Sixteen Years Old, The Fourth Generation of Mizukage

"Master Jiraiya, you have traveled to so many places in the ninja world, can you tell us what kind of place the Land of Water is?"

"Yes, yes, when I came out of the house, both my father and mother told me that if there is anything I don't understand outside, it is best to ask an experienced elder like Jiraiya-sama. Those who ask for advice..."

"I heard that after the fourth generation of Mizukage came to power, Kirigakure has been working hard to change the stereotype of himself in the eyes of outsiders as the "Blood Mist", but if the time is so short, will their behavior style remain the same as before? What a cruel look, Ziraiya-sama?"

...

Probably because the exchange team had already reached the border of the Land of Fire, the Ninja School students who were able to maintain their relaxed attitude of traveling around the mountains and rivers almost unanimously felt worried, curious, fearful, nervous, etc. A range of complex emotions.

In order not to make any annoying mistakes when they entered the territory of the land of water and contacted the ninjas of Kirigakure Village, they gathered around Jiraiya one after another, and began to ask the experienced ninja... Senior Konoha raised his concerns.

I have to say that although these ninja school students may not be so talented in being ninjas, they can be selected by the family as the first batch of exchange students. Some commendable places.

Just like now, even if Uchiha Itachi is the youngest child in the team, he hasn’t had much contact and communication with other students in the team since he left. On Uchiha Itachi, not as air.

"Uh, this..."

Zilai also touched his nose, and said to the curious babies in front of him with some embarrassment:

"To tell you the truth, although I have traveled to many countries in the ninja world, it is the first time for me to come to the country of water just like you."

"Hey~ how could this happen!? Even Jiraiya-sama, one of the Sannin, doesn't know much about Kirigakure?"

Hearing the exclamation of some students, Tsunade, who was also accompanying him because of a deal proposed by Kirigakure, took a sip of sweet rice wine and lazily replied:

"It seems that you often lose your mind during class, little girl... When talking about the situation in the ninja world, the teachers of the ninja school should all mention that Kirigakure is the most closed country among the five great ninja villages. ?”

"Uh..." The girl who was pointed by Tsunade blushed and pointed her fingers in embarrassment, "Yes, I'm sorry, Master Tsunade, I, I didn't mean to be distracted in class..."

"This is not a big problem," Tsunade waved his hand casually, then turned his gaze to Uchiha Itachi, who was particularly conspicuous in the crowd, and said casually: "Hey, boy from the Uchiha family, if you come What answers can you think of to answer why Kirigakure is able to achieve such a degree of self-enclosure?"

Uchiha Itachi, whose name was suddenly called, was stunned for a moment. He met Tsunade and looked at him with a look that seemed to be a school test. He nodded thoughtfully. After sorting out his thoughts, he spoke in a calm tone. Opened his mouth and said:

"First of all, it's because of the geographical location, right? The Land of Water is the only oceanic country among the five major countries. The geographical advantage of being surrounded by the sea and the fact that Kirigakure is particularly good at water escape ninjutsu naturally form a place that is difficult for foreign enemies to invade. situation."

"Secondly, is the tradition of Kirigakure? From the period of the second Mizukage, Kirigakure began to implement the secret policy, and in the period of the third Mizukage, this policy has also been continued. The geographical advantages of the country of water plus Kirigakure The strategy of the village makes Kirigakure the most closed village among the Five Great Ninja Villages."

"The last word... probably the person who used Sharingan to control the three generations of Mizukage, who is suspected to be Uchiha Madara, deliberately used the strategy of seclusion to reduce the possibility of others discovering Kirigakure's abnormality?"

The two answers that Uchiha Itachi said earlier have already given Tsunade a pretty good first impression of his knowledge level, and he has a little understanding that some Uchiha clan will let him become the first batch of exchange students Reason, but when Uchiha Itachi said the third point, whether it was Tsunade or Jiraiya, or the surrounding ninja school students, all of them changed their faces.

Jiraiya flashed to Uchiha Itachi's side in one step, protected him with the lion's wild hair technique, then turned his head slightly, and said helplessly to this child who was far from being a teenager:

"This is not something that can be said casually, kid..."

"But if we want to discuss why Kirigakure closed himself off and gradually became the 'Blood Mist Village', this point of view publicly expressed by the fourth generation of Mizukage is a topic that cannot be avoided."

