Slaying Kage Level

Aside from the battle over at Uzushio Hidden Village, in the former Kirigakure Ninja encampment, the Cloud Ninja were swallowing Ration Pills to fully recover their expended energy, while also clearing the battlefield.

Tamura Hiroshi, Yozuki A, and Fukai stayed together, studying Samehada. All three were very curious about this biological Ninja Sword.

Samehada continued to struggle and resist, wanting to return to its original owner.

"It even recognizes its master!"

Yozuki A clicked his tongue in amazement. It was incredible that Kirigakure could create such a peculiar Ninja Sword.

Fukai was also quite astonished. It was his first time seeing a creature like this that could devour Chakra, even capable of consuming Chakra Ninjutsu that had undergone nature transformation.

Tamura Hiroshi was also watching, but suddenly his expression changed. He kicked Yozuki A and Fukai away, simultaneously throwing out a scroll of Explosive Tags. Each scroll contained ten tags, and he threw ten scrolls, a total of one hundred high-quality Explosive Tags.

At the exact same moment, a dense volley of water bullets shot towards the three's original positions, primarily concentrated on Yozuki A's location. It was clear the attack was aimed at killing Yozuki A.

"Boom boom boom..."

The scrolls of Explosive Tags exploded rapidly, creating a large area of firelight.

Sensing the commotion, nearby Cloud Ninja immediately gathered, realizing an enemy might have appeared.

When the firelight subsided, a disheveled figure was revealed – it was Hozuki Jagetsu, the commander of the Kirigakure Ninja Army.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Yozuki A, who had been kicked away and dodged the killing blow, Hozuki Jagetsu gritted his teeth and glared at the short, masked figure, wishing he could devour him alive.

Their losses this time were too great. He had intended to kill the Third Raikage's son for revenge, but at the last moment, he failed, and was then bombarded by so many Explosive Tags, blasting him out of the ground.

Casting a hateful glare at the short figure, Hozuki Jagetsu's body turned into water as he prepared to dive underground and escape. Unfortunately, the previous explosion had caused him to lose the best timing for his escape.

A Ninja Sword crackling with electricity shot out and pinned him to the ground. The Lightning Release Chakra also interrupted his Water Release Secret Technique.

Immediately after, ten more scrolls of high-quality Explosive Tags detonated, giving him no chance to react.

And so, Hozuki Jagetsu, who was already heavily wounded from the previous war and nearly depleted of Chakra, died. His death was quite gruesome, leaving no complete corpse.

Ninja were fragile like this. Without Chakra, they were even more so. Even a strong individual like Madara Uchiha could be killed by a single Ninja Sword.

"It seems to be the commander of the Kirigakure Ninja Army. He's still alive."

Fukai picked up the Ninja Sword that had been blown away and recognized the man's identity.

When he was kicked away by his student, he knew something was wrong. He immediately unleashed his Chakra, and upon seeing the enemy, he infused his Ninja Sword with Lightning Release Chakra and threw it.

Fortunately, the Ninja Sword was integrated with Chakra-conducting metal, allowing it to maintain the Lightning Release Chakra even after leaving his hand, interfering with the opponent's Water Release Jutsu. Otherwise, it would have been difficult to stop him.

"Brother, you saved my life!"

Yozuki A, who had recovered, walked over, filled with gratitude and also a sense of dread.

The sneak attack had been too sudden; he hadn't been able to react at all. Without the protection of the Lightning Release Armor, he wouldn't have been able to withstand those water bullets and would have been pierced through and killed.

This was a life-saving debt!

Nodding to Yozuki A and Fukai, Tamura Hiroshi walked to the large crater created by the explosions and rummaged around. He soon found a hole about the thickness of a wrist.

"What the hell, that's a rat hole!"

Looking at the hole that led deep into the earth, Tamura Hiroshi couldn't understand the Hozuki Clan's Water Release Jutsu.

