Naruto: Escape From Konoha

Chapter 217: 213: The End of the Blood Mist (2)

"Damn it, Yagura, what did you do, you brat!?"

"Didn't Ringo die of illness? Why is she here?"

"Even if she isn't dead, she has no reason to attack us? What exactly is happening?"

The voices of cursing and disbelief from the top management sounded simultaneously. However, their curses and panic couldn't change the fact that the Mizukage Building had been blown up by Ringo using lightning.

The outer shell of the building was reduced to ruins. Under the impact of the thunderous lightning, only the foundation and the underground part remained undamaged. Most of the buildings on the surface were wiped out by the force of the lightning, turning into rubble and thick dust.

Ringo stood, grinning with her sharp teeth, and the two lightning swords made the lightning even more brilliant. The complexions of the council turning pale again. Within the dark clouds in the sky, countless lightning rained down instantly.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

"Do you want to rebel, Ringo!?"

Jonins rushed forward to prevent Ringo from launching the massively destructive lightning ninjutsu. They knew the power of Ringo's Lightning Release, a destructive Lightning release that could explode a large area in an instant. Among the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, her destructive power could be considered the most ferocious. Ordinary wind jutsus couldn't stop her lightning.

"Lightning Fang!"

The two swords collided together, and dense lightning flew around, launching another large-scale disruptive attack. The ninjas dared not touch it with their body for a while, so they could only retreat and look for opportunities later on.

However, Ringo, who had released several large-scale lightning attacks in a row, seemed to have noticed something — Fuguki had disappeared. So, she ignored the yelling and scolding, chasing in one direction.

"Don't try to escape!" One of them rushed up, trying to intercept Ringo.

"Water Release - Water Mirror Jutsu!"

Yagura stood in front of the way, holding his long staff in his hand. Pointing forward, a round mirror made of water immediately appeared in front of him.

The attacking ninja showed surprise on his face. He saw a figure emerge from the water mirror, posing in the same posture as him, with exactly the same appearance and body, performing the same tainitsu as him, and his strength and speed were all perfectly inherited.

The colliding body skills detonated the air and swept away the surrounding area. The materialized Chakra with the power of the storm erupted from the bodies of the two and continued to ravage the surrounding ruins.

The two sides were evenly matched and retreated immediately.

"With me here, don't even think about interfering." Yagura's purple pupils emitted a cold light. His body was covered with a layer of chakra coat full of bubbles, exuding a certain wild aura.

"That... that's a tailed beast!?"

"You can't be wrong, it's the Three Tails!! That's the breath of the Three Tails!"

The high-level executives and the Third Mizukage were all stunned. When did Yagura get involved with Three Tails within the village? And also sealed the Three Tails in his body? Even so, at this time, he unsealed the Three Tails chakra in his body. Did he really want to die?

It was known that if a Jinchuriki unseals the power of the tailed beast at will, it would cause a huge load on their body, making it impossible to fight for a prolonged time. And even making using the power of the tailed beast for an extended period became life-threatening.

Amidst their unbelieving faces, Yagura still spoke indifferently. He looked at all of them, "By the way, I keep forgetting to share the good news with you all. In fact, I'm the same as Kumo's Fourth Raikage's foster brother, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki."

After Yagura finished speaking, the expressions of some and Mizukage changed. Only Elder Genji, who had been calm all the time, slightly opened his cloudy eyes, revealing a meaningful light, as if he planned to get to know Yagura, the right-hand of Mizukage who usually didn't show much.

.....

"The weather today is quite suitable for some lightning."

The sky wasn't clear, but rather gloomy. Standing on the sea, Shiraishi spoke while looking at the sky.

Ruri didn't speak but just stared at the sea in front of her, as if her gaze could travel a long distance and see the enemy troops rushing towards Kirigakire a few kilometers away.

Immediately afterwards, Shiraishi looked at the sea not far to the right, where there was an Anbu from Kirigakure.

