The world I hear is completely different from yours.

Then a cacophony of panicked voices rang out, but the orders issued were completely chaotic and even contradictory.

"Enemy attack!! The attack is coming from that room over there, everyone hurry and catch the culprit!!" This was an angry squad leader.

"Protect the Third Hokage!! Everyone, quickly seal off the area around the office to prevent a second attack!" This was a grief-stricken elite Jonin, a close confidant of the Third Hokage.

"Where are the medical ninjas?!" Others chose to call for a doctor first.

Many more people stood motionless, their faces filled with panic and helplessness.

At this point, the weakness of the Third Mizukage's shallow rule began to emerge. Because the Third Mizukage had not been in power for long, he had not had enough time to build a united leadership team, and his trusted confidants did not have a unified direction.

Furthermore, during the election, the Third Mizukage excessively attacked potential rivals in the village, severely weakening the village's major powers. Therefore, when the Third Mizukage unexpectedly fell, there was not a single ninja with sufficient strength and prestige to step forward and command the group.

This chaotic scene unexpectedly gave Tian Qing ample time to retreat.

After gathering most of her strength to unleash a powerful artillery barrage, Tian Qing didn't bother to observe the results of her attack. Instead, she quickly cleaned up the scene and ran out of the small room at full speed.

To Tianqing's surprise, the guards around her were either attracted by the loudspeaker and were rushing towards it, or they had swarmed towards the Mizukage's office after hearing the huge explosion. For a moment, there was no obstruction at all on Tianqing's retreat route, and she easily returned to her noodle shop.

Tian Qing, who had expected a tough battle, was speechless: "The Hidden Mist Village is one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, yet their defenses are so weak. What on earth is the Hidden Mist Village up to? Or is it just that I'm having a particularly lucky day?"

P.S. I'm making up for the extra chapter I owed for the votes.

In ancient Egyptian mythology, Isis, the wife of the chief god Osiris, was his sister.

Well, given the nature of the ancient Egyptian royal family, having such an ancestor is actually quite normal. *sniffles*

Chapter Six: The Third Mizukage Goes Too Far

After returning to the resident's house, Tianqing took off her Konoha Anbu uniform and mask, tidied herself up, and went to bed. She muttered to herself, "If I had known the Mist Ninja were this useless, I wouldn't have needed to wear the Konoha Anbu uniform and mask at all. They were clearly prepared for a tough battle if they were discovered by the guards. What a bunch of trash, far inferior to Konoha!"

Originally, Tianqing thought that when she was assassinating the Third Mizukage, someone hiding behind the Third Mizukage would jump out. For this reason, she deliberately wore Konoha clothing to see if she could attract that person's attention. Unexpectedly, nothing unexpected happened until Tianqing safely returned to the base.

After witnessing the poor performance of the Mist Ninja, Ame felt a surge of pride as a Konoha resident.

Actually, this was a misunderstanding on Tianqing's part. As one of the Five Great Nations, how could the defenses of Kirigakure, which were set up around the Mizukage, be so vulnerable? Such a flawed defense was actually intentionally created by the Third Mizukage.

The Third Mizukage's original plan was to use himself as bait to set a trap at the Mizukage's office building, attracting spies from other countries and assassins from the village. Therefore, from the beginning, the guards near the Mizukage's office building were just ordinary Chunin, used to lure the enemy in as a show. The real elite ninjas were drawn out and deployed around the core area of ​​the village, waiting for the Third Mizukage's order to tighten the encirclement and wipe out the enemy.

However, the Third Mizukage never expected that Tensei's baboon bone cannon would possess such immense power, instantly bringing him to the brink of death before he could even react. With the Third Mizukage fallen, the Kirigakure ninja were leaderless and thrown into chaos. Without a clear signal from the Third Mizukage, the elite ninja lying in ambush near the trap dared not make a move, allowing Tensei to easily escape.

That night, piercing air raid sirens wailed throughout the Kirigakure village, and a large number of ninjas sealed off the entire village, imposing martial law. Later, ninjas entered the strongholds of the various ninja clans within the village, beginning a search for ninjas suspected of involvement. The bloodstained ninjas of Kirigakure were also targeted in the search.

