blueteamnovel Chapter 490: End of the Night battle
Chapter 490: End of the Night battle
Chapter 490: End of the Night battle
Zabuza also wins his battle against Juzo and slashes Juzo's body in half with a swing of the executioner's blade.
Sigh
Juzo sighs and closes his eyes.
"I did many things which weren't honorable as one of the seven mist swordsmen. However, now I can rest in peace knowing that the future is in secure hands and Kubikiribch found a worthy wielder."
"Yes, you are right!" Zabuza walks beside Juzo and glances in Haku's direction.
"The future is indeed in secure hands, but I am not the worthy wielder of this sword. Like you, I also lived as a rogue and did many dishonorable acts. But unlike you, I got a second chance and was able to right my wrongs. So, I am only holding onto this blade until a worthy wielder for this blade appears." Zabuza gently caresses the blade of the Kubikiribch.
"I see!" Juzo closes his eyes and his body slowly dissipates away.
Zabuza walks towards Haku and pats the latter's shoulder. During the battle, he overheard the conversation between Haku and his uncle.
"Your uncle and mother don't want to see you sulk over their death. I am sure they would be proud of the current you."
Haku turns towards Zabuza and asks him.
"Zabuza-san, are you proud of me?"
"Me?!" Zabuza is stunned by Haku's question.
"Of course, I am proud of you. You have long exceeded my expectations and have grown far stronger than I ever could." Zabuza nods at him after a while.
Haku closes his eyes and nods at Zabuza's response. Kakashi notices the interaction between Zabuza and Haku.
'I see!' He shakes his head at Zabuza's cluelessness.
"Let's return to the camp." Kakashi turns to the captain and various vice-captains.
Other than the third sub-division, the rest of the division also underwent multiple battles. Although all of them successfully repelled the attacks, it came at a cost.
Back at the headquarters,
The intelligence division tallied the casualties, and the count reached a thousand deaths. With this, the Allied shinobi force suffered a death count of four thousand deaths on the very first day of the battle.
A clench his fists and slams the table as he reads the report.
"What are the search parties for finding Kabuto's whereabouts doing?"
"Raikage-sama, they are still looking for Kabuto's whereabouts?" The leader of the recon division has an anxious expression on his face.
Swish swish
He makes a series of hand signs and summons a giant snake.
"Manda, carry them or me!"
He issues an order to the giant snake and the giant snake opens its giant maw and swallows the unconscious group of shinobis and disappears. Kabuto also escapes with the spot using Earth Release: Earth Escape technique.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh
A few seconds later, several groups of shinobis arrive at the location of the battlefield. They quickly survey the traces of battles.
"It was Kabuto!" The leader of the group concludes and quickly sends a message to the headquarter.
The leader of the recon division learns of the death of his division members and grits his teeth in rage.
"Kabuto! You son of a bitch! I will tear you to pieces." The leader of the recon division, Sakuto Koriko, is a former war veteran of Kumogakure and is from the same generation as the three Sannins. Though he isn't as well known as them, he still made a name for himself during the second shinobi war.
"Relay my orders to all squads to group up and search every nook and cranny of the battlefield to search for Kabuto's traces."
"Yes, Lord Sakuto!" His subordinates swiftly retreat from the office.
"I will report this situation to Lord Minato and ask him to deploy the members of the special squad."
Meanwhile, somewhere in another secret hideout.
Fwoosh
Black Zetsu pops out of the ground.
Swirl
A few seconds later, Tobi walks out of the shadows.
"How was it?" He asks Zetsu.
"It was a trap! The entire Zetsu squad was annihilated."
"Hmm it's not feasible to capture the Daimyos to gain an advantage in the war, to begin with. Our army is almost about to reach the battlefield. So far, Kabuto's performance in this war is satisfactory. It's time our main force enters the battlefield."
"What about the Eight and Nine-tails?" Zetsu questions him.
"The five nations hid them well and we have no hope of capturing them in such a short time. So, we have to continue the plan without them. Kisame brought a portion of eight tails chakra with him and we were able to acquire a portion of Nine-tails chakra from the Fire temple. Though not ideal, it should be enough to awaken the ten-tails." Tobi makes a few modifications to the plans.