This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

See, it's simple.

After sorting out his thoughts, Ryosuke looked at the moon and smiled with satisfaction, and his thoughts became much clearer.

Although we still have a long way to go, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Faced with the Kirigakure Village, which is in need of reconstruction, Ryosuke still needs some time to get Kirigakure back on its feet.

Without thinking any more, Mizunoe Ryosuke closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Time flies, the sun and the moon flies.

Two years have passed since Ryosuke Mizunoe succeeded to the position of Mizukage.

During these two years, the village prospered under Ryosuke's leadership and recovered from the losses caused by Karatachi Yagura's rebellion.

At the same time, the situation in the ninja world has become increasingly turbulent in the past two years.

Within some small countries, the voices of dissatisfaction with the big countries are becoming increasingly stronger, and the first to be hit is Konoha Village in the Land of Fire.

And there are quite a few historical issues among them.

During the First Shinobi World War, after the war broke out between the major powers, they all chose to set the battlefield in the small countries adjacent to the two major powers.

Some small countries are extremely unlucky, such as the Rain Country.

Because the geographical location of the Rain Kingdom is exactly between the Fire Kingdom, the Wind Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom.

Sandwiched between three major powers, the Rain Country was tacitly designated by the three major powers as a buffer zone, which would be the battlefield once a conflict broke out.

When the war broke out, the three major countries were relatively unscathed, but the entire Rain Country was engulfed in flames of war.

And after the war, the victorious Fire Nation did not let this poor country go, and plundered the land of the Rain Nation on a large scale.

The resources, population, and tasks of the Rain Country all flowed to the three neighboring countries, becoming the nourishment of the great powers.

Such examples are everywhere in the ninja world, not just in the Land of Rain.

There is also the Bird Kingdom between the Earth Kingdom and the Wind Kingdom, the Taki Kingdom between the Thunder Kingdom and the Earth Kingdom, etc.

These small countries are also deeply harmed by the big countries nearby.

Among them, the Water Kingdom, because it is independent on the sea, is not affected by the hatred between the small countries.

At this moment, Ryosuke was reading a piece of information from the Rain Country in his office.

In recent days, for some unknown reason, the ninjas of Rain Village have begun to stockpile strategic materials on a large scale.

At one point, merchants from the Rain Country even came to the Water Country to buy food, weapons and other supplies from the Water Country.

Naturally, this news reached the ears of Mizukage Ryosuke Mizunoe.

Without giving it much thought, Ryosuke already knew what this meant.

The sudden accumulation of supplies in the Land of Rain, and the Rain Ninja leader Hanzo Salamander, whose reputation in the Ninja world has become increasingly famous in recent years.

Almost all of them foreshadowed to Ryosuke that a major event was about to happen in the ninja world.

That is——the Second Ninja World War!

In the original work, the fuse of the Second Shinobi World War was precisely because of the Rain Country's dissatisfaction with the three neighboring countries.

In addition, the Land of Rain produced a powerful Kage-level warrior, Hanzo of the Salamander.

Therefore, the Rain Country actually had the confidence to openly challenge the status of the three major countries.

As a result, this wave of events caused a thousand ripples, and the major powers that had long been secretly harboring their own ulterior motives began to use this to compete with each other, which in turn triggered the Second Ninja World War.

It is worth mentioning that during the Second Shinobi World War, the Water Country remained invisible throughout and did not get involved.

Although the specific reasons are not mentioned in the original book, only family members know their own business.

In fact, since the First Ninja World War, Kirigakure has been in a state of internal friction.

Even after years of governance by the Third Mizukage, their strength was still far from the peak before the First World War.

At this time, no matter who is in power in Kirigakure, they will of course choose to protect themselves. After all, the essence of this war is the conflict between a big country that forcibly seizes the resources of a small country and a small country that is unable to bear the burden.

It has nothing to do with the Water Kingdom itself, so why get involved?

Chapter 141: Number One Confidant and Number One Confidant

Ryosuke, who understood everything, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes.

For two years, he has devoted all his energy to developing Kirigakure, just waiting for this opportunity!

The history of the original world tells Ryosuke that when a country develops to a certain scale, war is an unavoidable hurdle.

Of course, war is a double-edged sword.

If used well, it can make the country a world leader.

If used improperly, it may directly lead to the destruction of a country and the death of people.

However, the experience of the beautiful country in the previous life told Ryosuke that with such an excellent geographical location of the Water Country, it would be simply against the will of heaven not to make money from war.

Ryosuke had been planning for this day for an unknown amount of time.

"Yuta, come in for a moment."

Mizunoe Ryosuke said softly, and soon a burly man outside the door pushed the door open and walked out.

This person is none other than the captain of the Mizukage Guard and Ryosuke's "number one" confidant in the Hidden Mist - Kaguya Yuuta.

Compared to two years ago, Kaguya Yuuta has grown a lot bigger. Even when entering Mizunoe Ryosuke's office, he has to lower his head.

Not only that, just by standing there, Kaguya Yuuta could emanate a terrifying murderous aura, just like Kaguya Ichiro back then.

No one except Ryosuke knows how much Kaguya Yuuta's strength has improved now.

As the captain of the Mizukage Guard, Kaguya Yuuta naturally rarely takes action. Anyone who has witnessed Kaguya Yuuta's strength has already died.

"Mitsuki-sama, you asked for me."

Ever since the great changes in the Kaguya clan, Kaguya Yuuta has always been a ruthless person who doesn't talk much.

