This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Troy said to himself in his heart.

Seeing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke didn't say much, but just nodded at Troy, and then walked straight upstairs to the 24 restaurant.

Looking at Mizunoe Ryosuke's back, Troy's eyes looked a little strange.

Because according to what the store owner just said, the upstairs of the restaurant should be a "VIP room" specially prepared for distinguished guests.

Recalling the reluctant look on Mizunoe Ryosuke's face when they came here for dinner yesterday, Troy muttered to himself.

"It turns out that the Fourth Mizukage is a tsundere."

I wonder what Mizunoe Ryosuke would think if he could hear Troy's thoughts.

After entering the second floor of the restaurant, Mizunoe Ryosuke went straight to a luxuriously decorated private room.

After arriving at the place, he knocked on the door in a familiar and special way, and then the door was opened from the inside.

In the private room, there were already people with serious expressions waiting for Mizunoe Ryosuke's arrival.

One of them was the owner of the hotel, Yuichi Honda.

He is the person in charge of the White Shark Force in this town.

The other two were the intelligence chiefs of the White Shark Force in other nearby towns. They came to this peaceful town at the call of Mizunoe Ryosuke.

"See Mizukage-sama."

The three of them knelt on one knee and spoke respectfully to Mizunoe Ryosuke in unison.

"Get up."

In response, he simply pulled out a chair next to him, sat down calmly, and spoke gently to the three people in front of him.

After hearing this, the three of them slowly stood up and sat stiffly opposite Mizunoe Ryosuke.

"How did things go?"

A serious look flashed across Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes. This matter concerned his next plan and there couldn't be even the slightest mistake.

"My Lord, the matter was completed perfectly."

"Konoha's intelligence capabilities in the vicinity are very weak. It didn't take much for us to let Konoha's intelligence personnel know that it was the Iwagakure transport team that was attacked and wiped out last night."

Honda Yuichi replied to Mizunoe Ryosuke very seriously, not daring to show any carelessness in his expression.

"very good."

Mizunoe Ryosuke nodded, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"I asked you to come here because I have a very important task for you to do."

"Next, I want you to mobilize all the intelligence networks in the Frost Country and keep an eye on Konoha's movements at all costs."

"Any disturbance must be reported to me immediately!"

Mizunoe Ryosuke said seriously, and the solemn voice made the three of them feel a little nervous.

"Yes!"

The three of them subconsciously knelt on one knee again and responded in a firm voice.

"Very good, go and do it."

Then, Mizunoe Ryosuke waved his hand, signaling the three to retreat.

Soon, Mizunoe Ryosuke was the only one left in the room, and a profound expression gradually appeared on his face.

The curtain of this drama will soon be raised.

The entire plan had been carefully prepared by Mizunoe Ryosuke for a long time, and it was not just to cut off the logistical supplies of Iwagakure.

For Kirigakure, defeating Iwagakure and stabbing them in the back can only be considered as revenge for a past personal grudge.

However, in terms of interests, Konoha has always been the biggest opponent of the rise of Kirigakure.

So Mizunoe Ryosuke appears here, ostensibly to deal with Iwagakure, but in fact he is preparing to dethrone Konoha from its position as the overlord of the ninja world.

Mizunoe Ryosuke waved his hand, took out a sealing scroll from his sleeve, and took out one of the chessboards.

He placed chess pieces with the words "Cloud", "Rock", "Fire" and "Water" on the chessboard, and continued to deduce, trying to find loopholes in his plan.

Finally, after thinking for a moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke took out a chess piece with the word "Taki" written on it and placed it on the chessboard.

Only then did he nod in satisfaction.

"Next, let me see who everyone has sent out."

A gleam of brilliance appeared in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes again, and then the smile on his lips faded.

On the endless tundra of the Frost Kingdom, a slightly scorched piece of land stands out extremely.

On the charred ground, you can still vaguely see some burnt bones.

This is the crime scene where Iwagakure's logistics unit was attacked.

At this moment, dozens of figures were galloping across the distant tundra and stopped in front of this charred ground.

The leader had a sallow complexion and a cross-shaped scar on his chin. His slanted eyes flashed with a sinister look. He was the leader of the Konoha Root, Danzo Shimura.

As the closest to the Frost Country, Konoha arrived at this place before Iwagakure.

I just didn't expect that Danzo, as the leader of the Root organization, would come here in person. It seems that Danzo also attaches great importance to this matter.

After some investigation, Danzo muttered to himself.

“It’s done very cleanly.”

"There are hardly any traces left. To have gotten to this point, they must have been deliberately cleaned up afterwards."

Thinking of this, a hint of cruelty flashed in Danzo's eyes.

In his opinion, the fact that Kumogakure could erase the crime scene was just a deliberate attempt to create confusion and shift the blame to Konoha.

"That old fellow Sarutobi Hiruzen guessed right."

"Those guys from Kumogakure really want to frame Konoha."

Danzo thought secretly in his heart, and waved to his subordinates around him.

"That's it, let's do it."

As Danzo Shimura finished speaking, dozens of Root ninjas began to move.

These Root Organization's ninjas were carefully selected, and they were all ninjas proficient in lightning. They first released lightning around the charred land here to strike the ground, making the ground bumpy.

Afterwards, several Root ninjas carried out the bodies of several long-dead Kumo ninjas from behind. Because most ninjas from the Land of Lightning had dark skin and distinctive golden hair, even without forehead protectors, they could be easily identified as Kumo ninjas.

