blogombal Chapter 305 Going in the opposite direction, clashing with the Water Shadow
Chapter 305 Going in the opposite direction, clashing with the Water Shadow
Chapter 305 Going in the opposite direction, clashing with the Water Shadow
Konoha Camp, Central Command Tent.
At this moment, it was as if a pause button had been pressed; everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Taiyi, who was speaking.
Tsunade was the same; her hand holding the teacup froze in mid-air, and she looked blankly at Taiichi.
"What did you say? Say it again!"
"The entire Kirigakure camp is empty. Based on preliminary assessments, they evacuated the camp shortly after I left yesterday, and their whereabouts are currently unknown."
Taiyi gave a more detailed report of the situation, and the tent immediately became lively, as if the pause button had been removed.
But this time, instead of discussing the battle, everyone started complaining.
"Damn it, the battle plan I just drew is now useless!"
"Damn it, Kirigakure! Why aren't you following the script?!"
"Our plans are completely ruined, and to make matters worse, we don't even know where Kirigakure has gone!"
The buzzing complaints were like annoying flies, which Tsunade found utterly irritating.
"Quiet! What kind of behavior is this?!" Tsunade roared, and the tent fell silent instantly.
She immediately gave Taiichi an order: "Go find the Hyuga and Inuzuka Jonin clans right away, use the Flying Thunder God Technique to take them to the scene, and see if there are any other clues."
After instructing Taiichi, she gave orders to her staff: "Notify the reconnaissance ninjas to expand the search area, not just to the sea, but also to search the land. Also, notify Orochimaru and Jiraiya to keep an eye on the coastlines of the Land of Hot Springs and the Land of Rivers, to prevent Kirigakure from bypassing these two countries."
With a series of orders issued, everyone immediately found their leader and began to act according to Tsunade's commands.
Without hesitation, Taiyi turned into white smoke with a "bang" and disappeared on the spot.
This scene stunned everyone in the tent, but they quickly resumed their work as if nothing had happened. The reason was simple: they had seen it so many times that they had become accustomed to it.
Only the word "brat" lingered in the air, and it was unclear who it was meant for.
At this moment, Taiyi's main body, having obtained the memories of the shadow clone, immediately rushed back from the training ground.
On the way, he found Hyuga Hizashi and Inuzuka Tsuru, two people he knew. After explaining the situation, he immediately created a shadow clone, one on each side, and the four of them disappeared silently.
When they reappeared, they were already in the camp where they had previously been hiding in the mist.
"This—this is the feeling of Flying Thunder God Technique—it doesn't feel very comfortable!" As a Jonin of the Inuzuka family, Inuzuka Tsurugi's five senses are several times more acute than those of ordinary people.
This is both an advantage and a disadvantage. For example, with the physique of a Jonin, the teleportation pressure of the Flying Thunder God Technique should be no problem for them, but Inuya Tsurugi clearly feels uncomfortable.
Taiyi looked at the pale-faced claw, and green chakra light shone from his hand as he pressed it against the claw's back to help relieve his discomfort.
This is a critical moment in the mission, and we can't afford to waste time.
The effect was obvious; the color returned to Inuyazusa's face immediately.
He nodded gratefully to Tai, but muttered to himself, "This Flying Thunder God Technique is not something just anyone can use."
Taiyi smiled without saying a word, and the three of them immediately began to use their respective methods to search for traces on the island.
Hizashi activated his Byakugan to scan his surroundings, especially at sea, first checking if Kirigakure had left any ninjas to monitor him.
Inuya Tsurugi summoned a large, snow-white dog through a spiritual channel. The two carefully examined the remaining scents on the island, hoping to glean some clues from them.
Half an hour later, the three regrouped. Taiichi looked at Hizashi first, but Hizashi shook his head helplessly, indicating that he had not found anything.
Then he looked at Inuya Claw, only to see that the guy was smugly stroking the head of his big dog.
Looking at Taiyi, both the man and the dog wore simple, honest smiles.
Taiyi, upon seeing this, immediately realized that something had been discovered.
"Good news?"
Inuzuka Tsurugi nodded: "What Big White discovered is that Kirigakure boarded the ship on the north side of the island, but instead of heading north, they circled around and headed straight south."
Taichi was amazed by Inuya Tsurugi's words. Were ninja dogs' noses really that good? They could still smell the scent even after the ship had set sail.
However, Taiichi is a mature ninja and does not pry into the secrets of other people's ninjutsu.
According to Inuya Tsurugi, if you go south, that's the direction of the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools, or even further south.
After racking his brains for a long time without coming up with a solution, Taiyi simply gave up and called the other two. The three of them instantly returned to the camp and reported their discovery to Tsunade.
