The world I hear is completely different from yours.

Then, the snake-shaped sword in Tian Qing's hand began to emit a dazzling light again, revealing itself to be another "Immortal Art * Baboon Bone Cannon" that was charging up!

Tianqing isn't the protagonist of those anime. She won't give up ranged attacks and switch to close combat just because her ranged moves don't work the first time. Why would she abandon the convenient and easy-to-use ranged attacks and run into the enemy's already prepared position to fight head-on? If one magic cannon doesn't work, just fire it again. There's nothing that hundreds of magic cannons can't solve. If there is, then just fire hundreds more magic cannons!

Boom!!! Destructive white light erupted once more. This time, without the barrier of any defensive barrier, the "Sage Art: Baboon Bone Cannon" struck the very center of the Mizukage's office, blasting it to smithereens! Third Mizukage, I've just smashed your lair to pieces! I refuse to believe you can still hold back now!

"Damn it!!! All of you, get her! Kill her!!" A furious voice roared. Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone Tian Qing's behavior, which was not just taking advantage of someone's kindness, but directly smearing mud on their face. How could the Third Mizukage tolerate this?

Finally, after being relentlessly humiliated by Tianqing, the Third Mizukage finally let out an angry roar! However, to Tianqing's ears, besides the Third Mizukage's annoyance and embarrassment, there was actually a hint of smugness in his voice?

"Kill! Charge! She's just one person!!" At the Third Mizukage's command, the Kirigakure ninja who had been hiding in the shadows leaped out. These Kirigakure ninja, as the Mizukage's personal guard, even now, with Kirigakure under attack from the Kaguya clan and in dire need of manpower, would only protect the Mizukage, making them the elite of the Kirigakure!

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!!"

Instantly, a thick fog completely enveloped the entire Mizukage office building. In this fog, everything became extremely blurry, with visibility so low that even objects two meters away could not be seen. It also absorbed sounds from within the fog, making the movements of the Mist Ninja even more silent.

"Is it the Hidden Mist Technique again? It seems to be the same old 'silent killing technique'! No wonder the Hidden Mist Village is so afraid of bloodline ninjas. After all, if someone has a reconnaissance bloodline like the Hyuga Byakugan, all their silent killing techniques will probably be for nothing!"

"Although I don't have the Byakugan, when it comes to reconnaissance, I'm second to none! Full listening ability!!" Instantly, countless sounds emanated from the once silent fog in Tian Qing's ears. The chattering sounds from the items on the Mist Ninja's bodies turned the silent fog into a noisy marketplace, making the location of each Mist Ninja exceptionally clear!

In the next instant, to the astonishment of the Mist Ninja, the floating blue figure behind Ameyoshi extended its fist.

"Giant Warrior, Pegasus Meteor Fist!!!"

Although Ame-no-Tsune wasn't a Pegasus Saint and didn't have any Cosmo, it was just a name Ame-no-Tsune casually used to sound impressive. However, after the Giant God Warrior entered the "Gear Second" mode of the Gum-Gum Fruit, the speed of his punches increased explosively. The fists that could already leave faint afterimages were now completely invisible. The only thing the ninjas could feel was the gale-like wind generated by the punches!

Boom! A massive gale suddenly erupted, sweeping thick fog far into the distance!

A few breaths later, the force of the punch dissipated, leaving the Mizukage's office building a scene of carnage! The Colossus's fist, possessing incredible speed and power, was fatal to the Mist Ninja, who lacked any particularly strong physique; a mere touch meant certain death, let alone any time to defend themselves! Under the precise targeting of Ame-no-Tsurugi's listening ability, a large number of Mist Ninja, caught off guard, felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, their bodies flying as if struck by a hundred-ton hammer, blood splattering everywhere!

Huff! Huff! The captain of the royal guard gasped for breath, his clothes soaked with blood, barely managing to stay upright. Although he too hadn't seen the giant soldier's attack, as the strongest member of the Mizukage's royal guard, he instinctively moved his body at the last moment, relying on his years of combat intuition, and narrowly escaped death. He was only grazed by the giant soldier's fist, causing severe bleeding in multiple places.

