Seeing how solemnly the Second Hokage gave him his instructions, Naruto agreed in earnest, even though he did not understand any of it.
After all, when Naruto thought it over carefully, the people important to Hokage Madara seemed to be the very people he would protect with his life.
"Oh? You think you can defeat me with just this lot?"
Right after mocking Neji Hyuga and the others, the Second Mizukage realized something was wrong—the Konoha ninja were charging straight toward his Summoning Beast.
"So you have the Byakugan. No wonder my Mirage isn't doing much."
Mirage was formed from the Second Mizukage's mist. If ninja could see through that mist, the genjutsu naturally became meaningless.
"But seriously, even if you know where my Summoning Beast is, can you actually smash his shell?"
The Second Attack Force included many Kirigakure ninja, all of whom the Second Mizukage regarded as his juniors. He had no desire to kill people from his own village, so he had not actually been putting much effort into the battle.
Neji Hyuga and the others reached the Second Mizukage's Summoning Beast right before his eyes. Only when they drew close did they discover that it was a Clam with a hard shell.
"Eight Trigrams Palm: Heaven-Breaker!"
Neji ignored the Second Mizukage's taunt. He simply gathered his strength, then struck the Summoning Beast with his palm.
Neji's soft palm touched the Second Mizukage's Summoning Beast. After that single strike, not even a crack appeared in the beast's shell.
"Heh heh heh, my Summoning Beast isn't something brats like you can handle. If you want to break his shell, you'll at least have to call over that Jinchūriki kid."
Seeing that Neji had done no damage to his Summoning Beast, the Second Mizukage immediately began gloating. Hayato and