Starting with the Uchiha clan, they began cultivating demonic arts.

Chapter 147 Standoff and Battle Begin

The reason why Uchiha Touyu could still feel pain in the illusion was because he was afraid that if even the pain were weakened, Terumi Mei would develop a habit of exchanging injuries for injuries.

In this illusory space, that kind of combat style is perfectly fine. But if you played like that in real life, you'd probably kill enemies quickly, but die even faster.

In the illusionary space, Mei Terumi did not undergo several years of training. After only one year of cultivation, she had already developed her potential to the limit and had extremely rich combat experience.

Continuing the fight would provide some combat experience, but it wouldn't significantly increase his strength, so Uchiha Touya ended the genjutsu immediately.

When Mei Terumi regained consciousness, she looked at the ceiling and felt as if she had been in another world.

Although only a few seconds had passed in reality, she had already undergone a year of arduous training in the illusion space, and even her strength had improved significantly. Even though there was no change in her chakra reserves and physical attributes, her actual combat power was worlds apart from what it had been a few seconds ago.

Mei Terumi only dazed for a moment before coming back to her senses. In the illusion space, she didn't feel anything, but in reality, she only felt that her body was cold, slippery, and wet, which was quite uncomfortable.

"Are you awake?! If you are, hurry up and get dressed, get ready to go see the Fourth Mizukage!"

Uchiha Hiu patted Mei Terumi's chest, leaving five red marks, which brought Mei Terumi back to her senses.

Once she regained consciousness, Mei Terumi climbed off the bed, first using Water Release to cleanse her body, and then quickly got dressed.

After she finished dressing, Mei Terumi had time to fix her makeup. Meanwhile, Uchiha Tou, who had been waiting impatiently, took out a gourd, poured out some pills, and handed them to Mei Terumi.

"These pills can be used to improve your physical fitness, and improved physical fitness will also increase your chakra reserves."

As for the pills and soul energy that actually increased chakra, they also had an effect on Uchiha Touya himself, and he had already absorbed them completely.

In recent years, Uchiha Touya may not have seemed to be doing anything big in the ninja world, but in fact, thanks to the sacrifices of Orochimaru and the Grass Village, both his spiritual energy and chakra have increased significantly. Even the black energy used for the sacrifices has increased to several thousand strands.

Most of the Qi and Blood Pills refined from the Hunyuan Treasure Box were given to the sacrificial ninjas as motivation for them to continue working. However, even if only a fraction of them were deducted, it would still be a considerable amount of pills. Uchiha Hiyu has taken out quite a few and fed them directly to Terumi Mei.

After the pill entered her stomach, Mei Terumi felt a slight tremor in her body, and a huge warm current flowed through her internal organs, limbs and bones, and she broke out in a light sweat in an instant.

In a short while, Mei Terumi's blood and energy surged by nearly double, and her physical fitness, nerve reflexes, bone strength, and endurance all underwent tremendous changes. Along with the increase in physical strength, the amount of chakra in her body also surged by another 50%.

"This feels so powerful... I've never felt this good before!"

Clenching her fist, Mei Terumi's face revealed a hint of confidence. With her current strength, let alone a baby-faced girl like Yagura, Mei Terumi was confident that she could completely crush even the Third Mizukage in person!

For a ninja, improving basic skills is the most difficult thing. On the contrary, abilities such as ninjutsu are skills, which can be mastered quickly as long as the ninja has enough talent.

With Mei Terumi's current basic abilities, she has already surpassed her in the original timeline during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and by quite a distance.

The combat power she can demonstrate will definitely no longer be at the bottom of the Five Kage in the original work. She can only be slightly better than Gaara, a young man. Her stronger physical attributes can make up for her lack of taijutsu, and her higher chakra reserves can also greatly increase the power of her ninjutsu.

"Alright... the battle outside is probably already underway. I don't want my herb fields to suffer too much damage. I'll leave the rest to you!"

