One-Punch Sakura! Zabuza Defeated!

Kakashi had indeed lost.

Naruto shook his head helplessly. The ending hadn't changed; he still had to step in.

All he could say was that Zabuza had the strength, and Kakashi had been distracted. Otherwise, he might not have lost so thoroughly.

As for killing Kakashi, Zabuza didn't dare.

He was already in a miserable state from Kirigakure's pursuit.

If he provoked Konoha as well... heh, the reputation of Konoha's darkness echoed through every corner of the Ninja World.

Not because he was especially powerful, but because...

Hiruzen! I'm the Pot Kage!

Danzo! You'll regret this!

"D-Damn it!"

Uchiha Sasuke stared at Kakashi, trapped inside the Water Prison Technique, his eyes filled with shock.

But in an instant, that shock became overwhelming grief and anger.

Even Kakashi, who possessed the Sharingan, had been defeated... What could they possibly do on their own?

His entire body trembled violently.

At that moment, he lost his will to fight. Deep down, he was already waiting for death to arrive.

He had forgotten that Sakura had just cut Zabuza's Water Clone in half with a single strike.

Or perhaps he remembered, but simply refused to admit it.

"Naruto, we should... huh?"

When Uchiha Sasuke turned around, he froze.

Naruto didn't seem nervous at all. He even had the mood to chat with Sakura.

Then, when he looked at Sakura, his mind went blank.

Big sis, what time do you think it is? What are you doing?

Sakura was doing chest stretches, her face brimming with fighting spirit.

"Go on, Sakura. You can do it."

"I'll cheer you on from behind."

Sakura-bro: Beat the crap out of him! Naruto-kun has my back anyway!

"Okay! I won't let you down, Naruto-kun!"

"I think... I've caught up to Naruto-kun~"

With that shot of emotional encouragement, Sakura felt as though she were burning with passion. Burning!

"The old me was pathetically weak!"

"Sasuke, don't interfere. Today, I can finally unleash the results of my special training without holding back."

Naruto nodded slightly. It was undeniable that in a world where bloodlines reigned supreme, Pink Hair was truly impressive for a civilian ninja.

Although she had yet to learn the Hundred Healings Technique, Super Strength was still Super Strength.

What she lacked was recovery ability and endlessly surging Chakra.

Now, Naruto had allowed her to activate the Hundred Healings Technique in another way.

He used Nutrients to replace the Chakra accumulated and explosively released by the Hundred Healings Technique.

Setsuna would definitely strive to seize the future~!

"I'm going, Naruto-kun~!"

"Go on. Let Zabuza see what you're capable of."

Sakura gave him a sweet smile.

Then she turned, lifted the Kubikiribōchō, and her gaze sharpened.

"Hmph, just a Brat with a bit more strength."

"Don't think wearing a forehead protector makes you a ninja."

"Someone who hasn't experienced life and death—put another way, only those recorded in my handbook are true ninjas."

"Bring me the Kubikiribōchō!"

Zabuza's Water Clone was still sneering.

Little did he know, the word "danger" was already glowing over his head.

"You bastard!!!"

Was the Kubikiribōchō meant for slashing?

No, no, no. It was meant for smashing.

Watching Pink Hair suddenly shoot toward him, the Kubikiribōchō raised high overhead—

The Water Clone Zabuza at the front was still running his mouth.

"Hahaha! You don't even know how to use a sword. Hand it over!"

Smack—

The broad, heavy side of the blade came crashing down.

It smashed him so hard that he deformed.

The Water Clone instantly collapsed back into a puddle.

???

Everyone present except Naruto was covered in question marks.

Their question marks had practically shattered.

"Finally, I can let it all out!"

"Smash!"

"You damned exhibitionist!"

After landing, Sakura wasn't surprised by the result at all. If anything, she felt that she still wasn't used to the immense Chakra inside her body.

Next time, she could do even better. At the very least, she could catch up to Tenten's Super Strength first.

Whoosh—

The increase in power wasn't limited to strength alone.

Her speed had also explosively increased.

Without even using the Body Flicker Technique, she possessed speed close to it.

Of course, Sakura still couldn't compare to her future self during the Ninja World War.

After all, that Sakura had trained for two and a half years.

The current Sakura hadn't even trained for two and a half months.

Uchiha Sasuke: "..."

So... I'm the most useless one...

Leaving aside Uchiha Sasuke, whose confidence had been shattered—

Sakura reached the Water Clone blocking her path at incredible speed.

She smashed down with the blade again.

Smack—

Zabuza's Water Clone couldn't react at all. She was too fast.

He only saw a pink figure rushing at him, followed by the all-too-familiar Kubikiribōchō crashing down.

It smashed him to pieces.

Crack—

Clang—

Everyone's eyes widened again.

Zabuza's Water Clone had been smashed into water, and the Big Tree behind him had been smashed apart as well.

"Eh?"

"Eh?!!!"

Sakura froze as she looked at the broken Kubikiribōchō in her hands.

She turned toward Naruto. "What do we do, Naruto-kun...? This Kubikiribōchō from the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is too fragile. It broke after only two smashes... I'm sorry... I broke your Kubikiribōchō."

Sakura-bro: Ծ‸Ծ~

Naruto merely smiled. "It's okay. The Kubikiribōchō really is fragile, but it can absorb blood to restore itself. Even if only the hilt remains, it'll recover."

Hearing that, Sakura finally relaxed.

"It's my Kubikiribōchō! Mine!"

Zabuza howled.

The remaining three Water Clones also became serious.

"This Brat has some skill. Attack together!"

"Triangle assault. She's only a Brat. Even with Super Strength, she can't possibly have much combat experience."

