I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

After all, when it comes to being well-informed, these guys who travel all over the country know more.

However, his expression soon changed after interacting with the merchants.

"Have you heard? The cross-sea bridge is closed today."

"What? I just had a shipment to deliver to the Land of Fire, how come the bridge is suddenly closed?"

"It seems there was a huge wave, so the bridge is temporarily closed for safety reasons."

"This shouldn't be happening! I've lived in the Land of Waves for decades; there shouldn't be huge waves at this time of year!"

Upon hearing this, Kenjiro was no longer willing to stay.

As a spy, he keenly sensed that there was likely something wrong with the bridge closure.

This is further compounded by the escalating situation in the ninja world recently.

The intelligence must be sent back immediately.

Having made this decision, Kenshiro immediately excused himself to urinate and bid farewell to everyone, preparing to send information back to the village.

However, on the way, three slender senbon needles suddenly shot into his front at an extremely fast speed.

"who?"

Kenshiro, who hadn't forgotten his disguised identity, said with a "panicked" expression.

Although Ana Village is prosperous, its development period is relatively short, and the village's infrastructure is not in place.

Therefore, Kenshiro used the excuse of needing to urinate to get to the edge of the village.

An ordinary merchant, encountering someone who is clearly a ninja and has ill intentions in the desolate countryside, would naturally be extremely flustered.

Now, Kenshiro is pretending, hoping that he is just a wandering ninja who only wants money.

But the next second, upon seeing the attire of the person who appeared, his heart sank.

"Konoha ninja? What...what do you want? If you want money, I can give you anything! Just spare my life!"

Kenjiro withdrew his gaze from the conspicuous Konoha headband on the newcomer's forehead and, clinging to a sliver of hope, begged for mercy.

The boy named Shiro raised his head, his androgynous, handsome face beneath the Konoha headband remaining calm as he spoke:

"Mr. Hidden Fog Spy, you have been exposed. For your own safety, please cooperate and stop resisting."

Damn it!

Knowing his identity had been exposed, Kenshiro threw several shuriken without thinking, then turned and ran.

when!when!when!

After deflecting all the incoming shuriken with a thousand needles shot from between his fingers, Haku, still standing in place, watched Kenshiro's fleeing figure and calmly formed a hand seal with one hand.

The next second, right in front of Kenshiro as he fled, a huge ice mirror appeared out of nowhere, and a white figure walked out from within it.

Upon seeing this, Kenshiro was startled and retreated, saying, "Ice Release? You're a remnant of the Snow Clan?"

“There is no longer a Snow Clan, only Konoha ninjas,” Bai said calmly. “Surrender, you have no chance.”

"Tch! He's just a brat."

The Konoha ninja in front of me was only twelve or thirteen years old, meaning he had only recently graduated from the Ninja Academy. So what if he had Ice Release?

Kenshiro is not only a spy, but also an elite Chunin, so he is naturally confident in dealing with such a kid.

The main reason for fleeing earlier was the fear of being ambushed by other Konoha ninja.

Now it seems there's only this one person in front of me.

"Although I don't know why your superiors carelessly sent you alone, I'll accept this gift out of kindness. You brat from Konoha, being a ninja isn't child's play. Now I'll teach you a lesson."

Kenshiro, who had already decided to kill Haku before escaping, grinned menacingly, his hands forming a hand seal:

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!"

The signature ninjutsu of the Mist Ninja was unleashed at this moment.

As Kenshiro's chakra was depleted, and also taking advantage of his proximity to the sea, a large amount of dense fog spread out.

It not only completely enveloped him and Bai, but also unexpectedly dragged a passerby into it.

'Is this...these persistent ninja relentless forces returning again?'

The unexpected person, whose face was half covered by bandages, frowned and thought.

Just then, Kenshiro's murderous voice rang out from within the thick fog:

"Throat, spinal cord, lungs, liver, carotid artery, collarbone, kidneys, and heart, you brat from Konoha, which one do you want me to stab first?"

Upon hearing this, Bai didn't react at all, but the bandaged man's brows furrowed even more deeply.

