Chapter 38 - 36 (2/2)

'F.u.c.k, my vision is getting hazy. Damn it all! Haku, where are you!?' Zabuza thought while trying to dodge most of Azumi's fatal attacks.

”Die, die, die! Just die!” Azumi yelled while continuing her attacks. Her kyuubi chakra cloak was getting more and more dense. A sign of gaining another tail. Taking Sakura hostage was enough to piss her off, and her anger meters is really getting to her limit.

”This is stupid...” A mutter came but it was enough to be heard by everybody. All of them stopped as they felt the killing intent in the air thickened. They turned their heads towards Hikaru.

”If only I'd taken action earlier, Kakashi wouldn't have been unconscious like this. If I'd taken action earlier, he wouldn't have taken Sakura hostage. If, in the first place, I'd taken action, then all of this wouldn't have happened. Seriously, how stupid was I? Hah hah hah.” His voice was full of self mocking. His tone was breaking. The killing intent he was releasing was terrifying.

”Azumi, stand down.”

With one sentence, he used his mana to suppressed the kyuubi chakra that Azumi was using.

'What? How...?' She thought in shock as she felt that chakra being supressed.

”This is really... stupid.” Hikaru muttered as the air around him distorted. His power was leaking out but he didn't care.

He knew, if he didn't just watch Azumi transformed into her kyuubi mode, then he would've been able to kill Zabuza without any problems. But, he was just really was proud of her for using the kyuubi chakra without going berserk.

No matter, everything is fine now. Why? Because he is here.

'What... is... happening? I could barely move! Am I freezing over this brat's killing intent?' Zabuza thought as he tried moving his limbs, and found out he couldn't.

”You know, it's been a long time since I've been truly pissed off. You just did that, good job. You're dying here today, Zabuza.”

Without giving Zabuza a chance to react, he disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of him.

'What!?' He couldn't even see him!

Hikaru arrived under him before he kicked the nuke nin in the jaws so strong that you could hear his jaws breaking. Zabuza flew upwards due to the strong force of Hikaru's kick. A hundred feet into the skies, he found himself there.

Hikaru kicked the ground and jumped upwards towards Zabuza and he arrived on top of him in a blinding speed.

Whoosh!!

Hikaru arrived on top of Zabuza up in the skies before kicking him in his chest and he flew down straight towards the ground. But Hikaru was not finished yet, as Zabuza crashed on the ground, Hikaru fled down like a sharp bullet towards Zabuza before he pierced his stomach with his feet.

Booooom!!!

The entire surroundings was filled with dust and on the middle of the area was a huge hole created by Hikaru when he crashed down on Zabuza.

Hikaru jumps back up and saw Zabuza unmoving. And, suddenly, he noticed that there was no hole on his stomach, which was really strange since he thought he already pierced it. He walked towards Zabuza to check his pulse, and found nothing. As he looked at Zabuza, he saw that his jaws was already destroyed and his saliva was drippin from it continuously. His back was broken, his last remaining arm was already broken. His legs were quite fine but that's it.

”Now, he's dead. A shame, I would've love to compare my sword skills with him. No matter, I'll just find someone later.”

With his emotionless eyes, he turned his back away to return to his team. Though, he couldn't see it but two pair of tear stained eyes were watching in the shadows and three thin needle was pierced into Zabuza's neck.

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After he ”killed” Zabuza, Hikaru decided to continue on the mission now that the main threat is gone. Gato could be taken care of easily, he is nothing but a powerless mortal after all. Tazuna led them towards his house, where he met pretty woman in her near thirty's, which was Tazuna's daughter. She saw how bad Kakashi's state was, so she offered them a room in their house to stay for the time being. They bathe afterwards and Tsunami, the name of Tazuna's daughter, told them to eat while waiting for Kakashi to wake up.

As they were eating, a boy, or a brat, suddenly said that there was no hope, Gato was gonna kill them all. They were only spoiled little brats that was pampered all their lives. Hikaru ignored him, telling himself that he was just a nuisance. But Azumi took his words hard. She snapped at the boy before saying that she had no appetite and she's just going out to train.

After she went out, the boy, Inari they learned, cried before running up the stairs.

Hikaru was worried about Azumi, so he went out without finishing his food to go and get her.