Mei Terumi simply nodded confidently at Uchiha Hiyu's instructions, tossed her long hair, and walked straight out the door.

Uchiha Tou followed behind Terumi Mei, slowly concealing his figure.

At this moment, the Yuki clan and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had almost all gathered at the entrance of the Mizukage Building in Kirigakure. However, it was clear that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were at a disadvantage in this regard.

It's important to know that the head of the Yuki clan was the Mizukage. His sudden and inexplicable death at the hands of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen naturally caused widespread unease and rebellion among the ninja.

If the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had made a series of preparations beforehand, and after killing the Mizukage, they had directly launched a surprise attack on the Yuki clan, and divided and disintegrated the core forces of the Third Mizukage, perhaps they could have managed to stabilize the situation in Kirigakure for a period of time.

However, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist seem to have lost their minds. Without any preparation, they directly killed the Third Mizukage, and then made no attempt to conceal or hide their ambitions...

Of course, most ninjas in the Mist Village didn't think there was anything wrong with what the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist did. After all, there were plenty of ninjas in the Mist Village who weren't very bright. So it was normal that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, who were known as the representatives of the Blood Mist, were not smart.

Some ninjas sensed that something was wrong, but with the Third Mizukage dead, there was nothing they could do to salvage the situation. The only way to minimize the losses for the ninja village was to quickly annihilate the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and their subordinate forces.

This led to a standoff lasting an hour, with nearly half of the Mist Ninja standing against the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, while a portion of the ninja remained neutral and chose to observe the situation.

"Have these guys gone mad? Anyone with eyes can see we have the upper hand! Why are they still acting so arrogantly?"

Yagura, with his baby face, frowned as he looked at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist with a hint of confusion.

The ninja under the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were already somewhat timid, but the Seven Ninja Swordsmen themselves looked fearless, as if they were the ones who had the upper hand.

"Forget it, never mind! In any case, since they've committed such a heinous act as killing the Mizukage, none of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen can be spared..."

"Cough cough cough...wait a minute..."

Amidst the violent coughing, a bald old man who looked frail and nearing the end of his life approached, carrying a cane decorated with a poisonous snake.

"Master Yuan...you've arrived too!"

Yagura spoke respectfully. As the third generation elder who established the ninja village with the First Hokage, Genji himself had declined to the limit due to his age, and might not even be able to defeat a Chunin. However, his experience and connections were undoubtedly the pillar of the entire Kirigakure village.

"We had no choice but to come... These seven guys must be being controlled by illusion magic!"

Master Yuan sighed, speaking with a hint of helplessness. His words immediately caused an uproar throughout the entire Mist Village:

"What?! The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have been controlled by genjutsu?! How is this possible?!"

"Hmm...it is indeed strange...when did these seven guys become so united? Theoretically, when the Seven of Us get together, shouldn't they exchange a few insults or even spar a bit?"

"Being controlled by genjutsu, that makes sense. Even the Mizukage was once controlled by genjutsu, so it's perfectly normal for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to be controlled by genjutsu as well!"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, the ninjas behind the Seven Ninja Swordsmen exchanged bewildered glances. At this moment, a ninja with a shark-like face frowned and asked Suigetsu Hozuki:

"Lord Sugiyama, are you truly still fully conscious?"

Suigetsu Hozuki grinned, and suddenly swung his large sword Samehada, the sharp fishbone-like blade breaking free of the white cloth wrapped around the sword with a vicious tearing sound.

The shark-faced ninja standing behind Suigetsu Hobutsu narrowed his eyes slightly and retreated rapidly, but was still left with a small bloody gash on his chest by the large sword.

"Are you doubting me?! Kisame Hoshigaki!"

The ninja named Kisame Hoshigaki staggered back several steps, then, after regaining his footing, coldly wiped the blood from his chest and licked it with his tongue.

"It seems you really have a problem! You weren't so irritable before, nor were you so shallow."

"Hehehe, think what you want! All I want right now is to turn this Hidden Mist Village upside down!"

