Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

"Oh?"

Orochimaru sneered, "You barged into my research base without a word, and then attacked me, destroying the entire experimental base like this. You're telling me you didn't come here to fight?"

"Showing our strength is the foundation of all cooperation, isn't it?"

Black Zetsu said in a deep voice, "I see your thirst for scientific research. Join us, and we can provide you with all sorts of research assistance. Not only that, your Impure World Reincarnation technique also requires the remains of powerful individuals, right? We can collect the remains of powerful individuals from all over the world for you."

"Moreover, our organization places very few restrictions on its members. Apart from a few necessary tasks, we will not interfere with any of your work. This is entirely beneficial to you."

"Sounds good."

Orochimaru licked his lips: "But I want some sincerity."

"You said."

Black Zetsu spoke directly, not even giving Obito a chance, as if he had completely taken over the negotiations with Orochimaru.

Obito's gaze was deep and unfathomable, his blood-red three-tomoe Sharingan constantly shifting between Black Zetsu and Orochimaru, as if he were lost in thought.

"I want some of that guy's cells."

Orochimaru licked his lips and looked at Obito: "Besides that... you participated in the Battle of Higashimatsuyama, so you should have had some contact with and understanding of that guy, Minazuki Yoru."

"I need information about him, all of it!"

Black Zetsu looked at Obito, who remained silent for a moment before severing his pure white right arm and throwing it to Orochimaru. Obito then took out a scroll from the distorted Kamui dimension and tossed it to Orochimaru.

Orochimaru extended his long tongue and simultaneously took the arm and scroll, swallowing them into his stomach.

"It seems we do indeed have a basis for cooperation..."

……

"This is Kirigakure?!"

Tsunade stared in disbelief at the orderly yet bustling village before her, which resembled Konoha, and was filled with doubt.

She had never been to Kirigakure, but that didn't mean she didn't know what Kirigakure was like.

According to past intelligence and information, Kirigakure is a dark, blood-mist village that is shrouded in mist year-round and ruled by extreme high pressure.

The entire village is rigid and conservative, a thoroughly bloody environment for raising Gu poison!

But what about this city in front of us?

Infrastructure construction was in full swing, ninjas and villagers mingled together, and merchants and vendors hawked their wares on both sides of the street. It was not only lively but also quite harmonious.

You're saying this is the land of blood mist?

Tsunade believed it when they said the Hidden Leaf Village was shrouded in fog!

"This can't be real, right? Minazuki Yoru has only been the Fourth Mizukage for a short time, how could he have achieved this level of skill..."

Tsunade shook her head violently, wondering if she was hallucinating, and then rushed inside with Shizune.

But after taking only two steps, an ANBU member wearing a pure white mask stopped them.

"coming!"

Tsunade felt a chill run down her spine and even prepared to take action.

Everyone knows about Kirigakure's Anbu, a department that specializes in carrying out dark missions. Although it is an Anbu, what it does is probably no less than the Root under Danzo's command!

"You must be newcomers to Kirigakure."

Unexpectedly, the Kirigakure ANBU did not attack Tsunade and Shizune. Instead, they took out a registration form and a petri dish and said calmly, "All outsiders who wish to enter Kirigakure need to register their identity information and leave a small amount of their cellular tissue."

"……Then what?"

"What then?"

Tsunade waited quietly, anticipating the Anbu's follow-up conditions, but to her surprise, there were none at all.

After she finished filling out her identity as Tsunade, the ANBU ninja only glanced at her once more before leaving and letting her into Kirigakure.

This attitude and approach were completely beyond Tsunade's expectations.

She is Tsunade from Konoha, a Sannin-level fighter. Although she currently suffers from hemophobia, if she uses some special methods, such as blocking her blood perception, her combat power can at least maintain the level of an elite Jonin.

They just let people into the village like that?

"Could it be that Minazuki Yoru pulled this on purpose for me?"

Tsunade had many doubts.

But soon, this suspicion was dispelled.

Because there were several other people behind him who also entered Kirigakure following the same procedure.

