"Throat, spine, liver, lungs, carotid artery, subclavian artery, kidneys, heart... So many fatal spots, where should I strike?"
Zabuza's figure completely vanished into the mist, and then his murderous voice echoed from all directions.
This trash talk was actually one of Zabuza's offensive tactics; he used words to distract his opponent in the mist, making it easier to approach them.
However, Yang Tao didn't fall for it. Instead, he laughed and responded to Zabuza, saying, "The heart, perhaps. I don't have much use for that. But not the kidneys, I still want to use them if I ever go home..."
His words were seen as a provocation by Zabuza. Zabuza chuckled softly and then fell silent. He had seen too many people who were calm before a fight, but such people were no different from ordinary people when facing death.
Holding his breath, he approached Yang Tao step by step. When he was not far behind Yang Tao, he slowly raised the executioner's blade in his hand.
The heart?
Heh heh, as long as he swung the blade down with force, any place it struck would be a vital point?
Little did he know, Yang Tao was looking at the constantly approaching red dot on the mini-map, complaining inwardly:
'This shouldn't count as cheating, right?'
Yang Tao felt that the executioner's blade was more suited for head-on battles with wide, sweeping strikes and blood everywhere, rather than stealthy assassinations.
After all, its attribute was to absorb blood to heal itself.
He turned, aimed at the health bar, and pulled the trigger.
Bang...
A flash of fire, and a large number of pellets covered Zabuza's body.
Zabuza, with quick reflexes, raised the executioner's blade in front of him to block, but what he didn't expect was that this attack was completely different from the one he had just blocked.
Pellets instantly penetrated the executioner's blade and struck his body.
Flames rose, and in an instant, he lit up the surroundings like a torch.
"This... This is impossible!"
Bang...
His answer was an overwhelming barrage of pellets.
Zabuza quickly dodged, trying to avoid them, but he was still grazed by some pellets.
He quickly calmed down, put the executioner's blade behind him, and his hands, like someone with Parkinson's, began to form hand seals frantically.
'Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!'
A water dragon formed from water in the air and shot countless water bullets at Yang Tao...
Facing such an attack, Yang Tao's body instantly appeared beside Zabuza. With the boost from the quantum suit, his movement speed was not much slower than short-distance teleportation.
Looking at Zabuza, who was frantically dodging in front of him, a hint of avarice arose in his heart.
Of course, that's what he thought, but it didn't stop him from swinging down the Yamato in his hand.
Pfft...
Zabuza's body directly turned into a puddle of clear water, but Zabuza, who was preparing to use high-speed movement to escape, still couldn't evade Yang Tao's attack.
The principle of the Body Flicker Technique seemed impressive, but in reality, it was just ordinary high-speed movement, only faster after being enhanced with Chakra.
This was also one of the reasons why some basic ninjutsu were not mentioned much in the later stages.
Everyone's speed was similar.
You use the Body Flicker Technique as if I don't have one?
After taking a blow, Zabuza's ashen face turned even paler.
That was because the Yamato, which had not been digitized, had absorbed some of Zabuza's blood.
"Haku, run!!"
The man in front of them was someone they couldn't deal with. For a moment, Zabuza's mind kept replaying bits and pieces of his time in the Hidden Mist Village.
And the moments he had spent with Haku after they met.
'Is the journey over here?'
Bang...
A crisp collision sound rang out.
By the time Zabuza regained his senses, Haku had already jumped in front of him, using his body to block the enemy's attack.
His seemingly frail body became incomparably tall at this moment.
"Mr. Zabuza, let me, as your tool, block him!"
'Water Style Secret Technique: A Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death...'
Haku formed a single hand seal, and a large number of senbon shot towards Yang Tao.
'Peacock Feather Fan'
To deal with this type of ninjutsu, which had high numbers but low attack power, the Peacock Feather Fan obtained from the Twilight Forest could be said to be exceptionally effective.
Zabuza clutched his wound, from which not a single drop of blood flowed, and unsteadily stood up, his gaze fixed on Yang Tao.
His hands formed seals again.
This time, the number of seals was greater and more complex. At the same time, mirrors made of ice rose around him.
"Ganging up on me? A bit interesting?"
Bullshit Ice Crystal Mirror, Yang Tao only believed in brute force.
'Dragon Twister!'
The surrounding Ice Crystal Mirrors were instantly shredded by the blade aura, and even Haku, who rushed forward, was struck by a blade and sent flying backward, falling at Zabuza's feet.
Zabuza's eyes flickered slightly.
But he didn't give up the hand seals.
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
This time, Zabuza directly shouted the name of the ninjutsu. Surging waves appeared out of thin air, rushing towards Yang Tao like a tsunami.
But the next moment, a black stone wall rose from the ground. Facing the impact of the Great Waterfall, the obsidian stone wall stood firm.
He pointed his gun.
A transparent attack pierced through Zabuza's body.
Thud, Zabuza's body fell to the ground, looking up at the sky and gasping for air.
Haku, who had been struck by a blade earlier, struggled to crawl towards Zabuza upon seeing this.
"Mr. Zabuza..."
"Haku... Pfft..."
A mouthful of blood flowed from the corner of Zabuza's mouth.
Yang Tao looked at the two clinging to each other, and a playful smile appeared on his previously expressionless face.
'Oh oh... They're done for, truly full of bromance!!'
However, when he came to his senses and realized that Gato's mansion and all his subordinates had been swept away by the Great Waterfall, the smile on his face froze.
Stepping on the somewhat muddy ground.
Yang Tao walked step by step towards Zabuza and Haku. Looking at Haku, who was struggling to get up with a senbon, Yang Tao pointed at Gato's collapsed mansion and said, "One, rebuild my mansion. Two, work for me for ten years. Three, I want your Chakra control technique and all your ninjutsu..."
Zabuza, lying on the ground, coughed twice and said, "I... choose... one."
Yang Tao looked at Zabuza lying on the ground, a playful smile on his face, and said, "Who told you it was a multiple-choice question?"
He summoned a wooden door.
He shouted into it, "Blue Bird, time to work!"
Yang Tao didn't believe in his personal charm, but he believed in Blue Bird's brainwashing ability. He really liked Zabuza and Haku's bromantic combination.
Perhaps they only had a pure partnership, but now that he was here, that wouldn't be the case anymore.
Blue Bird, who was resting in the Overworld, heard Yang Tao's call and immediately flapped its wings, turning into a blue afterimage in the air, passing through the wooden door, and landing on Yang Tao's shoulder.
Blue Bird was indeed Yang Tao's mascot now, but its more than ten thousand health points were not just for show.
"Your mission has arrived!"
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