14

Today, was the night of the massacre; Mizukage prepared the groundwork for this for a long time.

Jugo clan was his next target. So when he knew someone initiated the fight, he send everyone with him to the site where the fight happened. While he went to the Jugo clan without a single person along with him.

...

"Boom"

A big blast took place and Ghost appeared near Jugo clan territory where the big attack is happening. Stepping on the tree branch, he decided to watch the battle, and figure things out.

If he try, he could save them, but why should he do that? Jugo clan has nothing to do with him, they can die for all he cares.

Jugo clan's entire territory was destroyed by one attack of Mizukage, the flames were red, and illuminated the surroundings.

Jugo clan members turned into charred and mutilated corpses, lying on the ground.

"Patriarch! No!", One of them yelled

Their patriarch, the one man who protected them from everything, and the man who had a strength of Kage level, was actually killed by Mizukage in one on one battle.

"So weak", Yagura muttered, as he turned his gaze to the other members of the Jugo clan.

In front of this mighty beast, no one was able to resist, blood was spilled, and many people were killed.

"Run!"

"Run now!"

"Why are you doing this? We were always loyal to Mizukage, and the village"

Yagura coldly looked at them, "Who do you think you are fooling? Following Kaguya clan. Jugo clan waged war against Kiri under their uncontrollable rage, but thankfully I was able to foretell the rebels"

"What are you..."

"How dare you attack Kirigakure. You should have thought about the consequences before doing this", Mizukage said calmly before releasing his killing intent to the maximum.

"Don't look back, run as far as you can!", Someone yelled, "He has gone crazy"

"Protect the children!"

The men of the Jugo clan shouted loudly, their eyes were full of determination. They want to use their bodies to open up a path of life for their women and children.

"It's too late. You should have thought of this before your little coup", Yagura's hands formed seals in a blur.

"Dare you to touch my woman and kid", Their eyes were practically flaming with anger and determination.

Ghost watched this battle standing on a tree branch far away from this one-man massacre. His chakra is perfectly hidden under some impeccable chakra control. But what baffled him was something else entirely!!!

His senses are very sensitive. The moment he entered in range, he could very well sense the chakra coming out of the Fourth Mizukage's body.

"Strange. This Chakra? I am sure it's his chakra. Obito Uchiha. But isn't he... dead? The Fourth and his students themselves confirmed that; were they lying...?! No, not possible", Ghost frowned, "So if they were not lying; then the chakra I am feeling must be false; someone good enough to mislead even me?...!", Ghost muttered shocked.

The men of the Jugo clan rush towards Yagura, trying to interrupt and occupy him.

However, the three tails automatically came out, surrounding him in red boiling chakra. Blocking all the attacks, even the surprise attacks, there was no way to break through and injure Yagura.

"All the traitors are to be executed", Yagura said while walking forward.

"Something is wrong. Something is very wrong. It's the same chakra from that night... Yes, there is no doubt about it, it's the same chakra that controlled Kyuubi that night", Ghost watches the massacre with questions, "There is no one in this world that can mislead me, but then... Obito?"

"Water Style: Water Wave Jutsu!", Yagura slammed the earth. And a huge water wave breaks free tearing the ground while drowning everyone and everything in front of him. They couldn't do anything, the water is sealing their chakra.

Every woman and every child of the Jugo clan was drowned in the water wave. Unable to breathe. The wave was extremely fierce, rumbling, and smashing all the houses along the way.

"Coral Palm..!!"

However, looking at these traitors, Yagura didn't show the slightest pity on his face, as he slam the water's surface.

A thick layer of coral suddenly grew on the bodies of the people under the wave, like mushrooms growing beside the deadwood, quickly assimilating everyone into corals.

This is Yagura's famous Coral Palm, which completely transforms the human body into coral, leaving no corpse to die.

"He is strong", One of the Jugo clan members said as he manages to attack again.

"I came in here in search of clues regarding Akatsuki among other things. Is this somehow related to this word?...!", Ghost was even more confused than ever before...

"Water Style: Water dragon bomb"

Yagura continued to release ninjutsu, arbitrarily destroying the resistance and the will of the entire Jugo clan, turning this once brightly lit place into pieces of ruins.

The screams of women and children, and the innocent crying of the children, all added a miserable color to this genocide war.

Watching an orange hair kid who was desperately trying to hang on to his life, Ghost sighed; his eyes were complicated as he gently and slightly released his chakra, and Mizukage who was about to bore down on the kid stopped moving before he jumped back to avoid whatever danger he felt.

By the time he landed on the ground; the kid was gone already.

Mizukage watches the kid just disappearing in the heat of battle with astonishment, "What the..."

Ghost carried the child in his arms and left him at the location where he sensed Orochimaru. He also could very well sense that there is another kid with him, a Kaguya clan kid. Having another kid shouldn't be a problem...

Whether these kids could survive under Orochimaru or not is their fate.

...

The next day, the news that the Jugo clan's extermination spread throughout the Kiri. Blinded by their rage, they waged war against Kiri but were beaten and killed overnight.

No one thought that a clan as noble as the Jugo clan would be destroyed... No, it was a massacre.

When other people were shocked by Mizukage's decisiveness and cruelty, but frightened by the prestige of the fourth Mizukage, No one dare to create trouble in a short time. The big clans that always fight with each other for the smallest of things, did not utter a word.

Yagura asserted the dominance of Mizukage, and the village of Kirigakure fell into peace.

