"He did leave..." Raiga Kurosuki looked at his former companion, who was now an S-Rank Missing-nin, and his already gloomy face became even gloomier.
Although the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist could not be called brothers, because they often carried out missions together, they had to cooperate with each other, and their relationship was not too bad.
Now that Kirigakure had become like this, his companions had either died or left. Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, only he and Fuguki Suikazan remained.
However, coincidentally, Fuguki Suikazan was the person he hated the most among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. Raiga Kurosuki even thought of holding his funeral.
"It's fine to not stay in Kirigakure." In the end, Raiga Kurosuki made up his mind. He wanted to leave this country that was constantly rotting and lost its memories.
Raiga Kurosuki did not try to persuade Fourth Mizukage like Jūzō Biwa did because he knew that it was pointless.
Since there so many higher-ups who could not persuade Fourth Mizukage, what could he do?
Raiga Kurosuki took the money he earned from doing the mission and sealed it into a scroll. Then he carried Kiba on his back and walked towards the village entrance.
Although Kiba was not his personal property, but the village gave it to him. In the future, it would be passed down to the next generation of Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.
However, Raiga Kurosuki was too lazy to care about it now. He was going to betray the village and did not care about this debt.
As a Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, he knew a lot of secrets about Kirigakure. Therefore, even if he did not do anything to harm Kirigakure and just defected, he would be listed as the highest level of defection and Anbu would be sent to kill him.
Raiga Kurosuki walked to the gate of Kirigakure. The two Chunin at the gate stopped him as usual.
"Lord Raiga, please show us your permit." One of the Chunin, quickly said.
"Sorry, Lord Raiga. This is the rule set by Fourth. Sorry to trouble you."
Although Raiga Kurosuki wasn't a true higher-ups, Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were already great figures to Chunin. Therefore, the Chunin quickly apologized, not wanting to be hated by Raiga Kurosuki because of this.
"Hehe, get out of the way. I don't want things to become troublesome, and I don't want to hold a funeral right now." Raiga Kurosuki sneered.
"Sir, do you want to violate Lord Fourth's rules? You can just directly apply for it. If there is a mission, you can just take out the permit." Chunin quickly said.
Seeing that Raiga Kurosuki's face was getting darker and darker, the other Chunin quickly pulled his companion and quickly said,
"Sir Raiga, I'm sorry. He is a newcomer who doesn't know the rules. You can go now."
After saying that, that Chunin quickly pulled his companion to the side.
Only then did Raiga Kurosuki's expression become much better. The hand that was originally extended to his back stopped, and he quickly walked towards Land of Water's port to prevent any accidents from occurring.
"Have you forgotten about Jūzō Biwa? Have you forgotten about it after being beaten up?" Another Chunin frowned and reprimanded his companion.
Don't drag him even if you want to die. With Jūzō Biwa's experience, he could clearly see that this person was preparing to defect.
Let alone the Fourth and Mizukage, it would be useless even if you used the First Mizukage's name.
You can seek death, but don't drag him along.
He didn't think that Raiga Kurosuki would show mercy. They would definitely kill him together.
"But if we let him go like this, Fourth will definitely blame us." The companion who had been taught a lesson retorted, somewhat unconvinced.
"We can think of that later, but if we don't let him go, we might have died earlier." Another Chunin said without any trace of politeness.
"…" The companion who had been taught a lesson did not know how to refute. It seemed that it was indeed the case. It was definitely unrealistic to expect the other party to show mercy when they had already betrayed them.
"Sigh, the situation in the village is getting worse and worse. In addition to the previous Jūzō Biwa, there are two Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who have left. I really don't know what the Fourth is thinking. He issued such a policy." The companion who had been taught a lesson sighed and said a little desolately.
They only knew what kind of terrible situation Kirigakure was in now when they looked at the gate.
If only two of them had left, he would not have sighed like this.
However, even two of the seven people with special status in the village had left. The situation of ordinary Shinobi could be imagined.
