"What a perverted little brat!"
But this time was different from last time. Mei Terumi, who could adjust the concentration of her acidic mist at any time, wasn't afraid of her Boil Release hurting herself.
As long as she was careful this time, her clothes wouldn't dissolve like last time when she had to escape the trap…
"Hmph, foolish! Do you think I'll make the same mistake again? But you, on the other hand, actually trapped yourself in here like an idiot. Watch how I dissolve both your clothes and your flesh!"
While speaking harshly, Mei Terumi increased the output of her Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique.
Once the acidic mist filled this ice prison, it would be her victory.
"Unfortunately, I can't be trapped in ice. As someone with the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai, I can move freely through ice," As Uchiha Kage spoke, he reached out to the ice wall beside him.
Then, his body seemed to merge with the ice wall and appeared inside the ice layer.
'Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!'
"So, before your Boil Release can corrode my Ice Release, you are at my mercy."
In an instant, every ice wall of the ice prison reflected Uchiha Kage's figure.
And each of those figures held shuriken and other ranged attack ninjutsu in their hands.
Unlike Haku, who relied on speed, Kage, with his immense chakra, had turned every single reflection into a solid shadow clone.
Which meant that every attack Mei Terumi was about to face would be real.
"Impossible! I won't be—"
Watching the Uchiha boy casually move through the ice and appear in every ice wall, Mei Terumi was in complete disbelief.
She had been thinking that if she filled the prison with acid mist, the enemy would beg for mercy.
But now, she realized she was the fool all along. Of course, his Ice Prison Jutsu wouldn't trap himself…
'Damn it!'
'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!'
Refusing to sit idly, Mei Terumi immediately launched her strongest Water Release attack at the ice walls of the prison.
Boom!
But before the Water Dragon Bullet could even collide with the ice, it was frozen solid by the freezing air.
With a crash, it shattered into icy fragments on the ground.
"It's useless. Even if you create a gap, I can repair it immediately."
With Uchiha Kage's chakra enhancing it, the thickness and durability of his ice far surpassed what Haku could produce.
Not to mention, he could preemptively freeze his enemy's ninjutsu.
"Are you ready? My attack is coming."
Every single ice crystal reflected Uchiha Kage's face. The voices coming from all directions put immense pressure on Mei Terumi.
"You—"
Before she could finish her sentence, shuriken rained down on her from all sides.
"Don't underestimate me, you bastard!"
Ding! Ding! Ding!
While deflecting the shuriken with a kunai, Mei Terumi simultaneously used Skilled Mist Technique to dissolve the ones she couldn't block, letting their melted remains fall to the ground.
"Good response, but it looks exhausting?"
Although her ninjutsu was powerful, Mei Terumi's taijutsu wasn't lacking either.
She had yet to take a single hit despite the overwhelming barrage of shuriken.
But seeing her start to pant, Uchiha Kage shook his head.
She might be the future Mizukage, but it seemed this was her limit.
"Kage-kun is way too strong…", Hinata's initial worries didn't last even a second before Uchiha Kage's Ice Release erased them.
He had been completely suppressing the female Mist ninja.
"This guy… he always comes up with new tricks."
Fire Release, Rasengan, Genjutsu, Lightning Release, and now Ice Release…
Every time he fought, Uchiha Kage used different techniques.
Even Kurenai Yuhi felt numb watching.
Was there any jutsu her genius student didn't know?
"But we should be used to it by now. This guy isn't normal. Just stop worrying about him."
"Sensei…"
Hinata didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Kage-kun was strong, but calling him "not normal" seemed a bit much.
"Sensei, something bad might be happening in the Mist Village. My bugs…"
Just as Kurenai and Hinata were casually observing the battle, Shino, who had appeared nearby at some point, suddenly turned pale as he looked at the insects in his hand.
"My bugs are afraid. I've never seen them react like this before."
Buzz! Buzz…
The small black insect on Shino's finger trembled, folding its wings and pressing itself to the ground as if terrified of something incomprehensibly dreadful.
———
[Inside the Ice Prison]
"You're not planning to surrender? I'd say you can last two more rounds at most."
If she couldn't break free from the Ice Prison, Mei Terumi's struggles were meaningless.
"Surrender? Even if I die, I will never yield to a brat like you!"
'He has even calculated my stamina?'
'How does this kid have such unfathomable power?'
Mei Terumi knew her limit. She could evade two more waves of attacks before exhaustion would make her an easy target.
But the thought that she was the one who boasted and picked this fight in the first place made surrender impossible.
Especially remembering how he had seen her completely exposed last time and how she had almost…
She had controlled it well, but she still noticed that some of her clothes had dissolved again.
If this continued, history would repeat itself.
She had to find a way to counter his Ice Release.
Water Release was useless. Lava and Boil Release couldn't break the ice either. The only thing left was.
Mei Terumi looked down at the ground beneath her feet.
Although this move wasn't very graceful, if she didn't escape soon, she would have no chance of turning the tables.
Fine! She'd dig a hole if that's what it took.
'Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage!'
But just as she prepared to tunnel her way out of the Ice Prison, the entire ground suddenly trembled with an ominous quake.
At the same time, Uchiha Kage, who had been attacking from within the ice, seemed to notice something and dispelled the ice walls, dissolving the prison.
"What? Are you trying to let me—"
Jumping out of the Ice Prison and breathing fresh air again, Mei Terumi sighed in relief.
But the moment she thought the enemy had intentionally let her go, her anger flared, and she charged straight at Uchiha Kage.
She didn't need his pity.
If ninjutsu wasn't enough, she'd beat him to the ground with taijutsu.
"Wait. Look at the village."
Dodging her kunai, Uchiha Kage grabbed her wrist and pointed toward the center of the Mist Village.
A massive, condensed chakra sphere was plummeting rapidly toward the village streets.
Until—
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion shook the sky and earth, while a violent shockwave engulfed the buildings in the village's center.
At that moment, both Uchiha Kage and Mei Terumi realized what that chakra sphere was.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
Someone was attacking the village with a Tailed Beast.
———
Inside the Mizukage Building.
"Lord Genshi, we of the Leaf have shown great sincerity. Are you really not considering an alliance?", In the Mizukage's office, Hiashi Hyuga was earnestly negotiating with the Mist Village elders.
"Don't be in such a hurry. We only just ended the Blood Mist policy. We've had no contact with the outside world, so we don't know what the Leaf or the shinobi world is like now. If we hastily form an alliance, we might provoke hostility from other villages…"
The more eager Hiashi looked, the more reassured Genshi felt.
But just as they were discussing, a frantic Mist Village shinobi burst into the room.
"Lord Genshi! Elders! The Mizukage—Yagura is dead in the prison! And the Three-Tails… is missing!"
BOOM!
Before the words even finished, a massive explosion rocked the entire village.
A colossal chakra sphere was falling right toward the Mizukage Building.
"Get down!"
Having lived through the Nine-Tails attack, Hiashi Hyuga immediately issued a warning, diving under the conference table with his two Hyuga bodyguards.
BOOOOM!
The Tailed Beast Bomb detonated nearby, shattering every window in the building. The entire structure shuddered, threatening to collapse.
"Lord Genshi!"
"Quick! Get the elders to safety and evacuate the entire village to the underground shelters!"
Having survived a past Tailed Beast attack, Genshi understood the urgency.
"Yes!"
"And summon Mei Terumi and the Jonin squad. Contact the sealing team. We need to contain the beast!"
No matter who had released the Tailed Beast, stopping it was the priority.
The Mist Village couldn't afford another disaster.
———
"So, he died this quickly? What a useless Mizukage."
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