I am the new Hokage of Konoha.

But soon, when another figure clad in a blue tailed beast cloak rushed in from Konoha and mercilessly attacked the Mist Ninja, her illusions were finally shattered when she heard Ao's dry voice say "Two-Tails" beside her.

Instantly, Mei Terumi's face turned very ugly.

She couldn't understand why Hijiri of Kumogakure, and the powerful Two-Tails and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, would betray the Five Nations Alliance and join Konoha.

Don't they know that even if they form an alliance with Konoha, the latter will ultimately not tolerate the existence of Kumogakure and the Kumo ninja?

So what exactly happened on the first day of the war?

Why did Yunren's attitude change so drastically?

And what about the Raikage? Was he really killed by Senju Kumo-niwa, as Tsuchishiro claimed?

At that moment, Mei Terumi clenched her fists, feeling as if she had fallen into an abyss.

It wasn't just the unexpected betrayal by the Cloud Ninja that caused a huge shift in the balance of power between the remaining four countries and Konoha.

More so because of the present moment.

Since both the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki have appeared here, it means that Konoha had already taken precautions against their surprise attack.

So, we've fallen into a trap...

really!

When a tall, familiar young man with an Uchiha fan printed on his combat uniform appeared, he was taken aback.

A deep sense of helplessness flashed in Mei Terumi's eyes.

Chapter 276 Water Shadows on the Sea

"The Fifth Mizukage, the Fourth Mizukage, this Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and Mr. Ao, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and so on... truly unexpected!"

Like Mei Terumi and the other Kirigakure ninja, Shisui was genuinely pleasantly surprised after recognizing the full identities of the newcomers.

This was a genuine, unadulterated surprise.

After all, he only intended to catch one big fish at first, but who would have thought he would catch a whole net full of big fish.

Of course, happiness can also be accompanied by troubles.

The only thing to worry about now is whether my net is strong enough to catch them all.

With that in mind, Shisui made a hand gesture, ordering Killer Bee, Yugito, and the other Konoha ninja who were with him to immediately attack without any delay, striving to leave no one behind.

At the same time, upon noticing that the Konoha camp had three powerful figures—Uchiha Shisui, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki—and realizing that their mission was futile and that their immediate priority was to save their own lives, Ao and the others immediately turned their attention to Mei Terumi.

Just as they were about to say something, the latter responded just as quickly as they did, loudly commanding:

"All Mist Ninja! Retreat!"

With no time to question the two Jinchūriki from Kumogakure, Mei Terumi, having lost all hope upon seeing Shisui appear, instantly issued the order to retreat.

Her meticulously planned surprise attack failed, and she could imagine the blow her reputation as the Water Shadow would suffer upon her return.

But Mei Terumi no longer had the energy to care about these things.

The key issue now is how to safely evacuate this group of the most elite forces from Kirigakure.

At this moment.

Upon hearing the Mizukage's order, the village's elite, regardless of their inner thoughts, all the Mist Ninja displayed excellent qualities, immediately abandoning their pursuit of the aircraft carrier that was now within reach, and quickly turning away.

"Trying to escape? You can't just leave now." Upon seeing this, Shisui immediately led his group in pursuit.

After a chase that lasted for several hours, when the two sides finally met, all they exchanged were a few words before the outcome became Konoha chasing the Mist Ninja.

The imagined scenario of an intense battle followed by a retreat after realizing one's inability to defeat the opponent did not materialize.

No matter how unwilling they were, Mei Terumi, who knew the strength of her opponents, and Shikura and the others wouldn't be foolish enough to fight head-on.

To knowingly attempt something impossible is the act of a samurai.

If things turn bad, it's the ninja's normal course of action to immediately flee.

However, whether the Mist Ninja can successfully escape depends on whether the Leaf Village agrees.

"Wow! Leave them all here!"

At that moment, eight long, giant octopus tails extended from behind Killer Bee and swung powerfully towards the Mist Ninja in front of him.

"Water Escape·Water Formation Wall!"

A massive water wall, several times larger than what a normal ninja could unleash, was unleashed from Mei Terumi, who had deliberately stayed behind to cover everyone's retreat.

The next second, eight giant octopus tails slammed into the water wall, creating a violent collision sound and splashing water everywhere.

Even so, the water barrier technique remained unbroken.

"Huh? It actually stopped my tail." Killer Bee was quite surprised to see this.

Mei Terumi continued forming hand seals while coldly glancing at the approaching Konoha ninja, saying:

"Don't underestimate the power of the Water Shadow!"

