"Bastard, what do you mean? Do you think we can't catch you? Don't forget, this is the Land of Water. You are in our territory, so it is only right to capture or kill you."
Mei Terumī's temper was as fiery as her Ninjutsu. Fighting in other people's homes with such an attitude, as if they were in the wrong, truly made her a frustrating bastard.
"Don't be impulsive~" A middle-aged man, with an eye patch over one eye, blocked Mei Terumī. "But…"
"There are no 'buts.' I'll talk to him." The middle-aged man turned to Uchiha Nagi and said, "We mean no harm."
Uchiha Nagi narrowed his eyes. A man wearing a peculiar eye patch… and around that eye patch, due to prolonged use of his eye, some blood vessels were bulging, making it very noticeable.
It was Ao, the Hidden Mist Ninja who possessed a Byakugan.
What a pity, it was only a single Byakugan. Otherwise, Uchiha Nagi would have taken it for Kimimaro to use later.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense because Uchiha Nagi emitted a faint killing intent when he looked at Ao's eye. Ao clearly knew the immense allure of the Byakugan.
Fortunately, after a short while, Uchiha Nagi's killing intent receded, and he abandoned his designs on the Byakugan.
Uchiha Nagi smiled, "I can't see what there is to talk about. You wouldn't be trying to invite me to join the Hidden Mist Village, would you? And then, as that dead guy said, make me a workhorse? Give me ten or eight beautiful women to start a family?"
If it were the Land of Lightning, he might consider it, as among all the great nations, the Land of Lightning was the most unified and, remarkably, had never produced a rogue Ninja. The Land of Water?
You're still purging your own bloodline families. What right do you have to invite others to join you?
Ao calmly said, "You've misunderstood. I know you are a Konoha fugitive, and anywhere you go, you will encounter bounty hunters or Konoha Anbu pursuing you. How about joining us as an honorary elder? You can enjoy absolute safety and freedom. What do you say?"
Uchiha Nagi understood—
Clearly, when he said 'invite us to join,' he meant 'us' and not the Hidden Mist Village. This implied that 'we' are 'us,' and the Hidden Mist Village is the Hidden Mist Village… Although he didn't state the reason, Uchiha Nagi had a rough guess.
Because of the Fourth Mizukage's tyranny, many old families were dissatisfied with him and were secretly plotting to overthrow him.
And the Fourth Mizukage was a perfect Jinchuriki, so his combat strength was beyond question. The Mizukage had a firm grasp on the intelligence and combat data of the Village's own people. So they needed some assistance, some change, some trump card that the Fourth Mizukage wouldn't expect. Therefore, upon seeing Uchiha Nagi, they naturally thought of inviting him to join as their honorary guest, and then, when changes occurred in the future, have Uchiha Nagi act as a trump card. His ability to escape unscathed after a fight with Orochimaru clearly showed he was not to be underestimated.
Orochimaru was one of the Konoha Sannin, famous for many years, and his Kage-level strength was undoubtedly beyond question. For Uchiha Nagi to survive his encounter with him without injury clearly indicated that his strength was not far behind.
This was the purpose of Ao and his group's visit: to seek external help. As a Konoha rogue Ninja, Uchiha Nagi was believed to be far more reliable than others in the Hidden Mist Village.
The other families seemed hesitant, their attitudes ambiguous, completely unreliable fence-sitters.
However, Uchiha Nagi didn't want to waste his time here; he had many other things to do.
"Sorry, I don't have time, and I have no interest in a puppet Village…" Uchiha Nagi said indifferently.
"Puppet? What do you mean? Explain yourself." Mei Terumī immediately interjected.
"Oh, so you still don't know? Your Hyuga Main Family Byakugan is wasted, tsk tsk…" Uchiha Nagi shook his head. "Bastard, just say it! Don't be so wishy-washy, like a woman." Mei Terumī snapped.
"Your Fourth Mizukage has long been controlled by Genjutsu; he is merely a puppet in someone else's hands now. If you observe him with your Byakugan, you'll see it…"
"What? Are you telling the truth??" Ao was utterly shocked. The Fourth Mizukage was someone else's puppet? How could that be? He was a perfect Jinchuriki; who could control him with Genjutsu?
"If you don't believe me, find some time to examine his body yourself. Oh, and I'll tell you something else: he's controlled by someone wearing a mask who uses Space-Time Ninjutsu."
Uchiha Nagi thought for a moment and decided to reveal a bit of Obito's information, to see if he could subtly scheme against him.
However, he wouldn't be so foolish as to directly say Obito's name; that would be meaningless. Aside from making Obito more vigilant, it wouldn't have any effect.
"His ability is Space-Time Ninjutsu. His body can become intangible, immune to any attacks, but he must materialize for an instant when attacking an enemy. He possesses a Mangekyo Sharingan. Alright, that's all the information I have. Giving it to you for free is quite generous of me. I wish you good luck."
Having said that, Uchiha Nagi took little Kimimaro and left without looking back, heading straight for the dock. There was a small three-masted merchant ship that he had deliberately preserved by avoiding the attack.
Ao and Mei Terumī were both in shock. After a while, Ao gave a look to the two Ninja behind Mei Terumī. They understood instantly, throwing Kunai directly at the neck and brain of the squad leader with the kubikiribōchō on the tree.
Silencing them—
Although the opponent appeared to be dead, there was no guarantee he wasn't faking it. The two confidants began searching for survivors, to silence the previous Anbu squad, because they were people close to the Mizukage. This news was too important now, and no one could be allowed to know it.
While Ao's two confidants went to silence the Anbu squad, Mei Terumī looked at the departing Uchiha Nagi and suddenly felt that this man wasn't so annoying anymore. Looking closely, he was even a little handsome, just a little bit… Uchiha Nagi had already boarded the ship with Kimimaro. Kimimaro was curiously asking how the two of them would sail this sailboat, and Uchiha Nagi smiled.
With a Wind Release, the boat set sail. Simple operation, manual power; all they needed was to control the direction.
Jiraiya had a similar operation, using Rasengan as a propeller, making the boat incredibly fast… After reaching the open sea, Uchiha Nagi created a Shadow Clone, jumped into the water, killed a fish to attract a school of sharks, and then activated his Sharingan… After a while, Kimimaro looked at the group of sharks ahead, exhausted and almost rolling their eyes, yet still scrambling to swim forward.
He curiously asked, "Nagi-sensei, why are those sharks obediently pulling the boat in front?" Uchiha Nagi: "…"
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