Kill the Mizukage!
Those four words struck Zabuza's heart like a heavy hammer.
He stared coldly at the two people in black-and-red uniforms before him, his hand lightly tightening around the Ninja Blade hanging at his waist.
"Kid, do you really know who I am?"
Zabuza's fierce gaze instinctively brought to mind a wild beast in the wilderness—ferocious and dangerous.
Simu smiled calmly and repeated what he had just said.
"Of course. Mr. Zabuza Momochi, the star assassin of Kirigakure's Assassination Squad, the Demon."
"Since you know who I am, why would you say something like that in front of me?"
Zabuza gripped his Ninja Blade tightly, like a beast baring its fangs, ready to attack at any moment.
In response, Simu slowly raised two fingers.
"First, I don't believe you have what it takes to kill me, because my companion, Tobi, is an exceptionally powerful ninja."
Simu pointed at Hidan standing in front of him. As for why he had called him Tobi, it had simply slipped out.
Zabuza narrowed his eyes. Though deeply displeased, his years of assassination work allowed him to remain composed.
"Second, isn't your goal the same as mine, Mr. Zabuza?"
The moment those words fell, Simu sensed terrifying killing intent from Zabuza.
In an instant, the deck beneath Zabuza's feet shattered under the force of his movement. Carrying violent bloodlust, Zabuza, known as the Demon, appeared before Simu. His Ninja Blade came down like lightning, aimed straight for Simu's neck!
"Bastard, don't treat me like I'm not here!"
Hidan's irritable roar rang out at just the right moment. A crimson afterimage, like a blood-red crescent moon, slashed directly toward Zabuza's back.
If Zabuza insisted on cutting off Simu's head, Hidan's Three-Moon Blood Scythe would cut him in half at the waist!
Clearly, Zabuza had