Chapter 430: Golden Thread Ice Dragon

Muzuki’s Chakra erupted from his hands, and he threw three Kunai towards the Mist Ninja.

These three Kunai had no Nature Transformation applied to them, yet they were just ordinary Kunai, but they made all the Mist Ninja show wary expressions and use various means to block the Kunai’s advance.

But just then, a Kunai shot from a large tree on their flank; someone noticed the whistling sound of the Kunai, but the Kunai’s speed was extremely fast, and because the distance was not far, it instantly approached the Mist Ninja.

Whoosh!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

Muzuki instantly moved to the Mist Ninja’s flank using the Flying Thunder God Kunai thrown by his Shadow Clone, and then he threw a Shuriken.

“Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!”

Under the effect of the Ninjutsu, the Shuriken thrown by Muzuki continuously cloned itself, covering the Mist Ninja like a dense rain of arrows.

“Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome!”

The first to react was Haku; he immediately condensed Ice Release Chakra and created thick ice walls around himself.

The other Mist Ninja who reacted also used their own methods to defend or evade, but most of the Mist Ninja did not have the ability to block the close-range Shuriken net.

Some Mist Ninja swung their sharp swords to block three Shuriken but were pierced by more Shuriken and died; some Mist Ninja tried to dodge with Body Flicker Technique but were penetrated by Shuriken due to insufficient speed.

Haku frowned slightly; two-thirds of the Mist Ninja died directly under Muzuki’s Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique, and among the surviving Mist Ninja, there were also injured ones.

“He even sent out a Shadow Clone to hide nearby in advance.”

Haku believed that Muzuki must be defeated as soon as possible, otherwise, it wouldn’t be long before the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and his subordinates would all be killed by Muzuki.

“Ice Release: Cold Tide!”

Haku converted a large amount of Chakra into Ice Release Chakra and then unleashed it all at once, and terrifying cold air appeared around his body.

Crack! Crack!

With Haku as the center, the surrounding ground rapidly froze. The living Mist Ninja were not affected by the Ice Release Chakra due to Haku’s deliberate control, but Haku did not care about the dead Mist Ninja; they were all sealed in ice, and the ice quickly spread to Muzuki’s feet.

Muzuki directly entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode and released high-temperature flames to counteract the incoming low-temperature cold air.

“What kind of Ninjutsu is this?” Haku was a little surprised to see Muzuki standing still and blocking his cold tide.

However, Haku didn’t pay too much attention; he didn’t expect this Ninjutsu to freeze a strong person, as the cold air’s speed was insufficient.

The purpose of him releasing this Ninjutsu was not to solve Muzuki with it, but to pave the way for the next Ninjutsu.

“I should have gone back with Biwa Jūzō and the others,” Hozuki Mangetsu regretted coming with Haku.

He originally thought that with Haku’s strength, he shouldn’t encounter any opponents, but then a Ninja suspected to be the Golden Flash popped out.

Hozuki Mangetsu could only hope that the enemy would be careless and not use Flying Thunder God to leave the cold tide’s range, so Haku might be able to seize the opportunity to severely injure the opponent.

Thinking of this, Hozuki Mangetsu fired a Chakra light ball at Muzuki, actively restraining Muzuki, and the other surviving Mist Ninja also took action one after another.

“I have to find a way to get close and cut him once.” Jinin Akebino did not act with the others; he stared intently at Muzuki, who easily blocked the attacks by casually using Fire Release, wanting to wait for the moment Muzuki showed a flaw to give him a cut.

Ninja will die if killed. No matter how strong Muzuki is, Muzuki’s body is not made of iron; if he gets cut once, he will either die or be crippled.

“Ice Release: Ice Dragon Kill!”

Haku opened his mouth and spewed out a large amount of Ice Release Chakra, which quickly formed an ice dragon around him. Then, under Haku’s control, the ice on the ground flew towards the ice dragon to enhance its power, and the ice dragon instantly became enormous, so large that one could feel their own insignificance when looking at it.

The ice around Muzuki did not fly towards the ice dragon but gathered together to form an ice cone that stabbed towards Muzuki.

“Fortunately, we are not in Land of Snow; I feel like this guy’s strength would increase by half out of thin air in Land of Snow,” Obito complained when he saw the huge ice dragon.

However, Obito felt that the final outcome would be no different. Although the environment can affect a Ninja’s combat power, that also depends on who it is. Against the omnipotent Muzuki Immortal, Haku had no chance of winning, whether in a glacier or a desert, it was the same.

“No, this guy’s target is us,” Kakashi noticed that the ice dragon suddenly turned and charged towards them.

