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Chapter 36 Don't cheat in front of me (Seeking recommendation votes)

"Is this where the Fourth Mizukage lived?"

When Uehara Naraku and Kisame Hoshigaki arrived at the Fourth Mizukage's lakeside residence, they only saw a pile of Kirigakure ninja corpses lying scattered on the shore, and the clear lake water was also a deep crimson.

Kisame Hoshigaki nodded, surveying his surroundings, and clicked his tongue in admiration, "Zabuza killed so many Mizukage guard ninjas; it seems he prepared for quite some time!"

Judging from the battle marks and blood temperature at the scene, it hasn't been long since Zabuza Momochi assassinated the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, and he might still be hiding nearby.

As for the outcome of their battle, neither Uehara Naraku nor Kisame Hoshigaki were optimistic that Momochi Zabuza would be able to kill Yagura. The Three-Tails Jinchuriki could not be dealt with through assassination methods.

A wave suddenly surged up on the water's surface!

A hideous behemoth sprang out, its back covered in thorns dripping with water, and three tails as hard as steel swaying back and forth behind it. A pair of eerie eyes stared intently at the two people on the shore.

"Huh?"

Instead of the fear the giant beast displayed on Kisame's face, a smile appeared: "To actually force the Mizukage to transform into a tailed beast, Zabuza's strength is truly not to be underestimated!"

This giant beast is none other than Isobu, the Three-Tailed Beast of Kirigakure.

The next moment, the giant beast, which was the size of a tortoise, glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki and then disappeared into a wisp of smoke from their sight.

Suddenly, a ninja who looked like a young boy emerged from the smoke. He had a stitched scar on his face, but it didn't look scary at all; instead, it looked rather cute.

It was none other than the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi. His eyes were somewhat cold as he said, "Hmph, Zabuza is just a coward. I don't need to use Isobu's power at all. I just let Isobu come out for some fresh air..."

Kisame Hoshigaki opened his palm, looked at Naraku Uehara, and said with a light laugh, "If we're going to face Lord Uehara next, then Lord Mizukage, please don't hesitate to use the power of the Three-Tailed Isobu, otherwise it will be difficult to let Lord Uehara have his fill!"

"Is that so?"

Yagura Karatachi glanced at Naraku Uehara, then nodded seriously and said, "I understand. I won't hold back."

"Hey, hey, hey, don't listen to Kisame's nonsense!"

Uehara Naraku glared at his new subordinate, then turned to Yagura Karatachi and said, "After all, if you use the Three-Tailed Isobu, you'll die a very painful death... It would be more convenient for everyone if I killed you in this form."

"..."

Uehara Naraku's words made Yagura's face turn ugly. How could this brat be so arrogant?

The Fourth Mizukage ignored him and instead looked at the shark-faced ninja: "Kisame Hoshigaki, so you also want to assassinate me? This brat is the accomplice you found?"

"No, Lord Mizukage, please don't misunderstand."

Kisame Hoshigaki shook his head, denying Yagura's accusation. He chuckled and continued, "I won't interfere in this battle, because right now I'm just an innocent bystander being coerced into assassinating the Mizukage!"

According to his and Uehara Naraku's plan, he would not participate in this battle.

Because he also wanted to see Uehara's power.

Defeating or killing a Kage-level figure is also a standard for measuring strength.

"Then I'll deal with you after I kill him!"

Yagura looked at Uehara Naraku, his hand suddenly flipped, and the green flower iron rod weapon on his back fell into his hand. He actually took the initiative to attack Uehara Naraku!

Uehara Naraku grabbed his weapon. Since his life energy had increased to over 3000 points, both his strength and speed had been greatly enhanced, making it easy for him to block Yagura's attack!

"The strength is not bad."

Uehara Naraku clicked his tongue in admiration, it was unclear whether he was praising himself or Yagura, but his words undoubtedly angered the Fourth Mizukage in front of him.

Yagura's palm suddenly turned blood red, and he slammed it into Uehara Naraku's chest. A cluster of coral quickly solidified Uehara's body!

This is the power from the Three-Tailed Isobu: Coral Palm!

Only Jinchuriki who can borrow the power of the Three-Tails can use the Coral Palm technique; once hit, coral will rapidly grow on their body.

As a perfect Jinchūriki, Yagura can enter a half-tailed beast transformation at any time by using the abilities of the Three-Tails, Isobu. This technique is almost always unexpected, causing many ninjas to fall victim to this ninjutsu inexplicably.

As expected, the Fourth Mizukage kept his word and immediately used the Three-Tails' power against Uehara Naraku, as promised!

"It's quite troublesome..."

Uehara Naraku watched as the coral rapidly grew on his body, almost instantly covering him completely, and whispered, "You've only just met him, and you're already using this kind of power?"

The moment of divine judgment!

A golden light shield emanated from Uehara's body, instantly dispelling the coral palms on his body. Chakra light swords pierced towards Yagura as Uehara swung his hand!

Yagura's iron rod twirled, and a stream of water fell from his green flower, transforming into a mirror that suddenly appeared before them!

"Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!"

A ninja who looked exactly like Uehara Naraku emerged from the mirror, and his chakra lightsaber pierced through Uehara's other water incarnation almost instantly.

Yagura dodged Uehara's attack with a somersault, frowned, and said with an unhappy expression, "Did the replication of the Water Mirror Technique fail?"

The Water Mirror Technique creates a ninja that looks exactly like the enemy, and can even use the enemy's ninjutsu. The previous copying attempt clearly failed.

Uehara Naraku punched Yagura in the jaw, sending him flying, before twisting his wrist and saying, "Hmm, the reason I can't be copied is probably because this world can only hold one of me?"

"Kid, you're really boastful!"

Yagura was slammed to the ground by Uehara Naraku. He quickly flipped to his feet and began forming hand seals: "Water Release: Water Dragon...!"

Uehara Naraku stomped on the ground, sending pebbles flying!

Uehara's speed was too fast, forcing Yagura to abandon the hand seals. Unexpectedly, the Fourth Mizukage was not surprised at all, and a thick tail suddenly shot out from behind him!

That's the tail of the Three-Tailed Fox!

Yagura suddenly swung his tail and lashed it hard at Uehara, sending him flying. This guy was using hand seals to lure Uehara into attacking!

Uehara Naraku, who had been thrown back into the air, brushed the mud off his clothes and stood up again. He saw that his life energy had dropped by more than a thousand points, meaning that Yagura's attack had been powerful enough to easily kill an ordinary Jonin...

Kisame Hoshigaki, who was watching the battle, shook his head and clicked his tongue in admiration as he looked at Naraku Uehara: "He clearly had many more ways to interrupt the hand seals, but he chose the most dangerous one. However, being able to withstand the power of the Three-Tails head-on, no wonder he's so confident..."

"I originally intended to fight you as an ordinary ninja, but you used the power of a tailed beast..."

Uehara Naraku clenched his fingers, calmly forming hand seals, and looked at Yagura softly, saying, "Fourth Mizukage, I forgot to tell you, I really hate it when people cheat in front of me..."

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