Ryōsuke escaped the attack instantly using the Body Flicker Technique.
The yellow liquid immediately corroded the ground where he had just stood.
Such an attack was a special effect produced by combining two types of chakra—it was a Kekkei Genkai.
Turning around, Ryōsuke saw a woman in a blue tube-top dress approaching. She had a voluptuous figure and fair skin.
*Isn't this the future Fifth Mizukage, Terumī Mei?*
She was also one of his targets. He wondered if she already possessed Kage-level strength. If she became pregnant, would she provide him with a Magnificent Treasure Chest?
Terumī Mei glared at the man before her, her face etched with rage.
Ao, who was rolling on the ground and howling in pain, was her comrade.
The blood on his face and the bottle in this man's hand confirmed it—that was Ao's Byakugan.
She shouted in fury.
"How dare you do such a thing! Today, you must stay here forever!"
Hearing her words, Ryōsuke wasn't afraid at all.
Instead, he teased her.
"Just you?"
"Even with so many of your comrades, you couldn't do anything to me. Do you really have the confidence to pull it off?"
Since he had run into Terumī Mei here, Ryōsuke didn't plan on leaving just yet; instead, he felt like playing around with her.
Terumī Mei was furious. Looking at her village ninja wailing on the ground, she felt a mixture of shock and anger.
Did he think he could be so arrogant just because he had taken down these shinobi?
She was not on the same level as them.
She possessed two Kekkei Genkai.
Moreover, this was the Land of Water, the home field for Mist ninja and Water Style users.
Her hands formed signs rapidly as she refined her chakra.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A dragon made of water surged from her mouth, ferociously attacking Ryōsuke.
Watching the dragon approach, Ryōsuke calmly formed his own signs.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
An enormous fireball met the incoming water dragon.
When the fireball collided with the water, it didn't go out. Instead, it instantly swallowed and evaporated the entire dragon.
A loud sizzling sound filled the air.
Mei's expression shifted drastically.
She hastily dodged the massive fireball.
However, the shockwave from the explosion still made her stumble.
She could even feel the scorching heat against her skin.
Her face was filled with disbelief.
*Is this really a ninjutsu that a human can produce?*
Between Water Style and Fire Style of the same level, water should naturally counter fire.
The water should have extinguished the flames instantly.
That was the law of elemental interaction.
Yet here, the opponent's fire had annihilated her water.
This man's Fire Style was even more powerful than that of the Uchiha Clan, who were famous for it.
During the Third Great Ninja War, she had seen the Fireball Jutsu used by Uchiha members.
To put it bluntly, even the combined fireballs of several Uchiha Jōnin wouldn't have this much power.
Where on earth did this guy come from?
She didn't suspect him of being an Uchiha.
That was because the Uchiha had a very important characteristic.
They would always activate their Sharingan as soon as a battle began.
But the man before her still had normal, black-and-white eyes.
Now that he had shown his hand, Mei decided she had to be extremely cautious.
This guy was not easy to deal with.
She asked loudly.
"Why did you kidnap the Fourth Mizukage?"
"What is your goal?"
Ryōsuke laughed.
"I won't tell you, unless...?"
"Unless what?" Mei asked.
Mei asked.
"Unless you're willing to become my woman. Then, you'd be qualified to know."
Ryōsuke proposed his condition.
If she actually agreed, he felt there was nothing he couldn't share.
Mei was stunned for a moment, and then her anger flared.
*I, Terumī Mei, only love handsome guys.*
*Who knows what this guy looks like under that white mask?*
*He might be hideous; otherwise, why would he hide his face?*
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"
A thick fog rapidly spread, gradually enveloping the entire area.
Visibility dropped to a mere meter or two.
Mei took the opportunity to vanish into the dense mist.
Ryōsuke recognized the technique.
It was the same Hidden Mist Technique Zabuza had used before.
This move was a specialty of the Mist Village.
Ordinary ninja would find themselves at a severe disadvantage when caught in this jutsu.
Mist ninja were long accustomed to fighting in the fog; after all, the Land of Water was a large island, and foggy weather was common.
However, such a move was of little use against Ryōsuke.
His reaction speed was extraordinary.
It was more than enough to let him dodge sudden attacks from within the mist.
Hiding in the fog, Mei kept changing her position until she was far behind Ryōsuke.
She formed hand signs, refining chakra in her mouth.
"Lava Style: Melting Apparition Technique."
She spat out a highly corrosive, viscous acidic liquid toward Ryōsuke.
In this thick mist, dodging a swift, hidden attack like this was no easy feat.
Even if he could dodge, her strategy of attacking from a distance rather than engaging in melee gave her a safe buffer.
Ryōsuke naturally sensed Mei's attack and stepped to a new position.
He easily avoided her ninjutsu.
The yellow liquid corroded the ground where he had been standing.
A sizzling sound rang out.
Seeing this, Ryōsuke frowned.
*This move again?*
This technique was quite terrifying.
In the original story, it could even melt the bones of Susanoo.
It was truly fearsome.
Even with his strong physique, he wouldn't dare to take this hit head-on.
Of course, he had no intention of trying.
Mei frowned when she saw her attack had failed.
Ranged attacks were useless.
His perception was too strong.
She could even tell from his movements how powerful his body was.
Every fiber of her being screamed at her not to engage him in close combat.
Now, there were only two paths left for her.
One was to find a way to stall him and prevent him from leaving.
She would wait for the main force of ninja to arrive.
She refused to believe this man could win against nearly a thousand Mist shinobi.
The other path was to take him down by force, despite the risk.
If her Kekkei Genkai could hit him, she would certainly have a chance at victory.
But that was extremely difficult.
Because he was simply too powerful.
So, Mei chose the first option.
Ryōsuke waited in the mist for a while, but Mei didn't attack again.
"How disappointing. Why have you stopped?"
"In that case, I'll be leaving."
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