Chapter 733: Five Dragons Defeat Water Shadow

The Cloud Ninja in the audience were speechless as they looked at the tragic state of the battleground.

Even though Kumogakure was the expert in Lightning Release, Killer Bee was defeated by a Konoha Ninja using Lightning Release.

Moreover, they couldn’t find any fault with Killer Bee, because Kakashi’s performance just now was truly astonishing.

“This generation of Konoha Ninja actually has so many monsters…”

A Ninja couldn’t help but exclaim.

The Ninja World has never lacked geniuses, whether it was during the Sengoku period or the Shinobi Village era.

However, geniuses to Kakashi’s extent are very rare.

What’s more, Konoha now has more than just Kakashi; there’s also Shisui, Might Guy, and Obito.

Just thinking about the heights Kakashi and the others might reach in the future put immense pressure on the Ninja from the various Shinobi Villages.

“They all lost to Konoha Ninja.”

The Third Raikage’s expression turned solemn.

The AB Combo represented Kumogakure’s future top combat strength, and now they had both lost to Konoha geniuses much younger than them, which made the Third Raikage somewhat worried about Kumogakure’s future.

He had originally planned to pass on the Raikage position to Fourth Raikage Ay in two years.

Now it seems he would have to work harder for a while longer and further hone Fourth Raikage Ay, otherwise, the people of Hidden Cloud Village might not feel at ease.

“If Konoha is allowed to develop like this, the situation will be very unfavorable.”

Ōnoki appeared calm on the surface, but he was somewhat anxious inside.

He wanted to abandon the plan to encircle and kill Sōsuke; Konoha’s development momentum was too exaggerated. If Konoha was allowed to develop peacefully, who knew if the four villages combined could defeat Konoha alone.

“If only we could ally with the Shinobi Sect to deal with Konoha.”

Ōnoki sighed in his heart.

As early as the Third Shinobi World War, before Sōsuke’s strength was fully exposed, he had wanted to ally with the Shinobi Sect to deal with Konoha.

However, the Shinobi Sect gave no opportunity, so Iwagakure had to give up, which led to the current situation where the Five Great Ninja Villages were united against the Shinobi Sect.

Now that Konoha was powerful, Ōnoki had to reconsider the possibility of allying with the Shinobi Sect.

Destroying the Shinobi Sect was out of concern that a bipolar structure would squeeze Iwagakure’s development space, but now that Konoha’s future development momentum was too outrageous, a bipolar structure became acceptable again.

Thinking of this, Ōnoki couldn’t help but glance at the other Kage; if they were to stab Konoha in the back, Iwagakure alone would not be enough.

Unfortunately, the Kage’s expressions were well-managed, and Ōnoki couldn’t discern their inner thoughts from their faces.

“Contestant No. 49, Nagato, against Contestant No. 56, Lord Masato Mizutani.”

After a simple repair of the arena, the referee once again announced the names of the next pair of contestants.

Hearing his name, the Third Mizukage walked towards the passage.

“Mizukage, I wonder if Nagato can do it.”

Seeing his top contestant’s battle about to begin, Kakuzu focused intently on the battleground.

Nagato rarely made a move normally, and Kakuzu was busy with affairs and hadn’t seen Nagato train, so he wasn’t clear about Nagato’s strength.

At this moment, the audience seats also became very lively.

The former number one genius of the Ninja World against the Third Mizukage; undoubtedly, this was a battle that sounded very exciting.

“These geniuses have finally met their match.” A Ninja exclaimed.

In this Martial Arts Tournament, the young geniuses’ brilliance was too dazzling; many renowned strong individuals had fallen to geniuses like Kakashi and Nagato.

Geniuses of the same generation being defeated by new geniuses made them feel a sense of sorrow, like the old being replaced by the new.

“I wonder how many techniques Nagato can force out of Lord Mizukage. If too much information is exposed, the next round will be difficult.”

Some Ninja even started discussing the upcoming double Kage battle in the next round.

According to the battle order, if both the Third Mizukage and the Fourth Kazekage advanced, they would meet in the next round.

Most Ninja favored the Third Mizukage in this regard, as the Third Mizukage was an old senior, and should be stronger than Rasa in all aspects.

“Is there a possibility that Nagato might not necessarily lose?”

Yahiko in the audience, hearing others underestimate Nagato so much, couldn’t help but speak up.

The Ninja initially found Yahiko’s words a bit strange, but upon seeing the Shinobi Sect uniform on Yahiko, they instantly understood; of course, he would support his own Ninja.

“Lord Sandaime is an existence at the pinnacle of the Ninja World. Even if Nagato is truly the number one genius in the Ninja World, he is still just a genius.”

