Since he planned to kill Hozuki Mangetsu, he naturally knew both his own strengths and the other party's strengths.
Ordinary attacks were ineffective.
Hozuki Mangetsu was practically his nemesis.
However...
This was not a dead end.
As a Naruto Ninja scholar and enthusiast.
Mingren had read all the manga, databooks, and official novels.
In the official novel Akatsuki Secret Chronicle.
Kisame Hoshigaki had once fallen into a predicament similar to his own.
Back then, Kisame had broken through it with a brutal, violent method.
It required extremely powerful physical constitution to accomplish.
And he happened to meet that requirement!
"Giving up?" Hozuki Mangetsu sneered as he watched his opponent stop struggling.
Asuka clenched her Kunai, wrapped it with an Explosive Tag, and prepared to help.
She intended to... use explosives to blow apart the water sphere directly. That would give him a sliver of hope.
However.
The next second.
Amakawa Mingren looked over.
Asuka froze in place.
That look... its meaning was obvious.
Don't interfere. I'll handle it.
Though worried, out of trust.
Asuka clenched her fingers and ultimately chose to agree.
Nearby, Ryu saw Asuka give up on the rescue and assumed that she had finally come to her senses.
A smile could not help appearing on Ryu's face.
It seemed... he had misunderstood. This Amakawa Mingren was not as important to Asuka Young Lady as he had imagined.
For no reason at all, he let out a sigh of relief.
The way he looked at Mingren also became much friendlier.
The next moment.
Mingren closed his eyes, seemingly having given up completely.
Everyone's hearts... could not help sinking to the bottom of the lake.
Seeing this, Hozuki Mangetsu's crazed laughter echoed through the forest.
He swore.
He would keep everyone outside the Tower. He would not allow a