Everyone Calls a Halt

A mirage suddenly appeared across the battlefield.

As soon as the Mirage formed, the battlefield became bizarre and surreal, with countless deceptive objects appearing out of thin air.

Gengetsu Hozuki stood imposingly atop a giant clam. Clapping his hands together, he sent a column of water sweeping toward the Rock Giant.

"Water Release: Water Gun Technique, Barrage!"

The Rock Giant charged at Gengetsu Hozuki.

Mu clapped his hands together, but instead of attacking Gengetsu Hozuki, he strangely struck behind himself.

"Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World!"

Gengetsu Hozuki appeared behind Mu. He had not expected Mu to discover his true body. Seeing the Dust Release attack, he chose to flee.

"Water Release: Oil Release Technique!"

After being hit by the Dust Release, Gengetsu Hozuki instantly turned into an oily liquid.

Not far away, Gengetsu Hozuki revealed himself once more.

But Mu had already sensed Gengetsu Hozuki’s location and launched another Ninjutsu.

"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!"

"How is that possible?!" Gengetsu Hozuki’s expression changed drastically. He had not expected Mu to be able to sense him.

A trace of smugness appeared in Mu’s eyes as he smiled. "After our previous exchanges, I’ve already figured out the characteristics of your Ninjutsu. I deliberately trained my sensory abilities just to defeat you."

"Rest easy on your way to the afterlife!"

Gengetsu Hozuki continued using the Oil Release Technique to evade, while Mu pursued him relentlessly.

The battle grew increasingly fierce until the two suddenly stopped at the same time.

"Hm?"

"Who’s there?"

Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki and Second Tsuchikage Mu frowned and looked toward their front right.

"Greetings, you two Kage. I came here today for only one reason: either beat all of you to death, or be beaten to death by all of you." Izayoi Sakamaki smiled calmly.

"What’s going on? Did some lunatic show up?"

Hidden in the forest, Second Raikage Ay thought to himself as he watched.

"Something’s off. The killing intent coming off this man is far too terrifying."

On the other side, Second Kazekage Pakura, who was also observing from the shadows, sensed that something was wrong.

Izayoi Sakamaki glanced toward the forest and called out loudly, "Are you dignified Kage-level ninja really going to hide in the dark?"

"How is that possible? How did he notice me?"

"Just who is this person?"

Second Raikage Ay and Second Kazekage Pakura hesitated before emerging from the forest. They looked at Izayoi Sakamaki with uncertainty.

This battle between the Second Mizukage and the Second Tsuchikage was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

They had jointly orchestrated it, intending to use one man to kill another.

The higher-ups of the Shinobi World all knew about the situation between Gengetsu Hozuki and Mu. Their enmity ran deep, and a battle between them was inevitable.

And there was only one possible outcome: mutual destruction.

If things went according to plan, Hidden Stone Village and Hidden Mist Village would be divided up and gradually devoured.

But now, an unexpected development had occurred. Izayoi Sakamaki had suddenly appeared and interrupted the battle.

When Gengetsu Hozuki and Mu saw the other two Kage and recalled the details, their expressions immediately turned grim.

"Forgive me for saying this, but everyone here is trash!"

Izayoi Sakamaki swept his disdainful gaze over the four of them. If Tobirama Senju had also arrived, then all Five Kage would be present.

At first, he had not intended to involve himself in this battle. But since he had encountered a Kage-level clash, he wanted to test himself and see just how strong the Ninja World’s peak combat power truly was.

Once he had a clear grasp of the top combat power, it would be easier to make plans. After all, Madara Uchiha was still alive, and the Otsutsuki Clan was lurking in the shadows!

"Insolence! Which one of you will go first and kill this brat!"

"What arrogance! Even Hashirama Senju wouldn’t dare say something like that!"

"If you want to die, you picked the wrong place. What bad luck!"

Killing intent also appeared in the eyes of Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki and Second Tsuchikage Mu, but neither of them said anything.

Because in their eyes, these people were all cut from the same cloth. It was nothing more than dogs biting dogs.

Second Kazekage Pakura decided to test him first and formed a hand seal.

"Wind Release: Desert Burial!"

The ground beneath Izayoi Sakamaki instantly turned into a pool of yellow sand. The sand twisted and spiraled, wrapping him within it.

"Hmph. If you take this move head-on, even if it doesn’t kill you, it’ll leave you seriously injured. Today, I’ll show you how grave a mistake it is to provoke a Kage!"

Before he finished speaking, a hand extended from the vortex of yellow sand. Gradually, Izayoi Sakamaki’s entire figure walked out of it.

"What? What Ninjutsu did he use to break Desert Burial?"

Pakura was somewhat stunned.

The Kage beside him were equally surprised. Although they could also break Desert Burial, none of them could do so as effortlessly as this.

Clang!

The sound of metal striking metal rang out, and Second Kazekage Pakura’s expression changed drastically!

He had been very cautious. While using Desert Burial, he had also hidden a puppet within the sand.

When he saw that Desert Burial had failed, he secretly directed the puppet to strike. The sharp blade in its hand slashed precisely toward Izayoi Sakamaki’s neck.