Haku’s mouth curved into a smile; he was, after all, a Ninja. His initial request for a one-on-one fight with Muzuki was only because he was excited to meet an Ice Release Ninja from another country for the first time. In a real battle, he would definitely use any means to achieve victory.

He wasn’t stupid; although the ice dragon’s attack range was very large, it was still too difficult to hit Muzuki, who had Flying Thunder God. Instead of aiming at Muzuki, it was better to directly smash it towards Kakashi and the others, forcing Muzuki to take his ice dragon head-on.

“Eight Gates, Sixth Gate, Gate of View, Open!” Might Duy saw the situation and directly opened the Sixth Gate of the Eight Gates.

“Uncle Dai, no need to rush yet,” Kakashi shook his head and advised.

Haku’s attack was clearly not simple, and Might Duy, who had only opened the Sixth Gate, definitely couldn’t block it.

Of course, Might Duy didn’t need to block it; Muzuki was still present.

If Muzuki wasn’t present, Kakashi would have immediately told everyone to scatter. Not to mention them, who were exhausted, even in their prime, they might not be able to block such a terrifying attack.

But with Muzuki present, and there were also multiple enemies on the scene, Kakashi chose to trust Muzuki’s judgment.

If Muzuki had any arrangements, he would have already said them directly, and since Muzuki didn’t speak, everything was still under Muzuki’s control.

Because Kakashi and the others had Muzuki’s Flying Thunder God Kunai on them, Muzuki directly used Flying Thunder God Technique to return to their side.

Haku showed an expression of ‘as expected’.

“You lost because you weren’t ruthless enough,” Haku believed he had won.

As the battle progressed, Haku had already discovered that in terms of single combat ability, he was no match for Muzuki; if it was a true one-on-one, he would most likely lose.

But there was no ‘if’; in fact, he had the help of four of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, as well as his Chunin and Jonin subordinates, while Muzuki only had injured and exhausted subordinates.

If Haku and Muzuki were to swap positions, he would choose to retreat.

Not only for himself, but also for the bigger picture. If a few Jonin and Chunin died, they could just be transferred from the village; the death of a strong person like him would have a considerable impact on the entire battlefield.

“Step back a little, there might be a lot of ice shards later,” Muzuki said with a smile to his disciples as he condensed Chakra.

Kakashi and the others nodded and retreated a few meters.

Then, Muzuki looked at the approaching giant ice dragon and switched from Flame Breathing to Rock Breathing to enhance his physical abilities.

Muzuki pushed Rock Breathing to its limit and activated Transparent World. Immediately after, Muzuki placed his left hand in front of his body and his right hand behind his waist, extending his index and middle fingers.

Seeing this posture, Might Guy’s eyes instantly lit up; he immediately recognized that Muzuki was preparing to use the incredibly powerful Golden Skyline.

“He can use this move on such a large ice dragon too,” Might Guy showed an excited expression.

He had no doubt about Muzuki’s ability and was looking forward to seeing what kind of light Muzuki’s Golden Skyline could unleash with such an opponent as a backdrop.

“Golden Skyline!”

After activating Transparent World, Muzuki could precisely utilize every bit of his strength. Having completed everything, his Chakra erupted, and he charged forward fiercely.

As the giant dragon and Muzuki were about to meet, all the Ninja on the field stared intently at the figure charging towards the giant dragon.

In front of the massive giant dragon, Muzuki appeared very small, as if he were a mantis trying to block a wheel, overestimating his own strength.

At the moment of impact with the giant dragon, Muzuki, in a drawing-sword posture, swung a slash with his fingers.

A beautiful golden thin line flashed by.

Bang!!!

A huge explosion sounded, white ice dust rapidly diffused, and ice chunks of various sizes shot out at extreme speed, flying in all directions.

Rumble!!!

The immense impact caused explosions on the ground, creating craters, and the scattered shockwaves rustled the surrounding leaves and blew the Ninja’s hair backward.

Haku looked at the center of the explosion with disbelief; the originally massive ice dragon had long disappeared, leaving only a pile of shattered ice.

“How is this possible? My full-power Ice Dragon Kill was actually broken head-on, and with Taijutsu at that.” Haku found it hard to accept this fact.

His massive ice dragon was actually shattered by someone using Taijutsu. How could mere Taijutsu have such power?

“It’s the same Taijutsu as that green brat, but the power is completely different,” Hozuki Mangetsu couldn’t help but gasp.

Might Guy’s Golden Skyline had already given them enough shock; the first time, it almost instantly killed Suikazan Fuguki, and the second time, under siege by multiple people, it tore through the protective net, broke kubikiribōchō, and even rendered Biwa Jūzō incapacitated.