Chapter 297: The Steam Ninja Arrives with a Pinch of His Nose

Afterwards, the Root ninjas skillfully dismantled the bodies of several Kumogakure ninjas, and then looked for a suitable place to bury the bodies.

The burial method was also extremely particular. The bodies of these Cloud Ninjas were buried in a location that was difficult to find, but could always be found after spending some time.

They even took into account that the Rock Ninja were good at earth escape, so it didn't matter if they were buried a little deeper.

This is not the end yet, a Root ninja produced a decisive "evidence".

——A Cloud Ninja forehead protector that was shattered into half.

Then, as usual, they found a suitable place and buried it.

Even before burying it, he used fire escape to burn this half piece of armor until it was charred black.

After some action, the members of the Root Organization completed their tasks, and the originally scorched land had a new look.

Then, Danzo came to the side of a Root member, used a kunai to cut off a corner of the member's clothes, and then threw it on the ground. Even the kunai that cut through the clothes was thrown on the ground by Danzo.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

The Root member asked in a disbelieving tone.

"What do you know?"

"True or false, leaving traces of Konoha ninja in obvious places will better clear Konoha of suspicion."

Danzo said coldly, his cold eyes making the Root ninja tremble.

But only he himself knows what he is thinking.

"Yes!"

He quickly responded to Danzo, fearing that he would not respond in time and get hit.

"Let's go."

After doing all this, Danzo turned around and was about to leave, but when he looked at the ninja who had raised objections just now, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Gen, there is no need for ninjas to disobey him.

Soon, Danzo led a group of Root Ninjas to the next place where the Rock Ninjas were attacked, but it seemed that one person was missing from the team.

After Danzo had completely walked away, a burly ninja without eyebrows crawled out from the ground.

He looked around, made sure there was no one around, and then walked towards the town on the side.

It was Kaguya Yuta who was arranged here by Mizunoe Ryosuke early in the morning. Few people knew that in addition to the ferocious Corpse Bone Vein, Kaguya Yuta also had superb earth escape ninjutsu, especially the ability to escape underground. Perhaps in the entire Kirigakure, only Mizunoe Ryosuke was better than Kaguya Yuta.

Time passed little by little, and about five hours later, the Iwagakure troops, wearing khaki vests and Iwagakure forehead protectors, finally arrived.

This Iwagakure troop did not come from the front line of the Moon Country where Ohnoki was located, but from the Iwagakure Village in the Earth Country.

Compared to Konoha from the Fire Kingdom, which borders the Frost Kingdom, the Iwagakure from the Earth Kingdom, which is separated from the Frost Kingdom by the Taki Kingdom, came much slower.

On the Iwagakure side, the leader was a man who looked a bit out of place, wearing a conical hat, a mask, red armor, and carrying a device similar to a "gas tank" on his back.

The man glanced around, a hint of deep understanding flashing in his eyes.

"Master Han, this should be the place."

An Iwa Ninja spoke to the man in red armor in a heavy voice.

This man's name is Han. He is one of the few masters within Iwagakure. He became famous during the ten-year peace period after the First Ninja World War. He is one of the leading young ninjas in Iwagakure.

Han has always enjoyed the title of "Steam Ninja" in the ninja world.

He earned this title because he possessed the blood-stained talent of "Boiling Escape," which allowed him to utilize steam to fight.

The value of Han's "Steam Ninja" is many times stronger than Troy's "Magnetic Ninja", and the reason is very direct - because Han is a Kage-level powerhouse.

Han glanced at the devastated battlefield, his eyes flashing with complex expressions. He seemed to have thought of something and let out a faint sigh.

In fact, Han was unwilling to investigate the attack on the logistics troops.

But due to his responsibility as an Iwagakure, he was ultimately unable to shirk his responsibility.

The Hidden Rock Village is a highly powerful, high-pressure, and violent organization. Every Iwagakure ninja is instilled with the ideas of forbearance and obedience from the moment they become a ninja.

But when people reach a certain level, ideological suppression alone can no longer suppress their inner ambitions.

There is a saying that goes "It is better to loosen than to block", and this is the case with Han.

The conflict between Han and the top leaders of Iwagakure, especially the Third Tsuchikage Ōnoki, is now almost known to everyone in Iwagakure.

The reason is very simple and direct. The current Tsuchikage, Ohnoki, has been active in the ninja world since the First Shinobi World War. Both in age and seniority, he is older than Han.

Judging from his age, Han has the opportunity to succeed the fourth Tsuchikage after the abdication of the third Tsuchikage, Ohnoki.

Therefore, Han hoped that after Ohnoki abdicated, he would be qualified to inherit the position of Tsuchikage.

Han, who has the strength of a shadow, does have such qualifications.

In addition, unlike the young generation of ninjas, the middle-aged generation of Han has worked hard for the village for many years and has made great contributions. He has not only earned a good reputation in the ninja world, but also enjoys a certain prestige within the village.

But the attitude of the Third Tsuchikage Ohnoki was very direct, that is - suppression!

Compared to Han, the Third Tsuchikage obviously favors his own son, the young generation of Iwagakure ninja Huang Tu more.

This was obviously unacceptable to Han. Over time, the conflict between Han and the Tsuchikage became very acute.

Even when launching a war against Kumogakure, Ohnoki did not bring Han with him, but instead arranged for Han to guard Iwagakure Village.

Such an arrangement was undoubtedly intended to marginalize Han and prevent his reputation from expanding further in the village.

Han was naturally very dissatisfied with this and even felt a little resistant.

This is also the reason why Han was unwilling to take on this task.

But there was no choice. As a ninja from Iwagakure, Han had no choice but to stand up at this critical moment.