Chapter 344: The End of the Fourth Mizukage

Zabuza wanted to stop Hakuwa Kimimaro from joining the battle. In his opinion, even if Hakuwa Kimimaro had increased his strength, he did not have the corresponding combat experience.

If he rashly joins the battle with the Three-Tails, it will only cause him trouble.

In addition, he also did not want to see Shirawa Kimimaro die here. Although Shirawa Kimimaro was born in the Kirigakure bloodline family, he had never received the protection of Kirigakure and had always been vulnerable to the blood mist policy.

In this case, it is Kirigakure that is sorry for them, not them that are sorry for Kirigakure.

Just when Zabuza was about to persuade Haku and Kimimaro to retreat, the Three-Tailed Fox not far away moved. Moving its fat body, the Three-Tailed Fox quickly rushed in front of Zabuza and opened its mouth to spit out a water ball the size of a house.

The water ball cut through the air, causing a huge scream, and shot towards Zabuza and the others at an extremely fast speed.

This is exactly the C-level water-style ninjutsu mastered by the Three-Tails - Water-style Iron Cannonball. Ordinary iron cannonballs are naturally nothing to be afraid of, but the power of ninjutsu has never depended on the level, but is determined by the amount of chakra and the change in its nature.

Looking at the iron cannonball in front of him, Zabuza stood in front of Hakuwa Kimimaro with a sword.

He could already feel the power of the iron cannonball, but he still decided to stop in front of Hakuwa Kimimaro. Even if he was seriously injured by this ninjutsu, it was better than causing Hakuwa Kimimaro's death.

Haku and Kimimaro did not stop Zabuza. After looking at each other, they began to use their bloodline limits.

After forming seals with his hands, Bai stretched out his hands and slapped the ground. With the help of the water vapor in the air, he condensed an ice wall on the ground that was more than ten meters high and one meter thick.

The thick ice wall barely blocked the attack of the iron cannonballs, and cracks appeared on it.

Kimimaro instantly appeared next to the Three-Tail, turned into a sharp nail, and stabbed it fiercely into the Three-Tail's foot, and the blood dyed the ground red.

While blocking the attack for Zabuza, Bai was not idle either. He jumped onto the ice wall, condensed huge ice cones, and shot them towards the direction of the Three-Tails.

His goal was not to kill the three-tailed beast, but to force it into a watery environment and freeze it.

After feeling the chill in the air, the Three-Tails' expression changed. Although it was a tailed beast with the title of mobile disaster, it could clearly feel the restraint of ice escape on it.

If it cannot deal with the Ice Release Ninja in front of it as soon as possible, it will most likely lose its freedom again.

Just as the Three-Tails was about to condense the Tailed Beast Ball to deal with Haku, he felt another sharp pain in his leg. Although Kimimaro was small in size, he was able to effectively harm the tailed beasts and even threaten their lives.

After seeing the scene of Haku and Kimimaro fighting the tailed beasts, Zabuza was stunned.

Mei Terumi and Ao, who were nearby and wanted to go to support, were also stunned. Everyone looked at Bai and Kimimaro with shock in their eyes.

As Kirigakure ninjas, they are no strangers to ice escape and corpse veins.

As long as the ninjas of the Snow Clan and the Kaguya Clan awaken these two bloodline limits, they can quickly pass the Genin and Chunin stages and become Jonin in the village.

But even for a Jonin, it is difficult to use such a large-scale ninjutsu, and it is impossible to confront the Three-Tails head-on. The strength displayed by Haku and Kimimaro is almost the same as that of the former chiefs of the Snow Clan and the Kaguya Clan.

Possessing the strength of an elite jonin is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that these two are obviously still children. They still have considerable room for improvement in the future. It is not impossible for them to become ninjas at the level of the Five Kage.

After thinking about this, they all looked at Zabuza.

They did not forget what Haku and Kimimaro called Zabuza. They did not expect that after Zabuza failed to assassinate the Mizukage, he secretly cultivated these two monsters.

Mei Terumi walked up to Zabuza and said with a strange look on her face, "Zabuza, why didn't you send out your two subordinates at the beginning? With their help, we might not even have to fight the Yondaime."

"Or are these two subordinates preparing for us..."

Mei Terumi spoke her true feelings in a joking tone. This was also what Ao thought. After seeing the strength of Bai and Kimimaro, they deeply felt Zabuza's scheming.

Zabuza secretly cultivated these two bloodline geniuses. In addition to dealing with the Fourth Hokage, he must have had some ideas about the Hidden Mist Village. The way he recruited Haku and Kimimaro was also very simple.

