Setting Out Once More

Kirigakure.

The Third Mizukage gritted his teeth and uttered words powerful enough to shake the entire Mist Village.

This is precisely because he would never admit to saying this outside of Genji's door.

"Then let them fight. Send all the loudest ones to the front lines. Once enough people die, they'll quiet down."

Genji's voice wasn't loud, but it was incredibly bloodthirsty. In his eyes, human lives were like ants on the roadside; even if he accidentally walked by, he could crush a whole bunch of them.

The Third Mizukage was delighted, as this was exactly what he wanted to do. However, the matter was of great importance, so he had to discuss it with Genji obtain his support.

"That's the same idea of mine. I plan to lead the team myself in this battle and make use of these clan ninjas to bring enough benefits to the village no matter what."

However, this leaves the village without anyone to take charge. I hope Elder Genshi can step in and help me oversee the rear.

The Mizukage spoke earnestly, and he also had expectations for this First Shinobi World War. He had hastily taken over at the end of the First Shinobi World War, when his foundation was unstable and the Mist Village was also plagued by internal strife.

During Second Shinobi World War, he suppressed the pro-war faction in the village and quietly led Kirigakure to develop.

Now that the Third Shinobi World War has arrived, it should be the time for the Mist Village to make its voice heard, but unexpectedly, it has suffered a setback and been dealt a heavy blow.

The village is now in an uproar, and he can take this opportunity to personally go to the front lines, lead the Mist Ninja to take a bite out of Konoha, and win ample resources for the future development of Mist Village.

"Third Kazekage Hokage, I have no problem guarding the village for you, but you must be careful. To defeat the Mist Village forces in such a short time and even kill Kaguya Kuma and Hozuki Hoshizuki, Konoha is not to be underestimated. Don't let yourself be caught off guard and suffer an unexpected defeat."

Genji's words are wise and experienced. Over the years, he has seen all kinds of ninjas, including Senju Hashirama and Madara Uchiha, whom he had encountered when he was young.

It was because of this that he learned that there were special ninjas in the Ninja World who could not only form an army on their own, but also change the course of a battle with ease.

If you encounter a ninja like that, you can only pray that you are fast enough to escape their pursuit.

However, the Third Mizukage clearly didn't take Genji's words to heart. He only listened to the first half of Genji's words, while the second half went in one ear and out the other.

Soon, the entire Kirigakure was mobilized. The Three Great Clans, along with the Mizukage Guard, formed another thousand-strong force in a short time, and marched towards the front lines in a mighty procession.

Such a large-scale commotion by Mist Village naturally could not be kept secret from Konoha's intelligence system, and information about Mist Village's reinforcements quickly reached Tsunade.

"Everyone, as you all know, please share your thoughts."

Tsunade put down the intelligence report she was holding; she had just personally read its contents to everyone.

Will reinforcements come from the village?

"At least not yet. You're not unaware of the village's situation when you set out. If there were still people left, the various clans wouldn't have been asked to send people."

These words completely dashed the hopes of those waiting for support from the village, and the entire camp became somewhat dejected.

"We haven't received any reinforcements, but surely we have enough supplies? We've already used up more than half of our medical and combat supplies, and the village's Resupply hasn't caught up yet."

"Don't worry about that, everyone. The Resupply should arrive tomorrow. The village has no shortage of supplies." The speaker was Nara Kaoru, who is now the Camp's logistics manager.

"Taiichi, have you found Mist Village's current Camp?"

Finally, a positive question was asked. Taiichi looked at the person who asked the question and saw that it was Hyuga Hiashi. It was rare for this guy to be so aggressive.

"It was found yesterday, but it's quite far from the Coastline, a full 60 kilometers away."

Are there any islands nearby where we can rest for a while?

Upon hearing this, everyone realized that Hiashi wanted to deliver another Mist Village to Mist Village before their reinforcements arrived, thus weakening Mist Village's numerical advantage once again.

This was indeed a good idea, and everyone turned their attention to Taiichi, hoping to get some good news from him.

Pity----

Taiichi scratched his head helplessly. "They were very particular about the islands they chose; the nearest one is at least 50 kilometers away."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh. A distance of 50 kilometers is nothing on land, but at sea it is an insurmountable barrier.

Water Walking 50 kilometers on water would deplete most of a Chunin Chakra, leaving them with virtually no fighting ability.

At this moment, Tsunade of the table, spoke up, "Taiichi, can your Ice Release create a floating ice structure that can accommodate a thousand people to rest on?"

