"It's not your fault." The Third Mizukage narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head.
Facing a ruthless man who might become the second God of Ninjas without any intel, losing was the most normal outcome.
"I can give you all a chance—if anyone is willing to negotiate peace with Konoha, then I can act as if everything before never happened and proceed with unconditional talks."
Sarutobi Hiruzen shielded Mokgetsu behind him, his sharp gaze sweeping over Onoki, Rasa, and the others.
Hiruzen had prepared thoroughly for this battle, but if it could be avoided, he still preferred not to fight.
Because even if they won, the losses would be anything but small.
Better to keep stockpiling strength—once Mokgetsu grew even stronger, Konoha would naturally regain its original transcendent status.
Standing behind Hiruzen, Mokgetsu said nothing. If peace was possible, that was obviously the best outcome.
Too many elite ninja had gathered on this battlefield now.
Among the reinforcements rushing in from each village, quite a few were Jonin with over twenty thousand Chakra and multiple Master Level Skills, and there were even a handful of Ninja World powerhouses with seventy or eighty thousand Chakra and a huge number of Master Level Skills.
If they really fought to the bitter end, even the victor would pay a terrible price.
"Don't joke around. Acting like nothing happened before? You just want to pick us off one by one and minimize your own losses." Onoki said with disdain.
With that, Onoki brought his palms together, ready to gather Chakra and unleash Dust Release.
Onoki's movement became the signal to attack, and the great battle that had stalled in the chaos instantly reignited.
Rasa: ...
He had honestly been tempted just now, but thinking it through, he felt Onoki made a lot of sense.
"Then let's see the real deal on the battlefield!" Seeing Onoki refuse to give up on the plan to kill Mokgetsu, Hiruzen grew angry and decided to properly teach Onoki a lesson.
"Summoning Technique!"
Hiruzen slammed his hand on the ground and summoned Ape Demon.
"Transform right away, it's going to be a hard fight." Hiruzen said quickly.
Ape Demon could transform into an infinitely extendable, incredibly hard Adamantine Stick, a crucial part of Hiruzen's power.
Aside from Five Release Ninjutsu, what Hiruzen was proudest of was his Taijutsu.
Ape Demon didn't say a word, transforming directly into a black staff that stood before Hiruzen.
Hiruzen, clean and decisive, gripped Ape Demon's transformed Adamantine Stick and aimed it at Onoki.
Whoosh!
The Adamantine Stick kept extending, tearing through the air as it shot toward Onoki.
Knowing how dangerous the Adamantine Stick was, Onoki flew higher into the air.
"Lighting Release: Lighting Light Bullet!"
"Earth Release: Rock Cannon Jutsu!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
The battle instantly became ferocious beyond belief as fresh elite from all sides joined in and went all out.
The ninja of Hidden Cloud, Hidden Sand, and Hidden Rock wanted to kill Mokgetsu, while the ninja of Konoha and Hidden Mist were protecting Mokgetsu.
"Kamui!"
Seeing the Third Raikage slaughtering wildly among the crowd, ignoring defense and dodging no matter what Ninjutsu his enemies used, Obito's eyes bled as he twisted the space on the left side of the Third Raikage's body.
His Kamui was the nemesis of all Defensive Ninjutsu; no matter how strong your Defense was, you couldn't possibly withstand the power of spatial distortion.
Whoosh!
A flash of lightning—The Third Raikage vanished from the spot where Kamui had been activated.
"Huh." Obito was dumbfounded. How come when it was his turn the guy dodged, and at such insane speed?
Bang, bang!!
Mokgetsu blew away all the Jonin closing in around him, then flickered to the Third Mizukage's side.
"Please help block the Raikage for a bit, sir. I've got a good Ninjutsu to deal with the Kazekage." Mokgetsu said quickly.
With his Byakugan, Mokgetsu had been observing the entire battlefield.
The Third Mizukage's performance could be summed up in one word: shrewd.
He was putting in effort, targeting opponents at his level—but the Third Mizukage kept his sights locked on the weakest, Rasa, as if he couldn't see the nearby Third Raikage at all.
And although Rasa's strength was inferior to the Third Mizukage's, overall he was still roughly in the same tier, and couldn't possibly lose in a short time, which kept the situation locked in a stalemate.
This wasn't the scenario Mokgetsu wanted. He planned to take down one Kage as fast as possible to break the battlefield deadlock.
"Fine." The Third Mizukage nodded with a smile.
"The younger generation is truly fearsome." The Third Mizukage sighed inwardly.
He was very envious that Konoha had produced such a Ninja.
Not only was Mokgetsu strong, he was also steady and composed; even on this fiercely contested battlefield, he still spoke to him politely, using honorifics that made people feel comfortable.