Both Haku and Kimimaro's families were destroyed under the orders of the Fourth Mizukage.

As long as he uses the banner of revenge, he can easily recruit Haku and Kimimaro as his subordinates and become a powerful bargaining chip for Zabuza to run for the next Mizukage.

It has to be said that they still underestimated Zabuza, the ninja who attacked the Mizukage.

At this moment Zabuza was in a confused state. He glanced at Bai and Kimimaro in the distance, not knowing how to explain to Mimei and Ao.

When he took in these two children, they were at most Genin strength.

After this period of training, the two of them could only reach the Chunin level at most, but judging from their current strength, they have already reached the Jonin level, or even elite Jonin.

However, Haku and Kimimaro's fighting style is still as immature as before. What's the problem?

With doubts in his heart, Zabuza looked at Biwa Juzo not far away, and Biwa Juzo's gaze happened to look over here.

The two looked at each other, instantly understood the key, and nodded slightly.

According to common sense, it is impossible for Baihe Kimimaro's strength to improve so quickly, but they have been near Bai Ye these days, and Bai Ye is a guy who does not follow common sense.

If Bai Ye took action, it would be very normal to improve Baihe Kimimaro's strength in a short period of time.

But if Baihe Kimimaro accepted Baiye's power, wouldn't that mean that his bet with Baiye failed? It proved that the Hidden Mist Village had no ability to solve this trouble!
After realizing his failure, Zabuza did not dwell on the matter too much.

Bai and Kimimaro have reached a deal with Baiya and come to deal with Sanwei. He cannot become a burden to them and become an unqualified boss.

Glancing at the surrounding Mist Ninjas, Zabuza said calmly: "There is no need to talk about the past. Our goal is to defeat the Three-Tails and save the out-of-control Fourth Mizukage."

After saying that, Zabuza rushed towards the Three-Tails with his sword in hand.

Mei Terumi looked at Zabuza's back with a puzzled look on her face, and then chased after him with Ao.

Zabuza was right. Now was not the time to be on guard against each other. Only by defeating the Three-Tails and allowing the Fourth Mizukage to regain consciousness could this battle come to an end.

……

After the two 'elite jonin' Haku and Kimimaro joined the battle, the originally evenly matched situation between the Mist Ninja and the Three-Tails changed, and the balance of victory gradually tilted towards the Mist Ninja.

Forcing the Three-Tails to a lake, Bai used ice escape ninjutsu to freeze the entire lake, freezing the Three-Tails' limbs.

The three-tailed beast in the lake wanted to continue struggling, but was restrained by Kimimaro's bone spurs and could not move.

Zabuza, Mei Terumi and others used ninjutsu and taijutsu to consume the Three-Tails' strength and chakra. The surrounding Mist Ninjas also hurriedly set up a sealing array, intending to re-seal the runaway Three-Tails.

After half an hour of consumption, the size of the Three-Tail gradually shrank and soon disappeared from the spot, leaving only the Fourth Mizukage kneeling on the ice. The Fourth Mizukage opened his eyes, his face full of fatigue.

Having been deceived once, Zabuza and Mei Terumi did not dare to approach easily, but looked at Ao on the side. They suspected that the Fourth Mizukage's weakness was a disguise.

Qing nodded: "The Fourth Hokage does not have the third type of chakra, and he has already gotten rid of the illusion."

After hearing this, Zabuza and Mei Terumi dared to continue approaching the Fourth Mizukage, but they still kept a certain distance and were full of vigilance.

"Are you the Mizukage, or someone else?"

The Fourth Mizukage raised his head, his eyes showing no doubt or surprise. He sighed softly and said, "I am a sinner of the Hidden Mist Village. You can call me whatever you want."

Zabuza and Mei Terumi looked at the Fourth Mizukage in confusion.

The latter seemed to understand something and explained, "Although I was controlled by the masked man during these years, I was controlled by illusions, but I was not completely ignorant of what was happening in the outside world."

"I personally restarted the Blood Mist Policy, personally issued an order to exterminate the Bloodline Family, and issued a series of orders that endangered the Hidden Mist Village."

"Although these orders were given by the mysterious masked man, it is ultimately my fault."

Zabuza took a step forward, stared at the Fourth Mizukage and said, "Since this is your fault, what are you going to do next? Are you going to announce to the world that you are just a puppet being manipulated, and then commit suicide by disembowelment?"

The Fourth Mizukage shook his head: "Suicide cannot make up for my mistakes. The village is in chaos right now and cannot leave me as the Mizukage. The Three-Tails in my body is not stable either. I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the Hidden Mist Village for a short time."

