A Calamity

The Suikazan Fuguki lay sprawled on the water's surface, its bloated body drifting with the current.

Of the people he took out, half died and half survived.

The towering waves created by the Three-Tails' charge flung half of the survivors far away. Fortunately, there was water everywhere; if the Mist Ninja had fallen to their deaths or drowned, they would have had no choice but to accept it!

A master of Water Release like him understands the nature of water better than he understands his own family.

Although he has no family.

"... A catastrophic power, a natural disaster... a natural disaster... I now truly understand how frustrating it is for the Sand Village..."

"Lord Mizukage"

Suikazan Fuguki stopped playing on the water, stood up, and bowed to the approaching Third Mizukage.

"Fuguki, where's your Samehada?" The Third Mizukage looked around but couldn't find the Samehada.

"Here."

He squatted down, his overly rounded body making the movement somewhat difficult. He dipped his right hand into the water and gently beckoned. A long, dark shadow rushed over in a flash, and the Samehada -like flesh wrapped itself around the Fuguki's hand, wriggling intimately.

"... Let's stand back a bit. Fighting Tailed Beast in Taijutsu... I always thought I took this monster seriously enough, but I guess I underestimated it in the end." The Third Mizukage sighed softly.

In the distance, the massive body of the Three-Tails bobbed up and down in the water, its three tails dancing like mad pythons between heaven and earth, each movement stirring up raging winds and waves, making it impossible for the Mist Ninja to get close.

Yet, amidst these raging waves, Katsuki, piloting the Thunderclap Chariot, is wrestling with this enormous tortoise.

Compared to the Three-Tails' enormous body, Katsuki was as insignificant as a mosquito. Yet, Katsuki disregarded the size difference and engaged the Three-Tails in direct hand-to-hand combat. Even when he was sent flying by the Three-Tails' indestructible tail, he would fly back at top speed to continue the fight.

The Three-Tails and the One-Tail are completely different. Apart from sharing the same and enormous Chakra, they have no similarities whatsoever. Shukaku manipulates quicksand and gales, while the Three-Tails controls waves and possesses the hardest body among the Nine Tailed Beasts, making its defense the strongest of the Nine Tailed Beasts.

The fist struck the Three-Tails beast's outer shell, colliding with its tail covered in ferocious spikes. The feeling was completely different from that of the One-Tail beast, and Katsuki it quite enjoyable.

His physical body is now incredibly strong. Apart from the Third Raikage, probably no one in the entire Shinobi World can rival him in Taijutsu. A Dai who is diligently practicing the Eight Inner Gates might impress him with his explosive power, but he is completely incapable of prolonged combat, as the Eight Inner Gates places too much strain on the body.

Katsuki had also considered practicing the Eight Inner Gates, but after much consideration, he gave up. He didn't like becoming a crippled patient who needed protection after a single outburst. The Eight Inner Gates might be suitable for some diligent geniuses, but his path was different from everyone else's.

His strength is all-encompassing and profound, a result of tapping into the power of the Hito Hito no Mi. He not only possesses greater strength and speed, but he also gains a more vigorous life force. Compared to the Eight Inner Gates method of overdrawing life force to gain power, Katsuki prefers his current strength.

"Boom!!!"

His right fist collided with the Three-Tails fox's cold, slippery, and indestructible tail once again. A long-lost feeling of pain suddenly surged into his mind. It wasn't the feeling of being corroded by acid mist, but rather the sensation of hitting a metal plate and breaking his finger bones.

Katsuki and her car tumbled and flew out, traveling more than two hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.

The difference in strength is still quite large, which is unavoidable. The Three-Tails' enormous body naturally provides an incredibly exaggerated boost in strength; the impact force generated by its weight under acceleration alone is enough to crack the earth.

"Again! You damn tortoise, I'm going to fight you to the death today..."

That's pure nonsense. He never relaxed his surveillance of the surroundings. He sent two Shadow Clone underground to act as eyes. As long as the Mist Ninja dared to show the slightest sign of pursuit, the Thunderclap Chariot would catch up at top speed. He doubted that this tortoise could catch up. The Three-Tails' defense is the strongest among the Nine Tailed Beasts, but its relative speed is the shame of the Nine Tailed Beasts.

Katsuki was spouting nonsensical rants and roars, as if she were about to unleash her inner universe, but in reality, she was being repeatedly slapped away by the Three-Tails.

However, he wasn't annoyed and was happy to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Three-Tails. He hadn't had such an exhilarating battle since his fight with the Third Raikage at Mount Baiyue.

He enjoyed this feeling.

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"... A monster like a disaster... the embodiment of natural calamity..." The Third Mizukage's voice was low and broken, so much so that even Suikazan Fuguki was standing not far away, could not hear him clearly. Therefore, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb, silently gazing at the disaster-movie-like scene like a wooden statue.

The film industry in the Shinobi World is quite prosperous. Even the Shinobi World War did not hinder the booming development of the film and television industry. In this world lacking entertainment, movies are the most popular form of entertainment besides gambling.

Although the Land of Water is closed off, due to the needs of nobles and villagers, two movie theaters were built in the Daimyo's Mansion and Kirigakure respectively. Suikazan Fuguki went in to see one out of curiosity. At that time, a disaster movie was being shown. It must be said that the ninjas' gorgeous Ninjutsu special effects, coupled with the post-editing, made the scene quite magnificent and gorgeous.

Just like the scene before my eyes.

"Lord Mizukage, aren't we going to give chase? What about Kaguya and Yuki's groups?" Suikazan Fuguki couldn't help but ask.

"No rush... There's no way to deal with this monster right now, and pursuing it will only increase casualties... Besides, the village has suffered considerable damage this time. We need to calm people down as soon as possible... But I digress." The Third Mizukage chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Only after we've dealt with the village can we spare some time to deal with that damned monster."

I've been standing here watching for quite a while now. Even though Shitsukura has unleashed the power of the Three-Tails, he obviously can't do anything to Katsuki. It looks like he's swatting Katsuki around in the air like he's swatting a fly, but what's the point if he can't kill her?

We need to think of other solutions.

The small hill not far from the village was not flooded because of its higher elevation and distance from the battlefield where the Three-Tails and the Katsuki Demon fought. The hill was covered with dense and lush trees.

A pitcher plant with two faces quietly peeked out from the trunk of a huge ancient tree.

"Wow!! It looks like there's a really exciting fight over there!" White Zetsu exclaimed.

"Shut up, or I'll kill you first if your whereabouts are exposed."

Black Zetsu gave his overly cheerful half a stern scolding, and White Zetsu pouted, not daring to utter a sound.