Civilians in Konoha, forging their own paths

Afterwards, Dihuang Wan successively developed various porridge dishes suitable for adults and children, such as snail and taro porridge, scrambled egg and beef porridge, ham and corn porridge, scallop and shredded chicken porridge, shrimp and spinach porridge, red dates and white fungus porridge.

As a result, members of the Terumi clan often ran to the kitchen, wanting to taste the porridge made by Dihuangwan. However, there was no other way because Dihuangwan and Kangbo only served the master's family. If they wanted to taste Dihuangwan's cooking, they could only come to the kitchen to ask for porridge themselves, to see if Dihuangwan had made more and if there was any left.

I also have the habit of making more Dihuang Wan. Just by using some delicious food, I can maintain a good relationship with these Terumi people. Why not do it!

At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhao Meifeng, who was still handling family affairs in the study, was drinking the scallop and shredded chicken porridge that had just been delivered to her. She was enjoying it very much. After drinking the delicious porridge, she felt that all the fatigue in her body was eliminated!

Below him, the two elders of the Terumi clan also drank the scallop and shredded chicken porridge made with Rehmannia pills, and they all praised it highly!

"Axin's cooking skills are getting better and better. I didn't expect that as my great-nephew, although he doesn't have the talent of a ninja, he is very talented in cooking!" The speaker was Terumi Hong, the second elder of the Terumi clan. It turned out that the original owner Axin was his great-nephew, and he could be considered a legitimate collateral branch!

"Well, Ashin has developed many different flavors of porridge, and the tribesmen often go to the kitchen to try them!" said Terumimine.

After the three of them finished their supplement, they got down to business.

"My Terumi clan currently has 55 ninjas, 20 Genin, 23 Chunin, 9 Jonin, and 3 elite Jonin. There are about 40 people who can carry out missions outside!" said the great elder Terumi Kyon.

After all, some ninjas must be left in the clan’s territory to guard its safety!

"Over the past five years, the number and quality of ninjas in my Terumi clan have remained at this level! There hasn't been any major fluctuations." said the second elder Terumi Hongye.

“In addition to the three of us who are the strongest and ranked as elite jonin, there are two ordinary jonin who have awakened the Boiling Release, and two among the chuunin as well,” added the great elder Terumi Kyon.

"Alas, the number of people in our clan who have awakened their bloodline limits is getting smaller and smaller. Now there are only seven of them, and we have always been suppressed by the Mizunotsuki clan and the Kaguya clan!" said the clan leader Terumimine.

"Don't worry, clan leader. Although our clan has few bloodline ninjas, our overall strength is not inferior to other ninja clans! Moreover, there are many new talents like the eldest lady who will be continuously added!" said the great elder Terumi Kyon.

"Yes, the new generation will replace us sooner or later! The Terumi clan will still have to rely on them in the future!" said the second elder Terumi Hong.

"The ninja world is becoming increasingly unstable. Lord Mizukage is expected to recruit ninjas from all clans soon! For some missions, ordinary civilian ninjas are no longer enough! After the death of the second generations of each village, the situation has really gone from bad to worse!" said clan leader Terumimine.

"Alas, the Second-generation Lord is so charming! I didn't expect that he would die together with the Second-generation Tsuchikage!" sighed the Second Elder Terumi Hong.

"Hong, the Second-generation Lord is indeed powerful, but the Second-generation Tsuchikage is also a super strong man who has mastered the bloodline-eliminating Dust Release. Both adults are worthy of respect!" said the great elder Terumi Kyou.

"I didn't expect that the Great Elder Terumiko has such a transcendent level of thought. He is quite a character!" Dihuangwan, who had been gathering intelligence here, said secretly.

"As the ninjas of the village go out on missions, the friction between the villages is likely to escalate and will sooner or later turn into a ninja war! Our Terumi clan must prepare early!" said clan leader Terumimine.

"What does the clan leader plan to do?" asked the great elder Terumi Qiong.

