Even if Shukaku was disrupting the situation and helping him in disguise, he was not under his control after all. Even if he was guiding him, it was not that convenient. For example, now, when Mizuki needed Shukaku, he did not wait for Shukaku's practice bullets, but fell into a difficult situation.

"Power that is not under one's control is indeed unreliable..."

Mizuki was now extremely curious. In the original novel, how did Uzumaki Naruto achieve reconciliation between the tailed beasts and humans? Through love and justice? It would be strange if telling these guys who acted entirely on instinct that "love knows no boundaries" would have any effect.

Although the situation is not favorable, it is not out of control for the time being. According to Mizuki's estimation, they should be able to hold out for a while. However, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and Mizuki is considering whether to run away and take Shukaku for a walk. With Kakuzu and Hidan chasing them, it seems that they can also try it when they can't hold out any longer. As for the optional task of assassinating Deidara, it depends on the situation. It is not a mandatory task anyway. Killing the Red Sand Scorpion is already a good result.

Mizuki's bad mood didn't last long, as his support had already arrived. As a large group of summoned beasts, crows, attacked, making Kakuzu and Hidan unable to take care of themselves, Yamashiro Aoba, a capable helper, finally arrived at the scene. In addition to the level of illusion that Mizuki also recognized, he also used the summoning technique to perfection. Not only that, he was also quite experienced in the secret technique of reading minds. Finally, there was a good secret technique - stone needle, which paralyzed the attack transmitted through the rope, and temporarily made Kakuzu lose the timely control of his figure. Mizuki also took this opportunity to step forward and hit Kakuzu's left chest with a heavy punch.

"Did you succeed? Something seems wrong..."

Kakuzu's earth-attributed ninjutsu, when used to strengthen the body, is too powerful to strengthen defense. Mizuki's iron fist of such power did not completely penetrate Kakuzu's chest. Logically, the power should be not much different from Kakashi Hatake's Chidori, but Kakashi's Chidori destroyed Kakuzu's life in one blow, and Mizuki's punch, although it felt like it broke his defense, could not confirm whether it was fatal.

The mutual promotion and restraint of attributes were so obvious in the high-level battle, which was beyond Shuimu's own expectations.

"The idea of ​​relying on fire ninjutsu to conquer the world seems to be unworkable. If I encounter a water ninja like Hoshigaki Kisame, the restraint on me will be too great."

A powerful punch directly knocked Kakuzu to the ground, leaving a ditch more than ten meters long. Just as Mizuki was about to turn around and repel Hidan, another ninja's support attack arrived.

"Water Style - Water Horn."

A water shock wave formed by a torrent was spit out from Kurotsuchi's mouth, directly repelling Feiduan who was about to attack.

Seeing that both enemies were temporarily suppressed, Shuimu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Mizuki, how do you feel?" Yamashiro Aoba, who had just cooperated with Mizuki, appeared beside Mizuki and asked with concern.

"It's okay, I can still hold on." Physical fatigue was secondary. The key was that when facing two immortal monsters, the pressure on the heart was very great. Not to mention that there was also Shukaku who was eyeing him covetously.

"Did you succeed just now?"

"I don't know." Shuimu shook his head and said, "The opponent's defense is too strong. I'm not sure if it's fatal enough. Be prepared to continue fighting."

"Well, is it possible that he is not dead? That is such a pity." Yamashiro Aoba said disappointedly, "Ningji, take a look at the condition of that guy's chakra. Is he dead or not?"

"Why did you bring them here?" Mizuki only then noticed Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino who followed Yamashiro Aoba.

"Support is necessary. We cannot let you fight alone against a strong enemy. Besides, it would be better to keep the two Genin under our watchful eyes. At least we can take care of them nearby."

"Take care? I'm afraid we won't have the time to take care of it."

Mizuki said with a wry smile. The reason why the Genin didn't let Scorpion face off head-on was because Scorpion was a puppeteer and a master of poison, which was too troublesome. Hyuga Neji and Aburame Shino were not able to help much, and it would be extremely dangerous if they were poisoned.

As for Kakuzu and Hidan, it was quite suitable for Yamashiro Aoba to hold off Kakuzu for time, with Neji and Shino assisting from the side. It was actually a good choice for him and Kurotsuchi to use their bloodline limit melting escape technique to deal with Hidan, of course, provided that there was no flying around practicing empty bullets.

"Shui Mu, didn't you say this a few days ago? This is also the only way they can go. What we need to do is give them trust."

"Okay." Yamashiro Aoba refuted Mizuki with his own words, and Mizuki really had nothing to say. "I'll leave them to you later. You better be careful..."

While they were talking, Hyuga Neji had already checked Kakuzu's condition.

"Captain Mizuki, that person is indeed not dead, and his condition is very strange." After thinking for a while, Neji organized his words and said, "The chakra flow in that person's body is very strange. There are several cores in his body, and one of them is about to die. What's more troublesome is that the body of that person seems to have very poor connectivity. He simply does not have the vitality of a normal person's body. What maintains his activity is another strange thing in his body."

"Strange thing?" Yamashiro Aoba asked puzzledly.

"Yes," Neji explained, "It's like there's another monster hiding inside of you."

"Is it something like psychic?"

"It's impossible to tell. The central location of this thing is the several cores of its body."

"Is that so?" Yamashiro Aoba turned to Mizuki and asked, "What do you think?"

"Immortality." Shuimu revealed a little bit of the truth, "At least a certain degree of immortality. You know, that blow just now would have seriously injured an ordinary person if not killed."

"Yeah, I think so too. He is really an incredible monster."

"Be careful. If you can't hold on any longer, don't force yourself. Take the two Genin and retreat. We are not their primary target..."

…

Send some people to hold back Kakuzu who was not using his full strength, then quickly defeat Hidan, then turn around and defeat Kakuzu. Finally, seal Shukaku. Currently, Mizuki is executing according to this plan.

"But why has the tailed beast been quiet for so long? Could it be that it let me go? That shouldn't be the case."

Just when Mizuki, who was fighting with Hidan, was still wondering why Shukaku hadn't fired the training bullet for so long, suddenly, Mizuki felt the sky above his head darken, and when he looked up, a huge raccoon cat appeared in his sight.

"Come straight over? This is going to be troublesome..."

Kurotsuchi and Hidan who were present also looked helpless and had to run away quickly.

Shuimu, who was in the center, used his speed advantage to flexibly avoid the two claws that were pouncing on him, but he failed to avoid the huge sand tail that was rolling over.

"The third 'hand' is so flexible, and even more powerful than the claws. The name 'tailed beast' is indeed correct."

Not only Mizuki, but also Hidan was not spared and was hit by the huge tail. Although Kurotsuchi was not hit directly, he was also affected by the shock wave. The extent of his injuries is still unknown, but with the tenacity of the Iwagakure ninjas, he should not be seriously injured.

But Mizuki was so lucky. Not only was he swept by the tail, but it also caused some other problems.

For this kind of purely physical attack, Mizuki had the chakra shield and the bonus of the Sage Mode, so although he was injured, it was not serious. The key was that direct contact with Shukaku led to unexpected changes.

"What is this? Chakra resonance? It was fine just now, but it's such a problem after such close contact..."