"In addition, we must also deal with the threat of the masked man, who may come back at any time."

After hearing that the Fourth Mizukage was unwilling to commit suicide to apologize, Zabuza's face changed. After a cold snort, he didn't say anything else in the end.

What the Fourth Mizukage said was right, the Hidden Mist Village still needs a Mizukage to take charge.

If the Mizukage died like this, the village would surely fall into chaos again because of the fight for the position of Mizukage.

Mei Terumi and Ao had no objection to the handling of the Fourth Mizukage. They had not suffered any damage from the Fourth Mizukage, and they also understood the importance of the Fourth Mizukage.

After the two sides reached a consensus, the Fourth Mizukage looked at Zabuza and the others and said in a dark tone: "To be honest, after Kisame's rebellion, I thought I would never be able to get rid of the masked man's control."

"I didn't expect you, Mei Terumi, to grow up so quickly. Zabuza has also trained two good bloodline ninjas. Biwa Juzo also returned to the village at the critical moment. You are all heroes who saved the village."

Faced with the praise from the Fourth Mizukage, none of them reacted much.

Suddenly, Zabuza and Mei Terumi seemed to remember something and said to the Fourth Mizukage, "Fourth-generation, what did you just say?"

"I said you are the heroes who saved the village."

Zabuza shook his head and then asked, "Who did you say was the traitor? Is there another Kirigakure ninja who became a subordinate of the masked man?"

"Kisame betrayed the village..."

Halfway through the conversation, Karajima Yagura's expression changed. Looking at Zabuza and Biwa, he said, "Didn't you get rid of Kisame before you sneaked into the Mizukage Building?"

"No…we didn't even meet Kisame."

The Fourth Mizukage's face turned pale, and he stammered, "You sneaked into the Mizukage building and didn't encounter Kisame or the masked man, so where are they now?"

Hearing this, Zabuza and the others were stunned and felt a chill down their spines.

At this time, accompanied by a light breeze blowing across the ice, a black shadow appeared under the ice. He stretched out a hand, grabbed the calf of the Fourth Mizukage, and pulled him directly towards the lake.

The already weak Fourth Mizukage had no ability to resist at all, and when he fell into the cold lake, he lost his ability to fight.

Just as the black shadow was about to take the Fourth Mizukage away, Kimimaro stopped the Fourth Mizukage.

The sharp bone spurs grew rapidly, directly clamping the Fourth Mizukage and sending him to the surface of the lake. After completing all this, Kimimaro launched an attack on the black shadow.

The black shadow glanced at Kimimaro, then crossed the ice and came to the surface of the lake.

This person was none other than Uchiha Obito, who controlled the Fourth Mizukage behind the scenes and was the real ruler of the Hidden Mist Village.

After recapturing the Fourth Mizukage, Obito found himself surrounded by the Mist Ninjas.

Facing the siege of the crowd, Obito was not afraid at all. He first looked around, then said in a joking tone:

"You did a great job. After going through so much hardship, you finally defeated my puppet."

"However, I don't know why you dare to attack me when you only defeated a puppet? Are you relying on these bloodline remnants or the weak ninja swords in your hands?"

After hearing Obito's ridicule, Zabuza and Mei Terumi's faces turned extremely pale.

For the Hidden Mist Village, there is nothing more humiliating than the Mizukage being controlled by illusions. If there is anything, it is only because they did not notice it for years.

Looking at the dark-faced Mist Ninjas, Obito decided to increase his strength and continued, "What are you waiting for? Why don't you attack? Is it because you are cowardly and afraid of death, or because you are afraid of my presence, the Mizukage?"

"After all, I am the real Mizukage these years, and Yagura Karatachi is just a puppet."

Zabuza looked at Obito and sneered back:
"If you were really that powerful, you wouldn't have hidden behind the Mizukage, and you wouldn't have let me go that day. You're not as powerful as you say. The Mizukage was controlled by you because of your conspiracy. You're just a despicable person."

"Don't you even dare to take off the mask man and show us your true face."

Zabuza's words aroused the approval of the surrounding Kirigakure ninjas, and they fought back one after another, verbally attacking the masked man for being incompetent and weak.

"That's right, you are just a coward, nothing more than a waste. If you really have the courage, then take off the mask and let us see you."

"Or is it that there is an ugly face under your mask?"

Obito, who was already a little unhappy, turned red after hearing this, but he couldn't take off his mask or reveal his identity.

Since it is impossible to suppress the enemy with words, the only option is to rely on strength.

After a flash of his figure, Obito came to Zabuza and launched an attack.

(End of this chapter)