Time is of the essence! The long-awaited Third Mizukage instantly appeared at the forefront of the Mist Ninjas, with his hands clasped together. Dozens of black lines gathered from his body, climbing up the ground to the huge body of the Vulpix. Looking closely, you can see that these black lines are composed of tadpole-sized black runes.

Runes wandered around Vulpix, wrapping around it, tightly restraining its movements like a chain. Vulpix roared to the sky, but was helpless, and its huge chakra gradually shrank.

When Duke saw that the Third Mizukage was so powerful, he quickly flew behind the Vulpix, formed a seal, and spit out a high-pressure water line with great cutting power from his mouth.

Water Style: Water Cutting Wave! Perhaps because the Vulpix is ​​a soft-bodied animal with no bones in its body, the Water Cutting Wave easily cut off the two giant tails. Of course, it is more likely because of the seal of the Third Mizukage, all the chakra protecting its body surface disappeared, leaving it without the slightest resistance.

The huge tail, more than ten meters long, twitched and bounced after landing, as if it were alive. Duke was thinking about how to summon Orochimaru when he saw a pale hand reaching out from the ground behind the Vulpix. Using the Vulpix's huge size to conceal it, it sealed the two broken tails in the scroll.

Orochimaru achieved his goal, swallowed the scroll with satisfaction, came to Duke, and fixed his eyes on the Third Mizukage. For a scientist, the Third Mizukage is also an individual worthy of study. His powerful strength and bloodline ability, as well as his identity as a Jinchūriki, all tempted his curiosity.

"Sealing Technique: Four Symbols Seal!"

"Hehehe, if this is your last words, then it's really boring. I thought a strong man like you would leave behind some shocking words before dying, but it turns out to be nothing but nonsense." Orochimaru looked at the Third Mizukage sarcastically, and was extremely disappointed.

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Duke was listening with great interest, but was suddenly provoked by the Third Mizukage, and couldn't help but grin. He thought to himself that he was indeed the village boss who played tricks and schemes. This sentence seemed to be an attempt to win him over, but in fact it was an attempt to sow discord.

"Ahem...but...what's the pity?" the Third Mizukage asked puzzledly. Seeing that Orochimaru and Duke didn't care at all, he didn't understand for a moment.

Would Orochimaru care if Duke was a threat to Konoha? Would he tell Sarutobi Hiruzen about this? Don't be ridiculous. Orochimaru himself is not clean, so how could he have time to care about Duke's mess?

Orochimaru bit his finger and pressed it to the ground. A puff of white smoke drifted past, knocking away the fearless Kirigakure ninja. The white smoke dispersed, and a three-headed giant python appeared in the same place, with cold snake pupils hissing and spitting out tongues. It was as big as a hill, and half of its body with its head raised was ten meters high. As soon as this giant beast appeared, it frightened the Kirigakure ninja and made them dare not move rashly.

After sealing the Vulpix, the Third Mizukage fell to the ground in a sweat, his chest rising and falling with more breathing in than in, his dry hair gradually falling off, his dry skin wrinkled and cracked, and he instantly aged by dozens of years. His vitality was like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.

"Ahem... Are you Orochimaru?" Although the Third Mizukage was asking a question, his tone was full of strong affirmation.

"The art of spiritual communication!"

Facing the shouting of the Kirigakure ninja, Orochimaru didn't care at all. He didn't even have the interest to pay attention to them. He stared at the Third Mizukage and said, "Third Mizukage, do you have any last words before you die?"

"This battle... cough cough... it's true that you Konoha is slightly better..." The Third Mizukage coughed up blood, staining the Mizukage robe on his chest red. He took a few breaths and continued, "However, you are not qualified to take my head." After the Third Mizukage finished speaking, he turned his head and looked at Duke, and said word by word, "If you are willing to return to the Hidden Mist Village, the Mizunotsuki clan will do their best to make you the new Mizukage. You are too old to be the Fourth Mizukage, but you are the Fifth Mizukage."

After the seal was completed, the Anbu groaned and fainted. Immediately, two teams of Kirigakure ninjas came forward, carried him and quickly evacuated the battlefield, rushing towards the Kirigakure Village.

"You coward, I will do my best to keep you, the commander of Konoha, here today."

If this scene really happened, Duke himself couldn't guarantee what he would do... Although Shimura Danzo had already been on his blacklist, the time was not yet ripe.

"How dare you speak to the Mizukage-sama like that?"

"Kill them and avenge Lord Mizukage..."

"The Mizukage-sama is dead?"

"You are worthy of being the Third Mizukage. Even though you are about to die, I dare not underestimate you." Orochimaru licked his tongue and praised. As the Kage of a village, the Third Mizukage is undoubtedly qualified, which reminded Orochimaru of his respected teacher. He even wondered what choice Sarutobi Hiruzen would make if he faced this situation one day.

The war between the Water Kingdom and the Fire Kingdom was fierce, and a high reward was offered for the heads of the leaders of both sides. Since the Third Mizukage was destined to die, Orochimaru was happy to help him. On the one hand, it could boost Konoha's morale and turn the tide of the war; on the other hand, Orochimaru also wanted to use this achievement to add a heavyweight weight to the election of the Fourth Hokage.

