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Chapter 194 Battle against the Third Mizukage (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

The Snow Clan, Domain...

"Hmph!"

Ryuji chuckled softly, not paying any attention.

While the concept of "domain" is indeed frightening, it's just that—frightening.

This is, after all, the ninja world, not some fantasy world, and there are no settings like being invincible within a domain or only being able to fight against another domain.

In fact, there are quite a few ninjutsu techniques with domains in the ninja world.

Gentle Fist's Bagua Domain, Ibiki's Torture Chamber... these are all domain-type existences.

However, the Bagua Domain of Soft Fist is merely a scale in the practitioner's mind, representing that everything within the domain is within their attack range, and has no substantial effect.

The torture chambers of Ibixi are a kind of subdimensional illusionary realm that can create mental pressure and facilitate torture.

There's nothing else they can do; pure violence is all it takes to break the deadlock.

And the Snow Clan...

Although the ice jutsu that Haku displayed was indeed a very troublesome thing, it was only troublesome, not insurmountable.

In the original story, after the Third Shinobi World War, all the bloodline ninjas in the Land of Water were to be purged. The Yuki clan was no exception and was forced to live a life of hiding their identities.

If the Snow Clan were truly that powerful, they wouldn't have ended up like this.

……

Seeing Ryuji's nonchalant expression, the Third Mizukage understood his thoughts, let out a deep breath, and sighed, "It seems you won't back down either. Let's talk this out with ninjutsu!"

"It should have been done this way from the beginning!"

Tongcao Yeyan held an axe in one hand and a large hammer in the other, looking excited.

Li Xianquan carried a slender sewing needle on his shoulder, his right foot stepping on a corpse as if about to leap.

Suigetsu Hobutaki, Murashi Jinpachi, Hiramekarei's master, Pipa Juzo, and the two Jinchūriki all showed varying degrees of excitement and cruelty.

Only Yagura and Raiga Kurosugi remained unaffected.

Almost all the experts from the Hidden Mist Village had gathered here. They didn't think they would lose, even if the enemy had immortal puppets.

"It seems a fight is unavoidable."

The reactions of Kirigakure and the others have already shown their attitude, which Ryuji finds regrettable.

He sighed, "I was hoping for a peaceful resolution, but you insisted on using force. It seems Jiraiya's ideals only exist in fiction."

"No, it's you who harbors such naive fantasies—"

"That's true naiveté!"

The words came from behind the two of them, accompanied by an endless chill. A chilling aura erupted, freezing the entire space into ice.

The mechanical bird and Ryuji and Kurenai, who were standing on it, were frozen inside, and then fell to the ground and smashed to pieces.

The broken ice crystals, mixed with the severed limbs and remains of puppets and humans, created a particularly poignant scene.

"Lord Mizukage's move is still as invincible as ever!"

Everyone glanced at the ice clone standing there, its cheek cracked open to reveal a block of ice inside, then turned their gaze to the Third Mizukage, who had suddenly appeared on the mechanical bird and then jumped to the ground as it fell. They all sighed in amazement.

Despite being praised by his many subordinates, the Third Mizukage remained calm and composed.

"They possess a powerful flying weapon and are already invincible, yet they still risk their lives. Making such a decision only proves they are second-rate ninjas. Defeating a second-rate ninja is nothing to be proud of."

The Snow Clan possesses a secret technique that is incredibly overpowered.

That's the Magic Mirror Ice Crystal.

They can use the smooth ice surface formed from chakra as a mirror and travel at the speed of light through the principle of reflection.

Furthermore, this is the effect of ninjutsu, not physical movement.

When they move, their bodies transform into something that is neither entirely solid nor entirely solid, a process that is completely silent, and they can even blend into the mirror.

The Third Mizukage's Ice Release technique allows him to transform himself into ice.

Using this characteristic, he combined the Substitution Technique and the Clone Technique to create an ice clone that instantly transforms his entire body into ice, while his main body relies on the properties of the Magic Mirror Ice Crystal to reflect light at the speed of light.

When facing enemies, he first uses the Snow Domain to lower the surrounding temperature and obstruct the enemy's vision.

Then an ice barrier condensed behind the enemy.

Since the temperature has been lowered by the Snow Domain, as long as the process of creating the ice realm is done carefully, it can be done silently, making it impossible for the enemy to detect.

Finally, he transformed his body into ice and used the magic mirror's ice crystals to reflect the enemy's image into the ice behind him for a sneak attack.

Because of the light-speed movement, the heavy snow obstructing vision, and the presence of an identical ice clone left in place, the enemy would have little chance of noticing the Third Mizukage's subtle actions if they did not have prior intelligence.

This is a first-encounter kill tactic created by combining his own characteristics. It can only be said that he is worthy of being the Mizukage, one of the "five strongest people" in the ninja world.

However, this is on the premise that the enemy is unaware of the relevant intelligence.

Ryuji understood.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Just as the Kirigakure members were about to issue orders to further eliminate the enemy, the mechanical bird, Ryuji, and Kurenai, which had been smashed to pieces, turned into the remains of knight puppets in a thick cloud of white smoke.

—The Substitution Technique!

"How could this be!?"

Knowing just how powerful the Third Mizukage's tactics were, the members of Kirigakure stared wide-eyed, their expressions filled with disbelief. Even the Third Mizukage himself showed a look of astonishment.

"call out……"

A mournful howl echoed through the air.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and saw the mechanical bird spread its wings and fly at high speed, tearing through the air, and crashing headfirst into the Third Mizukage in the blink of an eye.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, shattered ice crystals flew everywhere.

The Third Mizukage's upper body was smashed to pieces.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

The wind howled.

A tremendous suction force emanated from the lower half of the Third Mizukage's body, drawing in the cold air and causing it to reassemble into a complete body.

"Tsk, a secret technique similar to the God of Paper Arts?"

Long Er, half-crouched on the mechanical bird, turned around and saw this scene, feeling a sense of unease.

Although the Five Kage are not as formidable as super-Kage level fighters like Nagato and Madara Uchiha, each of them is at the peak of Kage level and has their own special skills, so dealing with them will not be easy.

"Try melting it with fire and see if that works!"

Hong suggested.

"It's no use!"

The voice of the Third Mizukage came from in front of the mechanical bird.

The two looked up and saw an ice mirror appear in the air more than ten meters ahead, reflecting the body of the Third Mizukage. His upper body was already protruding out, and his right hand was still in the hand seal position.

The moment the two looked over, the Third Mizukage used a ninjutsu.

[Ice Release: Wind and Snow!]

He parted his thin lips slightly, and a chilling, biting gust of wind and snow spewed out, engulfing the mechanical bird in a massive wave and freezing it into an ice block in the blink of an eye.

Something came up at home, so I've finished updating. This chapter counts as yesterday's. Starting tomorrow, I'll try to update more frequently.

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