Naruto: I have an attribute panel

Chapter 495 Mist Hidden Civil War

The main gate of Wuyin Village.

Taiichi pointed in the direction from which the tremor came, then looked at the group of Mist Ninja surrounding him with a mocking expression.

"Hey, there's a rebellion over there, aren't you going to quell it?"

"Damn it, who are we even here for?"

The ninja named Nakamura glared angrily at Taiichi. If he hadn't known that all of his men combined couldn't defeat the opponent, he would have already made his move.

Taiyi seemed to have read his mind and suggested directly, "Look, since you can't beat me anyway, and staying here is just a formality, why don't we leave one person behind and let the rest of you do whatever you need to do?"

Taiyi's idea took their realistic mindset into full consideration, which neither undermined their duties nor prevented them from demonstrating their loyalty.

All the Mist Ninja present couldn't help but look at their captain, their longing evident to everyone.

The captain gave Taiyi a deep look, then turned back to look at the village. At this moment, thick smoke was already rising from the center of the village.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and gave the order: "Nakamura, you stay here to look after Lord Taiichi. The rest of you, come with me!"

"Captain, I—"

"Obey orders!"

Before Nakamura could finish speaking, the captain's reprimand came crashing down on him.

Nakamura hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded in agreement.

Watching the group of Mist Ninja struggling and seeing them rushing into the village, Taiichi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "What a pity, those who love the village can only end up like this."

Nakamura was already feeling down because he had been left behind, and now that he heard Taiichi sighing and complaining, he immediately became furious and, disregarding Taiichi's status, yelled at him.

"What did you say? You're not allowed to talk about the captain and the others like that."

Taiyi glanced sideways at the lucky guy, then decided not to waste any more words on him and focused his attention on the battlefield in the center of the village.

At this moment, the area within a 200-meter radius of the Water Shadow Building has been turned into a vast swamp, with ruins everywhere formed by the cascading water.

Further away, ninjas kept rushing towards this place, but when they got close and saw the situation, their reactions were quite different.

Nearly half of the people slowed down, either staying on nearby rooftops or hiding among the ruins.

The other half of the people stepped onto the water and rushed straight towards the center, but the crowd gradually split into two groups, converging behind the two opposing groups in the middle of the field.

That's right, the battle in front of the Water Shadow Building has temporarily stopped, and the scene is in the prelude to the next fierce battle.

On one side, led by the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, the majority of the ninjas behind him were ordinary civilians.

The other side was quite distinctive: Mizuki in a white robe, Kaguya with two crimson dots on her forehead, Hozuki in tight-fitting light armor, and some ninjas from smaller clans who accompanied them.

"Yagura Karatachi, I advise you to give up resisting. Kirigakure can't withstand your torment anymore. Don't you see that even the civilian ninjas you've been supporting aren't on your side?"

Hozuki Zangetsu, the head of the Hozuki clan, pointed at the ninjas standing still outside the arena, his tone full of sarcasm.

"The three major families have already seized far too many resources, yet you are still not satisfied. I am merely asking you to relinquish what does not belong to you, and yet you rebel!"

Yagura Karatachi was no pushover either; he completely ignored the other's words and instead went straight for their weakness.

"It's not just us who are against you now. Under your rule these past few years, not only Kirigakure, but the entire Land of Water is in chaos. Even the daimyo are dissatisfied with you as the Mizukage."

Hozuki Renge wasn't stupid either, so of course he wouldn't expose his own weaknesses, and he seized on the opponent's sore spots to launch a fierce attack.

Both of them were stalling for time, waiting for their own members to arrive, while also trying to appease the wavering ninjas on the periphery.

Just watch the show, and whatever you do, don't join the other side.

Taiyi watched the two sides engage in a war of words through his senses and found it boring. They weren't really fighting; it was just a verbal battle. Although he could read lips, nothing beats hearing it with his own ears.

He turned to look at the ninja who was staring intently at him, then suddenly flashed a bright smile. A wave of chakra passed through his gaze, causing the ninja to momentarily lose focus.

Taiichi's lips curled into a mocking smile. He ignored the ninja and strode into the Hidden Mist Village. In just a few steps, his figure shifted again, disguising himself as a Hidden Mist ninja.

Only a pitiful Mist Ninja was left standing there, staring blankly at the air.

Using Flying Thunder God Technique and Body Flicker, Taiichi arrived at the center of the village in a very short time.