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, more than a dozen giant water dragons soared out of the sea as Mei Terumi's chakra was depleted. With a series of dragon roars, they rushed towards Shisui, Killer Bee, Yugito, and other Konoha ninjas with murderous intent.

This is just the beginning.

In the time that followed, Mei Terumi unleashed a multitude of wide-range ninjutsu, including Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique, Water Release: Exploding Water Wave, and Water Release: Water Wave, all at full power.

The Mizukage, wielding the full power of the ocean—a location most conducive to water-based techniques—will be a terrifying force to be reckoned with.

Under such a magnificent and fierce attack of water-style ninjutsu.

Even powerful ninjas like Shisui, Killer Bee, and Yugito were struggling to survive for the time being, let alone the other Konoha ninjas.

Seeing the chaos ahead and glancing back at the receding Mist Ninja, Mei Terumi, who was holding the rear, did not choose to leave. Instead, she continued to stand in front of the Konoha members, constantly pressuring them to buy more time.

Just like the Third Raikage who, when surrounded and alone, chose to fight against an army of ten thousand Iwa ninja in order to allow his comrades to escape.

As the initiator of this raid, Mei Terumi chose to stay behind alone after the mission failed, buying time for the Kirigakure to escape and atoning for her own sins.

"Water Escape..."

Just as Mei Terumi continued preparing her ninjutsu.

Suddenly, dozens of spheres carrying blue flames shot towards her, forcing her to interrupt her hand seals. Then, she stepped on the sea with her ninja shoes, and a wall of water quickly rose up, blocking her way.

boom! boom! boom!

The next second, a fierce blue flame crashed against the water wall, stirring up a large amount of water vapor.

However, with the continuous replenishment of water from beneath the sea surface, the water wall remains unchanged.

Next, just as Mei Terumi inside the water wall was about to make another move.

The flames were still blue.

However, it was much larger than the sum of all the previous ones, and wherever it passed, the high temperature distorted space as a giant rat-shaped flame rushed towards us again.

Boom!

The water wall shattered instantly, and a violent explosion rang out.

Then, with a "whoosh," and somewhat disheveled, Mei Terumi swiftly emerged from within.

But before she could even get her footing...

Amidst the turmoil she had caused, Yugito, clad in a blue chakra cloak adorned with the patterns of a two-tailed cat demon, was the first to break free thanks to the agility of Matatabi, the Two-Tails. With sharp cat claws extending from his ten fingers, he charged in front of her in a flash, his sharp claws sweeping fiercely towards her.

The next moment!

tearing~

When the cat's claw struck the object, the first thing to flow out was not blood, but water.

"Water clone? When?"

As Mei Terumi in front of her instantly turned into a puddle of water, the wooden doll suddenly shrank back, about to quickly retreat, when he saw that the water droplets that had just been splashed on him seemed to have an infinite attraction, and a large amount of water suddenly rushed towards him.

In the blink of an eye, Yugito, caught off guard, was completely enveloped by a huge ball of water.

This is precisely the Water Escape Technique: Water Prison.

The next second, Yugito, who was unable to move or form hand seals inside the water sphere, heard a familiar voice ringing out from outside the water sphere.

The real Mei Terumi rose rapidly from underwater, one hand resting on the water sphere, and said expressionlessly:

"Just stay down there."

After saying that, she pressed her palm down, and the water sphere containing the wooden figure immediately plummeted into the sea.

Chapter 277 Desperate Struggle

"Oh dear~~ Mizukage, this won't do!"

Just as Mei Terumi was sinking Yukito into the sea, a voice with a slightly strange accent suddenly rang out.

Accompanying it were eight enormous octopus tails.

At this moment, Killer Bee also joined the battle.

Boom! Boom!

The long octopus tail slapped against the sea surface, creating wave after wave.

Within it, Mei Terumi's figure swiftly dodged while simultaneously forming hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"

In an instant, she rapidly spat out a straight, ultra-high-pressure jet of water, like an incredibly sharp scalpel, slashing devastatingly at Killer Bee's eight tails.

"Wow, that's a powerful water escape technique! I'm dodging!"

Sensing the sharpness of the approaching high-pressure water jet, Killer Bee let out a strange cry, immediately retracted its eight tails, and jumped into the seawater, narrowly avoiding the attack.

At the same time, as he retracted his tail, he also pulled back the water sphere that was enveloping Yugito.

While dodging, Killer Bee broke the water prison spell and greeted his companion with a chuckle, "It hasn't been that long, Yugito, how come you look so disheveled?"