Promoting the Konoha threat theory, and talking about the Hidden Mist Belt!

Since they still hold power, delaying their ascension to the throne isn't necessarily a bad thing.

After all, becoming the Mizukage would inevitably restrict one's freedom of movement to some extent, so remaining behind the scenes as a figure in the background is not necessarily a bad thing.

However, it wasn't in Hozuki Shingetsu's nature to agree so easily, so he put forward his own conditions.

"Ninja Academy Principal? The reconstruction of the ninja academy after the disaster is the top priority, and no one is allowed to obstruct it?"

Although I don't know why Hozuki Shingetsu wants this position, as long as they agree to the proposal, this request is naturally not a problem.

Seeing Genji's straightforward manner, Hozuki Shingetsu couldn't help but smile.

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"How about it? Sitting here, my appearance isn't any worse than Lian's, is it?"

In the Mizukage's office, Hozuki Zangetsu sat in the main seat, showing off to his son.

If we start counting from the time the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu, died, this Mizukage office can be considered to have been lost from his hands. Now that it has returned to the Hozuki clan's hands, how could he not be so excited?

In response, Hozuki Shingetsu simply looked up and gave an awkward but polite smile before looking down again to review the data list in his hand.

"You're still studying the Ninja Academy's historical data?"

Hozuki Cangetsu approached Hozuki Shingetsu and examined the data.

"I really don't understand why you're so insistent on taking on the position of principal of the Ninja Academy. If you want to cultivate your own team, you can just find some elites like before, right? Why waste so much effort on these cannon fodder?"

"Different."

Hozuki Shingetsu gently shook his head and put down the data in his hand.

"The Ninja Academy is the foundation of the village's prosperity and cannot be ignored."

After reviewing the records about the Ninja Academy preserved in Kirigakure, Hozuki Shingetsu finally gained a clear understanding of the Ninja Academy at that time.

First and foremost, it must be made clear that the current ninja academy is far from deserving the title of a ninja world military academy.

"Cannon fodder school" is the correct name for it.

The current ninja academy students mainly come from various ordinary families. They are between six and nine years old when they enroll, and the course lasts for three years. Each year, there are about a hundred graduates who are proficient in throwing kunai and the basic usage of the Three Body Technique.

In terms of graduation requirements alone, they were roughly the same as those of Naruto's class. However, times have changed, so there will always be some differences.

The main difference lies in the survival rate.

According to records, the three-month survival rate for each graduating class is 60%, the three-year survival rate is 30%, and the five-year survival rate is 5%.

In the fifteen years since the founding of the Hidden Mist Village Ninja Academy, the number of survivors from the first graduating class was... 0.

This is the true state of ninja schools during this era of war, and it is also the fundamental reason why the major ninja clans tacitly allowed the establishment of ninja schools and why ninja qualifications flowed out of the country.

Why? Because who wouldn't like this kind of cannon fodder?

However, for Hozuki Shingetsu, who aspires to dominate the ninja world, the current state of affairs at the ninja academy is not good.

"Therefore, the first step is to change the training objectives of the Ninja Academy."

If you really want the graduates of the Ninja Academy to become your core group, to respect you as much as the scholars and officials of your past life respected their mentors, and to be proud of being "disciples of the Mizukage," then you must make changes in this area.

After all, nobody's a fool. Even if you're faking it, you have to make it look genuine, right?

"Then there's the teaching method."

He recalled his school life in his previous life, as well as the descriptions of sects and academies in the novels he had read, and then wrote down words such as monthly exams, final exams, ranking lists, ladder battles, and secret realms on paper.

"And most importantly, there are issues of ninjutsu resources and treatment."

Hozuki Crescent paused, then drew a large circle on it.

Chapter 92 The Beginning of Revenge on Black Zetsu

Just as Hozuki Shingetsu was racking his brains to figure out how to reform the ninja academy, news of the rebellion in Kirigakure finally reached the other major ninja villages.

There was no way to hide it. Although Kirigakure was still officially maintaining the closed-door policy imposed during the Ren era, how could such a major event as the Tailed Beast rampage and the near destruction of Kirigakure be truly concealed?

Leaving aside the spies already planted in the village, the Hidden Mist Village needed to rebuild after the disaster, and all the materials, food and other resources needed to be purchased from outside. Such busy and frequent transactions were impossible to supervise, so this kind of information could not be kept secret at all.

Of course, Hozuki Shingetsu never intended to hide it. He hoped that everyone in the ninja world would know about his glorious deeds of becoming a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast in order to protect the village, regardless of his own safety. How could he possibly hide it?

The various forces in the ninja world reacted differently to the rebellion that occurred in Kirigakure.

Like Sunagakure, which is furthest from Kirigakure, aside from lamenting that the old fox Ren would actually drown and be overturned by a child, they also boasted about their foresight in predicting that Kirigakure would break out into civil war.

Besides that, there's nothing they can do.

After all, one is located in the far west of the ninja world, and the other in the far east. It would be too difficult for them to interfere in the affairs of Kirigakure.

There is also Iwagakure Village, which corresponds to this.

Although Onoki, as the Tsuchikage, desperately wanted to take this opportunity to give Kirigakure a good beating, he was powerless to do so.

If they were to forcibly cross the ocean to launch an expedition against Kirigakure, not to mention whether they could defeat Kirigakure in a naval battle against a united Kirigakure, Kumogakure would probably be more than happy to give Onoki a taste of his own medicine.

After all, compared to Kumogakure, Kirigakure, having suffered internal strife, was a pushover that could be easily dealt with. But such a good opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Iwagakure might be lost forever.

Therefore, Onoki had no choice but to spread the story of Hozuki Shingetsu's betrayal of the Mizukage by overthrowing his superior.

