I have a bunch of relatives who want to become Hokage.

Therefore, upon seeing Uchiha Shingen finally appear, she had no patience for pretense and asked directly, "Uchiha Shingen, did you come to the Land of Water to meet with Lord Suigetsu?"

"Mei Terumi, you're still as impatient as ever." Shingen Uchiha chuckled, after all, in a sense, Mei Terumi was also his "patron."

Although I accidentally pulled off a piece of her clothes, it wasn't intentional. It was just that Mei Terumi was running so fast at the time.

Uchiha Shingen always treated his benefactors with the warmth of family.

However, there are far too many people who misunderstand him.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Shingen couldn't help but touch his face.

How many slaps did I get during my first playthrough?

He was hit once this week, by Mei Terumi.

"Why are you all alone?" Mei Terumi saw Shingen Uchiha's actions and felt a surge of satisfaction. "Where's Pakura, the one you saved?"

"What Ye? Ye what?" Uchiha Shingen didn't bring Ye Cang along because he didn't want any trouble to arise before the talks even started.

"Stop playing dumb. This is a deal between Sunagakure and us," Mei Terumi said coldly. "She's not from Konoha. Why are you protecting her like this? Is she after her Scorch Release?"

"You mean the Sunagakure scorching ninja?" Uchiha Shingen nodded. "I just happened to see them and helped them out. Saving people always brings good fortune."

He raised an eyebrow at Mei Terumi, giving her a knowing look.

"Mei Terumi, have you forgotten that I saved you too?"

The other three people present immediately turned their gazes to Mei Terumi.

"You froze me with Ice Release and then thawed me, is that saving me? Don't forget what you did back then!" Mei Terumi suppressed her anger. "Let's get down to business, are you here to see Lord Suigetsu or not?"

"What was he doing back then?" Hozuki Mangetsu suddenly asked. "You two aren't really up to something, are you?"

No one in Kirigakure knows what exactly happened between Mei Terumi and Hakuki back then; all they know is that Hakuki learned Boil Release after that.

It was even mixed into water escape techniques, causing the deaths of many people.

If it were anyone else, they would have been detained and questioned about whether they had been seduced by a handsome man. But Mei Terumi is no ordinary person; she has the support of Elder Yuan Shi.

With Master Yuan vouching for her, no one made things difficult for Terumi Mei, and no one asked her what had happened back then.

However, the Mist Ninja Army was certain of one thing from that time onward—the White Demon possessed the ability to copy bloodline limits!

"Nothing happened, I was just almost captured by him." Mei Terumi suppressed the urge to berate her companion and stared intently at Shingen Uchiha. "You came to the Land of Water, it must be for this mission, right?"

"That's right, but Suigetsu Fuguki is dead, which I didn't expect." Uchiha Shingen didn't keep them in suspense, but couldn't help but complain, "Isn't your Kirigakure's method of generational change a bit too harsh? No retirement system?"

He looked at the people in front of him.

"So, you intend to continue with this agreement, right?"

“Lord Suigetsu’s situation was an accident,” Hozuki Mangetsu said. “However, I personally have no interest in this agreement. We can handle the Kirigakure situation ourselves. If you want to raise the price, then there’s no need to continue.”

"Mangetsu, you really are full of confidence in the future." Uchiha Shingen laughed, deciding to drop a bombshell without further ado, "If I told you that your Fourth Mizukage has already been controlled by genjutsu, would you still be so confident?"

Chapter 49 Should We Form an Alliance?

Even though he already had doubts in his heart, Hozuki Mangetsu was still stunned for a moment when an Uchiha stood in front of him and said those words.

is it possible?

Nonsense! Of course it's possible!!!

Jinchūriki are most susceptible to genjutsu due to their unstable mental states.

A perfect Jinchūriki would be better, but this weakness will not actually disappear.

If a powerful genjutsu user appears who can instantly kill a tailed beast, even a perfect Jinchuriki could be brought down if they're not careful!

This explains why Yagura's personality changed drastically overnight.

If a Jinchuriki wants to fully control the power of a Tailed Beast, he must gain the complete approval of the Tailed Beast as a companion. A cruel person can never be recognized by the Tailed Beast and become a perfect Jinchuriki.

Yagura Karatachi's aversion to the policies of the Bloody Mist Village was completely undisguised. He was able to assume the title of "Mizukage" during a period of transition in Kirigakure and gain the support of young and fresh forces like Hozuki Mangetsu because he carried everyone's expectations—to carry out sweeping reforms in Kirigakure and end the bad rule of the Third Mizukage.

Among the list of staunch supporters of Yagura's rise to power, Zabuza Momochi is at the very top.

Zabuza Momochi's massacre during his graduation exam at the Ninja Academy was not due to his inhumanity; it was all intentional and for the sake of the revolution.

The one who took this historical record that Kirigakure should have been ashamed of and led this change was none other than Yagura Karatachi.

Otherwise, after Zabuza did something like that, how could he possibly graduate? How could he possibly join the assassination squad?

All these beautiful visions came to an end because of Yagura Karatachi's drastic change in personality. He changed his previous governing policies and restarted the Blood Mist Village policy, and Kirigakure returned to its previous reign of terror.

Hozuki Mangetsu did not doubt that Uchiha Shingen was lying, because only in this way could all the changes be explained.

And speaking of illusion masters capable of doing such things...

Damn it, the Uchiha clan!!!

