I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

When Li Mo used his shadow soldiers to gather intelligence, he learned that when Hashirama Senju gathered a large number of ninja clans into ninja villages and incidentally formed a country, some ninjas did consider unifying the country themselves. However, the various ninja clans, who were constantly training and fighting, simply did not have enough administrators to govern a country. Forcing ninjas who only knew how to fight and kill to manage the country usually resulted in a messy and terrible outcome, leaving both the ninja villages and the country dissatisfied.

This is why, after Hashirama Senju established Konoha, the Land of Fire was established, the strongest lord of a castle became a daimyo, and the other lords became nobles. After Konoha handed over its financial and military power, it received a certain amount of funding from the Land of Fire every year and the authority to entrust tasks to the Land of Fire. The other ninja villages that were established afterward also followed Konoha's example and their own actual situation.

With the five great nations and various smaller nations forming a dual-core system, there are occasional attempts by ninja villages to unify the power of the entire country. Daimyo and nobles, for example, are not at ease with ninja villages that hold the reins of power. This is why, after the passing of the two great figures, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, a brutal Shinobi World War broke out immediately, with at most a ninja world war occurring every twenty years.

Fortunately, Li Mo didn't know that much at first, but he had a lot of valuable experience from the Celestial Empire. He adopted a centralized system when he unified the Rainbow Country. For example, the training of ninjas was to train the most outstanding batch to be the official ninjas, while the others were police and reserves!

"The elite ninja and ANBU combined number over four thousand, and the ninja reservists and those demobilized police officers number over thirty thousand. The Limit Company's reserves can be mobilized to reach around two hundred thousand, which would give them a considerable chance of drowning the current five great ninja villages..."

Looking at the documents on the ninja army and armed forces in his hand, Li Mo estimated the strength he had at his disposal and nodded in satisfaction. However, after thinking about how the final victory or defeat was determined by the high-end combat power in the Naruto world, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly and sigh, "It's a pity that the strongest among them are only three quasi-Kage. As for Kage-level and above, there are only me, Pakura, and Tsunade. The number of strong individuals is still quite lacking!"

The armed forces of the Rainbow Country are completely different from the mercenaries of the ninja villages. The members of the official ninja army are at least at the level of elite Chunin-1, and there are many elite ninja army members who have reached the level of special Jonin and regular Jonin-1.

These ninja soldiers are not the cannon fodder genin from the Five Great Ninja Villages who have mastered the Three Body Techniques and chakra. Every official ninja soldier in the Land of Rainbows is carefully selected and undergoes round-the-clock training. Their mastery of taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu is tailored to their individual strengths. Even those who fail the selection process are transferred to the police force or become lower-level officers. The official members who pass the assessment are even more formidable.

It's no exaggeration to say that, aside from their relative lack of combat experience, the Land of Rainbow's current 3,000-plus ninja army, along with several hundred ANBU ninjas, would have little difficulty defeating an equal number of ninja armies from the five great ninja villages. Not only are their basic strengths formidable, but their standard ninja chakra armor can double their strength and provides considerable protection. Elite Chunin wearing it can even hold their own against Special Jonin, and against opponents of the same level, they can easily take on several at once.

Even those ninja army reserves and police officers, their strength is at least between elite genin and regular chunin. The hundreds of thousands of reserve members are those who have mastered chakra and have a certain amount of combat power, with strength roughly between ninja academy graduates and elite genin. If necessary, they can be used as cannon fodder to fill the gaps.

The problem is, if Li Mo really chooses to mobilize all the forces of the Rainbow Country at once, it would mean a one-shot kill of the entire family. The last village to choose this tactic was the Sand Village. If it weren't for the fact that the Leaf Village was in a hurry to end one side of the battlefield, and that the Third Hokage was a master of internal strife, the Sand Village would probably have already declared bankruptcy. Even so, it was barely maintaining its existence. In addition, with the Daimyo of the Land of Wind kicking it while it was down, the Sand Village would not be able to replenish its ranks with a large number of new soldiers.

Moreover, Li Mo's side still lacks top-tier combat power. It is already very rare for three near-Kage level combat power to appear in a few years. True Kage level powerhouses are not so easy to appear, otherwise they would not be given the honorific title of "Kage level".

