The sun hangs high in the sky.
When Aoki Tsuki arrived at the bridge, he saw Sasori's Hiruko squatting there motionless from afar.
Standing to the side, Juzo Biwa leaned on his Kubikiribōchō, gazing absently at the flowing water below the bridge.
Aoki Tsuki leaped onto the bridge pier and called out, "Hey, Brother Jūzō, Brother Sasori, I've kept you waiting."
Juzo Biwa nodded slightly. "Mm."
Scorpion let out a cold snort of dissatisfaction, "I hate waiting for others the most!"
Aoki Tsuki quickly chimed in, "I understand. I also hate waiting for others. People who procrastinate and have no sense of time are unlikely to achieve great things!"
Anyway, he wasn't the last one to arrive.
After quite a while, Kakuzu finally appeared slowly in sight.
" Kakuzu- senpai, you didn't go off to make money, did you?" Aoki Tsuki greeted him.
Kakuzu replied, "So what if it is? All of you combined don't earn as much as I do alone..."
This guy really doesn't miss any opportunity to make money.
"Thank you for your hard work. You're the finance manager, so it's only natural that you should take on more tasks if it takes a little time."
Aoki Tsuki proactively offered a way out, emphasizing that anyone who can earn money deserves respect, no matter the place.
Scorpion, who had been waiting impatiently, urged, "It's getting late. Now that everyone's here, let's set off."
After saying that, he manipulated Hiruko to wriggle on the ground. It looked slow, but it could actually keep up with the pace of the other three.
Aoki Tsuki took the lead, guiding the way, followed by Sasori and Kakuzu, with Juzo Biwa carrying a large sword at the very back.
This squad has no worries about anyone being foolish enough to launch a sneak attack.
The four of them traveled diligently, and after a week, they arrived at the Land of Water.
With the help of their guide, Juzo Biwa, the group easily passed through the barrier and slipped into Kirigakure under the cover of night.
Aoki Tsuki saw Juzo Biwa's melancholy expression and said, "Brother Jūzō, you once fought for this village as an elite bodyguard of the Mizukage, but now you have to turn against your former comrades."
That feeling must be awful.
"Perhaps. I didn't expect to be back in this awful place so soon. It's really frustrating," Juzo Biwa sighed.
"Sigh, this is a task assigned by the client, there's nothing I can do about it."
Aoki Tsuki took out an assassination list from his person and said, "We'll split up now, you can choose yourselves."
Scorpion glanced at the list, quickly made his choice, and said, "Leave the Hozuki Clan to me. I've heard that their Hydrification Technique is very interesting and has extremely high collectible value."
Jūzō chose the family of an elder from Kirigakure, who was said to have reservations about the Mizukage's policies and was the primary target for assassination.
Kakuzu pointed to one of the names on the list, seemingly unconcerned about who the target was.
"Then I'll choose the Kaguya Clan."
There was no other choice but to go last. The Kaguya Clan was inherently warlike, and the entire clan was mentally unstable. Crucially, they were also quite strong and difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, the employer only required the assassination of key members.
Aoki Tsuki guessed that the other party had them create a disturbance to attract the attention of Kirigakure and cover up their true purpose.
Swish, swish, swish...
The three of them sped off in four different directions.
The Kaguya Clan lives in a circular valley about five kilometers away from Kirigakure, and their clan leader, Miura Kawa, is the primary target of this assassination attempt.
He then finished his dinner, blew out the candle, and lay down to rest in bed.
A dark figure silently crept into the room and came to the bedside, without Miura Kawa noticing.
Aoki Tsuki was also a little confused. The people of this tribe all had hairstyles from ancient times on their heads, lived a very primitive life, and looked pretty much the same.
Without photos or similar references, and with this clan focusing on developing their own Kekkei Genkai, namely the Shikotsumyaku.
It's difficult to determine which one is the leader based solely on the Chakra emanating from their bodies.
He had already explored several caves. Indeed, these people lived in caves carved into the mountainside, leading him to believe he had stumbled upon a primitive tribe.
If we delay any longer, it will be dawn, and Scorpion and his men will probably have already made their move.
"Never mind, let's take out this suspicious target first..."
With that thought in mind, Aoki Tsuki no longer hesitated and stabbed the target on the bed in the chest.
A white flash of light suddenly streaked across the pitch-black cave.
bite!!
"This is armor... no... it's bone armor..."
The blade in his hand encountered tremendous resistance.
These heartless bastards are actually quite careful even when they sleep; they may be crazy, but they're not stupid at all.
Just then, a bone spur suddenly emerged from Miura Kawa's palm and stabbed towards Aoki Tsuki's abdomen. Aoki Tsuki quickly jumped away.
