Chapter 67

"You make a very valid point."

Kagura Akihara greatly agreed with Hatake Kakashi's words, raising his hand as the vines on the sea's surface began to quickly gather together!

"Let's show it..."

"How much difference there is between my Wood Release and that of the First Hokage!"

"Roar!"

The Three-Tails roared, its tail heavily slapping the sea's surface!

In these vast seas, even if the most fearsome Nine-Tails of the Shinobi World came, it wouldn't be afraid, wave after wave surging towards Kagura Akihara's direction!

"Wood Release: Wood Dragon Jutsu!"

A wooden dragon swam out to meet the waves!

Kagura Akihara stood atop the head of the wooden dragon, struggling to control it through the waves, avoiding being overwhelmed by the relentless sea!

"This is the power of the Tailed Beasts..."

Uchiha Itachi, standing behind Kagura Akihara, could not hide his astonishment.

"Water Release will be greatly enhanced on the sea..."

Hatake Kakashi, standing beside them, explained, "Moreover, the Three-Tails is said to be the Tailed Beast most proficient in Water Release jutsu among the nine legendary Tailed Beasts..."

Hatake Kakashi's attention was more focused on the massive wooden dragon beneath them: "Even though I've seen this jutsu before, seeing it again still feels shocking."

"Hold on tight."

Kagura Akihara glanced back at the two sightseeing visitors and raised his hand to control the enormous wooden dragon, charging towards the massive Three-Tails. "Next, it's time for the best performance!"

"Roar!"

The Three-Tails howled as it stared at the charging wooden dragon!

Small clusters of chakra, like dust, quickly gathered in front of the Three-Tails, gradually forming into a dark purple sphere!

This is...

Tailed Beast Bomb!

By a 2:8 ratio, gathering the Yin and Yang properties of the Tailed Beast's chakra, it could be transformed into the strongest and simplest jutsu that a Tailed Beast can release!

Fortunately...

The Three-Tails was not quick in forming the Tailed Beast Bomb!

Kagura Akihara suddenly clasped his hands together, and the wooden dragon's head began to change slowly. Wooden dragon horns grew on its head, and its mouth enlarged rapidly. Thick roots slowly extended from its body, quickly forming four massive dragon claws!

This wooden dragon's appearance was now different from the First Hokage's Wood Dragon Jutsu. Instead, it resembled the legendary Eastern Divine Dragon from Kagura Akihara's past life!

"What is this...?"

Hatake Kakashi curiously looked on.

"Oh, I'm trying to improve the Wood Dragon Jutsu."

After Kagura Akihara's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai evolved further, he had been looking for opportunities to develop his Bloodline Limit, and now he had merely started to modify the shape of the Wood Dragon Jutsu.

"We are in battle..."

Hatake Kakashi's eyelid twitched, he couldn't help but say: "Improving jutsu during a fight, is it really not going to be a problem? The jutsu that the Three-Tails is about to release is very dangerous..."

Kagura Akihara calmly interrupted Hatake Kakashi: "So this is a necessary improvement based on the jutsu it's about to release."

When the wooden dragon swam quickly to the side of the Three-Tails, the Three-Tails finally completed forming the Tailed Beast Bomb, and in an instant, it spewed the bomb towards the wooden dragon's head!

"Be careful!"

Hatake Kakashi tightly grabbed Kagura Akihara and Uchiha Itachi, wanting to take the two of them and jump down from the wooden dragon's head!

"Don't worry."

Kagura Akihara's face remained calm.

The wooden dragon suddenly raised its body, lifted one massive claw, and caught the Tailed Beast Bomb, as if holding a ball. It then pressed it down towards the Three-Tails' direction!

The wooden dragon's claw tightly gripped the Tailed Beast Bomb, continuously absorbing the chakra within, controlling the rhythm of the explosion!

Under the wooden dragon's claw, the Tailed Beast Bomb slowly transformed into a glowing orb that could blow everything around it away at any moment!

Holding the soon-to-explode Tailed Beast Bomb, the wooden dragon pressed it firmly against the Three-Tails' body. The explosion's light became blinding in an instant!

