Either You Or The AI Has To Die Today.

Kisame what things have not seen in his life.

The fishing guy is really the first time he has encountered... but no matter what, as long as it is a mission, then it must be carried out.

After Makoto analyzed the situation at hand for a while, and gave orders to Kisame, he suddenly felt a little hungry.

So he greeted the two of them and ran directly to the secret room to eat - in the eyes of outsiders, at this point, he had already left, and it was not good to waltz back into the Kiri village.

Taking advantage of the moment when Makoto went to the next secret room to eat, Kisame quietly slipped the stone he had picked up earlier to Terumi Mei.

"...What is this?"

"I don't know." Kisame shook his head, "I picked it up earlier when I was out for a walk. It has a very powerful chakra in it, but I don't know what to do with it... Perhaps you have an idea.

There were many strange and powerful objects and beings in the Naruto world.

For example, the Immortals of the major secret realms, and the Ridoku Ninjutsu scattered everywhere.

It was quite dangerous to rashly use and research these things with a lack of understanding.

Kisame was never a research type of person, so he chose to turn this strange contraption over to the village.

-The relationship between Makoto and the Mizukage faction is very ambiguous, there are those who say that Makoto has bad intentions, and there are also those who say that the two sides are so good that they are quick to take to their beds. Thinking about it, Kisame, who knew he had zero political points, still didn't take this out in front of Makoto.

"Well... it's really strange."

Terumi Mei took a quick look at the strange stone and affirmed Kisame's thoughts.

It was indeed a powerful and weird thing, I don't think I've seen anything like it in the books...

"Wait, where did you pick this up?"

Kisame stated the location where the strange stone was found.

Terumi Mei went through a quick round in her mind, convinced that that place Makoto had never been to before - he was Hokage, after all, and couldn't possibly be running around Kirigakure, going to rather limited places.

When Makoto turned around earlier, he said that he had dropped something, but the two locations simply didn't match up now... Perhaps there was some kind of change in it that she didn't know about...

After pondering for a few seconds, Terumi Mei chose to seal the strange stone with a sealing technique and put it into her sealing scroll.

If what Makoto was looking for, was really this thing, then there would be something to talk about between the two sides.

Compared to Konoha, Kiri was really too weak right now, and Terumi Mei hoped to more or less get some of it back - even if the two families did marry in the future, the more strength Kiri retained, the more benefits it would gain in the end.

If everything is just a coincidence... then wait until Terumi Mei is free in the future, and then study this strange thing properly.

For the current Terumi Mei, the most important thing was not to study any strange stone, but to smooth out the waves made by the Land of Water Daimyo.

The strange stone can be studied at any time, but if the matter of Land of Birds now is not solved...

Kisame didn't say much, and went straight to carry out the bullshit mission that Makoto had come up with.

This thing sounds simple, but there are many details that still need to be deliberated.

No matter what the mission was, Kisame would work 1000% to complete it.

Not long after, Makoto also came back from eating.

He had always eaten quickly.

"Has Kisame already left? ...Never mind, let's continue."

Makoto didn't take Kisame's departure to heart and continued to talk to Terumi Mei about business.

"I believe in Kisame's ability, I think it won't be long before he brings us back good news."

"But we can't rely entirely on Kisame... Does Kisame have any friends in the Land of Birds' military?"

It was a well-known secret that the military-industrial factions of each country were naturally close to the great hidden villages. With the military-industrial faction acting as a middleman, it was possible for Kiri to hook up with the Land of Birds' army.

Of course, Terumi Mei knew very well that that wasn't what Makoto was talking about.

"We... can't do that."

"That would be too taboo."

Admittedly, Kiri had actually done certain taboo-breaking things behind their backs. But those missions either came directly from a Land of Water Daimyo or from a certain big shot...

At best, Kiri was just a nightcrawler.

Like the other hidden villages, Kiri's political aspirations in their own country amounted to about zero.

But now if Kiri were to take the initiative to do something, that would be a different story.

Konoha could do that, but Kiri definitely couldn't.