These words immediately gave hope to those who had just been disappointed, and everyone's eyes turned to Taiichi, waiting for his answer.

Taiichi paused, his hand still scratching his head, and his eyes lit up. How could he not have thought of that?

If there are 1,000 people, and each person occupies 1 square meter, then a single circular ice floe with a radius of 20 meters would suffice.

The area isn't actually that big; it's just a matter of consuming more Chakra.

With the Chakra stored in the Yin Seal as a base, Taiichi didn't care about this consumption.

"This is really not a problem. How come I didn't think of that before? As expected of the Commander, your thinking is so broad!"

Taiichi feigned sudden realization and gave Tsunade a thumbs-up. At that moment, he was channeling Might Guy, all that was missing was a bright white smile.

The atmosphere in the tent was also stirred by Taiichi's answer and his exaggerated performance. If this battle could be completed before the arrival of the Mist Village reinforcements, the subsequent battles would be much easier.

"Alright, let's not delay." Tsunade stood up, waved her hand, and gave the order to the group, "Assemble 1,000 ninjas. We'll depart after lunch. Fugaku and Hiashi will lead the team again. I hope you return victorious."

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

The 1,000 ninjas quickly assembled, and after a hearty meal, they set off for the Mist Village Camp.

On the vast ocean, even a group of 1,000 people appears so small, like sesame seeds on a blue tablecloth, so inconspicuous.

Taiichi ran at the front of the group, trying to control his speed to reduce the Chakra consumption of the troops behind him.

Even so, when they were still more than ten kilometers away from the target island, some ninjas in the team were already starting to run out of energy.

Seeing this, Taiichi stopped walking. He stopped walking, and the entire group stopped as he did.

Fugaku stepped forward to Taiichi's side. "Are you going to rest here?"

Taiichi, then turned to look at some of the ninjas in the group. "Let's stop here. Everyone's Chakra is already heavily depleted; if we continue, the recovery time will be very long."

After saying that, Taiichi Body Flicker fifty meters in front of the group, his Chakra surging around him, and his hands began to Hand Seals.

Ice Release: Ice Crystal Earth.

A chilling aura, visible to the naked eye, suddenly appeared around Taiichi and rapidly spread outwards from him.

The seawater beneath his feet began to crystallize first, and in the blink of an eye, the sea within a 10-meter radius of him froze.

As Chakra continued to be poured in, the area frozen continued to expand. Taiichi continued to increase his power, and after a dozen seconds, the small Ice Island finally became a round island with a radius of 20 meters.

"Alright, everyone can come up now. Take a break."

Taiichi withdrew his hand from the ice and shouted to the Konoha Ninja not far away.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Many people have witnessed Taiichi using Ice Release; every time, the scene was filled with killing intent and chilled to the bone.

Either you're bombarded with Ice Spike, or the entire earth transforms into a frozen hell.

Never before has it been like today, where, although a chill was spreading everywhere, the seawater had simply frozen into an Ice Island.

When everyone stepped onto the ice, they all involuntarily shivered. After all, it was created by Ice Release, and even if it were gentle, its cold nature couldn't be reduced much.

Many Chunin, having only been on the island for a short time, began rubbing their hands together, clearly suffering from the cold.

However, there were also some curious individuals who, from the moment they arrived on the island, began touching and looking around, as if trying to find out how this small island created by Ice Release differed from ordinary Ice Island.

Several Taijutsu -type ninjas couldn't resist the urge to court death and launched a flying kick imbued with Chakra into the ice. However, it only created a small crater, even worse than kicking into the ground.

But his action terrified the surrounding ninjas.

"Asuka, you bastard, can't you just behave yourself? If you kick the ice and crack it, you'll see what I do to you."

"Ah, sorry, sorry! I just wanted to test the ice's strength, it wasn't intentional, Captain!"

In the distance, Taiichi and his two companions, who witnessed this scene, smiled slightly.

"Aren't you going to stop it? What if it gets kicked to pieces?" Fugaku Uchiha joked from the side.

Taiichi rolled his eyes at him; he didn't believe this guy couldn't see the thickness of this iceberg.

But seeing the worried expressions on the faces of the many ninjas around him, he decided to explain the situation to them.

"Don't be Chunin by the fact that this ice layer is less than half a meter thick on the surface; it's nearly two meters thick underneath, and I'm constantly reinforcing it. Even a Jonin might not be able to break through it using only Taijutsu, let alone a Jonin."

