Konoha: Prepare to defect, the system is coming.

The Kingdom of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

Fine weather.

The moment when the fog that had shrouded the village all year round completely dissipated.

The moment the villagers of the Hidden Mist Village saw the sun, they took out their wet quilts and hung them on the clothesline outside the door, looking forward to taking back the warm quilts that smelled of sunshine after a busy day.

"The weather is really nice today, but I always feel like there are fewer quilts than before."

"Yes, the village is also very quiet."

"Didn't you notice that there are fewer people in the village?"

"It seems like that, where have all the people gone?"

"My next-door neighbor's son is a ninja. I heard their conversation a few days ago. He said our village has received a big job."

As soon as the words fell, the air was silent for a moment, and then the villagers turned their heads and looked at the middle-aged man who had just spoken.

They had noticed a little bit of coldness in the village since a few days ago, but they didn't pay much attention to it.

But when the villagers learned the truth of the matter, they became curious.

What kind of job could make the village so deserted?

"I can't really tell how big this job is!" The middle-aged man saw that everyone was looking at him and said hesitantly, "But I vaguely heard that the deposit alone is as high as 2 million."

"Sigh~"

There was a sound of people gasping for air all around, and the air became thinner at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Although they were not ninjas, they understood what this number represented.

2 million

Even the starting price for an S-level mission is only 100 million taels.

now.

This huge number was actually just a "deposit" for an unknown task. They had no idea of ​​the actual reward.

This is most likely a super S-level mission in the history of the ninja world, with the mission reward being enough to rank among the top few.

Realizing this, the light in the villagers' eyes became brighter and brighter, and their faces were filled with ecstasy.

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Mei Terumi walked expressionlessly through the group of enthusiastically cheering villagers.

The news finally got out.

The villagers were attracted by the huge numbers and completely forgot the risks of the mission.

How can it be such an easy reward?

"Hidden Cloud Village." She raised her head slightly, looking in the direction of the Hidden Cloud Village. She prayed for her companions in a voice that only she could hear, "Everyone, you must come back safely."

However, when her eyes fell on the streets that seemed even more deserted than usual, Mei Terumi felt more and more uneasy.

After hesitating for a moment, she quickened her pace and headed straight for the residence of Elder "Yuanshi".

Everyone in the village was overwhelmed by the huge amount of money, and even the former think tank "Yuanshi" elder did not raise any objections, which was very abnormal.

The residence of the Yuanshi elder is located in the downtown area of ​​the village.

The streets here are not filled with all kinds of noisy sounds like other downtown areas. Instead, they have a strange quietness.

The villagers couldn't help but slow down their pace and talk in low voices as they passed by, and even the vendors on both sides stopped shouting.

However, this quietness was broken by a sudden and anxious call.

"Master Yuan!"

Mei Terumi jumped down from the roof, looked at the plain courtyard in the distance, quickly passed through the crowd, and shouted inside through the wall, "Master Yuan, are you there?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she jumped up again and disappeared from the spot in an instant, leaving the villagers looking at each other in bewilderment.

pat!

With a slight sound, Terumi Mei landed steadily in the courtyard and found that Elder Yuanshi was sitting there quietly, sipping tea and playing chess with her leisurely.

"I'm not dead yet, the sky won't fall." Elder Yuanshi gently blew away the tea leaves floating on the surface of the tea. That old and steady voice seemed to contain some kind of magic, which instantly calmed the anxiety in Terumi Mei's heart.

Mei Terumi trotted over, poured herself a cup of tea, and said worriedly, "Master Yuanshi, I just came back and heard that the Mizukage took people away from the village.

Why didn't you try to stop him?"

Elder Yuanshi didn't even raise his eyelids, concentrating on the chess game in his hands.

After he thought for a moment and figured out how to make the next move, he replied, "As a chess player, you must focus on the overall situation and maximize your interests while also trying to preserve your own strength."

"What do you mean?" Mei Terumi, who had just caught her breath, blinked and asked in confusion.

Master Yuan stared at the center of the chessboard, gently twisted the chess piece with his right hand, and slowly dropped it.

With a crisp "pop" sound, the chess game that seemed to be at a dead end suddenly came back to life.

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Although Mei Terumi couldn't understand the chess game, she could understand the old man.

Seeing Master Yuan taking back the chess pieces one by one, she asked again, "Master Yuan, did you win again?"