"White Demon, what do you mean by this!?" Hozuki Mangetsu was furious at the Uchiha that was right in front of him.

"Full Moon, you still say Mei Terumi is neurotic? I think you're the neurotic one." Uchiha Shingen, who had long since deactivated his Sharingan, was speechless. "I seem to be on your side, don't I?"

During the war, his Sharingan wasn't powerful enough. Although he had fought this genius of the Hozuki clan several times and had used Sharingan genjutsu on him, this guy always teamed up with others, which prevented him from using genjutsu to kill him.

The Hozuki clan seems to have their own methods for defending against Sharingan genjutsu, which means they are very knowledgeable about Sharingan genjutsu.

"Who knows?" Hozuki Mangetsu said expressionlessly. "You Uchiha people are always quick to turn on someone. If someone can do this, you can't say it's not a Sharingan from your Uchiha clan."

“That person is now an enemy of the Uchiha clan,” Uchiha Shingen said. “Just recently, he even came to our area to cause trouble. It was only because I made preparations in advance that things went very badly.”

"Who is that person?"

"Uchiha Obito." Uchiha Shingen pulled a portrait from his robes. "Here, take it."

“I can’t get close to you, throw it at me,” Hozuki Mangetsu said.

"Tsk! You Mist Ninja have such dark minds." Uchiha Shingen said with dissatisfaction, rolled up the portrait, and threw it over.

Hozuki Mangetsu grabbed the scroll, pulled it open, and after confirming that there were no problems, examined it carefully.

"Why don't you even have a face?" he said discontentedly. "You're not being sincere."

"Is your brain all waterlogged too? Don't just look at the pattern on the mask. Think back carefully, this guy has been wearing a mask ever since he went crazy."

Hozuki Mangetsu, let's reminisce.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered that he had never seen this "traitor" since Yagura Karatachi went crazy.

How could they possibly know if there was such a person around Yagura Karatachi?

He's reminiscing about nothing.

"I haven't seen it, have you?" He handed the portrait to the others to see.

Lin Qinyu glanced at him but didn't take it.

This makes it sound like she sees Yagura, the tachibana plant, all the time.

Zabuza Momochi snatched the portrait away, and after just one glance, he felt a chill run down his spine.

Isn't this the guy he saw when he went to see Yagura Karatachi last time?

His words were so infuriating that he wanted to hit him right then and there.

If it weren't for the dozen or so Mizukage guards standing nearby...

It turns out, the culprit was this person!

"Zabuza, have you met him?" Hozuki Mangetsu asked.

"He's by the Fourth Hokage's side, the Fourth Hokage's head bodyguard." Zabuza Momochi gritted his teeth.

Hozuki Mangetsu knows this little guy fairly well.

Although he looks like he can't eat without killing a few people every day, he actually has a lot of inner thoughts and is extremely emotional.

Even those like Hozuki Mangetsu, who came from powerful ninja clans, were supporters of change, but ultimately they weren't entirely pure in their beliefs.

Zabuza Momochi, however, was a pure idealist! He followed Yagura Karatachi because he had a set of beliefs!

Hozuki Mangetsu felt that if everyone kept quiet today, Momochi Zabuza would go and carry out an assassination tonight.

"You're Zabuza Momochi?" Shingen Uchiha stared intently at Zabuza Momochi.

Zabuza Momochi immediately looked back, his eyes calm.

Although the other party didn't show any expression, Uchiha Shingen felt that the other party was conveying the meaning of "Why are you looking at me like that?"

As expected of the man who beat up young Naruto and Sasuke in the original timeline, he's tough enough.

The younger generation of Kirigakure is indeed very interesting.

"Little sister, what's your name?" Uchiha Shingen looked at the last unfamiliar face.

Seeing the two swords in her hands, he had a guess.

"You're very strong." Lin Qinyu Yuri grinned, revealing a set of sharp teeth similar to Hozuki Mangetsu's. "My name is Lin Qinyu Yuri."

"Oh?" Uchiha Shingen was taken aback, then turned to look at Hozuki Mangetsu. "I knew you had a younger brother, but it turns out you also have a younger sister, who isn't surnamed Hozuki? And she's already married?"

"She's not from my family." Hozuki Mangetsu frowned. "Are you here to do a mission or to pick up girls?"

“I’m not interested in children,” Uchiha Shingen waved his hand.

As soon as the other party gave his name, Uchiha Shingen knew his identity.

The successor to Raida Kiba, and stronger than the previous one.

The four people standing here right now are probably the most outstanding of this generation in Kirigakure.

"But it's been verified, so now you know I wasn't lying to you, right? So, shall we renew the contract?"

"How do you plan to continue?" Mei Terumi, who had been silent until now, asked.

“It’s simple, just form an alliance,” said Uchiha Shingen, who suddenly had an idea.

"Konoha and Kirigakure have already established a friendly relationship. Why not take it a step further and form an alliance between the ninja clans? This would make cooperation easier."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Hozuki Mangetsu was baffled. "You Uchiha are going to rebel?"

“Mangetsu, it seems you still don’t understand the plight of the bloodline ninja clans in this era.” Uchiha Shingen would bring this up because of the rapid disappearance of the bloodline ninja clans in the original timeline.

By the time of the Fourth Shinobi World War, at least in the Fire and Water Kingdoms, the bloodline ninja clans had already disappeared from the historical stage. Konoha Village only had one Hyuga clan left, and Kirigakure was probably completely wiped out.