"Lord Mizukage, run! I'll hold her off!" The captain of the personal guard shouted without turning his head. As Lord Mizukage's bodyguard, he secretly vowed to buy Lord Mizukage enough time, even if it meant sacrificing his own life!

Then, a kunai came from behind him and swiftly slit his throat!

"Lord Mizukage?!" The captain of the personal guard was filled with questions, not understanding why the person he was protecting would take the initiative to kill him. He could only utter a muffled sound from his leaky throat before collapsing helplessly into a pool of blood.

"Finally couldn't hold back any longer, huh? Third Mizukage?" Tianqing looked at the man opposite her, sensing the dense death aura emanating from his body, and immediately understood the real reason why the Third Mizukage had been unwilling to make a move before. "This must be Edo Tensei, right? I never thought the dignified Third Mizukage was already a dead man! No wonder you had to kill him to silence him; it seems you've been putting on a very good act all this time."

Crack! Crack! Tiny fragments fell off the Third Mizukage's face, revealing his cracked, terracotta-like face and a pair of dark, lifeless eyes—a unique mark of the reanimated dead. This Third Mizukage was clearly a reanimated dead, showing no signs of rage and still retaining a clear mind!

How can the leader of a country be a dead person resurrected by forbidden techniques? Therefore, the Third Mizukage usually had to disguise himself as much as possible and dared not fight. This is the real reason why the Third Mizukage watched Tensei rampage through Kirigakure. Only after he dealt with all the witnesses did he dare to show his true form and fight!

"Oh? You can sense the death aura on my body. Is it some kind of special bloodline limit?" The Third Mizukage slowly put away the blood-stained kunai, looking at the Ultraman mask on Tensei's face and the fire cloud robe on his body. "And you even know about the Impure World Reincarnation. I didn't expect there to be a strong person like you in the Akatsuki!"

This is the real reason why there are no bloodline limit ninjas in the Mizukage's personal guard. Although the Third Mizukage's disguise could fool ordinary ninjas without special abilities, it could not fool those ninjas with special bloodline limit senses. Therefore, the Third Mizukage simply took advantage of the Water Country's tradition of hating bloodline limits and ordered the elimination of bloodline limit ninjas in Kirigakure to completely eliminate the hidden danger that might expose his identity!

"Speaking of which, your beam attack just now looked very familiar!" The Third Mizukage stared intently at Tensei, saying each word clearly, "I remember being shattered by a similar attack before! So, that attack was also carried out by Madara Uchiha, who hired your Akatsuki organization?"

"Eh? Uchiha Madara? Also?" Tianqing's mind was in turmoil. There was so much information in that sentence. Weren't you a collaborator with Uchiha Madara? How did it become that Uchiha Madara hired the Akatsuki to kill you?

However, despite her doubts, Tian Qing replied with unusual certainty, "Hmph, I won't pry into my employer's secrets. My orders are simply to kill you!"

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Night of the Undead* Only the head is useful; everything else can be discarded.

Deception is a basic skill for ninjas, and Tianqing is naturally very skilled at it. Although she has no idea what the Third Mizukage meant, it doesn't stop her from following the Third Mizukage's lead. Anyway, it doesn't cost any money to try, so she might as well deceive as much as she can.

"Hmph! Uchiha Madara, that cunning and despicable bastard, I knew he wasn't dead yet!" The Third Mizukage cursed angrily. Perhaps because he had been hiding his true intentions for so long, he didn't hold back in front of Amehara, who was "in the know," and blurted everything out. "I shouldn't have taken him in in the first place. I should have killed him while he was still recovering from his serious injuries! That despicable Uchiha scoundrel actually sent you to stab me first, and then used the guise of treatment to control me!"

It seems my previous failed assassination attempt has also been blamed on Uchiha Madara! Tianqing mentally gave Uchiha Madara a thumbs up for being the scapegoat, while outwardly appearing to acquiesce, neither denying nor refuting, simply standing there silently.

