Konoha: I, Uchiha, just want to die.

Chapter 315 The opponent to be matched is the Sandaime Mizukage!

At this point in time, Kirigakure was in a state of civil unrest.

Among them, there are three forces:

They are the Sandaime Mizukage and the Anbu and Kirigakure pursuit forces led by him.

The elders group headed by Yuanshi and the major bloodline family forces where Mei Terumi is,
Finally, there is the Kirisame organization that gathered around Karatachi Yagura, which brought together most of the civilian ninjas and senior ninja squad members in the ninja village.

Mei Terumi came to the Land of Lightning at the behest of the Council of Elders, but not at the behest of the Third Mizukage, who currently represents the Hidden Mist.

During this process, Mangetsu Kizuki, who was originally a member of the Chasing Ninja Corps, defected from the village and joined the terrorist organization gathered around Uchiha Ci, becoming a traitorous ninja. It seems that he also intends to attack the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning.

The blame was placed on the Third Mizukage.
In order to explain to the Daimyo of his own country, participate in the Five-Nation Talks, and make his position clear to Kumogakure, to prevent these barbarians from launching a war against Kirigakure, which had just fought Iwagakure,

The Sandaime Mizukage sent members of his Kirigakure pursuit force to participate in the Five-Nation Summit.

After sorting out the logic with Mei Terumi's explanation, Uchiha Ci suddenly realized.
"I understand. But who will come?"

Among the Kirigakure pursuit force, the strongest ones are the so-called 'Seven Ninja Swordsmen'.

As far as Uchiha Ci knows, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen also have different affiliations.

For example, Xiguashan Pufferfish, Hozuki Mangetsu, and Hoshigaki Kisame are members of the Kirigakure Ninja Squad.

Kurishan Kushimaru, who uses a long sword and sewing needle, is a member of the Kirigakure Anbu.

The others, like Biwa Juzo, Murashi Shinpachi, Kurochu Raiga, and Tousou Yaeito, are all affiliated with the Sandaime Mizukage, but it is not certain whether they are normal Kirigakure ninjas or members of the Anbu or Tainin.

"Some sources say the leader is the Xiguashan Pufferfish Ghost, and some sources say it is Biwa Juzo."

Terumi Mei shook her head and looked at Uchiha Ci worriedly.
"How about I go with you?"

If it was Uchiha Ci in his normal form, Terumi Mei would not be worried, but now Uchiha Ci was staggering and looked like he was suffering from kidney deficiency.
Not to mention the battle with the people from Kirigakure,

She was really afraid that Uchiha Ci would die on the way due to some inexplicable reason such as heatstroke or seasickness.

If we travel together... ahem, she meant that with her taking care of us, these troubles would not be difficult to solve.

Uchiha Ci shook his head decisively.

The news that Orochimaru took Kame Island from Kumogakure has not yet spread, but once the news spreads, if the Kirigakure knows that Mei Terumi has also been to Kame Island, it is hard to say whether they will become greedy.
After all, Kirigakure also has two tailed beasts, the Three-Tailed and the Six-Tailed.

And
Since they are the rival force of Mei Terumi, Uchiha Ci doesn't mind helping her get rid of them.

Although he is in a weak period now, that is relatively speaking. As long as the Third Mizukage is not here in person, and he cannot use Susanoo and Fire Style Chakra Mode,
With his physical skills, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to kill a few of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

"call"

Seeing Uchiha Ci shaking his head, Terumi Mei sighed, and looked at Uchiha Ci in front of her. She wanted to say something, but stopped herself, not knowing how to start.

She took the initiative to find Uchiha Ci. She wanted to tell him some of her ideas and plans.
I want to tell him that I have grown a lot since returning to the village. I have thought deeply about his words of encouragement in the castle above the evil cult and have formed my own opinions.
She wants to invite Uchiha Ci, who has become a rebel, to join her camp.

but,

Is this a profit-seeking behavior based on the judgment of the situation?
Or was it simply that she saw how powerful Uchiha Ci was and became greedy, wanting his help, and subconsciously wanted to rely on him to fulfill her ideals?

At the Akatsuki meeting that just ended not long ago, she who had been observing Uchiha Ci keenly discovered that
Uchiha Ci obviously has his own will and ideas.
If I were to use the name of friendship to force him to work for me and pursue my dreams,
Will the brief yet profound friendship between them be overshadowed by this?
The clever girl with blue eyes was very confused.
She longed to prove herself and hoped to fight alongside Uchiha Ci, but she treasured this friendship and hesitated to take this step.
"There will be a way." "Even if I don't rely on Uchiha Ci, but give him help, I can realize my dream."

With this thought in mind, Terumi Mei swallowed the invitation that was about to come out of her mouth, lowered her head sullenly, untied a sachet from her white belt, and handed it over.

"At 6pm, a steamship bound for the Water Kingdom will arrive at the only ferry port in the Frost Kingdom. Take my seal and find the captain. He will help you prepare a 'thunder ship' for a single-person voyage."

Uchiha Ci looked at Terumi Mei who suddenly became unhappy strangely, not understanding what happened, so he scratched his head.

"Thank you very much."

"Um. Mei, Mei Terumi, if there is anything I can help with,

Uchiha Ci suddenly straightened his face and clapped his hands on the smooth and shiny shoulders of Terumi Mei.
"Don't keep it to yourself, tell me!"

"After all, we are friends!"

After saying that, Uchiha Ci took the sachet from Terumi Mei's hand, turned around, waved his hand, and left.

"Ah!"

Looking at Uchiha Ci's back, Terumi Mei suddenly opened her eyes wide and her face turned slightly red.

What did he call me just now?
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The ferry from the Land of Thunder to the Land of Frost,
With the map obtained from the secret laboratory built by Orochimaru in the Land of Lightning, and the experience he had with Miyashiro En and the others,
Uchiha Ci arrived here quickly.

Water transportation in the Ninja world is generally divided into three categories:

One is a paddle-rowed wooden boat, which appeared in the original chapter of the Land of Waves.
The second is the sailboat, which is the most common water transportation in the ninja world and also the largest type.

The third party,
It is driven by steam power.

Ship,

At this point in time, only the Land of Water and the Land of Lightning have this kind of transportation. Of course, in addition to them, the Air Ninja Village far overseas even has an aircraft carrier.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Uchiha Ci saw this huge steam-breathing monster from the Land of Water at the dock just as Terumi Mei had said.

After meeting the captain and showing Mei Terumi's token, the captain ordered the sailors to lower a small boat from the huge ship.

This is an electrically powered 'thunder ship' manufactured by the Land of Thunder that can accommodate 2 to 6 people.

After preparing the materials for going out to sea and learning how to use the wheel to identify the direction at sea under the guidance of the captain,

Uchiha Ci then drove the thunder ship towards Turtle Island.

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And on the other side,
On the boundless sea,
A huge ship, carrying the people from Kirigakure who were heading to the Land of Lightning, slowly approached.

on deck,
Standing there were the members of the Kirigakure Ninja Squad who came for this trip.
The Watermelon Mountain Puffer Demon carrying the big sword Samehada, and a group of pursuit ninja members wearing Kirigakure pursuit ninja uniforms and wearing four-water-pattern masks. Among them, there is a figure who is tall and strong like a shark, with a long sword on his waist and a mask.

In front of the crowd,

Then
A man with long gray hair, a handsome face, a pearl-like decoration on his head, and his eyes closed, stood at the tip of the deck.

The Sandaime Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village!

(End of this chapter)