Bang!
Mei Terumi’s fiery red hair flew as she punched the wall beside Kaguya Naoki. The impact sent bricks scattering, brushing lightly against his mask, and the vibrations penetrated his skin.
Kaguya Naoki turned his face, watching the cracks radiate from Mei Terumi’s fist, swallowing nervously.
“Kaguya Naoki, if you leave the village without permission again, I won’t cover for you anymore!”
“Next time, you’ll face the village’s punishment!”
Kaguya Naoki quickly plastered an embarrassed smile, trying to explain.
“Mei Terumi, I don’t have many friends. You’re the only one with a good head on your shoulders. I had no choice but to ask for your help.”
Mei Terumi glared, intending to act furious and teach Kaguya Naoki a lesson.
But hearing his innocent claim that he had no other smart friends dissipated her anger, and she even felt a bit amused.
Clenching her teeth to hide her changing expression, she lowered her voice and said to Kaguya Naoki.
“Recently, there have been few missions in the village, but many ninjas. If someone as noticeable as you goes missing for too long, others will surely take notice.”
“Leaving the village without permission is a serious crime.”
Seeing Mei Terumi’s serious demeanor, Kaguya Naoki nodded in agreement, though his eyes involuntarily glanced at the Mizukage’s office, feeling somewhat dismissive.
Aside from Madara Uchiha, behind the Third Mizukage, no one in Kirigakure could beat him in a one-on-one fight.
Now, he could act freely and arrogantly in Kirigakure without real danger.
However, he naturally wouldn’t voice his thoughts and quickly turned to speak again with a helpless tone.
“Mei Terumi, I understand. I’ll be more careful in the future. But could you please lower your fist?”
“With your temper, besides me, who else would marry you?”
Mei Terumi nodded in satisfaction at the first part but bristled at the latter.
“Is that so?”
“Do you think I need to worry about that? I am Mei Terumi.”
“Who wouldn’t want to marry me?”
Kaguya Naoki didn’t believe her but nodded nonchalantly.
This woman could only marry in an Infinite Tsukuyomi world without clear self-awareness.
Mei Terumi could feel the disdain behind Kaguya Naoki’s mask. She clenched her teeth and raised her fist to strike again.
“Mei Terumi, someone is coming to see me.”
Having activated his Byakugan at some point, Kaguya Naoki glanced briefly at Mei Terumi before looking into the distance.
There, an Anbu ninja was glaring at Kaguya Naoki from afar.
Seeing this, he wasn’t surprised by the killing intent, knowing it was due to his Kaguya lineage. He turned to Mei Terumi.
Hearing Kaguya Naoki’s words, Mei Terumi’s fiery hair fell, her expression softening as she retracted her fist, becoming gentle and composed.
Seeing this, Kaguya Naoki sighed inwardly.
Such a gentle childhood goddess who only occasionally showed a sly side, why did she like to display violent fists before him?
Unaware of his thoughts, Mei Terumi was getting suspicious, feeling deceived by Kaguya Naoki again.
Just as she raised her fist, an Anbu ninja entered her sensory range, surprising her.
There is someone!
Kaguya Naoki’s sensory range is quite long now.
Is it a coincidence, or has Kaguya Naoki mastered some new secret technique?
Stomp!
The Anbu ninja halted, pulling out a purple scroll from his cloak with precise efficiency.
Seeing the crucial scroll, Mei Terumi chose to leave voluntarily, while the Anbu ninja coldly said,
“Kaguya Naoki, this is a mission from Lord Mizukage.”
Kaguya Naoki nodded slightly, reaching out to take the mission scroll. Even before opening it, transparent text that was visible only to him appeared.
[Mizukage Mission: Destroy Konoha]
[Mission Description: Lead Kirigakure ninjas, ambush Kakashi Hatake, capture Rin Nohara, and make her the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. Then, led Rin Nohara to release the Three-Tails in Konoha. PS: You may encounter unexpectedly powerful ninjas, including Obito Uchiha.]
[Mission Difficulty: SS]
[Complete All Missions: Exchange Attempts +3.]
[Upon mission completion, you may receive exchange attempts: fragments, “1”, and “2”.]
Exchange attempts that add directly, not just fragments?
Kaguya Naoki was intrigued.
He had never seen such generous rewards in the system.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
This mission involved Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, White Zetsu, and Black Zetsu in a historic moment!
Even with ample rewards, it was justified.
However,
Considering his plan to save Rin Nohara, additional exchange rewards were out of the question.
Only in capturing Rin Nohara might he obtain an exchange reward.
Winning one exchange attempt could allow him to choose any Kekkei Genkai or delay his bloodline disease.
As for the choice, he’d consider it after surviving the battlefield.
Suppressing his excitement, Kaguya Naoki was about to open the purple scroll. At that moment, the Anbu ninja before him disappeared, clearly unwilling to interact further.
This was common for Kaguya Naoki.
Such deep-seated prejudice was stubborn, but gaining a solid battlefield reputation could eventually overcome it.
Focusing, Kaguya Naoki unrolled the scroll, carefully reading the detailed routes and distribution of Konoha ninjas.
The precise details were undoubtedly thanks to the omnipresent White Zetsu!
Turning a page, he casually looked at the ninja list he was to lead and was about to close it when a few familiar names caught his eye.
Zabuza Momochi?
He murmured, recalling the memory.
Demon, Zabuza Momochi!
Quick-tempered, arrogant, and disdainful towards Kaguya clan members, often provoking them.
However, he was loyal and, like Kaguya Naoki, wanted to change Kirigakure’s status quo.
According to history, he would attempt to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage to end the Blood Mist policy.
He failed and defected from the village.
Wandering for a long time, he eventually died alongside Haku at the hands of Kakashi, an authentic elite Jonin with pseudo-Six Paths strength.
But the defection was not real.
Even in the end, the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi, Mangetsu Hozuki, and Chojuro never considered Zabuza a rogue ninja.
Because Zabuza was a hero of Kirigakure’s reform.
A future ally in the coup against the Mizukage.
However, everyone in Kirigakure held substantial prejudice against the Kaguya clan.
Overcoming such prejudice was not easy.
But wasn’t there a perfect opportunity now?
Kaguya Naoki smiled.
Capturing Rin Nohara would be a perfect chance to change Zabuza’s prejudice.
A cold, mechanical voice sounded in his ear as he thought this, brightening Kaguya Naoki’s eyes.
[Zabuza Momochi’s Fate Shifted, Detected as Kirigakure Ninja, Obtained Exchange Fragment *1]
[PS: Exchange fragments can be used to exchange for characters, gaining their experience, skills, etc.]
Zabuza was a well-developed character early in Naruto, leaving a deep impression on me during my school days. Based on my calculations, he was likely the same age as Kakashi. With Obito and Rin being Chunin now, Zabuza joining Anbu isn’t too hard to understand, right? (manual dog head)
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