Using his verbal offensive, Juzo Biwa attacked again.
This time, he came in from the left, sweeping the [Kubikiribōchō] toward Kisame Hoshigaki's waist at an extremely tricky angle, as if to cut the shark-man in half.
But Kisame Hoshigaki was also a ninja from Kirigakure and knew the forms of its many swordsmanship schools very well.
He swung his ordinary katana, its snowy blade meeting the edge of the [Kubikiribōchō] again.
Clang-
The two weapons collided again, but rather than separating as they had just before, they clashed more than a dozen times in rapid succession.
Clang, clang, clang-
Juzo Biwa's [Kubikiribōchō] and Kisame Hoshigaki's katana traced streaks of snowy blade light through the air. Sparks from their colliding blades burst like fireworks, and the crisp ring of metal on metal never ceased.
These two former members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were engaged in a lethal sword fight.
Clang-
Just as the two swords collided once more, with all of Kisame Hoshigaki's attention focused on Juzo Biwa before him.
A ghostlike figure approached silently from behind Kisame Hoshigaki, concealed by the [Hidden Mist Technique].
[Kirigakure: Silent Killing Technique]!
Shlkk!
With the dull sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh.
Kisame Hoshigaki's body suddenly stiffened, and he lowered his head in disbelief.
Half a bloodstained kunai protruded from his torso, crimson blood running down its black blade.
Kisame Hoshigaki could clearly feel that this kunai, thrust in from behind, had pierced his kidney!
"There's only one missing-nin here, and that's you!"
Zabuza's voice sounded behind Kisame Hoshigaki as he twisted the kunai's handle, nearly shredding the latter's kidney.
"You reeking shark-man!"
Juzo Biwa.
Zabuza Momochi.
These two former S-rank missing-nin from Kirigakure had surrounded Kisame Hoshigaki, one in front and one behind.
Now it was time for