This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

"I've come to you this time to give you an important task!"

Mizunoe Taki said this seriously, and a majestic aura suddenly rose from his body.

It was not until this moment that Mizunoe Ryosuke felt the oppression of the Third Mizukage for the first time.

"I want you to lead your team and hunt down the traitorous ninja Nakajima Koji!"

"Remember, bring back his head intact!"

As he spoke, the eyes of the Third Mizukage were filled with oppression. He seemed to be truly angry.

"As ordered!"

At that moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke agreed directly. After all, looking at the attitude of the Third Mizukage, there was no room for refusal.

Seeing that Mizunoe Ryosuke agreed, Mizunoe Taki's aura gradually subsided.

"This mission involves many aspects."

"I can't tell you all the details."

"You just need to know that I was the one who promoted Nakajima Koji."

It seems that Mizunoe Taki also knows that arranging tasks in such a general way is somewhat inhumane.

So in the end, some inside information was revealed.

After hearing what Mizunoe Taki said, Ryosuke suddenly understood a lot.

"This is the content of the mission, as well as information about Nakajima Koji."

"Go back quickly."

"A big event will happen soon, and your strength may be needed then."

Mizunoe Taki handed a mission scroll to Ryosuke with a hint of meaning in his eyes.

"understood."

Mizunoe Ryosuke nodded and secretly took note of everything Mizunoe Taki said.

Then, he did not waste time greeting the Mizukage, but left the Mizukage building directly.

While giving orders to the team members, Mizunoe Ryosuke also began to think about the information revealed by Mizunoe Taki.

The so-called "big thing" should be a top secret matter.

Because Mizunoe Ryosuke had never heard from the village or clan that any "big event" would happen in Kirigakure recently.

Since it is top secret, Mizunoe Ryosuke naturally cannot make any groundless speculations.

On the contrary, it was this mission of hunting down the rebel ninja that allowed him to see many clues.

According to what Mizunoe Taki said, he was the one who promoted the rebel ninja Nakajima Yukiji.

Then this person should belong to the "Water Shadow School".

But now that he has suddenly defected, he might still have some information about the Mizukage faction.

The reason why the Mizukage gave the order to him instead of letting the Anbu do it.

On the one hand, it is the trust in him.

On the other hand, it all comes down to the lack of control over the Anbu, and he's afraid that Karatachi Yagura will interfere.

After all, as the head of the Anbu, Yagura Karuta could easily intercept the information in Nakajima Yukiji's hands.

The situation would then inevitably be unfavorable to the Mizukage, which was something Mizunoe Taki did not want to see.

Furthermore, Mizunoe Ryosuke guessed that it might be related to the "big event" mentioned by the Mizukage.

This major event may have occupied most of the combat power at the Mizukage's disposal, forcing him to mobilize only trusted "peripheral personnel" like himself.

Of course, all of this is just Mizunoe Ryosuke's guess.

I'm afraid only the Mizukage himself knows what exactly happened.

Thinking of this, Mizunoe Ryosuke sighed in his heart.

Recently, he seems to be getting a little too close to the Third Mizukage, which has had a certain impact on his "Middle Way Plan".

Ryosuke also understood that this was related to the promotion turmoil in the previous Jonin Exam.

Maybe when the turmoil of the Jonin Exam is over, the situation will improve.

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Chapter 22, Is there a possibility

Regarding the mission of hunting down the rebel ninja, the mission scroll provides clear information.

Including the abilities of the traitorous ninja Nakajima Yukiji, his actions on the day of his defection, and the direction of his defection as detected by the Anbu after his defection.

What's more, there is a confession from a nearby villager, which describes in detail the experience of Nakajima Yukiji staying overnight at the villager's home after his defection.

Hunting down the rebel ninja must be done immediately.

As soon as the village discovers a traitorous ninja's defection, it will immediately take investigative action.

So at this moment, less than twenty-four hours had passed since Nakajima Yukiji's defection.

To any ninja, this task would be simple.

The information in the mission scroll alone is enough to infer the direction of Nakajima Yukiji's defection.

In addition, Nakajima Yukiji was only a Chunin. With the ability of a Chunin, it was impossible for him to run far unless there was someone outside the village to pick him up.

But where is this? This is the Hidden Mist Village, the heart of the Land of Water.

Even if there is someone to pick up the phone, it is impossible to be in this position.

Because once they encounter the troops chasing the rebel ninja, a battle is likely to break out, and even lead to a war between them and Kirigakure.

Moreover, this mission scroll was handed over to Mizunoe Ryosuke by the Mizukage himself, and the information on it is extremely reliable.

In this case, the task of simply hunting down an ordinary Chunin seems extremely simple.

But who is Mizunoe Ryosuke?

When it comes to stability, he ranks second in the Hidden Mist Village, and I'm afraid no one dares to rank him first.

