This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Such childish behavior is not something that the village’s top leaders would do.

According to Ryosuke's speculation, the village should have additional means to control most of the intelligence during the mission.

Ever since he met Ninja Cat, Ryosuke has been completely certain of this.

After all, many years ago, the first Mizukage Byakuren had briefly established a contractual relationship with the Ninja Cat clan, and the Ninja Cat had become Byakuren's summoned beast and fought in battle.

Therefore, it is normal for the village’s top leaders to have connections with the Ninja Cat Clan.

Combined with Nyanotaro's confession at the end, it was completely verified.

At that time, Mizunoe Ryosuke once thought that the so-called S-level mission: obtaining the "Mizukage Secret Scroll" was just a task assigned by the village in order to select the next Mizukage.

The real "Secret Scroll of Water Shadow" may not exist at all.

The purpose is only to observe the three teams, or perhaps the three captains' performance during the mission, in order to determine the next Mizukage.

However, after a conversation with Cat Boss, Ryosuke rejected this speculation.

Because from the mouth of the cat boss, it seems that the so-called "Secret Scroll of Water Shadow" really exists in the Cat Kingdom.

However, because the cat boss's words were unclear, Ryosuke could only wait until he met the Elvis to make a decision.

After meeting Elvis, Mizunoezu Ryosuke once concluded that his inference was wrong and that the so-called "Mizukage Secret Scroll" might really exist.

But soon, the conversation between Manabu Hozuki and Elvis once again overturned Ryosuke Mizunoe's guess.

At this time, Mizunoe Ryosuke realized that his thinking had fallen into a misunderstanding.

He once again reconsidered the significance of this mission.

Chapter 137: The Hidden Mist Village has a successor

First of all, as Elvis said, the ultimate assessment of this level is to get "something" from him.

What exactly is this thing? Is it the so-called "Mercury Scroll" mentioned in the quest?

Ryosuke noticed a detail.

In fact, Elvis never directly said the name of "Water Shadow Secret Scroll", nor did he ever admit that he really had such a thing as "Water Shadow Secret Scroll" in his hands.

However, under the preconceived dominant consciousness, both of them subconsciously thought that what Elvis was referring to was "The Water-Shadow Scroll".

But in Mizunoe Ryosuke's heart, there are always some doubts about this. Is everything really that simple?

Just as Ryosuke Mizunoe continued to carefully think over all the details of the mission, trying to find any flaws, the conversation between Manabu Hozuki and Elvis became the last piece of the puzzle that inspired Ryosuke.

If it is true as Mangetsu Kizuki thought, the "Secret Scroll of Mizukage" really exists, and is really as described on the mission scroll, it is a secret scroll that records the secret techniques of a generation of Mizukage.

Then there is no reason for Elvis to be indifferent to the price offered by Mangetsu Kizuki when he cannot use this item in the Cat Kingdom.

The most important thing is that Elvis's resolute attitude made Mizunoe Ryosuke completely realize that something was wrong.

Elvis's rejection was direct and merciless without any hesitation.

This shows that Elvis was not at all tempted by the price offered by Man Yue Gui Deng, and even said that Elvis had not thought about it at all.

So what was Elvis thinking, and did the Mizukage Scroll really exist?

The moment he thought of this problem, Mizunoe Ryosuke suddenly had an epiphany and understood the crux of the problem.

Based on Ryosuke's own inference and the information provided by Cat Boss and Nyanotaro.

For the village, Ryosuke and the other two, the mission this time is to determine who will succeed the Mizukage.

So what about Elvis and the Kingdom of Cats?

What does it mean to them?

The entire assessment was time-consuming and laborious for the Ninja Cats of the Cat Kingdom, and involved a large amount of manpower and material resources.

Is it really worth it for the Cat Kingdom to do this just because of a favor done by the first Mizukage Byakuren many years ago?

This explanation is obviously unrealistic, so there is only one final answer, that is, the Cat Kingdom also has its own interests.

Moreover, the village leaders are aware of this interest demand and do not reject it.

Only under this premise can the village’s top leaders and the Cat Kingdom hit it off.

Then the question comes back again.

Back to the current assessment, Elvis’s requirement is that Ryosuke and the other person need to impress Elvis in exchange for “an item” in Elvis’ hand.

Only by knowing Elvis's interests can you impress Elvis and get "that thing" from him.

As for what the interests of the Cat Kingdom are, no one can guess it out of thin air, only Elvis himself knows.

So this question can only be answered by Elvis himself.

Previously, during the conversation between Mangetsu Kizuki and Elvis, Elvis blocked her conversation with the question "What price can you offer?"

On the surface, this was just Elvis's arrogance as a king.

But looking at it from the side, we can get another explanation.

That is, the stakes are so high that Elvis cannot and will not take the lead in making his demands.

As the saying goes, "Don't release the eagle until you see the rabbit."

So, how can we make Elvis see the possibility of realizing his demands, see tangible benefits, and see the "rabbit"?

Mangetsu Hozuki's frank negotiations have already made one thing clear, that is, the identity of "Mizukage candidate" is not enough for Elvis to express his demands and gain his trust.