Like all the other onlookers, he followed the crowd and found a broken wall to hide himself in the shadows, watching the internal strife of the Hidden Mist Village up close.

Inside the arena, nearly 200 people had gathered on each side, and the verbal sparring between the two sides had reached a fever pitch.

"Hozuki Zangetsu, it is a fact that you led men to assassinate the Mizukage. Now you are even trying to provoke an even greater internal conflict. In the name of the Fourth Mizukage, I am issuing you this warning for the last time: stop now, or you will be considered traitors of Kirigakure and will be executed without mercy."

Yagura slammed his coral staff down, creating ripples. His declaration ignited a shared hatred among the ninjas behind him, and even those on the periphery began to whisper among themselves.

After all, the Mizukage's sense of justice still exists, and ordinary ninjas can't distinguish who is right and who is wrong.

"Ha, Mizukage." Hozuki Zangetsu scoffed disdainfully.

"You still know you're the Mizukage. The Mizukage is supposed to lead the entire Hidden Mist Village to power, but what about you? In the years you've been in power, the number of Hidden Mist ninja hasn't increased; in fact, it's decreased by a third. Even the Daimyo of our own country no longer trusts the Hidden Mist ninja. What use is a Mizukage like you?!"

These words acted like a fuse, completely igniting the powder keg that was the Mizukage.

Yagura slammed his coral staff into the water, sending up a shower of water droplets. He quickly formed several hand seals with his left hand, and the water droplets transformed into a barrage of water arrows that shot towards the opposite side.

This marked the start of the war, and nearly 400 people from both sides instantly clashed in this small area.

Ice spikes, bone spikes, water dragons, kunai—all sorts of ninjutsu blades flew through the air.

The ninjas surrounding the battlefield coordinated perfectly, expanding their perimeter and even deflecting attacks flying towards the outer edges.

This was to minimize the damage from the battle and prevent further losses to the village.

Within the circle, the battle is becoming increasingly fierce.

The ninja class, with its high attack, high speed, and low defense, is compressed into such a small, chaotic battle area; even a Jonin couldn't guarantee its survival.

Retreat all over.

Furthermore, the Mist Ninja are known for their ruthlessness, and they don't care if you were a former comrade; they'll kill you without hesitation.

Once the first person died, the situation became uncontrollable, the power of the ninjutsu continued to escalate, and the area of ​​destruction gradually expanded.

Just at this most intense moment, a commotion arose on the outskirts. Taiyi turned around and saw that it was the guard captain and four subordinates who had stopped him at the gate earlier. They had just arrived at the scene.

This guy was obviously a commoner ninja. Taiichi thought he was also from the Mizukage's faction. He must have rushed here so quickly because he wanted to fight the clan ninjas alongside the Mizukage.

However, this guy's actions greatly surprised Taiyi.

He and his team rushed into the battlefield, but they didn't help anyone; they just kept sending the wounded away from the battlefield.

This guy—is saving someone.

Hidden Mist — There are actually people like this.

In an environment like Kirigakure where human life is treated like dirt, this is simply an anomaly among anomalies.

Taiyi thought he was seeing things and that he was seeing a saint.

The guard captain's actions clearly provoked the hearts of many ninjas on the periphery.

They are all Kirigakure ninjas. They may ignore each other when they are fighting, but if they are injured and lose their fighting ability, these Kirigakure ninjas who still have some sense of responsibility will still step forward to help.

Just as several onlookers and ninja were about to step forward to provide assistance, another unexpected turn of events occurred.

The fierce fighting and heavy casualties have deeply affected both sides, and everyone is now bloodthirsty.

You're a perfectly normal person openly helping the opponent; aren't you just asking for trouble? If we don't attack you, who should we attack?

Therefore, it is unclear which side launched the attack first.

A kunai flew in and pierced the throat of a ninja from a blind spot.

Then, ninjutsu and attacks came flying in from all directions.

Even though the guard captain was a Jonin, he was still no match for the sudden, all-encompassing attack. He couldn't withstand the sheer number of opponents.

After several parries, a spear shot from the earth pierced through the guard captain's body from bottom to top.

At that moment, the ninjas on the periphery who had just taken a step and were about to follow suit all stopped and withdrew.

Forget it, forget it. Those wounded who have fallen to the ground are pitiful, but their own lives are more precious. We should take care of our own lives first.

Taiyi took in all of this, sighed that good people don't live long, and then focused his attention back on the very center of the battlefield.

There, Yagura Karatachi is single-handedly confronting the heads of three major clans.

