Chapter 116 » A Sense of Duty! Triumphant Return! Suna, Iwa, and Konoha Unite!

[ After becoming Neji, you had a plan to help Tenten fulfill her dream. ]

[ Helping others was your greatest dream! You were determined to assist those with unfulfilled desires. Your sense of mission and responsibility drove you to act. ]

[ Night had fallen. You'd already told Sakura you'd be leaving to investigate something. ]

[ Now, you stood at the gate of Tenten's yard. You sensed she was in a deep sleep. ]

[ Taking a deep breath, you activated your six-tomoe Rinnegan and Mangekyo Sharingan. Their light enveloped the entire yard. Your approach was all about ensuring success! ]

[ Your genjutsu covered Tenten's yard completely, making it impossible for the outside world to detect anything within. ]

[ You entered the yard leisurely and gently knocked on her door. ]

[ Knock! Knock! Knock! ]

[ The clear sound echoed in the night. ]

[ Tenten's brow furrowed. She sat up, mumbling, "Who is it? Who's coming here in the middle of the night? We're closed! Go away!" ]

[ When she was about to lie back down. You spoke softly, "Tenten, it's me, Neji." ]

[ Tenten froze, suddenly wide awake. She rubbed her eyes, hardly believing what she'd heard! ]

[ "Who... are you?" She asked again, scarcely daring to believe. ]

[ "It's me, Tenten." You said softly once more. ]

[ This time, she heard it crystal clear! She was now certain that this voice belonged to Neji! ]

[ "Neji... cough cough Don't come looking for me! I... I didn't talk badly about you behind your back, at most I only said two things... no, three things... wuwu Don't come find me..." At this moment, Tenten thought a ghost was haunting her, and immediately curled up in her bedding, praying. ]

[ But after a few seconds, she suddenly had a thought. She gently pinched her own cheek. "Eh? It doesn't hurt?" She realized she couldn't feel much pain. ]

[ This was, of course, due to your genjutsu. ]

[ Her eyes immediately brightened! Pouting, she said, "What's going on? I'm dreaming again! Let's see what you're up to this time!" ]

[ Tenten rolled up her sleeves, leaped to the front of the house, and with a click, opened the door. ]

[ In the moonlight, Tenten saw Neji looking at her with a gentle smile. ]

[ "Umm... Neji..." Her cheeks immediately flushed, somehow sensing this dream was different. ]

[ It was unlike before, when he always wore a stern expression. This time, he was actually smiling at her? This dream... could it be that kind of dream? ]

[ Just as she was feeling shy, you took her hands and said in an extremely gentle voice, "Tenten, you've really suffered during my absence." ]

[ "...Umm!!" Tenten's heart began to race. ]

[ Your words struck her heart like a heavy hammer! ]

[ Sweet talk is indeed the most powerful weapon of destruction! ]

[ 'Could it be... this dream is really...' She became flustered. She had never had this kind of dream before, and for a moment, she didn't know how to proceed. ]

[ "Neji, you died so tragically!" Tenten pouted. ]

[ "..." You looked at her, wondering how she could say something so mood-breaking. Resolving to steady the pace, you said, "Tenten, I have a ninja tool with me. Would you like to see it?" You smiled slightly. ]

[ Since you were doing a good deed, you had to carry forward the spirit of helping others to the fullest! Moreover, since Tenten was still confused, you decided to take the lead from here on. ]

[ "Ninja tool? I want to see!" At these words, her eyes immediately filled with interest. ]

[ "Then let's go inside to look. After all, this ninja tool is quite something." You said with a smile. ]

[ "Mm-hmm!" Hearing this, Tenten could barely contain her excitement. ]

[ Moments later, her astonished voice echoed from inside the room! ]

[ "Oh my god! This ninja tool is unbelievably powerful!" ]

[ You beamed with pride, "Of course it is!" ]

[ A surge of determination filled you — your mission must be completed! ]

[ In an epic ninja battle, you and Tenten clashed throughout every corner of the house. Your ninja tool's incredible power quickly captivated her. As night waned, exhausted but thrilled, she requested a brief respite to replenish her chakra. ]

[ But only to prepare for an even more intense rematch! ]

[ Ding! Congratulations! You've earned 500,000 Villain Points! ]

Another 500,000 Villain Points earned in one go!

A smile appeared on Yusuke's face at this moment.

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For the next seven days, he continued to simulate constantly.

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, the massive force of over 6,000 ninja he led returned to Kirigakure!

During this period, Yagura hadn't had a good night's sleep for days! After all, this was a tremendous victory for Kiri!

Yusuke led the entire Mist Village once again towards a new height of glory!

"Hahaha... Yusuke! I-I'm just so excited!" At this moment, Yagura had already come before Yusuke and exclaimed with overwhelming excitement!

He was filled with exhilaration from head to toe!

The resources this time had completely drained the Land of Lightning's accumulation of decades! If Kiri were to fully absorb all these resources, it's unimaginable to what terrifying level the Mist Village would rise!

At that time, they would likely become, without a doubt, the number one among the Five Great Shinobi Villages! Their strength could even easily rival the remaining villages!

Surpassing them wasn't out of the question either!