Itachi Uchiha shook his head and replied seriously:

"Brother Shisui told me before leaving Konoha to go to Loulan to perform the mission. Regarding the manipulation of the third Mizukage, it is not a taboo topic in Kirigakure. On the contrary, the Fourth Mizukage also specially organized a group of scholars. , who is in charge of researching how the person who is suspected to be Uchiha Madara transformed the fairly enlightened Kirigakure during the second generation of Mizukage into "Blood Mist Village" bit by bit, and how to make Kirigakure people feel nothing accepting this fact with an opinion.”

"He also said that if it wasn't because of the unavoidable task, he would actually like to join that project team for a period of further study... Master Jiraiya should also know that we have always wanted to figure out why Brother Shisui will choose Kirigakure without hesitation."

"Tsk, I forgot that there is a guy with a very delicate relationship and status in your family in Kirigakure."

Hearing Uchiha Itachi mentioned Uchiha Shisui, Jiraiya's expression suddenly relaxed. He and Tsunade who also put away his nervousness looked at each other, and he untied the protection of Uchiha Itachi, Then he sighed and stretched out his hand to touch his little head, and asked curiously with emotion:

"However, in this way, you Uchiha clan can be regarded as the party that Konoha knows the most about Kirigakure's information? If it is convenient, can you reveal something more noteworthy?"

"Well, in this case..."

Uchiha Itachi hesitated for a moment, and a few funny things about Kirigakure that Uchiha Shisui once mentioned as a joke flashed through his head. After confirming that these news should not be considered confidential, he nodded and said in a low voice:

"Then, let me just tell you a piece of news revealed by brother Shisui and me... That is, Kirigakure, the fourth Mizukage-sama, has been trying to popularize and commercialize high-end ninjutsu. It is said that recently One series has completed the preliminary development, and is currently recruiting staff from interested ninja school students and ninjas to receive corresponding training.

According to him, if this project can be successfully promoted, the annual income should easily reach more than 70% of Wuyin's annual mission income..."

"Seven, seventy percent!?"

Jiraiya and Tsunade looked at each other, and at the same time saw the expression of surprise and disbelief in each other's eyes.

As the senior management of Konoha Village, they naturally know how much money a large Ninja Village can earn through entrusting missions. Even if Kirigakure's mission resources and manpower cannot be compared with Konoha, they are still One of the five major ninja villages in the ninja world, the income earned by the entire village from completing tasks is more than 50% of Konoha's.

Even if it is calculated with a lower limit of 50%, the economic value of the industry mentioned by Uchiha Itachi is too huge to suffocate.

"Then, has he ever said, how does this kind of ninjutsu that can be commercialized make a profit?"

After holding back for a long time, Jiraiya asked Uchiha Itachi for advice with a serious face.

"Well, Brother Shisui didn't elaborate," Uchiha Itachi scratched his head embarrassedly, "But judging from some information mentioned by Brother Shisui, the target audience of this ninjutsu should be the entire female group in the ninja world ?”

"Female group?"

Tsunade raised his eyebrows, and when he was about to say something, he suddenly sensed a rather huge chakra source approaching from the sea. As soon as his eyes were fixed, he planned to turn to the surrounding Konoha ninjas. issue a warning—

"I said, the speed of your progress is a little too slow, everyone in Konoha! I have been waiting in the sea to be marinated."

Wow.

The huge waves hit the shore, followed by a very sunny and energetic female voice. The ninja on Konoha's side looked in the direction of the waves, and what caught their eyes was a man standing on the psychic snake. On her head, there is a black-haired female ninja wearing cool clothes that are almost like a one-piece swimsuit, and her face is not unfamiliar to some Konoha ninjas in this trip, and it can even be said to be familiar ——

"red beans?!?"

Hearing the squinting Hatake Kakashi uttering such doubtful murmurs to himself, Tsunade, who hadn't returned to Konoha for a long time, didn't react at all, and Jiraiya, who had been in the village all the time, also instantly He widened his eyes and asked Hatake Kakashi eagerly:

"Kakashi? Which red bean are you talking about? The Mitarai red bean who used to be a student with Orochimaru?"

"It should be her."

