"Rumble!"
Before the samurai could make his next move, enormous water dragons erupted throughout the Land of Water. They rampaged through its Capital, killing untold numbers of officials in the chaos.
The Kirigakure ninja being interrogated by the Land of Water's samurai had intended to argue that Kirigakure would never attack the nation's Capital. But when he saw Water Dragon Bullets erupting everywhere, even he began to doubt his village.
No village other than Kirigakure had so many powerful Water Release ninja.
Lord Mizukage, why betray the country at a time like this?
Overnight, the Land of Water's central command structure collapsed completely. The war supplies destined for Kirigakure were held up, and the newly assembled army immediately received orders to remain on standby.
In the shadows of the Land of Water, the Second Hokage gradually revealed himself.
The Second Hokage's mastery of Water Release was every bit as formidable as the Fifth Mizukage's. Coupled with his elusive Flying Thunder God Technique, he alone could create the impression of a vast army, provided he had time to prepare.
The culprit behind the chaos in the Land of Water was the Second Hokage, controlled by Orochimaru. The officials he had killed were on a list of the nation's elite that Orochimaru and Hokage Madara had compiled through various intelligence networks.
With those people gone, the Land of Water's public administration was left with nothing but useless incompetents. Even if others stepped forward to fill the vacancies, restoring its former efficiency would take time.
And through the Second Hokage, Orochimaru had also shattered the already precarious bond of trust between Kirigakure and the Land of Water.
"Damn you, Orochimaru!"
Although the Second Hokage had been dead for so long that he could not fully grasp the significance of Orochimaru making him kill