Chapter 40
Kill! White! Mourning!

Blood gushed out!

After suffering a serious injury, Bai painfully coughed up a mouthful of blood.

To the shock of everyone, even though he was severely injured by Ye Yu and even though he was coughing up blood, Bai still didn't give up on forming the hand seals!

“I am Mr. Zabuza's tool, if I can't fulfill my purpose, then that would be the true failure.”

As Bai completed the hand seals, countless ice needles rose from the ground and shot towards Ye Yu!

At such a close distance, Ye Yu had nowhere to hide!

“Why?”

Ye Yu felt sorry for Bai.

He couldn't understand what was so good about Zabuza that could make this young man do this for him.

The next moment, Ye Yu used the Instantaneous Movement technique he had left on Naruto, teleporting away!

All the ice needles missed.

The heavily injured Bai held his wound, blood dripping onto the bridge.

Bai's eyes were firm, and he staggered towards Ye Yu.

He pulled out a kunai from his ninja tool pouch and threw it at Ye Yu.

Then, his speed suddenly increased, his body following closely behind the kunai, charging towards Ye Yu!

“Clang!”

Ye Yu reached out and blocked Bai’s kunai, forming hand seals, preparing to counter with Lightning Release.

At that moment.

Naruto and Sasuke, who were watching from the sidelines, noticed Bai's charge towards Ye Yu suddenly changed direction!

Bai's target this time was Kakashi-sensei!

So, Sasuke hurriedly shouted: “Kakashi-sensei, watch out!”

On the other side.

Turning around, Bai ignored the shocking wound on his right chest, holding a kunai in his left hand, charging towards Kakashi!

In a moment of urgency, Kakashi let go and retreated!

“Splash!!”

As Kakashi retreated, the Water Prison he was maintaining dissipated!

Zabuza, who had been trapped by the Water Prison Technique, finally broke free!

After regaining his freedom, a vicious look flashed in Zabuza’s eyes.

“Bai, good job.”

Zabuza patted Bai’s shoulder with satisfaction.

When his gaze fell on the wound on Bai's chest, Zabuza's eyes flickered, eventually putting on an indifferent expression: “As expected of the ninja tool I trained, can you fight another round?”

Bai nodded and replied: “Of course, Mr. Zabuza.”

At this moment, the battle on the bridge was in full swing.

Kakashi's arm was injured, Sasuke and Naruto were covered in needles, and were heavily injured, with little combat power left.

Zabuza's back had been severely injured by Ye Yu's Rasengan, probably several ribs were broken, but judging from his arrogant attitude, he was obviously not greatly affected.

Bai was the most seriously injured, his right chest was pierced by Ye Yu's thrust, and blood was still flowing out.

Although his face was covered by a mask, it's not hard to imagine that his face must be pale as a sheet.

It seems that Ye Yu's side is currently in the upper hand.

“Give it up, Zabuza, there's no need to risk your life for an assassination mission.”

Kakashi tried to reason with him.

Zabuza stubbornly retorted: “But to achieve my grand ideal, I really need this money.”

Zabuza had assassinated the Fourth Mizukage due to his dissatisfaction with the village's protection policy.

After failing the assassination, he fled the village and became a rogue ninja.

His grand ideal is to establish a kingdom of his own.

To this end, he needs a lot of money.

“You have hurt so many innocent people to achieve your ideal, and you even helped people like Gato, who are aiding and abetting evil.”

Kakashi sternly criticized.

In response, Zabuza shrugged: “I don't care about the lives of those civilians.”

“Alright, Kakashi, and that kid, let you witness the real horror of ninja techniques!”

After Zabuza finished speaking, he formed hand seals.

He used his signature skill, Mist Hiding Technique, again, making the already thin mist thicker!

Afterwards.

Zabuza focused his chakra into his entire body.

“Boom!”

A wave of red chakra erupted from Zabuza's entire body!

The blood-colored chakra made Zabuza look like a Shura who had walked out of hell!

In the white mist, the blood-red figure kept flashing!

“Actually, I told you before, the same ninja technique won’t work on me twice.”

“Your Mist Hiding Technique is no exception.”

Kakashi calmly took out a ninja scroll.

After receiving a signal from Ye Yu, Kakashi quickly formed hand seals.

“Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique!”

He yelled, and slammed the scroll on the ground.

Then!

“Crash!”

A crack formed under Zabuza's feet, created by the Earth Release!

Then!

Several ninja dogs darted out, biting his limbs and restraining him!

The Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique is a compound ninja technique created by Kakashi by combining Earth Release with Summoning Jutsu.

Meaning Kakashi’s summon can suddenly appear under the enemy's feet through Earth Release, and then instantly attack to subdue them!

Although visibility is limited in the thick fog, sense of smell is not affected!

Ninja dogs have a more sensitive sense of smell than ordinary dogs, so this move is perfect for dealing with Zabuza.

After Zabuza was controlled, Kakashi gave Ye Yu a nod.

Signaling Ye Yu to take action.

Although he could use Lightning Release to quickly approach Zabuza, compared to Ye Yu's Flying Thunder God Technique, it was still much slower.

On the other side, Ye Yu began forming hand seals the moment Kakashi took out the ninja scroll.

After receiving a signal from Kakashi-sensei.

Ye Yu used Instantaneous Movement and appeared behind Zabuza!

Zabuza being alive was a hidden danger, so Ye Yu decided to eliminate him in one fell swoop!

His hands, wrapped in lightning, stabbed out at the same time!

“Pshhh!”

Just as Ye Yu's hands passed through Zabuza’s body, where he thought he was.

His expression suddenly froze!

Because.

Zabuza, who was supposed to be killed by him, was actually Bai!

A few seconds ago.

After a long confrontation with Ye Yu.

Bai realized that Ye Yu had left a Flying Thunder God seal behind Zabuza.

Seeing Zabuza being controlled by Kakashi's ninja dogs, he guessed that Ye Yu would launch his next attack using Flying Thunder God.

So, he stood firmly behind Zabuza.

As expected, Ye Yu arrived as promised, and used his double piercing hands.

Both arms instantly pierced through Bai’s left and right chest.

Before he died, Bai used the last of his strength to hug Ye Yu.

This is the last thing he could do for Mr. Zabuza.

Ye Yu was tightly embraced by the already dead Bai.

Their noses almost touched, Ye Yu saw Bai's scattered pupils, and felt Bai's body temperature dissipating.

This dead man is still making a final effort for Zabuza.

In front of Ye Yu, Zabuza turned around.

Seeing Bai’s body pierced by Ye Yu, his pupils dilated.

He then calmed down, laughing cruelly, and said in a hoarse, trembling voice: “Bai, you actually controlled the red-haired kid who used Flying Thunder God at the moment of your death, good job.”

After finishing, Zabuza swung his big knife...