It would have been better if they hadn't explained it. Once it was explained, even a few Jonin couldn't help but kick it a couple of times. Luckily, they knew their limits and didn't use Ninjutsu.

"Alright, what kind of behavior is this? We're here to fight, not for a vacation. Get back to health and recover. We're heading straight for the Mist Village Camp in an hour."

Hyuga Hiashi couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward to reprimand him. As the Commander of this battle, he still held considerable authority.

Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing, some eating Military Ration Pill, others closing their eyes to rest, and began to seize the time to recover their Chakra.

"Taiichi, won't we be swept away by the waves if we just drift like this at sea?"

After disciplining those restless ninjas, Hiashi went to Taiichi's side and inquired about the situation in Ice Island.

Just then, Fugaku Uchiha happened to be walking around after his inspection tour when he overheard Hiashi's question.

"Hyuga Chief Hyuga, there's no need to worry. I just checked the edge of Ice Island; the entire island is surrounded by a current of water. It seems that the island's movements are all under Taiichi's control."

Thanks to Fugaku's suggestion, Hiashi realized that Taiichi hadn't really taken any action so far.

Upon opening his Byakugan, he saw that Taiichi's feet were continuously channeling Chakra into the Ice Island beneath him.

Looking further into the distance, this Chakra directly affects the water flow around the Ice Island, firmly fixing it in its current position.

"As expected of Taiichi, his Chakra manipulation skills are probably unmatched in Konoha."

Hiashi sincerely praised him, not out of flattery, but out of genuine admiration.

Taiichi smiled and waved his hand, then changed the subject, asking, "Two clan leaders, what are your plans for the upcoming attack on the Mist Village Camp?"

Fugaku and Hiashi exchanged a glance, both puzzled. They looked at Taiichi, and Hiashi asked, "It's daytime now, and we're on the open sea, so a sneak attack is definitely out of the question. We have no choice but to launch a direct assault. But Taiichi, do you have any ideas?"

Taiichi's lips curled into a sinister smile. "You two may not know, but my mastery of Water Style techniques is quite formidable."

Fugaku and Hiashi were still completely bewildered, not understanding what Taiichi was trying to say.

Taiichi laughed heartily upon seeing this, "Since you two don't have a good strategy, why don't you listen to my plan? I can't guarantee anything else, but disabling the Mist Village's Defense Barrier is no problem at all."

Their eyes lit up, and they immediately became happy.

They originally planned to launch a full-scale attack, but even if they were stronger than Mist Village, attacking a well-defended Camp would inevitably result in heavy losses.

Now that Taiichi has said this, how could they not be tempted, since a large part of the group consists of their own people?

An hour passed quickly.

The Konoha Ninja, now fully recovered, are ready to go.

As Taiichi raised his hand and waved, everyone immediately sprang into action, their synchronized movements causing the entire Ice Island to sink.

Like arrows released from a bow, the group sped towards the island where the Mist Village was located.

A distance of ten kilometers or so is not far for a ninja.

When the small island could be faintly seen on the horizon, Taiichi raised his fist, and the entire team immediately stopped.

Fugaku and Hiashi approached, still full of doubts, but they didn't ask any questions as they looked at Taiichi, who was eager to try.

"Watched your performance?"

Fugaku was actually closer to Taiichi, and he couldn't resist making a joke.

Just you wait and see!

Taiichi was also full of confidence. He first broke the Yin Seal, and the winding and varied patterns spread from his forehead to his face, neck, and arms.

The Chakra that had overflowed was instantly calmed back into Taiichi's body.

He leaped forward a few steps, running a hundred meters, and began to Hand Seals, but his speed was not fast, and he tried to mobilize more Chakra with each seal.

Even so, the printing was completed in just two seconds.

His hands, as if bearing a thousand pounds of pressure, slammed heavily onto the surface of the sea.

Water Style · Water Style: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.

The seawater surged beneath his feet, first gently rolling, then quickly developing into a fountain-like eruption, growing larger and larger until it resembled a volcanic eruption.

Taiichi stood at the Yamaguchi, and the seawater pushed him all the way up into the sky.

10 meters.

20 meters.

50 meters.

100 meters.

At this point, the surge had grown to a colossal size, hundreds of meters high. However, Taiichi continued to exert his power, and the surge, constrained by Chakra, continued to extend to both sides.

When the wave reached the limit of Taiyi's control in Taiichi height and width, he suddenly added one last bit of force, pushing the giant wave horizontally towards the island.