"Water Cannon·Double Strike!"
To prevent any accidents, Hozuki Zangetsu chose to use the more powerful double Water Cannon.
Meanwhile, Obito wasted no time in igniting his entire body with flames, using the enhancement from the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode on Fire Attribute Chakra Nature Changes to instantly form a flame shield around him.
Whoosh!
Before Hozuki Zangetsu's Water Cannon could hit Obito's flame shield, Mokgetsu used the Flying Thunder God Jutsu to appear beside Obito, drew Enma with controlled power, and unleashed the Thoughtless Slash.
As Mokgetsu swung his sword, dazzling Lighting Release burst forth from his hand, the crackling thunder catching the attention of all the ninjas around.
Instinctively, Hozuki Zangetsu used the Water Transformation Jutsu, but upon seeing the lightning flashing on Enma, his face instantly changed.
The Water Transformation Jutsu is powerful, but it isn't without weaknesses. Its weakness is Lighting Release, as the lightning can paralyze a ninja using the Water Transformation, rendering them unable to fully liquefy and causing injury.
"Move, body, move!" Hozuki Zangetsu desperately tried to dodge, only to find Mokgetsu's strike particularly fast.
"Damn, I'm going to be seriously injured. Luckily, we have more ninjas in our squad." Accepting that he couldn't dodge, Hozuki Zangetsu was already thinking about how to escape Mokgetsu's pursuit after sustaining a heavy injury.
Although Lighting Release restrains his Water Transformation Jutsu, it's only a restraining effect and not an instant death, otherwise, this secret technique wouldn't have made the Hozuki Clan powerful, as learning a Lighting Release isn't particularly costly.
"This person is dead," Kakashi mentally pronounced Hozuki Zangetsu's death sentence.
Having been learning the Thoughtless Slash, he knew just how terrifying this Lighting Release Blade Technique was; it isn't a move one can withstand directly.
"Still trying to hit me, don't you know I have the blessing of Sage Mokgetsu?" Seeing Hozuki Zangetsu's attack extinguished by Mokgetsu's slash, Obito exited the Breath of Flame Chakra Mode.
He admitted that Hozuki Zangetsu had some skills and almost ambushed him, but against the omnipotent Sage Mokgetsu, Hozuki Zangetsu's life was like a candle flickering in the wind.
The lightning magnified endlessly in Hozuki Zangetsu's eyes. When Enma struck his body, Hozuki Zangetsu's eyes widened, indescribable pain spreading from the point of strike to his entire body.
At that moment, Hozuki Zangetsu realized his error; he had vastly underestimated the power of Mokgetsu's Lightning Release slash.
He never would have thought that the Fire Release surpassed ordinary limits, that Ice Release wasn't weaker than Minazuki Kan, and that Mokgetsu, proficient in the Flying Thunder God, also possessed such a formidable Lighting Release Blade Technique.
Hozuki Zangetsu could never understand, even in death, how Mokgetsu developed these abilities. Even if one started training from the womb, it shouldn't be like this. Could it be that Mokgetsu's day had 240 hours?
Hozuki Zangetsu didn't suffer for long; almost the moment the pain struck, his body shattered, leaving a scorched slash mark on the ground where he stood.
"Lord Zangetsu!" The surrounding Hidden Mist Jonin were shocked and grief-stricken.
The combat situation had changed too quickly. Just moments ago, Hozuki Zangetsu was evenly matched with Mokgetsu, and then suddenly, Mokgetsu drew his sword and killed him instantly. Even if the Hidden Mist wanted to provide support, they were too late.
And Mokgetsu, who killed Hozuki Zangetsu, didn't stop; he formed seals on the spot and spewed fierce flames towards the Hidden Mist.
Attacking his disciples was indeed courting death. Because of the battlefield situation, Mokgetsu had given each disciple two Flying Thunder God Kunai—one to throw and one to keep on them for positioning anytime.
"A bunch of trash! Is it that hard to kill Habu Mokgetsu?" Karatachi Yagura was losing his mind.
That huge advantage disappeared as the fight went on, and even a strong member of the Hozuki Clan died.
"Mokgetsu-kun, you truly are someone to be trusted," Orochimaru's lips curved.