Strike First! Obito: Yeah, I Was Thinking the Same Thing

After hearing Yota’s words, Mei Terumī gritted her teeth and snorted coldly. "Give up already."

"Agree to it." At that moment, a weak voice rang out. Mei Terumī was slightly startled and turned her head, only to see Mangetsu Hozuki, pale-faced and looking utterly feeble.

Mei Terumī looked astonished. Mangetsu Hozuki had been her greatest rival for the position of the next Mizukage. Because he came from the Hozuki Clan, and because of his gender, he had even held a slight advantage over her.

It could be said that, barring any surprises, Mangetsu Hozuki had at least a sixty to seventy percent chance of becoming the Fifth Mizukage. Yet now, he was actually supporting her becoming a puppet Mizukage?

"Do we have any other choice now? If I’m not mistaken, then the Fourth Mizukage has probably already been controlled as well, hasn’t he?" Mangetsu Hozuki said with a sigh.

"At first, we couldn’t understand the Fourth Mizukage’s actions because we never considered that a powerhouse like the Mizukage could also be controlled by genjutsu."

"But now…"

Even with all of them combined, the Fourth Mizukage could have beaten them flat. Yet hadn’t they still been instantly defeated in a single move?

If that was the case, what was so strange about the Fourth Mizukage being manipulated through genjutsu?

When Yota had unleashed Susanoo in Konoha, spies from every other ninja village had seen it. Ordinary ninja might not have understood what it meant, but the higher-ups certainly did. It had to be the Uchiha clan’s Mangekyo Sharingan.

They had no idea how this guy had awakened both the Sharingan and Wood Release. Some village higher-ups had probably even imagined some Romeo-and-Juliet-style love story between a man and a woman from the Uchiha clan and the Senju Clan. But Mangetsu Hozuki knew very well that, given Yota’s strength, if he wielded the Mangekyo Sharingan, the current Five Kage probably truly could not stop him. At the very least, the Mizukage could not.

"What?! The Mizukage…" Mei Terumī cried out, but she immediately understood what Mangetsu Hozuki meant.

The Mizukage had already been controlled. Now, the cream of the entire Mist Ninja generation had been swept up in one net. Even if they were unwilling, could their opponent not take control of Kirigakure anyway?

Rather than that, they might as well surrender directly. Wasn’t there a saying? Surrender and you only lose half… no… if you can’t beat them, join them~~

As for why Mei Terumī was being made Mizukage… ahem, after all, she was a great beauty~

The honey trap might not have been depicted in the manga, but given how low these ninja villages could stoop, they surely used it often in reality. Of course, such missions were generally assigned to ordinary ninja and spies; no one would assign that kind of task to a jonin—but female ninja had definitely learned it!

Whether a honey trap succeeded or not, a stunning beauty naturally held a few extra advantages when negotiating terms.

Yota nodded. He did not care what these Mist Ninja were thinking. As long as they obeyed, that was enough.

When Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had founded Konoha, had those clans willingly joined them? Hadn’t they all been beaten into submission?

But once those clans had stabilized their power and developed shared interests, even Madara Uchiha had been unable to take the Uchiha clan and leave Konoha.

"Once we bring every Kage-level fighter from all the ninja villages into Akatsuki, Akatsuki will more or less become the United Nations."

"Except these United Nations council members are humanoid nuclear bombs… much more useful than the decorations in the real world."

An organization like the United Nations was actually quite useful for world peace and stability, especially when it truly possessed power of its own.

For Yota, changing the Naruto World was also an experiment. The ninja of the Naruto World were a vast source of wealth as well. Whether he took them as subordinates or studied their ninjutsu, they would be of great help to him.

Besides, he still hoped to one day sample the Bloodline Limit of the extraterrestrial Ōtsutsuki clan. Naturally, he wanted the ninja world to become as strong as possible.

"There’s something I need to tell you. Your Fourth Mizukage was indeed under genjutsu, but I wasn’t the one who cast it. It was an Uchiha ninja wearing a mask." Yota looked at them. "That person called himself Madara Uchiha. He used to belong to the same organization as us, but he has now betrayed us."

"We came here to purge that traitor!"

Naturally, that was all bullshit. But the people of Kirigakure did not know that, and they did indeed want to kill Obito. At least their goals were aligned.

The Kirigakure group looked at one another. Yota simply said domineeringly, "Leave this matter to us. But are you sure you can become Mizukage?"

"As long as I support her, Mei Terumī can become Mizukage," Mangetsu Hozuki said. "The next Mizukage was always going to be one of the two of us."

Among Kirigakure’s younger generation, the only ones who had reached Kage-level were Mangetsu Hozuki, Mei Terumī, and Kisame Hoshigaki.

However, Kisame had always handled dirty work. Though powerful, he had little reputation. Moreover, he was the typical sort of ninja with virtually no political sense, so he could never become Mizukage.

"Is that so? Good." Yota casually released their restraints. "If you don’t believe what I said, you can come with me to Kirigakure and see for yourselves right now!"

Before Black Zetsu returned, Yota was prepared to take down Obito as well. As for Tailed Beast Chakra, with the Munch Munch Fruit, Yota could extract most of it without harming the Jinchuriki.

After removing the shackles from the Kirigakure group, he pumped powerful Yang Release Chakra into their bodies. They immediately felt as though they had been injected with stimulants. Even Mangetsu Hozuki, who had lost quite a bit of bodily tissue, and Ao, whose Byakugan had been removed, instantly became refreshed and rosy-cheeked.

When Yota was about to head out, he saw that Sasori of the Red Sand and Orochimaru had already fully armed themselves and were ready.

Damn! These two are even more eager than I am! They must be lusting after Obito Uchiha’s body and eyes.

Sasori of the Red Sand and Orochimaru both looked shocked when they saw Yota emerge with a group of people. Yota spoke directly. "I’m planning to develop Kirigakure into a subordinate of Akatsuki… It’s time for Akatsuki to bare its fangs!"

The base established by Yota and the others was roughly a hundred kilometers from Kirigakure. They were all powerful ninja, so they covered more than half the distance in only a few dozen minutes.

Then they saw enormous smoke rising from Kirigakure, where a giant turtle with three tails was continuously roaring.