Chapter 169: The Rebellion Begins
Chapter 169: The Rebellion Begins
Uchiha Douhuan, following Tobi's directions, found his subordinates and recounted to them the mission he had just received from Terumi Mei.
Under Satake Masato, there was a team of 15 members: besides himself, there was one Tokubetsu Jounin, four Chuunin, and the remaining ten were Genin.
They had been persecuted under the previous Bloody Mist policy. The two Genin in the team who had graduated just last year would likely have died in the graduation exam arena if Terumi Mei hadn't secretly rescued them.
"Does everyone understand the mission arrangements?" Uchiha Douhuan, after arranging the tasks, looked at his subordinates and asked.
"Understood!" Everyone nodded in unison, their eyes filled with hope. One of them, a Genin named Yasokawa, couldn't help but say, "Captain, after we succeed, we can go home, right?"
"Yes," Uchiha Douhuan said with a smile. "Once we overthrow the rule of the Bloody Mist, we can return to our village."
After saying this, Uchiha Douhuan stood up, locked the doors and windows, then returned before everyone, his expression serious as he spoke, "The general mission has been stated. Now, let's discuss our team's arrangements."
Hearing this, everyone showed a puzzled expression. Did they have special mission arrangements?
"For this mission, we must preserve our strength as much as possible, even if it impacts the mission itself. Understand?" Uchiha Douhuan deliberately lowered his voice and said.
"Why?" the Tokubetsu Jounin in the team asked.
"Because we must ensure that Lady Terumi Mei can smoothly ascend to the Mizukage position," Uchiha Douhuan explained. "If our teams, directly under Lady Terumi Mei, suffer heavy losses in this operation to attack Kirigakure, wouldn't that allow others to snatch the fruits of our labor? The forces under Momochi Zabuza and Hoshigaki Kisame are not much weaker than ours, and their missions in attacking Kirigakure this time are even easier than ours."
"But didn't Lady Terumi Mei say that the Mizukage position would be discussed and decided by vote after success?" the Tokubetsu Jounin pressed.
"Yes, decided by vote. But if we die during the attack on Kirigakure, who will be left to support Lady Terumi Mei afterwards?" Uchiha Douhuan patiently explained. "Besides Lady Terumi Mei, can any of you guarantee that if other leaders of our current rebel army become Mizukage, they can truly end the village's Bloody Mist rule? Don't forget how Momochi Zabuza and Hoshigaki Kisame obtained their ninja swords."
After Uchiha Douhuan finished speaking, the atmosphere within the assembly point instantly became heavy. Uchiha Douhuan was right. Momochi Zabuza and Hoshigaki Kisame both became inheritors of their ninja swords by killing the previous owners. Momochi Zabuza even wiped out all his peers during his graduation exam. If such a person became Mizukage, could they truly bring them a stable future?
"Therefore, we must ensure that Lady Terumi Mei can smoothly ascend to the Mizukage position after things are settled," Uchiha Douhuan stated.
"Is this Lady Terumi Mei's intention, or..." the Tokubetsu Jounin hesitated, wanting to say more.
"Lady Terumi Mei naturally wouldn't directly issue such an order. However, as her subordinates, how can we forget Lady Terumi Mei's kindness? Don't forget how you survived in Kirigakure."
"I understand." Everyone in the assembly point nodded in unison.
"After you return, prepare yourselves well," Uchiha Douhuan said.
"Yes!"
After everyone dispersed, Black Zetsu reappeared. Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly and said to him, "Ancestor, there should be other White Zetsu disguised as ninjas within the rebel army. Just use the same rhetoric I used just now, modify it slightly, and it will be enough to plunge them into internal strife."
"Lord Douhuan, what if these rumors are spread and detected by their respective leaders?" Tobi asked with some curiosity.
"Does their detection matter?" Uchiha Douhuan chuckled lightly. "Once the seed of doubt is planted, what kind of flower blooms afterwards is no longer important."
...
Soon, within the three days the rebel army was preparing to attack Kirigakure, rumors continually began to rise among the various squads. When members of squads led by different leaders met each other, their previous candor was gone.
Although Terumi Mei noticed this strange phenomenon, she was completely ignorant of the cause.
Everything developed just as Uchiha Douhuan had predicted.
