
“Huh... I think we should focus on further improving our strength..” – Tsukihi.
Itachi nodded, for the first time since awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan, Itachi began to feel that he needed to further increase his strength if he wanted to stop Akatsuki. Because the organization is increasingly becoming a threat to the stability of the Shinobi World than could be imagined.
“Anywa-... Coughing..” – When Tsukihi was about to speak again, she suddenly coughed up blood and collapsed on the floor.
Itachi was surprised and immediately helped him, “Tsukihi-san, it seems like you are not in good condition.”.
With Itachi's help, he somehow managed to stand up, and said, “Don't worry Itachi-kun, this is just a tired Chakra, after a while of rest I'll be fine. In any case, we should hide until the situation in Kirigakure calms down. After that, we will decide on the action to be taken from here.”.
Itachi nodded, and after sealing Hiramekarei in a storage scroll, he and Tsukihi left the roof of the house.
A few minutes later the two of them arrived at an empty house in Kirigakure, here Tsukihi sat on a chair and rested, and while doing so, she could not help but think, 'I think I overdone, huh?' as he began to observe the movements that were happening in Kirigakure.
“It is very sad that one of the five great shinobi villages has reached such a point.” – Tsukihi can only murmur, as she observes the state of the village.
"Maybe this would be the same situation in Konoha if the Uchiha Clan started the Coup..." Itachi could only mutter in a sad tone.
Tsukihi fell silent after hearing Itachi's words. If the Uchiha Clan had started the Coup, then it would have been the beginning of the fourth great Shinobi War, the largest and most destructive war ever.
Tsukihi said with a gentle smile, "But that situation won't appear until then, so, there's no reason to worry."
Itachi.
After this brief conversation, Tsukihi focused her attention back outside.
The village is clearly falling apart and most of the villagers have been evacuated to shelters, but this does not mean that all the villagers have been evacuated.
Those who did not trust the village authorities or those who did not have the opportunity to flee to shelters rushed out of their family villages in hopes of escaping the ongoing influence of the Civil War.
Civil war leaders and initiators may have fled the scene, but the dissatisfaction, fear, anger, sadness, grief, and other emotions buried in the hearts of the people were not so easily resolved.
The ambitious and traitors still fought hard against the loyal ones, then there were those from other villages who took advantage of the internal strife and caused damage to the village, and caused further chaos.
Of course, Tsukihi had no idea that many of them had turned into Zetsu Clones which caused further conflict to cause as much damage to the village as possible, he thought.
But anyway, 'Should I kill Yagura or not?' - was the thought in his mind at the moment.
To be honest, this kind of chaos was very convenient for him to kill Yondaime Mizukage to complete the mission, but from the information given to him by Itachi, it was quite clear that Karatachi Yagura had returned to being himself, instead, and no longer a puppet.in Obito's hands.
While Tsukihi was busy considering a few things, Itachi noticed that her hair was messy from being untidy, so she took out a hair tie from one of her pockets and handed it to her, "Tsukihi san here ..."
Tsukihi thought that it was a Hiramekarei scroll that Itachi had given her, but when she saw that it was a hair tie, she was surprised, and asked, "Did you even bring such an object as a spare?"
Itachi nodded, “Hmm, didn't you bring it yourself? Your hair is long enough, wouldn't they get in the way of a fight if left unattached?”
Tsukihi was speechless, “I never thought about it.. bound or not, it is not a big problem.”.
Speaking of which, as Tsukihi tidied her hair, Itachi also gave her Hiramekarei scroll and said, "By the way, what are we going to do now Tsukihi-san?"
Tsukihi asked after a moment of silence, "Have you prepared what Kuroto-sama asked for?"
Itachi nodded, "Hm."
Tsukihi nodded, “Alright, the situation may have changed but our goal is still the same, we will still do our goal of coming here, only a few things will change.”
Itachi said, "Alright, then, I'll make the preparations."
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While Tsukihi and Itachi are discussing their next course of action, Mizukage and several shinobi under his command are pursuing Kisame, Takashi, and Mageta was forced to return to the village as the situation in the village became increasingly unstable.
Eliminating traitors was certainly very important, but stabilizing the situation in the village was more important for Yagura.
Not to mention, Kisame, Takashi, and Mageta when combined together were forces to be reckoned with, so defeating them would take a lot of time, and no one knew how the village was doing back then, either, thus, yagura; because Mizukage had no choice but to delay his revenge on Akatsuki and focus his attention on the village for now.
It took several hours, but with the joint efforts of the Mizukage, several elders, and many elite Left shinobi, the traitors who participated in the civil war were either killed or managed to escape, so overall, the traitors who participated in the civil war were either killed or managed to escape, the situation in Kirigakure has stabilized.
The number of casualties reached thousands, and this number of casualties included not only the Left shinobi but even ordinary people who were unable to escape in time. The death toll was so high, that the streets of Kirigakure were filled with corpses, blood-stained walls and a pungent smell of death were left behind in the village.
Even nature was crying for such a high loss of life, at some point, when the conflict was still going on, rain began to fall into the village and continued until no bodies were buried.
When the rain finally stopped, it washed away all the blood on the streets of Kirigakure, both literally and perhaps even metaphorically.
Not long after, the rain clouds disappeared, the soft light of the rising sun appeared on the Horizon.
The light of the sun this morning gave a breath of new life to the village that had been hidden behind the bloody mist.
Yondaime Mizukage who all night busy with various things did not have time to rest or enjoy this rare morning sun.
All the elders and elites who were part of the meeting were a little nervous about what was about to happen, after all, the fear of Yondaime Mizukage was still clearly visible in everyone's hearts, and no one here knows the exact purpose of the meeting.This is also the reason why despite the gathering of all the high-ranking shinobi of Kirigakure, no one dared to even whisper a word.
