The Great Hero Uchiha

The three continued to hide, waiting for Hozuki Mizuki to be alone, or creating an opportunity for her to be alone.

The secret agents continued their search.

Meanwhile, Hozuki Mizuki waited for news in the Mizukage's office, taking the opportunity to finish the documents she hadn't completed during the day.

So, some power really needs to be delegated! What's the point of being a Mizukage? All he does all day is process documents. The Mizukage should be free to do nothing all day except handle important matters. These trivial, messy tasks should be delegated to the relevant departments. Don't pile everything onto the Mizukage's desk!

Currently, he is only acting as the Mizukage and doesn't have the authority to do such things, so Uchiha Miyuki can only endure it.

Silent all night.

The secret service searched all night but found nothing. Apart from the secret service member who was killed by the enemy, nothing else happened in the village.

Following standard procedure, Uchiha Miyuki strengthened his defenses and then continued processing various documents.

He hesitated for a moment.

"Summon Mei Terumi to see me."

"Yes."

Not long after, Mei Terumi arrived at the Mizukage's office, led by an ANBU member.

"Greetings, Lord Mizukage."

"I'm just a proxy Mizukage."

"No, in my heart you are Mizukage."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Miyuki subconsciously looked up. Mei Terumi's expression was somewhat unusual, seemingly mixed with something else amidst her admiration. He didn't think much of it; after all, while Hozuki Mizuki was a genius of the Hozuki clan, she was already almost twenty-five years old, a full ten years older than Mei Terumi.

Unbeknownst to her, the things she does under her identity are things that Mei Terumi has wanted to do since childhood. This shows how much Mei Terumi admires Hozuki Mizuki. Moreover, Mei Terumi is still a young girl experiencing her first love, an age when it is easy to mistake admiration for romance.

"Don't say things like that in front of outsiders."

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

"Get up."

After a pause, Uchiha Miyuki continued, "Mei Terumi, you are the most talented ninja of the new generation in the village. I have decided to recruit you as a Shadow Guard."

Mei Terumi paused for a moment.

"I?"

"Yes, I think you are capable of taking on this important task."

Having received an affirmative answer, Mei Terumi's expression seemed to have come to a strange look, as if she had thought of something.

"Yes."

There seemed to be a hint of excitement in his voice?

Uchiha Miyuki simply felt that Terumi Mei was happy that she was able to become a Shadow Guard.

"Go and have the administration department bring in a set of tables and chairs."

"Yes."

Following Uchiha Miyuki's orders, Terumi Mei went to the administration department and retrieved a set of desks and chairs. Then... Terumi Mei was overwhelmed by documents.

Uchiha Miyuki piled all the unimportant documents onto Terumi Mei's desk.

Protecting the physical and mental health of the Water Shadow is also the responsibility of the Shadow Guard!

Mei Terumi sat helplessly in the chair, looking at the mountain of documents piled up in front of her.

"Um, Lord Mizukage..."

"You are responsible for handling those documents."

"But...but..."

"This is the Mizukage's order."

"Yes."

Mei Terumi, looking completely bewildered, began processing the documents, asking Uchiha Miyuki for help whenever she encountered something she didn't understand.

After processing a few important documents, Uchiha Miyuki had some free time.

However, this situation did not last long before one of the ANBU members came to Uchiha Miyuki's side and whispered something.

"The Marshal wishes to see you."

The Marshal is the highest elder of Kirigakure, an old man older than the Third Tsuchikage, now in his seventies. He even lived to be ninety during the Fourth Shinobi World War and still held power comparable to the Mizukage! His existence has raised the average age of ninjas!

Uchiha Miyuki naturally knew why the marshal had come to see him; it was nothing more than a matter concerning Mei Terumi.

"Well, I see."

After responding to the Anbu, he turned to Mei Terumi and said.

"I'm going out for a bit. You continue working on the documents here. I'll be checking them when I get back, understand?"

Mei Terumi initially thought her path to love was about to begin, but she never expected to end up buried in piles of documents and be used as a tool by Miyuki Uchiha.

Even so, Mei Terumi was still very happy.

These are documents that the Mizukage must handle personally. The fact that Hozuki Mizuki asked him to handle these shows that he holds a very high position in the Fifth Mizukage's heart.

