The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

Chapter 522 Mizukage's Visit

"Is that so?" Listening to Genji's explanation, Shimada Katsumoto looked at him suspiciously.

Seeing Genji's sincere face, Shimada Katsumoto finally had to believe Genji's explanation.

However, believing and converting does not mean that Shimada Katsumoto agrees with Genji's statement. On the contrary, in his opinion, Genji's statement is really alarmist.

Right now, the Senju Clan is dominant, and it is only because Hanzo is not around for the time being. When Hanzo returns, Konoha will naturally return to the control of the Shimada Clan.

Now that the Uchiha clan is in decline, and Hashima, the patriarch of the Senju clan, has such a temper, shouldn't the Shimada clan take advantage of the victory to pursue and expand the family's influence in Konoha?

"Alas." Katsumoto sighed, shook his head somewhat incomprehensibly, and then said: "Forget it, since it's already like this, let's let nature take its course."

After that, Shimada Katsumoto quickened his pace and walked towards the family residence.

"..."

Looking at Katsumoto Shimada's back, Genji himself felt a little helpless: "My prestige in the family is far worse than that of my elder brother."

He believes that if Hanzo said what he said, Shimada Katsumoto would never be so dissatisfied, or at least this dissatisfaction would be deeply buried in his heart.

Moreover, Genji is also confident that even if Hanzo is here, he will never take this opportunity to expand the power of the Shimada clan.

Maybe Hanzo will reward the Senju clan, or maybe he will secretly support the Uchiha clan. In short, Hanzo will definitely try to create a new balance.

"...We can't just look at the present, but we have to think about our children and grandchildren. Even if our generation can stabilize the situation, it is impossible for the family to have top ninjas from generation to generation.

At that time, once the family falls into a crisis, those forces blocked by us will swarm up and trample the family under their feet. At that time, it will be the descendants of the family who will suffer. "Genji recalled what Hanzo said to himself at the beginning, shook his head secretly, and strengthened his thoughts even more.

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With the battle between Uchiha Madara and Hashirama, Konoha's internal conflicts can no longer be covered up.

Within a few days, the first Hokage disappeared, and the news of Uchiha Madara's killing spread throughout the ninja world.

Kirigakure, Konoha's staunch ally, was the first to get the news.

As Hanzo's brother, the second Mizukage Shimada Motohisa couldn't sit still immediately after getting the news.

After quickly arranging the internal affairs of Wuyin Village, Yuan Jiu went to Konoha in person for the reason of visiting his allies.

……

"Mizukage-sama, welcome to Konoha."

Outside the gate of Konoha, the freshly baked agent Hokage Hashima came to greet Yuan Jiu in person.

Seeing the Hokage hat on Zhujian's head, Yuan Jiu's expression suddenly became a little anxious, and said: "Hashirama, you are..."

Seeing this, Zhujian felt a little helpless, so he could only lower his voice and say: "This is not a place to talk, I will talk to you later."

After finishing speaking, Hashirama laughed loudly, and said exaggeratedly: "Master Mizukage, come with me."

"Oh... okay, please, Hokage-sama." Yuan Jiu also came to his senses at this time, forced a smile on his face, and said in cooperation with Hashirama.

Afterwards, under the welcome of the villagers, Zhujian led Yuan Jiu towards the Hokage Building.

The pace of the two was not slow. Soon, Yuan Jiu followed Hashirama to the Hokage Building. After the others dispersed, Hashirama and Yuan Jiu walked into the building together and walked towards the Hokage office.

As soon as he entered the office, Yuan Jiu couldn't help asking: "Hashirama, what happened to Hanzo?"

"Don't worry." Hashirama smiled bitterly, and then gave Yuan Jiu a reassurance: "Hanzo is fine, but he is not in Konoha for the time being."

Hearing that Hanzo was fine, Motojiu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually calmed down.

Thinking of his gaffe just now, Yuan Jiu felt a little embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry, Zhujian, I was the one who was rude just now."

"It's okay." Zhujian smiled lightly, then pushed the tea cup on the table to Yuan Jiu, and said: "You are also concerned about chaos, so let's have a cup of tea first, and I will talk to you in detail right away. help."

"Ah."

Yuan Jiu nodded, took the teacup, took a sip, and then said, "What's going on?"

"That's right." Hashirama also put down his tea at this time, and said: "A few days ago, Hanzo signed a psychic contract with Ryuji Cave, one of the three holy places for psychic beasts.

About a month ago, Hanzo was suddenly sent to Ryūji Cave by a reverse psychic. A few days later, the snake fairy in Ryūji Cave sent a message saying that Hanzo could not return to Konoha because of some things. "

"Longdi Cave?" Yuan Jiu frowned. In the past, he was also a core member of the Shimada Clan, and now he is the second-generation Mizukage of Wuyin Village, the three holy places of psychic beasts, and he naturally knows it.

It's just that Yuan Jiu didn't know a lot of specific information because the three holy places had been hiding from the world for many years. He only heard him worrying: "Is the Longdi Cave reliable? Could it be that they plotted against Hanzo?"

"Probably not." Zhujian shook his head and said, "I also signed a psychic contract with the Shibone Forest of the Three Holy Lands before, and then I asked the immortals of the Shibone Forest to find out the news for me. Finally, Shibone Forest told I, Hanzo, really have an urgent matter and can't return for the time being."

"That's it." Yuan Jiu pondered for a moment, finally he felt relieved, and a smile appeared on his face, and said: "In this case, I am relieved. The previous information was not clear, I really don't know. I'm worried about Hanzo's situation."

"This is human nature." Hashirama immediately laughed, and then he looked at Yuan Jiu again and said, "However, Konoha really needs Kirigakure's help now, even if you don't come to Konoha, after a while, I should also visit Kirigakure."

"Oh? What does Konoha want us to do?" Yuan Jiu's expression suddenly became a little subtle.

Kirigakure and Konoha are allies, but the allies don't help each other for nothing.

Before Hanzo was Hokage, the two had a close personal relationship and fellowship, and Hanzo had a good grasp of diplomacy, so the cooperation between Konoha and Kirigakure could be regarded as a tacit understanding. There are no small benefits in the covenant.

Even, even if Wuyin sometimes gets less benefits, Yuan Jiu pretended not to see it.

But now, sitting in front of Yuan Jiu is Hashirama. Although Yuan Jiu and Zhu Jian have a little friendship, compared with Hanzo, it is far behind.

If it's just a little effort, then that's all. For the sake of the covenant, Yuan Jiu can do it easily.

But if you need Wu Yin's solid support, it won't be good enough, and Yuan Jiu won't make a move.

Looking at the agent Hokage in front of him, Yuan Jiu's eyes flickered with amusement.

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(End of this chapter)