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This is no longer an ordinary biological weapon!
We must strike hard.
The moment he realized this, Yagura Karatachi, or rather Isobu's body, moved faster than his consciousness, paddling its four seemingly short and thick legs across the surging sea, charging towards Kimimaro at an incredible speed.
However, upon seeing the large turtle charge again, Kimimaro, who had been knocked away once before, now displayed an extremely 'human-like' expression of excitement on his crimson face.
He suddenly opened his mouth and, with a hoarse throat, shouted the only human word he had uttered since the battle began:
"Tatakae—!!"
Almost the instant this magical command fell.
The surface of his skin, which had been a uniform crimson, suddenly surged with a large expanse of acidic, steaming mist, intensely radiating heat.
Kimimaro's seemingly thin and small body lay prone on the ground, his spine suddenly arching upwards with the expanding mist.
"Sizzle!"
That layer of his back was instantly pierced and torn by sharp bone spikes, pulling out a complete spinal shape.
And further up from the spine, pillar-like bone spikes extended, rapidly expanding and connecting, forming a giant's spine nearly ten meters long.
At the same time, along both sides of this giant spine, like Susanoo, ribs, sternum, and skull rapidly filled in at a speed too fast for the naked eye to catch. The enormous upper body, supported by these pale bones, was lifted by the tiny pale figure.
The Hozuki clan's Hydrification Technique filled this empty skeleton with flesh and blood, the Terumi Clan's Boil Release Ninjutsu provided power to this enormous body, and the Yuki clan's Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals connected distant limb nodes like nerves.
Under the support of multiple Bloodline Techniques, this giant-like figure suddenly displayed strength and speed far exceeding that of the Three-Tails Isobu opposite him.
Just one severe injury had allowed him to master these multiple Bloodline abilities to such an extent.
Almost the instant Yagura Karatachi controlled Isobu to curl into a ball, the entire Tailed Beast rolling like a rock, crushing down along the sea surface.
The bones, filled with hydrified flesh and blood, clenched into a fist.
The crimson and pale giant's fist suddenly exploded with a fierce sonic boom ring in mid-air, pure white ripples spreading along the edge of his arm, then merging into the large expanse of rolling mist formed by Boil Release.
"Boom!"
A giant, whose upper body alone was nearly twenty meters tall, unleashed a power far beyond human imagination at this moment.
Only Kimimaro, crimson all over like a blood demon, was still roaring, his sharp cries seemingly piercing through the mist:
"Tatakae—!!!"
The giant's fist suddenly collided with the armor on Isobu's body.
The surging seawater between them was flattened by this violently expanding force, revealing the muddy and ruined empty ground beneath the water.
"Buzz!"
Even standing far enough away, Uchiha Fugaku still felt a high-pitched buzzing in his ears.
The hurricane-like aftershock penetrated several kilometers in a short instant.
None of them knew what kind of terrifying power that was.
Only Yagura Karatachi, completely enveloped by Isobu in the innermost layer.
"Ugh—!"
Even though layers of flesh and blood separated them, Yagura Karatachi, whose senses were connected to Isobu, felt as if his ribs were about to be shattered by that incredibly heavy punch.
In response.
The enormous body of the Three-Tails Isobu, propelled by that punch, couldn't even maintain its curled-up form; its entire torso shifted towards the side of the sea with the force of the blow.
With a dull thud, an inverted waterfall rose from the sea surface that had swallowed the entire Kaguya clan territory.
"Heh!"
Kimimaro, wrapped in crimson all over, suddenly pulled up the corners of his mouth.
However, just as he intended to continue driving the steam giant to pursue the Three-Tails Isobu, pressing his advantage.
At the edge of his vision, and in the gaps of the water mist that had returned to the ground under the pull of gravity.
Countless light particles, both black and white, continuously converged towards the enormous body of the behemoth.
Although devoid of any reason, Kimimaro could sense purely by instinct that something extremely terrifying was condensing and compressing in that direction.
Yagura Karatachi, barely supporting his body, stared intently at the crimson Kimimaro through Isobu's vision.
'Sawara Kiri's opinion was correct.'
'You are truly too dangerous!'
Driven by this strong thought, the Biju Bomb, formed by the full concentration of Yin-Yang Release (2:8 ratio) and infused with most of the Three-Tails Isobu's remaining Chakra, suddenly compressed into a single point between the giant turtle's jaws at this moment.
