Chapter 66: The Six-Tails! The Seven Ninja Swordsmen's First Battle (Part 1)
"Huff..." Ice exhaled a long breath, finally subduing the berserk Three-Tails. "Next is to wait for Elder Haruame to arrive and then temporarily seal it in the sealing tools before going to support the Six-Tails."
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On the other side, while the Third Mizukage Ice was fighting the Three-Tails, Kiyoshi and the others arrived at Outpost Number 6, running head-on into the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, who had already entered semi-tailed beast transformation and was wreaking havoc.
"Suikazan!" Seeing the tragic battle situation not far away, Kiyoshi shouted loudly.
Suikazan Fuguki, who had been serving under Kiyoshi for a long time, didn't need Kiyoshi to say more. He instantly understood his captain's meaning.
Chakra erupted immediately, increasing his speed. He broke away from the group and quickly rushed into the battlefield, forming hand seals rapidly with both hands.
"Water Release: Exploding Water Wave!"
The surging waves of water washed the rampaging Six-Tails Jinchuriki into the distance, also giving the hard-pressed Anbu a chance to catch their breath.
The remaining Anbu, who were barely holding on, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw reinforcements arrive. Although the Anbu stationed here were all elite squads, they were still facing a one-sided massacre against a Jinchuriki who had gone berserk and had already undergone semi-tailed beast transformation. In a short period, the three Anbu squads stationed at Outpost Number 3 had lost half their personnel.
At this moment, Kiyoshi arrived beside Suikazan Fuguki with the remaining members.
"You guys retreat. Leave this place to us," Kiyoshi instructed with a hint of sorrow, looking at the Anbu, almost all of whom were injured.
"Yes! Please take care, lords!" The only surviving Anbu squad leader replied with difficulty, taking a breath, and then led the others, supporting each other, towards the village.
The Jinchuriki, whose slaughter had been interrupted by the Exploding Water Wave, fell into an even more violent state, letting out an angry roar, and then charged towards Kiyoshi and the others at an extremely fast speed.
"Captain! Is that the Six-Tails Jinchuriki?" The others, who hadn't yet understood the situation, couldn't help but ask, their voices trembling slightly. After all, this was a tailed beast known as a natural disaster in the ninja world.
Although they didn't know much about tailed beasts and Jinchuriki, the six bright dark red Chakra tails behind the opponent allowed them to recognize it at a glance.
Although they usually prided themselves on being the elites of the Hidden Mist Village, they were still somewhat apprehensive and fearful facing a tailed beast at this point before reaching the peak of their strength.
"That's right! This is the berserk Six-Tails Jinchuriki. The one Third Mizukage-sama went to deal with is the Three-Tails Jinchuriki," Kiyoshi replied calmly. He had no fear of tailed beasts.
"Mission objective: stall the berserk Jinchuriki until Third Mizukage-sama arrives. Get ready!" Kiyoshi quickly issued instructions, while his hands began to form hand seals. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki was already very close.
Hearing Kiyoshi's order, the other six came back to their senses from their apprehension of facing a tailed beast on their first mission and prepared to fight.
The irrational Six-Tails Jinchuriki's attack had no method, mainly relying on a straightforward approach. It rushed close and raised its hand to punch Kiyoshi, who was standing at the forefront.
At this moment, Kiyoshi's ninjutsu was also ready. Taking advantage of the terrain created by Suikazan Fuguki's earlier move, the surging water swept towards the oncoming Six-Tails Jinchuriki, causing it to be carried backward.
"Water Release: Wild Waves!"
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen, fighting as a team for the first time, displayed their tacit cooperation. Seeing the Six-Tails Jinchuriki temporarily controlled by Kiyoshi's Water Release, Saito Kage immediately crossed the lightning swords in his hands.
"Lightning Sword Ninjutsu: Lightning Fang!"
Using the Lightning Swords, Kiba, Saito Kage instantly cast a Lightning Release ninjutsu to supplement the control, then forcefully raised the crossed swords above his head and slammed them down.
"Lightning Sword Ninjutsu: Lightning Strike!"
Successive Lightning Release attacks, coordinated with the Water Release, caused the Six-Tails Jinchuriki to fall into a brief state of paralysis.
"Nice!" Kiyoshi thought to himself. His next ninjutsu was also ready.
He clasped his hands together, and a high-pressure stream of water spewed out from Kiyoshi's mouth.
"Water Release: Water Severing Wave!"
The high-pressure stream of water compressed to the extreme shot towards the Six-Tails Jinchuriki under Kiyoshi's control, directly piercing through its shoulder. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki, in pain, became even more violent. Tailed beast Chakra surged continuously, rapidly healing the injured area.
Normally, with the power of the Water Severing Wave unleashed by Kiyoshi, if it hit a vital point, it should have been enough to seriously injure or kill the opponent. But after all, the Six-Tails was a valuable asset of the Hidden Mist Village, and their mission was only to suppress and stall the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, so Kiyoshi's attacks were slightly restrained.
At this moment, Suikazan Fuguki, Jūzō Biwa, Torune Aburame, Kushimaru Kuriarare, and Jinpachi Munashi, stepping on the accumulated water on the ground, had approached the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, who was still paralyzed.
Jinpachi Munashi, rushing at the forefront, was the first to attack. He swung the Exploding Sword, Shibuki, in his hand and heavily slashed at the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. Kushimaru Kuriarare followed closely behind, throwing the Long Sword, Nuibari, in his hand.
The blade of the Exploding Sword slammed heavily into the Six-Tails Jinchuriki's body, but it didn't break through its defense. Jinpachi Munashi immediately flipped the sword over, aimed the other side of the blade at the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and then detonated it.
"Boom!"
The violent explosion stirred up a cloud of thick smoke. The attack from Nuibari arrived at this time, piercing through the thick smoke and stabbing towards the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.
"Clang!" A crisp sound came from the smoke. Kushimaru Kuriarare's expression changed, and he hurriedly retracted Nuibari. The Long Sword, Nuibari, which was said to be able to pierce through anything and sew it together, hadn't even broken through its defense.
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