Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Water Country's Secret Deliberations
"Qi, come to me. Orochimaru summoned Yagamiki. Yagami walked around half of the round table and arrived at Orochimaru, who was sitting in the corner. Along the way, it is natural that the members of the meeting will be looking for and probing.
Terumi was also speaking at this time
"How's Shirahoshi, Father. As soon as he walked up to Orochimaru's side, Yagami Qi asked straight.
"Shirahoshi, that's the name of that little snake. She is very good, according to the regeneration ability of the white-scaled snake, she can recover from a small injury on her body for a while. She went back to the psychic realm, as if she was afraid of me. Orochimaru replied softly.
"Qi, you should understand why I summoned you to this meeting. This is the biggest secret meeting in the Land of Water, so you need to study hard and take advantage of the opportunity. In the days to come, I will be away from Tanokuni for a long time, and when the time comes, you will help me preside over the affairs of Tanokuni and the affairs of Otoshinobu Village. ”
"Yes, Father. ”
"Let me introduce you to the people who participated in the meeting. ”
"The patriarch of the Terumi clan who is speaking at this time, who is an old man, has a very high political skill, and also has great prestige in the land of water, he is the initiator of this secret meeting. In addition, he himself has extremely high combat capabilities. Don't look at him as if he was about to enter a coffin, but he mastered the fusion formed by the combination of earth and fire properties, and the temperature was high enough to melt anything. ”
With a wicked smile in his voice, Orochimaru licked his lips and began to introduce the next character.
"Notice the man with his hair tied in a bun with an impatient face? ”
"He is the patriarch of the Taketori clan. ”
As if sensing Yagamiki's gaze, the terrifying-looking patriarch looked at them, and Yagamiki looked at him without fear. After staring at Yagami for a while, as if bored, Taketori Patriarch withdrew his gaze. But he still looked impatient.
"The Taketori clan are a group of inferior people who only know how to fight, are immersed in the thrill of killing, don't know how to think, and have muscles in their heads. Orochimaru continued, full of disdain.
Yagamiki also noticed that the various participants were talking to each other, and only the patriarch of Taketori waited impatiently. This is not a conscious isolation, but a natural formation of a long-standing form.
Turning his gaze to the other person, Orochimaru continued to introduce in his hoarse voice.
Yagami and Terumi weren't the last two to enter the conference room, and just eight minutes after Yagami Qi sat next to Orochimaru, an old man bent over and on crutches pushed open the door and walked in.
The old man of the Zhaomei clan who presided over the meeting seemed to want to say something, but the old man waved his hand to say no, and found a chair in the corner to sit down.
Yagamiki felt that as the old man entered, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became serious to the point of silence. The chatter had died down, and it was eerily quiet.
Either the afterglow, or the direct gaze, all eyes were diverted after the old man took his seat.
The old man sat in another corner of the room, directly to the right of Orochimaru. Yagami naturally looked at the old man, who was also looking at him, and smiled at Yagami with deep wrinkles. The old man's smile was like Yagamiki's grandfather, kind and kind.
Covering his face with his sleeve, the old man coughed softly. Yagamiki knew that with this cough, the meeting really began.
"This old man, who is about to step into the coffin with half a foot, is the former daimyo of the Land of Water. In Yagami's ear, Orochimaru introduced at the right time.
The Terumi clan, who sat on the throne, began his speech.
"I am glad to see you sitting at this round table participating in this secret meeting. It is truly admirable that you are well aware of the dangers of this meeting and that you are still here. ”
"I think you already have some idea of why this secret meeting was convened, but the old man needs to say a few more words. ”
"A few years ago, the four generations of Mizukage were elected by you for their achievements in the ninja war. However, after he took office, he imposed a brutal power rule and brutally suppressed all the ethnic groups that opposed him. Even the Shui Wuyue clan, the number one clan in the Fog Hidden Village, was wiped out by opposing his policy of selecting ninjas by the Blood Mist. ”
"It's a shame that we chose to be silent in the face of such horror. However, we find that silence does not solve the problem, and Mizukage expands his power more and more arrogantly. There are fewer and fewer companions who can take the same position as us. ”
"Resisting Mizukage, the leader of the village, is the goal of this meeting. I think you're well aware. ”
"Now let me be clear. All of you who are participating in this meeting, we must be determined to kill Mizukage. ”
"But I beg your pardon for not telling you the truth. Mizukage has been manipulated by illusion."
Patriarch Zhaomei's speech stopped at this moment, and the round table was already in an uproar. Someone even openly questioned the patriarch.
"Ahem, ahem. Two old coughs came from the corner of the room, and everyone fell silent.
