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"Hey, I can't believe you were so easily discovered."
A masked ninja jumped out from the shadows, holding a slender blade in his hand. Mizuno recognized it instantly, it was the long sword, Nui.
Several small snakes followed him as he soared into the air. Kushimaru Kuriarare's hands moved rapidly, wielding the long sword Nui, weaving back and forth, piercing all the attacking white snakes and stringing them together.
"Impressive," Ryūkotsu said. "This guy's attack style is unique."
"Kushimaru Kuriarare, you're too impatient." Another, older-looking man threw a chain sword from the side. The other end of his chain was a huge hammer. Clearly, this was Zōri the Dull Blade, the user of the Kubikiribochō.
Zōri the Dull Blade slashed back and forth, quickly forcing back the white snakes that were trying to attack them.
Mizuno frowned slightly. In his memory, the earliest batch of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen didn't appear until the Third Shinobi World War. They were killed by Might Duy, and now it seemed that they were already wreaking havoc in the ninja world, even though they were very young before the Second Shinobi World War.
"Hmph, child's play." The White Snake Lady didn't care at all. She clasped her hands together and began to form hand seals rapidly.
"Ninja Art - Shadow Clone: Multi-Snake Hand!"
Her arms rapidly expanded, and countless white snakes attacked the two directly.
The white snakes driven by the White Snake Lady's chakra were extremely fast. Zōri the Dull Blade and Kushimaru Kuriarare knew they couldn't take it lightly. They quickly retreated.
"I have a feeling there's someone else behind us. I'll lure the other two out. The rest is up to you." The White Snake Lady said.
Mizuno understood what she meant. He nodded and drew a ninja sword from his back.
The White Snake Lady formed hand seals.
"Sage Art - False Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Ten thousand white snakes in the canyon all stood up. Countless stones began to roll all over the place, transforming into white snakes. The branches of the trees swayed in the wind, constantly falling off to form black snakes. The entire mountain was covered in a dense mass of snakes.
Mizuno was shocked. Inorganic Reincarnation?
That was the Sage Art that Kabuto Yakushi used in the later stages to fight against Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Sasuke. It was a reincarnation technique that could transform inorganic matter into living beings. The White Snake Lady could actually use such a high-level Sage Art?
Ryūkotsu saw Mizuno's confusion and smiled as he explained. "My wife isn't using Sage Art, but a jutsu that combines the techniques of the Ryūchi Cave Sage Art. That's why it's called Sage Art, but it's still far from actual Sage Art."
Mizuno nodded. That made sense.
But even so, the White Snake Lady's technique was incredibly impressive. The scene in the distance was breathtaking. The entire canyon seemed to have transformed into a snake's nest, with countless snakes and giant pythons attacking Kushimaru Kuriarare and Zōri the Dull Blade.
This attack came from all directions, making it almost impossible to dodge. The two had no choice but to retreat. Two figures landed on either side of them.
Clang—
A Decapitation Sword and a Samehada landed on the ground, easing the White Snake Lady's attack.
Zabuza Momochi swung the Great Sword Samehada through the snake swarm. The Samehada stuck out its tongue and greedily absorbed chakra from the air. The white snakes that had their chakra absorbed instantly turned back into their original forms, becoming stones and trees.
The inorganic creatures of the Inorganic Reincarnation were broken.
The White Snake Lady frowned slightly. "That sword is strange. It's quite effective against my Sage Art."
Uchiha Kagami shouted, "It's those two! They infiltrated Konoha and rescued Senju Mineshi!"
Mizuno nodded. That was a long time ago. The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, who had been resurrected with Edo Tensei, had also escaped that time.
Zōri the Dull Blade chuckled. "It seems you two already know them. You probably don't know how powerful I am!"
He swung the Kubikiribochō and charged forward. The sound of air breaking echoed, clearly indicating great power.
"Die! Kubikiribochō Slash!"
Ryūkotsu smiled slightly and formed hand seals on the ground.
"Summoning Technique - Triple Rashōmon!"
Boom.
Three Rashōmon gates rose from the ground.
Mizuno smiled slightly.
Just kidding. Rashōmon was the technique Orochimaru used to defend against the rampaging Naruto in the original story. It could even delay the attacks of a Tailed Beast. How could it not stop the Kubikiribochō?
Clang—
As expected, with a crisp sound, the Kubikiribochō was knocked away. The embarrassed Zōri the Dull Blade was trapped between the Rashōmon gates, unable to advance or retreat.
"Zōri!"
Zabuza Momochi swung the Great Sword Samehada to try to save him. Mizuno snorted coldly, and his body instantly turned into a blur.
Bang!
With a heavy blow, the fat Zabuza Momochi was kicked away. He groaned, flew high into the air, and then landed heavily in the pile of snakes.
Fortunately, he still held the Great Sword Samehada, and the inorganic white snakes didn't attack him easily. Otherwise, they could have easily swallowed him whole.
Despite this, Mizuno's attack still shocked everyone on the field.
"Damn!"
The first to speak was Uchiha Kagami.
"Mizuno, what's going on? When did you get so fast?"
They weren't wrong to be surprised. Even Mizuno himself couldn't believe it.
After signing the Blood Contract with Might Duy, he had obtained 30% of Might Duy's abilities. During this time, Might Duy had diligently trained and had broken through the sixth gate of the Eight Inner Gates. Mizuno's strength had also reached the level of the fourth gate, the Gate of Limit.
Keep in mind that Mizuno obtained 30% of Might Duy's peak strength, and he wasn't affected by the side effects of the Eight Inner Gates. The speed of the fourth gate, the Gate of Limit, had already surpassed the level of most elite Jōnin.
Moreover, on top of that, Mizuno had 80% of Uchiha Kagami's strength. The two boosts allowed him to easily one-shot Zabuza Momochi.
"Truly incredible. No wonder you were able to so easily kill Kinkaku and Ginkaku." Ryūkotsu exclaimed.
The White Snake Lady also showed a look of relief, but she didn't relax. Instead, she looked up.
"The two I was talking about in the shadows, I wasn't referring to those two." The White Snake Lady said.
She waved her hands, and the millions of white snakes in the canyon instantly moved again.
A red light flashed, and the Triple Rashōmon suddenly began to loosen.
"Sealing Technique - Reincarnation Suppression!"
A woman's voice echoed. The Triple Rashōmon suddenly seemed to fall into reincarnation, descending back down from the ground.
Mizuno and Uchiha Kagami knew this woman all too well.
"Uzumaki Ryūzan, you little vixen!" Uchiha Kagami cursed loudly.
Uzumaki Ryūzan looked down at Uchiha Kagami with a mocking smile. "Oh, Kagami-kun, you're still alive."
Ryūkotsu frowned slightly.
"To be able to suppress the Triple Rashōmon, this woman is no ordinary person."
The White Snake Lady's expression also gradually became serious.
Zōri the Dull Blade, freed from his confinement, grabbed the Kubikiribochō and jumped back, joining Kushimaru Kuriarare and Haku.
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