But what Aoi Ren didn't expect was that he finally met the Second Mizukage of the Hidden Mist—Gengetsu Hōzuki.
"I heard a three-year-old Konoha ninja defeated our ANBU?" Gengetsu Hōzuki swaggered into the ANBU headquarters and found Aoi Ren. The ANBU beside him wanted to stop him, but in front of the Mizukage, he had no standing.
"I heard you are an envoy sent by Konoha for peace talks?" Gengetsu Hōzuki's eyes were full of playful mockery: "I also heard that you injured an ANBU as soon as you entered the Hidden Mist?"
Aoi Ren nodded helplessly. These were all facts, and there was nothing to argue about...
"Hahaha!" Gengetsu Hōzuki threw his head back and laughed: "I've never met such an interesting envoy for peace talks, and to possess such great power at such a young age, it's truly exciting!"
"Don't you mind that I injured your ANBU?" Aoi Ren was a little confused. He didn't understand why Gengetsu Hōzuki could still laugh when his subordinate had been beaten.
"Of course, I don't mind!" Gengetsu Hōzuki sneered disdainfully: "If he was injured by you because he was incompetent, it's his own weakness. Isn't it ridiculous to question the strong for the sake of the weak?"
What kind of bandit logic is this!?
Aoi Ren was speechless, but this was related to the way the Hidden Mist selected its Mizukage.
Although they were ninjas from the same village, from the moment they became ninjas, they had to learn to fight each other until the strongest ninja was chosen. Only then would the struggle temporarily end.
It was precisely because of this that the only creed the Hidden Mist believed in was the supremacy of the strong!
"So, you agree to peace talks?" Aoi Ren raised his eyebrows in confusion. Although it was rumored in the anime that Gengetsu Hōzuki greatly admired powerful young people, would he go this far?
"No, no, no..." Gengetsu Hōzuki grinned sinisterly: "Of course, I don't agree to peace talks."
"Why?"
"Because war is very interesting!" Gengetsu Hōzuki stuck out his tongue and laughed perversely: "Moreover, I haven't fought the Hokage yet. Who is stronger or weaker, we have to fight to know!"
He's a complete battle fanatic!
However, Aoi Ren grasped the most important sentence...
"So, if the Hokage defeats you, you will give up the war?" Aoi Ren narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Gengetsu Hōzuki.
Hearing this, Gengetsu Hōzuki looked around with a smile, excitedly saying: "What, has Tobirama Senju, known as the 'First God of Speed,' arrived?"
"No, he hasn't!" Aoi Ren stood up with a cold smile: "But if I defeat you, all this can end, right?"
"You?" Gengetsu Hōzuki looked at Aoi Ren and laughed heartily: "You mean, you want to challenge me? Perhaps in another ten years, you might be able to do it..."
"No, I mean, I will defeat you!" Aoi Ren tore the peace treaty document decisively. Since he couldn't persuade you, he would defeat you into submission.
However, upon hearing this, the surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas burst into laughter: "You dare to challenge the Mizukage-sama? You're simply courting death." "The Mizukage-sama is the strongest among all of us in the Hidden Mist!"
However, Gengetsu Hōzuki's expression became unprecedentedly serious as he stared coldly at Aoi Ren: "You should know, I won't hold back!"
"Me neither!" Aoi Ren sneered disdainfully: "If I win, you will stop the war between the Hidden Mist and Konoha!"
"If you lose, you will stay in the Hidden Mist and be my bodyguard for life!" Gengetsu Hōzuki sneered and pouted: "If you think you can win by relying on the Nine-Tails' chakra within you, then you've miscalculated!"
Triggered Mission: Challenge the Mizukage.
Mission Content: The Hidden Mist only believes in strength. Conquer the Mizukage with strength and complete the peace talks.
Mission Reward: One Shadow-level Treasure Chest, Ten Thousand Points.
Thus, the duel between Aoi Ren and the Second Mizukage was set. Aoi Ren, a three-year-old child from Konoha, challenged the Mizukage of the Hidden Mist – Gengetsu Hōzuki!
This news spread throughout the Hidden Mist Village and even to other countries. When Tobirama Senju in Konoha received the news, he was devastated...
"This brat, I sent him for peace talks, not to court death!" Tobirama Senju shook his head helplessly and handed the intelligence to Hiruzen Sarutobi beside him: "This guy actually dared to challenge the Mizukage in the Hidden Mist Village. He's really tired of living!"
"But, what if Aoi Ren wins?" Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly said: "Back then, we didn't expect him to be able to kill Retsu alone..."
Hearing this, Tobirama Senju fell silent for a long time and nodded affirmatively: "Then he's even more certainly doomed!"
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