Among these people were ordinary civilians, common merchants, and even wandering ninjas.

Everyone follows the same standards: registering their identity information and obtaining cell tissue allows them to enter the Hidden Mist Village.

"Isn't this guy... afraid at all that the village might be infiltrated by spies and that the information might be leaked?" Tsunade couldn't help but complain.

"Let's go, Silent, let's go see what that guy is up to."

The two entered Kirigakure, and in order to 'uncover the secrets of Mizuki Yoru,' Tsunade and her companion did not wander around Kirigakure, but instead gathered information in Kirigakure as 'ninjas.'

The villagers and ninjas who speak highly of Minazuki Yoru are filled with admiration and respect for her; various important engineering projects, including key buildings such as the 'Hidden Mist Duel Tower'; and a hospital where hundreds of pregnant women are waiting to give birth.

The thriving village completely shocked Tsunade. She simply couldn't imagine that just a few years ago, this was a place known as the Village of Blood Mist!

However, these alone are not enough to shock Tsunade.

Until she saw the white haori.

Captain of the Second Division of Seireitei.

Uchiha Shisui!

Chapter 147 Uchiha Shisui, the Clan Head of the Hidden Mist Uchiha Clan!

The prosperity of Wuyin is beyond imagination.

The village's buildings are magnificent and imposing, with solid foundations. Workers and ninjas worked together to create the great project of Hidden Mist Village.

Among the buildings constructed, the Ninja Academy is the grandest and most solemn, seemingly reflecting Kirigakure's emphasis on education and its focus on the future of Kirigakure.

"They actually moved the school enrollment age from six to three years earlier, so children can start school at three..."

Shizune was somewhat shocked: "A three-year-old child's meridians are not even fully developed yet. If he were to enter school to learn ninjutsu and hone his chakra, wouldn't that be forcing him to grow too fast?!"

"No, the children who start school at the age of three do not learn ninjutsu, let alone cultivate chakra."

Tsunade, with a sigh, put down the 'Analysis of Each Stage of Study in Kirigakure' she was holding.

"According to Minazuki Yoru, the mission of kindergartens is to relieve families of the constraints of time, space, and environment in raising children, allowing children to develop healthily in terms of body, intellect, and mind, and to provide preparatory education for children (developing a complete and healthy personality, good behavioral habits, and basic natural and social knowledge)."

"That guy wants children to receive the right guidance from the very beginning!"

Tsunade and Shizune left the school, their faces filled with shock, and walked down the street.

They also learned about some of the unique aspects of the Hidden Mist Ninja Academy.

Unlike Konoha, where those who pass the ninja academy graduate directly and become ninjas to carry out missions, while those who fail continue to study at the ninja academy until they become genin.

In the Hidden Mist, besides kindergarten, that guy Minazuki Yoru also divided it into three stages: 'junior, junior (vocational), and senior'.

After three years of kindergarten, the children, at the age of six, enter the Ninja Academy for six years of basic ninja training.

After six years, all graduating ninjas will undergo a professional assessment. Those with exceptional ninja talent will proceed to the intermediate ninja stage of training, while those with less ninja talent will be assigned to vocational training programs.

These people possess a certain level of ninjutsu and have also trained in chakra. In terms of physical strength and functionality, they are superior to ordinary people, but they cannot be used as combat personnel.

However, these people are perfectly adequate as technicians and staff.

In this way, even the worst person can find their place in Kirigakure and shine!

"He is truly thinking about the future of Kirigakure!"

Tsunade wandered through the streets of Kirigakure with a complicated expression.

The bustling and peaceful streets make one feel as if they are in the capital of a wealthy country, rather than a ninja village on an island.

On both sides of the street, both ninjas and ordinary people had happy smiles on their faces, without any trace of the boredom or sorrow brought about by the pressure of life or various things.

It's important to know that Kirigakure had just participated in the Third Shinobi World War a few years ago. Although they were a victorious nation, Kirigakure's losses were no less than those of Konoha or the defeated nations.