Based on the Third Mizukage's words, Tianqing was able to deduce Madara Uchiha's general movements over the years: The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, killed Madara Uchiha when he attacked Konoha with the Nine-Tails, and soon after, he himself died from his injuries. The Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, did not cremate Madara's body, but instead kept it to conduct research projects. Afterwards, Madara successfully resurrected himself using Izanagi, which he had previously stored in his eyes, and hid in Kirigakure to recuperate.

Afterwards, Madara Uchiha formed an alliance with the Third Mizukage, who was not yet the Mizukage. They agreed that Madara would help the Third Mizukage defeat other competitors and reclaim the Mizukage throne, while the Third Mizukage would provide Madara with a large amount of resources, such as funds for recuperation and materials for researching Hashirama cells.

However, Tensei's failed assassination attempt changed everything. Although the Third Mizukage didn't die immediately, he was on the verge of death after Tensei shattered most of his body. Afterwards, Madara Uchiha, under the guise of treatment, used Hashirama cells to restore half of the Third Mizukage's body.

However, Madara Uchiha certainly wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. Taking advantage of that time, he added many control techniques to the Third Mizukage's body, thereby completely controlling him and beginning to indirectly rule Kirigakure. Therefore, the Third Mizukage naturally believed that Madara Uchiha orchestrated the assassination attempt, aiming to injure him so he could control him. How could he have imagined that the assassination attempt was merely Tensei's own doing?

Seeing Tian Qing's tacit agreement, the Third Mizukage snorted coldly and continued, "However, Madara Uchiha's medical skills were indeed terrible, which caused me to die not long after! I thought that would be the end of it all, but that Uchiha scoundrel actually brought me back up again, and even after my death, he wanted to use me to continue ruling Kirigakure!"

However, in Tianqing's opinion, the cause of the Third Mizukage's death was not because Madara's medical skills were inadequate, but rather because Madara's research on Hashirama's cells was insufficient at the time. After all, in the original story, Madara later successfully saved Obito Uchiha, who also had half his body shattered. This shows that it wasn't that Madara's medical skills were inadequate, but rather that the research conditions were insufficient. Therefore, this medical accident was simply a case of the Third Mizukage being born at the wrong time.

Of course, Madara Uchiha wouldn't let such a useful puppet as the Third Mizukage simply disappear. Therefore, he used the Impure World Reincarnation technique to bring the Third Mizukage back to the human world, attempting to continue utilizing the power of Kirigakure. As a former high-ranking member of Konoha, Madara Uchiha was well-versed in many of Konoha's secrets, and with Black Zetsu as his accomplice, obtaining the scroll containing the original Impure World Reincarnation technique was not difficult for him.

However, the original Impure World Reincarnation technique invented by the Second Hokage didn't include any methods of controlling the dead. The technology to restrain and control the deceased was invented later by Orochimaru. Therefore, it's likely that Madara threatened to release the Impure World Reincarnation and kill the Third Mizukage again to force him to comply. After all, someone with such a strong will to live as the Third Mizukage wouldn't willingly return to the afterlife.

Then the Third Mizukage raised the kunai in his hand and pointed it at Tensei: "It seems that Madara has realized that he cannot undo my Impure World Reincarnation, so he sent you to assassinate me, right? Did Madara tell you what kind of power the resurrected dead possess?"

"Nonsense, as a transmigrator, how could I not know? Infinite chakra + immortality, right?" Tian Qing thought to herself, but outwardly remained silent, watching the other party without uttering a word, hoping that this would prompt the Third Mizukage to reveal some more bombshell information. After all, Tian Qing dared not listen to the voices of those items imbued with dense death energy around the Third Mizukage; those inhuman voices hovering between life and death were not something Tian Qing could bear to hear.

Unfortunately, the Third Mizukage clearly didn't want to waste any more time. Although he knew he had the upper hand, every extra minute wasted increased the risk, so he decided to just finish off the enemy as soon as possible.

