The laser's extreme heat from Storm Release killed Hozuki Mangetsu in just three seconds.
In the first second, Hozuki Mangetsu's body began to boil.
In the second second, Hozuki Mangetsu was already dead.
In the third second, his entire body had evaporated.
He was still young, yet his body was already that large.
That made him relatively easy to kill.
An adult would have been a different matter.
The 1% increase in Doka Degree from killing Hozuki Mangetsu was not provided by Hozuki Mangetsu himself.
After all, no matter how strong Hozuki Mangetsu was, he was still only a Genin.
The reason his Doka Degree increased was that Hyuga Sho had absorbed Hozuki Mangetsu's ability in the "second second."
Or rather, the Hozuki Clan's "Water Release Transformation."
After killing Hozuki Mangetsu with one move, Hyuga Sho did not linger. He turned and ran.
Because within the range of the Byakugan's vision...
In the distance...
A baby-faced ninja carrying a hook and a staff-like weapon decorated with a small green flower.
He was leading a large group of Mist Village Ninja toward this place.
The Coral Staff and its wielder, Karatachi Yagura.
Hyuga Sho recognized this man.
Although the baby-faced Karatachi Yagura looked only twelve or thirteen, he was in fact over twenty years old.
He was about the same age as Minato Namikaze.
As the disciple of the Third Mizukage, Karatachi Yagura would most likely become the Fourth Mizukage.
Karatachi Yagura had always existed, but he kept a low profile.
According to Mei Terumi, Karatachi Yagura was actually the strongest ninja in all of Kirigakure.
Hyuga Sho glanced at the baby-faced man, as if engraving his appearance into his pupils.
The next moment.
Hyuga Sho used Shadow Domain Flash and began running without restraint.
If you can, catch me.
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