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"And the money didn't go to waste either," Kitahara Kaede said.
"..." Mei Terumi.
In that instant, Mei Terumi felt like Uchiha Madara's loss this time wasn't even unjustified. Because…
It wasn't just about overwhelming strength—he had been caught in a trap from the very start. His opponent had thought everything through. How was Madara even supposed to win?
Thinking this far…
Mei Terumi immediately remembered her true purpose.
"Well then…"
Mei Terumi suddenly surged with imposing aura. "I won't beat around the bush anymore…"
"I'm begging you—please spare Kirigakure."
"..." Kitahara Kaede.
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"I really regret not getting to you sooner. If I had… then the development that Konoha is enjoying now could've been the future of the Mist." Mei Terumi said, genuinely full of regret.
"..." Kitahara Kaede. "Even if you invited me to Kirigakure, it would've been pointless."
"...I know. Kirigakure never had anyone good at handling complex politics and administration," Mei Terumi admitted. "All our past Mizukage basically ruined the village through their personal actions."
"I'm aware of that much."
"But…"
"Now that it's me—I want to give the Mist Village a sliver of hope."
"Please," she said, grasping Kitahara Kaede's right hand.
She even leaned in closer.
"I'm begging you!"
"..." Kitahara Kaede scratched his head.
This request… was kind of huge. No—more like a huge hassle.
"The Mist Village is seriously lacking in manpower…"
"But I don't recommend recruiting from the Cloud," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Yeah, yeah." Mei Terumi nodded.
Honestly, Cloud was already done for. Their chakra had been sucked dry by the Ten Tails, and their money had been looted by Konoha. The village had no value anymore.
"But if the Mist is short on people, why not consider that sly guy Orochimaru?" Kitahara Kaede suggested.
"Eh?"
The Mizukage blinked in surprise.
"Orochimaru?!"
"Yup."
"This time, when Madara was summoned via Edo Tensei, there's no way Orochimaru wasn't involved."
"So…"
"You think Madara could appear right in front of us and Orochimaru would just sit back quietly behind the scenes?" Kitahara Kaede said.
"So what you're saying is…" Mei Terumi's eyes lit up, "Orochimaru either got beaten or ran away. Meaning he definitely doesn't dare return to his old base."
"In that case…"
"His current hideout…"
"Can be taken over!"
Mei Terumi immediately understood Kitahara Kaede's intention.
If Orochimaru ran away, then all the Sound ninjas would be free to recruit.
So basically, he was telling her to go loot Orochimaru's base.
Mei Terumi received her mission.
"Big Sis has always been too busy… so I never had time for love…"
"So…"
Mei Terumi placed her hands on Kitahara Kaede's shoulders and leaned her head gently against him.
"I'm not grown up yet, so let's not…" Kitahara Kaede responded, gently raising his left index finger and placing it against Mei Terumi's lips.
So her lips only touched the pad of his finger.
Still—
Though it wasn't a kiss, it made her heart race.
"..." Mei Terumi.
Damn it.
He's good.
The Mizukage suddenly felt a wave of bashfulness.
"Ugh…"
"…Fine."
Mei Terumi became unusually docile.
"Well then—" Kitahara Kaede stood up.
"But I still have something else to deal with," he said.
"Go right ahead—"
Mei Terumi replied immediately.
"..." Kitahara Kaede.
For some reason, her attitude seemed even more subdued than before.
But that shouldn't be a big issue.
"Hold up…"
Just as Kitahara Kaede stepped out of the private room, he found Kakashi Hatake standing outside.
"...?"
Was Kakashi… eavesdropping?
No.
"I've got a question too," Kakashi said.
"…You guys think I'm some kind of double-leaf Doraemon? Everyone lines up to press a button?"
"We'll talk tomorrow."
"I've got stuff to do now," Kitahara Kaede said.
"Understood!"
Kakashi nodded.
And so Kitahara Kaede returned to his apartment.
"It's handled. You can come out now," he said.
Thud!
At that moment, despite the room seeming empty, a spatial fluctuation rippled through the air.
Then—an opening appeared.
Kitahara Kaede reached out with his left hand, and into it dropped a tiny, snowy-white ninja rabbit—its claws a striking red.
The little rabbit looked around nervously, still a bit uneasy.
Kitahara Kaede hugged it, then brought it over to the window ledge so it could see the sky.
"See? The moon is back to normal."
"This time, it was a member of the Akatsuki—Black Zetsu—who tried to go to the moon."
"That's what caused all this."
"It wasn't any Ōtsutsuki descending or anything like that," Kitahara Kaede explained.
"???"
Huh?
The little ninja rabbit blinked in confusion.
Because…
Black Zetsu—that unfortunate guy—went to the moon?
And for that, he stirred up such a massive event!?
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Black Zetsu really had stirred up something huge… all just to go to the moon.
But it wasn't entirely his fault.
When he was created by Kaguya-sama, he didn't have any special powers—just inherited Yin-Yang Release. His abilities were unimpressive compared to his two "older brothers."
However, unlike them, he had been granted longevity. His two brothers had long since passed away.
That's important, because under Uchiha Madara's guidance, Black Zetsu finally reached the moon.
And the spot he landed?
The shrine.
[Grave of Ōtsutsuki Hamura]
"..." Black Zetsu.
"I used to watch the Sage of Six Paths in the Shinobi World… now I'm standing before Hamura…"
"This is kind of… complicated…"
Black Zetsu stood quietly in front of Hamura's tomb, face unreadable.
But the tomb was well-built. It looked like the moon had been developed pretty nicely.
"Who goes there?!"
Suddenly, in the span of a few seconds, Black Zetsu found himself surrounded by… mechanical puppet guards.
Chapter 079: Black Zetsu's New Mission—Fooling Ōtsutsuki Toneri! (Please Subscribe)
Black Zetsu had landed in a very particular spot on the moon—right in front of Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo's younger brother's tomb.
Judging from the size and preservation of the tomb, Hamura had done quite a bit with the moon.
Back when Black Zetsu was created, it was during the time when the two brothers were sealing Kaguya-sama.
The older brother, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo—who called himself the Sage of Six Paths—sealed the Ten Tails, split its chakra into the Tailed Beasts, and spread chakra to humanity, giving rise to Ninshū… and eventually, the shinobi system.
That was how the known history of the ninja world began.
But his younger brother, Ōtsutsuki Hamura… was a different story altogether.
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