Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 313 Siren!

In a cave in the land of water.

Scorpion sat on a rock, his brow furrowed.

The fact that Hiruko's life was broken rarely upset him.

That Cloud Village ninja named Darui was indeed quite skilled; he actually saw through the weakness of his puppet, forcing him to temporarily retreat.

It's okay, there will be another chance next time.

What he hated even more than that was waiting for people.

"That idiot, is he going to blow himself up?"

That idiot Deidara caused such a commotion that even Sasori was speechless.

Just then, faint footsteps came from the cave entrance.

A slightly disheveled figure walked in.

The person who arrived was Deidara.

He was covered in dust, and his clothes had several holes in them.

"You bastard, causing such a commotion and making me wait here for so long!"

"Hehe, don't be angry, I just got carried away and went a little overboard."

Despite Sasori's rage, Deidara remained unfazed, still grinning. "Those guys from Kumogakure are pretty good; they almost left me there."

Scorpion snorted coldly and did not pursue the matter further.

As long as the task is completed, that's fine, even if the process was a bit rough.

"By the way, Brother Scorpion, how's the situation on your end?"

As Deidara spoke, he approached Sasori without any warning.

However, the moment those words were spoken...

Scorpion suddenly froze.

wrong.

Brother Scorpion?

Deidara always called him "Lord Sasori".

Sasori controlled his body, trying to retreat while simultaneously shooting out chakra threads.

But it was too late.

"Quick reaction, but unfortunately—too slow."

Deidara's figure is already very close.

He raised his hand and punched Scorpion squarely in the chest.

Splash!

The scorpion's puppet body was shattered into pieces by this attack, and the puppet's body was completely scattered.

Amidst the flying debris, a cylindrical piece of flesh engraved with the character "scorpion" was firmly grasped by Deidara's hand.

It is the scorpion's true form—the regeneration core!

Deidara's appearance changes rapidly, revealing Yamashiro Aoba's original appearance.

"The Wood Release technique of disguise is indeed convenient; it even fooled the cautious Sasori."

Aoba looked at the regeneration core in his hand, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

"Orochimaru would really like this."

Both the principle of regeneration core and the ninjutsu that allows human puppets to retain the physical body's original form have considerable research value.

"Next up is Kakuzu."

This guy is quite talented; if we could recruit him, that would be great.

Fog Concealment Frontline Camp.

Although the Akatsuki's surprise attack caused huge losses to the Hidden Cloud Village, and even directly destroyed the Hidden Cloud Village's logistics base, it greatly relieved the pressure on the Hidden Mist Village.

The Cloud Village's offensive was forced to a complete halt, and the Mist Village finally got a chance to catch its breath.

However, the atmosphere inside the Fog Shadow Camp was somewhat subtle and complex.

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Logically, everyone should be happy that strong reinforcements have come to repel the enemy.

But the problem lies in the identities of these key players.

There are actually two S-rank rogue ninja from Kirigakure in this organization!

One of them is Juzo Biwa, one of the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and the Executioner's Blade!

The other one is Kisame Hoshigaki, who betrayed his superior and stole Samehada!

Kisame, in particular, actually managed to defeat the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure on the front lines!

This terrifying strength completely proves that he truly deserves to be the master of Samehada.

But this is tantamount to a direct slap in the face to Kirigakure.

If they weren't currently in a cooperative relationship, and if these two weren't so strong, Kirigakure would have already come up and tried to steal the ninja sword.

They knew very well that all of this was actually the fault of the former Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi.

Strong ninjas like Juzo Biwa and Kisame should have been the backbone of Kirigakure, but now they've become rogue ninjas who do things for money.

The older ninjas knew the inside story and understood the village's predicament.

Because of the full-scale war between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village, many promising young talents were selected in advance and sent to the front lines to fill the troop shortages.

At this time, Kirigakure was in an extremely delicate power vacuum.

But these young ninjas might not understand those intricacies.

In particular, none of those who graduated from the Hidden Mist Ninja Academy during the "Village of Blood Mist" era were easy targets; they were all ruthless characters who had fought their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

Because of Aoba Yamashiro's secret intervention, the secret that Yagura Karatachi was controlled by Obito was exposed in advance, leading to his premature removal from office.

Currently, Kirigakure is being managed by Master Yuan.