Konoha can because Konoha has money and not only has many friends, but is willing to make friends. Under the protection of officials, certain mistakes of principle are not so obvious.

Moreover, Makoto had already reached the edge of the super Kage, and as long as his battle system was completely built, he could immediately become a powerhouse among the super Kage.

When a person can strengthen the entire world, then he is the big picture, and everything, everything should make way for him.

But Kiri doesn't have such a super master.

Makoto's statement was very dangerous.

"In fact, since a long time ago, I've been considering a question - why must ninjas be below the nobles? The ninja have force, and skill, and are okay in numbers, so why must they stay in the political pits constructed by the daimyo and struggle to survive?"

Terumi Mei's face twitched twice.

It was probably a question that all ninjas wanted to ask, but didn't dare.

"That's how everyone... came to be..."

"But if it's never like that, is it right?"

Terumi Mei sighed, she didn't dwell further on the issue, but her tone had weakened significantly.

"Even if we do, I'm afraid that for a while..."

"It doesn't matter, there will always be a way, especially since the Roju who is in charge of the military is temporarily absent and has gone to the hospital..." Makoto stated his fundamental purpose of resolving the roju first, "And... there's always someone who needs fine furs, elegant salons, and department stores, isn't there? -

"It's fine if soldiers don't need those. -

"But their wives need it."

Makoto honestly knew too well what kind of virtues noble things were.

Terumi Mei was too.

So after Makoto's further provocation, Terumi Mei surrendered.

"Those guys, they might laugh at us while recklessly enjoying the fruits of our sacrifices and labor... Just because we are ninjas, we are inherently inferior."

"The world shouldn't be like that."

"You're right... but only this time."

Terumi Mei already knew Makoto well enough to know that this was yet another move by Suo to force Kiri forward.

He didn't even bother to hide it.

But knowing the danger ahead, Terumi Mei could only bite her teeth and agree.

Terumi Mei was a native of the Land of Water, and it was undeniable that she had deep feelings for this land.

She had even once fought for it.

But when she could only choose between Land of Water and Kirigakure, she could only choose Kirigakure.

Because she was the Gondaime Mizukage.

... ...

Integrity is like a rolling stone falling on a hillside. The more you give up, the more comfortable you become.

When Terumi Mei gave up her old persistence, she quickly acquired some of the top secrets of the Land of Birds through certain channels.

It was utterly and completely overstepping the mark.

But... when the Land of Water daimyo pushed them to their deaths, it should have been expected that they would resist.

Ninjas were also human.

The line of defense in Terumi Mei's heart was easily shattered by the resentment and complaints that had accumulated over time, and without realizing it, she moved closer and closer towards the modern ninja.

Makoto was happy to see Terumi Mei's slow metamorphosis, but he also knew very well that there were some things that were destined to not happen in one step.

So instead of continuing to irritate Terumi Mei, he came to the territory of the Land of Birds with Terumi Mei after a little preparation.

After a bit of disguise, the beautiful land in the Land of Birds was displayed in front of Makoto.

Before this, Makoto had already traveled to many small countries, and had seen many benevolent rulers and strange things.

But honestly speaking, among the many small countries he had seen, Land of Birds was definitely in the best state.

It is not a plentiful land like the Land of Rice, but because it is close to a large lake, has abundant water sources, and the climate is not too extreme, it can be completely self-sufficient.

It was not an island nation, even though it was under the Land of Water camp. Water transportation was possible, and land transportation was actually not bad. Because of the large amount of water, it was possible to bypass many large landowners who were unwilling to sell their land.

Not only that, the vegetation coverage near Land of Birds is also very high, not a barren piece of land like the Sunagakure...

Although the Land of Birds is small, but all kinds of resources are more or less dipped a little. If you let Makoto to operate, even if you can not turn it into an industrial country, self-sufficiency is still not a big problem.

However, even such an agricultural country with no diseases, no disasters, and no congenital defects can still have financial problems... It can only be said that the nobles really do not do anything anthropomorphic...

Of course, Makoto also admitted that this was their best chance.

