"Lee, take the wounded and retreat first. I'll hold them off here."
Guy said decisively.
"No! Let me hold them off. Guy-sensei, your speed is much faster than mine."
Lee firmly refused.
"Idiot! You'll die if you stay here, but I won't!"
Guy scolded angrily. "And Asuma is severely injured. If not treated quickly, he might be in mortal danger."
"Huh? Asuma-sensei?"
Lee was stunned. He looked over and only then noticed Asuma lying in an inconspicuous corner.
He thought Guy meant for him to take Neji back.
But seeing this, he was also shocked.
Asuma's body was pierced by who knows how many holes.
Blood flowed incessantly from his body, and he had more exhales than inhales.
If not treated, he might really die here.
"Alright, Guy-sensei!"
He knew the situation was urgent, and there was no time to waste.
He immediately flashed to Asuma's side, carefully helping him up.
"Guy-sensei, I'll be back soon!"
"Hurry and go! I'll hold them off!"
Guy didn't turn around, just gave him a thumbs up.
Neji, lying on the ground, was speechless.
'Still striking a pose at a time like this.'
'As expected of you, Guy-sensei.'
Neji wasn't anxious.
Because he had already seen reinforcements arriving.
"What's wrong? Not coming to attack?"
Gengetsu's voice came, carrying a teasing tone.
"Hmph! I won't fall for such tricks!"
Guy stared intently ahead.
"Watch out!"
Neji cried out in warning.
Guy immediately leaned back.
Swish!
A wooden staff swept past where he had been.
If he hadn't leaned back, that blow would have hit his head directly.
Guy couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
'What's going on?'
'There's clearly no one there?'
'Why was there an attack?'
"It's Genjutsu!"
Neji immediately sensed the abnormality.
He had the Byakugan, able to directly see the opponent's position through Chakra.
But Guy didn't have such convenient eyes.
"That white mist is an illusion, a mirage! They're not in their original positions!"
Neji immediately informed Guy of the situation.
"So that's it!"
Guy narrowed his eyes, feeling a headache.
He wasn't good at dealing with Genjutsu.
After all, he specialized in Taijutsu.
Normally, with the Eight Gates opened, ordinary Genjutsu wouldn't affect him.
Because Genjutsu usually disrupt the Chakra within the enemy's body, making them see Genjutsu.
But what the Giant Clam summoned by Gengetsu produced was less a Genjutsu and more a deception.
It merely used the mirage formed by sunlight shining on the mist to deceive people's eyes, hiding the positions of its allies.
For Guy, this wasn't an easy situation to handle.
"I see, a method to deceive the eyes? Then I'll just close my eyes."
Guy closed his eyes, focusing fully on hearing and sensation.
"There!"
He suddenly threw a punch.
Then his entire body was sent flying.
"Such powerful force. If I hadn't partially transformed into a Biju first, I might not have been able to win either."
Yagura, his body covered in immense Biju Chakra, said with some surprise.
Guy sensed Yagura's footsteps but didn't gauge the opponent's strength correctly.
His rash attack made him misjudge the strength difference between them, causing him to be sent flying far away.
"Guy! We're here to help!"
At the critical moment, Kakashi and a group of other Jonin arrived just in time!
"Be careful. The enemy can use deceptive techniques."
Guy deactivated the Eight Gates.
With so many people here, he didn't need to keep using this self-damaging secret technique.
"It seems the enemy is very difficult to deal with."
Kakashi activated his Sharingan, observing the Chakra on the Mizukage.
"I recognize Yondaime Mizukage. And these people have strength close to his. They're also Impure World Reincarnations. These three might all be Mizukage."
After figuring out these three's origins, Kakashi couldn't help but break out in a sweat.
'Damn...'
'Three Mizukage, and Impure World Reincarnations at that. Who could possibly handle this?'
And right at that moment.
Whoosh…
A gust of wind arrived.
Takumi arrived belatedly.
"Let me handle this."
"You're here?"
Kakashi glanced at him. "You were the one who dispersed the mist earlier, right?"
"Mhm, that's right. All of you, step back. These are not opponents you can handle."
Kakashi nodded. Takumi then stepped forward two paces and said, "Who are you? Why are you attacking our Konoha?"
