The sudden sound directly interrupted the communication between Terumi Mei and others in the room, and at the same time attracted their attention. Terumi Mei and the other three couldn't help but turn their eyes and saw a man and two women standing at the door. It was Shiraishi.

Liuli and Ayane.

Judging from the words Shiraishi spoke, the three of them had been here for some time, and the conversations of Terumi Mei and the others could not escape the ears of the three of them.

Although the three people at the door did not deliberately show any aura or anything like that and were just standing as usual, as long as the three of them existed, they would never be ignored and could quickly become the core of the scene.

Among the three people in the room, compared to Terumi Mei's surprise, the other three Mizukage and Genshi quickly regained their composure after being surprised, looking at Shiraishi with a scrutinizing gaze, and at him

Ruri and Ayane beside her.

Even though Kirigakure lives in a corner overseas and rarely interferes with the situation in mainland countries in public, he is somewhat concerned about the figures who have become famous in the ninja world in recent years, especially the one who leads the sixth largest country, Demon Country.

The three people in Shiraishi are the key objects of observation.

Not to mention, just over two years ago, Kirigakure joined the Four Nations Alliance and declared war on the Kingdom of Demons. In the end, it failed due to internal problems. Now it seems that this may also be the relationship between the Kingdom of Demons and the previous Mizukage Mikura.

Part of the plan is to take the opportunity to weaken the military strength of other major countries.

The final whereabouts of the thousands of Kirigakure ninjas who lost their traces in that war are worth pondering. It would not be as simple and clear as the intelligence showed, with all the members sacrificing themselves.

The Third Mizukage and Genshi, who had figured this part out, knew that without their knowledge, the cooperation between Kirigakure and the Demon Country had long been entrenched and could not be broken off just yet.

As mentioned before, if you want to withdraw at this time, the Kingdom of Demons will not agree unless you tell them. Even if the Kingdom of Demons finally gives up, once Kirigakure breaks away from this alliance, it will mean that it will end its own life.

Leaving aside the rest of the cooperation content, during the Fourth Ninja War, he helped the Kingdom of Demons frame the Allied Powers, causing the Allied Powers to lose tens of thousands of ninjas. Kirigakure would definitely be the first target of revenge for the Allied Powers' wrath.

Therefore, even though they were secretly annoyed that Yagura and Terumi Mei had concealed such an important matter, if Yagura had not had problems at this time, they would probably have been kept in the dark, but now it is too late to know that the third generation of water

Shadow and Yuanshi had to consider the overall situation.

If we continue to cooperate, there is still hope for a turning point.

Severing cooperation leads to a dead end.

After all, the power of the Ghost Country has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is scary as an enemy, and to a certain extent, it is also very scary as an ally.

"Don't you think it's too rude for the three of you to come here uninvited?"

The Third Mizukage breathed out and turned around from the couch. He had no intention of playing chess with Yuanshi anymore. Although his body was old, he was not as weak as Yuanshi and could not fight.

He is a ninja of the same era as Iwagakure's third-generation Tsuchikage Onoki. Even though this era has abandoned him, if it is for Kirigakure's great cause, he is not stingy in devoting his body to fight.

"Sorry, it's urgent. Now is a special period. We also need to race against time to stabilize the relationship with our allies as soon as possible. Please bear with me for coming uninvited. Just like what the Third Mizukage-dono said before,

Kirigakure cannot live without the Kingdom of Demons now, and the Kingdom of Demons cannot live without Kirigakure now. Let’s just speak openly. Now is not the time to beat around the bush.”

Shiraishi looked past Terumi Mei and focused on the third generation Mizukage and Genshi. He could see that Terumi Mei, who had only been in charge of the Mizukage for two years, would not be able to deal with such a life and death matter that involved Kirigakure's survival.

, decisiveness still has flaws.

After all, there is a fundamental difference between the position of Mizukage obtained through peaceful transition from Yagura and the Mizukage like Yagura who came to power through a coup. That's why he hesitates at this time and can only look for more powerful people.

Experienced third generation Mizukage and Yuanshi, please give me some advice.

"In that case, let me listen to your plan. If I remember correctly, plus the two tailed beasts that Kirigakure has lost, that organization has currently obtained at least six tailed beasts. In addition to

In Konoha when the Ninja Village was first established, no organization or village had so many head and tail beasts."

Although the Third Mizukage no longer cares about worldly affairs, he still knows a lot about some major events related to the international structure. Moreover, Yagura has not blocked everything from the outside world to him. He can easily get through the Kirigakure ninjas under his command.

Obtaining this information is no longer a secret among major powers.

In the impression of the Third Mizukage, no one except Senju Hashirama, the first Hokage who first led Konoha, had so many tailed beasts.

And every tailed beast is equivalent to a strategic-level deterrent weapon.

At least six such deterrent weapons were mastered by the same person, and the results can be imagined.

"There is no eternal existence in the world, not even Konoha. The six tailed beasts owned by the Akatsuki organization look powerful, but they are not invincible. Seize the opportunity of the changing times, and in this war

, is the most important choice. For this war, Yagura and I started planning more than ten years ago. Although accidents occurred during the process, they were within control."

Shiraishi said this.

The Third Mizukage was thoughtful. From Shiraishi's words, he saw extremely strong self-confidence. Even if he faced the powerful organization of the six tailed beasts at the same time, the opponent was not afraid.

Thinking of the strong achievements that the Kingdom of Demons has shown over the years, it seems that there is really no need to fear the six-headed tailed beast. The opponents encountered on the way to rise are stronger than the last, but in the end they all fell into the dust at the hands of the Kingdom of Demons.

.

