One by one, the Blazing Worker Ants charged forward, but the enemy was too fast. They either couldn't keep up or were crushed underfoot. But finally, another ant managed to crawl onto the enemy's shoe.
When Jizo felt the stinging sensation on his heel again, his expression changed. He quickly confirmed it wasn't an illusion. He looked down and saw the red ant that had caused the Yugakure ninja so much trouble. "So it's you little things!" he said, his face filled with anger. He had been so sure it was a powerful genjutsu!
He stomped his foot on the ground, flinging the tiny ant away. But the next moment, the tearing pain from within his body and nerves returned, and he couldn't help but let out a roar.
"Now is the time!" Shangguan Mo suddenly shouted. "As long as his body is dismembered, his immortality will be useless! Captain Watanabe, now!"
Watanabe Mousse was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reacted. He chose to believe Shangguan Mo and risk a close-range attack. "Go!" he roared. The three figures shot forward.
From Jizo's previous reaction, he knew that the effect of Shangguan Mo's strange ant summon wouldn't last for more than three seconds. In those three seconds, while he was incapacitated by the intense pain, was their only chance!
Second two! Their figures appeared beside Jizo, swinging their ninja swords and kunai at his body. The next moment, just as Jizo was breaking free from the endless pain, he felt a tearing sensation all over his body. "Ah!" His body was cut into three pieces. Only his falling head, its face contorted in agony, was still letting out a painful scream.
"Th-this!"
"What a strange ability!"
"He can still talk after being cut into pieces?"
The Yugakure ninja instinctively took a few steps back, their eyes filled with horror. Jizo's head was still rolling on the ground, his features twisted in pain, his mouth still letting out a miserable cry. After being ninja for so many years, where had they ever seen such a ridiculous scene?
"Without a food supply, these limbs will soon lose their vitality and eventually rot away, becoming nutrients for the soil. The same goes for this head!" Shangguan Mo stepped forward and looked at Jizo's screaming, ferocious face. His heart felt a slight chill, but he spoke faintly.
"Good kid! I knew it was you hiding behind me, dealing damage!" Watanabe came over and slapped him hard on the shoulder, his face a little excited.
"What do you mean, hiding behind you dealing damage! If you don't know how to talk, then don't!" Shangguan Mo rolled his eyes.
"Uh... hahaha!" After being choked up by him, Watanabe didn't mind. He looked at Shangguan Mo with eyes shining like the Big Dipper, as if he were looking at a rare treasure.
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't look at me with those perverted eyes!" He couldn't stand the 520°C heat in his eyes.
Smack! His head was lightly slapped. "At any rate, I'm the principal of the Ninja Academy. Is this how an academy student talks to the principal?" Watanabe said, feigning annoyance.
"Tch..." Feeling the pressure of his status, Shangguan Mo didn't speak.
"Alright, Watanabe, this kid is a great hero of our village. Show some respect," a Yugakure Jonin came over and said with a smile.
"It looks like the first S-rank mission in our village's history is about to be completed by this kid. It really makes me envious..." a female ninja in her thirties or forties said with emotion as she came over. She was also one of the three Jonin who had besieged Jizo.
"You saw how much his summons contributed. Nearly half of the Jashinist ninja, including this Jizo who had mastered immortality and Death Controlling Possessed Blood, were all killed by this kid!" Watanabe said faintly. He then turned to look at Jigyoku, who had been moved to the rear. At this moment, their leader was receiving treatment from a medical ninja. Li was also helping to stop the bleeding, and Little Yellow was obediently perched on top of her head.
Frowning, Watanabe walked over. "H-how is the leader's condition?" he asked in a low voice, feeling a sense of relief when he saw his slow but steady breathing.
"The leader has lost too much blood and has fallen into a deep coma. We've stopped the bleeding for now, but this wound is very strange. There are no signs of healing," the female medical ninja replied without turning her head, her hands still maintaining the Healing Jutsu.
Li looked up slightly. Seeing the countless gazes directed at her, she was so scared her heart trembled, and she quickly lowered her head again.
Shangguan Mo and the others also gathered around. Looking at the pale, withered old man, a complex expression appeared in his eyes. He opened his mouth softly. "This is... the leader of Yugakure... sir?" He still didn't like to call others "sir," but for this old man who had risked his life to protect the village, he had a deep respect.
"Yes... speaking of which, my lightning jutsu was taught to me by Brother Jigyoku!" Watanabe's eyes were a little red. He blinked hard and seemed to be lost in memories, murmuring softly, "The two of them and I were the first to follow Brother Jigyoku before Yugakure was even founded. Before that, I was just a rogue ninja in the Land of Hot Water, serving those nobles. At that time, the forty-year-old Lord Jigyoku was really like a big brother to me..."
The female Jonin patted his shoulder and comforted him. "Alright, Watanabe, I know you're upset. Seeing the leader like this, no one feels good. These years, even though the Daimyo has always made things difficult for us, we all know how the leader has treated us!"
Her voice paused slightly, and she turned to look at the groaning head of Jizo in the distance. "What should we do with this guy's head?" she looked at Shangguan Mo.
"Leave it to me! His body must also be brought back to the village and buried, in case some of the Jashinists who escaped come back and dig him up!"
Hearing that he wanted to take Jizo's head himself, the female ninja's brow furrowed slightly, and she looked at Watanabe. She wasn't familiar with Shangguan Mo, and there were some things she wanted Watanabe to say. Although he had performed exceptionally well and had made a great contribution to the village this time, she was still very hesitant to entrust such a dangerous and important item to a teenager who hadn't even come of age. Not directly voicing her objection was already giving him a lot of face.
After a moment's thought, Watanabe actually nodded. "Alright, then the most important thing, Jizo's head, I'll leave it to you!"
"Mhm!" he replied softly.
"Watanabe!" the female Jonin's brow furrowed, and she looked at him with a dissatisfied expression.
"I know what you're thinking, but I know this kid better than you do. I trust he won't cause any trouble. He's much more mature than he looks," he said faintly.
Hearing him say this, she couldn't say anything more.
"Since it's over, let's go back! I'll take the leader and the seriously injured ninja back to the village first to recuperate, and then wait for you all to return. There are almost no ninja left in the village right now, which is not a good thing," Watanabe said, turning to the two Jonin. The leader was not present, so the three of them were in charge.
"Alright!"
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