Became the mastermind behind the Akatsuki organization

Chapter 339: The Master's Choice
Faced with this information that records major events in the Hidden Mist Village over the years, Master Yuan did not dare to be careless at all. He put on his reading glasses and began to study it carefully.

After flipping through the paper for more than ten minutes, Master Yuan finally put down the paper with the information recorded on it.

There were not many words on the paper, only a few hundred, but it recorded in detail all the major events that happened in the Hidden Mist Village after the death of the Second Mizukage.

These include the election of the Third Mizukage, the birth of the Blood Mist Policy... and the recent ongoing purge of the bloodline ninja clan.

Among many events, the Master was most concerned about the Three-Tails Jinchuriki Plan.

The Three-Tails Jinchuriki plan was proposed at the end of the Third Shinobi World War, when the bloodline troops sent by the Kirigakure were repelled by the Hyuga and Uchiha families, and the highly anticipated Seven Ninja Swordsmen were also defeated by an unknown Konoha Genin.

This series of events allowed the Hidden Mist Village to witness Konoha's strength, and made them determined to fight Konoha to the death, which ultimately prompted the Third Mizukage to formulate the Three-Tails Jinchuriki Plan.

The plan of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was very simple. He only needed to capture a Konoha ninja, seal the three-tailed Isofu inside his body, and then lift the seal when the Konoha ninja returned to Konoha, thus triggering a Tailed Beast Rebellion.

This plan seemed very good, but most of the jonin were opposed to it.

If the plan goes smoothly, the rampant tailed beasts will indeed be able to achieve the goal of weakening Konoha, but once Konoha discovers their plan in advance, the Hidden Mist Village will lose a tailed beast.

But under the strong request of the Third Mizukage, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki plan was finally implemented.

The Kirigakure Anbu came out in full force and captured Nohara Rin, a member of Minato's team, and turned her into the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, controlling her to move towards the location of the Konohagakure.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes, and the night before the plan was about to succeed.

Nohara Rin died, and along with her, all the Kirigakure Anbu died that night. The severely damaged Kirigakure lost the qualifications to compete with Konoha and withdrew from the stage of the Ninja World War.

After the incident, the mainstream opinion in the village was that it was Minato Namikaze who destroyed the Three-Tails Jinchuriki's plan.

Minato Namikaze, who was able to stop the Iwagakure assassination force on his own, could naturally stop the Kirigakure Village's Anbu, and after defeating them one by one, he could use Flying Thunder God to assassinate them one by one.

For Master Yuan, this is the final conclusion.

At that time, only Minato Namikaze in the Konoha Village could destroy the plan of the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, and there was no second person in the ninja world.

However, the scroll in front of him raised several thought-provoking questions.

Why did the Hidden Mist Village agree to such a ridiculous plan? Why did the candidate for the Jinchūriki have to be a subordinate of Minato Namikaze? Why couldn't the Mist Ninja serve as the Jinchūriki?

When seeing this, Master Yuan also had similar doubts in his mind.

For every major event that followed, the mysterious person who wrote the letters gave corresponding doubts.

In order to end the Third Ninja World War, the Third Mizukage had to abdicate in a hurry. Why did the succeeding Fourth Mizukage continue the blood mist policy and promulgate a series of policies that were not in the interests of Kirigakure or even the Mizukage himself?

At the end of the letter, the mysterious man gave a guess, a guess about the successive Mizukage.

Since the Blood Mist Policy, which goes against the interests of the Hidden Mist Village, has been enacted since the Third Mizukage, is it possible that the Mizukage since the Third Mizukage have been just puppets being manipulated?

The Third Mizukage originally did not realize that he was being manipulated. By the time he realized this, he was already close to death, so the Fourth Mizukage took over.

The Fourth Mizukage continued the policies of the Third Mizukage and further created chaos in the Hidden Mist Village.

The question now is how the successive Mizukage were manipulated. A ninja as powerful as the Mizukage could not be subdued by ordinary illusions. Only the ninja clan that was born evil could do this.

After the Valley of the End incident, Shura, who terrified the ninja world, died at the hands of the God of Ninja.

But during the time that Shura was away from the village, he must have left something outside. The chaos in the ninja world in recent years may also be related to him. Will he hide in the Hidden Mist Village?
Seeing this, Master Yuan swallowed subconsciously, and he seemed to have guessed the identity of the mysterious man.

Continue reading, the subsequent text returns to normal from self-talk, the mysterious man suspects that the Hidden Mist Village is the place where the remnants of Uchiha Madara are hiding, and only the Mangekyō Sharingan can control the Five Kage.

