"Be careful of silent assassination!"
Haku shouted loudly, raised one hand, and then exhaled cold mist from his mouth, which merged into the mist that was already rapidly thickening.
The cold mist rolled, and the two chakras intertwined.
This time, not only Haku and others were unable to sense chakra, but Momochi Zabuza also lost his perception ability.
However, because of this, Haku could no longer use Zabuza's ice chakra to inhale the air to launch a fatal attack.
His abilities were disrupted by Zabuza's Mist Hidden Jutsu.
"It's a quick reaction, but it doesn't affect me at all."
Zabuza's voice was faintly heard in the fog, making it impossible to determine his location by the sound.
Omoi and the other two were fully focused on defense.
Suddenly, a figure passed by them.
Omoi reacted the fastest and swung his sword quickly.
With a ding sound, sparks flew everywhere, but Zabuza disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"So fast!"
"What was that weapon just now?"
Omoi and Nikami Ryo exclaimed in succession.
"That's a good reaction, but I'll be faster next time!"
Zabuza's voice sounded again.
Haku shouted, "Be careful of water release!"
As he spoke, he was already forming seals with his hands rapidly.
And on the lake, Zabuza was also making hand seals.
Water Release - Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
Two water dragons appeared almost at the same time, then soared into the air and collided with a loud bang.
Boom!The water poured down, forming turbulent waves.
Marusugi squatted down and pressed his hands on the ground. A wall immediately rose from the ground and blocked the surging water.
At this moment, a steel needle came out from the ground and pierced through Nikami Ryo's body with a "puff" sound.
"careful!"
Omoi was about to cut the wire with his sword, but Zabuza appeared from the side and gave him a flying kick.
Bang!
Omoi, who had no time to react, was kicked away.
Accompanied by screams of pain, when Marusugi turned around to provide support, Nikami Ryo was already hanging on the tree.
"hateful!"
Marusugi hardened his skin and pounced on Zabuza.
Bang, bang, bang!
Fists and feet collided, and in just a moment, Marusugi was kicked away, his body hitting the water and bouncing continuously.
Just when Dazna was about to be killed, Haku appeared and stopped Zabuza.
On the other side, Marusugi, who had just stood up from the lake, suddenly changed color.
He was enveloped by the current.
Water Prison Jutsu!
The other Zabuza who had fought against the White Ninjutsu before.
After a brief confrontation, only two of the four people were left.
"One of them must be a water clone."
Haku glanced at Zabuza on the lake and felt that this was most likely a water clone.
At this time, the fog had gradually dissipated.
Omoi got up from the ground, looked at the situation, and immediately shouted, "Leave the rescue to me!"
Haku nodded after hearing this: "Thank you for your help!"
After saying that, Haku grabbed Dazna with one hand and retreated, but he formed a seal with his left hand.
By the time he put Dazna down, the jutsu was complete.
illusion realm ice crystal!
Ice mirrors surrounded Zabuza.
"Mr. Dazna, please stand here and don't move."
After Haku finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot and then appeared inside the illusion realm ice crystal.
Zabuza was very calm: "Haku, this move is not unfamiliar to me."
"He can't threaten me yet."
Haku looked at Zabuza and said, "Uncle Zabuza, my current strength is due to my father's guidance."
When there are outsiders around, he still calls Hoshita Shuichi "Shuichi-sama".
He would only address him as "father" in front of his own people.
"oh?"
"Shuichi-sama's guidance... I'll wait and see!"
Zabuza said this and raised his hand and a shuriken shot out, piercing the ice mirror where Haku was.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Ice needles attacked from behind.
Zabuza dodged.
Haku continued to change positions, throwing out ice needles at an increasingly faster speed.
Such a high-speed attack, whose direction could not be predicted in advance, was impossible to avoid even for Zabuza, and soon his body was covered with bloodstains.
"Sure enough, this is the real body."
After Haku confirmed his speculation, under the cover of numerous intensive attacks, he rushed out of the ice mirror, a high-speed rotating Rasengan quickly formed in his hand, and he attacked Zabuza from behind.
Zabuza is indeed a master of silent assassination. Even though he was disturbed by the high-speed attack, his reaction was extremely fast. He turned around and stabbed out with the kunai in his hand before the attack arrived.
Snap!
The kunai and the Rasengan collided, and then the kunai broke, and Haku's hand turned, and the Rasengan in his hand immediately expanded, accompanied by a terrible cold air.
Ice Release Rasengan!
Bang!
Zabuza's body suddenly exploded, turning into a ball of water, which quickly melted into ice.
Substitution jutsu!
