"Hey, where did that brat go?" The Mizukage looked around for quite a while without spotting the future Third Mizukage and grew somewhat displeased.
He muttered, "If I catch you slacking off, I'll beat you to death."
The Mizukage huffed angrily as he sensed his location.
Well, well, he was hiding in a cave! "What a disgraceful disciple! Uh... no, he isn't my disciple. Honestly, he's an embarrassment to the village!" the Mizukage said indignantly.
He arrived at the concealed cave entrance, gently turned his palm over, and pressed down. Before long, heart-wrenching screams came from inside.
The cries continued without stopping. "Lord Mizukage, spare me! Lord Mizukage, spare me! I won't do it again! I won't slack off again!"
After tormenting him for a while, the Mizukage stopped, turned, and left.
A long time passed before someone covered in ice needles slowly crawled out.
His face was full of resentment and grievance. He had been training perfectly well, so why had he suddenly been subjected to that?
"Ow, ow, ow, that hurts..." He slowly raised his hands and pulled the water senbon from his body one by one.
Just then, a ferocious beast pounced at him. Still wailing, he slowly raised his head, his gaze turning razor-sharp. Where was that weak, downtrodden look from moments earlier?
Watching the ferocious beast lunging toward him, he lightly flicked a finger. A water senbon shot toward it, and the beast instantly stopped in place, motionless as though immobilized by a spell.
Then he resumed his wailing and began pulling out the water senbon one by one.
The Mizukage came near Yotsuki A and watched him work up a sweat, his bronze muscles gleaming as one ferocious beast after another failed to get close.
With one Lightning Storm Impact, the ferocious beasts along