This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Mizunoe Ryosuke turned his head and looked at the horizon.

There, the morning sun slowly rose, and the first rays of sunlight in the morning had already shone from the sky.

The fate of the Hidden Mist Village will also reach an unknown turning point today.

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Chapter 47: Steps to Replace Jinchūriki

As we all know, the Water Kingdom itself is an island country independent of the other four major countries.

In the inland of the Water Kingdom, there is a huge inland freshwater lake called the Mist Lake.

On the small island in the center of the Mist Lake, the alert level has now reached the highest level in the Mist Village.

A large number of elite ninjas from the Mizukage Guard were scattered around.

Within a radius of less than ten kilometers, a cordon consisting of dozens of Jonin and hundreds of Chunin was spread out at an extremely high density.

Whether on the island or underwater, there are a large number of ninjas guarding the area.

In the center of the island, besides the Third Mizukage Taki Mizunoe and four ninjas with special sealing abilities.

There is also a dying man and a comatose teenager.

The man and the boy were now lying side by side on a stone bed with intricate patterns carved on it.

The man was barely breathing, his skin looked like dry bark, and his eyes were filled with confusion, showing no trace of energy or vitality.

The man was none other than the Three-Tails' current Jinchuriki, Okubo Genichirō.

The young man next to him is the new "container" chosen by Kirigakure to seal the Three-Tails.

"Okubo, how are you feeling?"

Mizunoe Taki stepped forward and held Okubo's withered and skinny arm, with a hint of concern in his tone.

"Well"

"Mitsuki-sama, there's no need to worry about me."

"As long as you are ready, the ceremony can begin at any time."

Okubo spoke with a weak breath, as if just speaking had exhausted all his strength.

Seeing this, a trace of pity flashed in Mizunoe Taki's eyes.

Once the ceremony begins, Okubo's life, like a candle in the wind, will completely cease to exist.

Few people know that the Okubo Genichirō in front of them was once the bodyguard of the first Mizukage Hakuren together with Mizunoe Taki when they were young. The two knew each other when they were young and have been friends for many years.

Seeing that his old friend was about to pass away, a complex look flashed in Mizunoe Taki's eyes.

Because he knew very well that Okubo became what he is today because of the side effects of being a Jinchūriki.

If he had not sacrificed himself for the village and volunteered to become the Jinchūriki to seal the tailed beasts, Okubo might have been a strong contender for the Third Mizukage.

unfortunately

Okubo's compatibility with the Three-Tails can only be described as average, and the burden of sealing the Three-Tails alone is already very difficult for Okubo.

Not to mention borrowing the power of the Three-Tails and becoming the "Perfect Jinchūriki".

Okubo's current appearance is the price of becoming an incomplete jinchūriki.

The constant torture of the tailed beast inside his body was draining Okubo's vitality.

Even so, Okubo has fully assumed the value of being a Jinchūriki.

In fact, it has been less than thirty years since Hashirama sealed the tailed beasts, and the research and application of the tailed beasts by the major ninja villages are still at a very basic level.

It is far from the later development of a "perfect jinchūriki" mode like Killer Bee that can perfectly utilize the power of the tailed beasts.

At this stage, the major ninja villages are also at a rather rough stage in their application of the power of the tailed beasts.

The tailed beasts are currently equivalent to the "nuclear deterrent" force of the major ninja villages.

This is also one of the reasons why the five major ninja villages occupy a monopoly position.

The power of the tailed beasts is overwhelming for ordinary ninjas, especially on the battlefield, where they possess extremely terrifying destructive power.

"Jinchūriki" is the most direct means of using the tailed beasts, and is now generally used as a "human nuclear bomb".

For example, during the First Shinobi World War, the Sand Village, which was forced into a desperate situation, transported the One-Tail's Jinchuriki to the battlefield.

Then he unsealed the One-Tail on the spot and released it to launch an indiscriminate attack.

Of course, the Jinchūriki who served as the "carrier" died completely the moment he released the tailed beast.

A Jinchūriki is equivalent to a disposable tool.

Currently, most ninjas have this view on Jinchūriki.

Of course, due to the desire for the power of the tailed beasts and the dissatisfaction with this uncontrollable power of the tailed beasts (which does not distinguish between friend and foe once released), the major ninja villages are accelerating the pace of developing the "perfect jinchūriki".

But now, Jinchūriki is undoubtedly just a synonym for "tragedy".

As the Third Mizukage, Taki Mizunoe must naturally do his best to ensure that there are no problems with the "nuclear deterrence" of the Hidden Mist Village.

The change of Jinchūriki is of course a well-deserved major event for a ninja village.

In order to prevent mistakes, the location of the Jinchūriki replacement ceremony must not be chosen inside the village, otherwise there will inevitably be huge casualties.

Taking into account the characteristics of the three-tailed beast, Mizunoe Taki specially chose the location beside the Mist Lake.

This is because if any uncontrollable factors arise, the Three-Tailed Fox can be temporarily trapped in the Mist Lake, waiting for time to free up to continue the unfinished seal.

The "uncontrollable factors" of course refer to Karujutsu Yagura.

Yes, Mizunoe Taki has made up his mind that even if he has to delay the sealing of the Three-Tails, he must first put an end to Yagura Karatachi's rebellion.

"let's start!"