Zabuza emerged from the ground and grabbed Haku's neck.
But then Zabuza felt something was wrong, but before he could react, the Haku he caught turned into a stream of water with a splash, quickly wrapped around Zabuza's hand, and with a snapping sound, froze Zabuza.
ice release clone!
His body was unable to move, but Zabuza smiled: "Good job."
Haku's real body walked out of the ice mirror, raised his hand and stabbed an ice needle into Zabuza's neck, allowing him to die without pain.
On the other side, Omoi also single-handedly defeated Zabuza's water clone and rescued Marusugi.
Haku then rescued Nikami Ryo, who was hung up with stitches.
Not dead yet, but seriously injured.
So the team stopped to rest for a day before continuing on their journey and arrived safely at the Land of Waves.
…
At the same time, on the other side, Kurotsuchi, who had just won another battle, looked a little gloomy.
Because she and Deidara were the only ones left in the two teams.
A Kumo Ninja Jonin caused them to suffer heavy losses again.
Looking at Kurotsuchi, Deidara said indifferently: "Don't worry, they are not really dead."
"Besides, if we get a top 100 ranking, they can once again appear in the battle for the strongest chunin."
Kurotsuchi nodded, cheered himself up, and said, "So, we must change our strategy next."
Deidara immediately laughed and said, "Are we going to split up?"
Kurotsuchi's face immediately darkened upon hearing this, and he said angrily: "Brother Deidara, we haven't completed the mission here yet!"
Deidara said, "We are already ranked first and second in points, and it must be said that if we continue like this, in addition to the same Chunin team, if we encounter a real Kumo Ninja, then the possibility that they are elite will increase."
Maybe the next time I meet a team of all jonin.
Of course Kurotsuchi knew.
However, there is really no way to judge a ninja's strength through perception.
The strength of chakra cannot absolutely represent the strength.
After choosing a camp, your attire will also change.
It is impossible to judge from the clothes.
There is also a team of four Chunin, which can no longer be used as a strong judgment.
So, Kurotsuchi waved his fist and said, "I decided to follow the other teams as support."
Deidara frowned after hearing this: "Support?"
"I don't like support."
"It's entirely possible to launch a surprise attack."
Kurotsuchi shook his head: "If we do this, we will be hated by all other teams in the same camp."
"We must have sufficient numbers to face the more numerous elite Kumo Ninjas."
"Therefore, uniting more ninja teams is a necessary option if we want to keep all these retreating Kumo Ninjas."
Deidara was moved after hearing this: "Get rid of all of them?"
"That's a really good idea."
"I've also come up with a very good idea."
Looking at Deidara who was full of energy again, Kurotsuchi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "Well, after we recover our strength, let's start implementing the new plan!"
An hour later.
After their strength was restored, Kurotsuchi and Deidara set out again.
The advantages of high-altitude reconnaissance are undoubtedly huge, and most of this area is bare, even the mountains.
Therefore, even if neither of them is a sensory ninja, it is not difficult to find someone.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, the sharp-eyed Deidara saw a fierce battle on the ground.
And it was a melee involving more than a dozen people.
"Brother Deidara, you must obey my orders this time and never bomb randomly."
Kurotsuchi couldn't help but remind him.
Deidara curled his lips: "That's not random bombing, that's art, huh!"
Kurotsuchi smiled and said, "Then let these people see your art of explosion later."
Deidara smiled, and the clay bird under him also sped up.
This time the two men did not launch a surprise attack from high altitude, but deliberately exposed themselves for deterrence.
Sure enough, the Kumo Ninjas below were inevitably in chaos when they saw the Rock Ninjas receiving reinforcements in the air.
However, the Iwagakure side was also distracted.
Although there were many real Iwagakure ninjas among them who recognized Deidara, the explosive boy, they did not relax but became more vigilant.
This guy didn't have a good relationship with people when he was in the Iwagakure Village. He set off explosions everywhere, and he might not show mercy to their men.
For a moment, the battlefield became a little chaotic.
On the clay bird, Kurotsuchi was mentally prepared for this.
And this is her purpose.
She can only intervene when things get chaotic.
The seal was complete, and Kurotsuchi opened his mouth and spit out balls of white lime that fell from the sky, heading straight for the Kumo Ninja.
The targeted Kumo Ninjas retreated immediately, and the Rock Ninjas were not sure whether Kurotsuchi would attack all at once, so they did not take the opportunity to pursue and cooperate.
Kurotsuchi didn't care. After throwing a few balls of lime, he formed a seal and opened his mouth to let water rush down from the sky.
The lime on the ground immediately turned into a mud stream and rushed towards the Kumo Ninja.
