This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Afterwards, Ryosuke stopped thinking and focused his attention on the image in the mirror.

Chapter 253, The Transformation of the Blood Mist Ghost!

"Three months, do you know how I spent these three months?!"

If someone asked Zabuza Momochi, he would definitely cry loudly to that person.

Since the successful completion of the mission to Kumogakure, Zabuza Momochi was overjoyed. He thought he would receive praise from Mizunoe Ryosuke and improve his status in the heart of the Mizukage.

But who would have thought that Zabuza did receive a "reward" after returning to Kirigakure, and this reward was really hard for him to bear.

Recalling that day, Zabuza's eyes became a little blurry for a moment.

If he had known that he would have to live like this for three months, he would not have agreed so readily.

Thinking of that devilish "smile", Zabuza shed tears of regret.

three months ago.

"Zabuza, you did a good job this time."

"I decided to reward you!"

Mizunoe Ryosuke looked at Zabuza Momochi, who looked exhausted, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, sir!"

Hearing Mizunoe Ryosuke say this, Zabuza immediately responded excitedly.

The Mizukage's commendation and the improvement of his status in the Mizukage's heart are exactly the rewards that Zabuza Momochi has always dreamed of.

Now, everything Mizunoe Ryosuke said was equivalent to telling him that his efforts were not in vain!

"Don't get too excited yet."

"Because this 'reward' may not be as easy as you think."

Mizunoe Ryosuke looked at Zabuza with a calm and elegant smile.

"Don't even mention it as a reward."

"I would sacrifice my life for you, my Lord!"

How could Zabuza Momochi miss such an opportunity to express his loyalty?

Zabuza, who has learned the true skills from his two predecessors, "Number One" and "Number One", has made great progress in this area.

"very good!"

Seeing Zabuza like this, the smile in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes became more and more obvious.

Afterwards, an ice clone of Mizunoe Ryosuke brought Zabuza Momochi to the top of the Mist Lake.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

Zabuza asked the ice clone with some confusion.

Although it was just an ice clone of Mizunoe Ryosuke, Zabuza's tone was still very respectful.

"Zabuza, I know your loyalty."

"In my heart, I have always considered you to be a key figure in Kirigakure's training."

Mizunoe Ryosuke's ice clone slowly spoke to the somewhat confused Zabuza.

"I will never forget your kindness, sir!"

Upon hearing this, Zabuza was so excited that he burst into tears. The words of the ice clone undoubtedly showed that Mizunoe Ryosuke recognized him.

"But there is one thing I think you know."

"For a ninja, talent and strength determine the upper limit of a ninja."

"If my guess is correct, your strength should have reached a bottleneck now."

Mizunoe Ryosuke said in a low voice, and a trace of solemnity flashed in the eyes of the ice clone.

Upon hearing this, Zabuza clenched his fists unwillingly.

This is different from Hoshigaki Kisame and Kaguya Yuuta, whose strength has almost always been growing rapidly.

Zabuza's strength has now reached a bottleneck, and the growth rate is extremely slow.

Kaguya Yuuta, carrying the six bloodlines, gathers the elites born from the best bloodlines of the Kaguya clan.

Before this, Kaguya Yuuta had the reputation of "Kaguya's No. 1 Genius".

Although Hoshigaki Kisame does not have any special bloodline, his performance in the original work is enough to explain everything.

That's Hoshigaki Kisame—a monster!

The title of "Tailless Tailed Beast" is not for nothing.

In comparison, Zabuza, the first small BOSS in the early stage of the original work, is much weaker.

This is also caused by problems with one's own talents.

Is Zabuza talented? The answer is of course yes. In the original novel, whether it is his ability to fight his way out of the siege of thousands of Mist Ninja, inherit the skills of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, or his courage in escaping unscathed after assassinating Karatachi Yagura.

All of this undoubtedly shows that Zabuza is an extremely outstanding talent.

Although the ninja world is vast, Zabuza's excellence can be regarded as an "elite" in the ninja world, but the reality is that in the eyes of higher-level ninjas, he is not good enough.

"Kage level", just two short words, but it is an insurmountable barrier for most ninjas.

Zabuza was undoubtedly one of those who fell before this chasm.

In fact, this is also the problem faced by most ninjas, that is - the limitation of talent and resources.

But nothing is absolute. In Mizunoe Ryosuke's opinion, Zabuza Momochi's talent is not bad.

All he lacks is an opportunity for him to transform.

In the original work, Zabuza Momochi has the title of "Demon Man" because as long as he enters combat state, a dark red blood mist will emanate from his body (it becomes purple after the Impure World Reincarnation).

This ability is not a coincidence, it should be a blood talent of Yin-Yang Escape, but Zabuza has not fully utilized it.

What Mizunoe Ryosuke has to do now is to stimulate Zabuza Momochi's bloodline.

In other words - he wants to help Zabuza break through the current bottleneck!

Facing the silent Zabuza, Mizunoe Ryosuke's ice clone smiled.