From this perspective, Ryosuke and Mangetsu Hozuki have exactly the same identity.

Since Mangetsu Hozuki can't do it, then Ryosuke naturally can't do all this with his identity.

So compared to Mangetsu Hozuki, what does Ryosuke have more than Mangetsu Hozuki at this time?

Ryosuke already had the answer in his mind.

He has two more things than Mangetsu Kizuki.

The first thing is a favor.

The second thing is strength.

So next, Ryosuke showed these two things without hesitation.

The reason why he suppressed Elvis's aura was to show that he was an equal to Elvis and could represent Kirigakure and listen to his demands.

Secondly, it was to prove that he had the ability to negotiate terms with Elvis.

And Elvis asked "Why?"

At first glance, it seems that this is just a warning to Ryosuke, but the deeper meaning is that these are not enough to make Elvis open up.

Finally, Ryosuke took out the request that he didn't use at the beginning, which was also his biggest trump card, a "favor" or "cat favor" from the Cat Kingdom.

And this favor came from Ryosuke's seal of the Extreme Yin Spring, which helped the Cat Kingdom eliminate a hidden danger.

Therefore, the moment he saw Ryosuke Mizunoe, the Cat King made a proposal to meet one of Ryosuke's requests, and even let the cat boss become Ryosuke's summoning beast.

In the end, the reason why Ryosuke chose to refuse was very simple. It was not because he wanted to carry forward the spirit of "doing good deeds without leaving a name."

Instead, he wanted to save this "favor" for use at the most critical moment.

There is no doubt that when Elvis asked the three words "Why?", it was the best time to use this favor.

Sufficient strength, plus the status of Mizukage candidate, plus a "favor" owed by Elvis.

Are these three things enough to make Elvis open up completely?

First, I told Ryosuke the answer, which is - it's enough!

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Next, Elvis opened his mouth like a dinosaur, and then Ryosuke "bit back" successfully.

Some people may ask, why not just follow up on Elvis' request from the beginning and ask for his opinion?

"Humanity" can be big or small.

There is no doubt that what Elvis is asking for at this moment is a matter of great importance to the entire Cat Kingdom and Kirigakure.

It is obviously unrealistic to ask Elvis to directly reveal key information for a "favor".

As I said, strength, status, and connections are all indispensable.

As Mizunoe Ryosuke explained everything completely, Mangetsu Hozuki was completely speechless, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Now that he was defeated by Ryosuke, he was convinced.

He never expected that there were so many inside stories contained in it.

Even Elvis, who was sitting on the throne at the moment, was listening to Ryosuke's story with great interest and was not stingy with his praise.

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

"It is a relief for Kirigakure to have an heir like you."

"In the future, the Hidden Mist Village will definitely be at the forefront of the ninja world."

Hearing Elvis's praise, Mizunoe Ryosuke just smiled indifferently and didn't say much.

At the same time, all the senior ninjas in the Kirigakure office were speechless. After hearing what Mizunoe Ryosuke had said about the events and his judgment, all the senior ninjas showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, and a look of approval flashed in their eyes.

During the meal, the smile on Master Maeda's face, which was as stiff as a zombie, never faded.

Obviously, he also agreed with Elvis' words.

"Don't forget, there's one last thing."

"Since you have guessed it, the thing in my hand is not the Secret Scroll of Water Shadow."

"Have you guessed what this thing is?"

There was a glint of curiosity in Elvis' eyes. No cat lacks curiosity, not even Elvis.

At this moment, both Mangetsu Kizuki and the Kirigakure ninjas who were watching through the water curtain were extremely curious.

No one doesn't want to know what the so-called "Secret Scroll of Water Shadow" is. What is this item that the village is willing to pay such a huge price for?

"Ha ha!"

"Your Majesty, why do you have to ask such a question?"

"Since I dared to ask you for additional conditions, I naturally guessed what they were."

Mizunoe Ryosuke did not answer directly, but glanced at Elvis meaningfully.

"Hahahahaha!!!"

“Interesting, so interesting!!!”

Hearing this, Elvis laughed again, and his fat body once again formed a "wave" shape.

Chapter 138: A New Era of Kirigakure

So, what is this thing that the top leaders of the Hidden Mist Village are eager to obtain and is in the hands of Elvis?

Soon, Elvis revealed the answer directly.

One of the claws behind Elvis's fat body suddenly stretched out and took out a huge white scroll from the black and white throne under him.

Then, Elvis held one end of the scroll and threw the other end towards Mizunoe Ryosuke.

The scroll unfolded, revealing its contents.

When the huge scroll was stretched out, it was nearly ten meters long. On the inner part of the scroll, there was only a name and a palm print copied.

Mizunoe Ryosuke reached out and took the other end of the scroll, looking at the large blank space inside the scroll with burning eyes.

"Now, it's yours."

"You can write your name on it now."

Elvis said with a smile, and there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes when he looked at Ryosuke.

"This is"

Man Yue Kizuna stood there in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.

"Yes, that thing in Elvis's hand."

"It's the summoning scroll of the Ninja Cat Clan."

Mizunoe Ryosuke announced the final answer softly.