At this moment, Kakashi, stationed on the eastern coast of the Land of Fire, suddenly received a secret letter delivered by an envoy from Kirigakure.
The content of this secret letter was personally written by Yagura Karatachi, a plea for help, hoping Konoha could dispatch troops to help their Kirigakure suppress the rebellious army causing trouble within the Land of Water.
"Is this the opportunity Douhuan spoke of?" Kakashi looked at the plea for help, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
"Notify everyone, prepare ships. Two days from now, only 400 men will remain to guard the border. Everyone else, cross the sea together and head to the Land of Water," Kakashi ordered his adjutant after burning the secret letter.
After issuing the orders, Kakashi went alone into a quiet room. From a sealing scroll he carried, he took out the test tube containing Uchiha Obito's other Mangekyou Sharingan eye.
"Obito, this time, I will carry your part with me too."
...
Three days later, the team-leading ninjas in various camps synchronized their watches. At midnight, the rebel ninjas from all directions around Kirigakure Village launched a simultaneous attack on Kirigakure's main gates. With Gensui coordinating from within, the defending ninjas at Kirigakure's gates at this time had all been replaced by embedded moles.
As Kirigakure's main gates burst open, rebel ninjas swarmed into Kirigakure Village from all directions, immediately beginning the work of evacuating the civilians within the village.
After more than half of the civilians in the village had been sent away, the somewhat slow-reacting Kirigakure Anbu finally arrived late and engaged the rebel forces throughout the village.
"You traito..."
An Anbu member rushed before him, intending to question him, but before he could even finish his sentence, he was cut down by Uchiha Douhuan with a single, casual slash.
Uchiha Douhuan glanced disdainfully at the inferior ninja sword in his hand, which had become dull after cutting down just one person. Although he still needed to maintain his disguise for now and thus couldn't use his famed Lightning Release ninjutsu, his swordsmanship alone was enough to weave in and out of these Jounin-level Anbu ninjas seven times.
Uchiha Douhuan, while killing the Anbu rushing towards him, observed the battlefield situation. It was obvious that under the influence of the rumors spread by the White Zetsu infiltrated among the rebels, most rebel ninjas on various parts of this battlefield had begun to conserve their strength, making self-preservation their top priority.
After the rebel army invaded Kirigakure, Yagura Karatachi, under Black Zetsu's control, proceeded to the residence of Gensui, the rebel mole leader hidden within Kirigakure. For Uchiha Douhuan, once Gensui successfully opened Kirigakure's gates and plunged Kirigakure into chaos, he no longer had any use.
And this person, who had served as Mizukage Aide in Kirigakure very early on, was, on the contrary, the only one within Kirigakure who could potentially hinder Uchiha Douhuan's subsequent plan to plunge Kirigakure into internal strife.
Firstly, this Elder Gensui was considered one of the few intelligent individuals in the ninja world. He was the first to notice that something was amiss with Yagura Karatachi. Furthermore, Terumi Mei was secretly cultivated by him. Moreover, this elder held high prestige in Kirigakure; many in Kirigakure had received his kindness.
With Gensui's prestige in Kirigakure, after Yagura Karatachi fell, he was fully capable of single-handedly pushing Terumi Mei into the position of Fifth Mizukage.
Therefore, it was also time to eliminate this hidden danger.
Under Black Zetsu's control, Yagura Karatachi strode into Gensui's residence, which had already been secretly surrounded. After entering the courtyard, he saw the other figure sitting alone in the study.
Having arranged everything, Gensui originally planned to take advantage of the outbreak of war to leave Kirigakure and rendezvous with the rebel army. But as he prepared to leave, he suddenly discovered that his residence had been completely surrounded by Anbu.
"It's already so chaotic outside, Lord Fourth Mizukage, instead of quelling the rebellion, what are you doing here at this old man's place?" Hearing the footsteps behind him, Gensui sighed deeply and then spoke.
"Why I came here, shouldn't you be very clear?" Yagura Karatachi said indifferently. "I'm really curious. Aide Gensui, you are already a pivotal figure in Kirigakure Village. Why instigate this rebellion? Could it be that you've grown tired of the Aide position and want to try the taste of being Mizukage?"
