Chapter 305: No time to mourn for Zabuza, the future Mizukage Mei Terumi arrives on the battlefield next

Noticing Kakashi attacking, Kurosawa immediately burst forth, pushing Rin Nohara back several steps, attempting to evade Kakashi’s assault.

However, Kakashi, using his full strength, was incredibly fast, and with the element of surprise, Kurosawa, in his hurried evasion, had no chance of escaping.

A sharp blade grazed Kurosawa’s left arm, leaving a long, narrow bloody gash.

“Damn it, to be defeated so quickly, truly useless,” Kurosawa cursed, clutching his arm.

Originally, the situation had been greatly in his favor, but now with his arm injured, even if Kakashi left immediately, he might not be able to defeat Rin Nohara.

“You prefer to demand things of your teammates rather than yourself, it’s truly a tragedy to be your teammate,” Kakashi said, his brow furrowed, upon hearing Kurosawa’s words.

“What a joke, you caused my injury, do you expect me to say something nice to him?” Kurosawa sneered, attempting to stall for time with words while he bandaged his wound.

But Kakashi didn’t fall for it; he would retort, but the physical assault couldn’t stop, so he immediately charged again.

Whoosh!

Kakashi, using Thunder Breathing at full power, was much faster than Kurosawa. Kurosawa thrust his short blade at Kakashi, only to find Kakashi’s figure instantly vanish from his front.

Bang!

Appearing from the side, Kakashi directly delivered a spinning kick, sending Kurosawa flying backward, even causing the short blade in his right hand to slip from his grasp and fall.

Boom!

The large tree that Kurosawa crashed into shook violently, the entire tree swayed several times, and its leaves continuously rustled.

“Instead of slandering others, it’s better to improve yourself. Those who only blame their teammates will never gain reliable teammates,” Kakashi said coldly.

Although it was their first meeting, Hidden Mist left a very bad impression on Kakashi. It was the first time he wanted to specifically destroy an opponent’s beliefs.

“Haha, I admit your strength is greater than mine, and your team’s strength is greater than ours. You are all genius Ninja, but that’s all. What defeated me wasn’t your naive ideas, but your strength,” Kurosawa replied, struggling to stand up and forcing a mocking smile.

Kurosawa was truly unwilling to be defeated by a Ninja younger than him who spouted such naive words, so no matter what Kakashi said, he would refute it.

Since he had already lost in strength, he would harshly belittle them in words.

Kakashi walked towards Kurosawa with a calm expression. After that experience, his beliefs would never be easily shaken.

Although he didn’t intend to kill, Kakashi would render his opponents unable to move. As for how they would survive in the Death Forest, full of venomous insects and fierce beasts, that was not Kakashi’s concern.

“It seems I’ve arrived at an inopportune time,” a strange female voice suddenly said.

Kakashi immediately stopped and cautiously observed his surroundings, finding a girl with long red hair approaching them from the east, followed by two boys with bandaged faces.

Kakashi sighed softly in his heart; his greatest fear had come true—a new Ninja team had arrived.

The reason he had fought Zabuza so cautiously, aiming to defeat him with the least amount of stamina, was precisely to prevent such a situation.

Because the towering black smoke was simply too obvious, and coupled with the commotion from their Ninjutsu clash and Taijutsu battle, it was only natural for a team to be drawn over.

When he saw Mei Terumī’s Hidden Mist forehead protector, Kakashi’s heart sank even further. He only hoped that the opponent’s strength wouldn’t be too great.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Kakashi immediately threw two Kunai, piercing Kurosawa’s thighs, causing the already shaky Kurosawa to fall to the ground.

After Mei Terumī approached the battlefield, she surveyed it, seeing the lingering water stains on the ground, the severely injured Nara Shiosui and others resting by the tree, and Zabuza and Kurosawa lying on the ground, as well as Obito and Kisame, who were engaged in an intense battle.

Undoubtedly, a major battle had erupted here, a battle involving three teams.

It seemed Mei Terumī’s Hidden Mist team was fighting two against one, and they were already on the verge of losing.

“Are they actually ganging up on us Hidden Mist? How despicable,” Mei Terumī’s teammates had similar thoughts to her.

“Mei Terumī, what should we do?” A teammate looked at Mei Terumī.

Although their usual relationship was ordinary, Mei Terumī was the strongest, so in the absence of a Jonin instructor, Mei Terumī was the captain.

Mei Terumī didn’t speak, a thoughtful expression on her face.

“The battle is for the scrolls. Which scroll do you lack? We can provide you with either the heaven scroll or the earth scroll to help you pass the exam,” Kakashi said calmly after some thought.

He wanted to avoid this battle. They and Kisame’s team were almost at a decisive point, but if a new Hidden Mist team joined, Kakashi couldn’t guarantee the outcome of the battle.

Because of Zabuza and Kurosawa’s behavior, Kakashi guessed that due to the overall atmosphere in Hidden Mist, the sense of camaraderie among Ninja was weak, and most Ninja prioritized self-interest, which led him to devise this plan.

Although they only had the heaven scroll on them, he remembered that Kisame’s team had the earth scroll, so by approximation, they also had the earth scroll.

