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Mizuno looked at Kushimaru Kuriarare, his eyes devoid of any emotional fluctuation.
He lifted Kushimaru Kuriarare with one hand, gripping his neck, and squeezed slightly.
"No, no..." Kushimaru Kuriarare struggled to break free from Mizuno's grip, but to no avail. His breathing gradually became labored, and his eyes began to glaze over.
Mizuno twisted his hand. Kushimaru Kuriarare let out a muffled groan and never made another sound.
He threw Kushimaru Kuriarare's body to the side and stared straight at his opponents.
Senju Mineshi suddenly felt a hint of fear.
"This kid... something seems different about him."
Mizuno walked to the White Snake Lady.
The White Snake Lady's face was now devoid of any color, but her expression remained calm.
"Please bury me and him together." The White Snake Lady said softly.
Mizuno silently picked her up and laid her next to Ryūkotsu.
The White Snake Lady finally stroked Ryūkotsu's face, her eyes filled with tenderness.
"Mizuno, Kagami... leave Konoha to you," she said. "And, that child, Orochimaru..."
Mizuno nodded. "I promise you, I'll take care of him."
A faint smile appeared on the White Snake Lady's face, and then she closed her eyes.
Anger.
A raging fire burned in Mizuno's heart.
He had known all along that Orochimaru's parents had died in a mission.
But he never imagined that he would witness this battle firsthand.
"You, and all of you—"
A massive amount of chakra suddenly erupted from Mizuno's body.
"You're all going to die!"
Senju Mineshi, for once, showed a hint of fear.
"No, no good..."
He quickly called out to Uzumaki Ryūzan.
"Run!"
But it was too late.
Mizuno's body instantly vanished from where he was standing, and then a wave of killing intent surged towards Senju Mineshi.
Senju Mineshi turned to run.
"Sage Art - Inorganic Reincarnation!"
Two stones, as if imbued with life, began to move eerily, directly blocking Senju Mineshi's path.
"No, no! Don't come near me!" Senju Mineshi shouted in despair.
He struggled to fight back with his remaining arm, but Mizuno easily intercepted his attack.
"No, this is impossible..." Senju Mineshi discovered that the poison he had obtained from Rasa was also ineffective. He was in a state of collapse.
"Backstroke Scatter is the most potent poison in the world. You can't be alright!"
Mizuno's expression didn't change.
He looked at him as if he were an ant.
The Ryūchi Cave had its own unique secrets. He was now immune to all poisons.
Mizuno reached out and tore off Senju Mineshi's other arm.
Blood rained down from the sky, the scene bloody and terrifying.
"Aaah—" Senju Mineshi screamed in agony.
Beads of sweat dripped from his cheeks, the pain unspeakable.
But worse than the physical pain was the icy killing intent emanating from Mizuno.
Senju Mineshi collapsed. He struggled to escape.
But Mizuno stepped down.
Bang!
Senju Mineshi's entire body shattered.
His corpse crumbled into dust.
Silence.
The vast canyon was instantly silent.
Even Uchiha Kagami hadn't expected Mizuno's strength to increase to this level.
Uzumaki Ryūzan, her beautiful eyes wide with shock.
She had served "that person" alongside Senju Mineshi for so many years. For the first time, she realized the true danger.
She had always believed that "that person" was omniscient and omnipotent. Even if people died on missions, they were just pawns like Kushimaru Kuriarare, who had been abandoned. She never imagined that she would be in such danger.
No, she had to leave!
Uzumaki Ryūzan quickly retreated behind Haku.
Haku, holding the Decapitation Sword, was now almost petrified with fear. He had no ability to resist.
Mizuno raised his hand, and a stream of Sage Art chakra emanated from it.
"Sage Art - White Light Technique."
Haku hadn't even reacted when he felt a white light engulf him. Then, a ringing sound filled his ears, and his vision and hearing disappeared instantly.
He instinctively gripped the Decapitation Sword in his hand, but he couldn't even lift it.
This was his only resistance in the face of Mizuno.
Then, blood began to flow from his seven orifices.
"Clang!"
The Decapitation Sword fell to the ground.
Haku's body swayed in the air before collapsing.
"Run! Quickly! We have to hurry!"
Yamanaka Hi kept chanting to himself.
What Seven Ninja Swordsmen, what Senju clan, what Uzumaki clan, it was all meaningless.
This Mizuno in front of him was terrifying, like a demon!
Yamanaka Hi formed hand seals and used Mizuno's previous Water Release Technique to escape.
Mizuno glanced at him and raised his hand, another white light.
The water cocoon surrounding Yamanaka Hi instantly dissipated. The White Light Technique broke through all his defenses, the white light passing directly through his body.
"There's just you left." Mizuno said calmly.
Uzumaki Ryūzan was terrified.
Her chest was heaving rapidly, a sign of extreme tension. Uzumaki Ryūzan knew that begging for mercy was useless. She could only try to find a way to save herself.
She flung a chain, attracting the Three-Tails' attention.
Hopefully, she could provoke the Three-Tails into another fit of rage, and she could escape in the chaos.
"Roar—"
The Three-Tails roared again.
Mizuno turned his head and looked at the Three-Tails calmly.
His eyes were the three-tomoe Sharingan.
And within his body, a large amount of natural energy-based Sage Art chakra was active.
The Three-Tails retreated simply from being looked at.
The killing intent of the person in front of him was like that of the man named Uchiha Madara, many years ago.
Uzumaki Ryūzan collapsed.
How is this possible?
She had used all her chakra just to make the Three-Tails fire a Tailed Beast Ball.
Mizuno just glared at the Three-Tails, and it retreated?
Uzumaki Ryūzan suddenly realized that she was finished.
The gap between them was not even in the same dimension.
Mizuno raised his hand.
"Die."
He said calmly.
Uzumaki Ryūzan closed her eyes.
A white light flashed, and Ryūzan's body shattered, breaking into two pieces.
She didn't even let out a muffled groan before she fell.
After killing everyone, Mizuno returned to the bodies of the White Snake Lady and Ryūkotsu.
Uchiha Kagami, Yamanaka Hi, and Aburame Shigen followed.
Mizuno took some pills from his pocket.
"These are pills that revitalize the body and make it immune to poisons," Mizuno said calmly. "Take them all... now... Ryūkotsu is no longer in need of them."
Uchiha Kagami nodded.
"Do you all remember the last words of the Ryūkotsu couple?"
Yamanaka Hi and Aburame Shigen exchanged glances.
"We do, Mizuno-sama. We're supposed to bury them together."
"Protect Konoha."
"And... that child named Orochimaru."
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