Chapter 268

After successfully performing a counterattack against Zabuza, Bee stood on the spot without moving. On the surface, he was calm and composed, but in reality, he was very alert, paying attention to the attack that could come from the mist at any time.

At this moment, Bee's originally dark skin had become somewhat pale; this was caused by the massive blood loss from the deep-to-the-bone wounds on his chest and arms.

Immediately, Bee forcibly treated the wounds.

Bee knew nothing about medical ninjutsu; facing the current situation, he could only take his own approach.

"Sizzle..."

The sound of electric arcs sparking came from the air, and a bit of purple electricity appeared on Bee's palm. Almost without hesitation, he placed his hand directly on the deep-to-the-bone slash on his chest.

"Crackle..."

For a time, the smell of burnt flesh came directly from the air.

Bee gritted his teeth, forcibly enduring the excruciating pain caused by the high temperature burning his flesh.

As the high temperature from the electricity burned Bee's bleeding wounds into a bloody mess, although it caused severe burns, it also forcibly coagulated the wounds, temporarily solving the problem of massive blood loss.

"Hoo, hoo..."

Bee panted heavily; such intense pain was hard to endure even for a tough guy like him.

Having solved the injury problem, Bee continued to pull himself together and vigilantly watched the surroundings.

With his vision obscured by the mist, the only basis Bee had to judge the opponent's position was to rely on his hearing and smell.

In terms of smell, Bee had no special talent, so he could only rely on his hearing to judge Zabuza's position, and then rely on the god-like speed brought by the Lightning Armor to perform counter-restraint.

At the beginning of the battle, Bee had made a wrong judgment about Zabuza's ability.

Bee had originally thought that the ghost mist Zabuza released was to obscure vision, and then he would use the weapon in his hand to sneak attack him.

After several consecutive counterattacks missed, Bee realized that he had misjudged Zabuza's attack method.

Subsequently, in order to figure out Zabuza's attack method, Bee chose to take Zabuza's attack head-on, even at the cost of severe injuries to both arms.

As a result, Bee saw clearly that Zabuza's means of attack was not close-range weapon slashes, but—mist, and mist with substance!

After this hit, Bee quickly understood everything.

It turned out that Zabuza had been hiding in the distance, possessing the ability to manipulate the surrounding thick fog to condense into substance and launch slashes from a long distance.

The "Silent Killing Technique" was a secret technique that launched long-range slashes through the manipulation of mist.

No wonder every time he counterattacked at the distance of his side, he couldn't find Zabuza's position.

It turned out that Zabuza's attack range was far, far longer than he had imagined.

Soon, Bee thought of the flaw in Zabuza's attack method.

That is, no matter how far Zabuza's attack range was, the essence of his attack was still a straight line! Since it was a straight line, as long as Bee followed the direction from which the slash appeared and chased back at the fastest speed, he would definitely be able to find Zabuza, the source of the attack.

To verify his conjecture, Bee did not hesitate to take another hit of the Silent Killing Technique head-on.

The result proved that his guess was correct; Zabuza's Silent Killing Technique was indeed as he had thought.

Thus far, Bee had completely cracked Zabuza's Silent Killing Technique.

He only needed to wait for Zabuza's next attack, and he could implement a counter-restraint attack just like before.

In fact, the two had already fallen into a stalemate.

Bee was limited by the problem of vision and could not find Zabuza to fight a decisive battle.

And although Zabuza could clearly observe Bee, because of Bee's speed, his attacks were difficult to hit Bee and were easily countered by Bee's god-like speed.

Comparing the two, Bee, who had already figured out Zabuza's attack method, was naturally more dominant.

With the speed of the Lightning Armor, Bee was already in an invincible position.

Even if it dragged on like this, Zabuza, who was maintaining the Ghost Mist Technique, would consume far more chakra than Bee.

If it continued to drag on, Zabuza would only be dragged down by Bee.

After understanding everything, Bee was not in a hurry at all; he just stood calmly on the spot, waiting for Zabuza's attack.

On the other side, Zabuza's eyes had completely turned blood-red.

What was wrapped around the jitte in his hand was no longer pale ghost mist, but ominous red blood mist.

At this moment, Zabuza finally completely stimulated the usage of his own bloodline.

As the saying goes, "A thousand-mile horse is common, but a Bole (a judge of horses) is not."

Everyone has their own unique talent, but his past experiences did not give him the opportunity to realize that talent.

Just like Jiraiya in the past, who had no achievements on the traditional ninja path, but after arriving at Mount Myoboku, he became the powerhouse figure among the Sannin.

At this moment, after Mizunuki Ryosuke taught the Silent Killing Technique to Zabuza, Zabuza's talent was also completely stimulated.

Ominous blood-red mist spread from Zabuza's body to the surroundings, and soon dyed the surrounding ghost mist a scarlet color.

This touch of blood red was extremely conspicuous in the white ghost mist.

Not only did Bee, who was in the mist, notice this scarlet, but even the onlookers outside clearly saw this touch of blood color in the ghost mist.

Seeing this, a sharp glint flashed in Mizunuki Ryosuke's eyes.

It seems his efforts were not in vain; Zabuza, this sword, could be considered completely sharpened.

A poem once said: "Sharpening a sword for ten years, the frosty blade has yet to be tested."

Let him see if "Zabuza," after completing his transformation, would be like what his name said.

During battle, he would only strike once, and never strike a second time.

At the same time, at the other end of the ghost mist, a flash of blue-to-purple electricity appeared again.

One red and one blue, two diametrically opposite colors burst out from the mist.

Everyone looked at the ghost mist in the barrier with serious eyes; they all knew in their hearts that this should be the strongest, and last, strike of the two!

In the mist, Bee looked at the scarlet color in the distance, forcibly suppressing the ominous premonition in his heart.

He knew that this was Zabuza taking the initiative to challenge him; this strike would be the final strike for both sides!

The blue-purple electricity surged on Bee's body again; having experienced the battle with Zabuza, Bee also had new ideas.

As everyone knows, the Third Raikage's strongest signature technique is the "Strongest Spear": Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite!

The reason the Third Raikage's One-Finger Nukite is so powerful is that the Third Raikage's own Lightning Armor strength is terrifying enough; even his fragile fingers are as strong as diamond.

But compared to the Third Raikage, the defensive power of the young Bee's Lightning Armor is clearly a notch lower.

If Bee were to forcibly perform the One-Finger Nukite, his fingers would likely be unable to withstand it the moment they touched the enemy.

Therefore, even though Bee had already surpassed the Third Raikage in speed, he could not use the Third Raikage's signature technique—Hell Stab: One-Finger Nukite.

But now, Bee had a new idea.

Since fingers won't work, why doesn't he replace the finger with a fist? Although the power would drop by a few notches, the increased contact area would reduce the pressure he himself had to bear.

Thinking of this, Bee decided to do it! He gathered all his chakra into his right fist, the blue electricity surged again, and the electric light on Bee's right fist had turned into the purest purple...

— Author's Notes —

·· Seeking flowers·· ··