Use the greatest malice to speculate on all possible situations that may occur in the task, even if it is just helping an old lady cross the road.

You have to know that even in the world of ninjas, helping an old lady involves certain risks.

Of course, this old lady would not suddenly lie down and yell that she wanted to go to the hospital, but is there a possibility that she is actually a killer from the hostile ninja village?

Although the probability is very small

But what if?

The only way is to make sure that you have a 98% success rate and then take action with confidence.

This is the right way!

After all, Mizunoe Ryosuke promised Lian that he would never go back in a "comatose" state.

So this requires even more stability.

In a mission that seems to be as stable as it can be to others, Mizunoe Ryosuke still tries his best to find the hidden dangers in it.

So Mizunoe Ryosuke put himself into the role of a rebel ninja.

If you were a rebel, what would you do?

In an instant, all the information in the mission scrolls flooded into his mind.

As a renegade ninja, things may happen suddenly, but before defecting, one must be prepared.

The first thing is to delay the discovery of the defection in order to gain as much space as possible for escape.

According to the records on the mission scroll, Ryosuke Mizunoe quickly discovered something strange about Nakajima Yukiji's behavior on the day of his defection.

This traitorous ninja did not make any disguise or confuse himself. He just quickly bought some blades and military supplies pills and left Kirigakure.

Rather than defection, it is more like

Go on a mission!

Furthermore, there are certain problems with the direction of Nakajima Yukiji's defection.

As we all know, the Land of Water is a small island independent of the ocean. If Nakajima Koji wants to leave the Land of Water safely, he must take a boat across the ocean.

Going west, not only is the route the shortest, but you can also reach the Land of Hot Springs in a very short time, and then it is very convenient to go to Konoha and Kumogakure.

But Nakajima Yukiji chose to run eastward, to the inland area of ​​the Land of Water.

This is really puzzling.

If this was just to confuse the pursuing troops, the fact that they "stayed overnight at the villagers' homes" mentioned in the scroll proved that it was not a misunderstanding.

Because Nakajima Koji did appear in the interior of the Water Country.

Thinking in this direction, Mizunoe Ryosuke gradually frowned. It seemed that the task that seemed ordinary at first suddenly became full of doubts.

What about the pursuit troops? What would you do if you were caught up by them?

Hiding? Hiding will slow down your escape, and once you're discovered, escaping will become exponentially more difficult.

Even if they managed to repel the pursuing troops or escape by chance, it would likely anger Kirigakure and cause them to send out more pursuing troops.

The situation will be even worse then.

If it was Mizunoe Ryosuke, he would definitely

Kill all the chasing troops!

This would buy a lot of time, and perhaps by the time Kirigakure came to their senses, he would have already run out of the Water Country.

What? How could a mere Chunin possibly be strong enough to take out the pursuing troops?

What's wrong with Chunin? The so-called Chunin is just a rank and does not represent strength. Konoha's Genin can even kill the Chakra Progenitor.

Everything is possible.

Maybe this Nakajima Koji has been hiding his strength all along?

Mizunoe Ryosuke began to evaluate in his mind, if Nakajima Koji hid his strength, where would the limit be?

Kage level? It seems unlikely. Apart from Mizunoe Ryosuke, I am afraid no Kage level strongman would feel such a thing.

So according to Mizunoe Ryosuke's estimation, the scope of the other party's hidden strength is at most at the level of elite jonin.

Elite jonin, combined with some secret techniques, also have a certain possibility of killing Kage-level strongmen.

Even if the probability is not high.

In the world of ninjas, it is not uncommon for things to go wrong.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku were able to kill Senju Tobirama. Nothing is impossible. After all, ninjas are also human beings.

Even the most powerful ninja will die if his head is chopped off or his vital parts are pierced (except for Hidan).

After comprehensive consideration, Mizunoe Ryosuke has already thought of the safest solution in his mind.

"Well, the success rate is only about 99%."

After muttering to himself, Mizunoe Ryosuke nodded, seemingly dissatisfied.

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Chapter 23, Everything is a trap

To be safe, Mizunoe Ryosuke led the team to the "villager's home" mentioned in the mission scroll to conduct some verification.

This is an ordinary little village with about dozens of families living in it, relying on farming for their livelihood.

In the farmer's house where Nakajima Yukiji stayed, a seemingly honest farmer timidly told Mizunoe Ryosuke everything he knew.

After a series of questions and answers, the villagers' performance was flawless and basically the same as described in the task scroll.

And many villagers nearby in the village can testify.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to lie in front of ninjas, and Yoichi Takeda in the team is an expert in this area.

After leaving the village, Takeda Yoichi nodded to Mizunoe Ryosuke, indicating that there was no problem.

So, the team continued to investigate based on the information in the mission scroll.