Chapter 175: Iwagakure Has Also Come to Attack!
Terumī Mei had originally intended to provide support when she saw the Fourth Raikage erupt with such powerful Lightning Release chakra.
But at this moment, witnessing Oborotsuki effortlessly overpower the Fourth Raikage in just a few moves, she finally relaxed.
"Eliminate all invaders immediately!"
After confirming that Oborotsuki didn't need assistance, Terumī Mei's gaze instantly turned extremely calm and sharp. She decisively issued the counterattack order to the surrounding subordinates.
The enemy had already stepped on Kirigakure's head.
There was no reason for her to hold back anymore!
However, just as Terumī Mei gave the command, danger suddenly arrived.
Hoshigaki Kisame—having received Oborotsuki's earlier order to protect the Fifth Mizukage no matter what happened—immediately stepped forward.
Clang—
Maki's Wind Release blade attack was blocked by Kisame in the nick of time.
"Lady Fifth Mizukage, please retreat first."
"Leave this place to me!"
Kisame reminded Terumī Mei from behind.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
"How could I possibly retreat at a time like this?"
Terumī Mei snorted coldly. Ignoring Kisame's reaction, she leaped over him and launched a counterattack directly at the incoming Maki.
"Looks like Sunagakure has decided to stand with Kumogakure and invade our Kirigakure!"
"Since that's the case, there's no need to be polite to you anymore!"
"Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique!"
Terumī Mei opened her mouth and spat out a massive wave of corrosive lava toward Maki and the several Sunagakure ANBU members coordinating with him.
In an instant, the ground began melting rapidly.
At the same time, Maki and the others' movements were severely restricted.
Right now they felt as though they were trapped in a swamp of highly corrosive mud—movement was difficult, and they were constantly at risk of being attacked by Terumī Mei.
In a short moment, all the enemies—including Maki—found themselves in a life-or-death predicament.
Seeing that Terumī Mei had suppressed the enemy with a single move, Kisame realized that the Fifth Mizukage was far from a figurehead.
Her strength was much greater than he had anticipated.
"Hmph… now let me finish off these enemies!"
Kisame refused to be outdone. He immediately launched an attack toward the trapped Maki and the others.
But at that moment, the ground suddenly shook violently.
"Earth Release: Earth Moving Core!"
A loud shout rang out. The ground beneath Maki and the others began to tremble and crack rapidly, then rose upward at high speed.
Kisame was caught off guard. He lost balance, his attack naturally lost accuracy, allowing Maki and the others to avoid his lethal strike.
Maki looked back in shock. His eyes narrowed slightly: "People from Iwagakure?!"
He clearly saw that the ones who had just saved him and his subordinates were a group of Iwagakure ninja. He couldn't help but feel greatly surprised.
"Oh… looks like we arrived at just the right time."
A hoarse yet powerful voice came from the sky.
Maki instinctively looked up and saw a small old man floating in midair.
The moment he laid eyes on this white-haired, red-nosed old man, Maki recognized him instantly.
"The Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure… Ōnoki of Both Scales… even he personally came!"
Realizing the identity of the newcomer, Maki felt both shocked and filled with strong confidence.
Because he understood that Iwagakure's appearance here was definitely not for tourism—they were clearly here to deal with Kirigakure!
Sure enough, Ōnoki spoke from the sky:
"Lady Fifth Mizukage of Kirigakure, we have come today to demand justice for our Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails jinchūriki!"
"If you do not hand over the Four-Tails and Five-Tails today, then don't blame us for being impolite!"
While Ōnoki spoke these words, the ninja under his command had already joined the battle alongside Kumogakure's forces to attack Kirigakure.
At this moment, Kirigakure's ninja were facing a situation of being vastly outnumbered.
On the ground, Terumī Mei heard Ōnoki's words and looked up. Her brows immediately furrowed:
"I didn't expect… even Iwagakure has come!"
"Hmph! Looks like they're planning to use this opportunity to completely target our Kirigakure!"
Terumī Mei said angrily.
She looked coldly at Ōnoki and responded:
"Lord Third Tsuchikage, there are some misunderstandings in this matter that need to be clarified!"
"In short, my proposal is for everyone to temporarily cease hostilities and speak face-to-face!"
However, right after Terumī Mei finished speaking, a massive BOOM suddenly came from the rear of the village.
Following the first explosion, the second, third, fourth… explosions rang out one after another.
BOOM BOOM BOOM…
Continuous explosions echoed from every direction of the village, as though every area was under enemy attack.
Sensing these disturbances, Terumī Mei's expression became extremely ugly.
At this moment, a subordinate came to report.
They had detected enemy presence in every direction around the village—Kirigakure was now under full-scale invasion from all sides.
"Lady Terumī Mei, the enemy clearly has no intention of negotiating properly anymore!"
Mizura reminded her very seriously.
"Damn it…"
"These damned bastards!"
Terumī Mei gritted her teeth, her elegant brows furrowed tightly. She looked up at Ōnoki again.
Meanwhile, Ōnoki was also extremely curious. From high in the sky, he scanned the entire Kirigakure village, observing the thick columns of smoke rising from every corner.
"It seems the forces from Kumogakure, Sunagakure, and Konoha have already launched full-scale operations…"
"Since that's the case, we can't fall behind!"
Ōnoki thought to himself, then lowered his head to meet Terumī Mei's gaze.
"You have completely lost both advantage and initiative, Lady Fifth Mizukage."
"You'd better obediently accept our conditions!"
"Otherwise, Kirigakure will fall into an abyss from which there is no return…"
Ōnoki spoke to Terumī Mei with absolute confidence and a superior attitude.
Hearing his words, Terumī Mei clenched her fists tightly but said nothing.
She had mistakenly believed the village was now under full-scale invasion from the enemy. Faced with such a life-or-death battle, how could she possibly surrender easily?
No one noticed that the explosions that had just occurred weren't actually caused by the other ninja villages' forces.
They were simply Black Zetsu—using the Mayfly Technique to lurk underground—setting off explosive tags everywhere to create chaos.
At this very moment, on a mountain outside Kirigakure.
Obito, Nagato, Kakuzu, and the others stood here leisurely watching the distant battle.
"Now that Iwagakure's forces have also smoothly arrived on the battlefield, next we just wait for Zetsu to pinpoint the exact locations of every tailed beast."
"Then we can seize this opportunity to take all the tailed beasts."
Obito said confidently to himself.
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