"It's a miserable win!" After putting away the chess pieces, Master Yuan shook his head and said, "Get ready for the election of the Fifth Mizukage. I still have high hopes for you."

Hearing this, Mei Terumi was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously.

"Where's the Yondaime-sama?"

The Master looked towards the direction of the Hidden Cloud Village, a trace of fluctuation flashed in his turbid eyes, and he muttered to himself.

"Yakura won't come back!!"

Mei Terumi stood up suddenly, her face full of horror.

What can't be brought back?

I took on a big job and even included Mizukage in it? ?

"sit down!"

The master gently pressed his palm down. Although there was no obvious expression on his dry face, his old voice revealed a trace of sadness, "The Fourth Mizukage Karatachi Yagura, who was once extremely respected by the villagers, has unknowingly become a puppet of others.

Moreover, during that period, he personally committed a series of actions that harmed the interests of the village.

For the villagers, this was the collapse of their faith; for Yagura himself, it was the biggest joke of his life."

"puppet?"

Mei Terumi, who had just been sitting, stood up again, with an increasingly horrified look on her face.

What is this all about?

Isn't this a big job? How come the Mizukage-sama has become a puppet?

"sit down!"

The master pressed his palm again, his eyes swept over the unsteady Terumi Mei, and he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart, "After Yagura announced to the village that he would take on this "commission" and announced that he would take away many ninjas, I became suspicious.

Although the reward is generous enough, it is obviously not in the interest of the village to go to war with the Hidden Cloud Village."

"And then you discovered that Lord Mizukage was controlled by someone?" Mei Terumi exclaimed.

"I guess so!" The Master nodded heavily, and the scene involuntarily emerged in his mind where the Fourth Mizukage finally broke free from control and regained his freedom.

At that time, the two of them stood quietly in front of the window, staring at the sunset slowly sinking in the distance.

At that moment, it seemed as if time had gone back, allowing them to return to their youthful years filled with passion and enthusiasm.

"Master Yuan, I want to take on this mission."

"Why? Compared to your safety, a few hundred million taels is nothing."

"Master Yuan, do you still remember my childhood dream?"

"Remember, become the greatest Mizukage, end the war, and destroy all enemies that threaten the village?"

"Master..."

The Fourth Mizukage slowly turned around, his eyes looking across the sea to the village in the distance, and then to the nearby Cloud Village. A slight ripple appeared in his calm eyes, "Am I not the enemy of the village?"

"I have killed so many villagers, so am I not the enemy of the village?"

"Use the enemy's head in exchange for a huge reward; use it to hit the momentum of the Hidden Cloud Village; frame Konoha for my various abnormal behaviors; and find an opportunity to eliminate the black hand that controls the Hidden Mist Village, and eliminate the stumbling blocks that hinder the reform of the village, paving the way for the next generation of Mizukage."

"Kill several birds with one stone."

"Master Yuan."

"The key is"

"I don't want to spend the rest of my life in the Hidden Mist Village full of guilt." The Fourth Mizukage slowly took off the weapon behind him, and his seemingly childish face was full of murderous intent.

The air around him suddenly became heavy, as if even time had stopped.

Then, a deep and firm voice echoed:

"You must really hate such a scary Mizukage, right?"

"You must hate the Mizukage for running the village like that, right?"

"but"

"The Fourth Mizukage doesn't want to see villagers hesitant to speak when they mention the name 'Karotachi Yagura' in the future."

As he spoke, a powerful chakra suddenly burst out, like a tsunami, and stirred up a raging wind on the beach, wreaking havoc on everything around it.

The power was so strong that it even shook the distant Hidden Cloud Village. The sharp alarm sounded instantly pierced the sky and resounded through the clouds.

The Fourth Mizukage slowly raised his head, his eyes piercing through the strong wind, staring directly at the sudden lightning in the direction of the Hidden Cloud Village, and shouted, "The Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, is this old man!!"

Everything around suddenly stopped, as if the whole world had been paused. The air solidified and everything seemed to be sucked into a silent vacuum, without any sound.

next second.

Suddenly, bursts of low and suppressed thunder sounded in the silent air.

Those Cloud Hidden Ninjas who were rushing over stopped at the same time and looked at the huge waves tens of meters high on the seashore, their faces full of horror.

Water Style: Great Explosion Water Wave!!

ps: This chapter was so difficult to write, I struggled with it for a long time.