Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

October of Konoha 50.

The experimental base in the Daimyo's Mansion of the Land of Fire.

Hoshino Hideichi, holding Kimimaro who was only five or six years old, said to Suigetsu and Haku: "This is Kimimaro, who was also rescued from Kirigakure. From now on, he will be your companion."

Bai immediately nodded: "Lord Xiuyi, we will take good care of him."

He looked at Kimimaro and smiled, "Hello, I am Haku, from the Ice Clan."

Kimimaro quickly replied, "Hello, I am Kimimaro, from the Kaguya clan."

Upon hearing this, Mizuki exclaimed in surprise, "The Kaguya clan, that barbarian clan that only knows how to fight and kill?"

He realized what he had said and quickly covered his mouth.

Bai quickly said, "Don't mind him, Shuiyue didn't mean it."

Kimimaro shook his head: "What he said is true."

Watching the three little ones talk, Hoshino Shuichi ignored them and disappeared.

He doesn't have time to take care of the kids right now.

The three children will be cared for by Minazuki and Yekura from now on. As for the Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse), there's no rush to learn it; we need to study it first.

After all, Kimimaro had a bloodline disease.

For Shuichi Hoshino, the Sharingan and Ice Release are of higher priority.

Upon arriving at the lounge, Minazuki was already waiting.

They sat facing each other, palms together, and the intimate practice began again.

Before we knew it, it was evening.

After finishing his training, Hoshino returned to Konoha, but went straight to the Hokage Building and knocked on the door to enter the Hokage's office.

Minato Namikaze, who hadn't finished get off work yet, looked up and asked with a smile, "Shuichi, what brings you here at this hour?"

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi laughed and said, "My teacher's wife asked me to call you home for dinner."

Minato Namikaze paused for a moment, then chuckled, "I almost fell for your trick."

Kushina Uzumaki just brought Naruto home.

"Okay, actually it's about Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village)."

Hoshita Shuichi's smile faded, and he said seriously, "The Kaguya clan's rebellion has been wiped out by Kirigakure, leaving only one child, whom I brought back and settled in the Daimyo's residence."

Minato Namikaze's expression hardened upon hearing this: "So, you intend to expose the fact that the Fourth Mizukage is being controlled?"

Hoshino nodded: "If Obito continues to play this game, Kirigakure will really collapse."

Minato Namikaze asked, "Given the current situation, it's probably impossible to achieve what Kusagakure did, right?"

Despite the recent rebellions that have weakened Kirigakure, it is still stronger than any other ninja village outside of the Five Great Ninja Villages.

Hoshino nodded and said, "Sealing the tailed beasts requires starting with the One-Tailed Beast. Given the current situation, if the Akatsuki wants to seize the tailed beasts, they will probably have to launch a strong attack on the major ninja villages."

"Nagato's Rinnegan is fully capable of destroying an entire ninja village."

"Besides us, none of the other four great ninja villages can stop us, not even the Third Tsuchikage."

Minato Namikaze understood and nodded, saying, "Then let's begin!"

"If we can solve this problem, Naruto and the others won't have to face such a powerful enemy in the future."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but smile.

Hoshino nods in deep agreement.

He also wants to have children.

Asuka and the others have been waiting.

Wait until Naruto and Sasuke grow up enough to fight Kaguya?

That's too long.

……

After speaking with his teacher, Minato Namikaze, Shuichi Hoshishita began making preparations.

On the third day after the Kaguya clan was wiped out, Tobi, the White Zetsu, came to report that he had found Zabuza Momochi, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure.

Hoshino Shuichi, who was training with Uchiha Shisui, immediately created a clone and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive in the Land of Water.

Having blended into the tree, with only his face showing, Hoshino Shuichi watched as Momochi Zabuza killed several bandits in the distance and then beheaded them.

Then Hoshita Shuichi followed Momochi Zabuza and watched him hand over the bandit's head to a merchant and receive the bounty.

The fact that bandits from the Land of Water had to entrust their services to a rogue ninja shows just how chaotic things had become in Kirigakure.

Although this is a remote island in the Land of Water, it can be described as a "rural area".

After Zabuza Momochi received his bounty and left the village, Shuichi Hoshishita slowly emerged from the ground.

"Um?"

Zabuza Momochi stopped in his tracks, staring at the person before him, his pupils shrinking sharply: "This guy, could he be... the God of Shinobi of Konoha?!"

