As Mei Terumī pressed on, the atmosphere on site grew increasingly tense.
At this moment,
Kakashi Hatake also noticed the anomaly.
He quietly led Uchiha Sasuke, Sakura Haruno, and Uzumaki Naruto to Tazuna's side.
No matter what,
their mission was to protect Tazuna's safety.
As for Zabuza's matter,
there was no need to get further involved.
"What?"
"Can't you produce it?"
Mei Terumī looked at Haku, a dangerous smile appearing on her face.
"When Lord Mizukage gave me the order, he didn't provide me with any related secret order."
"Furthermore… you have no right to demand I remove my mask."
"Please move aside, I need to take Zabuza back to the village to report."
Haku said slowly.
Unfortunately,
Mei Terumī remained in front of her, unmoving.
The next second,
Haku's wrist moved,
and several senbon rushed towards Mei Terumī.
"Still couldn't help but show your true colors?"
Mei Terumī snorted lightly, forming hand signs.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
A wall of water appeared in front of Mei Terumī, blocking all the senbon.
"Water Release: Water Pistol Jutsu!"
Mei Terumī's hands moved continuously, and water bullets rapidly condensed in the air, then completely enveloped Haku.
"Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome of Magnificent Nullity!"
Facing the ubiquitous water bullets, Haku formed a hand sign with one hand, and four ice walls appeared around him, blocking Mei Terumī's attack.
"Oh?"
"Ice Release Bloodline Limit?"
Seeing this, Mei Terumī looked at Haku with interest.
Zabuza is quite something,
to have found a kid with a Bloodline Limit.
"Hmph!"
"Secret Jutsu: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
Haku attacked Mei Terumī again.
This time,
dozens of ice mirrors appeared in all directions around Mei Terumī, completely trapping her.
The next second,
Haku's body merged with the ice mirrors.
"A bit interesting."
Mei Terumī's face showed no signs of panic.
Through their brief exchange, she had already realized that this kid named Haku, despite possessing a Bloodline Limit, was not particularly strong in terms of actual ability.
At most, he was at the level of an Elite Chunin.
"Ice Release Secret Jutsu: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!"
Haku also knew that,
if this battle couldn't be decided quickly, he would surely lose in the end.
Thus,
he didn't test her, immediately unleashing his strongest technique.
The next second,
Haku's figure emerged from the ice mirrors, rushing swiftly towards Mei Terumī.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
... kunai clashed against kunai, continuously emitting dazzling sparks.
Watching the battle unfold, Uchiha Sasuke's expression grew increasingly grim.
How could that guy named Haku's Body Flicker Technique be so fast?
Moreover,
the opponent seemed to be able to freely traverse through the ice mirrors he created, which was simply unsolvable.
Uchiha Sasuke thought for a moment,
if the opponent's target was himself,
he would probably have already been defeated, right?
Damn it!
Forget about Naruto,
why can any random guy who appears also possess such strong power?
If this continues,
how will I ever get revenge on that guy!
"As expected of Indra's reincarnation."
Watching Uchiha Sasuke's eyes gradually transform into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan, Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but exclaim.
In the original story,
Sasuke at this stage had only just awakened his One-Tomoe Sharingan.
But unexpectedly,
this time, stimulated by him, he directly evolved into a Two-Tomoe Sharingan.
This speed of progress is simply monstrous… "Alright, little one."
"Big sister has had enough fun."
Mei Terumī said with a smile, putting away the kunai in her hand.
Although Ice Release is powerful,
Haku is currently only a Chunin,
to pose a threat to her would be nothing short of a pipe dream.
Now that she had a general understanding of Haku's strength, it was time for this battle to end.
"Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!"
Mei Terumī opened her mouth, and a large amount of high-temperature mist, emitting acid, sprayed out from her mouth.
In just an instant,
it devoured all the ice mirrors.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle… Under the corrosive acid mist, all the ice mirrors rapidly melted.
Haku could only retreat.
"Don't think about running!"
As soon as Haku emerged, he was targeted by Mei Terumī.
Bang!
With a dull thud, Haku was kicked away by Mei Terumī.
"Pfft!"
Haku's mask was knocked off, and he struggled a few times, but ultimately couldn't stand up again, clearly having lost his fighting capability.
"So strong!"
"This woman… seems no weaker than Zabuza or Kakashi."
"Are there really so many strong Ninja in the Ninja World?"
"I need to work even harder in the future!"
Seeing the battle conclude, Kakashi and the others also walked over.
"Hello, we are Ninja from Konoha."
"Let me introduce them."
"These are my disciples: Uchiha Sasuke of the Uchiha Clan, the civilian Ninja Sakura Haruno, and the Konoha orphan Uzumaki Naruto."
"I am the Konoha Elite Jonin known as the Ninja World's number one genius, a former Anbu squad leader, the Copy Ninja who has mastered over a thousand Ninjutsu: Kakashi Hatake!"
Uzumaki Naruto: ???
Sakura Haruno: ???
Uchiha Sasuke: ???
Good heavens,
the preferential treatment is too obvious, isn't it?
You're probably the legendary Hatake Erkang, aren't you?
Looking at your thick eyebrows and big eyes, I didn't expect you'd play tricks when you see a beautiful woman!
"Mei Terumī."
"An Elite Jonin from Hidden Mist Village."
Mei Terumī simply nodded at Kakashi Hatake.
Hmph!
Anyone wearing a mask is ugly.
"Strange?"
"The book didn't say that..."
Kakashi Hatake muttered, a little puzzled.
Could it be that the title he just mentioned wasn't impressive enough?
Mei Terumī didn't pay any more attention to Kakashi, instead turning to tie up Haku and Zabuza with ropes.
Then,
She reached out and pulled the senbon out of Zabuza's neck.
"Cough..."
As soon as the senbon was pulled out, Zabuza, who had been completely lifeless, began to cough violently.
"He's alive again!"
Seeing Zabuza revive, Sakura and Sasuke's eyes widened.
"This is a unique secret jutsu of our Hidden Mist Village."
"It can temporarily put a person into a state of suspended animation, but it can't be maintained for too long."
Mei Terumī explained simply.
"So that's how it is."
Kakashi Hatake nodded.
There's even such a thing?
That was close,
He almost got fooled just now.
"I'm really sorry, Zabuza must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"
Casually knocking out the newly awakened Zabuza, Mei Terumī's charming face showed an apologetic smile.
"How about... I treat you all to a meal?"
"No need!"
Before Kakashi could speak, Sakura immediately shouted.
"We... we still have a mission, so a meal isn't necessary."
"You also have to go back and report, right?"
Seeing everyone looking at her, Sakura explained with a somewhat guilty conscience.
Mei Terumī,
Naruto mentioned this person in his diary.
This guy must have a diary, just like her.
Her appearance here must be to get close to Naruto!
And the other party is a Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, so she definitely has no good intentions.
She absolutely cannot let her succeed.
"Well... that's true."
"Then I'll treat you to a meal another time if there's an opportunity."
"Kids, big sister is leaving now ~"
Mei Terumī smiled charmingly at Uzumaki Naruto and the others, then disappeared from everyone's sight with Zabuza and Haku.
Her appearance here had probably already aroused Naruto's suspicion.
If she insisted on interacting with him, it would definitely cause suspicion.
Getting acquainted today was enough; there would be plenty of opportunities to meet again in the future, so there was no need to be too impatient.