Chapter 246: Heroes of the Mist

Chapter 246: Heroes of the Mist

Chapter 246: Heroes of the Mist
The sound of weapons clashing continued in the thick fog until Lu Li felt that it was almost time, then he uttered a muffled groan, "Momochi Zabuza, I'll remember you, and when I'm ready, I'll kill you!"

The Kirigakure ninjas who couldn't see the scene deep in the thick fog were very excited when they heard Lu Li's words. Could it be that Mr. Zabuza was going to defeat the devil, Natural Disaster?
"Want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Zabuza's voice rang out in the thick fog, followed by the sound of weapons clashing.

After the fierce collision, Lu Li's cry of pain rang out again, and then the thick fog gradually dissipated.

The ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village saw Zabuza with his back to them, holding a beheading sword, and made unwilling sounds, "Damn it, he still escaped."

When the other Kirigakure ninjas heard that Zabuza had "confirmed" that Lu Li had fled, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, they were eager to kill Lu Li, the great enemy who had destroyed the Kirigakure Village, but they were only Chunin and Genin, and if they really took action, they would only cause trouble and help Lu Li restore his chakra.

When the thick fog dissipated, the sun's light shone down and shone on Zabuza.

For a moment, many ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village who survived the disaster looked at Zabuza with admiration.

"Mr. Zabuza wins!"

"We beat back the Scourge!"

"Long live Lord Zabuza!"

"..."

Cheers rang out one after another, making Zabuza, who was facing away from Kirigakure, look a little unnatural. Fortunately, he was masked, otherwise he would have been exposed.

The script just now was not written by Lu Li, but was written by Mr. Orochimaru, who has certain screenwriting skills. Because Zabuza lived in Orochimaru's base, the affair between him and Lu Li could naturally not be kept secret.

Lu Li was too lazy to hide his plans in the Hidden Mist Village from Orochimaru. Orochimaru only had Konoha in his heart anyway, and he was not interested in the affairs of the Hidden Mist Village.

Because Lu Li was short on time in the mission world (it's not that he couldn't write it), he gave the script for the Mist Village exercise to Orochimaru to write. Orochimaru seemed very interested in this kind of thing and agreed very readily.

All subsequent flyers and scripts were drawn up by Orochimaru. He regarded this as a rehearsal for Konoha's destruction plan, and he could get some reference from the response methods of the Hidden Mist Village.

When Zabuza got the script, he didn't think much of it, but after actually performing it, he felt that the script was quite old-fashioned and very awkward to act out.

He saw Lord Natural Disaster's awkward expression several times, but in the end they managed not to laugh and finished the whole act.

It turns out that although the script is old-fashioned, the effect is surprisingly good.

This is mainly because the people of the Hidden Mist Village have experienced great ups and downs today. At the critical moment of life and death, the excitement has made their minds dazed and they don't think about things too complicatedly.

The fact that it was Zabuza who came to save them in that critical moment was enough.

Originally, Lu Li wanted Orochimaru to clone a fake body of him, put it in the Hidden Mist Village, and then kill Zabu directly.

But he thought about it and felt that he would cause big trouble in the ninja world in the future, and it would be difficult to conceal the news that he was not dead. This would shake Zabuza's authority. It would be better to show that he was exhausted and defeated by Zabuza.

There is another advantage to doing this, that is, the villagers of the Hidden Mist Village will subconsciously believe that Lu Li will attack again, and then it will be difficult for the whole village to continue fighting internally, after all, there is a powerful external enemy, Lu Li, threatening them.

In addition, as Zabuza is Lu Li's primary 'revenge target', it is only fitting that he now ascends to the position of Mizukage.

After all, in a sense, the Mizukage's seat is a bit hot now, and it's not easy for ordinary people to sit there.

Zabuza listened to the cheers of the Kirigakure villagers, slowly turned around, and forced a sad expression.

This was not an act, he was really a little sad about the death of the Mizukage, but he also felt that this might be the best way for Yagura to die, dying to defend the village, at least he could wash away his past stigma, and in the end, die as a hero.

In addition, Kisame also died in this battle. Although Kisame was his potential rival for the position of Mizukage, he still had some respect for this senior of the Seven Mist Swordsmen.

When the uprising was about to begin, Kisame knew about his affairs, but he did not expose him and maintained a tacit attitude.

In Zabuza's heart, Hoshigaki Kisame has always been a qualified ninja of the Hidden Mist Village, worthy of the name of the Seven Mist Swordsmen. It's just that he was tormented in his heart by his duties and position, and finally he chose to stand on the side of the Mizukage and did not rebel.

There will inevitably be casualties in war. Even if Lu Li held back, some of the senior ninjas who had participated in the attack on him still died, and quite a few were seriously injured.

The Hidden Mist Village undoubtedly suffered a heavy blow today, but fortunately, the blood mist no longer exists from now on, and Zabuza believes that he can make the village better.

As for Lu Li, no matter from the perspective of gratitude or strength, he cannot cut ties with Lu Li for the time being. If Lu Li has something he wants to do, as long as it does not harm the foundation of the Hidden Mist Village, he will still help to do it.

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At the same time, on the other side, Mei Terumi, who had just taken the children out to sea, suddenly received a message from an elder of the Hidden Mist Village.

"What? The Scourge was repelled!?"

"Ah? Or was he repelled by Zabuza?"

Mei Terumi was shocked by the successive news. With her keen political sense, she immediately realized that something was wrong.

Even though she was not at the scene, she knew there was definitely something fishy going on.

What kind of strength is Tianzai? He is a super-strong ninja that she, Kisame and the Fourth Mizukage cannot defeat. Even if he is exhausted and has insufficient chakra, he should not be an opponent that Zabuza can defeat.

