"What happened?"
Chihiro stared at the rapidly increasing prestige value on the System panel, feeling a bit bewildered.
Hadn't that wave from Hidden Mist Village already been harvested?
It had stopped before, so why was it suddenly rising again, and at a considerable speed?
Chihiro naturally couldn't have imagined that the Third Mizukage had caused quite a stir for the strategic location of the Uzushigakure.
This led to the Uzushigakure reappearing in the Ninja World's sight.
However, he also had a sense of judgment, understanding that the sudden surge in prestige value must mean something significant had happened.
And it was also related to the Uzushigakure.
He just wasn't sure if this event was a blessing or a curse for the Uzushigakure.
Most likely not a good thing.
After all, the last time the Uzushigakure gained notoriety in the Ninja World was when it was destroyed.
But the situation of the Uzushigakure this time was completely different from before.
"Deep Blue, bah! System, deploy troops!"
Regardless of whether the event was good or bad.
The increased prestige value was real.
Chihiro watched as the prestige value rose to 180,000 before finally stopping, feeling a little excited.
It was his first time seeing so much prestige value.
And with these 180,000 prestige value, he could recruit another Heroic Troop Type.
Currently, the Uzushigakure had enough basic personnel.
There were also quite a few seated officers in the middle ranks.
And for high-end combat power, there were six Lieutenants.
Only the top-tier combat power consisted of just one Third Division Captain, Gin.
Although Gin's strength was very high, dealing with general Kage-level strength was no problem at all.
But two fists are no match for four hands. He still needed to recruit more Heroic Troop Types to avoid situations Gin couldn't handle.
"System, use all prestige value to recruit a Heroic Troop Type!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The long-unseen senkaimon appeared again.
Brilliant golden light filled the gate.
A petite woman with short, straight bangs and a ringed-bell snake braid walked out.
"Thirteen Court Guard Squads, Captain of the Second Division, Soi Fon greets Lord Spirit King!"
[Soi Fon]
[Strength: Captain-level]
[Position: Captain of the Second Division]
[Ability: Zanpakuto · Suzumebachi]
Another Captain.
Chihiro was very satisfied that 180,000 prestige value was enough to recruit Soi Fon.
Moreover, although the ability column in the data provided by the System only showed Zanpakuto,
Chihiro understood that as the captain of the assassination squad, Soi Fon's Shunpo was also very powerful.
With Soi Fon's addition,
the Uzushigakure now had two Kage-level powerhouses.
In fact, Gin and Soi Fon's power was even stronger than ordinary Kage.
And each of them also mastered an even more powerful Bankai.
Next, the development of the Uzushigakure could be accelerated.
Or rather, the Uzushigakure could become more high-profile.
After recruiting Soi Fon, Chihiro immediately sent her to select team members and form her Second Division.
A moment later,
Matsumoto Rangiku appeared with Shunpo, reporting: "Lord Spirit King, a large number of Ninja are approaching on the sea in the direction of the Land of Water. The estimated number is over three hundred."
Three hundred?
Chihiro was slightly surprised.
Aside from the patrol team of over a dozen people from before, the Uzushigakure didn't seem to have exposed too much of its strength, right?
The Hidden Mist Village actually dispatched over three hundred troops?
For a mere Uzushigakure, was the Hidden Mist Village being so cautious?
Chihiro couldn't quite guess the Hidden Mist Village's intentions.
Matsumoto Rangiku continued to report: "Besides these Ninja, there are also six Ninja holding strange weapons, who appear to be the leaders."
Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!
Hearing Matsumoto Rangiku's description, Chihiro immediately thought of these five words.
In the Hidden Mist Village, only the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had this kind of attire.
However, this made Chihiro even more surprised.
"Even all of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist have been dispatched. The Hidden Mist Village is truly making a grand gesture."
Although he didn't understand why the Third Mizukage was making such a big fuss,
it also made him realize why his prestige value had suddenly skyrocketed by a large margin.
With such a big commotion from the Hidden Mist Village, it would be difficult for other Ninja Villages not to know. Coupled with the Hidden Mist Village's target being the Uzushigakure, Chihiro understood that he was purely riding on the coattails of the Land of Water's popularity. He couldn't help but thank the old iron of Hidden Mist for bringing a huge wave of prestige value. Chihiro commanded: "Notify all Shinigami without guard duty to go to the East Coast to meet the enemy." "Yes!"
Receiving the Lord Spirit King's order, Matsumoto Rangiku once again used Shunpo and disappeared. On the East Coast of the Uzushigakure,
Suikazan Fuguki, in the not-so-distant Hidden Mist forces, saw the warriors lined up on the coast.
He couldn't help but curse, "Didn't they say there were only a dozen people? There are almost two hundred here!"
Kisame Hoshigaki said calmly, "The intelligence stated that the Anbu didn't successfully land, so there's insufficient intelligence on the Uzushigakure. You yourself didn't read it carefully."
Stifled by Kisame Hoshigaki, Suikazan Fuguki snorted.
"Alright, no matter how many people there are, they're just a mob!"
Kurotsuchi Raiga curled his lip in disdain. A bunch of guys without Chakra weren't worthy of being killed by him.
Kisame Hoshigaki frowned, "Don't be careless. Although the intelligence says they don't have Chakra, they can use ninja swords with special abilities."
The others didn't take Kisame Hoshigaki's caution to heart.
Special ninja swords? Could they be as powerful as their ninja swords?
"Facing our Hidden Mist Village, they still dare to stand by the sea."
Suikazan Fuguki's fierce face showed a chilling smile.
"Everyone, Water Release ready! Let's give them a welcoming gift!"
The Kirigakure formed hand seals.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!!"
Hundreds of water bullets, like cannonballs, arced across the sky and plunged towards the shore.
Since the Kirigakure were in their Water Release home ground on the sea, they used the least Chakra, yet unleashed Water Dragon Bullets several times stronger than usual.
The dense water bullets fell from the sky, but the Shinigami remained unmoved.
Seeing this, Suikazan Fuguki mocked, "Hey, hey, hey, could they be scared silly?"
As soon as his voice fell, the Shinigami made their move.
Togakure Rikuu, seeing the water bullets fall to a certain extent, said, "Everyone, Hado #1: Sho!"
As the simplest Kido, anyone who had studied at Shino Academy could release it.
When over two hundred team members simultaneously released Hado #1: Sho,
it was as if an invisible giant net in the air caught every single one of the dense water bullets without missing any.
The invisible impact force pierced through them one by one, turning them back into water that fell onto the sea, splashing a large amount of spray.
Suikazan Fuguki picked up Samehada and scratched his itching head, looking somewhat dazed, "What's going on?"