Seeing the gate of babylon in the sky seemingly malfunction, gilgamesh flew into a rage, and the dense golden ripples largely disappeared.
"Could someone be secretly helping us Kirigakure?" Chojuro and Ao quickly exchanged glances.
As the Mizukage's trusted aides and personal guards, their coordination was seamless.
A single look was enough to confirm each other's intentions. Neither wanted to miss this opening in the Hero King's defenses.
Perhaps they could strike him down with one blow.
"Hiramekarei: Release!"
Having decided to attack together, Chojuro swiftly unsheathed Hiramekarei, one of the Seven Mystical Swords, from his back.
The sword, formed by two symmetrical blades joined together, was the largest and heaviest of the Seven Ninja Swords.
After absorbing a large amount of chakra, the blade would grow even larger.
It could fire chakra blades of light, beams, and even do long-range attacks.
As Chojuro released this weapon, a massive amount of chakra surged into it.
The entire sword instantly lit up with a deep blue light.
Bloody Mist Sword Art: Bone Mutilation!
Deep blue needles of light whistled upwards, shooting straight towards Gilgamesh in the sky.
"Somewhat interesting." Gilgamesh tilted his head slightly.
The Vimana, the Throne of Heroes, instantly flew to the side and descended slightly, dodging the light needles's bombardment.
"Now's our chance!"
Taking advantage of the Hero King's descent, Ao immediately signaled the 30 or so ninja around him to release their jutsu together.
"Water Style: Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
"Water Style: Water Shark Missile Jutsu!"
A barrage of jutsu aimed at the glittering figure in midair.
"The jutsu of this world are indeed interesting," Gilgamesh chuckled softly.
He calmly stood up on his throne, arms outstretched as if embracing the entire world.
"The total amount of my treasures has long surpassed my comprehension. As long as something is a treasure, then it must belong to me...
"Even if some petty thieves manage to borrow a few, it's still but a drop in the ocean, a mere trifle."
As he spoke, countless golden ripples lit up behind him, several times more numerous than what Ino had displayed.
The continuous golden light was even more dazzling than the midday sun. At that moment, no one could look directly at the sky.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Boom boom boom!!
In the next instant, a rain of Noble Phantasms crashed down, completely scattering all the ascending jutsu.
This scene stunned everyone.
Even the Five Kage couldn't so easily withstand a combined assault from dozens of elite ninja.
Ao had originally thought the Hero King would use his flying device to maneuver and dodge, thus revealing a greater weakness.
Unexpectedly, he directly used a strange ability to intercept all the attacks without even dodging.
"Look, the weapons he's throwing down are so exquisite. This guy is too rich, right?" Some Noble Phantasms that directly hit the ground and hadn't been retrieved yet fell into the eyes of the ninja on the periphery, instantly astounding them.
Any one of these weapons could be taken back as a family heirloom.
They couldn't believe the Hero King was throwing them out like disposable projectiles.
At this moment, everyone truly recalled his words.
"No wonder this guy's been so arrogant, saying all the treasures under heaven belong to him. Looking at this situation, maybe everything he said is true."
"Those mercenaries outside risking their lives for him, it's said this Hero King literally dumped a mountain of gold in front of them and completely won over all those desperate outlaws who live for money."
The Mist ninja all wore grim expressions. Rumors weren't scary.
What was scary was when exaggerated rumors turned out to be stark reality.
"Everyone be careful. Seeing how relaxed he is, maybe this isn't even his strongest move," Chojuro said worriedly, wiping the sweat from his brow.
As if to confirm his words, the sky once again lit up with countless golden ripples, as Noble Phantasms quietly materialized.
The guns were once again loaded.
"Strongest move?" The Hero King scoffed. "You're far from qualified to witness it.
"Your only use is to provide this King with a little amusement.
"Go!" Gilgamesh flicked his right wrist.
A rain of Noble Phantasms once again crashed down.
"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Style: Water Fang Bullet!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Whip!"
Offensive jutsu were immediately weakened, while defensive jutsu met the incoming attacks head-on.
Dozens of Mist ninja, expending a large amount of chakra, worked together to defend against this wave.
But in the next moment, countless golden ripples reappeared before everyone's eyes.
"It's over, it's endless."
"Is that guy's chakra bottomless? How can he continuously release such large-scale jutsu?"
"And with that expression on his face, this might not even be considered a warm-up for him. I think the biggest movement he's made was waving his arm once."
"He's also flying in the air, many of our attacks can't reach him."
They looked at each other, all sensing the opponent's tenacity.
Under the relentless bombardment of Noble Phantasms, morale plummeted.
Gilgamesh's attack consumption was indeed very low.
He used "Gate of Babylon" to launch the prototypes of all his Noble Phantasms like bullets at the enemy.
This entire process actually consumed very little magical energy; the actual magical energy used was only the amount needed to activate the Gate of Babylon.
Just when everyone was at their wit's end, a delicate, calm voice rang out.
"Water Style: Water Formation Pillar!"
The massive water sphere, which in the original story could extinguish Madara Uchiha's Fire Style: Majestic Destroyer Flame, descended like a meteor, slamming into the Hero King's Vimana, the Throne of Heroes.
This sudden attack caught even Gilgamesh off guard, leaving him only enough time to leap off the throne.
"Very well. You're the first woman of this world to almost injure this King."
The Hero King stepped on several Noble Phantasms, landing steadily on a streetlamp at the village entrance.
He still looked down at everyone from his high vantage point.
"Golden hair, a handsome face, a tall and straight posture. What an exceptional man.
"And that condescending aura...
"Can someone truly be this perfect?
"I really want to give you a molten kiss."
Mei Terumi emerged from behind the crowd, her green eyes and long, wavy brown hair framing a smiling face.
Her watery eyes were fixed on Gilgamesh.
"Mizukage..."
"The Mizukage is here!"
"Great, it's Lady Mizukage."
"As expected of Lady Mizukage, she knocked the Hero King down with one blow."
"We still have a chance to win!"
Seeing her arrival, the ninja's eyes lit up, and their morale soared.
"Mizukage?
"I didn't expect the strongest person in this country to be a woman."
Hearing the words of the Mist ninja, Gilgamesh, standing on the streetlamp, fixed his gaze with interest on this mature, dignified, yet gently alluring woman.
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