Chapter 485: Everyone Stopped Fighting

This attack was rather underhanded. Several Kage noticed it as well, and all of them thought Izayoi Sakamaki might die. Yet to everyone’s surprise, Izayoi Sakamaki reached into the yellow sand, violently dragged out the puppet, and crushed it in his hand.

The Kage finally began taking Izayoi Sakamaki seriously and no longer regarded him as insignificant fodder.

"I’ll send you on your way, arrogant fool!" Gengetsu Hozuki shouted.

"Water Release: Vapor Style: Vapor Turbulent Body!"

This was one of Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki’s trump-card Ninjutsu, and Second Tsuchikage Mu was extremely familiar with it.

Seeing Gengetsu Hozuki immediately use one of his trump cards, Mu could not help but laugh. "This is a perfect chance to sneak attack you."

"A sneak attack? Then you aren’t worthy of fighting me, much less worthy of bearing the title of Kage!"

"Hmph." Mu snorted coldly and said nothing.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Vapor Style: Vapor Turbulent Body was similar to endless explosions!

The uninterrupted explosions destroyed huge swathes of forest, instantly creating a terrifying barrier zone.

Once the explosions ended, the Four Kage looked toward the center of the blast.

Izayoi Sakamaki was still standing there, completely unharmed.

"Black Dragon?!"

"What exactly is going on with this man?"

"Is he a Jinchuriki? But which Tailed Beast is that?"

They had all witnessed the era when Tailed Beasts roamed freely, but they had never seen a creature like a dragon.

"Lightning Release: Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation!" A shouted angrily as he formed hand seals.

Second Raikage Ay frowned and stared solemnly at Izayoi Sakamaki.

This was a Forbidden Jutsu he had developed. Once activated, wind and clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled overhead, while rain and storms descended.

Several thick bolts of lightning suddenly crashed down upon Izayoi Sakamaki.

Not far away, Uchiha Kagami also saw the terrifying sky ahead and the violent Chakra fluctuations.

"Kagami! Let’s go. This place is about to become a battlefield, and you may get caught up in it."

A figure appeared behind Uchiha Kagami.

"Lord Tobirama!" Uchiha Kagami said excitedly.

"Mm. Find Hiruzen and return to the village together. If I don’t come back, help Hiruzen become the Third Hokage!"

Tobirama Senju gazed solemnly at the sky.

"Lord Tobirama…"

Before Uchiha Kagami could finish, Tobirama Senju waved a hand and interrupted him.

"This is my order as Hokage. Go!"

Hearing Tobirama Senju’s words, Uchiha Kagami hesitated before turning to leave. Then, suddenly, he looked back and added, "Lord Tobirama, there’s also a senior ahead who knows Lord Hashirama. His name is Izayoi Sakamaki."

"Mm, go." Tobirama Senju was puzzled. Hashirama was his elder brother, so anyone who knew Hashirama naturally knew him as well.

Yet he had never heard the name Izayoi Sakamaki before.

Watching Uchiha Kagami disappear into the distance, Tobirama Senju felt somewhat relieved.

To be able to trigger such celestial phenomena… this power is truly terrifying. Which Kage could it be?

Up ahead, the other Kage all turned pale when they saw Second Raikage Ay use such a Forbidden Jutsu.

The Raikage was holding back. That brat is dead for sure. It seems I’ll need to find a way to guard against the Raikage, Mu thought.

Second Mizukage Gengetsu Hozuki and Second Kazekage Pakura had the same thought.

They had no confidence in being able to withstand such a terrifying Forbidden Jutsu. Even if they survived it, they would be seriously injured.

A glint flashed through Izayoi Sakamaki’s eyes.

This was Heavenly Lightning. His physical body absolutely could not withstand it, not even if he transformed into his Black Dragon form.

He had not expected that, aside from Tobirama Senju, someone in the early Shinobi World could develop such a Forbidden Jutsu…

Izayoi Sakamaki transformed into a Black Dragon. Countless strands of Natural Energy gathered before him, forming a red sphere that radiated a power as majestic as prison walls.

"Am I seeing things? Could that be… a Tailed Beast Bomb?!" Second Raikage Ay could not help saying.

The Second Kage had all witnessed the power of Tailed Beasts.

In that era, Tailed Beasts were gods of the world. No matter how powerful your Ninjutsu was, you could not defeat a Tailed Beast.

That was until Hashirama Senju emerged and, with an invincible bearing, subdued the Nine-Tails. This also made Konoha the strongest ninja village.

When the other nations saw how powerful Tailed Beasts were, they decided that if they could not beat them, they would join them. Second Raikage Ay was among the first to do so.

He ordered ninja to search for and capture Tailed Beasts, eventually obtaining the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails.

He had also developed a series of devices, and the Jinchuriki was originally an invention of the Raikage.

Among the ninja villages of the Five Great Nations, he was the most familiar with Tailed Beasts and naturally understood their terror better than anyone. Every Tailed Beast was a threat to humanity.

Although the Ninjutsu he had developed was called Heavenly Punishment Thunder Tribulation, it still essentially used Chakra to communicate with nature.

It had not transcended the limits of humanity.

Boom!

The Tailed Beast Bomb formed, and Izayoi Sakamaki fired it into the sky.