However, they unexpectedly ran into Hozuki Shingetsu's meticulously organized ninja world ground promotion team.

Thanks to the efforts of the ground promotion team, Hozuki Shingetsu's actions, especially his willingness to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki for the sake of the village, and the news of his statement "I have heard of the killing of a man, but I have not heard of the killing of a Shadow!" were quickly known to the general public in the ninja world.

While thoroughly establishing Hozuki Shingetsu's image as a responsible and capable individual, it also effectively countered some of Onoki's attempts.

On the other hand, while the Hidden Cloud Village, out of consideration for the balance of the ninja world, dared not risk starting a ninja war by sending troops to the Hidden Mist Village at this sensitive time, they were still willing to try the tactic of war intimidation.

Especially since the Third Raikage's brother, the "B" in the current "AB combination," is still lying in Kirigakure, how could the Third Raikage not want to save his brother?

So the envoy from Kumogakure arrived in Kirigakure, which was in dire need of rebuilding, and approached Hozuki Shingetsu, saying that if they didn't want Kirigakure to be wiped out, they should release Modibi as soon as possible.

Actually, if the Hidden Cloud Village were to approach the Hidden Mist Village in a friendly manner to negotiate peace, then considering that the Hidden Mist Village was currently embroiled in war and it was not advisable to make enemies, it wouldn't be a bad idea to use Moody to make a deal with the Hidden Cloud Village and temporarily stabilize the Hidden Cloud Village.

After all, when Hozuki Shingetsu used his cheat ability to steal the Lightning Release Chakra Mode from Modibi, Modibi was under the dual control of drugs and genjutsu and had no awareness of the outside world. Hozuki Shingetsu was not afraid that Modibi would reveal his secret.

However, when the envoy from Kumogakure came to Kirigakure with his nose in the air and nostrils pointing to the sky, threatening him with war to force him to release the people, how could he possibly agree?

The current Hozuki Shingetsu is not Hiruzen Sarutobi after the Nine-Tails' rampage, so how could he be intimidated by such simple war threats?

Especially at this crucial moment when he had just completed the work of correcting the wrongs and become a hero of the village, how could he possibly agree to this request so weakly?

Hozuki Shingetsu, who originally wanted to refuse outright, suddenly thought of Black Zetsu, who had caused trouble for him during the Blood Mist Incident, and then thought of the most famous weapon of Kumogakure in the later period. He immediately had an idea to punish Black Zetsu.

"If I remember correctly, in the final stages of the original story, the chakra cannon of the Hidden Cloud Village seemed capable of shattering the moon... So, if Black Zetsu knew that the village possessed such a weapon, how would he react?"

Hozuki Crescent's mind raced as he pondered how to use this information to retaliate against Black Zetsu.

"Swapping back Moodyby isn't out of the question."

After a long while, looking at the Cloud Village envoy in front of him, Hozuki Shingetsu revealed an inscrutable smile.

"But he needs to exchange something for it."

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"Use the technology to manufacture the chakra cannon to trade with Kirigakure for Moody?"

Looking at the returning Cloud Village envoy, the Third Raikage, A, frowned, wondering what Hozuki Shingetsu, the new leader of Kirigakure, was up to.

Research on the Chakra Cannon is still in its early stages, and there isn't even a physical model yet. It's not a big deal to simply hand over the paper documents to Hozuki Shingetsu.

Regardless of the fact that Modibi's strength as an elite Jonin is far more practical than that chakra cannon that only exists on paper, considering the bond between him and Modibi, he would do his best to seize this opportunity to bring Modibi back.

The key point is that if we just hand it over to him like this, wouldn't it make him, the Raikage, lose face?

After all, judging from the current strength comparison of the ninja world, Kumogakure is definitely the second strongest ninja world, while Kirigakure, after its internal strife, is undoubtedly the fifth strongest ninja world. Moreover, they have just lost the Mizukage, and the people are in a state of panic. Under such circumstances, how could Hozuki Shingetsu dare to refuse his request?

Isn't he afraid that he might actually attack Kirigakure in a fit of rage?

"Lord Raikage, this is something Hozuki Shingetsu asked me to give you."

The Cloud Village envoy knelt on one knee, lowered his head, and took out a strand of hair from behind his back, saying, "...He said that if you don't agree, then Lord Modibi will be of no use in Kirigakure... It would be better to just kill Lord Modibi and save more food."

Snapped!

The Third Raikage slammed the rice in his hand onto the table, roaring, "That brat Hozuki Shingetsu, how dare he bully me like this!"

The ninja across the table remained kneeling, seemingly oblivious to everything.

After a long silence, he finally looked up and asked, "So, should we just reject him?"

"Refuse? Refuse my ass! How will Moody come back if we refuse him?"

Raikage suppressed his anger, channeling it into his appetite, and swept each grain of rice back into the bowl, chewing it heartily.

"You brat, when that old bastard Mito Uzumaki dies, and when my Hidden Cloud Village defeats Konoha and dominates the ninja world, I will make that brat Shingetsu Hozuki come to Hidden Cloud Village to apologize with thorns on his back!"

After finishing his meal, he wiped his mouth and said to the messenger, "Quickly have Tsuchida prepare the data on those chakra cannons and go to Kirigakure to bring Modibi back!"

"Tell that brat Hozuki Shingetsu that if Modiby doesn't return to Kumogakure within a week, I will personally lead the Kumogakure army to the gates of Kirigakure to meet him!"

Chapter 93 Uchiha Madara: My entire life has been like walking on thin ice.

Let's leave aside for now how the Third Raikage suppressed his anger and compromised with Hozuki Shingetsu, exchanging Modebi for Kirigakure with his chakra cannon.

In Konoha, they also felt powerless to help with the Kirigakure incident.