As he said this, he looked at the three people on the shore: "Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura—this is another test for you, and also a moment to test your teamwork!"
"Please don't embarrass me!" After saying that, Kakashi leisurely took out a photo album from his ninja tool pouch and started reading, without any shame for being captured.
Ashore—
"Tsk." Looking at Kakashi trapped inside the Water Prison, Sasuke scoffed inwardly, feeling embarrassed to be part of his squad.
Staring at Zabuza's water clone, Sasuke sneered and said, "Zabuza, huh."
"In that case, I think you should add my name to your handbook!"
"And me!" On the other side, Naruto, whose body was glowing with golden light, stared at the forehead protector Zabuza was stepping on and growled.
That was the forehead protector Iruka-sensei had given him. There was no way he'd let anyone step on it!
He would get revenge!
"I, Haruno Sakura, am also a member of Team 7!" Sakura shouted, raising her brick-like weapon angrily.
"Ah!" Naruto roared and charged straight at Zabuza.
"Idiot, don't act so rashly!" Sakura yelled.
Bang!
A bell-like sound rang out as Naruto was kicked back by Zabuza.
However, he was gripping his forehead protector tightly in his hand!
"You eyebrow-less freak!" Naruto growled, standing up. "Remember my name!"
"I'm the man who will become the Hokage of Konoha someday!" Naruto tied the forehead protector back on his head. "I am a Konoha ninja—Uzumaki Naruto!"
Sasuke and Sakura stood to his left and right, weapons in hand, locking eyes on Zabuza's water clone.
"Hmph. That's a good show of spirit—but unfortunately…" Zabuza vanished and reappeared behind the trio, swinging his beheading sword downward.
He already understood that the golden-haired brat's defense was absurd—nothing short of extraordinary.
So this time, he targeted Sakura!
With her sensory abilities, she had become an obstacle.
He still couldn't understand how a Genin could keep tracking his movements—it was unsettling.
Bang!
Naruto rushed in, using his head to block the blade. He sneered. "Oi, eyebrow-less, don't ignore me—we're a team, you know!"
"Na-Naruto…" In Sakura's eyes, Naruto's figure at that moment appeared unusually tall and dazzling!
"That's right, Naruto!"
Sasuke appeared behind Zabuza, forming seals swiftly with both hands.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Sasuke inhaled deeply and unleashed a massive fireball from his mouth.
"Tch!" Zabuza frowned. Even as a water clone, the intensity of that jutsu was a bit much. He was forced to dodge.
"Sasuke, get over here!" Naruto called out, gathering the three of them together.
"I have a plan…" Naruto whispered, eyes locked on Zabuza's clone. No one could hear what he was saying to the others.
"Hmph. I didn't think you had it in you to strategize under pressure. I underestimated you," Sasuke said calmly.
"Haha!" Naruto grinned, assuming Sasuke was praising him.
"Then let's do it!" Naruto shouted. Dozens of Shadow Clones appeared around him, all glowing brightly, so dazzling that it was hard to look at them.
"Hmph. Genin are Genin. No matter how many of you there are, you can't make up the difference in power!" Zabuza scoffed and spun his sword rapidly, destroying clone after clone.
"Now!" Naruto shouted.
Sakura quickly pulled out a camera from her pouch and began taking rapid photos of Zabuza.
Click, click, click!
The camera's flashing disrupted Zabuza's vision, making his movements stutter slightly.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Sasuke weaved through the sea of golden clones, avoiding Sakura's camera flashes, and stuck close to Zabuza's side.
By the time all of Naruto's clones had been destroyed, Sasuke was already behind Zabuza.
"What?!" Zabuza was startled.
He hadn't noticed when the black-haired brat had gotten behind him!
He attempted to retreat, but Sasuke stayed tight on his heels, practically breathing down his neck.
He glanced at Sakura and then at the camera in her hands.
"That girl's technique is odd!" Zabuza judged.
Whenever the light from her camera flashed, his senses blurred. He hadn't even realized the black-clad brat had slipped in.
"So that's it!" Zabuza said coldly from the water.
"The brat with the golden body used those Shadow Clones to give the black-haired one an opening to close in on me!"
"That tool must be some kind of sensory-jamming weapon that temporarily restricts movement."
"And the black-haired one must be a close-combat specialist!" Zabuza analyzed grimly.
"As expected of the Demon of the Hidden Mist!" Kakashi flipped a page in his photo album and said calmly, "When those three work together, even I get a headache."
"I saw what happened to your clone." The Sharingan in Kakashi's left eye spun rapidly.
"Hmph!" Zabuza snorted. "You're kidding me, right? I'm a Kirigakure demon. Back when I was their age, my hands were already stained with blood. You think some strange little tool will beat me?"
"Haha. The power of one person is indeed limited," Kakashi said evenly. "But when three people act together, they can create infinite possibilities."
Right as Kakashi finished speaking, lightning flickered from Sasuke's body—Zabuza's water clone was electrocuted until it crackled like a burned shell.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Armor!" Sasuke said calmly, raising a bottle of energy potion and drinking it.
There was no other choice. Using both the Eighteen Falls and Lightning Armor together consumed far too much chakra. Without the potion, he would've already collapsed under Zabuza's attacks.
Zabuza's water clone grew more alarmed the longer the fight continued.
That brat's taijutsu wasn't inferior to his own—and the blows Sasuke returned felt even heavier than what he dished out!
"This is getting troublesome!" The clone growled. Chakra surged from his body, and he exploded outward, knocking Sasuke back.
"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, coughing blood.
That was all he could do. The rest was up to Naruto.
"Yeah!" Naruto yelled, already preparing a Rasengan in his palm.
"This one's for stepping on my forehead protector!"
Naruto roared and charged at Zabuza's water clone!
End of the Chapter.
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