The Second Mizukage Awakens, and Clam Mist Spreads Through the Forest

The overpowering stench of blood and flesh from the swamp, mixed with the dampness of the soil, seeped into Hyuga Hiashi's nostrils, churning his stomach.

He forced down his discomfort, the veins on his forehead bulging as his pure white eyes locked onto the black coffin rising from underground, the character "water" carved into its surface.

The coffin seemed like an ominous object dragged up from the depths of the Underworld. Just standing there, it exuded a chill cold enough to freeze the soul. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and even their exhaled breath became clearly visible.

"Gurgle... glug..."

A deep, oppressive sound came from inside the coffin.

It was not an impact. It sounded more like some kind of liquid churning within, or a being that had slept for a hundred years slowly stretching its stiff limbs.

"Everyone, form the Eight Trigrams Defensive Formation! Concentrate your Chakra around your eyes, and don't miss a single detail!"

Hiashi growled the order, his voice hoarse from extreme vigilance.

Hundreds of Hyuga Clan members moved at once. In an instant, they formed an airtight circular formation around him. The light of their Byakugan illuminated the dim forest like more than a hundred icy stars, bringing everything within a kilometer under their all-encompassing surveillance.

Within their field of vision, the Chakra reaction inside the coffin had begun to stir from complete silence, growing increasingly active!

Bang!

With a thunderous boom, the heavy coffin lid was flung directly into the air by a brutal force from within!

The lid tumbled through the air with a howling wind and slammed into a massive tree that would have taken several people to wrap their arms around. The impact snapped it in half!

Amid a shower of Wood Shavings, a slender figure slowly sat upright from within the