Yagura's guard team was similar to Minato's, with Zabuza and Mei Terumi on the surface, and two hidden teams of eight people in the shadows.
These eight were responsible for reconnaissance, vigilance, and guarding, with two people in a group hidden in four different directions.
The group set off from the Land of Iron, planning to traverse the Land of Hot Water diagonally from northwest to southeast, and then return by water.
The first day passed without incident, but on the second day, after entering the Land of Hot Water, a giant Venus flytrap-like creature emerged from the ground.
"Hah~hello~" The leaves of the Venus flytrap opened, and the White Zetsu inside made a cheap sound.
"Who is it!?" Zabuza held up the Executioner's Blade, staring at the strange creature in front of him.
Mei Terumi said, "This seems to be a creature called 'Zetsu' within the Akatsuki organization."
Zabuza had already rushed over, putting the ring on the Executioner's Blade around White Zetsu's neck, and with a force of his hand, lifted White Zetsu up and hung him in the air: "You guy, what's your purpose?"
White Zetsu didn't struggle at all, and said calmly: "No purpose~ Just here to tell you, there are people lying in ambush ahead~"
Zabuza pressed: "Who is it? And why are you telling us?"
"Who knows?" White Zetsu smiled and borrowed strength from the Executioner's Blade, strangling himself to death.
Zabuza checked and confirmed that White Zetsu was dead, nodded to Yagura and Mei Terumi, and then skillfully helped White Zetsu collect the body.
"Mizukage-sama?" Mei Terumi asked, "Do we need to change the route?"
Yagura pulled out the stick behind him and held it in his hand, saying, "No need, just strengthen the guard, it may be that they are bluffing. If not, it's just right for me to see how strong they really are."
Seeing that Yagura had made a decision, Mei Terumi made a few gestures, probably to order the hidden guards to strengthen their guard.
Before they had gone far, a flashbang suddenly rose in front of them, and the dazzling light made several people subconsciously raise their arms to block their eyes.
However, the effect of this flashbang seemed to be worse than ordinary flashbangs, and the light did not last too long.
When Yagura and the others' vision recovered, five figures had appeared dozens of meters ahead, wearing clothes of five different colors, with a large tail tied around their waists.
These five people were the Xuanyuan Crowd who had taken the Akatsuki's order, but had dragged it on for more than a month.
As a group of mercenaries with professional ethics, they were a little ashamed when Zetsu and Tobi found them to urge them, and immediately revealed a little of their plan to ambush the Mizukage on the way.
The Red-Clad Leader said that they had been in the industry for decades, with a praise rate as high as 99.9%, and they must not fail in this mission. If this ambush fails, they will die trying.
Of course, he just said it casually, it is impossible to die trying, at most refund the money.
Keeping a useful body is the only way to earn more money, that Kakuzu is a lesson.
Originally, Kakuzu was also considered their peer, that guy had superb business skills and was a strong competitor, but some time ago, they heard that he had set his sights on a small target, but accidentally crashed.
The Xuanyuan Crowd immediately took Kakuzu as a negative example and took it as a warning. In the future, if a single blow fails, they must flee thousands of miles away. Money is an external thing, it is better to save their lives first.
The Red-Clad Leader opened his mouth and said, "This is the Mizukage, right? We brothers have been waiting for a long time."
Yagura poked the stick on the ground and asked, "Oh? What do you want from me?"
The Red-Clad Leader replied: "It's nothing else, I just want to invite the Mizukage to take a trip with us brothers."
"Don't be so self-righteous!" Zabuza picked up the Executioner's Blade and wanted to chop someone.
The Red-Clad Leader glanced at him and said, "Demon Man Zabuza? I advise you not to act rashly, otherwise..."
"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet Technique!"
The Mist Ninja responsible for covert protection jumped out, summoning two rotating Water Pillars that rushed towards the Xuanyuan Crowd.
They felt ashamed for not detecting the enemy in advance. Now that they were sure they were after the Mizukage, they didn't need to be polite. They would capture them first.
The Xuanyuan Crowd seemed to have anticipated this, and they all jumped away to avoid the Water Pillars.
The Water Pillars hit the ground with a crashing sound, accompanied by two screams.
"Ah!" In the screams, the chests of two Mist Ninja rapidly swelled up. Judging by their appearance, it was clear that they were not actively inflating like Wang Luffy's rubber balloon.
In the next second, with two "bang" sounds, the two men suddenly exploded, leaving no remains.
"Kannazuki! Atobe!"
Mei Terumi clearly recognized these two people, and seeing them die inexplicably, she couldn't help but shout out.
"What exactly is going on?" Zabuza, leading the team, also spoke in a somewhat somber tone, "What did you do?"
The Xuanyuan Crowd regrouped, and the Red-Clad Leader said with a smile, "This is our secret technique, Mizukage-sama. You two, including the six who haven't shown themselves yet, have all been hit.
But as long as Mizukage-sama is willing to surrender, we will help your subordinates undo the secret technique, how about it?"
Yagura's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a low voice, "So you are the ninjas who are known for hunting other ninjas, the Xuanyuan Crowd. Have you also joined Akatsuki?"
"So you've heard of us. Don't misunderstand, we're just doing things for money. We don't know who the client is, and we don't care."
The Red-Clad Leader said confidently, "So what are you planning to do? You don't want your subordinates to die in vain, do you?"
Swish, swish, swish! The six people who were originally hidden all jumped out and stood in front of Yagura and the others, "Mizukage-sama, please leave quickly, we will hold them back!"
Yagura separated from the Guards and walked to the front, ordering, "Fall back!"
"Mizukage-sama!"
"This is the Mizukage's order!" Yagura didn't turn his head back and tried to gather a little Chakra.
"Ugh..." Yagura groaned, "I see, it's a secret technique that causes an explosion as long as a certain amount of Chakra is used after being hit?"
"As expected of the Mizukage, so you should just obediently come with us."
The Red-Clad Leader clapped his hands insincerely, "Let me remind you in advance, don't have any ideas about pretending to surrender. Even if you kill us, the secret technique will not be undone."
"How would I know without trying? Threatening me, don't dream. I... am the Mizukage!"
Yagura threw away the staff in his hand, and a large amount of red Chakra erupted from his body, quickly solidifying.
At this time, Yagura was crawling on the ground, with three flat tails swaying up and down behind him, like a small Isobu made of Chakra.
What the others didn't see was that under the Chakra coverage, Yagura's chest seemed to swell a little more, and then there was no movement.
Tailed Beast Chakra is not something that just anything can withstand!
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