Chapter 649: Eight Gates of Dunjia Mu Yue

“Water Release: Mirror Technique!”

The Third Mizukage waved his hand, creating a giant water mirror.

When Rasa’s Gold Dust hit the water mirror, the mirror rapidly changed its form, ultimately trapping all the Gold Dust within it, perfectly blocking it.

At this moment, Muzuki and the Third Raikage each retreated a few steps, temporarily creating some distance.

“Mizukage, you traitor!” Rasa was momentarily stunned, then looked at the Third Mizukage with fury.

Undoubtedly, the Mizukage had betrayed them.

“I just can’t stand your evil act of bullying the weak,” the Third Mizukage declared righteously.

Although it was a betrayal for personal gain, such matters were best kept to oneself; outwardly, one still needed to maintain appearances.

Ōnoki, who had finished condensing his Dust Release, frowned deeply; this was an unexpected turn of events for him.

Although Hidden Mist Village was not on the continent, it had always sought continental interests. Logically, it shouldn’t have missed an opportunity to weaken Konoha, the continent’s overlord.

Moreover, Hidden Mist had suffered considerable losses at Konoha’s hands. With such a good chance for revenge, shouldn’t Hidden Mist seize the opportunity to retaliate fiercely?

Ōnoki couldn’t quite understand Hidden Mist’s choice.

This was an information asymmetry.

If Ōnoki had known that Konoha had captured over a thousand Hidden Mist Ninja, including Yagura Karatachi, he would never have dared to seek an alliance with Hidden Mist Village.

But in reality, there was no ‘if.’ Even Hidden Mist Village itself only learned this intelligence when Konoha came knocking, let alone Iwagakure.

“This is bad, if the Mizukage betrayed us…” Ōnoki’s face drastically changed as he thought of something.

If the Third Mizukage was a traitor, then Konoha must have known about their encirclement plan long ago.

“Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi, dressed in his combat uniform, pulled out a gigantic Shuriken from a scroll, then leaped up and threw it at Ōnoki in the sky.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the massive Shuriken flew, it split into two, then four, then eight, rapidly multiplying, instantly sealing off all of Ōnoki’s escape routes.

“Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique!”

Ōnoki could only use the Dust Release he had prepared to attack Muzuki for defense, sweeping the incoming giant Shuriken with it.

“Lord Third!” Many Konoha Ninja exclaimed with pleasant surprise.

Although they deeply trusted the Wood Release Ninja, Muzuki was ultimately just a young man who still needed to grow, while Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage who had protected Konoha for a long time.

Konoha Ninja still had great faith in Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Third Hokage who had taken office in times of crisis and protected Konoha.

“You shameless old red-nosed man, to kill a junior, you actually allied with three Kage for an assassination!” Hiruzen Sarutobi cursed without reservation.

The Third Mizukage had told him all the information, so he knew that Ōnoki was the one who spearheaded the encirclement plan.

Ōnoki’s face was grim, not because he was cursed by Hiruzen Sarutobi, but because he knew that today he most likely wouldn’t be able to kill Muzuki.

With the Third Mizukage defecting and Hiruzen Sarutobi personally joining the fray, they no longer had an advantage in the number of strong individuals.

“Everyone, no matter what your personal intentions are, this is our last chance. If we don’t leave Hayate Mugetsu here, we will never have another opportunity!” Ōnoki flew above Rasa and the others and said.

Things had come to this point; Ōnoki couldn’t give up easily.

Due to the Third Mizukage’s betrayal, future alliances would be even more difficult. This was their last chance to kill Muzuki.

After this, it wouldn’t be a matter of how small the probability was, but that it would be absolutely impossible to kill Muzuki.

Here and now, they not only had a numerically superior force but also elite teams arriving soon. It was still uncertain who would win or lose.

During the meeting, Ōnoki had not explicitly stated how many Ninja each party needed to bring, only that each should bring an elite team.

Ōnoki was very clear about his role; he wasn’t some alliance leader and had no right to command. He was merely an organizer, gathering everyone to encircle and kill Muzuki.

Therefore, even Ōnoki himself didn’t know their combined strength.

Since he, the organizer, didn’t know, the mole naturally didn’t know either. The next step would be to see whose raw strength was greater.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

No sooner had Ōnoki finished speaking than hundreds of Ninja in Iwagakure uniforms swiftly arrived at the battlefield.

These were all elites chosen by Ōnoki, specifically prepared to encircle and kill Muzuki.

Not even half a second had passed when a group of dark-skinned Kumogakure Ninja also rushed over. Each of them had muscular builds and exuded a murderous aura, looking extremely formidable.

“Lord Raikage!” The Kumogakure Ninja stood behind the Third Raikage, quickly drawing their weapons and glaring at Muzuki.

They knew they had only one mission today: to kill Muzuki.

“Lord Fourth!”

Groups of Sunagakure Ninja also quickly arrived near Rasa.

“It seems today will be a difficult battle,” Nara Shikaku, who arrived on the battlefield with a large contingent of Konoha Ninja, sighed.

