109: Chapter 109 The Sixth Mizukage, OrochimaruThe chaos in Kirigakure continues; first it was hauntings, and now it's strange occurrences.
A mutated beast that appeared out of nowhere, with thick skin and flesh, bites anyone it sees, and is also poisonous.
Ordinary ninja tools couldn't even penetrate their defenses.Several squads were wiped out, and wounded soldiers lay scattered on the ground, their cries of agony never ceasing.
Inside the temporary command post, Mizukage Mizuno and several elders stared at the ever-increasing number of red markers on the map, their faces as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Eastern District 3 has fallen again!Requesting reinforcements!"
"The medical team is short-staffed!The antidote is almost gone!"
One bad news after another kept coming in, making my head buzz.
"What about Snake Nine and Feather Sword?"
Mizuno scratched his head in frustration and asked the person next to him.
He'd heard a lot of rumors circulating in the village, saying that these two were saviors, incredibly capable, and yet so low-key.
"They.seem to be clearing out small mutants in the south of the city and can't spare the time."
"please!"
Mizuno practically gritted his teeth as he ordered, "Go and invite them over!Tell them.the village needs their help!"
Not long after, Orochimaru and Sasuke, disguised in their own clothes, strode into the command post.
The two men were still covered in the dust of battle, but they remained calm and composed.
"Gentlemen!The situation is urgent, so I'll get straight to the point."
Mizuno, disregarding all pretense, pointed to several of the reddest dots on the map and said, "These giant mutants that have appeared in these areas are simply too much for ordinary ninjas to handle, resulting in heavy casualties."
"Gentlemen.is there any way?"
Orochimaru's gaze swept across the map, and he said in a hoarse voice, "The situation is indeed not optimistic.These mutants seem to have been artificially modified, and their weaknesses are not in their normal parts."
He raised his pale finger and tapped it a few times on the map: "We need to be able to precisely destroy its core, and also create a special antidote serum to treat the wounded."
He paused, then looked at Mizuno and the elders: "We can try to resolve this, but we need absolute command and.the authority to mobilize all medical resources."
The elders looked at each other, somewhat hesitant.
Just then, another messenger ninja rushed in, his voice trembling with tears: "Report!The western defense line has collapsed!Giant mutants have stormed into the civilian shelters!"
"What?" Mizuno stood up, and everything went black.
A civilian shelter!It's full of unarmed villagers!
"Say yes!"
A senior elder standing nearby, his face ashen, wailed, "What time is it!If we hesitate any longer, the village will truly be finished!"
Mizuno closed his eyes briefly and nodded weakly, "I'll do as you two say!Please!"
Orochimaru and Sasuke exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing.
"We will do our best."
The next moment, the two figures quickly disappeared from the command post.
The area surrounding the West Side civilian shelter was already a scene of hell.
A gigantic, lizard-like beast, the size of a small mountain, with skin covered in hard bone armor and constantly dripping corrosive slime from its mouth, was frantically ramming against the crumbling door of the shelter.
The ninjas guarding the entrance suffered heavy casualties, and the remaining ones could only struggle to hold on.
Panic-stricken cries came from inside the door.
Just as the giant beast stood up, preparing to deliver the final blow to the gate.
"Thousand Birds Sharp Spear!"
A lightning spear, a blade that tore through the sky, pierced through the giant beast's abdomen in an instant at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive!Leaving behind a charred hole!
"Hiss!"
The giant beast let out a painful roar and froze.
Immediately afterwards, countless viscous, pungent-smelling purple rope-like substances shot out from the ground and from the shadows like living vines, quickly wrapping around the giant beast's limbs and neck!
These purple ropes are extremely tough and contain a potent paralyzing toxin.No matter how much the giant beast struggles, they only tighten around it!
Sasuke's figure flashed rapidly around the giant beast, his Chidori spear like a scalpel, piercing its joints, eye sockets and other vital points with precision time and time again!
Orochimaru stood a little further away, his hands forming strange hand seals as he manipulated the purple ropes, while occasionally unleashing deadly wind-style ninjutsu to disrupt the giant beast's movements.
The two worked together seamlessly, one controlling the situation and the other focusing on the kills.
The giant mutant that had baffled so many Hidden Mist ninja was like a toy being played with in their hands, struggling in vain.
Finally, with a leaping, violent slash from Sasuke's cleaver, which was infused with dazzling lightning, the giant lizard let out a mournful cry of resentment, and its massive body crashed to the ground.
As soon as the situation here was resolved, Orochimaru rushed to the area where the wounded were gathered.
He quickly examined several ninjas who were severely poisoned, took out several vials of serum that had been prepared beforehand and emitted a pale green fluorescence, and personally injected them with the serum.
The serum had an immediate effect; the eerie black mist spreading across the wounds quickly subsided, and the painful groans gradually subsided.