Boom!

The entire sea surface trembled!

The Three-Tails roared in agony, blasted by its own Tailed Beast Bomb!

The three individuals standing atop the wooden dragon were also rocked by the blast wave, swaying to and fro!

The wooden dragon, however, seemed undamaged, slowly coiling its body around the Three-Tails, tightly wrapping around it!

The Three-Tails struggled violently!

Two massive creatures were clashing and battling on the sea surface!

The Three-Tails fiercely swung its three tails, smashing them like hammers against the wooden dragon's body, breaking off a part of it, and splintering wood flew everywhere!

However...

The wooden dragon's body was rapidly healing!

Because it was not a summoned creature, but formed from Wood Release chakra, its body could quickly regenerate under the flow of Wood Release chakra!

Numerous vine-like roots grew from the wooden dragon's tail, tying up the Three-Tails' three tails, preventing this Tailed Beast from causing any more trouble!

The Three-Tails' chakra was being quickly absorbed by the wooden dragon!

Wood Release, known as the bane of the Tailed Beasts, had this reputation because it could absorb the Tailed Beast's chakra, weakening its combat power more and more!

The Three-Tails shook its head desperately, wanting to do something in this dire situation, its body twisting violently, trying to flip into the sea!

The wooden dragon's head rapidly approached the Three-Tails, a dragon claw fiercely reached underneath, directly locking onto the Three-Tails' throat, preventing its head from moving!

The Three-Tails could no longer make any movements!

"The battle is over."

When the wooden dragon subdued the Three-Tails, Akihara Kagura announced the end of the battle, knowing that not all Tailed Beasts could resist the technique of the wooden dragon.

As expected.

The Three-Tails' strength grew weaker and weaker under the wooden dragon's ability to absorb chakra.

This massive Tailed Beast, under the assault of the wooden dragon, couldn't withstand even a few minutes and was completely suppressed, unable to resist in any way.

If the Fourth Mizukage Yagura had fought in his human form, Akihara Kagura estimated it would take some time and effort, but Yagura, facing Akihara Kagura's Wood Release, mistakenly thought he could fight with his most powerful Tailed Beast form...

Bang!

A cloud of smoke arose!

The Three-Tails gradually lost its strength, and its huge body vanished in an instant!

The small figure of the Fourth Mizukage Yagura appeared, lying weakly on the sea surface, unable to move.

"Is it over so soon?"

Kakashi Hatake had a strange feeling.

"Is it over so soon?"

Uchiha Itachi's words were identical to Kakashi's.

Originally, the two of them thought that the battle between the Three-Tails and the wooden dragon would be a tough fight, but they hadn't expected Akihara Kagura's wooden dragon to resolve the Three-Tails so quickly.

"Don't think it was easy..."

"It's because I made some improvements to the wooden dragon technique..."

Akihara Kagura was quite satisfied with his improved wooden dragon technique.

If he hadn't temporarily modified the wooden dragon's body shape, just dealing with the nearby Tailed Beast Bomb would have been troublesome enough!

Akihara Kagura raised his finger, continuing to control the wooden dragon as it grew vines from its body, binding the Fourth Mizukage Yagura on the sea surface. The vines slowly brought him to the three of them.

"..."

Kakashi Hatake fell silent.

Things seemed to have suddenly become complicated.

Their original mission was to investigate the Hidden Mist Village for traces of Uchiha Obito, but now, before even starting the reconnaissance mission, they had captured the leader of the Hidden Mist Village.

The problem was...

They had captured the Mizukage...

Would they still infiltrate the Hidden Mist Village to continue their reconnaissance?

"Let's deal with the trouble at hand first!"

Akihara Kagura turned to Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Itachi, "The Mizukage is unable to resist now. Can you control him with genjutsu? So he doesn't make a fuss on the way."

"..."

The Fourth Mizukage Yagura desperately widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Akihara Kagura. It was as if the Mizukage was not looking at a demon but rather someone who could save his life!

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