As the name suggests, the Kage-level ninjas in the ninja world can be considered as candidates for the Kage of their respective ninja villages. Apart from those small ninja villages, where even an elite Jonin could probably serve as their village leader (not many leaders of small ninja villages dare to call themselves XX Kage), the Kage of the five major ninja villages must be at least Kage-level ninjas to be qualified to be included in the candidate list. Even if they do not serve as the Kage of their own village, they are at least in the highest ranks.

Correspondingly, the probability of a Kage-level ninja emerging in the ninja world is extremely low. At the height of Konoha's power, the number of Kage-level ninjas had just broken into double digits. Now, Konoha's Kage-level ninjas are probably only the Third Hokage and Shimura Danzo, the latter barely hovering at the threshold of Kage-level. Perhaps we should also include Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Fugaku, Hatake Kakashi, and Might Guy, who used their full strength. Other ninja villages at most have single-digit Kage-level ninjas, which may not even be as good as Konoha's current situation of lacking talent.

To be honest, a Kage-level ninja isn't something that can be easily cultivated. Besides having sufficient talent and guidance from a renowned teacher, the investment of resources is also indispensable. Even then, it can't be said that a Kage-level ninja can be cultivated with 100% success. As for the Rainbow Country, it certainly has enough resources and ninja heritage, and even the selection of ninja soldiers is done from eligible members across the country. However, the short period of less than ten years is still too short.

Moreover, in the Naruto world, a ninja world that emphasizes the bloodline of the Otsutsuki aliens, it is extremely difficult for an ordinary ninja to become a special Jonin. The difficulty for an ordinary ninja to become a Kage-level ninja is even greater than the probability of winning the lottery jackpot—not impossible, but extremely slim.

Therefore, after assessing the strength under his command and the remaining military power of various factions in the ninja world, Li Mo felt that it was unnecessary for the Rainbow Country to launch a full-scale attack right now. Patiently lying low was a better strategy.

"Forget it! It's not time to go all out yet. Even if we win against those people, we'll suffer too much damage to our strength. And time is on my side!"

Chapter 28 Scheming for the Water Kingdom

Now is not the best time to launch a full-scale war!

This was a conclusion Li Mo reached after reviewing the intelligence reports from the Shadow Soldiers about the ninja world and summarizing the current situation of the Rainbow Country under his control.

Although the Third Shinobi World War had only ended a few years prior, and Konoha and Kumogakure were still locked in a bloody, protracted war, Kirigakure was engaging in a frenzied infighting, and Sunagakure and Iwagakure were suffering heavy losses and unable to replenish their ranks, while Sunagakure and Iwagakure were also facing significant losses and a lack of top-tier fighters, it did not mean that they had lost their fighting power.

At this time in the ninja world, the combined forces of the five major ninja villages and various smaller ninja villages, along with the forces that the daimyo and nobles could mobilize, Li Mo estimated that more than twenty Kage-level ninjas could be mobilized, and at the genin level, more than 300,000 people could be mobilized at the maximum limit.

This number seems exaggerated, much more than the 80,000 ninja troops during the Fourth Shinobi World War. However, Li Mo knew that the 80,000-strong Allied Shinobi Forces did not include the forces left behind by the major ninja villages, as well as the forces held by all the smaller ninja villages, daimyo, and nobles. Otherwise, a full mobilization would definitely exceed the current estimated number of the entire ninja world's military strength.

In the original Naruto anime storyline, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, the daimyo and nobles thought it would be the same as the previous three Shinobi World Wars, that they had successfully instigated the infighting among shinobi. The daimyo of the Five Great Nations didn't take it seriously at all. However, Li Mo's Rainbow Country would launch a full-scale crackdown on those daimyo and nobles. Considering the experience of China and even the Soviet Union in this regard, it would be strange if they didn't desperately unite their shinobi to launch a counterattack.

Moreover, Li Mo's plans involve various forces in the ninja world, such as the Akatsuki and Black Zetsu. This kind of calculation makes it seem that the current national strength of the Rainbow Country is insufficient. If all combat forces, including reserves, are mobilized, a quick victory is naturally possible. However, if the battle drags on or even results in heavy losses, the negative impact on the Rainbow Country will be very serious.

