Chapter 168 Zabuza: Wait, something's evil?!
"Bro!!!"
Although the fog blocked out most of the sound, Naruto still heard Karin's roar.
The golden Tailed Beast Cloak enveloped Naruto almost instantly. Then, with the blessing of Kurama's chakra, the mist seemed to thin out considerably, and Naruto saw the figure wielding the sword.
Clang!
The golden greatsword clashed with Zabuza's Executioner's Blade, and Tazuna's somewhat frail figure appeared incredibly weak and pitiful amidst the clash of their weapons.
"Just stick with Hinata."
Sasuke appeared beside Tazuna, coldly pulled him up, and then handed him over to Hinata.
Tazuna rubbed his body, then exchanged a glance with Sasuke's crimson eyes before shrinking back.
"Don't worry, I can protect you."
Hinata smiled shyly. At this moment, the veins around her eyes were slightly bulging, and her pale blue pupils saw through the white mist, revealing the golden figure in them.
"Really?...Okay."
Tazuna nodded. Although he felt that this girl might not be as strong as Sasuke who had just left, he had no other choice.
Hinata was unaware that Tazuna thought she was not as strong as Sasuke, but even if she had known, she would have simply smiled faintly and then acknowledged it.
Sasuke, on the other hand, would be initially pleased but then become displeased upon hearing this.
At this moment, Zabuza stared at the golden figure before him, his pupils filled with disbelief.
No, I took on a mission to kill ordinary people, and not only did Blood-Eyed White Blade and the Uzumaki Orphan appear, but now even Jinchuriki have emerged?
Wait a minute, shouldn't Konoha's Jinchūriki be fully grown? How come it's just a kid?
Zabuza has many questions, but Naruto's greatsword has already deflected his sword.
How can someone be so strong?
Zabuza felt Naruto's power, a power far stronger than when he was a child, no, it was already close to his current strength.
Naruto's current strength is at most at the level of a Special Jonin, and that's only with the power of the Nine-Tails' chakra.
However, Kurama's chakra was so abundant that it was now concentrated on the greatsword, thus achieving the effect of the Holy Sword Judgment.
The main selling point is large portions that will fill you up.
Zabuza retreated smoothly and then began forming hand seals. (Because the emphasis on hand seals differed greatly between the beginning and end of the original work, the speed of hand seals from the later period is used here.)
[Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!]
In about three breaths, Zabuza completed the hand seals. Then, a ferocious water dragon rose from behind him, its wide eyes staring at Naruto before charging towards him.
"Hey, Minato, is Naruto alright?"
Kushina grabbed Minato's sleeve with concern, looking at Naruto who was about to be hit by the Water Dragon Bullet, and said.
"Naruto is our son. I have faith in him. He will be alright."
A hint of worry flashed in Minato's eyes, but it was fleeting, and a familiar smile appeared on his lips.
Naruto planted the giant sword in front of him, and a massive amount of Nine-Tails chakra poured into the sword, forming a thick, golden shield that completely covered Naruto.
The water dragon roared and charged toward the giant shield. The chakra on the surface of the shield was like flesh and blood, and it was mercilessly torn apart by the water dragon, revealing the giant sword inside in an instant.
However, the torn Nine-Tails chakra also helped to wear down the water dragon. In the end, the giant sword and the water dragon collided, and the water dragon was stopped after a loud bang.
"Damn it."
Zabuza cursed under his breath, then took advantage of Naruto blocking his Water Dragon Bullet to form hand seals again.
After the water dragon subsided, Naruto quickly formed hand seals.
[Wood Release: Wood Clone]
Ten wooden clones separated from Naruto's body. Three of them went to entangle Zabuza in front of him, while Naruto chased after the original body that he sensed was leaving.
This leads to the question: why doesn't Naruto use wide-range ninjutsu?
Well, the main concern is accidental injury. I can control it well with my own chakra, but the power might not be enough.
Using Kurama's chakra, although there's enough, it wouldn't be good if it accidentally hurts a teammate.
My chakra control is still not good enough; I need to go back and practice.
Several golden beams shot towards Zabuza, but another water clone appeared, and a water dragon bullet briefly slowed Naruto's speed.
Once I kill that old man, I can end this damn mission.
Zabuza couldn't understand why, in such an impoverished Land of Waves, they would pay such an outrageous squad to escort this bridge-building craftsman.
No, with this squad, you could easily conquer a small country. Why are you so fixated on building a bridge?
Zabuza's pupils reflected Tazuna hiding behind Hinata. Although he couldn't understand why Tazuna could summon such a team, as Zabuza the Demon, the Demon in the Mist, how could he not even kill a mere ordinary person like you?
He rushed towards Hinata with great speed, then swung his greatsword, trying to slap Hinata away with the blade.
Why not just kill Hinata directly?
Because he didn't dare. Killing Tazuna was to complete the mission, and it was normal for there to be conflicts during the mission. Killing someone else's escort target would be perfectly reasonable.
Konoha won't hunt him down because of this.
But if he kills everyone in this squad, then things might change.
After all, the so-called bond between ninja squads is no joke; killing one means offending four.
Blood-red eyes and white blades, Jinchuriki, Uchiha, the last surviving member of the Uzumaki clan with three tomoe.
No way, why am I so unlucky?!
Although he harbored many grievances, Zabuza was a ninja with professional ethics, so even though Gato's attitude towards him was not good, he could tolerate it.
While part of the reason was the failure of his own subordinates, if it had been any other rogue ninja, Gato might already be dead, but Zabuza is not.
He merely fled Kirigakure, but did not betray the village.
Zabuza gripped his guillotine tightly. Closer, closer... the girl before him... wait, what's beneath her feet...
Hinata watched as Zabuza charged toward her, then assumed a stance, lowered her center of gravity, and a blue Bagua formation formed beneath her feet.
"This is...."
Tazuna stared in disbelief at the Bagua formation beneath his feet and asked curiously.
"Gentle Fist."
Hinata didn't turn around, but she answered his question.
"This is... Gentle Fist - Sixty-Four Palms!"
Zabuza recognized it clearly; it was the Hyuga clan's Gentle Fist.
Yes, the eyes see clearly, but the heart doesn't want to understand.
They were quite far apart, and the veins around Hinata's eyes weren't very prominent, which is why Zabuza didn't recognize her.
But now it seems that this team also has a member of the Hyuga main family.
No, it's off track.
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