The Otsutsuki Road from Kirigakure

On the night after the Joint Chunin Exam ended, Konoha Village became extremely lively.

Those who came to watch the battle and did not belong to Konoha had a final carnival before leaving Konoha.

So, that night, the Konoha Village seemed to be lit up, with bright lights as if it were daytime, and the streets and alleys were filled with the "air of fireworks". From afar, the lights were like stars, dotted in the quiet and peaceful village.

This may be the final peace in the ninja world...!

Seiji took everyone from the Hidden Mist Village to have a good time in Konoha Village, and checked in at Ichiraku Ramen, the future iconic landmark of Konoha Village.

After all, Ichiraku Ramen was able to remain unscathed during the Night of the Nine-Tails, and was still safe and sound under the "Cho Shinra Tensei" of Tendou controlled by Nagato...!

(In "Naruto Shippuden: The Lost Tower", it is clearly mentioned that Jiraiya showed his Rasengan to Minato Namikaze on the day of Ichiraku Ramen's opening. Therefore, Ichiraku Ramen opened in Konoha roughly before the outbreak of the Third Ninja World War.)

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The next day, early in the morning.

First, the civilians who came from other places to watch the battle and the merchants who came to Konoha to do business, and then the daimyo and nobles, began to leave Konoha one after another.

When the sun was high in the sky, illuminating the sky, the people from each ninja village were ready to leave.

Konoha Village, which had been bustling for a while because of the joint Chunin Exam, gradually calmed down and returned to its original state.

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Qingsi and the people from Kirigakure were also preparing to return.

Originally, Kiyoshi had planned to visit the Hyuga clan, who could barely be considered distant relatives, but now he has given up the idea. After all, the Hyuga branch clan has already belonged to him, and those Hyuga branch clans who joined his Otsutsuki clan are not much different from the main clan after he lifted the "bird in a cage" curse on them.

As for the purity of bloodline and Byakugan, there is no problem at all. You know, the current technology of the Hidden Mist Village is second to none in the ninja world!

As for the fact that Nagato, Yahiko and Konan were surrounded and killed by the Shimura Danzo in the Forest of Death during the second exam, Kiyoshi had no intention of arguing with the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen and other Konoha high-ranking officials about it.

Of course, this does not mean that Qingji did nothing, but because Qingji knew that the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely protect him, his good friend who caused him trouble everywhere. Therefore, there was no need for Qingji to waste his time arguing with Konoha.

What the Hidden Mist Village "lost" can be taken back on the battlefield!

Qingsi remembered all of these things!

The first Nabekage, Shimura Danzo, was handed over to his disciples. Of course, revenge must be taken personally, which would be more satisfying...!

However, at this time, Kiyoshi did not expect that Danzo Shimura, who had suffered a great loss, had not learned his lesson at all and even dared to provoke the tiger whiskers of their Kirigakure, and was even prepared to snatch the Rinnegan and the Uzumaki clan in front of him, the Mizukage.

Therefore, for Nagato and the other two, their revenge will soon be avenged...!

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While talking with the people from Kirigakure, Qingsi slowly moved towards the eastern part of the Land of Fire.

Team Yahiko, Team Mei Terumi, and Team Otsutsuki Tenshin, who led the team, can be said to have greatly brought honor to the Hidden Mist Village in this joint Chunin Exam. Therefore, Seiji did not urge them too much to return to the village and just regarded it as a reward for their vacation.

Of course, the same goes for Kiyoshi himself. At this time, there was nothing urgent that needed his attention in the Hidden Mist Village, and he had temporarily handed over the affairs of the village to his younger brother Yagura, who served as the Mizukage's assistant. So he gave up the idea of ​​using "Takama-ga-hara" to return directly to the Hidden Mist Village, and instead prepared to experience the "customs and practices" of the Land of Fire along the way with his subordinates and disciples...!

Just about twenty kilometers after they left Konoha Village, Qingsi suddenly stopped and shifted his eyes to the left side of the road.

When the other people in Kirigakure saw Kiyoshi stop, they also stopped and looked at Kiyoshi with puzzled eyes, wanting to know why their Mizukage suddenly stopped leaving.

"Come out!" Qingsi said lightly. He had already sensed the unconcealed chakra aura of White Zetsu.

"Master Qingsi!" With a somewhat detached voice, Bai Zetsu's figure emerged from under the ground, "I've found it......!"

Qingsi's expression was shocked. Although Bai Zetsu did not say it explicitly, Qingsi knew that he meant that the location where Uchiha Madara was hiding in Loulan had been confirmed.

So, Qingsi immediately ordered Otsutsuki Tenshin, "Tenshin, you are responsible for leading the team back to the village. I have to leave first!"

After saying that, Qingsi let White Zetsu come to his body, and then with the help of the chakra connection between White Zetsu's original body and clone, he located the position of Uchiha Madara found by White Zetsu, opened the pure eye and used the eye technique "Takama-ga-hara", and transferred directly there.

He was already impatient to send Uchiha Madara, the old loser, back to the pure land where he should have gone long ago...!

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"Yes! Lord Mizukage!" After hearing this, Otsutsuki Tenshin did not ask any more questions, but agreed directly. Although he was a little puzzled about the appearance of White Zetsu and the sudden departure of Seiji, as a loyal subordinate, he knew that this was not his business.

The same was true for the six people in Yahiko's team and Mei Terumi's team, except that they were a little curious about the White Zetsu who had just appeared. After all, both Seiji and the Third Mizukage Bing had mentioned information about White Zetsu to them, and in their understanding, White Zetsu should be a subordinate of the legendary Uchiha Madara, and had a hostile relationship with their Hidden Mist Village.

But looking at the situation just now, it is obvious that Bai Zetsu has become a teammate of their Hidden Mist Village at some point...!

However, there was no one to answer their questions now, so they had to temporarily suppress their doubts and curiosity and continue on their journey back to the village...!

Waiting for them ahead were hundreds of Root ninjas led by Danzo Shimura.

In order to get the Rinnegan, Danzo, who was already completely overwhelmed, simply went all in...!