With three Konoha ninja fully unleashing their jutsu to create an opening.
The other Konoha ninja and Nara Yoshitaka exchanged glances, not daring to waste a single moment as they charged simultaneously toward the Land of Waves Bridge.
At this moment, they were less than fifty meters from the Land of Waves Bridge!
Just fifty meters!
For shinobi like them, this was merely a two or three second distance.
But!
The moment Nara Yoshitaka and the other ninja took a few steps, a figure slowly walked over from the Land of Waves Bridge, blocking their path!
"Momonkabe Zabuza!"
Nara Yoshitaka gasped for breath, his eyes fixed on Momonkabe Zabuza who looked at the two of them with a cold smile.
"We clearly outnumbered the Konoha ninja two to three times, yet they still managed to break through near the Land of Waves Bridge. What a bunch of trash!"
Momonkabe Zabuza looked at the large number of Mist ninjas who had been temporarily stopped, his face cold as he spoke with a reprimanding tone.
If he hadn't suddenly felt like coming to check tonight, the Land of Waves Bridge might really have been destroyed.
The Kirigakure forces blocked behind him all showed embarrassed and ashamed expressions upon hearing Momonkabe Zabuza's cold voice.
Actually, this wasn't their fault!
Who would have thought these Konoha shinobi would go mad, not conserving their chakra at all, and attack them with the determination to die.
The strength unleashed by a desperate shinobi was terrifying, and it wasn't just one Konoha ninja who was fighting desperately.
After speaking, Momonkabe Zabuza turned to look at Nara Yoshitaka and the other Konoha ninja.
"I hope you two can provide me with some decent entertainment!"
Momonkabe Zabuza cracked a grin, gripping the Executioner's Blade with one hand, a cruel smile appearing on his face.
While Momonkabe Zabuza was still speaking, that Konoha ninja had already charged rapidly toward him.
"Fire Style — Ash Pile Burning!"
The Konoha ninja formed hand seals and spewed scorching hot gray ash from his mouth.
The moment this jutsu was released, it was like a sky-blotting cloud of gray smoke, enveloping the surrounding area completely.
This jutsu not only blocked the opponent's vision, but the high-temperature ash would also cause severe damage to the respiratory system if inhaled.
At this time, Nara Yoshitaka and the Konoha ninja had already prepared themselves, keeping their bodies wet from the start, and pulling out water-soaked black cloths from their robes to cover their mouths and noses as they charged into the gray ash.
Their target was to destroy the Land of Waves Bridge, not to engage in a prolonged fight with Momonkabe Zabuza.
Momonkabe Zabuza was known as the Demon of the Hidden Mist, and possessed an extremely powerful Silent Killing Technique!
And this Fire Style jutsu was specifically prepared for Momonkabe Zabuza!
If Momonkabe Zabuza charged into the ash, the scorching smoke would burn his entire body.
Momonkabe Zabuza naturally also detected their scheme, watching the surging high-temperature ash that blocked his vision, and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
Their jutsu had indeed temporarily restricted his Silent Killing Technique!
Clearly, they also knew that facing him head-on was not an opponent they could defeat!
"I won't let you pass so easily."
"Water Style — Great Waterfall Technique!"
Momonkabe Zabuza wore a cold smile, his hands coming together as he spewed a massive torrent of water like a waterfall from his mouth.
The large volume of water collided with the scorching ash, rapidly lowering the temperature while the ash and water mixed together and quickly settled.
In just a moment!
The ash that had been covering the surroundings was rapidly cleared, and the figures of Nara Yoshitaka and the other ninja were completely exposed before Momonkabe Zabuza's eyes.
"Found you!"
Momonkabe Zabuza wore a cold smile, looking at Nara Yoshitaka and the other Konoha ninja who were now not far from him, preparing to stomp on the ground and charge forward.
Suddenly!
Momonkabe Zabuza's face changed, discovering that his body couldn't move.
At this moment, Momonkabe Zabuza realized that his shadow had somehow connected with the opponent's shadow.
"Shadow Possession Jutsu, success!"
Nara Yoshitaka wore a hint of a smile on his face, looking at the immobilized Momonkabe Zabuza.
This was Nara Yoshitaka's true trump card!
The scorching ash jutsu was to conceal their figures while also restricting Momonkabe Zabuza's movement.
After all, if they really fought head-on, Nara Yoshitaka didn't have the confidence to bind Momonkabe Zabuza with the Shadow Possession Jutsu.
As for how to find Momonkabe Zabuza's position, naturally it was when Momonkabe Zabuza used his jutsu and actively exposed himself!
If Momonkabe Zabuza didn't want them approaching the Land of Waves Bridge, he would definitely use a jutsu to clear the surrounding scorching ash.
Clearly, everything was within Nara Yoshitaka's calculations!
"Move!"
Nara Yoshitaka shouted loudly at the Konoha ninja.
The other Konoha ninja didn't need Nara Yoshitaka to speak, and had already charged toward the immobilized Momonkabe Zabuza!
"Die!" The Konoha ninja pulled out a kunai from his ninja pouch, his face cold as he rapidly appeared before Momonkabe Zabuza, slashing directly at his neck.
A spray of blood flew out along the kunai's cut!
However!
Before Nara Yoshitaka and the other ninja could celebrate, they saw the spurting blood turn into water in mid-air and splash onto the ground.
And the immobilized Momonkabe Zabuza also transformed into water.
Not good, it was a Water Clone!
A sharp cold glint appeared from another direction, the massive Executioner's Blade aimed directly at the Konoha ninja's lower back.
The moment the Konoha ninja saw the Water Clone, he also reacted. Rapidly twisting his body in mid-air while holding the kunai in his hand to block in front of his chest.
The Executioner's Blade collided directly with the kunai in the Konoha ninja's hand!
Accompanied by a crisp "crack," the bones in the Konoha ninja's arm broke directly, and his entire body was sent flying into the air by this tremendous force.
Before this Konoha ninja could fall to the ground from the air, Momonkabe Zabuza had already appeared below him, swinging the Executioner's Blade once more!
This time, the Konoha ninja had no way to dodge!
With a large amount of blood and internal organs splattering out, he was struck directly by the Executioner's Blade and completely lost his life!
However, the face of this slain Konoha ninja.
Bore a hint of a smile.
Yoshitaka-sama, this is the opportunity created with my life, you must seize it!!
And on the other side.
While Momonkabe Zabuza was attacking that Konoha ninja.
Nara Yoshitaka's eyes had long turned completely red, his hands forming seals at high speed as he activated his jutsu and slammed it onto the ground.
Shadow Possession Jutsu — Shadow Strangle!
The shadow beneath Nara Yoshitaka instantly extended several tendrils, rolling up explosive tags from Nara Yoshitaka's ninja tool pouch and rapidly throwing them toward the Land of Waves Bridge.
And at this moment, Momonkabe Zabuza had just finished killing that Konoha Jonin.
Now, even if he turned around, it was completely too late to knock away all the explosive tags on the shadow tendrils.
"Did it succeed..."
Nara Yoshitaka's eyes were completely red, seeing the explosive tags getting closer and closer to the Land of Waves Bridge, a hint of relief slowly rising in his heart.
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