Naruto: The whole world knows I am the savior

Chapter 120 Temari: Surprisingly, she's a good person!

"Admire me? That's unlikely. How could a normal person worship someone from an enemy country? Lord Fengying, you use such wording, huh? It seems you still see me as a child."

"Although your strength, status, and even power are no less than the Kazekage of Sunagakure, and I even think your father is not as strong as me, he seems to think he is older than me, so he probably made you do this kind of thing."

After leaving the place where Rasa was resting, Temari came out to see him off. When Shirokumo Yosuke had nothing else to do, he said these words to Temari.

"No, Lord Yosuke, my father had no such intention. He only wanted to develop Sunagakure well, but..."

Upon hearing Shirakumo Yosuke's words, Temari explained somewhat flusteredly that she was now grown up and gradually came to understand her father's hardships.

For the sake of Sunagakure, they dared not relax for a moment, and even such a proud person had to bow his head and smile obsequiously.

In that case, she can't act willfully anymore.

"Temari, you must have someone you like, right?"

Shirokumo Yosuke suddenly asked, because he sensed 'unwillingness' and 'resistance' from Temari. Even though he suppressed his omniscience and didn't deliberately use it, he could clearly perceive Temari's current feelings.

"You should have someone you like or want to rely on, right?"

"Eh?"

Temari was taken aback by his words, then smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "H-How could that be? The person I admire is Lord Yosuke, on the battlefield..."

"There's no need to mention this kind of lie. If you could actually fool me, that would be one thing, but a fake one doesn't interest me at all; it's utterly uninteresting."

Shirokumo Yosuke waved his hand, thinking that Temari's submissive behavior was too boring. Did he want to find something fun? He had that idea.

"Temari, you just need to answer yes or no, understand?"

Temari's heart skipped a beat. After taking a deep breath, she said, "I understand. I apologize, Lord Yosuke. Actually, there's someone I admire quite a bit—a Konoha ninja."

Shirokumo Yosuke waved his hand and said, "You don't need to tell me your name. If you've taken a liking to you, your abilities must be exceptional, right?"

"Um, he's helped me a few times. He's very smart, but a bit lazy. He doesn't seem to have any enthusiasm for anything."

When Temari talked about the person she admired, she couldn't help but smile. She thought to herself that the guy was too lazy to even argue, and she wondered who would be able to put up with him in the future. She guessed that if they did argue, he would just be a pushover who would only say "This is so troublesome".

"Sounds like a nice person, helpful and intelligent."

Yosuke Shirakumo nodded, then smiled at Temari and said, "Then continue to enjoy your youth in Konoha, Temari."

"Eh?"

Temari was taken aback, somewhat not understanding the meaning of Shirakumo Yosuke's words, so she asked a little embarrassedly, "Lord Yosuke, what do you mean?"

"Just do what you did before. To put it bluntly, I have a lot of things to do right now, and I don't have time to play dating games with you."

He already has enough dating sims. Not counting Hinata Hyuga, he's already juggling three at once. The daily effort and calculations are already quite troublesome. Adding Temari would only be a burden for him.

Shirokumo Yosuke paused here, then continued, "However, I admire Temari's willingness to sacrifice herself for Sunagakure and for her father, and I hope you will continue to do so in the future."

"Lord Yosuke."

"We're going down different roads from here, so I'll go first!"

After saying this, Shirokumo Yosuke formed hand seals and left using the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After Shirakumo Yosuke left, Temari slowly realized that his words were encouraging her to enjoy her youth? That she didn't need to change, nor did she need to date him or anything like that?

Temari thought about it carefully. What Shirakumo Yosuke said was very simple, and she recalled it quickly. After thinking it over repeatedly, Temari felt that she had not misunderstood Shirakumo Yosuke's meaning and that she no longer needed to obey her father's orders.

"Phew~~ It's so good that I don't have to listen to my father anymore."

Although Shiraku Yosuke is very handsome, Temari doesn't feel any regret. Although she likes handsome faces, she has gradually come to appreciate his personality after meeting him so often in the past two years.

Hearing what Shirakumo Yosuke said, Temari felt a sudden sense of relief, even her steps felt lighter, and she couldn't help but smile and say, "Shirakumo Yosuke... he's such a good person~"

However, if Shirakumo Yosuke heard Temari's words, he would probably burst out laughing.