The Third Mizukage had a premonition that the balance of the Ninja World was about to undergo a huge change.
At the First Five Kage Summit, the Third Mizukage had gone as the Mizukage Guard. He had personally seen Senju Hashirama presiding over the meeting and knew that God of Ninjas' character and disposition.
That was a kind of person the Third Mizukage found very hard to comprehend.
The meeting had only just begun when Senju Hashirama happily knelt and bowed his head to all the Kage on the conference table.
To be honest, if the Third Mizukage had Senju Hashirama's strength, it would already be kindness not to make the others kneel to him; how could he possibly lower his head to others?
The Third Mizukage didn't know what kind of personality Mokgetsu had, but it was definitely different from Senju Hashirama's.
"Magnet Release: Gold Sand!"
Rasa instantly showed an expression as if facing a great enemy as he stared at Mokgetsu, driving his Chakra to create a huge amount of Gold Sand and arrange it all around.
He didn't dare underestimate Mokgetsu; after all, this was the man who had forced Onoki to unite the Three Great Ninja Villages to hunt him down.
"Eight Gates, Wonder Gate, open!"
Mokgetsu directly opened the Eight Gates up to the Seventh Gate. The Chakra in his body surged explosively, and the aura around him soared along with it.
At the same time, Mokgetsu focused Breath of Rock to the extreme, entering Breath of Rock Chakra Mode, continuously consuming the Chakra in his body to enhance his defense and strength.
Eight Gates stacked with Breath of Rock was a very solid tactic.
But on Mokgetsu, it was kind of awkward, because he always had better options and normally had no need to use Eight Gates.
Eight Gates would send the Chakra in his body rampaging out of control; during that period, many of Mokgetsu's methods couldn't be used, and that massive Chakra could only be channeled into a very small portion of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu.
But gold will always shine; in the current chaotic battlefield, if you want to quickly take out a Kage-level opponent who isn't weak, Eight Gates layered with Breath of Rock is a good choice.
Breath of Rock plus the high defense of Armament allowed Mokgetsu to ignore the attacks coming from all directions, while giving him the speed and power to rapidly defeat his enemies.
"Magnet Release: Golden Sand Burial!"
Shhhh!!
As Rasa continuously burned through his Chakra, the soil around him suddenly became abnormally active, as if drawn by an invisible force, beginning to whirl and surge madly.
High-density Gold Sand, shimmering with golden radiance, interwove and collided in midair, forming a vast, sky-covering ocean of gold.
They crashed down like giant waves on the sea, pouring over, shrouding the area around Mokgetsu in a golden glow.
Some Hidden Mist and Konoha Ninja wanted to help Mokgetsu block this terrifying Gold Sand, but their Ninjutsu were instantly swallowed by the golden storm.
Mokgetsu charged straight toward Rasa without changing his expression, as if he couldn't see the golden sand wave that was about to slam into him.
"He actually dares to take it head-on like this." Rasa was both angered and excited.
Angered that he was being underestimated by Mokgetsu, excited that he might have the chance to eliminate Mokgetsu.
His Gold Sand was not something ordinary sand could compare to, especially not at this scale; just the impact alone could smash a person into minced meat, not to mention that this Ninjutsu came with its own sealing effect.
"Armament!"
At the instant before making contact with the Gold Sand, Mokgetsu's whole body was covered in pitch-black Armament.
Boom!!
A torrent of Gold Sand swarmed around Mokgetsu, rapidly condensing into a pyramid.
Bang!
The very next moment after the pyramid formed, a massive amount of Gold Sand exploded outward in all directions, as if there were a terrifying bomb inside the pyramid.
Whoosh!
A streak of black light flashed by, and Rasa's hair instantly stood on end as he felt a life-or-death crisis closing in.
His rich combat experience made him instantly erect a barrier of Gold Sand around himself.
"Serious Punch!"
Facing the Gold Sand barrier, Mokgetsu swung his Armament-covered fist with full power.
It looked like just a simple punch, but this strike contained Armament, Breath of Rock Chakra Mode, Transparent World, and other abilities, plus a massive amount of Chakra—a full-power blow.
Crash!!
The Gold Sand burst apart, shooting outward in all directions, while Rasa's body flew back at high speed, smashing into who knew how many Ninja before finally stopping.
The Third Mizukage's eyelids twitched. He had known Mokgetsu was about to get serious, but he hadn't expected him to go this hard—less than a minute in and Rasa was already beaten into this state.
This junior was terrifying!
"Fourth Lord!" Some Hidden Sand Ninja ignored their enemies and hurriedly rushed toward Rasa.