Because he saw in Zabuza the unwillingness and the desire to improve his strength.

This is also the main reason why Mizunoe Ryosuke has been encouraging competition among several of his trusted subordinates.

It is to cultivate the three people's determination and will to not stay where they are.

"Zabuza, starting today, I will give you special training."

"This will be the most unforgettable devilish training in your life."

"Under this kind of training, you might die or become disabled."

"You can become stronger than before and reach a level you've always dreamed of."

"I want you to think carefully before you accept."

Mizunoe Ryosuke spoke slowly, and as he spoke, a huge and terrifying pressure spread out from the ice clone and pressed down on Momochi Zabuza.

"Sir, don't think about it, I want to become stronger!"

Upon hearing this, Zabuza Momochi responded directly to the ice clone without any hesitation, his tone full of determination.

Zabuza stared at Ryosuke's ice clone without giving in, his eyes filled with resolute determination and the desire to become stronger.

"very good!"

"Then, let the training begin."

The ice clone smiled coldly, and began Zabuza's three months of hellish life.

(Zhao Lihao)

Today, Zabuza Momochi, who was in training, received news from Kuroshima Morita.

"Zabuza-sama, the Mizukage-sama's orders."

"I'm going to ask you to go to the Kirigakure Central Training Ground now and eliminate the Cloud Ninja who is provoking me there."

A member of the Jonin squad conveyed Mizunoe Ryosuke's order.

After hearing this, Zabuza showed an expression of excitement and understanding.

"Zabuza-sama, Mizukage-sama also said so."

"If I can't take this guy down, I'll take you down."

"These are the original words. I am just relaying them."

Upon hearing these words, Zabuza shuddered and murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

"Go and tell the Mizukage-sama."

"I will definitely kill that guy no matter what!"

As he spoke, Zabuza emanated waves of chills, and at first glance he looked like a ghost wandering among the human world.

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the Mist Ninja did not dare to stay any longer, but immediately fled from the somewhat evil Zabuza.

Chapter 254: The Fall of the Blue Meteor

Kirigakure, the training ground in the center.

The battle with Mizunoe Shinichi continues.

As a Jonin of the Mizunoe clan, because of the bloodstains, Shinichi Mizunoe's strength is slightly higher than other Jonins. Although he has not won the title of "elite Jonin", he is also a very powerful Jonin.

Thanks to Shinichi Mizunoe's vigilance, there was no instant kill this time.

Shinichi cleverly used his water clone to resist Bi's instant kill at the beginning, and then directly activated the iconic secret technique of the Mizunoe clan - the magic mirror ice crystal!

Mizunoe Shinichi thought very clearly that with his strength, it would be extremely difficult to defeat Bi.

Since we can't win, there's no need to set unrealistic goals for victory.

His purpose is just one word - delay!

As long as he could hold out until Masao Doi brought back reinforcements and stopped Bi from continuing to provoke him, he would be considered the winner.

At this moment, countless magic mirrors formed of ice surrounded Bi in the center. There was a figure of Mizunoe Shinichi in each ice mirror, so Bi could not tell which one was the real one and which one was the fake one.

In this regard, Bi’s approach is also very direct.

Since he couldn't tell, he would just attack them one by one! He would eventually hit the real body of Mizunoe Shinichi!

He just didn't believe that Shinichi Mizunoe's chakra was infinite!

"Boom! 757!"

Violent blue-purple chakra surged wildly in Bee's body. He punched hard and smashed the ice mirror in front of him, sending scattered ice fragments flying all over the sky.

Without any pause, Bi continued to attack the approaching ice mirror.

In an instant, countless ice mirrors were smashed into pieces by his iron fist under Bi's rampage.

Although every time Shinichi Mizunoe would create a new ice mirror to replace it, Bi's speed was too amazing, which caused the ice mirrors to be destroyed much faster than Shinichi Mizunoe had imagined.

The worst thing is that even if Shinichi Mizunoe abandoned these ice mirrors first and controlled the ice mirrors to explode and attack in the opposite direction, it still had no effect at all.

The lightning armor on his body easily blocked the attack of the broken ice crystals.

This also made it difficult for Shinichi Mizunoe to sustain the chakra. He gritted his teeth, knowing that he had to create interference as soon as possible to hinder the progress of destroying the ice mirror.

Otherwise, if this continues, his chakra will soon be exhausted.

Shinichi Mizunotsuki in dozens of ice mirrors formed seals at the same time, which made Bibi frown.

Bee's intuition told him that he might be in danger from his opponent's move.

Faced with this magic mirror ice crystal move, he was not without a way to break it, but he did not want to waste too much chakra on a senior ninja, so he chose the most time-consuming but most chakra-saving method of breaking it down one by one.

The lightning armor being compared is not the lightning armor of the third Raikage after all, and it is far inferior in defensive power.

That's why he clearly felt that if he was hit by this move, something might go wrong.