There were many Kirigakure Shinobi who had protested but had chosen to run away. However, some had succeeded, some had failed.
Those who had left would become Missing-nin, and losers would face extremely harsh punishments.
Another Chunin saw his companion suddenly jump out again and hurriedly covered his mouth. Then he said in a low voice,
"Don't ever mention Fourth like that. Be careful with your words. Otherwise, it will be difficult to live long."
One must know that in the Ninja Realm, the so-called wall has ears and it wasn't just a saying.
Considering the current situation in Kirigakure, there might be an Anbu who was eavesdropping their conversation.
Although he also felt that the current Kirigakure was very bad, and Fourth's policy was very confusing, for the sake of his own life, he never expressed any opinions.
"Think about your family. Don't be too impulsive."
The Chunin was silent for a moment. He did not say too much. He only said a word of thanks and then returned to work.
No matter what happened in Kirigakure, his life had to continue. In the future, he could just curse in his heart.
Just as the two Chunin from Kirigakure were cursing the Fourth Mizukage in their hearts, the mastermind, Obito, was preparing his Bloodline Limit plan.
His agreement with Hiruko was that he would help Hiruko capture two Bloodline Limit Shinobi first, and then Hiruko would teach Obito Chimera Technique, and then Obito would help him capture three more.
Obito had already captured a Shinobi with Dark Release for Hiruko, so as long as he sent another one, he could get Chimera Technique.
Therefore, Obito wanted to make preparations in advance.
These days, he had not been idle. He had been studying the information of the ruins.
Obito now knew what the real name of Sage of Six Paths' mother was. It was Kaguya Otsutsuki.
Sage of Six Paths' real name was Hagoromo Otsutsuki.
There was no doubt that the Hyuga, Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki were all descendants of the Otsutsuki Clan and each inherited a fraction of Otsutsuki Clan's power.
In addition, Obito also found a Shinobi who was suspected to be related to Otsutsuki or Kaguya.
There was a strong Clan in Land of Water called Kaguya Clan. This Clan had a Bloodline Limit that allowed them to manipulate their bone structures, and they were extremely strong.
However, for some unknown reason, this Clan had a Bloodline Limit disease that was difficult to cure. Only the secret medicine of the clan could not be cured, and the stronger it was, the easier it was to get it.
And Obito had once seen Kaguya's moves in the murals in the ruins. There was a mural that looked like bones protruding out of Kaguya's body.
Therefore, Obito wondered if Kaguya Clan was also related to Otsutsuki Clan.
Kaguya Clan was now out of luck. The casualties and injuries of the Kaguya Clan almost crippled them. If he wanted to capture them, he had to catch a genius as soon as possible.
However, Kaguya Clan's Bloodline Limit disease made him a little worried.
He didn't his perfect Bloodline Limit to be tarnished because of this. That would be a great loss.
"Hehe, Obito, why don't you fuse an Uzumaki Clan and Hyuga Clan first? If there are still flaws, then fuse Kaguya Clan's Shinobi." Zetsu laughed from the side.
He felt that Obito was really slow. If it were Madara, he would probably immediately take the two Bloodline Limit Shinobi to Hiruko and obtain Chimera Technique. Then, he quickly gathered all the required Shinobi and began to replenish his Bloodline Limit.
"That's good too. Let's capture him and lock him up first." Obito nodded and asked, "Is there any news about the red-haired Uzumaki Clan?"
Since he wanted to replenish his Bloodline Limit, Obito felt that he had to obtain the purest and most perfect bloodline.
For example, his Mangekyo Sharingan. Senju part of his body also came from the cells of the God of Shinobi, Hashirama. He was definitely the most outstanding of Senju Clan.
After Uzumaki Clan was destroyed, the clansmen of Uzumaki Clan were scattered in various places and interacted with outsiders.
There were many impure Uzumaki that even their red hair was gone.
Yes, Obito believed that only the red hair Uzumaki was pure.
