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My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 103

Chapter 103: The Dead and the Pure Land

As soon as they arrived at the port, Kawamatsu eagerly led Rasa and his team to find a sailor and a ship. Being a familiar face in the area, he quickly found a sailor willing to take them to Forgotten Island.

The man was a dark-skinned, rugged-looking seafarer named Ootsu. According to him, he had ventured into the waters surrounding Forgotten Island before. At first, he was reluctant to go again since the dangers near the i...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 102

Chapter 102: Departing for the Land of the Sea

Inside the Kazekage’s office.

Looking at Rasa, who had returned to his seat, and Pakura, who sat there in a daze with flushed cheeks, the expressions of the other two present were somewhat strange.

As a woman, Sēramu could immediately sense the subtle tension in the air.

She made up her mind. When she got the chance, she would definitely remind her dear friend, Karura, about this.

As for Michikawa...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 101

Chapter 101: Kirigakure

"Kirigakure!?"

Sitting in the Kazekage’s seat, Rasa looked intrigued.

In fact, it wasn’t just Rasa who was surprised. Even the Anbu of Sunagakure were taken aback when they saw the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of Kirigakure standing before them. They initially assumed he had come to cause trouble and nearly started a fight. However, to their surprise, he claimed to be delivering a message on behalf of the Mizukage and reque...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 347

Chapter 347: The Masked Man’s Conspiracy

Byakuya and Genji-sama knew each other and even secretly collaborated?

Zabuza was briefly stunned upon hearing this, but after thinking it through, it made perfect sense. Byakuya might not have been the leader of Amegakure, but his strength was immense, easily ranking among the top three in the ninja world.

Moreover, Akatsuki operated across multiple nations, and its leader held a status on par with the Mizukage. 2025-03-07 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 346

Chapter 346:  The Bond Between Senju and Uchiha

Byakuya's identity was that of an orphan from the Uzumaki clan, wandering in the Land of Rain. After joining Akatsuki, he quickly became the organization's second-in-command and, in the battle against Hanzō of the Salamander, rose to the position of Akatsuki's leader.

All along, Byakuya had identified himself as a descendant of the Uzumaki clan.

His vast chakra reserves and natural talent in both ninjutsu...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 345

Chapter 345:  Uzumaki?

Facing Obito’s attack, Zabuza gritted his teeth and swung his blade toward him.

Obito merely flickered to the side, easily dodging the strike. With a sidestep, he closed the distance and delivered a punch to Zabuza’s stomach. The powerful impact sent Zabuza stumbling back several meters before dropping to one knee, staring at Obito ahead.

Obito hadn’t even used his full strength, but if Zabuza had been at his peak, he might ...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 344

Chapter 344: The Fall of the Fourth Mizukage

Zabuza wanted to stop Haku and Kimimaro from joining the battle. In his eyes, even if they had gained more power, they still lacked the corresponding battle experience. Rushing recklessly into a fight against the Three-Tails would only create more trouble for him.

More importantly, he didn’t want to see Haku and Kimimaro lose their lives here. Even though they were from Kirigakure’s bloodline limit clans, they had n...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 343

Chapter 343: The Vanishing Bloodline Limit

Facing the massive Three-Tails, as large as a small mountain, Zabuza and Jūzō Biwa wore grim expressions.

Their expertise lay in close combat, but the Three-Tails' carapace alone was a meter thick. Such heavy armor left them with only a few weak points to target, such as the neck and eyes.

But getting close to the Three-Tails was easier said than done. Though it appeared sluggish, its movement speed rivaled that o...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 342

Chapter 342: The Stance of a Perfect Jinchūriki

Facing the Fourth Mizukage in his Tailed Beast Transformation, Zabuza and Jūzō Biwa didn’t dare show any carelessness. They planned to keep a safe distance and use ninjutsu to deal with him from afar.

However, the Tailed Beast Cloak’s defense rendered their Water Release techniques completely useless. They couldn’t even slow him down, let alone break through his defenses.

Exchanging glances, Zabuza and...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 341

Chapter 341: The Battle of Kirigakure

"Frequent movement on Genji's side? You suspect they're going to make a move against me?"

Hearing this, Obito frowned slightly, glancing in the direction of the elders' residence before chuckling.

He didn’t believe that Genji and his ragtag group could pose much of a threat to him. Though Genji was highly respected in Kirigakure, the shinobi world ultimately revolved around strength.

Perhaps decades ago, Genji po...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 100

Chapter 100: The Land of the Sea

"The Land of the Sea!?"

