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Chapter 89 The Only Candidate for the Fourth Generation
"Successfully, the chakra hidden in the Sandaime's brain has been completely removed!"

"Is he really controlled by an illusion? This is the Sandaime."

"Wait, if the Sandaime has always been controlled by illusions, then this war, as well as the various decisions and orders made so far, are not..."

The chattering sound gradually cleared up the confused eyes of the Third Mizukage. Looking at the people around him and the Hidden Mist Village that was almost completely frozen, a hoarse voice slowly came out of his mouth: "What is all this about..."

"Are you awake? You should have some memories."

Ye looked down at the Third Mizukage who still had a confused look in his eyes. It was obvious that Uchiha Madara's illusion was not to completely control the Third Mizukage directly, but to influence him bit by bit.

Otherwise, the appearance of the Third Mizukage as a puppet being completely controlled just now should have been discovered by the sensory ninja long ago!

"It feels like... I had a very long dream."

The Third Mizukage looked at his hands in disbelief: "Did I do all this?"

"The first thing you did after you recovered was to shirk responsibility. No wonder you, who was valued by the Shogaeng, were taken away by the Nidaeng."

"No, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. I just never thought that there would be a day when I could actually walk out of that endless Sharingan illusion."

"Sharingan?! Genjutsu?!"

The words of the Third Mizukage caused countless exclamations from the Mist Ninjas present. The Mist Ninja had been fighting with Konoha on the front line, but now they were told that their top leader had been under the control of the enemy's illusion.

Is there a more outrageous hell joke in the world? !
"Is it really the Sharingan?"

Unlike the surrounding Mist Ninjas who were all silent because of the shocking fact, Ye, who had already known about it, showed a thoughtful look: "No wonder my three magatama felt a similar eye power in your mind..."

"Ah, it's the Sharingan, that's right. Those eyes, those eyes that just stared at me once in the darkness, took away everything I had. I will never forget them in my life."

The tone of the Third Mizukage was full of self-mockery, and the words that should have been filled with great anger turned into endless self-blame.

Compared to what he had experienced and lost, what this village had lost and the pain it had endured was obviously much greater!
Under the Second Mizukage's plan, Kirigakure had been on par with Konoha, but in his hands, it had become the cruelest, coldest, and darkest place for breeding Gu in the entire ninja world. Compared with everything this village had endured, what were the decades he had lost?!
"Ye, if it weren't for you, I don't know what kind of orders I would give to the village and what kind of policies I would formulate."

The Sandaime looked at Ye with his cloudy eyes: "It was you who saved Kirigakure."

"I have saved Kirigakure many times, under your stupid and suicidal orders."

Ye said in a cold tone: "To be honest, if it weren't for this report, the order you gave me was so outrageous that I had the thought in my mind that our shadow had been kicked in the head by a donkey. I might not have been able to discover that you were controlled by the illusion."

"What a disrespectful remark..." said the Third Mizukage with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, Ye, and everyone else. All the blame lies with my incompetence. If it weren't for me, the entire Kirigakure wouldn't have become like this, the Blood Mist Policy wouldn't have appeared, the chaotic government orders, and the corrupt high-level officials wouldn't have appeared. Even if we did everything the way the Second Generation did, the entire village would at least be a village on the same level as Iwagakure and Konoha..."

The Third Mizukage struggled to get up from the ground. The illusion disappeared, and the long-lost control of his limbs made it almost impossible for him to stand. But it didn't matter. After staggering, the Third Mizukage fell to his knees in front of countless Mist Ninjas with a plop.

"All responsibility lies with me!"

"Snapped!"

After casually knocking away the self-planting kunai in the hand of a certain incompetent shadow, Ye curled his lips and said, "Suicide should be the lowest form of escape. You don't seem to want to take responsibility for what you have done."

"My talent is not enough to solve all this." The Third Mizukage showed a bitter look: "This old body has been controlled by others for decades, and has committed countless crimes and mistakes. Apart from dying to atone for the sins, I really don't know what else I can do."

