Konoha: Becoming a God Starting with Aburame

Chapter 150 Hozuki Mangetsu Transforms into a Kappa

The Third Mizukage looked at the intelligence report in his hand. Kyokotsu was fighting against Fugaku Uchiha, who had awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan, and the battle lines were once again locked in a stalemate.

This was not unexpected for the Third Mizukage. The Uchiha clan was not weak to begin with, especially during the Third Shinobi World War, when their overall strength increased rapidly.

There's a reason why Konoha's leadership suppressed the Uchiha clan and prevented them from participating in the war.

War takes away many people's cherished possessions, and this is the most convenient and extreme way for the Uchiha to awaken the Sharingan.

Look, now the Uchiha has developed a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan.

Kyokotsu's strength wasn't particularly great, and his control and development of his own power weren't very deep. If it weren't for the Third Mizukage's help, it's hard to say whether he could have become a Heavenly Demon.

The reason he was able to get entangled with Fugaku Uchiha was because Fugaku Uchiha did not want to provoke the Konoha leadership too much.

Having a kaleidoscope is one thing, but using it to instantly kill a Kage-level powerhouse is quite another.

Furthermore, the bio-armor on his body can alleviate the pressure of using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

After all, the Guyver Armor was created by Shiichi based on the White Zetsu, and later even incorporated weakened Hashirama cells.

As Fugaku Uchiha continued to work with the Guyver Armor, connecting his Mangekyou Sharingan with it, he felt a sense of relaxation throughout his body.

The Guyver Armor absorbed the burden of the Mangekyou Sharingan, which made Fugaku Uchiha exclaim many times that the Guyver Armor was really too outrageous, even able to share the consumption of using the Mangekyou Sharingan.

This is the source of Fugaku Uchiha's confidence in using the Mangekyou Sharingan for so long.

Otherwise, facing Fugaku Uchiha's future-predicting abilities combined with the third form of Susanoo, Kyokotsu, he might have been taken down in one fell swoop.

If it's replaced by Kaguya Kimimaro in the future, then we can look forward to it.

If the defense line isn't breached, then it isn't breached. Sending Kyokotsu to the front lines this time wasn't for the purpose of breaching the defense line.

Rather, it was to showcase the achievements of Kirigakure's bloodline limit technology and lay the foundation for attracting bloodline limit families in the future.

When the time comes, the Third Mizukage will raise his arms and call upon all heroes to respond, and everyone can sneak into Kirigakure, this paradise of bloodline limits, to breathe the free and sweet air.

As for the possibility of becoming an experimental subject for the Third Mizukage, this is the price to pay for pursuing freedom.

The Third Mizukage set the information aside and looked down at the Hozuki clan leader and Hozuki Mangetsu.

"The Hozuki clan was willing to let Hozuki Mangetsu conduct experiments on celestial youkai, and you still went this far? You really have the guts."

Geniuses in bloodline limit families are rarely sacrificed easily, because the rise of a genius can even drive the rise of the entire family.

Hozuki Gengetsu is a prime example; his reign was arguably the most powerful period for the Hozuki clan.

Even now, the Hozuki clan still enjoys the benefits brought by Hozuki Gengetsu.

Just like the Seven Swords of the Mist, it would be extremely difficult for an ordinary Mist Ninja to obtain even one of them.

Hozuki Mangetsu was proficient in all seven ninja swords, and no one would believe that this was not due to the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were founded by Hozuki Gengetsu.

"It is only natural for a ninja clan to contribute to the village."

"That's what the Hozuki clan chief said righteously."

In fact, before the Third Mizukage became strange, Kirigakure was not peaceful. In addition to the conflict between the ninja clans and the Third Mizukage, there was also conflict between the ninja clans themselves.

That's truly a case of a small temple with a strong wind, shallow water with many turtles. The battles between ninja clans are far more exciting than the battles between ninja clans and the Mizukage.

The Hozuki clan rose to prominence because of Hozuki Gengetsu, and declined because of Hozuki Gengetsu's death.

