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"Sasuke!" Sakura and Naruto shouted, shocked to see Sasuke kill the terrifying ninja who had said he would kill them all.
But both children didn't completely close their mouths and celebrated before Zabuza falls into a pool of water revealing that he was a water clone.
"Damn kid!" Zabuza said as he stepped back and appeared far away from the group.
Since he hadn't forgotten about Kakashi, Zabuza didn't dare appear in his true body in the middle of the group.
Kakashi appeared in the middle of the group shortly after the water clone was destroyed and smiled in surprise at his student's speed and reaction.
At first he was worried that he wouldn't be able to defend his students while fighting Zabuza, but with Sasuke here he'll be more at ease.
With a serious face, Kakashi turned his gaze towards Zabuza and the Sharingan in his left eye analyzed the movements of the demon of the hidden mist.
In an instant, both men stepped forward and clashed their weapons.
Both shinobi fought evenly for several minutes, but in a moment of carelessness Kakashi was thrown back by a kick and fell into the water.
'No good,' Kakashi thought as he felt the water around him.
"Water Element: Water Prison"
Suddenly, Zabuza appeared next to Kakashi and trapped him in a sphere of water.
'I got too confident,' Kakashi thought.
Waving his hands, Kakashi communicated to his team to escape.
Kakashi could sense that the Zabuza who caught him was the real one, so he was relieved that his team was escaping the place.
And seeing that Zabuza created 5 water clones, he hoped that the group would escape and get out of the clones' reach.
"Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto and Sakura shouted as they saw Kakashi trapped inside a sphere of water created by Zabuza.
Seeing the hand signs, Sakura translated the message.
"He wants us to escape," said the pink-haired girl.
"We won't abandon Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto shouted and the rest of the team agreed.
Suddenly, the group realized that Zabuza had created 5 water clones and they headed towards them.
The two children clenched their weapons and Tazuna trembled all over his body.
Kakashi had been caught by the enemy and didn't think he'd get out of here alive.
"Protect the client" Sasuke said as he stood in front of the group.
"Sasuke" the group saw the Uchiha's back and had different thoughts.
While Sakura had complete confidence in her man and only a little concern, Tazuna prayed to every god he could think of, praying to see his family again.
'Move' Naruto on the other hand, felt his whole body tremble and ignored his orders.
As he watched Sasuke advance, the blond couldn't muster the courage to face Zabuza.
The killing intent that Zabuza expelled and the speed at which he moved when facing Kakashi made Naruto feel fear.
As the protagonist, Naruto could change his mental state quickly, but Sasuke didn't give him time and sped up.
'Sasuke' everyone thought.
Kakashi was a little upset as he was ready to die and didn't want his death to go to waste, but was shocked by what happened next.
Suddenly, Sasuke disappeared from the group's sight and reappeared among the water clones.
And in an instant, the 5 water clones were destroyed.
As Zabuza's eyes widened in surprise at the boy's speed, he had to free his arm and move out of the way as a kunai flew full speed in his direction, flashing with lightning chakra.
The speed of the kunai was such that the rogue Kirigakure ninja could not dodge it by keeping his arm inside the sphere of water to keep Kakashi trapped.
And when Zabuza turned to Sasuke in anger, Kakashi appeared in front of him.
Clang!
Both ninjas faced each other and the sound of metal was heard throughout the place.
After several clashes between the two, the two men backed off.
Quickly both shinobi performed hand seals and unleashed a large water Jutsu.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!" both shinobi shouted as they created a large amount of water and collided with the opponent's construction.
The two men fought evenly for several minutes as Kakashi slowly gained the advantage.
His Sharingan allowed him to quickly analyze Zabuza's fighting style, follow his movements in advance, and react in advance.
Zabuza was growing impatient and moved away to unleash a large water jutsu, but Kakashi got there first.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Technique!" Kakashi said and launched the large water dragon in Zabuza's direction.
'can see the future' was a thought that ran through Zabuza's head during the fight before he was defeated.
The water dragon collided with the body of the fog demon, crashing it into a tree and falling almost limp to the ground, but still alive.
Kakashi wanted to step forward to deliver the final blow, but his senses reacted quickly and he stepped back.
The whole group watched in surprise as some senbon hit Zabuza's neck and he fell with his eyes closed.
The group saw again a figure who appeared and introduced himself as a Kirigakure hunter who was following the trail of Momochi Zabuza.
Kakashi approached and checked Zabuza's body, and after finding no vital signs, he gave his verdict and everyone thought Zabuza was dead.
After the young man carried Zabuza's body over his shoulder and carried it along with his sword, the group breathed a sigh of relief when it was all over.
After Kakashi explained what a hunter was, Naruto and Sakura expressed their doubts about someone their age being a ninja hunter.
Kakashi had to explain to them that there might be ninjas his age in the world who were more powerful than him.
