Who are you calling a stable boy?!

The three-tailed old turtle shows off its ferocious power, while the crimson tree's body is shaking and strong.

The six-armed little saint smiled, his golden cudgel wielding immense power.

That tailed beast, with three tails and two pairs of legs, swayed and stirred up turbulent waves.

This Zheng Jing, with six arms and a staff, possesses immense power that can overturn mountains.

The clear water splashes like flying frost, and the iron rod swings to reveal the blazing sun.

In his heart, he thought that the formidable enemy was truly difficult to deal with.

I'm saying that the old man doesn't appreciate a kind heart.

Three tails come, I raise my staff to meet them, to determine who is superior and who will win.

The Fourth Mizukage has exhausted all his abilities.

—But look at Zheng Jing, he handles it with ease!

"That's impressive! The tailed beasts are definitely something else!"

After fighting for thirty rounds, Zheng Jing chuckled and dodged Yagura's Rolling attack, which was performed again by Yagura using his three-tailed body.

"Next time we have time, we can play again, and play some more!"

Zheng Jing tapped his shoulder with the golden cudgel and stretched his neck.

"However, we have important business to attend to today, so let's stop here."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yagura turned around, manipulating his three-tailed form, and silently stared at Zheng Jing.

He admitted that Zheng Jing's fighting ability was far beyond his imagination.

His agile movements were enough to remind him of Konoha's Yellow Flash, but what Yagura found even more unacceptable was the stick in Zheng Jing's hand and his unreasonable physical abilities.

Yagura remembered that the last person he had ever seen who could fight a Tailed Beast head-on was the Third Raikage.

In Zheng Jing, he felt an even more exaggerated brute force than that of the Third Raikage!

At least the Third Raikage couldn't beat him like a ball when he transformed into Isobu!

With that extraordinary staff, every strike Zheng Jing delivered shattered Isobu's shell!

Fortunately, the tailed beast's body was large enough, and Isobu's body structure was quite special. Although each attack broke through his defenses, given the chakra possessed by the tailed beast, he and Isobu could withstand such damage.

Therefore, even though it might seem a bit embarrassing to others, Yagura was convinced that he had a better chance of winning.

After all, there are very few people in the world who can win a war of attrition against a Jinchūriki.

But he also knew very well that the premise for it to turn into a war of attrition was that Zheng Jing was willing to fight him like this.

If Zheng Jing wanted to leave, given the speed he had displayed in those thirty rounds, Yagura knew he couldn't stop him at all.

He was right about one thing.

Zheng Jing is indeed preparing to leave.

However, he would have to take the Fourth Mizukage with him.

"This is my first time hitting a tailed beast, so I might not be able to control the force well. Yagura, you two have to hold on."

First, he gave a heartfelt piece of advice, and then, under the astonished gazes of Yagura and Isobu, Zheng Jing swayed his shoulders and his body grew taller in the wind.

The Akimichi clan's Multiply Technique in Konoha Village?

As Yagura pondered, he saw Zheng Jing raise the long, thickened Ruyi Jingu Bang and leap towards him.

The stick, whipping up a strong wind, came crashing down on his head.

Without hesitation, Yagura manipulated Isobu's body to shrink its limbs and head, hiding inside the giant shell.

This is a common tactic used by Isobu to deal with attacks; its massive shell makes it a living fortress that combines offense and defense.

Although Zheng Jing and the stick in his hand had grown larger, Yagura judged that even if they could smash Isobu's outer shell as before, they still wouldn't be able to truly harm him and Isobu.

Of course, even if they could be injured, it would be difficult for him and Isobu to dodge this overhead blow.

—But Yagura didn't believe that Zheng Jing really had the ability to defeat him and Isobu with one blow!

"Bah!"

Before the staff even touched him, a loud shout startled Yagura, who was on high alert.

"Foolish child! Wake up!"

Before he finished speaking, Zheng Jing's golden cudgel had already smashed into the giant shell of Isobu.

What a wake-up call!

In that instant, Yagura didn't even have time to hear Isobu's painful groans and the loud sound of his body exploding before he lost consciousness.

Normally, when a Jinchūriki loses consciousness, it means that the Tailed Beast inside him has the potential to break free from its seal and escape.

But Yagura doesn't need to worry about this problem now.

It's not because he's a perfect Jinchūriki.

—It's because, at this moment, Isogai's condition is no better than his.

Chapter 213: How old are you? Still so shy

When Ashina Uzumaki saw Zheng Jing carrying the unconscious Yagura back, he was genuinely startled.

When it comes to gathering intelligence, capturing a few prisoners and questioning them is a fairly common practice.

However, the target was Kirigakure, one of the five great ninja villages. Uzumaki Village was no longer capable of doing so, otherwise Ashina Uzumaki would not have bowed down to Aizen.

—But what do you mean you captured the Fourth Mizukage?

Fortunately, Ashina Uzumaki didn't have to think about how to deal with the Fourth Mizukage.

"You're awake."

When Yagura woke up feeling dizzy and nauseous, the first thing she saw in her slightly blurry vision was Zheng Jing's face.

Yagura jolted and was about to jump up from the ground.

"Certainly."

However, Zheng Jing's single point calmed him down.

Having learned from experience, Zheng Jing used a greater force when applying the immobilization technique to Yagura, who was considered a perfect Jinchūriki.

"Come."

Seeing that Yagura was frozen in place, Zheng Jing called Itachi, who had been waiting for a long time, over.

