In the Sand Village, the clones are everywhere, and the Arkham game begins

Chapter 521 Killing Shadows is Like Slaughtering Dogs!

Faced with the power to bind and command spirits, Death felt threatened.

An unprecedented threat!
This human definitely has the ability to kill this clone!
The Grim Reaper hesitated for two seconds, glanced at Shimizu again, and finally faded away. Before leaving, he also released the souls of Kushina and Minato Namikaze.

The Minato couple exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

Death actually... escaped?

So they didn't even dare to make a move and just ran away?

Before they could react, a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared.

The Fourth Raikage rushed over, the golden rope on his single arm swinging as he swung towards Shimizu.

He had just witnessed that the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and his wife seemed to have paid a heavy price to deliver a ruthless blow to the Fourth Kazekage before they died.

Now is the perfect time for them to activate the Six Paths Ninja Tools!
Shimizu sighed softly.

Why is everyone so eager to seal him away at all costs?

He was clearly just a shadow clone!
It's not the real thing!
Besides, sealing it wouldn't be of much use, as there are still two shadow clones in Sunagakure.

Without a sound, a portal formed beneath Shimizu's feet, causing Kushina and Minato Namikaze to vanish instantly along with Shimizu.

The next second, Shimizu appeared three kilometers away from the battlefield and swiftly killed Minato Namikaze, who was critically injured and on the verge of death and could no longer even form hand seals to activate the Flying Thunder God Technique, with a single sword strike. Then, he aimed one hand at Kushina.

However, Shimizu did not immediately attack Kushina. Instead, he used medical ninjutsu to save Kushina's life amidst her terrified gaze. Only then did he use nano-metal needles to destroy part of her brain's central nervous system, turning her into a vegetable.

If the villains capture the protagonist's friends, it's one thing not to kill them, since the villains might actually have a use for them, but simply knocking them out and tying them up isn't enough.

How many times has this gone wrong?!
Why not just turn him into a vegetable and solve the problem once and for all!
Shimizu aimed one hand at Kushina and cast a divine burial seal on her to ensure that the Nine-Tails would not escape. Then, he took out a small mirror from the Devourer and cast a mirror dimension spell.

That should be enough to keep them locked up here.

After a breath.

Shimizu's figure reappeared on the same battlefield.

The Fourth Raikage was immediately stunned when he saw Shimizu and the other two disappear.

However, since Shimizu was nowhere to be found, he decided to go find Scorpion as planned.

However, without Kushina, the powerful Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the reanimated Hashirama Senju, with only a little over 40% of his strength remaining, could only struggle against Sasori.

If it weren't for the intervention of the Fourth Raikage and Tsuchida, who wielded the Bashōsen, buying a few seconds to allow Hashirama Senju time to recover his Edo Tensei body, the First Hokage would already be sealed away by Sasori.

"Earth platform, give me the amber bottle. The enemy is hiding inside the puppet. It's too difficult to break in using the Golden Rope. I need you to use the Banana Leaf Fan to help me clear a path, and then use the amber bottle to initiate the seal."

The Fourth Raikage and Tsuchikage exchanged some of their Six Paths tools. While most of Sasori's attacks were blocked by Hashirama Senju, Tsuchikage aimed and transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging towards the head of the giant steel scorpion.

Tsuchida, wielding a banana leaf fan, unleashed a combination of five elemental ninjutsu while simultaneously spitting out rubber, doing his utmost to create space for the Fourth Raikage.

"The Six Paths Ninja Tools, that's interesting."

In mid-air, Shimizu looked at the Six Paths Ninja Tools in the hands of the two dark-skinned men with curiosity on his face.

During the conversation between the original body and the Sage of Six Paths, the old man didn't provide much information about his Six Paths Ninja Tools.

However, its power should be quite good. Although those sealing-type Six Paths Ninja Tools have certain limitations, they seem to have touched the edge of the rules. If they can seal the Eight-Tails, their sealing effect should not be too bad.

Besides these, the banana leaf fan is also quite remarkable.

In the original timeline, even if Tenten's strength was overestimated, she was at most at the level of an ordinary Jonin. However, she managed to defeat Kakuzu, who was resurrected through the Edo Tensei, by wielding the Bashō Fan. For Kakuzu, who had five lives thanks to his mask, the resurrection's healing ability actually made up for the weakness caused by his heart being removed and the lack of chakra attributes, which led to a decrease in strength.

In terms of strength, even among Kage-level ninjas, they would be considered formidable. The fact that Darui and several other ninjas couldn't defeat them is enough to demonstrate their power.

The strength of the earthen platform is far beyond what Tian Tian can match.