Yagura Karatachi truly deserves his position as Mizukage; he has no obvious weaknesses in either taijutsu or ninjutsu.

He wielded a heavy coral staff with great skill and flair.

Let alone someone as fragile as Minazuki, even someone as tough as Kaguya wouldn't dare to directly confront the Coral Staff with her bare body.

The four exchanged blows, throwing punches and kicks while casually unleashing various ninjutsu techniques.

With a spinning kick, Yagura sent Kaguya, the clan leader who was standing close to him, flying. However, the water beneath his feet suddenly froze, freezing his foot on the surface.

On the other side, the Hozuki clan chief instantly rushed forward, his kunai aimed straight at Yagura's face.

Despite being trapped, Yagura remained calm. Facing the Hozuki clan chief's attack, he swung his coral staff in a devastating slash that would cause injury to both sides.

The Hozuki clan chief dared not fight him to the death; his body instantly turned to water, and his coral staff pierced through the water, smashing into the ice beneath his feet.

The powerful force shattered the ice, freeing Yagura from his predicament.

The chaotic battlefield also created opportunities for Taiichi, whose senses quickly locked onto Yagura Karatachi and began to investigate in detail.

Unfortunately, the result was the same as last time: he had an accessory around his neck with a sealing barrier engraved on it, which served to block detection.

However, Taiyi was not discouraged. This was a battlefield, and there were plenty of opportunities.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Taiyi's waiting opportunity to arrive.

Yagura once again faced a combined attack from the three.

The coral staff blocked the bone sword strike from Kaguya's clan leader;

He raised his right leg, blocking the Hozuki clan leader's kick;

He tucked in his stomach and arched his back, dodging the kunai that the Minazuki clan chief was aiming for in his abdomen.

During this awkward movement, the accessory hanging on Yagura's chest came off his collar and hung in the air due to the violent movement.

A string of ice spikes shot out from a distance, aimlessly covering the entire area, as if some member of the Minazuki clan had missed a ninjutsu.

Faced with this indiscriminate attack, the four people in the midst of the fierce battle immediately took action.

The four exerted their strength and quickly broke away from their opponents.

Yagura Karatachi was in the same situation, but since he was ultimately facing three opponents, he was inevitably a bit slower.

At that very moment, an ice spike, after a series of collisions, suddenly increased in speed and pierced through the accessory on his chest.

The invisible barrier vanished, and Taiichi's senses instantly enveloped him. Caught off guard, Yagura Karatachi was completely exposed to Taiichi's gaze.

Deep within Yagura's mind, a ball of extremely high-quality chakra resides, constantly correcting and altering his perceptions.

Taiyi narrowed his eyes and immediately recognized his affiliation from the chakra aura. It was indeed Obito. Although he had changed a lot, his essence was still the same.

On the other side, the moment the accessory broke, a hint of panic flashed across Yagura's face. He was aware of his condition. Without the accessory to conceal him, everyone on this chaotic battlefield was fully aware of their senses, and someone might notice his abnormality.

We must finish this quickly!

Having figured all this out, Yagura no longer held back, and the chakra belonging to the Three-Tails within his body began to be frantically absorbed, a sign that was the prelude to the Tailed Beast transformation.

Taiyi, however, was not about to let him have his way.

Since the people from Kirigakure couldn't detect Yagura's abnormality in time, he didn't mind lending a hand.

A voice imbued with chakra suddenly resounded throughout the entire battlefield.

"Stop! Haven't you noticed? It seems like the Mizukage is being controlled by an illusion."

The voice was so loud that one had to listen to what he was saying.

Upon hearing this, everyone was startled, especially the Mist Ninja on the periphery who were not involved in the battle, and they all focused their attention on the Mizukage.

Those ninjas skilled in sensory perception employed even more advanced techniques.

Waves of chakra swept down, some yielding nothing, but some were eventually detected.

Exclamations of surprise rang out from all directions.

"Damn it, it's true!"

"The Mizukage has been controlled! Who is it?!"

"Everyone, quick, stop the fighting!"

The angry shouts and attacks from the periphery quickly spread to the battlefield, and the fighting was gradually brought under control from the outside in.

However, it all seemed to come a little too late.

Yagura Karatachi has completed his full tailed beast transformation.

A massive three-tailed creature appeared in the world, with four thick, giant feet supporting its heavy shell. Three short, thick tails swept across its back, while a turtle head scanned the surroundings, as if searching for some suspicious target.