She was a woman with reddish-brown curly long hair, wearing the mask of Kiri Anbu, whose face couldn't be seen clearly, but judging from her stature, she should be only in her teens. Although she may be a teenage girl, her strength may not be so 'young.' The Kiri Anbu, who could be sent here by Yagura to assist them should be a confidant selected by Yagura, showing she should be strong enough.

According to Yagura, she's a ninja with a Kekkei Genkai, and she could properly cooperate with them to block the enemy. She stood there and seemed to be aware of it; her hands were in a seal, and she was about to release her jutsus when Shiraishi interrupted her:

"The Hidden Mist Jutsu is too troublesome. I have a better choice here. Just leave the large army to us, you're responsible for dealing with any of the fish that might slip through the net."

Hearing Shiraishi's words, the face under the mask of the Anbu mask frowned, and without saying any more words, she put down her hands. She wanted to take a look at what Shiraishi said was a better choice than the 'Hidden Mist Jutsu.'

In this sea, her Hidden Mist Jutsu was already the most efficient auxiliary ninjutsu that affected the enemy's vision on a large scale. However, she didn't despise Shiraishi because of this.

As a Konoha rogue nin, who had reached a cooperative agreement with Yagura, which in itself meant that their strength had been recognized by Yagura. Although she couldn't understand why Yagura cooperated with rogue ninjas, as long as it didn't infringe on Kirigakure's interests, the rogue nins would be fine with it being Konoha's own headache.

"How much?"

Dense black dots appeared on the horizon in the distance. Ruri took her weapon from behind her and asked Shiraishi.

"A standard force of 500 people, there are about twenty Jonins. In order to get the help of Fuguki, Kumo really took great pains."

The twenty Jonin weren't too much, but if they were all eliminated here, it will not only hurt Kumo, but it will definitely hurt for a long yime.

Initially, Shiraishi just had to sit on the sidelines for this coup d'état. He wasn't interested in participating in the internal political struggle of Kirigakure, and also Yagura wouldn't let him get involved.

It wasn't due to distrust but a matter of principle. He could join forces with rogue ninjas in secret, but he wouldn't cross Kirigakure's bottom line; otherwise, it won't be a win-win cooperation but a complete betrayal of his village.

But Fuguki secretly reached an agreement with Kumogakure. In order to get himself the position of the Fourth Mizukage, he even agreed to join forces with Kumo to attack Konoha afterwards.

The 500 Kumo ninjas entered the Land of Water this time, not in the name of attacking Kirigakure, but as the allies of Mizukage Fuguki, to deter disobedience from the outside for the new Fourth Mizukage.

On the surface, it was almost the same as Yagura and Shiraishi's approach, but the minimum standards of the two were completely different.

It was just that Shiraishi didn't expect that just before Soryu wiped out a Kumo team that had sneaked into the territory of the Land of Water, Kumo would intervene in the upcoming coup within Kirigakure under such an unclear situation, which somewhat surprised Shiraishi.

If the 500 Kumo ninjas were sent to support Fuguki, the pressure on Yagura would also increase a lot. After all, Yagura has to deal with not only the Blood Mist Faction but also the faction headed by the Third Mizukage.

If Kumo were allowed to intervene, it was very likely that the coup initiated by Yagura will end in failure. This wouldn't be a very good result for Shiraishi. As long as Yagura became Fourth Mizukage, he, who hated the daimyo and nobles of the Land of Water, will become a solid ally to the Land of Demons, and together build a community belonging to the Land Of Demons and Kirigakure.

The most important thing being that Kirigakure was still the "eye" in the system of the five major powers and the sight of Konoha in chaos and other big ninka villages. Therefore, using external forces to deal with Kumo's troops who will be supporting Fuguki was what Yagura asked Shiraishi to do properly.

To deal with the Third Mizukage and the Blood Mist faction, he was no longer able to squeeze out too many powerful ninjas.

