Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

In summary, the Akatsuki organization is slowly depleting Kirigakure's potential, much like boiling a frog in lukewarm water. Although the process is relatively "gentle," the outcome is already predetermined.

Although Yagura Karatachi insisted on relying on Kirigakure itself to deal with the Akatsuki members, some "wise people" within Kirigakure would not agree.

The Akatsuki organization is now focusing all its efforts on Kirigakure, and almost every Kirigakure ninja who leaves the village to carry out a mission is hunted down by the Akatsuki.

In terms of individual strength, the members of Akatsuki can be said to be among the best in the world. Hunting down Kirigakure ninja who came out of the village to carry out missions was a piece of cake for them.

Chunin and Genin go without saying; kill as many as you can go out. Even if some escape, it doesn't matter.

Even though Jonin, Jonin, and even Kage-level shinobi have their individual strength as a guarantee when they go out of the village to carry out missions, the Akatsuki members are not weak either.

Moreover, the number of top ninjas in a village is limited; the death of one means one less. Obito Uchiha recognized this and listed the top ninjas of Kirigakure as his must-kill targets.

After a period of pursuit and interception, most of the Jonin in Kirigakure were killed or wounded, but Kirigakure was completely unable to deal with the Akatsuki organization.

With the enemy in the open and us in the shadows, Kirigakure cannot give up accepting mission requests, since this is the source of revenue for most ninja villages.

However, if ninjas are sent out of the village on missions, they will inevitably be attacked by the Akatsuki organization.

Although the training period for ninjas is relatively short, about three years, they can be sent to the battlefield. Even if they are cannon fodder, they still have some use.

However, it's different for special jonin and above. They are stronger and more useful, but they are also more troublesome to train and have a longer growth cycle.

Therefore, Kirigakure doesn't care much about the loss of some Chunin and Genin, but if a large number of Jonin die, that would be an unbearable burden...

Obito Uchiha's strategy was exactly that: he would ambush and kill Kirigakure ninjas when they left the village to carry out missions.

As time went on, Kirigakure suffered greatly, while Yagura Karatachi, who was under control, not only did nothing but also made one blunder after another.

After the Akatsuki intensified their efforts, some people in Kirigakure finally couldn't sit still any longer...

Mei Terumi's family, along with some ninjas from Kirigakure, launched a coup.

Yagura Karatachi was forced to step down, and while investigating him, the ninja from Kirigakure also discovered his unusual behavior.

Now the fun is here!

The news that Yagura's mind had been controlled spread quickly, and the entire Hidden Mist Village was filled with fear.

Imagine if the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, could have his mind controlled by someone with ulterior motives; what if it were someone else...?

Thus, the ninjas of Kirigakure fell into mutual distrust, and this division was exacerbated by the "Bloody Mist Village" policy that had been in place for many years.

Helpless, Mei Terumi, who had just become the Fifth Mizukage, could only try to appease the people and even began to seek help from the four hidden villages.

However, apart from Konoha, the remaining Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure villages stood by and did nothing for various reasons.

However, Akira Hatake benefited from the Akatsuki organization's wreaking havoc in Kirigakure. Although he agreed to help, he only went through the motions and the situation in Kirigakure did not change much.

In order to stabilize the morale of the villagers, Mei Terumi repeatedly offered various benefits in hopes of getting Konoha to take action and destroy the Akatsuki organization, known as the "Darkness of the Ninja World."

But how could Akira Hatake possibly agree to that!

Even if he were to agree, he couldn't do it now. He had to wait until Kirigakure was severely weakened and its people were unstable before he could take action to turn the tide.

Thus, the clock of the ninja world moved forward by two months, and Kirigakure's "closed-door" policy had continued for more than two months.

This was the only solution Mei Terumi could think of; she didn't believe the Akatsuki would directly attack Kirigakure.

While this defensive strategy could minimize the loss of personnel in Kirigakure, it caused a sharp decline in the completion rate and quantity of mission requests.

This delighted the remaining four hidden villages. Since the Hidden Mist Village had crippled itself, they could naturally divide up the Hidden Mist Village's share of the commissioned tasks.