“Five Kage gathered on one battlefield, there hasn’t been such a grand battle in history, has there?” Uchiha Fugaku nodded in agreement.

To ensure Muzuki’s safety and heavily cripple the three Ninja Villages, Hiruzen Sarutobi mobilized Konoha’s elites as much as possible.

Most of the Jonin and Chunin from Konoha’s major clans were on this battlefield.

Even the Police Force, responsible for maintaining Konoha’s public order, was brought to the battlefield by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

“My apologies, Lord Third.”

Yagura Karatachi arrived on the battlefield with a large number of Hidden Mist Ninja, bowing his head slightly as he stood beside the Third Mizukage.

Due to Hidden Mist’s sincerity and Yagura Karatachi being a rare high-level combatant, Konoha had released Yagura Karatachi early.

“It’s not your fault,” the Third Mizukage narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head.

It was perfectly normal to be defeated when facing a ruthless individual who had the potential to become the second God of Shinobi, especially without prior intelligence.

“I can give you all a chance. If anyone is willing to negotiate peace with Konoha, then I can pretend that what happened before didn’t occur and proceed with unconditional peace talks.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi shielded Muzuki behind him, his sharp gaze sweeping over Ōnoki, Rasa, and the others.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had prepared thoroughly for this battle, but if it could be avoided, he still didn’t want to fight.

Because even if they won, the losses would be significant.

It would be better to accumulate strength, and once Muzuki became stronger, Konoha would naturally regain its initial transcendent position.

Muzuki, standing behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, remained silent. If peace was possible, that would be the best outcome.

Too many elite Ninja were currently gathered on this battlefield.

Among the elite Ninja from various villages who arrived later, many were Jonin with Chakra levels above 20,000 and multiple mastery-level skills, and there were even a few Ninja World powerhouses with 70,000-80,000 Chakra and numerous mastery-level skills.

If the battle truly went to the end, the victor would also pay a heavy price.

“Don’t be ridiculous. What do you mean ‘pretend nothing happened’? You just want to defeat us one by one and minimize your losses, don’t you?” Ōnoki scoffed.

With that, Ōnoki brought his palms together, preparing to condense Chakra and unleash Dust Release.

Ōnoki’s action became the signal for attack, and the great battle, which had temporarily stalled due to the chaotic situation, resumed.

Rasa:…

He had actually been somewhat tempted just now, but upon careful thought, he felt that Ōnoki’s words also made a lot of sense.

“Then let’s settle this with our hands!” Seeing that Ōnoki had not given up on his plan to kill Muzuki, Hiruzen Sarutobi also grew angry and decided to give Ōnoki a good lesson.

“Summoning Technique!”

Hiruzen Sarutobi slammed his hand on the ground, summoning Enma.

“Transform directly, this will be a tough fight,” Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly said.

Enma could transform into an Adamantine Staff, which could freely extend and retract and was incredibly hard. It was a crucial part of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s strength.

Besides the Five Nature Transformations Ninjutsu, Hiruzen Sarutobi was most proud of his Taijutsu.

Enma, without a word, transformed directly into a black staff standing before Hiruzen Sarutobi.

And Hiruzen Sarutobi, equally decisively, gripped the Adamantine Staff, transformed from Enma, and aimed it at Ōnoki.

Whoosh!

The Adamantine Staff continuously extended, breaking through the air as it lunged towards Ōnoki.

Ōnoki knew the power of the Adamantine Staff, so he flew to a higher altitude.

“Lightning Release: Lightning Ball!”

“Earth Release: Rock Iron Cannon Technique!”

“Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!”

The battle instantly became incredibly fierce, with all the newly arrived elites from various sides unleashing their full power.

The Ninja from Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure aimed to kill Muzuki, while the Ninja from Konoha and Hidden Mist protected Muzuki.

“Kamui!”

Seeing the Third Raikage slaughtering among the crowd, not defending or dodging any Ninjutsu the enemies used, Obito’s eyes streamed with blood tears as he distorted the space on the Third Raikage’s left side.

His Kamui was the bane of all defensive Ninjutsu; no matter how strong the defense, it could not withstand the power of spatial distortion.

Whoosh!

A Flash of lightning, and the Third Raikage instantly vanished from where Kamui was unleashed.

“Ah.” Obito was dumbfounded. Why did he dodge when it came to him, and with such incredible speed?

Bang! Bang!

Muzuki sent all the surrounding Jonin who had encircled him flying, then flashed to the Third Mizukage’s side.

“Please, senior, help me block the Raikage. I have a good Ninjutsu to deal with the Kazekage,” Muzuki quickly said.

Muzuki, with his Byakugan, had been observing the entire battlefield.

The Third Mizukage’s performance could be described as astute.

He was putting in effort, constantly targeting strong opponents of his level, but the Third Mizukage kept his eyes fixed on the weakest, Rasa, as if he couldn’t see the Third Raikage nearby.