.....

On the sea in the distance, without a boat, a force of 500 Kumo ninjas rushed directly from the nearest island.

In non-combat situations, ninjas can run around the clock without sleep, and at the speed of the Kumo ninjas, they will be able to reach Kirigakure in another hour.

Through the thin white mist, the sky was a bit gloomy, but it was also considered clear. With the help of the information provided by the Fuguki, the Kumo forces arrived smoothly, and they will be able to enter Kirigakure in an hour.

The moist wind blew on the cheeks, and then, the calm sea and sky suddenly changed a face.

"!?"

The Kumo troops who were rushing fast, showed surprise and confusion on their faces. They looked up at the sky. The originally bright sky was immediately covered by dark clouds.

Immediately afterwards, black mist spread silently on the sea around them, enveloping all five hundred troops in a few seconds at an exaggerated speed.

In the dark clouds in the sky and the black fog on the sea, there were looming thunder flashes.

The ninjas responsible for sensory immediately lost their sensory abilities, and they couldn't tell the direction from here with their naked eye. Regarding this familiar scene, some Kumo ninjas suddenly recalled that they had also encountered such a scene when they fought a certain ninja a few years ago.

"It's that Byakugan woman! It's Hyuga Ayane! It's her!"

Kumogakure had used a strategy to plan against her. With an army of 3,000 ninjas, plus Jinchuriki, they sniped against Konoha's rogue ninja Hyuga Ayane.

However, as a result of that battle, Hyuga Ayane retreated completely. They had no idea what she did that day, ehe created a large thundercloud, covering 3,000 Kumo ninja troops. And when the thundercloud dispersed, they no longer had any idea where she had fled to.

The thundercloud they encountered now was exactly the same as the scene back then. So, the Kumo ninjas who had experienced that sniper battle all reacted. Hearing the name 'Hyuga Ayane,' the leading Kumo Jonin knew that they would likely suffer.

She was an extremely dangerous S-rank rogue nin. During that war, she used pure taijutsu to overwhelm a powerful ninja like the Fourth Raikage. Able to use the gentle fist taijutsu capable of completely penetrating the fabled Lightning armor. For ninjas who were fleshy, it could be said she was an extremely dangerous existence to them.

The most important thing was within the thundercloud and black mist, their sensory ninjas all failed and were currently disturbed by the current in the mist. However, this indiscriminate attack will also make the sensory ninjas on the enemy's side lose their sensory ability, but it definitely didn't include the Byakugan.

Because Byakugan's sensory ability had a smaller range than that of sensory ninjutsu, but the nature of the kekkei genkai is special. It can directly see the system of a human body and identify the position of the enemy.

Suddenly, when they thought about how they could break the situation, lightning struck from the sky and from the depths of the black mist, causing the Kumo ninjas to become confused.

These lightning bolts weren't that dangerous, but they could be conducted through the seawater, turning the sea surface into a minefield, paralyzing their bodies everytime it struck. And if their resistance to lightning wasn't good enough, their mobility will be greatly reduced.

"Dive into the bottom of the sea immediately if you do not have lightning resistance!"

The Kumo ninja in the lead said.

The lightning can only turn the shallow layer of the sea into a minefield. As long as they dived to a certain depth within the sea, the threat of the enemy's lightning release will be greatly reduced.

From the command of the Jonin, the Chunins without resistance to lightning release immediately dived into the seawater. However, when they dived into the water, they discovered in despair that the interior of the seawater wasn't completely dark but flashed with more intense lightning than the surface of the sea. It was far more terrifying.

Stimulated by the lightning, they moaned in pain, and the seawater poured in. Several of the Kumo ninjas struggled in pain and swam back up desperately.

At that moment, a huge shadow swam from a distance. it was a huge python glowing blue. Opening two vertical pupils like 'red lanterns,' at a speed the Kumo ninjas couldn't see clearly, it tore open its huge mouth, restoring eternal silence under the sea.

