Chapter 254: Chapter 254: The Karatachi Clan: He's More Terrifying Than a Tailed Beast

Chapter 254: Chapter 254: The Karatachi Clan: He's More Terrifying Than a Tailed Beast



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At this time, the person handling all the affairs in Mist Village was Genji, someone with authority nearly equal to the Third Mizukage.

Genji certainly didn't want Mist Village to provoke a conflict with Konoha. However, Samehada couldn't be left outside the village either, so diplomatic negotiations were

inevitable.

After all, it was the best way to recover Samehada.

Unfortunately, Takuya wasn't the type to easily hand over something that had become his. Mist Village hoping to retrieve Samehada? That was nothing but a pipe dream.

"Future Fourth Mizukage, huh? Isn't that the same as how things are now with Sakumo- senpai?"

Mizukage...

Minato turned to glance back toward the direction of Konoha.

Would his dream of becoming Hokage still come true?

Sakumo Hatake was already wearing the Hokage's informal robes, a decision approved by both the Fire Daimyō and the Third Hokage. In Konoha, most people believed that Sakumo Hatake was the clear candidate for Fourth Hokage.

As soon as the Third Hokage's age began to show, Sakumo was bound to take the position. Even Minato had accepted this idea, which only showed how immense Sakumo's prestige was in Konoha at the moment. Even the Sannin had to step aside for him.

Only Tsunade had enough sway to stand her ground, while Orochimaru and Jiraiya were completely outmatched.

As the Mist Village's warship departed, Takuya relaxed and turned to ask, "Who told you that Sakumo-senpai is definitely going to be the Fourth Hokage?"

You guys seriously overestimate the morals of the Third Hokage, Danzo, and the elders.

They were people willing to do anything for power.

It looks like the time for Sakumo's 'incident' is fast approaching, Takuya thought.

"Everyone's saying it," Minato responded. "He's already wearing the Hokage's informal robes. Isn't it obvious?"

"That's unlikely. If you don't believe me, we can bet on it."

Takuya shook his head slightly.

Even if Sakumo didn't die as tragically as in the original story, there was no way he'd become the Fourth Hokage. Danzo and the others would never allow it. Even the Third Hokage wouldn't hand over power so easily.

Sakumo wasn't someone they could turn into a puppet like Minato.

If Sakumo rose to power, there was no doubt he would seize full control. With his immense reputation and strength, it would be impossible to justify keeping power from him.

At that point, Danzo and his group would surely find a way to tarnish Sakumo's reputation.

That was exactly what they did in the original story. What they didn't expect, though, was that Sakumo would choose to take his own life, robbing Konoha of one of its greatest pillars.

Sakumo's death had surely been a cause for celebration in other villages. Konoha was too powerful at the time-a situation none of the other villages were happy with.

After a brief pause, Yagura said, "In the patrol area of Fuguki's team, I encountered a Konoha

warship and confirmed that Konoha was responsible."

"Has anyone from our village attacked Fire Nation shipping routes recently?" Genji asked

suddenly.

Yagura blinked, then nodded.

"Ah... I see."

So that's it. Genji waved a hand, urging Yagura to continue.

"There weren't many of them-just three. Leading them was Yagami Takuya, who rose quickly during the Second Ninja War but then disappeared just as fast."

"Samehada is in his possession, and it looks like it's been sealed. The Hozuki clan couldn't

summon it back."

"Yagami Takuya?" Genji's brow furrowed. "I've heard of him. Some say he's Konoha's second Hashirama Senju. After meeting him, what do you think?"

A genius, no doubt. Otherwise, such rumors wouldn't have spread so far.

But comparing him to Hashirama Senju? That was hard to believe. After all, Hashirama was

the God of Shinobi, a man who had single-handedly brought the entire shinobi world to its

knees.

Even if he had been somewhat eccentric.

"He's incredibly strong."

Yagura's face, which had gradually relaxed during the conversation, tensed up again as he

recalled his encounter with Takuya.

"Though we didn't fight, he felt like a human-shaped Tailed Beast. No, even more terrifying than a Tailed Beast. The pressure he exerted on me far surpassed that of any Tailed Beast."

The Karatachi Clan was a rather special family in the Land of Water.

The specifics of their uniqueness were rarely known to outsiders. And because the clan had so few members, it wasn't widely recognized in the ninja world.

Yagura had the ability to sense things that others couldn't, even though Takuya had concealed

his power as perfectly as possible.

Otherwise, with Yagura's usual decisive nature, there was no way he would have let himself be mocked, humiliated, and then simply withdrawn.

"Is he like Kisame?" Genji asked, raising an eyebrow.

Yagura shook his head. "No, more like an actual Tailed Beast."

Genji: "..."

"It seems Konoha has produced quite the remarkable young man. You made the right decision

to withdraw. This is not someone we should clash with. We'll handle this diplomatically; the Third Hokage, at least, is still fairly reasonable."

Of course, when Genji said "reasonable," he didn't mean it as a compliment. He meant that the Third Hokage was soft.