Book One: The Rise of the Blue-Haired Devil.

      - What are they doing? And where are we? – these two questions did not leave the head of Moku, who was watching the white humanoid creatures. The man didn’t understand what they were up to, so he began to think. –Perhaps they want to use some powerful technique... It’s difficult... Where are we? We didn’t turn so often, and we entered through a hatch, which is a kilometer from the residence. If you think about it, we only made four turns. One was at thirty degrees, the other two at sixty. The last one turned us ninety degrees. It was already at that moment when we began to hear strange sounds. If you think about it, we simply made a U-turn somewhere, returning to where we started, but we walked longer. Surely the enemy cannot try to attack the residence? Then why did they poison the workers? Stop... today is some kind of holiday. Most people are on vacation now. There were very few people left in the residence. Does this mean that this is an assassination attempt on the mizukage? Rather yes than no. But why would they kill several people with poison? Or did they poison everyone, but the poison lasts long enough? If this is so, then this is all very similar only to a coup d'etat. Sabotage usually deliberately targets military targets, but here all forces are concentrated on... wait, where did I get the idea that this is the only target on which an attack is planned? Damn, we need to stop these inhumans from their ritual.       - Element of ice, ice needles! – Yuki said the name of the technique, making several hand seals. Unlike Michiko, Moku did not have such an affinity with the element of ice, so in order to use the techniques of this genome, he needed to not only form seals, but also come up with weaker ice techniques, because he simply did not have enough control over the element to use the chapter techniques Yuki clan. That is why the ice technique, Thousand Needles Assault, was adapted to Yumiko’s uncle’s capabilities, becoming known as “Ice Needles”. This ninjutsu greatly limited the number of needles that Moku could shoot. With the detective's current amount of chakra, he is capable of creating about three hundred needles out of ice.       Water emerged from the slurry that was under the feet of the three ninjas, after which it took on the appearance of twelve senbon, which were immediately frozen, and then sent to the opponents, who did not even react to Moku’s words. Directly from the same slurry that was under everyone’s feet, several more white creatures formed, covering their fellows from the ice weapon.       - Bravo! - said a strange voice from the darkness of the sewer, which even began to applaud. The three ninjas who came into the light turned their gaze to the new character. -I couldn’t even think that you would have time to figure out my plan. - Continuing to clap, a strange voice spoke, not at all in a hurry to appear in the light.       - Who are you? Show yourself. – Moku said in a demanding tone, looking towards the darkness where this voice and this strange chakra came from. For the first time in his life, Uncle Yumiko was tense. He was not a great sensor, but now all his sensory abilities literally screamed that something sinister was standing in front of him, right in that very darkness.       - It's a pity that it's already late. – finished the strange voice, blatantly ignoring his enemy’s question. A small burst of chakra, after which about a hundred explosive seals on the walls of the room light up.       - Has he really decided to finish off his own?! – Moku was surprised that an unknown person would just part with the lives of his comrades, but there was no time to think about it now, and Yuki noticed that all the white creatures began to quickly sink into the liquid on the floor. -So this is a moving technique. – Uncle Yumiko guessed, watching the opponents and making seals. - Cat, Raccoon, come to me. – the detective commanded sharply. His subordinates reacted instantly. Standing back to back, they began to cover their leader, who was preparing some kind of equipment. – Ice element, Ice dome. – Technician Moku said the name after finishing making hand seals. An ice dome formed around the three ninjas, serving as protection for them. At the same moment, the sound of multiple explosions echoed through the sewer. The Mizukage's residence fell into the ground. Yuki's squad was lucky. They did not fall under the ruins of a huge building. At the last moment, they managed to escape from under the protective dome, which certainly would not have supported the weight of the entire building. The detective immediately rushed towards the building, starting to pick up debris. A minute later, two clots of water crawled out of the destroyed building, which then turned into people.       - Moku, what the hell is going on here? - asked Byakuren, who was clearly not in a good mood after what happened.       - Sabotage. I tracked down the enemy detachment, but we did not have time to stop them. They used some kind of... - here Yuki fell silent abruptly. The pupils of Moku's eyes involuntarily shrank to the size of a needle. Realization came to him. Hozuki Sr. also understood everything, because he was a good sensor.       - Well? – Gengetsu, who did not have such outstanding sensory skills at this point in time, clarified with confusion. However, the younger Hozuki's question was ignored. Byakuren began to climb up. Moku followed him with his squad. The blond guy had no choice but to follow the others. It was, of course, unpleasant that he was ignored, but now something terrible was happening, so Gengetsu decided not to speak.       Having gone upstairs, they went out onto one of the central streets of their village. In the center of the village there was a huge pit, into which the residence fell, and in front of everyone stood about three hundred ninjas, led by a slender man with dark skin. His distinctive feature was a dark kimano with a high collar along with a white belt tied around the waist and a white scarf.       - Wow! This slimy guy didn't fool us. – this man said with a grin on his face.       - Sanshi… - gloomily said the name of his enemy, Byakuren. - Moku, find your niece and leave. We won't hold them back. – having quickly made a decision, he turned to his subordinate mizukage.       - But... - Yuki spoke dumbfounded, trying to refute the words of his leader, but he was interrupted.       - No buts! There are only fifty ninja left in the village. Everyone else is at the front. I would still think about the battle if the Raikage himself had not fought against us. And I promised Ashina that Yumiko would live. - The Mizukage said in a nervous voice, surprised by the fact that A still hadn’t attacked them. Turning his gaze to leader Cloud, he understood everything. The man gave orders to his ninjas, who began to disperse throughout the village in order to collect as many resources as possible from the warehouses, as well as to cause serious damage to the entire infrastructure of the village.       - Cat, Raccoon...- Moku wanted to say something, looking at his subordinates, but this time he was interrupted by ANBU.       - We've got your back, Moku-san. Go. – said the Cat, taking out her katana from behind her back. - We will not abandon the Mizukage. – added the Raccoon, taking out two paired blades from the sheaths that were on the man’s shins.       Yuki could only smile helplessly as a sign of gratitude, and then head towards the hospital, where Yumiko was. On the streets of the village hidden in the Fog, real chaos was happening. The Kuma ninja simply robbed and raped all the villagers. There was no mercy. The men were immediately killed, and the women were raped, after which they were also killed. A cruel reality that Moku saw for the first time in his life. No, he knew very well that the world was cruel and unfair, but for people to start acting like animals... it was beyond his understanding. Having reached the hospital, he saw a rather funny picture that appeared before him.       - Well, come on, bastards! Who is next! – having cut off the head of another failed rapist with the help of a huge sword resembling a cleaver, Yumiko bared her teeth, challenging a new opponent to a deadly dance. All the girl’s clothes were covered in blood, and from the outside she looked like a real experienced maniac. Behind her was a bloody trail of a dozen corpses. Apparently, the Cloud ninjas wanted to take Michiko's future wife by surprise, but something didn't go according to plan, which is why they woke up the real beast. Now five ninjas tried to surround the blonde girl, but Moku quickly came to his senses, dashing all the five’s hopes of raping his nephew. Taking out two kunai from his pouch, he threw them at two ninjas in the back, after which, with a deft movement, he approached the third, taking him in a grip behind his back. Two more Kumo ninja tried to help their comrade, but were quickly punished for their mistake, completely forgetting about the girl with the cleaver they had previously surrounded. Yumiko, with one precise and quick move, Kubikiribōchō decapitated two ninjas, while Moku snapped the last one's neck.       - What's happening? Yuki asked, looking at her uncle. Now it was clear that the girl, although not injured, was very tired after the battle with several enemies at once.       - Coup d'etat. We need to leave. The Raikage is already here. – Moku quickly clarified the situation, taking the girl by the hand and starting to lead her towards the port.       - But how did this happen? How did the enemy manage to get right into the village? What about Mizukage Dono? – Michiko’s bride bombarded her with questions, trying to understand what went wrong.       - Everything later. Now we need to leave. – the man answered in an even voice. Having approached close enough to the port, both Yuki realized that they could not leave this village on the ship. The main skirmish between the Kuma ninja and the Mist ninja took place at the port. Even with his naked eyes, Moku knew that the Kiri ninja didn't stand a chance. It’s simply a matter of elemental superiority, and the number of Kumo ninjas was greater.       - What do we do? – Yumiko decided to clarify, looking at her uncle. The girl really didn’t understand how she could leave the village of Mist in any other way.       - There is one option. It's very unreliable, but it might work. – the detective spoke, biting his lip until it bled. I understand that if this method does not work, then they will no longer be able to escape...