Just as those words fell, the replica Great Sword Samehada on Suikazan Fuguki's back crashed down toward Yagura Karatachi with a roar!
Yagura Karatachi's originally dull eyes immediately became extremely sharp; he instantly pulled back and, with a quick motion, drew a hooked iron club decorated with flowers from his back to parry the replica Great Sword falling from the sky.
Suikazan Fuguki was over two meters tall and capable of wielding the Great Sword Samehada, so he was naturally born with immense strength.
Yagura Karatachi, however, was a small individual, only about 1.6 meters tall. Even as a Jinchuriki with a constitution that was by no means weak, the difference in weight and size made it quite difficult for him to block the strike.
Especially when Yagura Karatachi's iron club collided with the replica Samehada, the Mizukage could clearly feel that Suikazan Fuguki's strength had increased by more than just a level. Almost instantly, Yagura Karatachi was sent flying backward, crashing through the wall behind him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—the sounds rang out simultaneously. This was the Mizukage's office, after all, and there was certainly no shortage of Anbu and guards lurking in the shadows. Soon, a group of Anbu surrounded the group.
The masked Hancock stood with one hand on her hip, completely fearless. Vegapunk also maintained a perfectly calm demeanor. As for Suikazan Fuguki, after his initial strike, he immediately chased after Yagura Karatachi, and several Anbu failed to stop him.
Glancing left and right, Kisame opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say. How did things become so sudden?
Though he had sensed something for a while, his superior's actions were far too abrupt, weren't they? No plan, just a direct confrontation?
The key point was that Suikazan Fuguki probably couldn't defeat the Mizukage, right? The fact that Yagura Karatachi could maintain his position as Mizukage despite his tyrannical rule spoke volumes about his strength. Assassinations of various kinds happened once or twice a year, and the attackers were never weaker than a Jonin.
Suikazan Fuguki was quite a bit stronger than an average Jonin, but Kisame still didn't have much confidence in his superior.
As for Suikazan Fuguki's claim that the Mizukage was under a Genjutsu, Kisame didn't believe it at all. Firstly, Yagura Karatachi was a perfect Jinchuriki, and everyone knew about a Jinchuriki's resistance to Genjutsu.
Secondly, there had been many Ninjas who wanted to assassinate Yagura Karatachi over the years, and they had shouted every kind of excuse imaginable. The excuse of being under a Genjutsu was nothing new.
On the contrary, Kisame felt it was more likely that Suikazan Fuguki was the one under a Genjutsu. His gaze shifted between Vegapunk and Hancock, and he remained indecisive for a moment.
"Roar!"
A furious roar suddenly erupted, and the expressions of Kisame and the Kirigakure Anbu Ninjas changed simultaneously!
"Jinchuriki release? Has the Mizukage gone mad? This is the center of Kirigakure!"
Kisame spoke with a look of disbelief. Although the other Anbu had their faces hidden by masks, their movements betrayed their panic and hesitation.
Why were Jinchuriki called the ultimate weapons of a Ninja village? One must realize that there were quite a few Ninjas whose combat power could surpass a Tailed Beast. Except for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, other Tailed Beasts were merely a bit troublesome for a village's Kage, and few could not be defeated.
However, in terms of pure destructive power and damage to weaker Ninjas, Tailed Beasts were unrivaled in the Ninja World. Even someone as strong as the Third Raikage would be swarmed to death by ten thousand Iwa Ninjas; if it were a Tailed Beast, unless there were powerful experts to hold the line or specific Sealing Techniques, even several times that number of Iwa Ninjas could be easily wiped out.
If nothing else, the Three-Tails inside Yagura Karatachi was already considered quite weak among the Tailed Beasts, but if it went on a rampage, it would be easy for it to destroy half of Kirigakure and kill thousands of Kirigakure Ninjas.
Terrifying and ominous Chakra spread from the direction of Suikazan Fuguki and Yagura Karatachi. In an instant, the entire Kirigakure seemed to explode with activity as a large number of Ninjas emerged from various corners—some ran toward the scene, while others simply fled the village.
The massive Chakra outlined a shape in the void, and a turtle-like monster dozens of meters high with Three-Tails eventually took form. The violent Chakra was like a storm, forcing the group of Anbu to retreat repeatedly, while only Vegapunk's trio remained standing firmly.
Kisame's expression was deathly pale; his shark-like face had turned almost blue-black. The nearby Anbu had also stopped breathing, and a heavy atmosphere pervaded the air.
The first to arrive were a girl with long brown hair and green eyes, and a cyclops with a sealing eye patch covering one eye. Both were completely stunned as they arrived, looking up into the eyes of the Three-Tails.
It wasn't just them; many Kirigakure Ninjas were dazed after looking up at the Three-Tails, as if they had seen something unbelievable.
The dozens-of-meters-tall Three-Tails had only one eye, and because of its shell, it was difficult to see from most angles.
However, Ninjas generally possessed extraordinary senses, and their vision far surpassed that of ordinary people, so many naturally saw the Three-Tails' blood-red eye.
The Three-Tails' eye was naturally blood-red, which wasn't surprising in itself, but the Tomoe within that single eye caused everyone's expressions to change.
"That's... the Sharingan!" Kisame was the first to snap out of it and shouted loudly, "It's the Sharingan of Konoha's Uchiha Clan! The Mizukage... Yagura Karatachi really is being controlled!"
Kisame's shout seemed to wake something up, and the entire Kirigakure fell into chaos for a moment. Many Kirigakure Ninjas' eyes turned bloodshot as they charged directly at the Three-Tails.
The resentment from the oppression that the entire Kirigakure had endured finally found a target for release, and in an instant, countless Ninjutsu were hurled directly at the Three-Tails.
"Roar!!" The Three-Tails roared in anger, its Three-Tails lashing about, completely blocking the Wind Release and Water Release attacks while also crushing over a dozen Kirigakure Ninjas who had charged too quickly.
Then, the Tailed Beast seemed to go mad, spitting out a large number of water bullets from its mouth, which crashed into and shattered large areas of buildings with a series of booms.
"This can't go on!" The brown-haired girl gritted her teeth and raised a Triple Earth Wall, desperately blocking the water bullets as sweat poured down her forehead. "The losses are too great, and it's all in vain! If we don't organize everyone, there's no way to stop the Three-Tails!"