Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"Is it an illusion?"

The ninja stared for a while before turning his gaze away and returning to his post.

Meanwhile, Tsukiki began walking through the alleyways of Misty Hidden Realm.

He didn't disguise himself to blend into the crowd, but instead walked through the alleys in this guise.

After walking for a while, Yue Shu stopped. There was a person standing in front of him.

"Look who this is?"

"The famous 'Blade of No Killing,' wow, a big shot."

The person in front of him looked like a shark; Tsukiki recognized him.

Kisame Hoshigaki, later Itachi's partner and a member of Akatsuki, possessed a massive amount of chakra comparable to that of a tailed beast, and was also known as the tailless tailed beast.

He stood in front of Tsukiki, carrying Samehada on his back, and smiled.

What brings you here?

Tsukiki replied casually, and Kisame Hoshigaki continued:

"Nothing, I just wanted to see the famous blade that never kills."

Is it as sharp as rumored, yet harmless?

Kisame Hoshigaki's chakra surged forth as he looked at Tsuki no Kisaki—

Chapter 133: Dawn

Tsukiki didn't speak, and reached for the Kusanagi sword behind his waist.

Their auras collided instantly, and Tsukiki immediately overwhelmed Kisame, who was no match for him.

"As expected of the blade that does not kill."

"That's really impressive skill."

Kisame Hoshigaki's imposing aura faded, and he smiled again.

"How about we team up, the two of us?"

Kisame Hoshigaki made a gesture of goodwill, and Tsukiki looked at him for a while.

"What do you mean?"

"It's simple. Isn't your goal the death of White Fang? That is, the Third Mizukage, just like me."

Tsukiki watched Kisame Hoshigaki for a while.

"Your goal?"

"The death of the Third Mizukage."

Kisame Hoshigaki's voice was soft, yet filled with murderous intent.

Yue Shu remained silent for a while.

"reason?"

"It's very simple, just a gut feeling. Something's wrong with the Third Mizukage, and there are quite a few people who want him dead."

"So they found you, only you?"

"That's about it, but it's not just me."

As soon as Kisame Hoshigaki finished speaking, an aura appeared behind Tsuki, and Tsuki turned around.

"Yahiko——"

Yue Shu murmured to herself, so softly that only she could hear it.

The person behind him wore a red cloud-patterned divine robe and stood there quietly. His handsome face bore many marks, and his pair of Rinnegan eyes were very striking.

"It's been a long time."

Tsukiki spoke first, addressing Yahiko.

"So what's your answer?"

Yahiko's voice was very cold as he stood there quietly.

There were people both in front and behind, and they were all quite powerful. Perhaps Kisame Hoshigaki wasn't as strong as he was in the original story, but he was still strong enough to be called a powerful figure. Add to that Yahiko, who had become the Heavenly Path, and it would be quite troublesome.

"Hey."

Yue Shu sighed.

"I agree, but I need to know the full plan and the number of participants."

"Come with me."

Yahiko didn't say anything more and jumped away, with Kisame Hoshigaki and Tsukiki following him.

Have you joined them?

Tsukiki and Kisame Hoshigaki followed behind. Tsukiki came to Kisame Hoshigaki's side and asked.

"They invited me, but I haven't confirmed yet. We'll see later."

"is it?"

Tsukiki gleaned some information, mainly that he hadn't expected the Akatsuki organization to have been established so quickly.

So Madara has already made contact with Nagato, and everything is back on track, just like in the original story, although there are some differences.

"arrive."

Yahiko's voice brought Tsukiki back to reality.

Looking around, Tsukiki was slightly surprised.

This place is very close to the building of Shuiying; it's a courtyard house with a fairly large area.

Are there people inside the Hidden Mist?

Looking around, Tsukiki saw that some people within Kirigakure were plotting the death of the Third Mizukage, and were even colluding with outsiders.

Unfortunately, the Third Mizukage is long gone, and the current Third Mizukage is nothing more than Otsutsuki Mikaze wearing a mask.

This information was obtained by White Fang at the cost of his life, and the people of Kirigakure are still unaware of it.

So--

Tsukiki looked at Yahiko, who was leading the way.

Is it possible that the Akatsuki organization was unaware of this intelligence?

Tsuki-ki witnessed it firsthand; Madara had already made direct contact with the Otsutsuki clan, and Madara was also behind the Akatsuki organization. It was impossible for the other side not to know such information.

That is.

There is another purpose.

Tsukiki looked at Yahiko, wanting to see what Akatsuki was planning.

Welcome everyone.

An old man came out of the house to greet Yue Shu and the others.

He didn't have a particularly strong aura, unlike those powerful individuals who always exude pressure.

—An ordinary person?

Yue Shu was taken aback.

"Mr. Kagami Yabori, everyone has arrived. The plan is ready to be executed."

Yahiko spoke first, as always.

"Alright, the Kirigakure ANBU will lend you a hand then."

Jing Yeyue nodded and gestured for everyone to come inside.

Upon entering the house and reaching the living room, Yahiko began explaining his so-called plan.

The idea that the Mizukage died was first conceived by people within Kirigakure. Kagami Yotsuki was one of the high-ranking members and was originally a decent elite Jonin, but now he has lost his chakra and become an ordinary person.

Kyoya Tsuki has a very accurate intuition. She has always felt that the current Third Mizukage seems to have become a different person, so she has been secretly investigating.

Then he discovered that the Hidden Mist ninjas had undergone many unexpected changes. They had also provided considerable assistance during the attack on the Mizukage Tower. Although they no longer possessed power, they still had some influence.

So, after the almost enclosed Mizukage Tower was attacked, there were a large number of dead inside, and the people who dealt with them were almost all the ANBU members personally ordered by the Mizukage.

What does this mean?

Jingye Yue planted an ANBU member in, and that's how the secret was revealed.

In the attack on the Mizukage Tower, the majority of the dead were from Kirigakure, and most of these dead ninjas were members of the Anbu. Even now, these guys are still alive wearing masks, but their corpses have appeared here.

Doesn't this already explain a lot?

There's something wrong with the Third Mizukage!

At this moment, Yahiko appeared. Without any help, Kyoya Tsuki had no choice but to seek assistance.

What followed was the scene we see today.

This is very interesting.

Tsukiki looked at the three people present.

Leaving aside Kisame Hoshigaki, he was probably just a figurehead in this plan, at most someone who was being targeted by the Akatsuki.

However, Kyoya and Yahiko are different.

On one hand, they possess intelligence and appear in appropriate locations; on the other hand, the higher-ups, who possess some combat power, agree to cooperate despite being members of the Hidden Mist Village.

Although we don't know what they're all thinking, they're probably just using each other as pawns, only their interests are aligned at this moment.

As for Tsukiki, he's probably similar to Kisame Hoshigaki, just an accessory pawn, and one that's used and then discarded.

At least Kisame Hoshigaki had Akatsuki to pick up the pieces, so compared to that, Tsukiki was in a much worse situation.

"Then, I'll find a way to get the Water Shadow out, and the rest is up to you."

In the end, the plan was finalized. It was actually quite simple and straightforward, but it worked very well.