Mei Terumi, as a genius with two bloodline limits, will likely be officially appointed as the Fifth Mizukage after this war, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

In the original timeline, Mei Terumi, with the help of Ao, exposed Yagura's secret and demonstrated her formidable strength and ruthless methods during the ensuing turmoil, which completely won over everyone and allowed her to successfully ascend to the position of Mizukage.

But things are different now.

Yagura stepped down early. Although Mei Terumi was quite strong, she was still in the development stage and had not yet shown the Kage-level strength and talent that was enough to overwhelm everyone.

She was directly chosen by Master Yuan to be the next Mizukage, and she was a woman!

This caused dissatisfaction among many proud and arrogant people within the Hidden Mist Village.

Especially in the eyes of those unruly new generation, why does Mei Terumi think she can ride on their heads?

Among them, the one who jumped the most enthusiastically was "Demon" Zabuza Momochi!

Because of Yagura's early resignation, Zabuza did not defect as he did in the original story after attempting to assassinate the Mizukage.

Instead, thanks to his outstanding skills, he stayed in the village and even gained the approval of the Twin Swordsman, Flounder, becoming one of the new generation of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!

This fueled his even greater ambitions.

Mei Terumi was only a few years older than him, and she was lucky enough to have been raised by Master Gen since childhood.

If she had been in the same year as him at the ninja academy, she probably would have died at his hands long ago.

Zabuza believed that he was the right person to be the Mizukage.

Therefore, Zabuza stopped Mei Terumi.

"Mei Terumi, I challenge you!"

"The Mizukage of Kirigakure should be the strongest ninja, not some old man who is directly appointed."

"If you really have the ability, prove it to me right here, in front of everyone!"

Mei Terumi stopped and looked Zabuza up and down.

She knew Zabuza the Demon, considering him a rising star of Kirigakure.

They're pretty good, but that's about it.

She glanced at the ninja sword on Zabuza's back, and, in Aoba's words, "got cocky."

Mei Terumi didn't speak; her gaze swept around.

A large number of Hidden Mist ninjas had gathered around, some of them were just passing by, while others had come after hearing the commotion.

Their eyes held a variety of expressions: some were curious, some were expectant, and some even held a hint of scrutiny!

Mei Terumi knew perfectly well that while these people appeared to be there to watch the spectacle, they actually wanted to see just how capable this woman, who was slated to become the next Mizukage, really was.

She was well aware of the doubts and suspicions about her within the Hidden Mist Village.

Those discontented voices have always been there; it's just that no one dared to be the first to speak out before.

Now that Zabuza has jumped out, that's perfect.

Mei Terumi's lips curled up slightly as she tried out the "gift" left behind by that bastard.

"Can!"

Mei Terumi agreed immediately.

"Consider it as giving guidance to the younger generation."

Zabuza glared at Mei Terumi with an unfriendly expression upon hearing this.

The news spread faster than expected.

Soon, the area was filled with onlookers.

Even the two outside helpers, Juzo Biwa and Kisame Hoshigaki, appeared out of nowhere and found a good spot to sit down.

"Hehe, this is going to be interesting."

Kisame grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

Pipa Juzo remained silent, his gaze steadily fixed on the two people in the room.

He had also heard of Zabuza; he was a promising young man.

However, he did not believe that Zabuza could defeat Mei Terumi.

"Young man, you don't know your own limitations. It's good that you fell down."

In the field.

Zabuza took off his twin swords, Hiramekarei, infused them with chakra, and blew off the bandages on their surface.

Mei Terumi, on the other hand, had her hands empty.

"Terumi Mei-sama!"

A voice came from the crowd, and a bespectacled boy squeezed through, holding a ninja sword in his hands.

"Please use my knife!"

The boy ran up to Mei Terumi and solemnly presented her ninja sword with both hands.

Mei Terumi glanced down at him. The boy was young, but his eyes held a seriousness.

"What's your name?"

"I—my name is Chojuro!"

The boy was a little nervous.

"Chojuro, thank you, but I don't need any weapons."

Mei Terumi reached out and ruffled his hair.

"Work hard, I have high hopes for you."

Chojuro's face flushed red instantly, and he nodded vigorously.

"Yes."

Chojuro retreated back into the crowd.

Zabuza snorted coldly.

"Mei Terumi, aren't you underestimating me?"

Mei Terumi turned her head to look at Zabuza, her smile undiminished.

"Underestimate? No, no, no, I just think it's unnecessary."

"Come on, let me see your strength."

Zabuza's gaze turned completely cold.

