Even though the Third Mizukage was blind, wherever he faced, silence fell.
The Vortex Ninja were wary of the Mizukage, unsure how he would enter the battlefield.
The Kirigakure's movements became more conservative, intentionally increasing the distance between themselves and the Vortex Ninja.
The Cloud Ninja slowly retreated.
When a Kage-level Ninja appeared, both enemy and ally on the battlefield had to be cautious.
If caught in the Jutsu of a Kage-level Ninja, one would die without even knowing why.
In the middle of Uzushiogakure, the surface of the great river suddenly churned.
A giant lobster burst out, spraying foam towards the Third Mizukage.
The Uzumaki Clan had hidden another giant Summoning Beast in the river.
The Third Mizukage heard the commotion and raised his hand.
The entire river was almost cut off; a section of water floated up, transforming into a giant water sphere that enveloped the giant lobster.
Water Prison Jutsu?
The Third Mizukage's Water Prison Jutsu was massive in scale, trapping a giant Summoning Beast to its death.
Unfortunately, the foam, before it could even touch the Mizukage, was covered by the Water Prison Jutsu.
The water sphere, with a diameter of several tens of meters, made all the Vortex Ninja feel despair.
The Third Mizukage formed hand seals, and a dark cloud appeared above his head.
The dark cloud quickly rose and expanded, turning into an ominous cloud that enveloped the entire Uzushiogakure.
Drizzling rain began to fall.
Night Light nearly crushed his binoculars; the scene in the binoculars sent shivers down his spine.
If he were there, he would surely die...
Dense raindrops fell, and each raindrop that encountered a living being transformed into a Water Prison Jutsu!
Such a wide-ranging attack could not be dodged by even the fastest Body Flicker Technique.
All the Vortex Ninja, as well as the giant Summoning Beast, were trapped by the Water Prison Jutsu.
Even some villagers who had been cut down and still had faint breaths, detected as living entities by the Jutsu, were also trapped by the Water Prison Jutsu.
For a moment, there was no more fighting in the Village, only water spheres of various sizes.
One by one, the Vortex Ninja in the water spheres struggled in vain.
They flailed their arms and legs but were helpless, unable to touch the boundaries of the water prison.
Some tried to form hand seals, but it was also futile; they could not break the Third Mizukage's Water Prison Jutsu.
Inside the water prison, the Vortex Ninja exhaled bubbles, swallowed several large gulps of water, struggling, convulsing, their faces turning crimson.
Night Light secretly clicked his tongue; the Third Mizukage's attack range was too vast, capable of covering an entire Village.
A Kage-level Ninja rumored to be able to destroy a Village by himself.
Not only that, the Third Mizukage could also precisely control it, only trapping the Vortex Ninja with the Water Prison Jutsu, not the Kirigakure or Cloud Ninja.
Night Light thought to himself, with the Third Mizukage's deterrent power, no wonder Danzo remained motionless; perhaps he didn't dare to act.
Just as Night Light thought the Third Mizukage was already formidable enough, the Third Mizukage opened his eyes.
Those eyes, which had been closed for decades, opened!
There were no eyeballs in the eye sockets, but a dark red, ominous liquid rapidly swirled.
A crimson, fan-shaped beam of light shot out from the Mizukage's eyes.
Any water prison sphere illuminated by the red light glowed red, and the Vortex Ninja inside instantly exploded, dissolving into blood.
This… Night Light thought to himself, being a Ninja is too dangerous; one can die just like that.
Just opening his eyes once killed half of the Vortex Ninja.
One more glance, and the men of the Uzumaki Clan would all die.
Without Konoha's support, this Ninja Clan, ranked among the top three in the Ninja World, was vulnerable before the Five Great Hidden Villages.
In the era of one Village, one country, no matter how strong a Ninja Clan was, it could not be an opponent for a Ninja Village. A Ninja Clan that betrayed its Village would only face extinction.
The Senju Clan and the Uchiha Clan were both annihilated, yet neither had considered leaving Konoha.
Leaving Konoha would only lead to a faster death.
The Mizukage turned his head!
He looked at the other half of the Vortex Ninja!
It's over; this Ninja Clan is finished.
Night Light looked at Danzo, wondering why Danzo was still motionless.
Could it be that he truly saw the Mizukage appear and therefore didn't dare to act?
It's possible; Danzo was very afraid of death and would never put himself in danger before becoming Hokage.
