"How's the negotiation going?"
In the Hokage's office, Minato was facing the window, overlooking Konoha below, and his blue eyes were shining at this time.
Behind him, a tall and straight Dark Ops member wearing a cat mask replied, "Although we've finally contacted them and passed on the message, the other party is still hesitating."
"But … It seems like they didn't report our situation to the higher-ups of the Mist."
The Anbu's voice was slightly surprised. That person was obviously an elite of the Mist Anbu and was highly valued by the 4th Mizukage.
So she didn't trust Wood Leaf, but she didn't reject them, which made him feel a little strange.
At first, when he learned about the plan, he was quite shocked. But Naruto -sama seemed to have a card up his sleeve. Even if that person didn't agree to the plan, she wouldn't expose it.
It seems that there are some secrets that he didn't know.
"She should still be hesitating. After all, she is still a Ninja of the Mist. It's difficult to make her believe us."
Minato's voice was low. In fact, the information he provided to the other side was only at the guesswork stage.
Even now, he could still clearly remember the tenacity in the eyes of that little girl who was only five years old back then.
Although the two of them had some friendship, he was still the Hokage of Konoha, and the information he provided was related to the stability of the Mist Village. If it was him, he couldn't make this decision easily.
As his voice faded, Shui Men's eyes swept around. He saw some doubt in the depths of the pair of black eyes under the mask of the Dark Group.
He chuckled and said: "You must be very curious about the relationship between me and Dark. That's why you are so sure that she won't betray us."
The Anbu hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
"Speaking of which, this matter is related to a secret mission from many years ago."
Minato slightly frowned, stared at the dark department in front of him for a long time, and then his brows relaxed: "However, since I put you in charge of this matter, it is necessary to explain the ins and outs to you clearly."
"If it's something I shouldn't know, Naruto -sama, you don't have to force me." The Anbu said.
"No, knowing the whole story might be of help to you if you encounter danger in the future."
Shui Men waved his hand. There was a trace of reminiscence in his eyes as he said, "This is something that happened about twenty years ago …"
"At that time, the Mist and the Water Country were closed for a long time. At that time, the Sandaime sent a lot of ninjas to infiltrate the Mist Village, but almost all of them failed. The only one who managed to infiltrate the village was cut off from the village."
"After all, the Water Country is located overseas, and it's very difficult to sneak in. Even if you successfully enter the Mist, the chances of getting out are very low. So, Sandaime gave this task to me, who has the Flying Thunder God technique."
“.....”
Minato told the Anbu in front of him about his mission to infiltrate the Mist Village, as well as many details of the mission, without concealing anything.
"No wonder you are so sure, it turns out that there is such a story behind it."
After hearing this, the secret department sighed softly. It was no wonder that the response they received was somewhat abnormal when the latter mentioned the Water Gate.
After all, when Watergate carried out the mission, even if he had the Flying Thunder God, it was better to expose himself as much as possible.
But in order to save Empress Shōmei, Watergate exposed himself and was almost assassinated.
The Dark Unit mused for a moment before a ripple appeared in his eyes. He said, "Therefore, the matter that you asked me to pass on to her was deduced from what happened back then?"
"There are indeed many strange things in this matter."
"Yeah."
Watergate nodded and said: "Of course, it's more than that. Do you still remember what you, Kakashi, Rin, and even Bordered Soil experienced in the last war?"
"Those things seem normal, but … it's too much of a coincidence."
The Anbu's eyes widened slightly, and after thinking about it, he realized.
Indeed … some things at that time were too strange.
Not to mention how the Mist dealt with the Byakugan, why were the two people captured by the Mist Village were Kakashi and Rin?
And the person who took care of them happened to be Empress Shōmei, who was saved by Watergate -sensei.
"Could it be …" Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly shrank.
"So, Bordered Soil … Rin's death may not be an accident, but someone behind it."
Watergate's eyes suddenly became gloomy, and his killing intent was dense. If it's not unexpected, these things should be planned by the masked man alone.
It's just that for the time being, it's not clear what he wants to achieve by doing this.
Bordered Soil … Rin.
Thinking of these two people, Watergate couldn't stop the killing intent in his heart.
"Is that so?"
The Anbu's eyes became red, and he slowly clenched his fists.
Bordered Soil and Rin were his close friends.
"To be able to design this kind of thing, it's not just strength that can do it. To manipulate the Mist Village's ninja forces, someone must be secretly manipulating the Mizukage …" Watergate said slowly.
"Although these things happened in the era of the Third Mizukage, but then he strangely abdicated, and then the Fourth Mizukage came to power, and the recent actions of the Mist …"
"The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, should be a pawn manipulated by others."
This was Watergate's speculation, and anyone who heard it for the first time would be shocked.
The Mizukage, one of the top ninjas of the five major countries, was manipulated?
"If there is someone who can do such a thing, it seems that only the masked man who attacked Konoha seven years ago can do it, right?"
The Anbu said with a deep voice, and as his voice fell, his originally black pupils suddenly turned scarlet, and the three tomoe slowly rotated.
"Only he can have such power!" Watergate nodded.
"I see."
After understanding the whole story, the Anbu knew how complicated this matter was.
"So this is a heavy responsibility, and I'm giving it to you because you're the only one in the village who can do it."
Watergate walked in front of the Anbu and patted his shoulder and said: "You worked hard, Waterstop."
Waterstop shook his head and said: "This is my duty as a Wood Leaf ninja."
"And even if it's for my dead friends, I have to destroy that guy's plan with my own hands!"
He, Rin, and Bordered Soil were all Watergate's disciples, and they participated in the Chunin Exam together.
Thinking of this, the three tomoe in Waterstop's eyes couldn't help but rotate rapidly, and in the end, even the tomoe began to blur as if it was about to condense into a new pattern.
"Well."
Watergate was quite pleased and said with concern: "But the premise of all this is to ensure your own safety."
"I know, Naruto -san …"
Shisui replied in a heavy voice. Before he could finish his sentence, he paused for a moment before continuing.
"Don't worry, Watergate -sensei."
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