Zabuza Momochi's right hand instinctively fell on the hilt of his sword, but his hand trembled slightly and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He had witnessed the battle between Hoshino Shuichi and the Third Mizukage and knew how terrifying the person in front of him was. Even though he appeared calm on the surface, he could not suppress the fear that came from the bottom of his heart.

Zabuza Momochi just couldn't understand why such a powerful figure would target an unknown nobody like himself.

"You must be Shuichi, the Blue Flash of Konoha!"

Zabuza Momochi spoke up.

Hoshino Hideichi smiled and nodded slightly, saying, "Zabuza, you don't need to be so nervous."

"I am here because I admire your courage and ambition."

Zabuza Momochi frowned upon hearing this: "While I greatly admire a strong person like you, there is no way I will enter Konoha."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled: "Your mind and vision are too narrow."

"But you can't be blamed for this; it's the environment you live in and the era that has limited you."

"Therefore, your vision and capacity are limited to a single village or country."

Zabuza Momochi withdrew his right hand from the hilt of his sword and said, "If I understand correctly, you mean you want me to pledge allegiance to you, not to Konoha."

Xingxia Xiu said, "You can understand it this way."

"Of course, I would prefer that you be loyal to your own beliefs, your own ideals, and your own ambitions, rather than to any particular person."

Zabuza Momochi listened thoughtfully, realizing that he was now pledging allegiance to his own ideals and ambitions.

For a moment, looking at the person in front of him, he felt a sense of kinship.

"So, Lord Shuichi, what are your ideals, ambitions, and beliefs?"

Zabuza Momochi asked.

Xingxia Xiu said, "The First Hokage ended the Warring States period and ushered in an era where each village could be its own country."

"And I want to end the era of one village, one country, and usher in an era without war."

"There is only one ninja village in the ninja world, and only one ninja country!"

Zabuza Momochi's pupils constricted sharply: "I see."

"A nobody like me certainly doesn't have the same magnanimity."

"With your abilities, you certainly can do it."

"However, I'm really looking forward to seeing if having only one ninja village and one country in the ninja world can truly end the war."

"If that doesn't work, I'm afraid I'll betray you too."

Hoshino Hideichi chuckled: "Of course, that's exactly what I admire about you."

"If that day ever comes, you should definitely look for a new way out."

"After all, there is never anything absolutely right in this world."

"The system of one country and one village did indeed resolve the chaos of the Warring States period, and it was not a wrong choice in that era."

After saying that, Hoshino Shuichi walked up to Momochi Zabuza, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said, "Since you've made your choice, come with me!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two disappeared.

……

A stronghold in the Land of Water.

Mei Terumi suddenly opened her eyes, then left behind a clone while her main body quietly left the base and came to a forest.

The area was shrouded in mist, and she only saw two figures when she got closer.

"Zabuza!"

Terumi Mei exclaimed.

Zabuza Momochi looked at Mei Terumi with some surprise: "It's you!"

Mei Terumi looked at Shuichi Hoshishita: "You recruited Zabuza, are you trying to make me betray the village too?"

Zabuza Momochi was secretly surprised: It seems that Mei Terumi did not choose to join them.

Hoshino Shuichi laughed and said, "No, it's still the same. You are suited to be the Fifth Mizukage."

"Of course, becoming the Fifth Mizukage doesn't preclude you from becoming my assistant in the future."

Mei Terumi frowned: "I've said it before, I will not betray the Mizukage."

Zabuza Momochi scoffed, "Foolish!"

Mei Terumi glanced at Zabuza Momochi. If it weren't for that bastard Shuichi Hoshino being there, she would have made that guy taste what it's like to be melted.

Hoshino Shuichi doesn't care about Terumi Mei's attitude; the harder she is to win over, the more interesting she becomes.

However, today Mei Terumi is destined to have her mind and spirit broken.

"Mei Terumi, I have some very unfortunate news to tell you today."

Hoshita Shuichi feigned a solemn expression: "The Fourth Mizukage you serve is not the real Fourth Mizukage!"

"What?"

Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi both exclaimed in surprise.

"What do you mean?"

Mei Terumi stared at Shuichi Hoshishita and asked, "Could it be that the Fourth Mizukage was impersonated?"

"That's impossible!"

Xingxia Xiu said, "You've misunderstood."

"What I mean is, the Fourth Mizukage has been manipulated by genjutsu."

Mei Terumi's pupils constricted sharply: "Illusion manipulation!"

"That's impossible. The Fourth Mizukage was a Jinchūriki, and a Jinchūriki who had mastered the power of the Three-Tails. Even the Sharingan's genjutsu couldn't do anything to a perfect Jinchūriki."

