Chapter 68

Due to the defeat in this battle, the Fourth Mizukage Yagura felt that his chakra was almost exhausted, and even the hypnotic control over himself and the Three-Tails inside him was beginning to waver.

This was undoubtedly an opportunity!

An opportunity to break free from the control of the Sharingan!

Even though the Fourth Mizukage Yagura knew that Akihara Kagura and Kakashi Hatake's group were enemies from Konohagakure, according to the mysterious masked man's order to stop the Konoha ninja, Yagura guessed that they were not in league with the masked man!

As long as they were not allied enemies, it was good...

For Yagura, living and continuing to hold the position of the Fourth Mizukage was more painful than death. Could there be anything worse in this world?

"Let me handle this..."

Kakashi Hatake volunteered, stepping forward.

Although Uchiha Itachi was the true Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake was older and had been using the Sharingan for a longer time.

Kakashi Hatake removed his eye patch, revealing his crimson eyes, three black tomoe reflected in them, as he stared intently at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura.

The next moment!

Kakashi Hatake's face suddenly changed!

Kakashi Hatake looked at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, exclaiming in surprise, "This is... Someone has already placed him under Sharingan genjutsu!"

"What!"

Akihara Kagura's face also showed a timely hint of surprise.

"How... is this possible?"

Uchiha Itachi looked at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura with a shocked expression, incredulously asking, "Can someone else cast genjutsu on the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village?"

But...

This was the truth!

Without needing to speculate further, Kakashi Hatake guessed it was the work of Uchiha Obito and immediately dispelled the genjutsu within the Fourth Mizukage Yagura!

"Thank you."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura woke up.

The first thing the Mizukage did upon awakening was to thank the few people present.

"Ah, you're welcome."

Kakashi Hatake was a bit embarrassed and took the initiative to ask, "Mizukage-sama, was it Obito who cast the genjutsu on you, right?"

"Who is Obito?"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura rubbed his forehead, still somewhat confused about the situation; he didn't know what the mysterious masked man looked like.

"He's a guy wearing a mask."

Akihara Kagura quickly reminded him and added, "That person is always wearing a mask, and only one Sharingan is visible outside the mask."

"Oh..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura immediately reacted and nodded, "Yes, he always wears a tiger-striped mask, hiding his true face..."

"Is Obito in the Hidden Mist Village?"

Kakashi Hatake immediately asked the question he was most concerned about.

"He's still there!"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura quickly nodded and asked, "Do you know him? He's a ninja from Konoha, right?"

"Uh..."

Kakashi Hatake was still a bit embarrassed and seemed unable to refute. He could only quietly explain, "His name is Uchiha Obito... He's a rogue ninja from our village."

Although Kakashi Hatake didn't want to admit it, Konoha would certainly have listed Uchiha Obito as a rogue ninja, and he had no way to claim that Uchiha Obito was still a legitimate ninja of Konoha.

"A ninja from Konoha..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura seemed to have some hidden meaning in his words.

"Hey, kid..."

Akihara Kagura snapped his fingers and forcefully tapped on the head of the Fourth Mizukage Yagura: "Get a grip on reality; you're our prisoner from Konoha now..."

"..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura covered the back of his head and glared at Akihara Kagura, looking furious: "Brat, I might be older than your father!"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura looked very youthful, like a child, but he was actually quite old, and he even had a son already!

"You really are a child..."

Akihara Kagura crouched down with interest and stroked his forehead: "Children always like to act tough and pretend to be adults..."

"Hissss!"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura immediately bared his teeth and grimaced, looking fierce.

"Ha!"

Akihara Kagura looked at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura with a smiling face, making the Mizukage even angrier: "Now you look even more like a child..."

"Alright, alright."

Kakashi Hatake quickly grabbed Akihara Kagura and asked, "Mizukage-sama, can you take us to Obito? We need to bring him back to Konoha."

"This..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura frowned.

Actually, the Mizukage would rather kill Uchiha Obito himself. That guy had controlled him, causing the deaths of so many in the Hidden Mist Village, and forcing many excellent ninja to defect...

The more the Fourth Mizukage Yagura thought about it, the angrier he became, even forgetting that he was under the control of Konoha's ninja: "I'll go back and kill him, and you can have his body!"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but be a bit speechless.

Hadn't he come to the Hidden Mist Village to investigate Uchiha Obito's whereabouts and track him down, all to keep Uchiha Obito alive?

"How have you still not grasped the situation?"

Akihara Kagura patted his head and turned to look at Kakashi Hatake: "Captain Kakashi, why ask him so much? Let's go capture Uchiha Obito first, then bring the Mizukage back to Konoha along with him!"

"Coming out here..."

"We must bring back some spoils of war, right?"

"..."

Kakashi Hatake hadn't really considered that.

Their original purpose was to investigate Uchiha Obito's whereabouts, and they hadn't expected to find traces of him so quickly. It never crossed his mind to bring back the Fourth Mizukage Yagura.

After all...

This was the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village.

If they were to take him back, the ninja of the Hidden Mist Village would probably go mad. Could they withstand the onslaught from all sides by the Mist shinobi?

Moreover, the Third Great Ninja War had only officially ended a few years ago. Konoha and the Hidden Mist Village would likely go to war again, and that would surely bring big trouble to the village, wouldn't it?

"You want to take me as a prisoner back to Konoha?"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura's face suddenly turned grim. He had originally thought that everyone was going to deal with Uchiha Obito, that they could cooperate...

If these Konoha ninja really thought that way, then the Hidden Mist Village would probably be nailed to the pillar of shame. Throughout the history of wars, there had never been a situation where a Kage of a village was taken prisoner.

Because...

A Kage would only die in battle!

Throughout the various wars, many Kage had died, but there had never been a single prisoner!

"Why can't we take you to Konoha?"

Akihara Kagura was somewhat curious, looking at him in surprise and continuing, "You, as the Mizukage, were controlled by Uchiha Obito. While alive, you probably haven't contributed much to the Hidden Mist Village. Perhaps taking you as a prisoner might even be a good thing for the village..."

"..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura was suddenly at a loss for words.

This brat was right; being a prisoner in Konoha might actually be a better situation than staying in the Hidden Mist Village, as he was too ashamed to face the villagers...

"No!"

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura's eyes suddenly became sharp, and he coldly said, "I have a better option! I can choose to die!"

"Do you want to die here?"

Akihara Kagura was stunned for a moment, then abruptly gave Yagura a thumbs-up, seemingly admiring his idea. "The Hidden Mist Village will surely think that we killed their Mizukage, right? That could start a war between the two villages. I quite like killing, and there's no limitation on killing on the battlefield..."

As Akihara Kagura spoke, he pulled out his ninja blade, smiling at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura, "This idea is great, I'll send you on your way right now!"

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