The next moment, before the Third Mizukage could even make a move, Tensei, realizing she couldn't hear any more gossip, cleverly launched her attack first. She hadn't even made a move in the first place because she wanted to hear the gossip, but now that you're not going to talk, sorry, you're useless. Do you really think you have Naruto's ability to make enemies smile and commit suicide?

"Giant God Soldier, Divine Gun!!!"

Having been poised for a long time, the Giant Warrior swiftly unleashed a powerful punch. His arm extended rapidly at an extremely high speed, like a divine spear that could extend infinitely, piercing straight towards the Third Mizukage! If Amemori had only used three-tenths of his strength to deal with those weak Kirigakure ninja before, then this time, Amemori and the Giant Warrior were going all out!

In that instant, the Third Mizukage felt as if he had seen the light!

Before the Third Mizukage could even understand what was happening, he was already flying straight out, crashing through several walls before landing heavily on a thick wall, causing it to crack and teeter on the verge of collapse!

boom!!!

Then, the enormous sonic boom finally arrived, followed by a fierce gust of wind, like a gale, that swept past, cutting everything around it with sharp blades!

Click!Click!

Under this terrifying punch, the sturdy Mizukage office building began to shake violently. Many of the pillars were shattered by the sonic boom and the force of the punch, emitting a mournful cry of unbearable strain, as if they would collapse completely at any moment!

"That's truly impressive taijutsu! I doubt many people could dodge such a lightning-fast punch." The Third Mizukage looked down at his body, which had been punched into a huge hole. "If I were still alive, I probably would have been killed instantly by that punch. But now, I'm immortal!"

As a dead person resurrected by Edo Tensei, the Third Mizukage's body has now been completely turned into clay. No matter how it is damaged, it will regenerate at an extremely fast speed. In the short time after the Third Mizukage finished speaking, the huge hole in his chest had already visibly shrunk and healed!

"Unfortunately, you won't have a next time!" As Tian Qing rapidly approached, she activated the Giant God Soldier to extend its arms and break all four limbs of the Third Mizukage, who was stuck to the wall and unable to move, to prevent him from using ninjutsu. Then, she affixed a large number of sealing talismans to the Third Mizukage's body and finally removed his head, sealing it into a wooden barrel the size of a rice cooker.

Unlimited chakra and immortality aren't as powerful as you might imagine; it all comes down to actual combat strength. In game terms, how could a level 50 character with top-tier gear possibly fear a level 10 character with unlimited mana and constant resurrection? Do you even know what "camping a corpse" means?

To be fair, the Third Mizukage wasn't actually weak. However, after being resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, the quality of the sacrifices used by Madara Uchiha was poor, greatly weakening the resurrected Third Mizukage and slowing his reaction speed. Otherwise, with the speed of a Kage-level expert, although he still couldn't completely dodge, he could at least have moved his body away from vital areas in that instant, avoiding being instantly killed. Of course, if that had happened, and Ame-no-Kage followed up with a finishing blow, the Third Mizukage would still have been obediently killed.

This formidable strength, capable of defeating a Kage-level powerhouse head-on, is precisely the source of Ten's confidence in infiltrating Kirigakure alone to search for Uchiha Madara's whereabouts.

"This is no place to linger, and it's about time I retreated. After all, the Kaguya clan can't hold out for long. I imagine the Mist Ninja have almost wiped out the Kaguya clan by now, and they'll soon be able to spare enough manpower to come to the Mizukage's office building to rescue me!" Tianqing picked up the wooden barrel sealing the Third Mizukage's head and ran towards the outside of the office building, while simultaneously issuing orders to Hanzo and the Salamander who remained outside: "Hanzo, make a big show of your way to the other side, draw away the surrounding Mist Ninja, and cover my retreat!"

