Chapter 37: Another Seven Ninja Swordsman Appears!
The Fourth Mizukage Yagura didn't understand Uehara's meaning, but he could see Uehara's hands forming seals. Yagura was somewhat unsure whether the boy before him was seriously forming seals or trying to lure him into attacking.
After all, Uehara Naraka's seal sequence was messy, and some seals weren't even formed properly...
But his expression while forming seals was exceptionally serious.
Kisame Hoshigaki, watching from the side, was a ninja extremely particular about hand seals. He somewhat couldn't stand Uehara Naraka's seals and spoke up to correct him, "Lord Uehara, you messed up the hand seals again. Forming the Boar seal like that is ineffective..."
"Shut up!"
Uehara Naraka's face flushed red as he retorted, "What does it matter if the Boar seal is effective or ineffective? What's the use of hand seals anyway? As long as the ninjutsu can be released, that's enough..."
After speaking, to verify his words, Uehara Naraka raised his palm towards the sky and shouted sternly, "Lightning Release: Slicing Maelstrom!"
A thundercloud storm instantly covered the sky!
Bolts of lightning flickered within the storm clouds. One bolt suddenly shot out, falling towards the Fourth Mizukage Yagura!
The thick tail behind Yagura blocked the lightning strike. He glanced at the slightly charred tail, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
This... How did he release Lightning Release ninjutsu?
Yagura still hadn't figured out why Uehara Naraka before him had inexplicably released Lightning Release ninjutsu when another bolt struck down, hitting his tail again!
"Hm?"
Yagura came back to his senses. Watching another bolt emerge from the storm clouds, his expression finally turned grave, "This technique attacks twice per second?"
This time interval was too short!
Let alone allowing Yagura to release a ninjutsu, there wasn't even enough time to charge Uehara Naraka and interrupt his technique with taijutsu.
"Kid, no wonder you dared to come assassinate me..."
Yagura Karatachi clenched his fist. A mass of crimson chakra erupted from his body, carrying an ominous and violent aura. It almost instantly covered his body—it was the Three-Tails' chakra!
"But this much power is far from enough!"
Amidst Yagura's roar, the red chakra completely covered his face. At this moment, a Tailed Beast cloak formed around Yagura's body, exuding an aura that inspired fear and unease.
Kisame Hoshigaki, watching from the side, also showed a trace of gravity on his face. He had already gripped Samehada (Shark Skin), which seemed eager to leap from his palm.
This was the power of a Tailed Beast!
For millennia, the power of the nine Tailed Beasts symbolized destruction and violence. And the Jinchūriki capable of wielding this power could each easily become Kage-level powerhouses.
The next moment, the ground beneath Yagura's feet instantly shattered!
The partially transformed Yagura almost ignored the lightning strikes, having already turned into a red monster, charging towards Uehara Naraka! His speed was so fast that Uehara could barely track his movements!
The next second, Yagura was already in front of Uehara, his fist, cloaked in Tailed Beast chakra, about to slam into Uehara's chest!
"Command: Shockwave."
A puppet ball appeared in Uehara's hand. The ball suddenly opened, and the surrounding space was rapidly pulled, showing visible distortion!
Yagura was miserably pulled by the spatial distortion, crumpling into a heap!
Uehara Naraka's cold gaze fell upon Yagura. A purple energy ray shot out from his eyes, instantly burning away the chakra cloak on Yagura's body!
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah..."
Intense pain and the agony of his body's surface disappearing made Yagura roar uncontrollably. Scales slowly emerged across his body as he used the Three-Tails' power to try and resist the energy ray's assault.
Finally, a behemoth abruptly revealed its form!
The complete form of the Three-Tails Isobu appeared before Uehara Naraka once again. But right now, its body was extremely wretched, covered everywhere with pitted wounds.
"ROAR!"
The Life Form Disintegration Ray continued!
Even with the Three-Tails manifested, it was struggling to endure the soul-eroding pain. Boundless waves surged up from beneath it, rushing towards Uehara Naraka!
The energy ray from Uehara's eyes didn't stop. He just casually extended his palm, summoning a huge wind wall, "Wind Release: Wind Wall!"
The chakra from the appearing wind wall overturned the Three-Tails' Water Release ninjutsu, the waves rolling back and crashing against Isobu's body!
"...Huh?"
Kisame Hoshigaki, who had remained relatively calm until now, saw this scene, and the expression on his face completely broke, "Releasing ninjutsu without hand seals is one thing... But Lord Uehara can actually release two different elemental ninjutsu at the same time?"
The shark-face couldn't figure out the principle behind this even if he scratched his head raw!
The only thing Kisame Hoshigaki could be sure of was that if the Three-Tails remained under the attack of the purple energy ray, its death was only a matter of time.
The purple energy released1 from Uehara's eyes was simply too domineering!
However, a splash of water beneath the Three-Tails suddenly surged up, transforming into a giant water humanoid! It punched Isobu, sending it flying and saving it from the energy ray's attack!
Immediately after, the giant water humanoid turned its head towards Uehara, extended a finger, and a clear voice echoed in everyone's ears, "Water Release: Water Gun Technique!"
A surging torrent shot towards Uehara Naraka!
Uehara Naraka was hit head-on by the Water Gun, his body sent flying backward. The purple energy ray uncontrollably swept across everything around, vaporizing weak lifeforms like trees and wild grass into nothingness!
"When did this guy get here?"
Kisame Hoshigaki's expression changed. He picked up Samehada and stood up, his gaze slowly turning towards the giant water humanoid.
The giant water humanoid slowly coalesced, transforming into a young ninja with a mouth full of sharp teeth appearing before their eyes.
"Kisame-senpai, what's going on here?"
The young ninja glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki standing by idly, then looked towards Uehara Naraka, who was getting back up on the other side, and frowned, "That guy... is he here to assassinate Lord Mizukage?"
"Yeah!"
Kisame Hoshigaki tightened his grip on Samehada, looked at the young ninja before him, and chuckled lightly, "Could it be that you, like Zabuza, have also come to assassinate Lord Mizukage? As the future hope of Kirigakure, defecting wouldn't look too good... Mangetsu Hōzuki."
Being able to use the Hydrification Technique and the Hōzuki clan's secret jutsu, possessing such strength... it could only be Kirigakure's other Seven Ninja Swordsman, Mangetsu Hōzuki.
He was also the youngest within Kirigakure, hailed as one of the most powerful Seven Ninja Swordsmen throughout history.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen had always selected members based on strength and compatibility with the swords, but the Hōzuki clan had historically always been able easily gain the favor of the seven blades.
Besides this, Mangetsu Hōzuki also possessed extraordinary ninjutsu talent and the prominent Hōzuki clan lineage. He had always been regarded by ordinary Mist ninjas as the man capable of guiding Kirigakure's revival in the future.
Mangetsu Hōzuki didn't answer Kisame Hoshigaki's question. He just frowned, looking at the bandaged wounds on Kisame, and asked back, "Kisame-senpai, please answer me first, why are you here? Otherwise, I will classify you together as an enemy needing elimination."
(End of Chapter)
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