Naruto's rocket headbutt didn't just knock Zabuza senseless…
Even Kakashi looked shaken, and just watching the way Zabuza went flying was enough to make his own stomach ache in sympathy.
'It was hard to imagine what kind of mental state the enemy was in right now.'
'Still…'
'If Naruto had slammed into me like that, wouldn't I be black and blue all over?'
Sasuke glanced at the enemy sprawled in the distance and clenched his teeth. He couldn't help but feel a little sour.
Looking at the way the other party ignored him and turned to attack Naruto, it was obvious that he didn't take Sasuke seriously.
And to make things worse, his earlier attack had barely scratched the enemy, which made Sasuke feel even more upset.
He remembered that time when he fought with Kakashi, Naruto complained about himself...
Something like, "That combo looked amazing, but you barely did 0.5 damage."
Back then, he hadn't understood what Naruto meant, but as time went on, Sasuke gradually realized that Naruto was complaining that he'd been throwing out flashy moves, but none of them landed.
'Damn it!'
'How dare you look down on me!'
Sasuke felt anger well up in his heart again.
'Since when...'
'Since when did enemies start ignoring the Uchiha Clan!?'
Sasuke's eyes turned red with anger at the thought of being ignored.
The scarlet two magatama Sharingan spun wildly in his eye sockets, and then Sasuke reached into his shirt and pulled out a scroll.
This sealing scroll contains a thousand shurikens, and he has ten more scrolls like this on him.
Influenced by Naruto, Sasuke gradually developed a fear of not enough firepower.
In fact, to prepare for the day he'd have to fight Itachi, he had even sold his house and used all the money to stock up on Explosive Tags.
Sasuke easily untied the string on the scroll with a flick of his thumb, then formed a hand seal with one hand and swung the scroll sideways with the other.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Hundreds of shurikens flew towards Zabuza's position, with a few kunai mixed in, which were also equipped with Explosive Tags.
Having learned from last time, Sasuke immediately shouted to Naruto, "Naruto!"
Hearing Sasuke's voice, Naruto immediately understood what he meant and threw several portals directly in the path of his shuriken.
It's just that, because the shurikens thrown by Sasuke were too dense, many of them failed to enter the portals.
Zabuza had only just gotten back on his feet and was still dazed from the last hit.
Right now, he felt like his intestines were twisted into knots.
Zabuza looked at the yellow-haired brat and began to form hand seals.
The headbutt just now finally made him sober up a little.
By the time he reached the 26th hand seal, eight glowing purple cocoons opened up around him, and the faint light reflected on Zabuza's face, as if reminding Zabuza with purple gayness.
'What, this thing again?!'
Although Zabuza didn't know what it was, he knew it couldn't mean anything good.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
The next second, a barrage of shuriken shot out from the purple cocoons.
Zabuza, who had sharp eyes, also saw that there were many kunai with Explosive Tags attached to them.
His pupils shrank in shock and he didn't even have time to think about what was happening.
His survival instinct, which is honed from years of dancing on the edge of death, immediately kicked in. He raised his Kubikiribocho to shield his vital points.
At this moment, he suddenly remembered that there was also a purple light cocoon around the enemies just now...
'I see!'
'So it's Space-Time Ninjutsu?'
After Zabuza figured it out, he randomly picked a portal that seemed to be shooting the fewest projectiles, raised his Kubikiribocho, and rushed into the portal.
Since the Kubikiribocho could not block everything, several shuriken pierced into Zabuza's body.
However, this little pain was nothing to him.
Boom, boom, boom…
The moment he disappeared, a series of explosions erupted in the spot he'd been standing a moment before.
"Success!"
Sasuke's face lit up when he saw his attack connect.
'There's no way that guy got out of that one, right?'
'A whole scroll full of shuriken and kunai, and you're still standing!?'
'Not a chance.'
But Naruto never had the habit of celebrating mid-battle, so he tossed a portal and instantly teleported over to check Zabuza's condition.
However, when he got there, in addition to bloodstains, there were only a lot of thrown objects scattered on the ground...
"You idiot!"
"Watch your back!"
Naruto turned his head and found Sasuke grinning foolishly, and then saw Zabuza, covered in blood, emerging from the portal in front of Sasuke.
This was the first time an enemy had ever used one of the portals against them.
As the user of the technique, Naruto had actually considered the possibility before, but he'd never really been worried about it.
Anyway, his Taijutsu is very powerful. If the enemy was bold enough to charge through a portal and rushed to him, it pretty much meant they were handing him a free win.
But the problem was...
Sasuke, who was having a blast with his assault, hadn't expected that outcome at all. When he saw Zabuza rushing out of the portal, he froze for a split second.
And that tiny delay was all it took for Zabuza's Kubikiribocho to come swinging right for his head.
Fortunately, thanks to the Sharingan's insane dynamic vision, Sasuke managed to barely react in time. He leaned back, and the Kubikiribocho sliced past, grazing his nose.
If he'd been even a second slower, Sasuke's head would have been chopped off by the opponent.
But in that same moment, Sasuke activated the Lightning Attribute Chakra in his body at the maximum output.
Under the influence of the Lightning Attribute Chakra stimulating his cells, Sasuke's speed increased several times.
After dodging the opponent's Kubikiribocho, Sasuke immediately launched a counterattack.
With a flick of his wrist, Sasuke spun and aimed a kick at Zabuza's sword arm.
Bang…
"What!?"
"A Shadow Clone!?"
Sasuke was stunned, 'I just wanted to knock the weapon out of his hand...'
'Why is it so difficult!!'
Meanwhile, Naruto suddenly heard Zabuza's voice again right next to his ears, "Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Naruto: "???"
'What the hell!'
'Why does Zabuza keep coming for me!?'
Naruto didn't even have to turn his head to feel the power of this Water Release Ninjutsu.
And it's also very close!
The misty spray had already soaked his hair.
Naruto clenched his teeth. After being dodged so many times, his patience was wearing thin too.
'Good, good, good!'
'Zabuza, you're going to play like this, right?'
'All the injuries on your body were caused by the evil Uchiha brat, but you just have to target me, huh?!'
"Alright then!"
"Wind Release: Bloodburst Technique: Open!"
Boom…
As Naruto activated this technique, the water dragon had already opened its massive, fanged jaws and wanted to swallow him whole.
But the next second, a red aura erupted from Naruto's body.
This force formed a protection around him, and the violent Wind Attribute Chakra collided with the Water Dragon Bullet.
The power of the Water Dragon Bullet used by Zabuza is slightly stronger than that of Kakashi, and the fact that there is sea nearby makes the power of this technique increased a lot.
But despite this, the water dragon couldn't cause any harm to Naruto at all.
As the water dragon finally dispersed, Zabuza saw the yellow-haired brat with red Chakra gushing out of his body and his hair standing slightly up.
He also vaguely heard a sound similar to the 'thump, thump, thump' sound of drums.
Boom…
The moment Naruto stepped forward, the ground beneath him caved in, rubble scattered everywhere, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
Zabuza barely had time to react before he heard Naruto's voice right in his ear:
"This punch of mine is the product of twelve years of training!"
"Let's see how the hell you block that?!"