Chapter 167 Battle, Demon Zabuza
"Someone actually managed to withstand my decapitation blade?"
The broadsword clashed with the blade, then bounced off and landed on a nearby tree. Its blade was so sharp that it pierced the wood three inches deep.
A man with a few bandages on his body and dressed in somewhat simple clothes appeared above the decapitation sword.
He held his head high, exuding an extremely imposing aura, and then turned to look at Kakashi and his group.
Upon seeing Kakashi with white hair and a white dagger in his hand, his pupils contracted, and then he said with some apprehension, "Heh... who do we have here?
It turns out to be the famous Blood-Eyed White Blade of Konoha—Hatake Kakashi."
"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?
You're Zabuza, the Demon King?"
Kakashi had served as a captain in the Anbu for several years, so he had some impression of the powerful ninjas from various villages, and Zabuza was one of them.
"I never expected that you would remember me. It's truly an honor."
Zabuza leaped down, drawing his Executioner's Blade as he landed and hoisting it onto his shoulder.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, can you handle this?"
Naruto felt an uncomfortable sensation on his skin, his sixth sense frantically warning him.
The man in front of her seemed capable of taking her life.
Kakashi nodded, continued to stare at Zabuza, then removed the headband covering his eyes, revealing three rotating Sharingan eyes with tomoe.
"Don't worry, the teacher is very capable."
Zabuza stared at Kakashi's body, avoiding his eyes, his mind constantly replaying the analysis of the situation.
"Hey, Kakashi, how about you give me that old man?"
After thinking for a while, Zabuza said to Kakashi.
After all, Kakashi has quite a reputation in the ninja world.
He once broke into Kumogakure and almost tricked the Two-Tails Jinchuriki away.
He was able to escape unscathed despite being pursued by Kumogakure with all his might.
Although he hasn't appeared in the ninja world for several years, he is now leading a group of students who look like they have just graduated from the ninja academy.
Perhaps his strength has declined?
Could it be that when the Cloud Ninja were chasing him, they injured him, which is why he chose to retire?
Zabuza squinted at Kakashi.
"That's not a good idea, after all, it's the first task for me and my dear students."
Kakashi looked at Zabuza with an innocent expression.
Clang!
A flash of sparks, and the Executioner's Blade clashed with the White Blade once more, but this time the blade was empowered by Zabuza's power.
The size of the blade meant it wasn't the kind of weapon that could be used for head-on collisions.
Kakashi used the force to swipe the blade across the Executioner's Blade, a sharp metallic scraping sound rang out, and then he crouched down to dodge the horizontal slash that was about to cut him in half at the waist.
Zabuza did not stop swinging his greatsword. As the saying goes, "One effort is enough, but the second will be weaker and the third will be exhausted."
He used the strength of his arm to change the direction of the greatsword and slashed it vertically towards Kakashi.
"Hey, can't you just back down a little?
Seriously, am I that intimidating now?"
The blade deftly caught the Executioner's Blade.
Under the flash of Kakashi's crimson pupils, he deflected the blade, his left hand forming a hand seal, and a burst of lightning spread across his blade.
He complained that he hadn't been out for several years and now he had no authority at all.
The white blade, accompanied by a thunderous roar, swiftly slashed towards Zabuza's throat.
It hit, but the next moment Zabuza turned into a pool of water and fell to the ground with a splash.
Kakashi showed no surprise and moved swiftly toward the location of the Executioner's Blade.
"As expected of Blood-Eyed White Blade, I admire you greatly."
Sure enough, Zabuza appeared and picked up the Executioner's Blade.
He then began to form hand seals.
Two breaths later, three wisps of water jumped out of his body and transformed into three Zabuzas.
The two water clones charged towards Kakashi, each wielding a massive guillotine blade, their expressions extremely ferocious as if they intended to behead him in one strike.
Kakashi sensed something was wrong, but relying on his speed and destructive power, a flash of lightning struck, and all was silent.
The two water clones once again turned into water clumps and fell helplessly to the ground.
"Something's not right, Kakashi-sensei!"
Karin shouted at Kakashi, and at that moment Kakashi also saw the hand seals Zabuza had formed.
"Water Escape and Mist Concealment Technique".
Zabuza let out a sinister voice, and a thick white mist rose from the forest, obscuring Kakashi's vision.
"Hey, this is a white mist that even the Sharingan can't see through.
What are you going to do about it?"
Zabuza's voice seemed to come from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint its exact location, like a demon.
Karin felt that her senses were severely affected by the fog, but she could still roughly sense Zabuza's approximate location.
"Brother!"
After sensing Zabuza's location, Karin's expression changed drastically.
After calling out to Naruto, she extended her chains and bound Tazuna.
"Hey, wait a minute!!!"
Tazuna was bound by Karin's chains and then pulled over by her.
Just as Tazuna flew through the air, a large sword slashed directly at Karin's chains.
Clang—
It's broken!
Tazna's body lost its grip and fell halfway down, the chains on his body gradually dissipating.
"Aaaaaah!"
Although he is old, the sounds he makes are anything but.
"These chains? The Uzumaki clan?"
When Zabuza severed Karin's Vajra Chains, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
As everyone knows, the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed by Kirigakure, and Kirigakure obtained a lot of information about the Uzumaki clan.
However, Konoha and the Uzumaki clan had a good relationship before the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, so it's not surprising that there are still Uzumaki bloodlines in Konoha.
Zabuza didn't pay much attention to Karin.
Although she was a child of the Uzumaki clan and seemed to have good talent, his only target was that old man.
Konoha's strength is considerable now, and with Kakashi leading the students, Konoha will certainly pay close attention to them.
If I kill these brats, who knows how many people Konoha will send to hunt me down?
Anyway, Gato only wanted to kill that old man.
He just needed to use his water clone to entangle Kakashi and kill the old man.
Kakashi sensed something was wrong when he defeated the water clones, and then realized Zabuza's plan when he heard Karin's shout.
Damn it, Zabuza who just appeared is also a water clone!
The surrounding fog seemed to block out sound, so Kakashi could only rely on his memory of the direction and hurriedly ran there.
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