A Mist Ninja retorted impolitely.

They believed Yahiko was purely being stubborn to support his own faction’s Ninja.

“Who is stronger and who is weaker, the upcoming battle will naturally reveal.”

Yahiko did not get into a major argument with the Mist Ninja.

Because there was no need; the battle was about to begin, and it would soon be known who was being stubborn.

“The Third Mizukage is most skilled in Water Release Chakra Nature Transformation and Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation…”

Looking at the Third Mizukage standing not far away, Nagato quickly recalled his information in his mind.

Muzuki had emphasized countless times the danger of Ninja battles; no matter what, one should never underestimate the opponent, and never be careless until complete victory.

“Absorb Fire Release, release repulsion and attraction…”

The Third Mizukage also recalled Nagato’s information.

These were all abilities Nagato had displayed in the previous Youth Martial Arts Tournament, and most major Shinobi Villages had records of them.

After all, he was a Ninja with the title of number one genius, so he still needed to be given a certain level of importance.

“Battle start!”

“Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!”

As soon as the referee’s voice fell, the Third Mizukage immediately formed hand signs at high speed, converting a large amount of Chakra into Water Release Chakra, and spewed out a giant wave-like torrent of water towards Nagato.

The Great Waterfall Technique’s power is average, but it can create a large amount of water, which is convenient for casting other Water Release techniques later.

“Sealing Absorption!”

Nagato opened his arms, extending the Preta Path absorption shield, letting the huge wave approach.

When the water flow touched the shield Nagato had extended, it was as if there was a bottomless whirlpool around Nagato’s body. In less than half a minute, the wave-like water flow disappeared from the arena, as if it had never appeared.

Only the damp ground proved the Water Release’s former presence.

“He can even absorb such a large-scale Water Release.”

A hint of surprise flashed across the Third Mizukage’s face; the water flow he had just released was enough to turn the entire arena into a lake.

“Water Release: Lightning Water Pillar!”

The Third Mizukage’s mind stirred, and he formed hand signs again, spewing out a thick water pillar. However, this time he incorporated Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, filling the water flow with lightning.

Facing the Ninjutsu that attacked again, Nagato remained unmoved, neither dodging nor evading, letting the Ninjutsu strike his body.

However, under the protection of the Preta Path’s all-encompassing shield, the Third Mizukage’s Water Release couldn’t even touch Nagato’s clothes.

“Combination Ninjutsu doesn’t work either.”

The Third Mizukage frowned as he saw the Ninjutsu disappear again.

“It seems I need stronger or more special Ninjutsu.”

He didn’t believe Nagato could absorb all Ninjutsu; there was no perfect ability in the Ninja World, and the more powerful an ability, the simpler its weakness would be.

He guessed that Nagato’s absorption ability had an upper limit, and beyond that limit, it couldn’t absorb.

“Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!”

The Third Mizukage spewed out an incredibly dense mist, quickly enveloping the entire arena in thick fog.

Nagato’s ability was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined, so he had to be cautious.

After all, if he lost, it would be too embarrassing.

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Ōnoki had at least lost to Sōsuke, who possessed the strength of the God of Shinobi, while Nagato was merely Sōsuke’s disciple.

“Wind Release: Pressure Damage!”

Nagato immediately condensed a large amount of Chakra and spewed out a high-pressure wind ball.

As soon as the high-pressure wind ball landed, it transformed into a terrifying storm, instantly dispersing the thick mist in the arena.

Hidden Mist Village’s Hidden Mist Technique indeed countered Eye Technique Bloodline Limit, and even Nagato’s Rinnegan couldn’t see through the thick mist of Hidden Mist Technique.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Seeing the mist dispelled, the Third Mizukage had no choice but to change his battle plan again. He quickly took out four Kunai from his Ninja tool pouch, imbued them with lightning using Lightning Release Chakra Nature Transformation, and threw them at Nagato.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Nagato instantly extended his hand and repelled the incoming Kunai.

Whoosh!

At this moment, the Third Mizukage immediately unleashed Chakra from his feet, performing Water Instant Body to attack Nagato.

“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”

Nagato calmly condensed Chakra and spewed out a sharp lightning spear.

“Water Release: Water Mirror Technique!”

During his rush, the Third Mizukage quickly waved his hand, creating a water mirror.

The moment Nagato saw his reflection in the water mirror, another Nagato burst out from the water mirror, also spewing a lightning spear.

Boom!

Two powerful electrical currents collided, creating a huge roar.

However, because their power was identical, they quickly disappeared simultaneously.

At this moment, the Third Mizukage was only one meter away from Nagato.

“Shinra Tensei!”

Shinra Tensei’s cooldown was complete. Nagato gently raised his hand, and a massive amount of Chakra erupted from his body.