Looking at everyone's silence, and seeing the terrified expression on everyone's faces, Yagura sighed, 'Of course, what else can I expect after what I've done to them?'
Since no one dared to speak, so Yagura had to break the silence, after all, the reason for holding this meeting was already decided, so he stood in his position, and spoke to everyone present, after all, without any convolutions.bushes, Yagura instantly revealed the fact that for over a year now she was under the control of the Akatsuki Organization, and just yesterday night, she managed to break free.
The sudden revelation of the news caused an uproar in the room, no one could believe their ears, and they had to listen to it three times to believe that what they heard was indeed not wrong, he said, Yondaime Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura became a puppet in the hands of the Akatsuki Organization?
When everyone realized the importance of this information, silence enveloped the room, everyone was so shocked that they did not know how to respond.
Without a doubt, Karatachi Yagura is not only the strongest Shinobi in Kirigakure right now, but he is also Jinchuriki Sanbi; and not just any Jinchuriki, but the perfect Jinchuriki. A person who had complete control over Bijuu sealed within him, and such a shinobi became nothing more than a puppet! If this isn't ridiculous then what?
Even if everyone expected something wrong with Mizukage for a while now, but when they heard the fact that Mizukage was being controlled by Akatsuki, it shocked them all the way to their core.
After the shock, there was anger, anger not only at Akatsuki for controlling Mizukage but even at Mizukage for being a puppet! However, could Mizukage really be blamed?
If it was before, maybe they could blame him, and his lack of ability, but now? How could they?
Just a few days ago when news of the tri-alliance defeat at the hands of Akatsuki in the Peak War reverberated throughout the shinobi world, and in that battle, Yondaime Kazekage was somehow lost. No word on Kazekage since then.
From this news, everyone knew that the Akatsuki Organization was not just any ordinary Organization, their strength was more than enough to suppress the combined forces of at least two large shinobi villages at the same time.
And when people know and understand the real achievements and true power of Akatsuki. It wasn't too difficult for them to accept the fact that Mizukage became a puppet in Akatsuki's hands, this also explained why he had suddenly become so different a year ago after the second Gokage Summit, which was held in the first place, and suddenly sent an elite shinobi force to Amegakure in support of Akatsuki.
When all was said and done, every detail about Akatsuki Yagura knew; however small it was revealed to everyone, an awkward atmosphere appeared in the meeting room.
Everyone knows that even if the Yondaime Mizukage is not to blame for the losses their village suffered in the past year, it is not to be blamed, but it is also understood that he cannot remain a Mizukage anymore for all the losses the village suffered because of 'he'. After all, one had to take responsibility for everything, and it was definitely Mizukage because his leadership brought such chaos to the village.
But can anyone ask Mizukage to abdicate? Or is there anyone here who dares to take him down?
No, because it would be so stupid. Kirigakure's current had withered to its weakest point, there were almost no high-level combat personnel left in the village, and currently, if they were to curse Yagura or force him to abdicate, then it was tantamount to self-harm, however, Yagura could not remain a Mizukage anymore for what his leadership brought to the village.
'Such a dilemma, in such a situation, if Yagura-sama willingly abdicates the throne.' – is a momentary thought in one's mind.
Yagura was also aware of this, she did not need to be reminded, while everyone was confused about what they should do from now on, Yagura got up and bowed to everyone, “Please forgive me for what my leadership brought to the village. Once the matter of the Civil War is completely resolved, I will take responsibility for everything, and abdicate from the position of Mizukage.
Hearing that Mizukage was willing to abdicate, the elders heaved a sigh of relief, this was undoubtedly the best solution, the mistake would be taken by Yagura himself, so that the next Mizukage could start over again, and Yagura can still work as Kirigakure shinobi.
After some matters were discussed and settled, and the meeting was over, Yagura led Terumi Mei, Ao, as well as the remaining elites and other senior village officials to the underground floor of the Mizukage Building.
The reason is clear…
They had to see what was really going on downstairs last night while the civil war was going on.
And looking at the scene before them, whether it was Mei, or Ao, the elders, elites, or even Mizukage himself, everyone was shocked.
One of Jonin crouched down and while tracing his hand at the metal clinging to the ground, he muttered, "I can be sure that this sword is Meito, as it has melted."
Another Jonin looked at Mei and asked, "The metals used in Meito are very resistant to high temperatures .. Are melted down using Yoton?"
Mei shook her head, and said with a serious expression, “No, Yoton can melt something, but the principle of work lies in corrosion and dissolving, so it can't be done through Yoton, it can't be done through, the way this sword and all the others.the sword has melted indicates that they have been heated to its melting point.”
Ao looked over the entire floor with his Byakugan, and said with a serious expression, “That must be fire, but no ordinary fire can damage like that.”.
"But who could use such a fire capable of melting such a high level of metal?" – asked another shinobi.
Mei asked Ao, "Is there any remaining chakra that we can give you a hint of?"
Ao shook his head, “No... no matter how hard I tried to see, there was no chakra mark left here.”.
At this moment Yagura said, "I can feel the breath of the man controlling me, and it is most likely that he is fighting against someone here, so maybe that person."
Mei hurriedly asked, "Who?"
Yagura shook her head, “I don't know, but I'm sure it's not the person from the village. As for the results, it was quite obvious considering the fact that I regained consciousness. ”
After hearing this, everyone's faces were grim.
Two outsiders were fighting in the most secret and core part of the village, a place that kept records of almost all the secrets of their village, yet no one in the village was aware of it? It's very embarrassing for them.
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