"Yagura, there are a lot of resources this time. We need to distribute them fairly and reasonably. Then we'll absorb these resources into our village to the fullest extent." Yusuke smiled lightly, looking at the extremely excited Mizukage before him.

He then discussed the resource distribution matters.

Yagura nodded immediately, "Don't worry, Yusuke! I'll handle that. However, recently... the other villages haven't been behaving themselves."

A hint of gravity appeared on his face.

"Oh?" Yusuke raised an eyebrow, then smiled, "Let me guess. Have Suna, Konoha, and Iwa formed an alliance?"

"That's right!" Yagura nodded vigorously, "Not only that, they seem to have secretly allied with the Land of Iron — a traditionally neutral country. Now, these four major powers appear to be working together, targeting our village."

Hearing this, Yusuke smiled lightly and patted Yagura's shoulder, "It's a minor issue. I conquered Kumogakure. If those villages hadn't reacted, that would be abnormal. Their uniting against us was inevitable."

Yagura took a deep breath and nodded.

"There's one more thing. We received news this morning... The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, has surfaced in Konohagakure. He may have defected to the Leaf Village."

"Understood." Yusuke replied, "As I said before, it's nothing to worry about. Our top priority now is to quickly absorb all these resources into Kirigakure. We need to improve our overall strength — increase ninja numbers, build residences and ANBU bases, establish ninja hospitals, train medical ninja, expand ninja schools, form village guard units, and, by the way, enlarge your Mizukage office."

Yusuke emphasized, "In short, we must swiftly make our village more glorious, prosperous, and powerful! Right now, we're not the ones in a hurry — Konoha and the others are. We can freely use these resources to grow stronger, but they can't afford to wait. The longer this drags on, the more anxious they'll become."

Yagura immediately said respectfully, "Yes!"

At this moment, his admiration for his ANBU Captain once again reached its peak!

He couldn't wait to step down from his position as Mizukage and hand it over to Yusuke! He would willingly serve as a secretary under him.

He even had approached Yusuke to discuss this matter many times. However, Yusuke always responded that he didn't want a man as his secretary, using this as a reason to refuse the position and the "bonus" that came with it.

Yagura only hated himself for being born male! If he had been born female, this matter might have been settled long ago!

{T/N:… Man, I simply give up on this dude.}

After all, Yusuke becoming the Mizukage was the hope of the entire Kirigakure, and even all the people of the Land of Water!

After giving instructions on these matters, Yusuke left with Samui behind him.

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Kirigakure, atop the ANBU building.

"He's too powerful… That man... he's overwhelmingly powerful!"

In the conference room, several women sat on a circular sofa, poring over intelligence documents. Their faces were etched with grave expressions, especially Mabui and Yugito.

Mabui, leveraging her official position, had acquired news that had spread throughout the ninja world in recent days. Additionally, some unofficial documents had "mysteriously" found their way to her through her superiors.

These reports detailed how Yusuke Kamizuki had led Kirigakure's elite ninja forces on a counter-offensive, conquering Kumogakure and the entire Land of Lightning!

The Lightning Daimyo and his entourage were either killed or replaced by Yusuke. The unofficial documents revealed his methods, even exposing the crimes of some Karo (administrative servants). While many were eliminated, a few pledged allegiance to the new rule.

One document described the initial battle: the Allied Ninja Forces of Kumo versus Kiri's Three Thousand Cursed Seal Corps. It provided a detailed account of Yusuke's tactics in defeating them, even including the final moments of the last ninjas and their honorable deaths.

The report also detailed the movements after arriving in Kumogakure, omitting only the Mental Imprint. The women assumed the captured ninjas had surrendered through other tactics.

A more crucial point emerged: the Fourth Raikage was dead. Yusuke had reduced him to a human wreck, hanging him atop the Raikage office building for three days. A watched helplessly as the tragedy unfolded, dying with intense hatred, his eyes wide open.

Yusuke's blood-stained path to Kumo's conquest left an indelible mark on their hearts.

While Mabui felt a tightness in her heart, Yugito trembled with anger, tears streaming down their faces as they read about how easily their home village had fallen, with several acquaintances killed.

Yet, deep down, they knew it could have been worse. Complete annihilation wasn't out of the question, and Yusuke's actions could even be seen as merciful.

After all, Kiri had only counterattacked during this war. It was unrealistic to expect Yusuke to leave Kumo unpunished after they had tried to take his people's lives.

Pakura, Mabui, Tsunade, even Mikoto and Kushina, had witnessed moments when Yusuke seemed genuinely kind and honest among the civilians.

However, this wasn't enough to quell their anger and fury.

"Damn Yusuke Kamizuki!" Yugito snarled, gritting her teeth, "I swear, I'll kill him in this lifetime!"

She wished she could bit him to death!

"Me? Am I truly so detestable? I've only just returned, and already someone wishes me dead?"

Yusuke's voice suddenly rang out behind them, light and casual.

Tsunade and the other women jolted, whirling around to find him standing there, a disarming smile on his face.

His expression was as warm as a spring breeze, two fingers raised in a casual greeting.

"I missed you all dearly as well."

His tone remained nonchalant, as if he hadn't just returned from a war where he'd taken countless lives.

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