Kakashi: Damn You, No, No!

The matter of Kiri had finally come to an end.

Makoto breathed a sigh of relief and had a rare good night's sleep.

This time, he had another dream.

But this time, the dream was finally not about him being hanged by two old goblins, but about him fighting three other old undead.

Makoto also recognized them as the Mizukage of the previous three generations.

The former three generations of Mizukage were not weak, and the average Kage level was really not their match.

But these three guys, none of them were put in Makoto's eyes.

After all, the current him was already a great master with 37.5 ninja points.

Moreover, in the dream realm, there were no limitations at all with Kaminiyotte and Otosumaho. Even if he fought one against three, he could still press the opposite side.

It was true that he didn't have any other supporting skills, but the two skill multipliers of Kaminiyotte and Otosumaho were high enough on their own.

It was true that the numerical monsters were brainless, but fortunately, they were powerful enough.

No matter how many times they fought, Makoto could easily defeat the three.

After both sides had fought thousands of times, and Makoto had won thousands of times, the three finally cast their votes and admitted defeat.

"No more fighting, no more fighting... hey... maybe, this is fate... such a strong one ninja, and it's Konoha belonging to..."

"Even if he doesn't have Konoha to help him, regardless of the cost, he alone can suppress the entire Kiri..."

"Time and fate?"

With the three Mizukage casting their votes to admit defeat, Makoto's dream quietly dissipated.

...What an odd dream.

However, when it came to this, the dream surprisingly did not end as usual.

What appeared in front of him next was a blood-colored world.

Bloody sky, bloody earth, bloody rivers.

It was as if a war of extremely high intensity had just ended.

Makoto stood on top of a ruin.

He scanned around, probably recognizing that this ruin should be where the Takigakure was located - after all, Taki's geographical location was really too special, wrapped in a large waterfall, with no other place in the world.

At this moment, the Takigakure had already been completely destroyed, and the Taki ninja were lying all over the place, all of them had already died.

Makoto noticed that around the bodies of the Taki ninja, there were also quite a few Kiri ninja corpses.

Just like the Taki ninja, these Kiri ninja had also been killed by heavy-handed techniques, and none of them had survived.

One of them was clearly Takagi.

"The person who made the move was very powerful, almost killing them all in one move. They were almost instantly, at the same moment, destroyed all of their internal organs... Huh, this seems to be my maneuver ah, but what am I doing killing the Taki and Kiri? -

"There is no grievance, even if it is Takagi... Even if I take action, surely I will let Nagato fight on my behalf? I have no reason... Dreamland is dreamland, it really is completely unreasonable ah."

Makoto thought so and woke up from his dream.

He looked at the wall clock on the wall and shook off his spirit, preparing for the Mizukage Inauguration Ceremony that was to follow.

There was no doubt that the Godaime Mizukage was Terumi Mei.

Only this time, her inauguration ceremony was not held in the Kirigakure, but in the arena of Konoha.

...How much the Land of Water daimyo disliked Terumi Mei was evident.

Becoming a Kage was supposed to be the most honorable time in a ninja's life, pretty much a day to see the flowers of long peace. Instead, he wouldn't even give her that decency, had to do it in a foreign country, and was stuck in such a dead time.

The reception Terumi Mei received at the ceremony was naturally predictable.

-With the exception of a few guys who had traveled thousands of miles to get here, where were the people of Konoha and the Land of Fire to cheer on a Kage from another village.

Luckily, Terumi Mei didn't really care about that, and Makoto was particularly concerned about it, so the ceremony went pretty smoothly and there weren't any twists and turns.

Just like that, Terumi Mei donned the Kage Robe and truly became the Godaime Mizukage.

This worldline's Terumi Mei was probably the saddest Mizukage in history.

It is both unprecedented and overwhelming.

Now she is really too young, neither has the strength, prestige is also far from the old.

If one had to draw an analogy, it was almost like having Kakashi succeed the Rokudaime Hokage right now - no, it was ten, even nine times more miserable than that.

Even if Makoto hangs up now, the Sandaime is still there, the Sennin are still there, the young generation of Konoha that has begun to grow up is still there, and the good relationship and community of interest that Konoha has cultivated with the powerful merchants is still there.

As long as Kakashi is steady and stable, the probability of something going wrong is very low.

And Terumi Mei's words... even the Elders Group looked at her with displeasure.

It can't be helped, who made Terumi Mei not deal with the issue of Taki honestly as they expected, but instead took out Takagi who was a contender...

This was something that the Elder Council never wanted to see.

Not only did it mean that Terumi Mei shared the same severe lack of respect for the Elders as a certain well-known and unproven asshole. It also means that Terumi Mei is an oddball just like that famous and unknown asshole...

