"What a lucky guy!"

Kakuzu was annoyed. There was such a large space with so many monsters around him, but he just tried to attack and happened to hit a heart monster. It was really frustrating.

Now no one can see each other, and apart from perception and exploration, all actions must be based on intuition.

Although Kakuzu had the initiative, the destructive power of Mei Terumi and Uchiha Sasuke's Susanoo was too strong. As long as they revealed a flaw or their chakra fluctuations were detected, they would be killed in one blow.

If he didn't have five lives... no, he only has four lives now, Kakuzu would have escaped long ago.

"It just happens to be the wind attribute that has the strongest attack ability..."

If you ask which of the Five Elements' escape techniques has the certainty of being able to cut through Susanoo, only the Wind Escape Technique has a glimmer of hope.

Uchiha Sasuke is good at lightning escape and his resistance is too high.

The hope of using Fire Style is even slimmer. It is difficult to hurt Uchiha Sasuke, who has Kagutsuchi, with Fire Style below S-rank.

Kakuzu had already used earth and water jutsu, ninjutsu that were suitable for large-scale killing and control on the battlefield, but it was useless without hard killing.

"That's fine, there's nothing to worry about, let's try out the power you imagined!"

Kakuzu didn't want to reveal the embryonic form of his power here. If others knew about it, when the Fourth Ninja War came and his original form Mizuki used it again, it would definitely cause criticism. However...

"I can't care about that anymore!"

Once the power is developed, it is meant to be used. Power that has never appeared before may catch the enemy off guard, but there is also the possibility of negligence and mistakes.

It is too risky to use a ninjutsu that has never been tried as a trump card.

Having made up his mind, Jiaodu took out a scroll, spread it out on the ground, then formed seals with his hands and unleashed the runes on it.

The transcription seal that had been imprinted on it a long time ago exploded, and the ninjutsu that was originally sealed inside began to take effect. A ball of silver light enveloped Kakuzu's body. At the same time, the fire-attribute heart monster that was originally roaming around rushed into the large cocoon formed by the silver light. After returning to its original form, it and the earth-attribute heart in Kakuzu's body underwent miraculous changes inside the silver cocoon.

"The destiny is in my hands. I am not just talking. Even if it is just for a moment, I will be able to do anything..."

The weapon that Mizuki gave to Kakuzu as a trump card was the unique eye technique of Kabuto's Mangekyō Sharingan - Hiruko.

Although it was only wielded by Aka's Impure World Body, its power was certainly far less than the miracle that brought Shimura Danzo back to life last time, and even the time limit was extremely great, but it was enough.

The remaining water-attribute heart monsters and lightning-attribute heart monsters immediately performed ninjutsu to cover the actions of their main bodies and divert the enemy's attention.

"Water Style: Water Curtain Barrier!"

"Lightning Release: Pseudo Darkness!"

The compressed water bubbles formed a scattered barrage wall that flew towards the enemy, with arcs of lightning in between, adding to its power. At the same time, the water-attribute heart monster and the lightning-attribute heart monster kept changing positions, completely covering up the body's ever-expanding momentum.

Perhaps such a crude cover tactic is not very clever, but now, because of the power of Jia's Mangekyō Sharingan, the possibility of success is very high.

While Uchiha Sasuke and Mei Terumi's attention was diverted, the silver cocoon continued to vibrate, and the oppressive feeling brought by the huge chakra became stronger and stronger. After a while, the light dissipated, and Kakuzu appeared again with a red glow all over his body.

"Lao Jie, it worked!"

He has a perfect understanding of the changes in the chakra properties of Fire and Earth Release brought by Suimu, and he also has rich experience in using Lava Release. With Kakuzu's current strength, it is not impossible for him to practice Lava Release, but the hope is not very great. Bloodline Limit is not just a matter of changes in the properties of chakra. It also takes time for chakra to make subtle changes to the body.

This kind of silent improvement requires a long period of accumulation unless one has extraordinary qualifications.

Because of the magical secret technique of the Mangekyō Sharingan that can temporarily change luck - Hirugo, even the smallest possibility will be infinitely increased at this time.

"The existing bloodline limit to deal with Susanoo, Terumi Mei's Lava Release: Dissolving Monsters Jutsu can be used, so my Lava Release is no problem either."