Since the attack on the Mizukage last night was a powerful ninjutsu, and the target was clearly the Third Mizukage, those present naturally first focused their suspicions on the ninja clans that had previously vied with the Third for the Mizukage's throne. Similarly, because the Third Mizukage had been suppressing and weakening the Bloodstained Ninjas since taking office, these Bloodstained Ninjas were also prime suspects.

But how could they have imagined that this attack was just an unauthorized decision made by Konoha's Anbu without the Hokage's orders?

The only person who had ever seen the baboon bone cannon under clear skies was the Second Hokage. These Mist Ninja had no idea that such an attack came from a snake-shaped sword, so they couldn't connect this flash attack with Konoha's puppet weapon.

Furthermore, to prevent news of the Third Mizukage's fainting or even near-death experience from spreading and causing instability within Kirigakure, the Kirigakure leadership dared not disclose the specific details of the attack. This meant that even the Second Hokage, who had seen the baboon bone cannon, could not determine who had assassinated the Third Mizukage.

"But it seems I can't use the baboon bone cannon so easily in the future, otherwise if someone recognizes me, people from the Hidden Mist Village will come after me to fight me to the death in no time," Tianqing thought to herself.

After the sirens blared all night, day finally arrived. At dawn, the sirens stopped, and the ninjas responsible for sealing off the entire village dispersed, signifying the lifting of martial law.

Afterwards, the high-ranking officials of Kirigakure issued a statement explaining to the villagers that someone had attacked the Third Mizukage the previous night, but the Third Mizukage was unharmed. After a night of investigation, the attacker had been apprehended, and therefore martial law was lifted from this morning. They assured the villagers that they could rest assured. However, Ameyoshi knew very well that Kirigakure was outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense. On the surface, the security was lifted, but in reality, countless sharp eyes were searching everywhere. The real city-wide manhunt had probably only just begun.

P.S. July is almost here, and it seems like the requirement for perfect attendance is 4000 words per day, which feels terrifying.

Chapter Seven: The Unskilled 4P Surveillance

It is now the third day since Tian Qing launched the assassination attempt.

At this moment, the immense power of the state apparatus at full capacity began to manifest. In recent days, almost all the ninjas in Kirigakure have been mobilized to constantly monitor ninja clans, bloodstained ninjas, villagers, and each other's own people.

It was as if only through this complex and mind-numbing surveillance network could the high command of Kirigakure further determine who was loyal and reliable and who was suspicious.

However, Tianqing felt very uncomfortable. Although her identity had not been questioned yet, the feeling of being watched by several people every day was really unpleasant. What bothered her even more was that the customers in the noodle shop were also affected by this.

Standing in front of the noodle shop counter, Tian Qing cooked noodles expressionlessly, occasionally glancing at the few customers in the shop who had ulterior motives.

Sitting in the darkest corner of the shop was the female ninja whose boyfriend had died. At that moment, she was eating her boiled noodles, taking small bites. Lately, she had been coming to the shop every day to eat her ex-boyfriend's favorite boiled noodles, reminiscing about the time they spent together.

Although she appeared engrossed in eating her noodles, the shrewd glint in her eyes couldn't escape Tian Qing's notice. This female ninja was clearly using the opportunity of eating noodles to spy on a fat ninja sitting on the other side of the noodle shop.

"What a heartless woman. Couldn't she have refrained from doing this kind of task when she's reminiscing about her ex-boyfriend?" Tian Qing thought to herself.

The fat ninja wasn't honest either. Although he claimed to have just happened to come to the noodle shop for lunch, Tianqing overheard the headband on his head revealing: "Actually, he secretly followed the skinny ninja sitting in the middle of the noodle shop to get in. He's been monitoring that skinny ninja for almost a day."

But that skinny ninja was no pushover either. As soon as he entered, he shouted at Tian Qing in a loud voice, "Boss lady, I heard your noodles are delicious, so I came all the way back from out of town to try them out!"

