Chapter 450: I advise you to save your energy

Watching the fire debris dancing in the sky, Terumi Mei felt a little regretful.

Such a handsome young man—using this level of Lava Release right from the start, was she being too heavy-handed?

In truth, he had only come here this time to confirm if the rumors were true.

If she killed him right away, wouldn't that mean she hadn't even asked...

Just at this moment, the mist gradually dissipated, and Senju Xingye's figure appeared in the same spot once more.

He hadn't even moved a single inch.

Terumi Mei then realized that she had overthought things.

It seemed Senju Xingye wasn't so easy to kill.

"I didn't expect you to be so enthusiastic, Lady Mizukage; you made me feel your fiery passion right from the start."

Senju Xingye smiled playfully, but Terumi Mei was no longer calm: "To still have the energy to spout sarcasm—it seems I shouldn't have held back against you just now."

"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"

As she spoke, Terumi Mei had already switched to another Kekkei Genkai.

This was a perfect combination of water and fire-attribute chakra, which are naturally opposed.

Using this form of combination to keep them together briefly—water and fire are inherently incompatible.

Once touched by an external force, they would inevitably erupt with a violent repulsive reaction.

Paired with extremely potent acid, the corrosiveness was absolutely beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.

If he remembered correctly, back during the Five Kage Summit, this Skilled Mist Technique was capable of corroding a Susanoo.

Senju Xingye immediately dared not be careless: "Too enthusiastic, too enthusiastic! It seems I have no choice but to respond to your passion!"

With a thought, Senju Xingye began to gather Sage chakra: "Sage Art: Gate of the Great God!"

Accompanied by a roar, a massive red torii gate descended from the sky, and the space within the gate transformed into a red barrier.

This was originally a very powerful sealing jutsu; back then, it could even easily control the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

However, Senju Xingye had changed its usage slightly while here.

He turned the original sealing jutsu into a defensive one.

The Sage Art barrier formed by this Gate of the Great God was of a higher grade than the Boil Release Kekkei Genkai.

Seeing the defensive barrier Senju Xingye had deployed, Terumi Mei sneered disdainfully: "Senju Xingye, I'm afraid you're overthinking it this time. You don't actually think a barrier of this level can defend against my acid mist, do you?"

"Do you know what kind of power a Kage-level Kekkei Genkai possesses?"

"I advise you not to try and take this head-on."

Regarding Terumi Mei's well-intentioned advice, Senju Xingye didn't care in the slightest. With a playful smirk, he teased: "What? Reluctant to kill me?"

Being teased like this by Senju Xingye, Terumi Mei blushed a little.

One must know that at her age, she couldn't help but think about marriage.

Especially upon seeing such a handsome young man like Senju Xingye, her first reaction was to consider if he was suitable for marriage.

Now, being teased by Senju Xingye like this, she actually blushed directly.

Although Senju Xingye was teasing her, he had no intention of dodging.

Mere Lava Release was truly not worth mentioning in front of his Sage Art: Gate of the Great God.

Just as the acid from the Skilled Mist Technique was about to touch the barrier of the Gate of the Great God, an incredible scene occurred.

The Skilled Mist Technique touched the Gate of the Great God directly, yet in the next second, this intense acid simply evaporated.

Under Terumi Mei's gaze, the water and fire attributes of the Skilled Mist Technique reacted violently.

The thick smoke and dust collided with the shield of the Gate of the Great God and instantly dissipated.

Terumi Mei simply couldn't believe her eyes.

"What is going on?"

"Is there really someone in the entire ninja world who can withstand my Skilled Mist Technique?"

"Does a jutsu of this level really exist?"

Senju Xingye kindly reminded her: "Let me correct you; my Gate of the Great God is not a ninjutsu, but a Sage Art!"

Terumi Mei finally understood.

"So it's a Sage Art; that explains it."

"However, if you only defend, I'm afraid you won't be able to defeat me either, right?"

Terumi Mei performed hand seals rapidly, then subsequently unleashed Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique.

Yet, just as Terumi Mei was performing the seals, Senju Xingye predicted the jutsu in advance through the sequence of her hand seals.

"The seal sequence is Dog-Boar-Tiger-Ox-Rat-Rooster; I have to say, you really are naive."

Senju Xingye wore a helpless smile.

The thoughts of the Terumi Mei before him were indeed a bit simple.

The previous Boil Release was a dual water-fire attribute, while the current Lava Release was a dual water-earth attribute.

Ultimately, they were both ninjutsu based on attribute chakra, with characteristics of burning or corrosion.

And Senju Xingye's Gate of the Great God could block all external chakra.

As a collection of chakra, the Tailed Beasts contained an amount of chakra that no ninja could compare to.

Not to mention the Ten-Tails, which fused the chakra of nine Tailed Beasts and five natures.

One must know that the Ten-Tails, having fused five types of attribute chakra, could transform its chakra into any attribute; even so, it could not easily break free from the Gate of the Great God.

Let alone the Mizukage's Lava Release and Boil Release.

"I advise you to save your energy; my jutsu is above yours. You cannot break through my defense with these jutsus alone." ===== CHAPTER 454 =====