Chapter 101: The Third Mizukage! (Seeking subscriptions, monthly passes, and recommendation tickets)
8 AM.
The view ahead suddenly opened up. The forest disappeared, replaced by a stretch of reefs and the sea!
At this moment, a group of over a hundred Mist Ninja were cornered at the seaside, scattered across various large reefs.
"Akimichi Iwashi, make them surrender!" Sarutobi Asuma said.
From behind, the tall and sturdy Akimichi Iwashi immediately obeyed, leaping forward. He shouted at the Mist Ninja, "Lay down your weapons immediately, bind your hands, and we can guarantee your lives. Kirigakure can ransom you back!"
A commotion arose among the Mist Ninja.
"There are no cowards in the Blood Mist, never!"
"But we have no retreat left, and reinforcements haven't arrived!"
"We have a huge advantage here. We can just retreat to the sea. Do they dare chase us into the sea?"
"Sarutobi Asuma, that executioner, won't let us go. We can't possibly stop him!"
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"A bunch of cowards!"
"There won't be any reinforcements. Since that's the case, why not take a few more with us!"
Three Mist Ninja from the Kaguya Clan, their faces filled with madness, suddenly charged out, rushing towards Sarutobi Asuma and the others.
Two squads from Konoha immediately intercepted them.
Sarutobi Asuma watched silently.
As expected of a combat clan. Setting aside the Shikotsumyaku, their Taijutsu is also extremely astonishing.
Although most Kaguya Clan ninjas couldn't achieve the same level of Shikotsumyaku as Kimimaro, combined with their Taijutsu and ferocity, they were holding their own against six opponents in a three-on-six fight.
However, this was ultimately like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Three minutes later, Konoha had two casualties, and the three Kaguya Clan members were slain.
Sarutobi Asuma no longer bothered with pleasantries. With a raise of his hand, the Scorch Release Rasenshuriken materialized and he flung it towards the Mist Ninja.
The dazzling ball of light engulfed the Mist Ninja one by one.
When the light ball disappeared and the heatwave passed, Akimichi Iwashi and the others looked. The reefs where the Mist Ninja had stood were gone. Seawater poured in, and dried corpses floated with the waves.
Out of the hundred-plus Mist Ninja, fewer than twenty survived, bobbing with the waves.
Plop!
Someone threw away their katana.
"It's impossible to win..."
One by one, the Mist Ninja abandoned their final resistance.
"Capture them!" Sarutobi Asuma ordered.
Numerous Konoha ninja swarmed forward, capturing all the remaining Mist Ninja.
On August 4th, Konoha Year 46. Sarutobi Asuma led the Konoha ninja army, pushing all the Mist Ninja into the southeastern corner of the Land of Tea.
At this point, the Konoha ninja numbered over six hundred, while the Mist Ninja had been reduced to less than two hundred. The other Mist Ninja had either died or been captured by the army led by Sarutobi Asuma.
Seeing the approaching Konoha ninja, especially the figure surrounded by so many Konoha ninja, Yagura gave a helpless order: "Retreat!"
"Retreat further, retreat into the sea!"
Over a hundred Mist Ninja retreated, leaping into the sea.
But even those skilled in Water Style could not survive in the sea for extended periods. Without ships and with no reinforcements arriving, they could be said to be struggling in their death throes.
Boom!
Crash!
Landing on the reefs, Sarutobi Asuma looked at the many Mist Ninja on the sea and said, "Surrender!"
Among the Mist Ninja, someone couldn't help but say, "Lord Yagura, let's surrender!"
"The Mizukage probably won't come back!"
Immediately, other Mist Ninja echoed the sentiment.
"Yeah!"
"We surrender! We'll wait for the village to ransom us back, and then we'll get revenge!"
"That's right, there's no way we can take on this Sarutobi Asuma alone!"
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Yagura looked at his terrified, unmotivated comrades beside him, filled with helplessness.
He glanced at Sarutobi Asuma on the reef, unable to help but lament why such talent didn't appear in Kirigakure.
Mei Terumi might have potential in the future…
But in the Blood Mist, she probably won't grow either.
Yagura thought, then suddenly stepped forward.
He needed to leave at least something more for those young people.
The many Mist Ninjas watched Yagura, all thinking he was going to surrender.
But Yagura, pausing his stride, spoke loudly, "Sarutobi Asuma, your strength is incredibly immense, and we truly are no match for you."
"I personally have great respect for you!"
"Therefore, I wish to have a duel with you!"
Seeing Yagura, who was as polite as a gentleman, Sarutobi Asuma smiled and said, "You want me to let the others go?"
Although Yagura looked like a child, he was actually over thirty years old, and might already have a son.
"That's right!"
Yagura directly admitted his intention.
"Yagura!"
"Lord Yagura!"
The many Mist Ninjas exclaimed.
