This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

This shows that this person's strength is above Black Soil.

Heitu was shocked, but after seeing the respectful expression of the middle-aged man, he quickly felt relieved.

"Who are you"

Kurotsuchi asked doubtfully.

"I am Ichigo Kuroshima, a jonin of the Hidden Mist, and the administrator of this village."

"You can just call me Kuroshima."

The middle-aged man answered again, and reported his life, although his name was very protagonist-like.

But unfortunately, he didn't have a butcher knife, nor did he know the sword technique called Yueya Tianchong.

In fact, he is related by blood to the Kirigakure's senior ninja squad leader, Kuroshima Morita, and is Kuroshima Morita's cousin. He is considered to be the confidant of Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Even so, it is obvious that this Kuroshima ninja is quite extraordinary in both identity and strength, otherwise he would not be assigned to manage such an important ninja stronghold.

"Kuroshima Shinobi, then why did you stop me?"

Kurotsuchi asked in confusion. Mizunoe Ryosuke had clearly told her that as long as she didn't leave the village, all other places would be open to her. Could it be that he was just fooling her?

Are you worried about her and afraid that she might run away, so you sent a guard?

Thinking of this, Heitu's heart suddenly became gloomy, and a hint of bitterness appeared in his heart.

She gave the most important thing in her to Mizunoe Ryosuke, so can't she get a little trust from him in return?

A girl's thoughts are like the weather in June, always changing at any time.

Chapter 450: Drinking poison to quench thirst

Judging from Kurotsuchi's expression, Ichigo Kuroshima didn't know that it was his words that caused Kurotsuchi to misunderstand him.

At that moment, he hurriedly began to explain.

"Sir, I am not trying to stop you."

"I just wanted to tell you something about the village. Mizukage-sama has already instructed me before."

"As long as you don't leave this village, I will do my best to meet all your requests."

After hearing Kuroshima's explanation, Kurotsuchi finally calmed down and realized that she had misunderstood Mizunoe Ryosuke.

"This guy, this is pretty good."

Heitu glanced at his little mouth and said it seemingly indifferently.

Of course, Ichigo Kurodo knew who "this guy" Kurotsuchi was talking about.

If anyone else dared to show this attitude towards the Mizukage, whom he respected the most, he would have gone up to teach the other person why the flowers were so red.

just

But when Ichigo Kuroshima saw the particularly glaring, crimson marks "810" on Kurotsuchi's swan-like white and beautiful neck, which looked like fallen plum blossoms on the snow, he simply deleted Kurotsuchi's previous disrespectful words from his mind.

After all, it's always right for him to be respectful to the person who may become the Lady Mizukage in the future.

Women are always very sensitive to other people's gazes at them. Kuroshima Ichigo's eyes did not escape Kurotsuchi's notice. Her pretty face turned red and she unconsciously tightened the collar of her clothes.

However, this attempt to cover up the truth did not work at all, and the dense red marks were still clearly visible.

"Sir, please allow me to introduce the situation here to you."

Ichigo Kuroshima didn't dare to think about it anymore, but started talking about business.

"Cough cough!"

"Then I'll trouble you, Kuroshima Shinobi."

Heitu blushed and coughed twice in a pretentious manner, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Afterwards, Ichigo Kuroshima took Kurotsuchi for a stroll around and told Kurotsuchi all the information about the Hidden Mist base without hiding anything.

"Your Excellency, this is the core base of the Kirigakure White Shark Force in the Land of Rain."

"The village has three jonin, thirty-seven chuunin, and genin."

Ichigo Kuroshima said as they walked, which made Kurotsuchi's expression gradually soften a lot.

It seems that Mizunoe Ryosuke really didn't want to hide it from her and already regarded her as his own.

Suddenly, an idea came to Heitu's mind.

"What kind of person is Mizunoe Ryosuke?"

In the past, if such a thought appeared in his mind, Heitu would probably just think that he was crazy. How could he have such a ridiculous idea?

Who was Mizunoe Ryosuke? Who else could it be? He was the root of all evil, the great demon she was determined to defeat at all costs!

But now, Heitu suddenly felt that everything was not as it seemed.

But after seeing the gentle side of Mizunoe Ryosuke, she suddenly realized that Mizunoe Ryosuke was not the "god" she had known before.

Although he is powerful enough to destroy the world, he is also smart enough to be almost a demon.

But everything that happened last night told Heitu that he was also a human being, a living person with feelings.

For the first time, Kurotsuchi asked himself in his heart, what kind of person is Mizunoe Ryosuke?

Was her previous evaluation of Mizunoe Ryosuke biased?

Thinking of this, she could no longer hear what Ichigo Kuroshima said, and a trace of confusion appeared in her eyes.

After a long time, she suddenly interrupted Ichigo Kuroshima who was chattering beside her and slowly asked.

"Kuroshima Ninja, Mizunoe Ryosuke"

"No, it's the Fourth Mizukage. What kind of person do you think he is?"

Kurotsuchi looked seriously at the man in front of him who could be considered a high-level ninja in the Mist Shadow, his eyes full of inquiry.

"This"

Ichigo Kuroshima was choked when he heard this and didn't know what to say for a moment.

