"Alright, you wait, I will go report to the Mizukage." After saying this, Guard 1 ran away from the gate. Damn it. He said his name is Uchiha Ryun. Is he serious?
Although he did not know Uchiha Ryun personally, his reputation was not unfamiliar to the shinobi of the ninja world. In front of such a powerful person, Guard 1's legs were trembling a little.
Guard 2 was stunned. He looked at Guard 1's retreating back and couldn't help but curse him inwardly. "You bastard, so unscrupulous, you just ran off."
What, only you are scared. I am scared too. Dammit, I reacted half a beat too slow. He stood at the gate, carefully looked at Uchiha Ryun, and swallowed his saliva.
When he noticed Uchiha Ryun sitting on the ground, he suddenly remembered that the weather in Kirigakure was a bit damp. So he hurriedly went to the duty room and brought out his own chair, placing it at the gate, gesturing for Uchiha Ryun to sit.
"Hokage-sama, please sit. The Mizukage will arrive shortly, the stone is cold." Guard 2 smiled with a fawning expression.
Uchiha Ryun naturally would not refuse his kindness. After all, as the Kage of a village, he still had this much magnanimity. He smiled. "Thank you." Then he sat on the chair brought by Guard 2.
Guard 2 chuckled. He stopped guarding the gate and instead stood at the entrance, looking towards the interior of Kirigakure. It seemed he was keeping watch for Uchiha Ryun, watching for when Mizukage Yagura might appear, so that he could also be relatively safer.
Mizukage's Office
Yagura was handling administrative affairs when the guard arrived. "Re, report, Mizukage-sama, th, there is a situation."
Guard 1 rushed in hastily, quickly dropping to one knee. Yagura's pen tip paused. His face darkened. He was somewhat confused. What was the matter, so urgent, rushing in like this.
I thought Uchiha Ryun had attacked. Panicked and flustered, what kind of bearing is that. And he's a guard of our Kirigakure.
"What is it? To be so panicked. Did the Anbu not teach you manners?" After speaking, a slight anger appeared on Yagura's face as he looked dissatisfied at Guard 1 before him.
If today, Guard 1 could not give him a proper explanation, he would skin him alive and make him go back to the army to simmer. Usually Guard 1 was a very sharp person, why had he become like this today.
"Mizukage-sama, the Hokage, Uchiha Ryun, has arrived. He is currently waiting at the village entrance of Kirigakure. Please see clearly, Mizukage-sama." Guard 1 quickly knelt on the ground.
Yagura was momentarily dazed. He grabbed Guard 1 by the collar. "Are you sure you said Uchiha Ryun?"
"Subordinate, subordinate is sure." After saying this, Guard 1 felt the collar loosen. Mizukage Yagura's expression was extremely gloomy. He knocked on the desk, suddenly thinking of something.
"Tell Ao to hide. Also notify Suikazan Fuguki, have him gather the Seven Ninja Swordsmen. They must reach the Mizukage building within ten minutes. No, three minutes." Yagura began straightening his clothes. He changed into Kirigakure's Mizukage ceremonial robe.
He stood by the floor-to-ceiling window and waited silently. Before long, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen appeared in the Mizukage's office. Sensing them, Yagura turned around. "Hokage Uchiha Ryun is here. You will accompany me to the village entrance to welcome him. Remember to smile. Attitude must be good."
Then the several men began practicing smiling, which confused Yagura. "Stop, stop, stop. You better not smile. Just keep your previous expressions." Hearing this, the seven men stopped smiling.
Yagura held his head, sighing inwardly. Why did his subordinates look more terrifying when they smiled than when they didn't. Better not to smile, lest they embarrass Kirigakure later.
"Later, keep your attitudes proper. Try not to speak if possible." Mizukage Yagura instructed his subordinates. Everyone nodded. With a freak like Uchiha Ryun, they weren't interested in talking anyway.
"Good, then let's go." After Yagura finished speaking, he led the Seven Ninja Swordsmen towards the village entrance.
Soon.
They saw that familiar yet heart-stopping figure, Uchiha Ryun. He was sitting cross-legged on the chair, looking at their group with a face full of smiles.
But this smile, in their view, seemed somewhat sinister, somewhat ill-intentioned.
It could be said that from the Second Shinobi World War until now in the Third War, all of Kirigakure's misfortunes were linked to Uchiha Ryun. Whenever they encountered him, nothing good ever happened.
"Mizukage-sama, why are you so late. I've been waiting here so long the flowers have wilted." Uchiha Ryun smiled. He used a internet phrase from his previous life, joking with Yagura.
Yagura was stunned. What did that mean. Was he saying that waiting for them so long had made Uchiha Ryun dissatisfied.
"Apologies, Hokage-sama. I was busy with administrative affairs early on. I also only received the news suddenly, so my actions were a bit slow. Please bear with us."
"Hehe, it's fine, it's fine, Mizukage-sama. I came here this time for only one matter. I heard that someone from your Kirigakure, taking advantage of the chaos of the Third Shinobi World War, seized the Byakugan of our Konoha's Hyūga clan. Is this true." Uchiha Ryun said lightly.