Then, he swallowed it.
Almost the instant the water mist gradually dissipated.
'Blood Demon' Kimimaro had already clearly seen the opponent's figure.
From the suddenly opened giant mouth, a sun bloomed as if from the deepest part of an abyss.
"Die—!"
The full-power Biju Bomb was spewed out in an instant, transforming into a ray of aurora capable of melting all matter, sweeping across the artificial sea surface. The scorching heat burned a vacuum tunnel hundreds of meters long, the black orb leading the charge, carrying world-destroying power.
Kimimaro's eyes suddenly widened.
He instinctively reinforced the bones constructed by his Shikotsumyaku; the giant's arms, sternum, and ribs were continuously connected by endlessly extending bone layers at this moment, finally forming a pale wall whose shape was almost indistinguishable.
At the same time, his own figure immediately flowed down the sea surface, attempting to drill into the deepest layers of the mud beneath the sea.
The animalistic alarm bell was sounding the horn of life for him.
The next moment, a faint light suddenly ignited the night.
Even the Innovation Faction Mist Ninja, several kilometers away, all lost their hearing at this moment.
Many even forgot to flee, standing still and quietly watching the brilliant light rising from the center of the Kaguya clan territory.
"Boom, rumbling—!"
It wasn't until a few seconds later, when the second and third waves of aftershocks arrived, carrying a scorching hurricane that swept over their bodies, knocking down countless unknown building debris and plants, that they snapped out of their daze.
"Hmph, hmph, hmph."
By this time, Yagura Karatachi, having expended most of his Chakra, had already returned to his human form, kneeling on one knee, panting heavily.
However, his deep purple eyes, looking opposite him, narrowed with some unwillingness.
At the completely melted area, where even the seawater had evaporated, now a scorched pit over a hundred meters in diameter.
Only a charred, ash-covered, yet still defensive, half-collapsed black giant skeleton remained.
As for Kimimaro, his figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Damn it."
"Did it miss?"
Yagura Karatachi cursed twice, then suddenly looked further into the night.
There, shadows flickered.
Clearly, what the Elder had told him earlier was no mere threat.
Although the Bloodline Faction was a step slow tonight, it didn't mean they were easy to deal with.
Unfortunately, tonight's effort fell short.
Yagura Karatachi thought to himself, but his feet were already shooting off to the other side, like the other Innovation Faction members who had come to raid, fleeing far from the encirclement net of the Bloodline Faction Ninja.
While Yagura Karatachi sighed over not achieving his tactical objective, the clan leaders of the Bloodline Faction, who had hastily gathered their subordinates in the middle of the night only to find nothing, were also furious.
"Yagura, that brat, has no martial ethics!"
"Damn it, that idiot Genichiro is dead."
"Has Kimimaro been found?"
"Yes, the Sealing Mark is still moving underground... He's out!"
Almost the instant these words fell, several high-ranking Bloodline Faction members stepped forward, all running towards Kimimaro's direction, led by the sensory Ninja.
As mentioned before.
Because these members of the Bloodline Faction clearly understood the true potential of 'Kimimaro,' they had long ago placed an unknown number of Sealing Jutsu on him.
At the same time, to ensure that no single Ninja clan could independently control this monster and achieve a monopoly, the Bloodline Faction had stipulated that multiple people must jointly cast the spell to control him—this was also the direct cause of death for the half-torn Kaguya Genichiro, the Kaguya clan Leader.
Cooperation amidst conflict, this perfectly describes the 'Bloodline Faction.'
However, in the current situation, they seemed to have no choice.
Everyone present looked at each other, then glanced at the Kaguya clan territory, which had already become a ruin.
Although many direct descendants of the Kaguya clan barely survived, everyone knew that this family was finished.
"What do we do next?"
The Terumi Clan Leader looked at everyone, breaking the silence with a muffled voice.
"What to do?"
The Hozuki Clan Leader scoffed softly:
"You idiot."
"War has already begun."
"Our only options are to win or to die."
Hearing the Hozuki Clan Leader's cold words, everyone present couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Ultimately, it had come to this.
That brat Yagura Karatachi's personality was far more unyielding than they had imagined.
