Chapter 107

- Yeah, Zabuza and the others were smart enough to brazenly break through the main entrance of Konoha, but... that’s for me! – Yudao grinned, looking at the main gates of Konoha, covered in thick white fog, and asked Ranmaru, who was sitting next to him, curiously. - How is the situation there?

“Uncle Zabuza and the others are doing great, despite the overwhelming numerical superiority of the enemy forces.” Quite the contrary, they made small numbers their advantage! In addition, the main forces are slowly joining the battle...” Ranmaru reported slowly, carefully peering into the fog with his red eyes.

- Oh, and who leads them? – Yudao asked again, he drew up only a general plan, and left the details to Mei.

“Uncle Ao,” the Swordsman of the Mist smiled.

“I see, I see...” Yudao nodded without much surprise, because he assumed in advance that the Fifth Mizukage would entrust the leadership of the main forces to the Assassin with the Byakugan.

Even from here, from Hokage Rock, the First Mizukage had a complete understanding of the progress of the battle in Konoha thanks to Ranmaru's Dojutsu.

The battle gradually became more intense. Konoha could not withstand the joint attack of Suna and Kiri only with the forces of civilian shinobi and direct subordinates of the Third Hokage.

In addition, the invading forces initially had some advantage due to the fact that the battle was fought right on Konoha territory.

Essentially, the longer this battle drags on, the more Konoha will suffer, and the more difficult the situation for the Konoha shinobi will be.

It is quite reasonable to assume that the heads of large clans and Danzo with his Root are already preparing to enter the battle. Otherwise, when it’s all over, even the convinced good-natured Hiruzen will settle scores with them, and in the most merciless and cruel way possible.

– Perhaps we should add more fuel to the fire! – Yudao grinned wryly, continuing to look at the panorama of Konoha from the Hokage Rock.

And just at the moment when the First Mizukage was already thinking about doing something, fear was reflected on the face of Ranmaru, who was sitting on the side.

“Yudao, Yudao-sama, I feel danger,” the Swordsman of the Mist hastily exclaimed and after a short silence turned sharply back, “they are coming here, Yudao-sama!”

Are they coming here?!

Interest flashed in Yudao's eyes.

But after thinking a little, he quickly guessed who Ranmaru was so scared of.

Very soon.

Just from where the child turned his head, first came the soft ringing of bells, and then came two human figures in straw hats and black cloaks with red clouds.

Uchiha Itachi, Hoshigaki Kisame!

But despite this, Yudao continued to watch Konoha, carefreely dangling his feet from Hashirama's stone head.

It seemed that the appearance of two Akatsuki members went completely unnoticed by the First Mizukage...

But Ranmaru, who was sitting next to him, nervously clenched his fists, quite frightened by the sudden appearance of a creepy pair of shark and stone faces!

After walking a little more, Kisame and Itachi stopped at a distance from Yudao, who was sitting with his back to them.

The Uchiha then took off his straw hat and slowly looked around Konoha below, engulfed in the flames of war. His face remained the same stone, but sadness flashed in the depths of his eyes. Either in the depths of his soul he was tormenting himself for his sins, or he was mourning the long-suffering Konoha, or maybe both.

Meanwhile, Kisame, who was standing next to him, looked at Ranmaru, who had recently tried to convey, and then threw out a note in front of them.

But very soon he turned in the other direction, not deigning even a cursory glance to Yudao, who was sitting next to him.

“I would really ask you not to sit on the head of the respected First Hokage, no one in this world has the right to do this...” Itachi then said coldly, turning his gaze from the troubled Konoha to the figure of Yudao.

Hearing this, the frightened Ranmaru immediately furrowed his eyebrows and glared at the Uchiha.

One had the strong impression that the child would immediately attack the most dangerous apostate with his fists if he dared to insult Yudao again.

“This little guy’s eyes are so big, they just beg to be torn out, right?” – then Kisame grinned bloodthirstyly.

Yudao was not at all angry at these words; on the contrary, Itachi’s way of thinking amused him.

– Why did you get the idea that since you don’t have such a right... then no one in this world has it? – Yudao smiled carefree, casually tapping his heel on Hashirama’s head under the piercing gaze of the Uchiha.

“He has a lot of confidence!” – Itachi narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself, and then suddenly announced. – I think you can call off Kiri’s attack, since you lead all their forces!

This was the first time sincere surprise was reflected on Yudao’s face.

He then slowly turned his head and looked at Itachi's face.

The First Mizukage was not at all surprised, nor was he worried that the Uchiha recognized him as a representative of Kiri.

But the fact that he was recognized as the leader of the invasion forces was really surprising!

But if you dig a little deeper, it's not so surprising.

The representative of Kiri, sitting quietly here while the others are fighting with all their might against Konoha, is already suspicious in itself, very suspicious.

“I’ll have to use force if you don’t want it nicely!” – Itachi continued coldly, not at all surprised by Yudao’s silence.

Ranmaru's face could be seen turning red with anger as the Uchiha spoke.

The Mist Swordsman was very angry... no, he was furious!

What he hated most was when random passers-by dared to insult Yudao-sama.

Yes, these damn apostates are looking for a fight!!

Without thinking twice, the enraged Ranmaru pulled out a scroll and immediately pulled out the Shibuki Explosive Sword from it with a simple clap of his palm.

Pooh!

Literally the next moment, his body swelled by leaps and bounds and was completely transformed even before the newly drawn Explosive Sword could reach the ground.

The transformed Ranmaru immediately grabbed the hilt of the sword and instantly disappeared, pushing off with his massive legs from the head of the legendary First Hokage.

This change surprised even Itachi and Kisame.

Of course, they understood that this child was a shinobi, but what would it be...

Just a short moment later, an enraged Ranmaru appeared in front of the surprised Itachi and, with lightning speed, raised the Explosive Sword over his head.

But literally a moment before delivering a powerful slashing blow, the young Swordsman of the Mist froze abruptly and muttered under his breath: “Fake... on the left!”