After all, the Rainbow Kingdom currently has a population of over six million, with young adults making up a third of them. The mobilization of 200,000 people for combat, taking into account logistical support, has already reached the mobilization ratio of an industrialized nation waging a world war. Moreover, the mobilization consists of Li Mo's most trusted subordinates. If the losses are too great, it may be difficult to effectively unify the occupied territories, which would lead to extreme instability in the rule.

Of course, Li Mo felt that he wasn't going to stay put. He wanted to delay the time when the Rainbow Country was fully exposed to the eyes of the various forces in the ninja world, let the flames of war in the ninja world burn for a while, and then seize the opportunity to break through the enemy's defenses before unifying the world. He was very confident in this regard!

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"Hinata, eat more, it'll make you stronger!"

"Hehe, Hinata is so cute. Tsunade-neechan, you can't even match Hinata's appetite. It's really an eye-opener."

"There's nothing we can do; Hinata's bloodline requires just too much energy to grow and transform..."

Half a month later, inside the capital of the Rainbow Country, Li Mo smiled as he watched the lively scene in the restaurant. Tsunade was childishly competing with Hinata Hyuga in terms of eating capacity. However, under the watchful eyes of Li Mo, Yagura, Samui, and Kurenai Yuhi, Tsunade actually lost to Hinata Hyuga in terms of eating capacity.

Hinata Hyuga, who looks petite and cute, and appears to be about seven or eight years old, devours all the food brought to her by the maids in a completely elegant and quick manner. If the maids hadn't taken away the empty bowls and plates around her in time, they would probably be piled up into a small mountain by now. Seeing this scene reminded Li Mo of the scene when the protagonist, Goku, was eating in the Dragon Ball manga when he was a child.

Well, in a sense, Hinata Hyuga, who successfully fused with the Seed of the Blazing Sun, might actually resemble Sun Wukong a bit, at least in terms of appetite. Originally, her Byakugan bloodline was already very pure, and after Li Mo bestowed the Seed of the Blazing Sun upon her for three days, she successfully activated a special physique similar to the Sage Body. Her Byakugan bloodline also showed an evolutionary trend, which resulted in Hinata Hyuga's appetite increasing significantly to satisfy the energy needed for her bloodline and growth.

It can be said that Hinata Hyuga has changed significantly every day over the past month. Li Mo judged that in addition to her rapid growth in appearance, her chakra has reached the level of a Jonin and is increasing rapidly as she successfully activated the Sage Body. It is estimated that once Hinata Hyuga's bloodline stabilizes, she will possess at least the level of a Kage.

Compared to Hinata Hyuga, whose strength has improved by leaps and bounds, Ino Yamanaka, who is the same age, and Karin Uzumaki, who is slightly older, seem to be inferior. Karin Uzumaki, who has lived in the Land of Rainbows for several years, has only slightly more chakra than Hinata Hyuga at this time, but her ninjutsu and other skills are much stronger.

Fortunately, Karin Uzumaki and Ino Yamanaka didn't care about this and got along very well with Hinata Hyuga. The three girls, who were close in age, seemed to have a very good relationship, and the other beautiful ninjas also treated them with kindness!

"Speaking of which, Ino and Karin don't seem to have changed that much, and the same goes for Kurenai and the others..."

Seeing Li Mo smiling as he watched Tsunade and Hinata Hyuga's eating contest, Yekura, whose Scorching Release seemed to have undergone a subtle change as well, leisurely savored her dessert. Her beautiful eyes, now as clear as the finest amethyst, gazed at Li Mo, her voice slightly softer yet still audible to everyone, including Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, and Samui, all of whom pricked up their ears, carefully watching how their man would answer the question.

Compared to Tsunade and Hinata Hyuga, who have undergone the most significant changes, Samui, Yugito the Two-Tailed Beast, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, and Shizune, including the little girl Ino Yamanaka, have not yet activated their [Sage Body] or other bloodline limits, which makes them somewhat impatient!

"Haha, don't worry!"