At the end of the note, there was a clearly visible cross mark.

This mark was none other than the family emblem of the Senju clan. The person who sent him the letter was Biwa Juzo, but the person who actually delivered the letter was a ninja from the Senju clan.

After seeing the Thousand Hands clan emblem, Master Yuan was silent for a long time.

The Konoha Village founded by the Senju clan still exists, and Princess Tsunade, who has the Senju bloodline, is also active in major cities in the ninja world, but there are no more ninjas bearing the name of Senju.

It was only a matter of time before this most powerful ninja clan, once famous in the ninja world, completely disappeared.

If there was a person standing in front of him and telling him that he was the descendant of the Thousand Hands, he would simply treat the other person as a fool and would not pay attention to the crazy words he said.

But the ninja who delivered the letter was Biwa Juuzou, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist.

The ninja who could ask Biwa Juzo to deliver the letter must not be an ordinary person. He must at least have abilities that surpass Biwa Juzo. And many of the hidden contents in the letter are top secrets that only the top leaders of Kirigakure know.

From this point of view, the possibility that the other party is cheating is very low, and he is very likely to be a descendant of the Thousand Hands.

But now Konoha is mired in war, shouldn't the descendants of the Senju work for Konoha? Why are they focusing all their energy on hunting down the remnants of Uchiha Madara?

Master Yuan couldn't understand it, but he quickly figured out the key to the problem.

This descendant of the Senju could not be a member of the Senju clan from the Second Hokage's lineage. In addition, within just ten years, Konoha experienced the Nine-Tails Rebellion and Uchiha Night, so it is very normal to raise the priority of the remnants of Uchiha Madara.

After thinking about these things clearly, the choice before Master Yuan was made.

The descendant of the Senju told the master in the letter that he had found two rebellious ninjas from the Hidden Mist to test the Fourth Mizukage. If they could force the Fourth Mizukage into a desperate situation, there would be a possibility of finding the remnants of Uchiha Madara.

He wanted to cooperate with the Master to solve the problem that had plagued Kirigakure for many years, and he also invited him to form a Ninja Alliance.

Master Yuan did not have much resistance to the previous cooperation.

He himself doubted the identity of the Fourth Mizukage, so it was good to have a powerful ally to solve the problem, but the second cooperation made the Master very disgusted.

What is the Ninja Alliance? Is it similar to the plan of merging families into ninja villages?
The peace among the ninja families at that time did reduce the number of wars between them, but it also changed the battlefield from tribal wars within families to ninja world wars between countries.

In just a few decades of history since the village was founded, more than half of the ninja clans in the Hidden Mist Village have died.

If the Hidden Mist Village joined the Ninja Alliance as a ninja village, wouldn't it be a matter of decades before even the existence of the Hidden Mist Village became history? This was too cruel for an old man like him who had witnessed the establishment, development, and decline of the Hidden Mist Village.

Retracting his gradually dispersing thoughts, Master Yuan felt mixed emotions.

He would definitely agree to cooperate with the descendants of the Senju. This is not because the Senju have a good reputation, but because Uchiha Madara left a deep impression on them.

Back then, Uchiha Madara never considered cooperation among ninja villages.

Uchiha Madara wanted all ninja villages to submit to Konoha and make Konoha a unique ninja village. If it weren't for Senju Hashirama's obstruction, the First World War in the Ninja World would have happened more than ten years earlier.

After thinking about this, Master Yuan waved his hand and said to his trusted ninja: "Call Mei Terumi, Qing and the others over. I have something to discuss with them."

The trusted ninja nodded and used the instant body movement technique to leave the spot.

……

Ten minutes later, Mei Terumi and Ao appeared at the elders' residence.

Mei Terumi is a dual bloodline ninja who possesses Lava Release and Boil Release, and is one of the ninjas with the greatest hope of running for the Fifth Mizukage in the future.

According to the policy of the Great Purge, a ninja like Mei Terumi who possessed multiple bloodline limits would definitely be imprisoned, or at least under the surveillance of the Kirigakure Anbu.

However, the Master protected Mei Terumi, so that she would not be affected by the Great Purge and could seriously improve her strength.

Unlike the young Mei Terumi, Ao is already quite old. His age of nearly forty makes him the squad leader of the Kirigakure Jounin Squad, and he is considered one of the high-ranking members of the Kirigakure.

The reason why Master Yuan asked Qing to come over a few years ago was not just because the other party was a high-ranking official of the Hidden Mist Village.

What is more crucial is the Byakugan that Ao possesses, which was a trophy obtained from the Hyuga clan during the Third Ninja World War.