Hoshita Shuichi shook his head slightly: "It seems you've been staying in the secluded Kirigakure for too long."

"My genjutsu isn't the strongest in the ninja world, and I can't control a perfect Jinchuriki, but I can control them for a period of time."

"A Sharingan with three tomoe is indeed difficult to achieve, but a Mangekyou Sharingan is possible."

Mei Terumi exclaimed in surprise, "So, it's the Mangekyou Sharingan of the Uchiha clan."

"But even in Konoha, only Shisui, the Body Flicker, has awakened that Mangekyou Sharingan, right?"

Xingxia Xiu said, "No."

"There's one more person."

"You should know that Kirigakure implanted the Three-Tails into a Konoha ninja, right?"

Zabuza Momochi said, "After I joined the assassination squad, I heard that the entire village was wiped out in that battle."

"That squad... the only survivor now is Konoha's Raiga, the son of Konoha's White Fang, right?"

Mei Terumi was unaware of this.

Hoshino Hideaki said, "In Kakashi's team, there is an Uchiha clan member who awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan after the death of his comrade."

"But he was also being controlled!"

Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi stared in disbelief: "This... how is this possible?"

Mei Terumi swallowed hard: "The Mangekyou Sharingan... Wasn't Madara Uchiha at this level back then?"

"How could such a being, with top-tier illusionary abilities, possibly be controlled?"

Hoshino Shuichi said calmly, "So your understanding is too narrow."

"The Mangekyou Sharingan isn't the strongest; at least in front of me, it's nothing."

Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi remained silent.

This sounds very pretentious, but the person in front of me certainly has the confidence to say such a thing.

"You already knew that the Fourth Mizukage was being controlled, didn't you?"

Mei Terumi looked up into Shuichi Hoshita's eyes: "You already knew before you came to me last time and made me the Fifth Mizukage."

Shuichi Hoshino readily admitted, "That's right."

Mei Terumi gritted her teeth: "Then why don't you just say it?"

"It's you people from Konoha who are controlling Lord Mizukage!"

Hoshita Shuichi chuckled softly: "Why should I say?"

"To Konoha, Kirigakure is the enemy."

"Even for me, the weakening of Kirigakure is beneficial for my unification of all ninja villages."

What a despicable guy!

Mei Terumi bit her lip, "Then what do you mean by saying this now?"

Hoshino Hideichi looked at it and felt it was somewhat tempting, but said calmly, "A gift for you."

"However, I must tell you this."

"Those people's target is the Tailed Beasts. Their power is so great that even I can't defeat them."

"Destroying Kirigakure would be very easy for them."

Terumi Mei was shaken, though she didn't want to believe it.

But she also knew that the person in front of her had no reason to lie to her.

"What kind of enemy is it that even you, Lord Hideaki, couldn't defeat?"

Zabuza Momochi asked.

Mei Terumi looked at Shuichi Hoshita, eager to know as well.

Xingxia Xiu said, "Rinnegan!"

"The eyes of the legendary Sage of Six Paths!"

"Possesses the power to destroy and create worlds."

Mei Terumi and Zabuza Momochi were stunned once again.

After a moment of silence, Mei Terumi turned and left.

Zabuza Momochi quickly said, "Hey, you'll die if you go back like this!"

Mei Terumi paused, then said, "I am a ninja from the village!"

Zabuza Momochi turned to look at Shuichi Hoshita.

Hoshita Shuichi nodded slightly: "Go!"

Zabuza Momochi bowed respectfully, then leaped after Mei Terumi.

Mei Terumi said, "You're no longer a member of the village; there's no need for you to risk going back."

Zabuza Momochi scoffed, "Don't talk like you're the only ninja in this village."

"I didn't betray the village, but the Fourth Mizukage who was being manipulated, the one with the bloody mist!"

"But why didn't you ask him for help?"

Mei Terumi sneered, "His goal is to subdue me, make me the Fifth Mizukage, and thus control the village."

"Then what's the difference between him and the person who controlled the Fourth Mizukage?"

Zabuza Momochi sneered, "Women's brains really don't work well."

"If Lord Shuichi wanted to control Kirigakure, with his strength he could simply kill all those who disagreed and then install an obedient Mizukage."

"We don't even need to go that far; wiping out the entire village shouldn't be a problem."

"In my opinion, Lord Shuichi is still too merciful. To unify the entire ninja world, necessary sacrifices are naturally required."

"Just kill anyone who disagrees."

Mei Terumi retorted angrily, "I really want to melt you right now!" (End of Chapter)