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Chapter 269 Hozuki Shingetsu: I am not a physiognomist, but a savior!

The core person who designed Sakumo Hatake and Nao Hatake was Danzo Shimura. However, in Kakashi Hatake's eyes, apart from Danzo Shimura, the one who wielded the knife, Shingetsu Hozuki, the one who proposed the plan, and the bystanders in Konoha who stood idly by, were all enemies he should avenge.

So after killing Shimura Danzo and taking his Mangekyou Sharingan, Kakashi used his position as the leader of the Miroku Cult to widely incite the civilian ninjas within the cult, deliberately exaggerating the crisis Konoha was facing.

Just as Shimura Danzo died and the village was surrounded by a large army, these Miroku followers were regarded by Shimura Danzo as the reserve force of Root. Therefore, under his years of manipulation and brainwashing, the entire Miroku sect had little sense of belonging to Konoha.

In this situation, Kakashi Hatake, as the leader of the Miroku sect, only needed to incite a little to persuade most of the sect's elites to leave Konoha.

However, leading so many people out of Konoha at this time is no easy task. While they could find ways to evade the village's internal defenses, Konoha was currently surrounded by the Allied Shinobi Forces. Only with the help of a high-ranking member of the Allied Forces could this operation be accomplished.

Coincidentally, there was such a "helpful citizen" within the Allied Forces at this time, known as the "Timely Rain" of Kirigakure, who was extremely good at helping others.

When Shimura Danzo had just become Hokage, Hozuki Shingetsu devised a plan to let Kakashi know the truth about his parents' deaths.

The purpose, of course, is to one day deliver a heavy blow to Kakashi, a pawn created by Danzo Shimura.

Therefore, the moment Hozuki Shingetsu received news of the sudden death of Shimura Danzo, an informant in Konoha, he concluded that it must have been Kakashi Hatake who did it.

So they immediately sent someone to contact him and help him escape. Even the choice of where the Miroku sect settled was made by Hozuki Shingetsu for Kakashi. At this time, the Land of Waves, which had not yet built the "Naruto Bridge," could be described as a miniature version of the Land of Water.

This small island, surrounded by water on all sides, is a strategically important location that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, making it the perfect place for the early development of a force.

Hozuki Shingetsu's purpose was very simple: to weaken Konoha by any means possible, and to split a powerful Konoha into weak branches before the Fourth Shinobi World War began.

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As for Kakashi's hatred towards him... to be honest, the hatred of the weak is simply insignificant to the strong.

Kakashi Hatake naturally understood this principle, but firstly, Konoha was also the target of his revenge, and secondly, the intelligent man had already discerned Kirigakure's predicament from the current situation and judged that Kirigakure would inevitably replace Konoha as the target of everyone's hatred in the near future.

Unable to take revenge on his own, Kakashi naturally thought of hiding until that time, and then taking revenge by relying on the power of the ninja world. In that case, the Land of Waves would really be a good place to avoid being besieged by other forces.

And so, with the combined efforts of Hozuki Shingetsu and Hatake Kakashi, the elite followers of the Miroku sect escaped the defenses of Konoha and the Four Ninja Villages, crossed over to the Land of Waves, and established the Hōnin Village.

This news completely tore away Konoha's last fig leaf, making people in the ninja world truly realize that Konoha was no longer the number one ninja village it once was.

In other words, the sudden rise of Kirigakure, its colonization of the Eastern Continent, and Hozuki Shingetsu's consecutive victories over Madara Uchiha and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, along with the theft of the Rinnegan, have attracted too much attention, leading all the other ninja villages to unanimously resolve to suppress Kirigakure.

Otherwise, Konoha would have been completely wiped out by the other ninja villages by now, leaving no trace of Konoha.

Even so, after Tsunade's "sacrifice" and Hozuki Shingetsu's persuasion, Konoha still had to make promises such as offering the Book of Seals, disbanding the Ninja Academy, limiting the total number of ninjas to less than 10,000, paying 60 billion ryo in war damages, ceding part of the land to the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth, and guaranteeing that it would not interfere with the independence of the Uchiha clan.

It is worth mentioning that since Konoha had already been cleared of the risk of being annihilated, none of the ninja clans wanted to use their wealth to fill the gap in the war reparations. Therefore, the war loss of 60 billion ryo was secured by Konoha's future customs duties.