Twenty years later, during the Fourth Shinobi World War, this old man was able to hold his own against the resurrected Third Raikage, managing to hold his own for a while thanks to his rubber-like defensive abilities. Without him, Naruto's shadow clones would most likely have been broken by the Third Raikage.

It is obvious that even though he is not young, Tsuchida still has strength that surpasses that of ordinary elite Jonin, and is probably close to the level of Kage.

Tsuchida, who is currently in his prime and not yet forty, is much stronger. He is at least a master who has firmly crossed the threshold of Kage level, and is not much weaker than Rasa before his hands were sealed.

The banana leaf fan was far more powerful in his hands than it was in Tian Tian's.

Although it consumes a great deal of chakra, it is enough to make even a peak Kage-level expert dare not face its edge for a short period of time.

With the addition of the reanimated Hashirama Senju and the Fourth Raikage, there might actually be a 30% chance of winning and defeating Sasori using the Six Paths Tools.

"That's it."

Shimizu raised the Kusanagi sword with one hand and unleashed a burst of sword energy towards the earthen platform.

Even if it's just a shadow clone, with Shimizu's current strength, if he's serious, a single sword strike could at least have the destructive power of a high-level Dragon-level monster.

Even if it were Hashirama Senju, who now has less than half his strength left, he would have a hard time taking it down, let alone Tsuchida.

The raging wind, a mixture of thunder, fire, water, and earth, generated by the banana leaf fan was cleaved in two by Shimizu's sword.

Following closely behind was the rubber shield that was ejected amidst the chaos of the earthen platform warehouse.

"Dang~!"

The massive silver cloud-patterned sword, as large as half a door panel, was pulled out from behind the earthen platform.

Only thanks to the Seven Star Sword, made of a hard material, did he escape being cut in two with a single blow.

Although it blocked most of the sword energy, the force transmitted from it, like a whirlwind, continued unabated, passing through the Seven Star Sword to the earthen platform.

"puff--!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Tu Tai's mouth.

Even if he managed to withstand one attack, his internal organs were already damaged, leaving him severely injured.

Seeing this, Shimizu simply unleashed another sword strike towards the earthen platform. Then, with a shift in spatial power, he teleported to the Fourth Raikage's side, saying nothing and simply slashing out with his sword.

"brush!"

A flash of blue lightning streaked across the sky as the Fourth Raikage sprinted forward, narrowly dodging the sword energy. He then used his large, fan-like hand to lift the amber bottle and aim it at the clear water.

"Fourth Kazekage Shimizu, if I call your name, will you dare to answer?"

Shimizu rolled his eyes, didn't reply, but instead lunged forward again and swung his sword.

"Damn it!"

The Fourth Raikage cursed under his breath, tossed the heavy amber bottle at Shimizu, and then transformed into a bolt of lightning, fleeing at top speed.

He didn't know how the enemy knew about the Amber Bottle, but he was very clear that the enemy's strength was terrifying.

Tsuchida, who possessed the Six Paths Ninja Tools, was not weak. Before his chakra was exhausted, he could put up a fight against a peak Kage-level expert. However, he was severely injured by a single sword strike. After two more strikes, he collapsed to the ground with blood flowing from his seven orifices due to severe internal injuries, and his life or death was unknown.

Even more terrifying was that Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki didn't last long against him. The couple's whereabouts were unknown, and they were probably already dead. The Fourth Raikage was reckless, but not stupid. Knowing that he had no chance of winning, he naturally wouldn't seek death.

Even if Tu Tai is dead, he must remain useful!

If even he is gone, given the current state of Cloud Village, there will truly be no possibility of rebuilding it.

Unfortunately, Shimizu won't give him that chance.

Hashirama Senju is currently being overwhelmed by Sasori, and the other top fighters in Konoha have also fallen into a disadvantageous position after Minato Namikaze's death. There is simply no one who can lend a helping hand to the Fourth Raikage.

Just half a minute later.

The blue lightning faded, and the tall, dark-skinned man collapsed helplessly to the ground, his body covered in wounds, lifeless.

"He's a bit more difficult to deal with than Minato Namikaze."

Shimizu commented, looking at the Raikage's corpse at his feet.

In fact, Minato Namikaze, who had mastered the Sage Mode of Mount Myōboku, was a bit stronger than the Fourth Raikage. However, against Shimizu, whose spatial abilities were more powerful, the Flying Thunder God Technique, which required coordinates to use, was not as useful as the Fourth Raikage's simple speed. It was more effective in close combat and could last longer.

"What did you do to Minato and Kushina?!"

A furious shout rang out. Jiraiya, with two Myoboku-yama sages perched on his shoulders and Gamabunta under his feet, used the giant toad's leap to traverse the battlefield and charge towards Shimizu.

"They can't possibly still be alive."

