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Chapter 79 Flipping the Table

Mizukage Village, Mizukage's Office.

At this moment, the Third Mizukage, Ren, was constantly discussing with Kaguya Yoshio how to deal with Hozuki's scheme.

"Now that the Uzumaki clan has formed a marriage alliance with Hozuki Shingetsu, it's practically a done deal that the Uzumaki clan will join the Hozuki and Yuki faction."

After reviewing the situation, Ren couldn't help but complain to Kaguya Yoshio, "Why did you send him to Uzushio Village in the first place? Couldn't you have just let him stay peacefully in Kirigakure? Now look what's happened, with the Uzumaki clan joining the fray, how are we supposed to fight?"

Although the Uzumaki clan suffered heavy losses in the attack by the Thunder and Earth Alliance, and even the clan leader died on the spot, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. Now, even though the Uzumaki clan is greatly weakened, it is at least on par with the Yuki clan, even if it is not as good as the Hozuki and Kaguya clans.

Furthermore, because it possesses the devastating weapon "Dead Demon Seal," it cannot be evaluated using normal standards—after all, even Ren cannot withstand such an unreasonable one-for-one exchange.

"What's the point of saying all this now? You didn't object in the first place, did you? And you said you wanted him to stay peacefully in Kirigakure, so who sent him to the capital? What if he causes trouble in the capital again?"

Kaguya Yoshio was speechless. It was indeed he who suggested sending Hozuki Shingetsu to Uzushio Village in the first place. However, at the same time, he couldn't help but feel resentful towards Ren. After all, these two made the decision, and now that things had gone wrong, they were trying to shift the blame onto him?

They are not in a superior-subordinate relationship; they are collaborators!

He's not taking the blame for this.

"Can the capital city be compared to Uzushio Village? Can he really stir up trouble in the capital? Heh, will the daimyo send an envoy to reprimand us next?"

Ren's words to Kaguya Yoshio were full of disdain. How could someone who had offended a daimyo still cause trouble in the capital?

Didn't you know that the famous contemporary figure was known for being petty?

Twenty years ago, he already knew what kind of person that guy was! Expecting him to abandon his pride and acknowledge Hozuki Shingetsu? It would be more plausible that he valued Hozuki Shingetsu's talent and adopted him as his godson!

"And don't you know why I sent him to the capital? For some reason, the daimyo's animosity towards the villages is growing stronger. The news of this military budget cut came from the daimyo's favorite, Kusaka Masato, so it's practically a done deal. My purpose in sending him to the capital was to exploit this information gap, make him take the blame, and then win over most of the neutral faction, wasn't it?"

As she spoke, Ren said disdainfully, "Putting everything else aside, if Hozuki Shingetsu really manages to make a name for himself in the capital, I'll jump off this building right now, right in front of you..."

Boom!

Just then, a rapid knock came at the door, forcing their conversation to stop.

Ren frowned. He had already instructed himself to talk to Kaguya Yoshio, but even so, the knocking was still so urgent. It seemed that something terrible had happened!

"Lord Mizukage, the Daimyo has sent over next year's military budget. Not only has the amount not been reduced, it has actually doubled compared to previous years!"

"really?"

Ren beamed with joy as he looked at the kneeling Anbu. Although he didn't know why the Daimyo had changed his mind, at least the money was genuine. With money, regardless of Kirigakure's fate, at least he, the Mizukage, could have a prosperous New Year!

Unlike Ren's excitement, Kaguya Yoshio felt inexplicably uneasy upon seeing this strangely familiar scene.

"...Surely not? I was just saying it casually, it can't be that serious..."

"Is there anything else?"

After her initial excitement subsided, Lian noticed the hesitant expression on the face of the member of the Dark Guard.

Under Ren's strong pressure, the Anbu, who had originally planned to report privately after Kaguya Yoshio left, could only bite the bullet and say, "...The Daimyo also sent an envoy here to question the Mizukage about whether his failure to become the Second Mizukage was due to a lack of loyalty to the Daimyo..."

Lotus: Clam? —

After seeing off the daimyo's envoy with a blank expression, Ren could no longer suppress her anger and smashed everything she could in the room.

"You brat! How dare you bully me like this!"

Lian's eyes widened, and she roared helplessly.

Kaguya Yoshio, always eager for drama, chimed in, "Lord Mizukage, what did you say you'd do up here if you were to cause trouble in the capital?"

Ren gave Kaguya Yoshio a cold look, her whole body trembling, as if she was trying her best to suppress her desire to attack him.

"However, I really didn't expect Hozuki Shingetsu to have so many tricks up her sleeve, and to be so shameless..."

Seeing Ren's behavior, Kaguya Yoshio was afraid of going too far, so he quickly changed the subject.

From the words of the daimyo's envoy, they also learned the reason why the daimyo had changed his mind—the movie, and now Hozuki Shingetsu's adopted son.

This made Kaguya Yoshio further realize that Hozuki Shingetsu was truly a talent. Not only could he manipulate Konoha, but he could also play the Daimyo with ease, and he couldn't find any fault with him.

Especially the part about clearing Hozuki Gengetsu's name, when I first heard it, it truly made me feel infinite admiration for Hozuki Shingetsu - how could a person be so shameless?

Finally, Hozuki Shingetsu's move to use his achievements to request to become the daimyo's son was truly brilliant, leaving Kaguya Yoshio in awe.

In that case, who in Kirigakure can touch him?

Who else could be chosen as the future fourth Mizukage besides him?

"No, we can't let this guy continue like this!" Lian seemed to have finally made up her mind, and said resolutely.

"A trip to Uzushio Village brought back a member of the Uzumaki clan. A trip to the capital not only changed the daimyo's impression of him but also made him his adopted son. If he goes out again, will he bring back another Rinnegan?"

"We can't wait any longer, the plan must be launched ahead of schedule!"

Kaguya Yoshio stood up upon hearing this, expressing his agreement with Ren's actions.

They were now on the verge of disaster, with no choice but to act. The blood disease and the feud between the Hozuki clan meant they could not reconcile with the Hozuki. So, let's do it!

"However, if we're going to fight, we can't fight head-on; we have to fight smartly." After her anger subsided, Lian's intelligence quickly returned to its former glory.

"That little brat from the Karatachi clan, hasn't he always wanted to become the Three-Tails' jinchūriki? Fine, grant his wish!"

"You're planning to ambush him while he's become a Jinchūriki? To make the Three-Tails go berserk?" Kaguya Yoshio quickly caught up with Ren's train of thought and nodded in agreement, "That would indeed distract them."

As the Uzumaki clan, which specializes in attacking tailed beasts, they will definitely have to step in at that time, and as Hozuki Shingetsu's companions, Hozuki's side will definitely have to do their part to help.

However, he didn't expect that Lian had already gone mad. He saw Lian say with a cold smile:

"Three-Tails? No, let's go big! Release the Six-Tails too!"

"With both the Three-Tails and Six-Tails unleashed, let's see how many lives the Uzumaki clan can afford to play with!"

(End of this chapter)