Oh? This guy's defenses broke.
Watching the Third Mizukage still shrouded in crimson chakra, Gekko Chizan's lips curled into a cold smile.
"Chōmei, keep increasing the chakra flow."
"I want to bind him to death!"
Chōmei made no sound, only obeyed Chizan's command and pushed more chakra through.
The chakra condensed even further, its temperature beginning to rise.
At first, Gekko Chizan didn't dare raise the heat, since he had to maintain the activity of the scale powder, but now that the air had been nearly drained away—
The Third Mizukage was already on the decline, so Chizan could finally relax.
Sure enough, as the chakra's temperature climbed, the Mizukage's condition worsened.
His breath was already shallow, his chakra unstable. Now, with the heat rising sharply, his pupils shrank violently.
It was as if something inside him had shattered.
Then, the Third Mizukage's eyes darted around, and his body became more agitated.
Seeing this, Chizan blinked in surprise, but quickly realized the cause.
It must have been that the Genjutsu had been dispelled. Oxygen deprivation, combined with external chakra stimulation, had forcibly broken the eye technique Uchiha Madara had placed on him.
"Chizan, what's his state?"
"Mm. The Genjutsu's broken. In that case, maybe..."
With a sharp flick of his right hand, a crystal-forged spear instantly formed, and he hurled it straight at the Mizukage.
The crystal spear pierced into the cloak of tailed beast chakra, driving straight through the Mizukage's body at tremendous speed.
The Third Mizukage's eyes bulged wide in shock.
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but no sound emerged.
[Ding! Host has dispelled the Genjutsu control on the Third Mizukage and inflicted severe injury, causing immense confusion and pain in his heart! You have also shattered Uchiha Madara's plan. Special reward: ninjutsu cost reduced by 20%!]
Indeed, the Genjutsu had been lifted—the Mizukage was back to himself.
Unfortunately, the moment his mind cleared, he realized he was trapped in dire straits. The burning tailed beast chakra seared his skin, the lack of oxygen made his vision darken, and if that wasn't enough, the brat below had just skewered him with a spear.
In that moment, the Third Mizukage felt nothing but despair, silently awaiting death.
His pierced body tried to bleed, but the blood evaporated instantly. The agony dragged his fading consciousness back to reality.
Then, he noticed—the chakra surrounding him was dissipating. Air returned, and he gasped desperately, lungs filling at last. But almost immediately, something felt wrong.
With each breath, his body grew numb, and worse, his control over chakra vanished entirely.
Clearly, the air was laced with scale powder, and it was crippling him.
When the chakra cloak finally dispersed, the Third Mizukage crashed heavily to the ground, a crystal spear still impaling his abdomen.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
His violent coughing made him look pitifully frail.
Gekko Chizan didn't care. He strode up and looked down on him coldly.
"Heh... brat, you're impressive. Even though I was under Genjutsu, I knew of you."
"Gekko Chizan... who would have thought... the Seven-Tails' Jinchūriki is just a brat..."
Chizan wasn't surprised by his words.
After all, this man had attended the first Kage Summit and was very familiar with the nine tailed beasts.
"Damn that Uchiha Madara... my dream is still unfinished..."
"And it's all because of him..."
At the edge of death, the Third Mizukage uttered Madara's name.
Hearing that familiar name, Chizan's expression darkened. Sure enough, it was him. Damn it—if so, then he himself was no longer safe.
"I don't know why he wanted you dead, but I don't like being controlled."
"I can tell you this—his condition isn't good. Brat, if you're angry, find him and kill him!"
"Hahaha, after all, he's your Konoha's greatest enemy!"
Though he'd been under Genjutsu, Madara's technique had only imposed a kill-command on him, leaving the rest of his memories untouched.
Thus, even with the Genjutsu broken, the Mizukage still remembered all that had happened in these days.
Recalling his fight against the boy before him, even he had to admit:
This brat... is terrifying.
"Don't try to provoke me. I won't fall for it."
"If he really wanted me dead, he'd do it himself, not send you, controlled by Genjutsu."
"That only proves his situation isn't good. He probably can't even leave certain places."
"In that case, I'm safe. After all, even you, a Mizukage, couldn't take me down. No one else could either."
The Mizukage fell silent.
True. He'd gone all out and still failed to beat the boy. Others? Hah...
"You're strong, but don't get arrogant. Even if I die, Kirigakure will endure."
"Sooner or later, you'll face our elite. They may not be as strong as you, but with certain outside powers, you won't walk away unscathed!"
The Mizukage's heart boiled with rage. He refused to accept this!
But Chizan's next words shattered him completely.
"Oh? You mean your precious Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"
"Raiga Kurosuki—I killed him. His sword's with me. Hōzuki Mangetsu—I captured him alive."
"They're nothing but weaklings. Kirigakure's Bloody Mist? What a joke."
The Mizukage: ...I...he... pfft!
Without another word, a mouthful of blood burst from him, carrying with it all his remaining fury.
Once it was spent, the poor Mizukage passed on.
[Ding! Host has literally enraged the Third Mizukage to death, causing his resentment to deepen! Special reward: Unique Ninjutsu — 'Draw a Circle and Curse You.']
????
What the hell?
Chizan froze at the reward.
What kind of nonsense was this? A curse technique? What was this, a ghost world?
...
At the same time, far away in the south, Uchiha Madara's eyes suddenly snapped open.
They brimmed with disbelief.
"Madara, what happened?"
"The Third Mizukage... is dead."
"What? But he was a Mizukage! Just like that? Did Gekko Chizan kill him?"
"Mm... I didn't expect this. Looks like I'll need to reevaluate him."
A cold gleam of killing intent flashed in Madara's eyes, along with deep dissatisfaction toward the Mizukage.