Seeing the faint airflow appearing around Might Dai, Yōkō shook his head.
Only opening one gate? That's a bit disrespectful.
Yōkō slowly formed hand seals, dutifully going through the 44 seals for the Water Dragon Bullet.
By the 21st seal, a water spout appeared behind Yōkō.
He paused, injecting a slightly larger amount of chakra into the spout.
Some say it wasn't Wood Release that was strong, but Senju Hashirama himself. With Hashirama's chakra reserves and chakra intensity, any elemental release he used would have made him the God of Shinobi.
In the distance, White Ram and the Antelope Squad members were taken aback.
This is a bit excessive. The Lord seems to be creating a Water Dragon Bullet of an extremely massive scale.
And this is just a test against one of our own.
That Might Dai, really, why is he hiding his strength?
Could he be a rogue ninja?
A thick water spout erupted from the sea's surface.
The sea ship Might Dai was on was over 30 meters long, but the diameter of the water spout actually exceeded 50 meters.
Forget a Water Dragon Bullet; even if this water spout just fell down now, the sea ship would shatter into fragments.
The fierce sea wind brought water vapor, slapping against Might Dai's face.
Seeing the dozens-of-meters-high water spout, Might Dai crossed his arms in front of his face.
"The Second Gate: Gate of Healing! Open!"
"The Third Gate: Gate of Life! Open!"
"The Fourth Gate: Gate of Pain! Open!"
Blood vessels bulged on Might Dai's skin, and green steam appeared.
Might Dai instantly vanished from the ship's bow, appearing in front of the Kiri-nin.
Just the speed of his Body Flicker was enough to make him invisible to others.
"Interrupt your jutsu! Then you can't destroy the ship! Konoha Whirlwind!"
A fierce kick aimed at the Kiri-nin's hands, intending to stop his seal formation.
However, the Kiri-nin was faster. He kicked out, sending Might Dai flying backward.
Skipping across the sea surface several times, Might Dai smashed into the ship's hull.
A hole appeared in the hull, and seawater rapidly poured in.
Might Dai pushed aside a barrel and struggled to his feet.
So strong...
Why is this Kiri-nin's taijutsu so powerful? Just a single kick sent me flying.
Might Dai suddenly spotted a figure!
Captain Kyōgo was slumped against a pillar, his waist bent backward at an unnatural angle.
It looked like Kyōgo's spine was completely broken!
"Captain! Captain, what's wrong!"
Might Dai hurriedly crawled to Kyōgo's side.
Kyōgo was foaming blood at the mouth. His eyeballs shifted slightly, seeing it was Might Dai.
Might Dai asked urgently, "Captain, what should I do now?"
Might Dai had never been a squad leader, never handled complex situations. He had never seen a scene like this.
The ship they were protecting had two large holes, Hachimaru had his neck snapped, and now the captain was near death.
Kyōgo mumbled, "Go... find Hachimaru... have him use Fire Release... against the Kiri-nin..."
"Captain, Hachimaru had his neck snapped by the Kiri-nin. He... he's dead."
Kyōgo's eyes instantly dimmed. It's all over.
Kyōgo looked at Might Dai with an apologetic expression. "Sorry... shouldn't have brought a Genin like you out of the village... ended up getting you killed too..."
Might Dai's heart ached with grief. I'm still the burden, still the dead weight.
Might Dai lowered his head.
The last time I left the village on a mission was during the most desperate times of the Second Great Ninja War, when they had no choice but to send Genin and children to the battlefield.
"Sorry, Gai... can't watch you grow up." When Might Dai looked up again, his eyes were filled with resolve:
"I am 32 years old this year. It seems my youth ends here!
"The Seventh Gate: Gate of Wonder! Open!"
Might Dai burst out of the hole in the ship's hull, his body enveloped in blue steam!
In the distance, the Antelope Squad members looked at each other. That guy with the staggering presence, is he really Konoha's perpetual Genin, Might Dai?
No wonder the Lord designed a special mission for him. No wonder the Lord is taking action personally.
That presence... it's among the top even for Jōnin, right?
Might Dai glanced up. A water dragon over fifty meters thick was diving down, crashing towards the sea ship.
If that Water Dragon Bullet hit squarely, it would certainly mean the destruction of the ship and the death of all aboard.
"Daytime Tiger!"
Might Dai punched frantically. The compressed air formed an air cannon, rushing towards the Water Dragon Bullet like a fierce tiger.
The cataclysmic Water Dragon Bullet was instantly shattered by the Daytime Tiger.
A heavy rain fell on the nearby sea surface.
Yōkō nodded slightly. This level of power is among the best of elite Jōnin.
Yōkō wanted to extract the Eight Gates from Might Dai, but he was afraid he might only get up to the Seventh Gate, which would be rather pathetic.
What he wanted was the complete Eight Gates.
Yōkō quickly formed hand seals.
This time, it wasn't forty-four seals; it was Yōkō's self-created, improved version of the jutsu.
The rain falling from the sky began to change.
Numerous streams of water gathered together, transforming into hundreds of small Water Dragon Bullets, densely charging towards the sea ship.
Might Dai turned his head in horror, seeing countless Water Dragon Bullets smashing into the sea ship.
A rumbling sound came from within the ship as it was riddled with holes.
On the ship's bow, the shipowner, his hands covered in blood, crawled out, then fell into the seawater.
To his horror, Might Dai saw that the shipowner only had half his body left; his lower half had been crushed by a Water Dragon Bullet, leaving a bloody pelvis dragging behind.
In the distance, White Ram and the others noticed a change in the Lord. Why has he become so terrifying?
We're just here to test a Genin hiding his strength. There's no need to be this ruthless, is there?
The Kiri-nin said, "Konoha's strength is nothing more than this. A Konoha that's strong on the outside but rotten on the inside, how can it protect the Nakano River and the seas? Starting today, Kirigakure will sound the horn for counterattack, completely destroying all of Konoha's maritime power, making Konoha dare not set foot on the water again!"
Hearing the Kiri-nin's rampant speech, Might Dai lowered his head once more.
When he raised his head, he whispered, "The Eighth Gate: Gate of Death! Open!"
Yōkō nodded repeatedly. Finally, I see the red steam.
However, the difference in strength between Might Dai and Might Gai was like heaven and earth.
When Might Gai opened the Eighth Gate, he could kick half of Six Paths Madara's body away.
When Might Dai opened the Eighth Gate, three of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen could escape.
Might Dai's taijutsu talent was far inferior to Might Gai's.
Might Dai bent low, pressed his hands on the sea surface, positioned his legs one in front of the other, exerted force violently, Body flickered out, and launched a flying kick.
It was far inferior to Night Guy, but the red steam instantly compressed the air, putting immense pressure on Yōkō.
Yōkō didn't use Absolute Resistance: Crystal Mist, didn't use Absolute Defense: Copper Light, allowing Might Dai's kick to hit him directly.
In the distance, White Ram and the others suddenly understood why Lord Fox was tormenting Might Dai like this.
Might Dai hiding his strength isn't the main issue; every Konoha ninja has some trump card.
But for a Kage-level powerhouse to pretend to be a Genin every day, enduring the title of 'perpetual Genin', and even heard to have knelt and kowtowed to a squad leader just to get a C-rank mission outside the village...
This level of endurance, the schemes behind it must be enormous. It's terrifying!
The more someone endures, the more twisted their psychology becomes, and the more terrifying their outburst.
In the next moment, White Ram and the others saw Lord Fox get kicked... his upper body gone?
[Detected host death. Mochizuki's Arc system starting up...]
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