i am kimimaro

The bone sword pierced the earth, and a surge of lightning erupted from it. 

*Lightning from the Heavens!*

One of Kirito's sword skills. 

A wide-area attack, summoning the power of lightning with the sword! 

With the bone sword as the center, lightning raged, and dozens of illusions were shattered! 

Only the real Haku remained, letting out a scream! 

"Ah!" 

Struck by lightning, his originally agile body froze, his attack slowing down instantly. 

"Good opportunity!" 

Sasuke, who had originally planned to be a shield for Naruto, spotted the opening and immediately launched a counterattack. 

He made hand seals! 

"Fire Style! Great Fireball Technique!" 

A scorching fireball erupted from his mouth and rushed towards Haku, who was paralyzed by the lightning. 

*Boom!*

The fireball hit Haku's body directly, sending him flying! 

*Thump!*

Haku's body crashed into the ice mirror, shattering it instantly! 

At the same time, the dozens of ice mirrors around them also melted and disappeared. 

*Ice Release - Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, broken!*

Sasuke looked at Kimimaro, his heart heavy, thinking to himself, "Such powerful lightning, covering the entire Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals. The chakra consumption must be immense, but he looks so relaxed. This guy is unfathomable."

Kimimaro had already pulled out his bone sword and looked at Haku.

A single Great Fireball Technique had shattered his mask, revealing his beautiful face. 

"You won. Kill me. Zabuza-sama doesn't need a failed tool." 

Haku coughed up blood, half-kneeling on the ground, looking disheveled. 

Hit directly by the Great Fireball Technique, Haku was severely injured and no longer had the strength to fight. 

"I'll leave him to you. I'm going to check on Kakashi-sensei. The battle over there seems to have reached a fever pitch." 

After saying that, Kimimaro disappeared into the thick fog. 

"Wait!" 

Sasuke wanted to follow and see, but in the thick fog, he couldn't tell directions at all. 

In this situation, going over there would be suicide.

So, he could only give up on the idea. 

"Sasuke, why did you save me just now?" 

Naruto suddenly asked.

"Idiot, is now the time to talk about this?" 

Sasuke turned his head away, not answering. 

On the other side, Zabuza had already inflicted several wounds on Kakashi. 

Blood stained his clothes.

"Kakashi, without your Sharingan, you're at my mercy. Heh, prepare to die." 

Zabuza's voice came from all directions, making it impossible to judge his location by sound. 

He was toying with Kakashi. 

As a top-notch assassin, Zabuza had this vice. 

He enjoyed killing. 

Seeing the fear in the eyes of a ninja stronger than himself, trapped in his Silent Killing Technique, brought Zabuza great pleasure. 

But it was time for the game to end. 

He had sensed that something was wrong with Haku.

Wasting more time would jeopardize the mission. 

Kakashi's gaze was serious, his hands about to form seals for a counterattack, but at that moment, a scream pierced the air. 

It was Zabuza's scream. 

"Ah!"

The sound was incredibly shrill, followed by an arm flying out of the thick fog!

A splash of crimson stained the white mist.

The arm landed in front of Kakashi; it was Zabuza's right arm. 

It was still clutching the Executioner's Blade. 

Kakashi's pupils shrank in shock. 

From the thick fog, Zabuza's terrified voice came. 

"You! How did you know my location!" 

"Silent Killing Technique, indeed very clever. But why did you think you were the only one who could use it?" 

The voice that answered Zabuza was quite young, belonging to a teenager. 

Kakashi approached and finally saw the situation clearly. 

Zabuza was clumsily clutching the wound on his right arm with his left hand, a look of pain on his face. 

In front of him stood a young man holding a sword.

The sword was bone-white, stained with crimson blood. 

Blood flowed down the blade, dripping from the tip. 

Obviously, it was this bone sword in Kimimaro's hand that had severed Zabuza's flying arm. 

Just now, in the thick fog, he had suddenly appeared beside Zabuza. 

With a swift strike, he took off Zabuza's right arm. 

At the time, Zabuza's entire attention was on Kakashi. How could he have imagined that a pair of eyes was watching him in the thick fog?

What was even more unbelievable to him was that the other party could actually pinpoint his location. 

In the realm of Silent Killing Technique, Zabuza was an absolute expert. 

Even in Kirigakure, few could find his location in this thick fog.

How did this young man from the Kaguya clan do it? 

Could it be, as he said, that he also knew the Silent Killing Technique? 

Impossible. 

The Kaguya clan had always looked down on the Silent Killing Technique; how could they learn it?

"Bastard! I'll kill you!" 

Losing his right arm, Zabuza's rage instantly boiled over. 

After a brief moment of surprise, his violent nature surged. 

He pulled a kunai from his ninja tool pouch with his left hand and lunged! 

But without his right arm, his combat power was greatly reduced. How could an attack from his left hand injure Kimimaro?

*Horizontal Square Slash!* 

The kunai was deflected by the bone sword, the blade spun, and then pierced Zabuza's palm! 

"Ugh..."

Zabuza groaned, pain coursing through him. 

Kimimaro extended his left hand, two finger bones shooting out! 

*Double Finger Bullet!* 

The finger bones pierced Zabuza's legs, leaving two bullet-hole-like wounds.

Zabuza's body went limp, and he knelt on the ground. 

"It's over, Zabuza." 

Kimimaro didn't waste any words and thrust his sword forward! 

Zabuza's eyes widened, filled with unwillingness, but he could only helplessly accept death. 

Suddenly, a figure blocked his path! 

Haku!

The severely injured Haku had actually rushed over at this moment, trying to take the fatal blow for him! 

"Zabuza... sama..." 

Haku's pupils dilated as he looked at Zabuza's familiar face with reluctance. 

The bone sword pierced through his back, its white tip emerging! 

Blood dripped, blooming red flowers on Zabuza's face. 

"Haku..." 

Zabuza's eyes widened in shock. 

"Please forgive me... I can't continue to accompany you..."

Haku closed his eyes and fell onto Zabuza. 

The bone sword was still embedded in his back. 

"Haku!"

Zabuza roared, his injured left hand tightly embracing Haku.

Seeing this scene, even Kakashi's eyes showed a hint of pity. 

He seemed to be recalling some unpleasant memories. 

"Why are you shouting so loudly? This sword didn't hit his vitals; he won't die." 

Kimimaro complained, channeling green chakra through the bone sword into Haku's wound. 

The next moment, he abruptly pulled out the bone sword. 

A miraculous scene unfolded. 

The bone sword was withdrawn, but no blood spurted from the wound. 

"This is... medical ninjutsu?" 

Kakashi was startled when he saw this. 

This young man also knew medical ninjutsu?

Moreover, he had never seen this method of stopping bleeding before, but at a glance, he knew it was a very advanced medical ninjutsu. 

Zabuza was stunned but also heard Haku's steady breathing.

Such breathing clearly indicated he wasn't dying. 

"You... you're not going to kill us?" 

"As fellow missing-nin from Kirigakure, we shouldn't be enemies. Zabuza, your vision is too narrow. No wonder you failed back then." 

Kimimaro shook his head in disappointment. 

(End of Chapter)