People also begin to understand that with powers come drawbacks, and bloodline users are dangerous. Maybe Mizukage was right all along. Maybe, it's better for them to die.

In the midst of it. Raizel sits in Mei's house. Watching himself in the mirror. He knew he made a critical error in his last assignment.

He wears a mask, he lies to people, he uses them and then kills them; his heart is made of stone, then why the hell did he save a kid unrelated to him?!

He saved someone yesterday, someone who was right in front of Mizukage, the Jinchiruki of the three tails itself. He knew Mizukage will figure this out, he gave away his identity, a mistake he never made in his entire life.

'I am an assassin. A killer that walks in the darkest of nights, I don't have emotions, then why? why did I save someone at the risk of my identity?'

Mei came from outside, "Why are you sitting there like that?"

His cold exterior instantly disappeared as he squeezed a smile, "Nothing, I was thinking of something, you should go change, I will prepare our dinner"

She was confused but still nodded and went inside her room thinking nothing much of the problem...

Raizel's eyes followed her, "They will soon start investigating this, and as the teen who appears next to her out of nowhere will be their first target, I don't have much time left before my identity is figured out, Yet, there are more questions than answers"

...

Not long after she returned to her room, Mei Terumi's mind became somewhat dizzy and heavy. She was not sure if it was because she had caught a cold.

Thinking of having a warm bath quickly, she removed her clothes and entered the bathroom.

After sitting in the warm water for less than a minute, Mei closed her eyes. She was dazed and began to feel sleepy. But no matter what, she could not sleep comfortably. She wanted to wake up, yet she could not.

She felt like she was being tossed between the cold and heat. One moment her body felt like it was being buried in snow, the next she felt like she was being cooked in a pot.

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable. She tried to open her eyes, but her eyelids were heavy to the point where she could not lift them. A pitch-black dream appeared in her mind mercilessly.

She dreamed of killing innocents. She dreamed that she made a deep cut on a pregnant woman's wrist and blood would not stop flowing out of it. She was 5 back then.

In her dream, she watched an old man that lay weakly in a hospital bed that smelled strongly of disinfectant. That old man was dying because she used and killed him. He treated her as his granddaughter.

The scene changed once more. She suddenly ran like mad but was unable to hold onto the corner of a bloody dress. She saw her teammate, her best friend's blood-covered body dying like a dog; her eyes staring up at the bird that flew past. Even in her death, her eyes were not closed.

That dark past… Why would it still enter her dreams?..!! She wanted to wake up! She did not want to relieve the nightmares of her past!

The dark scenes kept changing. She was caught and capture by Iwa shinobis in the third world war. They did not kill her because of her body they wanted to ra..ppe her, she could only use a knife to hurt her face and body. It was painful. Every day, her scar-covered face and body prevented them from doing anything. Instead, over and over again she was cruelly hurt and tortured for information.

Her disfigured face and body that were filled with scars could not heal.

5 Years later, She met traveling gambler Tsunade and her disciple, little Shizune who was only slightly older than a mere toddler. Tsunade's skills were out of this world, she managed to completely heal Mei, something that others could not do despite trying their all.

This dream felt as long as last ten years…

No!

Wake up!

Hurry and wake up!

That war went on for more than 7 Years. During the war, Mei lost everything, including her friends, and family. All she wanted was for someone to hug her and tell her that everything is alright, that they are there for her, No one does.

Raizel who was making food in the kitchen, suddenly jolted, he is extremely sensitive to chakra and emotions, and his senses pick up the negative emotions from the bathroom pretty quickly. He stopped cooking and blurred out of existence.

Despite losing everything, She not only got her face and body back, but she also became an incredibly powerful shinobi in these 10 years. Someone that could fight Ghost toe to toe for a bit, and still manage to live and escape from him despite him not targeting her particularly.

Mei struggled bitterly in her dreams but was unable to escape the vortex in the dark. She suddenly heard the sound of a door being crashed open. A cool hand gently pressed against her head.

"Why the hell did someone like her have a fever?", A cold and calm voice traveled past her ears. It was only then that Mei awoke violently from her dreams.

She opened her eyes with some effort and was instantly carried out of the tub by someone. She was somewhat confused, unaware of where she was. She was not even conscious of the fact that she was naked.

Her snow-white skin, thin and long legs, the snowy soft of her chest, and even her seaweed-like wet silky hair were all shown to him.

Due to the boiling heat of her body that was beyond his expectations, Mei instinctively leaned her head in his embrace, closing her eyes in pain.

Those nightmares no longer showed up. She released her breath but felt something warm wanting to flood out of her eyes.

Thank god… It was all in the past…

She was embraced by someone. It was warm; it was what she yearned for— an embrace that belonged only to her. That says that everything is alright, that they are there.

She wanted to cry so hard. For her family, for her best friend. For all that she suffered. She held in the tears and pressed her head in his embrace.

Raizel sent a clone to get the medicine, "Here", The clone blurred, and get the medicine for her as soon as possible.

Mei was placed on the bed. She subconsciously grabbed onto the sleeve of his T-shirt. Even if she was weak to the point of having no strength, she still weakly wanted to hold onto that embrace.

Raizel saw her action and did not leave. He moved to hold her hand, "Don't be scared. I'm here"

She weakly opened her eyes only to see his face. Her eyes were somewhat red as she saw someone holding her. Before she closed them again.

The clone went to get the towel for him as he wipe her wet body before changing the bedding. He wanted to change her clothes and put her on the bed before going out, but she continue to hold him. He sighed.