Chapter 572: Super Water Style to Suppress Jinchūriki

“It’s you again,” Roshi frowned when he saw the Ninja who launched the water spear.

Roshi was not unfamiliar with Muzuki, because Muzuki first gained a small reputation for his strength on the battlefield of the Land of Grass.

Although more than two years had passed since then, Roshi was still not unfamiliar with Muzuki.

In addition to Muzuki’s increasing fame as he continuously displayed his strength on the battlefield, another reason was that Muzuki’s Water Release at that time left a deep impression on Roshi.

At that time, Muzuki didn’t have many skills, and his Chakra was very low, but his Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation was already at the master level with over 7,500 proficiency.

With the high proficiency bonus, plus the Water Release’s counter to Fire Release, Muzuki once prevented Roshi’s Melting Style from unleashing its proper destructive power.

“Then I’ll deal with you first!” Roshi, clad in a lava armor, rushed towards Muzuki without hesitation.

“Disperse!”

Roshi shouted at the surrounding Iwagakure Ninja as he charged towards Muzuki.

There is no such thing as immunity to friendly fire in the real world. If an Iwagakure Ninja accidentally bumped into his Melting Style armor, he would at least lose a layer of skin, if not die.

Except for the few Jonin responsible for protecting Roshi, the rest of the Iwagakure Ninja burst forth with Chakra and leaped to a distance, continuing to use Ninjutsu to deal with the two great Toads and Jiraiya.

“Melting Style: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!”

Roshi, while running, continuously spat out multiple giant lava spheres burning with flames.

“Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!”

The Jonin responsible for protecting Roshi also attacked, spitting out stone projectiles like cannonballs at Muzuki.

“It’s time to wake you up,” Muzuki looked at the confidently charging Roshi, switched his breathing to Water Breathing, and entered Water Breathing Chakra Mode.

With his perfect-level Fire Release Chakra Nature Transformation, plus skills like Flame Breathing and Azure Flame, he could also defeat Roshi with Fire Release.

However, if he could deal with him more easily, Muzuki would naturally choose a method that conserved more Chakra.

Because there were nearly two thousand enemies here, to be safe, he would fight in the most energy-saving way possible.

Iwagakure was not like the Snow Ninja or Grass Ninja, who were weaklings. The Iwagakure Ninja Force not only had combined war Ninjutsu but also skilled Jonin.

“Water Release: Water Shockwave!”

Muzuki clasped his hands together, and a large amount of Chakra within his body instantly transformed into Water Release Chakra.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A massive current of water suddenly appeared out of nowhere around Muzuki, then rapidly spun and rose, forming a large water vortex ten meters in diameter, enveloping Muzuki.

Before Roshi’s lava spheres even touched the water vortex, the flames on them diminished due to the water vortex’s moisture-laden wind.

Upon touching the water vortex, they instantly extinguished and were then flung far away.

Bang! Bang!

The other Iwagakure Ninja’s Rock Iron Cannon also seemed to hit some kind of impenetrable wall, failing to break through the water vortex’s defense.

“Such powerful Water Release. The intelligence said Raging Sun Mu Yue was good at Fire Release, didn’t it?” The Iwagakure Jonin protecting Roshi was surprised.

From the perspective of Nature Transformation, Earth Release counters Water Release Chakra. Yet, so many of them using Earth Release couldn’t break through Muzuki’s defensive Water Release.

As Muzuki continuously output Chakra, the diameter and height of the water vortex constantly grew, and in the blink of an eye, it became a super water vortex fifteen meters in diameter and over forty meters in length.

“No small breakthrough. This isn’t small at all; it’s huge,” Jiraiya exclaimed, looking at the exaggerated Water Release that suddenly appeared on the field.

Besides using Ninjutsu to intercept the Iwa Ninja Force and protect the two Toads, Jiraiya was also very concerned about Muzuki’s side.

Although dealing with the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was Muzuki’s own request, Muzuki was, after all, a junior, and he, as a senior, had to be responsible and promptly remedy any mishaps.

However, Jiraiya estimated that Muzuki probably wouldn’t fail. With Water Release of this level, Roshi’s Melting Style could not possibly win.

“What is he doing? Making such a big fuss with a defensive Water Release.” A vague sense of unease inexplicably arose in Roshi’s heart, and he used Melting Style again, wanting to break through Muzuki’s defense.

Although the Iwagakure Ninja didn’t know what Muzuki was preparing to do, they didn’t just watch him charge up. They all used various Ninjutsu to attack Muzuki.

However, their attacks failed to affect the water vortex.

Bang!

Even though Jiraiya and Minato Namikaze helped block, there were too many Iwagakure Ninja on the scene. Gamabunta quickly couldn’t withstand the attacks and returned to Mount Myōboku severely injured.

Iwakura breathed a slight sigh of relief and condensed Explosion Release Chakra to bombard Gamaken, who was still resisting.

“Iwakura-sama, a large amount of Chakra signatures have appeared around us!” The Sensory Ninja reported to Iwakura with a tense expression.

First, explosive tags created chaos, then large-scale Ninjutsu, and then giant Nin-Beasts blocked the way. All this time added up was enough for Ninja with high-speed movement capabilities to arrive from outside the sensory range.

Iwakura’s face turned extremely ugly. Just as he was about to relax a little, bad news arrived.

Just as Iwakura was thinking about what to do next, a huge roar sounded, and Iwakura turned to look.

