Chapter 354

No matter how the Four-Tails acted, the Hidden Rock's defeat was already set.

And all Kitsuchi could do was to take advantage of the Four-Tails wreaking havoc on the battlefield to lead the Rock ninjas to retreat.

As for anything else...

The Hidden Rock could only make plans after retreating.

On the Cloud ninja side, Dodai looked solemnly at the suddenly appearing Four-Tails; he knew this was the Rock ninjas using their "last resort."

During the First Shinobi World War, the Hidden Sand had once used the One-Tail, Shukaku, in this crude way.

The method was also simple: bring the Jinchuriki to the battlefield, then break the Jinchuriki's seal, and let the One-Tail, having broken the seal, kill wantonly on the battlefield.

A Tailed Beast that suddenly appeared and went berserk on the battlefield would only kill indiscriminately, regardless of friend or foe.

But if used well, it could also become a great weapon to prevent the collapse of the battlefield.

In Dodai's eyes, the suddenly appearing Four-Tails undoubtedly explained the Rock ninjas' purpose.

In the end, Dodai could only cast his hopeful gaze toward Mizunuki Ryosuke.

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On the current battlefield, perhaps only this Fourth Mizukage had the ability to deal with this Tailed Beast.

Only Mizunuki Ryosuke, looking at the Four-Tails displaying its madness to the fullest, kept an indifferent expression.

It was less that his gaze was fixed on the Four-Tails, Son Goku, and more that his gaze was fixed on the snow falling in the sky.

Under this fluttering goose-feather snow, the temperature in the air had reached an extremely low level.

The breath exhaled by the fighting ninjas showed up as white mist in the air.

Although the Land of Moon occasionally had snowy scenery, such cold temperatures were quite rare in the Land of Moon.

After venting, the Four-Tails, Son Goku, brushed off the snowflakes that had fallen on its forehead with some disgust.

To prevent these annoying snowflakes from continuing to fall on its body, it simply made its body emit a terrifying high temperature, evaporating the snowflakes drifting toward it from far away.

"Although I find this bunch of dirt-poor guys very unpleasant, who told me to promise that kid."

"That kid who carries Isobu."

"Why don't you release Isobu as well, and let us have a good fight, how about that?"

The Four-Tails, Son Goku's face was full of madness; it looked at this "small human" with a gaze that said it had Mizunuki Ryosuke figured out, and its eyes even carried a hint of contempt.

Before breaking the seal, the Four-Tails had reached an agreement with Lao Zi.

Now that it had successfully broken the seal, it seemed the Four-Tails, Son Goku, did not intend to break its word, but intended to fulfill the promise it had made to Lao Zi.

—Defeat Mizunuki Ryosuke and let the Rock ninjas escape from here.

But clearly, the Four-Tails, Son Goku, did not take the Mizunuki Ryosuke in front of it seriously. It looked at the "fragile" little person it could easily crush with one finger, its words arrogant and its attitude cold.

It even suggested that Mizunuki Ryosuke release the Three-Tails, Isobu, to let the two beasts have a great battle.

It was impossible for the Four-Tails, Son Goku, not to know that releasing the Tailed Beast within one's body meant death for a Jinchuriki.

Clearly, it didn't take Mizunuki Ryosuke seriously at all.

"Sigh."

Facing the Four-Tails, which was displaying its madness to the fullest, Mizunuki Ryosuke just shook his head with a hint of helplessness, and at the same time, let out a light sigh.

Seeing Mizunuki Ryosuke's action, the Four-Tails stood up again, beating its chest and stamping its feet, letting out a wild laugh.

"What? Kid!"

"Are you scared now?"

"Since you're scared, do as Old Son says now, and you might suffer a little less."

The Four-Tails, Son Goku's loud voice resounded throughout the sky; the massive volume made everyone who heard it feel a ringing in their ears.

Seeing this, a hint of depth flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

To be honest, for Lao Zi, whose abilities were very similar to his own, he still felt a bit of sympathy, otherwise he wouldn't have had the patience to "play" with Lao Zi for so long.

In a sense, Lao Zi's ability was a "youth version" of Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Mizunuki Ryosuke had originally wanted to see if Lao Zi had any new ideas in the development of his abilities, to achieve the effect of "drawing inferences about other cases."

But who would have thought that Lao Zi still couldn't come up with any "new things" in the end and chose to stake everything on one throw.

Now, facing this red-haired monkey in front of him who called himself "Great Sage Equal to Heaven," Mizunuki Ryosuke clearly had lost the interest to continue playing.