She isn't willing to follow established rules and is willing to try anything as long as it gets her there.

This is a very bad start.

How the elder group felt about Terumi Mei could be imagined-especially after the nasty antecedent of someone marginalizing all the elders all together.

On the contrary, they couldn't stop Terumi Mei from taking the throne.

After all, the other candidate, Takagi, was dead, and the conservatives couldn't choose someone who could carry the banner for a while. If Terumi Mei is not allowed to become the Mizukage, the problem will be even more serious...

It could be said that no one was really satisfied with this campaign.

If there was one, it would be Makoto.

Now that Terumi Mei has become a Mizukage, the obstacle to the unification has basically disappeared. As long as the two have a child, this matter is even proper.

Just... Terumi Mei seems to be a little uneasy...

This is normal, after all, Terumi Mei has never been in love, but now you want to have a baby with someone. Even if the heart has already realized, really do it is still a bit overwhelmed.

Makoto noticed that Terumi Mei's eyes were watery as she looked at herself. There was a lot of shyness in them, and more than that, there was uneasiness and confusion.

This was not a good time to talk about love.

So Makoto wisely skipped this part first.

When Terumi Mei returned to Kiri and began her own Mizukage career, Makoto immediately came to the Mizukage's office in the name of a visit.

Everyone was on high alert for this - everyone knew that Makoto's visit to the village was definitely not good.

But they couldn't stop it.

Because theoretically, the Mizukage had just taken power, and Hokage coming over to visit was a very facetious act... The Great Hidden Village ultimately had to be decent.

Yagura decisively said that he suddenly remembered that the family was still making soup, and then ran out.

For a time, only two Kages were left in the Mizukage office.

Under Terumi Mei's uneasy gaze, Makoto started talking to her about adult topics.

"The books of Kiri lately, they're not very pretty, are they?"

"...Hmm."

"But I don't think Kumo has a few, the more important question is how to develop more sources of wealth. The match factory is already up and running, and the numbers are very good... right?"

"Yes..."

As soon as they talked about the future of Kiri, Terumi Mei immediately became a lot more comfortable.

The two of them chatted about official business, and some of the awkwardness slowly disappeared.

Kiri wasn't really broke, the problem with Kiri was that when everyone was advancing by leaps and bounds, you weren't advancing fast enough, you were lagging behind.

Even Suna's bottom is poor, but it is a victorious country, and and Konoha is the state of alliance, Makoto pressure did not mess with it, the development of the past two years can be said to be smooth.

The two villages of the Iwa and Kumo have been severely beaten by Makoto, and have lost a great deal of their heritage, but after all, they are backed by the two big countries, and they are recovering very quickly.

The industrialized countries are just so damn unreasonable.

In all seriousness, Kiri has actually developed quite well over the past two years. But it can t be helped that Brother 'Bito is messing up...

After taking over the village's account book, Terumi Mei immediately realized that the match factory that was founded out before had given Kiri a huge wave of cash flow.

Don't look at this thing as insignificant, but as Makoto said, after the scale is up, it is really profitable.

...Terumi Mei pretended not to see the wailing of the small match factories that had gone out of business because they were caught up in the price war by the Kiri match factories.

The competition for capital was really cruel to the extreme.

As the Kiri Match Factory swelled, there were constantly workers losing their jobs and factory owners losing their industries that they had been running for years.

It was also the fact that there were relatively few people in the match industry, otherwise this alone would have been enough to disrupt the market in the Land of Water.

Even so, Kiri had gotten a lot of flak from the great nobles.

For this, Terumi Mei had a guilty conscience.

But as the Mizukage, her first responsibility was always Kiri.

Without being able to ensure Kiri's safety, she really couldn't give more tenderness to others.

But then again, this guy Makoto, there might be other ideas... Makoto disdain, but after really getting up close and personal with him, Terumi Mei realized what it meant to be the No. 1 Idea King of the Ninja World.

Really nothing is difficult to defeat him.

"Can't you think of another way..."

Terumi Mei couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

Even she herself felt that she really was a greedy woman. But since she became a Mizukage...

Luckily, Makoto didn't get angry and even brought a bit of praise.

"Actually, if there is a way, it's not that there isn't one. But if you want to gain something, you always have to lose something... Various pioneering play styles are inevitably rejected by those conservative elders, are you sure you want to do this?"

Terumi Mei hesitated, but still shook her head.

"No... now is not the time."

"Rational judgment."

The current Kiri really couldn't withstand too much change.

The conservative elders had finally made a compromise, but that didn't mean they were really good at bullying. If they really fought, it might turn out to be as ugly as Kumo.