"This- what is this?"

The Kumo ninjas on the sea also noticed something was wrong, a huge shadow appeared under their feet, it was some kind of overlord monster in the sea, swimming from the depths of the sea.

The shadow of the sea monster grew bigger and bigger. When it reached a critical point, the sea exploded. A huge blue python with a transparent fleshy body stared at them with its red vertical pupils. Facing the power of nature caused by Soryu, even the Jonins, they were forced to parry the attack. But some ninjas reacted quickly, rushed towards the water creature, attacking with various ninjutsu.

Soryu roared and backed away, spewing water from its mouth, and dense lightning flew down from the sky at the right time and was carried by the wayer rushing towards he Kumo ninjas, paralyzing their bodies due to the large attack range.

The Kumo ninjas, who had regained their mobility, were about to fight back when a blazing fire came from elsewhere. It was a huge area fire release jutsu that evaporated a large area of seawater.

It swept past like an overwhelming tsunami.

More than twenty Kumo ninjas had no time to dodge, and in the torrent of flames, they turned into charred corpses emitting black smoke as they fell into the sea.

A shadow swiftly passed over the heads of the Kumo ninjas, leaping onto the water python's head. Flipping their weapon adorned with tomoe patterns, they absorbed various ninjutsu unleashed by the Kumo ninjas.

"Uchiha Reflection!"

Uttering these words, wind, water, fire and lightning poured forth from the weapon, returning the Kumo ninja's ninjutsu attacks, which plunged them into chaos.

"Is that..... Sharingan?"

The woman, with long jet-black hair and shimmering Sharingan, looked down condescendingly. She wasn't the white-eyed ninja they were expecting.

"Damn! What sort of ninjutsu is this? Why can't I find the exit?"

Feeling the visible oppressive force from Ruri, even the Jonins nervously swallowed. This pressure almost exceeded even when their Raikage was angry.

Apart from the strange fan weapon which deflected their ninjutsu attacks, their only option seemed to be competing in taijutsu.

The opponent, was an Uchiha ninja. She was unbeatable in ninjutsu and genjutsu.

But in terms of Taijutsu... looking at the giant blue python under her feet, even the terrifying force that caused a small tsunami couldn't be parried by their bodies.

Unless their Fourth Raikage came in person, they wouldn't surpass the giant python in hand-to-hand combat.

Several of the Kumo ninjas kept trying to find an exit from the black mist. They were almost succumbing to despair. No matter how they searched, they couldn't escape the cage created by the black mist and thunder field.

The thunder and lightning were constantly interfering with their actions and sensory ninjutsu, rendering them like headless flies.

...

Beside Shiraishi, the Kiri Anbu looked on in shock. She wished to take off her mask, rub her eyes, questioning if she had fallen under the Sharingan's genjutsu.

The seemingly powerful Kumo ninjas became entangled in just a minute, with about half losing their fighting ability. 'Is this the strength of Konoha's S-rank rogue nins?'

With such power, breaking through a small country without a ninja village's wouldn't even be a challenge to them.

"Don't be surprised. Among the ninjas of the five major countries, there are many with this capability. Perhaps you may develop such potential in the future." Sensing the Kiri Anbu's surprise, Shiraishi acknowledged the extraordinary scene. But compared to when the three of them attacked Uchiha Madara, this level was still too small.

"I finally understand why Konoha hasn't taken any action against you for so long."

With this, plus Hyuga Ayane, who could overwhelm the Fourth Raikage in taijutsu, eliminating the three of them would demand an unimaginable price from Konoha.

"If we lack such strength, we can't be equal partners with Kirigakure. In this world, only strength defines your position."

Shiraishi's words found agreement in the Kiri Anbu. This was an unspoken truth among the major Ninja villages. To cooperate with the five major ninja villages, one must first command respect through strength.

