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Soon, the mist slowly dissipated, revealing Su Yue's figure standing quietly atop the water. However, his face appeared somewhat pale, the corner of his left eye twitched slightly as if in pain, and his eye had reverted to the three-tomoe Sharingan.
The Fourth Mizukage's body also floated up slowly from the water. The back of his body was almost entirely caved in, and copious amounts of fresh blood flowed out, staining the clear water surface red.
"Did... did we succeed?" Chojuro stared blankly at the Fourth Mizukage beneath Su Yue's feet, speaking with disbelief. The giant claw formed from Tailed Beast chakra had completely dispersed, and the crisis was averted for everyone.
"Success!! The Fourth Mizukage has been defeated!!!" Numerous ninjas, seeing the state of the Fourth Mizukage, instantly cheered "Nine-One-Three" excitedly. Many even raised their hands in celebration.
"What was that jutsu just now? So powerful!!!" Ao, while excited, also looked at Su Yue's figure in astonishment. He had witnessed the power of the jutsu that struck the Fourth Mizukage – it had instantly broken through the Fourth Mizukage's Tailed Beast chakra defense, severely injuring him, and even caused such a massive shockwave.
"I've heard of that jutsu. It's a seal-less ninjutsu invented by the Fourth Hokage, but it's only supposed to be A-rank. It shouldn't have that kind of power. Besides, when that jutsu was first cast, it wasn't that large, but then it suddenly changed. I estimate he used some method to amplify that ninjutsu," Mei Terumi said calmly, her gaze glancing towards Su Yue's slightly twitching left eye.
"So that's how it is." Ao nodded, though he still couldn't hide the excitement on his face. "Hehe, no matter what, that little brother can be considered our Kirigakure ally, right?" Mei Terumi chuckled, covering her mouth.
The crowd gradually gathered around. "This guy still has breath left. I'll dispose of him, according to our previous agreement," Su Yue said to Ao, Mei Terumi, and the others.
"We really owe you for before. If it weren't for you today, our allied forces might have already failed. You deserve this. Regardless of whether the Fourth Mizukage was being controlled or not, everything he did cannot be forgiven. Death is perhaps the best ending for him," Mei Terumi said gravely.
Mei Terumi was right. Whether the Fourth Mizukage was being manipulated or not, his actions during his reign, coupled with his attempt today to annihilate the entire allied force, meant no one would forgive him. Regardless of whether it was his true intention, he had to die; otherwise, there would be no way to answer to the people of the Land of Water or the many ninjas who had died.
"However, we must first extract the Three-Tails from his body. This is a precious asset of our Kirigakure. Afterward, we will reselect a Jinchuriki," Ao stated.
Just then, the Fourth Mizukage's face turned slightly, revealing one eye. Though his gaze was already starting to fade, that pale pupil was filled with mockery.
"Urgh!!!" Everyone was instantly startled. They saw the Fourth Mizukage cough up two mouthfuls of blood and sneer, "You think you've already won? Too naive." As his words fell, an incredibly surging red chakra erupted violently from the Fourth Mizukage's body.
"Not good!! It's the Three-Tails' chakra!!!!" Ao was instantly alarmed. The malevolent red chakra shot skyward. "Retreat!!!" Mei Terumi shouted immediately.
Everyone rapidly retreated. The red chakra instantly enveloped the Fourth Mizukage's body. "Hehe, a parting gift for you before I die. We'll meet again soon in hell," the Fourth Mizukage laughed maniacally, his face contorted.
"Damn it! Is he trying to squeeze out the last bit of the Fourth Mizukage's value?" Su Yue's expression turned cold. While retreating, his hands rapidly formed seals. "Fire Style—Great Fireball Technique!!!!!!!!" An enormous fireball instantly engulfed the Fourth Mizukage's small body.
"Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sparks flew everywhere as the great fireball exploded, turning into a rain of fire across the sky. The Tailed Beast chakra completely enveloped the Fourth Mizukage, and behind him, a third red tail formed...
"Not good!!! He's going to undo the Tailed Beast's seal!!!" Ao's face changed drastically. The Fourth Mizukage's hands quickly formed a series of strange hand seals, index fingers pressed together, as he shouted loudly, "Release!!!!"
At that moment, an unfathomably deep chakra, like a vast ocean, erupted violently from within the Fourth Mizukage's body. "Roar!!!" The Fourth Mizukage let out a low roar like a wild beast, his eyes instantly turning incomparably crimson. Immense chakra surged towards the heavens, engulfing the Fourth Mizukage's body.
"That is...!!" The crowd stared in horror at the giant pillar of red chakra. "Damn it, the Three-Tails is out," Ao stared blankly into the distance. The pillar of red chakra slowly dissipated, and simultaneously, a colossal figure gradually appeared not far from the crowd.
A creature covered entirely in green, turtle-like shell armor, with a huge green shell on its back, sharp spikes all over its body, and three massive, spike-covered tails swaying in the air behind it – like a gigantic, three-tailed turtle. An oppressive weight instantly pressed down on the entire area. It was precisely the Three-Tails.
"So this is a Tailed Beast? My first time seeing one," Deidara stared blankly at the massive Three-Tails, murmuring with 0.9 shock. Su Yue also stared at the Three-Tails in shock; it was his first time seeing one as well, and his shock was no less than Deidara's. The rest of the people stared in astonishment at the giant turtle; many among them were seeing the Three-Tails' true form for the first time.
Meanwhile, the Fourth Mizukage's body floated not far from the Three-Tails, eyes quietly closed. At this point, the Fourth Mizukage had lost all signs of life; he was clearly dead.
"What happened to the Fourth Mizukage? How did he just die like that?" Deidara asked, looking puzzledly at the deceased Mizukage.
"If a Tailed Beast leaves its Jinchuriki, then the Jinchuriki, being the sealing vessel, will die. This isn't a secret in the ninja world; it's a verified fact," Ao explained.