In that case, it would be better to hold back for now.

After all, the match factory could bring in a large amount of cash flow, and several of Kiri's other pillar industries were stable. Instead of being greedy and quick to fight with the elders, it would be better to build up funds and ease their relationship first.

In any case, everyone was nicer to talk to when there was money.

"I understand. It's just that..."

"The best way, of course, is to make money first, the position of managing money, no matter in which line of business one speaks loudly." Makoto spoke of his own experience, but he also reminded Terumi Mei, "But you should understand your current situation... Before that, we have to increase the loyalty of the swing figures on our side."

"Swing figures... you mean..."

"Who else could it be? Momochi Zabuza, of course."

Because of Obito's great lack of virtue, the Mizukage faction had been hit hard repeatedly.

But on the flip side, those who could not even leave the Mizukage Faction under such circumstances naturally had very high loyalty, and there was no need to worry that they would betray the Mizukage Faction in the ensuing ongoing shocks.

Just maintain and draw them in normally.

But Zabuza's situation is slightly more delicate...

He was absolutely anti-Bloody Kiri policy, and for that reason even dared to raise a counter-flag against the Mizukage. Upon learning of Obito's reversal, he was also willing to join the Mizukage camp.

But the man is very ambitious.

-Very ambitious in the official setting.

Supporting the Mizukage faction, and supporting Terumi Mei, are not exactly the same thing.

If Terumi Mei, like a certain well-known nothings, could pull Kiri up in no time, so be it.

There was no shame in bowing to the strong.

Wisdom was also power.

But because of Kiri's special pattern right now, I'm afraid Terumi Mei won't be able to do much for quite some time...

Then it's hard to say whether or not Zabuza will have any other ideas.

It wasn't even a question of whether or not they could win.

Terumi Mei had to stabilize Zabuza as an important combatant, she couldn't let the Mizukage Faction have any more losses.

"You're right... but what are we going to do? Zabuza doesn't look like he's very short of money, and with the status... I can't very well promote him anymore."

This was indeed a problem.

Fortunately, Makoto had planned ahead.

"Some people value power, some people value wealth, and some people... actually only want a family."

"Zabuza he's a family man."

This does sound a bit outrageous, but this Zabuza guy... really is a loner who is always looking for family and companionship.

A lot of people don't realize that as Zabuza's companion, White is not allowed to kill.

Haku's character is really too gentle.

Even when he fought team 7 to the end, Haku let loose on Naruto and didn't outright kill him.

At other times, there was no need to guess what Haku would do.

It would be just as well if it was a crushing game.

In a peak match, this habit of not going for the kill would really get people killed.

Unlike ordinary rouge ninja, Zabuza not only betrayed the village, he also tried to murder the Mizukage.

How can the Mizukage be convinced if Zabuza doesn't die?

Under these circumstances, Zabuza was sure to be on the Anbu's blacklist for years to come.

And the dark part that dared to come after the two would be an Jonin at the very least.

What was the difference between staying in a situation where the battle strength was close and committing suicide.

But Zabuza never cared about this, and even declared with a bit of pride to the seventh class that his own White was a great genius.

Zabuza had always been known for being cold and ruthless, and how could an expert like him who specialized in silent assassination techniques not be aware of Haku's drawbacks. But even so, he kept bringing White along and didn't try to get White to force a change in his battle style. Even at the end, using his body to block the sword for Haku...

This guy, Zabuza, from the very beginning, just wanted a partner or family member.

Whether his opponent was strong or not, whether he would hold him back or not, he didn't really care that much.

He just hoped that there was that one person who didn't have to worry about betrayal and would always travel with him... This is not the Jinjiang and Haitang realms after all.

T/N: Jinjiang and Haitang are chinese literature websites (much like Webnovel), while Haitang literature is relatively new, and its popularity and influence lag behind that of Jinjiang literature. Haitang literature mainly focuses on female-oriented romance novels, but also has some modern romance, fantasy fairy tales, urban supernatural novels and other types of novels.

Considering that Haku had already turned into Makoto's daughters, and that Haku was clinging to him, there was no way he could send Bai as a companion to Zabuza again.

But fortunately, with Zabuza's character, it might not always be Haku...

He wished to have that one companion, and exactly how that companion existed was rather unimportant.

Terumi Mei was a bit confused by Makoto's strange words, but looking at his chesty look, Terumi Mei didn't retort and just continued to ask.

"Do you mean... pairing Zabuza with a companion?"

"Pretty much. What I mean is to add a cohabitant to him. As for the reason... a guy like Zabuza must be very bad at taking care of himself. As the Mizukage, it's only natural for you to help him find a small subordinate who takes care of his food and living and occasionally fights together, right?"

