[Oh no!]
["Watch out!"]
[Kakashi Hatake rushed over immediately, but in his heart, he felt a bit of despair.]
[Too fast, too close!]
[Sasuke's pupils constricted suddenly.]
[Sakura's mind went blank.]
[Zabuza gave a sinister laugh.]
[He could almost see the image of the Kunai piercing Naruto's neck and blood spraying out.]
Ino Yamanaka: "No way?!"
Hyuga Hinata: "Naruto-kun!!!"
This scene made everyone's hearts leap into their throats.
Except, of course, for Orochimaru.
Orochimaru had a smile on his lips and shook his head helplessly.
"As expected, Black-framed Naruto-kun still has the nature of a child."
"No matter how mature he acts, his actual age remains the same."
"He still has a playful, childish heart."
[Buzz—]
[Just at the moment the Kunai was about to pierce Naruto's neck.]
[Naruto disappeared.]
[Zabuza was dazed for a moment.]
[He didn't realize what was happening at all.]
[The blonde kid in front of him just vanished into thin air.]
[And in his place, a uniquely shaped three-pronged kunai appeared.]
[Kakashi was stunned.]
[An indescribable sense of familiarity surged in his heart.]
[His originally restless heart calmed down.]
[The moment he saw the three-pronged kunai, he felt an instinctive trust.]
[However.]
[The next instant.]
[Squelch—!!!]
[Sasuke's eyes widened, and Sakura's eyes lit up.]
[Zabuza, on the other hand, had a face full of disbelief.]
[His vision shifted.]
[It began to move downward.]
[Everything happened too fast.]
[In Zabuza's mind, Genin were just Ninja to be slaughtered and toyed with at will.]
[Sakura catching the executioners blade was already beyond his expectations.]
[Now, this blonde kid's counterattack completely overturned his worldview.]
[Almost in a flash, at the moment the Kunai was about to pierce the blonde's neck.]
[The blonde disappeared.]
[No, it should be said he turned into a three-pronged kunai.]
[Then, as his own Kunai missed.]
[And he was unable to pull back to defend, that blonde kid appeared again!]
[Still maintaining the posture of gathering momentum from before.]
[A flash of the blade passed by.]
[Then, with a "clink" sound.]
[The ring of a Ninja sword being unsheathed reached his ears.]
[The blade was faster than the sound!]
[Zabuza realized his neck had been severed by a single strike.]
[Click—]
[The Ninja sword was sheathed.]
[Draw—Slash!]
[The entire process took only the blink of an eye.]
[Thud—]
[As Naruto landed, Zabuza's head also fell to the ground.]
[His eyes were wide with rage, his face still etched with disbelief.]
[Splash—]
[Then.]
[Zabuza's body turned into a puddle of water.]
[His head did the same.]
[Water Clone!]
[Gulp—]
[Tazuna swallowed hard.]
[He didn't know.]
[That a Water Clone would turn into a puddle the instant it was hit.]
[Cases like this, where the head was severed and actually fell to the ground, were very, very rare.]
[One could only say the blade was too fast!]
[Kakashi sucked in a breath of cold air.]
[A familiar figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.]
[Then he gave a bitter smile, 'My father's Swordsmanship... no matter how high it was, this is probably what it looked like.']
[At this moment, Kakashi realized what he had overlooked.]
[Naruto seemed to also possess Swordsmanship that was not inferior to his father's.]
[This was completely beyond his expectations.]
[Sakura's eyes shone with a strange light, her excited face flushed red.]
[She unconsciously tightened her grip on the executioners blade.]
[Sasuke was silent for a moment, and the thought of practicing Swordsmanship arose in his heart.]
[Handsome!]
[Cool!]
[Really handsome and cool!]
[Sizzle—]
[And just then.]
[In the puddle that the Water Clone had reverted to, several thin arcs of lightning were still flickering.]
[He infused it with Lightning Release Chakra?!]
[No wonder the sword light was so dazzling just now.]
[It turns out that at the moment of drawing the sword, the blade was covered with tiny arcs of lightning.]
[Sasuke was truly moved.]
[He felt that this kind of Swordsmanship was practically tailor-made for him.]
[Kakashi was dumbfounded.]
[He thought he had a good understanding of Naruto's strength.]
[He never expected... that the day of the Team 7 assessment was only the tip of the iceberg.]
[Just how many more abilities were there that he didn't know about?]
Senju Tobirama: "I told you, what Sword Cultivator doesn't like to show off?"
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph, this should be called... Body Flicker Technique: Slash!"
Senju Tobirama: "It must be based on my Flying Thunder God: Slash!"
Orochimaru: "Hehe, Second Hokage, don't speak so confidently... otherwise, I'd think Black-framed Naruto-kun already knew everything."
Senju Tobirama didn't reply.
In his heart, he was also a bit envious.
Looking at it this way, his Flying Thunder God: Slash didn't seem cool at all anymore.
["Damn it!"]
["That brat... how can he be so eerie?!"]
["Blonde hair?"]
["Famous for speed... Konoha's... yellow flash?!"]
["How is this possible?!"]
[Zabuza was terrified; for a moment, he even forgot that his executioners blade had been snatched by Sakura.]
[Hiding in the shadows, he was somewhat uncertain.]
[Should he deal with the blonde kid first, or that white-haired Jonin?]
[White-haired Jonin... Konoha's Copy Ninja Kakashi Hatake?]
['Hmph!']
['An attack like that can probably only be used a few times. He's just a Genin after all. I'll use a few Shadow Clones to stall him for a bit and deal with Kakashi first!']
[Zabuza was ultimately still conceited.]
[He quickly made a decision.]
[In short, the advantage is mine!]
[Whoosh—]
[The next instant, Zabuza formed a hand seal with one hand and appeared on a large tree in front of Team 7.]
[With his back to Team 7, he looked back sideways at the five of them.]
["Brat!"]
["You have already found your Way to death!"]
[Zabuza's eyes were bloodshot.]
[Naruto sized him up.]
[Sakura also looked on curiously.]
[Influenced by Naruto, Sakura naturally didn't feel afraid.]
[Anyway, as long as Naruto-kun was there, no problem was a problem.]
[Kakashi felt his cheeks burning; it seemed his presence as a Jōnin Instructor was a bit low.]
[Sasuke had a cold expression.]
[Zabuza's targeting didn't seem to include him.]
[Was he being looked down upon?!]
[At this time, Kakashi stepped in front of the others to face Zabuza directly.]
["S-rank Rogue Ninja of the Hidden Mist Village, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist—Demon: Momochi Zabuza."]
["Hmph!" Zabuza snorted coldly.]
["Konoha's Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake."]
["I didn't expect you Konoha Ninjas to be such busybodies too!"]
[Zabuza sneered repeatedly.]
[Kakashi narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[Then he raised his hand and lifted the forehead protector covering his left eye.]
["Zabuza, I won't let you try to harm my comrades a second time!"]