These promises not only led to the withdrawal of the four allied ninja villages, but also caused each village to abandon its idea of ​​establishing a special zone in Konoha.

Originally, Hozuki Shingetsu's initial idea was to establish a special embassy district in Konoha and to claim diplomatic immunity. Ideally, there would also be a Kirigakure Supreme Court stationed in Konoha, specifically to handle legal issues concerning Kirigakure ninja in Konoha.

However, for the various ninja villages now that the goal of weakening Konoha has been achieved, there is no need for such trivial matters as privilege treaties.

Furthermore, with natural disasters and man-made calamities raging within their own countries, they are eager to sign the treaty as soon as possible, then return to the village with these secret techniques and funds to accelerate the village's development and construction, in preparation for the next suppression of Kirigakure.

Therefore, this extremely humiliating clause was cancelled by Konoha after they argued their case.

On June 21, 6 (Kigakure 46, Konoha 47), three months after the start of the war, the Third Shinobi World War officially came to an end with the signing of the Konoha Treaty in Konoha.

Although this war was the shortest of the three Shinobi World Wars in terms of duration, its impact was extremely profound.

First of all, Konoha, once the number one ninja village in the ninja world, was completely dethroned, and Kirigakure, relying on the strong personal strength of the Eastern Continent and Hozuki Shingetsu, successfully ascended to the top of the ninja world.

Secondly, a total of four Kage died in this Shinobi World War (including the Third Kazekage and the Third Hokage), which is the same as the First Shinobi World War.

Finally, this war made Kirigakure a target of public criticism, foreshadowing the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Of course, these are the effects that are on the surface; the hidden effects are only just beginning to emerge.

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"How's it? How's the purity of this white eye?"

Inside the Earth-Moon Passage, Otsutsuki Ryoma waved his hand, interrupting the urging of his two clansmen beside him, and slowly opened his eyes.

"It feels so wonderful to see it again!"

Perceiving the colorful world before his eyes, Ryoma Otsutsuki, who had been blind for many years, had a complex expression in his eyes. If he didn't know that it was best not to shed tears at this moment and stimulate his newly transplanted Byakugan, he might have already shed tears.

During the previous siege of Konoha by the four ninja villages, besides watching the entire process and witnessing the shocking scene of the three stars aligning in the sky, which secretly dispelled their unrealistic idea of ​​annihilating the Earthlings, they also tried every means to assassinate Hyuga Hiashi.

The ancient records of the Otsutsuki clan contain information about the "Caged Bird" mark of the Hyuga clan.

They even knew that the purpose of setting up this seal, besides preventing outsiders from taking it, was primarily to protect them, their fellow human race from the moon.

Therefore, these three people set their sights on Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, from the very beginning. This is also the fundamental reason why Hiashi Hyuga, the head of the Hyuga clan, died tragically in this chaotic battle.

Because the clan leader's eyes were gouged out, the Hyuga clan was worried that the news of the Byakugan's leakage would be known to others. Therefore, this information was classified as top secret within the Hyuga clan, and the scope of knowledge was strictly controlled.

"Really... So how does this white eye compare to ours before? Has it changed at all?"

The other two became instantly excited upon hearing the news, their empty gazes fixed on Ryoma Otsutsuki.

"Hmm... the Byakugan's range and angle of perception haven't changed much, they're still about the same as before, it's just this ability..."

Suddenly, Ryoma Otsutsuki threw a punch, and a look of surprise flashed across his face as he watched the water suddenly explode on the lake in the distance.

"My physical abilities seem to have been greatly enhanced. The range of that aerial attack just now was more than three times greater than before. In other words, when the Byakugan on Earth encounters our Otsutsuki clan, some strange reactions do indeed occur..."

"That's wonderful! We'll keep this Byakugan until Toneri is born and can handle it, then we'll give it to him. Wouldn't that mean we'll be able to welcome the first Tenseigan in our clan since Lord Hamura? With the Tenseigan's blessing, we won't be afraid of even the Rinnegan. Wouldn't that allow us to successfully fulfill our ancestors' dying wish and wipe out the humans of Earth?"

Upon hearing this, the other two henchmen were overjoyed and were about to return to the moon through the Earth-Moon portal to tell everyone the good news, completely unaware of the fierce look in Otsutsuki Ryoma's eyes behind them.

hum!

