bookbashuk Chapter 207 Don't panic, it's rain, not sweat
Chapter 207 Don't panic, it's rain, not sweat
The ship was still rocking violently and creaking, as if it would fall apart at any moment.
The Hidden Mist ninjas on the deck were thrown about, some even being thrown directly into the icy seawater, crying out in terror for help.
But most people just stared blankly at the terrifying scene of turbulent waves behind the flagship.
What just happened?
That devastating blow was completely beyond the comprehension of most people.
next second.
"Splash—!"
An even louder sound of water breaking rang out.
The long, jet-black staff, inlaid with gold at both ends, defied the immense resistance of the seawater and once again shot into the sky from the deep sea, creating a massive column of water that pierced through the heavens and the earth.
It spun in the air, the water droplets flung out by the stick turning into countless sparkling diamonds in the moonlight, and then flew back at an even faster speed than it had come.
In the suddenly narrowed field of vision of the Third Mizukage, the staff representing absolute power once again instantly turned into an insignificant black dot and disappeared into the end of the night.
They come without a trace and go without a trace.
It was as if the attack that had just torn the sea apart and shaken the fleet was merely an absurd illusion.
A deathly silence enveloped the entire flagship.
"Enemy... Enemy attack!!"
Finally, one of the ninjas snapped out of his shock, drew his ninja sword from his waist, and his voice became sharp and distorted with fear.
"Protect the Mizukage!"
"Alert! Everyone on alert!"
"Where is the enemy?!"
The brief silence was shattered, and panic spread like a plague throughout the fleet.
More ninjas reacted, and roars of anger echoed across the deck.
Some drew their swords and looked around in bewilderment, while others nervously searched for the enemy.
This is not a scene that ninjutsu could create.
This is a pure, unreasonable, and cognitively beyond-comprehension physical force.
The Third Mizukage, Mizuki, stood at the bow of the boat; he was the person who had been closest to the long staff just moments before.
He didn't move, nor did he panic like the others.
His wide, flowing robes billowed backward in the gale, rustling wildly. His long, dark blue hair danced wildly, obscuring half of his face.
A drop of warm liquid slid down his forehead, flowed down his cheek, and dripped onto his collar.
"Lord Mizukage! Are you alright?!"
Two ANBU guards appeared beside Mitsuki in a flash, protecting him in the middle, their ninja swords drawn, and they warily scanned the dark sea around them.
Jian Yue slowly raised her hand and gently wiped her cheek with the back of her hand.
Is it sweat?
No.
The Third Mizukage raised his other hand, opened his palm, and caught a drop of cool rain falling from the sky.
Before I knew it, a light drizzle had begun to fall from the sky.
"It's raining."
Seeing Yue lower her hands and tuck them back into her sleeves, her eyes, which had widened in shock, returned to their usual squinted state.
Facing the endless darkness, he spoke to himself in a barely audible voice, a voice only he could hear.
"How could such power possibly make me sweat?"
Even so, the Third Mizukage's heart was stirred by waves even more terrifying than the ocean waves he had just experienced.
"Ha...haha...hahahahahaha!"
A burst of wild and morbid laughter suddenly rang out on the deathly silent deck.
Kaguya Sonosuke, the patriarch of the Kaguya clan, was standing there.
He ignored the battered state of the ship and the terror of his companions.
He simply tilted his head back, looking in the direction where the long staff had disappeared, his pale face flushed with a sickly redness, and his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"That's it! That's the feeling!"
He opened his arms, letting the cold wind blow on his face, his voice distorted with extreme excitement.
"Power! This is true power! Power strong enough to make your bones tremble with excitement!"
"Kūnosuke, shut up."
A cold voice interrupted his fervor.
Yukinojo, the patriarch of the Yukino clan, had somehow appeared beside him.
He maintained his elegant and composed demeanor, his white hunting robes remaining spotless in the wind and rain, as if the turmoil that had just overturned a giant ship had had no effect on him.
"Now is not the time for you to go crazy."
In Yukinojo's azure eyes, a light flashed, almost cruelly calm. "Can't you see? This is a warning."
"warn?"
Kaguya Soranosuke turned her head, curling her lip in disdain. "I only see one powerful opponent! One worthy of my all-out battle! Yukinojo, has your blood grown cold from too much comfort?"
"A rude barbarian."
Yukinojo snorted and ignored him, turning instead to Mizukage Mitsuki and bowing slightly.
"Lord Mizukage, it seems our whereabouts have been exposed."
"Um."
Seeing the moon, she did not turn around, but continued to gaze into the distance.
"stick?"
"In the ninja world, who can wield a stick with such unparalleled skill, possessing such tyrannical and domineering power that can suppress everything..."
A name, a name he least wanted to think of at this moment, instantly surfaced in the mind of the Third Mizukage.
How could that be? He should be in Konoha... in Konoha Village in the Land of Fire...
But... besides that person hailed as the professor of ninja, who defeated even the Third Raikage, who else could it be?
Hiruzen Sarutobi!
What are you doing here?!
Has Konoha's intelligence system become so powerful?
No! This doesn't make sense!
"Quiet!"
The Third Mizukage suddenly shouted, forcibly suppressing the turmoil in his heart. The authority of a Kage-level expert instantly calmed his chaotic subordinates.
"What's the panic! It's just a probing attack from the enemy!"
His words calmed the surrounding Hidden Mist ninjas somewhat, but the deep-seated fear in their hearts could not be shaken off no matter what.
Meanwhile, on another flagship not far away, the atmosphere was equally tense.
The flagship of Kumogakure is more rugged and aggressive than that of Kirigakure.
The hull was covered with menacing rams and lightning bolt patterns.
The Third Raikage, A, stood at the bow of the ship with a burly body like an iron tower.
Unmoved by the giant wave, his sharp, eagle-like eyes were fixed on the direction where the long stick had disappeared, his bronze face showing a mixture of emotions.
"asshole……"
He squeezed out two words through gritted teeth, veins bulging on his bulging arms, and wisps of electricity dancing uncontrollably across his body.
"What...is that?"
The Cloud Ninja guard behind him couldn't help but ask in confusion, his face still showing a trace of lingering surprise.
The strategist, Hijiri, adjusted his blindfold with one hand and spoke in a deep voice, "Lord Raikage, this power... is extraordinary. Moreover, the target of the attack was Kirigakure's flagship, yet it didn't directly hit it. This is clearly a show of force."
"A protest?"
Raikage Ai sneered, turned around, and surveyed his elite subordinates. "This is a show of force against our alliance between Kumogakure and Kirigakure!"
His voice was loud and booming, filled with an unquestionable domineering presence.
"Heh, interesting. It seems our opponents this time aren't those sealing jutsu-wielding bunch from the Land of Whirlpools..."
"We never expected such a wonderful gift to be waiting for us!"
Far from being afraid, he was instead aroused with an even stronger fighting spirit.
It's the excitement of meeting a worthy opponent, a desire for and a thirst for power.
"Someone come here!"
A tall, Cloud Village Jonin stepped forward and responded loudly.
"Raikage-sama!"
"Go tell those guys in Kirigakure..."
However, before the Third Raikage could finish speaking, the situation on the sea changed once again.