Susanoo's giant sword, resembling a god or demon, wreathed in ominous Amaterasu Black Flame, slashed down fiercely!
The fortifications and sturdy buildings that Kirigakure is so proud of.
Faced with this absolute power, it was as fragile as paper, instantly torn apart, pulverized, and ignited.
The black flames spread as if they were alive, turning everything they touched to ashes.
The piercing screams and the roar of collapsing buildings blended together.
The once gloomy and desolate Kirigakure has now been transformed into a burning hell.
" Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
" Ice Release! Ice Rock Dome!"
" Shikotsumyaku! Bracken Dance!"
"..."
The Kirigakure ninjas launched a desperate counterattack.
Several figures rushed towards Qianye.
Kekkei Genkai?
Mystic Family?
Compared to the fully realized Susanoo, all of this seemed so pale and laughable.
Chiyo stood atop Susanoo's brow, his cold gaze sweeping over the killing field below.
Tsunade and Kushina stood beside him. Although they had witnessed his power before, they were still shaken to their core when they saw this scene of destruction, which resembled a natural disaster.
Kushina's golden Chakra Cloak rippled slightly, revealing the turmoil within her.
Tsunade clenched her fists, looking at Chiyo's profile with a complicated expression.
Her anxiety intensified.
It wasn't the casualties of the Kirigakure, but rather the increasingly intense, almost inhuman coldness emanating from Chiyo.
Chiyo's gaze remained calm as he watched the Kirigakure ninja charging towards him.
The resistance from the Kirigakure was fierce, even brutal.
They used the familiar terrain and dense fog to launch wave after wave of suicide attacks.
However, under the absolute defense and offensive power of Susanoo, all efforts turned into futile sacrifices.
The sea was dyed red, seawater mist rose, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and blood.
However, the Third Mizukage was never seen throughout the entire event.
Where is the Mizukage?
Chiyo's voice emanated from Susanoo, echoing coldly across the ruins, drowning out all the noise.
No one answered.
The surviving Kirigakure Ninja were filled with fear and despair; perhaps they didn't even know where the Mizukage had gone.
Susanoo took huge strides, ignoring the sporadic attacks, and headed straight for the village.
The direction we were heading was clearly towards the Mizukage's Office in the center of the village.
After getting ashore.
Every step he took shook the earth, as if he were stepping on the hearts of all the Kirigakure Ninja.
"Stop him! Protect Kirigakure!"
A Anbu Captain roared at the top of his lungs.
Fifty masked Anbu Ninja pounced out of the shadows like ghosts.
Various ninja tools and secret techniques rained down on Susanoo.
Chiyo didn't even use Susanoo's attack; the vortex created by the surging chakra outside the giant's body was like an invisible wall, repelling all the Anbu!
The sound of bones shattering was incessant. They were already severely injured and unconscious in mid-air, falling into the ruins like kites with broken strings.
After entering Kirigakure.
Looking at the Mizukage's Office in the distance.
With a casual wave of its Susanoo tore a huge gap in the symbolic entrance of the Mizukage's Office, along with half a wall.
Susanoo after Chiyo?
With a flash, he led Tsunade and Kushina directly into the interior of the Mizukage's Office.
Five Kirigakure Anbu Ninja quickly followed, arriving at the breach.
" Amaterasu!"
A jet-black flame appeared instantly.
The five people were instantly covered in pitch-black flames.
"Aaaaaah!"
A piercing scream rang out.
The Kirigakure Ninja outside stared in horror at the gap, but no one dared to chase after them inside.
The building was in a mess, clearly indicating a hasty evacuation.
Documents were scattered all over the floor, and it seemed that important items had been taken away.
Chiyo's Sharingan rotated slightly as she gazed at the entire building.
I didn't sense any particular chakra.
The Third Mizukage seemed to have vanished into thin air.
He frowned slightly and walked step by step toward the Mizukage's Office.
Several loyal Anbu tried to stop them along the way, but they were defeated by Tsunade's Superhuman Strength and Kushina's, and could not even delay them for a moment.
"Bang!"
The door to the Mizukage's Office was blasted open by Chiyo using a vortex of chakra.
It was completely empty.
A thin layer of dust had accumulated on the desk, indicating that the owner had been away for some time.
Chiyo's gaze swept across the room, her crimson Mangekyo slowly rotating, searching for any trace of unusual chakra residue.
Suddenly, his gaze settled on an inconspicuous Scroll rack in the corner of the office.
There, a faint, yet somewhat familiar, chakra fluctuation remained.
This chakra...
Something looks familiar!
This chakra... it looks like Aoki Uchiha's!
Chiyo's brows furrowed instantly.
Aoki Uchiha...
That one who betrayed his family and joined the lineage of the Third Hokage.
How did his chakra traces end up in the Mizukage's office in Kirigakure?
And this feeling...
It seems stronger and more bizarre than before.
In an instant, countless questions flooded Chiyo's mind.
Since joining the Third Hokage, he has not achieved anything significant in the Anbu.
It also becomes transparent in Anbu.
Even Chiyo herself had almost forgotten about this traitor.
Now, I can sense his chakra again.
