Chapter 505

The Waterfall Shinobi and the Hidden Mist were two completely unrelated forces, but from Mizunuki Ryosuke's words, it could be heard that he had forcibly included the Waterfall Shinobi within the sphere of influence of the Hidden Mist.

Saying that "Waterfall" is included in the scope of "Water" and that all streams in the world are one family is, of course, pure nonsense.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's domineering words caught both Huangtu and the Waterfall Shinobi leader off guard, and at the same time, his goal was exposed to everyone's eyes.

—It turned out that from the very beginning, he was aiming for the Waterfall Shinobi.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's words, of course, made no sense, but this short speech indicated his attitude—he had no intention of reasoning at all, nor did he intend to provide any so-called "evidence."

Because there was no evidence to speak of.

"Isn't that right, Mr. Leader?"

After Mizunuki Ryosuke finished speaking, he turned his gaze to the Waterfall Shinobi leader, a playful look appearing on his face.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Why would Mizunuki Ryosuke rashly save the leader's life if they were strangers? Naturally, it was because he had long had designs on the Waterfall Shinobi.

This could be seen from the time Mizunuki Ryosuke set up this trap.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke wasn't worried that the leader wouldn't comply; after all, anyone with a brain should understand that if he turned and left now, the leader's life would be lost immediately.

In any case, the Waterfall Shinobi dared not offend this only straw they had to cling to.

As the leader of a village, he was certainly not stupid.

He clearly understood the meaning behind Mizunuki Ryosuke's words. If he agreed to them now, it would be equivalent to openly accepting becoming a vassal of the Hidden Mist.

As the saying goes: it's easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away. It was easy to agree, but once agreed, it would be extremely difficult to get rid of the Hidden Mist's influence.

But if he didn't agree...

He struggled to scan his surroundings, seeing the dense gaze of the Rock Shinobi like a surging tide, ready to drown him directly.

When others are the knife and you are the fish, what did it matter if he knew Mizunuki Ryosuke had bad intentions?

Because if not for this Fourth Mizukage, the Waterfall Shinobi would have been wiped out long ago.

On one side was the destruction of the village, and on the other was just living under someone else's shadow; it was obvious which to choose.

"Yes, Lord Mizukage."

"Leader Shibu understands."

After a bitter smile, he struggled to respond to Mizunuki Ryosuke's words, while also reporting his own name to save Mizunuki Ryosuke the embarrassment of calling his name every time.

"Very good, Leader Leader Shibu."

Hearing Leader Shibu, the Waterfall Shinobi leader's words, Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction and turned to face Huangtu again, the meaning in his expression self-evident.

Seeing Mizunuki Ryosuke's gaze, Huangtu was terrified and angry.

The situation was clear; Mizunuki Ryosuke was determined to interfere in this matter.

Any so-called bullshit evidence was just Mizunuki Ryosuke's nonsense.

Because if, according to Mizunuki Ryosuke's logic, the Waterfall Shinobi should be under his control, then shouldn't small ninja villages like the River Shinobi or Field Shinobi also be under his control as Tsuchikage?

But even knowing that Mizunuki Ryosuke's words were pure nonsense, he couldn't refute them.

Because the Waterfall Shinobi had already agreed, what else could he say?

Furthermore, Mizunuki Ryosuke's posture now had no intention of "reasoning."

Huangtu knew that Ryosuke's greatest confidence in saying this wasn't that he had grasped the Waterfall Shinobi's pain point and knew they wouldn't dare offend him.

His greatest confidence—was strength.

Did he really think the "White Reaper" title of the man before him was a fake?

Now, it was the Rock Shinobi who had fallen into a dilemma. Did he, Huangtu, really have the courage to fight Mizunuki Ryosuke now? Had he forgotten the lesson of the defeat in the Land of Lightning?

But he was extremely unwilling to give up the victory that was about to be in his hands.

Just then, Mizunuki Ryosuke spoke again.

"Since I am the Mizukage, any ninja village in the ninja world related to 'Water' must naturally be under my protection and listen to my command!"

"Now, do you understand?"

Mizunuki Ryosuke took a small step forward. As his voice fell, burning chakra accompanied by a sky-high aura rose from his body. The immense pressure made all the surrounding ninjas gasp and stumble back two steps.

That wasn't all; a huge shadow suddenly covered Mizunuki Ryosuke's head, and a blurry shadow of a behemoth suddenly appeared in the air.

"Roar!!!!"

With a deafening roar, a crystal-clear monster soared through the air, diving toward Mizunuki Ryosuke.

"Boom!!!"

The hideous and dreamlike terrifying body landed behind Mizunuki Ryosuke, its massive frame acting like the most loyal guard, conscientiously setting off its master's prestige.

The sudden appearance of the Ice Dragon King terrified all the ninjas, and countless Rock Shinobi recalled the fear of being dominated by the Ice Dragon King that day.

This, naturally, included the Fourth Tsuchikage before them—Huangtu.

Huangtu's aura began to fluctuate. Recalling the fear of being dominated by Mizunuki Ryosuke, he began to consider whether he should just give up and abandon the results he had already achieved.

Just then, a violent sound came from the other side, and the sudden anomaly attracted everyone's attention.

Under the all-around attack from front, back, left, right, up, and down, the angry Seven-Tails was trapped by the Earth Style performed by thousands of Rock Shinobi.

The earth walls and rock blocks from all directions were like a sealed giant stone coffin, suppressing the Seven-Tails tightly inside.

Seeing that the task was accomplished, Wenga finally breathed a sigh of relief, while pulling manpower to reinforce the effect of the Earth Style, he immediately ordered the Rock Shinobi's sealing squad to prepare for the sealing work.

Mizunuki Ryosuke's sudden arrival was naturally seen by Wenga, but he was entangled by the Seven-Tails and couldn't get away. Only by solving the Seven-Tails as soon as possible could he go to support Huangtu.

Fortunately, the Rock Shinobi's sealing squad hadn't participated in the recent war between the Rock Shinobi and the Hidden Cloud, so they hadn't suffered any major losses and still retained sound sealing capabilities.

As the sealing squad's sealing technique continued to unfold, Wenga gradually began to feel relieved.

But before he could breathe a sigh of relief, perhaps stimulated by the aura of the sealing technique, the Seven-Tails' massive body, which had been suppressed, began to struggle violently again.

"Roar!!!!"

Seven giant tails tore through the rocks that were suppressing it, sweeping mercilessly toward the busy Rock Shinobi sealing squad.

"Boom!!"

After one strike, the Rock Shinobi sealing squad immediately suffered heavy casualties.

At the same time, a yellowish dust spread from the Seven-Tails' body through the cracks in the rocks.

Secret Technique: Hidden Scale Powder Technique!

The Seven-Tails' exclusive ninjutsu, similar to the Six-Tails' acid and the One-Tail's Air Bullet, was the Seven-Tails' unique ability.

A large amount of yellow dust began to spread through the air. Any Rock Shinobi who inhaled the scale powder instantly felt their body go numb, then fell to the ground stiffly.

"Not good!"

Wenga was shocked, but before he could react, a large number of Rock Shinobi had already been hit and fallen.

For a time, because many ninjas who were performing ninjutsu to reinforce the Earth Style had fallen, the intensity of the Earth Style suppressing the Seven-Tails weakened instantly.

Taking this opportunity, the Seven-Tails squeezed part of its body out from under the earth walls and rocks again, and when it struggled with force, the earth and stones that had trapped it finally shattered completely.

"Roar!!!"

The Seven-Tails roared at the sky again, venting the anger in its heart.