A One-Sided Battle Zabuza Never Expected

On Demon Island, Feng and the others, who were disguised as Shang Ren, wore masks to conceal their identities, making their faces impossible to see.

"Attack!" After waiting for a long time, Feng, who was too lazy to waste words, gave the order to attack.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Inabi and Tekka, who admired him the most, immediately rushed towards the people of Kirigakure.

Kentaro Uchiha, whose strength was no less than Uchiha Bosawa of Uchiha Bosawa, followed closely behind in the charge.

Then, the remaining people finally realized what was happening and joined in the attack on the Mist Ninja.

Feng himself didn't make a move; he simply tossed a few Kunai at random and strolled slowly forward.

But his sharp gaze swept across the entire battlefield, ready to provide support with the Flying Thunder God at any moment.

As for the Mist Ninja, the strongest among them, standing at the front of the group, are Zabuza Momochi, wielding the Kubikiribōchō, and Chōjūrō, holding the twin swords Hiramekarei.

Seeing that Shang Ren dared to launch the first attack, the two of them immediately laughed.

"Everyone, perk up!" Zabuza his Kubikiribōchō high. As the leader of the group, he added:

"Today, let these arrogant scum from the Merchant Ninja Village taste the power of the Kirigakure Ninja! Kill!"

After saying that, he took the lead in charging forward. Chōjūrō didn't say anything, but followed closely beside Zabuza.

Ringo Ameyuri, who hadn't yet obtained the Lightning Blade Kiba, positioned herself slightly behind. Seeing that Zabuza and Chōjūrō had already made their move, she immediately activated her Lightning Release, her body wreathed in lightning as she accelerated to catch up with the two.

The other Mist Ninja behind the three roared in unison, "Kill! Kill! Kill!" Filled with a thirst for victory and contempt for the enemy, they also began to charge, their shouts almost drowning out the waves.

They had all fought their way through the ' Bloody Mist Village ' and the Ninja Wars, and were long accustomed to killing. The life-or-death struggle they were facing now was nothing more than a daily occurrence for them.

The ninjas were too fast, and the two sides were not far apart, so only a few seconds later, the two sides who were charging at each other were engaged in a fierce battle.

Then, as soon as Pu made contact, the Kirigakure realized that something was wrong.

Unlike the Kirigakure, the Shang ninja didn't charge in a swarm; their group split into three segments.

Those at the forefront hardly used Hand Seals; they simply fought by wielding various weapons at extreme speeds, yet their defense and defensive capabilities were remarkably high.

The middle-ranking ninjas specialize in attacking before the enemy arrives, either by throwing Kunai, Shuriken, or Explosive Tag from afar, or by using Ninjutsu with no more than five hand seals, one per second.

The only ones who were slow were the dozen or so people at the very back of the Shang ninja group, but with those few seconds of the charge, they had enough time to unleash their Ninjutsu.

"Earth Release - Earthquake Core"

"Mud Release - Mud Wall Protection"

Using Earth Release combined with other escape techniques to form a barrier on both sides, leaving only one path for the enemy to attack from the front—yes, it's an old trick used by Feng's men.

Even so, their own people couldn't disperse, and the attack power of the middleman ninja wasn't very strong.

It's so fast, and it can provide saturation-like coverage of firepower, leaving the enemy nowhere to hide.

Ninjas are almost all fragile; even a relatively weak Ninjutsu would kill a regular ninja if they were hit by it.

The Mist Ninja before them were undoubtedly ordinary ninjas, and could even be described as old-school Ninja World.

Yes, it's the kind where you properly Hand Seals.

For example, Zabuza, whose pupils contracted at this moment, had just finished using the Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique to create weather on the battlefield, and then had to stop the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which had just begun with 44 hand seals, Zabuza his sword to defend.

And many other Kirigakure Ninja also wanted to unleash powerful Ninjutsu, but had to stop halfway through the hand seals.

Five seals per second is very fast, and powerful Ninjutsu is indeed strong.

But sorry, it's all for nothing if you can't use it or can't hit the target.

In Feng's eyes, apart from a handful of people who could withstand Ninjutsu and sharp blades, the rest of the Ninja World were fragile.

It's not too complicated to deal with; as long as you're fast and accurate enough, a Kunai or an Explosive Tag will do the trick.

After all, even powerful brothers like Madara Uchiha and Izuna Uchiha died from a single stab wound, but Madara used Izanagi to change his fate and revive them.

