Chapter 120 Obito's Decision
Chapter 120 Obito's Decision
"Wait, why does she join every group that invites her?" Obito was dumbfounded.
Phoenix Temple Chiba accepts Yagura's invitation to join the Mist Ninja, an outcome he never anticipated.
Putting everything else aside, he couldn't understand why Yagura would invite Hououji Chiba; he probably would have to ask her in person to find out.
But that's not the problem now. The problem is what will happen to Phoenix Temple Chiba's plans now that he's joined the Mist Village.
He forced Yagura to renege on his promise, lured Phoenix Temple Chiba to a secluded place, smashed a cup as a signal, and then all five hundred swordsmen and axemen came out.
That's not impossible, but if he did that, he could basically say goodbye to Yagura.
For Obito, Yagura was like a high-level AI whose highest privileges he had stolen.
He can subtly influence the AI's choices and behaviors without the AI noticing, but he cannot directly use his highest authority to say, "I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table, you're my dog, and you must do things my way."
Because if you do that, the AI will discover your existence and rebel, leaving Obito with only one option: to completely erase Yagura's mind.
Obito didn't want a brainless Kage-level fighter; even Hydra knew to create a "Damn it" character.
So if he still wants Yagura to deal with Chiba, he'll have to find a reason!
"This is troublesome!" Obito put on the Pain Mask.
After a long pause, he looked at the white Zetsu in front of him again and asked, "Does the black Zetsu know about this?"
Speak of the devil, and he appears. Before White Zetsu could answer, a pitcher plant emerged from the ground: "I just found out."
"What do you say?" Obito began to seek Madara's wisdom.
Black Zetsu's answer was also very concise: "Two options. One is to ignore Yagura and deal with it yourself. After so many times, you should understand that Phoenix Temple Chiba is someone who cannot be predicted by common sense. If you want to deal with her, it's best not to use any fancy tricks."
"What about the second option?" Obito asked.
"The second one..." Black Zetsu's expression was somewhat strange: "Why don't you just go and invite her to join?"
"Given that Phoenix Temple Chiba dared to invite someone to join, I think a direct invitation might actually work."
"Huh?" Obito could hardly believe Black Zetsu would make such a suggestion: "Isn't this a bit too frivolous?"
Black Zetsu shrugged: "Given the situation, why don't you give it a try?"
"What if it works out?"
"What if...?"
Obito crossed his arms, tapping his fingers absently on his arms, clearly lost in thought.
He couldn't deny that Black Zetsu's suggestion was indeed somewhat tempting.
After all, as Black Zetsu said, what if?
A gambler's mentality then takes hold.
Obito let out a long breath and made a decision: "In that case, I'll go and die!"
Obito decided to change his route and his strategy.
Meanwhile, under Yagura's guidance, Chiba officially arrived at Kirigakure.
A village shrouded in thick fog appeared before everyone.
"This is the Hidden Mist Village?"
"The fog is so thick!"
"Truly living up to its name—Kirigakure!"
Such comments appeared on the live stream screen at this moment.
Due to the stubbornness of the fog and the bloody traditions within the blood fog, the architecture of Kirigakure is completely different from that of other ninja villages.
Rather than calling these houses houses, it would be more accurate to describe them as cylindrical brick and stone bunkers.
And, quite amazingly, you can see lush green trees on top of these cylindrical houses!
"Can you grow trees on a rooftop?"
At first, Chiba didn't understand the meaning of doing this. Weren't the Mist Ninja afraid that the vigorous roots of the trees would break through the roof and cause it to leak?
Fortunately, Ringo Ameyuri, who was accompanying them—or rather, monitoring them—provided an explanation with a sour expression: "This is to dispel the fog!"
"The fog in Kirigakure is so thick that normal life is very difficult. That's why we planted these trees. The trees can absorb the fog and prevent it from moving, thus reducing its concentration!"
"You can do that? That's amazing!" Qianyu was very surprised.