Afterwards, under Hanzo's cover, Tensei hid in a secluded house. Once he was certain no one was following him, he released Hanzo from the Impure World Reincarnation, making him disappear from the sight of the Kirigakure ninja. Then, Tensei took out the Third Mizukage's head and inserted a kunai, made by Orochimaru to control those resurrected through Impure World Reincarnation, into the Third Mizukage's skull, forcing him to speak and reveal all the information he knew.

Honestly, Tianqing felt that her decision to let Orochimaru start improving the Impure World Reincarnation ahead of time was extremely wise. This control technique really came in handy. As expected of Orochimaru, he has mastered the core technology!

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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Night of the Undead * Minato Namikaze Makes His Appearance

While Tian Qing was busy extracting information from the corpse of the Third Mizukage, in the distant Land of Hot Water, the frenzied sacrificial ceremony was still going on. Those crazy followers of the evil god cult were like idiots who had taken too many brain-dead pills, swaying and dancing awkwardly.

Ugh!

In a small hut in Yugakure, Yekura leaned against the wall with one hand, dry heaving weakly: "Scorpion, do you remember what just happened? I only remember that I felt like I was glared at by something, and then I don't remember anything else."

Ninjas possess physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, as well as a much more resilient spirit. This is especially true for experts like Yekura and Sasori. Even though their SAN values ​​plummeted at first, turning them into chatterboxes who could only talk nonsense in one place, after a period of dizziness, Yekura and Sasori, having barely regained some of their senses, were driven by instinct to stumble away from the ritual site and hastily hide in an empty house.

"I...I don't know either...Ugh!!!" Scorpion gagged again, then barely managed to lift his head and look at the villagers outside, who were walking unconsciously in the streets, their bodies beginning to deform: "But it seems that this evil god church really does have some amazing power! At least, I have never seen a ninjutsu that can change humans into this kind of thing!"

"However, it seems that this strange power can only be summoned for a fleeting moment when the ritual is initiated, and then it will not reappear. Otherwise, we wouldn't have had a chance to escape later!" Ye Cang recalled the situation just now. "Could this be what they call the power of the evil god?"

"Moreover, this power seems to test people's willpower and physique. Along the way, all the ordinary villagers have turned into mindless monsters, while the slightly stronger cult members and Tang Ren can still barely speak, but their bodies have still become deformed. So far, only the two of us have regained our sanity!"

Then Yecang lifted his bangs and looked at the scar that had suddenly appeared on his forehead. In his fragmented memories, it seemed that there was an extra eye on his forehead. Could this be the scar?

If that's the case, what if I become nearsighted in the future? Would I have to wear three-eyed glasses? Then I'd really become a three-eyed frog! Ye Cang couldn't help but feel a little panicked. Was he going to have to live with the name "Three-Eyed Child" from now on?

"Ye Cang, do you remember those three sacrifices on the platform?" Sasori suddenly recalled something, interrupting Ye Cang's reverie. "Didn't that black-robed bishop put a soup ninja, that idiot fat guy, and an Uchiha corpse on the platform before? I remember when we left, those sacrifices had already turned into several cocoons, right? Could some monsters be coming out of them?"

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Click!Click!

A hand emerged from a large cocoon made of flesh and blood. With a single, forceful tear, the outer shell of the cocoon shattered into countless small pieces, just like a broken eggshell, revealing the person lying inside.

Hidan opened his eyes, and what greeted him was the endless, deep darkness of the night sky. Hidan used to love sunny days with drifting white clouds and a gentle breeze, leisurely soaking in a hot spring in such warm weather. But now, Hidan found this dark night sky to be incredibly beautiful.

call! !

Taking a deep breath, Hidan stood up and looked at the aquatic monster beside him, its tentacles flailing wildly. If it weren't for the bishop's insignia on the creature, Hidan probably wouldn't have recognized the black-robed bishop who had captured him and sent him to the altar.

Then Hidan casually picked up a sacrificial scythe and with a light swing, the writhing aquatic monster was instantly split into more than a dozen pieces, twitching on the ground as if it were trying to reassemble itself.