Being suppressed in terms of power, one naturally has to seek a solution. It is unlikely that one can continue to win by quantity using the Five Elements Technique, so one can only hope for Bloodline Limit or Yin-Yang Technique.

Kakuzu, whose body was covered in hot lava and had entered the Lava Release Chakra mode, looked at the Susanoo controlled by Uchiha Sasuke who was chasing the Water Attribute Heart Monster and the Lightning Attribute Heart Monster.

"Now, it's my turn."

The temperature around him rose rapidly, and the water vapor carried by the thick fog in the nearby air made a sizzling sound when it touched Kakuzu, making Kakuzu look like a foggy monster on fire.

This seeming monster soon turned into a monster of real value.

"The red lotus that destroys everything, bloom, the fire of heaven and earth!"

As Kakuzu finished speaking, Uchiha Sasuke and Terumi Mei, who had already noticed the changes here, changed their expressions.

"What's this?"

A red giant with flashing enchanting flames rose from the ground, and even the thick fog around it was dispersed by the scorching breath. The interweaving of cold and heat between his gestures could stir up a small tornado.

On the distant mountain top, Black Zetsu, who sensed something was wrong, had already escaped. Everyone thought Kakuzu was doomed this time, but when he looked back he unexpectedly saw such a horrible scene.

"It's really surprising that this old guy still has such power!"

Even though he was a derivative of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's will, Black Zetsu could still sense a hint of destruction emanating from the red giant in the distance.

Kakuzu, who had played his trump card, ignored Uchiha Sasuke's surprise, and controlled the terrible lava giant to stride forward. With a speed far beyond his body size, he grabbed the arms of Susanoo.

The red lava giant used both hands to press Susanoo to the ground. The red lotus fire on his body dripped onto the purple Susanoo along with the hot magma. The indestructible Susanoo continued to melt like ice meeting hot water.

"Let me see if you are strong enough to make me change the alternative plan. If not, then play a love-hate game with Uzumaki Naruto!"

This concerns the life and death of the entire ninja world and cannot tolerate the slightest negligence. Because of Mizuki's time travel, the butterfly effect has become so great that the memory of the original work is extremely unreliable. Some things that were originally believed in must be confirmed personally.

…

In Konoha Village, the Hokage's office is as busy as ever. Now, there is a constant stream of people coming in and out. If it weren't for the new recruitment of assistants, Tsunade really would be too busy to handle it.

What's giving everyone a headache right now is the urgent information we just received...

"The daimyo was attacked. We have confirmed that the enemies are Kakuzu and White Zetsu. By the time they sent the intelligence, the battle was going smoothly..."

"The battle went well?"

Nara Shikaku, who was sitting at the bottom, frowned.

"Not asking for help?"

Tsunade shook her head.

"The Mizukage of the Hidden Mist Village, Mei Terumi, is there. If the leader of the Akatsuki organization came in person, we would have to rescue them. But it doesn't seem that dangerous now!"

"After all, he is the Mizukage..."

Hatake Kakashi echoed, but what he was thinking about in his heart was Uchiha Sasuke's actions. However, when he thought about Sasuke's strength, there should be no problem. What's more, he had so many strong reinforcements. He was not fighting alone, so the possibility of being defeated by the enemy was not great.

Shuimu, who also put down his work when he was called over, said nothing. No one knew what he was thinking!

Seeing Mizuki in a daze, Asuma Sarutobi poked Mizuki's arm with his arm.

"Uh... is it my turn to speak?"

Mizuki, who was observing the battle situation through mental connection, raised his head and saw everyone around him looking at him strangely, and smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry, I've been too busy lately and didn't get a good rest at night!"

It is nonsense that a ninja of Mizuki's level would be distracted during an important meeting just because he had not had enough rest for a few days. Even if he did not eat or drink for ten days or half a month, he could still be energetic and maintain sufficient combat effectiveness.

But at this time Tsunade was too lazy to care about these trivial matters.

"With the Godaime Mizukage here, there shouldn't be any big problems. There's no need to mobilize a large army to rescue, but we can't just ignore it. After all, he's the Fire Country Daimyo, and if he knows about it, he needs to show some appreciation."

Everyone seemed to be a little too optimistic about this small conflict, and Shuimu was speechless.

Although as long as the Outer Path Demon Statue and the Samsara Eye do not appear, there is really no need to make a fuss.

