Chapter 23: Clouds move in all directions

For Konoha, the vacant fifth-generation Hokage position is the key right now, and other things can be put behind.

Likewise, for the Suna Ninja, finding the missing Fourth Kazekage is their top priority.

Excluding some of the Suna ninja who are currently imprisoned in Konoha, the ninjas of Sunagakure Village can be said to have gone out in full force to search for the Fourth Kazekage or his body with considerable experience, just like they searched for the Third Kazekage more than ten years ago.

In a way, Suna Ninja has Orochimaru to thank.

After all, it was originally agreed that the Fourth Kazekage Rasa would lead the Sand Ninja and the Sound Ninja led by Orochimaru to raid Konoha.

I don’t know where Orochimaru made the mistake, but he first chose to assassinate his ally, the Fourth Kazekage.

If it was to get close to the Third Hokage, give him a fatal blow, and thus disguise the identity of the Fourth Kazekage.

During the Chunin Exam, Orochimaru did not have the idea of ​​​​surprise attack and kill the Third Hokage with one blow.

If not, then what's the point of assassinating the Fourth Kazekage?

Wouldn’t it be nice to have one more person, one more helper?

However, it is precisely because of Orochimaru's assassination of the Fourth Kazekage that the current situation of Sand Ninja is much better.

Otherwise, the fact that Suna Ninja caused great damage and casualties to Konoha would not have been lightly brushed aside by Konoha, thinking it was being deceived.

It is very likely that a real war will break out between Konoha and Suna Ninja, and as in the past history, other Ninja Villages will end up one after another in the next time, thus starting a true Fourth Ninja World War.

From this point of view, Orochimaru's assassination of the Fourth Kazekage was regarded as a meritorious service.

The other three Kage, who were also members of the Five Great Ninja Villages, were still there.

Therefore, after receiving relevant information about the attack on Konoha, they all gloated in unison and gave Orochimaru a thumbs up in their hearts, looking forward to the other party's continued efforts in the future.

Then, when they saw the news that Hagoromo Genzuki had broken away from the shackles of the reincarnation of the dirty land and left Konoha alone, their expressions instantly condensed.

Although they did not know as comprehensively as the Hokage about the art of reincarnation, Senju Tobirama often used this ninjutsu to disgust his enemies during the Second Hokage's reign.

Through the relevant information collected, they can still understand something.

As expected, Hagoromo Xuanyue was not resurrected, but his soul was temporarily summoned to a state of filthy earth.

But even so, one reality cannot be denied.

That is, Hagoromo Gengyue, who carries her own self-awareness, truly sets foot on the land of the world again after decades.

Iwagakure Village.

Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, received news that Genzuki Hagoromo appeared again while he was in the hospital treating his old waist.

Just as he was shouting "It hurts, it hurts," his expression suddenly condensed, and then his eyes became extremely complicated.

"Hagoromo Genzuki."

If anyone in the current ninja world knows Hagoromo Genzuki best.

He believes in being second, and no one can recognize being first.

Who told him to have seen Yu Yi Xuanyue with his own eyes.

Not in the final battle in the Valley of the Fallen Gods.

But it was earlier, even before the five great ninja villages were established.

During the Warring States Period, when it was common for all five-year-olds to fight on the battlefield, Onoki was already fifteen or sixteen years old when Konoha was first established, and was already an adult at the time.

In his more than ten years of ninja career, due to missions, he had met Hagoromo Genzuki, the leader of the Hagoromo clan who was at the height of his power at that time, several times, and witnessed with his own eyes the scene of a true genius who was several years older than him showing off his prowess.

There was no need for a solemn reminder in words, no need for the second-generation Tsuchikage as a teacher to repeatedly emphasize the horror,

Onoki has already had a deep understanding of Hagororomo Genzuki, and he is still deeply impressed to this day.

"Who would have thought that I, who stood like a minion back then, would now become the Third Tsuchikage. You, who were so arrogant back then, have long since turned into a handful of loess."

Onoki shook his head with emotion, motioned to the nurse who was massaging to get out of the way, stood up and put on the Tsuchikage God's robe.

"Lord Tsuchikage, what should we do?" Onoki's son, Huang Tu, who handed over the information, asked for instructions.

Onoki said without thinking: "Let the Iwa Ninja troops near the front line of the Land of Fire move to scare Konoha. If it is beneficial then, take it. If it is not beneficial, it can also draw down the opponent's energy. As for Hagoromo Genzuki."

Onoki pondered for a while, and finally shook his head with a slight sigh and said: "Send a team of people to investigate. It doesn't matter if you don't find it."

No matter how dazzling the glory, it has finally passed.

Even if it appears again, it will only shine for a moment.

From a personal perspective, Onoki really wanted to see Hagoromo Genzuki, a figure he admired when he was young, again.

But in terms of overall interests, the village's power cannot be consumed on meaningless things.

Ohnoki followed the latter.

but

Ohnoki's lips curled up as he thought of something.

When it comes to Hagoromo Xuanyue, he is not in a hurry, but that does not mean that some people are not in a hurry either.

"Bang!"

The sound of slamming the table sounded in Mizukage's office.

The young Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei ordered in a cold tone: "Send out all the ninja-hunting troops. I must find Hagoromo Genzuki and escort him back to Kirigakure Village."

As the biggest loser in the battle at the Valley of the Gods, Kirigakure Village not only lost the first generation Mizukage, but the reputation of the Kirigakure dropped a lot.

More importantly, because the backbone of the newly integrated Kirigakure Village that ruled all of this was no longer there, the internal struggle that had been suppressed with great difficulty was once again aroused.

Even if the second-generation Mizukage Kiden Gengetsu takes office, the effect of unifying the village will not be very good when his prestige is far less than that of the first-generation Mizukage.

What’s more, he died at the end of the First Ninja World War.

Now, the internal struggle of the Kirigakure has been further fueled, resulting in the product of the "Blood Mist Era".

Even though the Blood Mist Era has ended, the legacy of Kirigakure for decades still torments the current Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei.

It is absolutely not wrong to say that Hagoromo Gengetsu is the source of a series of tragedies in Kirigakure.

As a woman with a small temper, Terumi Mei heard that Hagoromo Gengetsu, a person who had been denounced by the elders of the Kirigakure since childhood, appeared in the Ninja World again. No matter what state the other party is in, she will take him down to avenge her ancestors.

Fortunately, Qing calmly persuaded him: "Mizukage-sama, Hagoromo Gengetsu should still be in the Land of Fire. Now that the situation in the Ninja World is very unstable, we are making such a big fuss, which is likely to cause misunderstandings in Konoha. Please think twice."

"In addition, that person is dead after all, there is really no need to spend so much energy to find him."

Even if he is found, what does it matter.

Hagoromo Gengetsu is already dead.

Are you going to kill him again?

Will he be afraid?

After much persuasion, Terumi Mei finally gave up the idea of ​​​​making a big move, and compromised, choosing to send some people to secretly pursue Hagoromo Gengetsu.

Finally.

Compared with the whining of the Mist Ninja.

The Cloud Ninja is much more straightforward.

Even if the first generation of Mizukage died, the first generation of Raikage only broke an arm.

After receiving the news, the fourth generation of Raikage Ai raised a dumbbell as thick as his arm and gave an order without hesitation:

"Do your best to find Hagoromo Gengetsu and avenge the first generation of Raikage's broken arm!"

"Yes!"

No one refuted.

The huge fighting machine of the Cloud Ninja started to operate efficiently.