Naruto: Cultivating to Immortality

Chapter 61 Water Without Moon Mark

"Tsk! We've really caught a big fish this time. Shimura Danzo, oh and Uchiha Kagami too, these are truly excellent fish. If we take down your elite team, even Konoha will feel the pinch!"

The voice was elegant and charming, filled with a pleasant tone, making it difficult for anyone to feel hostility towards him at first.

The elegant and beautiful Mist Ninja, also known as Mizuki Kon, is the most talented member of the Mizuki clan and a Kage-level ninja. Although she is extremely beautiful and graceful, she is a very cruel and bloodthirsty ninja. In previous battles against her, Konoha lost several Jonin, and even Shimura Danzo was defeated by her. If Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't intervened, Shimura Danzo might have been killed on the spot.

Looking at the formidable enemy before him, Shimura Danzo knew they were in danger. During his previous encounter with Mizuki Gen, the opponent's Ice Release techniques were incredibly troublesome. Prolonged battles would cause his body to become sluggish, his chakra manipulation slowed, and his strength significantly decreased. Unfortunately, the opponent's Ice Release defense was extremely strong, difficult to break through with ordinary ninjutsu, forcing them into a prolonged battle.

Against a ninja of this caliber, without powerful ninjutsu to break through their defenses, you'll eventually be worn down. And this opponent enjoys tormenting their opponents, constantly using rapid yet imperceptible Thousand Needles attacks, combined with the chilling aura of Ice Release to continuously weaken them.

Danzo Shimura, on the other hand, was a Kage-level ninja without any particularly powerful offensive ninjutsu. He excelled in Wind Release ninjutsu and speed, making him completely countered by Mizuki Gen. Danzo struggled against Mizuki Gen and often suffered significant losses. The last time Danzo fought Mizuki Gen, he was dragged into a prolonged battle, and his body and chakra began to slow down. He was nearly killed by Mizuki Gen, and only escaped with the help of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

But this time they weren't so lucky. There were also a large number of Mist Ninjas around them, so this time it was really dangerous.

But who was Shimura Danzo? Even if it meant death, he would drag the other person down with him, and he said to the other side without any politeness:

"Who was blocking my way? It's you, you androgynous pretty boy."

Mizuki Gen's face instantly filled with murderous intent. He was naturally handsome, more beautiful than many women, and his ice-style techniques gave him a chilling aura, leading many to mistake him for a woman upon first meeting. However, as a dignified man, being constantly mistaken for a woman and causing numerous misunderstandings had made his personality increasingly ruthless. Mizuki Gen decided to give this man, Shimura Danzo, who claimed to be neither male nor female, a proper beating, making him experience a fate worse than death.

"Say more now! I'll freeze your mouth shut so you'll never have a chance to speak again."

After saying that, he ignored the other Mist Ninja and charged straight at Shimura Danzo, clearly intending to take him down.

Seeing that Lord Mizuki had taken action, the surrounding Mist Ninja no longer hesitated and immediately surrounded and attacked the Konoha members. Instantly, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle.

It started with countless ninjutsu clashing, producing a series of booming sounds. Then, countless shuriken and kunai flew and collided, and the two sides quickly approached each other. What followed was a rapid close-quarters battle, with ninja swords colliding and sparks flying everywhere.

The two sides went all out from the start, launching a fierce attack on the enemy with all their might. The Konoha side only wanted to quickly break through the encirclement of the Mist Ninja, while the Mist Ninja kept entangled with the enemy, allowing more Mist Ninja to surround them.

Hyuga Kanan watched the battle from a distance, showing no emotional fluctuation. He now considered himself an outsider; the fighting in the ninja world no longer affected him. He was, after all, an outsider, and it was best not to get involved in the ninja world's conflicts; simply observing was enough.

The battle between Shimura Danzo and Minazuki in the distance was extremely loud and had a wide impact, with broken branches and rubble everywhere, and ice shards scattered around.

Hyuga Kanan watched as Shimura Danzo relentlessly attacked Mizuki's ice defenses with wind-style ninjutsu. He couldn't help but admire how well Danzo used his wind-style ninjutsu. Various wind blades flew everywhere, constantly slashing at the ice walls around Mizuki, creating numerous cuts. It looked like the ice walls were about to shatter, but they quickly returned to normal.

Countless ice senbons hung around Shimura Danzo. If he showed the slightest weakness, countless ice senbons would immediately attack, creating a huge area of ​​effect.

Shimura Danzo immediately used Wind Release to disperse all the surrounding ice senbon attacks, preventing them from getting close enough to strike him. He had already learned this the hard way in their previous encounter; while individual ice senbon attacks weren't particularly lethal, once hit, the chilling aura emanating from them would enter the body. It might seem harmless at first glance, but if the opponent lowered their guard and stopped dodging, repeated hits would cause the chilling aura to directly affect their subsequent movements. Finally, he would use close-range attacks to defeat his opponent.

