In Naruto, build the strongest Hidden Mist Village.

Chapter 54: The Mizukage fights the Hokage, the Kazekage is about to die.

That's too late!

There was a hint of despair in Kaguya Naoki's eyes, and with no other choice, he could only murmur softly.

The Dance of the Dry Ferns!

The raging bone spikes spread outwards from his body to the entire world, forming an absolutely, incomparably hard skeletal armor just before the explosive explosion.

boom!
That was an explosion. First came the flying debris of detonating talismans, then a burst of fireballs, shattered rocks, uprooted giant trees, and a mushroom cloud that spread and soared across the entire sky!
Following this violent explosion that altered the world's topography, there was a continuous tremor that shook the earth, causing rivers to change course, mountains to shift, and countless birds and beasts to either perish tragically or flee in panic.

"That's really something."

Even Minato Namikaze swayed slightly from the tremors, and nervously swallowed.

Looking at that towering mushroom cloud, he had no doubt that he would have absolutely no chance of surviving an attack of that magnitude.

Even with the Corpse Bone Pulse, that kind of abnormal physical strength shouldn't be enough to survive.

Thinking of this, Minato Namikaze felt a strange sense of panic and confusion, as if Kaguya Naoki might create a new miracle.

"Lord Minato, don't worry!"

The Konoha ninja, their faces contorted with fervor, jumped up excitedly.

"This bombing is the result of our village emptying almost all its reserves. That Kirigakure brat is definitely going to die!"

Minato Namikaze nodded slightly, clearing his mind of distractions, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

From the moment Kaguya Naoki built the ice bridge, he began to carefully consider how to defeat that Shikotsumyaku!
Rasengan, kunai, shuriken—these are common ninjutsu that can easily take the life of a ninja, so they are destined to have no effect on someone like Shikotsumyaku. Therefore, his first thought was to use explosive tags.

These densely packed explosive tags possess the power to destroy tailed beasts.

He didn't believe that Kaguya Naoki could escape alive under such circumstances.

and so.

Victory will belong to Konoha.

Minato Namikaze finally managed a slight smile, but it immediately froze on his face as he heard a shout from the Hyuga branch family.

"Lord Minato, that guy is still alive!"

Hearing the trembling voice, Minato Namikaze's expression slowly turned serious as he looked at the mountain, which was now shrouded in smoke and had been completely transformed into a hellish inferno.

how is this possible.

That level of explosion.

He ran forward until he saw the white skeletons standing tall in the smoke, piercing the sky, and then he stopped.

Is this also the power of the Corpse Bone Pulse?

Are you kidding me? This level is already comparable to the First Generation Master.

"Monster."

The Konoha ninja beside Minato Namikaze, no longer displaying their previous fervor and excitement, began to tremble uncontrollably.

"How could he possibly survive?"

"That kind of explosion."

"And what about this kind of skeleton that can alter the terrain? How is that even possible!"

He saw Minato Namikaze beside him, as if he had found his savior again.

"Lord Minato, you can do it, right? You can defeat that monster, can't you?"

Sensing the panic of the person beside him, Minato Namikaze slowly suppressed all his thoughts.

She replied firmly, "I will."

He turned his head, his eyes turning cold, and looked at the distant forest of bones.

no matter what.

As the head coach, I cannot afford to lose!

Luckily, I reacted quickly.

Encased in his skeleton, Naoki Kaguya wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, a result of his terror.

If I had been even half a step slower, I would probably have perished in that terrifying explosion.

However, since they were unharmed...

Naoki Kaguya raised his head and looked into the distance.

Now is my time to strike back.

Naoki Kaguya's eyes narrowed, and his body slowly emerged from his bones. Just as his eyes were about to scan Minato Namikaze, he suddenly stopped.

Turning to look at the forest of bones, one could see that slightly faint but still noticeable gray marks had appeared on the tips of those white, smooth bones.

Is this a case of turning misfortune into blessing?

After desperately unleashing the Dance of the Dry Ferns, my Corpse Bone Vein actually evolved.

Upon considering this possibility, Naoki Kaguya's heart immediately leaped into his throat, and he revealed the gray bone tip he had cultivated over the past decade.

After a brief comparison, I couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

The bones found in the jungle are much weaker and less pure.

However, it is still a rare enhancement, and it is unknown what effect it would have if inserted into a human body.

Thinking this, Kaguya Naoki looked up and gazed at Minato Namikaze in the distance.

Then, let's start with you!

His killing intent was palpable, and his body emerged from his bones, about to leap away, but suddenly he stopped, unable to move.

Upon closer inspection, he felt a scalding heat flow, and in an instant, he could no longer bear it and spat out a mouthful of blood.

