Chapter 118: I Want to Destroy a Nation!

Suikazan Fuguki let out a long breath, his eyes gradually breaking free from their vacant state.

When he appeared completely normal, this Mist Ninja, whose physique resembled a mountain of flesh, suddenly knelt down before Yamanaka Chujiu.

"Master!"

Orochimaru's pupils shook violently, Might Duy's jaw dropped, and Jinin Akebino roared in extreme rage: "Fuguki! What are you doing?"

Suikazan Fuguki remained kneeling straight, turning his head to look at the last survivor of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

He replied with a calmness bordering on indifference: "The Mist Ninja Suikazan Fuguki is already dead; what you see now, Jinin Akebino, is the slave of Lord Yamanaka Chujiu, Fuguki."

Jinin Akebino was dumbfounded: "What nonsense are you spouting? You are the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, an Elite Jonin of Kirigakure, a contender for the Fifth Mizukage—how can you say..."

His pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints, staring fixedly at Yamanaka Chujiu: "You are a ninja of the Yamanaka Clan; you brainwashed Boss Fuguki!"

"To be able to brainwash an Elite Jonin in just a few minutes, what kind of monster are you?"

Yamanaka Chujiu looked at Jinin Akebino indifferently, as if looking at a dead man.

"You are about to die, so where does this curiosity come from?"

"What did you say?"

Jinin Akebino was both shocked and furious, immediately making the decision to flee.

Orochimaru had killed two of their companions, a Yamanaka Clan Jonin had hypnotized their boss, and he himself had been beaten by a green-skinned monster.

The current situation was four against one! It was a gang-up!

What was the point of fighting then!

What mission, what honor—could they compare to one's own life?

Run!

Run immediately!

Even if it meant becoming a rogue ninja, he had to run!

Suikazan Fuguki's fate terrified Jinin Akebino, but for Might Duy, it was the most intense stimulation.

He didn't care whether Jinin Akebino was trying to run; he erupted with his final bit of chakra:

"Roar! Youth!"

Following Might Duy's angry shout, violent chakra fluctuations swept across the battlefield, stealing the spotlight from Yamanaka Chujiu and Orochimaru, and attracting everyone's attention.

Even Jinin Akebino, who had made up his mind to flee, couldn't help but look back, curious about what kind of Taijutsu would be unleashed with such terrifying chakra.

This one look allowed him to see the light!

Might Duy straightened his arms, overlapping and gripping his hands tightly, forming the shape of a tiger's head ready to bite.

Subsequently, the blood-colored aura was completely ignited, and the air waves sublimated directly into a dazzling white, erupting with an instantaneous, intense light.

Amidst the rolling air waves, a translucent tiger head gathered in mid-air; the bristling fur was clearly visible, the appearance lifelike, and the aura majestic and intimidating.

Accompanied by Might Duy's roar, he released this tiger from its cage.

"Daytime Tiger!!!"

A loud boom echoed, vibrating the ninjas' chests until they felt stifled.

The air twisted violently, creating the illusion that even space itself was being shaken.

Even though he was far enough away to be safe, Yamanaka Chujiu still felt a chill down his spine and couldn't help but retreat repeatedly, hiding behind Suikazan Fuguki.

On the other side, Orochimaru frowned, quietly leaving behind a residual afterimage, while he himself had long since moved far away from the Daytime Tiger's potential kill zone.

The air tiger's pressure dominated all directions; the mere shockwave alone had already scared the two of them away.

Further away, the three young Konoha ninjas collapsed directly, unable to even maintain their water-walking, and sank beneath the surface.

Of all the ninjas present, the one who felt the power of the Daytime Tiger most deeply was, of course, the target of the attack, Jinin Akebino.

The destructive wind pressure, carrying a desperate momentum, pinned him down firmly.

The dignified Kirigakure Jonin was like an ant pressed down by a child's finger, completely losing the ability to act, unable to move even a finger.

The only thing he could do was stare with terrified eyes, watching the tiger rush before him and swallow him whole with its gaping, blood-red maw.

There was no scream, only the roar of the water surface being torn apart and the explosive sound of trees being pulverized underwater.

A moment later, the tiger vanished into the air.

Might Duy held his fists out level; the shockwave directly in front tore through the water surface, and wherever the fan-shaped shockwave reached, the bare ground was exposed.

The water was gone, the forest was gone, and even the hills and giant rocks no longer existed.

Wherever the Daytime Tiger passed, not a blade of grass remained.

Jinin Akebino also no longer existed; only a faint, barely perceptible trace of red remained, seemingly his only remnant.

He wasn't just dead; he had completely vanished!

Might Duy suddenly collapsed.

Suikazan Fuguki, who rushed over at the first moment, caught the emaciated Might Duy in his arms to prevent him from truly drowning in the water while on the verge of death.

Might Duy smiled: "We really did turn him into one of our own..."

Then he struggled to face his son, raised a trembling thumb, and revealed his no-longer-shining teeth: "Guy, even if I can't use Ninjutsu, Dad can still be very cool!"

"What terrifying power!"

Orochimaru appeared by Fuguki's side, exclaiming in wonder while plunging a large syringe into Might Duy's chest, injecting the mysterious medicine directly into his heart.

He had heard Yamanaka Chujiu speculate about the destructive power of the Daytime Tiger, so he was somewhat prepared.

But seeing this terrifying scene with his own eyes still left him speechless.

The destructive power of this Taijutsu exceeded all his own techniques; even if he transformed into the Eight Branches Serpent, he would be unable to withstand this terrifying attack.

It could even be said that among all the Ninjutsu and Taijutsu in the current Ninja World, the Daytime Tiger could rank third in terms of destructive power.

Orochimaru watched Might Duy quietly, his golden snake-like pupils shimmering, wondering what he was thinking.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had been completely wiped out.

Orochimaru injected vial after vial of medicine into Might Dai's body, miraculously stabilizing his decaying aura and even bringing a rosy flush to Might Duy's face.

Might Duy was dumbfounded: "I, I opened the Gate of Death, how could I still be saved?"

Orochimaru suddenly laughed loudly: "Oh ho ho, if mere exhaustion could kill you in front of me, Orochimaru, wouldn't my decades of research be in vain?"

"Nawaki didn't die in vain after all..."

This last sentence was spoken by Orochimaru in a voice so soft that even he could not hear it.

But Yamanaka Chujiu heard it; he heard it from the emotion, and even more so, he guessed it from the plot.

After ensuring Might Duy would not die, Orochimaru stood up and said with a smile: "Oh ho ho ho, although Konoha suffered some losses, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have been completely wiped out, so our resistance in attacking the Land of Waves will be even smaller."

With Kirigakure's high-end combat power reduced to only the Fourth Mizukage, it had become a completely crippled ninja village; Orochimaru felt he could let go and launch an even more lethal offensive.

"My dear student, Yamanaka Chujiu, how do you think we should attack next?"

Although Orochimaru was bold, Yamanaka Chujiu was the radical one.

He grinned hideously and said: "I have the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, the strongest Mist Ninja under the Fourth Mizukage, Suikazan Fuguki; naturally, we should take the eight hundred most elite Konoha Ninja and charge directly at Kirigakure."

"I will be responsible for conquering Kirigakure, and you, Teacher Orochimaru, will be responsible for killing the Fourth Mizukage..."

"Then we will combine our forces at the Water Capital and take down the Daimyo of Water..."

Orochimaru was dumbfounded: "You, you brat, you brat want to..."

Yamanaka Chujiu raised his head, his eyes full of madness: "I want to destroy the nation!"