Because Yagura was folded into Hashirama's hands, this photo basically confirms that the Senju Hashirama is supporting Terumi Mei.
This fact verified Master Gen's conjecture that Terumi Mei had indeed become a pawn of the enemy's attempt to subvert the overall situation of Kirigakure Village.
For a long time, Kirigakure Village has had internal disputes between the liberal and conservative factions. Conservative closedness has been the basic tradition of Kirigakure Village since its establishment, while open communication is the real outlier of Kirigakure Village. It actually originated from The second generation of Mizukage Kiden Gengetsu carried out a series of innovative actions on Kirigakure.
However, starting from the third generation Mizukage, Kirigakure Village once again entered a closed state, and continued the conservative line until it reached its peak during the reign of the fourth generation Mizukage Gotachibana Yagura. However, due to Gotachibana Yagura's bloody governance style, The Kirigakure Open Faction has regained the support of many people, and Terumi Mei is one of the representatives of the Open Faction.
This is also the main reason why many people have been unable to hold back since the news that Terumi Mei was about to launch armed reforms in Kirigakure Village, and have made frequent small moves.
They may not be the spies placed by Terumi Mei in Kirigakure Village. They may just be motivated by their own ideas and intend to add fuel to the fire when the wave of change comes. This shows the people's hearts to a certain extent, but it also makes the original tense situation in Kirigakure Village even more Tight.
It was obvious that the woman showed up on purpose and left quickly after leaving a photo. She was creating pressure on Kirigakure Village, which was already like a powder keg. She was deliberately angering the conservatives in Kirigakure Village. She was encouraging them. An open-minded person lurking in Kirigakure Village, she is planning a major event that could subvert the tradition of Kirigakure Village.
"No matter what Yagura has done, he is still the shadow of Kirigakure Village. Terumi Mei humiliated us in such a clumsy way. If this photo is made public, except for the liberal faction, even the centrists who originally sympathized with her will not I will support her again," Yuanshi shook his head and said, "She tried to use her relationship with Senju Hashirama-sama to force us to submit, but she did a little bad... I don't know if there is any other hidden secret. "
Although many Kirigakure ninjas wish to cut Gotachibana Yagura into pieces, they are the direct victims of Gotachibana Yagura's bloody policy. It is only natural for them to take revenge, but it does not mean that others can be controlled by outsiders. Do something to Yagura.
That's a slap in the face to all Kirigakure Village ninjas.
Hearing this, the pufferfish ghost's eyes lit up and he said, "Then do you want to make this photo public?"
"No, we can't afford to lose this face." The liberal faction is shameless. They conservatives want it. We conservatives even have to help pick up the face that the liberal faction has lost. "Take this photo to the Ghost Lantern Clan." Chief, take a look."
The Oni Tou clan is the family from which the second generation Mizukage Kito Genzuki was born. They are staunch supporters of the open-minded faction in Kirigakure Village. Genshi feels that they may need to take a closer look at what Terumi Mei, the representative of the open-minded faction they have introduced, is. The ignorant bitch.
"Is that just this?" Pufferfish Ghost asked.
"There is one more thing." After Master Yuan heard the question clearly with the help of his attendants, he pointed to Changjuro beside him, "I hope you can be there as soon as possible when she appears next time... By the way, Bring this young man."
The pufferfish ghost frowned. He could understand it when he arrived at the scene for the first time. After all, according to the flow of things today, the woman might deliberately bring something that should not be revealed in order to ignite the high-pressure situation in Kirigakure Village.
But why take this brat with you?
When the pufferfish ghost asked this question, Master Yuan's answer was:
"If a fight breaks out, using him to threaten Terumi Mei can save your life."
"..."
The pufferfish ghost turned to look at the confused Chojuro and nodded numbly.
very good.
The logic is very smooth.
Terumi Mei is indeed very likely to let me go for the sake of this brat.
Although Puffer Demon felt that as long as he didn't fall into the trap, he would be able to support the arrival of nearby Kirigakure reinforcements under Terumi Mei's hands.
But who would think that he has a long life?
"You will follow me from now on!"
The pufferfish demon said viciously to Chojuro.
The latter was trembling like a little lamb. This was an order personally issued by Master Yuan. There was no way he could resist!
"Are there any other orders? Master Yuanshi?"
Master Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked faintly: "How is going on over at Chunyu? Yu Gao's ascending ceremony cannot be delayed any longer."
The pufferfish ghost was stunned, glanced at the attendants beside Master Yuan, lowered his head and said: "I don't know, Master Yuan Master, I am not responsible for this matter..."
Master Yuan stared at the pufferfish ghost for a long time, and then said "Oh" with some surprise, and then waved his hand: "Sorry, sorry, I may be tired and my memory is not very good, then it will be fine. You go..."
When the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost took the photo and exited the room with Chojuro, in the half-open door, the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Ghost who had already walked out quietly turned around, covered Chojuro's mouth, returned to the door, and looked through He looked at the scene in Master Yuan's room silently.
He put his index and middle fingers together and put them on his lips.
Illusion solution!
He watched for a long time, but there was no change in the scene. It was not until the breathless Chojuro bit his hand that he frowned and left the door silently.
On the empty street, the pufferfish ghost looked at the tooth marks on his hands and glanced at Changjuro again, with a ferocious and violent expression.
"You little brat, you bite so hard, I almost caused a big trouble for you!!"
"You...you dare to peek at Master Genshi..." Chojuro gasped and glared at the pufferfish ghost.
The pufferfish ghost stared at him for a while, then snorted coldly, and withdrew the fist he raised to smash down: "What do you know?"
"You framed Terumi Mei-sama in the room...and then you wanted to do harm to Genshi-sama!" Chojuro complained loudly, I know a lot!
When did I frame Terumi Mei?
When did I become unfavorable to Lord Yuanshi?
The pufferfish ghost's expression was so gloomy that it could drip water.
He cursed an idiot in a low voice, but he didn't say anything in the end. After all, even if he felt something abnormal, in these days, spying on Lord Yuanshi was indeed an action that was highly likely to be misunderstood.
Just sure.
"I have such a special physique. I am unique in Kirigakure Village. Yuanshi can actually recognize me as someone else. It seems that he is indeed old..." Unable to detect the ingredients of the illusion at the scene, Fugu Ghost's mind turned. With a similar thought, he casually looked at the photos in his hand. Maybe it was due to the fog, but there was a certain gray light on the photos.
He took Chojuro to the settlement of the Oniden clan, and under the vigilant eyes of the guards, he told the purpose of his visit and presented the photo.
"I hope this group of guys can wake up..." Pufferfish Ghost whispered. The status of the Ghost Lantern clan in Kirigakure Village is very high, and they have spread out and have a good influence in the world outside Kirigakure Village. Although he is an open sect, he is the kind of huge force that even the Yuan Master cannot touch.
Their status in Kirigakure Village is comparable to that of the Hyuga clan in Konoha Village, and they are one of the important foundations of a ninja village.
He waited for a while, but could not wait to be received by the leader of the Ghost Lantern Clan. Only the guard who came back just now asked with a strange expression:
"That photo... was it really Master Yuan who asked you to send it here?"