It is a bloodline disease.

This familiar feeling... there's no doubt about it, it must be a bloodline disease. It must be a bloodline disease caused by this evolution and past overuse!

Thinking this, his expression turned grim, and he immediately tried to redeem a potion from the system to delay the bloodline disease. But it was too late.

Minato Namikaze's figure suddenly appeared behind him.

Kaguya Naoki sensed something and began to retreat into the bones.

However, when the bloodline disease broke out, he was shocked to find that the bones that he could move at will could no longer accommodate his body!
Unable to dodge, he gritted his teeth, channeled his chakra, and sent the bone spikes behind him soaring into the sky, aiming for Minato Namikaze's chest!

Go to hell!

puff!

A massive bone, slightly tinged with gray, pierced through Minato Namikaze's body, but he still managed to unleash the Flying Thunder God Technique at the last moment.

As the spatial shift occurred, Naoki Kaguya's heart began to cool slightly.

If there's another explosion, he'll definitely die!

"Seal it!"

The bloodthirsty and cruel voice reached Kaguya Naoki's ears, but his dizzy head prevented him from looking up. However, the sand in his nasal cavity sent a chill down his spine.

This must be Sunagakure.

So, that roar was from Rasa?

With his eyes wide open, Minato Namikaze lay helplessly on the ground, his fate unknown.

Beside him was the fanatical and excited Rasa.

Wind and shadow, Luo Sha.

puff!
Naoki Kaguya's Byakugan swept across the area, revealing gold dust surrounding everything, with an additional layer of tight sealing barrier on top.

Normally, Kaguya Naoki could easily bully and humiliate a mere barrier or the Kazekage, but the situation has changed!

The Dance of the Dry Ferns could not be performed, and ordinary Ice Release techniques could not break through the barrier's limitations. The Bloodline Limit was delayed, and it was unknown when it would be able to return to its full strength.

Naoki Kaguya gritted his teeth; at this critical moment of life and death, there was no need to think anymore.

He focused his mind and peeled a grayish bone from his body.

That's the only way, the only option.

Magnetic escape·placer gold!

"You, release the sealing spell."

Rasa murmured to himself, completely oblivious to the life or death of Minato Namikaze beside him.

"Kaguya Naoki, the commander of Kirigakure, died at the hands of me, Rasa."

Together they killed the ashes.

Naoki Kaguya paused, then added in his mind.

But it's a version that's been weakened many times over.

Go, kill the Kazekage.

Whoosh!
The bone shot out, instantly draining Kaguya Naoki's chakra reserves, which were originally quite abundant.

But it was all worth it!

Driven by chakra, the gray skeleton sliced ​​through the air at an incredible speed, passing through the already formed, almost indestructible sand wall and barrier.

Puff puff puff puff!

The gray bones that burst through the sand wall pierced through the throats, extended backward, and penetrated the entire row of twenty Sand Villagers, completely piercing them in that instant.

The gray skeleton continued its attack, about to crash into Kazekage Rasa's throat.

too fast.

Luo Sha did manage to spot the bone, but his eyes and his body wouldn't allow him to react to it.

Am I going to die?
Impossible, I just became the Kazekage.

impossible.

Suddenly, a tremendous force came from his side, causing Luo Sha to sway. Only the gray bone pierced through his shoulder, leaving a trace of blood.

That's all!

Rasa, who had survived the ordeal, glanced gratefully at Minato Namikaze and was about to activate his chakra to continue sealing the Shikotsumyaku monster, but when he turned his head, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him.

That row of twenty Sand Villagers, their bodies began to crumble and spread from their throats, then turned to ash.

What kind of technique is this?

how is this possible.

No.

Luo Sha suddenly realized something and immediately turned his head to look at his shoulder and the gradually rising ashes.

His eyes widened, a sudden panic gripped his heart, but being a ruthless and ambitious man, he gritted his teeth, grabbed a knife, and slashed at his own arm!
Large swaths of flesh and blood flew everywhere; the arm that fell to the ground hadn't even had time to gush blood before it was completely reduced to black ash.

How could this be?

Luo Sha was furious.

Losing an arm will significantly reduce his combat power, making his position as Kazekage more precarious than ever before.

Naoki Kaguya, you deserve to die!
Today I'll make sure you die right here.

Luo Sha clenched his fist, about to continue swinging, but was shocked to find that his body seemed to be old and frail, unable to move.

Upon reaching out, he saw that his hand was covered in fine wrinkles and mottled marks. In his panic, he sensed that his life force and chakra were rapidly draining away.

How could this be?

Luo Sha roared weakly in his heart, then everything went black before his eyes. He could no longer stand and collapsed to the ground.

(End of this chapter)