After leaping back, Zabuza roared, "I'm not the nobody I was before! A, even you will have to take me seriously!"
As he roared, he unleashed all his Chakra.
Boom.
In an instant, a massive, visible column of Chakra shot into the sky, startling the entire Research Institute!
"What's going on?!"
"That's an incredible amount of Chakra!"
"Are we under attack?"
Researchers in the various laboratories turned to look, their faces full of astonishment.
In their view, no force in the Shinobi World should dare oppose the Akatsuki Organization led by "A"—not even the Five Great Shinobi Villages. They were baffled as to whose Chakra was so brazenly surging.
Haku and Yakumo, who were in charge of guarding the Research Institute, naturally sensed Zabuza's Chakra the moment he unleashed it. They arrived at the special training ground in an instant.
Seeing Zabuza still releasing Chakra on the field, Yakumo furrowed her brow. "How is this possible?!"
As one of the results of this large-scale cell transplant experiment, Zabuza's condition was something she had learned about even before Shinji.
She had also observed several of the tests the research team had conducted to assess Zabuza's strength. Back then, he had clearly been nowhere near this powerful!
Haku looked grave as he analyzed the situation. "Maybe he was hiding his strength before!"
Orochimaru arrived at the special training ground at some point. "No, he wasn't hiding his strength during the previous tests. Or, more accurately, those tests simply didn't reveal his true strength."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
Amid the rushing sounds of air, figures began landing around the edge of the field.
Hiruko was among them. He watched Zabuza's Chakra continue to rise and wore a conflicted expression.
At that moment, the Bloodline Fusion Ritual he had once been so proud of seemed