Hearing Pakura's words about her Blazing Release technique, and knowing that she had also begun another fusion of her Bloodline Limit, and understanding Samui and the others' anxious feeling of falling behind, Li Mo chuckled casually. He then put his arm around Samui's waist and patiently explained to them, "The extraordinary power seeds I gave you need to be nurtured by yourselves to bear the most suitable fruit. Tsunade and Hinata simply activated their own Bloodline Limit powers first..."

Li Mo was well aware of the effects of the [Seed of the Blazing Sun]. He had fused with the extraordinary power essences of dozens of Li Mos and modified the chakra power of the Naruto world. For the fused user to think that he could reach the sky in one step was wishful thinking. The focus was more on stimulating the potential that the fused user himself possessed.

For example, Tsunade and Hinata Hyuga are quite similar in that one's grandfather created the Wood Release bloodline limit and possesses the Sage Body, while the other simply has the Tenseigan bloodline, one of the two supreme dojutsu in the ninja world. The Sun Seed just happened to stimulate their potential, promoting the activation and optimization of their bloodline limits. As for Samui and Ino Yamanaka, they have to work harder to develop their own abilities.

In this respect, they are very fortunate to have fused with the Seed of the Blazing Sun and to be in the Land of Rainbows. Not to mention the numerous ninjutsu, genjutsu, taijutsu, and even forbidden techniques that Li Mo has already collected, Tsunade and Pakura, who practice the Scorching Release technique, can provide a lot of useful advice in this regard. For example, Pakura, who practiced the Scorching Release technique, even created her own bloodline limit for the Scorching Release technique, which can be of great reference value to them.

Li Mo's words were agreed upon by Tsunade and Scorching Release user Pakura. Even the Two-Tails Yugito, Samui, and Kurenai Yuhi felt that it made a lot of sense. However, Yamanaka Ino and Uzumaki Karin did not have this understanding yet, as they had not been taught this kind of knowledge!

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"Mo, what happened?"

After finishing lunch, Li Mo was about to take the beautiful women surrounding him out for a stroll when he suddenly stopped and a hint of joy appeared on his face. Tsunade, who was keenly aware of this, instinctively became alert and asked in a low voice while looking around at the situation.

"Well, it's not that something happened on our side, it's that something changed in the Land of Water. I'll leave temporarily to check on the details!"

Upon hearing Tsunade's question, Li Mo, regaining his senses, took her hand and gestured to Tsunade and the others that it wasn't something that had happened to him or the Land of Rainbows, but rather that the Land of Water, one of the Five Great Nations, was in trouble. After giving a few instructions, he immediately left for the royal palace to prepare for the response.

Li Mo's actions did not elicit any opposition from Tsunade and the others. Even the three little girls, Hinata Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, and Karin Uzumaki, knew that when their adult had important matters to attend to, they should obediently not disturb him. As for Tsunade, Pakura (who uses the Scorching Release technique), and Samui, they understood that the problems in the Land of Water, one of the Five Great Nations, were a rare opportunity for Li Mo. They knew that their lover's ambitions in this regard were astonishing.

Even though Tsunade and Yagura, who both possessed the Scorching Release, desperately wanted to know what had happened in the Land of Water and what their lovers were planning to do about it, they understood that if Li Mo wanted them to know, he would never try to hide anything. And since things were urgent now, the best thing for them was not to disturb him and to quietly wait to see how the matter would be handled.

When Li Mo arrived at the palace, he went straight to his private study and sat down. He then carefully read the intelligence sent by the shadow soldiers and learned that even after leaving the Land of Water and poaching talent from other villages for several years, he still couldn't stop the blood mist from Kirigakure from spreading throughout the entire Land of Water!

Chapter 29 The Water Country Where Blood Mist Spreads

As one of the five great nations of the ninja world that Li Mo transmigrated to, the Land of Water doesn't have a very high presence in the ninja world. Unless it is located by the sea or has trade relations with the Land of Water, most people only have this impression of the Land of Water. As for the situation of the Land of Water, few people know anything about it, let alone the Hidden Mist Village in the Land of Water.