Seeing this, the Rock Ninja, who had originally stopped attacking, immediately gritted his teeth and drilled into the ground. When the Kumo Ninja avoided the lime mud and fell to the ground, he suddenly reached out and pulled him into the ground.
The soil turned into sand, blood seeped out as it surged, and then the Rock Ninja crawled out.
At the same time, Kurotsuchi and Deidara cooperated and began to target other Kumo Ninjas.
The appearance of the two people also brought about a huge change in this originally tense battle.
Although Explosion Style is restrained by Lightning Release, with the cooperation of Kurotsuchi and Deidara's assisted surprise attack, it is very effective.
Especially when two people attacked from the air, the sense of oppression was too strong.
When the two of them stopped fighting for kills and instead cooperated honestly to create opportunities for the Rock Ninjas on the ground, the Kumo Ninjas were defeated one after another, leaving behind corpses one after another.
This battle lasted for about half an hour and ended with the annihilation of all the Kumo Ninjas.
Although the Kumo Ninja wanted to escape, they had no way to get rid of Deidara and Kurotsuchi's pursuit, and were eventually caught up by many Rock Ninja and died in the siege.
However, three of the Iwagakure ninjas also died, and almost everyone except Kurotsuchi and Deidara was injured.
However, 9 people from the Kumogakure side died.
When the battle was over, Kurotsuchi and Deidara fell from the sky.
"Thanks for your help!"
Many Iwagakure ninjas came forward, led by the Konoha ninja, Ebisu wearing sunglasses.
Kurotsuchi responded with a smile: "We are now in the same camp, this is as it should be."
There were also ninjas from the Iwagakure who gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "As expected of the granddaughter and disciple of the Third Tsuchikage!"
"Why not join us!"
Ebisu also nodded and smiled: "With you, we will have a great advantage. When the time comes, we will be more confident even when dealing with those Kumo Jonins and can reduce casualties."
The man was in love and the woman was willing, so Kurotsuchi naturally agreed without hesitation.
And so, the team expanded.
Kurotsuchi and Deidara were responsible for aerial reconnaissance, raids, and support, while Ebisu and others were responsible for the frontal attack on the ground.
The two sides cooperated more and more tacitly.
And with Kurotsuchi's intention, he continued to absorb ninjas from the Iwagakure camp, making the team larger and larger.
…
In the illusion mission hall, another room full of science fiction, light screens are surrounding it, showing the situation of each Chunin team.
The alliance's top leaders, including Hoshita Shuichi, Mei Terumi, and Namikaze Minato , were all here, recording the completion of all the teams' tasks for rehearsal.
Of course, Hoshita Shuichi didn't need these, and he was well aware of the situation of each Chunin team.
The purpose of creating this room is to allow Namikaze Minato and others to better understand the situation.
At this time, Onoki watched his granddaughter and disciples gradually integrate into the Iwagakure camp, and play an increasingly important role. His originally tense face relaxed.
He was becoming more and more satisfied.
The Fourth Raikage was paying attention to Omoi and the others.
However, compared to the dazzling performances of Kurotsuchi and Deidara, although Omoi and the others are good, they are not too dazzling.
Sarutobi Hiruzen was also keeping an eye on the many ninjas in Konoha.
Ebisu, Iruka and others are ninjas from almost the same generation as Hoshita Shuichi.
But I can only say that he is far inferior to Kakashi and the others.
But I was prepared.
Ninjas of the same generation as Hoshita Shuichi, who were talented enough, have already become special jonin by now.
For example, the younger Gekko Hayate.
However, what surprised Sarutobi Hiruzen was that Mitarashi Anko's performance was unexpectedly amazing.
That Fire Release technique is simply... a copy of Hoshita Shuichi.
…
Although Namikaze Minato is the Fourth Hokage, he is concerned with more than just the ninjas of Konoha.
All major ninja villages, as well as ninjas like Haku, Kimimaro, and Mizunotsuki, are all under his attention.
After seeing Kimimaro's wonderful physical battle, he couldn't help but ask: "Shuichi, is there a way to cure Kimimaro's blood disease?"
Hoshita Shuichi shook his head: "There is no way for the time being, we can only delay the onset of his illness."
"Unless... he can take his Shikotsumyaku's bloodline limit a step further and cultivate it into a bloodline net to make up for his shortcomings."
"There's no cure for a genetic defect, even for me."
"Of course, some forbidden techniques are not included."
After hearing this, Namikaze Minato immediately understood that Hoshita Shuichi was talking about Orochimaru, or the way the Otsutsuki clan took over other people's bodies.