Using trees to ward off the fog—it seems this is the wisdom of life among the people of the ninja world.
After understanding the significance of planting trees upstairs, Qianyu continued forward with the group.
Upon entering the Hidden Mist Village, she was even more surprised to discover that it had many tall buildings that were not seen in other ninja villages.
Rows of cylindrical high-rise buildings stand side by side. Although these buildings look like enlarged fortresses, with bare bricks and stones on the outside and no glass, they still look like unfinished buildings.
Chiyu never expected that Kirigakure, the most remote village in the ninja world, would be the most urbanized of the five great ninja villages.
At this moment, noticing Chiba's surprised expression, Ringo Ameyuri also revealed a look of pride.
"Those skyscrapers, aren't they nice?"
Ringo Ameyuri said with satisfaction, "We didn't have so many tall buildings before. This whole area is the territory of those great ninja clans. Kirigakure is small, so many ordinary ninjas have to live outside."
"Fortunately, Lord Yagura wiped out those blood-sucking ninja clans, demolished their clan lands, and built a large number of these high-rise buildings, so that we ordinary ninjas can finally have our own homes."
"Really? It sounds like you're quite satisfied with the Blood Mist?" Qianyu was very surprised to hear the other party's words.
“Of course!” Ringo Ameyuri’s tone suddenly rose: “In the past, how could an ordinary ninja like me become the successor of the Lightning Blade?”
"That's great now. Lord Yagura said that as soon as we find the traitor Raiga Kurosuki, he will immediately send me to retrieve the ninja sword so that I can become its next one."
"But don't you think it's cruel?" Qianyu asked again.
"Cruel? Maybe!" Ringo Ameyuri said calmly. "But in this dog-eat-dog world, the weak aren't allowed to live, are they?"
"Is that what you think?" Qianyu asked thoughtfully.
In her mind, the Blood Mist had always been a cruel and bloody system because of Zabuza.
Unexpectedly, what she heard from Ringo Ameyuri was a positive one.
That makes sense; every policy inevitably has its supporters.
In the blood mist, people are taught to rise through the ranks by fighting since their ninja academy days. It looks cruel, but for those who actually fight their way out, isn't it just as Ringo said, that it gives them the opportunity to rise?
As for the consumables that died during this process?
Qianyu remembered the joke about parachutes receiving zero negative reviews.
Therefore, it seems that Yagura's rule was quite stable.
Of course, this stability is only temporary.
Because Qianyu knew without even thinking that this group of vested interests who had come up to fight would eventually grow old and become too old to fight anymore.
At this point, they will naturally reject this system shrouded in bloodshed.
At the same time, there are also people like Zabuza, who seem like brutes but still have their own thoughts.
He will naturally reflect on this and reject such a system.
Furthermore, people are not like leeks; it takes eighteen years for a new one to grow after you kill one. Young people are not an endless supply.
This can be seen from the bustling yet decaying port where Chiyu landed, indicating that the vitality of the people of the Land of Water had actually entered a rather dire situation.
Changes to Kirigakure are now imperative!
A sudden realization dawned on Qianyu's mind.
But then she burst out laughing.
She's not going to be the Mizukage anymore; she's only just joined the Kirigakure organization. Why is she thinking so much?
Chiba put aside her worries about the current state of Kirigakure and focused on her journey. Soon, under the watchful eyes of a group of Kirigakure ANBU, she arrived at the Mizukage Building and was led to a reception room to wait.
Soon after, Yagura, who had disappeared shortly after arriving in Kirigakure, returned.
Behind him followed several Mist Ninja ANBU and five ninjas dressed in different outfits, clearly sealed away.
Then Yagura didn't say anything more, and simply pushed the five people dressed in different ways forward, saying to Chiba, "Kill them!"
"Alright!" Qian Yu was also very decisive. He drew his sword in the air and slashed, and a streak of icy blue light swept across the necks of the five people.
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