Chapter 266: The Mystery of the Ghost Mist

In the vast thick fog, Zabuza's eyes were full of horror.

He never imagined that Bee would be so resolute, choosing to take his attack head-on and launch a desperate counterattack without vision.

At this moment, Zabuza suddenly thought of what Bee had said earlier.

"Could it be that he has really seen through my Silent Killing Technique?!"

"How is that possible!"

Zabuza's eyes were full of disbelief, but the Bee charging straight at him showed that this was no bluff.

Bee really knew his position in the mist!

Even though there was nothing but thick fog before his eyes, Bee seemed to have locked onto the direction where Zabuza was hiding, continuing to charge in that direction with a desperate gamble.

And the fact was, Bee's judgment was not wrong.

With Bee going all out, the efficiency of the Lightning Armor had been turned up to 120%; at this moment, Bee was as fast as an aurora.

Purple electricity flashed in the thick fog; even the onlookers outside the barrier clearly saw the wild flashing of electricity within the mist.

"Damn it!"

Seeing the purple electricity flying toward him, Zabuza knew there was nowhere to hide.

Water Style: Water Formation Wall!

At the critical moment, Zabuza could only release his most proficient Water Style at extreme speed.

A large amount of water curtain spread from Zabuza's position to the surroundings; such a powerful ninjutsu naturally could not escape Bee's eyes, and Zabuza's position was completely exposed.

This undoubtedly proved once again that Bee's guess was not wrong.

"Caught you!"

A sharp glint appeared in Bee's eyes. He didn't just blindly crash into the Water Formation Wall, but swung his hand-blade toward the wall in front of him.

The action of force is mutual; with Bee's terrifying acceleration, if he were to crash into the Water Formation Wall head-on, it would be no different from hitting a hard steel plate with his bare body.

Even with the defense of the Lightning Armor, Bee himself would suffer from serious recoil.

Not only that, because water itself has conductive properties, although Water Style is restrained by Lightning Style, the conductive property could weaken the lightning on Bee's body.

Therefore, Bee had to deal with the Water Formation Wall Zabuza used for defense first.

"Sizzle, sizzle..."

Under the blessing of the Lightning Oppression Horizontal Thousand Generations Dance, Bee's hand-blade actually broke through the Water Formation Wall in front of him.

After breaking the Water Formation Wall, Zabuza's figure was revealed before Bee's eyes.

In an instant, the two locked eyes.

Bee's eyes held only calmness and resolve, while Zabuza's eyes were full of surprise and shock.

Both were in a stage where their old strength had faded and new strength had not yet been born.

At such a close distance, Zabuza had no time to form hand seals to release other ninjutsu.

And at this moment, Bee's advantage was reflected.

Many of the Cloud's unique ninja-body techniques do not require hand seals, and with the blessing of the Lightning Armor on Bee's body, the current situation was naturally dominated by Bee.

Because the Water Formation Wall blocked Bee's ultimate move—the Lightning Oppression Horizontal Thousand Generations Dance.

For a short time, even Bee could not continue to launch an attack of the same level.

Lightning Style: Heavy Flow Storm!

Therefore, Bee had to settle for the next best thing and release the Heavy Flow Storm again.

"Bang!!!"

Bee's elbow strike, carrying an electric charge, smashed mercilessly into Zabuza's body. The next second, Zabuza's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

Fast, simply too fast!!!

At this moment, Zabuza finally experienced the feeling Mizunuki Shinichi had felt before; at such a close distance, Bee's god-like speed left him with no room to fight back.

"Puchi!!"

Instantly, Zabuza felt his internal organs shift and his stomach churn, so he felt a sweetness in his throat and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

The dual attack of lightning and a heavy elbow strike caused Zabuza to suffer a severe injury!

Zabuza, having suffered a heavy blow, forced himself to pull it together again; he knew he couldn't go on like this, he had to make a response as soon as possible.

Otherwise, once entangled by Bee, he would likely fall into close combat and be defeated by Bee directly.

Zabuza forced his arm up and, a second before his body was about to hit the ground, formed a seal.

At the same time, Bee, who had turned into a bolt of lightning, had once again flashed to Zabuza's side.

"Crackle!!!!!"

Bee's fist, carrying electric light, smashed mercilessly toward Zabuza's body. Just as Bee's iron fist was about to land on Zabuza, his body suddenly turned into mist and disappeared from the spot.

Secret Technique: Mist Body Flicker!

Bee's pupils contracted slightly, and his sure-fire attack landed on empty air.

For a time, the thick fog fell into silence once again.

About a hundred meters away, Zabuza, who had successfully escaped using the Mist Body Flicker, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and struggled to climb up from the ground.

Looking at Bee not far away, a hint of wariness flashed in Zabuza's eyes.

One hit! Just one hit!

It almost killed him!

Zabuza could be certain that if Bee's punch just now had successfully landed on him, he would have definitely been out of the game.

This man is simply too terrifying!

Zabuza stared at Bee in the mist, thinking of countermeasures.

Now, the form of this battle had completely reversed, from Zabuza's initial dominance to Bee being in an invincible position.

The reason was also very direct: Bee had already seen through the mystery of Zabuza's "Silent Killing Technique."

As long as Zabuza launched an attack, Bee could dodge it at any time with his superhuman speed and perform a counter-restraint.

In other words, Bee had successfully turned from passive to active, achieving "controlling movement with stillness."

"What to do?"

Zabuza asked himself in his heart, thinking of a way to break the situation. Just then, he suddenly recalled what Mizunuki Ryosuke had once said to him.

Three months ago, Mizunuki Ryosuke's Ice Clone was conducting hellish special training for Momochi Zabuza.

"Zabuza, I have more or less understood the characteristics of your bloodline."

"Now, I have developed a technique specifically for your bloodline; watch closely."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said to Zabuza in front of him while beginning to explain the technique in detail.

As Ryosuke formed a seal with one hand, thick fog suddenly appeared in the air.

Then, Mizunuki Ryosuke raised his hand and grasped the air, and the surrounding fog began to gather toward his hand, actually condensing into substance!

Ryosuke waved his hand, and the weapon formed by the "thick fog" directly sliced through the ground in front of him.

"This is..."

Seeing this, Zabuza's pupils contracted slightly.

Subsequently, Mizunuki Ryosuke began to explain the principle of this technique to Zabuza.

"Zabuza, the fog I just summoned is not the ordinary Hidden Mist Technique."

"It is called the 'Ghost Mist Technique'; it is not an ordinary Water Style, but a product of the combination of Yin Style and Water Style."

Mizunuki Ryosuke said slowly, a hint of memory flashing in his eyes.

It turned out that ever since the trip to the Land of Cats, Ryosuke had been thinking about the mist produced by the Fountain of Extreme Yin.

He tried to replicate that magical mist that could disturb the five senses.

After some research and attempts, Mizunuki Ryosuke finally managed to barely replicate the mist produced by the Fountain of Extreme Yin.

But at this moment, he could at most achieve the level of "thick fog."

And the reason for this was that the concentration of the mist was not enough...