"Yes."

Uchiha Miyuki withdrew his gaze from Mei Terumi, then got up and followed the Anbu to the Marshal.

"Water mist".

The marshal simply called out a name and didn't say anything more.

Uchiha Miyuki understood that the other party was waiting for his explanation as to why he had sent Terumi Mei to handle the Mizukage's affairs. He immediately delivered the prepared explanation: "I suspect that the enemy's invasion last night was caused by that mysterious organization. With the Fourth Hokage outside, I could be attacked and injured, or even killed, at any time. The village cannot be without a Kage. I believe that Terumi Mei has the potential to become a Kage."

Even if you're being lazy, you still need to present your arguments logically and with evidence.

Otherwise, the marshal would certainly not allow himself to continue this behavior.

P.S.: This is a personal matter and should not affect updates.

Guaranteed five nights a week.

Go to sleep--

Goodnight.

189. I just wanted to be lazy.

The marshal paused for a moment, his expression turning serious. He knew very well that Hozuki Mizuki's strength had now surpassed that of the former Second Mizukage, making him one of the strongest people in Kirigakure today.

"You can't even handle the people from that mysterious organization in your current state?"

Uchiha Miyuki's expression was equally solemn, as if he were talking about someone else's affairs.

“I can escape outside the village, but I might die inside. So the battle can only take place outside the village, and once it starts, it will be a fight to the death.”

The marshal asked the question that had been nagging at him.

Why are they so obsessed with you?

"I don't know the specifics, but they probably want to use their memory-altering techniques to secretly control my control over the village's economy."

The marshal fell silent upon hearing this.

"..."

He paused for a moment before speaking, "What about gathering the strength of the entire village?"

"Those are the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. I cannot let the future of the entire village be ruined because of my own life or death."

"This is not just your problem; the enemy has their eyes on the entire Hidden Mist Village."

"Their memory manipulation technique requires a tool, which should be some kind of ninja tool left behind by the Sage of Six Paths. When conflict becomes unavoidable, I will risk my life to destroy it."

"..."

The marshal fell silent again, staring into Hozuki Mizuki's eyes for a long time without saying a word.

Hozuki Mizuki was the first to break the silence.

"If there's nothing else, I need to go back and take care of some business."

The marshal sighed deeply.

Do you know the origin of the Seven Knives of the village?

"The seven strongest ninja swords, forged with the combined strength of the entire village."

"No, the Seven Blades are actually inherited from a ninja tool left behind by the Sage of Six Paths. It is so ancient that its name has long been lost in the long history, and its usage method is unknown. However, after decades of research by the village, it was disassembled and combined with the village's secret techniques to be reforged into the current Seven Blades. I plan to use the remaining parts of this ninja tool to forge a weapon for you. Do you have any requirements?"

Upon hearing that it was related to the ninja tools left behind by the Sage of Six Paths, Uchiha Miyuki immediately became interested.

As expected, Kirigakure is my strongest support.

"A regular longsword, I suppose. What abilities will it possess?"

"Do you have any knowledge of Yang Dun (a type of escape technique)?"

"I've learned some things."

As one of the five great ninja villages, Kirigakure naturally also has research on Yin Release and Yang Release. In particular, the Taketori clan is born with the power of Yang Release, and Uchiha Miyuki has also collected some information on this.

pity--

It's all about the transformations of Yin and Yang, and it's all something he's already mastered.

It cannot enhance the nature of Yin-Yang Release. If you want to continue to improve, there are only two directions: continue to merge upwards and find a better bloodline of the Otsutsuki descendants.

Kimimaro, Hanabi Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, Hashirama Senju, Tobi, Nagato...

Of the first four candidates, apart from Hinata Hanabi, they were all born recently and it was uncertain whether they could continue to improve their abilities. The latter three were either difficult to acquire or were not yet ready to be integrated.

Besides that, like Madara Uchiha and Might Guy, one can gradually hone their skills and improve over time to break through to higher levels.

Compared to the former, the latter is much more difficult and arduous.

The marshal then spoke with some uncertainty.

"Based on the village's long-term research, the remaining materials should be able to enhance a person's Yang Release power."