Just as everyone was silent, the Sealing Squad on the other side had already brought a crimson child back before them.
After the Sealing Technique on the neck collar began to take effect, the child's crimson color gradually faded completely, revealing the pale, delicate skin underneath.
It was a half-grown child with two Maro eyebrows on his forehead, his small face completely bloodless at the moment, faintly sickly.
Only the Sealing Collar, like a steel hoop, resisting the terrifying power within him, allowed everyone present to vaguely feel the terrifying threat emanating from this child.
"Fortunately, we still have this weapon."
The Yuki clan, or rather the Mizunomoto Clan Leader, felt a sense of relief upon seeing this child, reminiscing about the plan initiated years ago.
If not for this, they might have all been swept away by Yagura Karatachi alone, perhaps?
"But, we only have this weapon left." The Hozuki Clan Leader's tone remained impolite, his gaze coldly sweeping over everyone present, stating coldly, "It's a matter of life and death now; don't let the good things you've been hiding gather dust."
As his words fell, he was the first to extend a hand.
The other clan leaders looked at each other, clearly somewhat unwilling.
But considering their current predicament, they had no choice but to extend their hands as well.
When they opened their palms.
In the center of their palms, pale pink fragments lay quietly.
"Hmph."
The Hozuki Clan Leader sneered as he looked at them.
These old foxes were indeed planning the same thing as him.
"With so many fragments, let alone Yagura Karatachi."
"Even if Sawara Kiri comes, I'll beat him all the same!"
"You guys, no objections, right?"
"Hmph."
The other clan leaders all wore expressions of slight displeasure.
However, they all suppressed their tempers.
No matter what, they had to wait until after their war was won.
And so, one by one, the Shikon no Tama fragments were pressed into the pale child's forehead.
Deeply embedded.
"Fourth Mizukage-sama!"
"You've worked so hard."
"Is this the power of the rumored perfect Jinchuriki? It's incredible."
"Even the rumored Demon King of Konoha probably couldn't block a blow like that, could he?"
Upon returning to the Innovation Faction's base, all members, except those undergoing medical treatment, looked directly at Yagura Karatachi with the gaze reserved for heroes, until he was out of their sight.
Facing the praise of the Innovation Faction Ninja, Yagura Karatachi consistently responded with a gentle and confident smile, without the slightest hint of wavering.
In such a time of chaos in the village, any weakness he, as a leader, might show would be interpreted as failure by countless people. Therefore, despite his inner regret, he remained high-spirited and encouraged everyone.
"In today's surprise attack, we have successfully annihilated one of Hidden Mist's largest Ninja clans, the Kaguya Clan!"
"There is no difference whatsoever between civilian Ninja and Bloodline Ninja!"
"People die when they are killed!"
"Please tell me, gentlemen, why should they have countless times more resources than you?"
"Can you still endure this?!"
Listening to Yagura Karatachi's increasingly skilled inspiring speech, all the Innovation Faction members standing around him had reddened eyes, as if they wanted to lift him to the heavens.
"No!!!"
A unified force, a single cry.
Just like this moment.
Fanatical emotions swept through everyone's hearts. The results of the night far exceeded the initial expectations of these lower-ranking Ninja—although there were some minor hiccups in the process, they were not important because the Fourth Mizukage-sama had won.
Just as after a certain 226 Incident victory, all the new nobles oppressed by the old nobles saw hope for advancement, and thus did not hesitate to repeat this terrifyingly risky path.
These Hidden Mist Innovation Faction Ninja were the same.
They were neither righteous nor evil.
In their hearts, there was only boiling, anxious fanaticism.
Looking at the scene before him, Yagura Karatachi, standing on the high platform, surrounded by everyone in the center, finally felt at ease.
At the same time, his heart died.
He was like a decaying, aged coffin maker, hammering in the final nail for his dying ideals and aspirations.
Completely sending the entity named 'Hidden Mist' down a dead end.
Soon, dawn broke over Hidden Mist.
In the streets and alleys of this silent, damp village.
Countless people, all Hidden Mist Ninja, stood on opposite sides and began an extremely bloody slaughter.
They did not notice.
At the very top of the tallest clock tower in the entire Hidden Mist Village.
A pair of azure eyes was quietly gazing at this scene.
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