Shimizu turned to look at Jiraiya and raised one hand.

The wind howled and thunder surged.

The winds of Vatum and the thunder of Bosat easily overwhelmed Goemon.

The next second, the power of space was activated, and Shimizu instantly appeared behind Jiraiya, thrusting out a sword.

In Sage Mode, Jiraiya's perception and reaction were greatly enhanced, and he was able to react in a short time, quickly turning around and jumping back while spitting out a Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.

At that moment, the two toad sages from Mount Myōboku opened their mouths and emitted a chaotic croaking sound.

"Celestial Art: Toad Chant!"

Shimizu, however, formed a hand seal with one hand and struck towards Jiraiya.

"Immortal Technique: The Technique of Baiji!"

Both ninjutsu are activated using sound waves as a medium and have some genjutsu properties, but the former has a stronger genjutsu property and the latter has a stronger actual destructive power.

When two immortal techniques clash, it's a contest of whose skill in immortal techniques is superior.

But Qing Shui is no match for the mastery of immortal arts.

He spun around with tremendous force.

Using higher quality and greater quantity of Sage Chakra, he forcefully suppressed the croaking of the two toads, and at the same time flashed to Jiraiya's side, punching him in the chest.

Jiraiya knew he couldn't defeat Shimizu in close combat, so he quickly dodged to the side, only to find that Shimizu's target wasn't him at all.

A cold glint shot out again, this time piercing straight through a toad immortal.

"My husband!"

Shima the Hermit opened his mouth and let out a mournful cry.

Shimizu's swordsmanship was precise enough, and his medical knowledge was solid enough to ensure that this sword strike would not kill Fukasaku.

Yes, Fukasaku the Immortal is not dead yet, but he was stabbed in the brain by Shimizu's sword and became a vegetable... Frog, ending up with the same fate as Kushina.

"Consider it a way of returning the favor to that snake."

Shimizu stomped out, unleashing terrifying lightning and wind blades that swept out and forced Jiraiya back, while simultaneously extending his left hand forward.

A small portal appeared directly in front of his palm, grabbing Fukasaku in his hand.

He still remembered the conditions given by the White Snake Sage of Ryuchi Cave.

She offered up the magic of Ryuchi Cave, and in return, Shimizu not only had to provide a large number of livestock as blood offerings to the snakes of Ryuchi Cave every year, but also had to capture the toad sage of Mount Myōboku for her.

This is why Shimizu didn't kill Fukasaku the toad directly.

If it dies, the Sage Chakra within its body will dissipate, and then this toad will be useless.

The toad sage of Mount Myōboku, whose status is second only to Gamamaru, should be able to repay this favor.

As Fukasaku the toad lost consciousness and was captured by Shimizu, the balance of natural energy that Jiraiya had absorbed was instantly broken, and he exited Sage Mode.

He had no choice but to dispel the summoning spell and send Shima and Gamabunta back.

Fukasaku is already dead; we can't let the remaining two perish as well.

The affairs of Konoha need not involve Mount Myōboku.

Even with the help of the toads of Mount Myōboku and in Sage Mode, Jiraiya still struggled to withstand many attacks from Shimizu, let alone now.

In just a few rounds, this self-proclaimed hero, one of the three legendary ninja of Konoha, was beheaded by Shimizu's sword, and his soul was sent to the Pure Land to meet his teacher and students.

"Jiraiya!"

Several shrill voices rang out.

Those were all ninjas who were close to Jiraiya.

Tsunade, in particular, seemed to have overcome her hemophobia as a result. No longer could she only wear a blindfold and be a tool for the slug-healing army as before. Instead, she activated the Hundred Healings Technique, disregarding her injuries, and rushed madly towards Shimizu.

"Xiao Gang!"

Tobirama Senju swiftly appeared beside Tsunade, grabbed her shoulder, and teleported her away.

This battle has been lost; we can't continue!
The Fourth Kazekage's strength is outrageous; killing a Kage-level expert is as easy as killing a dog!
Even if his elder brother Hashirama Senju were to recover to his peak condition, he might not be able to beat this guy!
"withdraw!"

Orochimaru gave the order with great decisiveness.

To fill the power gap left by the disappearance of Minato and his wife, the four Kage-level ninjas of Konoha, including Tsunade, had already withdrawn the Four Red Sun Formation.

"All Konoha ninja over the age of fifty, stay with me to cover the rear."

Orochimaru shouted.

He is the Hokage, so he can't lead the escape. Otherwise, not many people will be able to escape. Even if they do try to escape, he will be the biggest target, and it won't be easy for him to get away.

However, Orochimaru was actually quite confident that he could escape with his life.

We just need to bring along a few more experienced veterans to cover our retreat.

(End of this chapter)