For the next two days, the trail of the Hidden Mist Village seemed to have vanished, and even the various reconnaissance teams could not find any trace of an attack by the Hidden Mist Village.
But the more this is the case, the more unsettling it becomes. A fist that is pulled back is always more terrifying than a fist that is thrown, because no one knows exactly how powerful it is.
This was the situation facing the entire eastern front camp. No one knew where to direct their efforts, and lacking intelligence, they could only send more people to scout out the movements of the Hidden Mist.
As for the main camp, based on the intelligence brought by Inuyasha's Tsurugi, Tsunade ordered the camp to be moved 100 kilometers south, which was considered to strengthen control over the southern territory.
As for splitting up the troops, that's impossible. If the Hidden Mist Village takes the opportunity to encircle and kill one of them, the entire eastern front will collapse.
This is also a major inconvenience in fighting the Hidden Mist Village. The other four great nations are all land-based countries, and even if they are not adjacent to each other, it is only a matter of traveling an extra day.
The only one is the Water Kingdom, an island nation. The other four nations have to form a fleet to launch a long-distance expedition across the sea to fight against it.
Not only would the process be time-consuming and resupply difficult, but at sea, it was uncertain who would actually attack whom.
If this were Sunagakure, and their main force had completely disappeared, Tsunade would have already led a large force to attack Sunagakure's stronghold.
Just as the entire camp was filled with anxiety, on the fourth day, the long-awaited news finally came from the southernmost part of the camp.
The Hidden Mist Village landed in the southern part of the Land of Fire. They circled around the coastline, avoiding the main battlefield with Konoha, and went to a place 1000 kilometers away from the original battlefield to open up a new battlefield.
Tsunade held the intelligence report speechlessly for a long time, unable to understand what Kirigakure was up to. If they couldn't beat them here, did they think they could defeat them by going south?
Not only did Tsunade not understand, but no one in the entire camp did either.
Whether they understand or not is not important. What is important is that they have discovered the trail of the Hidden Mist Village. Now they must rush to the new battlefield as soon as possible to prevent the Hidden Mist Village from causing damage to the local area.
At Tsunade's command, the entire camp sprang into action. Within an hour, the entire force had broken camp and was rapidly advancing towards the new battlefield.
Taiyi, having already received the news, used Flying Thunder God Technique to reach the nearest coordinates to the Hidden Mist Camp, and then flew directly to the Hidden Mist Camp to conduct reconnaissance.
Taiichi's arrival was quickly noticed by the Hidden Mist Ninja, and the Third Mizukage led a group of Jonin out of the camp to confront him.
This time, Taiichi didn't fly in the sky, which is why the Third Mizukage appeared.
"Isn't this the Third Mizukage? He came all the way from the Land of Water to our Land of Fire just to clean up after these rotten fish?"
Taiichi wasn't a good person either; not a single nice word came out of his mouth. He pointed at the Jonin he had fought before, such as Yagura Karatachi, Asuka Minazuki, and Hozuki Suigetsu, who were standing next to the Mizukage, and mocked them without any politeness.
Few of the Hidden Mist ninjas were good-tempered. Although the few people Taiichi pointed at knew they couldn't beat him, they were at the entrance of their own camp, and they couldn't lose face, so they didn't hesitate to curse back.
It wasn't until the Third Mizukage raised his right hand that the shouting and cursing stopped.
"Matsushita Taichi, you are a renowned ninja in the ninja world, why bother with your words?"
"The Water Shadow is the Water Shadow." This statement, seemingly praising Taiyi, is actually an attempt to elevate his own status.
Seeing the Third Mizukage's calm and composed demeanor, Taiichi knew that his little tricks wouldn't provoke him, so he stopped his pointless shouting.
"It's truly eye-opening to see Kirigakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, stoop so low as to massacre civilians. I wonder what will happen when Kirigakure's reputation spreads throughout the entire ninja world."
The Third Mizukage's expression changed slightly. Although he was prepared, some things are easier to do than to say. If Konoha were to spread this around, Kirigakure's already limited reputation would be further damaged.
"Stop talking nonsense! How could Kirigakure do such a thing? You Konoha can't even deal with the bandits and thugs within your own borders, and now you're slandering us? Do you really think the ninja world is Konoha's private domain?!"
The Third Mizukage spoke sternly and harshly, and to an uninformed person, it would seem as if he had suffered a great injustice.
Even the Jonin standing next to him looked at his Mizukage with admiration.
The Mizukage's ability to lie through his teeth is truly impressive. Otherwise, how come you're the Mizukage while we're relegated to ordinary Jonin?
Taiichi was also impressed by the Mizukage's ability to distort the truth, and he gave the Mizukage a thumbs up, praising him with admiration.
"As expected of the Mizukage, I would call your skin the thickest in the ninja world!"