"Alright, then don't blame me for being impolite!"

His hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals.

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"

A thick white mist instantly spread from Zabuza's surroundings, covering the entire area at an extremely fast speed.

Zabuza's figure also completely disappeared into the thick fog.

"This is Zabuza's silent killing technique."

Some people recognized it as Zabuza's signature move.

However, just as the fog began to spread...

call!

A sudden gust of wind erupted!

The fog was blown away completely!

Zabuza, who was preparing to launch a sneak attack, was suddenly exposed to everyone's view.

Zabuza was completely stunned.

What's going on?!

On the outskirts of the crowd, Qing, whose right eye was covered by an eye patch, suddenly widened his eyes.

He saw it clearly just now with his eyes rolled back.

"That's Wind Release!"

"When did Mei Terumi learn Wind Release, and how did she become so powerful?!"

Zabuza was hit by a ninjutsu for some unknown reason, but his reaction was extremely fast.

"As expected of the next Mizukage, he's truly skilled!"

The Twin-Sword Flounder itself consists of two swords, and Zabuza wielded one in each hand as he charged towards Mei Terumi.

Terumi Mei raised her hand to form a seal.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A massive torrent of water rose from the ground, transforming into a water dragon that lunged at Zabuza.

"ha!"

Instead of retreating, Zabuza charged straight at the water dragon.

With a single, crossed slash of its twin swords, the flounder cleaved the water dragon in two!

"He's quite capable."

Terumi Mei chuckled.

"Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!"

A large glob of highly corrosive, viscous liquid spurted from her mouth.

Zabuza's pupils contracted sharply, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet, shifting his body to the side to dodge.

The acid that fell to the ground instantly corroded the hard rocks, creating deep pits that emitted white smoke.

"Melt Escape?! Blood Successor Limit!"

The surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas immediately erupted in chaos.

"Lady Terumi Mei is a bloodline limit ninja?!"

Kirigakure does an excellent job of keeping information about ninjas secret, and Mei Terumi rarely takes action, so many people only found out today that Mei Terumi is actually a bloodline ninja.

Mei Terumi reached up and touched the corner of her mouth, a bewitching smile appearing on her face.

"Warm-up is over."

"Now, the real show begins."

As soon as she finished speaking, the curse mark on Mei Terumi's body was activated instantly.

The black curse mark spread rapidly from her shoulder, covering half of her body.

This is the first state of the curse seal.

But Mei Terumi did not stop.

Almost instantly, she skipped one state and entered the second form of the cursed seal!

Kisame, who was watching from the sidelines, suddenly brightened up, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.

"Wow—this power—interesting."

Mei Terumi's appearance has undergone a drastic change.

Her original brown hair turned sea blue, and translucent fish fin-like structures grew on both sides of her ears. Light blue scales appeared on her cheeks, arms, and parts of her body.

At this moment, Mei Terumi shed her original gentleness and exuded an eerie beauty, like a legendary sea siren descending to earth!

The entire room fell silent.

Mei Terumi slowly raised her right hand, and water flowed out, forming a water whip in her hand.

Snapped!

Mei Terumi casually swung her water whip, which struck the ground.

boom!

Rock fragments flew everywhere, and a rock half the height of a person shattered completely.

Zabuza's face turned green.

If that were thrown at someone, they'd be lucky to escape with their life, if not dead.

"Come on, Zabuza."

Mei Terumi gently flicked her water whip, her tone remaining gentle.

"Continue."

Zabuza gritted his teeth; he could not back down.

To back down in front of everyone is more shameful than death!

He could only rely on his agile movements to dodge the water whip's blows and close the distance between them.

Mei Terumi remained standing in place, each lash leaving a terrifying mark on the ground.

"Now!"

Zabuza immediately unleashed the true power of the flounder.

The flounder unleashed its chakra, instantly expanding several times its original size, and slammed directly towards Mei Terumi.

However, Mei Terumi did not dodge.

Whoosh!

Her body exploded into a shower of water, with flounder passing through it.

Zabuza: "What?!"

"The art of water transformation!"

Pipa Juzo exclaimed in surprise.

Ao exclaimed in disbelief, "The Hozuki clan's secret technique! How could she know it?!"

He was absolutely certain that Mei Terumi was not a member of the Hozuki clan.

Mei Terumi's body quickly reformed, completely unharmed.

She turned to look at Zabuza.

"Is there anything else?"

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