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Chapter 286: The Second Hokage is Skilled at Handling Dirty Work…
🕑 Added 2025-09-22 11:21:57 +0000 UTCChapter 286: The Second Hokage is Skilled at Handling Dirty Work…
Tobirama Senju looked at Kisame Hoshigaki's smug expression and was momentarily furious. How did this guy have the face to be here taking credit!
Who gave him the nerve to help that Uchiha kid plot for the position of Fifth Hokage!
And to also hand over the greatly empowered position of Fifth Mizukage to Mei Terumi? With that kind of talent, why didn't he just fly to the heavens?
"What an unmitigated idiot!"
"Do you know how to control the situation in the Land of Water?"
"Have you thought about how to guarantee the balance between taxes and finance?"
"How do you think you can make the citizens of the entire Land of Water willing to continue production under the threat of ninjas, instead of fleeing to other countries?"
Tobirama Senju issued a soul-searching interrogation, casually throwing out a pile of strange and difficult questions that smashed onto the heads of the Hidden Mist's higher-ups. This group of brutes, who were only skilled at fighting and killing, looked at each other in confusion…
Some of them, such as Ringo Ameyuri and Zabuza Momochi of the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, didn't even understand the questions Tobirama was asking, let alone propose a solution.
Their level of education was not high. Even if they didn't understand what Tobirama meant, they knew that a cultured person like Tobirama knew a lot. Clearly, this old man had some substance…
"The reason the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, dared to abolish the Daimyo and set himself up was because his Kekkei Genkai is Magnet Release. He can pan for gold dust to stabilize the economy of the Land of Wind. Even if a rebellion occurs for a time, it can be easily suppressed!"
Tobirama's gaze swept over the high-ranking members of the Mist one by one, until they had all lowered their heads. He continued to reprimand them in a cold voice, "And what does your Hidden Mist Village have to guarantee the stability of the Land of Water! By cutting off a certain shark's fins?"
Kisame Hoshigaki: "…"
He didn't think it through, and now there's a problem. We're probably done for.
Is this what it feels like to be called to account after the fact? It doesn't feel very good!
"But we have already announced the abolition of the Daimyo system in the Land of Water…" Kisame, in a state of "a broken pot fears no more cracks," said indifferently, "In any case, the situation is what it is…"
"Lord Tobirama, please calm your anger…"
Mei Terumi tugged on Kisame's arm from the side and explained, "At least this matter has allowed our Hidden Mist Village to completely take control of the entire Land of Water. We no longer need to be shackled by the Daimyo…"
"The organization can also profit from it. For example, the trade between the Land of Water, the Land of Waves, and the Land of Fire will all be controlled by the Hidden Mist from now on…"
"Trade?"
Tobirama Senju slammed his palm on the table and said angrily, "Does our organization look like it's short on money?"
"It doesn't just look like it…"
Zabuza Momochi glanced at Tobirama and muttered from the side, "We are. The explosive tags we send to the Land of Waves every week are not a small sum…"
"Shut up!"
Tobirama Senju shot Zabuza a glance, then beckoned to the kimono-clad youth beside him. "Haku, you will be my assistant in the future! During this period, I will be in this office to temporarily take over the Hidden Mist Village and deal with the problems in the Land of Water…"
"This isn't in line with…"
Ringo Ameyuri had a rather hot temper. How could she tolerate a Hokage from another country interfering in the internal affairs of the Mist!
However, before she could finish her sentence, Mangetsu Hozuki, who was beside her, pressed down on her shoulder and said respectfully, "Then we'll have to trouble Lord Tobirama."
Mangetsu Hozuki was very clear. All these years, ever since the end of the Blood Mist era, the Hidden Mist Village had been stumbling forward. Their high-level personnel had also been reforming by feeling their way.
If it weren't for Tobirama Senju secretly supporting them, their Hidden Mist Village might have already collapsed from within!
The best-case scenario would have been them being poor enough to sell their own pants…
When it came to the ability to handle political affairs, all of the Mist's higher-ups tied together were probably not as sharp as Tobirama Senju…
Ringo Ameyuri was just too straightforward. Didn't she see that their new Fifth Mizukage, Mei Terumi, hadn't raised any objections!
It was obvious that the responsibility of the entire Land of Water was too heavy, and that woman knew she couldn't bear it… After all, when she had handled the small matters of the Hidden Mist Village before, she had always been indecisive!
"Hmph! If it weren't for the fact that the Mist Village is involved in the organization's grand plan…"
Tobirama Senju snatched a scroll from the desk, his eyes suddenly changed, and he said sternly, "Wait… If I remember correctly, that brat named Utakata should be the Mist's Six-Tails jinchuriki, right? Why is he on this wanted list!"
"…There was some misunderstanding…"
Kisame waved his hand indifferently. "While I was out, that kid killed his teacher and defected. I've already sent out a few ANBU squads to investigate…"
When he led the ANBU to attack the Land of Water's Daimyo mansion, in order to completely annihilate the Daimyo, he had taken the vast majority of the village's high-end combat power with him.
It was only after he returned to the village that Kisame had learned that the Six-Tails jinchuriki had killed his teacher and defected from the Hidden Mist. It had made the shark-faced man quite envious for a while…
However, the Six-Tails jinchuriki's strength wasn't that great. Kisame himself had dealt with a rampaging Tailed Beast in the village before, so he didn't pay much mind to the matter.
But right now, the problem of the Land of Water was more troublesome, and the Mist's higher-ups needed something from Tobirama Senju, so for now, they would just go along with his wishes…
"You'd better be quick!"
Tobirama looked at his newly-emerged political rival and said coldly, "The situation in the ninja world is not good. If you lose your village's Tailed Beast, it won't be easy to find it again!"
"Don't worry. After the New Year, I will personally lead a team to search for Utakata's traces and bring that kid back!" The Mist's ANBU Captain grinned.
"After you find the Six-Tails jinchuriki, send him directly to the Land of Waves…" Tobirama leaned back in his chair and crossed his legs. "My big brother is still stationed in the Land of Waves. With his strength, he can also protect the Tailed Beast's safety!"
"Understood."
The Mist ANBU Captain caressed Samehada in his hand and chuckled softly. "Although we still don't know if sending the village's Tailed Beast to the Land of Waves is the great Lord Kitahara's order… Lord Hashirama is clearly more worthy of our trust than Lord Tobirama."
A mere Tailed Beast, he could take care of it himself!
And recently, the Tailed Beasts lost by the other great ninja villages was quite alarming. Temporarily handing over the Tailed Beast to Hashirama for protection was something Kisame was relatively at ease with…
If he were to hand it over to Tobirama, the shark-faced man was truly a bit worried. Who knew what kind of ghostly human experiments this old geezer would perform on the jinchuriki!
But the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, would never, under any circumstances, covet the Mist's Tailed Beast. After all, he was the one who had distributed them in the first place…
"There is one more thing. You all find a way to sort out a list of the Land of Water Daimyo's crimes and announce it to the entire ninja world…" Tobirama extended a finger and tapped on the table, his face dark. "As for the contents, I don't need to teach you how to write it, do I?"
Kisame Hoshigaki gulped and nodded. "…"
He had personally witnessed Tobirama's actions back in the Hidden Rain Village, frantically slinging mud at the previous Rain regime of Pain and Konan…
As expected of the Second Hokage, he really had a knack for handling dirty work!