Tianqing smiled as she served the noodles, but inwardly she cursed, "What a liar! Do you think I'm some ignorant villager? The entire Mist Village has been cut off from all communication with the outside world, and you're telling me you came back from out of town? Your acting is so clumsy! Do you think I can't see through you? You clearly followed that tall ninja in over there. You actually went into the noodle shop to spy on him, didn't you!"

The tall ninja, though seemingly normal as he kept his head down eating noodles, betrayed him with his headband. Through Tianqing's listening ability, it was clear that this guy's target was the female ninja whose boyfriend had died.

In this way, the four ninjas monitored each other, forming a complete and cyclical surveillance chain.

Tianqing stood behind the counter with a businesslike smile, watching the four ninjas with ulterior motives sitting in the noodle shop, spying on each other as they ate bowl after bowl of noodles. He felt his smile was about to crumble, and inwardly cursed, "Are all you Mist Ninjas out of your minds? Damn it!"

Finally, after ordering the fifth bowl of noodles, and seeing that everyone was so full they were about to faint, they got up one by one to pay and leave the noodle shop. At this point, Tian Qing was almost at her wit's end and wanted to attack them.

"What kind of bullshit surveillance method can possibly find out?!" Late at night, when no one was around, Tian Qing cursed angrily, venting her frustration. "If they could find anything out like this, I'd eat ten bowls of noodles in one go!"

Unexpectedly, a few days later, a group that opposed the Third Mizukage and the Hidden Mist Village was actually exposed, and the evidence was conclusive and the crimes were clear, proving that the case was indeed not a wrongful conviction.

Tianqing: "...Huh? They actually managed to catch someone?"

Thus, the case of the attack on the Third Mizukage was officially solved, and all the perpetrators were taken to the execution ground.

In fact, in the original story, there was indeed a secret organization in Kirigakure opposing the Third Mizukage and his Blood Mist policy. However, this organization had been secretly gathering allies until later, when they decided to use Zabuza Momochi, the Demon King, to launch their first attempt to assassinate the Mizukage. The Fifth Mizukage's eventual victory over the Fourth Mizukage was also due in no small part to the help of this organization.

However, this time, provoked by Tian Qing, most of the organization's members were exposed prematurely and made scapegoats for Tian Qing.

So, Tianqing, who always kept her promises, ate her noodles while letting out a burp and sighed, "Life is unpredictable!"

PS: Bonus chapter for yesterday's razor blades.

By the way, I'm sure all you clever readers have probably figured out the update schedule by now. The first update is usually around 10 AM, followed by a bonus update around 14 PM. If there's a third update, it's around 19 PM. I just learned how to use the timed posting function myself, haha!

Chapter Eight: It Was You All Along

A week later, the high-ranking officials of Kirigakure issued an announcement that the Third Mizukage had recovered from his injuries and been discharged from the hospital.

In order to appease the people, the Third Mizukage, who usually stayed in his office building, made a special trip out and visited the residences of the major ninja clans in Kirigakure with a few personal guards. He walked slowly along the main street of Kirigakure, stopping from time to time to chat with the ninjas or villagers he passed by.

Clearly, this was the Third Mizukage proving to all members of Kirigakure that he was still alive and well, in order to maintain the internal stability of Kirigakure and at the same time to dispel any improper thoughts that might be on the minds of some people.

Tianqing also took the opportunity to hide among the residents and watch the Third Mizukage from afar. She knew very well how powerful her Boiling Bone Cannon was, so she was also very curious about how the Third Mizukage had survived.

Finally, when the Third Mizukage walked up to everyone, the sharp-eyed Tensei noticed something amiss.

The Third Mizukage appeared before the villagers with a pale face, looking like a sick ghost recovering from a serious illness. However, he remained calm and acted as usual, indicating that it was indeed him and not someone else using transformation or disguise techniques.

Although Tianqing didn't dare use his listening ability out of fear of the Third Mizukage and his elite bodyguard ninjas, his sharp eyes noticed that half of the Mizukage's skin appeared rather pale, like that of a newborn. Moreover, through some of the Mizukage's unnatural movements, Tianqing sensed that the Mizukage's body was probably suffering great pain at this moment.

"Could it be a body regeneration technique? I remember there was also a person in the original work whose body was smashed in half but who survived, Uchiha Obito! And the key to his survival was the Senju Hashirama cells that Uchiha Madara later transplanted into him."