Using Wind Release ninjutsu continuously consumes a lot of chakra, while the opponent's constant use of Ice Thousand Needles attacks consumes very little chakra, with only the defensive ice walls consuming a significant amount. We can't continue like this; we must find an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to secure victory.

Danzo Shimura blew on the kunai in his hand, gathering wind-style chakra. Instantly, the chakra transformed the kunai into a 1.5-meter-long sword, surrounded by small wind blades. A single slash from this wind-style chakra-formed sword would inflict secondary damage from the surrounding wind blades, severely injuring the opponent. Moreover, the sharpness of this condensed wind-style chakra far surpassed that of ordinary wind-style ninjutsu, capable of cutting through ice walls. After all, wind-style chakra is known for its sharpness, and now, with so much wind-style chakra gathered together, its cutting power was greatly enhanced.

Shimura Danzo, wielding a longsword formed from wind-style chakra, charged directly and rapidly towards Mizuki Gen. His speed was incredible; he covered the distance of over ten meters in the blink of an eye, arriving not far from Mizuki Gen. He then slashed at the ice wall in front of Mizuki Gen with his longsword. The ice wall, which had been incredibly hard just moments before, was easily sliced ​​open as if a hot knife through butter. Small wind blades around the longsword quickly shattered the entire ice wall.

Without the ice wall's defense, Shimura Danzo pressed forward, giving his opponent no time or opportunity to react, intending to decide the outcome with this single strike.

Mizuki was also somewhat surprised that Shimura Danzo possessed such a powerful offensive ninjutsu. It seemed that after their last encounter, Shimura Danzo realized that without a powerful offensive ninjutsu, he wouldn't pose any threat, and thus developed this energy-intensive, powerful offensive ninjutsu to counter him.

But was Shimura Danzo underestimating himself? Last time, he was able to suppress his opponent without even using his full strength, after all, he had to conserve his chakra to deal with Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Seeing the wind blade approaching, Mizuki Hen merely curled his lips in disdain, formed a hand seal, and another ice wall appeared between the two of them. At the same time, many more ice walls appeared around them. Mizuki Hen retreated, and an ice wall appeared behind him as well. His figure instantly merged into the ice wall.

The figure of Mizuki appeared simultaneously on the surrounding ice walls, encircling Danzo, who was attacking Jishimura.

The wind blade easily sliced ​​through the ice wall that had reappeared. As Shimura Danzo prepared to attack again, he discovered that the figure opposite him had already merged into the ice wall. He immediately sensed something was wrong and could only quickly use the wind blade to shatter the ice wall that was covered in water but had no trace of moonlight.

The ice wall shattered again, but the figure of Mizuki appeared on the surrounding ice walls. The ice walls were also moving rapidly, making it seem as if Mizuki was constantly teleporting inside them. Shimura Danzo had no way to lock onto the target.

Upon seeing this, Shimura Danzo understood his opponent's strategy. He thought his single-target attack was powerful and could inflict significant damage, but only if he could actually hit the opponent. Now, with the opponent using such a fast-moving ninjutsu, he couldn't attack without locking onto the opponent's location. Furthermore, his own technique consumed a very high amount of chakra and couldn't be sustained indefinitely. Even if he could continuously shatter the ice walls, the opponent could constantly reassemble them, consuming far less chakra than he could.

Mizuki, hidden within the ice wall, wouldn't give Shimura Danzo a chance. He quickly conjured ice senbon in his hand and hurled it at his opponent. Countless figures within the ice walls made the same move, and instantly, it was as if a rain of senbon was falling. Countless senbon attacked rapidly, directly covering the entire area where the two were fighting.

Hyuga Kanan, watching from afar, was also quite surprised. The technique, "Mitsukihen," actually incorporated elements of space manipulation, making it a kind of space-time ninjutsu, albeit crudely executed, lacking the precision of the Flying Thunder God Technique and Obito's later Kamui in their application of spatial laws. However, any ninjutsu involving advanced laws, even a rudimentary one, is still a very powerful technique and can cause considerable trouble.

Danzo Shimura was now feeling very troubled. He could see that the opponent's ninjutsu was somewhat similar to his teacher Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique, a space-time ninjutsu. The opponent kept using the ice walls as coordinates for spatial movement, constantly flashing within the ice walls, giving him no chance to attack.

Danzo Shimura once again envied Hiruzen Sarutobi's talent. Possessing all five chakra natures, he could easily use ninjutsu of various elements, and also employ various combination techniques to enhance the power and range of his ninjutsu. If Hiruzen Sarutobi encountered such an immature space-time ninjutsu, he could simply use a wide-range combination technique to directly break through the opponent's ninjutsu.

Hiruzen Sarutobi completely counters ninjas like Mizuki Gen, while Danzo Shimura is a single-attribute chakra ninja who is extremely skilled in wind-attribute techniques. He is a typical assassin-type ninja, very strong in speed and single-target attacks, but lacks powerful area-of-effect ninjutsu attacks, making him vulnerable to ninjas like Mizuki Gen.