The next moment, Rasa saw many names appear out of thin air on the One-Night Dream Fabrication Card.
They were all Jonin of the Hidden Mist.
Like last time, there were six.
Two were repeats from last time: Kocho Suikazan and Kurozumi Hoshigaki.
The other four were unfamiliar.
Last time, Rasa had the intelligence ninja below investigate the identities of the six people on the list before formally selecting a candidate for dream fabrication. But this time, there was no need for such trouble.
Because Rasa had already chosen his target.
"It's still Kocho Suikazan!"
Rasa was not ignorant of the situation within the Mist army.
From the content of Jinin Akebino's furious curses at the time, Rasa could roughly deduce that this plan was formulated by Fuguki Suikazan.
It was divided into two parts.
One part launched a surprise attack on the rear of the Sand army to attract their attention.
Afterward, the main army led by Jinin Akebino and Hozuki Mangetsu would launch a fierce attack on the Sand army.
"But, the operation failed."
"Given the Mist Village's style, they will inevitably punish Fuguki Suikazan severely."
"And, there is another very important point."
"Within the Mist Village, someone knows about Fuguki Suikazan's contact with the Sand traitor."
"I can use this point to my advantage instead."
Rasa already had an idea.
Night fell.
Mist Army Encampment.
Genji frowned deeply.
He had personally come to the front lines to supervise the battle, but not only did he fail to achieve results, he also encountered such a miserable defeat.
To say he wasn't angry would be a lie.
But after all, he was old and more steady.
Genji wanted to clarify the situation before making a decision.
Before that, just keeping things under control would suffice.
"That giant bird flies high in the sky, its feathers are entirely grey-green, it drops bird eggs with extremely powerful explosive force. This is indeed very similar to the legendary summoning beast named Yatagarasu."
"When did the Sand Village acquire such a summoning beast?"
"If it really is the Yatagarasu, spreading out will mitigate the threat somewhat. The number of bird eggs is ultimately limited."
"Once its altitude drops, facing the attacks of my numerous Mist ninja, it will undoubtedly die."
"Jinin Akebino and the others panicked so much this time mainly because they lacked intelligence."
"Next time, with preparation, the threat the Yatagarasu can bring will be much smaller."
"The advantage still lies with my Hidden Mist Village!"
At this time, Jinin Akebino also blamed himself deeply.
He felt that if he had handled it a bit better at the time, he might have been able to reorganize the army.
However, Jinin Akebino also held resentment.
"The appearance of that summoning beast definitely has issues."
"It must be Fuguki Suikazan who sold out the village. Elder Genji is still too soft-hearted. If it were me, I would have executed Fuguki Suikazan directly right now."
"Also, this matter is Lord Mizukage's fault too."
"If Lord Mizukage hadn't removed me from my position as commander and let that fool Hozuki Mangetsu take over, it would have been much easier for me to reorganize the army. Maybe today's events wouldn't have turned out like this."
Hozuki Mangetsu hugged the Hiramekarei and slept peacefully.
Mei Terumi couldn't sleep, so she found an open space to train.
Facing Pakura today, she suffered a miserable defeat in one move. If Kushimaru Kuriarare hadn't supported her in time, she probably would have died at Pakura's hands.
This made Mei Terumi put away her arrogance as a genius.
"Pakura!"
"Next time, I will definitely win!"
Ao was quite satisfied with his performance.
Using the Byakugan to see through the concealment of the Sand scout ninja was the main reason the Mist ninja successfully infiltrated the rear of the Sand army for a surprise attack. As for the failure of the full-scale offensive plan...
"The Mist army lost, but I didn't lose."
However, the most anxious person was undoubtedly the current Fuguki Suikazan.
It was no longer a question of whether he could advance or not.
But rather that Jinin Akebino was flinging mud at him. Once he couldn't explain clearly, he would become a true traitor.
Was he a traitor?
Of course not.
It was precisely because he wasn't that Fuguki felt wronged and aggrieved.
"I've done so much for the Mist Village. Why doesn't Elder Genji believe me?"
Beside him, Kocho Suikazan had already fallen asleep.
Fuguki didn't tell his wife about these matters.
Suddenly.
"No, don't kill Fuguki!"
"Fuguki didn't sell out the village."
"He is innocent!"
Fuguki hurriedly looked at Kocho, patting her to comfort her.
"Kocho, did you have a nightmare again?"
Kocho opened her eyes. The moment she saw Fuguki, she hugged him tightly.
"Fuguki!"
Two streams of tears slid down from Kocho's eyes.
Fuguki's heart skipped a beat.
"Kocho, what's wrong? Did you have a nightmare similar to last time?"
Kocho nodded.
"Yes, the feeling was exactly the same as last time. It was too real. It didn't feel like a dream at all."
Fuguki stared intently at his wife.
"What did you dream about this time?"
Kocho revealed an ugly expression.
"I dreamed that you were convicted by them, Fuguki. They said you sold out the village and wanted to behead you. I watched helplessly as your head was chopped off by them, blood spurting from your neck, yet I could do nothing."
"I'm sorry!"
"Fuguki, what should we do now?"
Fuguki's face sank.
If not for the previous incident, Fuguki might have been skeptical.
But with the previous incident as precedent, Fuguki didn't think this was just a simple nightmare.
This was precognition.
Events that would happen in the future.
"Hidden Mist Village, why do you treat me like this?"
Fuguki was filled with anger, his eyes red.
"I did so much for the village, sacrificed so much. I didn't sell out the village. Why don't you believe me? Why must you put me to death?"
"Where was I wrong?"
"No, I wasn't wrong."
"The village is wrong!"
"This Hidden Mist Village is too unfair!"
"I risk my life for the village, and the village treats me like this."
Fuguki began to laugh ferociously.
"Good, good, good!"
"Very good!"
"Since that's the case, I'll revolt against this Hidden Mist Village!"
Fuguki looked at Kocho.
"Kocho, this Hidden Mist Village no longer has a place for us. Staying here means certain death. Since that's the case, let's leave this broken village."
"The world is vast. I don't believe there's no place for us in this ninja world."
Kocho nodded heavily.
"Okay!"
The next moment, the two walked out.
"Kill our way out."
On the other side.
Genji was summoning a young ninja for questioning.
Named Kisame Hoshigaki, he worked under Fuguki Suikazan.
"Kisame Hoshigaki, tell this old man about Fuguki Suikazan's recent situation."
"Yes, Elder Genji."
But before Kisame could begin, a figure suddenly burst in.
"Elder Genji, bad news! Fuguki Suikazan has revolted!"