The stormy waves on the sea gradually calmed.
Looking at Kakashi, whose eyes burned with rage as if he wanted to kill him, Yagura sneered, "The Three-Tails was originally given to Mist by your First Hokage. I didn't even blame you for coming to steal it back, yet now you dare glare at me like this?"
Asuma mocked, "It's true the First gave it to you, but since you couldn't protect it yourselves, don't you think it's only natural that we took it?"
Yagura coldly snorted, "Say what you want. Anyway, the Three-Tails is dead now, so there's no need to fight over it any further. Let's go!"
As he said this, Yagura turned to retrieve the Six-Tails.
At that moment, Seiki Shimaseki suddenly said, "Mizukage, I think you're not going anywhere today."
Yagura's body stiffened briefly but quickly regained composure, mocking, "So finally you won't hide your ambition anymore? You plan to control Mist by force?"
Upon hearing this, the Mist Shinobi on the sea glared at Seiki angrily and discontentedly.
In their eyes, it was already outrageous enough that Konoha had maliciously stolen Mist's Bijuu, forcing the Mizukage to kill the Three-Tails. Now they even wanted to blame the Mizukage—that was going too far!
"Cursed! Even if you are the god of ninja, you can't shamelessly humiliate Mist!"
"We'll die fighting him if we have to! Let our blood be the wake-up call for others!"
Looking at Yagura, Seiki smirked, "You're pretty good at stirring up emotions, but those words have to come from the Mizukage's mouth to have effect."
Yagura's eyes showed a moment of panic but quickly masked it, "I am the Mizukage!"
"You're not!" Seiki shook his head with a smile. "The real Mizukage could never control the Three-Tails with genjutsu!"
Yagura replied grimly, "That was a sealing technique!"
"Can't I tell the difference between genjutsu and a sealing technique?" Seiki chuckled slightly. "Besides, is controlling Hozuki Nagare also a sealing technique?"
Hearing Aizen's words, the crowd's confidence in Yagura began wavering again.
It was indeed strange how Hozuki Nagare had suddenly changed sides. His mad and bloodthirsty state had already raised suspicions.
Combined with Shimaseki Seiki's near-flawless reputation, doubts about the authenticity of the current Mizukage began growing.
Yagura took a deep breath, "I didn't control him! He chose to help me on his own!"
Seiki smiled, "Then let me release you from the genjutsu and we'll see?"
Yagura's face darkened, "I think it's you who wants to trap me in genjutsu!"
Seiki shrugged, "Then someone from Mist can do it too!"
Yagura firmly refused, "How do I know they haven't already been secretly controlled by you!"
Seiki smiled, "So you're not willing to prove your innocence?"
Yagura sneered, "Why should I listen to you? What right does a Konoha ninja have to interfere in Mist's affairs?"
Seiki's voice turned serious, "During the Nine-Tails disaster, someone tried to control the Fourth Hokage. If you really are under control, the one pulling your strings might be the same person responsible for the Nine-Tails disaster. Of course, I have the right to question this!"
Hearing Seiki's voice, Ruiga and Kakuzu, blocked by Mei Terumi, instinctively looked toward Yagura.
They knew very well that the person who orchestrated the Nine-Tails disaster was Tobi's father.
And since Tobi's father was already dead, could it be that Tobi himself was controlling the Mizukage (Water Shadow) from the shadows?
Kakuzu, especially, recalling how the Mizukage seemed unwilling to fight him earlier, became even more convinced of this theory.
Yagura asked, "So, what do you want to do?"
Shimaseki Seiki replied, "Either someone removes the genjutsu from you, or I'll beat it out of you!"
Yagura twitched his lips slightly and, without another word, dashed directly toward a certain direction.
"Join forces!"
Seeing Yagura charge toward them, Kakuzu and Ruiga turned green in the face, instantly flooding their minds with a torrent of curses for Yagura's entire family.
Still, they knew too well that they were currently blocked by Mist ninja, and once Yagura was defeated, Shimaseki Seiki would probably deal with them next.
With that in mind, they could only grit their teeth and step up to fight.
Shimaseki Seiki instantly appeared before Ruiga like lightning, glancing at the so-called combined attack of three.
"Why me again? Is it because I'm the weakest?" Seeing the nightmare appear suddenly in front of him, Ruiga felt disheartened and, without thinking twice, raised his Lightning Sword and swung it fiercely toward the opponent.
The two Lightning Swords crackled with arcs of electricity, emitting dazzling flashes. Even getting close sent tingles down your spine.
However, Seiki made no attempt to defend himself and simply slashed down with a martial arts chop.
"Not using ninjutsu?" Ruiga's eyes lit up. Even if your physical body is strong, it's not easy to withstand lightning power!
However, when the lightning reached Shimaseki Seiki, an invisible aura appeared on his body's surface, blocking the electricity, and even producing a metallic clashing sound when it met the blade.
Then, in front of Ruiga's disbelieving eyes, his sword was knocked away, and he himself was sent flying.
"Seems my Armored Haki isn't bad at all!" Looking at Ruiga, who had fallen onto the sea surface and couldn't get up, Seiki slightly nodded.
Mental Energy and Physical Energy combined can produce Chakra. Mental Energy alone can be released in the form of Soul Pressure, and Physical Energy alone is the "Armored Haki" that Moryo had demonstrated.
"But still, it's not enough yet!" Seiki lightly sighed within.
Although he had achieved balance between his soul and physical body at the moment, that was only under normal circumstances. If he retracted his Dream World into his body, his soul's strength would certainly experience another surge.
Therefore, he was now deliberately focusing more on physical energy!
"First down!"
When Kakuzu heard the three words coming from Seiki, his heart abruptly tightened. Before he could think further, he saw the opponent appear in front of him like he'd teleported and raised his right leg, which slashed sideways like an axe.
"Do you really think you can defeat me without ninjutsu? Do you think I'm as useless as Ruiga?" Kakuzu hardened his heart and, prepared to give his life, gathered his five masks onto his right arm, opposing the attack head-on.
[Earth Grudge Fear: Final Shot!]
The five elemental chakra jutsu exploded simultaneously, but when they landed on Seiki, they had absolutely no effect.
Like a river rushing past a boulder, the attack slid off Kakuzu as if he hadn't even been touched.
Kakuzu's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he was kicked by his opponent.
In that moment, he felt as if he'd been struck at the speed of sound by a Bijuu. His body felt like it was falling apart, and his heart shattered—three times over.
In the distance,
Asuma muttered to himself as Seiki defeated two powerful opponents in an instant, "Seiki's just like he was back at the Academy… No, worse—he's even more brutal now!"
Back when they were at the Ninja Academy, Seiki had already been infamous for his brutal and overwhelming Taijutsu.
Later, after mastering Ice Release and Wood Release, his fighting style became more refined.
But now, those horrifying memories were returning!
"If Seiki decides to give me another 'lesson' like before, I'll end up crippled for sure!"
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