Start with a Zanpakuto and build the strongest Mist Village.

Night's expression was somewhat strange, and she even seemed about to say, "Have you always been this brave?"

Having merged with the soul and entered his complete form, Night was originally able to sense the power of the demon, but it seems... he didn't.

This guy's current strength is only at the level of an ordinary tailed beast, roughly the same level as the three-tailed or six-tailed beasts. He can't even compete with the eight-tailed or nine-tailed beasts.

"You should understand what I want by now."

Night looked at the silent Maitreya beside him and said calmly, "Now you have two choices: one is to become this guy's food, and the other is for me to cripple this guy and then stuff it into your body."

"You have to choose one of the two options. Of course, you can also choose the third option, which is for me to cripple both of you at the same time and then take you back for further study."

"..."

Maitreya opened her mouth, but before she could speak, the demons in the sky burst into laughter.

"You ignorant human, do you even know who you're dealing with?!"

"...Do you know who you're facing?"

Night tilted her head and looked at the demon, then looked at Maitreya: "Fine, I'll make the decision for you."

Studying a beautiful, fair-skinned, hot-bodied witch in a uniform is much better than studying an ugly, barking mudskipper.

After saying that, Ye picked up Maitreya and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Before the demon could even react, an unparalleled pressure struck from behind, and its massive body seemed to be subjected to immense pressure, causing it to collapse to the ground.

The snake head looked back at the figure holding Maitreya Buddha, standing tall in mid-air, and immediately launched an attack while barking and brandishing its claws.

"A hundred-step railing."

Night calmly raised her hand and waved it down.

Several beams of light descended from the sky, just like the Myojin Gate that Hasi Lama used against the Ten-Tails during the Fourth War, pinning all of the Wraith's limbs and snake head to the ground.

The demon roared, "You lowly human, how dare you..."

"boom!"

A dazzling, terrifying beam of energy, crackling with electricity, descended from the sky and struck the demon's mouth, not only interrupting its roar but also shattering its face.

Before its energy could regroup, Night's figure instantly appeared on the Wraith's body, and its right hand also fell.

"Four Symbols Seal!"

"Gossip seal!"

Double sealing technique activated.

Numerous incantations emanated from Night's palm, instantly covering the limbs of the demon.

Countless energies belonging to the demons were forcibly sealed into Maitreya's body by Ye.

"no, do not want!!"

"no, do not want……"

Two voices of refusal rang out simultaneously, but Ye didn't care whether you refused or not.

I don't want you to feel, I want me to feel.

The wail and screams of the demon were deafening, and Maitreya's face was flushed with resistance. But no matter what, under the control of the night, the demon's massive energy was sealed into Maitreya's body.

A few breaths later, the world-destroying monster vanished, leaving only a bewildered witch named Mile, her cheeks flushed, drenched in sweat, and limp in Ye's arms.

"Hmm, the seal was quite successful."

Ye touched Maitreya's lower abdomen and carefully felt the seal on it.

It combines the Four Symbols Seal with the Eight Trigrams Seal, making it equivalent to three overlapping Four Symbols Seals. It can also be opened autonomously with a key, making it absolutely perfect.

"Alright, it's time to say goodbye to this country, Miroku."

Night held the limp witch, supporting her by the neck, making her look at the world before her: "The witch sacrificed herself to successfully seal the monster. This should be the ending you originally wanted, right? I'm fulfilling your wish now."

"You, me, Ziyuan..."

Maitreya opened his mouth, but was too weak to utter a sound. His head lolled to the side, and he fainted.

Night's sealing technique not only sealed the demon within her body, but also sealed her power along with it.

"Aster?"

Upon hearing Maitreya's voice, Ye paused slightly.

If I remember correctly, that girl should be Miroku's daughter, a future witch from the Demon Kingdom who looks 90% like the Crown Princess.

Oh no, there's no trace of a witch within dozens of miles. Could something have happened to that little girl?

Forget it.

Ye scratched his head. Whether it was Ziyuan or not was none of his business, and he couldn't be bothered to care. He picked up the unconscious Miroku and disappeared from the spot...

Meanwhile, at the border of the Swamp Country.

Kisame Hoshigaki stared in disbelief at the scene before him. A figure dressed in a white haori carried the unconscious Kakuzu and Sasori in one hand and brought them to him.

"Take them back to your Mizukage and report. These are all S-rank rogue ninja."

"...Who exactly are you?"

Kisame Hoshigaki ignored Kakuzu and Sasori, staring intently at the white mask. He growled, "That was Steam Explosion, wasn't it? The only one in the entire ninja world who can master that technique is the Second Hokage. Who exactly are you?!"

Chapter 136 Sage Priestess, the Possibility of Quincy

Just like the Wood Release of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, the Dust Release of the Second and Third Tsuchikage, and the Ice Release of the current Fourth Mizukage, Yoru Mizuki.

In the ninja world, there are always some escaping techniques that, once seen, immediately evoke the image of their user.

Steam Explosion is the infinite explosion ninjutsu of the Second Mizukage, Hozuki Gengetsu!

"who are you!"

Kisame Hoshigaki stared intently at Gengetsu Hozuki, who was dressed in a white haori, in front of him.

In fact, he had heard about the existence of the Grim Reaper with the White Hagoromo and the news about the Seireitei. However, Kisame, who spent his days either carrying out missions or training in the Kirigakure Duel Tower, always believed that the so-called Grim Reaper and the Seireitei were decoys released by hostile forces to put pressure on Kirigakure from the major ninja villages in the ninja world.

But seeing this today... I'm afraid things aren't so simple.

The secret technique has been stolen?

Human experiments?

still is……

"As expected, we were discovered."

