A foreigner's journey

Kirigakure Village, one of the five great ninja villages, belongs to the Kingdom of Water.

This shinobi village is located among the mountains of the largest island in the Water Country Archipelago, Kirina Island. It is covered by thick fog all year round, hence the name [Kirigakure].

In the main hall of the Water Shadow Tower, a beautiful woman with long red hair was standing in the center of the venue, expressing her opinion:

"...Master Yuanshi, Kirigakure must participate in this meeting of the Five Shadows."

An elder wearing a turban knocked on the table: "Wait a minute, Terumi Mei. Now that Kirigakure Village has finally got rid of the 'blood mist' and is slowly returning to life, why do you want to get involved in the rift between Konoha and Sunagakure?" Thing? This is exactly——"

Boom! The hooded elder's words were interrupted by the sound of the cane hitting the ground.

The bald old man sitting on the high seat was holding a crutch with an animal head. He looked to be eighty or ninety years old. He asked tremblingly:

"Ming, tell everyone what you think."

"Yes, Master Yuanshi."

A beautiful woman named Mei Terumi said:

"Perhaps you have always thought that Kirigakure Village is completely isolated from other countries. Even if the Fourth Ninja War begins, you can still hide in the corner and watch other ninja villages fight each other. However, please don't forget that the current Fifth Generation Hokage is Uchi Wave speed!"

At the mention of Uchiha Speed's name, most people here shrank unconsciously. The shadow of the famous human tree, the suffocating feeling brought by the quick slash to other ninja villages was too strong.

"I'm afraid I don't need to introduce what kind of person Uchiha Suzan is to everyone here. The ninja handbook is clearly written on two pages, and the major ninja villages also have detailed analysis and response plans for him. Konoha has With such a young, powerful and extremely aggressive Fifth Generation Hokage, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the Fourth Ninja World War will definitely begin with this Five Kage Talks. And this time, no country will Being able to stay out of it.”

"Wait a minute, even if Konoha wants to go to war with other countries, why do you say that Kirigakure Village will be involved?" A black-haired female elder couldn't sit still, stood up, pointed at Terumi Mei and said loudly.

The elder wearing a turban nodded: "Elder Fei is right. Even if there is a war, as long as Wuyin Village does not declare war, will they cross the sea to attack us?"

Terumi Mei's voice was cold: "If you all maintain this stupid attitude of being a coward, then Kirigakure Village will surely perish in the Fourth Ninja War."

"What did you say?"

"Is this your attitude when talking to the Presbyterian Council? A proud woman who takes credit!"

"Teimi Mei, don't be alarmist here!"

Noisy shouts suddenly broke out from the elders' table. It was not until the thump of the cane was heard that the main hall of the Water Shadow Tower became quiet again.

Master Yuan laid his crutches horizontally and said slowly, "Everyone, please be quiet and listen to what Ming has to say."

Yuanshi is the most virtuous and respected elder in Kirigakure Village, and has the same power and status as Mizukage. He has been in charge of all affairs of Kirigakure Village since the death of the Fourth Mizukage, and is deeply respected by all Kirigakure villagers. Now that Master Yuan had spoken, the other elders had to suppress their uneasiness and anger.

Terumi Mei has always maintained a calm and unmoving appearance. When everyone calmed down, she continued:

"On the surface, this Five Shadows meeting is to resolve the dispute between Konoha and Sunagakure in a fair and just way, but in fact, it is a joint test of Konoha by Iwagakure and Kumogakure."

"Testing?"

"Yes. Both Iwagakure and Kumogakure now have two Tailed Beast Jinchūriki as powerful strategic weapons. Especially Kumogakure Village's military strength is perfect and they are always ready to move. This attack on Konoha is an absolute disaster for them. If you have the best opportunity, you can blatantly ask Konoha to 'compromise', and once Konoha makes this concession, the next thing Konoha will face is a steady stream of blackmail and carve-up."

"Wait a minute, isn't the dispute between Sunagakure and Konoha to be resolved? Where is Sunagakure?"

"As a big country bordering Konoha, Sunagakure will 100% join the alliance between Iwagakure and Kumogakure and become cannon fodder and vanguard with a lower status, because they have no capital to use with them. Iwagakure negotiates with Kumogakure. The only thing that is fortunate for Sunagakure is that their own meager resources and national strength are not among the first hunting targets of the other two major powers. Joining forces with Iwagakure and Kumogakure is Sunagakure's only way out , only in this way can they get a chance to breathe."

"Terrumi Mei, you still haven't mentioned why Kirigakure is drowning in this muddy water."

"Elders, isn't this clear enough? Once Kirigakure chooses to stay out of the situation, no matter which side wins, Konoha or the Iwamo Sand Alliance, what awaits us in Kirigakure Village, which is weak and does not even have a tailed beast jinchūriki, will be an invasion. And revenge! Because Kirigakure is weak enough, because Kirigakure did not express his attitude and side at the first time! This ninja world war will not end with peace talks and concessions like before. I have a hunch that this time the best ninja world will be decided. The throne of the Strong Overlord belongs to me.”

Terumi Mei looked around with sharp eyes:

"Konoha or the Iwamo Sand alliance, Kirigakure must choose which side to ally with."

At this time, some elders couldn't wait to shout: "Is there still a choice? You must choose the Yanyunsha Alliance! The two sides are not at the same level at all!"

The turbaned elder folded his arms and leaned back on the chair and said solemnly: "Yes, Kumogakure has been able to compete with Konoha before, and Konoha has to face the Three Kingdoms Alliance after suffering such a heavy blow. There is no doubt that Kirigakure will lose. Even if Kirigakure has to choose, he must choose the winner."

"Master Yuanshi, what do you mean?" the black-haired elder 'Fei' looked at Master Yuan and asked respectfully.

The other elders also turned to look at Master Yuan.

Genshi's shriveled and wrinkled hand stroked the beast head on the top of the crutch: "Hehehe... This is not the first time in history that Konoha has been jointly besieged by other ninja villages. And when has Konoha truly failed? "

The other elders looked at each other in confusion. Listening to Master Genshi, is there still hope for Konoha to survive?

Elder Fei asked carefully: "In your opinion..."

"You must go to this meeting of the Five Shadows, because some things must be witnessed with your own eyes before you can get the answer. Haha, speaking of it, Kirigakure Village has not elected the fifth Mizukage yet, but Konoha took the lead. .Everyone, I propose——"

Genshi smiled and stood up slowly while holding on to his crutches, pointed at Terumi Mei who was standing in the center of the field and said:

"Terumi Mei will serve as the fifth Mizukage and will attend the Five Kage Conference instead of me, an old man."

The other elders didn't have much objection to the selection of Mei Terumi as the fifth Mizukage. Because Terumi Mei was the biggest contributor to ending the Fourth Mizukage's "Blood Mist Reign", and she was also the best choice in terms of strength and talent.

After some discussion, the elders expressed no objection.

"Okay! In that case, Terumi Mei, from now on you will be the fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure Village!"

Master Genshi leaned on crutches and refused the support of his trusted aide. Carrying a bamboo hat, he tremblingly walked down the high platform to Terumi Mei, and handed over the bamboo hat that symbolized the position of Mizukage:

"Go, Ming. Witness the intentions of each Kage in the Five Kage Talks, and then make a decision on which side to join. No matter what judgment you make, everyone in Kirigakure Village will fully comply with your wishes."

Terumi Mei took the bamboo hat and said solemnly:

"Yes, I will never let Kirigakure Village down!"

Thanks to Long Xian for the 1,500 starting coins