After all, the environment of the Land of Water, in the ninja world, can be regarded as similar to that of Japan. It is a country composed of several large islands and many small islands. However, its population is at most around ten million, which has already reached the upper limit of the Land of Water's current technology. However, the Land of Water has not continued to develop industry to absorb the population, nor has it expanded its seas to colonize. Its daimyo and nobles have no pity for those two-legged beasts of burden, and are constantly exploiting and sucking the blood of the common people.

Unable to endure the oppression, the common people tried to escape, but most failed to leave the Land of Water and became river bandits. A few were even captured and killed as a warning to others. The Land of Water's economy was such that even the Daimyo of the Land of Water didn't allocate much funding to the Hidden Mist Village each year. This led to the Hidden Mist Village's defeat and withdrawal in the Second Shinobi World War, forcing them to undergo a brutal graduation killing test at the Ninja Academy.

After all, the defeat did not yield sufficient benefits, and it was not convenient to target the other ninja clans of Kirigakure who controlled the swords. Therefore, the Third Mizukage had no choice but to bite the bullet and conduct a rigorous onboarding test, eliminating half of the Kirigakure ninja he had trained.

If they didn't do this, the economically impoverished Kirigakure wouldn't be able to support so many ninjas, and the Third Mizukage wouldn't want to cause any trouble. As a result, Kirigakure's reputation as the "Village of Blood Mist" became increasingly well-known, and the ruthless and bloodthirsty Kirigakure ninjas who went through this cruel graduation trial became famous throughout the ninja world.

Unfortunately, when Li Mo discovered that he had transmigrated to Kirigakure, he was clearly not interested in the Blood Mist Trial, nor did he want to stay in Kirigakure, which was ruled by the Third Mizukage who was still under the control of the living Uchiha Madara. He didn't even want the Land of Water as his intended territory, because the Land of Water's development prospects were really not good. If it developed even slightly, it would have to face the power of the Daimyo of the Land of Water and Kirigakure, and the situation would naturally be quite dangerous.

In this case, Li Mo naturally wouldn't rush into anything. Instead, he chose to leave the Land of Water and even stay far away from the area where the Third Shinobi World War was about to break out, setting his sights on the extremely distant Land of Rainbows, thus taking the opportunity to make great strides.

Li Mo's departure did not have much impact on Kirigakure. The Third Mizukage, controlled by Madara Uchiha, was defeated and returned home during the Third Shinobi World War!

It's not that Kirigakure was as fragile as Sunagakure, ranking at the bottom. It's just that the Third Mizukage, controlled by Madara Uchiha, made a series of incomprehensible mistakes. Sometimes he fought a bloody battle with Konoha, and sometimes he attacked Sunagakure. In the end, he gained nothing and suffered heavy losses, retreating back to the Land of Water.

The problem was that the various ninja clans and ordinary ninjas of Kirigakure couldn't accept another defeat, and the Daimyo of the Land of Water expressed his dissatisfaction and cut some funds. In addition, Obito Uchiha took over the position of the Third Mizukage, who was controlled by genjutsu. This led to the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, Yagura Karatachi, killing the Third Mizukage. Yagura then took over as the Fourth Mizukage, but was controlled by Madara Uchiha while he was still under Madara's last bit of power, and thus the Blood Mist Strategy was launched.

What is the Blood Mist Strategy?

The operation was quite simple: Obito Uchiha controlled the Fourth Mizukage, who directly attributed the defeat of the Third Shinobi World War to the lack of effort or even betrayal of the Kirigakure clans with their bloodline limits, which led to the village's defeat.

It should be said that Obito Uchiha's excuse was clumsy, but as the worst student in the Konoha Ninja Academy, he was only able to come up with a larger-scale measure based on the previous Blood Mist Trial in Kirigakure. He shifted the blame for Kirigakure's defeat to the Third Mizukage and attributed it to the bloodline limit clans in Kirigakure, and then directly targeted the Mizuki clan.

As one of the major ninja clans of Kirigakure, the Mizuki clan, who inherited the [Ice Release] bloodline limit, never imagined that the Fourth Mizukage would actually dare to do such a thing. Caught completely off guard, their clan territory was destroyed and most of the Mizuki clan members were killed in battle. The remaining Mizuki clan members managed to break through but were still pursued by Kirigakure ninja. Moreover, the Fourth Mizukage, who was being controlled by Obito Uchiha, continued to expand the scope of their attacks, extending them to several prominent bloodline limit clans in Kirigakure.

