She was very strong.
But.
She was still suppressed by the terrifying pressure emanating from Izumi before her.
"Th... This... is this genjutsu?"
Ringo Ameyuri saw the scene of her own death.
At the same time, she felt her entire body stiffen, and she did not dare move at all.
"No...
This is merely a threat...
This woman...
How terrifying...
She may be even more terrifying than that Uchiha who controlled the Fourth Mizukage back then!"
"Kirigakure is so cold-blooded. You might as well join us."
Izumi suddenly deactivated her Sharingan.
Then she smiled faintly, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
She spoke in an extremely gentle and peaceful tone. "Look.
You're seriously ill and dying.
Yet no one has come to see you~"
"That's true~"
Ringo Ameyuri did not have much sense of belonging toward Kirigakure.
After seeing Izumi's smile, she was immediately infected by it.
"Since that's the case, I'll join you!
That way, I can not only gain power.
I can also experience a more exciting life~
Sounds great."
"Then, welcome aboard."
Izumi smiled and nodded. "I'll take you back to meet the Holy Lord."
"Then how are we supposed to leave the village?"
An intrigued expression appeared on Ringo Ameyuri's face.
"You should know that our Kirigakure is heavily guarded.
Although I don't know how you got in.
Taking me out won't be that easy."
"Leave?"
Izumi immediately laughed when she heard that.
She still remembered once asking Bai Hao what the organization's style of operation was.
When they went out, did they need to remain hidden?
Or keep a low profile?
However, Bai Hao's reply had been a single sentence: Everything takes priority over the mission. When there's no mission, just charge ahead. The organization fears no one.
"Throw away your forehead protector.
You won't need that thing anymore."
With that, Izumi directly kicked through the wall of the room.
"Let's go.
We'll help you retrieve your ninja blade first."
Ringo Ameyuri was stunned when she saw this.
"Are they really this reckless?"
However, moments later, she became excited.
"I'm starting to like this organization!"
Ringo Ameyuri threw away her forehead protector.
Then she hurried after Izumi.
The two of them simply jumped down through the hole they had blasted through the wall.
Then they walked leisurely toward the Mizukage Building as if no one else existed.
"Who are you?
Stop right there!"
"Ringo Ameyuri?
What are you doing?
Who is the person in front of you?"
"Stop immediately and answer our questions!"
The two had not gone far.
A group of Anbu suddenly appeared.
They followed beside the two of them, remaining extremely vigilant.
"Where is the Lightning Blade—Kiba?"
Izumi asked the Anbu as she walked.
She completely ignored their questions.
"What are you trying to do!?"
"Stop right there!"
"Ringo Ameyuri, stop immediately, or you'll be treated as a missing-nin!"
The Anbu were all somewhat bewildered, not knowing what these two girls were trying to do.
When Izumi saw that they refused to answer her question.
She stopped asking.
She continued walking toward the Mizukage Building on her own.
Seeing how arrogant Izumi was, the Anbu finally could not hold back.
All kinds of concealed weapons were thrown at the two girls in a single wave.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of Izumi's mouth.
Then she lowered her hat.
At the same time, she activated her Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
She continued walking forward leisurely while whistling.
At the same time, a senbon shot out from her ninja tool pouch.
Accompanied by the pleasant whistle, the senbon danced constantly through the air.
It instantly knocked away every concealed weapon attacking them.
The whistle and the "ding-ding" sounds of the deflected weapons complemented each other perfectly.
Together, they formed a flawless melody.
This was the ability of Izumi's left Mangekyō Sharingan—controlling ninja tools.
"S-so cool!"
Although Ringo Ameyuri was very strong, she was still only a thirteen-year-old girl.
Faced with Izumi's display of power.
She could not help yearning for it.
However, the other Kirigakure Anbu became furious.
While throwing their concealed weapons, they also used Explosive Tags, Water Style ninjutsu, smoke bombs, and the like.
Seeing this, Izumi slightly furrowed her brows.
Then she slightly increased the volume of her whistle.
At once.
The senbon in the air changed its bearing.
It went from gentle at first to murderous now.
Every single turn brought forth a spray of blood.
Although it did not kill anyone, it made the fog-shrouded Kirigakure seem even more sinister.
The moment those Anbu approached, they were directly wounded by the senbon and lost the ability to attack.
"Who is it?"
Suddenly, a furious shout rang out, followed closely by the dispersal of the thick fog.
A beautiful woman appeared before the two girls.
She wore a blue strapless dress.
Her reddish-brown, cross-shaped long curls resembled a pine tree.
Although her appearance was beautiful and peculiar, she was brimming with killing intent.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Give me the Lightning Blade—Kiba, and I'll take Ringo Ameyuri away."
"Hahahaha!"
When Mei Terumi, the Fifth Mizukage, heard this, she was so enraged that she laughed.
"Die!"
Mei Terumi rapidly formed hand seals.
Then she spat out Lava Style: Lava Monster Jutsu.
"Hmph~"
Izumi snorted coldly and directly activated the third form of Susanoo.
Not only did it block Mei Terumi's attack, but it also casually grabbed her in its hand.
Mei Terumi, the Mizukage herself, was completely unable to dodge!
"This woman seems to be a high-ranking member of Kirigakure, doesn't she?
If no one tells me where the Lightning Blade—Kiba is.
Then I'll take this woman with me."
Hearing Izumi's calm, indifferent voice, all of Kirigakure fell silent.
Chapter Twenty-Three: Karin and Violet's New Mission—The Third Stage of the Chunin Ninja Exams Begins! [Three Updates, Please Bookmark and Send Flowers]
Inside Kirigakure.
At that moment, it was terrifyingly quiet.
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