Chapter 506

Angry as it was, the Seven-Tails, having suffered a great loss, didn't continue to be stubborn and entangle with the Rock Shinobi on the ground.

After breaking free, the Seven-Tails didn't give the Rock Shinobi any more chances, flapping its wings and flying into the air, spreading yellowish dust in the air to paralyze the Rock Shinobi.

"Damn it!"

Wenga roared, almost crushing all his teeth.

The Rock Shinobi's advantage lay in the ground. Now that it had escaped, it was difficult for the Rock Shinobi to use the previous method to catch the Seven-Tails.

Conversely, after the Seven-Tails' massive body took to the air again, it clearly had no intention of landing.

It hovered in the air, constantly using long-range attacks to attack the Rock Shinobi on the ground, causing heavy casualties to a large number of Rock Shinobi.

The chaos and noise on the other side attracted Mizunuki Ryosuke's attention. Looking at the Seven-Tails' massive body in the sky, Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes flickered slightly.

A mere Waterfall Shinobi village had nothing worth his attention.

The reason he laid out a plan for the Waterfall Shinobi was already obvious—one of them was precisely for the Seven-Tails!

For Mizunuki Ryosuke, everything that needed to be said had been said, and the timing was already completely ripe. The seeds he had planted in the Waterfall Shinobi had long since blossomed and borne fruit.

And the Seven-Tails was one of the "sweet fruits" borne on this tree. Mizunuki Ryosuke was determined to get his hands on the Seven-Tails.

Now, he could just use this weak Seven-Tails to "kill the chicken to warn the monkey."

He could both take the Seven-Tails into his pocket and use it to force Huangtu to retreat without a fight.

This wasn't because Mizunuki Ryosuke was afraid of Huangtu, but because he still had long-term plans for the Rock Shinobi, and Huangtu was still of great use to him.

Yes, as a jinchuriki with a tailed beast sealed in his body, Mizunuki Ryosuke naturally saw very easily that the Seven-Tails was in an unprecedented state of weakness.

In fact, this was easy to understand, and it wasn't hard for Mizunuki Ryosuke to guess the reason.

From the means the Waterfall Shinobi elders used to unseal the Seven-Tails, it could be seen that the Hidden Waterfall Village had no jinchuriki at this time, and the Seven-Tails had been sealed in a vessel before this.

Tailed beasts are not wild beasts; they are creations of the Sage of Six Paths, and they are animals with emotions and wisdom. Anyone sealed in a jar for decades would probably accumulate a lot of negative emotions.

Such a dark seal was precisely the reason for the Seven-Tails' rage.

It was normal for such a result to appear. It had only been a few decades since Senju Hashirama held the ninja world conference and divided the tailed beasts. The research on tailed beasts, jinchuriki, and sealing techniques in various countries and villages was still at a very shallow level.

Even the Five Great Nations were still half-baked in their use of jinchuriki, let alone the Waterfall Shinobi.

With the foundation of the Waterfall Shinobi, it was even harder to develop a mode like jinchuriki where humans and tailed beasts coexist.

Therefore, it was not difficult to explain why the Seven-Tails that broke the seal was so weak.

After all, except for a monster like the Nine-Tails, any tailed beast sealed in a jar for decades without the injection of external energy would fall into weakness.

Thinking of this, Mizunuki Ryosuke shook his head.

"Ryosuke, this guy Chomei is also an old acquaintance of mine."

"Show mercy when you take action."

Just as Mizunuki Ryosuke was about to take action, a muffled voice sounded in his ear.

It was Isobu, who lived in Mizunuki Ryosuke's body, who spoke. Isobu also guessed that Mizunuki Ryosuke was going to take action, so he pleaded for his "old friend."

Hearing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded and agreed to Isobu's request, a strange thought suddenly flashing in his heart.

Where there are people, there is a world. Although the nine tailed beasts came from the same body, they each had their own personalities, so naturally, there would be closeness and distance between them.

The Three-Tails pleading for the Seven-Tails was probably because this turtle and this insect had a good relationship.

After all, when Mizunuki Ryosuke beat up the Four-Tails, Isobu never pleaded for it.

And the reason why this insect and this turtle had a good relationship...

Mizunuki Ryosuke guessed it might be because both beasts were crustaceans. What he didn't know was that his words were truly prophetic.

The conversation with the Three-Tails Isobu didn't delay Mizunuki Ryosuke's action against the Seven-Tails.

Just like that, in front of Huangtu, Mizunuki Ryosuke used the Rock Shinobi's secret technique: Earth Style: Light-Weight Rock Technique, his feet leaving the ground and his body slowly floating toward mid-air.

Seeing this, the surrounding Rock Shinobi were in an uproar. They naturally knew their own signature ninjutsu best. When this move appeared on Mizunuki Ryosuke, they found it hard to accept for a while, focusing their gazes on Huangtu, trying to get a reasonable explanation from him.

For a time, Huangtu was miserable.

Regarding the many costs the Hidden Rock paid to retreat from the Land of Lightning, some terms were destined not to be made public.

For example, things that damaged the prestige of the Tsuchikage, such as the Third Tsuchikage going to the Land of Water to become a hostage, and the leakage of secret techniques like Particle Style, Added-Weight Rock, and Light-Weight Rock that broke the foundation of the village.

Once these things were leaked, it would be a huge blow to the prestige of the Fourth Tsuchikage, who had taken office in a hurry.

Most of the information the Rock Shinobi knew was limited to the fact that the Rock Shinobi were defeated and the Third Tsuchikage Onoki was missing and captured.

And Mizunuki Ryosuke using the Earth Style: Light-Weight Rock Technique in front of all the Rock Shinobi undoubtedly lowered Huangtu's credibility within the Rock Shinobi by another level.

Huangtu and the Rock Shinobi's troubles were far from over. Mizunuki Ryosuke suddenly flew into the air, clearly not to admire the scenery.

"Swish, swish, swish!!!"

Mizunuki Ryosuke raised a hand indifferently, without performing any hand seals, and light blue chakra immediately began to pour into his hand, a blue chakra sphere suddenly appearing in his hand.

Ninja Art: Rasengan!

To deal with the Seven-Tails, a Rasengan alone was clearly not enough.

Then, the ice-colored chakra nature transformation was slowly injected into the Rasengan.

For a time, the light blue Rasengan began to expand continuously, and the color began to move toward ice blue. Before long, a violently rotating ice shuriken appeared in Mizunuki Ryosuke's hand.

Mizunuki Ryosuke held it over his head, and a chilling, bone-piercing cold began to radiate and permeate the surroundings.

Huangtu looked at the ice shuriken in Mizunuki Ryosuke's hand in horror, and a bone-deep chill left him stunned on the spot.

What move was this?

He didn't know!

— Author's Notes —

...Seeking flowers...