The female werewolf fighting Zabuza Momochi was extremely agile, forcing Zabuza Momochi onto the defensive.
Yagura and Mei Terumī lurked nearby, placing immense psychological pressure on the female werewolf.
If it weren't for that, Zabuza Momochi's situation would likely have been much more difficult.
"Damn brat!"
"If your comrades weren't interfering, I'd tear you to shreds right now."
"A freak without eyebrows, show some guts and tell your comrades to keep their distance."
The female werewolf let out a somewhat masculine voice, growling irritably.
"A werewolf has the nerve to call me a freak?"
Zabuza Momochi snorted. He performed hand signs and released the Hidden Mist Technique (Kirigakure no Jutsu). Thick mist spread from his mouth.
"Wolf monster, want to experience Kirigakure's Silent Killing Technique?"
"How will you fight me in the invisible dense fog?"
Zabuza Momochi spoke with a cold tone, completely hidden within the mist. His voice came from all directions towards the female werewolf.
While Zabuza Momochi was fighting the female werewolf, Ao was also locked in fierce combat.
Ao's enemy was an ape-like female mutant, with dazzling lightning flashing around her body.
Ao dared not engage her in close combat, so he used Ice Release to create a series of ice mirrors, surrounding the ape mutant.
Fine needles of ice shot out from the ice mirrors, raining down like a storm upon the female ape mutant.
However, a lightning shield flashed around the female ape mutant's body. The ice needles were instantly destroyed the moment they touched the lightning shield.
"Useless brat!"
"I could flatten a weak ninja like you with one hand."
The female ape mutant spoke, roaring with arrogance.
As comrades of Ao and Zabuza Momochi, Kisame Hoshigaki was also in battle.
His opponent was a bat mutant, a monster resembling a female vampire, fighting Kisame while flapping her wings.
Kisame held a standard-issue ninja longsword, carefully maneuvering against the female vampire.
The female vampire floated in mid-air, smiling and scrutinizing Kisame Hoshigaki.
"Shark-faced cutie!"
"You're no match for me. Surrender obediently!"
"Seeing how cute you are, why don't you be my little sister's boyfriend?"
The female vampire smiled, her tone full of seduction.
Kisame Hoshigaki remained unmoved. He kept his shark-face cold, returning the female vampire's gaze with a pair of dead fish eyes.
You should take a look at yourself in a puddle. Who would be blind enough to be your boyfriend?
...
"Lord Yagyu!"
Just as Zabuza Momochi and the two others were struggling, Yagyu and Pakura appeared beside Mei Terumī's group.
Mei Terumī, Yagura, Mangetsu Hōzuki, and Ao had not intervened.
The four of them, like the man behind the three female mutants, chose to stand their ground, providing moral support for their comrades.
The man behind the three female mutants did not act because he couldn't win, and rashly joining the fight would cost him his life.
Yagura and the others did not intervene because Zabuza Momochi and the two others needed to be tempered. It was a good opportunity to hone them against the three female mutants.
With the four of them watching nearby, the three female mutants dared not aim for a lethal blow, or they would draw their swift and powerful counterattack.
Of course, the three female mutants were not pushovers. Even if Yagura and the others attacked together, they would struggle to defeat the opponents quickly.
The opponents were clearly not using the ninja cultivation system, which made Yagura and the others wary.
"Yagyu, you're finally back!"
Mei Terumī said excitedly, immediately throwing herself into Yagyu's arms.
Yagyu patted Mei Terumī's head, saying with a smile: "It looks like you've all gained quite a bit here."
Mangetsu Hōzuki said calmly: "Although there are many experts in the fighting arena here, we are not pushovers either."
"The battles in the fighting arena are truly cruel, but that's exactly what helps unleash our potential."
Yagyu turned his gaze towards the three female mutants and the man behind them, saying: "What's the story with these four?"
Yagura replied: "We accidentally made enemies with them. They were a bit too arrogant."
"But they certainly have the capital to be arrogant. Although they aren't ninja, they possess strength no less than a ninja's."
Yagyu suddenly frowned, looking towards the area shrouded in mist, and launched a laser.
The golden light pierced the thick mist. A scream from the female werewolf rang out, and she leaped out of the mist in a disheveled state.
The thick mist dispersed. Zabuza Momochi looked disappointed, saying to Yagyu: "Teacher Yagyu, why did you interfere in my battle? I was about to win."
Yagyu shook his head: "It wasn't that you were about to win; she was about to kill you. Your dense fog can obscure vision, but it cannot cut off scent."
Relying on his powerful Observation Haki, Yagyu clearly heard the female werewolf's movements
The female werewolf kept inhaling to gather the scent, and then accurately pinpointed Zabuza Momochi's position.
If Yagyu had not intervened in time, the name Zabuza Momochi might have become history today.
"Your Hidden Mist Technique not only blocked the female werewolf's vision but also blocked the vision of Mei Terumī and the others."
"The main reason you were able to fight the female werewolf for so long was due to the pressure Mei Terumī and the others placed on her."
"Without Mei Terumī and the others lurking nearby, the female werewolf would have torn you to shreds long ago."
"Using the Hidden Mist Technique under these circumstances was actually a very foolish move."
Yagyu shook his head, commenting casually.
At the same time, the two female mutants who were fighting Ao and Kisame Hoshigaki retreated simultaneously.
They stared at Yagyu with vigilance, gathering together with the female werewolf and the man.
Yagyu's methods made them wary and afraid to act rashly again.
"Who are you people?"
Yagyu looked at them, asking with interest.
"We are the inheritors of the Ultra-Ancient Civilization. My name is Haido. Sir, we have no reason to be enemies."
The only male companion of the three female mutants said politely.
He wore a monocle and looked like a scholar, exuding an air of refinement.
"Ultra-Ancient Civilization? I'm the Giant of Light!"
Yagyu spoke lazily, looking at the four people before him with disdain.
He had already recalled who these four people were.
They still held some value, and Yagyu decided to capture them.