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Chapter 760 Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage and Leader of the Shinobi World!
"Damn it! You old codger Onoki, you actually went back on your word!"

When he saw that Onoki had actually cast his vote for Mizukage Mei Terumi, Douji Rai was instantly furious and even prepared to give him a piece of his mind.

However, in the face of the irritable Raikage, Onoki remained completely calm and said, "I don't remember promising you anything. My choice of the Fifth Mizukage was entirely for the sake of the greater good, and it was not influenced by any personal feelings whatsoever."

The Hidden Mist Village's strength has increased by leaps and bounds in the past two years, demonstrating the Fifth Mizukage's exceptional leadership abilities.

Furthermore, it is a fact that most of the intelligence about the enemy is currently provided by Kirigakure.

This is enough to show that Kirigakure and the Mizukage understand the enemy better than we do. In addition, she is currently the only captured Three-Tails Jinchuriki, so she naturally cannot go to the front line during the Ninja War. Staying in the rear and receiving protection is more suitable for the Fifth Mizukage.

Taking all these factors into account, this is my reason for choosing the Fifth Mizukage. If you think I'm wrong, feel free to disagree.

After Onoki's words, everyone present fell silent. Even the Fourth Raikage, who had been angry earlier, only snorted coldly to express his dissatisfaction, but did not utter a word in rebuttal.

However, although Onoki's words were reasonable and well-founded, based on Ai's understanding of the old man, there must have been other reasons for his choice of the Fifth Mizukage.

Onoki: Of course there are other reasons. Damn it, my grandson-in-law is now the second-in-command of Kirigakure. We Iwagakure and Kirigakure are practically family now.

If Kirigakure benefits from this Ninja War, would they forget about their in-laws?

Compared to the paltry benefits offered by Kumogakure, Iwagakure naturally wanted to cling to their own people.

At least for now, whether in terms of overall strength or intelligence, Kumogakure is indeed no match for Kirigakure.

They're all looking for partners, so why doesn't Iwagakure look for Kirigakure? Compared to Kirigakure, Kumogakure has a much deeper grudge against Iwagakure.

To say nothing of the distant past, the Third Raikage, the father of the Fourth Raikage A, died at the hands of Iwagakure.

Others may not know much about Kumogakure, but their old rivals, Iwagakure, know it quite well.

Yunyin Village is said to be inhabited by fierce and forthright people, but in reality, the village is almost entirely rife with bandits who want to rob almost anything that looks good.

He had previously stolen the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki from Konoha and the Byakugan from the Hyuga clan. Coincidentally, the two girls he stole were the wives of a certain blond father and son from Konoha.

In short, given the possibility of being sold out by Kumogakure, Onoki is naturally more willing to cooperate with Kirigakure at the moment.

After all, one of them is a family feud, and the other is his in-law. He had no choice before, but now that he has a better option, only an idiot would continue to team up with the brainless Raikage.

Because he had already agreed to the voting proposal, the Raikage was furious but helpless at this moment.

What angered him now was not Mizukage Terumi Mei, who had tricked him, but Onoki Ryouto, who changed his mind depending on the wind!

Seeing that the Fourth Raikage looked like he could explode at any moment, Mifune, who was in charge of chairing the meeting, was under immense pressure.

To avoid any further complications, he quickly continued, "Since both the Mizukage and the Hokage have two votes, let's continue the competition in another round."

"Isn't it correct that the Kazekage and Tsuchikage are still in charge of the Hokage and Mizukage positions respectively?"

When Mifune asked them, Gaara and Onoki nodded without hesitation.

Now that we've chosen sides, we have no choice but to stick to this path.

"Then Raikage-sama..." If he had a choice, he would naturally not want to choose either Tsunade or Mei Terumi. After all, in his opinion, how could a group of grown men like them put their face if the supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces was actually commanded and led by a female ninja?

The key issue now is that the Tsuchikage and Kazekage are both disappointing, one an old man and the other a kid. Even if he doesn't want to, he has to choose one of them.

"To be honest, I would prefer to choose Hokage, after all, Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, has been famous in the ninja world for even longer than I have."

Furthermore, the fame of Hokage Tsunade in the ninja world is much greater than that of the Mizukage.

But whether it's Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha Obito, or that Kabuto Yakushi who appeared later, they should all be Konoha's rogue ninja, right?
In other words, the forces we are facing this time are all ninjas trained by Konoha. Based on this alone, the Hokage is really not suitable to serve as the supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces.

Therefore, rather than having the Hokage as the supreme commander, I'd rather choose the Mizukage.

His own brother, Killer Bee, was captured by Sasuke Uchiha, a rogue ninja from Konoha.

I've heard that Konoha hasn't officially declared Uchiha Sasuke a rogue ninja yet, so there's a lot of misunderstanding going on between them.

In comparison, Kirigakure and Kumogakure have no grudges against each other. Moreover, old man Onoki was right about some things: Kaguya Seiya of Kirigakure is unfathomable.

Since he can no longer be the boss himself, he has no choice but to cling to a stronger patron.

That's why the position of supreme commander of the Allied Shinobi Forces ultimately fell to Mei Terumi, who was originally just a nobody.

As for the chief of staff, it remains the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade.

The original captain of the Allied Shinobi Forces was replaced by Rai, who was originally the Calabash Brother.

Following the Five Kage Summit, news of the impending Fourth Shinobi World War sent shockwaves through the entire shinobi world.

Although Obito Uchiha declared war on the Fifth Ninja Village, the two sides did not immediately go to war.

Obito needs time to cultivate White Zetsu, while Kabuto needs to diligently raid graves everywhere.

Meanwhile, the five great ninja villages need time to gather their ninjas, reorganize them after dispersing them, and prepare strategic supplies.

When Seiya and Mei Terumi returned to Kirigakure from the Land of Iron, they were undoubtedly warmly welcomed by the entire village.

For ninjas, the Ninja World War is nothing new; it happens every ten or twenty years, and they have long been prepared for it.

However, compared to previous Shinobi World Wars where Konoha was always the protagonist, this time Kirigakure undoubtedly gained prestige throughout the entire Shinobi World.

"Child, I knew my choice back then was right, even though many people in the village opposed you, a female ninja, taking on the position of Mizukage."

Over the years, everyone has witnessed your abilities and skill. No one expected that you would even come out on top at this Five Kage Summit, becoming the leader of the entire ninja world. That's truly remarkable.

When Seiya and his group returned to Kirigakure, many of Kirigakure's high-ranking officials, including the highly respected "Masters" and the Daimyo of the Land of Water, came out to greet them in person.

Mei Terumi felt flattered when "Master" personally removed the Mizukage hat for her.

(End of this chapter)