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Chapter 192 The Young Third Mizukage (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"They even brought out a Jinchūriki!?"

The Sand Village members were all astonished.

Jinchuriki possess the chakra reserves and regeneration speed of tailed beasts, allowing them to unleash ninjutsu with near-unlimited power. Their signature ninjutsu, the "Tailed Beast Ball," possesses destructive power akin to a nuclear bomb, with a destructive force ten or even a hundred times greater than that of a typical Kage.

After all, even Kage-level ninjas cannot all possess a large amount of chakra or be proficient in wide-range destructive ninjutsu.

but.

Although Jinchuriki possess destructive and lethal power far exceeding that of Kage-level beings, their overall strength is only at the level of a typical Kage-level being.

Therefore, each ninja village takes great care in protecting its Jinchūriki.

Unless absolutely necessary, they generally do not send out Jinchuriki.

It was already outrageous enough that Kirigakure sent the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and 6,000 elite soldiers to deal with a small village like Uzushiogakure and Uzushiogakure in order to seize the sealing techniques passed down by the Sage of Six Paths. But unexpectedly, they even sent two Jinchuriki.

This is absolutely outrageous.

"Destroying Uzumaki Village and seizing the sealing technique was just a pretext; Kirigakure probably has another purpose this time," Ebizo analyzed. "Currently, there's no other target besides Konoha that would warrant Kirigakure sending such a force."

Ebizo possesses unique insight and a clear mind. Having experienced both the First and Second Shinobi World Wars, he has extensive war experience. Previously serving as the strategist of Sunagakure, he saw through Kirigakure's intentions at a glance.

"No matter what Kirigakure's purpose is, if we let them bombard us, the buildings above will collapse sooner or later!" Red said.

The complete mechanical city is composed of countless steel structures, which are connected together by a large number of mechanical parts such as bridges, gears, screws, and shafts, giving it the stability to remain standing even when the earth cracks.

Then, a protective barrier is set up outside, and everything will be foolproof.

But the current Mechanized City... even the flight system area, which was designed and built strictly according to the blueprints, is only slightly more stable than the original Loulan Tower when there are no other buildings to connect and stabilize it.

If the Tailed Beast Balls continue to bombard the earth, the earthquake will continue to shake, and the city will eventually collapse.

Ryuji wholeheartedly agreed with Hong's reminder.

He nodded and said, "That's right, then let's march in with the army, bring the mechanical city right up to their heads, and see if they still dare to use the Tailed Beast Ball!"

……

The army marched in, and the massive city loomed overhead.

The boundless floating continent broke through the clouds, revealing its complete form in the air. Its enormous size left the Mist Ninja on the ground dumbfounded and horrified.

At the ruins of Wochao Village.

The Third Mizukage stood in the open space amidst the crowd, looking up at the mechanical castle, silent.

He had discovered it as early as when the Mechanized City appeared on the coast.

But at that time, a large part of the city was still hidden in the clouds, and due to the perspective, it did not look very big.

But now, with the City of Mechanisms reigning supreme, one can truly appreciate the power of this behemoth.

The mere existence of him caused negative emotions such as insignificance, powerlessness, and frustration in a Kage-level powerhouse like him who was well-informed and experienced in many battles, not to mention the other ninjas of Kirigakure.

The first thought that came to everyone's mind when they saw this behemoth was: how can we possibly win against something this big?

The Third Mizukage didn't know either.

But he knew he couldn't run away.

The enemy can fly, while we are on the ground; we have no chance of outrunning them.

Only by fighting to the death can we have a chance to survive.

Fortunately, such a behemoth did not have any world-destroying weapons.

Otherwise, they would all be in despair.

The floating continent stopped about two hundred meters above the heads of the Mist Ninja.

The Jinchūriki of the Three-Tails and Six-Tails also stopped their bombardment.

Although the destructive range of the Tailed Beast Ball is nothing compared to the overall area of ​​the floating continent.

But compared to humans, it is quite enormous.

Each time the Tailed Beast Ball hits the bottom of the floating continent, it knocks down rocks like a landslide.

Under the continuous bombardment, boulders rolled down like a rain of boulders falling from the sky, making the Hidden Mist ninjas on the ground easy targets.

As for the floating continent that was the target of the bombardment... although each hit would create a large crater, it would quickly heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

If the bombardment continues, the Hidden Mist ninjas will all die at the hands of their own people without the enemy even having to lift a finger.

Everyone hid under the big tree, quietly waiting for the enemy's next move.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A whooshing sound came from the sky as countless knight puppets, wielding all sorts of weapons, charged forward.

"All troops, prepare!"

As the commander, Yagura Karatachi shouted, and all the ninjas gripped their weapons even tighter. Even the usually carefree ones had sweat dripping down their foreheads.

But the puppet army did not kill them.

They hovered about five or six meters above the top of the tree, silently watching what was below.

"Damn it. Why did it stop?!"

Among the Hidden Mist ninjas, some couldn't help but curse.

Faced with such a colossal city as the Mechanical City, everyone felt immense pressure and had no confidence in winning the war. Therefore, they were prepared to die in battle even before the war began.

But even if it means dying in battle, victory is the ultimate goal... Such resolve is not something that ninjas who have experienced constant fighting since childhood and emerged from the land of blood mist can easily develop.

That is the courage to not give up hope even in dire straits, and the awareness that can only be cultivated through brutal training and a professional quality that shows no fear even when facing death.

"call out!"

The tranquil sky was filled with a howling sound once again, extremely piercing and incredibly fast, far exceeding the speed of these knight puppets.

A mechanical bird flew out from the puppet army and landed above the ruins of Whirlpool Village.

The mechanical bird carried two people—Ryuji Ayaki and Kurenai.

Ryuji stood on the mechanical bird, looking at the Third Mizukage and the others who were protected in the open space in the center of the crowd, and his brows furrowed.

The Third Mizukage was handsome, tall, and had waist-length black hair. He wore a fitted robe over a turtleneck sweater, and a gray-white woolen scarf around his neck. His crescent-shaped eyes gave off a warm, spring-like feeling.

It has to be said that the Third Mizukage was a very handsome man.

Of course, Ryuji frowned not because he was handsome, but because he was too young.

Judging from his appearance and demeanor, this Third Mizukage appears to be a young man in his early twenties.

but.

In the original story, the Third Mizukage served as the First Mizukage's bodyguard during the first Five Kage Summit, and he looked like the young man he is now.

Now, more than 30 years have passed, and he should be an elder who is a generation older than Sarutobi and the others.

Even though Kirigakure has a grandson like Yagura, he still has the baby face of a young boy.

But while one may look young, their body may not be.

There's something wrong with this Third Mizukage!

Information on the Third Mizukage is the scarcest among all the Kage.

He and the Third Kazekage are the only two people in all the Kage who have not been given their names.

At least the Third Kazekage's abilities, cause of death, and approximate time were explained. This person, apart from having served as the First Mizukage's bodyguard at the Kage Summit, has no information at all, so this can only be an original creation.

In addition, there will be two more chapters later.

(End of this chapter)