'That sounds...familiar!'

Although there was an extra person in the Hidden Mist Technique, Kenshiro was completely unaware of it.

If he could hear the bandaged man's inner thoughts at this moment, he would definitely say that this was a famous quote from Momochi Zabuza, the person he used to admire.

The latter became a rogue ninja after failing to assassinate the Mizukage, which prevented him from openly worshipping her.

But in secret, Kenshiro still greatly admired this man's silent killing skills.

Therefore, he not only enjoys imitating Zabuza's catchphrase after performing the Hidden Mist Technique, but his mastery of silent killing techniques is also renowned throughout the Hidden Mist Village.

With this ability, he could even be promoted to Special Jonin after completing the mission and receiving the credit.

This is also where his confidence lies.

After delivering those psychological attack, Kenjiro fell silent.

Like a venomous snake lying in wait, it is ready to bite its restless prey at any moment.

However, he overlooked one point.

Although Bai is very young, geniuses can never be measured by conventional standards.

Especially considering that this genius received training from Uchiha Shisui from a young age.

At this moment, neither Kenshiro's previous verbal attacks nor his current covert pressure could elicit the slightest change in Shiro's expression.

After his vision was completely obscured by the thick fog, he closed his eyes and formed a hand seal with one hand.

In an instant, countless small ice mirrors silently spread outwards from Bai, covering the surrounding ground.

Like a net.

Although Kenshiro cannot be seen, as long as he takes any action, the ice mirrors laid on the ground will reveal his whereabouts, even if he cannot fly.

Kacha!

Soon, the sound of the ice mirror shattering rang out.

Along with this came Kenshiro's unexpected outburst:

"How could this be..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai interrupted him with his actions.

"Water Release: Thousand Kill Water Flight".

Instantly, a large number of sharp needles formed from water emerged from the mirror near Kenshiro and shot towards various parts of his body at extremely high speed.

Kenshiro was unable to dodge in time, and blood splattered everywhere, accompanied by screams of agony.

Soon, the mist concealment technique dissipated.

Covered in blood, but having deliberately avoided fatal blows, Kenshiro collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Mission accomplished."

The impeccably clean white-clad figure was about to step forward and take away the target mission.

Suddenly, applause rang out behind me.

Bai turned around quickly, his face changing color for the first time.

A man with half his face wrapped in bandages looked at him approvingly and said:

"Kid, you're pretty good."

Chapter 242 The Ice Release Flower Blooming for Konoha

When did this person appear?

Startled, Bai quickly turned around and looked at the unexpected person with a serious expression.

If the other party hadn't deliberately made a sound, I probably wouldn't have noticed it at first.

"Who is this gentleman?"

Compared to when he was facing Kenshiro, Shiro asked more seriously this time.

"Me?" The bandaged man crossed his arms and said directly, "You can call me Ghost Man."

"Ghost man?"

Bai quickly began to think.

Thanks to his studious and meticulous nature, he quickly got a clue in mind.

"Zabuza Momochi, the Demon King, a traitor from Kirigakure?" Bai Weiwei asked in surprise.

He initially thought it was reinforcements from the Hidden Mist Village, which was outside of his intelligence network, but he never expected to encounter rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village.

“The former is correct, the latter is wrong,” the man named Zabuza Momochi said calmly. “I never considered myself a rogue ninja; I just did what Kirigakure should do.”

The Village of Blood Mist is a mistake that the Mist Ninja can never cover up.

In order to stop the spread of the Blood Mist Village, Zabuza chose to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage. After failing and fleeing the village, he was identified as a rogue ninja.

However, Zabuza never considered himself a rogue ninja, just as his headband, which he always carried, never had a horizontal line drawn across the Kirigakure symbol.

He did not give up his inner ambition. Instead, while fleeing from the pursuit of the Mist Ninja, he was plotting the next coup, hoping to return as the victor.

Unfortunately, the Fourth Hokage of Kirigakure had already stepped down and was replaced by the perfectly normal Fifth Hokage.

The forces that had previously secretly supported him all withdrew from the fray.