REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!REVIEWS AND POWERSTONES PLSSS!!!!!Chapter 138: Ritsu-Senpai, the Mist Ninja Have Surrendered!
Previously, the half-transformed Six-Tails jinchuriki's chakra fluctuations had been so intense—as conspicuous as a bonfire in the night. So when it extinguished, even those who weren't sensory ninja could detect the Six-Tails jinchuriki's aura disappearing.
Moreover, the Wood Human that had been forced to stop by the Six-Tails jinchuriki began moving again.
Whether the Mist ninja were willing to admit it or not, all these changes indicated the Six-Tails jinchuriki had very likely been defeated—perhaps even killed.
Uzumaki Kushina, as a top-tier sensory ninja, was certain the Six-Tails jinchuriki had been killed. Moreover, because of the Six-Tails jinchuriki's death, even the Nine-Tails inside her had grown somewhat restless.
At this moment, her gaze shifted. A familiar flash appeared in her field of vision. Her face immediately showed unprecedented joyful expression. She no longer displayed any tension from being on a battlefield. Her emotions became lively and cheerful like a young deer.
"Minato!"
She called out to her beloved.
Minato also smiled faintly, saying gently, "Kushina, I'm late!"
"No, no, not at all late."
"In any case, you worked hard dealing with this Fourth Mizukage."
The married couple's affection was utterly oblivious to others.
The fellow Fourth—the Mizukage—watched this inexplicably irritating scene before him. He expended tremendous effort suppressing emotions that suddenly became exceptionally violent. He didn't seize this seemingly rare opportunity to launch a surprise attack, because he clearly understood this opportunity only appeared to exist.
In fact, if he tried to seize this seemingly existing opportunity for a surprise attack, what awaited him would definitely be a combined assault from the Yellow Flash and Nine-Tails jinchuriki. His battle-hardened instincts told him these two possessed perfect coordination. Approaching rashly would only plunge him into an inescapable quagmire.
Furthermore, the current situation made him dare not advance recklessly.
Kirishima Rento's swift defeat made him realize he'd still underestimated this Yellow Flash's extreme speed. If it were only this, he wouldn't panic. He'd made plans accounting for setbacks, preparing mentally to pay certain costs when necessary.
However, Six-Tails Jinchuriki Hayama's death coming so quickly was a possibility completely unforeseen in his plans. He'd considered scenarios where Hayama-senpai lost self-control and went berserk. He'd even considered the possibility of Hayama-senpai being sealed by Nine-Tails jinchuriki Uzumaki Kushina, who excelled at sealing techniques. But he genuinely hadn't anticipated Hayama-senpai dying so quickly.
Jinchuriki possessed quite tenacious vitality.
While tailed beast chakra corroded and damaged the jinchuriki's body, it also protected them. It would reduce all external physical damage. It would rapidly heal injuries on the jinchuriki at the cost of shortening their lifespan.
Even Yagura himself lacked confidence in killing a veteran jinchuriki quickly. Otherwise, he wouldn't be entangled with the Nine-Tails jinchuriki in evenly matched combat, unable even to gain the upper hand.
In short, the current situation had grown somewhat out of control. After Six-Tails Jinchuriki Hayama-senpai was killed by the White Yaksha Hyuga Ritsu, Ritsu became unrestrained. He was now controlling the Wood Human, rapidly advancing toward the village. Of course, nearby Mist ninja wouldn't stand by idly. When protecting their village, they would burst forth with infinite courage.
But strength disparities couldn't be bridged by courage alone.
Two Hozuki clan elites deployed their inherited secret technique—Water Release: Helmet Shield. This technique used their inherited Hydration Technique as foundation, covering and enveloping liquefied flesh with massive amounts of water, transforming into giant water monsters exceeding ten meters in diameter. Like slimes blocking a hero's path, they stood before the Wood Human.
But could this stop it?
Yagura lacked confidence.
Simultaneously, he had no leisure to watch that situation. He himself was now entangled in troubles.
Minato wasn't rushing to attack. Ritsu's breakthrough gave him a more commanding position. The situation had been broken open. He no longer needed to figure out how to shatter the sturdy defensive line the Mist ninja had constructed. That work was currently being executed by Ritsu.