"What I'm most worried about is that the Third Mizukage is becoming more and more wary of our ninja clan, and some of his governing policies are becoming more and more extreme. The future of my Terumi clan is unclear!" said Terumimine.

"So, my opinion is that before the next generation grows up, the ninjas of my Terumi clan should keep a low profile and not show off! Hide yourself, bide your time, and be prepared for any eventuality!" added the clan leader Terumimine.

"But will this cause Lord Mizukage to be dissatisfied with us and affect the voice of my Terumi clan in Kirigakure?" said the great elder Terumi Kyon.

“No, temporary suppression doesn’t matter. As long as the number of strong men in our clan is not reduced, we in Kirigakure will not fall!” said the clan leader Terumimine.

"Damn! Although Terumimine's plan was a bit tricky, it was really on the right track! You know, no matter whether it was the Mizunotsuki clan, the Kaguya clan or the Kidō clan, they were the first to stand out and were wiped out by the Third and Fourth Mizukage for two consecutive generations!" Dihuangwan said admiringly.

"No wonder there is so little information about the Terumi clan in the anime. It turns out that the Terumi clan started to hide their strength before World War II! The clan leader Terumimine really thinks long-term!" Dihuangwan thought again.

The power of the Terumi clan did not suffer much loss until the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Uchiha Obito and the blood mist policy was implemented. Instead, they cultivated a double-blooded strongman like the Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei!

His gaze returned to the study.

"However, my Terumi clan cannot sit idly by and allow the Third Mizukage to suppress us. I will go to visit Master Yuanshi tomorrow!" said the clan leader Terumimine.

"Yes! There is also Master Yuanshi! Master Yuanshi is a veteran when the village was founded. Although he does not hold the position of Mizukage, his influence is still greater than that of the third generation. With the protection of Master Yuanshi, the third generation will also think twice before doing anything!" said the second elder Terumi Hong.

"Indeed, the fact that Mei Terumi was able to successfully ascend to the throne during the anime period had a lot to do with the Yuanshi. It seems that the Terumi clan has been connected to the Yuanshi for a long time!" Dihuangwan thought.

"It was very wise for me to lurk in the Terumi clan! In the future Kirigakure, there will be almost no place safer than the Terumi clan!" Dihuangwan was also grateful, otherwise he would probably end up like the undercover agent of the Root, living a life of hiding from place to place and never having peace, which would be too uncomfortable!

"Elder Hong, it's too early to trouble you to catch more of the tribe members' training, especially the Genin, and try to train more ninjas with awakened blood!" said the tribe leader Terumimine.

"Yes, clan leader. I will train the little guys hard!" said the second elder Terumi Hong.

The three of them discussed some trivial matters within the clan and did not disperse until midnight!

Dihuangwan withdrew his perception technique and digested the information he had obtained in the Terumi clan's study this time. This was also the first time he had a deeper understanding of the Terumi clan.

After thinking carefully, Dihuang Wan wrote down the information.

"The Third Mizukage is about to recruit powerful ninjas from the Kirigakure Bloodline Clan, waiting for an opportunity to escalate conflicts between the villages and fish in troubled waters!"

After sensing that no one was investigating his location, Dihuang Wan sent the information away through spiritualism and went to sleep.

The Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, who was already preparing to rest at the Sarutobi clan's residence, sensed the call from the monkey clan and used summoning techniques to retrieve the information about Dihuangmaru!

"The isolated Kirigakure can hardly contain its anger. The other villages may be even more so! The Second Ninja World War is ultimately unavoidable!" Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and wanted to take a few puffs of his pipe.

But Biwako beside him stopped him, "It's already so late, and you still want to smoke? Stop it!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head helplessly and lay down, but he couldn't fall asleep!

The next morning, Sarutobi Hiruzen convened a meeting of the jonin squad to discuss the reorganization of the Fire Country Border Patrol Team, preparing to reorganize them according to the wartime grouping method!