Suddenly, Tian Qing realized, "That's right, my guess was correct. The reason the Third Mizukage was able to survive was probably because someone transplanted Hashirama Senju's cells into him. Relying on the powerful vitality of Hashirama Senju's cells, the Third Mizukage was able to regrow the half of his body that he had lost! And the only person who has the ability to transplant Hashirama Senju's cells is Madara Uchiha. That's right, Madara Uchiha is in Kirigakure right now!"

The original work only briefly mentioned that Madara Uchiha hid to recuperate after faking his death, so Tensei hadn't thought about it in that direction yet. However, now that the Third Mizukage has a new body, Tensei has completely understood the inside story of Kirigakure.

After faking his death to deceive the First Hokage, Madara Uchiha fled to Kirigakure with the Hashirama cells he had collected. There, he formed an alliance with Sano, who had failed to become the Second Mizukage. Sano used Madara's Sharingan to fight his enemies and suppress his rivals for the throne, eventually becoming the Third Mizukage. Madara, on the other hand, used Sano to obtain necessary supplies and a hiding place, allowing him to slowly recover from his injuries and begin researching how to transplant Hashirama Senju's cells into himself.

Of course, given Madara's arrogant nature, how could he possibly be an ally of the Third Mizukage? It's probably just a temporary charade. Once Madara recovers from his injuries, he'll likely take action to completely control the Third Mizukage and seize control of Kirigakure.

However, judging from the Third Mizukage's occasional unnatural movements, he must be enduring immense pain. The villagers believe it's due to injuries sustained in the attack, but Tensei knows it's not that. It's because Hashirama Senju's cells possess extremely potent corrosive properties, causing immense pressure and pain to the transplanted host. Later, in Orochimaru's experiments, of all the test subjects who received Hashirama's cells, only one survived.

It is clear that Madara Uchiha's research on transplanting Hashirama's cells was not yet complete at this time, and the Third Mizukage's injuries were imminent. Therefore, his cell transplantation surgery was carried out hastily, so the Third Mizukage was powerless to suppress the backlash from the Hashirama cells, which is why he appeared extremely weak.

Unfortunately, Tensei was unable to report these deductions to Konoha. As an Anbu member, attacking the Kage of another country without the Hokage's orders was a serious crime.

Since Tianqing's mission was simply to investigate the unusual activities of the Mist Ninja, he decided that once he returned, all he needed to do was report the internal strife within the Mist Ninja and the emergence of an anti-Mist Ninja organization within the village, which should be enough to complete his task.

"It's time to leave Kirigakure." Tensei thought to himself, "What a pity. I was hoping to use this opportunity to lure out the heavily injured Madara and test my true strength. It seems I won't have the chance now."

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Chapter Nine: Running Away

Long before Tianqing set off, Konoha's intelligence department had already planned out the retreat route for her.

If Tensei's operation in Kirigakure goes smoothly and he manages to safely infiltrate the village, then Konoha will send a second caravan at the pre-arranged time. This caravan will have Konoha-assigned ninjas to provide backup, after which Tensei, with the help of his companions, can blend into the caravan and leave.

If Ame-no-Kage encounters any emergencies and needs to evacuate urgently, Konoha's intelligence department has arranged a second evacuation route for him.

This retreat route requires Tian Qing to rely on the ninja's water-walking skill "Water Levitation Technique" to run to the sea some distance away from Kirigakure. There, there is a reef that has been explored by Konoha's Anbu, where a small boat and some supplies have been prepared in advance.

The ninja's water-walking technique, "Water Levitation Technique," is a skill that allows ninjas to move quickly across various terrains such as water, sand, and snow by precisely and continuously releasing chakra from the soles of their feet. Because it requires precise control of the amount of chakra released, it demands a high level of chakra control from the ninja, and because it requires continuous chakra release, it also consumes a considerable amount of chakra.

Since the small boats arranged in advance were not fast enough and could easily be overtaken by pursuers, Konoha also required Ame to carry a sealing scroll with her. Inside was a temporary propulsion device that could be used for a period of time. After quickly installing it on the small boat, the speed of the boat could be greatly increased, so that it would only take about an hour to reach the mainland.

