Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village

Chapter 78 Only by cutting off the roots of corruption can it continue to grow
after one day.

Kirigakure Village.

Compared to the frenzy before the war, the atmosphere on the streets of Kirigakure at this moment seemed unusually depressing and calm. Even though there were villagers walking on the street from time to time, they had heavy expressions, with deep sadness and grief in their eyes.

Before the war, everyone thought that it would be easy for Kirigakure, which had been well-rested, to take down Konoha, which had been fighting for many years and was exhausted.

Not to mention popping champagne at halftime, they were already fantasizing about the vast fertile land and resources of the Fire Nation before the war even started!
Obviously, the facts slapped everyone in the face.

The battle situation at the front line has already spread to the village. Although Ye has achieved his maximum one-for-one exchange, he still cannot cover up the fact that Kirigakure has been defeated. The deaths of a large number of ninjas have brought tremendous pressure to the already sparsely populated Kirigakure.

Whose husband is he, whose father is he, and whose child is he.

Even in the village of blood mist, a broken family still brings huge sadness. Now the entire Hidden Mist Village is shrouded in such a haze!
There was naturally no possibility of any welcoming queue. A large number of ninjas died on the front line without gaining any benefits. Even though the third generation had not yet announced defeat and surrender, even the generals ran back to the village in embarrassment. They were obviously the defeated party.

The reason why they were not pelted with vegetable leaves was because the villagers of Kirigakure knew that the village was short of resources and knew how to cherish food.

After returning to the village, Ye was not in a hurry to meet the Sandaime. Although the front line could become what it is now basically because of him, the admiral was Yagura, and it was not his turn to report intelligence.

Besides, he has more important things to do.

After separating from his men, he and Mei Terumi came to a house in Kirigakure.

"Master Ye! Captain Ming!"

Seeing the figures of Ye and Mei Terumi, a Kirigakure ANBU hiding in the darkness at the door emerged and said respectfully, "The elder is inside."

"Thank you for your help, Gonbei."

Ye nodded slightly, and walked into the house with Mei Terumi.

The entire house was very empty, with only a crooked old pine tree rooted in a corner of the yard.

The door of the room was half-open, and an old figure could be vaguely seen sitting at the desk, correcting something.

This seemingly old man, named Yuanshi, is the most powerful elder in the Hidden Mist Village, second only to the Sandaime in terms of status and power.

He is also the teacher of Mei and Ya Terumi.

"teacher."

"Old man!"

"Here he comes."

Hearing the shout, the old figure raised his head, his eyes wandering between Ye and Mei Terumi, revealing a gratified expression: "I was just watching the battle situation on the front line, I never thought that the war would turn out like this, Ye, Ming, thank you for your hard work."

"Tsk, you also know how hard we work, old man. Do you know how rotten the Intelligence Department is?"

Mei Terumi pointed at the white and smooth corners of her eyes with an angry look on her face, and shouted at the master: "Selling village intelligence, collecting false information, nine out of ten intelligence officers are just fishing in troubled waters and eating up the salary. I'm so worried that my crow's feet are about to appear ten years early!"

"I really can't understand why you would hand over the village's intelligence department to that Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Ghost. Is it just because he's fat?"

"If it weren't for this rotten intelligence, the village wouldn't have made wrong decisions one after another, leading to our failures on the front line. If it weren't for Ye, Konoha would have already attacked our village!" "Sorry, thank you for your hard work."

Hearing Mei Terumi's indignant complaints, Master Yuan sighed and said, "Many things in the village are complicated. The layers of interests have made this village no longer what it used to be. But I didn't expect it to be so corrupt..."

“I didn’t expect it. How could you not have thought of anything? You are a Yuan Master! How could you not have thought of anything? The village has become like this now, and you…”

Mei Terumi's face was full of anger, and it was unclear whether she was angry at her teacher or at the corruption of the village.

"Okay Ming."

Ye said softly: "Teacher is right. This village has long been covered by a thick fog of interests that has blocked the sunlight from the sky, so that the roots and stems are rotting and stinking, and there is no way to stop it."

"Ye..." Master Yuan frowned and looked at Ye: "You seem to have different ideas in your mind."

"Then are you willing to support me?"

Night asked back.

The Master fell silent for a long time before he slowly said, "My support is not important. This is Kirigakure. The weak are down and the capable are up. This is the iron rule we Kirigakure believe in."

"With the end of this war, even if we are defeated, your military exploits and reputation are enough to push you to any position. As long as you can surpass Yagura in strength and defeat the Sandaime, you will be the Fourth Generation of Kirigakure!"

"Do not."

Ye shook his head, "Just the position of a Mizukage is not enough to change this village."

"What I want is a wind that can blow away the thick blood mist that hangs over the village, and a light that can dispel the cold darkness of the rotten roots. The identity of the Mizukage alone is not enough to do all this."

"No matter how many changes you make, if you don't cut off the rotten roots, it still won't be able to absorb new nutrients. Teacher, you should understand what I mean."

"But you can't get fat by eating one bite, Ye."

Master Yuan paused for a moment, and looked at Ye Lu's eyes with his slightly cloudy eyes: "No one can reach the sky in one step."

"But I think I can."

Ye said softly: "Thousands of Mist Ninjas have already died on the front battlefield. Even if another batch dies in the village, it won't cause much of a splash."

The inexplicable dialogue made Terumi Mei, who was still complaining a moment ago, tremble in her heart. She subconsciously wanted to pull Ye, trying to explain to him that if she wanted to get promoted smoothly, she might need the help of the teacher, etc. However, looking at Ye's indifferent eyes, Terumi Mei could only forcibly suppress the thoughts in her heart.

Master Yuan slowly stood up and looked out the foggy window: "Do you have enough cards in your hand?"

"It's OK. The Hozuki clan, the Terumi clan, and the Ringo and Momochi clans are all OK... Oh, and the Yuki clan should also listen to me."

The night's calm voice rang out in the room. Although it was a wet environment filled with mist, it seemed to contain a raging fire that was enough to burn down the entire village!
Master Yuan looked out the window silently and didn't say anything else.

Ye slowly stood up and bowed to Master Yuan: "Teacher, please take care of your health and don't overwork yourself. Ye still has some things to deal with, so I will leave first."

"Hey, Night!"

(End of this chapter)