For the Kirigakure patrol team, this was just a routine patrol—nothing special!
The patrol squad moved along the lake, circled around it, and then started heading back.
More than half an hour later…
Haruto Saito and his team confirmed that the patrol squad had moved far enough away before daring to reveal themselves and continue their work. The squad itself wasn't a significant threat, but they couldn't simply eliminate it. If the squad failed to report back on time, the enemy would undoubtedly send more scouts to investigate.
Barrier concealment, digging holes, covering the entrances… It was a repetitive cycle!
Again and again.
By 8 PM, they had finally finished digging the necessary number of holes.
Haruto Saito and Hattori Ryuya had dug more than 300 vertical shafts and over 100 additional angled tunnels. After that, Haruto began setting up explosive tags.
Each hole contained at least one C-rank sealed explosive tag, and at most, one sealed explosive tag along with hundreds of standard explosive tags.
Beyond these holes, Haruto also planted explosive tags underground.
Since this was a mountaintop, the soil was at its thinnest at around two to three meters and at its thickest at seven to eight meters. Haruto could freely move within the soil layer, placing explosive tags wherever needed.
He had prepared a total of 800 sealed explosive tags and 300,000 standard explosive tags!
Enough to blow everything sky-high!
Those 300,000 standard explosive tags were stockpiled from Konoha. The last time Haruto returned to Konoha, he had negotiated with Hiruzen Sarutobi for their purchase, spending billions in the process.
By 10 PM, all explosive tags were in place.
Haruto even connected chakra threads to certain tags to ensure simultaneous detonation.
Everything was arranged according to the blueprint. If all went as planned, the explosion would directly form a river channel. Though the riverbed wouldn't be entirely even, water didn't require symmetry—so long as the bottom of the new river channel was lower than the surface of the Tidal Echo Lake, the water would naturally flow downward. Any uneven parts of the channel would quickly be eroded and smoothed out by the rushing water.
At 11 PM, Thirteen returned from the Kirigakure camp with detailed intelligence!
Thirteen's primary objective had been to determine the locations of the powerful elites from Kirigakure's two major corps, as well as the layout of both overt and covert sentries around their camp.
Haruto had already completed his explosive setup!
Everyone gathered at their temporary secret base for a final strategy session, where Haruto gave out the last round of assignments.
At this crucial moment, Haruto finally revealed his trump card—another batch of materials procured from Konoha. This last resort was meant to guarantee maximum destruction!
…
The night was silent.
On the eastern slopes of Tidal Echo Mountain, halfway up, an area was brightly illuminated.
The seven camps were quiet, but all their lights were on. Patrol teams wandered about, covert sentries changed shifts, and elite Jōnin with dense chakra signatures emerged from their quarters for routine inspections.
This was the joint encampment of Kirigakure's First and Third Corps—an otherwise ordinary night.
The defenses were extremely tight!
Powerful sensory ninja continuously scanned the area in the darkness, ensuring the security of the joint camp. Having suffered losses before, Kirigakure took the threat of Haruto Saito bombing their encampments very seriously and had taken extensive precautions!
By the time the night deepened past 1 AM—
Suddenly!
A terrifying presence materialized in the central camp among the seven camps, instantly throwing the entire area into chaos. Some Kirigakure shinobi immediately recognized this chakra signature!
"Akahito of Konoha!"
"He's here!"
"What audacity!"
Haruto Saito's sudden appearance sent the entire camp into an uproar, shattering the previous silence.
Powerful chakra signatures surged one after another, and figures materialized near Haruto in an instant.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"
Haruto unleashed a large-scale jutsu!
An enormous volume of water surged downward, slamming into the central encampment. Immediately afterward, Haruto vanished, only to reappear in the distance, forming another set of hand seals.
"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
A thick fog quickly spread, engulfing the entire mountainside where the two corps were stationed.
Haruto formed seals again!
"Water Release: Hidden Mist Technique!"
He reinforced the mist!
Then, he vanished once more.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosions erupted across multiple smaller camps. The thick mist and darkness made it impossible to determine the attackers' identities, and lower-ranked ninja were completely unable to pinpoint their locations!
Chaos ensued!
At the same time, Thirteen arrived at the cliffside, swiftly eliminating hidden sentries!
Hattori Ryuya and Haruto continued their relentless assault inside the camp but were soon met with heavy resistance. Both relied on the Body Flicker Technique to evade encirclement, never staying in one spot for long. Whenever the mist started to thin, Haruto would immediately cast the Hidden Mist Technique again!
Suddenly!
BOOM! BOOOOOM!
A series of earth-shaking explosions roared like the wrath of the gods, causing the entire mountain to tremble! Many Kirigakure shinobi, already disoriented by the fog, were left completely stunned—Haruto had bombed the encampment again! When had he set it up? Had he actually succeeded?!
But they quickly realized—the explosions weren't inside their camp.
They were coming from the mountaintop!
Though they could confirm the direction of the blasts, they had no idea what had actually been hit.
The two camps remained in disarray. Hattori Ryuya moved like a phantom, striking and disappearing, using his samurai-speed flickers repeatedly to avoid capture. In the short term, he was nearly impossible to pin down.
Thirteen had already entered the mist, engaging enemies.
Meanwhile, at the moment of the explosion, Haruto vanished from the mountainside.
Atop the mountain—
Tsunade stood on the western shore of Tidal Echo Lake, watching as flames raged on the eastern shore. Feeling the tremors beneath her feet, she glanced at the falling debris from the surrounding cliffs before turning her gaze to the Flying Thunder God kunai in her hand.
The lake's water had already begun tilting eastward!
The river channel had been blasted open!
Haruto suddenly materialized beside Tsunade.
Tsunade stowed away the Flying Thunder God kunai and placed her hands on Haruto's back.
Haruto rapidly formed hand seals!
The two leaped into the air simultaneously.
"Water Release: Giant Exploding Water Shockwave!"
Haruto opened his mouth and unleashed an immense torrent of water, resembling a dam's floodgates bursting open. In an extremely short time, he had spewed over two hundred million cubic meters of water.
The natural eastward tilt of the lake's water wasn't fast enough on its own—it needed time to accelerate. However, with Haruto's added deluge, the acceleration was instant!
Waves surged down the newly created river channel!
The flow grew faster and faster!
"We're leaving!" Haruto grabbed Tsunade and leaped onto a cliffside, racing eastward along the ridge beside the river at incredible speed—moving even faster than the rushing water!
But the flood kept gaining speed!
"Do you still have chakra left?" Haruto asked.
"Hmm?" Tsunade responded with a nasal grunt.
"Then let's do it again!" Haruto said, biting down on his Yin-God kunai.
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