Just as the Mizukage slightly opened his eyes and a hint of red light appeared, a large lizard suddenly materialized!
This was also one of Nagato's Summoning Beasts later on, the Invisible Lizard.
The lizard appeared by the river, opening its mouth towards the Third Mizukage.
Inside its mouth was the old Whirlpool Clan Leader, Uzumaki Mito's brother.
This old man's red hair had long turned white, and he looked like he was on his last legs.
Before the Clan Leader appeared, he had already completed the hand seals in the lizard's mouth.
A translucent Shinigami appeared above the great river!
Reaper Death Seal!
The Third Mizukage, without forming hand seals, erected a Water Encampment Wall behind him.
However, the Shinigami ignored all physical entities; its translucent arm, covered in curse marks, passed through the Water Encampment Wall and grabbed the Third Mizukage's head.
Or rather, it grabbed the Third Mizukage's soul.
His soul!
Pulled out by the Shinigami!
The Third Mizukage struggled for a moment, then quickly collapsed.
His body instantly withered, like a long-dead corpse.
The Reaper Death Seal was different from ordinary Ninjutsu; it completely transcended the Ninja's understanding, directly attacking the soul.
At the same time, the Whirlpool Clan Leader also fell from the lizard's mouth.
With the Shinigami's sealing complete, the Third Mizukage's soul was sealed, and his soul became a sacrifice for the Shinigami.
The Clan Leader's face showed contentment.
He had sacrificed everything for the Uzumaki Clan.
An innocent man is guilty for possessing a treasure; the Uzumaki Clan's sealing Jutsu was coveted by all Ninja Villages, and even Konoha's Danzo demanded to share the sealing Jutsu.
What a pity, Senju Hashirama only knew how to curry favor with the other four Great Hidden Villages, and for his damn peace dream, he ignored the Uzumaki Clan's need for a Tailed Beast.
If it weren't for the Senju Clan's demands, perhaps the Uzumaki Clan would also have had a Tailed Beast.
Now it seems that the Uzumaki Clan serving as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki, permanently residing in Konoha Village, was a terrible compromise.
The Third Mizukage and the Whirlpool Clan Leader perished together.
"Clan Leader!"
Inside the Four Violet Flames Formation, the female members of the Uzumaki Clan cried out.
Vortex Yuka looked in Konoha's direction; why hadn't Konoha sent anyone yet?
All the Kirigakure were in disbelief; some even dropped their Ninja blades to the ground.
Their Kage, he actually died?
He was a powerful Ninja who had participated in the Five Kage Summit with the First Mizukage.
Although he was very old, his strength was formidable, so how could he have died?
The Cloud Ninja looked at each other; they had been invited by the Hidden Mist Village to fight a major battle with Konoha, originally intending to create chaos behind Konoha's lines to gain an advantage on the main battlefield in the Land of Hot Water.
Now, Konoha hadn't arrived, and the Mizukage was dead?
Several Captains exchanged glances, then all looked towards the Uzumaki Clan's ancestral shrine.
So many people couldn't die in vain; since Konoha hadn't arrived, they would seize the Uzumaki Clan's sealing Jutsu!
The Uzumaki Clan's sealing Jutsu was too powerful; a Ninja like the Mizukage was sealed to death without any resistance.
With such a sealing Jutsu, why worry about not having a perfect Jinchuriki?
As for the Kirigakure, they were completely insane, charging chaotically towards the Uzumaki Clan's Ninja!
Their eyes were bloodshot; they only wanted to retaliate against every single Uzumaki clansman!
Red-haired people, all of them should die!
The Mizukage's Water Prison Jutsu was too powerful; the Vortex Ninja who had just emerged from the water prison were coughing from asphyxiation, each struggling to breathe.
One by one, the Vortex Ninja died tragically at the hands of the Kirigakure.
Night Light put down his binoculars; Danzo should act now, right?
The Mizukage was dead, and the Whirlpool Clan Leader was also dead.
Uzushiogakure was filled with casualties.
Danzo stood up.
Three Captains quickly stepped forward, listening for orders.
The Captains then went to their respective Squad Leaders, and orders were relayed layer by layer.
The Black Gorilla Squad found their three Squad Leaders.
"Charge towards the Four Violet Flames Formation at the fastest speed! The Fox and I will be in the middle, the other two squads on the sides, charging in a wedge formation! Don't stop!"