Naruto: The Age of Ninja Swords Begins in Kumogakure

Chapter 94 The Hidden Mist's Internal War (Fourth Update)

Tamura Hao once again entered a phase of stealthy development, focusing on the development of Chidori, and sparring with Uchiha Hikaru once a day. Although each time ended with him being suppressed by that girl, he was steadily improving, putting Uchiha Hikaru under great pressure.

Meanwhile, many schemes were also underway in Kumogakure, such as those targeting Kirigakure.

As expected, the conflict between the Mizukage faction and the Shinobi faction intensified, especially after the Mizukage used the Whirlpool Sealing Technique to create a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki. Everyone knew that a war was inevitable.

"Master, they are preparing to launch a coup."

In an old house in Kirigakure, a ninja leaped over to report to the Grand Elder, Master Yuan.

"In the end, it still came to this."

Master Yuan sighed; the thing he least wanted to happen had still happened.

"The ninja clan that has lost most of its elite forces will not win; this is a loss for our Hidden Mist Village."

Terumi Sora, the patriarch of the Terumi clan, sighed. He was also a member of the ninja clan, but a neutral one.

The Hidden Mist Village is currently divided into three factions: the Third Mizukage's faction, the ninja clan led by the Second Mizukage, and the neutral faction led by Elder Genji.

This battle had nothing to do with their neutral faction; it was a conflict between that part of the ninja clan and the Third Mizukage's faction.

"I tried to dissuade the First Mizukage back then, but he insisted on passing the position to the Second Mizukage, who was in a weak position. This angered the madman Gengetsu, who then joined forces with the other ninja clans to launch a rebellion and seize the position of Mizukage, becoming the Second Mizukage."

Then he died, and the elite ninja he led fought a devastating battle with the Iwagakure ninja army, leaving them unable to continue suppressing the Third Hokage's faction, thus leading to the current predicament.

Master Yuan felt quite helpless about this. The root of the problem lay with the First Mizukage. The Third Mizukage was the First Mizukage's disciple, and the First Mizukage wanted to pass on the position to his disciple without considering the village's situation at all.

After the death of the first Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu launched a rebellion and seized the position of Mizukage to become the second Mizukage.

This wouldn't have been a big deal, but that madman Hozuki Gengetsu actually perished together with the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, leaving behind a mess.

The Third Hokage was a ruthless man; he actually devised the Blood Mist policy to weaken and fight against those few ninja clans, dragging the entire Hidden Mist Village into a quagmire.

Now it has escalated into a civil war, and Kirigakure will inevitably suffer heavy losses after this battle.

"They were all too ruthless, but it seems that the Third Hokage was even more ruthless. He secretly joined forces with Kumogakure and Uzushiogakure to kill the elite ninja clans, severely injuring them. He also obtained the sealing technique that could create Jinchuriki of Tailed Beasts. He was even more ruthless than the Second Hokage back then."

Terumi Sora couldn't help but sigh, "They're all ruthless people."

They had also received that information initially, and were skeptical at first, but after confirming that the Third Hokage had created the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki, they understood that it was all true.

The Third Hokage did indeed do such a thing; in order to consolidate his own position, he even colluded with foreign enemies to kill fellow village ninjas.

"That's definitely his style. He changed after being defeated and humiliated by that madman, Hozuki Gengetsu."

Master Genji also believed that it was the work of the Third Hokage, which was consistent with the other party's style of doing things.

After all, the fact that the Third Hokage was able to implement the Blood Mist Policy proves that he has changed, so it's not surprising that he would do something like this.

I only hope that after eliminating those few ninja clans, the Third Hokage can cancel the Blood Mist policy. If this internal strife continues, the village will inevitably fall into an abyss of no return.

"Is this all we can do, just watch?"

On the other side, a middle-aged woman felt unbearable resentment. This was a civil war, and all those who died were people from Kirigakure. After this battle, who knew how many years it would take to recover?