After forcibly calming the ripples in his heart, Mizunoe Taki officially announced the start of the ceremony to replace the Jinchuriki, which undoubtedly sentenced the Three-Tails Jinchuriki Okubo Genichirō to death.

Hearing the sound, a hint of relief flashed in Okubo Genichirō's eyes.

On the other side, four ninjas with special sealing skills began to touch the seal of Okubo Genichirō while trying not to disturb the other three.

There are three steps to replacing a Jinchūriki.

The first step is to release the tailed beast from its old container.

The second step is to suppress the tailed beasts.

The third step is to re-seal.

During this period, there will inevitably be turmoil among the tailed beasts.

And this is unavoidable.

Once you start, there is no turning back.

At this moment, a hint of determination flashed in Mizunoe Taki's eyes.

"Goji, let me see who will have the last laugh."

A game officially begins from this moment.

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Chapter 48, Completely Hooked

The moment the ceremony to replace the Jinchūriki of Lake Mist started ahead of schedule, Mizunoe Ryosuke had already received the notification.

According to the plan, Mizunoe Ryosuke started the next action.

That’s right, the idea of ​​starting the replacement of the Jinchūriki in advance was also the suggestion given by Mizunoe Ryosuke to the Third Mizukage.

According to the original idea of ​​the Third Mizukage, he would wait until the Three-Tails Jinchūriki Okubo died of natural causes before starting the Jinchūriki replacement ceremony.

On the one hand, it was out of respect for Okubo, and on the other hand, it was the Third Mizukage's own personal feelings.

Mizunoe Ryosuke rejected the third generation's idea without mercy.

Playing by the rules will only lead to falling into the situation carefully arranged by Karuta Yagura.

Only by taking control of the rhythm unexpectedly can you seize the initiative.

Although it seems a bit unfair to the Three-Tails Jinchuriki who worked hard and made great contributions, there is nothing that can be done about it.

If you want to achieve great things, you must make choices.

Looking at it from another angle, isn't this also a relief for Mr. Okubo?

For a normal person, living like this is a torture.

At that moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke used the transformation technique directly and turned into the appearance of the dead jonin next to Iwagakure.

He hid under a black robe and walked silently towards the Kirigakure Anbu building.

As usual, risky things should of course be done by the water clone.

In the Anbu building, Karuta Yagura, who had just played shogi with Maeda Genshi for four hours, was furious.

Apparently, he had also received the news from the Mizukage that they had started replacing the Jinchūriki ahead of schedule.

"Bastard!"

"Why would this old Mizukage suddenly start the Jinchūriki replacement ahead of time?"

"Given his relationship with Okubo, how could he end Okubo's life prematurely?"

"Could this old guy have discovered something?"

There was no time to think, Karuta Yagura had to make a decision quickly.

"What's the situation with the Iwagakure? Have you contacted them?"

Karuta Yagura suddenly thought of a very crucial question and asked the Anbu who was responsible for contacting the Iwagakure ninja.

“There has been no response to this yet.”

Hearing the answer from the Anbu ninja, Karuta Yagura suddenly became very alert.

This group of Iwagakure ninjas not only concerns combat effectiveness, but also plays a key role in Karatachi Yagura's plan.

If this group of Iwagakure ninjas failed to perform at the critical moment, Karatachi Yagura would have to consider whether it was necessary to continue with this plan.

At this moment, another Anbu ninja suddenly came to report.

"Sir, a suspicious-looking ninja just arrived in front of the Anbu building."

"After leaving a letter, he quickly left using Earth Escape."

As he spoke, the Anbu ninja handed a letter to Karatachi Yagura.

Karujutsu Yagura opened the letter and after seeing the content, his pupils shrank slightly, and his eyes were filled with an uncertain look.

The signature on the letter was from Iwagakure.

The letter said: They had gone to the location requested by Karuichi Yagura in accordance with the previous agreement, and asked him to rest assured that they would abide by the agreement and act on time.

The reason why they did not respond to Karujutsu Yagura's previous contact was because there was a problem with their previous contact method, so now they can only resort to this clumsy method of physical delivery.

Karuta Yagura is not stupid, on the contrary he is extremely smart to be in this position.

He was naturally very clear in his mind that the current behavior of this group of Rock Ninjas was extremely suspicious.

But first of all, he and the Rock Ninja have a mutually beneficial relationship, so it is normal for these Rock Ninja to not trust him and hide his whereabouts.

Secondly, Karatachi Yagura is very aware of the strength of this group of Rock Ninjas, and even the Mizukage himself would have a hard time dealing with them.

According to the information from Karutagi Yagura, the forces under the Third Mizukage, and even he himself, have not made any moves recently.

So it is impossible for the Third Hokage to kill this group of Rock Ninjas.

Therefore, Karutagi Yagura judged that there was a problem with this group of Iwagakure "themselves", that is, these Iwagakure probably did not trust him, rather than because of some external factors.

I'm afraid even Karatachi Yagura would never have imagined that it was an unknown special jonin who could easily defeat a team of elite rock ninjas led by Kari.

"Well, as long as these Iwagakure can arrive at the destination on time, nothing else matters."

"I never intended to let these Iwagakure return alive."

A cold light flashed in Goju Yagura's eyes. How could he just ignore such a big "flaw"?

Wouldn’t it be better to have “no evidence left” at that time?