"No, no, no, my mission is to capture you. If I don't, I'll be punished."
Zabuza shook his head decisively, slowly walking towards Shinno.
Shinno saw this and, no longer hoping for a peaceful resolution, immediately activated his forbidden jutsu.
"Forbidden Jutsu, Physical Activation!"
"Forbidden Jutsu, Physical Regeneration!"
"Open Gate, Rest Gate, Life Gate, open!"
As Shinno performed his ninjutsu, waves of chakra pulsed around him.
At this moment, Shinno regained his confidence. For Shinno, he could now beat anyone below Kage-level.
He didn't think Zabuza was a Kage-level strongman. After all, Kage-level ninja were rare and usually very famous, not like Zabuza, wearing a mask.
Shinno also said to Zabuza with confidence, "Since you want to die, I'll kill you right here."
Then Shinno charged forward. Seeing Shinno charge, Zabuza also met him head-on.
"Boom!"
As the two continuously clashed, they began exchanging punches and sword strikes.
For Shinno, with his physical regeneration, this kind of direct fight was very advantageous. He was willing to keep clashing.
As for Zabuza, with his Steel Body, he could ignore these minor injuries. His mission was to capture Shinno alive, so if they kept clashing, wouldn't it be easy to capture Shinno once he was exhausted?
With both their thoughts aligned, the two began to wear each other down.
As the two continuously clashed, pits and uneven ground appeared within a hundred-meter radius. At this moment, the villagers began to flee the village, while some looked at the two in terror.
For the villagers, the battle between the two was like a disaster, destroying everything within a hundred meters. They could only watch silently from a distance, seeing their village slowly being destroyed, completely helpless.
Suddenly, a terrifying roar sounded, and then Zabuza and Shinno both retreated a hundred meters. Both looked at each other in confusion.
Although it had only been a short ten minutes, the clashes and confrontations between them were no less than a hundred times. Despite such intense fighting, the opponent showed no significant exhaustion.
Shinno hadn't expected Zabuza's strength to be so high, and Zabuza hadn't expected Shinno's stamina to be so immense.
Shinno stared intently at Zabuza, saying sharply, "Sir, if you stop now, from this moment on, we will not interfere with each other."
Zabuza said nothing and charged at Shinno again, forming hand signs at the same time.
"Water Style, Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
Shinno saw Zabuza's hand signs and immediately cursed angrily, "You're from the Hidden Mist Village! But even if you are, you'll die today!"
He wasn't even afraid of the Leaf Village, why would he be afraid of the Hidden Mist Village?
What a joke. Today, he would make this Hidden Mist Village ninja die here.
After saying that, the two clashed again. But this time, it was very difficult for Shinno. In the thick fog, he couldn't pinpoint Zabuza's location. And by the time he sensed Zabuza's position, Zabuza's attack had already arrived.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, Shinno was sent flying again.
Shinno wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face grim, standing still and wary of his surroundings.
This was the third time he had been sent flying. For a taijutsu master like him, this was very frustrating. He couldn't hit his opponent and could only passively take hits.
"I can't let this continue."
"Injury Gate, Limit Gate, Life Gate, Wonder Gate, open!"
As Shinno yelled, the Eight Gates Formation was opened directly to the Seventh Gate. For Shinno, this was already beyond his limit.
As the chakra in his body surged rapidly, faint cracks appeared on Shinno's body surface, making his body look like porcelain, ready to shatter at a touch.
Zabuza saw this and gripped his Kubikiribocho tightly. The Kubikiribocho had actually been modified by the Mechanical Empire, making it more suitable for Zabuza, sharper, and heavier.
And this was also why Shinno didn't recognize Zabuza. After all, his clothes had changed, his weapon had changed, and he was wearing a mask. No one would recognize him in this getup.
He glanced around, seeing no sign of Zabuza, only thick fog.
Shinno suddenly charged rapidly in one direction. For him, as long as he got out of this Hidden Mist Jutsu, he would ultimately be the victor.
"Water Style, Water Dragon Jutsu!"
Shinno saw the water dragon coming. Without panicking, he dodged the water dragon directly. The water dragon smashed a large crater next to Shinno.
At this moment, Shinno also reached the edge of the thick fog. Just as he was about to step out,
"Water Style, Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
Shinno looked at the Great Waterfall Jutsu, knowing he couldn't dodge it, and could only take it head-on.
"Daytime Tiger!"
Shinno took the Daytime Tiger head-on, shattering the Great Waterfall Jutsu. Shinno also burst out of the thick fog.
After Shinno appeared outside the thick fog, he warily looked into the fog. At this moment, Zabuza also emerged from the fog.
Seeing Zabuza come out, Shinno didn't give Zabuza a chance to speak.
"Daytime Tiger!"
He charged up and launched another Daytime Tiger. Zabuza saw this and raised his Kubikiribocho.
"Energy Overload!"
As Zabuza's words fell, blue electric arcs appeared on Zabuza's body, and blue cracks appeared on the Kubikiribocho.
Then the two yelled and clashed.
"Boom!"
Instantly, blue and white light alternated, and an explosive energy spread out.
At this very moment, a figure flew outwards, crashing into dozens of trees, then heavily into a crater. After seeing who was in the crater, it was clearly Shinno.
Zabuza slowly walked to the front of the large crater. At this time, the upper half of Zabuza's clothes were almost completely shattered, revealing very textured muscles, with a steel-like color, just like steel.
"I told you, if you just came with me, there wouldn't be so much trouble."
Shinno's Eight Gates Formation was now deactivated, and his two forbidden jutsu were also released.
Slowly climbing out of the crater, Shinno's body was now covered in cracks, looking like porcelain, but these cracks were slowly disappearing.
Zabuza saw this and couldn't help but marvel at the incredible vitality of Shinno's body.
"Can you come with me now?" Zabuza said seriously to Shinno, who had just gotten up.
"I want to know what the Hidden Mist Village wants with me?"
"You'll know when you get there."
Shinno heard this and said nothing more. He had lost, so he had to do as they said.
Moreover, Shinno also felt this was an opportunity. After all, everyone knew it was the Leaf Village that destroyed the Sky Ninja Village.
In Shinno's view, the Hidden Mist Village just wanted a strong soldier to deal with the Leaf Village, but Shinno didn't mind. In his opinion, as long as he agreed to the Hidden Mist Village's terms, he would definitely get their support.
With the Hidden Mist Village's support, Shinno believed he could definitely create the Zero-Tails, and after creating the Zero-Tails, the situation would definitely not be what it was now.
And so, without Shinno knowing, he followed Zabuza to the Land of Waves.
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