"Continuing this entanglement will only cause more harm to the village; it's better to settle things once and for all."

Master Yuan was also unwilling to accept this, but he felt more helpless than anything else.

He couldn't stop the battle; he could only watch helplessly, while hoping it would end as soon as possible.

Many years have passed since the First Shinobi World War. While the other four great ninja villages are thriving, Kirigakure is hampered by the Blood Mist policy and has made little progress. In addition, the open and covert struggles between the two sides have caused the village to weaken continuously.

Rather than engaging in this constant infighting and attrition, it would be better to settle the score as soon as possible.

Even if this will severely damage the village, it's better than a hopeless internal conflict.

"We don't need to get involved in the fighting inside the village, but we must keep a close eye on the outside world. We absolutely cannot allow external forces to interfere in our village's internal struggles again."

With a solemn expression, Master Yuan knew very well that the situation in Kirigakure could not be kept secret. All the major ninja villages must already know. Even if the major ninja villages were currently tied up in the war and could not directly intervene, they would definitely send people to observe the battle and even make some plans.

The last war in the Land of Whirlpools resulted in the loss of thousands of elite ninja due to collusion between internal and external forces. This time, they must not allow such a thing to happen again.

"It seems that the Kaguya clan brought back a few people from outside some time ago."

According to Misaki's report, it was discovered that the identities of those people are currently unclear, and what impact they will have on the current civil war.

"Those who have already gone in don't need to be bothered, we can't control them anyway, but keep the rest out, especially after the battle starts, don't let a single one in."

Master Yuan did not want to get involved in the civil war between the two sides; he only wanted to protect the village and prevent external enemies from finding an opportunity to destroy Kirigakure.

At the same time, all the major ninja clans mobilized, with boys over twelve years old and girls over eighteen years old all going into battle, ready to fight with everything they had.

Because if they don't give it their all, they'll have no chance left.

Once the two Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts, who are the Third Mizukage, master the power of the Tailed Beasts, they will have no chance to resist them. At that time, they will only face death and the extermination of their clan.

They still have a chance of winning if they go all out, not to mention they have the support of their allies this time.

"The Anbu are all gathered inside the Mizukage Building, and there are thousands of ninjas outside the building. Judging from their chakra levels, they are all Chunin-level."

A Hyuga branch family ninja activated his Byakugan to observe the Mizukage building and its surroundings across the street. As he spoke, he drew the location of each ninja on a detailed blueprint, especially the Jonin.

Have you discovered any Jinchuriki who are Tailed Beasts?

Hozuki Ketsuki asked in a deep voice, "The Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beast is a powerful weapon. Although such a short time is not enough for the Jinchuriki to control the power of the Tailed Beast, he will still be an extremely terrifying existence."

"Nothing found!"

The Hyuga ninja shook his head, not finding any tailed beasts.

"The third generation's defenses are very well-prepared; we have no choice but to launch a direct attack."

Having looked at the distribution map of those ninjas, Hozuki Ketsuki glanced at the Kaguya clan chief and the Minazuki clan chief beside him.

The current situation is quite clear. The third generation leader must have anticipated that they would be forced to launch a coup, and he must have taken strict precautions. There is no way he can win by trickery.

"Our overall strength is currently at a disadvantage, and it is not advisable to engage in a prolonged battle. It would be best to achieve a quick victory and kill the Third Hokage as soon as possible to demoralize those people."

The clan chief of the Minazuki clan said that their coup was forced upon them, and that the war in the Land of Whirlpools had caused them to lose a large number of elite troops, so their current strength was much weaker than that of the Mizukage's faction.

"I propose using explosive tags to clear a path, using all of them to blast through their defensive lines in one fell swoop."

Hozuki Blood Moon's prepared killing move is the explosive tag. Over the past year, he has used the Explosive Blade to create a large number of explosive tags in order to make up for the lack of high-end combat power.

(End of this chapter)