boyutpedia Chapter 74 Advantage
Chapter 74 Advantage
After the brief exchange, both sides knew that the other was not an opponent that could be easily defeated.
Both their strength and combat intelligence are formidable. During battles, they can continuously gather intelligence on their opponents' strength and lay the groundwork for their next move. They are all extraordinary individuals.
So now we need to rely on our superior strength to force the other party to reveal more information, and then find their weaknesses to establish an absolute advantage for ourselves.
If Hyuga Kanan were here, he might see a completely different battle scene than the one between Mizuki and Uchiha Kagami.
The battle between Mizuki and Uchiha Kagami was completely devoid of any skill or intelligence gathering; it was a direct, all-out clash of raw strength, far surpassing the intensity and ferocity of the two Kage.
There was no time to slowly probe and gather intelligence on the opponent. Uchiha Kagami only wanted to end the battle quickly and cover the Konoha team's retreat, so he attacked the Mist Ninja with all his might. Faced with such a powerful attack, Mizuki Kon could only use his full strength to fight back, and had no chance to probe slowly.
All of them were directly defeated by Uchiha Kagami's Mangekyou Sharingan techniques, without fully utilizing the combat experience and wisdom required to become a Kage-level fighter.
In that situation, the only option is to rely on overwhelming strength to directly defeat the opponent.
The two village leaders, though wanting to defeat their opponent directly through sheer strength, clearly realized from their previous exchange that it was impossible.
If they were to fight at full strength, they could very well suffer severe injuries like Mizuki and Uchiha Kagami. But they are the Kage of their respective villages, and they also have to oversee the battles of their village's ninja forces; they cannot afford to suffer serious casualties now.
That would directly lead to a drop in the morale of the ninja forces, giving the enemy the opportunity to defeat the village.
Therefore, the only option is to slowly probe and attack, gather intelligence on the opponent's strength, find weaknesses, inflict heavy damage, and boost the morale of one's own village troops to defeat the opponent.
After exchanging a glance, the two understood each other's intentions; this was a basic quality that a village leader must possess.
After biting his finger, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly formed hand seals, preparing to create an advantage for himself.
"Summoning Technique - Ape Demon!"
"Bang!" A cloud of smoke appeared, and a figure nearly two meters tall could be vaguely seen in the smoke, with a tail like a steel whip constantly waving behind it.
As the smoke cleared, a monkey appeared before Hiruzen Sarutobi, wearing a Konoha headband and brimming with explosive power.
After glancing at the Third Mizukage opposite him, the monkey turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi and complained:
“Every time I come out, I have to face such a powerful enemy. What’s the situation with them? That kind of powerful chakra is no ordinary ninja. I have to call you to help me!”
"Enma! The opponent is the Mizukage of Kirigakure! Be careful!"
Ignoring the monkey's complaints, Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly reminded his summoning partner to be on high alert.
"Oh! The Mizukage?" Enma looked at the Mist Ninja opposite him with some surprise. He never expected that the current situation was that the Kage of two villages were fighting. Ninjas who can obtain the title of Kage are not simple characters. At the very least, they are all very powerful. No wonder Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned him to help.
If Hyuga Kanan were to see Enma, he would be utterly astonished. This demon beast has already embarked on the correct path of demon beast cultivation; if it can inherit the legacy, it will truly become a demon, and could eventually become a demon immortal.
However, it is clear that the other party has no inheritance and can only rely on instinct to cultivate, constantly absorbing natural energy to improve physical strength. Now, his physical strength has reached the advanced level of demon beasts, the Vajra Indestructible Body level.
The Qiankun Inheritance Jade records that once a demon beast reaches the Vajra Indestructible Body realm, as long as it obtains the demon race's inherited cultivation techniques, it can directly condense a Golden Core and become a Golden Core stage demon beast. Further advancement will allow it to become a Great Demon, capable of directly suppressing human Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
Such naturally powerful demon beast races are extremely rare, far surpassing the races of the three great holy lands. Their innate bloodline places them at the pinnacle of demon beast power, something even Hyuga Kanan would envy.
Unfortunately, there were no inherited cultivation techniques in this world for him to practice. He could only rely on his instincts to absorb natural energy to strengthen himself, a process that was too slow. In the end, he could only turn into dust under the ravages of time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, looking at the ninja sword in the Mizukage's hand, reminded him again: "The opponent's ninja sword has a water blade formed by strong water-style chakra. Its cutting ability is extremely strong, completely surpassing that of ordinary wind-style chakra. Be careful."
"Understood!" The ape demon was somewhat unconcerned. In its eyes, attacks formed from either wind or water chakra were essentially unable to penetrate its body's defenses. Its indestructible body was naturally not afraid of chakra-based attacks; at most, they could only cause it pain, not kill it.
