Chapter 267: Blade Cuts the Flesh, Heart Cuts the Soul

To perform the "Ghost Mist Technique" to the level Mizunuki Ryosuke had once seen, it must be supported by the Fountain of Extreme Yin.

Furthermore, as a Yin Style ninjutsu, the Ghost Mist Technique requires the user to have the corresponding Yin Style talent.

According to Mizunuki Ryosuke's observation, Zabuza possessed a special Yin Style bloodline that seemed to be related to "mist."

This characteristic perfectly complemented the "Ghost Mist Technique" developed by Mizunuki Ryosuke.

Yin Style can generally be summarized as "spiritual attribute"; the ninjutsu of this attribute are strange and varied, each with its own wonderful uses.

Among them, there are countless ninjutsu that can "turn the virtual into the real."

The special Yin Style bloodline of the Konoha Kato clan can even perform "soul out of body" to attack enemies.

The difference between the "Ghost Mist Technique" and the ordinary Hidden Mist Technique is that although "Ghost Mist" is Yin Style, it has a tangible entity.

The user can manipulate the ghost mist to form various entities to launch attacks.

The effect is exactly as Mizunuki Ryosuke demonstrated just now.

Subsequently, Mizunuki Ryosuke taught the Ghost Mist Technique to Momochi Zabuza. Perhaps because of the blessing of the mysterious bloodline, Zabuza's mastery of the Ghost Mist Technique progressed by leaps and bounds.

Of course, this was also inseparable from Mizunuki Ryosuke's "devil training."

After Zabuza had completely mastered the Ghost Mist Technique, Mizunuki Ryosuke handed Zabuza a weapon.

Long-handled, with one short and one long blade, the whole body was round and blunt.

It was exactly the strange jitte that Zabuza carried on his back.

"This jitte was specially crafted by a famous craftsman in the Land of Iron, whom I entrusted a general to find; the whole body is made of chakra-conducting metal."

"Using this jitte can maximize the technique I taught you!"

Mizunuki Ryosuke said while handing the jitte in his hand to Zabuza.

Given the current financial resources of the Hidden Mist and its relationship with the Land of Iron, entrusting the Land of Iron to forge a weapon was naturally easy.

Zabuza took the jitte, his eyes full of heat.

He certainly understood that being forged entirely from chakra-conducting metal by a famous craftsman from the Land of Iron, this jitte was absolutely "worth a fortune."

The preciousness of this jitte was probably no less than the seven ninja swords of the Hidden Mist.

If it weren't for Mizunuki Ryosuke, Zabuza would never have been able to obtain such a "divine artifact" on his own.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Zabuza had a thousand words welling up in his heart, all of them gratitude toward Mizunuki Ryosuke, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to say them, so he could only bow to Ryosuke.

"Try it."

To this, Ryosuke didn't say much, just softly signaled for Zabuza to try out his weapon.

Zabuza first used the Ghost Mist Technique, then picked up the weapon and swung it gently. A massive amount of fog began to gather toward the jitte, and in an instant, the thick fog extended backward along the jitte.

The jitte in Zabuza's hand seemed to become the "handle," while the surrounding ghost mist became his "blade."

"Clang!"

Zabuza swung the jitte in his hand forward violently, and the fog in the air, pulled by the jitte, gathered in front of the blade of the thick fog sword.

A slash stretching dozens of meters was easily unleashed by Zabuza. Looking at the traces left on the ground by the thick fog slash, Zabuza's eyes flickered slightly.

The combat power formed by this weapon combined with the Ghost Mist Technique made even Zabuza himself unable to believe that the power of the attack he launched was so terrifying.

"Not bad."

Mizunuki Ryosuke praised; the effect of this technique could be considered to meet his expectations.

In the original work, Zabuza appeared as one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen—the wielder of the Decapitating Knife.

But in reality, this Decapitating Knife, other than being able to self-repair, had no redeeming qualities and could not add much combat power to the wielder.

Looking at the several wielders of the Decapitating Knife, none of them became top-tier powerhouses; this was naturally caused by the insufficient potential of the Decapitating Knife itself.

This sword could be considered the most trashy of the seven ninja swords of the Hidden Mist.

Moreover, the current wielder of the broken sword, Biwa Juzo, had already defected, and Mizunuki Ryosuke could not give the Decapitating Knife to Zabuza.

Therefore, in order for Zabuza to move to a higher level and become a true pillar of the Hidden Mist, Ryosuke had to personally customize this set of ninjutsu and blade tools for Zabuza.

"My lord, please give this ninjutsu a name."

Zabuza put away the ghost mist and the jitte, asking Mizunuki Ryosuke with an excited look.

Using the jitte to swing the ghost mist to launch terrifying and sharp slashes.

Such a secret technique was already different from the Ghost Mist Technique itself and should indeed be renamed.

A Demon without the Silent Killing Technique seemed to always feel like something was missing.

Since that was the case...

Mizunuki Ryosuke pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said unhurriedly.

"Let's call this technique the 'Silent Killing Technique'."

The Silent Killing Technique was the signature ninjutsu Zabuza used when fighting Kakashi in the original work.

Although the name sounded high-end, it was actually just using the Hidden Mist Technique to obscure vision, then using the Body Flicker Technique to move quickly behind the target to perform a beheading.

Without the Decapitating Knife, Zabuza clearly had not yet developed this technique.

And the brand-new Silent Killing Technique developed by Ryosuke at this moment was countless times more high-end than the original version.

"Yes, my lord!"

"Thank you, my lord, for naming it!"

Zabuza knelt on one knee respectfully, recalling to Mizunuki Ryosuke with an excited voice.

Seeing this, Mizunuki Ryosuke nodded with satisfaction, but soon he said with a serious face.

"You must remember, Zabuza."

"Although Ghost Mist has a tangible existence, its essence is still a product of spiritual condensation."

"Including your own bloodline, it is also a capability on the spiritual level."

"Do not be overly obsessed with physical attacks; I have a sentence I can give you."

"Blade cuts the flesh, heart cuts the soul!"

Hearing this, Momochi Zabuza stood on the spot, lost in thought for a moment.

Time returned to the present; after Zabuza, who had just suffered a heavy blow, struggled to climb up from the ground, he muttered to himself on the spot: "Blade cuts the flesh, heart cuts the soul..."

Thinking of this, Zabuza seemed to suddenly understand something, a look of sudden realization flashing in his eyes.

The next moment, a hint of resolve flashed in his eyes.

Zabuza looked at the jitte in his hand, recalling the weight of it when Mizunuki Ryosuke handed it to him.

This weight—is called trust!

No matter what, he must not lose!

"Must not fail Lord Ryosuke's trust in me!!!"

Thinking of this, a wisp of blood-colored mist drifted out from Zabuza's body.

Then the blood-colored mist began to slowly wrap around the jitte, and a large sword condensed from blood mist slowly formed...