When strength and skills are used to a certain extent, the effect produced is exactly what Kimimaro showed. Even if only one of the two is used to the extreme, it is extremely terrifying. In this world with chakra, the ultimate skills may not be obvious, but the ultimate power does exist, that is the Eight Gates. Might Guy's father Might Dai defeated the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Shadow with the strength of a junior ninja, Rock Lee could fight against the Jinchuriki of the One-Tail Shukaku without losing, and Might Guy opened the Eight Gates and almost saved the world.

Even though Kimimaro had not reached the pinnacle of either, the combined effect of the two was enough to crush most ninjas. And the bloodline limit, Shikotsu, brought the advantage of physical skills to an extremely terrifying degree. The fighting style in which all bones of the body could be used as weapons made it impossible for any ninja to get close. The advantage in numbers could not overwhelm Kimimaro at all. Kunai shuriken at a distance could not hurt him at all under Kimimaro's superb skills. As for the advanced ninjutsu that could work, with that kind of large-scale starting posture, it was no different from slow motion in front of a skilled physical ninja.

While Kimimaro was killing people everywhere, the situation at the Chunin Exam venue had been initially controlled. The summoning time of the Ten Thousand Snakes was up, so they returned to the Ryuchi Cave. As for the other giant snakes, without anyone to command and control them, they were just some difficult beasts to deal with. Except for a few scattered ones, most of them had been eliminated.

The fake Jinchūriki who was treating the wounded suddenly felt someone behind him.

Although he knew that it was unlikely that there would be enemies here, Shuimu still looked back vigilantly.

"It's you, Kakashi, are you okay?"

Protecting ordinary people who have no defense is impossible if you are not a ninja with a certain level of strength and you are afraid to do it.

"Well, how do you feel?"

"Not so good." Mizuki shook his head, "I don't have much chakra left. After all, my real body is not here. Also, there are still too few medical ninjas..."

With so many injured people, it is impossible to take care of them with the existing number of medical ninjas. Moreover, the frontline battlefield has not stopped yet, and the situation there is not much better than here.

"Just do your best! I don't know what's going on in other places. Asuma and Hong went to support the front line just now, and Kai is the fastest, so he went to chase Orochimaru."

"It's a good arrangement." Shuimu nodded, "Have you seen the Third Generation Master?"

"Yeah." Kakashi was wearing a mask, so his expression couldn't be seen, but it must not be too good, "Just like before..."

"You mean to say die at the most powerful moment?"

The effect of the potion had not yet worn off before he was killed by Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi. The side effects had not yet erupted before the Third Hokage had already lost his life. As a great ninja, it was better for him to die in his most powerful form than to appear old and feeble. However...

"Being alive is the most important thing, Kakashi..." According to Mizuki's point of view, there is no such thing as a worthy death. It always feels disrespectful to the deceased. No one deserves to die.

"Hmm..." Kakashi was noncommittal, "I don't know how Naruto and the others are doing."

"Have some faith in your students, Kakashi. And with my real body over there, nothing will happen to them." Mizuki said, "And what you should worry about is that..."

Mizuki gestured towards Danzo.

"How do you deal with that lord? Do you take orders for the time being?"

Jiraiya is not here at the moment, and neither are the two advisors. The Third Hokage died in battle. Danzo Shimura is not only the Hokage's disciple, but also his teammate and partner. He is the most prestigious person at the scene and the undisputed temporary supreme commander. If Jiraiya had not happened to return to the village, he might have had a great chance of taking over the position of the Fifth Hokage.

"Now is not the time to worry about these things." Kakashi replied, "Let's repel the strong enemy first."

It is indeed not a good idea to divide into factions when facing a powerful enemy.

Mizuki nodded in agreement: "You are right, Lord Jiraiya is here too..."

"I'm going to the front line to provide support. The main forces are all here, and the pressure there is very high..."

"Well, go ahead and do your work. I'll see you later."

Watching Hatake Kakashi leave, Mizuki moved his stiff arms and looked around.

"This is a much more tragic scene than the original. There shouldn't have been so many casualties."

In this real world, human lives are no longer just numbers and virtual backdrops. If it weren’t for the butterfly effect brought by Shuimu, perhaps they would have survived.

Shuimu felt sad about this, but he didn't feel guilty. He didn't use excuses like it was an unintentional mistake. He really felt that it was not him who was wrong, but the world.

"The meaning of life cannot be measured by quantity. This is not something humans should think about. It should be something God should consider."

Mizuki felt that he was right to try to rescue the Third Generation.

He raised his hand and looked at the chakra wrapped around his palm.

"Humanity needs gods, but not gods who descend to the earth. Where will chakra lead humanity?"

Shaking his head, Mizuki wiped the thoughts from his mind and looked at Shimura Danzo who, after arranging the body of the Third Generation, began to walk towards the VIP stands.

"Are you so impatient to greet the rich and powerful and build relationships to show your presence? The position of Hokage actually relies on political power to increase bargaining chips. It seems that the Shimura Dan has been hiding in the dark for too long and is not used to being open and aboveboard. He has lost his upright temperament. It seems that he doesn't know that Jiraiya is in the village yet, but it is estimated that he will be soon..."

In a jungle not far from Konoha, Mizuki was treating Uzumaki Naruto in a simple illusion barrier when he suddenly felt a disturbance in the barrier.

"This rhythm is so familiar and can break my barrier. It seems that Haruno Sakura is here."

Sure enough, a wave of ripples appeared out of nowhere, revealing the figures of Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to retreat?"

"I saw that the battle fluctuations here have subsided, so I came to check." Sakura explained, looking at the three people lying on the ground, "How is Naruto?"

"There's no danger anymore." Mizuki replied, "Go treat Gaara over there, he's seriously injured, just don't let him die."

"Okay, Mr. Mizuki." Sakura came over and started to give Gaara simple treatment.

Then Mizuki said to Uchiha Sasuke: "Is your injury not serious?"

"It's fine for now, but you can't use chakra yet."

"It's OK." Shuimu nodded, "The seal on the neck has stabilized. Just go back and rest."

"Mizuki-sensei also understands this?"