But it was useless for her to say anything now, she knew that the villagers must have all stood on Zabuza's side, impressed by his heroic performance. Although Zabuza was a traitor, that was declared by the Fourth Mizukage, and now everyone knew that the Fourth Mizukage was controlled, so Zabuza's identity as a traitor was equivalent to nothing, after all, his actions back then were a revolution to save the village.

"Zabuza...you can't be...really connected to the natural disaster?"

Mei Terumi said to herself with a serious expression.

Reluctantly, she ordered the ship to turn back and sighed in her heart. No matter what the truth was, it seemed that she would never have a chance to become the Fifth Mizukage.

Fortunately, she did not hate Zabuza and knew that he was not a cold-hearted man. They had the same views on the future development of the village.

If Zabuza is interested in developing the village, she will have to put aside her small ambitions and cooperate with Zabuza to develop the Hidden Mist Village.

But if Zabuza is really a lackey of the natural disaster and wants to drain the Hidden Mist Village dry, Mei Terumi will never show mercy and will get rid of Zabuza even if she has to face the pressure of the threat from the Akatsuki organization.

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The Hidden Mist Village was in chaos because of the war, and Lu Li had already left the Hidden Mist Village and retreated with Biwa Juzo.

"Mr. Lu, are you okay?"

Biwa Juzang looked at Lu Li worriedly. He had watched a normal battle before, and the fighting ability displayed by Lu Li was beyond his imagination.

It can be said that, apart from the leader of Akatsuki, it was the first time he had seen such a powerful ninja.

The only thing he couldn't understand was how Zabuza, that junior, could use the silent killing technique to seriously injure Lu Li?

At that time, he heard Lu Li's cry of pain in the thick fog. He didn't care about his own serious injuries and rushed into the fog. As a result, Lu Li suddenly rushed out, grabbed his arm and ran out.

"It's okay. Do I look injured?"

Lu Li saw the confusion in Biwa Juzang's eyes, but he didn't treat him as a fool. He directly turned on the sage mode for a moment, and Biwa Juzang understood instantly.

"Mr. Lu, were you acting just now? Were you and Zabuza trying to instigate Kirigakure!?"

Biwa Juzang instantly came to a surprising conclusion, which was consistent with his previous guess.

"But the organization didn't ask us to do this!? Besides, Mr. Lu, you clearly had the opportunity to capture Yagura before, so why did you just kill him? What if the leader blames you?"

Biwa Juzo knew that Pain had been waiting for this day for a long time, but once the Jinchūriki died, it would take several years for a new tailed beast to appear.

If Payne knew this news, he would definitely be furious. Thinking of this, he looked at Lu Li with a little more worry.

"Juzo, I'm just calling you by your name. You're a smart man, you should be able to see that I don't really work for the Akatsuki organization."

Lu Li said as he took out the Samehada from the storage space and threw it to Biwa Juuzang.

Biwa Juzo caught Samehada, was stunned for a moment, and then a look of joy appeared on his face. He had lost his beheading sword that year and had been using an ordinary ninja sword, which caused a serious decline in his combat effectiveness.

The large sword Samehada is a very difficult sword to use, but he can still subdue it with difficulty. It is much stronger than ordinary ninja swords.

After the joy, he looked at Lu Li in confusion, "Mr. Lu, this is your trophy. You came to save me, and I already owe you a lot. How can you have the nerve to take this knife again?"

"It's useless for me to hold this sword. It's better to give it to someone who can make full use of its power. In addition, what you just said is right. Zabuza and I teamed up to stage a drama and helped him control the Hidden Mist Village."

Lu Li stopped and looked into Biwa Juzang's eyes, "Juzang, do you want to go back to the Hidden Mist Village?"

Biwa Juzo was stunned for a moment, "Can I go back?"

He was forced to defect by the Mizukage back then, and actually missed his hometown very much. When he heard Lu Li say that he wanted to destroy Kirigakure, he was nervous for a while and didn't know who to cheer for for a while.

"Of course you can. As long as the plan goes smoothly, Zabuza will soon become the Mizukage, and your identity as a traitor will naturally be written off. But I suggest you return with a different identity. After all, the Akatsuki organization will not let go of anyone who quits the organization at will."

Lu Li said that he felt Zabuza was still short of manpower and that Biwa Juuzou was a good guy who could supplement the combat power of the Hidden Mist Village and help him rebuild the Hidden Mist Village's system.

Furthermore, Biwa Juzo is very loyal. If I save him and help him return to the Hidden Mist Village, he will be grateful for my kindness and be able to become my other eyes.

People's hearts change over time. It is hard to say whether Zabuza will still listen to him after his position as Mizukage is consolidated, or whether he will do some small tricks behind his back to affect his subsequent plans.

If Biwa Juzo goes to the Hidden Mist Village, he can supervise Zabuza and obtain information through two channels to ensure the authenticity of the information.

"Mr. Lu...what you did is very dangerous. Once he knows the truth, Payne will not let you go."

Biwa Juzo now seriously suspects that Lu Li is actually a 'spy' of Konoha Village, and not a free rebel ninja at all. He must have some hidden mission, otherwise there would be no need for him to disrupt Pain's plan.

"Don't worry about me, just tell me if you want to go back?"

Lu Li asked again. Of course he knew that he had affected Nagato's plan. He originally had no intention of letting Yagura go and wanted to capture Yagura back, but he changed his mind in the end. The chain reaction caused by this was that he would be suspected by Nagato.

As for the little tricks he played in the Hidden Mist Village, they were not important. Nagato already knew that the Hidden Mist Village was under their control. He was now a member of the Akatsuki organization, so there was nothing wrong with continuing to control the Hidden Mist Village. As long as he could convince Nagato, this bad thing could turn into a good thing.

(End of this chapter)