With such strength and qualification, negotiations become possible. Without it, it wasn't cooperation but one party absorbing the other. The massive territories of the major countries weren't given away for nothing.

...

On the other side, the battle entered its most intense stage.

The Kumo ninjas altered their combat strategy. The ninjutsu specialists gathered to restrain her, while the taijutsu and kenjitsu ninjas positioned themselves at the battlefield's forefront, waiting for opportunities to strike.

The water python's power had limits; it couldn't annihilate all the Kumo ninjas. After all, the enemy wouldn't stand idly by to be slaughtered. Besides, this was Kumo's elite troops, and every Kumo ninja here were fighting with the determination to die.

"Success!"

After overcoming various obstacles, a dozen kenjutsu and taijutsu ninjas approached Ruri. Leaping, they surrounded her from all directions.

Ruri, still with her weapon, jumped from Soryu's head and attacked the Kumo ninjaswhile on air.

A blood-red skull materialized next to Ruri, forming visible flesh from blood-red veins. Facing the surrounding Kumo ninjas with a smile, Her Three Tomoe Sharingan glowed faintly.

"I'll let you guys witness something amazing."

Boom!

The chakra erupted further, shaping a visibly growing chakra monster on Ruri. It transformed into a massive blood-colored giant like a large summoned beast.

The dozen Kumo ninjas surrounding her showed their shock

The chakra giant held a blood-colored chakra sword, slashing quickly and knocking the Kumo ninjas away.

The giant turned its nody mid-air, landing on the sea with ease. Upon landing, it churned the waves, charging toward the Kumo ninjas.

Cries of misery and terrified screams were all intertwined together.

The blood-colored giant sword swept around, casting blood-colored sword light and sweeping across the sea, causing vibrations.

The Kumo ninjas attempting counterattacks with ninjutsu when lightning fell from the sky, paralyzing their body for an instant which stopped them from performing hand seals.

Then, the red giant sword swept across, carrying the blood-colored sword light that split the sea with a clean cut.

The waves rolled, and the blue python also attacked the Kumo ninjas in a fierce manner, creating water, and cleaning the Kumo ninja on the sea.

"Monster! Monster!"

"No! It's impossible to win!"

The Kumo ninjas still trying to make seals were attacked by lightning flying out from nowhere interrupting them.

Ruri's Susanoo confronted Taijutsu and Kenjutsu ninjas, overwhelming them with such incomprehensible power.

In the distance, Shiraishi released a sigh of relief. His sensory ninjutsu directly detected on the soul level, not relying mainly on Chakra detection. Therefore, even within Raimei's Sage Mode domain, he could accurately gauge the battle situation with Kumo.

"Looks like it's almost over."

"Yeah, facing such a force, the Kumo ninjas were absolutely helpless."

Despite lacking sensory abilities, she heard the constant screams of panic and despair from the Kumo ninjas. The battle situation was overwhelmingly one-sided, and her assistance was entirely unnecessary.

"By the way, I don't know your name yet? I heard from Yagura that you are a rare ninja with two kekkei genkai." Shiraishi asked with genuine interest. Though he had read legends of those possessing two kekkei genkai in ancient books, this marked the first time he was seeing one in reality. Her genes must significantly differ from those of ordinary people and other standard Kekkei genkai users.

"My name is Terumi Mei."

The Kiri Anbu responded. Before Shiraishi could continue his questioning, she casually brushed her long hair and added, "And, i have no interest in scumbags. Please show some respect."

Shiraishi was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Don't worry, I'm only interested on your two kekkei genkai. Would you mind providing me with some of your body hair, saliva, and blood? I wish to study your blood, which may be significant value for the research and development."

Feeling Shiraishi's eager gaze, Terumi Mei subconsciously took a few steps back, maintaining a safe distance from him The man was far more terrifying than the woman wreaking havoc among the Kumo ninjas. He was abnormal.

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