Chapter 119 Joining the Mist Ninja
Chapter 119 Joining the Mist Ninja
Seeing the Mist Ninja Anbu ahead, even deep within enemy territory, still gritting their teeth and fighting to the death, Yagura Karatachi, dressed in the Mizukage's uniform, was very gratified by their strong fighting spirit.
"That's right, even if you're dead, you should still take a bite out of your opponent. That's the kind of ninja I, Blood Mist, should be!"
"Is that a squadron led by Tengu ahead?" Yagura seemed to be asking the air.
“Yes!” A member of the Anbu wearing a tengu mask immediately stepped forward.
He said excitedly, "Please wait a moment, Lord Mizukage. Lord Tengu will surely bring you the head of that bloodstained traitor!"
"Then I'll wait and see!" Yagura smiled slightly. "Let's go, let's move closer!"
Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, lifting the veil of the Water Shadow Hat and revealing Yagura's kind and handsome baby face.
Looking at his face alone, he doesn't seem like the ruthless character who aggravated the spread of the blood mist with one hand.
But life is a strange thing; some people can use their most delicate and youthful appearance to do the most ruthless things.
Yagura was like that, and so was Chiba.
As the Mist Ninja Anbu attacked wave after wave, Chiyu parried a sudden slash from one of the Mist Ninja Anbu members on her left with her left sword and right sword. At the same time, she slashed with her right longsword, sending out a wind blade that shattered a kunai with an explosive tag attached, and continued to chase after the attacker without slowing down.
The attackers hurriedly dodged, and the replacement ANBU arrived, wielding lightning release.
He slammed his hands on the ground, releasing dazzling lightning into the icy landscape, instantly turning the area around Qianyu into a lightning swamp.
Sensing the approaching attack from her teammate, the Mist Ninja Anbu in front of Chiyu leaped high into the air, simultaneously throwing out kunai to block the area above Chiyu's head, preventing her from jumping up as well and causing her teammate's Lightning Release to fail.
However, something surprising happened. Facing the Lightning Release: Earth Release of the Mist Ninja Anbu on the other side, Chiba showed no intention of dodging at all, letting the lightning of the Earth Release engulf her.
Just as the Mist Ninja Anbu in the air were excitedly preparing to use Wind Release to finish off Chiba, Chiba's body, which should have been unable to move due to the effect of Earthwalk, suddenly appeared in front of him in a very stiff posture.
Then, with a single horizontal slash!
"when!"
The Mist Ninja in mid-air drew his sword to parry. The two longswords clashed, and a strange, hard feeling, as if he were striking a rock, emanated from the blades.
Caught off guard by this strange sensation for the first time, the Mist Ninja Anbu, unable to extricate themselves, felt their right hand holding the sword go numb as if it had actually struck a rock.
"Oh no!" His numb right hand caused his pupils to constrict, as if he were falling into an abyss.
Because Chiyu has more than one sword in her hand!
Sure enough, the next second, a long sword with a sharp edge flew past his throat like a dragonfly skimming the water.
Before the Mist Ninja Anbu, whose throat had been slit by a sword, could react, Chiyu kicked him in the heart, using him as a springboard to dodge the dense barrage of kunai, and at the same time turned and threw her sword downwards.
The pure white sword light flashed like a shooting star, and with a soft thud, it pierced through the chest of a Kirigakure ANBU who was forming hand seals at the landing point of the Thousand Feathers.
"How...is this possible?" Watching the blood rapidly drain from his chest like a flood, the Mist Ninja ANBU exclaimed in disbelief, "Does this guy have eyes in the back of his head too?"
"How unwilling I am!" The unwilling Mist Ninja Anbu, bleeding profusely, collapsed backward, just like many of the Mist Ninja Anbu who had been killed by Chiba before.
Then Qianyu landed lightly on the ice and pulled the longsword that was stuck in the ice.
The battlefield, which had been sparsely populated with killing, fell silent as the girl resumed her dual-wielding stance, now wielding a sword in both her left and right hands.
The familiar Mist Ninja ANBU members exchanged glances, each seeing horror in the other's eyes.
After all, there were more than thirty of them when they arrived, but now? Only about eighteen of them are still visible and able to move.