In the Kazekage’s office, Rasa, dressed in casual attire, was momentarily stunned by the report from his four subordinates.

He had nearly given up on tracking down Ryūchi Cave, yet now, an unexpected surprise had arrived.

"Tell me, what’s the story?"

As the four explained, Rasa quickly grasped the situation.

With the increasing number of outsiders arriving in Sunagakure, various ...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 99

Chapter 99: Stepping into Super-Kage

Beneath the colossal Divine Tree in the Dragon’s Oasis, Rasa sat in meditation, resembling the Buddha under the Bodhi Tree.

A visible green aura surrounded him, making his hair float upward, much like a Super Saiyan. However, unlike the intense surging energy seen when Lee or Guy opened the gates, Rasa’s aura remained calm and serene.

The reason was simple. While he was indeed training in the Eight Gates, he wasn’t ...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 340

Chapter 340: Kisame and Obito

Hearing Genji's orders, Mei Terumi and Ao exchanged glances, seeing shock and disbelief in each other’s eyes.

As ninjas who were protected under Genji’s wing, they understood exactly what his words meant.

Genji chose to abandon the Fourth Mizukage completely.

Years ago, it was Genji who had personally helped Yagura Karatachi rise to power.

If not for the fact that Yagura's actions had disappointed him to the extreme, Genji would ...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 339

Chapter 339: The Elder’s Choice

Faced with a report detailing the major events of Kirigakure over the years, Genji wasn’t stupid to be careless. He put on his reading glasses and began to carefully examine the contents.

It took him over ten minutes to go through the report before he finally set it down.

The document itself was not long, only a few hundred words, but it contained a detailed account of all major events in Kirigakure since the death of the Second Mizukage.<...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 338

Chapter 338: The Former Mentor

After infiltrating Kirigakure, Zabuza and Jūzō didn’t immediately head for the Mizukage’s office.

Having failed in his assassination attempt once, Zabuza was well aware of the vast power gap between him and the Fourth Mizukage. Even if he and Jūzō teamed up this time, they still wouldn’t stand a chance.

They needed more allies if they wanted to overthrow the Fourth Mizukage and uncover the mastermind behind him.

Jūzō, on the o...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 98

Chapter 98: The Development of Sunagakure

With Sēramu as his assistant, most of the major affairs were taken care of, allowing Rasa to return to the Dragon Oasis and focus on his training without wasting energy on trivial matters.

It could be said that Rasa was quite fortunate, he had obtained the Eight Gates Release Formation from Danzō.

Previously, he had been searching for a way to increase the storage limit of his senjutsu energy, and now, the Eight Ga...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 97

Chapter 97: The Arrangement of the Hana

Hana was clearly a little afraid of Lady Chiyo. As soon as she saw Chiyo step out, she became even more nervous. Rasa didn't expect Chiyo to come out and snatch a disciple. However, this didn't affect his plans.

"I didn’t expect you, Lady Chiyo, to want to take Hana as your disciple. I was originally planning to entrust Yashamaru with teaching her medical ninjutsu."

Chiyo didn’t bother to hide the disdain in her ga...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 337

Chapter 337: Kirigakure

After leaving the wooden hut, Byakuya and Jūzō Biwa found a random place to sit and wait for Zabuza’s answer.

Reflecting on the earlier conversation, Jūzō couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Byakuya-sama, why did you invite Zabuza to hunt down the Mizukage with you? With your strength, you could do it alone, couldn’t you?”

Byakuya looked at Jūzō and raised a finger.

“I do have the power to defeat the Mizukage. But as the leader o...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 96

Chapter 96: Eight Gates Released Formation 

Pakura's eyes immediately lit up with excitement. She had vivid memories of the summoning creatures from Konoha, and since this one belonged to a Konoha elder, it was undoubtedly powerful. Michikawa, on the other hand, remained calm. 

"Give it to Pakura. I already have a summoning creature," Michikawa said. 

Rasa knew about Michikawa's summoning creature—it was the same one that Temari, Rasa's elde...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 336

Chapter 336: Zabuza’s Decision

“Evidence?” Byakuya looked at Zabuza and said with a smile, “What kind of evidence do you need? The policies that the Fourth Mizukage has enacted over the years are the best proof. No matter how incompetent a Mizukage is, he wouldn’t implement such absurd policies.”

Byakuya then sighed, “I really can’t understand why your Kirigakure has a Blood Mist policy.”