And although Rasa’s strength was inferior to the Third Mizukage’s, he could still be considered on the same level overall and wouldn’t be defeated quickly, thus creating a stalemate.

This was not the situation Muzuki wanted to see. He planned to quickly eliminate one Kage to change the flow of the battle.

“Alright,” the Third Mizukage nodded with a slight smile.

“The younger generation is truly formidable,” the Third Mizukage sighed inwardly.

He envied Konoha for producing such a Ninja.

Not only was he strong, but he was also composed. Even on this fiercely contested battlefield, Muzuki politely used honorifics with him, making his words pleasant to hear.

The Third Mizukage had a premonition that the Ninja World’s landscape was about to undergo a massive change.

During the First Five Kage Summit, the Third Mizukage attended as the Mizukage’s guard. He had personally witnessed Senju Hashirama conducting the meeting and knew the character and personality of the God of Shinobi.

He was a type of person the Third Mizukage found very difficult to understand.

The meeting had just begun, and Senju Hashirama happily kowtowed to the Kage at the meeting table.

To be honest, if the Third Mizukage had Senju Hashirama’s strength, not making others kowtow to him would already be considered kind; how could he possibly bow to others?

The Third Mizukage didn’t know what kind of personality Muzuki had, but it was definitely different from Senju Hashirama’s.

“Magnet Release: Gold Dust!”

Rasa immediately showed a vigilant expression, looking at Muzuki and channeling Chakra to create a large amount of Gold Dust, arranging it around him.

He dared not underestimate Muzuki, after all, this was the Ninja who forced Ōnoki to unite the three great Ninja Villages to encircle and kill him.

“Eight Gates, Gate of Wonder, Open!”

Muzuki directly opened the Eight Gates to the Seventh Gate, his body’s Chakra surged, and his aura likewise soared.

At the same time, Muzuki concentrated his Rock Breathing to the extreme, entering the Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, continuously consuming his body’s Chakra to enhance defense and strength.

Eight Gates combined with Rock Breathing was a very good technique.

However, it was somewhat awkward for Muzuki because he always had better options and didn’t need to use the Eight Gates.

The Eight Gates would cause the Chakra within the body to run wild. During this period, Muzuki couldn’t use many of his techniques, and the massive amount of Chakra could only be used for a very small portion of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.

But gold always shines. On the current chaotic battlefield, to quickly defeat a Kage who was not weak, Eight Gates stacked with Rock Breathing was a good choice.

Rock Breathing combined with Armament Haki’s high defense allowed Muzuki to ignore attacks coming from all directions, and also gave him the speed and strength to quickly defeat enemies.

“Magnet Release: Gold Dust Imperial Funeral!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As Rasa continuously consumed Chakra, the soil around him suddenly became extraordinarily active, as if pulled by an invisible force, beginning to spin and rise wildly.

High-density Gold Dust, shimmering with golden light, intertwined and collided in the air, forming an overwhelming golden ocean.

They poured down like giant waves on the sea, enveloping Muzuki’s surroundings in a golden glow.

Some Hidden Mist and Konoha Ninja wanted to help Muzuki block this terrifying Gold Dust, but their Ninjutsu were quickly swallowed by this golden storm.

Muzuki, without changing his expression, charged towards Rasa, as if he didn’t see the golden sand wave about to hit him.

“He actually dares to take it head-on.” Rasa was both annoyed and excited.

Annoyed that Muzuki underestimated him, excited that he had a chance to eliminate Muzuki.

His Gold Dust was not comparable to ordinary sand, let alone this magnitude of Gold Dust. Just smashing it onto someone could directly turn them into a pulp, not to mention his Ninjutsu also came with a sealing effect.

“Armament Haki!”

At the moment of imminent contact with the Gold Dust, Muzuki’s entire body was covered in pitch-black Armament Haki.

Boom!

A large amount of Gold Dust surged wildly around Muzuki, quickly forming a golden pyramid.

Bang!

The moment the pyramid formed, a large amount of Gold Dust exploded outwards, shooting in all directions, as if there were a terrifying bomb inside the pyramid.

Whoosh!

A black light flashed, and Rasa’s hair instantly stood on end, feeling a life-or-death crisis approaching.

His rich combat experience allowed him to instantly create a Gold Dust barrier around himself.

“Serious Punch!”

Facing the Gold Dust barrier, Muzuki unleashed a full-power punch, his fist covered in Armament Haki.

Seemingly just a simple punch, this single blow contained the full power of Armament Haki, Rock Breathing Chakra Mode, Transparent World, and a massive amount of Chakra.

Crash!

The Gold Dust exploded and shot in all directions, and Rasa’s body flew backward rapidly, knocking down an unknown number of Ninja before stopping.

The Third Mizukage’s eyelids twitched. He knew Muzuki was about to exert himself, but he didn’t expect it to be so ruthless, beating Rasa to this state in less than a minute.

This junior was too terrifying!

“Lord Fourth!” Some Sunagakure Ninja, ignoring the enemies, rushed towards Rasa.