Although Takumi already knew these three's origins, for the sake of appearing normal, he still acted like he didn't know.
"Me? I am the great and renowned, one who never changes his name… Nidaime Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu!"
Gengetsu proudly announced his name.
Beside him, Sandaime Mizukage and Yagura shook their heads in speechlessness, covering their faces as if they didn't want to know this guy.
"We were ordered here by Orochimaru to capture you."
Yagura said seriously.
Orochimaru had already shown them Takumi's photo, so they confirmed Takumi was their target the moment he appeared.
"As expected, Orochimaru."
Guy's expression was grave. "They really are people Orochimaru reincarnated with the Impure World Reincarnation!"
"The Nidaime Mizukage? Then those two must be Sandaime Mizukage and Yondaime Mizukage?"
Takumi turned to look at the other two.
They silently nodded.
"Hey hey, hurry up and kill us. I don't want to keep living this controlled life, it's too frustrating!"
Gengetsu shouted loudly. "But I can't control myself from not moving now, so you have to defeat me head-on."
"I can tell you my weakness. That way you can defeat me."
…
"What is this bastard saying?!"
Hearing this, Orochimaru, hiding in the shadows, gritted his teeth, furious!
Orochimaru truly hadn't expected.
Nidaime Mizukage would have such a personality.
Damn it, isn't this just handing them victory on a platter?
Before the fight even starts, surrendering automatically?
If he had known it would be like this, he wouldn't have summoned such a guy.
"Should we recall him?"
Kabuto asked.
"No, it's fine. As long as he uses that Ninjutsu, we can definitely take advantage of the chaos to bring Takumi back."
"That Ninjutsu?"
Kabuto looked puzzled.
"Steaming Danger Tyranny. Nidaime Mizukage's famous infinite explosive Ninjutsu."
Orochimaru explained slightly. "You'll understand soon."
"Infinite... explosive Ninjutsu?"
Kabuto's mouth hung open in surprise.
'A Ninjutsu that can explode infinitely?'
'That's too powerful, isn't it?'
"Though its power is strong, it also has flaws."
Orochimaru said. "But as long as that idiot doesn't say it, it won't be easy for the Konoha guys to find their weakness."
"But it seems like he really is about to say it."
Kabuto said somewhat helplessly.
Orochimaru's face immediately darkened.
'Damn bastard!'
'It seems the Impure World Reincarnation still needs further improvement.'
'At the very least, they shouldn't be able to casually reveal too much useless information.'
The battlefield.
"Tell us your weakness?"
Kakashi looked serious. "You are currently our enemy, and under the enemy's control."
"How can we be sure what you say isn't deliberately misleading false information?"
Gengetsu was stunned, then stroked his chin. "You have a point there."
"Moreover, you are Impure World Reincarnations. You not only cannot die, but also have infinite Chakra. We're also by a river. No matter how you look at it, the situation is very advantageous for you."
Kakashi continued. "Under these circumstances, how are we supposed to deal with you?"
"Don't worry. Leave these three to me. Guy-senpai, take Neji for treatment as soon as possible. His injuries aren't light."
Takumi spoke up.
"Uh, alright."
Guy nodded, then picked up Neji and disappeared from the spot in a flash.
"Whatever, anyway, you'd better deal with us here."
After agonizing for a moment and unable to think of a good solution, Gengetsu simply gave up and shouted, "If we get into Konoha, your losses will be huge."
"If I were alive, I wouldn't mind using this to deplete Konoha's fighting strength."
Yagura said. "But now we're being controlled, forced into this action. That makes me very unhappy."
Yondaime Mizukage was indeed unhappy.
Not long ago, he was being controlled by Obito.
Now, even dead, he's resurrected and controlled by someone else.
Anyone with his experience would probably be unhappy.
"Enough talk. Come on."
Takumi shook his head, taking a few steps forward. The surrounding temperature gradually rose.
He looked ready to take on all three by himself.
"While confidence is good for a young person, overconfidence is just arrogance."
Yagura's face darkened.
He felt the three of them were being looked down upon too much.
One against three? Do you have to be so cocky?
"Say all that, but in the end, it still comes down to actual combat, doesn't it?"
Takumi tilted his neck. "Better hurry up and start. Let me see the strength of the successive Mizukage."