Chapter 183: The Mist Ninja Defeated
"After all, a Tailed Beast without the cooperation of a jinchuriki has limited combat power," Kyosuke thought with a sense of regret, feeling the chakra that was gradually dissipating into the heavens and the earth.
At this time, he regretted a bit that he had not studied sealing jutsu before. Otherwise, he could have released the Three-Tails today and then sealed it in his body. It would have been a good choice to be a demon fox sage like Naruto.
"But if I did that, what would my title be? 'Turtle Sage'?"
After a moment of wild thoughts, Kyosuke turned and returned to the side of Might Duy and his son.
He glanced at the somewhat exhausted Duy and said to the two of them, "This place is a bit of a distance from the battlefield. You two rest here for a bit. I'll go back first."
With that, without waiting for the two of them to reply, Kyosuke vanished from their sight with a few leaps.
Now that the threat of the Tailed Beast had been eliminated, as long as they defeated the Mizukage, Yagura, the Land of Whirlpools campaign would basically be over.
The terrified Mist Village would probably not have any thoughts of waging war again.
Meanwhile, Yagura was fighting a large number of Konoha ninja alone.
At this time, he had not yet discovered that the Three-Tails, Isobu, had already been defeated. He was still thinking that after defeating the people in front of him, he would control the Tailed Beast to continue to attack the Eastern Army's camp.
Unfortunately, Kyosuke's arrival made his rather childish little face completely change color.
"Kyosuke, why are you back? Could it be..." Kiyoshi Mitarashi looked at him with an expectant expression, waiting for the news that could make him and the others excited.
He nodded to his comrade, and Kyosuke looked at Yagura with a smile and said, "The Three-Tails has been defeated, and the jinchuriki is completely dead. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Mist Village to find their Tailed Beast again in the future."
Yagura stared at him with an ugly expression. Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, there had been no sound from a distance for a long time. It was likely that something had really happened to the Three-Tails.
All of Yagura's ambitions were completely shattered at this moment with the disappearance of the Three-Tails.
For this, his emotions instantly went out of control.
Looking at the man before him, whose chakra was raging wildly, Kyosuke slowly walked in the direction of Kiyoshi Mitarashi.
Now that he had consumed his sage art chakra, he was still a bit wary of the furious Kage-level powerhouse.
After all, no matter what, his combat power in his normal state had just barely reached the threshold of an elite jounin. Compared with a top-tier "Kage" like Yagura, the gap was not just a little bit.
However, before Kyosuke could go and meet his comrades, the furious Yagura directly used a large-scale AOE ninjutsu.
"Water Release: Great Water Wave."
Even though Kyosuke, who had sensed that something was wrong, had tried his best to dodge, the overwhelming water still directly enveloped him.
In fact, it wasn't just him. Kiyoshi Mitarashi and the others on the side, and even some of the Konoha ninja who were watching from a few hundred meters away, were also included in the huge circular water ball.
While holding his breath to prevent the loss of oxygen, he turned to look at the situation around him.
"The diameter of this water ball is at least 500 meters, and according to the 'original story,' it will also change its position according to the user's movement."
"Trouble."
With a light sigh, Kyosuke maintained a guarded posture and watched the enemy without moving.
Because he knew in his heart that in the face of the furious Yagura, whoever moved first would become his primary target. Before he could think of a proper way to defeat the enemy, doing so would be a very irrational act.
But just because he didn't move rashly didn't mean that others would have the same calm mentality.
The ninja who had been accidentally involved, after a brief panic, all tried to swim toward the outside of the water ball. Unfortunately, as the user of the jutsu, Yagura's movement speed in the water ball was unparalleled by anyone. So, these escaping people were quickly caught up by him and killed one by one.
"Now is the time."
His eyes narrowing, Kyosuke's hands quickly completed the hand seals.
Instantly, a huge water dragon appeared out of thin air in front of him. It swallowed the crowd in one gulp and then charged in the opposite direction at high speed.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet."
And that wasn't all. While maintaining the advance of the water dragon, Kyosuke opened his mouth and spewed a large hurricane.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
With the help of the fierce wind, the water dragon's advancing speed once again increased by a few points.
Unfortunately, the reacting Yagura approached the water dragon at a speed that made him feel like he was chasing dust.
Kyosuke's escape tactic had failed.
"In that case, I'll have to fight to the death," just as Kyosuke was preparing to sit down cross-legged and condense his natural energy, Kiyoshi Mitarashi, who was beside him, suddenly rushed out of the water dragon's envelopment.
He turned and gave Kyosuke a gentle smile, then went to meet the enemy alone.
"You've worked hard. You've already eliminated the threat of the Tailed Beast. As a leader, how can I let you save me?" Kiyoshi Mitarashi's gentle smile disappeared, and a look of resilience appeared on his face.
"Come on, Yagura! Let me see just how capable you, this Mizukage, are!"
Kyosuke looked at his retreating back, subconsciously opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, only countless bubbles appeared.
