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Chapter 200 The Hidden Mist's Defeat (Please Subscribe, Please Vote for Monthly Tickets)

The battle between Kurenai and the high-ranking officials of Kirigakure was one-sided, but the battle between the puppet army and the ordinary ninjas of Kirigakure was at a stalemate.

Although there are experts like Gin, Marie, Kuro, and Yekura leading the charge, and two hundred elite puppeteers serving as vanguards, once ninja battles reach a certain scale, unless one possesses combat power surpassing that of a Kage, a single individual seems rather insignificant.

Especially those who use Earth Release and Water Release techniques.

They only need to gather more than twenty people.

When they use ninjutsu together, they can unleash the power of natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

No matter how strong Kurenai's power is, she will be swept away when faced with more than twenty ninjas using Water Release techniques together.

No matter how potent the poison of Wanlijiang is, it can kill a large number of people at once.

However, after learning a lesson, Wuyin spread out and had people snipe from a distance... Although Wanlijiang was able to protect herself under the protection of the highly poisonous salamanders, she could hardly release poison gas to kill enemies without restraint under the suppression of firepower.

In the war of ninjas, there is no immortality, no unlimited chakra, and no fighting power surpassing that of a Kage; it doesn't matter who comes.

In the original story, even an elite ninja like Kisame could only escape by jumping off a cliff when faced with Ibiki and a dozen or so Chunin-level opponents.

Ultimately, while individual knight puppets possess the strength of elite Chunin, their combined power is far inferior to that of Hidden Mist ninjas. As a result, even with Hidden Mist's high-level combat forces tied down, they were unable to gain a decisive advantage.

If it weren't for the dragon vein that allows for infinite repair, this army of five thousand puppets would be utterly vulnerable in the face of a real ninja army.

This also shows how foolish it is for some ignorant and ambitious people to try to destroy the five great powers and rule the world with their ignorance (referring to the centipede).

Moreover, it's not like there aren't any experts on the Hidden Mist side.

Kisame, Hozuki Mangetsu, Mei Terumi...

Although these three individuals do not yet possess the strength of the future, they have already shown their potential and their strength should not be underestimated. They have caused considerable trouble for the puppet army in this war.

But the stalemate was completely broken when Ryuji joined the fray.

Ryuji did not possess combat power surpassing that of a Kage, nor could he single-handedly fight against an army of six thousand ninjas.

But it is still possible to break the deadlock in the war.

He possesses a massive amount of chakra and a high regeneration rate, allowing him to unleash a variety of wide-range ninjutsu that wipe out large areas in an instant.

Although the Hidden Mist faction quickly used sheer numbers to deal with him, with the war now at a stalemate, where would they find the manpower to mobilize?

It's nothing more than robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Although nearly 500 people were sent to deal with Ryuji, the resulting gap became the fatal point that tore apart the Hidden Mist defense line.

Especially after the appearance of the Steel Fortress, which, together with Ryuji, swiftly wiped out the five hundred men, the entire Mist Hidden Front completely collapsed and, under the command of a captain, retreated overseas en masse.

At this moment, the battle on the high platform also came to an end.

The Third Mizukage died in battle, as did the Three-Tails Jinchuriki and the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, only Raiga Kurosuki and Juzo Pipa were lucky enough to escape; the rest perished.

Yagura, nicknamed "Kiji-tachibana," luckily escaped.

……

"I thought you were going to kill them all!" Ryuji was slightly surprised after hearing Hong's report.

He left only after witnessing the enemy's strength and confirming that Hong could handle it alone; he never expected that the enemy would still be able to let three of them escape.

Upon hearing this, Hong also looked indignant.

"The Third Mizukage ultimately sacrificed his life to perform a forbidden technique that stopped the movement of matter, and that's how I got bogged down."

"Matter has stopped moving?"

Long Er paused for a moment, then realized what was happening.

Isn't this absolute zero?

To be honest, after learning that the Third Mizukage was a member of the Snow Clan and had displayed power far exceeding that of Haku, he wondered if the other party might have a deadly move like Absolute Zero.

I didn't expect this thing to actually exist.

Although its scope of effect was limited, it was still carried out at the cost of lives, which is terrifying enough.

To be honest, he was somewhat surprised that Red was only held back instead of being killed when faced with such a deadly move.

After all, matter has stopped moving—in a sense, time has stopped on another level, and any bloodline limit would seem pale and powerless at this absolute zero temperature.

(It must have lasted for a very short time!)

Long Er thought to himself.

Seemingly sensing what Ryuji was thinking, Hong explained, "The main reason is that the range is about 100 meters. Within this area, even the caster cannot move. So as long as you can withstand the freezing damage of absolute zero, you will not be attacked from outside."

In other words, this is a forbidden technique simply used to buy time!

The freezing damage from absolute zero is absolutely devastating. Even in the world of ninjas, very few people can withstand it, let alone endure it without taking any damage.

After all, most ninjas are high-output, highly mobile, and fragile characters.

However, the Third Mizukage's own strength was already at the peak of the Kage level, and in the freezing cold environment, he even touched the ceiling of the Super Kage level.

If the enemy is so powerful that even this level of skill is insurmountable, then freezing at absolute zero will hardly harm the opponent.

but.

Even so, it's still terrifying.

"As expected, no one who can become a Shadow is someone to be trifled with."

Ryuji recalled the Reaper Death Seal of the Third and Fourth Hokage and couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

However, he immediately thought of the Third and Fourth Kazekage who had been betrayed and killed, and his face fell.

Damn it, the Kage of the five great ninja villages are all incredibly powerful, so why are they all so weak when they come to their own village?

"Oh, right!" Hong seemed to remember something and pulled out a scroll from behind her. "These are the three ninja swords we captured. I put them all in here."

"Three?"

"The Samehada and Hiramekarei were blown away by the aftershocks of the battle, and I don't know where they landed. I've searched the area, but I can't find them."

"Samehada and Hiramekarei..." Ryuji pondered for a moment, then smiled with relief, "It doesn't matter, anyway, I prefer the Bakuto and the Kubikiribōchō."

Perhaps Samehada and Hiramekarei are the strongest of the Seven Ninja Swords, but with Ryuji's strength, even Samehada and Hiramekarei, the strongest of the Seven Ninja Swords, would have little to do with him.

On the contrary, the self-repairing technology of the decapitation sword that absorbs iron from blood and the infinite summoning and explosive tags of the explosive sword... if they can analyze and master it, it will be of great help to Ryuji.

Although the decapitation sword was not left behind, which was a bit of a regret, the explosive blade droplets were still a considerable gain.

Putting everything else aside, just imagine placing that psychic interface on the steel fortress, unleashing an endless barrage of explosive talismans—anyone who uses it will know what I mean.

After listening to Ryuji's words, Hong pondered for a moment, "Although the Executioner's Blade was not kept, I broke it. There should still be fragments left at the scene. I'll go and look for them."

"Just let the puppet do it."

(End of this chapter)