“Water Release: Ten Thousand Water Dragon Blast!”

When enough power was condensed, Muzuki immediately used the characteristics of Water Breathing Chakra to perform a secondary form change on the water vortex.

Rumble!

The originally continuously spinning and rising giant water vortex stopped spinning and rising. Immediately after, the massive amount of water condensed by Muzuki surged outwards like towering waves in the ocean.

Looking up at the dozens of meters high waves, the surrounding Iwagakure Ninja’s eyes widened.

However, it didn’t stop there.

As the giant waves crashed down, the water flow underwent another massive change, forming thick, long, ferocious-looking giant water dragons.

This was the unique and super strong Water Release Chakra control ability of Water Breathing Chakra Mode. Water Release in Water Breathing Chakra Mode could truly achieve endless transformations.

The sudden appearance of ten giant water dragons not only shocked the Iwagakure Ninja on the battlefield, but even the Konoha Ninja Force, who were rushing to the battlefield, also witnessed this shocking scene.

“It should be Muzuki-sensei’s Ninjutsu, right? It looks so intense. Let’s hurry over,” Obito subconsciously quickened his pace.

Muzuki was not the only Ninja delaying and interfering with the Iwa Ninja Force’s retreat, but in Obito’s impression, Jiraiya was good at Fire Release, while Minato Namikaze used Flying Thunder God and Rasengan.

Other Ninja couldn’t possibly use such powerful Ninjutsu, so it could only be Muzuki.

The other disciples nodded, further bursting forth with Chakra to increase their speed.

Intercepting a thousand-strong Ninja force meant enduring immense pressure every single second.

“Who gave him that nickname? Can’t they pick a good one?!” Roshi’s face darkened.

If he had known that Muzuki’s Water Release was so strong, he definitely wouldn’t have chosen to fight Muzuki, but would have swapped opponents with Han.

Han was good at Boil Release, which was neither countered by Water Release nor had to worry about Muzuki’s Fire Release.

But at this moment, Roshi barely had time to regret, because four of the ten giant water dragons condensed by Muzuki were encircling him from different directions.

Roshi burst forth with Chakra to dodge with all his might, and the Jonin protecting him tried to use Earth Release Ninjutsu to help Roshi block the attacks.

“Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall!”

Several Iwagakure Jonin jointly performed Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall, raising several earth walls around Roshi.

Although Jinchuriki are very destructive, their methods are actually relatively singular. If they encounter a Ninja who counters them, and are unaware of intelligence in their first battle, being instantly defeated is not at all uncommon.

Therefore, all major Ninja villages have specially assigned escorts for Jinchuriki.

Although these escorts are not as strong as Jinchuriki, they can greatly compensate for the Jinchuriki’s weaknesses, preventing the Jinchuriki from being incapacitated when encountering a counter.

Normally, with several of their skilled Iwagakure Jonin working together, it would be rare for a Water Release to be unblockable.

But they just happened to encounter Muzuki.

What kind of strength was Muzuki in this state?

Perfect-level Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation, perfect-level Water Breathing, and a large number of high-proficiency Water Release Ninjutsu.

Even if Senju Tobirama were to be resurrected and returned to his peak state, purely in terms of Water Release, he might not be able to compare to Muzuki.

Rumble!

The thick, tall earth walls collapsed with a roar under the fierce impact of the giant water dragons.

The multi-directional heavy blows left Roshi struggling to cope.

The other Iwagakure Ninja also wanted to help Roshi but were powerless, because Muzuki had created a full ten giant water dragons.

While Roshi was being pursued by four water dragons, the remaining six water dragons were also smashing towards the Iwagakure Ninja gathered around.

The terrifying power of these water dragons left them preoccupied with their own safety, with no spare capacity to help Roshi escape the crisis.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A giant water dragon smashed onto Roshi, and the lava armor burning with flames on his body instantly extinguished, emitting white steam.

Roshi gritted his teeth and burst forth with Chakra, trying to resist the water dragon by maintaining his lava armor.

Rumble! Rumble!

The second and third water dragons also followed, striking Roshi.

The immense force pressed Roshi to the ground, unable to stand, and the ground began to crack under the impact of the giant water dragons.

Boom!

When the fourth water dragon struck Roshi, he was completely knocked out of Melting Style Chakra Mode. There was not a single wisp of flame on his body, the lava enveloping him was breached, and the ground where he lay formed a small pond.

“Sigh, why bother,” the Four-Tails within Roshi sighed as he watched this scene.

The relationship between the Four-Tails and Roshi was somewhat special, unlike other Tailed Beasts who did not acknowledge their Jinchuriki.

The Four-Tails acknowledged Roshi, but Roshi did not acknowledge it, unwilling to communicate with it, and even unwilling to call its name.

The ten giant water dragons not only knocked Roshi out of Melting Style Chakra Mode but also caused considerable trouble for the other Iwagakure Ninja.

The battlefield, which had been filled with various chaotic sounds, quieted down for a second under the bombardment of Muzuki’s super Water Release.

“Muzuki-sensei, Minato-sensei, we’re here!”

Along with Obito’s shout, a large number of Konoha Ninja surged out from all directions.

“Damn it, we were still a bit slow,” Iwakura said with annoyance, realizing they had missed the best time to break through.

PS:

Sorry, brothers, I was too tired writing until 3 AM last night. I thought I’d lie down and browse some videos to rest, but I fell asleep directly and only woke up at 8 AM, so this chapter is from yesterday.

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