The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

"But overall, our army is on the verge of collapse."

"At this moment, the ninjas from the village who were there to provide support finally arrived."

"Mei Terumi, Yoshikame Hoshigaki, the Kaguya clan, the Hozuki clan, and among them, the most important is Ao."

"Wielding the Evil King Flame Killing Sword forged by Minister Uehara, he saved Fuguki from Jiraiya's clutches."

"Orochimaru has been severely injured again."

"Also, the Sword of Wisdom suddenly erupted when Kisame Hoshigaki was about to be killed by Jiraiya."

"They managed to repel Jiraiya and the nearby Konoha ninjas."

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The Third Mizukage could imagine the severity of the situation from the description given by his master.

Unconsciously, he glanced at the location where Uehara Xiu was.

He sighed inwardly, thinking that if it weren't for the repairs, the village would have been utterly defeated in this battle.

Master Yuan continued, "After a short rest, the Fuguki ordered his troops to re-enter the Land of Fire and pursue some of the Konoha ninja."

"Good results have been achieved."

"The number of Konoha ninjas killed is almost equal to the number of ninjas who died in our village before."

"Next, it's about accruing interest, and even greater profits."

"The villages of Kumogakure and Iwagakure have maintained a tacit understanding with us."

"One ninja village, to hold Konoha back."

"Konoha will be in a very bad situation."

The Third Mizukage smiled.

"Since Konoha made that choice, they should bear the consequences. We don't need to be merciful. We should take as much flesh and blood as we can from Konoha this time."

"However, isn't Yagura's behavior—no, the behavior of the person behind Yagura—a bit strange?"

This is something the Third Mizukage couldn't understand.

The people of Konoha controlled Yagura.

When Konoha launched a surprise attack on the Kirigakure army, Yagura did not hinder Kirigakure's mission to provide support at all, and even took the initiative to do so.

This puzzled the Third Mizukage.

Even so, the person behind Yagura doesn't want Yagura to be exposed.

However, it's not necessary to go to that extent.

If you don't stop them, or only slightly interfere, no one will suspect anything.

"Master, has Yagura issued any new orders?"

Master Yuan replied.

"Yagura's order is for the village to seize this opportunity to give Konoha a good beating and try to gain more benefits from Konoha, which is the same idea as ours."

The Third Mizukage:

"The person behind Yagura, who controls the village, probably wishes Konoha would die?"

"Could it be that that person isn't from Konoha?"

"But that's impossible."

"Possessing both Wood Release and the Sharingan, who else could such a person be but someone from Konoha?"

The Third Mizukage was filled with doubt and surprise.

Suddenly, the Third Mizukage thought of something.

"Master, do you remember the Akatsuki organization that the Taketori Neko mentioned?"

Master Yuan nodded.

The Third Mizukage continued.

"What the cat-like creature is saying is that the person who invited him to join the Akatsuki called himself Madara Uchiha. It's not very likely that he was Madara Uchiha, but that guy probably also has the Sharingan."

"Is the Akatsuki's goal to change this world?"

"Without sufficient strength, it's impossible to do."

"Could it be that the person behind Yagura is a member of the Akatsuki organization?"

"A hidden force that does not belong to any ninja village, besides possessing sufficient strength, should also aim to weaken the strength of other ninja villages."

"So, fierce war is what they want to see."

The Third Mizukage's eyes flickered.

"If that's the case, then this Akatsuki organization deserves our attention."

"However, this also means that Konoha is not as terrible as I had previously imagined."

"Konoha has no hidden strength."

"There are only Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru."

"We don't need to be so wary."

The Third Mizukage looked at Master Yuan.

"Master, closely observe Konoha's subsequent reaction. See how Konoha responds to the siege of three ninja villages. This will help determine whether those who attacked me were from Konoha."

The master nodded emphatically.

"Yes, Mizukage-sama."

Uehara Osamu arrived at the dock and saw Genji off.

Suddenly, a small boat came speeding towards them.

"build."

A man stood at the bow of the ship, saw Uehara Shu, and waved from afar.

Kisame?

Chapter 190 Only Science Doesn't Lie

Uehara Shu sized up Kisame Hoshigaki.

Despite the success of his battle strategy, Kisame showed no joy whatsoever.

Besides exhaustion, there was also a hint of anxious worry.

"Kisame, what's wrong?"

Kisame Hoshigaki quickly drew his Sword of Wisdom.

"Xiu, the Dragon Slayer isn't responding."

Uehara Shu received the sword of wisdom.

The next moment, a dull feeling came over me.

If the previous Sword of Wisdom gave people a feeling of vitality, then the current Sword of Wisdom gives people a feeling of stagnation and desolation.

But Uehara Osamu wasn't too worried.

Uehara Shu had sensed this change even above the Skeleton Emperor.

When the Third Mizukage unleashes his full power, depleting eight or nine tenths of his soul energy, the Skeleton Emperor will be in this state.

As the Third Mizukage's soul power gradually recovered over time, the Skeleton Emperor's aura also began to recover.

The commander has already described the situation on the battlefield.

Uehara Osamu knew that when Kisame Hoshigaki was on the verge of death, Zanryu unleashed his power to protect Kisame.

But an outbreak always comes at a price.

Kisame Hoshigaki was worried about this.

"Don't worry."

Uehara Shu handed the Sword of Wisdom back to Kisame Hoshigaki and said.

"Zhanlong has simply fallen into a deep sleep. Given enough time, it will recover."

"Until then, the power of the Sword of Wisdom can still be used as usual."

"It won't have much of an impact on your strength, Kisame."

Kisame Hoshigaki finally relaxed upon hearing Uehara Osamu's reply.

"That's good."

It wasn't that I was worried about my own strength, but rather about slaying the dragon.

Zhanlong's words were foul and offensive.

However, Kisame Hoshigaki had long regarded Zanryu as his friend, partner, and companion, even though Zanryu was merely the consciousness of the Sword of Wisdom and not a flesh-and-blood being.

"Kisame, congratulations. You first held Orochimaru back, and then you held off Jiraiya. Kisame, this time you will definitely become famous in the ninja world. No one in the younger generation can compare to you."

"Just like Minato Namikaze of Konoha back then."

Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head.

"I'm still not strong enough."

"The existence of the Sword of Wisdom has already given me a huge advantage."

"But Orochimaru completely overwhelmed me using only taijutsu and summoning jutsu."

"And then there's Jiraiya, whose attacks were even more terrifying."

"I almost couldn't have made it."

"No, it's that they didn't persevere."