"I didn't ask you to continue to be the shadow."

Ye looked at the Kirigakure people in front of him who were in deathly silence, and gestured to the countless civilians crowded in the distance who had not yet entered the shelter.

"The village is in a state of decline that has never been seen before, and the biggest problem is the population."

"Of course, I'm not asking you to have a baby, but I'm trying to change this from the side."

"You can issue a 'repentance edict' in the name of the former Mizukage, admitting your policy mistakes, and implement the Kirigakure Reconstruction Plan to call back the villagers who fled because of the blood mist policy... Even if you become a teacher to the children, it will be more valuable than you committing suicide directly."

"Besides that, there is also the fact that you are controlled by the Sharingan. Although it is unlikely that the useless Uchiha in Konoha can do this, this thing can obviously be used as one of the most valuable bargaining chips in the next negotiations with Konoha."

"In short, you still have a lot of uses while you're alive. If you really want to atone for everything you've done, living well is the foundation of everything."

"..."

The Third Mizukage looked at Ye with a complicated expression, and countless Kirigakure's gazes also fell on Ye.

In their sight, Ye, who was wearing a white uniform, seemed to have put on the blue and white Mizukage hat and the blue and white divine robe with the words "Fourth Generation Mizukage" printed on it...

Especially Yagura, who was pinned to the ground and tied up by the Anbu, showed a bitter smile at this moment.

"You are indeed more worthy of becoming the Yondaime, Yoru."

Compared to Ye, he who only knows power is like an incompetent clown.

"You're right. Suicide is indeed the most cowardly and evasive method."

The Third Mizukage looked at the night for a long time. Then he stood up and slowly walked towards the Mizukage Building which had turned into ruins. He picked up the Mizukage hat that had fallen on the ground.

After brushing off the dust, the Sandaime put it on Ye's head under the gaze of countless Kirigakure ninjas.

"I will submit my resignation as the Third Mizukage to the Daimyo, and submit your name to the Daimyo as the sole candidate for the Fourth Mizukage."

"Also...thank you for taking over my mess, Ye."

……

Under the gaze of countless Kirigakure, the supreme power of Kirigakure was transferred.

Although it has not yet been recognized by the daimyo, according to the tradition of the Hidden Mist that the strong are respected and the strongest is the leader, or the voluntary relinquishment of the Third Mizukage, it has been shown that the Hidden Mist Village in the future will be governed by Mizunoe Tsukiyori.

Although the village has been devastated, all-round data have reached historical lows.

But for some reason, everyone present felt more relaxed than ever before, as if the thick fog before their eyes had been completely cleared away at this moment. "Master Ye! Sandaime!"

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking wind and an anxious Mist Hidden Anbu appeared in an instant, breaking the quiet moment.

Even with the mask on, everyone could sense the panic in his heart, and the words that came out of his mouth shocked everyone present.

"Minato Namikaze appeared outside the village!"

"Wha, what?"

"Golden Time Namikaze Minato, how is this possible!"

"Damn bastard, haven't you killed enough people on the battlefield with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? You actually want to come to the village."

"Damn it, just now it was the Vulpix, now it's the Kyuubi..."

At the mention of Minato Namikaze, all the Kirigakure present felt their hearts tighten. The horrific war on the front line and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's cooperation with Minato Namikaze's targeted Tailed Beast Ball attacks really cast a shadow on their hearts.

"No, there is no Kyuubi Jinchuriki, only Namikaze Minato is here."

The Kirigakure Anbu seemed to feel that his tone was too tense and reorganized his words: "He said that he came to invite us for peace talks."

"what?!"

"Peace talks?" Ye pulled the Mizukage hat on his head, not surprised at all.