Of course, some ninjas did consider using the Water Levitation Technique to run back to the mainland, but that would require too much chakra and would consume it extremely quickly. Not many people could possess that much chakra, and with such severe chakra depletion, a ninja's strength would be greatly weakened. If they encountered patrolling Mist Ninjas, the risk of an accident would be too high.

"Tap, tap, tap," in the thick fog, Tian Qing skimmed across the sea like a dragonfly skimming the water, leaving behind ripples in her wake. She would occasionally raise the pointer in her hand to adjust her direction of travel based on the pointer provided by Konoha.

The dense fog surrounding Kirigakure has become quite strange after being processed by the Kirigakure ninja. Not only is the visibility extremely low, but it also absorbs a large amount of light and sound. No matter how bright the light source or how loud the sound, it cannot travel very far in the fog. Therefore, only by relying on this special pointer can one find the right direction.

At this moment, Tianqing was not dressed in her usual Konoha Anbu uniform and bull-head mask, but in another set of clothes she had brought: a black robe printed with fire clouds, an Ultraman mask, and a headband from the Land of Rain.

Tianqing had considered it very clearly. Now that the Mist Ninja had severed diplomatic relations with other countries, there was really no need for him to wear the Konoha Anbu uniform. It would be too conspicuous and could easily lead these overly sensitive Mist Ninja to make unnecessary connections, such as thinking that the anti-Mizukage forces within the Mist Ninja were colluding with Konoha.

When she attempted to assassinate the Mizukage, Tensei wore Konoha's clothing in order to lure out Madara. However, now that the blame has been shifted to someone from Kirigakure, Tensei decided to continue the disguise and ensure that Konoha completely distanced itself from the assassination plot.

So, Ame decided to put on Akatsuki's clothes, disguise herself as a ninja from the Land of Rain, and leave Kirigakure, so as to personally experience the charm of Asia's number one group, "Akatsuki".

Thus, the Akatsuki's black robes with fire clouds first appeared in the Land of Water several years before the Akatsuki was established.

The reef in the sea is not too far from Kirigakure, but its location is very hidden. In addition, with the camouflage set up by Konoha's Anbu, it is unlikely that anyone could find this place without the guidance of the Konoha Pose.

Soon, Tian Qing found her target: a rocky outcrop with a small boat moored on it. But just a few steps away from stepping onto the rock, and seemingly about to begin her triumphant escape, Tian Qing suddenly turned and veered sharply to the side.

"Sage Mode!!"

While running at high speed, Tianqing instantly entered Sage Mode. Then she gathered a large amount of chakra in her kunai and stabbed it into the air next to her!

"Ding!!" In the previously empty space, a Mist Ninja appeared, raising his weapon to block the kunai attack!

This is a tall, slender Mist Ninja dressed in the Land of Water attire, with a head of yellow, explosive hair. His face is covered by a pale mask, with only two slits showing where his eyes are, exuding a faint killing intent. He is carrying a long sword that looks like a sewing needle.

The intelligence report provided to Amehari by Konoha's intelligence department highlighted several dangerous individuals within the Kirigakure region, and advised Amehari to exercise extreme caution should she encounter them. These dangerous individuals were all elite Jonin of the Kirigakure, each with their hands stained with the blood of Jonin from other countries; their formidable reputations were built upon countless battle achievements and piles of bones.

The ninja now appearing before Ame is a top expert among these dangerous individuals, renowned throughout the Land of Water and even the Five Great Nations, one of the "Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist," Kushimaru Kurihara!

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, also known as the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, are said to be seven powerful ninja swords passed down through generations in the Hidden Mist Village. Each sword possesses its own set of advanced ninjutsu, and only those who have mastered these techniques are qualified to join the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and wield a sword.

Since the establishment of the Land of Water, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have carried out countless difficult missions for the Land of Water, made great contributions to the Hidden Mist Village, and earned an extremely resounding reputation among the major powers.

Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are no longer the same seven people as before, no matter when, any ninja who can take up the sword and inherit the title of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are recognized as masters in the world.