This question is not easy to answer. Kurotsuchi's identity is sensitive, and what he says in front of Kurotsuchi is likely to reach the ears of Mizunoe Ryosuke.

As a subordinate, evaluating his superior, the undisputed leader of the Mizukage, was a major taboo, contrary to the Kuroshima clan's style.

The evaluation is low, and the result is self-evident.

But if the evaluation is too implicit and does not meet the expectations of the "big leader", will it make him unhappy?

Although there is no concrete evidence, it is said that the Mizukage likes to listen to something "nice to hear".

This point was naturally analyzed from several "trusted ministers" around Mizunoe Ryosuke.

However, if the evaluation is too high or the praise is too explicit, it will inevitably be suspected of flattery.

So no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't try to comment on this topic.

But thinking of Mizunoe Ryosuke's order before leaving, that as long as Kurotsuchi did not leave the village, all of her conditions must be met as much as possible, Kuroshima Ichigo hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to answer Kurotsuchi's question.

"Mizukage-sama."

Ichigo Kuroshima spoke slowly, with a slightly emotional expression on his face and a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Afterwards, Ichigo Kuroshima recounted all of Mizunoe Ryosuke's experiences as far as he knew from a relatively objective perspective.

In the Land of Rain, in the secret base of the Rain Ninjas.

Hanzo, the Salamander, dressed in military uniform, had a face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.

He exerted a little force with his arms and crumpled the letter paper in his hand into a ball.

This letter was a request for help that he sent to Kirigakure. The content of the letter was very simple...

Ever since large tracts of harvested farmland in the Land of Rain were destroyed by Konoha's attack, food shortages have occurred throughout the Land of Rain.

In order to solve the logistical problems of the Rain Shinobi, Hanzo of the Salamander wrote a letter to ask for help from the Fourth Mizukage Mizunoe Ryosuke, and said that money was not a problem and he was willing to buy food at a high price.

After all, in the initial stages of the war, the Rain Ninjas had gained a large amount of property through surprise attacks and plunder on the Land of Fire.

But unfortunately, he got a rejection in the end.

Mizunoe Ryosuke responded helplessly and told Hanzo the Salamander bluntly.

Kirigakure formed an alliance with Kumogakure and was involved in a war with Iwagakure. Kumogakure had previously asked Kirigakure for help due to food shortages.

Due to the support for Kumogakure, Kirigakure is now unable to solve the food crisis of Raingakure.

Afterwards, Mizunoe Ryosuke reiterated that there was no food, but some additional weapons and medical supplies could be provided as compensation.

The conversation was so flawless that Hanzo didn't notice anything wrong.

But if that were the case, the Rain Ninja would soon fall into a very bad situation due to the shortage of food and supplies.

The initiative of the war will once again return to Konoha's hands.

Salamander Hanzo clenched his fists unwillingly. The feeling of losing a good game but being powerless made him hate his own background once again.

It is said that a hero is not judged by his origin, but is this really the case in reality?

If he wasn't restricted by the poverty of the Rain Country, why would he be so frustrated?

"boom!"

Thinking of this, Hanzo of the Salamander not only broke a rain pine tree in front of him that was so big that two people could hug it with one punch.

"Pass the order and have everyone assemble."

"Night Raid on the Fire Nation! 3.4"

At that moment, Hanzo of the Salamander could only reluctantly give the order to the Rain Ninja beside him, which was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

Since the plan to surprise attack the grain fields of the Land of Rain succeeded, Konoha has tightened its defenses and held the border, but has continuously deployed small teams to engage in sparrow battles and surprise decapitation operations with the Rain Ninjas.

It was obvious that he had anticipated the logistical crisis on the Rain Ninja side.

If this continues, when the food and supplies run out, Yu Shinobi will have no choice but to wait for death.

Therefore, Hanzo can only hope to launch a battle and forcibly regain some advantages from the unfavorable front battlefield.

But how easy is this?

Thinking of the uneven combat capabilities of the Rain Ninjas, Hanzo Salamander clenched his fists again.

However, even if this fails, it can still save a certain amount of food due to population consumption.

But how is doing this any different from drinking poison to quench thirst?

The last person who failed in this way, Ohnoki, is now a "guest" in Kirigakure and has become a "permanent resident" of Kirigakure.

Chapter 451: There is definitely a master behind Konoha

There are some things that, even though we know they cannot be done, we can only try our best to do them.

If the weak want to survive in the cracks, they can only choose to go against the current.

For Hanzo, the Salamander, surviving in adversity is no longer a strange thing.

But this time, can he get what he wants?

Hanzo of the Salamander didn't know.

He never believed that the long night would come in the Land of Rain, he thought the torch was in his hand.

But only God knows what the outcome will be.

Ever since Konoha changed its tactics, the originally clear battlefield situation was instantly overshadowed.

At this moment, Hanzo of the Salamander could not see clearly the arrangements of the Konoha side.

What the hell is going on?

Hanzo of the Salamander didn't know.

He knew that there must be a "master" behind Konoha's sudden change.

As for who this "expert" is, Hanzo Salamander can only make aimless guesses based on the limited information at hand.

After guessing for a long time, a hint of deepness appeared in the eyes of Hanzo, the Salamander.

It must be him, that man!

——The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen!