A slash as swift as a gale, carrying an unstoppable momentum, slammed fiercely into the Water Dragon!
Boom!
The power of Uchiha Sora's self-created swordsmanship was displayed to the fullest at this moment!
A B-rank Ninjutsu of remarkable power was shattered by a single slash!
With a flash of his feet, Uchiha Sora instantly closed the distance to Zabuza, who was standing on the river surface, and launched a storm-like swordsmanship assault against him!
Zabuza was greatly alarmed and hurriedly drew the Ninja Sword from his back to parry Uchiha Sora's strikes.
At this time, he had not yet obtained the Executioner's Blade, and his swordsmanship level was not yet a match for Uchiha Sora's. Before long, he dared not fight any further and hurriedly retreated, putting distance between himself and Uchiha Sora.
"What formidable swordsmanship! Who exactly are you?" Zabuza cast aside his underestimation. After the previous series of battles, he realized that the strength of the person before him was definitely not weaker than his own, yet he had never heard of such a character?
Uchiha Sora smiled faintly: "Zabuza, I have experienced your Silent Killing Technique and Water Release. Should I let you experience my technique as well?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Uchiha Sora activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, formed hand seals, and a blinding ball of lightning suddenly flared in his right palm! His body surged rapidly toward Zabuza!
It was Chidori!
At the same time, his left hand drew a Kunai and threw it at Zabuza.
At this moment, Zabuza kept his eyes fixed on Uchiha Sora's eyes and the ball of lightning in his hand, his expression grave: "To concentrate Lightning Release Chakra to this extent! This technique is dangerous! I must not get hit! And those eyes, are they the legendary Sharingan?"
The Kunai flying toward him was ignored; he merely tilted his head slightly to dodge the Kunai's attack.
Zabuza gathered Chakra under his feet, intending to retreat, when suddenly, Uchiha Sora vanished from his field of vision!
Zzzzz...
At the same time, Zabuza sensed a violent aura of lightning rapidly approaching from behind!
Oh no!
Zabuza was suddenly alarmed, his face changing drastically! It turned deathly pale in an instant!
A strong sense of crisis made his hair stand on end, and an aura of death spread through his mind.
However, at the critical moment, Uchiha Sora, who had appeared behind Zabuza, dispersed the Chidori in his hand, his palm resting on Zabuza's waist.
Zabuza froze in place, cold sweat dripping into the river water at his feet.
With a trembling voice that carried a hint of having survived a catastrophe, he spoke slowly: "Who, exactly, are you?"
Uchiha Sora smiled slightly, patted his back lightly with his palm, and walked toward the shore, saying: "Let me introduce myself. I am from the Uchiha Clan, named Uchiha Sora, and I am currently a Rogue Ninja from Konoha Village."
"Uchiha Sora? A Rogue Ninja from Konoha Village? No wonder you possess the Sharingan!" Zabuza let out a heavy sigh of relief. It was clear that the other party had not come to kill him; otherwise, he would be dead by now!
"Zabuza, you have long been dissatisfied with the current Hidden Mist Village, haven't you?" Uchiha Sora continued.
Zabuza followed him back to the shore, his body trembling slightly at these words: "Uchiha Sora, what do you mean?"
"I can help you realize your ideals! But the condition is that you must be at my service! Do things for me!" Uchiha Sora said.
Zabuza was slightly stunned; his intuition told him this was an opportunity for him!
"I can give you three days to consider. During these three days, I will wait for you at the tavern in our old spot! You can come find me anytime!" Seeing Zabuza silent on the spot, Uchiha Sora knew he was tempted, so he added this, turned around, and left.
Zabuza watched Uchiha Sora's departing figure, lost in thought.
"Uchiha Sora, is it? That Lightning Release just now was at least A-rank, perhaps even S-rank, and that Body Flicker Technique..." He muttered to himself and also turned to leave.
The next day, Uchiha Sora met Zabuza again at the tavern.
"I agree to join you!" Zabuza sat opposite Uchiha Sora and said in a low voice.
Uchiha Sora smiled slightly: "Welcome to my faction!"
"Now I give you your first task: help me find the files of a few people in the Hidden Mist Village archives. The names, characteristics, and clans of these people are..." He told Zabuza the information about Suigetsu Hozuki, Kimimaro, and Haku, asking him to find their whereabouts.
"Very well, I understand." Zabuza nodded, without asking any further questions, stood up, and turned to leave.
A flash of appreciation crossed Uchiha Sora's eyes.
Zabuza was indeed an elite of the Hidden Mist Anbu; his quality in executing missions was superb. He would never ask about things he shouldn't.
Of course, Uchiha Sora was not afraid that Zabuza would betray him or leak information, because during the previous battle, when he lightly patted Zabuza's back, he had already left a Flying Thunder God Formula Mark.
Next, he just needed to wait for news.
Compared to himself, an outsider completely unfamiliar with the Hidden Mist Village, Zabuza, as a local, clearly understood his own Village better.
Within three days, he had already found the information on the three, Suigetsu and the others, and wrote their intelligence into a report, which he handed to Uchiha Sora.
Uchiha Sora looked at the report on the three and frowned slightly.
Because according to the intelligence, except for Haku, who was currently wandering in a Village that snowed all year round, the other two seemed to have been snatched up by Orochimaru first.
The intelligence showed that Kimimaro's clan, the Kaguya Clan, had recently rebelled and was suppressed by the Hidden Mist Village with lightning speed, leading to the clan's extermination, and the remaining Kimimaro was taken away by a mysterious person.
And Suigetsu Hozuki had also gone missing from his home a year ago...
Knowing the plot, Uchiha Sora could be almost certain that these two had already been taken away by Orochimaru.
Since that was the case, Uchiha Sora temporarily extinguished the idea of digging people out from Orochimaru.
After all, Uchiha Sora's desire to nurture some children was just a whim, something done in passing. Since he had missed them, he would not force it.
There was only Haku left, and Uchiha Sora was not in a hurry to find him; instead, he planned to resolve the matter at hand first.
"Zabuza, for the time being, go and investigate the Fourth Mizukage's itinerary clearly. Once you find a suitable opportunity, notify me!"
"Also, go contact Mei Terumī and probe her stance. If she is dissatisfied with the Fourth Mizukage, then pass on the message to her that I want to meet her!"
Uchiha Sora instructed Zabuza.
"Mei Terumī? That person hailed as a genius Female Ninja of the Hidden Mist?" Zabuza couldn't help but be stirred.
Uchiha Sora nodded: "Go. If it cannot be done, then so be it; there is no need to force it."
"Understood!" Zabuza replied.
After instructing Zabuza, Uchiha Sora waited silently.
This time, he would directly expose Obito's conspiracy and undo the Genjutsu on the Fourth Mizukage.
Since he had said he would play against Obito, he certainly couldn't let him have his way!
Zabuza's actions were quite fast; the next day, Uchiha Sora received the news he sent.
Mei Terumī agreed to meet him; the location was set in a small woods outside the Hidden Mist Village, and the time was at night.
Uchiha Sora went to keep the appointment that night, with Zabuza following alongside.
A crescent moon hung high in the night sky.
Under the moonlight, Uchiha Sora arrived at the designated small woods. From afar, he sensed a special Dōjutsu power fluctuation and discovered he was being spied on.
He understood immediately; that must be Ao, who possessed the Byakugan, observing him.
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and Uchiha Sora's eyes instantly turned crimson; the Three-Tomoe Sharingan emerged.
Following that Dōjutsu power fluctuation, he directly cast a Genjutsu using his Sharingan.
The insight of the Byakugan is far superior to the Sharingan, but in terms of output, it is much inferior. Uchiha Sora cast a Genjutsu, and the other party's Dōjutsu power fluctuation vanished instantly.
At this time, in the small woods, two figures were standing on the branch of a large tree.
One of them was a young woman wearing a blue dress, with emerald green eyes, cross-long wavy reddish-brown hair, her right eye covered by hair, pink lips, a graceful figure, and fair skin.
It was Mei Terumī.
The other person was a middle-aged man, with one eye covered by a black eyepatch, veins bulging around the eyepatch; it was indeed Ao.
Ao suddenly let out a muffled grunt and knelt down halfway.
Mei Terumī asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"He actually used my Dōjutsu power to cast a Sharingan Genjutsu on me! This level of Genjutsu ability and Dōjutsu power reminds me of someone!" Cold sweat dripped down Ao's forehead.
"Who?"
"Shisui!" Hearing this name, Mei Terumī couldn't help but be stirred: "Could the person Zabuza spoke of, who can help us, be Shisui?"
Ao slowly shook his head: "It's not Shisui. I remember the color of Shisui's Dōjutsu power clearly, and this person right now is not Shisui!"
"Not Shisui? Then who could it be?" Mei Terumī couldn't help but become curious.
At this moment, Uchiha Sora and Zabuza finally arrived.
Ao and Mei Terumī jumped down from the branch and landed in front of the two. Their gazes fell on Uchiha Sora, scrutinizing him continuously.
"Hee, I didn't expect you to be such a young and handsome guy! I wonder, little brother, have you reached adulthood yet?" Seeing Uchiha Sora's handsome appearance and pleasing looks, Mei Terumī couldn't help but tease him.
As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized she might have been offensive, and hurriedly smiled reservedly, explaining: "Sorry, your appearance really doesn't look like you've reached adulthood."
Uchiha Sora smiled faintly: "Lord Mei Terumī, I am not here for matchmaking. Age doesn't seem to be important, right? As long as I have the strength, that is enough! Don't you think?"
The smile on Mei Terumī's face stiffened, and she smiled awkwardly. Internally, she was secretly resentful: This kid isn't old, but his tone is quite arrogant! And he shows no courtesy to a lady at all! What a waste of his good looks!
Ao, on the side, quickly interrupted: "Your Excellency is right. Let us talk about the Fourth Mizukage!"
Uchiha Sora nodded and said to Mei Terumī: "Before talking about this matter, I need to clarify my stance first."
"I am a Rogue Ninja from Konoha Village. After leaving Konoha, I have established my own faction. Currently, I do not represent any faction; I only represent myself!"
"Zabuza is my man. After resolving this matter, he will leave here with me. Rest assured, I will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Hidden Mist Village."
After hearing this, Mei Terumī smoothed her eyebrows and chuckled: "Good. What you said is exactly what I wanted to ask."
Uchiha Sora nodded and continued: "Since that is the case, I will speak directly about the Fourth Mizukage!"
Mei Terumī and Ao's expressions became serious, and they pricked up their ears.
"I believe you have actually been confused for a long time. During the Fourth Mizukage's reign, he issued many unacceptable policies. The Hidden Mist Village reaching this point is inseparable from many of his decisions!"
"Under my investigation, I have discovered a piece of information that is very important to you!" Saying this, Uchiha Sora paused deliberately to build suspense.
"What news?" Mei Terumī and Ao hurriedly asked.
"Actually, behind the Fourth Mizukage, there is someone else! All of the Fourth Mizukage's decisions are actually under the control of that person!" Uchiha Sora said, word by word.
"What?!" Mei Terumī and Ao looked at each other, their expressions changing drastically, their faces full of disbelief.