For this reason, although Kirigakure continued to tirelessly seek help from the four great hidden villages, apart from Konoha making a perfunctory gesture, the other three villages all remained on the sidelines.

Beset by internal and external troubles, Kirigakure is once again in turmoil, and the ninjas, residents, merchants, and vendors are on the verge of starvation!

The self-imposed isolation of Kirigakure has led to a sharp decline in the number of commissioned missions completed, resulting in a deficit in the village's finances. Furthermore, security concerns have deterred many people from visiting Kirigakure.

Without foot traffic, there is naturally no transaction volume. How will the merchants living in Kirigakure survive?

A tree dies when transplanted, but a person thrives. Since we can't stay in Kirigakure anymore, we can just move to another place.

Where to go?

It goes without saying that Konoha is the safest and most prosperous place in the ninja world, and also the most welcoming to outsiders.

So in the second month after Kirigakure closed its village, some small vendors began to flee Kirigakure, and some civilians were also affected by this trend, leaving Kirigakure with their families for Konoha.

Mei Terumi had considered stopping them, but there were simply too many people fleeing, and killing them all would only exacerbate the panic. It would be like drinking poison to quench thirst.

"Fifth Mizukage, this is a document sent by Konoha's Acting Hokage, Akira Hatake."

"Well, let it go."

Mei Terumi is only 16 years old this year, but she has already grown into a graceful young woman, exuding the aura of a strong woman.

Even so, it couldn't hide the sorrow and exhaustion on Mei Terumi's face; Kirigakure had truly reached a point of life and death.

Mei Terumi picked up the document on the table, glanced at it, and then slammed it back onto the table.

"This is outrageous! That guy, Akira Hatake, is simply... he's taking advantage of our misfortune!"

It's no wonder Mei Terumi was so angry. Akira Hatake made it very clear in the document that if they wanted Konoha to help Kirigakure overcome their difficulties, Kirigakure had to become a subordinate ninja village of Konoha.

There is a big difference between ninja villages and hidden villages. The former are numerous throughout the ninja world, while the latter are only five in total.

If Mei Terumi really agrees, it would be like crippling herself, tearing herself down from her transcendent position among the Five Great Hidden Villages!

But if you don't agree...

The small vendors and ordinary residents of Kirigakure have almost all fled. If this continues for too long, Kirigakure will probably become the first force to disintegrate on its own.

"no!"

Mei Terumi slammed her hand on the table again. "Ao, has the intelligence on the Akatsuki been cleared up yet?!"

Chapter 355 Despair.

Given the current state of Kirigakure, the only solution Mei Terumi can think of is to take the initiative and launch an attack.

Passive defense will only worsen the situation, allowing the Akatsuki to exploit their targeted tactics to the fullest extent, forcing Kirigakure into a passive defensive posture.

If Kirigakure can find Akatsuki's stronghold or exploit their weakness, they can rely on their numerical advantage to completely wipe out Akatsuki.

Although this method is just wishful thinking, it is much more feasible than "closing the country to the outside world".

After all, there is a saying that one can only fight thieves for a thousand days, but not defend against them for a thousand days.

However, Mei Terumi's ideas and countermeasures were destined to fail. The Akatsuki's base in Amegakure was not only well hidden, but the intelligence of its members was also kept extremely confidential.

Aside from knowing that there were a few Uchiha clan members in Akatsuki, as well as some rogue ninjas from various factions, no other countries or forces knew anything else.

This situation is inextricably linked to the covert support from Konoha Village. The underground intelligence networks of the various hidden villages have become virtually defunct due to interference from Konoha's intelligence ninjas.

"Lord Mizukage, I'm very sorry, but we don't have any information about the Akatsuki's base yet, and we don't even know who the leader of the Akatsuki is."

Ao lowered her head in embarrassment, not daring to look at Mei Terumi across from her.

However, there was one thing that Ao didn't tell Terumi Mei: he was actually an outsourced member of the Kara organization.