Except for Yumi, no one knew that he still had the Flying Thunder God mark of Minato Namikaze on his body. If that guy was really prepared to fight to the death, he should not have appeared outside the village at this moment, but appeared directly in the Hidden Mist Village with the Tailed Beast Ball of the Nine-Tails.

"I didn't expect that I would have to deal with something like this before I even took office. Sandaime, let's join in."

Ye paused slightly, his eyes falling on the destroyed Mizukage building, "But it seems that we can only go to the ANBU base next door to entertain our distinguished guests."

……

"Such a rich chakra residue... Did Kirigakure just experience a big battle?!"

Following the Kirigakure Anbu, Namikaze Minato's eyes kept moving around the Kirigakure Village.

The scene of ice and snow, the damaged buildings in the village, and the terrifying chakra lingering in the air all showed that the village had just experienced a world-shaking war. Perhaps the war had just ended just before he and Shisui separated.

"Even the Mizukage Building!"

When the Anbu brought Minato Namikaze to the Anbu base in the Mizukage Building nearby, Minato Namikaze's pupils suddenly shrank.

Even the Mizukage Building was completely destroyed in this battle. What on earth was this...

No matter which village it is in, the 'Shadow Building' is a well-deserved landmark building. It represents not only Shadow's daily office space, but also the most important and core confidential location of the entire village. It is a symbol of the glory and spirit of the entire village!

But such a core building of the village was actually destroyed!

"Did the war happen directly inside the village? An internal conflict? No, that's not right. If it was an internal conflict, why did those Kirigakure ninjas all have smiles on their faces..."

Namikaze Minato felt that his brain was a little confused. It was clearly a horrific battle that destroyed the Mizukage building, but all the Kirigakure ninjas and residents he met along the way had smiles on their faces. Only when they saw him did they show expressions of hatred and anger.

This sense of contrast made Minato Namikaze increasingly confused.

Until he saw the Third Mizukage wearing the Mizukage's divine robe sitting in the Anbu base meeting room and...

Mizunotsuki Ye wearing the Mizukage hat!
"how come……"

"Are you surprised, Minato Namikaze?"

Ye raised his head, revealing his young and handsome face: "I remember I said that we should meet again soon, and in another identity."

"Did you launch a coup?" Namikaze Minato tried his best to suppress the horror in his heart.

"Tsk, have you ever seen a coup d'état that could sit side by side with the former Mizukage?" Ye sneered, took off the Mizukage's bamboo hat from his head and placed it on the table: "I am the patriarch of the Snow Clan, the deputy director of the Kirigakure Anbu, and the war hero who led the Kirigakure Village to survive the terrifying attack of the evil Konoha and caused almost the same damage to the other side."

"He is also the only candidate for the fourth generation in the village. Do I need to use a coup to get this position?"

"As for the Mizukage building next door...it looks a bit ugly, so we need to renovate it."

"I remember the Anbu told me that you came here for peace talks, so if you really want to negotiate, please put away your presumptuous look."

"……Feel sorry."

Under the guidance of the Anbu, Minato Namikaze silently sat in the seat in front of Ye. At the same time, he took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to... uh, I really don't know who he handed it to, but it was Mizunoe Tsukiyomi who took the scroll and handed it to the Third Mizukage.

The scroll was opened, and the Third Mizukage squinted his eyes and carefully examined the contents, while Namikaze Minato explained.

"This war has brought unimaginable trauma to both Konoha and Kirigakure."

"A life-and-death war is meaningless. We are all losers and have been hurt, so our Third Hokage hopes to end this war... As a token of sincerity, I brought three Seven Ninja Swords belonging to your Kirigakure."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze took out another scroll and placed it on the table.

Ye picked up the scroll and removed the seal. Three ninja swords, Samehada, Raiga and Beheading Sword, suddenly appeared on the table.

“It does have some sincerity.”

Ye nodded, then took the peace talk scroll from the Third Mizukage and read it carefully.

After a moment, he looked up at Minato Namikaze and shook his head: "But it's not enough."

(End of this chapter)