It is also the most powerful perception ability in the Hidden Mist Village. If you want to identify whether the Fourth Mizukage is under control, you must find Qing.

After entering the elders' residence, Terumi Mei and Qing looked at each other first, then said to Master Yuan, "Master Yuan, what do you want to talk to us about?"

The Master did not immediately explain his intention, but asked, "Mei Terumi, Ao, what do you think of the Fourth Hokage's performance in the past few years?"

Hearing this, Terumi Mei and Ao were stunned.

After a long time, Qing said cautiously: "The Fourth Master has been very mysterious in recent years. He has been staying in the Mizukage Building all year round and has not gone out. The policies he has issued are also somewhat bizarre."

Mei Terumi put one hand on her waist and said bluntly, "The Fourth Hokage is not yet at the age of Alzheimer's disease, but he always does stupid things. Sometimes I even wonder if his brain was damaged by an explosive talisman."

At this point, Mei Terumi seemed to remember something and quickly said, "Master Yuanshi, I didn't mean anything against you. Although you are older than the Yondaime, you don't have Alzheimer's disease."

Thank you so much... Master Yuan looked at Mei Terumi and smiled helplessly.

He watched Mei Terumi grow up, and the relationship between them is more like that between granddaughter and grandfather. Yuanshi doesn't dislike Mei Terumi's temper, but how will Mei Terumi get married in the future with this kind of personality?

After the awkward atmosphere lasted for a while, Terumi Mei looked at Master Yuan and said:

"Since Master Yuanshi mentioned the Fourth Hokage, are you planning to unite with the Jonin in the village to impeach the Fourth Hokage and have him step down from the position of Mizukage?"

"If you take action, you will definitely be able to bring down the Fourth Generation."

The Master shook his head, and then said: "I will not attack the Fourth Hokage, but I do have the idea of ​​attacking the Fourth Hokage."

"Just a few hours ago, I met Biwa Juzo and the letter he brought."

"Biwa Juzo has been here?" Terumi Mei and Ao showed a vigilant look, and then said: "Biwa Juzo is now a traitor, he didn't attack you."

"of course not."

The Yuanshi smiled and said, "Maybe an old guy like me still has some merits for the village, but Biwa Juzang sent me some important information."

"What information?" Mei Terumi and Aomine looked at each other, they were very curious.

After a short pause, the Master said, "Biwa Juuzou has joined forces with Zabuza to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage. They suspect that the Fourth Mizukage is under the control of an illusion."

"Biwa Juzo and Zabuza want to assassinate the Mizukage..."

When they heard the first half of the sentence, Mei Terumi and Ao widened their eyes. It would be fine if Biwa Juuzou and Zabuza wanted to assassinate the Mizukage, but why did they have to come and inform the Master?

Isn't this just walking into a trap? Master Yuanshi would never let go of a ninja who threatens the village.

When they heard the second half of the sentence, their feelings could only be described as explosion. Two traitorous ninjas actually assassinated the Mizukage on the grounds that the Mizukage might be controlled. Is there anything more ridiculous than this?
But if you think about it carefully, although it was outrageous for a rebel nin to assassinate the Mizukage to save the village, the policies issued by the Fourth Mizukage over the years were even more outrageous. It simply didn't seem like something a politician could have formulated.

It's more like a policy made by a third-rate ninja who hasn't even graduated from the ninja world, just by slapping his forehead.

Feeling that the bloodline family threatened the village, he issued an order against all bloodline ninjas. Fearing that information would be leaked during the mission, he granted the ninja team captain the power to kill his companions to protect the information.

Looking at the stunned Terumi Mei and Ao, the Master said: "I know that Biwa Juuzou's words are outrageous, but I also have some doubts whether the Fourth Mizukage is really being controlled."

Hearing this, Terumi Mei and Qing slowly said, "Master Yuanshi, what do you mean?"

The Master took a deep breath and said, "My idea is to acquiesce to Biwa Juuzou and Zabuza's actions, let them go and test the Fourth Hokage, and not interfere with them too much."

"During this period, you must gather a large number of ninjas and keep in touch with them."

"If the Fourth Mizukage is really controlled, we will fight against the Fourth Mizukage and the ninja who controls him together. If the Fourth Mizukage is not controlled, we will follow the tradition of the village and stand aside and watch the battle between them."

After saying this, Master Yuan seemed to be drained of his energy and spirit, and he suddenly looked several years older.

He issued these orders in conjunction with Mei and Qing. Basically, even if he gave up on the Fourth Mizukage, Karajima Yagura would step down from the position of Mizukage regardless of whether the Fourth Mizukage was under control or not.

(End of this chapter)