Great Sage Equal to Heaven? You think you're worthy?

Apart from being arrogant and having a similar species, in what way was this red-haired monkey with four tails worthy of being associated with the name "Son Goku"?

"I sighed, not because I'm afraid."

"I'm just feeling a pity."

Mizunuki Ryosuke stood on the earth, looking gloomily at the Four-Tails' massive body, and said slowly and unhurriedly.

"Oh? Pity?"

"Pity what? Pity that kid Lao Zi let me out, and your victory is gone?"

The Four-Tails was still arrogant and unruly, boasting loudly. The gaze it cast at Mizunuki Ryosuke still held only contempt.

"I'm just feeling a pity that someone is at death's door and still doesn't know it."

Mizunuki Ryosuke glanced at the arrogant Four-Tails with deep eyes, his voice carrying a hint of icy coldness.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes.

"Can you hear it, the sound of these snowflakes falling?"

"This is the requiem they are singing for you."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said lightly, then suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils radiating a cold luster that made one's heart tremble.

The Four-Tails, Son Goku, on the opposite side looked at the "mysterious" Mizunuki Ryosuke, a hint of anger flashing across its huge and rough face.

"Human, you..."

Before it could finish, Mizunuki Ryosuke moved.

Mizunuki Ryosuke put his hands together and quickly formed hand seals.

Following his action, the snowflakes falling all over the sky suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Ice Style: Celestial Phenomenon Arrival. Third Stage. Eternal Sin Domain!

"Hoo!!!"

The cold wind howled. After a brief pause, the goose-feather snow all over the sky was driven by an invisible force, dancing and tumbling in the air. The chilling cold seeped into the gaps of everyone's bones along with the air.

Under the Four-Tails, Son Goku's feet, a giant hexagram ice array suddenly emitted a sky-piercing light. The rapidly dropping temperature made the Four-Tails feel a sense of cold danger.

"No!"

The Four-Tails sensed something was wrong, shouted toward the sky, and made a move to escape.

But the wind and snow dancing all over the sky did not give it such an opportunity. Under the attraction of the hexagram ice array, the flying snow all over the sky gathered toward the Four-Tails, Son Goku's body.

Along with the snowflakes came an endless coldness symbolizing death.

The flying snow all over the sky directly wrapped the Four-Tails' body into a pure white "snowman" in an instant.

A thin layer of ice soon began to spread on the outer layer of the Four-Tails' massive body, which had been reduced to a snowman, and the ice layer soon accumulated thicker and thicker.

Until all the snowflakes in this world were gathered onto the Four-Tails' body by the hexagram ice array, a giant ice lump appeared before everyone's eyes.

After that, the clouds dispersed and the sky cleared; the flying snow all over the sky disappeared without a trace, and the bright sunlight shone on the transparent giant ice block, reflecting a dazzling light...

Everyone on the battlefield looked at this giant "ice block," which could be called a miracle, their eyes flickering uncertainly.

Inside the ice block, every single hair on the Four-Tails, Son Goku's body was lifelike, and the fury and fear on its face were still vaguely visible.

At this moment, the once unruly Tailed Beast was directly frozen in amber like a pitiful insect, reduced to an ornament for people to admire.

Once, during the turmoil in the Hidden Mist, Mizunuki Ryosuke had also used this move to instantly kill the Six-Tails, Saiken, which had broken the seal.

Now, the Four-Tails, Son Goku, became the second Tailed Beast to enjoy such "treatment."

With the Four-Tails' defeat, the last glimmer of hope in the hearts of all the Rock ninjas was completely destroyed.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke looked at his "masterpiece," but his eyes remained full of calmness, without joy or sorrow.

Suddenly, Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression changed slightly; he frowned a little, but soon smoothed it out again. In the giant "ice sculpture" created by the Eternal Sin Domain, the Four-Tails frozen in the ice layer seemed to have some changes, especially on its face, where the wide-open eyes seemed to tremble slightly.

Immediately after, the giant ice block seemed to tremble slightly, and then the trembling became more and more intense and frequent.

Regarding the anomaly that occurred at this moment, Mizunuki Ryosuke's expression remained very calm; his eyes still carried a hint of deep thought, but soon he seemed to understand something, and a hint of realization appeared in his eyes.

Just then, the violent trembling of the solid ice freezing the Four-Tails had reached a point visible to the naked eye, and the giant solid ice was constantly shaking.

Finally...

— Author's Notes —

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