Chapter 169 Zabuza's Departure
Hinata was quite strong; her punches, each one carrying air, struck Zabuza's pressure points.
Zabuza, unable to find a way to change his position in mid-air, fell into Hinata's trap.
Wow, that's some real strength!
Zabuza's pressure points were sealed by Hinata's Gentle Fist, and his chakra flowed out like a blocked toilet.
"Sir, we can't let you pass."
Hinata stared intently at Zabuza, who had taken half of her Gentle Fist and managed to escape with his Executioner's Blade, and said with a hint of persuasion.
After all, he hadn't intended to kill him.
A blow from a horizontal cleaver might hurt, but it will definitely not be fatal.
That's why Hinata wanted to try and persuade Zabuza.
"Um, could you please leave here?"
The Bagua symbol beneath Hinata's feet remained, while the blue light in her eyes was poised to burst forth.
Sizzle sizzle—
Why waste so much time arguing with him?
A figure crackling with lightning walked past Hinata; it was Sasuke, who had just finished dealing with a water clone.
Seriously, I was entangled with a water clone for so long and almost got caught. This is really infuriating!
The moonlight, accompanied by roaring lightning, slashed straight at Zabuza's head.
Annoying brat.
Zabuza endured the feeling of being blocked, swinging his Executioner's Blade to clash with the moonlight.
Clang!
Sasuke's speed did not decrease as a result; on the contrary, it continued to accelerate.
Zabuza glanced around at the constantly leaping lightning bolts and was already considering retreating.
"white!"
Just as Zabuza was about to be hit by Sasuke, he shouted loudly, and then three ice walls appeared in front of Zabuza.
Snap, snap, snap!
The three ice walls shattered instantly, but Sasuke was also held up, and Haku appeared beside Zabuza.
"Walk."
Zabuza said this to the speaker, and then walked directly out of the fog.
"Yes, Lord Zabuza."
Haku nodded while wearing a mask, but a shout rang out the next moment.
"Hey, I didn't say you could leave."
Lightning flashes danced on Sasuke's Moonlight, his crimson Sharingan fixed on Haku, who had appeared to block his way, and his chakra surged into the Moonlight once more.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
A flame ignited on the moonlight, leaping joyfully alongside the thunder flowers.
Unexpectedly, Zabuza had an accomplice, and it seems that he is a bloodline ninja who knows ice release.
But it's alright. No matter how big the ice is, it can't freeze the sun. And I am the sun!
Sasuke's figure leaped through the air, flames and thunder intertwined, and the object of his punishment was the masked man before him.
The masked man's pupils contracted beneath his mask; clearly, he hadn't expected Sasuke's strength to increase even further.
Just as Yuehua was about to take the masked man's head, the masked man suddenly fell to the ground.
The ground was covered with ice mirrors at some unknown time.
Sasuke's figure did not pause; Yuehua slashed straight at the ice mirror, and a crack appeared on the ice surface struck by Yuehua's sword.
Like the start of a four-character game, a shattering sound rang out, the ice mirror broke, and flying ice crystals grazed Sasuke's face, drawing a drop of blood.
"Sasuke, you acted impulsively again. Next time, use Lightning Armor."
Izuna sighed. Although Lei Kai was taught by Tobirama, he had to admit that Lightning Armor was still very strong.
However, Sasuke released Lightning Armor in order to add flames.
In short, he overdid it by being pretentious.
...
"knew."
Sasuke licked the drop of blood that lingered at the corner of his mouth, a hint of wariness flashing in his eyes.
A bloodline ninja? I never expected to encounter such a character on my very first mission. It's really...exciting.
Sasuke stared intently at the ice mirror on the ground, but after a long time he still couldn't find Haku's figure.
"Stop looking, they're gone."
Hinata walked over with Tazuna and spoke to Sasuke, who was still staring blankly at her.
Sasuke:!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
What? You've searched so thoroughly for so long, and you're telling me the person escaped?
The thick fog, no longer maintained by Zabuza, gradually dissipated, and Kakashi strolled over leisurely.
"Yes, the teacher saw them run in that direction."
Sasuke looked at Kakashi with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Why are you looking at me? They've already run away, why chase after them?"
Kakashi shrugged and said.
"What if they attack again?"
Karin slapped Kakashi hard on the waist and said with dissatisfaction.
"Well, they won't kill you, don't worry."
Kakashi cupped the back of his head with both hands. The sun had already risen, the fog had dissipated, and dawn was breaking.
"Excuses? You're just lazy."
Karin turned her head away, her gaze lingering on Sasuke's face for a moment before her pupils contracted.
"Sasuke, you're injured?!"
Sasuke touched his face, nodded, and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing, just a scratch, nothing serious."
Karin jogged over, carefully examined the small bloodstain on Sasuke's face, and then extended her right arm towards Sasuke.
"bite."
Sasuke wanted to refuse, but looking into Karin's eyes, he paused for a moment, then gently bit down.
The bite was very light, only slightly breaking the skin, but that's enough to treat this minor injury.
"Alright."
About three seconds later, Sasuke released his mouth.
Naruto had already arrived at that moment.
He walked over to Hinata, exchanged a glance with her, and breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a slight nod from her.
"Um, thank you for protecting me."
Tazuna looked at the group and spoke sincerely, then bowed.
"We're fine, but the person who brought you here is in trouble."
Kakashi looked into Tazuna's eyes and said.
"What happened? Was he killed by that person just now?"
Taznna asked with some concern.
"No, quite the opposite, he should be alive and well right now."
Kakashi was speechless at Tazuna's lack of wariness towards those around him despite living so long.
"Otherwise, why would Zabuza have come looking for us as soon as we got ashore?"
After saying that, Kakashi ignored Tazuna and led Naruto and the others in the direction Tazuna had originally pointed.
Tazner froze on the spot, never expecting that it was Ren who had betrayed him.
That's true. If things hadn't gone this way, they might have been captured by Gato on the very first day, and they wouldn't have been able to wait for us to arrive.
Tazuna took a deep breath, trying to shake off his negative emotions, adjusted his facial expression, and then caught up with the slowly walking Class 7.
Bridge construction must continue; it's our last hope.
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