Chapter 39: Both Sides Seek to Hide the Truth
âBut this guy wants more.â
Kisameâs facial expression gradually became dignified, and then he suddenly brandished his blade, âUnless Mangetsu wants to defect, he will definitely want to kill all witnesses!â
âOne person canât do two things at the same timeâŠtsk, there are helpers.â
Uehara nodded, a card appeared at his fingertips, and his body flew into the air with the help of his Dancing Air Technique, floating into the sky to observe the surrounding situation.
âIt seems like youâve figured it out!â
Mangetsuâs sword slashed at the Fourth Mizukage Yagura as he smiled, showing his sharp teeth. âNo matter who it is, you canât escape!â
The Hohzuki clanâs nature had always been bloodthirsty. If Mangetsu had been a gentle ninja, he wouldnât have been worthy of his sharp teeth!
Since Uehara and Kisame figured it out, Mangetsu didnât even bother hiding it, instead shouting, âCome out, Zabuza senior!â
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A faint silence suddenly filled the air.
Ueharaâs expression turned a little weird, and he even wanted to laugh.
The name Mangetsu called out sounded a little familiar!
Ueharaâs neck twisted stiffly and looked towards Kisame, âDo you Kirigakure ninjas always do things so sloppily? Why does he think that Zabuza can stop us?â
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Kisame shook his head, indicating that he didnât know it, but he would not underestimate Zabuza.
Kisame whispered, âZabuza is proficient in Hidden Mist Jutsu. He does have the ability to stop me, but I donât think he can beat Uehara-sama.â
âI donât understand.â
Uehara looked at Mangetsu, who was still suppressing Fourth Mizukage Yagura, frowned and asked, âShouldnât you check the fighting strength of your helper before you go for it? That guy Zabuza âŠ.â
âHey, little demon, donât look down on people!â
A silhouette suddenly rushed out, cursed in anger, and then jumped into midair with strength. Waving the greatsword in his hands, he struck Uehara. It was Zabuza.
Uehara did not panic either as he was much more flexible than Zabuza in the air, so he lowered his head slightly to avoid Kubikiribocho, then suddenly exerted force to slam into Zabuzaâs chest!
Boom!
Zabuza immediately fell into a difficult situation and dropped to the ground in an embarrassing manner!
Uehara looked at Zabuza, shaking his head and sighing, âZabuza, I havenât seen you in three days, yet your strength is getting weaker and weaker!â
âBah!â
Zabuza spat out mouthfuls of blood. Although it was partially due to the serious injuries he incurred in his assassination attempt on Yagura, Zabuza also clearly felt the increase of Ueharaâs strength. He had become stronger again.
How long has it been since they met? Ueharaâs strength, the little demon, seemed to have doubled. What was going on?
Mangetsu couldnât help turning his head and looked towards Zabuza, whispering, âSenior Zabuza, do you know each other?â
ââŠâ
Zabuza fell silent. It was shameful for him to admit that he was defeated by Uehara before.
Uehara slowly landed by Zabuzaâs side. Seeming to understand Zabuzaâs dilemma, he smiled and lightly explained, âMr. Zabuza, there is no need to feel uncomfortable about our relationship⊠After all, many people have been defeated by me. But there are very few people who managed to escape.â
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Mangetsu couldnât help his surprise when he heard those words. The situation had spiraled out of his control!
Six hours ago.
Zabuza had determined that it was the perfect time to assassinate Yagura and quietly snuck to Yaguraâs residence.
Unexpectedly, his strength was far from enough to match Yagura, so he was beaten and forced to flee. Moreover, the news of his actions had leaked out.
Mangetsu, who was in charge of the villageâs defense, was the first to get news of an assassination attempt on the Mizukage by Zabuza, but he did not choose to send support. Instead, he killed the Mizukageâs guardian ninjas, who had returned to the village for help. Thus the news didnât continue to spread.
Mangetsu found Zabuza and got Yaguraâs information from him, so he planned to fish in troubled waters.
If Yagura was still fine, Mangetsu would continue to be one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist who were loyal to Mizukage-sama. If Yagura was seriously injured, Mangetsu wouldnât mind sending him to hell. The Hohzuki clan had never been pacifists.
However, Mangetsu didnât know that Yagura would have been slain by Uehara had he given him a little more time.
Mangetsu only noticed the seriously injured Yagura.
The current young head of the Hohzuki clan decided to take action immediately, planning to kill Yagura and Uehara.
Clearly, the situation had spun out of control.
âOkay, letâs sort out the current situation!â
Uehara clapped his hands. Pointing at Yagura, who was covered in serious injuries in the distance, he declared, âIt seems our goals overlap. Everyone wants to kill the Fourth Mizukage, so you should have no objection to this, right?â
ââŠâ
Three Swordsmen of the Mist glanced at each other, Zabuza coldly-snorted, Mangetsu nodded, and a smile appeared on Kisameâs face.
The time of sadness would finally endâŠ
The strongest ninja team under the Second Mizukage, the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist, only had three people now, and they all wanted to kill their Kage.
The Fourth Mizukage Yaguraâs eyes changed. Looking at everyone present, he laughed sadly, âI didnât expect you guysâŠâ
âSorry, I almost forgot. Mizukage-sama is still alive!â Uehara didnât turn his head at all but continued to gaze at Zabuza and Mangetsu. He just snapped his fingers in the direction of Yagura!
Everyone looked on, stunned, as they watched the ground under Yaguraâs feet suddenly warp, and a grotesquely shaped shark appeared, opened its mouth, and swallowed him!
After a moment, the shark plunged into the ground again, leaving the Fourth Mizukage Yaguraâs corpse lying on the groundâŠ
The Great Shark Bullet Technique was a weird skill, but the effect was unexpectedly powerful if it was used as a sneak attack!
Uehara just snapped his fingers to summon a weird shark that killed the Fourth Mizukage Yagura. Watching this scene, horror flashed across Zabuza and Mangetsuâs faces!
Kisame chuckled lightly, âAs expected, Uehara-sama specializes in non-seal ninjutsu, right?â
Whenever Kisame looked at Ueharaâs hand seal, he always found it a little strange because he would make small mistakes from time to time.
Now he realized that they were just used to disguise Ueharaâs skills and to reveal a false weakness, right?
As a ninja who was skilled at hand sealing and a loyal subordinate, Kisame also suggested very empathetically, âIf Uehara-sama is willing, I can help put together a beautiful set of hand seals for you. â
Kisame was good at hand seals.
Uehara nodded a little, then shook his head and said, âForget it, weâll talk about it later once I learn the basics⊠Letâs deal with this first! You, Yagura, killed the Fourth Mizukage. I donât want anyone to know that Kisame was involved!â
âLooks like our ideas are the same.â
Mangetsu slowly pulled out a scroll from his bag and said softly, âAside from Senior Zabuza, I donât want anyone else to know that I wanted to kill Yagura.â
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