Chapter 98: The Big Fish

Yuto spat out the dirt in his mouth, swallowing the metallic taste of blood from the depths of his throat.

Elite Shinobis are indeed powerful. Despite never having fought alongside A, Juzo Biwa, the user of the Kubikiribōchō, still coordinated perfectly when needed.

"Damn it, you lot!" A, however, was unappreciative, angrily shouting, "Stay out of my fight!"

"Listen to the boss, you dolt, or you'll pay the toll!" Killer B had also appeared outside the deep pit at some point, facing A from a distance. Everyone knew it was a position from which they could perform their deadly combined technique at any moment.

Fuguki Suikazan swung the Samehada and grinned, revealing sharp teeth, "You! The Lone Lion, Yuto Hyuga, are high on our target list. Because of Jinpachi's grudge, we, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, are obligated to kill you."

Seeing the formidable son of the Raikage about to say something, Fuguki interrupted rudely, "A, if it weren't for today, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and you would have fought it out. But today is different. Let's kill him quickly, then we can proceed with our plan to assassinate Hiruzen. We can cooperate temporarily for that. But after today... hmph!"

"Hey, hey, you guys." Yuto suddenly spoke, tearing off his shredded wide sleeve, exposing his entire arm. "Discussing how to kill our Hokage in front of me, a shinobi of Konoha..." He paused, his arm wrapped in his roaring gauntlet once more. "I'll kill you all!"

Roar——

Like the thunderous roar of a lion, Yuto chose not to evade but to face the combined forces of A, B, and the Six Ninja Swordsmen head-on!

His signature move, "Lion's Fang Bite," was a fierce straight-line charge attack. If he hesitated, its original power couldn't be unleashed, leading only to a quicker death.

Carrying intense heat and rage, Yuto disappeared from his original spot and charged towards the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, aiming directly at Raiga.

Choosing the weaker and more fragile target was a very appropriate decision.

"You are too arrogant, Yuto Hyuga..."

Two figures wrapped in Lightning Release chakra came at him from the side, just as he was about to reach Raiga. From both left and right, like the closing gates of death, they slammed into him.

"Double Lariat!"

"Lightning Straight!"

The collision of their bodies produced a series of bone-cracking sounds that could make one's teeth ache. Yuto's shoulder bone twisted at a thirty-degree angle, his chest dislocated, ribs pierced his lungs and other internal organs, and even his cervical spine was broken. His upper body's flesh and bones were almost completely destroyed, a super heavy injury enough to kill a person ten times over!

Since the establishment of Kumogakure, each generation of Raikage has inherited the name "A," and each "A" has had a life-and-death partner!

The combination technique of Double Lariat and Lightning Straight had been honed in Kumogakure for many years. The angles of attack, the distribution of their strength, and the timing of their execution had all been refined to perfection.

Together, A and B could even hold their own against Minato Namikaze!

"The lion of Konoha ends here. You are a remarkable shinobi..." A, tall and strong, slowly said, lowering his arm together with Killer B, sighing as they stepped back.

However, just as he was speaking, he noticed something amiss.

On Yuto's cheek, several lightning-like black lines had appeared, extending from his forehead down to his jaw.

"Regeneration... should be used like this."

Yuto suddenly lifted his head.

Yin Seal: Release—Ninjutsu: Creation Rebirth!

A vast amount of chakra was released from the Strength of a Hundred seal on his forehead, instantly filling his body. Cells divided at an impossible speed, and his damaged organs, bones, and tissues were instantly restored to perfection.

This was not healing but regeneration!

Boom! Under the astonished gazes of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the A-B combo, Yuto didn't attack but used the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

No... not escape.

When Yuto charged at the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and attracted the A-B combo to his side, the attack was already complete.

Killer B saw the explosive tags beneath their feet.

At the critical moment, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, who loved rapping, almost laughed.

He remembered a year ago, the first time he encountered Yuto on the battlefield. This cunning brat used an explosive tag without a summoning chain to scare him, ultimately escaping.

After all this time, this brat was still using the same trick... huh? No, something's different... this explosive tag...

In the blink of an eye, Yuto leaped into the air. To prevent the enemies from escaping, he clapped his hands, triggering his chakra: "Mutual Multiplying Explosive Tags... Nine Thousand Linked Blasts!"

The moment the first explosive tag detonated, four more were summoned to explode. At the same time, sixteen more appeared. The more explosions, the more explosive tags were summoned. This was an infinite explosion kill technique!

Nine thousand linked summoning explosive tags were all summoned and detonated within a second.

A mushroom cloud rose, and Yuto was blown away by the shockwave, falling far back until he collided with a massive rock, barely stopping.

His face was ashen, devoid of color, even his fingertips trembling, evidently overexerted.

Forbidden Technique: Creation Rebirth, appearing for the first time in the shinobi world, was a life-risking move that granted regenerative abilities at the cost of shortened lifespan, consuming an enormous amount of chakra. Tsunade, with her Senju and Uzumaki bloodline, had no problem with it, but Yuto using it was almost fatal.

More crucially, Yuto had only recently learned the Yin Seal, so his accumulated chakra was far less than Tsunade's. He had to endure it with his body, nearly drained completely.

If only I had a body like that from the Impure World Reincarnation... Yuto thought, raising his head and using his Byakugan to look toward the explosion's center.

As expected, the six members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and the A-B combo were nowhere to be seen. Just as Yuto was about to get up and search, his Byakugan caught sight of a young body.

Green hair, purple eyes, a scar resembling stitches under his left eye, looking like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child, carrying a unique wooden staff-like weapon taller than himself.

—Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure!

"Thanks to this infinite explosion technique... I found the real target."

The formidable Fourth Mizukage arrived on the battlefield, ignoring the shocked Konoha shinobi, focusing intently on one spot.

Behind a rock, a sturdy barrier blocked the blast's dust and shockwave.

In a life-or-death battlefield, the one protected by such a high-level barrier could only be the severely injured Hiruzen.

Yagura, holding his unique wooden staff weapon, charged at the barrier without hesitation. Flowing Water Release covered the staff, transforming it into a terrifying blade.

The staff touched the barrier, which shattered instantly without resistance.

However, Yagura's face suddenly darkened, and his heart sank.

The barrier... had vanished automatically.

At the same moment, he could feel an impact on his lower back.

"Adamantine Prison Wall!"

TN: The internet service provider place caught on fire, so I didn't have an internet connection for a week, I should get back to regular update soon.

(End of Chapter)