Naruto: I'm really not an evil scientist!

Ten minutes of self-pity today have passed.

It's time to be positive.

The atmosphere was just right, and Hiruko couldn't help but let out a couple of dry howls.

"I know this world is as fleeting as dew, yet..."

As Beiliuhu continued to howl, someone suddenly walked in from outside.

It's Kisame.

"A very nice haiku. I didn't expect you to have such a taste."

Does Konoha also have such a master of haiku?

"It's alright, considering I copied it."

Kisame, would you like some? Let's talk about the fate of ninjas and the future of the nation over a meal.

Kisame was at a loss for words when it came to replying to Hiruko.

If we disregard moral integrity and only consider management skills, the Fifth Hokage was undoubtedly the strongest among all the Hokage.

Especially since this guy is the Hokage, and Konoha has the strongest foundation, he makes Konoha as invincible as a mountain.

It's this mouth of his... Anyway, once this guy opens his mouth, it's always something unexpected and illogical.

They are simply not worthy of respect.

However, Kisame has one good point: he rarely cares about things outside of missions.

He didn't come here to drink with Biljukhu this time either.

"Those guys...should we clean them up?" As he said this, Kisame, whose expression had been relaxed, transformed back into the cold and ruthless great white shark.

As the executor, he doesn't care how ferocious the enemy is; he only asks where the enemy is.

To complete his mission, he could twist an enemy's neck to the right or drive a fisherman to the hospital in a fit of rage.

However, after Hiruko persuaded the nobles, she did not harm the wandering ninjas, which made Kisame quite uneasy.

So he came here specifically to inquire about Beiliuhu's next course of action.

"Shouldn't you be asking Mei Terumi this question? Why are you asking me?"

Kisame paused for a moment, then realized the problem as well.

...Although they hadn't spent much time together, both Mei Terumi and he had gotten used to obeying this birdman's orders.

He always has a way of handling things perfectly.

Because he really lacked any semblance of authority, and because he was always bickering and joking around with Yagura, Kisame would sometimes even forget that this guy was the Hokage, and subconsciously think of him as some little brat from Kirigakure...

"Ha...you really are something." Hiruko noticed Kisame's embarrassment, but didn't say anything more.

After all, this is the effect he wanted.

Otherwise, why would he pretend to be an idiot with Yagura every day and get beaten up by Mei Terumi?

He's not a masochist.

Not to mention she also had to control her speech and circumvent the lie detector Mei Terumi was holding... That thing was the latest invention of the Konoha Research Institute and had never been put on the market.

Yagura had shamelessly asked him for one before, but unexpectedly, he gave it to Mei Terumi.

Hiruko mumbled something and finally invited Kisame to sit down.

Kisame finally gave in to Hiruko's persistent advances and sat down.

"Fifth Hokage, may I ask you a few questions?"

Chapter 507

“…Speak.”

"What should we do about the current situation in Kirigakure?"

Kisame is a well-known mission-oriented person; he doesn't question any mission.

But in this current situation, even Kisame is somewhat confused.

To be precise, he was always confused.

He had been searching for an answer.

But he didn't even know what the problem was.

As he said before he died, a person only truly sees himself before he dies.

However, Hiruko wasn't a life mentor, and he didn't want to raise Mei Terumi's favorability too much, so he just told her the result.

"Female leaders have always been more likely to be questioned and inexplicably despised by others."

But on the other hand, this is also an opportunity... yes, the physical one.

"The child may not be the man's, but it is definitely the woman's."

"If you have a hundred or eighty of them, what problem can't be solved?"

What Hiruko was referring to was, of course, the Queen's Bus Flow—that is, constantly using the Queen's body to increase the number of lovers, while simultaneously strengthening one's own power, and ultimately choosing the most outstanding one from the children born to the lovers as the successor.

Sacrifice one queen, and the family will be happy for a hundred years.

Ye Er and the Empress both did similar things.

Upon hearing Hiruko's words, Kisame's face twitched slightly.

"This... isn't a good idea."

Ninjas will do almost anything for a mission, but they might become... well, Naruto is a shonen manga, not an 18+ one.

No one has ever done this before.

Hiruko knew that this suggestion was extremely inappropriate, and that Terumi Mei would be very unhappy if she found out.

Kisame will definitely tell Mei Terumi these things.

A complete falling out is unlikely, but a sharp drop in goodwill is inevitable.

This is also the effect that Beiliuhu pursued.

After finishing his business in the Land of Birds, Hiruko could sense that Mei Terumi's gaze towards him had changed.

This was an inevitable result.

Girls always like outstanding men, and Mei Terumi is already the Mizukage, so there aren't many men who are good enough for her, and now there are even fewer... The two of them had already agreed to have a child, and Mei Terumi already had a place for him in her heart.

But being caught between villages, she knew this relationship was destined to end without fruition...

She is the Mizukage, he is the Hokage; they are destined to be incompatible and fraught with conflict.

Mei Terumi is not Yagura after all.

If that's the case, then don't let it start.

Children are still being born, and profits are still being seized.

As long as the Hidden Mist Sect can achieve a bloodless alliance in the end, it will be considered a success.

Hiruko did not want to develop feelings for Terumi Mei, because her sense of responsibility was too heavy and would inevitably crush any feelings.

If emotions get mixed into business, then business becomes difficult.

Everyone will be in great pain.

"Whether it's good or not... why don't you just not tell her?" Kisame didn't answer directly, but just picked up a few pieces of meat.

After a long while, he spoke again.

"I can not do it."

"Then let's talk less. We already have enough troubles... I'm pressuring you, but aren't you also pressuring me?"

"Is that so...? Then why don't you relax a little? That way, everyone can relax a bit more."

The four great ninja villages were truly driven to despair by Hiruko.

This king of involution not only makes his own life difficult, but also makes everyone around him miserable.

"That won't do. I made a promise with Minato... I was going to brag to him."

……

Kisame returned to the inn where Mei Terumi was staying, carrying the heads of several wandering ninjas.

Because the head had just been severed, the smell of blood was extremely strong and nauseating.

Fortunately, Mei Terumi is already used to fighting.

"...Was it cleaned up?"

"Ah."

"Did he make you do it?"

"Yes, he said that you need a knife to make friends, and you also need a knife to deal with enemies."

“That’s just like him.” Mei Terumi was clearly a little absent-minded. “I know, it’s good to scare those nobles anyway… that’s fine.”

Kisame noticed Mei Terumi's low spirits.

"You seem a little unhappy?"

"I... well, actually it's not a big deal to tell you."

"After we return this time, we will likely face even more criticism and attacks."

The matter of the Bird Kingdom can be considered to have come to an end here.

But the Daimyo of the Land of Water and the elders of Kirigakure will not let this go so easily.

Especially the daimyo of the Land of Water.

He's already short-tempered, and after being humiliated like this recently, he's probably about to go crazy.

As the pressure from the Land of Water increased, the elders of Kirigakure naturally became more and more dissatisfied with her—they chose her in the hope that she could solve the problems and allow Kirigakure to achieve better development, rather than being completely rejected by the Land of Water!