As Fuguki Suikazan's corpse lay motionless on the ground,
The battlefield remained locked in absolute silence.
No one spoke.
No one breathed too loudly.
Every shinobi stood frozen, eyes wide with disbelief, unable to comprehend what had just occurred.
Then,
Kisa Hoshigaki calmly withdrew his blade.
And without hesitation,
He reached down and removed the massive sword he had coveted for so long,
Sahada.
Lifting his gaze, Kisa looked directly at Chiba.
"Lord Mizukage," he said evenly,
"Just as you predicted… he really did act exactly that way."
"I have fulfilled our agreent."
He raised Sahada slightly.
"So now,this blade is mine, correct?"
Chiba let out a soft chuckle and nodded, extending his hand.
"Of course."
Kisa grinned widely.
Though his appearance was ferocious, at this mont his smile was genuine,almost childlike.
Gen'yū and i Terumī exchanged glances, both clearly stunned.
"T-This…" i finally asked, unable to contain herself.
"What exactly is going on here?!"
At once, all eyes turned toward Chiba.
Chiba smiled.
"It's very simple," he said.
"I rely had soone deliver two sentences to Kisa."
"Who?"
"And what were those two sentences?!" i pressed.
Chiba glanced toward Mangetsu Hōzuki.
Mangetsu scratched his head and answered honestly.
"."
"The first sentence was,"
"Your superior, Fuguki Suikazan, has been secretly selling Kirigakure's intelligence to enemy forces."
That single sentence sent shockwaves through the crowd.
i's pupils shrank.
"He… he was doing sothing like that?!"
Gen'yū frowned deeply, letting out a heavy sigh.
"So that's how it was… I truly never expected this."
No one questioned how Chiba knew.
The first ti,Yagura Karatachi being controlled by genjutsu.
The second,Utakata's whereabouts as the Rokubi' Jinchūriki.
These alone had already proven the terrifying accuracy of Chiba's intelligence network.
Of course,
The real reason was that Chiba possessed knowledge others could not.
That was his greatest advantage.
But information alone was aningless without flawless execution,
And Chiba had wielded it to absolute perfection.
Kisa gently ran his hand along Sahada's spiked surface.
The sword seed to respond affectionately, pulsing and shifting as if pleased.
After all,
Sahada was alive.
It possessed its own will, its own judgnt.
And clearly,
It preferred Kisa.
"Lord Chiba was right," Kisa said calmly.
"After hearing that, I secretly investigated Fuguki Suikazan."
"And I found more than enough evidence of his collusion with foreign enemies."
"How ironic," Kisa continued, his voice turning cold.
"The man who forced us to kill our own comrades to protect secrets… was the one betraying the village and the nation all along."
Gen'yū sighed deeply.
"No wonder you killed him without hesitation."
"After learning the truth… you must have felt utterly betrayed."
Kisa smiled faintly.
"At the very least," he said,
"I wasn't happy."
i quickly asked,
"Then,what was the second sentence?!"
Mangetsu answered without hesitation.
"The second sentence was,"
"If you kill Fuguki Suikazan, then Sahada,and his position,will be yours."
Understanding dawned instantly.
Chiba's move had been nothing short of a decisive strike at the foundation.
First,he revealed Fuguki's true nature, destroying Kisa's loyalty at its root.
Then,he offered power, legitimacy, and reward.
Human nature itself had been grasped firmly in his palm.
Kisa suddenly raised Sahada high.
In his other hand,
Were the docunts proving Fuguki Suikazan's treason.
He faced the remaining forces and shouted:
"You now have only two choices!"
"Death,or surrender!"
"You are free to choose death," he said coldly,
"But ask yourselves,"
"Is it truly worth dying for a man like that?"
Silence fell.
Then,
Clang!
A weapon dropped to the ground.
Then another.
And another.
One by one,
The last elite forces of Kirigakure laid down their arms.
The balance of power had shifted completely.
And everyone present understood,
This was no longer rely a change of leadership.
This was the birth of a new era for the Hidden Mist Village,
guided by a Mizukage who ruled not just through strength,
But through absolute control of fate itself.
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