And when these enemies' hearts collapse, intending to make a desperate fight in the chaos, they will be completely defeated with overwhelming force!
This way, the emotions of the entire Hidden Mist will keep changing and fluctuating, reflecting at their peak on Aomi.
Then, the Hidden Mist, one of the Five Great Hidden Villages, will form a deep bond with Aomi, becoming the source of his strength.
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"Damn it, there's an ambush!"
A Chunin of the Hidden Mist clutched his shattered leg, writhing in agony on the ground: "Help me, help me!"
This Hidden Mist assault team abruptly halted, everyone on guard, surveying their surroundings.
And among this team were some acquaintances of Aomi.
Kaguya Kimijiro, Terumi Mei, Kisame, and Zabuza, along with the two leaders of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen—
Kuriarare Kushimaru and Munashi Jinpachi, known as the Heartless Duo, wielding the Long Blade - Sewing Needle and the Blastsword: Shibuki, respectively.
After Kisame and the others returned to the Hidden Mist and presented Suikazan Fuguki's intelligence on enemy collusion to the Third Mizukage, they temporarily passed without being held accountable.
Just as they had anticipated, the Third Mizukage was surprised by the cooperation between the Anbu and the Bloodline Ninja Clan, two opposing factions within the Hidden Mist.
This could only be explained by someone betraying the village, temporarily uniting them.
Therefore, the Third Mizukage did not punish Kisame and Zabuza for not completing their mission, and temporarily eased his intent to kill Terumi Mei and Kaguya Kimijiro, the two bloodline geniuses.
In this war, under the leadership of the two Ninja Blade wielders, these four were assigned to the Hidden Mist's assault team, among the first to land in the Land of Fire.
Kuriarare Kushimaru carefully scanned the surroundings but only heard the wind and the rustling of leaves, not detecting the enemy.
"Watch out for the hidden explosive tags!"
Munashi Jinpachi shouted sharply: "Pay attention to any suspicious wires beneath your feet; the devices for exploding tags are quite obvious. Stay alert!"
With his mastery of the blastsword, he was familiar with explosive tags.
While explosive tags can be used as mines, they can only be set up as relatively simple tripwire traps.
They are useful against careless Genin but are easily detected by experienced ninja.
"No, help me, it's not a tripwire!"
The injured Hidden Mist ninja cried painfully: "I was careful, there was nothing where I stepped, and suddenly it just exploded!"
Munashi Jinpachi's eyes narrowed; was this questioning his professionalism?
If such explosive tags couldn't be detected, then they would be stuck here...
"Cut through the doubt!"
Munashi Jinpachi roared angrily, dispatching his injured comrade with a single swing, then said in a deep voice: "No need for panic, keep moving forward!"
"The Mizukage's orders were to clear the frontline to Konoha; we can't afford delays!"
Standing not far away, Kisame watched the scene silently.
Even when the comrade got injured, Kisame had a hunch—
In the Hidden Mist, injured soldiers had no value for rescue.
Still, he hadn't expected Munashi Jinpachi to kill him outright; even leaving him behind was more acceptable to Kisame...
"Mr. Kisame, please don't be afraid."
Beside him, a brown-haired female Hidden Mist ninja whispered: "Stand behind me, I know perception ninjutsu, I can protect you..."
Kisame's expression froze.
This woman was named Ayano, a member of the Cryptography Class.
To Kisame, she was a strange woman, always wanting to eat with him and occasionally giving him gifts.
What Kisame didn't know was that this woman was a key reason for his resolution to defect from the Hidden Mist in the original timeline…
In the original timeline, while on a mission with Ayano, they were hunted by enemies, and due to Suikazan Fuguki's orders, when escape became impossible, Kisame followed the command to kill his comrades.
But Ayano, whom he personally killed, comforted him with her last breath—"Your life must be very hard, right?"
This triggered Kisame's internal turmoil over what was real and fake about himself, leading him to personally kill Suikazan Fuguki, and then encounter Uchiha Obito…
"Stop getting close to me, we're on the battlefield."
Kisame's face turned cold, shoving Ayano behind him, he said sternly: "You are an important perception ninja, protect yourself first!"
Not far away, Terumi Mei and Kaguya Kimijiro exchanged glances, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Trying to save that significant bloodline of the Hidden Mist and make Aomi the new Mizukage or the leading figure of the ninja clan, back home they received ambiguous responses.
Their families internally believed it was an excuse for a failed mission by Terumi Mei and Kaguya Kimijiro.
The Uchiha with Dead Bone Pulse, and knowing Boil Release and Lava Release, was too outlandish!
Even in Uchiha Madara's time, such techniques were unheard of...
"Keep moving forward!"
As the command to advance was given, another explosion rang out...
Right next to Munashi Jinpachi, a Hidden Mist ninja was blown sky-high.
This time, Munashi Jinpachi saw clearly that there was indeed no tripwire; it just suddenly exploded.
"Halt, halt!"
Munashi Jinpachi was drenched in cold sweat down his back; it was fortunate he'd slowed his pace earlier, or he'd have been the one blasted!
For ordinary ninja, everyone is equal under explosive tags.