The Battle in Mist Village

The battle between Sasori and Kankuro was fraught with peril. Both manipulated their puppets to try and eliminate the other. Sasori's puppets charged in and scattered Kankuro's puppet army. Moreover, Sasori's puppet control lines were not idle either, mercilessly scavenging Kankuro's puppets. Puppet fragments were scattered all over the ground.

"How is this possible?"

Kankuro couldn't believe that he had been defeated so decisively.

"Is this the level of puppetry the Sunagakure has reached now? I'm truly disappointed."

Sasori continued speaking, but his movements didn't quicken at all; in fact, they became even faster than before. This forced Kankuro to watch helplessly as one of his subordinates was slaughtered by Sasori right before his eyes, and he couldn't help but shout loudly.

"Bastard, kill me if you dare."

"Foolish! Since you put it that way, then I'll grant your wish."

After Sasori finished speaking, he manipulated the puppet to pick up the kunai on the ground and rushed towards Kankuro.

As the kunai grew larger and larger in front of him, Kankuro didn't have the strength to move. After all, it was impossible to emerge unscathed from a battle with Sasori.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud was heard, and it turned out that a puppet had stood in front of Kankuro, blocking Sasori's fatal blow for him.

"Since you're already here, won't you come out and say hello?"

Scorpion knew who it was as soon as he saw the puppet's appearance. After all, it was his grandmother's puppet.

"Brush."

Chiyo appeared on the battlefield in a flash. He was determined to annihilate all the invaders as a way of honoring his fallen comrades.

As an old thief, Chiyo wouldn't engage in any conversation first. As a veteran ninja Chiyo understood that on the battlefield, it was best not to waste time talking and to settle things with a single move.

The most advanced puppet battle in the Ninja World immediately commenced. The two fought back and forth, each aiming to kill the other.

"What are your thoughts Zabuza revisits this place?"

On their way to Kirigakure, Kisame Hoshigaki a Zabuza. Zabuza had been hunted by Kirigakure's pursuit force.

"It feels like I 'Zabuza. I never imagined that I, Zabuza, would be able to return here one day."

Kisame Hoshigaki and Zabuza were the ones who came to Mist Village to capture the Tailed Beast. This was because they were originally members of Kirigakure and were familiar with everything in Kirigakure, making it easier for them to find the Tailed Beast.

"Um?"

Kisame Hoshigaki and Zabuza exchanged a glance before quickly looking away, both understanding each other's intentions.

"Brush."

"Bang, bang."

Kisame Hoshigaki and Zabuza immediately scattered, and only the dull thuds of corpses falling to the ground could be heard. Both Kisame Hoshigaki Zabuza masters of assassination. In no time, they had dealt with the ninjas hiding in the shadows.

"Pat pat."

Mei Terumi clapped her hands and emerged from the shadows.

"As expected of a veteran in the assassination squad! His skills are truly remarkable!"

However, Mei Terumi's face was full of sarcasm. In her Mei Terumi, these two were using the skills they learned in the Mist to kill Mist ninjas, which was tantamount to betraying their own people. Since they had already defected, they should have gone far away and never come back.

"Now that you two have returned without saying a word, you've killed many of my Mist's best fighters. Are you here to challenge the prestige of Mist Village?"

After saying Mei Terumi released her killing intent, heading straight for Kisame and Zabuza.

"This young girl is no ordinary person."

Zabuza and Kisame both had the same thought in mind. As ninjas who had survived mountains of corpses and seas of blood, they naturally had a keen sense of killing intent. The killing intent stored in Mei Terumi's body was not something that a simple ninja could possess.

Moreover Kisame, their opponents weren't just Mei Terumi, but also the five members behind her. This put immense pressure on Zabuza and Mei Terumi.

Kisame and Zabuza hadn't expected to be discovered the moment they stepped into the Land of Water. But that didn't bother them much, so they didn't cause any big commotion.

Kisame and Zabuza each borrowed one of their weapons and held it in their hands.

Mei Terumi gave the order.

"Kill."

Upon hearing Mei Terumi's command, the five-man group flew towards Kisame and Zabuza. The five-on-two advantage, coupled with the fact that they were fighting on their own territory, filled the Mist forces with confidence.

Mei Terumi frowned as she looked at Kisame and Zabuza, wondering what their purpose was in coming to the Mist. After all, neither Kisame nor Zabuza were fools; fools were long dead.

"Water Release, big storm Water Shockwave."

Kisame began spewing copious amounts of water from his mouth, instantly turning the battleground into a vast ocean. But that wasn't all; Kisame rapidly formed hand Hand Seals, his fingers becoming mere afterimages. After all, not everyone is named Hashirama Senju, able to summon anything with a simple clap of his hands.

Kisame slapped the water's surface and shouted.

"Water Release. Thousand Feeding Sharks."

Instantly, countless sharks leaped from the water, attacking the direction of the Mist. Only Kisame, with such a massive amount of Chakra, could use such a large-scale Ninjutsu without even breaking a sweat.

This was the first time Zabuza Kisame in action; truly, a master's skill is evident from the first move!

Kisame created a battlefield perfectly suited for him to unleash his full power.

"Damn it."

Seeing the Thousand Feeding Sharks approaching, the five members of the Mist immediately took defensive action. After all, 1,000 sharks were no joke.

"Water Release, Water Formation Wall."

"Water Release: Water Barrage Technique"

"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade"

"Water Release: Water Fang Bullet"

"Water Release: Water Blade Slash"

The five members of the Mist Ninja were no pushovers either; they instantly unleashed a combined offensive and defensive Ninjutsu, with some responsible for defense and others for offense. As for the other Mist ninja, their survival depended entirely on their own abilities.