To support Zabuza, Haku no longer held back and used his full strength.
His Chakra suddenly erupted; with him as the center, dozens of giant ice mirrors instantly rose from the ground, like a cold cage, sealing off Yagami Light's retreat in the blink of an eye.
The surfaces of the ice mirrors reflected a cold light, projecting Yagami Light's figure in every mirror, making it impossible to tell which one was the real him.
"Not bad!"
Yagami Light praised; based on this move alone, he had at least the strength of a Special Jonin. It was clear that in the original story, Haku had held back massively against Naruto and Sasuke.
'What a gentle person, a pity he's a guy.'
The next second, Haku's figure shuttled between the mirrors at high speed. Countless cold lights shot toward the center of the cage from different angles simultaneously, each carrying a lethal ice blade, sealing off all of Yagami Light's possibilities for evasion.
Yagami Light gave a low shout: "Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
A semi-circular wall of water unfolded in front of him. As soon as all the incoming ice blades hit the water wall, they were caught by the current and melted, without even a hint of cold air leaking through.
Then, with a flick of his finger, the water wall instantly exploded, turning into a sky full of mist:
"Water Release: Wild Water Wave!"
Several water arrows suddenly rushed out of the mist, accurately shooting toward one of the ice mirrors. For him, who possessed sensory abilities, hiding in the ice mirrors was useless.
With a few crisp "cracks," the ice mirror cage collapsed, and Haku's figure was exposed to Yagami Light's sight.
Yagami Light stepped off the ground and instantly rushed in front of him, kicking him away.
On the other side.
After performing the 'Hidden Mist Technique,' Zabuza used his 'Silent Killing Technique' to launch continuous sneak attacks.
Kakuzu was not a sensory Ninja and could only rely on experience to cope, becoming increasingly annoyed.
"Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu!"
Instantly, Kakuzu was enveloped by a giant water sphere, his entire body sealed within.
"This Water Prison Jutsu cannot be broken from the inside. Just stay in there and slowly suffocate to death!"
As Zabuza spoke, he started walking toward Haku's direction.
Boom—
The Water Prison Jutsu was actually shattered by a single punch from Kakuzu.
"Brat, let me teach you a trick: no matter what Ninjutsu it is, as long as you're strong enough, you can shatter it. Also, Earth counters Water."
The clothes on Kakuzu's back suddenly burst open. Several pitch-black tentacles abruptly bulged and drilled out from under his skin, wriggling like living creatures, directly releasing Earth Grudge Fear.
"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"
The giant wind sphere vortex blew away the mist on the battlefield, completely exposing Zabuza's figure to Kakuzu's eyes.
"Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work!"
Blazing flames followed immediately, turning into a massive wave of fire that swept fiercely toward Zabuza.
Zabuza's expression changed. Just as he was about to retreat to dodge the incoming flames, Kakuzu's figure already appeared beside him.
Kakuzu's right arm was covered in thick rock armor as he slammed a punch hard into Zabuza's chest.
Pfft—
Like a wooden post snapped by a heavy hammer, Zabuza arched his body and flew backward, slamming heavily onto the ground, a mouthful of blood spurting out.
Kakuzu's figure slowly approached, looking at him coldly: "You wasted quite a bit of my effort. Your heart is decent; I'll take it."
"Wait."
At this moment, Konan flew to Kakuzu's side, still looking at Zabuza coldly. "One last chance. Join the Akatsuki Organization and you live."
Zabuza looked at the two with resentment. At the age of nine, to force the Village to abolish the 'Bloody Mist Village,' he had killed all his fellow classmates.
Having dared to assassinate the Mizukage just as he reached adulthood, when had he ever faced such a threat!
Then he looked at Haku, who was lying on the ground unconscious. Closing his eyes, he squeezed out two words: "Fine!"
Illusionary Space.
"Ever since that fellow Orochimaru betrayed the organization, this is the first time—the members of Akatsuki are finally all together again."
On each of the ten fingers of the giant statue stood a figure.
The position originally vacant due to Orochimaru's defection was finally filled by a new member. On the cold statue, ten figures with distinct yet equally dangerous auras were finally gathered once more.
At this moment, Yagami Light looked at this Illusionary Space with interest. Pain's 'Magic Lantern Body Technique' could be called a divine tool in the world of assassins.
If one were truly inclined, one could create an assassin group-buying platform where taking missions, teaming up, and splitting the loot could all be done without showing one's face, with zero risk of exposure.
If it were further refined, an underground trading city could be established where intelligence, Ninja tools, forbidden jutsu scrolls, and even Jinchuriki could be traded anonymously.
At this time, Zabuza also looked at the others with a face full of wariness; every single one of them felt extremely dangerous to him.
He even recognized some of them, such as Konoha's Clan-Slaying Itachi, and a senior from the Hidden Mist Village, a fellow S-rank rogue Ninja—Kisame Hoshigaki.
Especially the person standing at the head; those eyes made him feel like his soul was trembling, as if he would be killed instantly the moment he made a move.
What were these dangerous guys gathering for? It couldn't possibly be for world peace, could it?
At this time, Pain, standing at the head, spoke: "I have called you here this time to introduce you to the organization's new members."
"Santai of Akatsuki—Evil God Yagami Light, and Kuchin of Akatsuki—Demon Zabuza."
"Oh! So you're Yagami Light. I heard you gave Orochimaru a hard time. Do you want to learn about my art, hm?"
"Speaking of which, Santai, do you have any intelligence on Orochimaru?"
Hearing this, Yagami Light revealed a strange smile. "That guy is as slippery as an eel and simply can't be killed. However, he actually has Wood Release. That's the power the First Hokage used to pacify the chaotic world. It's truly terrifying!"
Yagami Light spoke words of exclamation in a lazy tone.
Anyone listening would think he was mocking Orochimaru.
"Oh! Wood Release? It seems no one has used it since the First Hokage. Itachi-san, you're from Konoha. Since when could Orochimaru use Wood Release?"
Uchiha Itachi could not maintain his composure at this moment; after all, the reputation of Wood Release was just too great. "I don't know either. However, that fellow was discovered performing human experiments with Hashirama cells. He must have made some new progress."
"We must find that guy and make him my collection." Even though it was a puppet, its eyes revealed a longing for Wood Release.
In the field, Zetsu's heart sank. It was certain that Orochimaru was the one who had captured White Zetsu. Without the suppression of the Sharingan, it would be impossible for that fellow to use Wood Release.
Since the Uchiha clan massacre, where would he find a Sharingan? The possibility of him transplanting white zetsu cells was too high.
'I need to tell Obito to deal with Orochimaru as soon as possible. white zetsu cells are too dangerous in the hands of a researcher like Orochimaru. Who knows what he might research?
If nothing else, just a corpse modified with white zetsu cells, combined with Edo Tensei, could restore all of the deceased's strength from when they were alive, and maybe even surpass it.'
'If he happens to create an army of Kage-level Edo Tensei, it might pose a threat to their plans.'
At this moment, Zabuza spoke up: "Hey, what exactly is the organization trying to do?"
He was very displeased; no one was paying attention to him. He was like an insignificant background prop, with no one even responding when he chimed in, not even worthy of a direct look.
"Our goal is to eliminate war and bring peace to the Ninja World."
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