At this moment, he could already assume a victor's posture, looking down condescendingly at Yagura and asking, "Mizukage-dono, do you still intend to persist to the end?"
Yagura extended his hand, stopping his subordinates behind him who wanted to attack.
He raised his head slightly, meeting Minato's gaze. "Hokage-dono, we haven't lost yet."
The next instant, his hands rapidly formed seals—so fast they created afterimages. He completed the seals in a blink.
Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
Relying on the environment's abundant water sources, he expended roughly one-tenth of his chakra to raise surging waves like ocean swells, constructing a super-massive ellipsoidal water prison.
Even Uchiha Fugaku fighting in the distance and the numerous Mist ninja engaged with him were drawn into this ellipsoidal water prison.
Uchiha Shisui's reaction was far faster than Clan Head Uchiha Fugaku's. His Body Flicker Technique rivaled even Minato's Flying Thunder God—he narrowly retreated just beyond this ellipsoidal water prison's expansion limit.
However, what disappointed and alarmed Yagura was that he didn't see Namikaze Minato or Uzumaki Kushina inside the water prison he'd created.
Before being touched by those ocean-like surging waves, Minato had already grabbed his wife's shoulder, using Flying Thunder God to transfer away, arriving at a clearing in the distance.
Uzumaki Kushina glanced at that massive water prison. "Minato, leave it to me!"
Minato nodded, reminding her, "Hold back a little. The Uchiha Clan Head is also inside."
"Understood."
The instant those words fell, crimson tailed beast chakra surged forth. In the blink of an eye, it completely enveloped Uzumaki Kushina, completely concealing her features. Only overall crimson remained, with five crimson tails swaying up and down behind her.
Immediately after, she opened her mouth. Extremely high-density tailed beast chakra gathered before her, forming a purple-black sphere emitting intense destructive aura. The next second, this purple-black sphere shot at extreme speed toward the distant ellipsoidal water prison. The instant it touched the prison, it released destructive radiance.
Amid earth-shaking roars, the enormous water prison immediately shattered into pieces.
However, Uzumaki Kushina had indeed restrained her force. This Tailed Beast Ball's destructive power was limited—only used to destroy the water prison without causing much harm to those inside.
Just as the destructive radiance faded and the ellipsoidal water prison transformed into torrents crashing onto the ground, Yagura, Uchiha Fugaku, and other Mist ninja sensed something falling from overhead. Looking up, they saw three-pronged kunai.
The randomly shot kunai had no accuracy whatsoever.
The Mist ninja hardly dodged. All the kunai landed beside them, leaving the Mist ninja momentarily puzzled. Was this ninja tool throwing accuracy truly so poor?
But Yagura's heart felt bone-chilling terror.
His instincts raised maximum-level alarms. Danger was rapidly approaching. But momentarily, he hadn't realized where the danger came from. The Mist ninja who'd witnessed Minato fighting Kirishima Rento had all been killed. Accurately speaking, nearly a hundred Mist ninja in that area had been killed by Minato. Yagura only knew of Kirishima Rento's defeat but didn't understand exactly how he'd been defeated.
Yagura blinked. In his field of vision, a yellow flash moved in zigzag patterns, linking surrounding Mist ninja together. When that phantom-like afterglow vanished, blood sprays burst forth.
Simultaneously, Yagura detected bone-piercing cold from behind.
Following instinct, completely disregarding the Mizukage's image, he lunged forward awkwardly in a donkey roll. But his nape still transmitted tearing pain, followed by warm liquid flowing down.
Lying on the ground, he reached back to touch—unmistakably blood. The skin on his nape had been cut open. If his reaction hadn't been quick enough and the cut hadn't deepened, it could have directly killed him, this Mizukage, right here.
Yagura's heart filled with lingering fear. With his blood-covered palm, he gripped his oddly shaped staff with a hook on one end, supporting himself to stand. His gaze fixed on Minato appearing beside Uchiha Fugaku. Through gritted teeth: "I see. The Yellow Flash truly lives up to his reputation—genuinely fast to the point where one can't even react!"
His gaze shifted, seeing those three-pronged kunai with most of their bulk submerged in water puddles on the ground. They perfectly corresponded with the zigzagging yellow flash in his mind moments ago. He realized Minato had used these coordinates to complete movement and hunting in an instant. Even he himself had nearly been eliminated.
