Obito Uchiha had fled, and the killing intent radiating from Yagura Karatachi now reached its peak.
Gazing at the nearly a hundred surrounded ninja, Yagura issued a single command: "Kill them all!"
The next moment, hundreds of Mist Anbu wearing masks charged forward with long katanas drawn.
Chaos erupted.
Originally, this battle was expected to be a one-sided slaughter. However, the Anbu's assault did not achieve the anticipated results.
These Mist ninja who took part in the coup, knowing they had no way out, unleashed astonishing combat power.
He actually managed to hold back the elite Anbu forces that outnumbered them by many times.
Witnessing this scene, Yagura snorted coldly.
[Water Release: Water Dragon Shot!]
A massive water dragon immediately surged into the chaotic crowd, launching indiscriminate attacks without distinguishing friend from foe.
His attack came swiftly and ruthlessly, catching everyone completely off guard.
In an instant, both sides suffered heavy losses.
Yagura's hands moved continuously as he formed more hand seals. [Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!]
An enormous surge of water instantly scattered the crowd in all directions, heavily affecting even the Anbu members caught within.
"That damn Yagura! He doesn't even consider us human beings!"
"How can such a man still qualify to be our Kage? What makes him worthy of your loyalty?"
"Together—charge him first! If we don't kill Yagura, we'll all die here!"
The rebel ninja shifted their focus entirely, turning their weapons toward Yagura Karatachi.
Meanwhile, the Anbu ninja retreated to the sidelines.
Although they didn't join the rebels in attacking Yagura, they also ceased obeying his commands to continue fighting the rebel Mist ninjas.
After all… while the Mist Anbu operated directly under the Mizukage's authority, faced with a madman like Yagura who attacked recklessly, they had no choice but to retreat cautiously aside.
[Hmph!]
Facing the encroaching enemies, Yagura snorted again, showing no trace of fear on his face.
One after another, Water Release techniques continued to unleash relentlessly.
[Water Release: Water Fang Blade!]
[Water Release: Water Shark Bomb Technique!]
[Water Release: Exploding Surge Blast!]
…
His proximity to the seashore dramatically boosted the power of his Water Release techniques.
With various water jutsu in play, no one could get close to him at all.
On the contrary, the rebel ninja suffered heavy casualties instead.
Yagura was like a mighty tiger charging into a flock of sheep, mowing down helpless lambs one after another.
"Damn it, Yagura is just too strong!"
"Damn bastard! Can't we take him down even with all of us working together?"
"Even possessing such immense strength, he turned his blade against fellow village ninja. Why did someone like this appear in our village?"
The remaining ninja all wore expressions of despair.
Yagura Karatachi was simply too powerful. No one could resist him, and the thought of killing him seemed utterly impossible.
"Kiri has no future left. The village is doomed to be destroyed by Yagura Karatachi's hands."
"What a shame... Such a great opportunity..."
"The Mizukage is too strong. With our weak power, we're no match for him at all."
Gazing at the ninja before him who had already lost their fighting spirit, Yagura Karatachi revealed a cold sneer on his face.
"Fools who've finally realized reality, obediently accept the wrath of your Mizukage."
As soon as these words dropped, Yagura Karatachi prepared to unleash a final blow upon the rebellious ninja before him.
However, in the next moment, a figure suddenly plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, slamming violently into the ground.
Boom!
With a tremendous sound, the earth shook the ground beneath, and dense spiderweb-like cracks rapidly spread outward.
Dust and smoke surged upward, and waves of pressure rippled through the air.
After quite some time, a voice finally emerged from within the dust: "Not everyone's dead yet. Seems I arrived just in time."
As the dust cleared away, Mirai Uchiha's silhouette appeared before everyone.
Mei was held in his arms with a princess carry, looking delicate and dependent.
"Mirai Uchiha!"
Yagura, still under genjutsu control, showed no emotion at all. Upon seeing Mirai Uchiha, he immediately launched an attack.
[Water Release: Running Water Whip!]
Crack!
A thick whip of water lashed toward Mirai Uchiha. Mirai simply waved his hand casually, breaking the water whip effortlessly with his bare hands.
Immediately afterward, several black rods seemingly materialized out of thin air, piercing straight through Yagura Karatachi's limbs.
The Black Receivers were created using Yin–Yang Release techniques and could block chakra flow.
At the exact moment Yagura Karatachi was struck by the black rods, his consciousness also returned to clarity.
"Mirai Uchiha, I..."
Pfth!
Before Yagura could finish explaining himself, a black rod pierced straight through his head.
[Ding! Congratulations, Master. Successfully acquired reward: Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!]
Mirai Uchiha clapped his hands together, very satisfied with this reward.
The Water Mirror Art could create a water mirror that produced a clone identical to the enemy's original body.
It was Yagura Karatachi's signature ninjutsu. Not bad at all.
As for why she had to kill Yagura Karatachi directly...
The fact that Yagura was under the control of Genjutsu would bring no benefit to her plans. It was better for him to die with the reputation of a "tyrant" than to live under such circumstances.
After eliminating Yagura, Mirai Uchiha turned her gaze toward the Mist Village ninjas who stood frozen in shock.
"Since you see the future—why not kneel?"
Hearing this, the Mist ninja exchanged glances, unsure of what to do at first.
The shock Mirai Uchiha had brought them moments ago was simply too great.
Yagura, someone who had driven them into despair, had died in an instant without even lifting a finger against her.
It felt just like killing wasn't a Mizukage, but rather like dispatching a common rooster.
No!
Even simpler than killing a rooster.
They didn't even know how Mirai Uchiha had attacked...
"I'll give you one more chance."
"Those who refuse to kneel shall die!"
Upon hearing the killing intent in Mirai Uchiha's voice, the Mist ninja who had participated in the coup were the first to kneel.
Originally Mei's subordinates, they now saw Mei cradled gently in Mirai's arms and clearly witnessed how Yagura had been slain.
Moreover, earlier in the Basement, Ao had already conditioned them for this moment, so there was surprisingly little internal resistance now.
As for the rest of the Mist Village Anbu ninjas, they weren't quite as willing.
From their perspective, Mirai Uchiha was merely an invader.
This intruder had not only killed their Mizukage but also demanded they kneel on the ground and submit.
Absolutely impossible!
After waiting for several seconds, Mirai Uchiha gently placed Mei onto the ground, then clapped both hands together.
[Wood Release: Hellish Thorn Barrage!]
A thick tree instantly erupted from the earth, its countless barbed vines spreading rapidly.
One after another, screams of agony burst forth from the Mist Village Anbu ninja.
But in only an instant, every sound ceased abruptly.
Only the sharp plinking of dripping blood rang vividly in everyone's minds.
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