Ever since he was discovered by Akatsuki's trio in the Land of Rain, Chao Yanqian had been cautious in the Land of Water, and had never had direct contact with Kirigakure Shinobi.
But even so, the Thousands of Chaos were discovered by Kirigakure, and a large number of ninjas gathered to round them up. Obviously, they had known the information for a long time, and had also made specific arrangements.
Except for White Zetsu, who has countless clones, Chao Yanqian couldn't think of anyone else with the ability to find him in such a short period of time.
Although White Zetsu's combat ability was not strong, the value of this guy was not inferior to that of an ordinary Kage-level powerhouse.
In the world of ninjas, the value of intelligence is immeasurable. White Zetsu went around gathering gossip and intelligence for Uchiha Madara.
However, in terms of intelligence, Chao Yanqian was confident that he was not inferior to White Zetsu. Although White Zetsu possessed a large number of clones and the means to hide his aura, Chao Yanqian also had a "plug-in" called Kishimoto, and even knew many secrets of the ninja world that even Uchiha Madara did not know.
Now that he had been discovered by Kirigakure, Chao Yanqian had no reason to hide or be timid.
Not long after, more than two hundred Kirigakure shinobi appeared from all directions, surrounding the Thousands of Chaos. Moreover, in the perception of Chao Yanqian, there were still some Kirigakure shinobi hiding in the dark, clearly preparing to ambush him.
The leading Kirigakure shinobi was a giant fat man over two meters tall, with orange hair, extremely cruel eyes, and a large sword strapped to his back.
"It turned out to be the wielder of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's 'Samehada', Fuguki Suikazan. Quite the famous name," Chao Yanqian said first. After glancing behind Fuguki Suikazan, he saw Kisame Hoshigaki, the shark-faced ninja.
"Quite knowledgeable, kid! Hehehe! Samehada is already very excited; your chakra is very attractive!" Fuguki Suikazan smiled coldly, making his already unpleasant face look even uglier.
"I guess you will be disappointed. I have no plans to fight you," Chao Yanqian said.
Fighting with the ninja of the Land of Water could cause a major incident. If Kirigakure blamed Konoha for it, it would seriously damage Konoha's reputation.
Originally, Chao Yanqian wanted to leave directly, but seeing so many Kirigakure shinobi, it was not in his nature to retreat without trouble.
"Chao Yanqian, what is your purpose for infiltrating the Land of Water again and again?" Mei Terumi glared at Chao Yanqian and asked.
"It's you again! We really are fated!" Chao Yanqian turned and saw Mei Terumi glaring at him, wishing to eat him alive, and couldn't help but smile: "The first two visits to the Land of Water were because of the war. But this time, I'm just here to investigate some intelligence, and I have no intention of fighting you."
"Hmph! Do you think you can still leave?" Mei Terumi said angrily.
"Can you crack space-time ninjutsu?" Chao Yanqian asked rhetorically.
Although the masked Obito mobilized so many Kirigakure shinobi to round up the Thousands of Chaos, he never really thought they could capture Chao Yanqian. Obito merely wanted to drive Chao Yanqian away, so he wouldn't discover the truth.
"What conspiracy are you plotting by coming to the Land of Water this time?" Mei Terumi asked, suppressing her anger.
"There's information suggesting that the Fourth Mizukage is about to move against the Kekkei Genkai clans. So I came to verify the accuracy of that information," Chao Yanqian said with a smile.
"You…"
Hearing Chao Yanqian's words, most of the Kitri shinobi present looked very grim.
Although there had been many rumors in the village about tensions with the Kekkei Genkai clans, most believed it was just political struggle between the Fourth Mizukage and those clans and that it would pass soon.
But hearing Chao Yanqian's words made it sound like the Fourth Mizukage was about to make a move against them.
Moreover, with Kirigakure now closed off from the outside world, how did Chao Yanqian know this?
"What a despicable method! Do you think you can incite a civil war in Kirigakure?" Mei Terumi glared angrily at Chao Yanqian and shouted, "We Kirigakure shinobi are united! We will never be divided by a despicable villain like you!"
"Really? That's not what my investigation suggests," Chao Yanqian said.
The Fourth Mizukage moving against the Kekkei Genkai clans was like the emperor's new clothes many saw it, but dared not say anything.
Thus, Chao Yanqian was the only one brave enough to expose the truth.
He believed that once today's information spread in Kirigakure, it would cause an uproar. Even if everyone knew it was an attempt to sow discord, the leadership would not be able to clarify it easily because what Chao Yanqian said was the truth.
Even if both the Mizukage and the Kekkei Genkai clans restrained themselves, the seed of suspicion would have been planted, and sooner or later, a full-scale conflict would break out.
And what Chao Yan Qianna wanted was to speed up that outcome and take Kimimaro into his own hands.
"Oh? Really? You're getting impatient already!" Fuguki Suikazan suddenly muttered to himself, then glared coldly at Chao Yanqian and shouted: "Samehada can't wait to devour your chakra, kid!"
As soon as he spoke, Fuguki Suikazan charged at Chao Yanqian with Samehada in hand.
Although Fuguki's body was bulky, his speed was not slow. In almost the blink of an eye, he closed the distance.
[Yin Seal: Release]
Instantly entering Sage Mode, and relying on natural perception, Chao Yanqian easily avoided Fuguki's attack. As they passed each other, he fiercely kicked Fuguki away.
Boom!
In Sage Mode, the power of the [Guild Force Fist] doubled. Fuguki Suikazan was sent flying by Chao Yanqian's kick, blood spurting from his mouth, and crashed heavily into a large tree.
"Ahem!"
Fuguki Suikazan supported himself with both hands on the ground, trying to get up, but his injuries were too severe and he could only collapse weakly.
"You should be grateful. If I didn't want to avoid causing a conflict between the two countries, I would have killed you just now," Chao Yanqian said coldly, looking down at Fuguki.
This incident shocked the surrounding Kirigakure shinobi.
This was inside Kirigakure yet a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, whose strength was second only to the Mizukage, had been defeated with one blow.
Although they had always known that Chao Yanqian was strong, this was too shocking.
The reason Chao Yanqian could instantly defeat Fuguki wasn't just Sage Mode, but also because Fuguki had underestimated him.
If Fuguki had immediately used Water Style ninjutsu, taking advantage of his massive chakra reserves, he could have caused much more trouble for Chao Yanqian.
But Fuguki had chosen close combat, wanting to use Samehada to devour Chao Yanqian's chakra.
However, Chao Yanqian, who possessed Sage Mode and the [Guild Force Fist], specialized in close combat, while his long-range abilities were relatively weaker.
Thus, by recklessly charging forward, Fuguki had only brought about his own defeat.
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