Chapter 48: Mizukage  

The Tailed Beast Ball made Shukaku's aura much weaker, and it was still far inferior to the Nine-Tails.

However, the damage caused by this Tailed Beast Ball was considerable, even though Sasuke deliberately attacked the remote periphery.

The huge mushroom cloud in the sky illuminated the entire night sky. In less than a minute, the alarms in Kirigakure sounded one after another.

Seeing this, Sasuke used the transformation technique to transform into Madara Uchiha and put on the uniform of the Akatsuki organization.

The others followed suit, and Kabuto transformed into Sasori because he had been under Sasori's command before.

The fake Akatsuki organization's all-star lineup was complete. Sasuke waved his hand, and everyone directly attacked Kirigakure's defense network.

He hadn't planned to come, but Ao had mentioned that many people were skeptical of him, so Sasuke specially arranged this night operation. When the group fought their way from the periphery to a position close to the center, Mei Terumi and her men blocked them.

Looking at the beautiful Mizukage in front of him, Sasuke said, "I didn't expect the Mizukage to personally take action. It seems that Kirigakure really has no masters."

Mei Terumi's eyes were gloomy, but the beautiful smile on her face remained unchanged. She said with a smile, "I expected you to come. Fortunately, I made preparations."

Thinking of the power of the Tailed Beast Ball just now, Mei's face became more and more gloomy.

If she hadn't asked everyone to enter the base shelter in advance, at least one in ten people would have died.

"Aren't you afraid of Kirigakure's revenge for doing this?"

"Kirigakure's revenge? The weakest ninja village among the five major countries dares to speak so arrogantly." Sasuke laughed wildly, using the voice of his brother.

This was the first time someone treated her like this. Mei felt an unprecedented sense of anger and had no interest in continuing to ask questions.

"Futton: Kōmu no Jutsu (Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique)!"

A large amount of highly corrosive and sticky acid was spat out from Mei's mouth. Wherever it passed, soil and buildings were all dissolved.

"You deal with the others, I'll deal with the Mizukage."

Sasuke waved his hand, letting the others disperse. They were still too weak to face Mei together. Mei usually didn't show off her abilities, but as the only dual Kekkei Genkai user in the ninja world, her strength was definitely at the level of a veteran Kage.

If she managed to bite him, the consequences would be disastrous. The scene was scary to think about.

"Little handsome boy, why are you always running!" Mei chased after him, always looking for an opportunity to launch the next attack.

"Futton: Kōmu no Jutsu (Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique)!"

A ball of white vapor dissolved the place where Sasuke had been a second ago, and Sasuke continued to run outside. How could Mei not know what he was thinking? He wanted to lead her to a deserted place, but she was the same.

This man was probably the leader of this group of people. He must be very strong and couldn't let go of his hands and feet in the village.

Looking back at Mei, he didn't expect this woman to be so confident and bold to follow him.

Originally, Sasuke didn't want to contact Mei so early, but having seen the Boil and Lava Release, he was very eager to know more about her abilities.

The Boil and Lava Releases would erode even Susanoo, so it was not without reason that Mei was single.

After all, which man was not afraid of such a woman? If she was unhappy one day, it was estimated that her partner's bones would be melted.

They arrived, and Sasuke and the others were far enough away from Kirigakure. The four subordinates who had been ambushed long ago formed seals, and the Four Purple Flame Formation was deployed. This was the barrier that Orochimaru used to surround and kill the Third Hokage.

Seeing the purple barrier rising around her, and finding that there was only Sasuke within it, Mei frowned. "It seems you deliberately led me here, but are you so confident you can defeat the Mizukage?"

Sasuke denied Mei's statement, "I just don't want you to escape."

"Watch out, Mei, after tonight you will be at my feet forever."

"Big words are not true."

"The night is long, I have more important things to do, I will take you down in five minutes."

"Mokuton: Jukai Kōtan (Wood Release: Nativity of a World of Trees)."

Sasuke used chakra as the source of life to activate the ninjutsu, which only took a moment to form a deep forest.

Countless dark branches grew out of the ground, like a giant butterfly, and attacked Mei with fangs and claws.

"Wood Release?"

Mei had no time to think about why the enemy in front of her could use Wood Release.

She kept dodging through the gaps, but the surrounding environment had changed, and Mei was completely wrapped in an artificial forest. Even the stars in the sky could not illuminate this place.

Sasuke commanded the giant trees containing his own chakra to attack Mei.

The Lava and Boil Releases could indeed destroy giant trees, but the biggest advantage of Wood Release was that it was endless and inexhaustible. When Mei's chakra was exhausted, she would be at his mercy.

Sasuke finally experienced the power of Hashirama: pure strength, without any technology.

As soon as one tree was destroyed, more branches would sprout from the ground. Mei knew that if she didn't find a way to escape, she would be worn down.

"Yōton: Sekkaigyō no Jutsu (Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique)."

Mei poured most of her chakra in one direction at once. Countless trees melted, and an exit appeared in her sight.

"Good opportunity!"

Sasuke, with his hands folded outside, quietly looked at the exit made by Mei, and said jokingly, "Are you going to fight me head-on even if you've consumed a lot of chakra?"

Mei had just guessed that he had used such a large range of Wood Release, and his chakra should be very low. But she was wrong.

Since Sasuke's chakra had been transformed into the physique of the Ten-Tails, and he had absorbed the Three-Tails and the One-Tail, it was enough to rival the Eight-Tails.

This was Sasuke's confidence. He didn't have to calculate chakra accurately when fighting like Kakashi.

Ninjutsu below S-rank could be used casually because the consumed chakra was not as much as the recovery, so there was no need to worry about these.

The reason why Wood Release was famous in the ninja world and suppressed an era was because Hashirama had a deep chakra reserve like the ocean.

His body could even heal without seals. As long as his vitals weren't hurt, his eyes could recover.

"Mokuton: Kajukai Kōrin (Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees)."

The Advent of a World of Flowering Trees was an upgraded version of the Nativity of a World of Trees, and only high-level strong ninja could use the Wood Release at this level.

Using his own chakra as nutrients to make trees sprout and grow underground, the flowers that finally bloom would release poisonous pollen.

Even if you were a Kage-level ninja, you would immediately become numb and faint as soon as you smelled it.

Several tall trees grew from the ground and extended to dozens of meters in the sky, with bright red buds.

Mei, who had just broken through, hid herself in the fog she created to buy time.

The buds slowly opened. Mei, hidden in the dark, smelled the giant flowers in the sky and saw the pink and golden pollen spreading quickly.

At this rate, it would reach her in less than a minute.

The only way was to use the wind to blow it away, but her location would be exposed. She had a hunch that if she inhaled a mouthful of pollen, she might not be able to fight back.