Capturing the Bijuu

When he learned that the Mizukage was coming for a visit, Shintaro was quite surprised. "The Fifth Mizukage? I didn't expect even Kirigakure Village to get a new Kage... I still remember the Fourth Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura, he was still very young. Why was he replaced by the Fifth Mizukage so quickly?" He muttered suspiciously.

Currently, the one who reported the news to him was Kakashi, who had been promoted to the vice-captain of the ANBU.

Kakashi replied, "Actually, I don't know much about the specific situation regarding this matter. All I know is that the Fifth Mizukage is named Terumi Mei, and she is about the same age as us."

"Oh? So... that's quite a friend." Shintaro's lips curled up slightly, forming a thin smile, "Since we are acquaintances, no matter what her behavior is, we should treat each other well. By the way, let this Mizukage appreciate the prosperity of Konoha."

"Kakashi, I leave it to you to be fully responsible for receiving the Mizukage this time." Changing the topic, Shintaro continued, "It's just that as an ANBU member, you have difficulty moving around. Hmmm, so I will move you from the ANBU class to Jonin and appoint you as the vice-captain of the squad. You will have the capacity from now on. Go and greet the Mizukage and her entourage."

"Yes." Kakashi nodded, indicating that he was willing to follow the arrangement.

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The Mizukage and her group looked very humble, as if they were afraid of attracting attention. Terumi Mei was only accompanied by Ao, her capable deputy, and three loyal guards.

They walked towards the grand gate of Konoha and stopped. Terumi Mei gently reached out and removed the aqua blue Mizukage hat from her head. The white cloth that had originally covered her face was also removed, revealing her true face.

Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they saw the young Mizukage Terumi Mei. Her beauty was so captivating that people would surely fall in love with her.

Currently, Terumi Mei not only possessed the charming allure of an adult woman but also retained the unique pure aura of a girl. The gatekeepers of Konoha Village were all captivated by the beauty of Kirigakure Village standing before them. They were all stunned, even forgetting what they were supposed to do.

At this moment, Kakashi, wearing ordinary Jonin clothes, appeared in front of the gate with a flurry of flying leaves. His iconic dead fish eyes were still as calm as water, as if there was no ripple caused by Terumi Mei's beauty.

However, Terumi Mei became quite interested in this mysterious white-haired and masked young man. "Does Konoha Village specialize in white hair?" She asked with a slight smile on her face. Apparently, she was thinking of an Uchiha who also had white hair.

Faced with such temptation, Kakashi chose to ignore it. He bowed respectfully and said, "Fifth Mizukage, I am Hatake Kakashi, vice-captain of the ninja class squad of Konoha Village. I was ordered by the Hokage to welcome you."

When Terumi Mei saw this, she suddenly felt a little disappointed and muttered, "What a boring man." But then she changed her mind and said, "Maybe he is actually a boring man."

But in any case, there were serious things to be done at this time, Terumi Mei could only temporarily set aside the idea of chatting with this handsome white-haired man, and instead said, "The Hokage-sama is interested, but I have something important to discuss this time. Please take me to see the Hokage."

Kakashi nodded in agreement, then turned, stepped forward, and gestured for Terumi Mei to follow him, "Then please follow me."

Soon after, Kakashi brought Terumi Mei to the Hokage Building. He stopped, turned around, looked at Terumi Mei and the others with a serious expression, and said earnestly, "This is an important place in Konoha Village, so please wait here for a while. I will personally lead the Mizukage-sama inside."

Terumi Mei nodded understandingly, then turned and said to Ao and the three guards behind her, "Stay here."

Everyone knew that when they were in Konoha Village at this time, they had to treat themselves as guests, so naturally they would not mind.

Immediately after, Kakashi and Terumi Mei continued walking forward. Soon, they arrived in front of the door to the Hokage's office. After Kakashi stood still, he gently raised his hand and knocked on the door.

A voice came from the door, "Come in." After receiving permission, Kakashi slowly opened the door and entered first.

Terumi Mei followed closely and stepped into the room. When she heard the voice, she couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity in her heart.

The two looked at each other, and the air felt frozen.

Finally, Terumi Mei was the first to break the silence. She said softly, "I didn't expect... when we meet again, we have already become the Kage of our respective villages."

Shintaro smiled faintly and replied, "Yes, everything is unpredictable. Please have a seat, I have prepared a special seat for you."

Seeing this, Terumi Mei did not pretend and sat down openly. Kakashi beside him quietly stepped back while winking, leaving the Hokage's office to the two ninja leaders who came from different villages but had a close relationship.

Only the two Kage of the two countries, one water and one fire, remained in the spacious room, and the atmosphere felt somewhat solemn. Shintaro asked frankly, "You came to Konoha Village after taking over the position of Mizukage. What are you doing?"

However, Terumi Mei shook her head and corrected, "You misunderstood. It's not that I couldn't wait to come to Konoha immediately after taking office, but because I decided to come here, I ascended to the throne of Mizukage."

The carefree girl had long disappeared, replaced by Terumi Mei with a serious and solemn expression.

"Oh? How do you say this?" Shintaro raised his eyebrows, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Terumi Mei paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Unfortunately, the Fourth Mizukage passed away. He was actually controlled by a masked man who called himself Uchiha Madara using genjutsu to control his mind. After Ao discovered his true identity, he brutally killed the previous Mizukage and stole the Jinchuuriki Rokubi."

This was a very confidential matter in Kirigakure Village. The reason Terumi Mei told Shintaro unconditionally was not entirely based on personal friendship between them. In fact, the power difference between Konoha Village and Kirigakure Village was so great that Kirigakure Village did not need to hide anything.