"This old man has no designs on the Mizukage position. Otherwise, I would have had the chance to take this position after the Second Mizukage died back then," Gensui said after taking a deep breath. "However, I cannot watch a tyrant like you lead Kirigakure into the abyss."
"Abyss?" Yagura Karatachi sneered. "I know you've always been dissatisfied with the Bloody Mist policy, but this was a policy established since the Third Mizukage. If you were dissatisfied with this policy, why didn't you stop Lord Third back then?"
"Hmph, the Third Mizukage back then wasn't insane enough to make the annual Ninja Academy graduation exam a mutual slaughter where only one in ten survives!" After Yagura Karatachi arrived here, Gensui seemed to see his own end, so he couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore. "Regardless, Yagura Karatachi, your tyranny ends today! I will be waiting for your arrival in the Pure Land."
With that said, Gensui lunged forward first, drawing a sharp blade hidden in his bosom, and charged towards Yagura Karatachi.
Gensui knew very well that his body, already halfway into the grave, was definitely no match for Yagura Karatachi. But even if there was only a slim chance, he had to try. At the very least, he had to help Terumi Mei and the others, who were currently searching for Yagura Karatachi's whereabouts in the village, clear the obstacles.
In his youth, Gensui was arguably one of Kirigakure's foremost powerhouses. But now, old and frail, facing Yagura Karatachi in his prime, he lasted less than one exchange before his life was taken.
Gensui collapsed powerlessly to the ground, a kunai embedded in his back, blood slowly pooling beneath him.
Yagura Karatachi expressionlessly wiped his hands, pulled over a chair from the side, and sat down.
The movement of the Anbu gathering here would surely be discovered by Terumi Mei and her group before long. Therefore, Yagura Karatachi simply waited here for them to come to him.
Sure enough, less than five minutes after Yagura Karatachi sat down, sounds of commotion came from outside. Before long, Terumi Mei, Momochi Zabuza, and Utakata burst in.
"Lord Gensui?!" The moment Terumi Mei entered, seeing Gensui's figure lying in a pool of blood, she instantly became wide-eyed with rage.
For Terumi Mei, Gensui was her guide, like a teacher and a father. But now, Gensui had died right before her eyes, and the murderer was watching her expressionlessly nearby.
"Yagura Karatachi!" Terumi Mei gritted her teeth, her beautiful eyes harboring a fury capable of consuming everything. "Why did you kill Lord Gensui?"
"Why kill him?" Yagura Karatachi sneered, looking at the three who had burst into the room. "It seems Kirigakure has never had a precedent of sparing traitors. And you all will be buried here today."
"Today, the only one who will be buried here is you!" Momochi Zabuza drew the Executioner's Blade from his back and said with a cold smile.
"This guy is definitely not right. Saiken's call to the Three-Tails received no response at all," Utakata also spoke up at this point.
"Who exactly are you?" Terumi Mei, hearing this, asked with a grim face.
"The one who will kill you," Yagura Karatachi's chilling voice sounded. Violent chakra instantly surged forth, gathering around his body.
"Not good! He intends to transform into his Tailed Beast form!" Utakata warned sharply.
"Yagura Karatachi, are you insane? There are still many of your Anbu subordinates fighting outside!" Terumi Mei said in disbelief.
"Do you think he's someone who cares about these things?" Zabuza shouted loudly. "Utakata!"
Seeing this, Utakata could only also begin his Tailed Beast transformation.
A moment later, two towering giant beasts appeared out of thin air, crushing the Mizukage Aide's residence. A massive turtle with three tails crushed a large number of fighting ninjas with a single step.
Opposing it, a slug with six tails spat out a large area of bubbles from the pores beneath its body, enveloping the surrounding ninjas and sending them out of the battlefield.
"Damn it! This guy!" Terumi Mei, standing on the Six-Tails, looked at her comrades crushed under the Three-Tails' foot and gritted her teeth.
"Saiken told me that the current Three-Tails seems to have lost its mind," the Six-Tails beneath Terumi Mei and Momochi Zabuza emitted Utakata's voice. "Prepare for battle."
"Alright! Regardless, it seems nothing will end unless we take down this big guy!" Terumi Mei took a deep breath, then shouted towards the rebels rescued by Saiken's bubbles earlier, "Barrier squad! Prepare to seal!"
(End of Chapter)
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