He's just too lazy to cultivate the fruit of love, it doesn't mean he won't eat it.

Once the fruit ripens, Shirakumo Yosuke might impulsively pick it. As for the fruit that is forcibly taken, it will be very sour.

What does sourness have to do with him? He only eats fruit to quench his thirst.

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"Master, and everyone else, this is the information Ao gathered. Almost the entire ninja world knows about the dream about the future, but our Hidden Mist Village is completely unaware of it."

Mei Terumi rubbed her forehead, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "That dream about the future seems to have come without any warning. The village is also neglecting information from the outside world; they don't even bother to gather information about something this important."

Master Yuan slowly began to speak: "The Dark Division was somewhat negligent, and it's also my fault. We shouldn't have focused all our energy on the domestic situation, and now we've missed out on so much useful intelligence."

"Elder, this is not your fault. You have made indelible contributions to the village's recovery after the death of the Fourth Mizukage."

Mei Terumi shook her head and said, "Forget it, there's no point in dwelling on the past. So, what are your thoughts on how both sides should choose?"

A high-ranking member of the Hidden Mist Village spoke up: "Fifth Hokage, Elder, we don't need to get involved in the war. Let those four bastards keep fighting."

"That's right. The village has only just begun to recover. If we get involved in the war, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. We just need to sit back and watch those four bastards fight it out."

The four bastards refer to Konoha, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Kumogakure. Theoretically speaking, Kirigakure has a grudge against all four of these ninja villages.

Needless to say, the Sand Village was a mortal enemy that nearly killed them during the Third Shinobi World War. Even when the Sand Village showed weakness and begged for mercy, there were still many voices in the Hidden Mist Village willing to continue the war with the Sand Village. It wasn't until the Sand Village sent their Scorching Release user to their death that the Hidden Mist Village calmed down and stopped the war.

Konoha is an old rival; Shisui's Body Flicker technique was developed by stepping on Kirigakure's head, making them mortal enemies.

The Iwa ninja killed their Second Mizukage; they were mortal enemies!

The Cloud Ninja and the Hidden Mist Village fiercely competed for maritime power. Although there were no large-scale wars, there were dozens of minor skirmishes, resulting in the deaths of many ninjas on both sides.

"That's right, we're not going to participate in the war."

"Couldn't those four bastards have died together?"

Ao, Mei Terumi, and the others all glared at the Kirigakure Jonin who had just spoken; this guy was far too radical.

Then, Mei Terumi looked at Genji and asked, "Gentleman, everyone tends to avoid participating in the war. What's your suggestion?"

The Master Yuan spoke in an aged voice, "Water Shadow, I'd like to hear your decision first."

After pondering for a while, Mei Terumi parted her red lips slightly and said, "I'm more curious about what the real future is. The Cloud Ninja's words always feel like lies to get us involved. Without knowing this, it's hard for me to make a judgment."

Master Yuan said, "Then, could you have the Konoha ninjas reply and request that their shogun come to Kirigakure for further discussion?"

"Huh?"

Mei Terumi was slightly surprised upon hearing this, then shook her head firmly and said, "Impossible, Master. The war two years ago was for the sake of vying for that Yosuke Shirakumo. Konoha protected him very well. How could they let him risk coming to Konoha?"

"Indeed, the only way to know about the future is to ask those who dream about it. But as for war, I'd prefer to join one side, preferably the side that can win."

Master Yuan paused here, rested for a few seconds, and then continued, "This war is different from the past; it has changed from a struggle for fame and fortune to a struggle for the future."

Not participating will certainly reduce damage, but I'm more worried that Kirigakure has no 'future'.

"Whether it's the Cloud Ninja, the Rock Ninja, or the Leaf Ninja, the Sand Ninja, they won't include us when they share the spoils of victory."

"Then we can just attack the victorious side later. They'll definitely have suffered heavy losses, and we'll strike then."

The master's words were suddenly interrupted by another Hidden Mist ninja.

Mei Terumi and the others in the room all looked at the person who had spoken, wondering how such a quick-witted person had managed to sneak in.