Two transparent fist shadows flashed by, passing through the two men's bodies, their momentum undiminished, and slammed into the open ground in front of them.

"? Liangma, you..."

Seeing the incredulous looks in the eyes of the two people in front of him, Ryoma Otsutsuki's eyes were deep and unfathomable.

"After all these years, I can finally sense the light again. Why give it all up for that child? If I want to synthesize the Tenseigan, wouldn't it be just as easy to gouge out that child's eyes and fuse them with mine?"

"Why should all my hard work be for someone else's benefit?"

Looking at the two gradually cooling corpses in front of him, a ruthless look flashed across Otsutsuki Ryoma's face. Then, he stretched out two fingers, groaned, and forcefully gouged his Byakugan out of his eye sockets.

"Byakugan? We haven't gotten any Byakugan at all this time... and the Rinnegan has actually appeared on Earth! We were so far away, yet two of us were killed by the aftershocks. Earth is terrifying. We must persuade the leader to give up our reconnaissance of Earth..."

A murmuring voice emerged from the Earth-Moon Passage, echoing within it along with the sounds of flames burning corpses…

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The land of water, the capital.

At this moment, the court was still enacting a classic recurring event—the debate over potential successors to the daimyo.

When he launched the coup, that guy Shui Du Fu slaughtered the entire capital, leaving rivers of blood flowing. All the royal males, from the elderly to infants, were all wiped out.

Even now, after Mizuto Tomio's assassination, the courtiers have had to put in a lot of effort to find a qualified candidate to succeed the daimyo.

"In my opinion, the most suitable person to become a daimyo is the Third Master."

An elderly minister wearing a tall crown stood in the main hall, speaking eloquently about his own, or rather his side's, views on the daimyo Jishin.

"The grandmother of the Third Master was the daughter of a former daimyo, making him arguably the candidate most closely related to the royal family in terms of bloodline. Most importantly, the Third Master's family fell into decline during the turmoil of decades ago, which resulted in the Third Master being humble, polite, learned, and good at accepting advice. With the country in ruins and repeatedly ravaged by tyrants, he is the most suitable leader to restore the nation."

After considering the suggestion, the others present nodded in agreement.

If blood ties and kinship are all nonsense, then the fact that this guy from the Three Halls is good at accepting advice shows that he is easily swayed, and that his family's decline shows that the royal family's foundation and strength are not strong. These two conditions are the real reasons that moved everyone present.

Furthermore, since the country cannot be without a ruler for even a day, it is indeed not a good thing that a daimyo has not been appointed for so long. Therefore, this famous man from the Three Halls was recommended by the ministers to become a daimyo.

"Actually, I think that the younger sister of the daimyo, Princess Mizuyuko, the daughter of the former daimyo, is very suitable to become the daimyo."

Just as the ministers were discussing the matter and the three prominent figures were filled with longing, a voice suddenly appeared.

Hozuki Shingetsu kicked open the tightly closed door of the main hall, and led Mizu Yuko and Mizu Rena into the enclosed hall.

Since the end of the war in Konoha, he hadn't even had time to return to Kirigakure to recuperate before heading straight to the capital. His purpose was to secure the position of Daimyo for Mizuyuko in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Since Mizuto Fumi is already dead, Hozuki Shingetsu decided not to wait any longer and planned to establish Mizu Yuko as the daimyo first, and then officially take control of the Land of Water as Mizu Yuko's husband soon after.

Since Kirigakure has already become the enemy of the ninja world, adding another crime—the treasonous act of a ninja becoming a daimyo—doesn't seem like such a big deal.

"If Mizuyuko becomes a daimyo, and I become the Grand Minister of State (similar to a prime minister), who will support me, and who will oppose me?"

Hozuki Shingetsu, no longer bothering to pretend, laid his cards on the table, making no attempt to conceal his ambition in front of the assembled ministers.

"Nonsense! When did it become your place, a lowly wretch, to interfere in matters of national importance... Uh..."

A minister who couldn't see the situation clearly stepped forward, but before he could finish speaking, he was struck by Hozuki Shingetsu's kunai and pinned to the pillar behind him, dying with his eyes wide open.

"Now that we've laid everything out, I won't pretend anymore..."

Looking at the ministers present, Hozuki Shingetsu smiled slightly and said, "From this day forward, I am no longer the prime minister, but the regent!"

(End of this chapter)