After losing Sharingan, Hatake Kakashi's eyesight naturally dropped a lot, but this did not affect his ability to analyze intelligence. Looking at the huge psychic snake that one person could not afford to raise, As well as the vaguely familiar face outline of the other party, Hatake Kakashi nodded, confirming this.

Then, Jiraiya immediately appeared beside Mitarai Anko, grabbed her wrist, and asked eagerly:

"Where is Orochimaru!?"

"Eh? Ehhh!?"

Mitarai Anko, who didn't expect that Jiraiya would also make a surprise attack, was startled, but when she heard the content of the other party's eager question, she originally planned to activate the curse seal of the sky to give the other party a hard time, and teach this board a lesson. As a disciple, she immediately felt at ease, and then changed into a harmless expression, and said hello to Zilai also helplessly:

"Long time no see, Ziraiya-sama... But even if you have concerns about me, you don't need to get so close when you come up, right? You are my elder, I don't care much, but Tsuna over there Mr. Hand, you may not be very happy, right?"

"Let's talk about that kind of thing later! The big deal is just being beaten by Tsunade! I just want to know now, after leaving Konoha and disappearing, has Orochimaru stayed with Kirigakure all the time!?"

Jiraiya did not relax his control over Mitarai Anko, but asked persistently.

"That's not true," Mitarai Anko shook his head, "Oshemaru-sama, at the very beginning after leaving Konoha, carried out activities in the country of Tian in the north of the country of fire, until a few months ago, because of I came to Kirigakure due to a joint project with the fourth generation, and have settled down here since then."

"Is he still in the fog?"

"Yes, yes, if you have anything to say to him, after we go to Wuyin Village, I can take you to visit him when he is free. Now, can you let me go? It hurts ..."

Having said all this, Jiraiya finally let go of Mitarai Anko's wrist, took a few steps back in embarrassment, and apologized to her:

"I'm sorry, because I saw that the person who came to pick us up was related to you, so I was a little too excited... However, you have changed a lot in the past two years, Hongdou."

"Hmm, of course, if a girl in the developing period can eat whatever she wants without any restraint, she will naturally develop well~"

Mitarai Anko proudly patted her increasingly flamboyant chest muscles, and then directed her psychic snake to crawl forward in front of Konoha's communication team, jumped off the snake's head, and walked happily to the Beside Tsunade with bad eyes, he took her hand very enthusiastically and said:

"This should be Tsunade-sama? When we met for the first time, I am Mitarai Azuki, the team leader of the Kirigakure Ninjutsu Development Department and the Curse Seal Group. If there are no accidents, I should be in charge of communicating with you in the next few days. The person who is connected."

"Ninjutsu Development Department? Curse Seal Group?"

Tsunade frowned, looking at Mitarai Anko's neck shaped like a snake bite, he couldn't help feeling a strange feeling in his heart.

"The curse seal you mentioned...could it be the thing on your neck that has been consuming your vitality and chakra?"

Facing Tsunade's question, Mitarai Anko shrugged nonchalantly, and smiled casually:

"As for that, it's just the most primitive seal of the sky, which is used for fighting. I basically don't use it much anymore... Of course, if necessary, I can still, like the members of the Seven Ninja Swords, one by one. The tone exploded to the second stage."

"...Aren't you worried that your life will be swallowed by this thing?" Tsunade asked with a complicated expression.

"There's nothing to worry about, Tsunade-sama."

Mitarai Anko shook her head, and said with a slightly raised tone:

"Curse seals will swallow life or something. This kind of problem has been perfectly solved by the four generations of adults. Rather, it is precisely because we have mastered the ability to suppress this side effect that it can become the first one of Kirigakure. A ninjutsu that is on the road to commercialization.”

"Commercialized ninjutsu? This is it!?"

Tsunade first turned his head and glanced at Itachi Uchiha who didn't know what happened, and then turned back to look at Mitarai Anko, frowning and asked:

"This joke is not funny, Mitarai-san."

"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. After arriving in Kirigakure Village, I will work with the fourth generation of adults to convince you that we have the ability to do this."

"For now, I'll take you all to take the boat first. For your arrival, the fourth generation has been looking forward to it for a long time... especially you, Uchiha, Itachi."

Mitarai Anko looked at Itachi Uchiha whose expression suddenly became serious, and smiled wickedly.

His grandma, how can this chapter be reviewed