Chapter 454 Acting Mizukage!

Kirigakure Village!
The situation was extremely bad at this time.

The Mizukage Building and surrounding area were destroyed in the previous battle.

The number of villagers who died may not be too many, but there are quite a few ninjas, and a lot of places were destroyed as well.

Fortunately, Mei Terumi was there, and she killed the Three-Tails directly and forcefully. The Fourth Mizukage didn't even leave a last word before he was corroded into ashes.

At this time, the village leaders were discussing at the temporary command center.

"I think the most important thing for the village right now is to select the fifth Mizukage!"

A senior executive made a suggestion.

"That's right!"

Others followed suit.

The conference room suddenly turned into a tape recorder meeting.

All of them expressed their intention to choose the Mizukage.

And the one who caused all this was naturally only one person.

Yuan Master!

At this time, he was sitting at the lower left side of the conference table, unknown.

If no one knew the truth, no one would dare to imagine that it was this bald old man who, a few days ago, led his men to kick the controlled Fourth Mizukage off the throne.

Mei Terumi sat at the very top, with Ao wearing an eye patch on her left, and a young man with glasses and a weak temperament on her right. None of them spoke, and they seemed a little out of place.

Cough!

Two light coughs from the lower left immediately silenced everyone in the conference room.

Because the sound was made by Yuanshi.

"I think it will take some time to select a new Mizukage. During this time, how about letting someone take over the position of Mizukage?"

This is his real goal.

The procedure for selecting a Mizukage is complicated, and if there is a lack of one, people will question its legitimacy.

Therefore, it would be a good idea to act as the Mizukage first.

Not only can one gain power first, but one can also use this position to accumulate reputation.

"I think only Lady Terumi Mei can take on this important task!"

Qing, the first one on the left, suddenly spoke.

His words attracted a lot of resentful looks.

"You've licked me so hard, are you going to give us a chance to live?"

These senior executives in the conference room naturally knew who the Yuanshi wanted to promote to the top, and they were not opposed to it, but just wanted to lay the groundwork and then slowly push the person out, so that they could "let nature take its course."

But what Qing said made it seem like they were unwilling to let Mei Terumi take the position.

But in fact, they really don't object.

After all, in this time of crisis, a strong man is needed to take on the position of Mizukage.

Mei Terumi is impeccable in both ability and strength, and no one can compete with her for this position. Plus, she has the support of Master Yuan, so how could they possibly object?

"Seconded!"

"I also think it's okay for Lady Terumi Mei to temporarily serve as the Mizukage!"

"Whoever dares to object, I will never forgive him!"

...

What can the others do? They are also desperate and can only lick harder and harder.

If anyone dares to speak out against it, it wouldn't be surprising if he were stabbed with seventeen kunai and committed suicide.

"Let's get down to business!" Mei Terumi was too lazy to play along with them and said directly, "The frontline troops are preparing to invade the Fire Country and force them to negotiate with us. Let's get the delegation ready now!"

The plan was sent to her before, and both she and Master Yuan thought it was a good tactic.

After all, it was just about breaking through the defense line of the Crab Island and landing directly in the Land of Fire, not attacking the castle tower. It was indeed about getting the greatest benefit at the lowest cost.

The key is that this way, the weakness of the Hidden Mist Village can be well concealed.

After getting to the point, the village leaders also began to discuss seriously.

The master sitting in the corner looked at the mature Mei Terumi with satisfaction and was extremely satisfied with her performance.

She is extremely outstanding in both strength and ability, no wonder she has to be pushed to the top.

However, there is another reason for pushing him to the top in a hurry.

I can’t do it anymore!
In the previous battle, Yuanshi used his secret technique to unleash a peak attack, but for an old man like him who was already approaching old age, the burden was too heavy.

Therefore, he must help the other party to take the position before he dies.

It was precisely because of this that they let him serve as the 'acting Mizukage' first, and then officially become the Mizukage through election. As for the Kage of a village, is he elected by the villagers? .

