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Chapter 166 Inventory of Watermelon Mountain Completed

Kisame successfully completed the mission based on Suigetsu's clue about killing his teammates to gather information, but his mentality completely collapsed.

[On Obito's side, seeing that the intelligence hadn't been given in vain and hadn't stirred up the ninja world or caused Kirigakure to make enemies everywhere, he began to look at Suigetsu with new respect and wanted to kill him to eliminate future troubles.]

[However, Obito was unable to act directly while controlling the Fourth Mizukage, so he soon used his position as Mizukage to coerce and entice Kisame, offering Samehada and a position as rewards to eliminate Suigetsu.]

[Kisame, whose status is lower than the Mizukage and who is absolutely obedient to orders, is forced to carry out the Mizukage's missions.]

[And so, Suigetsu, completely unsuspecting of his subordinates, was ambushed and killed by Kisame before he could even pluck Samehada. Even after his death, he was falsely accused of treason.]

"From this perspective, Obito did a good job for Konoha, or rather for the other ninja villages besides Kirigakure."

Upon hearing the Third Hokage's words, everyone's expressions became somewhat complicated.

They all had their own assessment of the Seven Swordsmen's strength.

Judging from the available information, each member of the Seven Swordsmen possesses the strength of a veteran Jonin, with the best among them even reaching the level of an elite Jonin.

During the Third Shinobi World War, the Seven Swordsmen bypassed Konoha's troops on the front lines and penetrated deep into the heart of the Land of Fire.

At that time, if Might Guy hadn't stepped forward, opened all eight gates, and killed four and drove away three with his own life, Konoha might have suffered a much greater loss.

To put it more seriously, the frontline troops could suffer a defeat in the war against Kirigakure due to harassment from the Seven Swordsmen in the rear.

This is not an exaggeration at all. Without the intervention of Kage-level ninjas, the Seven Swordsmen are the ceiling for ordinary Jonin.

Fortunately, Konoha produced a superhuman Might Guy who turned the original Seven Swordsmen into a trio of heroes, stabilizing their rear and allowing Konoha to win the victory against Kirigakure.

Obito's ability to kill such a person truly deserves a great deal of credit.

"Old man, are you still planning to reward Obito for his contributions?"

The Third Hokage took a drag of his cigarette and replied casually, "It's not impossible."

Jiraiya asked in surprise, "Old man, are you serious?"

The Third Hokage shook his head. "That depends on the opinions of the Fourth Hokage's family and all of you."

Because of the resurrection technique, Obito's problem has changed from being utterly heinous to being something that can be either serious or minor.

Whether or not Obito is pardoned depends mainly on what the Konoha leadership thinks.

As the fourth generation couple were directly involved in the Nine-Tails' rampage, their opinions are very important.

"There's no rush for this."

Watergate did not make a direct statement.

He hasn't even met Obito yet, so it's really too early for him to talk about a pardon.

Minato glanced at Kushina and thought to himself: At the very least, I should let my wife vent her anger first.

"By the way, what's your take on this matter?"

The Third Hokage and the Fifth Hokage, Jiraiya, exchanged a glance. The Third Hokage then stepped forward and replied, "Jiraiya and I both favor Obito returning to Konoha."

"I see. Then let's talk to Obito himself first."

"Alright, I'll keep in mind how Obito used Kisame to kill Suigetsu, and we'll see if we need to use it later."

Obito's return to Konoha can be used as an achievement, portraying him as a ninja who has been carrying out secret missions for the village for many years.

When Itachi returns, we can do the same thing.

If Obito doesn't come back, then this matter is naturally no longer needed.

In conclusion, Suigetsu's ability to protect Kirigakure under the most unfavorable circumstances, using only Kisame, is truly a remarkable feat.

[Even Zabuza, who was trying to revive Kirigakure, was stuck working odd jobs as a rogue ninja.]

[At least Sushiro Sushiro retained his official position after his death; according to the Book of Formations, he was still a Jonin of Kirigakure.]

[This is one of the few respectable groups among the Seven Musketeers throughout history.]

[As for the charge of treason, this point was not passed down in later generations. Considering the case of the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, being exonerated by Mei Terumi, Suigetsu can roughly imagine that Mei Terumi also exonerated him.]

Of course, since there is no evidence, I will stop here.

[How can someone like Suigetsu, who used his wisdom and life to support Kirigakure for a time, not be considered to have fought for Kirigakure?]

Mei Terumi would want to marry him if she heard this, and Chojuro would want to abdicate.

Mei Terumi: Ugly, no thanks!

"Teacher Tobirama, should we send some people to Kirigakure?"

What are your thoughts?

In Tobirama's office, Shimura Danzo looked at his teacher Tobirama and said with a hint of excitement, "Now that we know the Fourth Mizukage is this person named Yagura, can we make arrangements in advance? Whether we kill him or win him over, it would be a very good option for us."

"So that's what you're talking about."

Turning his head to look at the light screen again, Doorway said, "I sent people there a long time ago."

"Huh? When did this happen?"

This work was compiled and uploaded by [author's name].

"After Itachi Uchiha finished his inventory."

Danzo Shimura smacked his head in frustration, angry at his own carelessness.

Yagura appeared in Itachi Uchiha's video before. Although he was only mentioned briefly, it showed that he was the Fourth Mizukage.

He should have reminded Tobirama-sensei at that time, and he completely missed an opportunity to make a good impression.

He was so regretful.

"Tobirama, you sent people to Kirigakure to contact the future Fourth Mizukage? Isn't that sending them to their deaths?"

Hashirama, who was standing nearby and had overheard Tobirama and Danzo's conversation, was a little displeased. He was very unhappy with Tobirama's behavior.

"Don't worry, I didn't send out ninjas, but a legitimate merchant caravan."

"A caravan?"

"Yes, the bad thing they did was to let these people come into contact with Yagura's clan through business, thereby indirectly winning over Yagura. That was obviously a bad thing, because it took too long. But the benefits were also obvious. The people who did these things were not easy to detect. After all, they were really doing business, not acting as spies."

"Just keep it in mind."

Finally, let's do a performance review that everyone will enjoy.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, Suigetsu was resurrected by Kabuto Yakushi using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Kabuto: That's right, it's me again!

However, Samehada, Suigetsu's weapon, had already fallen into Kisame's hands, leaving him without a weapon.

Many Allied ninjas mocked him, saying, "You're just a weakling among the Seven Swordsmen without a sword."

[As a result, he was defeated by Suigetsu's "Thousand Needles" technique, which rendered him a complete idiot, suppressed the Allied Shinobi Forces, and was described as a man who, even without Samehada, had no blind spots.]

[Finally, the soul ascended to heaven.]

The Ninja Swordsmen are known for their swordsmanship; aside from those specializing in the Executioner's Blade, the difference between having a sword and not having one is enormous.

[When Suigetsu was alive, even someone as strong as Kisame had to rely on connections and the deployment of ninja tools to kill him before he could draw his sword.]

In terms of strength, Suigetsu is definitely inferior to Kisame, who wields Samehada; otherwise, he'd be exaggerating.

After all, in the original work, there wasn't even a scene where he showed off his Samehada (shamihada).

But among the Seven Musketeers, he was at least among the top.

[A piece of trash like Raiga Kurosuki didn't even qualify for Edo Tensei during the Fourth Shinobi World War.]

[The two-meter-tall watermelon was extremely wasteful of coffin lids, yet Kabuto Yakushi still spent a fortune to resurrect him using Edo Tensei, which shows the disparity in skill among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.]

(End of this chapter)