The Third Mizukage's face darkened instantly. Was this brat's mouth loaded with knives? Every word he uttered was like a knife stabbing into one's heart.
"Enough, Matsushita Taichi. What's the use of all this nonsense? Do you think you can rely on your Konoha mouth without any evidence?"
Ultimately, ninjas are all about skill. If you've got guts, come and fight me. Whoever runs away is a coward.
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The Mizukage was also furious, disregarding his status as the village's kage, and began to taunt and provoke Taiichi.
Behind him, however, his left hand was making hand gestures, issuing orders to the Hidden Mist ninja around him.
Taiyi, upon hearing this, was both skilled and daring. He had originally come to monitor the situation, but now that the Misty Village had been trapped in their camp, what could be more convenient for surveillance?
"That's exactly what I was thinking too, but you Kirigakure ninjas often run away halfway through a fight. I wonder what you, the Mizukage, are like."
It's said that you shouldn't insult someone by pointing out their weaknesses, but Taiyi is deliberately hitting their sore spots.
The Third Mizukage stopped talking and flicked his wrist, sending out several shuriken. As he charged forward, he began forming hand seals, completing the ninjutsu with just five seals.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion.
A giant water dragon rose from beneath his feet, charging towards Taiyi even faster than the water shadow. It roared, bared its fangs and claws, and lunged at Taiyi.
Taiichi raised an eyebrow. The Mizukage is indeed the Mizukage. He simplified the Water Dragon Bite Explosion, which originally had 56 seals, to only 5 seals. His strength was comparable to that of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who simplified the Water Dragon Bullet.
However, Taiyi was no less capable, and even more so. He dodged the incoming shuriken with a few quick steps, and then clasped his hands together, forming two seals.
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet.
A water dragon, even thicker than the one released by the Water Shadow, shot into the sky and began to strangle the Water Shadow's water dragon.
A ferocious dragon's mouth repeatedly charged and bit at the Taiyi Water Dragon.
A massive creature, entangled in the water, fiercely strangled the water dragon.
The two water dragons, one inside the other, collided and tore at each other several times in the air, before bursting open with a bang and turning into a gentle drizzle that fell from the sky.
Despite all the talk, this first exchange only lasted a second or two.
Seeing the water shadow rushing towards him, Taiichi changed his hand seals, and the raindrops transformed into countless ice crystals that shot towards the Third Mizukage.
However, this did not stump the Water Shadow. Without any change in his hand seals, a high-speed rotating stream of water suddenly rose from his feet and then spread outwards, like a water tornado, blocking all attacks.
This was not only a defense, but also an alternative offense. In the blink of an eye, the water tornado had already reached him. Taiyi lightly stepped back and took a small step, completing the hand seal in mid-air.
Ice Release: Ice Crystal Earth.
All the nearby water flow instantly froze into ice, breaking free from the control of the water shadow.
With a sharp "splash," the water shadow shattered the ice curtain, and its fist, carrying immense force, swung towards Taiyi's hammer.
With his left arm raised to block, he swung his right fist to strike the face; this was the first time the two had engaged in close combat.
As they exchanged blows, at least on the surface, the two appeared to be evenly matched.
However, only those involved truly know the extent of their suffering.
The Third Mizukage felt as if his hands and feet no longer belonged to him. After exchanging more than a dozen blows, Matsushita Taichi's punches became heavier and his kicks more ferocious than ever before. It was impossible to tell that the person he was fighting was actually a child.
He was now in a dilemma. He thought that even if he wasn't good at physical combat, he could still hold off Tai for a while in close combat. Who knew that the guy opposite him was so monstrous.
Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced around and noticed that several Jonin from Kirigakure were already standing in various corners. The Third Mizukage's lips twitched involuntarily, whether from pain or some other reason, he couldn't tell.
Almost there, almost there, just hang in there a little longer.
The Third Mizukage kept reassuring himself, and the pain in his hands and feet seemed to lessen considerably.
After another seven or eight moves, a sharp whistle rang out from the direction of the camp. Upon hearing the sound, the Third Mizukage immediately perked up and retreated while taking a kick to the chest from Taiichi.
The moment the two separated, several bolts of lightning struck down from the sky, illuminating the dark forest.
The continuous wind blades, mixed with several water cannonballs, formed a dense attack network all around, blocking all possible escape routes.
Beneath their feet, the earth churned, and the once solid ground turned into a swamp, restricting their movement in every way.
At this moment, a deadly trap has been set in motion under the inescapable net.
Taiyi, who was in the center of the attack, looked at the water shadow he had kicked away with disdain. He didn't even glance at the barrage of attacks. His mouth opened and closed, and his voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present amidst the sound waves of the attack.
"Why did the Water Shadow also flee!"
The voice was full of sarcasm, and the next moment, a barrage of attacks rained down.
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