One Dragon Tail Kick will shatter your Susanoo dream!

At the same time, in Iwagakure, due to ideological differences, Rōshi, who had become a wandering monk, suddenly sensed hostility and immediately leaped to the side.

A violent explosion came from where they had been standing, leaving a deep crater. After a round of applause, a middle-aged man appeared.

"Well done, as expected of a Jinchūriki trained by one of the Five Great Nations. But that's where it ends!"

However, what responded to him was a huge ball of magma that Lao Zi spat out, instantly covering the location where he made the sound and leaving countless scorched pits.

The two immediately began a fierce battle. The middle-aged man skillfully used the Five Elements Ninjutsu, demonstrating formidable strength.

First, they created distance, using Wind Release to wear down the enemy from afar. When they got close, they used Earth Release to defend, and then Fire Release to counterattack. Initially, they had the upper hand.

Until a tail appeared behind Rōshi and he entered Lava Release Chakra Mode, which not only greatly enhanced his defense but also provided him with a powerful lava possession ability.

After a brief exchange, the two were evenly matched, and the middle-aged man acknowledgingly announced his name.

"I am Victor from the Shell Organization, and I am currently mainly responsible for logistics and scientific research. Today's exchange ends here. I must return to report to Lord Zhi!"

After the man finished speaking, a humanoid machine briefly restrained Lao Zi, and then a strange flying machine appeared and took Victor away from the scene.

Old Purple did not stop them. After the other party left, he used Lava Release to destroy the machine that bound him, then stared into the distance, muttering incantations.

"This kind of person is only in charge of logistics..."

"And that guy's so-called Lord Zhi..."

"Could it be that the Kara organization was really established by Kusakage?!"

After speaking, Lao Zi took out a scroll and began to write. A few days ago, Onoki had secretly contacted him, gathering the village's elite forces.

However, Rōshi felt that the current peaceful environment in the ninja world was good enough and was unwilling to take action again. Now that he had been attacked, he decided to participate in this operation and confront the Kage face to face!

At almost the same time, Kumogakure and Kirigakure were attacked by unidentified personnel. Ordinary ninjas were completely slaughtered in this battle, except for a few Jonin who could put up some resistance.

In the end, it even alarmed the fourth generation of Ai to take action. However, although he successfully killed the enemy, he did not capture any survivors. Faced with capture, the attackers chose to self-destruct!

The destruction and losses caused by this suicidal attack, which was fearless of death, were unacceptable to the Fourth Hokage, A. After all, it was only about 10 people, yet it caused damage to the Hidden Cloud Village that was no less than that of a medium-intensity war, which was enough to make him feel extremely pained!

At the same time, a chill ran through him. Looking at the Kusagakure headband left behind at the scene, the Fourth Hokage roared angrily.

"Tutai, assemble the men now..."

"No, I'll set off now. You gather the troops in the village. Kusagakure will have to pay the price!"

Tsuchikage, who was the strategist of Kumogakure, originally wanted to offer some advice, but before he could speak, the Raikage had already turned into a streak of blue light and disappeared, leaving him with no choice but to sigh helplessly.

He shouted to Darui, the Raikage's bodyguard who was gathering to pursue him.

"Please protect Lord Raikage's safety, and especially prevent him from acting impulsively..."

"To defeat Kusagakure, we'll have to wait until my troops are fully assembled!"

"The power of the other major powers, too..."

Darui nodded in understanding, abandoning his lazy attitude and responding seriously.

"I understand……"

Meanwhile, in Kirigakure, several water dragons hovered in the air before crashing down, blocking the aftershocks of the explosion. Looking at the dilapidated buildings and the corpses emerging from the ruins, Mei Terumi's eyes were filled with rage.

"Qing, how badly was the damage to the village?"

His face was gloomy, and blood was still seeping from the wounds on his body. His tone was filled with sorrow.

"Damn it, these guys suddenly launched an attack in the middle of the city!"

"Moreover, they are all at least Special Jonin level, and more than half of them are not weak among Jonin!"

"Although Zabuza brought reinforcements in time, those guys will self-destruct before they are captured or killed!"

"Extremely lethal..."

"This time, in addition to nearly 50 chunin and genin casualties, there were at least 100 civilians, and even a jonin was unfortunately dragged down and killed by the enemy!"

Mei Terumi closed her eyes in pain, then took the headband from Ao. Looking at the small grass mark on the nameplate, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes, accompanied by confusion.

Kirigakure, a remote island nation high in the mountains, had little interaction with the Third Mizukage after he had been tricked several times in the past, aside from some unpleasantness between the Mizukage and the Kusakage.

Even the bloodline ninja from their own village, who were confirmed to have appeared in Kusagakure, were spared investigation by Mei Terumi because Kirigakure was weak. However, this attack was too suspicious and too deliberate.

However, apart from the current "Land of Grass," no other village could be so generous as to send more than 10 Jonin to their deaths without feeling any remorse.

Although the other party has always claimed that they love peace and only want to do business, they recently issued a statement announcing their decision to hold a village merger ceremony with the Land of Rain and the Land of Waterfall.

This made Mei Terumi suspect that the Kusakage wasn't just out of his mind, but genuinely intended to unify the ninja world in one fell swoop...

Just as Terumi Mei was hesitating about whether to send troops to join the "weeding and shell breaking" operation, Ao spoke up from the side.

"Lord Mizukage, although the clues left at the scene all point to Kusagakure as the perpetrator..."

"But I must tell you."

"I observed the previous battle with my Byakugan!"

“Those attackers…”

Mei Terumi's thoughts were interrupted, and she frowned upon hearing Ao's words.

"What happened to those guys?"

Seeing that Mei Terumi had shifted her attention to him, Aoya continued to speak in a deep voice.

"Their physical structure, especially the way their chakra flows, doesn't seem like that of a human!"

"And those strange and unusual scientific ninja tools are completely unheard of. In any case, the spies in Kusagakure have no information on them!"

"Those attackers seemed to be manufactured, like the puppets of Sunagakure, only much stronger and more sentient!"

After listening, Mei Terumi tapped her chin slightly, glanced into the distance, and saw Zabuza, who seemed somewhat agitated because his Executioner's Blade had broken in the middle, and said sternly.

"Regardless of whether it was done by Kusagakure or not!"

"The village needs an outlet for its anger, and the dead civilians need an explanation!"

"Ao, let's issue a statement first, condemning Kusagakure while secretly dispatching a team of ANBU agents skilled in reconnaissance and tracking!"

"This matter cannot be left unresolved!"

Zabuza happened to walk up to the two of them at that moment, calmly throwing off the blood-stained bandages he was wearing.

"I'll lead the team myself!"

"After all, these guys are quite strong..."

Mei Terumi nodded, her tone returning to calm.

"It's up to you, Zabuza!"

"Hehe, I get it..."