The Hozuki clan, who had served as Mizukage, did not retire gracefully; instead, they continued to hold onto many of the powers in Kirigakure.

The Hozuki clan paid a heavy price for losing Hozuki Gengetsu. This also became a breeding ground for conflict between the Hozuki clan and other ninja clans.

After the brutal political struggles subsided, the Hozuki clan produced two brothers, Hozuki Mangetsu and Hozuki Suigetsu, both of whom possessed top-tier ninja talent.

This is good news for the Hozuki clan, but it may not be so for other ninja clans.

They weren't full yet. They originally wanted to slowly erode the Hozuki clan by boiling them like a frog in lukewarm water. How could they allow the Hozuki clan to become strong again?

As a result, the Hozuki clan was once again attacked by many unknown individuals.

To protect Hozuki Suigetsu and to fight for the family's interests, Hozuki Mangetsu stepped into the limelight and became a "demon in the world," attracting much attention.

As a result, Hozuki Mangetsu suffered multiple assassination attempts, which he managed to thwart, but left him with many hidden injuries.

Furthermore, Hozuki Mangetsu's attempt to integrate the Water Transformation Technique into his bloodline resulted in a backlash that caused him to develop a bloodline disease.

The Hozuki clan tried many methods, but all to no avail. They could only watch helplessly as Hozuki Mangetsu's condition worsened.

After gaining Hozuki Mangetsu's opinion, the Hozuki clan decided to take a gamble and have Hozuki Mangetsu participate in the Third Mizukage's experiment on the Heavenly Youkai.

The failure can only be attributed to Hozuki Mangetsu's bad luck; the Hozuki clan truly did their best.

If successful, Hozuki Mangetsu will be able to lead the Hozuki clan to regain its former glory, or even surpass the era of Hozuki Gengetsu!

The Third Mizukage glanced at the Hozuki clan leader, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with his words.

I don't believe you for a second! You old geezer, you're a really bad guy!

However, Hozuki Mangetsu's potential is indeed not weak. He can achieve complete liquefaction, making ordinary attacks useless against him. Coupled with his skillful use of the seven ninja swords, his strength is indeed formidable.

"This isn't an experiment you conducted on earth-based yokai. The mortality rate for sky-based yokai is extremely high. As you've probably seen, ordinary ninjas are almost always killed; only geniuses have a slight chance of success."

The Third Mizukage paused, "Only celestial demons are demons, as for terrestrial demons..."

"A half-demon!"

The Third Mizukage spoke with a hint of gritted teeth, expressing his dissatisfaction with these choices made by seasoned veterans of the Earthly Demons.

The schedule for experiments on earth monsters is fully booked, and because of the safety guarantees, there are many respondents.

The experimental subjects of the Heavenly Demon were passable at first, but after all the participating ninjas failed and died, the ones who came to participate afterward were all freaks and scoundrels. You even sent genin (low-ranking ninjas) here. Why don't you just go to heaven!

The Third Mizukage was so angry that he wanted the earth monster experiment to fail and kill some people.

"Heavenly yokai still have potential to be explored, but earthly yokai have absolutely no chance; they don't even qualify to be a member of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!"

Although in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, the yokai of the heavens are just one of those being exploited, the yokai of the earth don't even have the right to be exploited.

The Hozuki clan leader kept his eyes down, knowing that while everyone knew the yokai of the heavens were powerful, their mortality rate was also frighteningly high.

Making these high-ranking clan leaders participate in the experiments on the Heavenly Demons is just bullying them!

Let's give the opportunity to the younger generation.

"Lord Mizukage, my talent is quite good in Kirigakure; I'm sure I can succeed!"

Looking haggard, Hozuki Mangetsu coughed a few times after speaking, appearing unusually weak.

"Your talent is quite good, and it fits my vision of a kappa. It's worth a try. Come with me."

The Third Mizukage led Hozuki Mangetsu into the Heavenly Youkai Experiment Base.

The Hozuki clan chief watched this unfold and silently prayed:

"Full Moon, you must succeed!"

(End of this chapter)