A simple sentence immediately struck a raw nerve with the three.
Gorō Samehada flared with rage, "What did you just say, brat?"
Kushimaru Kuriarare coldly replied, "Weren't you also defeated by a Leaf Genin?"
Zabuza shot back, "It was one Konoha Jonin and three Konoha Genin working together!"
"That's not the same! Can that beast even be considered a Genin?" Fuguki Suikazan argued.
Seeing Zabuza defending him, Haku's eyes sparkled with brilliant light as she actively explained, "I don't think Naruto and his team can be considered ordinary Genin either!"
Standing nearby, Ameyuri Ringo couldn't take it anymore, "Hey, could you guys have any standards? Is being a Genin really worth arguing over?"
"You don't understand," Zabuza said, "they truly were special..."
Mangetsu Hozuki, who hadn't spoken until now, interrupted their conversation, "We're here. Who's holding us back and who's carrying us will become obvious once we start fighting!"
Looking forward at the Allied Forces ninja showing panic on their faces, Fuguki grinned maliciously, "Let's conjure our ninja blades already. I can't wait to taste their blood!"
"Sorry, but Samehada has been taken by someone else, making conjuration impossible. For the same reason, Zabuza's Cleaver Sword and my Hiramekarei also cannot be conjured!" Mangetsu Hozuki explained while summoning the remaining four ninja blades using a scroll.
Zabuza twisted his neck and wrists, "Perfect. Without our blades, this'll be a real fight!"
Haku thought to herself, "Without the Cleaver Sword, Zabuza-sama, I'll become your weapon!"
As they spoke, the eight of them charged into the Allied Forces' ranks like ferocious beasts descending from the peaks.
Facing the four who carried the ninja blades, even seasoned Jonin and Chunin would struggle to resist!
Just when they were enjoying their overwhelming advantage against these weak opponents and gradually regaining their pre-death confidence, the surrounding trees suddenly grew wildly, chasing after the eight like living things.
"This is Wood Release!" Zabuza exclaimed in surprise while quickly dodging and retreating.
"Shin, use your [Explosive Blade: Flying Scales] to blow away these annoying vines!" Kushimaru Kuriarare reminded.
"Got it!" Gorō Samehada swung his Explosive Blade heavily around him, creating a thunderous explosion that blasted open a passage through the cage of trees.
The eight burst through the passage and had barely caught their breath when they suddenly heard a violent tremor erupting from behind them.
Turning their heads back, they saw that the forest which had trapped them had gradually transformed into the shape of a hundred-armed giant.
A cold man with strange, sage-like markings on his face sat atop the giant, looking down on them.
"A Sage Mode like mine, or even more perfect than mine?" Orochimaru's right-hand man Kabuto, who was controlling the eight from afar, licked his lips, "I really want to devour you!"
At the same time, Mangetsu Hozuki's mouth spoke with Kabuto's voice, "[He is the target's bodyguard. You must defeat him before approaching that man!]"
Hearing this, everyone immediately abandoned their previous arrogance.
If even a bodyguard could use Wood Release and had extremely abundant chakra, the target must be no simple character!
Indeed, many within the Allied Forces were also puzzled, not knowing who Mizuki really was.
However, the Allied Forces could at least tell Mizuki stood on their side, so naturally, they cheered.
Mizuki looked down upon the seven figures and Zabuza, his gaze pausing slightly only when passing over Zabuza.
"Zabuza Momochi? Perfect. Allow me to make up for missing the Chunin Exams!"
Without waiting for the Seven Ninja to speak, Mizuki skipped the pre-battle trash talk altogether. He directly manipulated the Giant's hundred arms to thrust forward simultaneously, pressing toward the eight with an earth-shaking momentum!
Each arm was the size of a small mountain. With a hundred striking at once, the area covered was immense.
The eight of them were stunned. Even though they possessed bodies from Impure World Reincarnation, none wished to experience the humiliation of being flattened.
Yet, the moment they tried to flee, the very ground beneath their feet seemed to come alive, entwining them and lifting their positions, actively delivering them straight into the giant arms.
Boom!
After an earth-shaking tremor, Mizuki retracted the Giant's arms. A gust of wind blew, and eight "stickers" drifted up from the battlefield.
Fuguki sucked in deeply, inflating his flattened body like a balloon. Clenching his teeth furiously, he spat, "Damn it! Don't forget—this is the Immortal Body!"
Zabuza also wore a dark expression. "Not sealing us right away was the biggest mistake you could've made!"
Arms crossed, Mizuki replied, "When a cat hunts mice, it usually likes to play with them until they die first. Coincidentally, I have a similar hobby!"
"You like to play, huh? Then let me play with you—really play!" Zabuza's eyes gleamed savagely as he raised his left hand. "Silent Killing Technique!"
A thick mist rolled in, hiding death in the shadows!
[Sage Art: White Rage Technique]!
Mizuki spit out a crimson dragon circling playfully around a pearl. The dragon twisted and swirled, vibrating the surrounding air violently. The eight figures within the mist felt their very bones grinding until they shattered into powder!
The fog quickly dissipated. Zabuza collapsed onto the ground like sludge, cursing bitterly, "Damn it! Got tricked again!"
Indeed, Mizuki did not attempt to seal them. Instead, he watched with interest as they regenerated.
The eight attacked again in coordination, launching another round, but it still proved futile. Possessing numerous Kekkei and Sage Mode, Mizuki was simply far too superior in absolute strength.
Watching the formidable Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist fall repeatedly, the Allied Forces, initially prepared for battle, became emotionally numb—even feeling a strange sense of pity.
Killing should be swift and respectful, not drawn out in cruelty. Though these Impure World Reincarnated warriors lacked physical pain, repeated deaths inflicted spiritual wounds far worse than bodily suffering!
Even more painful was the fact that they couldn't just refuse to fight.
Since the enemy was so arrogant, Kabuto naturally wouldn't miss this chance to gather intelligence!
Eventually, the Seven Swords, repeatedly humiliated and defeated, could no longer bear it.
"Damn it! I'm not playing anymore!"
"This world isn't for me—I'm going back to the Underworld!" one of them shouted.
Driven by intense suicidal desire, they actually broke free from the control of Impure World Reincarnation, forcibly ascending their souls to the afterlife!
This sight even surprised Seiki, who had been watching from a distance.
Originally, he had high hopes for Dream Completion Master Kabuto Yakushi, believing that Kabuto could skillfully eliminate enemies on the battlefield without leaving a trace, convert their loyalties, and send their souls to the afterlife.
However, the very battlefield maestro he had placed so much faith in might have gotten too caught up in handing out easy kills—actually delivering them straight to him!
This gave him quite a headache. If he passed up an easy kill handed right to him, wouldn't that look suspicious?
Just as he was pondering how to handle the situation, Mizuki surprised him with a solution—actually finding a brutal way to send someone straight to the afterlife!
Hiding in a dark cave playing shogi, Kabuto Yakushi's eyes widened as he nearly crushed the piece in his hand into dust. "So even the Impure World Reincarnation can be undone like this? Dammit, I still couldn't obtain the results I wanted in the end!"
Although he had never truly believed the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist could steal Shisui's eyes from their target, he never expected they'd actually be tricked into their deaths!
"Dammit, looks like I'll have to change my plan again!"
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