‘Honestly, I don’t know either…’ Zabuza thought...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 335

Chapter 335: The Fourth Mizukage is a Puppet

Zabuza's words pierced Jūzō's heart like steel needles, making him begin to doubt whether he had betrayed himself and Kirigakure.

But even if he hadn’t joined the Akatsuki, he still didn’t have the ability to change the current situation of Kirigakure.

Since joining the Akatsuki, he had come into contact with people like Nagato and Yahiko, individuals who had dreams and were working toward them. Spending time with them, he f...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 95

Chapter 95: Summoning Beast

!!!

As soon as Rasa spoke, everyone present was first stunned, then filled with anger.

They did not doubt the truth of Rasa’s words.

Bang!

Pakura slammed the armrest of her chair and shouted.

“Konoha really doesn’t learn its lesson! They just suffered such a huge loss but no! They want to stir the trouble with our village again!”

Rasa shook his head, and remained calm.

“It m...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 334

Chapter 334: Kubikiribōchō

Upon seeing Byakuya and Jūzō, Haku's face immediately changed, and he reached out to close the wooden door, but the door was swiftly removed by Jūzō.

Seeing this, Haku became flustered.

After a quick glance at Zabuza, Haku took out the kunai hidden in his sleeve, preparing to fight with the two intruders and buy time for Zabuza's escape.

Jūzō noticed Haku's small movement and looked up at him.

Once locked onto by Jūzō, Haku fe...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 94

Chapter 94: Diverted Fate

Rasa seemed to understand now why these three children were so special. It is because their bodies actually contained senjutsu energy. However, this only made him even more curious.

Was it because these children were frequently exposed to senjutsu energy, or was it a gift from this protective phenomenon?

If it was the former, then that was a good thing. It meant that as senjutsu energy in this world continued to grow stronger, Sunag...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 333

Chapter 333: We Finally Meet

When Byakuya and Jūzō Biwa found Zabuza, he was under siege by a squad of Kirigakure Anbu.

From their chakra levels, it seemed that this Anbu squad's strength was around that of Chūnin, with only the team leader barely reaching the chakra capacity of a Jōnin.

Such a squad was no match for Zabuza, and the outcome had already been determined from the start.

Realizing this, Byakuya and Jūzō decided not to reveal themselves immediately. T...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 93

Chapter 93: The New Generation

Kunmi, the boy sitting beside Sara, was only six years old, but his serious demeanor made him seem much older. His face bore red war paint, and his features closely resembled Michikawa’s. It was immediately clear that Kunmi was his son.

(AN: Again, he is an OC. I would have removed him but he played a big role in later arc.)

Although Kunmi didn’t need to attend the ninja academy, given his high status as a member of the San...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 332

Chapter 332: Zabuza Momochi

Half an hour later, Byakuya and Jūzō left the construction site together.

After hearing about Byakuya’s exploits from Nagato, Jūzō couldn’t hide his shock as he glanced at the seemingly harmless young man beside him. This youth was not only one of the most fearsome individuals in Amegakure but possibly in the entire shinobi world.

Eight or nine years ago, during the Akatsuki’s confrontation with Hanzō of the Salamander and Danzo, it was...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 92

Chapter 92: The Will of Sand

Land of Wind, Sunagakure

The festive sounds of firecrackers and drums echoed throughout Sunagakure’s skies.

Dressed in his Kazekage robes, Rasa stepped onto the rooftop terrace of the Kazekage Building’s third floor, his expression spirited and determined.

Below, an enormous crowd of Sunagakure citizens erupted into cheers.

“It’s the Kazekage-sama!”

“Kazekage-sama looks so cool!!!”...

Mastermind of the Akatsuki 331

Chapter 331: The Ninja Who Wielded a Blade Against the Mizukage

In the ninja world, becoming the leader of one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages is no easy task.

Selecting the right person to become one of the Five Kage is even harder.

First, the candidate must possess sufficient strength to intimidate the village's troublemakers. Second, they must gain the approval of the internal interest groups within the village to secure their position.

Finally, and most cruciall...

My Journey as Fourth Kazekage 91

Chapter 91: A New Era

Land of Wind, Sunagakure.

On this day, Sunagakure was livelier than ever before.

The streets were decorated with festive banners and lanterns, while firecrackers and fireworks went off continuously. The villagers, their faces filled with joy, were all heading toward the village center.

Only those who had just arrived in Sunagakure, unaware of the situation, curiously asked around.

“What’s going on? Why i...