Yagura did not speak, thinking for a moment. "I haven't heard about this matter. Suikazan, have you heard of it."
Suikazan scratched his head. "Hokage-sama, I haven't heard of this matter either. What Byakugan. If we had it, we should have known about it immediately."
The corner of Yagura's mouth turned up. He gave Suikazan Fuguki a mental thumbs up. Truly his capable subordinate, his ability to think on his feet was different. As for the others, he didn't plan to ask. Compared to Suikazan Fuguki, they weren't smooth enough and might reveal flaws.
However, Uchiha Ryun laughed. He pointed at Momochi Zabuza. "You, come here for a moment."
Momochi Zabuza was stunned. He looked at the others and then at Uchiha Ryun, then pointed a finger at himself. "Me."
"It's over, we're in trouble." Yagura thought inwardly. He picked the one with the least guile. If he gets tricked into saying something later, Ao will be lost.
At this moment, Ao was hiding in his own shabby little home, waiting for the Mizukage's reply. He heard it was Uchiha Ryun who came. Damn it, it's just one Byakugan. Is it worth going this far.
What Ao did not know was that he had now become a bargaining chip for Uchiha Ryun's negotiation with the Hyūga clan. This matter would not be left unresolved like in the original story.
Momochi Zabuza stepped forward. Uchiha Ryun did not say much more. He placed his right hand on Momochi Zabuza's head and performed the Rinnegan's memory reading technique. Momochi Zabuza immediately felt as if the top of his head was opened and his brain was being sucked out.
After convulsing for a while, Momochi Zabuza fell to the ground. Uchiha Ryun, however, laughed. He looked meaningfully at Yagura and Suikazan Fuguki.
Jinin Akebino didn't understand what was happening, but he knew he couldn't abandon a comrade. He helped Momochi Zabuza up, looking nervously at Momochi Zabuza, then at Uchiha Ryun, his eyes carrying hostility.
"Hm. Jinin Akebino, right. Don't worry, your companion is fine. I just read his memories. He's a bit dazed right now. He'll be fine after a day's rest." Uchiha Ryun glanced at him and said calmly.
Hearing this, Jinin Akebino supported Momochi Zabuza and looked at Mizukage Yagura. Yagura nodded, signaling him to take Momochi Zabuza away first.
After receiving Yagura's signal, Jinin Akebino left the scene with Momochi Zabuza.
The hearts of the remaining five Swordsmen and Yagura were trembling. They looked carefully at Uchiha Ryun.
Uchiha Ryun spoke. "Do you really not know about this matter." He had seen from Momochi Zabuza's memory Suikazan Fuguki taking Ao to the Mizukage building.
"Well, I know a little." Suikazan Fuguki scratched his head. Better the priest perish than the parishioner. Sorry, Ao. I originally wanted to focus on training you. Ah.
Yagura did not speak. His current thought was the same as Suikazan Fuguki's. Although he appreciated that shinobi Ao, given the current situation, it was clearly impossible to get past this.
Suikazan Fuguki gave Yagura a look. Yagura nodded. Suikazan Fuguki sighed. "Hokage-sama, that person's location is at..."
Uchiha Ryun smiled at him. "Lead the way."
"Yes." Suikazan Fuguki nodded, then led Uchiha Ryun towards the place where Ao was hiding. The others followed behind. If Uchiha Ryun went on a rampage later, they could not just stand by.
Even if they couldn't stop Uchiha Ryun from rampaging, they still had to do their best to protect the village.
Uchiha Ryun nodded and followed behind Suikazan Fuguki. Soon they arrived at a dilapidated residential house.
Suikazan Fuguki pointed at the door, then stepped back, standing together with the remaining four Swordsmen, all behind Mizukage Yagura.
Inside the courtyard, Ao activated his Byakugan to look towards the gate. Mizukage Yagura, Suikazan Fuguki, and the other Swordsmen, and one stranger. The next moment, his pupils contracted.
Sharingan. That was a member of the Uchiha clan. Considering the current location was Kirigakure, and even the Mizukage was following behind him, his identity was obvious.
Uchiha Ryun. The moment this name appeared, Ao's face turned pale. He understood. He had now become a pawn to be sacrificed. And the matter of him seizing the Byakugan was now being settled.
Uchiha Ryun had come. He definitely would not return empty-handed. So I only have one path now. Run. Ao immediately tried to escape. But before he could run a hundred meters, he felt an indescribable pulling force all over his body.
"What's going on. What kind of strange technique is this." Even though Ao tried his hardest to run forward, his body uncontrollably moved backward.
"Almighty Push." Uchiha Ryun chanted inwardly, targeting Ao. Ao watched helplessly as the surroundings moved backward. No matter how hard he tried, he could not stop it. Despair filled his heart.
"No, no, no, no. Ah." Ao shouted. He was caught by Uchiha Ryun. Uchiha Ryun's hand, with speed too fast to follow, tore off his mask and swiftly plucked out his Byakugan.
Blood flowed from Ao's eyes. In Uchiha Ryun's hand was a perfectly intact Byakugan, along with blood. He smiled lightly.
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