"Jonin Shinoda, I'm giving you a mission: to keep an eye on the envoys from the Cloud Ninja. If they try to leave, hold them off."

Mei Terumi rubbed her forehead and said

After sending the Hidden Mistman away, Mei Terumi continued, "I understand what Master Yuan means. I will now go and communicate with the Konoha envoy. As for Ao..."

Continue gathering information; whoever it may be, as long as you find someone who has dreamt of the future, immediately extract information from them.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

Once the decision was made, the various ninjas of Kirigakure got busy.

Genma Shiranui of Konoha was summoned to the Mizukage's office again, but after hearing Mei Terumi's words, he did not immediately agree and even wanted to refuse outright.

However, upon hearing Mei Terumi say that if people came, Kirigakure would be almost certain of their intention to form an alliance, Genma Shiranui hesitated slightly.

They didn't refuse immediately, but simply said they would ask for instructions.

He brought Swifthawks with him to Kirigakure this time, so the message can be sent back to Konoha in less than a day.

Upon returning to his lodgings, Genma Shiranui immediately relayed Kirigakure's request back via Swift Eagle, and the decision to proceed from there was no longer his concern.

But this scene was clearly seen by a lizard, which quickly turned back.

The place where the Cloud Ninja stayed

"Is the cloud real?"

Tsuchitai stood up and asked, "If it's true, then Kirigakure's attitude is quite subtle."

"That should be right, that's a Konoha ninja, and I remember him; he seemed to have been with the Fourth Hokage back then."

The Cloud Ninja who used the lizard to gather intelligence nodded and said that if he hadn't happened to have seen the person's appearance, he wouldn't have been so sure that the person was a Konoha ninja.

Tsuchida frowned and pondered for a moment, then clenched his fist and said, "It seems that Kirigakure is already wavering. If this continues, things might not be good. Trying to win over Kirigakure is a suggestion from the village, but Lord Raikage doesn't seem to value it."

In addition, we spent a lot of money developing our military because we were unable to make any significant promises or offer substantial benefits to Kirigakure.

Another Cloud Ninja, Omoro, asked, "So, if Konoha offers Kirigakure sufficiently substantial benefits, they might side with Konoha."

"Damn Kirigakure! They've dragged us out for so many days, only to find out they've colluded with Konoha."

Seeing that the mission was about to fail, the visiting Yun ninjas became somewhat agitated.

"There's another method that might disrupt the alliance between Kirigakure and Konoha."

Tsuchikage looked around and said, "Kill the Konoha envoy. This way, Konoha will lose people, and Kirigakure will have a hard time explaining themselves. The alliance will then fall through. However, we absolutely cannot let Kirigakure capture us, or even leave us with intact corpses."

In other words, they need assassins, and in the end, their bodies must be completely destroyed. Otherwise, if their brains are left behind, it would be easy for Konoha to steal their information.

"Let me do it!"

It was Omoro who spoke. Before Tsuchikage could speak, he continued, "I have a way to infiltrate and fool the Hidden Mist ninjas who are monitoring us. Killing the Konoha envoy is also very simple. Just give me all the explosive tags, and I can do it."

Tutai took a deep breath and said, "Omoro, in that case, you must..."

"Ah, I know. The explosive tags won't even leave my corpse behind, so you can leave Kirigakure smoothly."

Omoro spoke resolutely, then gave Tutai a thumbs-up and said, "Lord Tutai, please carve my name next to my brother's."

"Don't worry, Omoro, you and your brother are heroes of the Cloud Ninja."

Tsuchita nodded solemnly. Omoro's brother was the leader of the mission to Konoha eight years ago. He died in Konoha while trying to complete the Cloud Ninja's plan. Although the plan ultimately failed, everyone in the Cloud Ninja considered Omoro's brother a hero.

Now Omoro is about to make the same choice as his brother did back then.

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boom!

In the middle of the night, a loud explosion suddenly rang out in Kirigakure. The quiet night was filled with such a loud noise that it immediately woke up many Kirigakure ninjas and civilians.

However, the Hidden Mist Ninja were the quickest to act; they soon identified the location of the explosion and headed towards it.

"Damn it, this is the residence of the Konoha envoys! Someone has ambushed them!"

