Chapter 609: He came from the surface of the sea

On the coast on the eastern side of the Land of Moon, a fleet that had crossed the vast ocean was advancing toward the Land of Moon.

The fleet consisted of over a dozen large ships, carrying more than two thousand elite members of the Mist Anbu. At the head was the Minister of the Mist Anbu, who was also the greatest genius of the Mist in years—Hozuki Mangetsu.

Hozuki Mangetsu gazed at the coastline that was already beginning to take shape in the distance, a scorching glint flashing in his eyes.

After drifting for dozens of days, he had finally led his Mist ninjas to their destination.

No one knew how long Hozuki Mangetsu had been longing for this opportunity in his heart.

A "gentleman's agreement" from two years ago had led Hozuki Mangetsu, after failing to compete for the position of Mizukage, to voluntarily become the Anbu Minister under Mizunuki Ryosuke, thereby presiding over the work of the Mist Anbu.

Although such a move was not without its merits as a way to retreat in order to advance and protect oneself.

But ever since then, Hozuki Mangetsu had chosen to place himself completely in the darkness.

In the Mist Village, ever since Mizunuki Ryosuke inherited the title of Fourth Mizukage, all the glory of the entire Mist had been concentrated on Ryosuke.

Everyone had overlooked this former Mist genius who had once been sharp-edged and famous—Hozuki Mangetsu.

Almost all the ninjas of the Mist knew that the Anbu Minister Hozuki Mangetsu was extremely inscrutable, but if one were to ask to what extent Hozuki Mangetsu's strength had reached, I am afraid no one could say clearly.

Because since succeeding as Anbu Minister, Hozuki Mangetsu had never made a move in public.

In other words, those who had seen Hozuki Mangetsu's methods were all already dead.

No one was willing to remain in the shadows like this forever, and Hozuki Mangetsu was naturally no exception. Do not forget, he was only a young man in his twenties.

It was not that Hozuki Mangetsu had any dissatisfaction with Mizunuki Ryosuke, or that he still had any covetous heart for the position of Mizukage.

The logic was simple: what young man would not want to enjoy the feeling of being famous throughout the Ninja World?

Almost every Mist ninja understood that the status of the Fourth Mizukage, Mizunuki Ryosuke, was unshakable.

The current Ryosuke was the "soul" of the Mist; Hozuki Mangetsu was quite clear and very certain of this fact.

"The number one Anbu Minister in the Ninja World—this title seems not bad either."

Hozuki Mangetsu muttered to himself, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Just as Hozuki Mangetsu was staring intently at the coastline of the Land of Moon, lost in thought, the cry of an animal attracted his attention.

"Meow~"

"Minister Hozuki, news has come from Lord Mizukage saying that we can attack at will."

Hozuki Mangetsu followed the sound and looked over, only to see a ninja cat with coffee-colored fur and a Mist forehead protector around its neck reporting to him.

After the Ninja Cat Clan joined the Mist, in addition to serving as attending physicians at the Ninja Cat Hospital, some ninja cats skilled in combat were incorporated into various departments of the Mist and treated as combat personnel.

Especially with the characteristics of "Summoning Jutsu," the Land of Cats where the ninja cats were located became the natural intelligence transmission agency for the Mist.

At critical moments, Mizunuki Ryosuke could use the summoning scrolls of the Ninja Cat Clan to transmit the intelligence he wanted to convey to anyone who had signed a summoning contract with the Ninja Cat Clan.

"Very good!"

Hearing this, Hozuki Mangetsu grinned, revealing a smile full of fighting spirit.

"Have everyone get ready; we are going to start 'working'."

Looking at the distant coastline, Hozuki Mangetsu's smile became increasingly flamboyant.

And behind him, the Anbu elites on the warships took out masks with Mist characteristics one after another, covering their faces.

In an instant, a cold, murderous aura spread from the warships toward the coast.

It was as if a group of reapers had walked out of the mist, about to ambush their prey.

The eastern coast of the Land of Moon had an extremely long coastline because the Land of Moon bordered the sea on two sides.

And in the east of the Land of Moon, it faced a vast ocean.

There was originally no need for defense here, but theoretically, there was a possibility that Cloud ninjas could launch a surprise attack from the coast.

Therefore, Onoki had dispatched one thousand Rock ninjas to be stationed here to prevent any surprise attacks that might occur at any time.

At present, the frontal battlefield between Cloud and Rock was already locked in a fierce struggle. The Third Raikage Ai and the Third Tsuchikage Onoki were both sitting in command on the frontal battlefield, and both sides had completely turned red-eyed; the intensity of the slaughter between the two sides was directly maxed out.

Under these circumstances, except for a few troops guarding other critical locations, the remaining combat power had all been transferred to the front.

Therefore, the Rock ninjas defending the eastern coastline were undoubtedly already in "heaven" at this moment.

Compared to the bloody slaughter on the frontal battlefield, was the eastern coast of the Land of Moon not "heaven"?

They were far from the clamor of the frontal battlefield and only needed to stare at the sea here in a daze. Under the immense pressure of the frontal battlefield on both sides, Cloud had no ability to send troops to attack the eastern coast of the Land of Moon.

Therefore, the Rock ninjas here had long since activated the "worry-free" mode in their hearts.

"Haa~"

"..."

The Rock ninja responsible for guarding the coast and surveying the situation yawned, his eyes filled with weariness.

After all, it was just a monotonous coastline. It felt novel to look at it occasionally, but after looking at it for a long time, it was naturally inevitable to feel bored.

When he turned his head to look, he saw that his companion had already covered his eyes with his headband and was lying on the ground, fast asleep in a daze.

"This guy..."

This Rock ninja complained irritably and shook his head helplessly.

When he turned his eyes back to the coastline again, he saw a "thin line" like a silver thread rolling in from the sea.

At first, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him, or that it was something like sea waves, so he rubbed his eyes and looked toward the sea again.

He saw that the original "thin line" like a silver thread was becoming more and more obvious, with silver stripes entrenched between the sky and the ocean, appearing extremely poetic.

This endless silver thread seemed to cut the sea surface into two parts, completely separating the azure sky and the blue ocean into two colors.

"So beautiful..."

This Rock ninja sighed from the bottom of his heart; he had never seen such a beautiful scene before.

The Land of Earth had a vast territory, and although part of the territory bordered the sea, most people in the Land of Earth had actually never seen the sea in their lives and were not clear about some marine phenomena.

What this Rock ninja did not know was that the more beautiful things were, the more dangerous they were.

More importantly, he did not know that such a beautiful scene often occurred on the eve of a marine disaster known as a "tsunami."

The striking silver "thin line" in the distance became more and more obvious, and this Rock ninja finally felt that something was wrong.

Looking closely again, this was no "silver thread" at all; it was clearly a giant wave sweeping in from the sea!

The Rock ninja only felt his body trembling constantly, and he roared to the sky with a trembling voice.

"Enemy attack!!!!"