"Idiot, this isn't the time for jokes, hey!"
Looking at Uzumaki Naruto's back, Uchiha Sasuke shouted anxiously, then prepared to rush forward to stop him.
This was an S-Rank Missing-nin who had assassinated Kage-level experts and survived!
Was this idiot tired of living?
"Sasuke, trust Naruto."
"For this battle, we can just be spectators."
Sakura blocked Uchiha Sasuke's path and said, word by word.
"Huh?"
Uchiha Sasuke was a little angry.
Letting Naruto fight while they watched from the sidelines?
What a joke!
"The opponent is an Elite Jonin, do you understand or not?"
"It is precisely because I understand that I am stopping you."
Sakura nodded calmly.
"Naruto's power is even more terrifying than you imagine."
In the shadows,
Yūgao Uzuki, who had originally intended to act, also stopped.
Naruto,
he probably wouldn't do anything without confidence, right?
..."Ugh!!!"
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto walk over alone, Kakashi Hatake, trapped in the water prison, showed an anxious expression on his face.
What were these brats thinking?
Did they think,
this was just a game of make-believe?
Facing such a powerful enemy, even if the three members of the team cooperated, it would be a miracle if they could rescue him from the water prison.
Going in alone,
wasn't that just suicide?
"Kakashi, are these the disciples you've taught?"
Zabuza looked at Uzumaki Naruto with interest, his eyes full of mockery.
Brats were just brats,
a little strength and they didn't know their place.
After speaking,
Zabuza left a Shadow Clone to continue maintaining the Water Prison Jutsu.
"Brat, you wouldn't be naive enough to think that blocking my attacks twice makes you my opponent, would you?"
"The previous fighting wasn't even a warm-up."
Zabuza held the kubikiribōchō and sneered at Uzumaki Naruto.
Unfortunately,
to his words,
Uzumaki Naruto did not respond.
"Arrogant Konoha brat!"
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto's attitude, Zabuza's eyes turned cold.
The next second,
his figure disappeared.
"Die, This Lord!"
Zabuza appeared directly in front of Uzumaki Naruto, and the kubikiribōchō in his hand, with a whooshing sound, slashed towards Uzumaki Naruto.
He wanted to cut this annoying brat in front of him in half.
Facing Zabuza's attack, Uzumaki Naruto did not choose to dodge, but instead picked up his kunai and charged forward!
"What is this idiot thinking?!"
Seeing this scene,
both Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Sasuke panicked.
After all,
Uzumaki Naruto, holding a kunai, looked like a frail blade of grass in front of the tall Zabuza, who wielded the kubikiribōchō.
They seemed to envision Uzumaki Naruto being cleaved in two by the kubikiribōchō.
But in the next second,
both of them widened their eyes in disbelief.
Clang!
The kubikiribōchō and the steel kunai collided, erupting in dazzling sparks.
Naruto,
had actually blocked Zabuza's attack.
"This is... Wind Release Chakra?!"
Kakashi Hatake immediately noticed the anomaly.
Naruto had imbued his kunai with Wind Release Chakra, which allowed him to block the kubikiribōchō's attack with just a kunai.
"When did this guy master such power?"
Kakashi muttered to himself.
Uchiha Sasuke, though not as perceptive as Kakashi, was still greatly shaken.
Naruto's strength,
how could it be so immense?
Compared to Kakashi and Sasuke, Zabuza showed no surprise.
After all,
in their previous encounter,
he had already been shocked by Uzumaki Naruto once.
So,
after his attack was blocked, Zabuza didn't hesitate, launching a relentless series of attacks at Uzumaki Naruto.
In his opinion,
even if a brat like Uzumaki Naruto could block his attacks, his stamina consumption would surely be enormous.
He refused to believe,
that this brat could last long under such high-intensity attacks!
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
...The sound of metal clashing continuously rang out, and Zabuza grew more and more alarmed as he fought.
After all this time,
under such high-intensity combat,
why did this brat seem completely unaffected?
He was already panting, yet this brat's breathing remained steady.
What kind of monster is this?!
"Naruto... so strong!"
Uchiha Sasuke, who had been observing the battle from the side, had already activated his Sharingan.
But even so,
he still struggled to keep up with the movements of Naruto and Zabuza.
If his eyes couldn't keep up, let alone his body.
"Sasuke, don't go and die for nothing."
"Such an enemy is not someone you can handle."
Naruto's words from earlier suddenly surfaced in his mind, and Uchiha Sasuke clenched his fists.
Naruto was right,
in a battle like this,
if he got involved,
he would likely meet an immediate demise.
"Damn it!"
"Why has this guy become so strong?!"
Uchiha Sasuke bit his lip, a surge of nameless anger rising within him.
Ever since graduating from the Ninja Academy, Naruto had always overshadowed him.
Originally, after activating his Sharingan, he had been somewhat smug, believing his strength had surpassed Naruto's.
But unexpectedly,
reality had delivered a harsh slap to his face.
For a moment,
various emotions flooded Sasuke's mind, and the one-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes began to spin rapidly.
Kakashi Hatake, moreover, couldn't hold his breath and almost choked to death.
Is this... really Naruto?
A Genin who just graduated from the Ninja Academy?
..."Brat, are you even taking this seriously, you bastard!"
Seeing Uzumaki Naruto's relaxed expression, Zabuza couldn't help but yell in anger.
Through the recent battle, he had clearly perceived that Uzumaki Naruto seemed to not be using his full power at all.
This made him feel insulted.
He, a dignified Elite Jonin, being looked down upon by a mere Genin brat?
"Since you said so, I won't play anymore."
"I'll finish you now."
Uzumaki Naruto shrugged.
He indeed hadn't used his full power in the previous battle.
After all,
what he lacked most right now was combat experience.
An Elite Jonin like Zabuza was an excellent choice for practice.
Unfortunately,
the opponent's offensive rhythm was already in disarray due to anger.
Given this,
he wasn't going to continue playing.
As Uzumaki Naruto's gaze changed, Zabuza immediately sensed a heart-pounding aura.
Under this aura,
he felt like a small boat in the vast ocean, ready to be swallowed by the surging waves at any moment.
"I'm going to die!"
Zabuza's entire body was instantly drenched in cold sweat.
Even when he assassinated the Fourth Mizukage back then, he had never felt such despair.
But before he could even react, Zabuza felt a flash of yellow light pass before his eyes.
Before he could even clearly see what had happened,
he felt his body being sent flying backward.
The scent of death brought Zabuza back to his senses. He dared not continue clashing with Naruto in taijutsu and immediately disengaged, retreating while swiftly forming hand signs.
Seeing Zabuza's hands changing erratically, Uzumaki Naruto couldn't help but laugh, and he didn't pursue further, instead simply forming three hand signs.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"