Could it be that Aoki defected from Konoha and went to Kirigakure?
Is he connected to the disappearance of the Third Mizukage?
Or is it...?
Is there someone else behind him, and Kirigakure merely a link in the chain?
" Chiyo, what's wrong?"
Tsunade noticed the change in his expression and asked.
She also sensed the unusual chakra, but it wasn't familiar to her.
"Nothing much, I just found something interesting."
Chiyo composed herself and regained her composure.
He didn't say much.
After a fruitless search, Chiyo turned around and led the two out of the Mizukage's Office.
The Hidden Kirigakure Ninja still surrounded the area, a dark mass, but none dared to approach, their eyes filled with fear, despair, and a hint of numbness.
They watched Chiyo walk out, as if awaiting final judgment.
Just then...
The crowd parted slightly, and an elderly man, surrounded by a group of people, slowly walked out.
He was very old, his face was covered with wrinkles, he held a strangely shaped wooden cane, and his eyes were cloudy but revealed the vicissitudes and helplessness of having experienced the world.
His appearance calmed the restless and fearful Kirigakure Ninja around him somewhat.
"It's Elder Genshi..."
" Genji has arrived..."
"..."
Whispers of the surrounding ninjas carried through the crowd.
Chiyo's gaze fell on the old man.
Judging from the gazes of those around him, this person is likely a true core figure in Kirigakure.
Genji is a highly respected elder of Kirigakure, holding a transcendent position and often able to restrain the power of the Mizukage.
Genji stopped ten steps away from Chiyo. He took a deep look at the village reduced to ruins and the ninjas who had died or been wounded. A trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes, which eventually turned into a long sigh.
He pushed away the person who was helping him, and slowly, with great difficulty, bent down and lowered his head towards Chiyo.
" Chiyo Uchiha... please stop."
His voice was old and hoarse, filled with endless weariness.
" Kirigakure... acknowledges defeat."
We... are willing to submit to Konoha.
As his words fell, all the Kirigakure Ninja behind him...
Whether willingly or unwillingly, it felt as if the last of their strength had been drained away.
They all bowed their heads or knelt on the ground, symbolizing the complete surrender of Kirigakure.
The sea breeze carried the stench of blood and burnt flesh, but it could not dispel the despair and humiliation that permeated the air.
Chiyo looked indifferently at the subjugated crowd before him, his face showing no emotion.
He had achieved his goal. Although the disappearance of the Third Mizukage and the clues about Aoki were accidents, the bones of Kirigakure had been completely broken.
"Remember the choice you made today."
Chiyo's voice remained cold.
"The specific terms of surrender will be provided by Konoha's envoy soon. If there are any unusual developments..."
His gaze swept over the Genji and the high-ranking members of the Kirigakure Sect. The pattern of his Mangekyō Sharingan shifted slightly, and his chilling killing intent made everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
"... There is no need for Kirigakure to exist."
The Genji's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and his head drooped even lower.
"I dare not... Kirigakure, I will obey Your Excellency's command."
Chiyo said no more and was about to turn and leave.
His gaze fell upon a brown-haired girl among the ninjas.
The girl had emerald green eyes and long, wavy, reddish-brown hair. She was looking down, her face hidden by her hair, and her pink lips trembled slightly.
"Come here!"
The female ninja next to the girl nudged her with her elbow.
"Huh? Me?"
The girl belatedly realized that Chiyo Uchiha was looking at her with disbelief.
What's your name?
"My lord, my name is Mei Terumi..."
The girl pursed her lips, staring at Chiyo Uchiha without daring to breathe, her eyes filled with fear.
Mei Terumi?
Chiyo suddenly understood.
No wonder she looked somewhat familiar!
Chiyo habitually sized her up.
The girl looked quite naive at that moment.
She didn't grow into the alluring woman she later became.
Mei Terumi
There is room for improvement in the future!
I found Mei Terumi when she was a child.
[Trigger Quest: Intercept Mei Terumi ]
[Reward: One random Kekkei Genkai or Secret Technique.]
A system Prompt Tone suddenly sounded.
Chiyo was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses.
This awful system is acting up again...
The task has been posted!
Looking at the girl's fearful gaze and her youthful appearance.
She glanced around at the surrounding ninjas, who were looking at Mei Terumi with suspicion.
"You can come with me for now!"
Mei Terumi froze, her eyes widening as she stared blankly at Chiyo Uchiha.
"Let's go."
Kushina Mei Terumi, frozen in place.
Tsunade up with Chiyo.
After thinking for a moment, she deactivated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode and returned to normal, then walked to Mei Terumi's side.
Let's go!
Mei Terumi seemed to wake from a dream, revealing an expression that was even uglier than crying.
Yes, yes.
That's all.
The two quickly followed.
The four disappeared into the thick fog, leaving behind only a devastated village and a group of ninjas who had lost all will to fight.
"It looks like the landscape of the Shinobi World is about to change!"
"Lord Mizukage, why have you disappeared at this time?"
"..."
Genji murmured, then slowly straightened up.
I gazed in the direction they disappeared.
His cloudy eyes were filled with complex emotions, which ultimately turned into a deeper sigh that no one could understand.