In less than two years, Kirigakure had completely recovered from the effects of the war and was thriving.

How is this possible!

Even in Konoha, Tsunade had never seen such a scene!

"There must be something fishy going on here. The bustling Wuyin is just a facade."

Tsunade growled.

Human experiments, soul experiments, bloodline research, bloodline stealing... The entire Kirigakure was shrouded in darkness under the dictatorial rule of Mizukiyo. That was the Kirigakure she had imagined in her mind.

But why...

"Lady Tsunade, where are you looking!"

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Shizune spoke up, pointing excitedly to a figure dressed in a white haori standing outside the hospital.

"That outfit, there's no mistake!" Tsunade exclaimed excitedly, "Minazuki Yoru, let me expose the falsehood of your Kirigakure and reveal your true dark face!"

"Let's go, let's follow him!"

"Yes, Tsunade-sama!"

……

"There are thirty-six newborns in this batch of Uchiha. Congratulations, Lord Shisui."

A member of the Hidden Mist Anbu handed a data scroll to Uchiha Shisui: "Based on this calculation, there are currently nearly three hundred Uchiha clan members in the village."

"Three hundred and twenty-eight people."

Shisui took the scroll, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Three hundred and twenty-eight people—this is comparable to the current number of Uchiha clan members in Konoha, although there will inevitably be a group of Uchiha who cannot awaken the Sharingan due to issues with bloodline concentration.

But that's not a problem at all.

The spark has been ignited, and the inheritance of bloodlines has begun.

With the strong support of Shui Wuyueye and the presence of Uchiha Shisui, the brilliance of the Uchiha clan will only shine brighter in Kirigakure!

As the Hidden Mist Anbu departed, Uchiha Shisui looked at the information scroll in his hand, his smile growing even brighter. However, he seemed to notice something, his expression pausing slightly, but he didn't say anything and continued walking towards his base.

Uchiha Shisui's residence was located at the end of the central street of the village, which can be considered the most central location in the entire Hidden Mist Village.

The territory is very large, even comparable to that of established families like Kaguya and Hozuki. The territory even has a network of streets that connect to the main street outside, making it like a village within a village.

Women could be seen everywhere on both sides of the street, either breastfeeding their children or chatting and laughing while pushing strollers, all with smiles on their faces.

Upon seeing Shisui return, the women greeted him from afar.

Some of them were outstanding members of the Hidden Mist Anbu, while others were elites from various ninja clans, but at this moment, they all shared a common identity.

They are all people from Kirigakure who have obtained the essence of Shisui!

However, their names are not recorded in the Uchiha clan's genealogy, and while raising these children, they can also go out and find love for themselves.

But it seems they are still more interested in Uchiha Shisui.

With only a few hundred people, there were far more wolves than sheep, and besides, Zhishui's identity had changed; he was no longer the young man who had let them do as they pleased in the dark little room. Therefore, the group only made light of the situation verbally, making Zhishui embarrassed and shy as he fled back to his residence, and then they stopped there.

Once back in the courtyard and with the door closed, Zhi Shui's gaze fell on a corner of the courtyard.

"Have you been following me for so long, Princess Tsunade? Is there something you need?"

"So you were found out after all. You Grim Reapers are really something else."

Tsunade's figure slowly emerged, her eyes fixed on the young face: "What should I call you? The captain of the Second Division of Seireitei, or... the Konoha rogue ninja, Uchiha Shisui!"

"I really didn't expect that someone who was valued by the old man, and even recognized by that old guy Danzo, who regarded you as someone on par with the Fourth Hokage, would actually defect from Konoha, become a member of Kirigakure, and even become their breeding machine."

"Uchiha Shisui, do you think everything you've done is worthy of Konoha and the Uchiha clan?!"

To be honest, when Tsunade discovered Uchiha Shisui, she was filled with disbelief. This genius boy who had been missing from the Uchiha clan had actually appeared in Kirigakure and even become the 'Clan Head of the Kirigakure Uchiha'.