Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village

Chapter 148 Tsunade’s choice, Captain of the Fourth Division, Senju Tsunade!
"I really can't imagine that this village was the darkest and most terrifying place in the entire ninja world a few years ago."

After a week of observation, Tsunade collapsed on the sofa in frustration and poured a glass of sake into it.

With an intoxicated blush on her cheeks, the princess of the Senju clan sat in the tavern of the Hidden Mist Village and smiled bitterly at Shizune in front of her: "Whether it is the system, the potential, or the happiness of the villagers, this village has already reached an extremely qualified, even perfect level. It is not just on par with Konoha, but a level that is beyond Konoha's reach."

"There's nothing bad about living in a village like this, except that the air is too humid."

"...The Kirigakure Duel Tower will release a clear sky cannon every week to disperse the water vapor." Shizune whispered, "Island Beach, I feel it's better than Konoha, and the consumer prices are lower, except for those limited edition beauty drugs."

"Yes."

Tsunade smiled bitterly.

In seven days, she did not find any problems. Even though she knew that there were so-called "human experiments", "soul experiments", "Death God and Soul Garden" and so on in this village, all of them seemed to be completely separated from this village.

The Hidden Mist Village is just the Hidden Mist Village. It is an almost perfect city, a city that even allows ninjas to serve the villagers and work on infrastructure. Who wouldn't want to live here?

No wonder Uchiha Shisui directly defected from Konoha and came to the Hidden Mist Village.

Establishing a new Uchiha in such a village full of future and hope is definitely better than being suppressed by major ninja clans, excluded by major forces, and even being subjected to countless conspiracies and plots in Konoha!
"That guy Mizuno Yueye is really a good Mizukage..."

"Hey, to be praised by the Three Ninjas Tsunade-hime, it seems that I am doing a really good job as the Mizukage~"

An abrupt voice sounded beside them. Tsunade and Shizune looked up in surprise, and immediately saw Mizunotsuki Ye, dressed in casual clothes, sitting at the empty table next to Tsunade with Mizunotsuki Akira, and greeting the tavern owner with a smile.

"Mizunozukiyo?!"

Tsunade looked at Ye and Mizunotsuki Jing in shock: "Why are you here!"

"Of course I come here to get some food after work. I'm so busy with government affairs during the day, can't I just have a meal after get off work?"

Ye said casually, and at the same time turned to the boss beside him: "Boss, do you have any good new products today?"

"Of course, Mizukage-sama, I guarantee you'll be satisfied today. Let me introduce it to you."

"Today we have fresh clams, blue dragons, giant conches, etc., Lord Mizukage, do you want to..."

"Jing, is there anything you want to eat?"

"Either is fine." Mizunoe Jing spoke softly, with an elegant and gentle temperament.

"Well, then, boss, please customize today's dishes according to the amount for two people, and give us a pot of sake."

"No problem~!"

The tavern owner bowed to Ye Shen with a smile on his face, then hurried away to the kitchen to prepare to cook for him personally, with all his strength. At the same time, a waiter came over, brought appetizers and sake, and asked Ye Shen if he wanted to go to the private room.

"No need, it's lively outside."

Ye smiled casually, Mizuno Yuejing gently picked up the wine pot and filled a glass for Ye.

Ye drank it all in one gulp, feeling the taste of the wine, and narrowed his eyes in pleasure: "If Ming knew about this, he would probably blame me again."

"She'll probably say you only brought me here and forget about her."

"There was a problem with the Earth Grudge Cultivation Project she was in charge of... It's okay, we can pack some and bring it back to her~"

"Then I think she will feel even worse..."

Mizunotsuki Ye was chatting and laughing with Mizunotsuki Akira as if no one was around. The information she inadvertently revealed made Tsunade squint her eyes.

The Earth's Complaint...

If I remember correctly, that thing was the secret treasure of Takigakure. When did it become the property of Kirigakure?
But on second thought, even the bloodline of the Uchiha clan was taken away by Ye, so taking the Earth Regret Yu didn't seem to be a big deal.

"Hey, Mizuno Yue Ye, and this one..." Tsunade suddenly looked at Ye and said loudly: "If you don't mind, how about sharing a table?"

"Oh?"

Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes lingering on Tsunade's intoxicated rosy cheeks and the majestic white chest, and shrugged casually: "If a beautiful woman is willing to drink with me, I naturally don't mind, but I don't know if my female companion is willing."

"...It will be more lively if there are more people eating together." Mizunoe Jing said softly.

"Then we'll share the table!"

Tsunade waved her hand and pushed the corner of the table with her right hand. With a bang, the two tables came together.

Tsunade also poured herself a glass of sake that Ye had just served, and then looked at Ye with a gleaming look in her eyes: "Hey, Mizuno Yueye, I really admire the development of the Kirigakure Village to what it is now, but I'm really curious, why I searched the entire Kirigakure but didn't see the so-called Shinigami and Seireitei."

"Don't tell me they don't exist. You told me they existed when we were in Chitang City. Why can't I find them? Where did you hide them?"

"Tibetan?"

Night chuckled, "I never hid it, Tsunade, you just didn't pay close attention."

"The so-called Seireitei is actually in the Hidden Mist Village."

"…What do you mean?" Tsunade frowned.

What does it mean that it is in the Hidden Mist Village, a mysterious organization hidden in the dark? A mysterious base covered by a special barrier?
"It's not as complicated as you think. Just like what you saw with Uchiha Shisui that day, all the people in Seireitei are actually living normally in Kirigakure, just like ordinary Kirigakure people."

Ye said calmly: "Although the god of death cannot be sensed by chakra, and is indeed far more concealed than all current ninjas, in the final analysis, it is because the people who should have died were brought back to this world by me, back to the village, and back to the side of those sad people who lost their relatives and friends."

"You should be able to understand that feeling, the pain and sadness after the death of a loved one, and one day, they suddenly come back to your side, what would you do?"

"Proclaiming everywhere that the dead have been resurrected?"

"Resurrection of the dead has always been a taboo, something that the world cannot tolerate, but for individuals, it is not."

"That is the return of love, the filling of family affection, and the perfection of the family... Countless people in Kirigakure know about the existence of Seireitei, because it is in every corner of Kirigakure, but no one has spoken of it, so Seireitei is so mysterious."

"..."

Tsunade held the sake cup in her hand, not knowing what to say for a moment.

In other words, the entire Kirigakure is actually taking this tacit attitude, waiting for the Soul Society to grow stronger little by little, until the entire Soul Society no longer needs to care about the opinions of the secular world.

It is no wonder that a force like Soul Reirei could grow so rapidly. In just less than two years, it developed into an invisible force that the entire ninja world feared.

That is not a rising new star force, but the return of the predecessors from the past!

Ye's voice was not concealed too much, and many ninjas who were drinking in the tavern also heard it. However, they just paused for a moment and continued to talk loudly, clinking glasses. This behavior made Tsunade understand that Ye was not lying at all.

When lost friends and relatives come back, who would be willing to experience the pain of losing them again?
Tsunade was silent.

She could imagine the scene perfectly, because when her two dearest men left her one after another, she still remembered the pain and the suffocating feeling.

"Princess Tsunade, why do you know so much about our Kirigakure Soul Society?"

Mizunoe Akira suddenly looked at Tsunade and asked softly, "Are you curious and want to explore unknown secrets, or is it because... you also want to see your deceased relatives and friends?"

Tsunade's delicate body trembled violently, and the corners of Ye's mouth rose slightly.

Tsunade silently poured herself cup after cup of wine. After a long time, she put down the glass in her hand heavily and stared at Mizunoe Yue.

"What's the price?"

"Okay Jing, stop teasing our Sannin. I can't revive her relatives and friends." Ye Danran raised the wine glass and shook his head: "There is no price, because this is impossible."

"Let's not talk about whether I am willing to resurrect the two people from the enemy village. Besides, resurrection is never achieved out of thin air. It requires many conditions. If I remember correctly, the two people you want to resurrect have been dead for more than ten years."

"It's been more than ten years, and it's not easy to revive them again. Besides... those two probably don't want you to do such a thing, right? Would they approve of you joining the enemy or even reviving them and joining them?"

"Let those who have slept for such a long time rest in peace in the Pure Land of the Underworld."