But before the young men could say anything else, Kakashi knelt down as his body ached from the lack of chakra.
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto and Sakura shouted as they watched Kakashi fall.
Sasuke reacted quickly and held Kakashi's arm over his shoulder and walked over to Tazuna.
"Is your house close? Kakashi needs to rest" Sasuke said after explaining that Kakashi only had chakra exhaustion.
The group breathed a sigh of relief because they wouldn't feel safe without Kakashi present.
The group quickly headed to Tazuna's house while a pair of Naruto clones held Kakashi on Sasuke's orders.
Naruto didn't want to follow Sasuke's orders, but Sasuke convinced him that his clones are ideal for these situations.
"Tsunami, Inari, I'm here!"
Before long, the group arrived at Tazuna's house and the old man shouted outside the door.
"Dad!"
Quickly, the door opened and Tazuna's daughter came out to greet him.
"They are…"
After an emotional hug, Tsunami was the first to ask the identity of Team 7 and Tazuna introduced them.
"They are the ones responsible for me being able to arrive alive," Tazuna said with a big smile and explained the situation they encountered along the way.
"Thank you so much for protecting my father," Tsunami said as she bowed to the group.
"Okay, it's our job," Sakura said.
"Hahaha, it's nothing, the enemies were very weak" said Naruto.
Sasuke for his part just nodded.
"He is…" Although curious about the clones of the blond boy, Tsunami was worried about the white-haired boy being carried by the children.
"It's okay, he just needs to rest a little" Sasuke said and Tsunami quickly offered an empty room on the second floor for Kakashi to rest.
"Sakura, help Tsunami prepare lunch."
"Naruto, create a dozen clones and have them guard the perimeter."
"I'll go hunt for something for lunch," Sasuke said.
"Yes," Sakura replied without opposition.
"You will not give me orders, you are not the team leader!" Very different from Naruto, who immediately opposed following Sasuke's orders.
The blond was already stressed because he couldn't prove himself in battle and Sasuke had always overshadowed him. And now Sasuke was ordering him around?
"Naruto, you idiot...!" Faced with Naruto's behavior, Sakura reacted quickly and was about to hit him like in the past.
Tsunami and Tazuna saw this situation, worried about these ninjas fighting in their home.
Tazuna had seen the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza, and didn't want his home to be destroyed.
Naruto crossed his arms looking at Sasuke and challenging him with his eyes.
Although he had always lost to Sasuke, Naruto was not going to give up so easily and would fight Sasuke right now and teach him a lesson.
But the blond quickly felt the pressure bearing down on him as a Zabuza-like killing intent descended upon him.
"As long as Kakashi isn't around, I'm the team leader."
"If you don't obey a simple order, you're not needed here," Sasuke said coldly as he unleashed his killing intent on Naruto.
Although he had not killed before, he had absorbed Kakashi's skills and experiences and was able to unleash his own killing intent on the blond.
Sasuke perfectly controlled his killing intent, so Sakura, Tsunami and Tazuna were not affected.
The 3 of them just saw the blond turn around and leave the house with a simple order from Sasuke.
Relieved that nothing had happened, the group went about their business.
While Tazuna went to his room to rest after a long trip, Tsunami and Sakura headed to the kitchen.
Sasuke, meanwhile, also left the house and headed into the forest.
As he watched Sasuke disappear into the forest, Naruto gritted his teeth and his nails dug into his hand as he remembered what happened inside the house.
As furious as he was with Sasuke, the blond couldn't help but tremble at the memory of Sasuke's killing intent.
Naruto believed that Sasuke would kill him if he didn't follow his orders, and fear prevented the blond from going after Sasuke for a fight.
Sasuke meanwhile, didn't go too far into the forest before stopping and climbing a tree.
With his position near Tazuna's house to return to in case of any situation, Sasuke created a clone and this clone transformed into Hawk and immediately took flight.
10 minutes later, the clone disappeared and Sasuke received the memories.
Immediately, Sasuke jumped out of the tree and immediately headed towards where the clone saw possible prey.
At full speed, it took Sasuke less than a minute to get near a boar and it only took one Kunai throw to kill the boar.
The boar didn't stand a chance. He didn't even know he was in danger before a kunai penetrated his head and reached his brain.
Sasuke quickly lifted the boar's body and returned to Tazuna's house.
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Tsunami received the boar's body with a smile and thought about preparing a big meal for the ninjas who will be temporarily staying at her house.
If the ninjas can hunt every day, she won't be worried about having something to cook for her family.
Although his father earned a lot of money as a bridge builder, since Gato's arrival his work has decreased considerably and they have been living off his father's savings.
Besides, even if they didn't mind spending money, there are few things they could buy now.
Since Gato's arrival, the businessman has controlled the entire import market, and many people are starving due to shortages.
After an hour, the group gathered in the dining room and ate until they were satisfied.