"Damn it. Something happened with the Three-Tails."
Every ninja in Kirigakure was alarmed by the consecutive loud explosions.
However, Ryun dared to seize the tailed beast so openly precisely because he was not afraid of Kirigakure.
Just as the Third Mizukage led a group of elites towards the cave, a large Tailed Beast Bomb shot towards the approaching crowd in the next instant.
Sensing the deadly danger rushing at them, the Kiri elites clearly had no time to block it. Almost all of them instinctively chose to avoid its direct force.
But because of this evasion, the Mizukage's building behind them exploded with a thunderous roar amidst their retreat. Along with it, buildings and shops within a thousand-meter radius were blown into ruins by that single Tailed Beast Bomb.
"The destructive power of a charged Tailed Beast Bomb is only this much..."
Ryun, hiding in the shadows, shook his head slightly while observing the explosion range of the Tailed Beast Bomb.
The Three-Tails might truly be the weakest among the nine tailed beasts. No wonder it was taken down by a single clay bomb from Deidara in the original story.
"Damn it, we can't let it destroy the village any further. We must work together to restrain it until the sealing team arrives."
The Third Mizukage issued the command decisively and took the lead by using a ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Water Pillar!"
A gigantic water pillar, as thick as the tailed beast itself, slammed directly into the Three-Tails. The tremendous force violently pushed the Three-Tails back dozens of meters.
Just as the Three-Tails gripped the ground, struggling to withstand the water pillar, the Mizukage's hand seals changed subtly. The water at the Three-Tails' feet surged upward instantly, completely enveloping it.
"Yoru!"
The Third Mizukage suddenly shouted. In the next moment, an elite shadow guard charged towards the Three-Tails.
The moment the Mizukage's large-scale Water Prison Technique briefly trapped it, this elite jōnin named Yoru formed hand seals and slapped his palm onto the water prison.
Instantly, the entire water sphere froze at a visible speed. In just two seconds, the Three-Tails was frozen solid by their combined efforts.
"Although we can't trap it for long, holding it until the sealing team arrives shouldn't be a problem." Yoru wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and spoke.
"That might not necessarily be the case..."
A voice suddenly rang out, and Ryun's figure appeared quietly in the next moment.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
The sea of flames spat from Ryun's mouth instantly devoured the giant ice sphere, including the ice-style ninja inside. The fierce flames forced the nearby Kiri ninja to retreat, unable to advance.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall..."
Just as a jōnin was about to use an A-rank water jutsu to extinguish the flames and kill the enemy, the Third Mizukage stopped him.
"Don't recklessly use powerful ninjutsu. Be careful not to harm Yoru..."
Area-of-effect ninjutsu can easily cause friendly fire. The ice-style ninja was still within the attack range. The Mizukage knew this fire jutsu couldn't harm him yet, but adding a large-scale, powerful water jutsu might change that.
"Water Release: Great Water Wall!"
After only a moment's consideration, the Third Mizukage performed a large-scale water jutsu that could both extinguish the fire and avoid harming the ice-style ninja.
Water and fire collided violently, and a massive amount of steam billowed out the next moment, obscuring everyone's vision in the blink of an eye.
"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
Someone took advantage of the thick mist to release chakra, attempting to dominate the mist and seize the initiative.
Ninja from Kirigakure have experience dealing with thick mist since childhood. The Hidden Mist Technique is a standard assassination technique of this village. Everyone can move normally within the dense fog.
However, strangely, there seemed to be no sign of the enemy within the thick mist. Or rather, with their perception abilities, they were unable to sense Ryun's exact location.
Ryun was currently in Sage Mode. His aura was ethereal and vacant, as if he had merged with nature itself. The Kirigakure assassination technique lost all effectiveness against him here. Instead, it provided excellent concealment for his next sage technique.
"Sage Art: Inorganic Reincarnation!"
"Ah!!!"
Dozens of Kiri elites were impaled by deadly earth spikes suddenly emerging from under their feet. A large number of ninja perished under this sage technique. Screams of agony rose one after another, forming a continuous chorus!
"Watch your feet!"
The Third Mizukage's loud shout came through the thick mist.
However, his voice was soon drowned out by an even louder sound.
Crack!
Boom!!!
The ice restraining the Three-Tails shattered with a sound. The turtle tailed beast finally broke free relying on its brute strength.
In an instant, the Kirigakure side found themselves at a disadvantage in this confrontation.
But this was the home ground of the Kiri ninja. Even if one wave died, there would be a continuous supply of reinforcements. However, Ryun clearly understood this point as well. So, after gaining some advantage, he decisively chose to expand it.
"Summoning Technique!"
As his palm slammed fiercely onto the ground, the Two-Tails Matatabi, far away in Otogakure, was forcibly summoned to him.
That wasn't all. As he repeatedly formed seals and slapped the ground, several giant snakes from Ryūchi Cave, including the Black Dragon, were all summoned alongside it.
Two tailed beasts, one flood dragon, plus three giant snakes. The battle situation instantly turned one-sided. The Kirigakure forces were quickly killed and forced into a panicked retreat.
Controlling two tailed beasts simultaneously wasn't a major problem for Ryun. The Two-Tails already had numerous sealing techniques placed on it by him. Even without using Sharingan genjutsu control, sage techniques and seals alone were enough to keep it thoroughly subdued.
"Uchiha Ryun! So it really is you!!!"
Blowing away the troublesome yet useless thick mist, the Third Mizukage immediately saw the black-clothed youth standing atop the dragon's head.
The Third Mizukage's expression was extremely grim. He never expected Uchiha Ryun to actually dare to come knocking on their door to steal a tailed beast... This behavior completely showed no regard for their village, Kirigakure!
"I heard Kirigakure issued a ninja hunt/execution order for me... Today I came to you myself, saving you the trouble of searching."
Ryun looked down expressionlessly at the crowd of Kiri-nin.
"Don't look into his eyes! Just seeing his Sharingan will make you fall under its effect!" The Third Mizukage suddenly remembered this crucial piece of intelligence and shouted loudly.
Wherever Ryun's gaze swept, people uniformly lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes.
Actually, he wasn't using Mangekyō Sharingan techniques at this moment. So even if someone did see his eyes, they wouldn't suffer mental damage...
This ocular technique was spoken of particularly ominously in the ninja world. Many elite ninja had heard of the power of the Mangekyō Sharingan. Now, coupled with the Mizukage's serious warning, they naturally didn't dare to be overconfident.
"Heh... A bunch of worthless fools. You don't even have the courage to look up and meet my gaze, yet you dare to boast about taking my life?" Ryun let out a disdainful cold laugh, taking the opportunity to demoralize their morale.
"He's provoking us. Don't fall for it!" The Third Mizukage couldn't help but remind them again.
"Trash will always be trash! What use is having more numbers?" Ryun spoke again to demoralize everyone.
Just then, a young girl finally couldn't bear this humiliation. Disregarding the Third Mizukage's repeated warnings, she gathered her courage and looked up at the figure high above.
"You arrogant bastard! I'm looking now. You don't have three heads and six arms. What's so great about you?"
The girl's proud shout instantly drew everyone's attention.
Ryun followed the sound and saw the girl's figure, along with that angry, stubborn, and exquisite face.
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