"As expected, it's Ice Release, and it should be no different from the Yuki clan." Tobirama picked up the wine glass and glanced at it.
Torifū scratched his head: "I accidentally created it when developing a new technique, and I haven't developed many corresponding Ice Release ninjutsu yet."
Tobirama smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter, just improvise."
Soon after, all the dishes were served, and the two began to eat and chat.
Time also passed quickly, and the ship to Land of Hot Water would set sail in a while.
The two paid early, boarded the ship, and found a relatively quiet place.
Speaking of which, this was Torifū's first time going to sea by boat.
Whether in his previous life or this life, Torifū had never been on a boat, which was a small regret.
Now it could be considered complete.
Soon after, the ship sailed, and the weather today was very good, with no storms on the sea.
Standing on the deck and looking at the endless sea, the sea breeze was very comfortable.
Some unknown seabirds flying around the ship would occasionally slack off.
Landing on the ship's mast to rest their feet.
"Big brother, how long will it take us to get to Land of Hot Water?"
The sailor replied enthusiastically: "The port we set sail from is not far from Land of Hot Water, and we should arrive around dusk."
"Okay, thank you, big brother."
The sailor said it was nothing and continued to busy himself with his work.
Torifū thought it would take a night to sail, but he didn't expect to arrive in just half a day.
They had been tossing around for too long since they left the village.
The previous missions only lasted a day or two, but this time it would take about half a month for a round trip.
After learning the specific arrival time, Torifū didn't ask anything else and sat quietly next to Tobirama.
Nothing unexpected happened along the way, and the two deliberately found a relatively quiet place so they wouldn't be disturbed.
There were no ignorant mountain bandits or thugs who came to court death.
They arrived safely in Land of Hot Water.
Stepping on the ground, Torifū couldn't help but stretch: "We're finally here!"
"Yes, let's rest for a night first. Next, we need to find the cave where the Six-Tails is hiding. We only have a rough location, not a specific one."
In other words, the real trouble had just begun.
Land of Hot Water, a country full of hot springs and volcanoes, had many underground caves.
Having a rough location would save them a lot of time.
Torifū didn't complain; after all, they were here to seize the Tailed Beast.
As soon as they landed, people from Land of Hot Water came to investigate, but the identities of the two were already perfect.
They were not recognized and entered Land of Hot Water easily.
The two randomly found a hotel that looked good and stayed there.
Afterward, Torifū bought some dry food to eat on the road at the port village.
Although it would add some weight, he thought it was better than eating soldier pills.
Thus, early the next morning, the two set off towards the area where the Six-Tails was located.
Land of Hot Water was indeed a hot spring country, and all the ponds they encountered along the way were bubbling.
The air was filled with the smell of sulfur.
However, the water vapor formed by the hot springs refreshed Torifū.
If there was water vapor or mist in the cave, it would be easy to find the Six-Tails!
Sure enough! When the two arrived at the cave area, Torifū found that although there were no hot springs here, the entire area was filled with wisps of morning mist because of the early morning.
Torifū exhaled a cloud of mist, mixed into the morning mist and quickly controlled it.
Under Torifū's control, it spread into every cave entrance.
But after a while, Torifū didn't sense any chakra-containing life.
"The Six-Tails is a huge slug. Don't just check the large caves. Essentially, slugs can crawl into any place."
Tobirama reminded him when he saw that Torifū hadn't found anything for so long.
Upon hearing this, Torifū manipulated the mist to enter the small and medium-sized caves to explore.
This time, he indeed found some traces.
"Tobirama-sama, I found a trace with chakra, suspected to be left by the Six-Tails when it moved."
Tobirama nodded: "Direction."
"Northwest direction, a medium-sized cave."
After confirming the location, the two immediately set off to the cave entrance where they found the Six-Tails' trail.
The cave was full of stagnant water and very humid.
The sound of the two entering startled a group of bats, which flew around in the cave.
Following the direction sensed by Torifū's cloud of mist, the two did not get lost in the intricate cave.
They quickly found the location of the trace that Torifū had sensed earlier.
Tobirama scooped up a handful of 'water' on the ground. It felt slippery and sticky, and it should have been the body fluid left by some kind of animal.
"It should be the Six-Tails."
The mucus was moving towards the depths of the cave, and the two had no choice but to follow the trail forward.
Torifū always let the cloud of mist explore the way in the front; after all, the terrain in the cave was complex, and one might fall into a bottomless hole if one was not careful.
As Tobirama and Torifū went deeper and deeper into the cave, the light became darker and darker. Originally, there were still a few cracks in the top of the cave that could transmit light.
Now they were gone, and they could only determine the direction through perception and torches.
Just as the two walked past a corner, Torifū's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he pushed Tobirama away!
But he himself was swallowed by a waterfall-like stream of pale yellow acid!
"Humans! Leave my territory!"
A shrill voice came from behind the corner.
Then, a huge white slug with six tails, slowly walked out, holding onto the wall with its hands.
"Torifū!" Tobirama watched Torifū being swallowed by the acid. Ignoring what the Six-Tails said, he rushed up straight away.
"Humans, you dare to ignore my warning?!"
The Six-Tails spewed out a thick acid mist from its small hole-like mouth, which quickly corroded even the walls of the cave upon contact!
"Water Release - Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
A ferocious water dragon formed from under Tobirama's feet, and then tore towards the Six-Tails; all the acid mist along the way was dispersed by the water dragon.
But a single Water Dragon Bullet only made the Six-Tails stagger, and it did not suffer any substantial damage.
"Crystal Release - Crystal Poison!"
A crystal snake sprang out from the river formed by acid, and then opened its mouth! It bit the Six-Tails fiercely!
The venom quickly spread on the Six-Tails' body, and half of its tail had already crystallized.
But the crystallized part of the Six-Tails' body began to twitch and distort, and then fell off as a pool of mucus.
And the Six-Tails' main body did not suffer any damage.
"Evil humans, die and get buried here!"
Then countless bubbles were spewed out of its mouth, quickly filling the entire cave!
When the bubbles touched the wall, they immediately produced a huge explosion!
For a time, the sound of explosions resounded throughout the entire cave.
"It's going to collapse the cave and bury us alive!"