The Third Mizukage pushed away the Kirigakure ninja who was approaching him, his cloudy eyes fixed firmly on Duke and Orochimaru beside him. Although the tiger was dead, its power was still there, not to mention that the Third Mizukage was still alive. He stood upright with his body hunched, but he burst out with a majestic aura that was intimidating without anger.

"What a pity..." Duke shook his head. The Third Mizukage's move was indeed ruthless as it killed two birds with one stone. If he was not careful, he could fall into an irretrievable crisis. But the Third Mizukage chose the wrong person, and he shouldn't have said these things in front of Orochimaru.

"I've heard of the Third Mizukage's name for a long time, but I didn't expect that the first time we met would be the day of your death. It's such a pity that we didn't get to fight." Orochimaru smiled sinisterly, and it seemed like he was mocking the other person.

The pleasant conversation ended, Orochimaru bared his fangs, dozens of long snakes sprang out of his sleeves, and before the Kirigakure Ninja could react, they entangled the Third Mizukage. The sharp fangs bit through the Third Mizukage's veins, injected a large amount of toxins, and pulled him out of the Kirigakure Ninja camp. Poor Third Mizukage, under normal circumstances, he would never be so easily attacked, but now he is dying, his body is about to die, and he has no ability to resist at all.

However, even one day would be enough. The Sealing Team from the Hidden Mist Village was on their way, and three days would be enough for them to select a qualified Jinchūriki.

"Mizukage-sama!? How is that possible?"

Orochimaru grabbed the Third Mizukage's neck with one hand, squeezed hard, and with a snap, he killed him. Duke watched coldly from the side. The Third Mizukage didn't want him to have an easy time before he died. If Orochimaru hadn't acted quickly, he would have already taken action.

The death of the Third Mizukage ignited the hatred of the Kirigakure ninjas, and they rushed towards Orochimaru and Duke without caring about their lives. Their red eyes and low, suppressed roars were like they were facing the murderer of their father.

To be honest, this Anbu was not a suitable candidate for Jinchūriki, but there was no suitable candidate at the moment. The Third Mizukage did not want to cause any more trouble, so he decisively sealed the Six-Tails into the Anbu's body. He knew that the hasty seal would only be effective for three days at most, and after this period of time, the Six-Tails would break the seal again.

The Third Mizukage was stunned. Every word he said was heart-piercing. A smart person would understand the deep meaning behind it. Orochimaru actually didn't care at all. Is he still a qualified Konoha Sannin? "The Hidden Shadow has many snake hands!"

However, Orochimaru quickly put this idea behind him. He was sure that if such a day really came, Sarutobi Hiruzen would definitely not fear death and would choose to sacrifice himself for the village.

The Third Mizukage knew that even if he sealed the Six-Tails back into his body, he couldn't save himself, so he simply called out a Kirigakure Anbu with a decent chakra capacity and chose him as the new Jinchūriki.

After the Third Mizukage finished setting up the technique, the runes twisted, moved, pulled, and then the boneless body of the Vulpix, like flowing water, instantly flowed into the body of the Anbu. Then he pressed a five-element seal on the Anbu's lower abdomen, and after forming the last seal, the tadpole rune disappeared into the Anbu's body.

The Kirigakure ninjas were furious when they saw Orochimaru being so rampant. Although everyone was injured after several battles, half of them were still alive, and they had an overwhelming advantage in numbers.

"The body of Mizukage-sama must not be desecrated. We must not let them take it away."

"Lord Mizukage!" The surrounding Kirigakure ninjas tried to help up the Third Mizukage with a trembling voice. The Vulpix was successfully retrieved, but the price paid was too high.

Duke looked at Orochimaru, then at the Third Mizukage, and found that the two looked quite similar. The outline of the appearance, the style of clothing, except for the pupils and skin color, everything else was somewhat similar.

Of course, this is only temporary. Although this giant python looks powerful, it is not a powerful summoning beast. It is definitely not as powerful as the most powerful summoning beast in Orochimaru's hands. It has a low IQ and can only rely on its huge body to bully others. If it encounters a more powerful ninja, it will be killed in seconds.

Orochimaru stood on the head stove in the middle of the giant python, looking down at the Kirigakure ninjas below. Duke took out a sealing scroll from his blade bag, sealed the body of the Third Mizukage, and then stood beside Orochimaru, looking down at the Kirigakure ninjas below.

"Lord Orochimaru, do you want to fight?" Duke asked with a frown. The Mist Ninjas below had an absolute numerical advantage. Even if they stood still and let them kill them, it would take a lot of time. By the time the reinforcements of the Mist Ninjas arrived, it would not be easy to escape.

"We already have what we want. There's no need to waste time here. Let's go." Orochimaru put one hand on Duke's shoulder and the other on the ground. The two of them turned into white smoke and disappeared at the same time.

(End of this chapter)