He turned to look at the anxious expressions of the others, gritted his teeth, and then, with a ruthless heart, he continued to control the water dragon to advance quickly.
Ignoring the angry gazes around him, after a lot of effort, the water dragon finally broke out of the water ball's envelopment.
"Cough, cough," he coughed forcefully with his head bowed. Kyosuke didn't even have time to check on Kiyoshi Mitarashi's condition. He directly sat down cross-legged on the spot and began to condense his natural energy.
The others, seeing this, seemed to understand something. While waiting for Kyosuke to charge up, they all concentrated and began a barrage of attacks on the huge water ball in front of them.
Unfortunately, the water ball was almost filled with Yagura's chakra. The power of these ninjutsu was not enough to completely break it. But the crowd still did not give up. A sky full of ninjutsu was continuously thrown at Yagura in the center of the water ball. Even if they couldn't actually attack him, at least they could buy some time for their leader, a chance to live.
Time passed, second by second. Just as Kiyoshi Mitarashi was gradually unable to resist Yagura's attack, Kyosuke finally stood up amidst everyone's expectations.
"Everyone, use Fire and Wind Release jutsus and attack with me."
With a cold word, Kyosuke's hands suddenly clasped together. Instantly, two different elemental Sage Arts were released by him.
"Sage Art: Wind and Fire Gilt."
With the help of Kyosuke's combination Sage Art, the ninjutsu used by the others was directly integrated into a huge flame vortex, which rushed at Yagura in the water ball.
Because of the obscured vision, the crowd could not see whether this incredibly powerful ninjutsu had directly hit Yagura. But the huge water ball shattered before everyone's eyes.
"Hahaha, great! We succeeded!"
Seeing this, the crowd couldn't help but let out a joyful cheer. However, their cheers soon disappeared.
Because Yagura's figure suddenly appeared from the broken water ball, and in his hand, he was holding the now-powerless Kiyoshi Mitarashi.
"Lord Kiyoshi!" a ninja cried out in alarm, and then he tried to go and rescue his leader, but Yagura's cold gaze successfully stopped him.
Yagura, standing on a high place, turned to look at the situation on the battlefield. A hint of sorrow flashed across his face, and was replaced by an extremely suppressed anger.
"You want to save him?" Yagura said with a cold laugh, and his right hand, which was clutching Kiyoshi's neck, extended slightly forward.
Crack!
Before the crowd could react, his right hand gently squeezed, and a crisp sound of bone breaking instantly entered everyone's ears.
"Lo-Lord Kiyoshi..."
"How dare you?! I'll kill you!!!"
The cruel reality before them made the crowd stunned for a moment, and then a monstrous anger rose from the bottom of their hearts. What strength difference, what bigger picture—at this time, they had thrown all these thoughts out of their minds.
"Kill him! We have to kill him!" With this feeling in their hearts, the many Konoha ninja charged at the distant Yagura almost like madmen.
One figure, however, came to Yagura's back faster than them. This person was the equally furious Kyosuke.
"It was you who defeated the Three-Tails and destroyed the last hope of the Mist..." Yagura also turned and attacked Kyosuke with a face full of anger.
With a flick of the long staff in his hand, a sky full of staff shadows went straight for the vital points around Kyosuke.
"Coral Staff Four-Hit Combo."
Seeing the enemy choose to engage him in close combat, a vicious smile flashed across Kyosuke's lips, and a sharp sword suddenly appeared in the mouths of the six snake shadows around him.
"Seven Swords Style: Seven Crescent Moon Slash."
"What?" Yagura, seeing his attack instantly defeated by the enemy, cursed in his heart. He very decisively adopted a tactic of trading injuries for injuries and swung his staff with all his might at Kyosuke.
Along with the sound of his chest bones cracking, Kyosuke's figure was instantly sent flying. But he also successfully left two deep, bone-deep wounds on Yagura's body. Overall, the two of them had barely fought to a draw.
Without having time to deal with the wounds on his body, Yagura had to turn around and face the many furious Konoha ninja.
But although his situation was a bit bad at this time, looking at the angry expressions on the enemy's faces, the frustration in his heart was greatly relieved, which also freed him from his previous irrational state.
"It's time to retreat," he sighed lightly. Yagura used a "Water Formation Pillar" to force back the enemy in front of him, and then, under the encirclement of the Mist ninja who had come to his rescue, he hastily left.
For this, the furious and un-relieved ninja, besides a few who stayed to look after their injured comrades, the rest went to other battlefields and began a wanton slaughter.
With the death of the jinchuriki and the Mizukage's injured retreat, the Mist could no longer stop the Eastern Army's advance. After more than half a day of stubborn resistance, their camp was finally broken through.
Besides the captured prisoners, a large amount of war supplies was also all taken by the Eastern Army. The pitiful Mist, leading a team of more than 200, was disgracefully driven out of the Land of Whirlpools and fled to the Land of Water by sea.
With that, the battle between Konoha and the Mist was declared a victory.
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