Thirty-odd against one, and it was a war of attrition, yet they ended up getting over a dozen killed. This is no longer a question of whether they know how to play!
At this moment, all the Mist Ninja Anbu clearly understood one fact: there was an insurmountable gap in strength between them and Chiba!
When facing such an enemy, one should surround them from a distance and wear them down, just like the Iwa ninja surrounded the Third Raikage. One should not confront the enemy directly with swords.
"My lord!" They looked at the tengu again. Although they didn't say anything, their eyes clearly stated one fact!
That is, unless he personally takes to the field and uses his own strength as a fulcrum on the battlefield, they will absolutely not go on like that again!
"Phew—" Noticing his subordinates' gazes, Tengu let out a long breath.
In fact, if he hadn't known that the Mizukage was nearby, why would he have let his subordinates' ANBU be wasted so pointlessly?
But isn't this what the water shadow is watching?
Fortunately, he had already gotten a pretty good idea of Qianyu's strength: he was strong, fast, had high resistance, was good at swordsmanship, and had a unique ice escape technique.
Such panels appear quite frequently in the Blood Mist, so he was confident in facing them.
So the tengu took a few steps forward, preparing to join the battle.
However, even faster than him was a clear male voice: "Alright, step back, Tengu!"
"Lord Mizukage!?"
Tengu looked surprised, not expecting Yagura to appear so soon and even tell him to step back.
When did you start treasuring your subordinates so much, promoting the "Water Shadow in the Blood Mist" strategy?
unless……
Realizing something was amiss, Tengu's expression turned fearful: "Lord Mizukage, I'm sorry I didn't capture the traitor quickly enough, please give me another chance!"
"Hehe, no need to be alarmed, Tengu!" Yagura smiled slightly: "The enemy is powerful and possesses both Ice Release and Shikotsumyaku bloodlines. It's normal that you can't defeat them."
"To be honest, I didn't know that the Snow Clan had a blood relationship with Kaguya."
"Aren't those guys always looking down on Kaguya as brutes, thinking they're crude barbarians?"
Yagura looked at Chiba with curiosity.
Qianyu was slightly startled.
Unexpectedly, Yagura saw through her deliberate act of eating and using the Corpse Bone Pulse to control her body.
This guy has sharp eyes!
But she does have the ability to identify herself through the "corpse bone" technique; how could she dare to admit it in this situation?
Even if Qianyu is oblivious, he knows that he can't explain his Corpse Bone Pulse technique on the live stream.
"It's just a similar secret technique," Qianyu said calmly. "But Lord Mizukage, he can even mistake his own bloodstains. He seems a bit dim-witted. No wonder he can implement such a tyrannical regime in the Blood Mist!"
"Shut up!" Before Yagura could even say anything after hearing Chiyu's words, Tengu stepped forward to defend her.
"You high and mighty bloodstained ninjas enjoy the benefits we bring you in peacetime, but in wartime you only preserve your strength, leading to the defeat of my Hidden Mist Village. What right do you have to criticize the Mizukage's policies?"
"If you ask me, we didn't kill enough back then, which is why we left behind remnants like you, making our Hidden Mist Village no longer peaceful!"
Tengu looked at Yagura hopefully and said, "Lord Mizukage, let me charge one more time. This time I promise I can wipe out these blood remnants!"
But this time, Yagura was not as amiable as before. His handsome, baby-faced expression hardened, and a chilling killing intent emanated from him.
"Step back, Tengu. Do I need to say it again?"
"Sorry!" Tengu, sweating profusely beneath his mask, immediately retreated.
Yagura continued forward.
He didn't bother to discuss whether the Blood Mist was right or wrong; given his status, speaking up would mean certain defeat.
Arriving not far from Chiyu, Yagura said calmly, "Your strength is not bad. It's a pity that you're following those little rats in the village."
"I'll give you a chance to submit to me. Even if you are a member of the Blood Clan, I can forgive your sins!"
"Well, don't you value your clan the most? I can even give you a chance to rebuild your clan!" Yagura said enticingly.
Upon hearing his words, many of the ANBU members around him showed expressions of disapproval, but due to Yagura's formidable presence, they dared not reveal it.
Chiba's expression was also strange when faced with Yagura's offer of recruitment.
Since Obito was supposed to surround and kill her, why did Yagura recruit her? Was this the result of Yagura's own thinking?
