Kaguya Black Bone won cleanly and decisively. Aside from Shibu's screams lasting a little longer, there was no dragging things out.
After all, it was a crushing match. All he had to do was charge straight through.
What was more, after his companion sacrificed himself to save him, Shibu had not immediately considered his next move. Instead, he had knelt there and wailed for ages.
While this left Black Bone deeply puzzled, it also made him somewhat disdainful.
This was a life-or-death battle. Who would give him time to mourn a companion's death?
Could he really be some fledgling with no combat experience at all?
On the other side, Takigakure's last genin, who had watched two companions die miserably, was also cut down by Zabuza in his moment of panic.
Crimson blood ran down the translucent pale-red Crystal Tachi, making the entire blade look as though it had been stained with blood.
"Oh ho, not bad luck. They had the Water Scroll!"
Black Bone shouted after finding a scroll marked with the character "Water" on Liuxi's body.
"Excellent. That means we've gathered all the tokens. We'll head straight for the Waterfall of Truth."
Zabuza slung his sword back over his shoulder. "I wonder if we'll be the first team to pass this exam?"
Of Mist Village's two squads, Zabuza's team had practically completed their exam already. If nothing unexpected happened, all that remained was travel.
But Mei Terumi's team had run into a rather troublesome group of enemies.
Mysterious Peacock Method: Peacock Feather Beast!
Hotarubi flew through the air, his hands forming an unusual seal. A great surge of pale-purple chakra suddenly erupted from his body, tangling and intertwining in the air before finally taking the form of a dragon-like beast.
"Go!"
At Hotarubi's command, the pale-purple Chakra Dragon