The C-Virus monsters had landed all around Kirigakure—some even inside the village itself.
Some died instantly from the impact.
But many more survived with heavily damaged bodies… and began attacking anything still alive.
At that moment, Kirigakure realized it was under siege and immediately sounded the alarm.
Countless shinobi surged out from every corner.
And soon, an all-out battle began against the zombified sea creatures!
"Damn it! What the hell are these monsters?!"
"They're from the sea! These things crawled up from the seafloor!"
"They look just like the zombies that attacked Konoha before!"
The Kirigakure shinobi clashed fiercely with the C-Virus creatures.
Since most of the virus monsters were relatively weak, they quickly gained the upper hand.
"Hmph… As expected. Without injection, all you get is brainless beasts."
A clone of Orochimaru stood atop one of Kirigakure's towers, watching as the sea zombies were slaughtered below.
"Orochimaru!"
Just then, Mei Terumi's voice rang out.
A sphere of compressed lava shot toward Orochimaru like a cannonball.
Orochimaru leaped into the air, dodging the molten attack.
Mei landed on the rooftop across from him, glaring furiously.
"This was your doing?! Couldn't wait to start a war?!"
Mei shouted with venom in her voice.
"More or less," Orochimaru sneered. "After all, I promised the Daimyō of the Land of Water that I'd show them the power of the C-Virus."
"What?! You've already made contact with the nation's leaders?!"
Mei's face filled with disbelief.
"That's right. While you were busy dealing with the Blood Pool, I sent my clones all over the place. You have no idea. The upper brass of every country is terrified of how powerful shinobi are becoming. They're afraid of being overthrown one day."
"That's why they desperately want a force they can completely control—and my C-Virus is the perfect solution."
Orochimaru spoke with smug satisfaction.
Mei's expression darkened.
As the Mizukage, she was well aware of the sentiments among the higher-ups.
Indeed, no nation could truly rest easy with powerful shinobi in their midst.
After all, when faced with overwhelming strength, things like authority and wealth were just paper tigers.
The great nations feared that one day, shinobi would spiral out of control.
"Those foolish Daimyō… They have no idea what they're playing with!"
Putting hope in something like the C-Virus was utterly absurd.
"So this is the display you promised? Pathetic."
Mei mocked him with scorn.
"Heh…"
Orochimaru just chuckled and then leapt down to the ground.
He quickly formed hand seals and slammed his palms into the earth.
A massive summoning array spread out across the ground!
Boom!
With a loud explosion and a cloud of white smoke—
More than ten of the grotesque Super Beasts that had been spreading the virus in the ocean appeared before them!
Mei's expression twisted with disgust at the hideous creatures.
"Oh, and by the way," Orochimaru added with a deranged smile, "I had those beasts spread the virus across the seabed. I'm really curious to see how far it'll spread—and what effect it'll have!"
Mei's face instantly fell.
If the sea was infected, then all the marine life would become zombies too.
That meant no fishing, and possibly even more danger. Even entering or leaving the country could become impossible.
"You bastard!!"
Furious, Mei launched another lava attack straight at Orochimaru.
This time, the clone didn't dodge. It took the blast head-on and vanished into steam.
"GAOOOO!!!"
With Orochimaru's clone gone, the Super Beasts let out deafening roars and began rampaging.
"You will not destroy our village!"
Mei roared back and tossed out a red-and-white sphere, summoning Kyogre.
"GRRRRRRRRROOOOAAAHHHH!!"
Kyogre appeared with a mighty roar.
"Kyogre! Use Hydro Pump!"
At Mei's command, Kyogre blasted out a massive pillar of water.
The attack smashed into the Super Beasts, pinning several to the ground and launching them backward, inflicting considerable damage.
Mei didn't stop there.
She charged forward, merging the power of her Lava Release with the Illusory Water Serpent Fist.
"Hyaaa!"
With a punch, a lava-formed water serpent blasted out and pierced straight through a Super Beast's skull.
Iwagakure
"Groudon! Use Earthquake!"
"GROUUUUU!!!"
Following Ōnoki's command, Groudon slammed the earth, causing a massive tremor.
The ground split violently, swallowing many of the Javo creatures.
Several Super Beasts were caught in the crevices, temporarily immobilized.
"Hyper Beam!"
Ōnoki gave another command.
Groudon opened its jaws and fired a devastating Hyper Beam, blasting through several Super Beasts.
"Dust Release!"
Next, Ōnoki activated his signature jutsu.
He combined it with the High-Speed Ice Leopard Fist technique to enhance his chakra, pushing the Dust Release's power to a new level.
Within the jutsu's range, several Super Beasts disintegrated into dust—and the shattered remains even turned to frost!
"Lord Tsuchikage! The humanoid monsters are back!"
A ninja shouted urgently.
"What?!"
Ōnoki turned toward the direction the ninja pointed.
He had been hunting those humanoid monsters relentlessly for days.
Every time one was found, it was to be exterminated on the spot.
Under such intense pressure, the humanoid creatures had all hidden themselves away, never daring to appear.
And yet here they were—now.
Was this their idea of a counterattack?
"Damn these freaks! Think we're weak now?!"
Ōnoki cursed.
But then… he was stunned.
Because the humanoid monsters weren't just back in numbers.
They had changed.
They were bigger, more twisted, their bodies bloated and veins bulging—like grotesque zombies.
"They've been infected too?!"
Ōnoki immediately realized what had happened—and his face darkened even more.
"Screw it! Let's finish this now!"
Leaving Groudon to deal with the Super Beasts, Ōnoki launched himself toward the swarm of humanoid monsters.
Using Dust Release, he unleashed mass destruction upon them.
That night, the Five Great Ninja Villages were all locked in desperate battle against C-Virus monsters and Super Beasts.
A sleepless night of carnage and uncertainty.
No one knew what horrors might come next.
DC Universe
Metropolis – Morning
A family of four was just sitting down to breakfast. A child reached for the ketchup to spread on their toast…
Suddenly, arcs of electricity burst into the room beside them.
(End of Chapter)
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