But at this moment, everyone attending the meeting has basically arrived.

The third Mizukage, the Mizukage's secretary Gotachibana Yagura, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon and the Tongcao Yaoji Man, as well as the other senior officials, totaled more than 20 people.

"It seems that Juuzang guy hasn't arrived yet? What's wrong?"

A high-ranking jounin pointed to an empty seat and had doubts about it.

Loquat Juzo is the holder of the contemporary Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the decapitating sword. He is also one of the few elite Jonin in Kirigakure Village. In addition to the natural influence of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, there are also many in the village.

Followers. Although the power is not strong, it cannot be completely ignored.

"Juzang chose to abstain from voting. He is currently stationed at the border and does not intend to participate in this Mizukage election meeting."

The wielder of the Great Sword, Samehada, Suikoyama Fugu Oni, answered the other party's question.

"Really? I didn't expect that out of the seven famous ninja swordsmen in our village, you two are the only ones left."

He looked at the puffer fish ghost in Xigua Mountain and the wild bait man in Tongcao with a rather emotional tone.

"Don't worry, as long as I become the fourth generation Mizukage, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen will automatically complete the list soon."

The puffer fish grinned widely, knowing that he was bound to win the position of the Fourth Mizukage.

After waiting for so many years, he was waiting for this moment.

"But Kushimaru Kuriraru and Jinpachi Muuri were killed by Konoha's rebel ninja Hyuga Ayane. The long sword, needle and explosive sword are missing. It is not an easy task to get them back."

"Yes, that Hyuga Ayane, it is said that even Kumogakure's Fourth Raikage is no match for her."

The Ninja Swords held by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen each have special abilities. Now two of them have been lost at once. They have not been found for several years. Everyone knows that the chance of getting them back from the rebel Ninja is slim.

.

If other ninja villages obtain two ninja swords, they can still get them back peacefully through normal diplomatic means.

But if it fell into the hands of a defecting ninja, it would not be that simple to get it back.

The most important thing is that they cannot grasp the whereabouts of the other party, and they cannot find anyone to negotiate with them if they want to.

The puffer fish snorted coldly, but did not say such a big thing as being able to kill Konoha's S-class rebellious ninja casually.

Being able to defeat the Raikage, one of the Five Kages, shows the opponent's strength. It is estimated that only when all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen in their heyday took action, there was a possibility of victory.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are not at the same level as the fame and strength of the "Five Shadows".

As long as I master Kirigakure, I can send a large number of ninjas to hunt down the opponent. I don't believe that I can't get back the two missing ninja swords! Fugu Ghost thought angrily in his heart, because the other high-level officials looked down on him, which made him feel quite sad.

accurate.

Even if it is true, as a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, he cannot be underestimated.

"Now that Juzo is complete and everyone else is here, let's start the meeting, Mizukage-sama."

The pufferfish ghost said.

The third Mizukage's old face wrinkled, and he sighed secretly, this moment has finally arrived.

After all, I feel guilty for not leading Kirigakure to develop well due to his teacher's second-generation Mizukage Kito Genzuki's dying instructions.

In the future, Kirigakure should be left to young people with more ideas.

"Elder Yuanshi, what do you think?"

The Third Mizukage looked at the old man sitting beside him, who had been silent.

She is older than her own face.

The other party's name is Yuanshi, and he is higher than his teacher, the second generation Mizukage Kiden Gengetsu. He is a person of the same era as the first generation Gokage. When he was young, he was also a famous ninja in Kirigakure Village, serving as Kirigakure.

He has devoted his whole life to the construction and development of Hidden Village.

"Let's get started. In this era, it should be led by young people, and Konoha does the same."

Genshi is a ninja who has experienced various periods in Kirigakure.

In the past, the second generation Mizukage Kito Genzuki followed Konoha and established the ANBU and ninja schools of Kirigakure Village, which made Kirigakure Village's military strength grow by leaps and bounds.

Even Konoha made the choice to let young people guide Konoha in this era, and Genshi naturally agreed to the election meeting of the Fourth Mizukage.

At least this way, it can inject fresh vitality into Kirigakure Village.

After all, the Third Mizukage is already old and unable to deal with many things as he wishes, and lacks the decisiveness of his youth.

This caused a rift within Kirigakure, and the Third Mizukage could not escape the blame.