Therefore, when Feng trained his subordinates, he almost never allowed anyone to use a move that lasted more than a second in combat.

In the time it takes to form dozens of hand seals, a single Body Flicker Technique could be used to rush in and deliver a fatal blow.

Just like now, in the battle between Kirigakure and Merchant Ninja Village, Zabuza just finished releasing his Hidden Mist Technique, the thick fog hadn't yet covered the battlefield, and the Kirigakure members, who were almost all traditional ninjas, were still Hand Seals.

The ninjas from Merchant Ninja Village, however, had already unleashed their Eight Gates, Lightning Release Body Tempering, blasting their way into the faces of the Kirigakure ninjas.

Dense fog? Obstructing visibility?

Since there's only one path between us, a little more visibility won't make a difference; we'll just use whatever we can to get ahead.

"Pfft!" "Boom!"

Like tigers among sheep, every punch, every kick, every slash of their swords was clean and swift, never hesitant, yet each move was deadly, causing the Kirigakure's forces to begin to suffer losses.

Caught off guard, a third of the Kirigakure's ninjas lost their fighting ability in a single encounter.

And this was still without many people using their full strength; they had only opened Five Gates of the Eight Gates. But the speed and power they unleashed were already beyond what ordinary Kirigakure Ninja could withstand.

Among them, Kentaro Uchiha, Kenjiro, Jianshi and others who followed Feng the earliest were the fastest. Their speed and swordsmanship, which they had trained day after day for nearly ten years, combined with the explosive power brought by the Eight Gates or Lightning Release Body Tempering tempering, made them almost instantly kill Chunin and Genin.

"How is that possible?!"

Seeing his men fall like wheat being harvested, Zabuza's face showed horror.

His prized Water Release and Silent Killing were like a joke in the face of Shang Ren's simple yet extreme speed and power; he seemed to have no chance to even use them.

"Chōjūrō! Cover me!"

Zabuza roared, steadied himself, and quickly Hand Seals once more.

Chōjūrō remained silent upon hearing this, but swung his twin swords, Hiramekarei, even faster, unleashing sharp Chakra Blade that forced Zabuza's enemies away.

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

Moments later, a massive torrent of water swept towards the ninjas of the Merchant Ninja Village like a tsunami, attempting to hinder their advance and buy time for their own people from the Kirigakure to utilize their strengths and master their Ninjutsu.

"Hmph! A mere trick."

The Sixth Gate, the Gate of View, opens! Morning Peacock!

Kentaro was not far away, snorted coldly, opened another gate of the Eight Gates, and then advanced instead of retreating.

He continuously swung his fists at high speed, generating countless flames through friction with the air. In the blink of an eye, these flames formed a volley that covered the entire watercourse, shattering and drying up the water from the Great Waterfall Technique.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!..."

After the water flow disappeared, the attack on the Morning Peacock was not yet over; flames were directed at the Kirigakure Ninja, especially Zabuza.

To protect his comrades, Chōjūrō had no choice but to step forward and block the attacks.

'Bang!'

A tremendous force emanated from the blade, causing his hands to go numb and nearly causing him to drop his twin blades, the Hiramekarei.

He looked at Kentaro in horror; the other man's eyes were cold and indifferent, as if he were looking at a dead man.

On the other side, Ringo Ameyuri, who is skilled in Lightning Release, is slightly better, because Lightning Release itself has the characteristic of stimulating body cells to accelerate, so her speed is naturally not bad either.

However, without specialized and professional training, a sudden increase in physical speed can lead to a loss of reaction time and vision, much like Kakashi who knows Raikiri but doesn't Sharingan, unable to unleash its full power.

So, after Uchiha Kazue dodged her close-combat Lightning Release, she rushed forward without realizing it and bumped into the long sword that Kentaro Uchiha had extended for her.

As if committing suicide, Ringo Ameyuri slashed her chest with a long knife, blood gushing out instantly, her internal organs almost spilling out.

Fortunately, the Lightning Release protected his body and reduced some of the damage; otherwise, he would probably have been cut in two on the spot.

But, "Ah!" Ringo Ameyuri, collapsing to the ground, her life hanging in the balance.

"Rainyori!" Zabuza's eyes widened in fury; he hadn't expected the battle to turn out so one-sided.

The three hundred Kirigakure Ninja had been reduced to nearly half their number in less than a minute, while the enemy seemed to have suffered only about ten casualties.