Suppressing Sunagakure head-on, suppressing Konoha, destroying the holy land of Mt. Myoboku, and defeating the four-nation ninja coalition. Even so, this country seems to have reservations.

The end of this point does not mean that the other party and other countries are aiming for peaceful coexistence. The ideological opposition between the countries will naturally lead to the country of ghosts being in opposition to the traditional five major powers.

Therefore, the other side must have a bigger plot. The purpose is to take advantage of the distrust between countries, use Kirigakure to break into the system of the five major countries, weaken the military power of each country step by step, and sow discord.

In other words, the previous battles were all warm-ups for the Kingdom of Ghosts.

What Shiraishi said, he and Yagura calculated the current structure of the ninja world more than ten years ago also proves this point. The third Mizukage is thinking about it.

In the past, Kirigakure had been imitating Konoha since the days of his teacher, the Second Mizukage, Kito Gengetsu. Whether it was establishing a ninja school, an ANBU, or other policies, as long as they were established by the Second Hokage, he would

The teacher Kiden Genzuki applied them one by one and regarded Konoha's policies as the truth to strengthen the Ninja Village.

Therefore, when facing Konoha, Kirigakure always had an inferiority complex in the past. He always imitated and never surpassed. This was Kirigakure's biggest heart problem.

"Every war will be a choice of the times. The next war will not be a zero-sum game. The winner will get everything, and the loser will lose everything. If Kirigakure withdraws early now, no matter which side wins in the end

If they win, Kirigakure will be eliminated directly. Moreover, Yagura and the Six-Tails Jinchuuriki may not necessarily die."

Shiraishi said something shocking, and immediately ordered Mei Terumi, the Third Mizukage, and the Genshi to tremble, and they all focused their attention on him, showing their intention to explore.

"But, but, I remember the Jinchūriki being pulled away from the tailed beasts." Mei Terumi showed a look of disbelief.

Shiraishi smiled.

"Don't look at me like that. In this world, not only Sunagakure but also Myobokuzan has the means to bring people back to life. Our problem now is how to get their bodies from Nagato. This mission requires you.

It’s time to give the Anko that Kirigakure placed in Akatsuki a try.”

Shiraishi's words immediately awakened Terumi Mei, and the sadness on her face finally slowly dissipated.

But the Third Mizukage and the Genshi were thinking about what Shiraishi's words meant. The dark child that Kirigakure planted in Akatsuki? Then, as if they thought of something, the Third Mizukage and the Genshi looked at each other, and they thought of it almost simultaneously.

One person.--Dried persimmon Kisame!

"No news has come yet?"

In the Raikage Building located among the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain, the fourth generation Raikage is like the loud voice of thunder.

It rang in the office.

Kumogakure Jounin Nozomi, who came to report the matter, was also an outstanding medical and sensory ninja. Kumogakure Jounin was standing awkwardly in the middle of the office, lowering his head in shame, his attitude self-evident.

"I'm very sorry, Raikage-sama. Although a considerable number of ninjas have been sent out to search, they have not been able to recapture Kirabi-sama. Moreover, two pursuit teams have been murdered. According to witnesses from the border forces,

The people who took Kirabi-sama away were Konoha's traitorous ninja Hiruhu, and Kirigakure's weirdo Kisaki Kisame."

I hope to tell you all the information I got.

"Konoha? How come there are always rebel ninjas from Konoha in this organization?"

This question made Nozomi even more confused, and she obviously didn't know how to respond to the Fourth Raikage.

Although he also wanted to complain about it, one Orochimaru died, one Uchiha Itachi died, but now another dangerous traitorous ninja of Konoha appeared in an endless stream.

If it wasn't confirmed that Konoha and this organization were in a hostile relationship, they would have suspected that Konoha and this organization had some ulterior deal.

"Not only that, it is said that the leader of the Akatsuki organization named Nagato is an orphan that Jiraiya, one of the three ninjas, took in in the Land of Rain, and he is also the holder of the Samsara Eye."

Mabuyi followed up and said that after investigation and the evidence from Konoha, the fog that pervaded this organization finally dispersed a lot, preventing them from wandering around like headless flies.

Although there are other forces among them that are deliberately guiding them secretly, such as the ghost country that lingers and places spies everywhere in various countries.

The Fourth Raikage suddenly didn't want to talk.

Compared to this organization, he felt that Konoha might be the source of the trouble. How about destroying Konoha first.

However, the moment this idea was born, it was killed by the Fourth Raikage.

It is too late to hold Konoha accountable now, and even if Konoha is destroyed, things will not get better, but will get worse.

"Mabuyi, has the letter been sent?" The Fourth Raikage turned around and asked.

"Yes, it has been sent. Not only that, Iwagakure has also sent an invitation letter to us, planning to hold a Five Kage Conference in the Land of Iron to discuss how to solve the problems of the Akatsuki organization and Amegakure."

Mabuyi answered immediately.

Compared to Kumogakure, Iwagakure, who had always been procrastinating and liked to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight, took the first step this time.

It seems that the Kingdom of Oni and Amegakure have put a lot of pressure on the Tsuchikage. The old man must have almost been unable to bear it, otherwise he would not have acted so eagerly.

"Where's the time?"

"It's set for the 27th, and there are still a few days to prepare." Abuyi answered without thinking.

"Continue to search for Bei's whereabouts. In addition, recall Darui and select some reliable elite ninjas. Then follow me to the Kingdom of Iron."

The Fourth Raikage made the final decision and decided on the course of recent affairs.

Konoha Hospital, in a single ward on the third floor.

Naruto is sitting on the bed, his lower body is covered by a quilt, and his upper body is wearing a blue hospital gown. His upper body can be vaguely seen, wrapped with medical bandages. Judging from the redness of his face, he just needs to continue to recover.
To be continued...