Amidst the ruins of the Mizukage Building, after a day of effort, the salvaged documents, secrets, and forbidden techniques had been retrieved.
As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen directly under the Mizukage, Rinjin, who wielded the great sword Samehada, also participated in the cleanup of the ruins.
The efficiency of the ninja was high, and after a day of hard work, the rubble that once littered the site of the Mizukage Building had disappeared.
At night, Rinjin returned to his apartment, leaving behind a shadow clone.
Casually picking an unfortunate soul from the Kirigakure Anbu's dungeon, he went outside the village and once again summoned the crafty fellow, Gengetsu Hozuki.
Before Rinjin could even lower his hands from the summoning hand sign, a boisterous voice emerged from the dusty form.
"Here I am again! Mu must be so envious!"
Then, shaking off the dust, Gengetsu Hozuki familiarly approached Rinjin.
"Hey, chubby, what's up today?"
Hearing this, Rinjin smiled and shook his head, sitting cross-legged on the ground, speaking softly:
"Second Mizukage, Gengetsu Hozuki-sama, since you already know I'm not Fuguki Suikazan, there's no need to pretend, is there?"
Saying this, Rinjin calmly took out a piece of oil-soaked paper from his pocket and placed it in front of him.
On the paper, two words were clearly written: Samehada.
Seeing this, Gengetsu Hozuki was initially stunned, then shook his head helplessly and sat down cross-legged.
"To replace Fuguki Suikazan and remain hidden in the village, you're definitely not an ordinary person!
I knew you must have some way to monitor or control me.
So, what do you need me to do?"
With that, his hairless eyebrows slowly furrowed, staring intently at Rinjin.
Seeing Gengetsu Hozuki's uncooperative stance, Rinjin chuckled bitterly, rubbing his temples.
"I thought after yesterday's cooperation, we had established some basic trust~"
"Bullshit!" Gengetsu Hozuki blurted out, "What cooperation? It was just me getting beaten up!
By the way, what's the deal with those Rinnegan eyes? That guy looked so familiar!"
Seeing the gleam in Gengetsu Hozuki's eyes, Rinjin knew that if he didn't clarify some things, cooperation would be difficult.
After a moment of thought, Rinjin explained.
"That guy from yesterday, wasn't he the legendary Madara Uchiha!"
Hearing this, Gengetsu Hozuki's eyes widened, and he exclaimed.
"What?! Madara Uchiha!!!
Damn, now that you mention it, he does look like him! How is he still alive?
I'm already dead, and this old bastard is still kicking? He's like a turtle, living forever!"
...
Haha!
Second Mizukage-sama, your mouth really is something!
Lucky for you, that guy isn't here, or he'd definitely give you a beating!
Glancing at the endlessly muttering Gengetsu Hozuki, Rinjin decided to reveal his identity.
"Second Mizukage-sama, please stop talking, I'm really afraid your mouth will summon him here."
With that, Rinjin took out a Konoha forehead protector and placed it on the ground in front of him, saying:
"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Obito, from Konoha, under Lord Danzo's Root organization.
This infiltration into Kirigakure isn't to disturb your village's peace or steal its secrets;
My mission is simple: to disrupt the plans of the rogue Madara Uchiha. Whatever he wants to do, I'm here to mess it up."
Hearing this, Gengetsu Hozuki couldn't help but twitch his eye corners.
Disrupt...
Damn, how should I even respond...
For a moment, Gengetsu Hozuki gaped at Rinjin, speechless.
Seeing this, Rinjin continued.
"In fact, as early as three or four years ago, our Root organization suspected that Madara Uchiha was hiding behind Kirigakure.
But due to international circumstances and other issues, we couldn't confirm it.
Recently, however, Kirigakure's actions have become very strange, so the great Danzo-sama sent me to infiltrate.
Based on my investigation, your village's current leader, the Third Mizukage, seems to be under genjutsu control.
And..."
Just as Rinjin was in the middle of his official-sounding speech, Gengetsu Hozuki waved his hand, interrupting impatiently.
"Can you speak in a way I can understand?"
"Sure!" Rinjin nodded.
"The Land of Water is far from the mainland, prefers isolation, and is weak. If Madara Uchiha doesn't target you, who else would he target?"
Hearing this, Gengetsu Hozuki was instantly choked, his stiff mouth twitching involuntarily.
I asked for plain speech, not brutal honesty!
Speaking of which, is there something wrong with this Danzo's brain?
Isn't he afraid this kid will get beaten to death during a mission with such a loose tongue?
After a long silence, Gengetsu Hozuki finally suppressed his urge to retort and slowly spoke.
"So you brought me out of the Pure Land just to help you... disrupt?"
"Yes!" Rinjin nodded.
"But don't think disrupting is simple; it's actually quite complex.
First, I need to be promoted, to become at least an advisor to the Third Mizukage;
By observing your Third Mizukage, I can understand Madara Uchiha's schemes and prepare accordingly.
Lastly, you don't have to worry about me coveting your village's secrets; I already know too many techniques.
Besides, controlling you wouldn't be difficult."
With that, Rinjin formed a hand seal, and his figure vanished from sight.
In the next instant, Rinjin appeared behind Gengetsu Hozuki, patting him on the shoulder.
"What the hell!" Gengetsu Hozuki exclaimed, instinctively trying to stand, only to find his body enveloped by a strange force, completely immobilized.
He finally understood why that guy named Danzo was confident enough to send this kid on a mission alone.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
He had seen the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, use it, known as the "Fastest Shinobi in the World."
He also knew it was a powerful space-time ninjutsu.
Honestly, with this technique, this kid named Obito was almost impossible to corner.
Thinking this, Gengetsu Hozuki made up his mind.
Help this kid, monitor him, secretly contact trustworthy subordinates, and try to break the genjutsu on the Third Mizukage.
He believed about fifty percent of what Rinjin said.
What he saw yesterday was indeed Madara Uchiha with the Rinnegan.
Of course, his main reason for helping Rinjin was that he had no choice under the circumstances.
Rather than being controlled and used as a weapon, with no autonomy or dignity, it was better to cooperate, at least privately preparing defenses.
With this in mind, Gengetsu Hozuki slowly stood up, stroked his small mustache, and nodded decisively.
"Alright, let me see this plan of yours!"
Hearing this, Rinjin grinned widely.
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