"Quickly, use water magic to save them!"

"Water Release: Waterfall Technique".

Kirigakure had no shortage of water-style ninjas, and they quickly extinguished the fire.

As for the Konoha ninjas, to be honest, among the Kirigakure ninjas present, very few believed that the Konoha ninjas were still alive; the explosion just now was too big, and fortunately the Konoha ninjas were placed in a relatively remote location, with only a few of them within a few dozen meters.

"Huh? Wait a minute, I think I'm sensing chakra under that boulder. Quick! Earth Release: Ninjutsu."

After using sensory ninjutsu, a Hidden Mist ninja quickly detected a faint chakra reaction in the ruins.

After having someone use Earth Release ninjutsu to rescue the person, the Hidden Mist ninja discovered that there was still one survivor, but he seemed to be dying and they didn't know if he could be saved.

"Quickly, get him to the hospital and let the medical ninjas treat him!"

"Damn it, who attacked the Konoha envoy? Kihara, have you found the enemy?"

"No, there is no unfamiliar chakra."

"Damn it, go report to the Mizukage immediately. Shin, you and Kihara go check on the Cloud Ninja envoys, be careful they might get ambushed too."

After issuing the order, a Kirigakure Jonin, anxious about the matter, went to the Mizukage building to report it himself.

Mei Terumi quickly learned what had happened.

Of the five people from Konoha, only one is still alive, and it's unknown whether he can be saved.

Ao shouted angrily, "Idiots! Weren't you ordered to keep watch outside? Why are enemies attacking the Konoha envoy right under your noses?!"

"Qing, there's no use scolding him anymore. Think about how to explain this to the Konoha envoy!"

Mei Terumi said with some irritation, "There is almost no custom of killing messengers in the ninja world. Moreover, the Konoha messengers just sent a message back, and almost all of them died in Kirigakure. How are they supposed to explain this?"

"How's it going with the Cloud Ninja?"

Before she could finish asking, a member of the Kirigakure ANBU appeared before Mei Terumi, kneeling and reporting, "Mizukage-sama, the Kumogakure envoy has disappeared."

Mei Terumi exclaimed in surprise, "What?"

"They've all disappeared. They must have left before the explosion. What was left behind were probably shadow clones. We've already sent people to search for them and are trying our best."

"What are you still fighting for? They're just Konoha envoys attacked by Cloud Ninja!"

Mei Terumi suddenly understood. Leaving Kirigakure before the explosion had left them with no way to prove anything. If that Konoha ninja hadn't survived, they would have had a hard time explaining themselves.

"Send out the search party and the remaining ANBU; we must bring them back before the Cloud Ninja leave the Land of Water."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage!"

However, since the Cloud Ninja were prepared, how could they let the Hidden Mist Ninja find them? Moreover, they were certain that the Konoha ninjas would die and that Omoro would not leave any clues, so they fled before the explosion.

By the time Kirigakure's order reached the border, Tsuchida had already set foot on the ocean.

However, there was some good news for Kirigakure: the Konoha ninja survived. The bad news was that Kirigakure's medical capabilities were too poor to wake the Konoha ninja up for the time being.

"Lord Mizukage, Elder Yuanshi, what should we do now?"

A group of Kirigakure ninja gathered in the Mizukage's office and asked questions. After learning that it was the Cloud Ninja who did it, they all angrily cursed the Cloud Ninja.

Despicable trolls!

"Does this mean we have no choice but to ally with the Cloud Ninja?"

Another Hidden Mist ninja angrily retorted, "Damn it, what are you talking about? How could you ally with the guy who framed us?"

"But what about Konoha?"

"alright!"

Mei Terumi interrupted the pointless argument, then decisively ordered, "Send a message to Konoha and tell them the truth. Whether they believe it or not, that's it."

Anyway, there's still one person who's safe. With Konoha's methods, they might be able to extract information from that person's brain, which would also prove Kirigakure's innocence.

If Konoha doesn't believe her and insists on blaming Kirigakure, then Mei Terumi can't do anything about it.

At that point, we'll have no choice but to follow the steps set by the Cloud Ninja.

If Konoha hates us, it's not realistic to remain neutral.

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(End of this chapter)