"Hahaha... You actually dared to try and assassinate me? How laughable! I'll show you the terror of the Kaguya Clan!"
Miura Kawa didn't have many dazzling moves. After activating his Shikotsumyaku ability, several sharp bone spikes sprouted from his body, making him look like a hedgehog.
He wielded a bone spike in each hand as a weapon and launched a frenzied attack.
Ding ding ding...
Aoki Tsuki swung his sword to intercept, feeling as if he were being attacked by seven or eight weapons at the same time; it was practically cheating.
The bone spurs are harder than steel, so ordinary slashing attacks are completely ineffective.
" Countercurrent Fang!"
Chakra spun rapidly on the blade, carrying air currents that transformed into enormous blue fangs, which charged forward.
"Kill..."
With a roar, Miura Kawa crossed his bony arms and chose to confront the enemy head-on.
Click... click...
The two bone spikes that served as weapons were severed with a single strike, Aoki Tsuki seized the opportunity to kick out.
Thud...
Miura Kawa's body flew backward and crashed into the cave wall, the sharp bone spurs on his back easily embedding themselves in the wall, leaving him hanging there.
Under the control of the Shikotsumyaku, the bone spurs retracted into his body. Miura Kawa slowly slid down, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"You... you don't seem like someone from the village..."
"This question is meaningless. We're just doing this for money. Just relax and get on your way."
Sizzle... Sizzle...
Blue lightning crackled along the blade, illuminating the dark cave before vanishing abruptly the next second.
" Cloud Piercer!"
call out...!!
Lightning Thrust.
Miura Kawa realized the danger and quickly created a bone shield in front of him. At the same time, more than a dozen bone spikes sprouted from his body, like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"It's not over yet!..."
The third layer of defense involves generating another layer of breastplate on the chest.
Pfft... Pfft...
With the powerful enhancement of Futsunomitama- Lightning Release technique successfully pierced through the bone shield, and then severed several bone spikes that were blocking its path.
But it was blocked by the bone armor once again.
"Hahahaha... It's useless... You can't break through my defenses at all."
Miura Kawa gripped the blade with both hands, laughing maniacally. The footsteps outside the door indicated that his clansmen had noticed the anomaly and were gathering around.
"You bastard...!"
Aoki Tsuki was also in a hurry. He used his strength to pin Miura Kawa against the wall so that he couldn't move, and his left hand fingers quickly Hand Seals.
Lightning Release: Imperial Lightning Snake
A blue electric ring appeared, and the two legs gathered momentum, transforming into a thunderous serpent that lunged at Miura Kawa's neck, which was almost within reach.
thunderbolt...
"Ah... ah..."
Miura Kawa let out a painful howl, his body convulsing uncontrollably, his Chakra spiraling out of control, and his chest armor defenses suddenly becoming unstable.
"Die!!"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Aoki Tsuki pushed hard on the hilt of the sword, sending the tip of the blade into Miura Kawa's heart.
"Chief!"
A furious roar suddenly came from the cave entrance, "An assassin! Kill him!"
Torches were lit, their light flickering.
They were greeted by Miura Kawa's corpse covered in bone spurs. The two who charged ahead were intimately pierced by the bone spurs, their bodies riddled with bloody holes.
Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique
Throwing Miura Kawa's body away to buy time, Aoki Tsuki hurriedly used Ninjutsu to conceal his presence.
"This is Kirigakure Ninja Ninjutsu... Damn village..."
"It must have been them... Damn it..."
"Chieftain..."
Their whereabouts had been exposed, but fortunately, they had successfully assassinated their main target. Taking advantage of the situation, Aoki Tsuki slipped out of the Kaguya Clan's territory and ran towards Kirigakure.
boom...
Suddenly, a mountain in the distance exploded violently, spraying flames and shaking the earth.
"Is this... Tailed Beast Bomb? How terrifying!"
Aoki Tsuki, who was speeding along, leaped onto the treetop and was shocked by the scene he was watching from afar.
He had seen the Ten-Tails ' husk; its ferocious appearance alone made him tremble. The Tailed Beast were the embodiment of the Ten-Tails 'Chakra, pure violence.
Currently in the ninja world, Pain is probably the only man who can withstand Tailed Beast Bomb.
Juzo Biwa is only half a...
He is absolutely no good; as someone who specializes in offensive techniques, he lacks strong defensive capabilities.
The Water Formation Wall can only deal with ordinary ninjas; against a Tailed Beast, it's practically made of paper.
"Has the Fourth Mizukage made his move? Who is his opponent...?"