Chapter 266: Chapter 266: The Mist Village Issues a War Threat to Konoha

Chapter 266: Chapter 266: The Mist Village Issues a War Threat to Konoha



"Not good!"

"There's an intruder! Protect the Mizukage!!"

The Mizukage's office was instantly thrown into chaos. Even Yagura, who had just left, was shocked.

Who would have the guts to infiltrate the Hidden Mist Village and try to assassinate the Third Mizukage?

Without wasting time, Yagura rushed back to the office with his men.

"Mizukage-sama!"

The first to arrive at the scene were the ANBU guards, but they were greeted by an unexpected sight. A figure stumbled out from the dust, looking flustered and, bizarrely, holding up his pants.

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Seeing the group of ANBU ninjas rushing to protect him, the Third Mizukage finally came to his senses.

I'm not White Zetsu, I'm the Third Mizukage!

Realizing that his first instinct when facing an enemy had been to flee while holding his pants was mortifying. If word got out, it would be beyond embarrassing.

"Damn it!" The Third Mizukage cursed loudly, his face full of rage. "It was Konoha's White Fang, Sakumo Hatake! He infiltrated the building and tried to assassinate me!"

"What?!"

The shocked ANBU quickly shook off their disbelief, ignoring the embarrassing scene they had just witnessed, and immediately surrounded the area.

But it was too late-Sakumo Hatake was already gone.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Having been discovered, Sakumo had no choice but to retreat. Despite the strangeness of seeing the Mizukage running while holding his pants, there was no time to dwell on it. If he didn't escape soon, he'd be surrounded by Mist Village forces, making it nearly impossible to flee.

What a stroke of terrible luck.

He had chosen what he thought would be the easiest place to infiltrate, only to find the Mizukage sitting on the toilet. If Sakumo had known the Mizukage had been sitting there for hours, he might have coughed up blood from frustration.

Why on earth would the Mizukage spend hours in the bathroom instead of being in his office?

Still, this mission hadn't been a total failure. Sakumo had gathered valuable intelligence, and now it was time to leave.

He quickly fled along his designated escape route.

"What happened?" Yagura asked, arriving at the chaotic scene at the Mizukage's office. Several ANBU ninjas were already present and bowed to him immediately.

Sakumo, however, stuck to his plan and avoided any unnecessary risks. He soon reached the Land of Lightning, intentionally avoiding the Land of Fire, where he might have been

expected to flee.

After several attempts to track him, the Mist forces eventually lost Sakumo's trail.

By the time he entered the Land of Lightning, Sakumo had already changed his disguise and made his way back to Konoha as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Mist Village ninjas continued to search the coastal areas near the Land of Fire, unaware that Sakumo had already given them the slip.

The news quickly spread.

The Mist Village wasted no time keeping this quiet, and the Third Mizukage, now fully

assuming his role, called for a high-level meeting.

During the meeting, the enraged Mizukage demanded an explanation from Konoha, threatening war if they didn't comply.

"Did you suggest this?" the Third Hokage asked, utterly bewildered when he heard the news

in his office.

What is going on?

Sakumo's mission had been to gather intelligence from the Mist Village, not assassinate the

Mizukage!

And now, the Mist Village was demanding an explanation from Konoha, threatening to go to war if they didn't receive a satisfactory answer.

The war threat came out of nowhere, and no one had anticipated things would escalate this

way.

The Third Hokage's first instinct was to call Danzo.

"This has nothing to do with me!" Danzo immediately denied, visibly annoyed. "I never even spoke with Sakumo Hatake, let alone gave him any instructions to assassinate the Mizukage!"

Of course, Danzo, often blamed for these kinds of incidents, was quick to deflect suspicion, though the Third Hokage couldn't help but doubt him.

Who could blame him? Danzo was always a suspect when things like this happened.

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