Even in front of Ryosuke, he always remained silent, but from the look in his eyes when he looked at Ryosuke, one could see the ultimate respect and loyalty.

I'm afraid that even if Ryosuke Mizunoe ordered Kaguya Yuuta to die now, he wouldn't even frown.

"Yuta, go get Kisame for me."

Ryosuke smiled and gave the order to Kaguya Yuuta to run errands.

But who would have thought that after hearing this, Kaguya Yuuta frowned slightly.

"Sir, please tell me what you need."

"No need to trouble Minister Hoshigaki. I will definitely accomplish this even if it costs me my life."

Kaguya Yuuta immediately knelt on the ground and expressed his awareness to Ryosuke in a firm tone.

"Hahaha!!"

"Yuta, this is a mission that requires leaving the village, so it's not convenient for you to handle it."

"It's safer for you to stay with me."

Seeing this, Ryosuke laughed, and then comforted Kaguya Yuuta in front of him.

"Yes!"

Hearing what Ryosuke said, Kaguya Yuuta's brows finally relaxed, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. Then he went to carry out Ryosuke's orders.

Seeing Kaguya Yuuta leave, a smile appeared on Ryosuke's face.

The way to control subordinates is to use the art of checks and balances.

Only by creating appropriate pressure on your subordinates can you create healthy competition.

This is a skill that Ryosuke learned from the capitalists in his previous life.

Even when facing the "number one" confidant, this is no exception.

By the way, Ryosuke is not like Yagura Karatachi, who comes across a mountain of treasures without knowing how to use them.

Guarding the "treasure house" of Kirigakure, Ryosuke must of course make full use of Kirigakure.

Especially in the original work, Ryosuke was a strong man who was forced to leave Kirigakure because of the blood mist tragedy created by Madara and Obito. Naturally, he could not let such a tragedy happen again.

Especially in the original work, there is a ninja that left a deep impression on Ryosuke - Hoshigaki Kisame!

There is no need to mention how powerful Kisame is. In the original work, Kisame is called the "tailless tailed beast" and has the terrifying power to defeat Killer Bee alone!

If it weren't for Might Guy, who was his natural nemesis, Kisame would never have met his end so easily.

In addition, Kisame is a ninja with strong character, loyalty, and a strong sense of valuing his partners.

Ryosuke would naturally not let go of such a talent.

So after taking office, Ryosuke used his power as the Mizukage to have a meeting with the young Hoshigaki Kisame.

At this time, Kisame had not yet shown his talents and was just an ordinary young boy.

Being summoned by the newly appointed Fourth Mizukage was naturally a great honor, and Kisame was shaking with excitement at the time.

After Ryosuke's deception, no, it was the grand description of the blueprint for the future, Kisame immediately bowed his head in worship, as if he was willing to die for his confidant.

This is naturally understandable. As a member of the ninja village, Hoshigaki Kisame is valued by the village's Kage. At this stage, he naturally has no reason to refuse.

Under Ryosuke's training at all costs, Kisame's talent was revealed and the development of his strength was enough to be described as terrifying.

At the same time, Mizunoe Ryosuke also gave the large sword Samehada, which had been idle since the death of the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon, to Kisame, which was considered the last piece of the puzzle to complete Kisame's strength.

With Ryosuke's special treatment, Kisame has long regarded Ryosuke as the true god in his life.

Similarly, Kisame can be regarded as Ryosuke's "number one confidant" in the Hidden Mist Village.

Cough

As for your question of who is the real No. 1 confidant between "No. 1 confidant" and "No. 1 confidant".

I'm afraid only Ryosuke knows that.

After all, where there are people, there is competition! Those who understand will understand.

Soon, a tall and thin ninja with scars on his face similar to fish gills was brought to the Mizukage's office by Kaguya Yuta.

"Mizukage-sama!"

Hoshigaki Kisame fell to the ground and bowed respectfully to Ryosuke. The reverence and loyalty in his eyes were no less than those of Kaguya Yuuta just now.

Seeing this, there seemed to be a faint flame burning in Kaguya Yuuta's eyes.

At the same time, Hoshigaki Kisame ignored Kaguya Yuuta's intentions, and the two seemed to be naturally incompatible.

Perhaps he noticed Kaguya Yuuta's unfriendly look.

Hoshigaki Kisame exchanged a glance with Kaguya Yuuta without leaving a trace.

Both of them also noticed the unkindness in each other's eyes.

Seeing this, they both said disdainfully in their hearts.

"I am the number one confidant (number one confidant) mentioned by the Mizukage himself, who are you?"

Regarding the secret confrontation between the two, Ryosuke pretended to be unaware and prepared to talk about business.

Seeing this, Kaguya Yuuta, whose skill of "reading people's expressions" had been maxed out, immediately closed the door and retreated, fully utilizing his professionalism as a "bodyguard" to the limit.

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Kaguya Yong knew too well that there were some things he didn't need to know, and it was better for him not to know them.

He has always had a good grasp of the right measure here.

Seeing this, Hoshigaki Kisame was secretly proud.

"Little guy, just get out of here obediently."

Without being too proud, Ryosuke's voice brought Kisame back to reality.

"Kisame, I've come to you to do something."

Ryosuke said in a serious tone.

Upon hearing this, Kisame's face immediately became solemn. He would do his best to carry out Ryosuke's orders, and he was prepared to risk his life for it!

"I want you to scatter all members of the White Shark to the Rain Kingdom."