Chapter 26: Hell Split Hound
Outside the Hidden Whirlpool Village, the Spirit Turtle, like a small mountain, was slowly crawling toward the village.
Its turtle shell was double-layered, and the armor plates on its abdomen could open, turning into a ramp. Villagers of the Hidden Whirlpool Village entered the abdominal shelter inside the turtle shell, climbed up the ramp, and disappeared.
The Hidden Whirlpool Village’s Spirit Turtle was actually the village’s mobile shelter.
The Spirit Turtle continuously spewed fierce winds from its mouth, blowing away Cloud Ninjas attacking its head.
As for the hard turtle shell, the Cloud Ninjas’ methods were ineffective.
Yoru watched the Spirit Turtle thoughtfully. What if someone impersonated a Hidden Whirlpool Village villager, entered the shelter, and the internal defenses were insufficient? Wouldn’t that be the end?
The Spirit Turtle moved extremely slowly and couldn’t distinguish whether the people under its abdomen were Cloud Ninja Spies or villagers.
After a few minutes, the path the Spirit Turtle passed left large patches of bloodstains.
The vibrations from inside made the Spirit Turtle emit mournful cries one after another.
It opened the armor plates on its abdomen, and piles of corpses fell out.
Cloud Ninjas had infiltrated the double-layered turtle shell’s internal shelter and massacred wildly.
Behind the Spirit Turtle, layers of corpses were left, with throats slit, blood everywhere around the throats.
Cloud Ninjas liked simple throat-slitting against civilians, their techniques proficient.
In the sky, Yatagarasu flew back and forth nonstop, dropping exploding eggs on dense Mist Ninja areas.
The eggs glowed red, and the internal Fire Release chakra exploded fiercely. Each exploding egg’s power was equivalent to two or three Exploding Tags.
The energy of the Four Violet Flames Formation was being consumed by the Mist Ninjas’ Water Style. Yatagarasu mainly attacked those Mist Ninjas jointly releasing Water Style.
After the first batch of Mist Ninjas was bombed to death, the Mist Ninjas found a countermeasure.
Some Mist Ninjas used Water Style, and thick fountains erupted from the ground, flushing away Yatagarasu’s exploding eggs, causing them to explode in the air.
There were too many Mist Ninjas, so Yatagarasu’s harassment had average effect.
Yoru shook his head secretly. Outside the Four Violet Flames Formation, it was too tragic.
The negotiations near the Four Violet Flames Formation made no progress.
The Uzumaki Clan couldn’t care about the villagers’ lives, so Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas continued killing villagers.
In three hours, Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas were extremely efficient, nearly killing all the villagers.
The Great River washed away waves of corpses. No one knew what happened downstream; the river surface was clogged, with corpses piled up on the river, stretching for hundreds of meters.
There were even more corpses around the Spirit Turtle, tripping up the sluggish Spirit Turtle.
Its massive size brought mountain-like weight. Its turtle feet accidentally stepped on unavoidable civilian corpses, crushing them into mashed meat.
To destroy the Uzumaki Clan’s determination to resist, after wearing down the Spirit Turtle to exhaustion, the Cloud Ninjas used bundled steel wires to flip it onto its back.
Exploding Tags and ninja tools continuously attacked the Spirit Turtle.
The Spirit Turtle retracted its head and four limbs into the turtle shell. The shell’s gaps weren’t tight, so Cloud Ninjas still had ways; the Spirit Turtle’s blood kept seeping from the gaps.
Combined with Lightning Release shocks, the Spirit Turtle couldn’t move.
The mournful cries from inside the turtle shell sounded unusually dull and miserable.
After persisting for a full five hours, the Four Violet Flames Formation burst open with a boom.
The barrier shattered, turning into heat waves and shockwaves rushing toward the surroundings.
Nearby houses collapsed with a boom, startling Cloud Ninjas and Mist Ninjas. Many died in the shockwave.
More Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas rushed in excitedly.
Yoru put down the telescope and couldn’t help looking at Danzo Shimura again.
Danzo Shimura remained unmoved.
Anbu’s will was as cold as cold iron. This level of allied villages’ casualties didn’t matter.
A second Four Violet Flames Formation appeared!
