Naruto: Naruto's Uchiha girlfriend is too arrogant

Chapter 147 Battles in the Early Stages of Naruto

"Take this, Zabuza Momochi! A twenty-meter radius attack—Water Lightning Release: Heavenly Mirror Lightning Prison Thousand Cries Annihilation Technique!"

Naruto shouted out the name of the incredibly long technique he had just come up with in a flash of inspiration.

"Hey, that name is way too long..."

Even amidst the tense battle, upon hearing the ridiculously long and exaggerated name of the technique, Kakashi couldn't help but mutter a habitual complaint under his breath, thinking that the scene looked somewhat familiar.

Of course, Naruto didn't intend to completely defeat Zabuza with just this one move. If he used too much force and scared Zabuza away, then he would be finished.

However, since Zabuza Momochi was once an elite Jonin of Kirigakure, Naruto naturally wouldn't naively believe that such a wide-range combination of ninjutsu could completely render him powerless.

As expected, in the perception of life energy in the "Golden Experience," Zabuza, who was paralyzed by lightning and convulsing in pain in the water, had a pitifully weak life energy signal.

The true, abundant source of life energy remains steadily on the surface of the lake not far away.

Water clones...

Having seen through his opponent's trick, Naruto didn't hesitate and immediately hurled an ordinary shuriken towards his water clone! At the same time, his hands began forming hand seals at a dazzling speed!

"Sword Shadow Clone Technique!"

With Naruto's shout, the seemingly ordinary shuriken suddenly split in mid-air! In the blink of an eye, dozens of shuriken shot towards the location of Zabuza's clone!

A series of sharp "thuds" rang out, and the figure was instantly struck by countless shuriken, almost turning into a hedgehog!

"This is the Third Hokage's ninjutsu..."

Kakashi, witnessing this, immediately recognized the technique as an A-rank ninjutsu developed by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He hadn't expected Naruto to have even mastered it.

Kakashi released the chakra that had sustained the Lightning Release: Gratitude Wave, and the lightning instantly extinguished. However, in that delicate moment when the old power had just dissipated and the new power had not yet been generated—

"Go to hell, you brat!"

Zabuza's voice suddenly rang out from very close behind Naruto! The long sword tore through the mist and mercilessly slashed horizontally towards the back of Naruto's neck!

"Pfft!"

A dull thud echoed as a blade pierced flesh! But it wasn't Naruto who was injured—someone was faster than Zabuza! The instant the sound rang out, Kakashi's figure appeared behind Naruto as if by teleportation, his kunai striking with precision and ruthlessness, piercing deeply into the chest of the suddenly appearing "Zabuza" who had launched the sneak attack!

However... when Zabuza was stabbed by a kunai, what gushed out of the wound was not bright red blood, but clear water!

His body quickly became transparent and liquefied, and finally collapsed to the ground with a "splash," turning into a puddle of clear water.

It's another water clone!

Almost at the same moment the water clone disintegrated, an even sharper whooshing sound came from behind Kakashi! It turned out that the water clone that attacked Naruto earlier was just bait; the real killing move was the fatal blow that followed, aimed straight at Kakashi's back!

"laugh--!"

The long sword pierced Kakashi's heart without any resistance! Zabuza, who appeared from behind, wore a cruel and cold smile, befitting a victor—"The battle is over."

But... his smile froze on his face. Because "Kakashi," who had been pierced by his long sword, did not bleed at all from the wound. His body also began to blur and liquefy rapidly, eventually turning into a puddle of water that spilled onto the ground.

So that's how it is... He actually copied and used my Water Clone Technique with his Sharingan just now! Zabuza was shocked.

Immediately afterward, a cold touch pressed against Zabuza's neck! The real Kakashi appeared behind him, his kunai firmly pressed against Zabuza's throat.

"Don't move."

Hearing Kakashi's murderous voice, Zabuza instead let out a low, cold laugh. "Heh... I see. As expected of Kakashi with the Sharingan. You actually copied my ninjutsu the very first moment we clashed... You've been hiding in the shadows from the very beginning using the Hidden Mist Technique, replacing yourself with a water clone, waiting for me to reveal my weakness."

Kakashi didn't respond, but the kunai in his hand drew closer. Zabuza continued, "And that brat… no wonder you let him get involved in our battle. Looks like he truly deserves to be killed by my own hand…"

"But... I'm not so easy to deal with!"

Zabuza's voice came from behind Kakashi once again!

The body of "Zabuza" that Kakashi was holding hostage began to rapidly turn into water and dissipate—it was yet another water clone that was indistinguishable from the real thing!

...Naruto, who was watching from the side, was already getting a little tired of this kind of plot twist that resembled a nested doll of water.

The real attack has just begun! Zabuza's true form appeared behind Kakashi, his long sword slashing fiercely at Kakashi's neck!

Kakashi reacted incredibly quickly, immediately crouching and diving down! The blade barely grazed his silver hair!

Without pausing after his first attack missed, Zabuza raised his leg and unleashed a heavy whip kick at Kakashi's lower body, attempting to send him flying and lose his balance!

At this critical moment!

"Whoosh!"

A figure suddenly lunged forward! Naruto, wielding a kunai, thrust it at Zabuza's upper body from an extremely tricky angle!

Zabuza was completely taken aback by the kid's reaction speed and the precision and ruthlessness in seizing the opportunity to attack. He had no choice but to forcibly interrupt his pursuit of Kakashi and parry with his sword!

"clang!"

The kunai and the longsword clashed violently, sending sparks flying. Naruto's timely intervention completely averted Kakashi's crisis.

It seems this sneak attack has failed... Zabuza harbors resentment and tries to use the thick fog to conceal himself again, planning his next attack.

However, just as he was about to withdraw and merge back into the mist—

Suddenly! Several shuriken shot out from the thick fog behind him, aiming straight for his back!

"What?!"

Zabuza, relying on his rich combat instincts, sensed the killing intent behind him at the last moment! In shock, he immediately twisted his body to dodge!

But those shuriken seemed to have a life of their own, drawing strange arcs in the air, bypassing him, and finally "clattering" into the trees behind him!

This is... the art of shurikenjutsu?!

In that split second when Zabuza was distracted by this exquisite manipulation technique—

The real killing move has arrived! Kakashi once again seized this fleeting opportunity and launched a fierce attack! Perhaps because Kakashi has been neglecting his training and cannot yet instantly unleash [Lightning Blade], he chose the most direct method—the kunai in his hand, imbued with icy killing intent, pierced straight towards Zabuza's heart!

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(I'm having a bit of writer's block... I'm taking another day off today, still only two chapters, but I'll definitely post four tomorrow.)