The Mizuki clan, which possesses the Ice Release bloodline limit; the Kaguya clan, which possesses the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit; the Hozuki clan, which has almost reached a new bloodline limit by mastering the Water Transformation secret technique; and some smaller ninja clans that possess bloodline limits or secret techniques...

It's no exaggeration to say that the situation in Kirigakure was somewhat similar to that in Konoha. The ninja clans that mastered bloodline limits and secret techniques had a significant advantage over ordinary ninjas. Even the "Village of Blood Mist" created by the Third Mizukage could only be conducted within the Ninja Academy; it was impossible for them to directly use their swords against those ninja clans.

Naturally, the ninja clans that used to occupy a lot of benefits and positions in Kirigakure were more or less a source of dissatisfaction for the ordinary Kirigakure ninjas. However, since the ordinary Kirigakure ninjas were no match for the strength of a ninja clan, they would only be taken seriously by those ninja clans if they were promoted to Special Jonin or Regular Jonin. When Kirigakure became the "Village of Blood Mist," not many of those ninja clans were eliminated. In addition, their losses in the Third Shinobi World War were not too great, which naturally attracted even more hatred from the ordinary Kirigakure ninjas.

Therefore, when the Fourth Mizukage, whom Obito Uchiha successfully manipulated, targeted the Mizuki clan, the ordinary Kirigakure ninja mostly supported or remained neutral, with very few opposing them. This directly resulted in the Mizuki clan having virtually no power to resist when the Kirigakure ninja launched a surprise attack, and they were easily wiped out by the Fourth Mizukage.

Not every bloodline limit family has the potential of the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki clans. In particular, the Uchiha clan, after suffering severe psychological trauma, is prone to a surge in spiritual power, which can awaken the Sharingan. Some of the most talented Uchiha can even awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. When they become familiar with it and don't hold back their ocular power, they are basically at the level of a Kage-level shinobi. Otherwise, a Sharingan with only one tomoe or three tomoe wouldn't be enough to make Konoha wary!

The Mizuki clan needs no introduction. While they were one of the most prestigious clans in Kirigakure and may have had Kage-level shinobi in the past, by the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the Mizuki clan didn't have a single Kage-level shinobi. Their clan leader was a veteran elite Jonin who was probably close to reaching the level of a near-Kage. However, compared to Kirigakure, they were no match for them. The Fourth Mizukage alone was enough to wipe out the entire clan.

As a result, after the Fourth Mizukage wiped out the Mizuki clan, he did not stop as most Kirigakure ninja had expected. Instead, he turned his attention to other bloodline limit clans and secret technique clans within his village. He even issued the Blood Mist Policy to continuously purge bloodline limit clans and secret technique clans, causing great instability within Kirigakure and even beginning to affect the overall environment of the Land of Water.

Yes, that's right. The current environment in the Land of Water is slightly better than in the original Naruto anime. The reason is the Rainbow Country's immigration policy, which directly relocated more than two million people from the Land of Water, reducing the population, which had already reached the Land of Water's current capacity limit, to about eight million.

More than two million people migrated from the Land of Rainbows, and the large quantities of food, dried fish, sugar, and other necessities exchanged and traded made the living conditions of the common people in the Land of Water somewhat better after the Third Shinobi World War. However, with the presence of the Daimyo of the Land of Water and a group of nobles, that improvement was only from not having enough to eat to being able to barely have enough to eat, and the conflicts remained very intense.

By manipulating the Fourth Mizukage, Obito Uchiha shifted the blame for the defeat in the Third Shinobi World War onto the clans with bloodline limits in Kirigakure. The Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Water then went along with this, spreading the same view and giving the common people of the Land of Water an outlet for their resentment.

Of course, expecting civilians to fight against fully armed ninjas is a pipe dream. But when it comes to the elderly, weak, women and children who escaped from the Minazuki clan, the cruelty displayed by these civilians who wanted to vent their resentment is astonishing. However, the civilians soon discovered that the escapees of the Minazuki clan disappeared without a trace. They did not know that it was ninjas arranged by the Land of Rainbows who rescued these people.