But, after all, this is considered a preliminary battle in the Ninja World War. We actually think that we have a great chance of winning. You have to know that the enemy is well prepared for a surprise attack, and we are fighting hastily!

Mizuki was too lazy to refute. Fortunately, the initiative was in his hands and the situation was not that bad.

According to the existing intelligence, the strength of Kakuzu and Zetsu alone is indeed not enough to shake the large army led by the Fifth Mizukage Mei Terumi.

"Asuma, take your students with you!"

The personnel allocation of the Shinobi Alliance is nearing completion, and the only ones left in the village on standby are the Tenth Team. As Asuma Sarutobi's former guardian ninja, it is most appropriate for him to deal with the daimyo.

…

Although it was urgent information, the results of the discussion did not seem to be that serious, and Tsunade's handling of it was nothing special. However, after the meeting, Tsunade still left Mizuki alone.

"The sealing barrier of the coalition headquarters?"

Mizuki frowned, he didn't expect Tsunade was going to let him do such a thing.

"If the enemy breaks into the command headquarters, it means that the front line has already been defeated, and no matter how tight the defense is, it will be useless, right?"

It is certainly impossible for both sides of the war to station most of their elite troops in the rear.

In fact, the command system does not require very strict sealing and barrier techniques to support it. The key is to ensure smooth transmission of information. A defense system that is too closed is not so convenient.

What's more, the wartime command center has the shadows of the five major ninja villages there, and the enemy will not use it as an attack point before the battle formation collapses.

By the time the Kages of the five major ninja villages leave their headquarters and go into battle in person, Uchiha Madara must have been resurrected and the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki must have been reborn.

At that time, with the Ten-Tails Beast Cannon flying everywhere, even the most powerful defensive barrier was like paper and had no effect at all.

"If we want to establish a smooth command system, I think Senior Yamanaka Inoichi might be better at it!"

It is better to let professionals do the work of transmitting spiritual secrets over long distances to each team in a timely manner through barriers and various ninja tools.

"I know that!"

Tsunade waved her hand.

"I want to talk about something else. Because this is a war involving nearly 100,000 or 200,000 people, and this has never happened before in the ninja world, we decided to set up a transfer station at the headquarters to quickly deploy key forces to the appropriate battlefield."

"oh!"

Mizuki suddenly realized that although the ninja army had little experience in such large-scale wars due to limitations, the advantages brought by intelligence and mobility were still very clear.

"Flying Thunder God Technique, you want me to be the coachman as well?"

Tsunade nodded.

"Almost. In fact, Die Iwashi, Shiranui Genma, and Bizu Leitong can be used, but they are too limited. You are more suitable."

To put it bluntly, Shuimu wanted to build a teleportation array between the headquarters and the main positions to help deploy troops.

Although it is said that those who are more capable should do more work, this kind of thing is really troublesome.

"Lady Tsunade, if a large number of people and materials are transferred through space-time ninjutsu, whether it is appropriate or not is not the point, but the consumption of chakra is quite large!"

Using the main combat power - Mizuki's chakra here for a slight advantage on the battlefield is really not worth it.

Even though he had the Breath-Containing Technique, which made Shuimu rarely suffer from chakra shortage, no matter how rich he was, he couldn't be so wasteful. Shuimu had not originally expected such a huge consumption.

"I understand that. All I ask is that you teleport elite jonin and even shadows to where they are needed at the critical moment. I don't want you to use space-time ninjutsu too frequently."

Since Tsunade said so, Mizuki couldn't find a reason to refuse for a while, and after hesitating for a while, he nodded.

"Please tell the other ninja villages, Hokage, that space-time ninjutsu is for emergency use, not conventional means, and cannot be used as a reference for the main tactics."

"I'll take care of this!"

As long as Shuimu agrees.

"Also, hold this!"

Tsunade said as she handed over a scroll.

"Is it a time-space warehouse?"

Shuimu took it in his hand and felt it for a moment, then he knew what it was.

"There are many precious pills in it. They are good choices for replenishing physical strength and chakra."

"Then I'll take it."

At least it wasn't all in vain. If you want the horse to run, you still know to feed it some hay, which is a good result.

By the time the daimyos of the major countries had moved to safe places, the last remaining forces, including Tsunade and Mizuki, would almost be heading to the battlefield.