But Might Guy’s Golden Skyline compared to Muzuki’s was like a small witch meeting a great one; if it were Muzuki’s Golden Skyline, not a single one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist would survive.

Although surprised, Haku’s qualities as a strong person remained. He immediately wanted to use Body Flicker Technique to change his position and then flee.

However, Muzuki had already anticipated his thoughts. Just as Haku was about to retreat, he was forced back by the wind blades released by Muzuki’s Shadow Clone.

Haku, unable to escape immediately, completely lost the qualification to flee, because Muzuki had already arrived in front of him.

“Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome!”

Haku, with no hope of escape, made a final effort and created an ice wall in front of himself.

Crack!

Muzuki’s fingers pierced through the ice wall and then through Haku’s body, ending him completely.

It wasn’t that no one wanted to stop Muzuki, but they simply couldn’t stop Muzuki, who was at full speed.

“How could this be, Lord Haku actually…” Haku’s subordinates couldn’t help but feel a little lost when they saw this scene.

Although Haku had many flaws, his strength was indeed strong. They didn’t expect Haku to be killed so easily by Muzuki.

“I still need to train harder; this level of power is what a true Golden Skyline should be!” Might Guy’s desire for training ignited.

Compared to Muzuki’s Golden Skyline, his Golden Skyline’s power was too far behind; both his body and his mastery of the technique still needed to be strengthened.

“This move is indeed very strong. It’s probably the most terrifying Taijutsu in the Ninja World. I just don’t know who has greater power when compared to the Third Raikage’s strongest spear,” Kakashi sighed inwardly.

The Third Raikage’s Taijutsu belonged to Lightning Release Ninja Body Technique. The Third Raikage’s Hell Stab enjoyed the reputation of the strongest spear in the Ninja World, but Kakashi felt that Golden Skyline might not be inferior to Hell Stab.

Thinking of this, Kakashi had a bit of a headache. How would they fight the next civil war? If Might Guy’s Sixth Gate and Rock Breathing Chakra Mode became normalized, they might need all three of them to gang up to have a chance of winning.

“Die!”

At this last moment, Jinin Akebino finally made his move. He seized the timing of Muzuki’s arm piercing through the ice wall, suddenly burst out, and slashed towards Muzuki’s neck.

Whoosh!

Muzuki’s body disappeared from the spot, and Jinin Akebino’s great sword struck the ice wall fiercely, raising a burst of ice shards.

The next instant, Muzuki suddenly reappeared next to Jinin Akebino, holding a Kunai, and plunged the Kunai into Jinin Akebino’s heart.

Jinin Akebino looked at Muzuki in confusion, and finally fell down with doubt. Until his death, he couldn’t understand why Muzuki could instantly move to his side, even though there was no Flying Thunder God Kunai here.

“Sometimes dead people are quite useful,” Muzuki glanced at Haku, who was also completely dead.

When he killed Haku, he conveniently left a Flying Thunder God Technique on Haku’s body.

Hozuki Mangetsu watched Muzuki kill Haku and then kill Jinin Akebino like a chicken, and he couldn’t help but touch his back, only to find that his clothes were already soaked with sweat.

Without hesitation, Hozuki Mangetsu turned and ran. At this moment, he had lost all desire to fight.

Hozuki Mangetsu believed that he still had hope of surviving; although he couldn’t outrun Muzuki, he could outrun the other Mist Ninja.

Hozuki Mangetsu’s idea was very good, but unfortunately, he encountered Muzuki.

When the Mist Ninja realized something was wrong and wanted to retreat, two Shadow Clones sealed off the area and killed the fleeing Mist Ninja, while Hozuki Mangetsu was caught by Muzuki’s main body and then directly died from a Rasengan to the chest.

After killing all the enemies, Muzuki quickly cleared the battlefield and collected the Ninja swords and the bodies of Haku and others into a scroll.

Muzuki did not plan to conceal this battle as he had before.

Firstly, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and Haku were all heavyweights on the East Bank Battlefield, and Konoha would pay close attention to them.

Secondly, Muzuki’s apparent strength was not low; he didn’t need to restrain himself and hide as he did before, and he could let his achievements spread to increase his reputation.

A Ninja who clearly possesses great strength but holds back and deliberately keeps a low profile is precisely what makes people more curious.

Muzuki’s concealment was not thoughtless low-key pretense; what he wanted was concealment that matched his identity, strength, and persona, so that no problems would be discovered.

After tidying up, Muzuki led his disciples back to the camp. His current strength was not yet enough to ignore everything on the battlefield, after all, no matter how strong the skills were, he still needed Chakra to use them.

Upon returning to the camp, Muzuki checked his panel; the life mission rewards for his disciples had been settled.