"Not a bad attack. Unfortunately, it's useless against me!"
Urashiki laughed arrogantly as he patted dust that did not exist off his body.
With Utakata's attack having failed as well, quite a few ninjas at the scene grew nervous.
However, when they remembered that Mizuki Ember, the strongest man in the Ninja World, was here, they barely managed to remain calm.
"What are you panicking for? Mizukage-sama hasn't even made a move yet!"
"Exactly! As long as Mizukage-sama is here, this guy is nothing to worry about!"
"That's right! Mizukage-sama is the strongest person in the Ninja World. Who could possibly be stronger than him?"
"Mizukage-sama, please defeat this guy!"
"Mizukage-sama, we can only rely on you!"
"Mizukage-sama!"
"Mizukage-sama..."
Very quickly, everyone's gaze focused on Soji.
Seeing Soji's calm and composed appearance from beginning to end—though he was actually panicking inside—neither the Kirigakure nor Konoha ninjas present lost confidence.
It could be said that Mizuki Ember's image as the strongest person in the Ninja World had already become deeply ingrained in people's hearts.
Whether they wanted to admit it or not, no one had the confidence to deny it.
Even though Konoha was now called the strongest village in the Ninja World, most Konoha ninjas knew that the strongest ninja was not in their village.
That was because there were simply too many legends about Mizuki Ember throughout the Ninja World!
Even if some of those legends had never been verified, as long as no one stepped forward to claim responsibility, most people would pin them on Mizuki Ember.
In truth, Soji had indeed been behind nearly all those legends!
Thus, Mizuki Ember being recognized as the strongest person in the Ninja World was practically a consensus.
When Urashiki saw the group of ninjas below all focusing their attention on