Unable to move, Yagura could only stare wide-eyed at Itachi's Sharingan.

In terms of eye power alone, Itachi is indeed not as good as Obito at this stage.

After all, Obito had three advantages over Itachi, who could only figure things out on his own.

First, there's the kaleidoscope-like expert with spots who teaches you step by step.

Secondly, with the help of Hashirama cells in his body, he doesn't have to worry about going blind while practicing.

Third, he has possessed the Kaleidoscope for a longer period than Itachi.

With so many advantages, if Obito still can't surpass Itachi in terms of eye power, then it won't just be Obito who loses face, but also Madara Uchiha who chose him.

That being said, Itachi could still undo the spells Obito had placed on Yagura and Isobu.

On one hand, the magic applied to Yagura and Isobu was not the kind of genjutsu like Kotoamatsukami. In fact, Yagura and Isobu's subconscious was constantly resisting the influence of the magic, as evidenced by their heavy dark circles under their eyes.

On the other hand, Zheng Jing's sudden rebuke, while failing to directly break the spell on them, nearly shattered their spirituality and greatly weakened the spell set up by Obito.

Therefore, Itachi only needs to use his three-tomoe level of eye power to undo the spells on them.

"Master, it's done."

With a blink, Itachi, whose black eyes had returned to normal, turned to Zheng Jing and reported his findings.

"Good lad."

Zheng Jing patted his shoulder with a smile, then flipped his wrist and pulled out a handful of Golden Monkey Milk Candies from his backpack, stuffing them into Itachi's hand.

"Let's eat together, little sister Izumi, go ahead."

Holding the milk candy in his hands, Itachi nodded somewhat blankly, then got up to say goodbye.

Now, only Zheng Jing, Aizen, Ashina Uzumaki, and the motionless Yagura remained in the room.

With a flick of his finger, Zheng Jing released the immobilization spell on Yagura. Looking at Yagura, who remained silent even after closing his eyes, Zheng Jing squatted down and poked Yagura's forehead.

"Old man Yagura? Old man Yagura? Wait, that's not right, my blow shouldn't have made you stupid, right? Oh my, your face is really quite tender..."

From poking the forehead to pinching the cheek, Zheng Jing smacked his lips and said, "If you ask me, you should forget about those fighting and killing jobs. With your method of preserving your youth, if you were to sell it, Wuyin Village would have one more stable source of income!"

"..."

Yagura opened his eyes.

"Who exactly are you?"

"Hiss! Did he really go stupid?"

Zheng Jing gasped: "I, Old Zheng, clearly greeted you. It hasn't been that long. Could it be that it wasn't my blow... but that you already had some dementia? No way, three generations of old men haven't had it, how could you have it before them?"

Listening to Zheng Jing's rambling, Yagura took a deep breath.

"Could you please let go of my hand first?"

"Oh, how old are you? Still so shy. Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

After Zheng Jing withdrew his hand, Yagura sat up, looked at Zheng Jing, then at Aizen, and finally glanced at Ashina Uzumaki.

"In any case, I must thank you all for rescuing me and Isobu from that damned illusion."

Yagura bowed deeply to the three men, bowing his head.

"Hey! No, no, no, you're making me, Old Zheng, a little uncomfortable! You're so old, yet you have such a baby face, it seems like you can be all about respecting the elderly and caring for the young—alright, alright, get up, get up!"

Zheng Jing quickly helped Yagura up.

"I am an old acquaintance of the Ashina clan chief, but I have never met you two before. May I ask your names?"

"Hey, my name is Zheng Jing, and this is Lao Lan."

"I am Aizen Sousuke, nice to meet you, Mr. Karatachi Yagura."

"Lord Zheng Jing, Lord Aizen, and Chief Ashina, the three of you have all shown great kindness to me and Kirigakure. I don't know how to repay you..."

"The Fourth Mizukage is exaggerating."

Aizen spoke up: "However, could you please explain the ins and outs of this incident?"

Upon hearing this, Yagura was somewhat surprised.

Zheng Jing's actions were highly purposeful, leading him to believe that Zheng Jing and his group had already obtained a great deal of intelligence.

"Yeah, yeah, tell me about it."

Upon hearing Zheng Jing say the same thing, Yagura nodded and briefly recounted his own experience.

It was pretty much the same as what Zheng Jing knew: Obito suddenly came to his door, and before he could fully activate his tailed beast transformation, he was hard-controlled by the Mangekyou Sharingan and severely hypnotized.

"As the Mizukage, not only did I fail to protect the village, but I also became the butcher's knife used by external enemies to ravage it. I am truly..."

At this point, Yagura closed his eyes tightly, his face filled with regret and resentment.

"Don't be so discouraged, things are getting better."

Zheng Jing then took out two more milk candies: "Want a couple?"

Just as Yagura was about to say he appreciated the gesture, Zheng Jing had already stuffed the candy into his hand.

"Hey, don't be shy! Take it, take it!"

The movements were so fluid, like an enthusiastic relative eagerly stuffing a red envelope into the pocket of a younger generation during Chinese New Year.

"We deeply regret what happened to you."

Aizen's gentle voice made Yagura, who was holding the candy and feeling a little lost, subconsciously look at him.

"I'm sure you can now realize how much damage the past eight months have done to Kirigakure. Add to that the losses from the Third Shinobi World War, and frankly, Kirigakure's current situation is far from optimistic."