The pot of colorful stew was never eaten by the two of them, forever remaining by the lake, serving as breakfast for Sanbi Isodai.
Will the Tailed Beasts get diarrhea?
At dawn, the first rays of sunlight pierced through the misty atmosphere of Kirigakure, reducing visibility significantly compared to the land.
Kimimaro and the Hozuki brothers were up bright and early. Today was the day they would leave Kirigakure, and perhaps even the Land of Water, their future uncertain.
Compared to Kimimaro's excitement, the Hozuki brothers were rather dejected, appearing listless, as if they had been up all night.
"Brother, are we really leaving Kirigakure?"
"Little brother, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be leaving the Land of Water."
"Sigh!"
Both brothers sighed, lamenting their unfortunate circumstances. Disaster had struck while they were simply at home.
The Hozuki brothers couldn't help but resent Orochimaru, who had brought them out. If it weren't for Orochimaru, they'd still be happily playing with water back home!
It was all the fault of that man who looked like a woman!
*Plop.*
The door to the adjacent room opened. Yakura, while tying her hair, glanced back at them, surprised. "You little ones are up so early? Aren't you afraid of not growing tall?"
Kimimaro turned his face away, ignoring Yakura. The Hozuki brothers, however, looked speechlessly at the tall and slender Yakura before them. "Are you sure you're not just showing off your own height?"
"Hmph!"
Seeing that all three brats were ignoring her, Yakura snorted and turned around. As expected, anyone favored by Lin Yu was no good!
In the Hokage's office, Lin Yu sat in the Hokage's seat with his legs crossed, casually flipping through documents on the desk. Most of them were mission reports and document approvals, suggesting the Hokage's work was much easier than the Fire Shadow's.
The door opened, and the four people who walked in saw a slender woman in a blue dress sitting at the desk, staring at them. The Hozuki brothers' expressions changed drastically upon seeing the woman.
"Mei Terumi-sama, why are you here? Could it be that you also..."
Mangetsu Hozuki was somewhat surprised. Even Mei Terumi, who possessed dual kekkei genkai, had submitted to this young man named Uzumaki Lin Yu?
Mei Terumi had intended to scold the Hozuki brothers harshly. They were too easily swayed, lacking backbone!
But considering she had also been swayed, she could only clear her throat and say, "Me and them are just in a cooperative relationship!"
"Lying to children now? Just submit if you submit, it's not like you're being made a slave girl."
"What did you say!"
Mei Terumi and Yakura glared at Lin Yu simultaneously. One felt her dignity was wounded, while the other felt that the slave girl Lin Yu mentioned was her.
"What? You want to fight? I advise you to consider the consequences. If you can win, fine. But if you lose..."
Sensing Lin Yu's aggressive gaze, the two women gritted their teeth, turned their heads away, and said nothing more.
Mei Terumi: "I'll melt you sooner or later!"
Yakura: "I'll kill you sooner or later!"
"Alright, enough nonsense. From today onwards, you are all peripheral members of the Eternal Organization."
A golden magic circle projected onto the ground. After a moment of hesitation, everyone stepped into it one by one.
Lin Yu now needed to find someone. After all, the departure of the Hozuki brothers and Kimimaro wasn't a big deal, but Mei Terumi held an important position. Her disappearance without a trace could cause problems.
At this point, it was naturally time to trouble our Mizukage!
...
In a certain jungle in the Land of Fire, Obito, who had just returned from the Land of Water using his spatial ninjutsu, felt a slight improvement in his mood as he inhaled the familiar scent.
Finally, he was out of that damned Land of Water.
Obito felt somewhat unaccustomed to the environment, perhaps due to Lin Yu's influence. Fortunately, he was far from the Land of Water and probably wouldn't see it again for a long time!
While Lin Yu's teacher hadn't returned to Konoha yet, he should hurry and find Kakashi to alleviate his boredom!
Just as Obito was about to enter Kamui, a familiar spatial fluctuation came from his side. Obito was depressed. "Why won't you leave me alone?"
A golden magic circle reflected in Obito's pupils. He had been very curious about Lin Yu's spatial abilities in the past, but now he was just depressed!
"The air in the Land of Fire is so fresh!"
Lin Yu smiled at Obito not far away. "You don't mind helping me with a small favor, do you?"
"Sigh."
Obito said resignedly, "Go ahead."
Who asked him to be a worker? He hoped Lin Yu's teacher wouldn't be too demanding and would leave him some time to visit Kakashi!
"Their identities are somewhat sensitive. You'll need to handle the follow-up matters in the Land of Water."
Obito nodded. "That's no problem."
He had already considered this and left some contingencies, which should be enough to deceive for about half a year. He would just need to make another trip to the Land of Water to extend the period.
"There's one more thing. They wish for you to take them to the Land of Rain and keep an eye on them."
"..."
Obito really wanted to ask if this was someone he recruited for his organization or for Akatsuki, why were they always being thrown into the Land of Rain?
Lin Yu explained, "We haven't found a base yet, and it's impossible to take them to Konoha."
Mei Terumi had no objections. All she wanted now was to obtain the secrets of their organization and then sneak back to Kirigakure. If she could also acquire the secret of eternal youth, that would be perfect!
Yakura's thoughts were similar. It didn't matter where she went; she now only wanted to kill that dog Rasa. If she could use the organization's power, she was willing to pay any price.
As for the remaining three... sorry, little kids don't have a choice!
Lin Yu patted Obito's shoulder and cajoled, "Don't worry, I'll find the base soon!"
Find the base? If you said you'd *build* the base, I might believe you a little!
Alas! Kakashi, we might have to meet a few days later!
...
Lin Yu watched the figures of the group depart, then pondered for a moment before suddenly laughing. "Let Akatsuki teach them a lesson and make them remember!"
Lin Yu knew that Mei Terumi and Yakura wouldn't surrender so easily. They both had their own schemes. Yakura was easier to handle; as long as her revenge was fulfilled, she should be loyal.
Mei Terumi, however, was a bit troublesome. Despite her outward submission, she inwardly wished to cut him into a thousand pieces. Moreover, Lin Yu also had his own intentions. An ordinary Mei Terumi wasn't as captivating as the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi!
Especially when she wore the uniform after putting on the Mikoshi robe...
A red light flashed in Lin Yu's eyes, and he vanished from his spot.
...
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Land of Fire, a team of dark-skinned ninjas was advancing towards Konoha. Having learned from the lesson ten years ago, the Cloud Village sent dozens of Jonin for this diplomatic mission to Konoha. However, their letter to Konoha only mentioned three Jonin.
Their purpose was singular!
Konoha's dōjutsu kekkei genkai!