Sarutobi Asuma looked at Yagura, who had won the hearts of many Mist Ninjas, but resolutely shook his head, "Our duel can happen anytime, but not now."
"You're willing to fight to the death with me for your comrades, and as your opponent, I admire that!"
"But similarly, I also need to be responsible for my own comrades!"
"I cannot sacrifice what my companions standing behind me deserve, just to fulfill your wish!"
The many Konoha ninjas were shaken.
Yagura froze for a moment, then apologized, "I am very sorry, I made an excessive request!"
"Since that is the case then…"
He waved his hand, "Everyone retreat, leave by sea. Persevere, and I believe the Third Mizukage will come!"
"I will cover the rear here!"
As he spoke, powerful Chakra erupted from him, even overflowing his body and forming tangible Chakra.
Sarutobi Asuma raised an eyebrow; he was going all out!
However.
Just as he was about to make a move, Sarutobi Asuma paused, his gaze fixed on the distant sea.
Hizashi Hyuga shouted a warning, "There's a large summoned beast in the sea, it's a shark, a great number of sharks!"
"And… Kirigakure reinforcements have arrived!"
Sarutobi Asuma also felt it, and his figure immediately vanished from his original spot with a swish. "Attack!"
Yagura had already experienced Sarutobi Asuma's speed, so when he ordered the retreat earlier, he was already making preparations.
As Sarutobi Asuma landed on the sea surface, streams of water surged up from the sea and rushed towards him from different directions.
Boom, boom, boom!
The streams of water missed their target.
Immediately following, two water dragons soared upwards, and then these two water dragons quickly solidified into ice, becoming ice dragons, attacking Sarutobi Asuma from both sides.
It was the Ice Release ninja who had previously cooperated with Yagura to cover their retreat.
Their combined efforts immediately caused the power of the ninjutsu to surge.
But the next moment, a flash of purple lightning appeared, and the two intertwined ice dragons exploded with a loud boom.
Following that, a giant shark tens of meters long leaped out of the sea, crashing towards Sarutobi Asuma, who had just shattered the two ice dragons.
Water Style: Great Shark Bullet Technique!
This was a ninjutsu performed by many Mist Ninjas working together.
Yagura's actions had shocked them, and the arrival of reinforcements also gave them the courage and determination to fight again.
But the Konoha ninjas didn't just stand by and watch.
Numerous ninjutsu attacks, along with kunai carrying explosive tags, flew towards the giant shark descending from the sky.
But as the shark opened its mouth and inhaled, many ninjutsu techniques collapsed. The shark's size swelled further, and the explosive tags, upon detonating, merely kicked up splashes of water, unable to break apart the great shark.
"We have to use Taijutsu!"
A Konoha Jonin shouted.
Might Duy immediately leaped up, opening from the sixth gate to the seventh. Blue steam erupted from his body, and he brought his leg down with a roar, splitting the great shark apart. It dissolved into a torrential downpour that crashed down.
Meanwhile, Sarutobi Asuma had paid no mind to the great shark falling from above. After repeatedly breaking through the attacks of Yagura and the Ice Release ninja, his body crackled with electricity, and an excess of electrical energy surged outwards.
Yagura and the other Mist Ninja felt their bodies lose control. Their hands turned into feet, and they simply fell into the sea.
At that moment, a great shark emerged from the sea, its mouth opening wide, about to swallow Sarutobi Asuma.
This was a real great shark!
Sarutobi Asuma didn't dodge. He turned into a bolt of lightning and drilled into the shark's mouth, then exited from its tail.
The shark let out a mournful cry, its body entwined with lightning, and its massive form rapidly sank.
Sarutobi Asuma moved at high speed, and one Mist Ninja after another fell.
But then he frowned slightly.
Many sharks had appeared from the seabed, swallowing the fallen Mist Ninja with their mouths open, and then submerged.
They were trying to rescue them!
Sarutobi Asuma stopped moving. Purple lightning erupted from his feet, spreading rapidly through the sea like a spiderweb, piercing through each shark.
The battle quickly ended.
Sarutobi Asuma stood on the surface of the sea, looking at the three large ships ahead.
By the ships, sharks surfaced, spitting out Mist Ninja, who were then rescued by the Mist Ninja on the ships.
Yagura and the Ice Release ninja were among them.
However, these rescued individuals were only a minority, barely a dozen or so people.
More had sunk to the seabed with the sharks, or had been captured by Konoha.
"Lord Asuma, on the middle ship, the one at the prow leading the way, should be the Third Mizukage. I didn't expect him to actually come!"
Hizashi Hyuga reminded him.
Sarutobi Asuma nodded. The Third Mizukage was old.
He was from the same era as his father, Sarutobi Hiruzen, having appeared as a guard for the First Mizukage at the Kage Summit.
But such a figure absolutely could not be underestimated!
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