"Damn it, Yagura, what have you done, you brat?"
"Didn't Ringo Ameyuri die of illness? Why is she still here?"
"Even if she didn't die, she has no reason to attack us, right? What on earth is going on?"
The voices of the higher-ups filled with curses and disbelief rang out simultaneously.
But their curses and panic could not change the fact that the Mizukage Building had already been blown up by Ringo Ameyuri using Lightning Style.
The outer shell of the Mizukage Building turned into ruins, under the impact of that sky-thundering power, leaving only the foundation and underground portions intact.
Most of the buildings on the surface were swept away by the power of the lightning, reduced to rubble and thick dust.
Ringo Ameyuri just stood there, grinning with sharp teeth, the two Thunder Blades in her hands shining even more brilliantly.
The faces of the higher-ups began to turn pale again.
In the gloomy clouds above the sky, countless bolts of lightning immediately descended again.
"Stop it now!"
"Cease this!"
"Are you trying to rebel, Ameyuri!?"
Highly skilled higher-up ninjas also charged forward to stop Ringo Ameyuri from launching large-scale destructive Lightning Style Jutsus.
They were aware of Ringo Ameyuri's destructive power. Her Lightning Style could detonate large areas in an instant, making her one of the most ferocious within the Seven-swords Ninja, with general Wind Escapes unable to stop her Lightning Style.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Fang!"
The dual blades clashed, releasing dense sparks, causing another large-scale disruption attack.
The higher-up ninjas dared not touch her with flesh and blood for a moment, retreating to find another opportunity.
However, after releasing several large-scale Lightning Style attacks, Ringo Ameyuri seemed to notice something; Suikazan Fuguki, one of the Seven-swords Ninja, had disappeared.
So, she ignored the surrounding higher-ups' curses and quickly dashed in one direction.
"You're not escaping!"
A high-ranking official rushed up, attempting to intercept Ringo Ameyuri.
"Water Style: Water Mirror Jutsu!"
Yagura blocked the way, holding a long staff weapon with a hook at the front, and with a swing, a circular water mirror instantly appeared in front of Yagura.
The high-ranking ninja showed a look of surprise as he saw a figure emerge in the water mirror, posing in the same stance as himself, identical in appearance and body, using the same Taijutsu with perfectly inherited strength and speed.
The clash of Taijutsu exploded the air, sweeping across the surroundings.
The tangible Chakra with storm power burst from both bodies, continuing to ravage the surrounding ruins.
The two were evenly matched and immediately retreated.
"With me here, don't even think about interfering."
Yagura's purple-red pupils emanated a bewitching light.
A layer of Chakra Feather Robe filled with bubbles covered his body, carrying a certain wild beast-like nature.
"That's... that's a Tailed Beast!?"
"No mistake about it, it's the Three-tailed, that's the aura of the Three-tailed!"
The higher-ups and the Third Mizukage all looked astonished.
Since when did Yagura get involved with the village's Three-tailed? And even sealed it within himself?
Even so, at this time, he unsealed the Three-tailed within, was he courting death?
It is known that randomly unsealing the Tailed Beast power can exert an enormous burden on the body, making prolonged combat impossible, and long-term use of the Tailed Beast power could even pose a life-threatening risk.
Incredulously looking faces of the higher-ups and the Third Mizukage still, Yagura calmly spoke, looking at all of them, delivering a ridiculously absurd answer:
"By the way, I've always forgotten to share this good news with you. Actually, just like the Fourth Raikage's sworn brother, the Eight-tailed Jinchuriki in the Hidden Cloud, I'm also a Perfect Jinchuriki, perfectly mastering the power of the Three-tailed."
After Yagura uttered these words, some higher-ups and the Third Mizukage changed their expressions.
Only the Elder Master, who had remained calm all along, slightly opened his cloudy eyes, showing a meaningful gleam, seeming to intend to see Yagura, the usually unnoticed Mizukage Secretary, anew.
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"Today's weather is quite suitable for thunderstorms."
The sky was far from clear and blue, instead exuding a somewhat gloomy overcast.
Hakushi stood on the sea, gazing at the sky as he spoke.
Ruri did not speak, but stared intently at the sea ahead, as if her gaze could pierce the distant distance, seeing the enemy troops charging towards the Hidden Mist Village from several kilometers away.
Subsequently, Hakushi looked at the sea surface not far to the right, where there was a Hidden Mist Anbu ninja.
It was a female with long curly reddish-brown hair, wearing a distinctive Hidden Mist Anbu mask. Her face was obscured, but from her stature, she seemed to be only in her teens.
Though only a teenage girl, her strength need not be 'young'; being sent here by Yagura to assist as a Hidden Mist Anbu means she was carefully selected by Yagura, with strength sufficiently formidable.
According to Yagura, she was a ninja with Kekkeigenkai abilities, well-tuned to cooperate with them to counter the enemy.
She stood there as though she sensed something, forming seals with her hands, about to release a Jutsu, when Hakushi interrupted her Jutsu casting:
"The Hidden Mist Jutsu is too troublesome. I have a better alternative. Leave the main force to us, you handle any stragglers."