Bang!

The Third Mizukage felt an incredibly powerful repulsive force strike his body, followed by the scenery in front of him rapidly changing. When he regained his senses, he was already embedded in the wall at the edge of the arena.

“Lord Sandaime!”

The Mist Ninja watching the battle cried out in disbelief.

They hadn’t expected the Third Mizukage to not only fail to show dominance but also quickly fall into a disadvantage.

Whoosh!

Just then, a rock not far behind Nagato suddenly transformed into the Third Mizukage’s likeness, holding a Kunai and rapidly stabbing towards Nagato’s back.

When the huge wave of water obscured Nagato’s vision, the Third Mizukage had already created a Water Clone.

Then, the Hidden Mist Technique briefly covered the Water Clone as it moved behind Nagato, waiting for Nagato to reveal a weakness.

The reason the Third Mizukage’s main body launched a frontal attack was to create an opening for the hidden Water Clone to attack.

The agitated Mist Ninja instantly quieted down again.

But just as the Mist Ninja thought the Third Mizukage was about to end the battle in one go, Nagato’s body moved.

“Yang Release Breathing, Full Concentration!”

Sensing the danger from behind with Kenbunshoku Haki, Nagato immediately concentrated his breathing to the extreme, using Yang Release Breathing to strengthen his body, and then using Yang Release Chakra Nature Transformation to further strengthen his physique.

Without even looking, he delivered a spinning kick backwards.

The Third Mizukage’s clone had no idea Nagato could detect the surprise attack and was directly kicked away and dispersed by the heavy blow.

“How is that possible? Does this Nagato have eyes in the back of his head, to so perfectly defend against a surprise attack from his blind spot?”

The Mist Ninja were somewhat broken when they saw the Mizukage’s clone directly kicked away.

From their perspective, Nagato’s reaction was too illogical.

Nagato had just repelled his opponent with Ninjutsu; this should have been Nagato’s most relaxed moment, and the Third Mizukage’s clone had attacked from behind.

Such a tight series of attacks, how could he possibly react?

However, no matter how much the Mist Ninja disagreed, Nagato ultimately defended against the Third Mizukage’s attack and gained the upper hand.

“I can only try my strongest Ninjutsu.”

The Third Mizukage took a deep breath, and a massive amount of Chakra within his body was mobilized.

Such a tactic could only be used once in battle; using it again would be treating the enemy as a fool.

“Water Release: Wild Ocean!”

The Third Mizukage converted a massive amount of Chakra into Water Release Chakra in one go, and wave-like torrents of water continuously surged from his mouth.

Instantly, the entire arena turned into a lake, and huge waves continuously crashed towards Nagato.

“Wind Release: Storm!”

Immediately after, the Third Mizukage converted most of the remaining Chakra in his body into Wind Release Chakra, spewing out one powerful hurricane after another.

Boom!

With deafening roars, wind and water converged, and water tornadoes soared into the sky, like raging giant dragons, attacking Nagato.

“Five Dragons Turns to Destruction!”

Nagato silently used Shadow Clone to create four clones, with the main body and the four clones each casting a Ninjutsu of a different element.

“Fire Release: Fire Dragon Dance!”

Nagato’s main body converted a large amount of Chakra into Fire Release Chakra, spewing out a large amount of flames to evaporate the surrounding water and forming a giant orange-red fire dragon.

“Wind Release: Vacuum Hurricane!”

One Shadow Clone spewed out a fierce gale, using wind to counter wind, slowing down the incoming water tornadoes, and forming a white wind dragon made of storms.

The remaining three Shadow Clones also erupted with Chakra without holding back.

Soon, five thick giant dragons of different colors appeared on the battleground.

The five giant dragons continuously intertwined and merged, moving forward, and collided with the numerous water tornadoes.

Rumble!

A huge explosion sounded, and the five elemental giant dragons together unleashed extremely terrifying power. Upon contact, most of the water tornadoes disappeared.

Flames, lightning, storms, and various other forces raged across the arena, tearing apart and igniting everything standing opposite Nagato, creating a terrifying explosion that even the audience in the stands could feel shaking.

Blinding white light from the explosion enveloped the entire battleground, with shattered rocks and dust constantly splattering in all directions.

To prevent interference with the audience, the Shinobi Sect’s barrier rose again.

Finally, the white light dispersed.

When the audience looked again, the large amount of water in the arena was gone, and the five giant dragons, looking like world-enders, were also nowhere to be seen.

All they could see was the dilapidated arena, Nagato standing, and the fallen Third Mizukage.

The Ninja in the audience all looked at this scene in disbelief.

The Mizukage lost!