Chapter 106 - 6

Chapter 6: The Arrival of GatoBut the cracks were quickly suppressed by him again.And Kakashi no longer intended to show him any mercy.The three tomoe of the Sharingan began to rotate slowly.His fingers flew, weaving hand signs so fast that the movements were almost impossible to track; a swamp from Earth Release surged up from beneath Zabuza's feet again, a fireball from Fire Releaseblocked his path of evasion from the side, and a Water Dragon from Water Release descended from the sky, slamming him to the ground.A series of combo Ninjutsu poured down on Zabuzalike a violent storm; every move was precise and on point, without a single superfluous motion.Zabuza attempted to counterattack, but having lost most of the mobility in one arm and being bombarded repeatedly, his speed could no longer keep up with Kakashi's rhythm.The Executioner's Blade was knocked away by the Water Dragon, spinning and embedding itself into the distant mud. Immediately after, Kakashi's figure appeared before him, and a Kunai slashed two precise and vicious arcs across both of his wrists.With two crisp snapping sounds, Zabuza's wrists broke, thin white bone fragments piercing through his skin as blood dripped down his wrists.Zabuza's hands hung limply, and he completely lost the ability to perform hand signs.Kakashi stood before Zabuza, looking down at him from above, the residual arcs of electricity from his Lightning Blade still dancing on his fingertips, emitting a faint buzzing sound."You have lost, Zabuza."Just then, Sakura also arrived at the battlefield.She was panting heavily, her eyes searching the battlefield anxiously before fixing on the ground in the distance."Sasuke!"She saw Sasuke drenched in blood at a glance, her face turning pale instantly, and she stumbled over to him.She saw that Sasuke was lying on the ground, his body riddled with Senbon, and the blood beneath him had already soaked a patch of earth.His face was as white as a sheet, his eyes tightly closed, and if it weren't for the extremely faint rise and fall of his chest, he would look no different from a corpse."Sasuke..."Sakura knelt beside Sasuke, her hands trembling as she wanted to pull out those Senbon, but she feared that pulling them out would make the wounds bleed even more, and she was so anxious that large teardrops fell down."Sasuke, say something. Sasuke, open your eyes and look at me. I am Sakura. Don't scare me, I beg you..."Just as Sakura was crying out, a discordant voice came from afar.Immediately following that, heavy footsteps approached from a distance, accompanied by the clanking sound of metal colliding.On the other end of the bridge, a massive, dark swarm of figures appeared.Leading them was Gato.He was short and stout, wearing an exaggeratedly expensive kimono as he walked at the front of the group, leaning on a gold-inlaid, jade-encrusted cane with his left hand, while his right hand was arrogantly planted on his waist.Behind him were dozens of wandering samurai armed with various weapons; some carried katanas, some held long spears, and others had chains wrapped around their arms, each with a malicious smile on their faces as they sized up everyone on the battlefield.Gato stopped on the bridge, first glancing at the blood-drenched Zabuza lying on the ground, then looking at Haku's corpse lying to the side, pierced by a Kunai, and finally, his gaze landed on Kakashi and Sakura, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth."Tsk, tsk, tsk, isn't this the famous Demon of the Hidden Mist, Zabuza Momochi?"Gato's voice was shrill and grating: "How did you end up in such a pathetic state? Huh?"Zabuza leaned against a piece of rubble, his breathing heavy due to the significant blood loss from his injuries.He raised his eyes to look at the wandering samurai behind Gato and spoke hoarsely."Gato, why are you here?""Hahahaha..."Gato threw his head back and laughed.He laughed for a while, then suddenly stopped, the expression on his face instantly shifting to one of spite and gloom, "You ask why I am here? I am, of course, here to clean you up."As he spoke, he paced over to Haku's corpse, looking down at Haku's face, which remained exquisite even though it was stained with blood, and kicked Haku's body with his toe in disgust.Then he raised his foot and kicked Haku's corpse viciously, one kick after another, as if venting some long-accumulated malice."Wait..."A low sound emitted from Zabuza's throat.The sound had a quality that sent shivers down one's spine.Gato, who was kicking Haku's corpse, didn't hear it; he was kicking with gusto, cursing under his breath."I told you to stop..."Zabuza's teeth chattered and ground together.Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, which was wrapped in bandages, and dripped onto his tattered pant leg.He turned his head to look at Kakashi; all the arrogance and coldness in his eyes had vanished, leaving only something that could not be clearly described."Kakashi..."Kakashi frowned as he looked at Zabuza."I'm sorry.""Our battle ends here."After saying this, Zabuza tossed a Kunai high into the air.The Kunai flipped a few times in the air, reflecting the dim daylight, and then began to fall.Zabuza exerted sudden force with his legs, launching himself from the rubble, and opened his mouth to bite down on the handle of the falling Kunai, the blade facing outward, before charging straight toward Gato without hesitation.In an instant, the mocking smile on Gato's face froze completely, and the next second, it rapidly transformed into extreme terror."Ah... stop him!""Quickly stop him, you bunch of trash, block him!"Gato screamed while stumbling back into the crowd of wandering samurai; because he retreated too hastily, his gold-inlaid, jade-encrusted cane slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.A group of wandering samurai raised their weapons at his screams, forming a wall of blades to meet the charging Zabuza.The lead samurai carried a katana, and looking at Zabuza, who was drenched in blood, his hands hanging limp, and charging with a Kunai in his mouth, he couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh:"Do you think you can defeat so many of us with just your own strength?""What a joke!"Zabuza did not answer him because his mouth, biting the Kunai, could not speak.He answered with his actions.The next second, his figure appeared in front of the lead samurai, and with a sudden snap of his neck, the blade of the Kunai carved a cold, sharp silver arc through the air, precisely slitting the samurai's throat.Shhh!A line of blood gushed from the samurai's neck.The wandering samurai's laughter came to an abrupt end, the katana in his hand falling to the ground, his hands clutching his neck, his eyes wide open, his mouth opening and closing but unable to make a sound, and then he fell straight down like a tree that had been chopped down.Zabuza did not pause at all; he moved like a ghost, weaving through the group of samurai close to the ground.The Kunai in his mouth became his only weapon at this moment; every time he whipped his head, every time he twisted his waist to turn his body, the blade of the Kunai would take a life.Slitting throats, piercing hearts, slicing femoral arteries.Zabuza was an elite Jonin and had once been the youngest member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hidden Mist.Even though he was covered in wounds at this moment, and even though his hands were disabled, he still possessed battle instincts and killing techniques far superior to any samurai.