Hearing Uchiha Itachi say this about himself, even someone as tolerant as Uchiha Obito couldn't stand it and immediately fought back.
"Isn't the truly pathetic puppet the Uchiha clan?"
"Under that man's rule, even if Sarutobi Hiruzen dies, the Uchiha clan will never become Hokage."
"Only by casting Infinite Tsukuyomi can you obtain a world of your own!"
Uchiha Itachi didn't respond. He simply ignored him, exchanged a few quiet words with his father, and the two turned to leave.
Watching the backs of father and son disappearing into the distance, Uchiha Obito let out a cold laugh.
After all, only he understood the true nature of this world.
The battle between the three great shinobi villages shook the entire ninja world.
Although Iwagakure and Kumogakure had not been completely defeated, losing their Jinchūriki had pushed both villages into an extremely unfavorable position.
Konoha's high-end combat strength was still intact.
Iwagakure and Kumogakure, on the other hand, had suffered heavy losses.
When the Third Tsuchikage and the Fourth Raikage received the news, they flew into a rage and immediately sent out countless shinobi to search for any trace of the Akatsuki.
Kumogakure even transported their Chakra Cannon to the front lines, determined to win the war at any cost.
Konoha.
Today's Konoha was unusually lively, all because of the news that a delegation from the Hidden Mist was arriving.
No matter the reason, a formal visit from another village had to be received with proper courtesy—let alone when the Mizukage herself was leading the delegation.
In the Hokage's office—
Terumi Mei, wearing a blue dress, was seated across from Namikaze Minato.
Judging from their expressions, the conversation had been going very smoothly.
"Fifth Mizukage, I'm sure our cooperation will be very pleasant," Minato said with a gentle smile.
Just moments earlier, the two villages had formally agreed to an alliance, which left Namikaze Minato genuinely relieved. After all, according to Namikaze Kirito's philosophy—if someone refused to cooperate, then you beat them into cooperating.
Right now, Minato didn't want to cause any more bloodshed.
The fact that the Hidden Mist had taken the initiative to seek an alliance would save Konoha a great deal of trouble.
"If we didn't form an alliance, we might just end up being taken over by that man instead."
When she said this, a faint hint of resentment flashed across Terumi Mei's beautiful face.
Hearing that, Namikaze Minato could only smile awkwardly.
Indeed—before Terumi Mei's envoy had arrived, he and Nara Shikaku had been discussing countermeasures against Kirigakure.
Seeing Minato's embarrassment, Terumi Mei took the initiative to change the subject.
"Where is he?"
"He? You mean Kirito?" Minato scratched his head. "He's out leading his own team on a mission right now."
After explaining Kirito's location, Minato assigned a Konoha shinobi to guide her there.
Watching Terumi Mei's back as she left, Namikaze Minato couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.
"If those two really hit it off, Kushina… I've got a bad feeling Kirito's future is going to be anything but peaceful…"
At that moment, Namikaze Kirito was living quite comfortably.
He had taken three Sand shinobi along to do some simple missions.
To be precise, it wasn't really him doing the missions—Gaara and Kankuro were the ones actually working.
Kirito himself was sitting off to the side, basking in the sun with Temari in his arms.
Gaara and Kankuro had accidentally discovered their relationship. Now that they knew, Namikaze Kirito had no intention of hiding it anymore.
He was becoming more and more brazen about it.
Temari, however, was incredibly shy. Sitting in Kirito's lap, she didn't dare move an inch, her whole body stiff and tense.
"What are you so nervous about?"
Namikaze Kirito gently held Temari's soft, fair hand and instantly noticed how sweaty her palm was. He let out a quiet chuckle.
Temari let him play with her hand, her lips tightly pressed together as she stayed silent.
And that was precisely the scene Terumi Mei walked in on.
The Konoha shinobi leading the way felt a sudden chill run down his spine when he saw it.
Sensing the Mizukage's smile behind him, he immediately made himself scarce.
Anyway, this was Konoha and Namikaze Kirito was right there. It wasn't as if anything could really happen to him.
"Oh my, our Kirito-kun really knows how to enjoy himself."
As soon as Temari heard the voice, she jumped out of Kirito's arms like a startled rabbit and vanished from sight in an instant.
Namikaze Kirito shot Terumi Mei a slightly annoyed look.
"Honestly, Mizukage-sama, you come all the way to our village just to disturb my peaceful life? That's a bit too much."
"How dare you say that!"
Terumi Mei walked up to him, her eyes blazing.
"You did all that to me, and now you're here flirting with little girls?"
"What do you mean 'all that'?! Don't talk nonsense!"
Namikaze Kirito replied in a deliberately "shocked" tone.
"You bastard! As a man, shouldn't you be taking responsibility!?"
With that, Terumi Mei ignored his reaction and simply sat down right on his lap.
"Oi, Mizukage-sama, seriously—what are you doing?"
Though Kirito was enjoying the softness of her big butt on his lap, he still asked the question.
"Don't you like hugging people? Then hug me. I should be a lot better than that little girl, don't you think?"
Terumi Mei's tone was teasing, but if one listened carefully, there was a faint tremor in her voice.
She was obviously embarrassed as well—but out of anger, she had still taken such a bold action.
"Really now?"
Namikaze Kirito suddenly leaned in close to her ear and blew softly.
Terumi Mei shivered and shot up to her feet.
"What are you doing!?"
"Pfft—HAHAHAHA!"
Namikaze Kirito stood up too, laughing heartily.
"Alright, so what did you come to see me for?"
Terumi Mei gazed at the man in front of her with complex emotions in her eyes. She definitely had some feelings for him—and they had already had more than one intimate encounter.
But she still couldn't see through him at all.
What is this man really thinking?
So, she tested him with a question.
"What are you planning to do… about the Hidden Mist?"
"Before you came here, you should have heard my father propose the alliance."
Kirito's eyes were bright and sharp—he had clearly seen through her intent.
Terumi Mei was a smart woman. After learning what had happened on the battlefield, of course she would come to Konoha to seek an alliance.
Sure enough, just a few days ago, she had already arrived in the village.
"It's not about the relationship between our villages," Terumi Mei shook her head, her tone firm. "What I want to ask is you—what are you going to do to Kirigakure?"
"Oh?"
Namikaze Kirito glanced at her with new interest. It seemed this woman was even smarter than he'd expected.
It made sense. As Mizukage, she had managed to completely transform the Hidden Mist in just a few short years—not only through her methods, but in the hearts of the people as well.
"If it can't be unified, it has to be erased."
Terumi Mei's beautiful eyes never left Kirito's face.
She could tell he wasn't lying.
The man standing before her truly intended to rule the entire shinobi world.
If you refused to follow in his footsteps, he had more than enough power to simply wipe you out.
Seeing that Terumi Mei had fallen silent for so long, Namikaze Kirito grew curious about her answer.
He had already laid the path out in front of her.
Now—how would this clever woman choose?
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