This wasn't revenge. In fact, Hidan no longer harbored any resentment towards the black-robed bishop; on the contrary, he felt a little grateful. If it weren't for the bishop's recommendation, how could he have met the great Jashin? So, in return, he naturally had to send the bishop to meet the Jashin!

Yes, although the Jashin didn't give him any divine decree, after seeing the look the Jashin cast at him, Hidan realized he understood his life's goal: to annihilate everything and send them to meet the Jashin! This was his mission as the Jashin's most loyal servant!

So, let the killing begin!

God gave birth to all things and to man, but man has nothing to give to God; therefore, only killing! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

In the midst of this fanatical killing intent, Hidan stepped down from the altar and walked towards one end of the village. His scythe danced wildly, reaping the lives of the believers along the way. Corpses flew everywhere, and blood splattered in all directions! Then, as if drawn by some force, the blood that had been scattered in the air and on the ground began to gather and flow, forming many trickles that rushed forward, quickly following Hidan's steps, and finally merging into Hidan's body!

A river of blood, capable of draining everything, descends upon this place!

Is this the power bestowed by the evil god? Feeling the heat surging into his body, Hidan grinned wildly, but it wasn't enough; he needed an even more powerful sacrifice!

Thinking this, Hidan sliced ​​through the villagers and believers he encountered on the road as if cutting melons and vegetables, and casually walked out of the village. Behind him, he left behind countless human remains, but not a single drop of blood could be found on those mountains of remains.

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On a small hill not far from the village of Yugakure, three groups of ninjas dressed in different village uniforms stood clearly separated, watching each other warily with eyes full of hostility.

Finally, amidst the tense atmosphere, a kid wearing sunglasses and dressed in a Cloud Ninja outfit spoke up, speaking in a strange rap accent: "Yo! You blond-haired Konoha ninja, your village only sent you alone, you seem quite confident!"

"Haha, although it's a bit immodest to say that, I do have a bit of confidence in myself." Minato Namikaze chuckled in response, then turned to look at the three Mist Ninja on the other side: "But speaking of which, didn't the Mist Village say they sent a four-person team? Why are there only three of them?"

Hozuki Mangetsu, the leader, scratched his head sheepishly, looking helpless. "I'm so sorry, that person got injured on the way, so they had to go back first. But it's okay, it's fine if the three of us come, hahaha..."

After a burst of insincere laughter, although the ninjas present had outwardly exchanged pleasantries, their wariness and vigilance were probably not diminished in the slightest. After all, Konoha was currently locked in a fierce battle with Kumogakure and Kirigakure, so even though they were carrying out the same mission, they still did not consider each other as comrades.

"Eliminate the evil cult that plotted to harm the ninja." This was a mission recently issued jointly by the three major powers bordering the Land of Hot Springs: the Land of Fire, the Land of Water, and the Land of Lightning. Although the war between the Land of Fire and the Lands of Water and Lightning was raging, it was ultimately an internal conflict among the ninja. However, this evil cult, which dared to openly rebel against the ninja class and represented a religious hierarchy, was something the three warring powers unanimously agreed to investigate, sending their elite forces to do so.

However, since their respective villages were still at war, the ninjas present were naturally wary of each other. Although the village orders stated that they could not attack each other indiscriminately, the villages tacitly approved if they could take advantage of the mission to eliminate the enemy's elite ninjas as well. After all, it was wartime, and every participating country was racking their brains to figure out how to weaken every bit of the enemy's strength.

Minato Namikaze silently recalled the information the village had given him, comparing the appearances of the two ninjas dressed in Kumogakure uniforms—one a tall, burly man and the other a kid wearing sunglasses—"That must be the recently famous Kumogakure AB duo. They say one of them is even the Raikage's son. Such elite ninjas, from the enemy's perspective, would be quite a good target!"

"As for the Hidden Mist Village side, although these people's appearances have never been seen on the battlefield, judging from the weapons they are carrying, they should be the new Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, right? It seems to be a fairly powerful squad!"