Ye smiled and picked up a piece of his favorite snail meat, which was sweet and crispy.

Tsunade silently clenched her fists, her head lowered making it impossible to see her expression.

To be honest, she really wanted to see them both again, even just once...even just to touch their bodies once more, even just to see the smiles on their faces once more...

but……

Just as Mizunozuki said.

Would they be willing to do so?

"Feel sorry."

Tsunade took a deep breath, stood up and walked out of the table.

"Tsunade-sama!"

Shizune stood up suddenly, bowed to Mizunoe Yue and Mizunoe Jing, then jogged to catch up with Tsunade.

Ye took his food and sipped his wine without caring, until Mizunotsuki Akira's chuckle interrupted his movements: "Alright, alright, they've gone far away, why are you still pretending! You obviously want a strong person like Tsunade to join your team, but you still put on this attitude, aren't you afraid that you will really drive away the Sannin who came to your door?"

"Hey, what do you know?"

Ye snorted and casually placed his hand on Jing's slender shoulder: "Only the right medicine can cure the disease. When facing a twisted and complicated person like Tsunade, this is the only way."

"Besides, we don't have the flesh and blood of Senju Nawaki and Kato Dan. Even if we want to call their souls, we can't do it. You can't let me, the Fourth Mizukage, go to Konoha to dig graves."

"...Hey, you don't really have such an idea!"

Looking at the expression on Mizunoe Jing's face, Ye's mouth twitched slightly, but then he thought again and felt that this idea was really good.

During the Fourth World War in the original novel, Kabuto turned into an expert corpse digger. He dug up all the graves of the five major countries in the ninja world and summoned a large number of powerful people. It can be said that he supported the Fourth Ninja World War single-handedly.

Moreover, as the war went on for longer and longer, the small countries in the Ninja Realm also began to calm down. In this case, the progress of collecting souls was greatly slowed down, so it would be better to directly find the remains and use the Impure World Reincarnation Technique to call back their souls from the netherworld.

Of course, these people can't be loyal to Kirigakure. Although Ye's control over the God of Death is absolute, if these guys really want to be traitors, it's hard to say. However, using them as a source of soul power, or putting them in Hueco Mundo as raw materials, is a good choice...

After tasting the fine wine and delicious food and enjoying dinner, I left the tavern contentedly.

But before he could take Akira back, Tsunade's figure blocked his way again.

"Anything else, Tsunade-sama?"

"I've figured it out."

Tsunade's eyes were a little red, perhaps because she had just cried, but the look in her eyes was extremely firm.

"I want to join you, Mizunotsukiyo, I want to become a member of Seireitei!"

"Both Nawaki and Dan's dream is to become Hokage, but I understand that their real dream is not the illusory position of Hokage, but the 'umbrella' that can protect the smiles of everyone in the village."

"But the current Konoha and the current Hokage are no longer that umbrella... They can't even protect their own villagers, let alone the future you mentioned, which is enough to threaten the entire ninja world!"

Tsunade looked at Ye seriously, but her eyes were full of sadness.

Shisui was right, the current Konoha was rotten to the core, she knew it very well, and that was why she was so sad.

Because no matter what, the village was founded by her grandfather!

"I want to join you, Mizuno Yueye. I want to be that umbrella, the umbrella that inherits the will of Rope Tree and Broken, and can protect everyone's smile!"

“…What a great will.”

Ye smiled and took Mizunotsuki Jing around Tsunade and walked towards the corner of the street.

Tsunade was a little at a loss. She turned around and looked at the backs of Ye and Jing who were leaving. She couldn't help but stop them: "What do you mean, is this a rejection?"

"No, I agree, but now is my break time, please discuss the details tomorrow."

Ye brought Mizunotsuki Crystal with him, and glanced at Tsunade: "Of course...if you insist on joining in, I won't mind."

Join in?

Tsunade was stunned, her eyes lingering on Ye and Mizunotsuki Jing. She certainly understood what Ye was talking about. Her face, which was already rosy from drinking, became even redder, and she didn't know whether it was out of embarrassment or annoyance.

"Who, who wants to join in?"

"Hey, you were so eager to join us earlier."

"Go to hell! Is that what I'm talking about?"

(End of this chapter)