Outside Kirigakure.
Rinjin, disguised as Fuguki Suikazan, sat cross-legged with Gengetsu Hōzuki, discussing something.
"Lord Second, here's the thing. This jutsu came to me after I inadvertently killed a Konoha Anbu. It's called Edo Tensei.
Apparently, it was invented by Konoha's... Danzo Shimura."
Upon hearing this, Gengetsu Hōzuki nodded, offering a fair assessment: "Manipulating the souls of the dead, it's a despicable jutsu, but it could be very useful in warfare."
"So, tell me, why did you pull me out from the Pure Land?"
Looking at Gengetsu Hōzuki's uniquely twitching little mustache, a sharp glint flashed in Rinjin's eyes as he feigned a look of deep resentment.
"Lord Second, the current ruler of the village, the Third Mizukage, is implementing a policy of sealing off the village. Only assassination squads can openly leave."
Gengetsu Hōzuki nodded, contemplating, his gaze shifting subtly.
It seems the Third misunderstood his intentions, turning confidentiality into isolation.
But since he's dead, it doesn't really matter; besides, the Third was appointed during the First's time, so there's no need for him to say more.
Unaware of Gengetsu Hōzuki's thoughts, Rinjin continued speaking.
"But recently, some of the Third's actions have been quite strange, so I shared my thoughts with my closest friend, Jūzō Biwa.
Unexpectedly, he also noticed some oddities.
Later..."
"Wait!" Gengetsu Hōzuki raised a hand, interrupting Rinjin.
"Which blade did Jūzō Biwa get?"
"Uh... the Blunt Sword," Rinjin replied.
Upon hearing this, Gengetsu Hōzuki couldn't help but roll his eyes, covering his forehead and muttering.
"It's a mess, all messed up. That brat should have gotten Samehada, you should have gotten Kabutowari, and the Executioner's Blade should have gone to Ameyuri Ringo!
Well, never mind, I'm dead anyway, carry on!"
Hearing this, Rinjin smiled wryly and nodded, continuing.
"Anyway, we both think there's something wrong with the Third, so I... I..."
"Speak!"
Gengetsu Hōzuki impatiently shouted.
"So I tracked the Third for a while and discovered that he occasionally goes to the basement of the Mizukage building, and he doesn't allow anyone to accompany him.
I didn't dare to intrude, so I thought of this jutsu, and that's why I troubled you."
After listening, Gengetsu Hōzuki's face turned sour.
"That's it?"
"That's it!" Rinjin nodded.
Seeing the anxiety on Fuguki Suikazan's face, Gengetsu Hōzuki shook his head helplessly, supporting himself on his knees to stand up.
"Alright, I'll go take a look!"
With that, he quickly formed seals with his hands.
Summoning Technique!
"Come forth! Giant Clam!"
Boom!
A massive white mist exploded, creating a huge wind pressure. The next moment, a giant clam appeared before Rinjin.
Then, the clam skillfully extended its fleshy tube, spewing the legendary mirage mist.
Seeing this scene, Rinjin frowned slightly in surprise.
This!
We're still quite a distance from Kirigakure! Spraying now?
Beside Rinjin, the Second Mizukage looked at the familiar giant clam, his pupils dark and uncertain.
From the first glance at Rinjin, he knew one fact;
The little fatty Fuguki Suikazan from back then is dead.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were all talented children he selected from various clans.
Unfortunately, before he could train them, he perished in battle with the Second Tsuchikage ten years ago.
But he knew the traits of these children well.
If anyone would risk being caught to summon him, it wouldn't be Fuguki Suikazan, but Jūzō Biwa.
Most importantly, whoever possessed Samehada wouldn't let it starve.
Unless, Samehada simply refused to consume this person's chakra.
However, the Second Mizukage didn't reveal any of this.
One reason was that he sensed Rinjin's goal might not be against Kirigakure, but rather to help it.
After all, this guy didn't demand anything forceful, and his attitude was respectful.
Of course, this could just be his wishful thinking.
The most crucial point:
This suspicious guy, possibly with a big conspiracy, summoned him using a forbidden jutsu. How could he not have countermeasures?
Currently, he hadn't lost his autonomy, but only brought six-tenths of his power from when he was alive. The best choice was to cooperate with this guy.
If the Third really had something odd, he could set things right.
If the village was fine, he'd find an opportunity to reveal that this person wasn't Fuguki Suikazan.
If this guy had any plans to harm the village, he'd fight him with all his might.
At worst, he'd just consider it a stroll back in the living world, quite enjoyable~
He might gain a little, but he wouldn't lose.
Unaware of Gengetsu Hōzuki's thoughts, Rinjin wasn't concerned even if he knew.
After all, this guy was under his control, and undoing Edo Tensei was just a few seals away.
The most important thing was: he felt Gengetsu Hōzuki could be a great partner.
Under the cover of the mirage mist, Rinjin and Gengetsu Hōzuki quickly returned to the village.
They swaggered through the main gate, and the surrounding guards seemed oblivious.
Closing his eyes, he carefully sensed.
In the Mizukage building's basement, Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu's chakra were still there!
It seemed these two were also waiting for the plan to attack Uzushio Village to begin.
Opening his eyes, he met Gengetsu Hōzuki's playful gaze.
"Little fatty, are your eyes uncomfortable?"
Hearing this, Rinjin nodded innocently and said:
"Your giant clam's mirage mist is a bit irritating to the eyes; did it eat garlic?"
Hearing this, Gengetsu Hōzuki was stunned, involuntarily rolling his eyes.
Good kid, my little fatty wouldn't crack such cold jokes! Are you disguised from the Yuki clan?
Smacking his lips in exasperation, Gengetsu Hōzuki led the way to the Mizukage building.
The basement of the Mizukage building was actually built by him.
At that time, it was used to store some useless items, like forbidden scrolls, like Samehada...
So, he didn't really believe Rinjin's talk of the Third sneaking around.
But it didn't matter; whether or not, he'd find out by going in.
Before long, Gengetsu Hōzuki reached the front of the Mizukage building.
Following behind, Rinjin couldn't help but give a thumbs up to this brazen guy.
Indeed, Gengetsu Hōzuki, the chatterbox, truly had some skills.
The giant clam's mirage mist covered such a long distance.
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