Chương 108: Sunagakure

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist... Byakuren... Byakuren..." The old man lowered his eyes and murmured softly, "How is my senior brother's Raikiri sword, the Lightning Blade, handling it?"

The old man gazed into the distance, where the mist had vanished...

In a sense, the ninja village can be considered another form of ninja sect, and it can be seen as fulfilling the promise of reviving the ninja sect made in childhood.

But the ninja village is definitely not the ninja sect.

"You should all leave, leave Tengiri, leave the ninja world, and stop being ninjas..." The old man waved his hand, looked at the tall woman with brown hair and a ponytail in the crowd, and said, "Kagura, you stay."

"Yes!" the woman nodded in agreement.

After everyone had left the hall, the woman looked at the old man and said, "Teacher, what are your instructions?"

"Kagura, what I am about to impart to you is the ultimate secret of the Tenmu Genshin-ryu style. From now on, no matter what happens, you must remember to pass on the Tenmu Genshin-ryu style. Your life will no longer be just your own!"

The woman, who was in her early twenties, opened her mouth slightly, lowered her head, and replied, "Yes!" Her hands clenched into fists.

With Yura's great defeat of Taketaka and the Yuki clan, Kirigakure's power grew even stronger. From ninja clans to wandering ninjas, people around Kirigakure were filled with fear. Under such power, even the main island of Asagiri, which had never been peaceful, became eerily calm.

Many ninjas, each with their own plans to hide, set off from the island overnight.

Seeing the Hidden Mist Village's strength rapidly expanding and growing stronger, even if they were unwilling, they could only think of other ways.

Unable to let go of the blood feud with Kirigakure, he had no choice but to go to the Ninja World Continent and seek refuge in another Ninja Village.

But Byakuren absolutely forbids this. He will neither allow these people to escape nor allow even a single piece of Kirigakure's information to leak onto the desks of other villages in the ninja world.

The Misty Shadows' warship fleet blockaded the sea, prohibiting ordinary civilian ships from going to sea, while strictly inspecting and allowing merchant ships to pass.

Ninjas capable of crossing the sea on foot are rare exceptions; they cannot leave the Land of Water without resting on a small island.

Amidst this complex and chaotic situation, a ninja silently crossed the sea on foot last night and set foot on the main island, Asagiri Island.

Along the quiet, secluded coastline where the waves crash, countless tiny sea turtles crawl along the beach in the early morning, surging towards the sea. Curiously observing the little turtles circling around his feet, the ninja removes his tightly wrapped hooded cloak, revealing a face as expressionless and exquisitely doll-like as a human. He has black hair and black eyes, devoid of any life, and wears a thick braid. A delicate doll the size of a palm perches on his shoulder.

The woman turned around, her unfocused pupils looking in the direction she had come from. The little doll on her shoulder turned its head in sync, its eyes gazing at the sea with lively interest.

I've already run this far, there's no way they'd still chase me.

The woman turned around and walked into the forest.

At this time, in Wuyin, early in the morning, the top-floor living room of the Jieluo family was in a mess. Wine bottles were piled up haphazardly all over the hall, and on the newly bought luxury sofa, the red-haired woman was fast asleep, lying sprawled out, still clutching a bottle of wine in her hand.

The matter is simple: after one round of drinking ends, another round must be held, and if you're happy, you have to drink to your heart's content, and no one can stop you.

Pushing open the bedroom door, Jieluo looked at Mito in the living room, her eyelids twitching for a moment.

How can I politely wake up this woman who has let herself go and revealed her true colors?

Yura stepped forward, crossed her arms, and looked down at Mito's face, just watching quietly.

For a ninja, especially a top-tier sensory ninja, such a statement from Jieluo was nothing short of deafening.

Mito's eyelids fluttered, and she slowly woke up, her head still throbbing with the pain of a hangover. But memories were flashing before her eyes, and an embarrassed look appeared on her face. She was somewhat afraid to open her eyes. She didn't have any suitable playmates on weekdays, so she was a little lonely. For a moment, she had also forgotten herself.

After a long while, Mito, finally realizing the reality, opened her eyes and looked at Yura with sleepy eyes.

Since the princess's dignified image has been completely lost, there's no need to try so hard to maintain it anymore; just be yourself.

Raising her hand wasn't an apology, but rather a yawn. Mito rubbed her eyes and asked, "What time is it?"'

"Nine o'clock," Jie Luo said with a slight smile.

"It's still quite early." Mito sat up, stared blankly for a moment, then slumped back down and said, "I'm going to sleep a little longer... don't wake me..."

Jieluo nodded and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Mito sat up abruptly, looking at Yura's retreating figure.

Jieluo stopped and looked at Mito.

"Aren't you going to call me?" Mito asked.

"Mmm," Jieluo replied.

"Why?" Mito asked again.

"Too lazy to call," Jieluo replied.

Mito stared at Yura for a while, then said, "I still have a ton of things to do today." With that, she got up, straightened herself, and, noticing the strong smell of alcohol on her clothes, asked, "Do you have a change of clothes?"

"If you can wear it, then wear it." Jieluo looked at Mito and said, "You should bring all your people out first. They've been waiting anxiously at the temporary shelter all night."

Mito's expression stiffened slightly, and she said, "I understand."

"Come to the Mizukage's office at 11 o'clock," Jieluo said.

"There are some procedures to complete."

Mito nodded and said, "Then I'll take my leave."

Normally, Jieluo wouldn't go to Water Shadow Castle unless there was something important to do, but today there's something exciting to see.

The four little ones tidied up the messy living room while Lucy prepared breakfast.

At the dinner table, the four of them were complaining about Mito. After a simple meal, they instructed the four little ones to continue their training as usual, and then Yura set off for the Mizukage's office.

Huan Yue had been waiting here for a long time, leaning against the corridor wall with her arms crossed, seemingly afraid that Yukihime would run away. Hattori Saizo watched the show with a sly smile.

"Hey, shorty, good morning." Gengetsu greeted him with a trilled tongue.

"Good morning, little mustache." Jieluo smiled and looked at Huanyue, saying, "You really care about Xueji."

Huan Yue narrowed her eyes and said, "What are you talking about? It's just to get revenge for that arrow."

"A grudge from an arrow?" Jie Luo chuckled lightly.

"Was it an arrow to the knee, or to the heart?"

"What nonsense are you spouting? It's just a metaphor," Huan Yue said.

"How could I possibly be hit?"

Seeing that Huan Yue didn't seem to get it, Jie Luo shook her head.

"Why don't you go in?"

Hopeless straight man.

"I just got kicked out," Huan Yue said.

"The old man thought I was too long-winded." She glanced at Jie Luo and said, "I heard that you kidnapped the princess of the vortex."

Instead of answering the question, Jieluo turned her head and gestured to Huanyue, asking, "Who's inside?"

Huan Yue's expression turned serious, and he said, "Chikamatsu Monzaemon of Sunagakure is a formidable fellow."

Sand Village?

"What happened?" Jie Luo asked.

Huan Yue shrugged and said, "Who knows? Ask the old man yourself. I'm not interested."