If it wasn't for the existence of these Noblesse oblige, wanting to rely on the individual power of Konoha to make a whale of it, hell knows how many years they would have to be busy.

Makoto stood at the bow of the small boat, reflecting everything in his eyes.

He looked at it for a long time, and after actually examining it and obtaining a lot of first-hand data, he then asked Terumi Mei, who was at the stern of the boat.

"Are you ready? It's time to start moving."

"...Uh-huh!"

"Good then."

Eyeing Terumi Mei's nod, Makoto heavily stepped on the boat, directly opening a large hole in the hull.

The lake water immediately seeped in, dragging the boat and the two people on board into the cold lake water.

As a Kage, Makoto had countless ways to get his men to help him collect important data.

But this time, the matter was too important, and information was inevitably distorted in the process of transmission. Considering that the Kisame would still need a day or two to complete the task, even though he knew that time was short, Makoto brought Terumi Mei to the field.

Terumi Mei also knew that sharpening a sword was not a good idea, so she did not object.

A few moments later, the boat sank completely, and both Kages were physically strong enough that the cold lake water couldn't do anything to them. However, they still pretended to be drowning and floundered in the water.

Makoto didn't pick the place at random, and it didn't take too long before an old man dressed as a fisherman hurried over and rescued the two men from the boat.

The two men pretended to have narrowly escaped death, shivering and thanking loudly.

I do not know why, this year's winter came extraordinarily early, see the two people down and pitiful, the old fisherman heart can not bear, so the two people back to their own home fire.

The old fisherman's family was not rich, but still picked two complete clothes for the two to change into.

Terumi Mei and Makoto had been in the line of fire before, and their disguise skills were quite skillful, after changing their faces, the old fisherman could not see any abnormality at all.

At this moment, from the outside, Terumi Mei was a dark-skinned, plain village woman around twenty years old.

Makoto, on the other hand, was a burly man with the same rough skin but sunny and cheerful.

The two of them, who claimed to be from the Land of Water, wanted to go to another country to make a living, but who knew that they would meet water bandits halfway, and even if their lifelong savings were robbed, they were also thrown into the Land of Water and almost died.

Luckily, they met the old fisherman.

The old fisherman sniffed and did not doubt, but just sighed.

-This situation in a large country is already rare, but a small country is... difficult.

After successfully obtaining the approval of the old fisherman, Makoto took the opportunity to start a crazy set of words.

It could be that this dark and powerful look of Makoto was very pleasing to the crop farmers, or it could be that he had a strong CPU. All in all, from the old fisherman's mouth, he knew a lot of things that the outsiders did not know.

It was very trivial, but Makoto thought that just this underlying intelligence alone was not a waste of his trip.

The next morning, the two of them got up early and started helping the old fisherman.

The old fisherman himself also farmed, but at this time, the weather was getting cold and there was nothing left to produce in the fields, so the old fisherman decided to see if he could take his chances while the river was still not completely frozen.

Because of the presence of the two kages, the old fisherman's luck was naturally very good, and it was considered a bountiful day.

Looking at the barn full of big fish, the old fisherman couldn't stop smiling. However, for Makoto, the most important thing was not those big fishes, but the large and small islands scattered in the big lake in a starry pattern.

Exactly the same as in the intelligence, these large and small islands were all really fucking bird shit islands.

Because of the countless years of accumulation by the birds, the amount of bird shit in these islands had reached an extremely terrifying level.

In Makoto's eyes, this was not bird shit, it was clearly a mountain of gold.

Unfortunately, the people here are obviously sitting on a gold mountain, but they have never realized it, and would even find those birds that come to steal their catches from time to time annoying....

That said, though, the fact that the secret has been preserved until now has something to do with the Land of Fire.

-The Land of Birds, no matter how small it was, always had some elites. Before, because of the years of war, everyone didn't have the time or mood to care about anything else. But with the end of the war, these elites all ran to the Land of Fire in their heads and ignored so many resources at their doorsteps...

This was true of the Land of Birds, and it was also true of the other small countries.

The siphoning of talent and money from the Land of Fire is really getting better and better.