That's right, Ao also belongs to the Kara organization and secretly helps the Kara organization find the so-called "shell".

Ao also once used his identity to try to gather specific information about the Akatsuki organization through the Kara organization.

After all, the Kara organization has existed for thousands of years, which undoubtedly gives it an advantage over the emerging Akatsuki organization.

Unfortunately, Jigen, the leader of the Kara organization, did not respond to Ao, nor did he leak any information about the Akatsuki organization that the Kara organization knew.

As for why Jigen did this, it all comes down to Akira Hatake.

Jigen didn't want to attract Akira Hatake's attention because of the small Akatsuki organization, as it wouldn't help Isshiki Otsutsuki's resurrection.

Moreover, the more murky the waters of the ninja world become, the more opportunities the Kara organization has to fish in troubled waters. At this time, it is best to pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Without the intelligence support of the Kara organization, and with the Hidden Mist Village's secret intelligence network being destroyed by Konoha's intelligence ninjas, the entire Hidden Mist Village has been unable to deal with the Akatsuki organization.

"Could it be... could it really be that only by agreeing to Akira Hatake's demands can Kirigakure have any chance of survival?!"

Boom!

Mei Terumi slammed her fist on the desk in frustration. She was in a terrible mood. If she agreed to the proposal in Hatake Akira's document, Kirigakure might survive, but it would lose all hope for the future.

After a brief outburst, Mei Terumi calmed down and said, "Ao, do you think Konoha and Akira Hatake were behind the Akatsuki's actions?"

Mei Terumi's judgment was based on evidence: among the Akatsuki members who attacked the Hidden Mist Village ninjas, there were several Uchiha clan ninjas, and all of them possessed the Mangekyou Sharingan.

It goes without saying what the Uchiha clan represents, which easily leads people to associate the Akatsuki organization with Konoha.

However, what Mei Terumi could think of, Akira Hatake could naturally think of as well, and he had already patched up this loophole.

As for how to make up for it, we have to thank Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had already died in the rebellion.

The person is already dead, so it doesn't matter if they take the blame a little more. And the biggest scapegoat in the ninja world, Shimura Danzo, has become Sarutobi Hiruzen.

However, due to the special nature of the Akatsuki organization, Hiruzen Sarutobi could only bear the blame on the positive side. When Akira Hatake decided to let Shisui Uchiha join the Akatsuki organization, it was declared that Shisui Uchiha had become a Konoha rogue ninja.

As for the reason, it was naturally because Uchiha Shisui opposed the decision of the Konoha leadership and launched a rebellion while Hatake Akira, Namikaze Minato, and Hatake Kakashi were away.

Because of this rebellion, Hiruzen Sarutobi died, and Shisui Uchiha defected.

Konoha, having already prepared a pretext, had severed ties with several Uchiha clan members in the Akatsuki organization, so even if some people had doubts, it wouldn't change anything.

"It's possible, but completely unnecessary."

Standing beside Mei Terumi, Ao shook his head. "Just imagine, with Konoha's current strength, if they wanted to unify the ninja world, they could just sweep through it without going through all this trouble."

"Right……"

Mei Terumi nodded, agreeing with Ao's statement.

In the subconscious of ninjas, the strong can control everything. As the most powerful hidden village in the ninja world, Konoha is fully capable of launching a war of unification that is sure to be won.

Mei Terumi, who had just become the Fifth Mizukage, had not yet transformed her identity as a ninja into a political one. She still thought about things from a ninja's perspective and was quite slow to react to Konoha's plans.

"Are we really going to agree to Akira Hatake's unreasonable demands?"

But one thing at a time, the fact that Kirigakure became a subordinate ninja village of Konoha still made Mei Terumi feel indignant and resentful.

"Lord Mizukage, the Akatsuki is like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows. If we cannot kill them with a single blow, we can only be slowly devoured by them."

"Given the current situation, we have lost the initiative. The only outcome of dragging this out is..."

At this point, Ao stopped talking, and Mei Terumi understood what Ao was trying to say.

"But... I'm really not willing to accept this!"