bookbashuk Chapter 142 The Fog Concealment Strategy
Chapter 142 The Fog Concealment Strategy
Meeting room in Wuyin Village.
When the people below learned that Hiruzen Sarutobi actually had over a thousand private soldiers, there was an uproar.
There are even speculations that all one thousand ninjas are from the Sarutobi clan.
If that's the case, then the Sarutobi clan has a bit too many people.
When they heard that the Uchiha clan had expressed their intention to cooperate with Kirigakure.
If the Uchiha clan wants to stage a coup by force, they would like to ask the people of Kirigakure for help.
Mei Terumi asked in confusion, "Why would they invite us? Mizukage-sama, aren't you...?"
Before she finished speaking, everyone knew what Mei Terumi meant: wasn't it Yagura Karatachi controlled by the Uchiha clan?
Yagura Karatachi denied it, saying, "That person is not one of the Uchiha clan."
"Although I don't know that person's identity, that person also harbors malice towards the Uchiha."
"The Uchiha clan revealed that the person was very likely the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails' rampage, with the aim of destroying Konoha."
"Because of the conflict between the Uchiha and Danzo, this person was preparing to attack the Uchiha, but was discovered and stopped by Uchiha Chiyo in time."
Mei Terumi and the others also showed surprise on their faces at this moment, not expecting so much to have happened.
She asked Yagura with a probing look, "What does the Mizukage mean?"
A confident smile appeared on Yagura's face:
"There are countless eyes watching Konoha right now, so the chances of a fight breaking out there are slim."
"Moreover, we in Kirigakure also need to recuperate and cannot engage in external warfare."
Yagura's words put the other high-ranking officials at ease, as they were worried that their Mizukage might suddenly become aggressive and reckless.
Fortunately, Shuiying was conscious.
Chiyo's clone was with Yagura Karatachi, and he still received the message even though he was at sea.
"I received a message from the Uchiha clan. Because of this incident, the Third Hokage and the others can only control the Nine-Tails by relying on the Uchiha clan."
"So they gave up some of the village's power to them, and the Uchiha have already gained a voice in Konoha."
"The Uchiha clan is cooperating with us because they want to recuperate, but the Hidden Cloud Village, Hidden Stone Village, and Hidden Sand Village are unaware of this."
"We already have news that Kumogakure and Iwagakure have sent people to Konoha's border to test the Uchiha's reaction."
"There might be some in Sunagakure as well, but we haven't seen any news about it yet."
"Based on my last encounter with the Uchiha, the Cloud Village is very likely to suffer a great loss!"
Kirigakure had already withdrawn a large number of intelligence personnel back to the Land of Water to maintain the situation.
Therefore, there are very few ways to obtain intelligence, and the intelligence comes in bits and pieces.
After Yagura Karatachi revealed the complete chain of information,
Everyone is gradually digesting this.
Of course, the most important thing is that this matter will be related to their Fog Shadow.
Mei Terumi asked cautiously, "Lord Mizukage, what do you mean by saying that Kumogakure will suffer a great loss?"
Yagura Karatachi said in a deep voice, "The combat power of the Mangekyou Sharingan far surpasses that of the Jinchūriki."
"It can even defeat a Jinchūriki in one move."
"Jinchūriki are basically no match for the Mangekyou Sharingan."
Although everyone was somewhat prepared, their hearts still sank when they heard this.
Yagura then changed the subject: "However, I'm an exception."
Besides him?
Everyone was a bit confused. Wasn't their Mizukage previously controlled by the Mangekyou Sharingan?
What does it mean?
Yagura did not explain immediately, but continued:
"Haven't the people from Kumogakure been testing us all along?"
"We can be more assertive from now on."
Both being major maritime trading nations, the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning have trade relations with each other.
However, caravans from the Land of Water have to pay high fees for transportation.
It's quite normal for the Cloud Village's escort ships to extort money and favors.
The Land of Water has always been at a disadvantage in trade, and is often held hostage by the other side.
I'll sell you some things if I want to, and I won't if I don't.
The price is outrageously expensive.
This was especially true during the chaos in the Land of Water a few years ago.
The reason is simple: Kumogakure has two perfect Jinchūriki, one of whom is the Eight-Tails.
On the Kirigakure side, apart from the Mizukage being quite powerful, Utakata, the Jinchūriki, was completely unable to control his Tailed Beast.
It's all thanks to my master's teaching that I don't go berserk.
Mist-Hidden can only be on the defensive.
Upon hearing the Mizukage's words, everyone's expression changed. Could it be that the Mizukage didn't want to fight Konoha anymore, but wanted to fight Kumogakure instead?
Yagura Karatachi said, "It's not about starting a war with Kumogakure, but about putting pressure on them."
Some of them looked at each other, wondering how they could exert pressure when others were stronger than them.
Yagura, the tachibana manga artist, wore a confident smile.
"Let everyone see what I just said about 'others besides myself' and what I mean by 'pressure'."
When everyone's attention is focused.
With a flick of his wrist, Yagura created a water mirror on the ground.
A clone that looked exactly like Yagura emerged directly from the water mirror.
There's nothing surprising about this, since the Water Mirror Technique is the Water Shadow's signature secret technique.
However, no one noticed that the shadow of Yagura was covered under the water mirror.
Yagura Karatachi was directly draped in the tailed beast cloak.
Because he was a perfect Jinchūriki, no one panicked.
Then, the mirror clone that appeared in the mirror also donned the tailed beast's cloak.
Everyone was astonished and started discussing it.
"What's going on!? The Mizukage's Water Mirror Technique can even copy the tailed beast's cloak?"
"Or has it been split in two?"
Qing rolled her eyes.
Within the Byakugan, both Yagura Karatachi and the Mirror clone possess the same Tailed Beast chakra.
It's not that the tailed beast's chakra split in two.
"They didn't separate! They copied! They copied!"
Qing shouted emotionally, causing an uproar among everyone present.
They even copied the chakra of the tailed beasts!?
With a wave of his hand, Yagura's Mirror clone immediately began to condense a jet-black Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth.
A tremendous amount of energy reverberated in the conference room.
No one doubted that once this Tailed Beast Ball was launched, this place would be completely obliterated!
"Lord Mizukage is in danger!"
"Lord Mizukage, please don't try!"
Yagura laughed heartily, his tone filled with delight.
After all, he had been controlled by the Mangekyou Sharingan for so long, so everyone underestimated this Mizukage.
His words no longer carry weight.
However, Kirigakure did not have a better candidate, so they let him continue to be the Mizukage.
Now, his display of this advanced Water Mirror Technique has sent shivers down the spines of all the high-ranking members of the Mist Village.
Yagura waved his hand, causing the Mirror clone to cancel the Tailed Beast Ball from its mouth.
Everyone present finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If Yagura Yagura were to act out of line, he might just give them a shot.
They will all have to get their lunch boxes.
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