Of course... to Makoto, this is actually a good thing.

It was time to leave.

Because the catch was good, the old fisherman was in a good mood. After hearing the news that the two Makoto wanted to leave, he first advised them bitterly, hoping that they would wait until the coming spring. But in the end, after realizing that the two insisted on leaving, he could only agree.

It was just that the old fisherman wished that he could send the two on another journey tomorrow morning.

Considering that the Kisame's side hadn't sent a message yet, the two agreed.

It was night, and the two lay down on a tattered bed, only neither of them could sleep.

Makoto was thinking about the Tenseigan.

He still didn't know where the Tenseigan had gone, and this kind of treasure would surely be well protected.

If it was the Mizukage faction, that was fine. If the one who obtained the transmutation eye was the Kiri Elder... Did he have to completely cleanse the Kiri Elder all over again?

That difficulty is really a little too high.

...Actually, it is not really helpless.

How about... finding someone disguised as a Kiri ninja to assassinate the Land of Water Daimyo? Let him get angry and just raise Kiri?

-This move is the highest skill of otaku fighting, I can't beat you, and my power can't overwhelm you, but can't I assassinate the emperor and take the initiative to exterminate the nine clans, including you and me.

That would save a lot of effort.

Kiri is different from Konoha, in the loss of the support of the state apparatus, it will soon be crushed by its own volume, and the Kiri elders inside naturally...

As for Terumi Mei side... big deal to help, let her build a new Kiri out.

Just... joking aside, how in the world should I find the Tenseigan?

Makoto is very melancholy.

In fact, Terumi Mei is not much better.

It wasn't that she couldn't sleep because she was lying in the same bed as a man - although it was true that she hadn't done that, but she had at least been in battle.

At the height of the battle, people didn't even have enough time to sleep, and most of the time, they just took a break in between battles to rest for a while.

At that time, not to mention what bed, even the mud puddle is also sleep as usual.

Ninjas in war have no such thing as men and women, they only have the same identity - warrior.

But Makoto was by her side, she just could not sleep.

Not because of that boring love, Makoto was right, people like them are born to go to hell, who cares about love.

Terumi Mei couldn't say why it was like that.

When she was lying next to Makoto, she always had an extremely uneasy feeling.

It was as if there was a world-destroying bomb beside her, and there was always someone pouring cold water over its body. But one day, it will be completely detonated because it reaches its limit, completely destroying everything in the world...

I also wonder if his two wives felt the same way when they slept with him.

I don't know how long I pondered, Terumi Mei's mind then gradually blurred.

Just as the two of them entered shallow sleep one after another, Terumi Mei's sealing scroll suddenly broke open.

The stone ball that had been hastily sealed up by her earlier, unexpectedly tore through her seal directly like a knife slicing through butter, and then, like a clay ox entering the sea, silently disappeared into Makoto's body.

Makoto, who should have reacted incredibly keenly, was actually unaware at this time.

The two of them didn't sleep well all night until dawn.

Both of them noticed that something was wrong with each other, but both of them were wise enough not to point it out.

Farmers always got up early, and shortly after the two shadows got up, the old fisherman also got up.

According to the previous agreement, he drove the two of them to the palace in the Land of Birds.

After quietly slipping a ten thousand ryo banknote into the old fisherman's body, the two of them took their leave of the old fisherman, and following the flow of people, they just entered the city.

Up to this point, whether it was the army or the economy and livelihood, Makoto had pretty much understood it all.

More than that, it was not something that could be known by simply walking around, one had to enter into a deep study of the Land of Birds.

This was not something that could be solved in a day or two.

However, the information at the moment is also enough... After all, he has to deal with the lord of the country who never descends to the grassroots, not a capable minister who can rule the world.

His PPT is as beautiful as the third brother's, and it is more than enough to handle a king.

T/N: 'third brother' as in Lee Sam, a character from Hero of Tomorrow

Kisame, who had disappeared for a whole day, also quietly followed, giving the two a mission accomplished gesture.

The three of them also no longer talk, found a hidden place, after retiring the disguise, the three of them together towards the Royal Hall handed the post.

