Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 21 Water Wave Mission End

"It's more than just 'unpeaceful'; no one can stand aside. But in the entire ninja world, those who are truly qualified to defy fate can be counted on one hand."

"Oh right, I was referring to the Fourth Shinobi World War. If you're talking about twenty years from now, then everyone is a slave to fate."

"what?"

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, Terumi Mei once again felt a sense of darkness about the future.

What was once a personal darkness has now become the darkness of the entire ninja world.

After listening to the recording, I thought the other party wanted to join forces to deal with the inexplicably resurrected Uchiha Madara.

Isn't freckle the scariest thing?

"This is a copy of the system reform I gave to the Land of Waves. Take a look when you have time."

For Shadow, protecting the village is a responsibility.

Without the power to protect the village, even if you can satisfy and gain everyone's approval, in the end you can only kneel beside the village ruins and the corpses of your comrades, filled with powerless rage and weeping.

As Bai Mo was speaking, Terumi Mei had already opened the scroll and glanced at it briefly.

The reforms are mostly aimed at reducing the burden on village chiefs/village heads.

"With the extra time, besides practicing, we should also ensure sufficient personal time for rest."

"Huh? Why?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Terumi looked up, somewhat puzzled.

She thought Bai Mo meant that in order to deal with future threats, she should devote herself to improving her strength.

"Maintaining good physical and mental health is also important; what I eliminated was just meaningless busyness."

"Huh? Why are there so many methods and reforms related to the management of power by the daimyo?"

"There is no daimyo in the Land of Waves."

"I see. Then I probably won't need the rest."

"Hard to say."

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Bai Mo was chatting with Mei Terumi, while Itachi was providing support during the battle between Kirigakure and Yagura, occasionally throwing a shuriken to block some attacks.

At first, Kirigakure was wary of his attacks, but after a while, they stopped paying much attention.

Later on, you can even use crows to help people evade attacks.

Breaking the Fourth Mizukage's genjutsu was a major event for Kirigakure.

After the blood mist, the strength of Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) decreased significantly.

It's easy to see that the underlying logic of this "breeding up" competition is flawed.

The key to raising Gu lies in the fact that the victor takes all, and the Gu can devour the power of the weak so that it can become stronger with each kill.

But humans do not have this characteristic.

Just like Zabuza, who killed his entire graduating class when he graduated from the Ninja Academy.

In other words, it was because he had overwhelming strength. If he hadn't, and someone else had attacked him, he would have lost an arm or a leg, gone blind, or gone deaf.

Even if he is the victor in the end, how much combat power can a cripple bring to Kirigakure?

Therefore, most of the core fighting force of Kirigakure is actually here.

Meanwhile, in the Daimyo's mansion in the Land of Water, Kisame and Zabuza had already infiltrated.

The daimyo had guards, but his guards couldn't even utter a cry before they died when faced with Kisame and Zabuza.

The daimyo of the Land of Water is soaking in a hot spring.

The thick fog in the hot spring became so dense that one could not see their own hand in front of their face under the influence of the Fog Concealment Technique.

Not long after Kisame and Zabuza confirmed that there was no heartbeat nearby, they left.

Everything happened silently.

Zabuza is a master of silent killing techniques, while Kisame doesn't have this skill, but given the overwhelming strength, killing silently would be too easy for him.

The events in Daming Prefecture happened quietly.

Not to mention the daimyo's descendants and relatives, even his dog and Hakimi were chopped up by the two.

To prevent anyone from becoming eligible to inherit the daimyo's position and continue the hereditary system.

In this situation, even if they are discovered, it will take two or three days, or even longer.

After dealing with the daimyo, this was the task Bai Mo gave them, but they did not follow Bai Mo's instructions to leave by boat on the spot.

Instead, they drew inferences from one instance to another, gathered some intelligence on the spot, and decided to get rid of some so-called "ministers" as well.

Then leave.

A whole day has passed.

Bai Mo and his group reunited in the Land of Waves.

"Strategist, remember to call me again next time there's a mission like this."

Kisame had a satisfied expression on his face.

Despite Kisame's somewhat ferocious appearance, he doesn't actually enjoy killing. In fact, the one in the Akatsuki who enjoys killing the most is Hidan.

He simply enjoys killing and then sacrificing the victims to the evil god.

Kisame felt good this time because killing someone made him feel real and gave him a sense of purpose in life.

"How's the situation in Kirigakure going?"

Zabuza looked at Itachi and Bai Mo and asked.

"I assisted Kirigakure in helping the Fourth Mizukage break free from the genjutsu. As for the rest... I don't know."

Itachi explained his actions, then hesitated for a moment before turning his gaze to Bai Mo.

"What do you mean by 'not clear'?"

Zabuza frowned.

Hearing the first half, I thought the plan had succeeded thanks to this help.

But what does "not sure" mean?

Did it fail?

"The strategist only spoke briefly with a Kirigakure ninja while we were fighting the Fourth Mizukage, and then left with me."

Itachi's gaze remained fixed on Bai Mo, wondering what Bai Mo was prepared to say.

"She is the future Fifth Mizukage."

One sentence left everyone speechless.

What else could we say but discuss it with the Fifth Mizukage?

Bai Mo not only gave Mei Terumi reform suggestions, but also gave her some advice on the Six-Tails Jinchuriki so that she could become the Mizukage ahead of time.

Yagura didn't die after regaining consciousness; originally, it would have been enough to have Yagura stand up and support Mei Terumi.

While Yagura is still alive, he should step down early, like the Third and Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

However, once Yagura remembers what he did, he will most likely feel extremely guilty and think that he is no longer qualified to use the power of the Water Shadow.

In this situation, to increase the chances of becoming the Mizukage and to obtain the position from the Master ahead of time, one would need to rely on another Jinchūriki.

Bai Mo's approach was very simple.

—Speak nicely to people, don't think about hunting them down all the time.

The ninja world is often strange; when it's time to talk, they use their fists, and when it's time to use their fists, they talk.

When facing a Jinchūriki, just switch to talk therapy mode.

If they don't listen and run away as soon as they meet, then send a message by throwing a scroll.

The Six-Tails Jinchuriki is quite easy to talk to. In the original story, he originally planned to return to Kirigakure, but he encountered the same setup used by the Akatsuki to capture the Nine-Tails on the way.

"Alright, Zabuza, Haku, you two stay here and develop your business. If you encounter any trouble, you can send someone to headquarters."

Bai Mo said this because he was preparing to go back.

Bai Mo also said the same thing to Mei Ming.

If you encounter any difficult problems, such as failing to persuade the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, you can pass the message to the Land of Waves and have them forward it to him.

Something's up.

Itachi raised the hand wearing the ring.

Kisame also received the message.

"What's wrong?" Bai Mo asked.

"Deidara went back to Iwagakure and got trapped."