Hearing this, Minato smiled faintly. "You're too kind, Mizukage-dono. Your reaction was unexpectedly fast. Unfortunately, I fell just short of taking your life."
His regret was so genuine.
He'd genuinely been going for the kill against Yagura just now. If he could execute the Fourth Mizukage at Hidden Mist Village's entrance, the Mist ninja's defeat would be inevitable—ending this war not launched to destroy Hidden Mist Village with one decisive blow!
Still, it didn't matter. If the Fourth Mizukage still understood what yielding meant, then continuing efforts to eliminate this fellow Fourth would suffice. Five of them against all of Hidden Mist Village—advantage was theirs!
Yagura's expression was dark and ugly. The wound on his nape continued bleeding.
At this moment, from the corner of his eye, he also saw the two large water monsters intercepting the Wood Human being kicked apart. Mist ninja who couldn't dodge in time were directly kicked to instant death by the Wood Human. Hidden Mist Village's main gate was also kicked down by the Wood Human with one foot!
The gate's collapse made numerous Mist ninja who witnessed this scene release desperate wails!!!
Heart-dead-as-ash emotions were spreading extensively.
The Mist ninja's fighting spirit suffered tremendous damage. If not for their village being behind them, perhaps many would choose to turn and flee at this moment. But even with their village behind them, the resistance they organized was utterly weak and powerless.
Yagura's face was ashen, his heart engaged in fierce internal struggle.
The poisonous insect called "regret" had somehow burrowed into his heart, gnawing at it bite by bite.
Minato also keenly detected this Mizukage Yagura's wavering. Seizing the opportunity, he spoke again. "Mizukage-dono, mistaken persistence is futile and meaningless. As a village's Kage, for the village's future, you must learn to bow your head appropriately. Abandoning the village's future for personal dignity—that's not a choice a qualified Kage should make!"
These words were like fired bullets, piercing Yagura's heart.
Yagura shouted sharply, "Pass the order down! Everyone stop fighting!"
Behind him, the Mist ninja all looked extremely ugly. But beneath emotions of anger, fury, and hatred, threads of relief were also mixed in. No one raised objections. All silently chose to execute the order.
Immediately after, Yagura looked toward Minato, saying through gritted teeth, "Hokage, have the White Yaksha stop now. I agree to three billion ryo in reparations!"
Seeing this, Minato revealed a satisfied smile. To Uchiha Shisui, who'd just rushed to his side, he said, "Shisui, go notify the Hyuga Clan Head. We can stop now. The Mist ninja have admitted defeat and surrendered."
Uchiha Shisui responded, "Yes, Hokage-sama."
This young man rapidly moved toward the distant Wood Human. Because Yagura's order had also been swiftly transmitted, the Mist ninja didn't attack Uchiha Shisui. They only watched with hateful eyes as Uchiha Shisui reached the Wood Human's side and waved his hand in the standard Konoha ninja signal to cease action.
The next second, the Wood Human stopped moving.
In truth, Ritsu's Byakugan had been monitoring the communication between the two Fourths in real-time. He could roughly deduce what specifically was happening from their actions. Uchiha Shisui's arrival verified his speculation.
Uchiha Shisui, running wildly up the Wood Human's body, shouted loudly, "Ritsu-senpai, Hokage-sama's orders! We can stop now. The Mist ninja have surrendered!"
Ritsu smiled. "The Mist ninja surrendered already? They have even less backbone than I anticipated. I haven't even had time to properly wreak havoc inside Hidden Mist Village. What a shame!"
Uchiha Shisui frowned.
His moral standards—incompatible with most ninja—made him dislike Ritsu's excessively cruel and brutal statement. In his view, the Mist ninja voluntarily surrendering was best. There was no need to create more carnage in Hidden Mist Village.
He emphasized in a low voice, "Ritsu-senpai, the Mist ninja have surrendered!"
Ritsu's lips curved into an even wider arc. Good people like Uchiha Shisui shouldn't have been born in this war-torn era. Only because Uchiha Shisui possessed formidable strength did he have the capital to be a good person. Otherwise, having him as a comrade on the battlefield would be especially exhausting.
He shook his head. "Shisui, don't worry. I have no intention of violating Hokage-sama's orders. Since Hokage-sama says we can stop, let's go meet with Hokage-sama!"
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