"Hmm?"
Gengetsu looked around. The white mist sprayed by the Giant Clam was rapidly dissipating.
As the white mist dissipated, naturally the illusion disappeared too.
Gengetsu, who had hidden behind a tree, and Yagura, in his partial Biju Transformation, were revealed.
As for the Third Mizukage, he was still the same as before.
"Coral Palm!"
The moment Yagura revealed himself, he immediately charged forward.
But Takumi lightly sidestepped to avoid it.
The high temperature from his body transformed into a huge wave of heat, immediately forcing Yagura back.
"What's with the temperature of his body?!"
"It's like a burning furnace!"
Yagura exclaimed in surprise.
Takumi was also somewhat surprised. "The Biju isn't even there, and you can still enter Biju Mode?"
Before both sides could figure it out, the next second,
"Water Gun Technique: Sweeping Fire!"
Gengetsu used his signature gun-style Ninjutsu.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless water droplets swept over like bullets.
However, those water droplets all turned into steam and vanished about a meter away from Takumi.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Under Sandaime Mizukage's control, the river behind them surged into the sky, carrying immense force as it crashed down towards Takumi.
But just like Gengetsu's Water Gun, they all turned into water vapor and disappeared.
"Holy crap?!"
"Wh-what's going on?"
Not only the three Mizukage, but even the Konoha's people on the side found the scene before them utterly bizarre!
"All evaporated? How is that possible?"
Gengetsu looked dumbfounded.
"It's the abnormal high temperature on his body!"
Yagura immediately sensed the problem.
But even sensing it, he didn't dare approach casually.
That temperature was simply too high. He feared getting evaporated like the water if he got close.
And he has such powerful control, able to keep the temperature on his own body without letting it spread recklessly.
Otherwise, those Konoha's Shinobi behind him wouldn't even be sweating.
"See? This is the technique I was talking about!"
In the nearby forest, Kisame pointed at the imposing Takumi and shouted. "That technique is way too effective against Water Release! Even those Mizukage can't break through it!"
Kakuzu was also dumbfounded.
'Damn.'
'Can this still be called Ninjutsu?'
'Standing still, directly evaporating the opponent's Water Release?!'
'If this can be called Ninjutsu, I'll eat all my hearts!'
'This damn... can't even be called Fire Release!'
'This is tens of thousands of times stronger than Fire Release!'
Kakuzu screamed internally, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
His eyes were fixed on Takumi now, watching without blinking.
…
On the battlefield.
Takumi stood in place, letting the three continuously attack with Ninjutsu.
Yet no matter how powerful the Water Release Ninjutsu, none could get within a meter of Takumi, all evaporated by his body temperature!
"Does anyone feel the surroundings getting a bit dry?"
A Konoha's Jonin couldn't help but frown.
The others also noticed the change in the surroundings.
"Th-this is Takumi's technique? Too strong!"
"It directly counters Water Release!"
"He doesn't even need to fight, just standing here breaks the opponent's moves!"
The group watched, stunned!
Three Mizukage, and Takumi alone challenging them was terrifying enough.
But he was actually overwhelming them!
The enemy's Ninjutsu came like thrown stones, and he was completely fine the whole time.
He didn't even lift a hand!
"Holy shit, Konoha has someone this strong?"
The three Mizukage were also looking around left and right, finding it hard to believe.
They were starting to understand why Orochimaru was going to such lengths to capture this kid.
"It seems I can only use my strongest Ninjutsu. Kid, don't blame me if you die by my hand!"
Gengetsu looked helpless. He originally didn't want to use this technique.
Because its power was too great, its range too wide.
But it seemed there was no other way now.
"Steaming Danger Tyranny!"
In an instant, a strange-looking clone appeared. It looked like a young, chubby version of Gengetsu, appearing harmless.
"He finally used it!"
Orochimaru excitedly flicked his tongue. "Those who don't know the secret of this move will definitely fall for it."
"That will be the perfect moment to take Takumi away!"
"Then let me congratulate you in advance, Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto smiled along from the side.
However...
"Hmm?"
After Gengetsu used it, he immediately sensed something off about his technique.
But he hadn't realized what exactly was off.
Takumi simply walked forward, approaching the clone created by Gengetsu.
Under that extremely high temperature, the clone suddenly exploded, then turned into a large amount of steam, rising upwards!
"This..."
Gengetsu was instantly dumbfounded.
Orochimaru, hidden in the shadows, was also dumbfounded.
"Orochimaru-sama?"
Kabuto also wore a bewildered expression.
'Didn't you say infinite explosions?'
'Was the first one a dud?'
'But can Ninjutsu even have duds?'
"This is bad!"
Yagura looked back and was shocked to find the small river behind them had dried up at some point.
Being Impure World Reincarnations, they lacked many senses.
They hadn't even noticed the environment's moisture depleting so much.
"The power of Water Release has diminished."
Sandaime Mizukage frowned, also noticing something was wrong.
"Damn it! That was just a misfire earlier!"
Gengetsu still hadn't realized the abnormality, or perhaps he was too focused on the fight to notice the changes in the surroundings.
He used Steaming Danger Tyranny again.
But the clone didn't appear as he wished.
"What's going on? Where's my technique? My clone? Why isn't it working?"
Gengetsu was completely dumbfounded.
"Idiot, the moisture in the surroundings has been drained. Water Release can't be used anymore!"
Yagura's expression was grave.
He was already considering whether to fully transform into the Biju.
But he estimated that even full Biju Transformation probably couldn't withstand Takumi's bizarre high temperature.
The temperature was simply too high!
"It seems you're out of ideas?"
Takumi tilted his neck, showing a brilliant smile. "Then it's my turn next, right?"
Seeing his smile, Gengetsu involuntarily gulped.
It was a sunny smile, yet he felt as if he saw a demon.
Boom!
In an instant, Takumi rushed before Gengetsu.
A single punch shattered half of Gengetsu's body!
Yagura's face stiffened. Decisively, he tried to initiate full Biju Transformation.
But the next moment, his body violently exploded, turning into fragments.
Sandaime Mizukage was also blown apart by his punch.
After blowing them apart, Takumi calmly waited for the three to recover.
"Damn it!"
After recovering, Gengetsu instinctively cursed.
He hadn't seen anything, and his consciousness just plunged into darkness.
Now that he regained consciousness, what greeted him was a massive fist.
Then,
He was plunged into darkness again!
"Such strength at this age!"
"What exactly are you?!"
Yagura, having recovered again, looked grave. Though he attempted Biju Transformation under Orochimaru's control, each time he was interrupted midway by Takumi's punch!
This strength made him wary.
And also jealous.
'When would Kirigakure produce such a powerful genius?'
'Stop hogging them all in Konoha!'
He felt Konoha had too many geniuses, too many to the point of envy!
"What the hell are you? How do you have such power!"
Gengetsu continued yelling, his face full of disbelief.
He truly couldn't imagine why a kid barely in his teens had such strength.
He was the esteemed Nidaime Mizukage, yet in Takumi's hands, he had no chance to fight back.
He couldn't accept it.
"Ordinary high temperature can't finish off Impure World Reincarnations either?"
At this moment, Takumi was like someone playing whack-a-mole.
Whenever someone recovered, he'd go over and punch them apart!