Chapter 93: The Destruction of the Star Village (Part 2)
"Hmm... this is slightly troublesome!" Hōzuki Senno exclaimed. If even a Jōnin's Wind Release wasn't effective, then they would have to think of another way.
"Annoying, could it be that the mission will fail like this? After all this effort, we can't even enter the gate of their village." Hearing Blood's reply, Yagura couldn't help but feel somewhat discouraged and anxious. They couldn't waste their time here. As the advance team, they had even more important responsibilities.
"I know you're anxious, but don't rush!" Hōzuki Senno rolled her eyes at Yagura, her annoying little brother. He had already become a squad leader, yet he was still so impatient.
"Murasaki, can your Ice Release cover the entire valley?" Hōzuki Senno turned her gaze to Murasaki on the side and asked.
Murasaki visually estimated the approximate distance, then replied confidently, "It shouldn't be a problem, but it might consume a lot of Chakra."
"Then that's no problem. Let's try it. First, use Wind Release to blow away the miasma. Blood said earlier that it takes about 5 seconds for the miasma to refill the area blown away by Wind Release. Murasaki, within this time, use your Ice Release to create an ice passage that isolates the miasma. It doesn't need to be very sturdy, just temporarily isolate the miasma so we have enough time to pass through," Hōzuki Senno proposed her solution.
"Is that alright, Murasaki?"
Murasaki nodded, indicating he could do it.
"Then let's begin. Kagami and Murasaki, pay attention to coordinating well!" Hōzuki Senno issued the command to start.
Receiving the command, Karatachi Yagura and Murasaki came to the front of the valley. Murasaki began forming hand seals first. Complex seals continuously changed in his hands. When he was about to finish, he turned his head to look at Yagura beside him, signaling with his eyes. Then Yagura also began forming hand seals.
"Wind Release: Air Current Dance!"
Although using a very basic C-rank Wind Release, it displayed extraordinary power in Yagura's hands. Two gusts of wind were generated in Yagura's hands, and then under his control, they fiercely blew forward, instantly blowing away the miasma in front and revealing the true appearance under the mist.
At this moment, Murasaki's ninjutsu was completed simultaneously.
"Ice Release: Icebound Road!"
A road formed of ice rapidly extended forward, quickly crossing the valley and reaching the other side.
"Very good, then let's do it one more time and seal off this ice road!" Hōzuki Senno looked at the front with satisfaction. Her method had indeed worked.
Yagura and Murasaki repeated the same operation, and a crystal-clear ice tunnel appeared above the valley.
Seeing the tunnel formed, the group didn't delay and immediately passed through the tunnel, crossed the valley, and embarked on the road to the Star Village.
Inside the Star Village, the atmosphere was still peaceful. The Second Star Kage had just dispatched the Firearm Corps to deal with the people spying on their Star Village from the other side of the valley. This kind of thing had happened from time to time in recent years, so he didn't feel that anything unexpected would occur.
But as the saying goes, if nothing unexpected happens, then something unexpected is bound to happen. At this moment, the Star Ninjas hadn't realized that their proud Firearm Corps had been completely annihilated.
Actually, the Star Ninjas had a rather hidden chain in the valley that could cross it, and ninjas from the Firearm Corps would usually be stationed there to guard it. The Star Village ninjas were extremely confident in their Firearm Corps and the poisonous miasma in the valley. But who knew that Iwa Hoshi, leading the Firearm Corps, including the two ninjas responsible for guarding the chain, had been completely wiped out by Yagura in one fell swoop. Therefore, the Star Village was completely unaware of the Hidden Mist's invasion.
After entering the Star Village, Yagura and the others made no attempt to hide and walked straight towards the building in the center of the village that was much taller than the other buildings.
"Who are you?!" Finally, someone noticed something was wrong and hurriedly stopped Yagura and the others, shouting loudly.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
Yagura didn't answer but chose to attack directly. They were about to destroy the village, so there was no need to be polite.
Countless strong high-pressure wind balls划過 the air and shot forward. The Star Ninja, unable to dodge, was instantly blasted into pieces by one of the wind cannons, and blood rained down on the spot.
"Boom!!!"
The remaining high-pressure wind balls landed on the buildings behind, instantly destroying them, and the collapsing buildings produced loud noises.
"Who is it???" Hearing the sounds, an angry roar came from the building in the center of the village. The sound echoed throughout the Star Village. Then, a violent aura suddenly erupted and appeared in front of Yagura and the others, suspended in mid-air, looking down at Yagura and the others from a high position.
The person was an elderly man wearing black clothes and a white ceremonial robe. He also wore a conical hat with the character "Star" engraved on the front. He was the current Second Star Kage, Kuro Hoshi.
"Oh?" Yagura raised an eyebrow. "So the Star Village isn't completely useless after all. You actually have ninjas with this kind of strength!"
Yagura sensed from the aura erupting from Kuro Hoshi that his strength was roughly at the level of an Elite Jōnin.
"However, what level are you at? You dare to call yourself a Kage just like our Mizukage-sama?" Yagura continued, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.
"Hidden Mist invaders, this old man will be your opponent!" The Second Star Kage Kuro Hoshi knew that the newcomers had ill intentions and the situation was bad, but he still decided to fight Yagura and the others. Fleeing without a fight wasn't the Star Kage's style. Besides, he didn't think he was weaker than the Hidden Mist ninjas. After all, it wasn't the Mizukage who had come, just a few Anbu. The various mysteries of the Peacock Secret Method gave him great confidence.
"Peacock Secret Method: Feather Transformation Beast! Dragon!"
As expected of the Star Kage, even the Chakra beast he formed was more advanced than others. A ferocious light purple Chakra dragon appeared in the air, roaring loudly at Yagura and the others.
"Wind Release: Thousand Faces Wind!"
Responding to the Chakra dragon's roar was Yagura's Wind Release. Dense, tiny wind blades appeared, continuously cutting and attacking the Chakra dragon. Soon, the dragon was cut to pieces.
Kuro Hoshi's pupils constricted slightly. "So strong!" He hadn't expected his dragon beast to be at a disadvantage in the first exchange.
At this moment, other Star Ninjas who heard the commotion also rushed to the scene. Seeing the Second Star Kage Kuro Hoshi at a disadvantage and the surrounding destroyed buildings, they all shouted angrily.
"I'll deal with this Star Kage. Hana and the Second Squad, you're responsible for clearing out the other Star Ninjas!" Yagura ordered the others. "Blood, you come along too. I'll count this as an S-rank mission for you. I'll talk to Mizukage-sama about it later!"
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