I'm doing Jujutsu Kaisen in the ninja world.

"Let's go, real person."

He pulled down his hat brim and said that his outfit was somewhat out of place among the others on the street, but it met the dress code for the high-society party they were about to attend... even though he didn't need to.

"Any new toys? I'm already tired of the old ones."

A person squatting on the ground nearby, playing with a disgusting doll, raised their head, revealing a face covered in stitches.

The gentleman wore a bright and sincere smile. "Of course, didn't I promise you I'd find you even more fun toys? The place we're going to this time has lots of new toys. I can guarantee their souls will be even uglier and stinking, you'll definitely love them."

"Great! I can't wait to transform their souls!"

Upon hearing this, the real person immediately smiled excitedly, stood up impatiently, and casually threw away the ugly and even disgusting doll.

Shortly after they left, a little boy passed by and curiously picked up the doll from the ground.

"what is this?"

"Ugh, what disgusting stuff! Don't pick up this trash, throw it away!"

The little boy's mother looked disgusted, slapped the toy away, and then quickly left with her crying child.

The doll that fell into the stinking ditch had hollow, distorted features, and gradually, tears began to flow from its eyes!

"Keiko... Taketa... It's me... Don't you recognize me...?"

"I hate it so much... I hate it so much..."

Under the influence of a large amount of negative emotions such as hatred, this seemingly disgusting doll actually caused its soul to mutate. Then, the mutation of the soul was projected onto the physical body, making its originally weak and deformed body instantly become tall and fierce.

"A monster!"

"Run!"

"Where are all the guards doing? Come and protect me!"

The monster was incredibly destructive. Once it chose a direction, it charged out, easily knocking away anyone who stood in its way. When they landed, they even spat out fragments of their internal organs, clearly indicating they were dead.

"Keiko... Taketa... wait for me... I'm back."

At this point, the monster was left with only this one obsession.

Closer, very close...

He could almost see the 'happy' smiles on his wife and son's faces.

"Damn it, protect the people!"

"Wind Release: Wind Slice Technique!"

"Konoha Style Swordsmanship: Twelve Consecutive Slashes!"

Thump...

Under the combined attack of multiple ninjas, his limbs were severed, and he collapsed to the ground.

Even so, he still turned his head to look in a certain direction, where his lifelong concern lay.

"Why... I just wanted to go home... Why are you doing this to me...?"

puff!

A sharp sword pierced straight through his head, freezing his thoughts in that instant.

"Make a note of this; it's a monster I've never seen before."

"Yes, Captain."

"Are you all alright? Were you scared?"

The captain turned around and asked the woman and boy next to him.

"Thank goodness you arrived in time, otherwise we would have almost... Waaah."

The woman choked up and started crying as she spoke, and the captain immediately began to frantically try to comfort her.

But the boy in the woman's arms kept staring at the slain monster. For some reason, he felt a faint sense of familiarity with the monster, as if he had known it for a long time.

Oh, right.

The doll he found on the roadside earlier gave him the same feeling.

However, his mother disliked the doll because it was dirty and ugly, and wouldn't let him play with it.

Speaking of which, Dad promised to bring him a big fish today, why isn't he back yet...?

. . . . . . .

Leaf.

Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, who had done countless farm chores, seemed to have finally made it through.

Kakashi accepted an extremely simple C-rank mission. The target location was a small town not far from Konoha. The mission was posted by a wealthy man to find stolen treasure. It was somewhat difficult, but not dangerous.

It satisfied Naruto and his friends' ambition to leave the village to do missions, while avoiding most of the potential troubles—perfect!

Just as they were leaving the village, a strange man wearing a black robe and carrying two chains walked towards the gate of Konoha.

"Who goes there? What brings you here?"

Two Konoha guards immediately stopped him.

If they let such a suspicious person in so easily, they might as well quit and go home to farm.

"I need to find two people."

"Who are you looking for? What's their name?"

The man in black thought for a moment, "They call themselves Naruto and Sasuke, and they come from Konoha."

"Naruto and Sasuke?"

Both Konoha guards were somewhat stunned.

Naruto, who had only walked a few meters out of the village, instinctively turned around and replied, "Huh? Who called me? Uncle, are you looking for me?"

Kakashi had a bad feeling. He had also overheard the conversation between the man in black robes and the guard. He had originally planned to just let it slide for now and wait until he was sure of the man's identity before making any moves.

Who would have thought that Naruto would just casually turn around like that?

The man in black robes turned around, his eyes filled with murderous intent, but when he saw the so-called 'Naruto', he was completely stunned.

"who are you?"

"It's me, Naruto, Uzumaki Naruto. What's up, old man?"

"Naruto, step back! This guy is dangerous!"

Although it was only for a moment, Kakashi still caught the terrifying killing intent and immediately shielded Naruto behind him.

At this moment, the man in black seemed to have lost his mind. After a moment of silence, he looked at Kakashi and asked, "Are you called Sasuke?"

"No, I am Sasuke, Uchiha Sasuke! If you have a problem, come at me!"

Another little devil jumped out.

The man in black robes: "..."

"Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha... I must have the wrong person."

"Huh? Is that so? Is there another Naruto and Sasuke in the village?"

Sakura, who was hiding at the very back, immediately provided a crucial assist.

The man in black robes stiffened for a moment, then asked, "Is this Konoha? I'm looking for Shinji Naruto and Hidan Sasuke, they're about 16 or 7 years old..."

He gave a brief description of the two men's height and appearance.

Kakashi was still on guard, but he roughly understood what was going on.

This guy has clearly been scammed!

[Chapter 181 The Hidden Mist's Foundation]

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

At this time, Kirigakure was in a state of utter devastation. The buildings were not too badly damaged, as they were mostly destroyed by their Mizukage.

The casualties are truly appalling!

This was the result of Mei Terumi disregarding the elders' objections and forcibly transferring all the civilians to shelters.

Otherwise, this number will increase exponentially!

Think of those terrifying mutant rats; when ordinary people face them, there is almost no possibility of death.

Without these prior arrangements, Kirigakure might have truly become history by now.

The current situation is already considered very fortunate.

Through this war that wasn't really a war, Mei Terumi finally solidified her position as the Mizukage.

Master Yuan chose to delegate authority. Previously, most of the other elders had opposed her decision to varying degrees, believing that she was making a mountain out of a molehill and had been misled by a villain.

Those who are still alive have been thoroughly humiliated and can no longer do anything to the heroes of the Hidden Mist.

Even whether the council of elders will still be necessary in the future depends on Mei Terumi's decision.

In the hospital, Mei Terumi personally collected Ao's remains.

For her, Qing wasn't a companion, but more like a mentor.

He always stopped her from doing anything reckless, telling her what was right and wrong, what she should and shouldn't do as the Mizukage.

She found it tedious and annoying every time.

But when Qing could no longer speak, she realized the value of that kind of rambling.

"From now on, no one will be able to control me anymore."

Mei Terumi spoke softly, then gently covered Ao with a white cloth.

"Come with me for a walk."

"Now? It's still raining outside."

"It's just raining, not knives, what are you afraid of?"