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"Mizukage-sama!"
"Where is the Mizukage-sama?"
Violent explosions echoed throughout the village. At this moment, the only thing that could bring them hope and belief was the Third Mizukage.
The Third Mizukage stood on the roof of the Mizukage Tower, using all his strength to search for the enemy in the sky. He understood that only by finding and eliminating the enemy could he minimize the damage to the village.
But it was too late.
The enemy's attack was too fierce, and they were high in the air. His attacks couldn't reach them.
There was no choice but to block the enemy's attack first.
"Notify everyone. After I use the Mist Hiding Technique, all ninjas who can use Lightning Release, use the weakest Lightning Release jutsu against the fog." The Third Mizukage said.
"Understood!" The Anbu and some Jōnin behind him received the order and left.
Soon, everyone in the village received the Mizukage-sama's order.
The Third Mizukage quickly clasped his hands together and took a deep breath. His entire chest expanded like a pufferfish's belly.
"Water Release - Mist Hiding Technique!"
A thick fog spewed out from the Third Mizukage's mouth, quickly enveloping the entire Hidden Mist Village. Visibility was less than half a meter.
"Lightning Release - Earth Walk!"
"Lightning Release - Grateful Wave!"
"Lightning Release..."
Throughout the Hidden Mist Village, ninjas who could use Lightning Release followed suit, using the weakest Lightning Release jutsu.
In an instant, under the conductivity of the fog, the entire Hidden Mist Village was as if it were in a thundercloud, flashing constantly. Countless electric arcs flowed, enveloping the entire Hidden Mist Village.
These electric arcs weren't fatal. They only temporarily paralyzed ordinary people. They had no effect on ninjas with chakra.
But they were deadly to the clay birds.
As the electric arcs flashed past, one by one, the clay birds lost their activity and became duds, falling to the ground.
The entire Hidden Mist Village instantly fell silent, with only the sound of the electric arcs flowing and the clay birds landing.
"As expected of the Mizukage-sama!"
"To come up with such a plan, and to be able to use the Mist Hiding Technique to cover the entire village. He's so reliable!"
The disappearance of the explosions made all the Hidden Mist ninjas cheer. Their trust in the Third Mizukage grew even stronger.
The Hidden Mist at this time wasn't the Blood Mist Village of the future.
The ninjas of various clans still had a high level of recognition for the Mizukage. Villagers and comrades also loved and protected each other.
Sensing the cheers of the Hidden Mist ninjas below, Kenshi, who was high in the sky, confirmed that the Hidden Mist had no anti-air measures. He shook his head and a strange smile appeared on his face.
"How could I not see such an obvious weakness in Clay Release?"
Kenshi activated his mind. The clay birds that flew out from the clay sphere were covered with a layer of Wind Release chakra. The wind flowed at high speed, like a layer of wind armor, not only protecting the clay birds but also making them fly faster.
Soon.
These clay birds, wrapped in wind armor, entered the fog filled with flashing electric arcs. The electric arcs struck the clay birds, but they were instantly deflected by the high-speed flowing wind armor, not touching the clay birds.
Lightning counters Earth.
Wind counters Lightning.
Kenshi also knew how to play with chakra attribute counters, and he was even more comprehensive.
But to be able to wrap every clay bird in a wind armor, only Kenshi, who possessed absolute chakra control, could do it.
Others couldn't do such dense and precise remote control.
"No good!"
On the roof of the Mizukage Tower, the Third Mizukage's expression suddenly changed. He sensed that the electric arcs in the fog were being blocked.
There was no way. If it were strong Lightning Release, it could break through the Wind Release armor on the clay birds, but the weak electric currents in the fog couldn't break through the Wind Release armor on the clay birds.
"Water Release - Black Lotus!"
Seeing this, the Third Mizukage instantly formed hand seals. Black water spewed out from his mouth, instantly forming a giant black lotus, blocking half of the Hidden Mist Village.
Kage-level powerhouse standard, Kage-level chakra amount.
Boom, boom, boom... In an instant, countless clay birds landed on the Black Water Lotus and exploded.
Under the dense explosions, the Black Water Lotus only rippled on the surface. It didn't collapse. Its defensive power was terrifying.
When the Five Kage surrounded him, Kenshi had experienced the terrifying defensive power of the Third Mizukage's Water Release, Black Lotus. It was also why he came here to copy it.
But the Third Mizukage was not Kenshi after all. His control over chakra wasn't as subtle and delicate as Kenshi's.
Kenshi's clay birds weren't so rigid. They didn't just fly from top to bottom.
Although the Black Water Lotus was large, it couldn't envelop the entire Hidden Mist Village like a barrier.
Kenshi controlled countless clay birds to fly into the Hidden Mist Village from all sides, bypassing the Black Water Lotus.
In an instant, "boom, boom, boom" explosions echoed throughout the Hidden Mist Village again.
"Who is it?"
"Who is it?"
The Third Mizukage's face contorted in anger at his own powerlessness, and he felt anger and hatred for the enemy's cruelty.
The most infuriating thing was that he still couldn't figure out who in the ninja world possessed such a terrifying chakra amount and chakra control.
Iwagakure's Detonation Squad, a famous ninja squad in the ninja world, each member was recorded by the major villages.
There was definitely no one as strong as the enemy attacking the village now.
To be able to continuously release such a number of clay birds, the enemy's chakra amount was comparable to a Tailed Beast. To be able to cover every clay bird with Wind Release, his chakra control was something the Third Mizukage had never even heard of.
He had never heard of anyone possessing such terrifying and powerful chakra control.
"Who is it?"
The Third Mizukage didn't think it was Iwagakure's people. Otherwise, after the war just ended, Iwagakure wouldn't have been invaded on its own territory.
With such a powerful offensive ninja, comparable to a Tailed Beast, which village would dare not increase its defenses?
"Could it be him?"
For some reason, Kenshi's figure suddenly appeared in the Third Mizukage's mind.
During the last battle where the Five Kage surrounded Kenshi, he had sensed from the Raikage's abnormal actions that Kenshi might possess a terrifying talent for copying other people's jutsu.
This copying included copying jutsu as powerful as Black Lightning, which was comparable to a kekkei genkai.
If it was Kenshi, then it would make sense for him to use such a large-scale attack after copying Clay Release.
After all, more than four years had passed. Kenshi, who possessed Wood Release, would definitely have increased his chakra amount to a terrifying level, comparable to a Tailed Beast. It was completely plausible.
And if it was Kenshi, he also had a reason to seek revenge on the village.
After all, he was one of the Five Kage who surrounded and attacked Kenshi.
"So... is it Kenshi?"
The Third Mizukage still had a bit of doubt in his heart. Ōnoki's Dust Release Limit Separation Technique was even more powerful than the original World Separation Technique. It was considered the strongest attack jutsu in the ninja world. Even the Third Raikage, who had activated his Lightning Release Armor, couldn't withstand that kind of attack. He didn't believe that Kenshi could survive that attack.
Otherwise, the first village Kenshi would have gone to should have been Iwagakure, to find Ōnoki.
After all, Ōnoki had done the most damage to Kenshi.
This made the Third Mizukage unsure if the attacker was Kenshi.
Unfortunately, the Third Mizukage didn't know about the destruction of the Daimyo's mansion in the Water Country yet. Otherwise, he would have definitely confirmed that the attacker was Kenshi.
But at this moment, it didn't matter who the attacker was.
The only thing the Third Mizukage could do was to save as many villagers as possible, have them hide in the underground shelter, and withstand the enemy's continuous Clay Release attacks.
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