He had detected this person lurking through his good and evil perception just now; the intense malice had been too obvious.

At that time, he knew it was an enemy and that they were about to launch a sneak attack.

So, he immediately kicked Yozuki A and Fukai away, while using the recoil to fly backward himself, leaving the opponent's attack range. He then threw Explosive Tags to bombard the area, guarding against any further Ninjutsu attacks.

"It is indeed Hozuki Jagetsu, the strongest of the Hozuki Clan. It's said he could rival the Mizukage."

Dodai calmed the gathering Ninja, then walked over and picked up the shattered head, confirming the identity.

He had noticed earlier that the commander of the Kirigakure Ninja Army was missing. He had initially thought the man had escaped using a Secret Technique, but who knew he had been lurking here to launch a sneak attack.

Truly insane!

But it was indeed very dangerous. Judging from the situation just now, the opponent might have succeeded. If the Raikage's son had been killed, it would have been a devastating blow to their Kumogakure.

"Killing a strong individual comparable to a Kage, you're going to become famous, kid."

Dodai looked at Tamura Hiroshi, feeling increasingly pleased.

This was not just killing a strong enemy, but also saving the Raikage's son. Especially the latter, it had saved their Kumogakure from a great crisis.

"I don't want to be famous right now."

Tamura Hiroshi grumbled. What he needed most at this stage was to develop stealthily. It was precisely for this reason that he wore a mask during this expedition.

Although his armor and Twin Blades were still a bit conspicuous, they at least concealed his face and age, making people think he was just short rather than a child, which would make him much more ordinary.

Once his strength improved in the future, it wouldn't be a problem.

"How did you sense him?"

Dodai smiled and then inquired about the youth's sensing method.

So many of them hadn't detected Hozuki Jagetsu's infiltration and sneak attack, yet this kid had, which was definitely suspicious.

"It's an ability I gained after deeply refining and fusing the Chakra of Kinkaku and Ginkaku. I can sense others' thoughts within a ten-meter range, with the strongest reaction being to good and evil."

Tamura Hiroshi didn't hide anything, seizing the opportunity to reveal this ability.

He also needed Kumogakure to help him obtain more Nine-Tails Chakra to enhance this ability. Calculating the time, the First Hokage's wife shouldn't be able to hold on for many more years. Chakra would definitely leak out when the Nine-Tails was transferred, and that would be their opportunity.

Even if they could ascertain the time and location of the transfer, launching a Nine-Tails Riot to bring the entire Nine-Tails over wouldn't be impossible.

He definitely couldn't do this alone; Kumogakure would have to do it.

Furthermore, he had to find a way to increase the Third Raikage's strength. The Third Raikage's combat power was only equivalent to the Eight-Tails, and he would surely be far inferior when facing the Nine-Tails.

One had to realize that in the Fourth Great Ninja War, half of the Nine-Tails could suppress the other Tailed Beasts, making them completely different levels.

"Their Chakra has this ability?"

Yozuki A was surprised. He had seen Kinkaku and Ginkaku's files, and they didn't seem to have this ability.

"It should be the Nine-Tails' ability. Kinkaku and Ginkaku once consumed the Nine-Tails' flesh and blood and gained its power, so there must be remnants in their bodies.

However, their intelligence reports don't mention this ability. It should be something specially activated after Hiroshi merged with the Nine-Tails Chakra."

Fukai made a guess. As one of the potential Jinchuriki candidates, he was very clear about this.

"The Nine-Tails' power?"

Dodai's eyes flickered, and he had some ideas.

"How do you have Grandma's ability?"

Just then, a red-haired young girl poked her head out from behind a rock, staring intently at a certain despicable scoundrel.

"Why didn't you tie her up?"

Looking at the red-haired girl, Tamura Hiroshi was displeased.

Such an important hostage should have been tied up like a zongzi and hung up under strict guard, but now she could wander around freely and even hide in the dark to eavesdrop on secrets.