As soon as Suigetsu Hobuki said this, the group of ninjas behind the Seven Ninja Swordsmen slowly retreated. These ninjas followed the Seven Ninja Swordsmen with the intention of following the leader, thinking that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would bring them more benefits after they came to power. They did not really want to destroy the entire village.

In just a short while, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were left without any other ninjas. The bonds between Kirigakure ninjas were already weak, not to mention that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were the representatives of the Blood Mist. Of course, there were no good people who could stay by their side, and it was only natural that they would turn away when things went wrong.

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were also controlled by genjutsu... Damn it, who did this?! Could it be the Uchiha from Konoha again?"

Yagura angrily brandished the weapon in his hand, a rather strange-looking iron rod with a hook.

"Anyway, it's not an ordinary genjutsu. If it weren't for Ao's Byakugan, probably very few people in the entire ninja village would have noticed that something was wrong with them."

"From now on, all high-ranking officials in the ninja village must undergo regular genjutsu checks, from the Mizukage down to the ordinary Jonin. Only after being checked can they carry out missions!"

The master spoke a few words firmly, and Yagura, his face grim, slowly nodded, picked up his weapon, and said:

"Let me try and see if I can break the illusion spell on these guys!"

"You can't handle the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist alone... Let Hozuki team up with you!"

After he finished speaking, a handsome young ninja with a leisurely expression walked out from behind Yuan Shi. He glanced at Yagura, nodded slightly, and then looked at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Yagura paused for a moment, looked at Homo who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and suddenly seemed to realize something:

"You are... a Jinchūriki?!"

She nodded slightly, her voice clear and cold:

"That's right, I am the Jinchūriki of the Six-Tails."

The existence of Jinchuriki is a top secret in any ninja village. Even though Yagura had already become a candidate for the Fourth Mizukage, he didn't know that the handsome young man in front of him was actually the Jinchuriki of his village.

Yagura had some doubts about the Jinchuriki's strength, but then he thought that the fact that he had been able to suppress the Six-Tails for so many years and had never allowed the Six-Tails to run rampant in the village demonstrated the strength of the Bubble.

"Okay, let's do it together..."

"Master Yuan, wait a minute, can I join you too?"

A crisp sound echoed, and Yagura and Homo both turned around, just in time to see a charming young girl with a slight smile walking over.

"Ming?! What are you doing here?"

Yuan Shi said with some surprise, "Unlike Bubbles, who has always lived in seclusion in the village, Mei Terumi is still a famous genius ninja in Kirigakure, even though she has hidden her bloodline limit. In addition, with her beautiful and dazzling appearance and mature and noble temperament, she is known to almost everyone in Kirigakure."

"Mei Terumi, what's this woman doing here?"

Yagura frowned. Although Mei Terumi was quite famous in Kirigakure, in his opinion, her strength was just so-so. She could be called a genius, but she was no match for the Ninja Swordsmen.

Yuan Shi knew more; he knew that Mei Terumi had synthesized a bloodline limit, which was not much weaker than the lower-ranked members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but he didn't think that Mei Terumi would benefit from participating in this battle.

"Hey, hey, hey, are you guys done discussing? We gave you a little time, and you've been going on and on, treating us like merchandise... or I'll kill you!"

The one who spoke was Hei Chu Lei Ya, who was holding a thunder blade. As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his pair of thunder blades, and terrifying lightning shot out from the blades, directly striking Yuan Shi!

"Elder Master Yuan!"

"Kurosuki Raiga, how dare you!!"

"careful!!"

The lightning was incredibly fast, and even Yagura and Hobo couldn't react in time. If the lightning had struck them directly, they would have been able to deal with it, but they never expected that Kurosuki Raiga's first move would actually hit Genji!

In the blink of an eye, just as the lightning was about to strike Yuan Shi's head, Terumi Mei waved her hand, and a semi-circular wall of water instantly rose from the ground.

(End of this chapter)