"Then, let the election meeting of the Fourth Mizukage officially begin."

With the consent of the elder master, the Third Mizukage nodded. Even the most far-sighted elder master in the village believed that the election of the fourth Mizukage was inevitable. He, the Mizukage, had indeed reached the age to abdicate in favor of others.

.

It is said to be an election meeting, but in fact, prerequisite preparations have been made before the meeting.

The Mizukage election system in Kirigakure Village is divided into three steps. The first is a public opinion poll, the second is a Jonin survey, and the third is a high-level survey.

Among them, imitating Konoha in public opinion surveys is the most preferred choice.

Followed by the votes of Jonin and senior officials, which also accounted for a certain proportion.

"So, what are the results of the polls?"

a senior executive asked.

The senior executive in charge of this aspect stood up from his seat and said: "Among all the candidates participating in the selection of the Fourth Mizukage, the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Ghost Jounin received the most votes. Not only that, the Jounin side also had similar results, completely leading the way.

to other candidates.”

"A victory without any suspense? It looks like it was done deliberately."

A senior executive who was dissatisfied with the Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost's behavior snorted coldly, seeming to have doubts about the result.

The Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost remained calm and did not get angry because of this. It would be enough to deal with the objections afterwards. There is no need to make a fuss here now.

Especially since he is still the person involved, making a big fuss at this time will only deepen others' doubts about his ability.

"However, this is indeed the result of voting according to formal procedures."

The senior person in charge of statistics said again.

"What if you, as the middleman, are bribed and collude with someone?"

The previous senior executive smiled coldly.

"What did you say? Are you questioning my position?"

The senior executive responsible for counting the votes came over angrily.

"Who knows what's going on inside? Compared to the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon, I prefer Gouju Jounin to be the Mizukage. His strength is only stronger than the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon, and he has been working hard to assist the third generation, accumulating

He has considerable experience. After becoming the Mizukage, he was able to quickly recover the village from the shadow of the past."

"I'm sorry. Among the candidates, the number of votes received by Gojujounin was only ranked fourth. It's a rather subtle term. Even if he has strength and experience, if he is not popular, the public will

If you don't like it, you can only stop here. The will of the people is the most correct notary."

The senior executive in charge of statistics glanced at Yagura, who was sitting on the right hand side of the Third Mizukage with an expressionless face, as if he didn't seem to care about it.

"How can it be?"

"There is no need to question the public's gaze. They can see clearly who has greater ability at a glance."

The centrist tally official who counted the votes answered this way.

"Can people who are deliberately blinded really see clearly from such a distance? What did the inspection team say?"

The senior executive who supported Yagura still refused to give up. He believed that the appointment of the Watermelon Mountain Blowfish Demon as the Fourth Mizukage would only lead Kirigakure Village to hell.

The senior executive responsible for checking the voting mechanism picked up the manuscript, hesitated and said: "There is no mistake. After investigation, the majority of the people prefer the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Ghost Jounin."

As for what's going on here, no one knows.

Opinion polls are the most important part of the Mizukage election, but they can also be said to be the most useless.

As long as someone deliberately guides it, the public opinion below can be controlled and the public's tone can be changed.

Rather than seriously thinking about who to support, they are more like people watching and joining in the fun, and what they see may be just an illusion created by others.

Because of the asymmetry in information and intelligence, they were seriously misled.

But no matter what, the result has been determined.

"Damn! This kind of thing is problematic no matter how you look at it. I demand a re-voting! There must be something wrong with this!"

The senior people who support Yagura still can't believe that the Watermelon Mountain Fugu Ghost has so many supporters.

"It's really ugly to yell. Whether you believe it or not, this is the fact. Just because you don't believe it, you can't deny this fact. Lord Mizukage, Elder Genshi, the result is already obvious. Shinobi Xiguasan has obtained

With such strong support, even if there is no final high-level vote, I believe you two will be able to see the final result."

The senior executive looked at the Third Mizukage and the Elder Yuanshi.

Master Yuan just frowned and did not speak.

The Third Mizukage sighed. To him, it didn't matter who became the Fourth Mizukage. As long as Kirigakure's power could be restored as soon as possible, it didn't matter whether he was from the Blood Mist Sect or the Reform Sect.
To be continued...