Chapter 172: The Mist
The situation in the Hidden Mist Village itself is very complicated.
Obito himself had no political talent. He created the Blood Mist Village in Kirigakure, slaughtered the bloodline families, and cleaned up the opposition. He weakened Kirigakure's foundation to the lowest level in history.
But he was never able to inflict a fatal blow to Kirigakure.
The main reason is that all his methods are carried out through the Mizukage who is controlled by him.
This manipulation allowed various plans to be implemented quickly, but it also had a disadvantage, which was that he could not issue orders that would directly harm Kirigakure.
Because if the action is too obvious, it will be noticed. If you, a Mizukage, directly harm your own village, the people below will rebel.
Therefore, for many years, Obito could only use the excuse of eliminating dissidents to torment Kirigakure. This made Kirigakure keep its last breath.
Many young ninjas have begun to notice the problems in the village. But they cannot imagine that the Mizukage is being controlled by someone. They just think that the Mizukage is too power-hungry, which is why he behaves like this.
Mei Terumi is the representative of this group of people. As the strongest of the younger generation, Mei Terumi began to secretly gather her own connections a long time ago.
And because of the Mizukage's inaction, she also gathered a group of followers around her.
Mei Terumi's idea is to launch a coup d'état, but she has no chance of defeating the current Mizukage Kuraya if she doesn't take action.
After all, the other party is a perfect Jinchūriki. And Kuraya is not completely without followers. When he purged the Blood Family, there were actually some people who became the beneficiaries. These people are Kuraya's supporters.
Mei Terumi's faction wanted to save Kirigakure, not destroy it. Once a full-scale war broke out with the Mizukage's lineage, regardless of who would win or lose, Kirigakure's last bit of wealth would definitely not be saved.
In this situation, Mei Terumi and her family can only continue to hide, hoping to find the fatal weakness of the Mizukage and then kill him with one blow.
Everything was going fine. But suddenly one day, the Mizukage went crazy and summoned the Raikage and Tsuchikage to attack Konoha together.
This action really shocked the other faction of Kirigakure.
Boss, don't you have any idea of your own situation? With this little money, you still want to attack Konoha? Believe it or not, a reckless man like the Raikage, realizing that Kirigakure is weakened, will turn around and destroy us first.
But no matter what, the Mizukage has the final say in Kirigakure. Mei Terumi and the others even regret not taking action earlier.
They knew very well that once they went to war with Konoha, Kirigakure would be finished, because the Raikage and Tsuchikage were like a bandit and an old silver coin, respectively.
Konoha is now thriving, and has shown a clear intention to expand. In this situation, going to war with Konoha in full swing is simply a waste of time.
What's more, Sand Village and Konoha are now in a military alliance. Three to two, although there is an advantage on the surface. But the current foundation of Kirigakure cannot withstand a major war.
Therefore, once the war started, no matter what the outcome, Kirigakure would definitely be gone.
Mei Terumi could understand the village's strategy of curbing Konoha's rise, but the problem was that she didn't have the ability to do so.
Moreover, Kirigakure is isolated overseas and has little interaction with Konoha. Just give up the shipping business. With Konoha's rise, the most anxious ones should be Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
Based on this consideration, Mei Terumi and her family finally began to realize that the Mizukage might not just be too power-hungry. Something seemed to be wrong with him. Because he was too stupid to take the lead in attacking Konoha.
"The Mizukage-sama is a perfect Jinchūriki, how could he be controlled by someone?"
"Why not? The Kyuubi can be controlled, so why can't the Mizukage?"
"But I still can't accept it. That's the Mizukage?"
"Then how do you explain the village's series of unreasonable actions? We need to make a decision as soon as possible. Everyone should know that once the war starts, Kirigakure will have no way out."
Mei Terumi saw it clearly, but unfortunately the power in her hands was not strong enough.
Everyone has a pessimistic attitude towards the coup.
But at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came.
"Looks like you guys could use a little help."
"Who?" Mei Terumi and her group stood up and became alert. Then they saw an unexpected person appear.
"...Zabuza? How dare you come back?"
"Why can't I come back? Honestly, have I ever hurt this village? In fact, I tried very hard to save this village."
Mei Terumi stared at Zabuza for a while, then stopped Chojuro and Ao who were about to attack.
"Zabuza, which side do you represent? Kumogakure, Iwagakure, or Konoha?"
"Haha. Which side I represent is naturally a very important question. But I will only answer this question to the Mizukage. Mei Terumi, you don't seem to be the Mizukage yet!"
