Leave the Rest to You

Of course not. Zabuza probably hadn't expected the other side to agree, either. He said that only to exert some psychological pressure on his enemy.

And so, as expected, the battle erupted. The ninjutsu duel between Kakashi and Zabuza was spectacular, one of the most exciting and representative fights from the early days of Naruto.

Right in the middle of it all, Yinsen, serving as an audience member, watched to his heart's content.

And just to complain a little, Kakashi Hatake truly deserved his reputation as the man of Five Kage Level. He could fight anyone to a standstill... But against Zabuza, he was doing it on purpose, wasn't he?

Yinsen always felt that Kakashi had deliberately allowed himself to be captured so he could see whether Naruto, Sasuke, and the others could respond properly. In any case, he didn't believe a mere Water Prison Technique could truly trap Kakashi.

So engrossed was Yinsen in watching the show that he nearly forgot he was part of this mission too. Fortunately, neither Sasuke nor Naruto had the sort of personality that relied on others. Whenever they faced trouble, they always chose to confront it themselves and solve the problem.

Thus, even without Yinsen's reminder or help, Naruto and the others still did very well and successfully rescued Kakashi. Kakashi then displayed the strength expected of an elite jonin and swiftly defeated Zabuza... This guy had definitely been holding back earlier.

Not much time had passed from Zabuza's entrance to his defeat. With how quickly and abruptly everything unfolded, almost no one noticed that Yinsen had spent the entire time watching from the sidelines, barely saying a word.

At that moment, Yinsen stood with his arms folded, considering whether he should stir up a little trouble once Haku made an appearance.

While