In fact, there were two in Konoha right now, but it was too dangerous. Before he got Chimera Technique, Obito did not dare to go to Konoha.
Therefore, Obito could only look for them in this vast world.
"Don't tell me you forget about my intelligence gathering ability? Of course I've found them." Zetsu laughed.
"In a small country called the Land of Sea. Her name is Honoka. Perhaps it was afraid of trouble and didn't believe in Uzumaki. However, her parents are Uzumaki Shinobi. Unfortunately, they are all dead. Otherwise, you could have obtained three Uzumaki Clansmen in one go."
"She is still too naive. Even if she didn't call herself an Uzumaki, the eye-catching red hair and excellent Sealing Technique have exposed her identity."
"Land of Sea? I never thought that after searching for so long, it would actually be around Land of Water." Hearing Zetsu's words, Obito nodded slightly.
Obito's only reason to keep Zetsu around was his intelligence gathering ability.
Land of Sea was a small country in the south of Land of Water. The land area was not large and was composed of islands. The number of people in the country was also very small, no more than a million.
Because there was no Hidden Village in the country, the military strength was weak, and its presence in the ninja world was very low. Even when they encountered an invasion, they could only hire Shinobi.
If not for Zetsu, it would be difficult for Obito to notice such a small country with a weak presence.
After all, there were too many small countries in the ninja world. Only a small country like Amegakure Grass Country with a little fighting strength was under his radar.
Those countries that didn't even have a Hidden Village could only be slaughtered once a war broke out.
"On the way to find Uzumaki Clan, I found an interesting piece of information. It might be helpful for our future operations." Zetsu handed a stack of information to Obito.
A hint of curiosity flashed in Obito's eyes. What would be the thing that would be helpful for their future operations?
Obito opened the information with curiosity.
"Ultimate Summoned Beast Project..."
Obito had the extremely keen Mangekyō Sharingan. He read it very quickly and soon finished reading the information.
"Interesting. Although it is weak, it is not without merits. It is somewhat similar to Chimera Technique." Obito commented.
The information just now was a secret research conducted by Land of Sea.
Although the country was weak, Land of Sea wouldn't just entrust their fate to others.
Then again, it was unrealistic to want to build a Hidden Village. Land of Sea Country did not have the qualification of Shinobi. Moreover, it was difficult to support it. After all, the country was too small and the finances could not handle it.
Land of Sea also had a special island. There were many Summoned Beasts on the island.
However, those Summoned Beasts were relatively ordinary and not strong. It was impossible to rely on those Summoned Beasts to resist the intruders.
Therefore, the people of Land of Sea thought of a way. Although the Summoned Beasts on the island were not strong, there were many of them. If they could develop an Ultimate Summoned Beast that had the abilities of all the Summoned Beasts, then they should be able to protect Land of Sea.
Therefore, Land of Sea used a Summoned Beast with the ability to devour as the foundation and continued to study it, trying to find the Ultimate Summoned Beast that could have all the Summoned Beast abilities.
According to the information, Land of Sea had already obtained results and developed a Summoned Beast that could devour other Summoned Beasts to obtain their abilities.
However, the people of Land of Sea had encountered another problem. It was unknown if it was because of too many genes had been added, but the Summoned Beast could not communicate normally like ordinary Summoned Beasts. It was very violent and would attack all the creatures in front of it.
The people of Land of Sea had no choice but to seal the Ultimate Summoned Beast first and then researched the method to make the Ultimate Summoned Beast have reason.
What they wanted was a Summoned Beast that protected the country, not a beast that only knew how to kill.
Honoka was the one who was in charge of sealing the Ultimate Spirit Beast.
"If there is really a power that can devour all the Summoned Beast to obtain its ability, it should be useful. It is a pleasant surprise."
"Let's go. We will first capture that Uzumaki girl and then go to Kumogakure to catch the Mist Release Shinobi that Hiruko needs."
The Sharingan in Obito's eyes rotated rapidly. Space distorted and sucked Obito and Zetsu in.