"I'm.I'm saved."
"It's Lord Snake Nine and Lord Feather Sword again!"
"They really did it!"
The elation of surviving the ordeal spread like wildfire among the survivors and villagers.
Someone in the crowd shouted first: "Lord Snake Nine!Lord Feather Sword!"
Immediately afterwards, more and more people began to shout along, their voices growing louder and louder, converging into a frenzied torrent.
At this moment, a few people in the crowd, whose eyes looked somewhat dull, began to lead the way, raising their arms and shouting:
"Lord Snake Nine saved our lives!Only he has the ability to protect the village!"
"Let Lord Snake Nine be our Water Shadow!"
"Yes!We need a water kage like Lord Snake Nine!"
This cry was like a spark thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting all the pent-up fear, helplessness, and dissatisfaction with the current incompetence of the elders!
"Lord Snake Nine!Water Shadow!"
"Snake Nine Water Shadow!"
The Hidden Mist Village was in complete uproar at this moment!
Countless people waved their arms, shouting "Snake Nine" at the top of their lungs, their eyes filled with.A fanaticism bordering on faith.
The situation was almost out of control.
The Mizukage and several elders who rushed over were ashen-faced and their lips trembled as they looked at the overwhelming scene, unable to utter a single word.
The die is cast.
Faced with such overwhelming momentum, any dissenting voices would be instantly swallowed up.
A few days later, after a "careful" discussion by the elders of Kirigakure and an urgent report to the Daimyo of the Land of Water, an appointment that would shake the ninja world was officially announced:
Effective immediately, the hero who saved Kirigakure in its time of crisis, "Snake Nine," will succeed as the Sixth Mizukage of Kirigakure!
His companion, "Feather Sword," serves as the commander-in-chief of the Hidden Mist Village's ANBU, responsible for all security and purging matters in the village.
The power in Kirigakure was quietly transferred in a way that seemed to be in line with the general trend but was actually full of strangeness.
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The Land of Waves, headquarters of the Apocalypse Chamber of Commerce.
Mei Terumi held the official announcement, which had just been delivered through special channels and bore the seals of Kirigakure and the new Mizukage.Her fingers trembled, and her eyes were red.
She looked at it several times to confirm the name – "Snake Nine".
An indescribable chill crept up my spine.
"Snake Nine.Feather Sword."
She murmured, "It just so happens that at this time.they resolved a crisis that even the elders couldn't handle."
"And then, just like that, it all fell into place."
She felt something was off; it was all too coincidental, like a carefully orchestrated performance.
That "Snake Nine".she had never heard of such a person.
And then there's "Feather Sword".This name also has a deliberately chosen feel to it.
However, she couldn't quite figure out exactly where the problem lay.
The pent-up resentment, unwillingness, anger at Elder Yuan's unjust death, worry about the village's fate, and the desolation of having nowhere to belong.
At this moment, all emotions were on the verge of collapse.
Holding the thin piece of paper, she staggered as she pushed open the door to Naruto's office.
Naruto heard the noise and looked up to see Mei Terumi standing at the door with red eyes, holding a piece of paper in her hand, looking like she was about to collapse.
Before he could even ask what happened, Mei Terumi rushed over and buried her face in his chest, the notice in her hand falling to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a suppressed cry filled with boundless grievance rang out.
At first, he was just sobbing softly, but later he probably couldn't hold back anymore.He cried more and more sadly, and his cries grew louder and louder.His tears fell like beads from a broken string, and soon a large patch of Naruto's clothes on his shoulder was soaked.
"Waaaaah.My village.Elder Yuan.is gone."
"Everything is gone.Waaah."
She cried without any regard for her image, like a child who had suffered a great injustice.
Naruto was a little stunned by her sudden "Water Release" and stood frozen in mid-air with his hands raised.
Looking down at the woman in his arms, who was sobbing uncontrollably, he felt his shoulder was wet and chilly.
He smacked his lips.
This.has happened so many times, there must have been some feelings involved.I usually tease her, but seeing her cry like this, I really feel.a little bad.
He hesitated for a moment, sighed softly, lowered his hands, gently held her with one hand, and awkwardly patted her back with the other.
"Alright, alright, if you keep crying, my clothes will be dripping wet."
He tried to calm her down, and his voice unconsciously softened.
"It's not a big deal, oh, the village is gone.but I'm still here.uh, I mean the village is only temporary."
The attempt to offer comfort was clearly of poor quality.
Mei Terumi cried even harder, tears and snot streaming down her face.
He could only hold her tighter, letting her vent, and continued to whisper.
"Okay, okay, don't cry."
"It's alright now."
After a while, Mei Terumi's crying gradually subsided, turning into intermittent sobs.She lay in his arms, her shoulders still heaving.
He gently patted her shoulder, his tone unusually earnest:
"Don't cry."
"I will help you with anything."
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