-Of course, this time it was Terumi Mei who was the main focus, and Makoto and Kisame were both in a hooded entourage.

After all, it was a visit from the Mizukage herself, and soon enough, the three were invited into the Imperial Hall.

Slightly out of Makoto's expectations, the Imperial Hall, though large, was not very ornate.

Despite its noble form, Makoto could still tell that this Imperial Hall had not been fully restored for a long time.

After following the attendants in the Imperial Hall for a while, the three of them were led to a pavilion.

When the three arrived, there was already someone sitting in the gazebo, with a chess set in front of the other.

However, it was clear that he was not the Lord of the Land of Birds.

Although he hadn't met him before, Makoto knew that the Lord of the Bird's Land was a man with a thin face. Instead, the person sitting there in front of him was an elderly fat man who looked simple and harmless.

It was also true that he was not the Lord of the Land of Birds.

After the three of them came over, he also got up and introduced himself.

It turned out that he was the Minister of Finance of the Land of Birds.

The two sides had never interacted with each other, and the three of them didn't know for a moment why this fellow had suddenly invited them over.

"Heh heh heh, the three of you please don't be overly concerned, I just heard that the Gondaime Mizukage-sama is gifted and especially good at chess. -

"I am ashamed to say that my favorite thing in my life is this way of winning and losing. Now the opportunity is rare, I do not know if Lord Water Shadow can talk with me a game of hand?"

...Only a fool will believe you, you are such a bad old man. You don't want to play chess at all, but you want to prevent us from meeting the lord of the Land of Birds!

The top management of the Land of Water is leaking like a sieve. Since the leader of the Land of Birds intends to recruit a ninja army, he will definitely inquire about the reputation of the Daimyo of the Land of Water in advance -if he didn't even have this political quality, he should have thrown himself into the street long ago.

Of course, in fact, even if you don't probe, the Land of Water daimyo will be a reaction, it is also very good to guess.

Unlike the more docile Land of Water daimyo, the Land of Water daimyo was notoriously pantherish.

Yagura had been sprayed in his face when he was getting the cannery.

Now that he had forced Kiri over, the Lord of the Land of the Birds knew about it - or at the very least could guess.

So... that group of rouge ninjas would be in there by now.

Since he was going to do it, then of course he had to follow through with it.

In the end, the Lord of the Land and the Daimyo were actually on equal footing. In terms of jurisprudence, there was really no way for other people to interfere with whoever the Lord of Land of Birds would appoint as his country's ninja army.

When he signed a contract with the wandering ninjas and reached a fait accompli, things would become difficult...

...Fight?

Terumi Mei's eyes showed this kind of meaning.

But Makoto gave her a don't mess around look.

"But... I don't know how to play chess..."

There were still quite a few types of chess in this world, but the ones with the widest spread and largest audience were really shogi and go.

There were people who knew chess, but not too many.

At the very least, Terumi Mei wouldn't.

And since the other party dared to open this mouth, he should have some attainment in this area...

The opponent was obviously stalling for time, and Terumi Mei didn't know how to win this battle.

Fortunately, Makoto had prepared for this.

So the two started whispering.

"Just go ahead and play with him, I'll project it to you with genjutsu when the time comes and you just follow it."

"You know how to play chess?"

"No."

"Then how are you going to help me win? And we probably don't have much time..."

"My home computer does, I brought a computer with me when I came out."

"A computer?"

"...Well, I admit, right now it's just a game console."

When he defeated Air Ninja last year, Makoto had obtained a large amount of technology about computers.

In the following time, Makoto consumed a lot of manpower and resources to specialize in IT technology. By now, there were already results.

During the time of Boruto, children almost had a PSP in their hands. in this day and age, it's definitely not possible to do that. But if it's just the early consoles...

Makoto faked his way out and took one and put it on his person.

Then... just so outrageously touched...

No matter what, anyway, today, the grandmaster chess AI, and this finance minister in front of him, definitely have to go crazy one.

"Then... please."

Terumi Mei chose to believe Makoto.