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Chapter 162 Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish

[Following the pattern that each of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen corresponds to a type of fruit, Suigetsu Hozuki has clearly indicated to everyone that he is the watermelon in the Seven Sons Fruit Platter.]

Now, let's rewind to the Third Shinobi World War.

[Of the first batch of Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, four were killed by Might Guy's Eight Gates Formation. Suigetsu, Juzo Biwa, and Raiga, the disgrace of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, managed to escape.]

"Might Guy? Is that the genin with the green bodysuit and thick eyebrows?"

Upon hearing this name, Hatake Sakumo recalled the unique father and son he encountered when he took Kakashi to the Ninja Academy.

That meeting left a deep impression on him; he even asked Kakashi to ask the child's name and told Kakashi that the child would surpass him in the future.

Later, he continued to pay attention to the father and son, and learned that they were extremely strict with their physical training, which made him look at them with even greater respect.

A ninja with such perseverance will one day shine with his own brilliance.

Unfortunately, Sakumo died before Dai and never saw the dazzling light that Dai radiated.

"Yes, it's my father, that's him."

"As expected, the people I admire are definitely not losers."

Sakumo didn't know the true value of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

But based on his experience, someone who could have a name of their own in a major ninja village must not be an ordinary person.

Dai managed to kill four of them, leaving the other three to flee back to the village in a sorry state. By then, Dai must have grown to be incredibly strong.

"By the way, Kakashi, how did Dai die?"

After being resurrected, Sakumo never saw Dai again, only seeing Gai, who had the same attributes as Dai.

Therefore, it is clear that Dai must have sacrificed himself, otherwise he would not have left his son to train alone in the village.

"In the battle against the Seven Warriors, Uncle Dai used the Eight Gates Formation, which had extremely severe side effects. After killing four of the Seven Warriors, he himself returned to the Pure Land."

"I see. That's a real shame."

In the years following his return to the village, Xiguashan rose through the ranks to become Kisame Hoshigaki's superior.

But a new storm has arisen, because Obito has grown up.

He controlled the Fourth Mizukage to manage Kirigakure, causing the village to become infamous and fall into chaos.

During this period, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Kirigakure was rife with factions.

"I found it very strange at the time. After the Fourth Mizukage Yagura took over, he did some ridiculous things. Why would he work so hard to weaken his own village? People who didn't know the situation might think that Yagura was a spy from another ninja village."

The Third Hokage took a drag of his cigarette. Things that he couldn't understand before now finally had an explanation.

If Yagura is being controlled, then it's understandable no matter how outrageous his actions and orders are.

"Yeah, now that I heard the light screen explode, I realize that Yagura was controlled by that brat Obito."

"I have to say, Obito was really a genius. It wasn't enough that he harmed Konoha, he also went on to harm Kirigakure."

"By the way, was Obito that strong back then? Was he able to control an entire village's Kage?"

Jiraiya glanced at Minato and reminded him, "Have you forgotten? Yagura is the Three-Tails' Jinchuriki, and Obito happens to have the Mangekyou Sharingan, which is effective against Tailed Beasts. It's not incomprehensible that he can control Yagura, the Jinchuriki."

"Right, Yagura is the Jinchuriki of the Three-Tails. But even if he is a Jinchuriki, Obito probably wouldn't be able to control him, right? After all, he only has one Mangekyou Sharingan."

Well...

Upon hearing Minato's words, Jiraiya fell into deep thought.

If the Mangekyou Sharingan could control Jinchuriki so easily, why didn't Obito control Kushina back then?

Kushina was at her weakest when she gave birth to Naruto. Since Obito could control Jinchuriki, it would have been much better for him to secretly manipulate Kushina, whether to take revenge on Minato and the village or to run away with the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki afterward, than for him to launch the Nine-Tails attack.

Therefore, it must not have been so easy for Obito to control Yagura.

Or rather, he was able to control Yagura because someone helped him.

And the person who helped him is easy to guess.

It's definitely Uchiha Madara.

"Minato, do you think this might be the case?"

Jiraiya, the Fifth Hokage, shared his conjecture, which was accepted by Minato, the Third Hokage, and others.

I think things are probably as Jiraiya said.

"Then why did Obito go after Kirigakure?"

Sakumo knew that Obito was his son Kakashi's classmate, and that he was supposedly the worst student in the class.

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He didn't ask Kakashi why the bottom-ranked student was able to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan on the spot, and he asked Kakashi in private the same way.

He was very curious as to why this guy would go after Konoha after taking down Kirigakure.

Is this person mentally ill?

"It's probably because of Lin."

Kakashi's voice was slightly somber. He glanced at Rin, then looked at his father, and said, "Back then, Kirigakure used despicable means and cruel methods to seal the Three-Tails into Rin's body. Their goal was to release the seal remotely after Rin returned to Konoha, allowing the Three-Tails to wreak havoc in the village. Helplessly, Rin died at my hands. This scene was witnessed by Obito, who happened to arrive, so he wanted to take revenge on Kirigakure and avenge Rin."

Kakashi

Rin held Kakashi's hand and patted it gently, indicating that he didn't need to blame himself so much.

Sakumo noticed Rin's little actions, and his expression instantly turned strange.

There was joy, worry, and a hint of disdain.

[The best example of this is when Suigetsu assigns Kisame the task of protecting the Cipher Department ninjas.]

The mission requires Kisame to escort the Cipher Department to their destination.

According to the anime and manga, the Cipher Department is an intelligence-based unit specializing in information analysis.

[Sugar Watermelon Mountain refers to the Cipher Department as "they," clearly indicating that he and this Cipher Department are not from the same department.]

[Furthermore, Suigetsu's arrangement of Kisame to protect the Cipher Department was somewhat excessive, and he was even allowed to eliminate his teammates if he was truly unable to protect them, thus ensuring that information would not be leaked.]

This order ensured Kisame's safe escape, which was quite considerate.

[Suigazan's prediction was correct; Kisame was indeed robbed during his mission.]

Led by torture expert Ibiki Morino, Konoha's ANBU ninja surrounded the Cipher Department.

"Hmm? Does this involve Konoha?"

(End of this chapter)