Compared to keeping this secret, using this information in exchange for hidden truths and relevant intelligence information was clearly more important and significant.

Hearing this, Shintaro did not show any surprise. He just nodded in agreement, "I see."

However, Terumi Mei noticed his reaction, and her face immediately became serious, "You actually know something."

"Who is that person? Is it really Uchiha Madara? Isn't he the ancestor of the Uchiha Clan? If he lived to this day, he would be very old, but how could he have black hair and come to Kirigakure to attack the Mizukage and capture the Bijuu?" Terumi Mei asked a series of questions in succession. She placed her hands on the table and leaned forward slightly.

After all, the name Uchiha Madara was just as thunderous and terrifying. But at this moment, the legendary figure was actually targeting Kirigakure Village, which made Terumi Mei confused.

Shintaro did not hide anything and immediately replied, "The person behind the Kyuubi Rebellion in Konoha is the one who calls himself Madara Uchiha."

He paused for a moment and continued, "I have fought against him before. Although I am not sure if he is really Uchiha Madara, his strength cannot be underestimated. This is not the first time he has captured a Bijuu. I fear he is trying to imitate the First Hokage and collect all nine Bijuu to realize his ambitions."

Hearing this, Terumi Mei was extremely surprised. She never expected that the Kyuubi Rebellion in Konoha and everything that happened in Kirigakure Village were actually caused by the same person.

Immediately after, she changed her mind and asked, "Since he dares to call himself Uchiha Madara and has the iconic Sharingan, then he must be from the Uchiha Clan, right? But as an Uchiha, do you know his true identity?"

Shintaro actually knew very well in his heart that the true identity of the masked man in front of him was Obito, but this truth was too extraordinary.

Obito was always presented to the public as a great hero of Konoha who died heroically. It was difficult for anyone to connect him with the masked man who committed all the evil deeds.

Therefore, Shintaro decided not to reveal Obito's true identity for the time being.

"Sorry, I really don't understand the situation. There are so many people in the Uchiha Clan, I can't possibly know everyone, right?" He replied innocently.

Terumi Mei saw this, although she was unwilling to accept it, there was nothing she could do.

"Since that man is from Konoha Village. Shouldn't you be responsible for this?" She asked Shintaro with narrowed eyes.

Hearing this, Shintaro slightly raised the corner of his mouth, revealing a cunning smile, "Uchiha Madara is a traitor to Konoha Village, and this masked man is openly acting under the banner of Uchiha Madara. No matter who he is, he cannot change his nature as a traitor. Does it have anything to do with Konoha?"

Terumi Mei was immediately choked and speechless, and for a moment she did not know how to refute it. Shintaro then took advantage of the victory and continued the attack, "Of course, I understand that you came here just to benefit Kirigakure Village. After all, you have not only lost a Fourth Mizukage, but also a valuable Jinchuuriki. But Konoha has also become a victim of that Uchiha Madara. Although we cannot compensate you, we can use other means to replace it."

"In what way?" Terumi Mei asked hesitantly.

The two villages formed an alliance and signed a non-aggression pact. Konoha and Kirigakure were both victims of Uchiha Madara, so they should no longer fight each other. To be consistent with the outside world, both the alliance and mutual non-aggression were important.

"Konoha lost the Fourth Hokage due to the Kyuubi Rebellion, and Kirigakure also lost the Fourth Mizukage and the Jinchuuriki Rokubi."

"But there is still the Jinchuuriki Kyuubi in Konoha, and there is still the Jinchuuriki Sanbi in Kirigakure who has not been kidnapped. To deal with Madara who is trying to seize the Bijuu, it is the best choice for our two villages to form an alliance and work together to face the outside world."

Terumi Mei was indeed a little moved when she heard this. She pursed her lips and thought for a moment before speaking, "Since that masked man has nothing to do with Konoha, it doesn't mean that Kirigakure Village cannot form an alliance with you."

"It's just that I am the Fifth Mizukage, chosen only because I wanted to visit Konoha to find out the truth. This matter is so big that I cannot make a decision alone."

Shintaro nodded and said, "It doesn't matter, forming an alliance is indeed a big deal."

"Let's do this. I will ask Kakashi to return to your village with you as Konoha's representative to sign the alliance and non-aggression pact."

Terumi Mei agreed, so the brief meeting between the two Kage ended, and Kakashi followed Terumi Mei and her entourage to Kirigakure Village in the Water Country.

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At this moment, another change occurred in the Water Country. The gray mud-turtle-like monster with three tails, Sanbi, who was once sealed into Nohara Rin, was captured.

Due to the death of its previous Jinchuuriki, the resurrected Sanbi had been staying at the bottom of the lake. It had not been recaptured by Kirigakure Village, but it was kidnapped by someone else first.

The one who kidnapped Sanbi was, of course, the masked man who called himself Uchiha Madara, namely Obito.

Obito easily used the Mangekyo Sharingan genjutsu to control the wild Sanbi, and used Kamui to move the entire Sanbi into the Kamui space.

While suddenly disappearing, causing a large whirlpool to form on the surface of the lake.

Currently, all the Kirigakure ANBU sent to monitor Sanbi were killed by Obito, and none survived.

Obito adjusted his mask and said to himself, "In Kirigakure Village, the collection is complete."

"The other Bijuu who died in the last ninja war must also be resurrected."

"We also need to capture that Jinchuuriki."

"Rin, wait for me, I will create a world with you and atone for the mistakes I made."