
A few nights later in Kirigakure.
"You ... falls ... "
Had all this been successfully said by Kirigakure Anbu before his consciousness became dull and he fell asleep on the floor, Snoring…
After taking care of Anbu, Itachi withdrew his gaze and said to the person coming from across the hall "The guards in this hall have been taken care of by Tsukihi-san."
“Hmm, the one on my side has also been resolved. Let's go forward,” Tsukihi said, then with Itachi she began to go deeper into the Mizukage Building.
As Itachi and Tsukihi walked side by side, Itachi suddenly said, "The security here is a bit abnormal."
Tsukihi, knowing but still asking Itachi, "Why do you think it's Itachi-kun?"
Itachi said, "The number of guards is very few, moreover, their strength is also barely enough for the job."
Tsukihi nodded with a thoughtful expression, “I think it's true. The security level is indeed quite low, as if someone invited us inside.”.
The level of security in the Mizukage Building was indeed abnormal. After sneaking inside the Mizukage Building, Tsukihi and Itachi had only met about 6 guards until now, and their strength was only at the level of an elite Genin…
Such low-level combat power was used to protect the Kage from the great shinobi village, not to mention the shinobi village that had just experienced civil war 3 days ago… it was clear that the situation was a bit abnormal, and Tsukihi did not deny this.
Itachi said, "Do you think this is Tsukihi-san's trap?"
Tsukihi shook her head, “That's possible, but I don't think that's the case. I'm more likely to believe in other possibilities.”
"The others? Means Kirigakure higher-ups pressured Mizukage-sama to abdicate as early as possible?” – Itachi asked with a thoughtful expression.
Tsukihi nodded, “Perhaps one of the many ways Kirigakure elders used to pressure Karatachi Yagura, into abdicating as soon as possible. After his recognition, Yagura's political power had been taken completely, and Yagura was not against it. but no one in Kirigakure had enough power to match Yagura, therefore no one could openly ask him to quit his position. Mizukage, so this is just the twisting method they use.”
After the events following Kirigakure's civil war, Kirigakure's senior management has done everything in their power to force the abdication of Yagura as early as possible, all the blame for the Civil War was also diverted to Yagura's head by manipulating the information secretly.
The fact that Mizukage was a puppet in Akatsuki's hands for over a year is known only to a few, which includes only the top brass Kirigakure and some of Jonin's elite.
No shinobi or other civilians in Kirigakure, or any other shinobi village, knew of this information.
So blaming everything on Yagura's head was easy. Moreover, there had been no statement from Yagura himself to deny his mistake, perhaps because Yagura did feel guilty for everything that happened to Kirigakure, after all, it was partly because of his mistake, perhaps because Yagura did feel guilty for everything that happened to Kirigakure, so the charges against him are also not false. .
Overall, public opinion had completely changed in favor of Yagura, and the people demanded that he abdicate from Mizukage's position as early as possible.
Such things happened even after Yagura had declared that he would abdicate from the position of Mizukage, but it seemed that some people who were lustful for power could not wait anymore, or maybe they were skeptical of Yagura's words.
After all, this was Kirigakure, and the Kirigakure Kage was not chosen by the public or the village elders, according to the rules and traditions, the strongest shinobi in the village became Mizukage, no matter what age they were.
This is also the reason why Zabuza dared to launch a coup. He knew that, if he proved to be the strongest shinobi in Kirigakure by killing Karatachi Yagura then everyone, even the elders had to accept him as Mizukage, even though he failed to become a Mizukage, the rules remain the same.
Tsukihi does not know how Yagura died in the canon, but suicide is also one of the many possible causes of death, similar to how Hatake Sakumo committed suicide, there is a possibility Yagura also committed suicide.
And if Yagura dies, then without a doubt Terumi Mei will become the next Mizukage. Itachi and Tsukihi have reached the conclusion that Mei's powers do not meet their needs for the next Mizukage, and because Zabuza is also disappointing, so Yagura is the best choice.
The fact that Yagura hates Akatsuki is very helpful, and this hatred in Yagura's heart can be exploited, so overall, Yagura can be a good pawn, therefore Tsukihi did not want this good pawn to die, at least before she proved useful to him, therefore, she and Itachi were here. To ensure that Yagura remains a Mizukage, and at the same time becomes a loyal subordinate of Amatsukami similar to Pakura, namely the Godaime Kazekage.
Itachi said with a sad expression, "No matter which village, there are always people who fight for power and forget what really matters, and what really matters."
“This is the kind of world we live in. And this is irreversible, people will always fight for such little things, war may stop, peace may come or may not come, but these basic desires and faults in the human heart will never change, and these qualities and differences lead to conflict, it's not wrong to say that peace will never come. And if you want to achieve your dream of ending all wars, then you have a very long road ahead of you… Being the strongest will not help you in this.” Tsukihi said.
Itachi had a thoughtful expression on his face as he pondered on Tsukihi's words.
Tsukihi did not bother him, and the two continued walking soundlessly further inward.
The reason for bringing Itachi was quite obvious, Tsukihi wanted to conquer Yagura without causing much fuss
In the blink of an eye, the two of them arrived at the first underground floor of the Mizukage Building.
Along the way, they only met two more guards, both of whom were easily guarded by the two of them, and after extracting information about Yagura's position from one of the guards, Tsukihi and Itachi continued.
…
Somewhere downstairs.
Yagura rubbed the corner of her eyes as she tried to see anything that would give her a clue to the information she was trying to figure out.
The young adult's face showed obvious signs of fatigue and voidness.
Physical exhaustion from working tirelessly for the past few days was another thing, Yagura was more tired from the pressure from the elders.
After sighing, Yagura pondered her deduction.
Just when he thought that he had reached a conclusion, his mind suddenly changed, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.
Yagura immediately leaned against the wall adjacent to the door of this room to hide and then used it and then tried to listen to the sound of silent footsteps.
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