A few days later, Kirigakure. Spore Clone No. 1 disguised himself as an ordinary ninja from Kirigakure and sneaked in easily. After sneaking
A few days later, Kirigakure.
Spore Clone No. 1 disguised himself as an ordinary ninja from Kirigakure and sneaked in easily.
After sneaking in, he arrived at the residence of the Terumi family and entered using the Floating Technique.
The Terumi family—the family of the future Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei—was powerful enough to produce a future Kage, showing their strength and foundation.
Although he planned to create trouble for Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Fugaku did not intend to do it himself. Instead, he planned to destroy Obito's plan in Kirigakure by providing information.
In the current Kirigakure, the only person capable of doing that was the future Fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei, who possessed two Kekkei Genkai.
After a quick search, Spore Clone No. 1 found Terumi Mei in a house.
She appeared to be in her early twenties, wearing a blue tube-top dress, with long reddish-brown hair and emerald-green eyes.
She had a beautiful face and skin as white as snow. She was incredibly attractive, but also extremely dangerous.
With two Kekkei Genkai, her strength had not only reached the Kage level but even exceeded ordinary Kage standards.
Buzz—
Spore Clone No. 1 emerged from the ground and appeared inside the house.
"Who's there?"
As a Kage-level ninja, Mei Terumi's perception was naturally sharp. She immediately sensed another presence in the house.
She turned around swiftly and looked toward Spore Clone No. 1's direction, her gaze sharp and cold.
"I have no hostility," said Spore Clone No. 1.
"Sneaking into a lady's residence is hardly what a gentleman would do. Who are you?" Mei Terumi asked, exuding a dangerous aura, remaining vigilant.
The appearance of Spore Clone No. 1 shifted—from an ordinary Mist ninja to that of Uchiha Shisui, which was his external identity.
"Uchiha Shisui…"
Mei Terumi naturally knew of the famous Shunshin no Shisui.
The person in front of her was no ordinary ninja. He possessed the Mangekyō Sharingan and was potentially not weaker than herself.
After a moment of surprise, she smiled, but her aura grew even more threatening.
"Oh? Do you like me that much? You even snuck into the Hidden Mist Village just to see me."
Even though Uchiha Shisui was strong, she wasn't afraid.
This was her home territory in Kirigakure. If a fight broke out, she wouldn't be the one at a disadvantage.
"I have no hostility. The reason I'm here is because I have extremely important information for you—and for Kirigakure."
Spore Clone No. 1 explained.
"What kind of information?" Terumi Mei asked with a smile.
"You've heard of the Wood Release user, right?" asked Spore Clone No. 1.
"I've heard they've caused quite a bit of trouble in Konoha. But what does that have to do with the news you're bringing me?" Terumi Mei replied.
"The Fourth Mizukage is being controlled by someone through genjutsu. That person is the Wood Release user," Spore Clone No. 1 said.
"Sowing discord won't work on me," Mei Terumi said, smiling and shaking her head.
Naturally, she didn't believe Shisui's words.
The Fourth Mizukage was a perfect Jinchūriki. It was nearly impossible for someone like that to be caught in a genjutsu.
"If you think I'm trying to stir up misunderstanding, verify it yourself. There's a man named Ao in Kirigakure who possesses the Byakugan. He can confirm whether or not the Fourth Mizukage is under genjutsu," said Spore Clone No. 1.
Hearing this, Mei Terumi couldn't help but grow slightly suspicious. She smiled and looked at Spore Clone No. 1.
"I'll verify it. But until then, you'll stay here a while."
"Let's not discuss whether you can keep me here. If you try, aren't you worried it'll alert the enemy and tip off the Wood Release user?" said Spore Clone No. 1 calmly.
Since he had dared to infiltrate Kirigakure and confront Mei Terumi, he was confident he wouldn't be captured.
"I never said I'd force you to stay. Since you don't want to, forget it."
Mei Terumi backed down.
Now that the Fourth Mizukage might be under the Wood Release user's control, it wasn't wise to make an enemy of Konoha.
Of course, she understood Konoha's motive: they probably wanted Kirigakure to fight the Wood Release user.
But if what Uchiha Shisui said was true, even if she was falling into Konoha's plans, she had no choice.
"Then I'll take my leave."
Spore Clone No. 1 used the Mayfly Technique to sink into the ground and left the Terumi residence.
However, he didn't leave Kirigakure entirely. He planned to observe the chaos about to unfold.
More than a day later, loud sounds of battle erupted near the Mizukage Building.
Spore Clone No. 1 quietly approached and quickly saw three figures locked in battle, their clash creating shockwaves.
Numerous Kirigakure ninja had already arrived to support, with even more on the way.
One of the three was dressed in a black cloak with red clouds, wearing a spiral mask—Uchiha Obito.
The other two were the youthful Fourth Mizukage and a tall woman—Mei Terumi.
At this point, the Fourth Mizukage had already broken free of the genjutsu and was teaming up with Mei Terumi to fight Obito.
It appeared that, after receiving the warning, Mei Terumi had used Ao's Byakugan to confirm the genjutsu.
She then approached the Fourth Mizukage and helped dispel the illusion—triggering the fight against Uchiha Obito.
"How was I discovered?"
Uchiha Obito wasn't at a disadvantage even while facing the Fourth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, and multiple Kirigakure ninja. In fact, many Mist ninja had already died at his hands, which spoke volumes about his power.
Still, he was frustrated.
The Fourth Mizukage had been under his control for years without incident.
The only person in Kirigakure who could see through the genjutsu had been conveniently reassigned by him using the Mizukage's authority.
He truly couldn't understand how his control had been exposed.
"It seems I'll have to retreat."
Seeing the ever-growing number of Mist ninja gathering, he reluctantly made his decision.
Now that his control over the Fourth Mizukage had been exposed, all of Kirigakure had become his enemy. Staying was no longer an option.
He glared coldly at Mei Terumi, then used Kamui to vanish into a dark vortex.
It was clear he held a grudge against Mei Terumi, blaming her for everything.
Little did he know—it was Uchiha Fugaku who had truly caused his exposure.
"Mission accomplished."
Watching Obito's retreat, Spore Clone No. 1 burrowed underground and quietly exited the Hidden Mist Village.
Obito had repeatedly infiltrated Konoha as if it were his backyard. Sabotaging his plans in return was sweet revenge.
(End of this chapter)
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