This Four Violet Flames Formation was smaller in area, enclosing the Uzumaki Clan’s shrine.
Yoru looked through the telescope; around the Uzumaki Clan’s shrine were many women and children.
Presumably, Kushina Uzumaki was among them.
Besides the women and children, even the Clan Head, including everyone, stayed outside the Four Violet Flames Formation.
The Clan Head stood at the very front, hands forming hand seals, then slammed them on the ground.
Four massive white smokes appeared around.
Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas all stopped, observing the situation, unsure what trump card the Uzumaki Clan had.
From the white smoke, four large Summoning Beasts suddenly rushed out.
Hell Split Dogs, Charging Rhinos, Giant Centipedes, Fighting Bulls.
Yoru was somewhat surprised. Weren’t these giant Summoning Beasts the ones Nagato’s Animal Path would summon later?
No wonder Nagato had so many powerful Summoning Beasts; they were all accumulations from the Uzumaki Clan.
But why weren’t these accumulations left to Kushina Uzumaki, instead ending up in the hands of a Land of Rain Uzumaki orphan?
Ordinary ninjas couldn’t oppose giant Summoning Beasts.
Split Dogs easily bit ninjas to death one by one. Suikazan Fuguya personally attacked and repelled a Split Dog. The Split Dog didn’t entangle, splitting into two and charging at other Mist Ninjas.
Any attack a Split Dog couldn’t withstand would make it split into more.
Smaller Split Dogs were even more agile. Mist Ninjas were bitten at the waist one by one, their dog heads shaking wildly, tearing the Mist Ninjas in half.
Intestines hung from the Split Dogs’ teeth gaps, looking exceptionally gory.
The Charging Rhino had thick hide armor; kunai and ninja tools had no effect.
It lowered its head and charged everywhere, killing and sending Cloud Ninjas flying.
Mist Ninjas’ Water Wall Jutsu was like small waterfalls before such Summoning Beasts, breaking with one rush.
The Giant Centipede used its body to cut the battlefield, surrounding a small group of Mist Ninjas behind it, making it easier for Whirlpool Ninjas to outnumber in local areas.
Adamantine Sealing Chains flashed, and many Mist Ninjas died to Sealing Secret Jutsu.
With the help of giant Summoning Beasts, Whirlpool Ninjas launched a beautiful counterattack.
Mist Ninja and Cloud Ninja casualties grew larger and larger.
Yoru pondered; the Uzumaki Clan was about to turn the tables.
Given Danzo’s nature, wouldn’t Konoha have to go down next to help Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas?
An advisor opened a Sealed Scroll filled with Cloud Ninja vests and headbands.
Just as Yoru guessed, Anbu began preparations to enter the fray.
Disguising as ninjas from other villages was Anbu’s usual trick.
After shaking off suspicion, they could act without restraint.
However, the Kiiroinu Captain discovered a new situation and halted the advisor’s action.
Upstream on the Great River, a ship appeared.
The ship moved very fast, quickly entering the Hidden Whirlpool Village.
A person stood at the bow, with long hair and eyes closed.
More crucially, he was wearing the Mizukage Robe!
Third Mizukage!
Unexpectedly, in the Hidden Whirlpool Village battle, the Mizukage had come too.
Each Kage leaving the village represented an extremely important major event.
Danzo moved, taking two steps forward.
It was clear Danzo was getting serious now too.
The Uzumaki Clan tried to seal the wild Three-Tails; this really stirred up a hornet’s nest. Mist Village came to retaliate against Hidden Whirlpool Village at all costs.
Promising Cloud Ninjas high remuneration, showing village-destroying determination, engaging in a great battle with Hidden Whirlpool Village.
Not only that, this behavior also angered Konoha High Command. Negotiations failed, so Konoha High Command decided to go hard; Danzo brought people to seize Kushina Uzumaki.
Who knows if Uzumaki Clan members would complain to the First Hokage about why he gave Tailed Beasts to Great Ninja Villages but left none for the Uzumaki Clan.
Yoru couldn’t help tugging at his collar. As Anbu, after guessing the truth, would he be silenced by Danzo?
Danger came not only from Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas, but also from within Anbu.
Yoru carefully watched through the telescope, wondering what abilities the Third Mizukage really had.