"Finish her as quickly as possible, then take care of that terrified Brat while we're at it."

"Remember, avoid her fists. Also... don't kill her."

Whoosh—

Yet in that brief moment, Sakura had already moved.

She pushed off the ground hard with both legs. When she appeared again, she was already above the three Water Clones.

"Without the Kubikiribōchō, her combat ability has dropped considerably. The three of us together have the advantage!"

Imagination was beautiful, but reality was cruel.

Sakura trusted Naruto completely.

Naruto had told her not to worry about their attacks. She just needed to charge forward.

So, faced with the Kunai thrown by the three Zabuza clones, she didn't even bother dodging.

If she was injured, endless Nutrients would heal her body.

Only then did she understand why Naruto had told her not to care about the Kunai.

With attacks at this level, if she so much as glanced at them, her wounds would have nearly healed already.

"You bastard!"

Boom—

One punch came crashing down, and water mist burst into the air.

The three Water Clones of Zabuza were instantly pierced apart by flying rocks and splinters.

As the mist dispersed, Sakura remained in her downward striking stance.

She suddenly raised her head, her eyes locked firmly onto Zabuza's Original, who was holding Kakashi captive.

"Damn it, this can't continue!"

"If I maintain the Ninjutsu: Water Release—Water Prison Technique, I can't use any other ninjutsu."

Inside the water prison, Kakashi felt both ashamed and furious.

He was Team Seven's Lead Jonin, and he had quite a reputation in the Ninja World.

Yet his subordinates had to clean up the mess he had left behind.

I can endure it, but my aunt certainly can't!

"Although I still can't fully control that power... at this distance, there shouldn't be any accidents."

Kakashi closed his eyes and silently mobilized his Chakra.

The next instant, he abruptly opened his right eye.

"Kamui!"

Elsewhere, within Kamui Space.

"Rin, without you, there is no meaning to any existence."

That day, Obito came to a corner of Kamui Space.

This was where Rin was kept.

He gazed deeply at Rin, whose heart had been pierced by Kakashi.

Then he slowly raised his head and looked at the Kamui Space before him.

Every stone monument here resembled those of the Uchiha Clan.

Each one represented a member of the Uchiha Clan who had died tragically.

A trace of sorrow welled up in Obito's heart, and images surfaced in his mind.

He had arrived too late. What he had seen then was a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.

Didn't he know it was a trap set by Madara Uchiha?

Why had everything been such a coincidence?

Unfortunately, on the night of the Nine-Tails' Rampage, he had defied Madara Uchiha's original mission. After capturing Kurama, he still couldn't resist running out to make trouble.

When he fought Minato Namikaze, how desperately had he wished for his teacher to recognize him and stop him?

"Rin."

Obito called softly.

Kakashi... you promised me.

The Sharingan in Obito's right eye evolved into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Drip—

"Is that a tear?"

Obito lowered his head and looked at the drop of water on his hand.

Then he shook his head. "No. I won't shed tears for this Real World anymore, not even a single tear."

No sooner had the words left his mouth.

Splash—

Water brimming with the Chakra of the Water Prison Technique rushed straight at him.

Drenching Obito to the bone.

"Kakashi!!!"

"Kakashi?!"

Zabuza stared at Heavy Water, who had suddenly vanished before his eyes.

This is bad.

He had no time to think about how Kakashi had done it. Putting distance between them was the priority.

Splash, splash—

With its source of Chakra gone, the Water Prison Technique broke.

Kakashi slowly rose to his feet, his formerly spiky white hair hanging limp.

"Zabuza, this time, I absolutely won't hold anything back!"

Whoosh—

Seeing Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan closing, Zabuza staggered back in shock.

He had heard of that eye even while on the run.

Uchiha Itachi, the Konoha rogue ninja who had slaughtered the entire Uchiha Clan in a single night!

That eye... it did not look like the Sharingan from before. Could it be... the Uchiha Clan's Mangekyō Sharingan?!

"Kakashi-sensei, let me!"

Just as the furious Kakashi was about to make his move.

Sakura suddenly shouted.

Then she formed hand seals with both hands.

"I'll defeat him the way Naruto-kun would!"

"Clone Technique!"

Bzz—

Phantom Body Flicker!

Sakura-bro: This feeling of being filled to the brim with Chakra~ It's wonderful~

A full six Phantom Clones appeared.

"Seven Ninja Swordsmen?"

"You're not worthy of Naruto-kun making a move!"

Whoosh—

All seven Sakuras spoke at once, and to Zabuza's ears, their voices became stereophonic.

Hmph!

Zabuza snorted and casually flung out a Kunai.

"There's no need to embarrass yourself with a basic Three Basic Jutsu like the Clone Technique."

However, when his Kunai passed through Sakura's phantom and the phantom did not vanish after being struck.

Zabuza was stunned.

Genjutsu?

No!

His hands rapidly formed seals, and a Water Clone appeared behind Sakura.

Splash—

Yet when his Water Clone's punch missed, the Sakura phantom it had struck threw a backhanded punch and blew it apart.

Zabuza's face filled with horror.

When encountering Konoha's Yellow Flash, you were permitted to abandon the mission and flee!

When encountering Konoha's Body Flicker Shisui, you were permitted to abandon the mission and flee!

"Genjutsu... this level of Genjutsu isn't the same as the Genjutsu from before!"

When Zabuza came back to his senses, he found his body bound by countless vines.

No matter how hard he struggled, he could not move an inch.

At the same time.

Within the Genjutsu, Sakura raised her little pink fist and attacked him from all directions.

In reality, Sakura also raised her little pink fist and attacked him from all directions.

Which was Genjutsu, which was reality, which was a Phantom Clone, which was the real body...

I can't tell. I really can't tell!