This is why the Monkey King is known as the number one summoning beast in the ninja world, a claim that even the three great holy lands wouldn't dispute. After all, the difference in talent is truly enormous. However, the three holy lands possess cultivation techniques taught by the Sage of Six Paths, which, while not ideal for demonic beasts, still ensure their longevity.
The powerful ape demons will die sooner or later, while they can live for a long time. This is the essential difference.
The Third Mizukage looked at the summoned Enma (a giant monkey) opposite him with a touch of sadness. Konoha's resources and conditions were far superior; both its natural environment and the various inherited summoning beasts far surpassed those of Kirigakure. Whether it was the current Enma or the summoning beasts from the three sacred lands inherited from the Legendary Sannin of Konoha, they were all incredibly powerful summoning beasts, capable of greatly enhancing the summoner's strength. Even in a small country like the Land of Rain, Hanzo had gained the Salamander's recognition and made it his summoning beast.
The Second Mizukage of Kirigakure finally obtained a powerful shell-like summoning beast, Mirage, which could increase his strength by at least 30%. However, after the Second Mizukage died, his summoning beast refused to become its summoner, causing this powerful summoning beast to disappear from Kirigakure.
Currently, only the Hoshigaki clan can still establish a communication contract with the Shark clan, but sharks cannot directly go ashore to fight, so attacking the mainland would be futile.
Without wasting any time, the Monkey King charged directly at the Third Mizukage. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of the Third Mizukage and swung his fist, which was the size of a sandbag, at the Mizukage.
As one of the top few among the strongest ninjas in the world, the Third Mizukage was able to react even though Enma was indeed very fast. With a wave of his left arm, a wall of water appeared in front of him, and at the same time, his body sank slightly while his right hand held the ninja sword and slashed upwards.
"Bang!" The water wall was shattered by the Monkey King's fist, but it still passed directly over the Third Mizukage's head without hitting the Mizukage's body.
The Third Mizukage's ninja sword slashed fiercely at Enma's lower body from below. The ninja sword and Enma's body rubbed together, making a piercing sound, but the blade did not cut through the opponent's body at all.
However, the Third Mizukage still managed to separate the two sides by relying on the power of the blade.
The enormous fist roared toward the Third Mizukage's body once again, its speed even greater than the previous attack.
The Third Mizukage retreated rapidly, his hands forming hand seals at lightning speed, and suddenly unleashed a ninjutsu at the attacking figure.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
A powerful jet of water erupted from the Third Mizukage's mouth, forming a massive curtain of water that crashed down like a waterfall from the sky onto the Monkey King, who was trying to charge at him. The immense impact sent the Monkey King flying nearly a hundred meters before crashing to the ground.
But the Third Mizukage obviously wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. He was still rapidly forming hand seals, and the water from the Great Waterfall Technique, which hadn't yet dissipated, continued to fluctuate and began to condense into a dragon shape.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bite Explosion Technique!"
The water on the ground formed a dragon head that instantly slammed the ape demon directly from the ground into the sky. The giant mouth of the water dragon bit the ape demon's body and carried it dozens of meters into the air before it began to violently crash back to the ground.
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi knew that even though Enma's body was very tough, such a high-speed impact from the sky directly hitting the ground would still damage its internal organs.
He also began to form hand seals and suddenly pressed down on the ground where the ape demon was charging.
"Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld Technique!"
The ground just before the ape demon touched it softened and slowly turned into mud.
The water dragon, carrying the ape demon's body, slammed heavily into the ground, but there were no signs of the ground cracking. Instead, a large amount of soil was splashed everywhere, like a mud rain.
The ape demon also quickly crawled out of the swamp, shaking his head violently. He had obviously suffered a great shock. Although he was not injured, his head was still a little dizzy from the huge impact.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly arrived at Enma's side, keeping watch on the Third Mizukage opposite him, clearly not wanting Enma to be attacked again before he had regained consciousness.
That water-based attack was incredibly powerful. Even a powerful summon like the Ape Demon was shaken and became somewhat dazed after turning the ground into mud.
"But the opponent's plan is to directly defeat my summoning beast with powerful ninjutsu. Obviously, the opponent believes that Enma is a summoning beast that helps him restrain the enemy with taijutsu. The fact that he was willing to spend so much chakra to defeat Enma just now shows that the opponent must be very confident in his taijutsu and swordsmanship. Since I did not fight him with taijutsu, he thought that my taijutsu was a weakness. Although there are no obvious weaknesses after reaching the Kage level, there will still be a weakest point."
"It seems that by constantly using ninjutsu, I'm making the opponent think that my taijutsu is my weakest point, while their taijutsu is their strongest point. Will they then decide the outcome directly with taijutsu?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi wore a solemn expression, but he already knew in his heart that he had won this battle.