"That said, the number of kunoichi in the village is on the low side, and there are even fewer kunoichi of a similar age to Zabuza, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find a suitable one for a while."

Based on some objectively existing problems, the number of kunoichi had always been less than that of male shinobi. And most of the female shinobi at Zabuza's age have already gotten married... ninja battle losses are just too high, so people are always used to marrying early.

In Terumi Mei's opinion, it was a bit difficult to find a kunoichi with a good face value and good strength who was also single.

"No, there is no need for a kunoichi."

Terumi Mei was a bit embarrassed, however, as soon as Makoto spoke, he directly broke her lower limit.

"It has to be a boy, a girl won't do. If it's possible... do you have any pseudo-maiden in your Mizukage faction? Preferably a pseudo-maiden. -

"Male body and female heart, the kind that is particularly receptive and cute. -

"In terms of strength, it doesn't need to be an Jonin, a Chunin will do. -

"If you really can't, a bit on the upper end of the Genin range would be fine, but the person must be smart and witty."

Hearing Makoto say this, countless question marks surfaced on Terumi Mei's head.

Terumi Mei had known for a long time that after becoming a Mizukage, modesty and whatnot would definitely never be preserved again. She could also understand, in order to stabilize certain important existences, let the female shinobi to implement color seduction or something... But limited to boys, but also had to be a pseudo-maiden, Terumi Mei is the first time to see.

"No... I don't quite understand... why it has to be a boy? Why does it have to be cute and suffer?"

"Because essentially, Zabuza isn't the kind of person who pities people - he had killed all of his classmates when he graduated from ninja school, and you can't tell me that there wasn't a single kunoichi in his class."

Makoto's eyes narrowed slightly as he munched on a bear cookie he'd stolen from Kakashi.

"For him, women are just synonyms for mother-in-law, which makes him unable to resist 'Kamabisushii'. But on the other hand, cute boys don't have this trouble. They have the courage of men, but also because Being good-looking will make it easier for Zabuza to accept him. -

T/N: 'Kamabisushii' (from Japan) means 'shut up' or 'stop being noisy'

"As for why you need a receptive... in a group, if there are no females, then the boy who is the most vulnerable will be effeminized as a girl by everyone. Zabuza is tough and ruthless, so I'm afraid a normal character boy would not be able to handle it, but if it's a weak pseudo-maiden, there's no problem.... It's called complementary personalities. -

"As for why we have to choose a ninja or a very strong genin, it's to satisfy Zabuza's pride - this strong guy, it's impossible for him to reveal his feelings to someone of the same level as him, or even someone stronger. Only when facing someone weaker than himself, can he let go of his guard and show a trace of sincerity... -

"Even if the two will be ostracized at first, as long as we arrange a script for them to save each other, the two should be able to get along very well, right? -

"Using the hypocrite as a fulcrum, Zabuza should be able to accept you."

Terumi Mei's small mouth opened slightly, not knowing how to retort for a moment.

Sensibility told her that Makoto was simply bullshitting.

But rationality... said that it might actually work.

In the Mizukage faction, there was really a pseudo-maiden who existed around the Chunin level.

Under the weight of constant war, there will always be some people who will become psychopaths... Just turning into a pseudo-maiden, that's not bad.

Aside from being very counterintuitive and sounding outrageous, Makoto's plan might actually work...

Terumi Mei thought about it left and right, feeling more and more that this plan was outrageous, but...

Terumi Mei covered her face.

"You're like this... But the two of them... What if the two of them really have feelings?"

Early on, she had known that Makoto's knuckleheads were like an abyss, Terumi Mei had now seen it - although it wasn't the first time she had said so, Makoto had managed to surprise her every time.

Every time, she thought that she had already underestimated him enough, but it turned out that what he showed every time was always lower...

"So that's what henge is for... If you really can't, just go to the Land of Demons and learn that Shadow Mirror Body Changing Method."

The more the feckless bastard spoke, the more ashamed he became, Terumi Mei rolled up the Kiri accountant book.

"Makoto, you go to hell!"

... ...

On this day, Zabuza, who had just returned to the village after a mission, got a message.

"...Huh? The Godaime Mizukage sent me a chuunin as a fighting force...I don't have a squad, so what are you going to do with a subordinate like me?"

Complaining so, but Zabuza didn't refuse after all.

After all, he didn't care.

Thinking so, he returned home.

Only this time, when he opened the door, what appeared in front of him was no longer that empty, dead room, but a cute boy in women's clothes.

"Zabuza-sama, welcome back!"