With a sigh, Hozuki Gengetsu tossed the unconscious Kakuzu and Sasori to Kisame: "Fine, since the Fourth Hokage said it doesn't matter if we're exposed, then let's expose them. Besides, I'm quite pleased that Kirigakure has a junior like you."

"No, it can't be..."

Kisame stumbled after being bumped by Kakuzu and Sasori, but his attention was completely focused on Hozuki Gengetsu, not on the two of them.

A bold idea popped into his mind.

But how could such a thing be possible?

To Kisame's astonishment, Gengetsu Hozuki removed his white mask, revealing the familiar, eyebrowless mustache that all Kirigakure members knew so well.

"Second, second-generation adults..."

how can that be!

Forbidden technique?

No, that's not right.

Looking at that figure, which was all too familiar to all the Hidden Mist ninjas, Kisame Hoshigaki even staggered a couple of steps, staring in disbelief at the man who had no cracks and seemed to be alive.

The restorer of Kirigakure, the strongest member of the Hozuki clan, the Second Mizukage Hozuki Gengetsu, stood calmly before Kisame Hoshigaki with his arms crossed.

"The Fourth Hokage's idea is not wrong. If we want Kirigakure to become more prosperous, the following steps are necessary."

"Although this kind of thing should be a huge shock to you young people, I believe that you who came out of the blood mist have such a tough heart to bear everything."

"Kid from the Hoshigaki family, nice to meet you." Hozuki Gengetsu leaned against his Zanpakuto at his waist, revealing a cynical smile: "My name is Hozuki Gengetsu, the Second Mizukage of Kirigakure, and the current captain of the Sixth Division of the Gotei 13 in Seireitei."

The second... the captain of the 6th Division of Seireitei...

Looking at the eyebrowless, mustache-wearing Gengetsu Hozuki in front of him, Kisame Hoshigaki felt his brain begin to tremble.

The deceased predecessor actually appeared before him, and had even become a captain-level figure in an unknown force!

Is this a betrayal of Kirigakure?!

This is impossible.

The Second Mizukage's contributions to Kirigakure are well-known. He can even be said to be the Mizukage who contributed the most to Kirigakure throughout history. Even the First Mizukage, Byakuren, who founded Kirigakure, did not put in as much effort as the Second Mizukage.

To facilitate the development of Kirigakure, the Second Mizukage established the Ninja Academy, set up the Anbu (Anbu), and defended against external enemies, allowing Kirigakure to enter a period of rapid development during the Second Mizukage's era.

It was also because of the Second Mizukage's toughness and sacrifices in the First Shinobi World War that Kirigakure's overall strength remained among the top in the shinobi world in the early stages.

It can be said that Kirigakure's wealth was basically accumulated during the Second Hokage's time. Even with the Third Mizukage's decades of squandering and squandering, it still left a good foundation for the Fourth Hokage.

“A month ago, the Fourth Hokage summoned us elite Jonin to learn the forbidden books, including the Impure World Reincarnation technique originating from the Second Hokage, the Second Mizukage.”

Kisame Hoshigaki stared intently at Gengetsu Hozuki and growled, "And the Impure World Reincarnation technique can control the target's brain and thoughts, Second Hokage!"

"Of course I know. I've seen all the ninjutsu in the forbidden book, and I even know the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

So, are you still yourself right now?

"So that's what you were worried about..."

Hozuki Gengetsu chuckled: "This world has never been as simple as it seems, and Kirigakure is no ordinary ninja village."

"You must have heard those rumors during this time, right? The Grim Reapers, the Seireitei, which is the force I just mentioned."

"The founder of that power was actually the fourth generation."

"Wha, what?!"

Kisame Hoshigaki was somewhat dumbfounded, but upon closer reflection, it seemed perfectly reasonable.

The rumors about the Grim Reaper and the Seireitei only began to appear in the ninja world after the Fourth Hokage came to power. And who else but the Fourth Hokage could create such a force in Kirigakure?

However, Kisame knew that Mizuki Yoru was conducting human experiments, because Kirigakure was already doing this during the Third Mizukage's era.

Kisame never expected that by the time of the Fourth Mizukage, the village's research had shifted from 'bloodline limit' to 'soul'!

This is too...

"This is not for power, but for redemption, you little devils of the Hoshigaki family."

Looking at Kisame Hoshigaki's stunned expression, Hozuki Gengetsu knew perfectly well what kind of mental storm was raging in the kid's head.

A mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Feel the power within me properly. Use your senses, use that 'Samehada' sword to really feel it."

"You've discovered it, haven't you?"

Looking at Kisame's incredulous expression, Gengetsu Hozuki proudly twitched his mustache: "There is not a trace of chakra on my body. That thing that we once used as a weapon and a source of power is not present in me at all."

Do you know why?

"Each of us is a slave to chakra, living in a world that is artificially controlled."

"Chakra governs everything in this world, gradually permeating and controlling everything, including life, will, and even the soul. The dead can be awakened at will because of chakra, and the living can be twisted into another form because of chakra."

"Man is no longer man, the world is no longer the world."

"This is the truth of everything."

"The reason the Fourth Hokage created the Shinigami was to fight against the existence that secretly wanted to control and manipulate everything. What the Fourth Hokage wanted to do, what the Shinigami and the Seireitei wanted to do, was to break the tragic and meaningless endless cycle that was taking place in this sad world, and return everyone to their own hands!"

"However, this kind of thing is too realistic, so realistic that it's suffocating. So it can't be shown to the world casually. It can only be revealed after being tempered by blood and fire, and only after all preparations have been made."

"...Second Generation Master."

Kisame Hoshigaki opened his mouth, his shark-like face unsure of what expression to display.

Feeling lost and confused?

incredible?