Mizukage's Pokémon Ninja Scroll

Chapter 329 The Secret Chamber

At this moment, Hozuki Shingetsu and the other two knew that if they didn't take action soon, the group of evil god cult followers below would probably be wiped out by the Cloud Village.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they have several ninjas helping them.

However, given the combat skills of these ninjas, who had been out of practice for so long, they were not a significant threat to the Cloud Village group.

A thick fog quietly rose within the camp.

The two leading Cloud Village Jonin immediately noticed this anomaly.

"Watch out! There's one."

Before the man could finish speaking, a clear, crisp female voice came from behind him.

"Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique"

A large amount of yellowish-brown corrosive liquid swept towards the Jonin.

Fortunately, dealing with these cultists did not take up too much of his energy, and the appearance of the Mist Concealment Technique did make him wary. He immediately retreated and avoided the coverage of the 'Melting Monster Technique'.

The brownish-yellow slime splashed onto the ground, making a sizzling sound, which startled the Jonin and sent a chill down his spine.

However, the trio's attack was not over yet.

As he retreated, a scroll covered with densely packed explosive runes rapidly unfurled behind him.

By the time he noticed the unfolded 'scroll,' it had already begun to flash with a terrifying red light.

"Exploding Blade Technique - Hair-Piercing Strangulation Death"

"Boom~ Boom~ Boom boom~"

The continuous roar of explosions shook the earth, and even Zabuza's newly unleashed "Hidden Mist Technique" was blown away by the waves of shockwaves, creating a large area of ​​space.

Hozuki Shingetsu used her water transformation technique to avoid some of the backlash caused by her lack of mastery over the Explosive Blade, and quickly moved away from the blast radius while carrying the Explosive Blade.

However, just as he retreated, a disheveled figure rushed out from the blast radius.

At this moment, the Cloud Village Jonin had lost half of his left arm, and his body was covered with horrific injuries caused by the explosion.

Even so, he still gripped the longsword crackling with lightning with his remaining arm and charged swiftly toward Hozuki Shingetsu.

However, Hozuki Shingetsu, who was flying backward, suddenly grinned and revealed a wicked smile.

"The first one!"

The next moment, the Cloud Village Jonin who was rushing forward suddenly had streaks of bright red blood appear all over his body. Then, as if he had been cut by countless sharp blades, he was scattered into pieces on the ground.

Meanwhile, Zabuza, hidden in the shadows, exerted a slight force with his arm, causing the wire trap he had set up beforehand to quickly retract into the hidden compartment on the hilt of his sword.

"You dare to charge through the steel wire formation without any water-based magic?"

Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the scattered pieces of debris with a mocking tone, then retreated back into the mist behind her.

Before another Cloud Village Jonin arrived after hearing the commotion.

Zabuza also used the Hidden Mist Technique again to replenish the mist that had been scattered earlier.

Hozuki Shingetsu slammed the exploding blade spray heavily onto the ground, taking a few difficult breaths before calming down a bit of the lingering fear in his heart.

"I never expected this bastard to be this strong!"

Seemingly to vent his anger, Hozuki Shingetsu stepped forward and kicked the enemy on the ground, who was dead beyond any hope of survival, twice before collapsing to the ground.

"Alright, stop wasting time here. Let's go see if Zabuza's situation has been resolved."

Mei Terumi gave Hozuki Shingetsu, the temporary captain, a disdainful look.

"She's nowhere near as good as Tachibana, not even as good as Teacher Ao!"

Seeing Mei Terumi's expression, Hozuki Shingetsu, who had originally wanted to assert his authority as captain, was now in a hurry.

However, considering that if Mei Terumi hadn't killed that Jonin with a Lava Release Arrow at the last moment, he would likely have been roasted by the opponent's powerful Fire Release ninjutsu.

In the end, he obediently shut his mouth and temporarily forgot his identity as captain.

Fortunately, Zabuza's appearance helped him ease the awkward situation.

"Did you get it sorted out on your end?"

Seeing Zabuza approach, and even the mist that had been shrouding the entire camp beginning to dissipate, Hozuki Shingetsu immediately changed the subject and asked.

After the three of them killed the remaining Cloud Village Chunin, they discovered that the evil god cultists had all started to scatter and flee.

The three decisively chose to split up, with Zabuza, who was the fastest and possessed sensory ninjutsu, taking charge of pursuing and capturing prisoners alive, while the remaining two stayed behind to deal with the last Cloud Village Jonin.

However, after asking his question, Hozuki Shingetsu was surprised to see Zabuza's serious expression of silence.

"Didn't they catch anyone? Or did they leave no survivors?"

Zabuza simply shook his head slightly and replied.

"No, we've captured them alive. But I suggest you come and see for yourselves."

After he finished speaking, even Mei Terumi, who was dealing with the body of the Jonin, gave him a strange look.

You know, Zabuza isn't usually this kind of fussy, indecisive guy.

Full of doubt, the two followed Zabuza to a waterfall at the deepest part of the camp.

Along the way, you can see many corpses, and judging from the wounds, they are mostly Zabuza's doing. In front of the waterfall, there are several knocked-out Jashin cultists and Yugakure ninjas tied up.

"Um, you just came to see them?"

Hozuki Shingetsu looked at the prisoners, puzzled.

Although this was indeed the goal of the three of them on this mission, they didn't understand why Zabuza was making it so serious.

However, Zabuza simply rolled his eyes at him and walked straight behind the waterfall.

Neither Hozuki nor Shingetsu expected that there would be a hidden cave, clearly man-made, on the back side of the waterfall.

While not luxuriously decorated, the space was enormous, and it was well-equipped with all kinds of weapons and supplies. At the same time, it was covered with obvious symbols of the heretical cult.

However, Zabuza did not stop. He pushed open a thick door and walked inside again.

This time, as soon as the door opened, a strong stench of blood rushed out.

Even the blood flowing from the deaths of hundreds of people outside cannot compare to one or two tenths of the stench of blood here.

Along with the stench of blood, a slightly immature, shouting voice also emanated from the scene.

"You bastards! Put me down right now!! The Evil God will surely punish you severely!!"

The two who followed Zabuza into the room looked ahead in astonishment.

Inside this empty room, what comes into view is a huge circular pool of blood filled with an unknown amount of blood.

In the very center of the blood pool, on that clean yet eerily strange triangular altar, stood a six- or seven-year-old boy nailed to a cross.

The boy had silver-gray hair and wore a tattered black robe.

However, these are not the main points.

To their horror, the two discovered that the boy's heart, abdomen, and limbs were all pierced by sharp black spikes, and he was firmly nailed to the cross.

But there was still nothing wrong with it; it was full of energy, twisting and shouting non-stop.

"What are you looking at! It hurts so much! Put me down right now!"

(End of this chapter)