Sorry, just listen to this.

The real election is nominated by the village leaders and voted by the jonin. What does this have to do with ordinary villagers?

Therefore, all obstacles to Mei Terumi's ascension to power have been removed, and there is no need to worry at all.

While Master Yuan was thinking about this, he heard Terumi Mei's question.

"How's the battle situation on the front line? Have you breached the defense line of Crab Island?"

But the answer I got was…

"Lord Yingchen hasn't sent back any information in the past two days!"

The Anbu chief also found it a bit strange.

With more than 5,000 people against 1,000 people, it seems like a matter that can be solved in one go. There's no reason why they wouldn't even bother to issue a report, right?

"Nagai Takaomi didn't send back any information?"

The Yuanshi who had been acting as a mascot suddenly asked.

"Yes, elder, Lord Eagle Minister..."

The newly promoted Anbu chief hurriedly reported.

The prestige of the Yuan Master was no joke. He didn't dare to hide anything and told everything directly.

There's nothing strange about it. It's just that the information was not sent back two days late.

It’s no big deal!
After all, the front line is a battlefield, so it is not surprising to encounter accidents.

But he didn't notice that Master Yuan and Mei Terumi's expressions were becoming more and more solemn.

“There’s a problem!”*2
This thought came into both of their minds at the same time.

Because they all knew that Nagai Takaomi took the rules very seriously and there was no way he would delay in terms of intelligence.

Moreover, the Mist Ninja Army has an absolute advantage on the front line, plus those mercenary ninjas, numbering more than 5,000, while the enemy they face is only a thousand Castle Tower ninjas. It would be strange if there were no problems if it could delay their sending back of intelligence under such circumstances.

However, even though they knew something might happen on the front line, they had no way of knowing what had happened.

"Send out the Anbu immediately. I want to know what happened first. Also, raise the alert level to the highest level!"

Mei Terumi suddenly stood up and gave the order.

And his order also made everyone a little confused.

It was normal to send out the Anbu, but they felt it was unnecessary to raise the alert level.

There is a large army of Mist Ninjas on the front line, and the one we should be most wary of is the enemy, not them.

After giving the order, Mei Terumi spoke up to explain.

"It would be fine if it was anyone else, but if it was Uchiha Dohei..."

The meaning of her words was very clear, that is, Uchiha Dohei was definitely an unexpected existence.

The first time he became a commander, he fought the Battle of Kikyo Mountain and defeated the Sand Ninja at a disadvantage.

The most exaggerated thing about the subsequent battles he commanded was that he "never lost a battle."

Yes, the record is so exaggerated.

Combined with the intelligence she had obtained, it was enough to prove that this was an extremely terrifying enemy.

Therefore, even if there is just a little bit of abnormality, she will treat it as the biggest difficulty.

At this moment, at the seaside a few hundred kilometers away from the Mist Village.

A fleet of astonishing size emerged from the fog and arrived here.

But it didn’t reach the shore!
Because there is no port here, small wooden boats can easily dock, but these large ships will run aground as soon as they approach the shore.

Especially for steel battleships, they even have to keep a considerable distance, otherwise the bottom of the ship with its extremely deep draft will be in trouble.

Well... one disadvantage of the steel battleship may be its extremely deep draft.

However, this is a disadvantage in shallow waters, but an advantage in deep seas because it is more stable and resistant to wind and waves.

The fleet slowly deployed.

With the five aircraft carriers as the center, the other warships are deployed on both wings.

Hoo, ho!

One aircraft after another took off along the runway.

Each aircraft carrier has 15 take-off runways, which means that so many aircraft can be launched at the same time.

With five aircraft carriers flying at full speed, it took less than half an hour for five thousand aircraft to take off.

(The lost personnel are fully replaced by reserve troops!)
The flying vehicle that almost covered the sky was not the most shocking thing. What made Nagai Takaomi and Hayashi Qinyu Yuri feel the most incredible was naturally the scene below.

(End of this chapter)