“That sounds like a good idea. We are missing the earth scroll,” Mei Terumī said, resting her right hand on her chin, looking somewhat tempted.

Mei Terumī’s team had average luck; from the start of the exam until now, this was their first encounter with another Ninja team, so they came directly after seeing the black smoke.

“We also have the earth scroll. As long as you help us defeat these guys, we’ll give you any scroll you want,” Kurosawa immediately said, seeing Mei Terumī about to act. If new combat power joined, the situation would be reversed.

“We are all Mist Ninja; you should know which side is more trustworthy.”

Mei Terumī glanced at the Mist Ninja, then at the Konoha Ninja.

She naturally favored Kurosawa, a Ninja from her own village, but Kurosawa’s words annoyed her a bit, as if he were ordering her.

Upon clearly seeing Obito’s face, Mei Terumī, who had been somewhat hesitant, immediately made a decision: she would avenge her strawberry ice cream.

“Take down all these Konoha Ninja,” Mei Terumī commanded her two teammates, then charged towards Obito.

“Please go fight the others. I want to defeat this guy by myself!” Mei Terumī said, not attacking when she reached their vicinity, but instead telling Kisame to leave.

Kisame unleashed immense strength, pushing Obito back, and looked at Mei Terumī with some confusion.

To be fair, he had been a Ninja for some time, and it was the first time he had seen someone actively create a one-on-one fighting environment.

“If you don’t leave, I won’t make a move,” Mei Terumī said, crossing her arms.

She only wanted to avenge her strawberry ice cream with her own strength.

Although he found it a bit strange, Kisame didn’t want to give up this hard-won ally.

“I hope your strength matches your confidence. This guy is not weak.” Leaving that remark, Kisame charged towards Kakashi.

“You’re the Mist Ninja who bought sweets that day,” Obito said, seeing Mei Terumī’s long red hair that reached her waist, recalling their chance encounter that day.

“What do you mean bought sweets? I was there to gather intelligence,” Mei Terumī corrected. She hadn’t bought it immediately; she had only bought the ice cream after her intelligence gathering was complete.

“What intelligence could there be in a sweets shop? Is it that there are sweets there that Hidden Mist doesn’t have?” Obito was somewhat puzzled.

“Of course…” Mei Terumī subconsciously started to list several sweets that Hidden Mist didn’t have, but she immediately realized this wasn’t the time for idle chat. “Anyway, that day I was gathering intelligence. Although I don’t really want to bully a seemingly foolish guy like you, I must avenge the strawberry ice cream.”

“Nonsense, you’re the foolish one,” Obito thought this red-haired Mist Ninja was a bit neurotic.

With that, both of them attacked simultaneously, engaging in a Taijutsu battle.

Mei Terumī’s Taijutsu was not weak, but she was facing Obito, who possessed a Breathing Technique and Sharingan. Stronger perception allowed Obito to easily see through Mei Terumī’s attacks, while greater strength and speed allowed Obito to both neutralize attacks and launch powerful counterattacks.

In less than half a minute, Mei Terumī fell into a disadvantage, caught by Obito’s opportunity, and was hit in the abdomen with a punch, staggering back five or six steps.

“This guy’s Taijutsu is so strong. Is that eye the legendary Sharingan?” Mei Terumī retreated rapidly, forming hand signs, preparing to use her most proficient Ninjutsu to counter the enemy.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Obito shot four Shuriken to block Mei Terumī’s position, then immediately pursued her.

Since Mei Terumī’s Taijutsu was inferior to his, he would chase her down with Taijutsu.

“Boil Release: Skilled Mist Technique!”

Thick white mist continuously spewed from Mei Terumī’s mouth, assailing the pursuing Obito.

Having seen Hidden Mist use Hidden Mist Technique before, Obito didn’t pay much attention to the white mist Mei Terumī exhaled. However, when he saw the Shuriken entering the white mist being corroded and damaged, Obito realized something was wrong and immediately used Shave to create distance.

“Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!”

The retreating Obito also gathered Chakra and began to use Ninjutsu. He concentrated Chakra in his throat and exhaled a large amount of flames, forming a large fireball that he hurled towards the thick mist.

But what Obito didn’t expect was that his Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique was directly swallowed by the thick mist. Although Mei Terumī’s white mist also decreased somewhat, it was undoubtedly stronger than the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique that had completely disappeared.

“This guy’s Ninjutsu is very strong,” Obito judged in his heart.

This was truly not good news for Obito. If Mei Terumī’s Ninjutsu and Taijutsu were at the same level, he was confident he could defeat Mei Terumī within two minutes, but now it would be difficult.

It wasn’t that Obito’s current Chakra and stamina would only last for two minutes, but that Kakashi and Rin Nohara were in trouble.

Obito’s Sharingan could clearly see Kakashi getting beaten.

One Mist Ninja was holding back Rin Nohara, while another Mist Ninja and Kisame were ganging up on Kakashi.

“I’ll just have to give it my all.” Obito took a deep breath, gathered a large amount of Chakra, and then pushed the characteristics of Flame Breathing to their limit.

He was going to use the strongest Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet he could currently use.

I caught a cold, feeling unwell, writing very slowly, so only one update today. I’ll see if I feel better tomorrow. If so, I’ll make up for it tomorrow.