"Roar!"
Hearing the Three-Tails' muffled roar faintly from the water, the Third Mizukage's expression changed drastically.
The Third Mizukage could clearly sense the Three-Tails' enormous chakra rapidly ebbing away like a receding tide!
"Something's wrong! The Three-Tails—"
Before he could finish, the Bone Clone that had been silently locked in combat with him seemed to curl its lips beneath its mask in a smug, triumphant smile.
It abandoned all defense and evasion, charging straight at the Third Mizukage like a moth rushing into a flame. Its intention was obvious.
"Get out of my way!" the Third Mizukage roared, frantic with worry.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen were also startled by the opponent's reckless, evasive-free fighting style, but they kept up their assault.
"Exploding Blade Ninjutsu: Blast Wave Reborn!"
Munashi Jinpachi's Exploding Blade Shibuki thundered as countless Explosive Tags detonated. The violent blast hurled the Bone Clone away, shattering the Bone Armor covering its body.
But its trajectory was off—it was flying straight toward the Third Mizukage, who was trying to circle around to reach the lake.
"Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Early Fern—Modified."
Unlike Kaguya Naoto's indiscriminate Dance of the Early Fern, the Bone Clone in midair seemed to use everything it had left as fuel. Countless sharp Bone Spikes burst from its body!
The spikes didn't spread indiscriminately. Instead, they formed a rapidly extending path of death, a forest of bone spears that seemed alive as it rushed toward the Third Mizukage!
They moved incredibly fast, instantly covering the area around him. With no time to dodge, he liquefied his body at the last possible moment.
"BOOM—!!"
The path of Bone Spikes exploded as it struck the liquefied Third Mizukage, turning into countless sharp bone bullets that sprayed in every direction!
Once the remnants of the jutsu had dispersed, the spikes