After nodding to the former daimyo, Patriarch Terumi looked around and continued to begin his speech.
"I think you'll wonder what kind of illusion can manipulate the power of a human pillar without you noticing. ”
"My answer is that the Uchiha clan used the illusion of the Eye of the Blood Wheel. I'm sure you've all seen it on the battlefield before, the horror of that illusion. And I'm bringing in people who know Uchiha better. Orochimaru-kun, please. ”
With this sound, everyone's focus converged on Orochimaru in the corner of the room. Orochimaru was born in Konoha, and no one will be taller than him in terms of understanding of Uchiha.
Orochimaru licked his lips and said a word. "The Nine-Tails disaster that caused Konoha to lose the golden flash of the four generations of Hokage's youth, and Konoha's higher-ups suspected that the Uchiha clan had manipulated the Nine-Tails with illusion. ”
Boom! The small conference room suddenly opened up again. Orochimaru looked at the people of the water country who were talking about it interestingly, and provoked a hint of evil laughter.
Yagami Qi forced himself to calm down, he finally knew what Orochimaru was doing in the water country. There is no doubt that this council will cause water
The death of Shadow, and the loss of the Three Tails. During this time, it was a blank space in the plot of the Hokage. This means that Yagami can no longer take advantage of his prophetic sense.
It was only after the meeting room had fallen silent that the patriarch of the Terumi clan began to speak again.
"If you're still in doubt about the Mizukage's illusion manipulation, here's a good explanation for you. ”
"Qing, it's your turn. ”
At this moment a man stood up from his seat, one of his eyes covered by an eye patch, his short hair stood up with a forehead guard tied on his forehead, and a pair of talisman-like earrings in both ears.
"As you know, after the last ninja war, I got a valuable trophy, the white eyes of the Konoha Hinata clan. White Eyes has a strong ability to resist illusions, and ninjas with white eyes will not be confused by illusions. As a sentient ninja, the last time I met Mizukage-sama, I discovered that Mizukage was being manipulated by illusions. ”
"I immediately borrowed the White Eye to try to dispel Mizukage's illusion, but I failed, and as you know, I'm being wanted by the fourth generation of Mizukage for the crime of attacking Mizukage. ”
"Also, if I can get in touch with Mizukage's body, I'm sure I'll be able to dispel Mizukage's illusion. ”
Aoya finished her speech and sat down expressionlessly.
"Last month, after informing our daimyo of everything, I was allowed to take this action. ”
"Now let me talk about the goals of this operation. We have to dismantle the illusion of the four generations of water shadows, and if we can't do it, then we can't rule out the means of killing. ”
If you have any objections, you can raise them at this time. The patriarch of the Terumi clan looked around and continued his speech when he found that there were no objections.
"According to what we've received, Mizukage is very unhappy with the Taketori clan. In ten days, he will send his pursuit troops and ninjas to exterminate the Taketori clan!"
The people sitting in the seat couldn't help but take another breath of cool air, after the Shui Wuyue clan, this is another big clan that has been exterminated by the clan. Looking at each other, they couldn't help but feel cold.
"I'll leave it to Patriarch Taketori. The patriarch of the Terumi clan couldn't help but have a hint of admiration in his words.
With a murderous smile on his face, Patriarch Taketori became excited at this time.
"As you know, the Mizukage, who had been hiding like a rat on the day of the extermination, sent out most of his forces and appeared. We, the Taketori clan, will launch a fierce counter-charge against the village the night before the annihilation, which will attract the Mizukage Guards. I will fight with my people to buy you enough time. ”
It's a simple strategy, but it's a bait with a clan. After finishing speaking, the patriarch of Taketori kept silent. Patriarch Terumi took over.
"In order to ensure the success of the plan, I specially invited Orochimaru, one of the three shinobi, as the main force. Everyone drove towards Orochimaru, who bowed his head gently.
Then, the people spoke one after another to improve the plan, and the council met for three hours. Yagami Qi also recognized the heavyweights of the entire Water Country.
At the end of the meeting, the people left the conference room in twos and threes. Orochimaru and the patriarch of the Terumi clan and the predecessor of the Mizunokuni who had been hiding in the corner still had something to discuss, so he invited Terumi to send Yagamiki back to his room.
Out of the long passage, out of the disguised room. Under the eaves, Yagamiki saw a full moon hanging high in the sky on the mist unique to the land of water, reflecting a beautiful halo of colorful light.
"It's beautiful!" Yagami sighed on the way back.
"Yes, this is the unique scenery of Wuyin Village. Although it is now known as the Village of Blood Mist, the people here are working hard to change it. It's going to be beautiful again."
Beside Yagamiki, Terumi, who was only twenty years old, smiled softly.