In any case, they were all members of clans with bloodline limits, so Li Mo naturally didn't mind taking them in as his subordinates. For example, Mizuki Haku and his mother were members of the Mizuki clan who were rescued. Subsequently, he continued to undermine the infighting Kirigakure. In the past few years, thousands of Kirigakure ninjas and their families have been taken in by the Rainbow Country. Of these, only less than fifty ninjas were absorbed into the ninja army and police force, but fortunately, the Rainbow Country made proper arrangements and provided them with professional training.

Li Mo was happy to see this happen. In the early days, he recruited rogue ninjas, wandering ninjas, and even ninjas who were spying. So, he would not hesitate to accept the bloodline limit family members and ninjas that he had poached from Kirigakure. Moreover, he expected that he could also poach Kaguya clan members and other Kirigakure ninjas. He did not have any immediate plans to join the chaotic situation in Kirigakure.

However, the people Li Mo had placed in the Land of Water and even the Hidden Mist Village were eventually tracked down by the Hidden Mist Village as they continued their operations. But instead of reporting to the Fourth Mizukage, the Hidden Mist Village people who discovered them took the initiative to contact them!

Chapter 30 The Undercurrents of Kirigakure

The Land of Water, Hidden Mist Village

Compared to when Li Mo first transmigrated, when at least he could see ninjas or civilians shopping or dining on the streets, creating a somewhat lively atmosphere, the atmosphere in Kirigakure at this moment was very oppressive. Even the long-awaited sunshine in the sky could not dispel the faint smell of blood.

Just by looking at the streets of Kirigakure, one can see that even the occasional ninja or civilian is always in a hurry, not daring to stop and chat with acquaintances, and rushing home after just a glance. This tells you that the situation in Kirigakure is not optimistic. In fact, one could say that the internal conflict in Kirigakure has become extremely serious, to the point that Kirigakure ninjas and villagers are afraid to even chat.

After all, the Minazuki clan, one of the most prestigious clans in Kirigakure, was wiped out by the current Fourth Mizukage more than two years ago. Subsequently, the Hozuki clan, which had produced members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen or trusted confidants of the Mizukage throughout history, was also subject to the Fourth Mizukage's order to eliminate them.

If that were all, many people in Kirigakure might have been secretly gloating. However, several smaller clans using secret techniques were subsequently wiped out, and the Fourth Mizukage showed no sign of stopping. This caused considerable unease within Kirigakure, with many wondering what the Fourth Mizukage was thinking.

Even with the defeat in the Third Shinobi World War, the sacrifice of the Third Mizukage and the Minazuki clan, one of the prestigious families of Kirigakure, was already somewhat justifiable. However, the Third Mizukage showed no signs of stopping. Since the end of the Third Shinobi World War, the number of ninjas killed in Kirigakure's internal strife has likely already exceeded the losses of the Third Shinobi World War, and it seems there is no end in sight.

In this eerie atmosphere, neither the ninjas nor the civilians of Kirigakure dared to relax. The Mizuki clan, the Hozuki clan, and many other Kirigakure ninjas had already paid the price with their lives. No one wanted to become the next target of the Fourth Mizukage's purge. Furthermore, Kirigakure's "Blood Mist Plan" had even been tacitly approved by the Daimyo and nobles of the Land of Water. The elderly, women, and children who had fled from clans like the Mizuki and Hozuki might be discovered by the civilians of the Land of Water and used as scapegoats.

Faced with this situation, some high-ranking members of Kirigakure felt it was inappropriate and raised objections. However, the Fourth Mizukage seemed determined to carry out a purge. No one in Kirigakure could directly confront the Fourth Mizukage, who was a Kage-level ninja and the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails. In addition, the Fourth Mizukage had a group of loyal followers, which naturally made it impossible for other Kirigakure ninja who wanted to change the situation to do anything.

In any case, the situation in Kirigakure is getting worse and worse. For the time being, no one can change the current blood mist policy of Kirigakure, and the blood mist, which seems to be getting thicker and thicker, is spreading over the entire Kirigakure!

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