"Bastard!"
Insulted by a mere boy, Momochi Zabuza cursed silently in the Water Prison. However, he wasn't fooled. Instead, he waited quietly inside, enduring the thunderstorm.
In just a few seconds, Zabuza had sensed the frequency of the lightning attacks. By channeling chakra into the Water Prison, he could sustain it for a long time.
But that brat had already tracked down the trail of the lightning!
Uehara Naraku held a stack of Paper Bombs in his hand, casually tossing them onto the Water Prison, and whispered, "These are the hundred Paper Bombs we agreed upon in the Land of Waves. I'm giving them to you now!"
Momochi Zabuza: "..."
What kind of payment method is this!
A hundred Paper Bombs, roughly equivalent to a hundred Jonin-level Fire Release Ninjutsus, could evaporate the Water Prison in an instant!
Uehara Naraku waved his hand, raised his finger seriously, and shouted, "Art is an explosion... Drink!"
"...Idiot!"
Zabuza helplessly held his forehead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions echoed across the sea, and the protective water waves were instantly shattered by the blast of a hundred Paper Bombs. In the Water Prison, a flash of terror appeared in Zabuza's eyes as the explosion directly hit his body!
A spray of water flew up!
It was a Water Clone!
Inside the Water Prison, Momochi Zabuza had turned into a Water Clone. As for his real body, it was nowhere to be found. The thunderstorm in the sky gradually dissipated, and it was impossible to locate Zabuza's real body.
Uehara Naraku frowned, vigilantly scanning the surrounding mist when he suddenly heard Zabuza's roar!
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu!"
Zabuza's chakra rapidly intensified, and a colossal creature burst through the mist. The massive water dragon surged toward Uehara Naraku!
"Wind Release: Wind Barrier!"
Seeing this, Uehara Naraku remained unfazed. After forming hand seals as a gesture, he released a wind wall, watching as the water dragon crashed against it and splashed water everywhere, he lightly commented, "It must have been tough to perform this jutsu with forty-four hand seals, right?"
"..."
A red glow reflected beneath Uehara Naraku's feet!
Momochi Zabuza was nearly engulfed in a blood-like aura, a chakra flow emanating from him as he descended from the sky. His Decapitating Carving Knife carried a decisive momentum as it slashed down!
So the previous Water Dragon Bomb Jutsu was just a feint? Now the Silent Killing Jutsu was the true killing stroke against Uehara Naraku!
The Decapitating Carving Knife in Zabuza's hand was just a second away from hitting Uehara Naraku's arm, which was his goal. As long as Naraku lost an arm, he'd no longer be able to form hand seals, leaving him at Zabuza's mercy.
Crack!
A golden light barrier flickered on Uehara Naraku's body. The tremendous impact caused the Decapitating Carving Knife to shatter inch by inch!
Around the barrier, several golden chakra light swords floated, quickly piercing into Zabuza's body!
This was the Angel's Ultimate Skill: The Moment of Holy Judgment!
Zabuza, pierced and bleeding all over by the chakra swords, stared in disbelief at the unscathed youth, with a hint of resentment in his eyes, "Bastard, it was a trap all along. You've hidden yourself well, brat!"
"You were the one who attacked me first!"
Uehara Naraku grabbed Zabuza's wrist, taking the dropped Decapitating Carving Knife, and kicked Zabuza onto the boat.
Sub-Mission: Defeat the Seven-swords Ninja of the Hidden Mist (1/7), Reward: Unknown.
Sub-Mission: Defeat Momochi Zabuza (1/1), Mission Completed, Reward: My Style Secret Technique: Mist Array.
My Style Secret Technique: Mist Array: Release a smoke area, becoming invisible and recovering 40% chakra while in it. In this state, attacks from enemies will not hit you. Duration: 5 seconds. Exposed upon attacking or using skills, no consumption, cooldown: 20 seconds.
This skill left Uehara Naraku puzzled.
Just this? Just this?
He defeated Momochi Zabuza!
Throughout the timeline of the Naruto World, only three people have ever put the complete Seventh Class protagonist group in danger: the first was Momochi Zabuza, the second was Six Paths Uchiha Madara, and the third was Otsutsuki Kaguya.
But this Mist Array skill reward isn't bad; it's a life-saving skill that even restores chakra.
Uehara Naraku returned to the boat, calmly sat down, and gazed at Zabuza, who was clutching his wounds, softly saying, "A piece of advice, don't provoke those you shouldn't."
"Hmph..."
Zabuza couldn't help but grind his teeth after hearing this, was this brat boasting about his own impressive status and strength?
Uehara Naraku heard his cold snort and smiled, "Mr. Zabuza, I'm inherently kind. Even though you just tried to ambush me, I'm still willing to let you live, considering you're barely somewhat useful..."
"..."
Zabuza was enraged by his words, forcefully suppressing his anger, he mocked, "It seems I'm really lucky!"
"Yes."
Uehara nodded earnestly, looking at him, "After all, if I want to meet another member of the Seven-swords Ninja, I have to rely on you, Mr. Zabuza!"
Zabuza gradually relaxed and glanced at the young man opposite him, "Since you need my help, shouldn't you tell me who you want to meet?"
"Hoshigaki Kisame."
Uehara Naraku didn't hesitate to say the name.
Throughout ninja history, few can truly be called a true ninja, and Hoshigaki Kisame is undoubtedly one of them.
If possible, Uehara Naraku even wanted to try and recruit Kisame. That shark-faced man was a rare asset, his dedication to high-ranking missions made it a waste to let him go.
However, turning him is a big problem.
It's almost certain that Kisame has become a pawn for the mysterious masked man and might even be convinced by the Eye of the Moon Plan promised by the masked man. Even until his dramatic death, he remained extremely loyal.
Aside from him having to perform hand seals for every jutsu he casts, there's nothing to fault about Hoshigaki Kisame.
"Ha!"
Upon hearing Kisame's name, Zabuza couldn't help but sneer. Looking at Uehara Naraku with disdain, he said, "If you mentioned someone else's name, I might have some doubts. But Hoshigaki Kisame, that guy, would never betray the Fourth Mizukage!"
Kisame is the Fourth Mizukage Yagura's confidant.
Back when Yagura wanted to seize control of the Anbu, he ordered Hoshigaki Kisame to kill the previous Anbu leader, Suikazan Fuguki, and then promoted Kisame to the new member of the Seven-swords Ninja, giving him the Shark Skin.
The entire Hidden Mist knows Kisame's loyalty to the Fourth Mizukage Yagura. Besides Yagura's orders, nothing else would interest Kisame, not even private invitations to abolish the unreasonable Bloody Mist policies.
If someone were to overthrow the Fourth Mizukage Yagura in the Hidden Mist, the last person standing to protect him would definitely be Hoshigaki Kisame.
How could such a person possibly betray?