After all, Obito couldn't completely erase Yagura's self-awareness; he could only distort Yagura's thoughts and then influence him directly when needed.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be able to go out by himself normally?
On the other hand, when Danzo recruited her, she agreed without hesitation, thus setting Obito up in a trap.
What if Yagura recruits her and she agrees?
Moreover, her stated mission this time is to investigate the situation in Kirigakure. If she joins, she'll know everything, right?
Qianyu immediately put on an interested expression: "Really? I mean, rebuild the Snow Clan!"
“Of course!” Yagura was also surprised.
He had only asked casually before the fight started, but he didn't expect Qianyu to actually be interested.
In that case, we can definitely talk!
Over the years, Yagura has gained a large number of loyal followers by taking a share of the original Bloodstained Ninja's pie and using the bloody mist's fighting and promotion mechanism.
But Yagura also discovered a problem.
That is to say, the Hidden Mist Village is ultimately not a place of outstanding people and abundant resources like the Hidden Leaf Village.
Relying solely on drawing ordinary ninjas from the Mist Village will only produce a very limited number of high-end combatants. Even if there are promising talents, they may not be able to pass the selection process within the Blood Mist.
Therefore, since the Blood Mist, the number of top talents in Kirigakure can be counted on one hand, which has actually led to a shrinking of Kirigakure's resources.
Now he wants to make up for this.
As for the information they had gathered earlier, Yagura didn't seem to care about who Chiba was impersonating in Konoha.
He believed his eyes.
Ice Release can be learned, but the Corpse Bone Pulse can only be passed down through bloodline, so Chiba must be a descendant of the people who escaped from the Mist Ninja back then.
With this relationship, plus the generous benefits he offered, there was no fear that Qianyu wouldn't stay.
But there's still one problem.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll agree on the surface but still oppose you in secret?" Qianyu asked.
“I’m not afraid!” Yagura shook his head proudly: “I allow discordant voices to appear, as long as they can complete my task.”
"But if you're the kind of person who'd rather take action than just talk..."
Yagura paused for a moment, then said, "In Kirigakure, the strongest person becomes the Mizukage, and the oldest person becomes the elder. This is a rule set by the First Hokage."
Yagura didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
If Chiyu's strength really surpasses his, then what's wrong with letting her become the Mizukage?
In terms of sheer spirit, Yagura Goji tachibana is second to none.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to devour several blood-stained ninja clans within the blood mist, including some that had produced Mizukage, and still maintain his rule.
At this point, Qianyu had no further doubts: "Then I'll join!"
"A wise move!" Yagura smiled with satisfaction.
But once the two of them reached an agreement, the others who had just been fighting to the death were dumbfounded.
"So he's joined already?" Tengu was dumbfounded. Now that Qianyu had joined, everyone was on the same side. Wasn't all his previous painstaking efforts to surround and kill her just a clownish act?
What is his role in the Dark Side? Is he there to prove his strength to Lord Chiyu?
"No, how could you just join like that? You shameless bastard!"
The incredulous Tengu even ignored Yagura and walked towards Chiba: "You are a Bloodstained Ninja Clan member. We killed so many of your people before, don't you mind at all?"
"I don't mind at all!" Qianyu revealed a perfectly infuriating smile: "Wouldn't it be better if those old geezers died and made room for me?"
"This..." Tengu choked.
He couldn't refute this reasoning, because those who had fought their way up through the blood mist shared the same idea.
After Qianyu acted so shamelessly, Tengu sadly realized that he had absolutely no way to deal with her.
That's how it is in the blood mist; you can fight your way up, but you can't disobey your superiors.
It is a system with a strict hierarchy, bloodshed, and cruelty.
"..." The Tengu, filled with rage, fell silent.
If even someone as talkative as him is like this, the others naturally become even more silent.
Thus, this seemingly random encounter ended with Chiba's arrival at the Kirigakure organization, making it a truly bloody and even montage-like event.
Soon, news that Chiba had joined Kirigakure spread far and wide.
The first person to know, of course, was Obito, who was on his way to deal with the exposure of the White Zetsu.
Looking at the White Zetsu who appeared before him to report the situation, Obito uttered a sharp voice: "Who did you say joined Kirigakure?"
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