Sunny Skies and Stopping Rain, You'll Regret It!

"This... this is impossible, right?"

"The Fourth Hokage was the hero who sealed the fox demon... I... I..."

Naruto's expression was grim.

He felt something inside him shattering.

Blood relation?

How could that be?

What kind of normal person would seal a fox demon into someone they were related to?

Sasuke glanced sideways, looking at Naruto's expression.

"Be on guard, the enemy is making a move."

Sakura immediately understood and didn't say anything further.

Whoosh—

Naruto took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the unease and agitation in his heart, and held his ground.

Meanwhile, all around them, after Zabuza's voice broke through their defenses, a dense fog, created by chakra stirring up water, spread out.

"Damn Konoha ninja!"

"I'll let you scum experience despair right now!"

To be ignored by them... it infuriates me!

Zabuza was filled with rage.

In all his years, he had never been so underestimated.

Even those brats...

Swish swish swish—

After a series of hand seals, Zabuza's figure slowly disappeared into the thick fog.

'Body Flicker Technique: Mist Body Flicker!'

Voom—

Seeing this, the three youngsters immediately became vigilant, their hearts greatly alarmed.

'Such speed!'

Sasuke frowned, feeling a chill from behind him, a hint of fighting spirit appearing in his eyes.

'Teacher Cangwu's speed is even faster!'

'This guy absolutely can't be stronger than Teacher Cangwu!'

Thinking this, Sasuke felt much more at ease.

At this moment, Zabuza had already begun his psychological warfare.

"Hands, feet, legs, waist, heart... Which part do you want me to start with?"

"Left!" Sakura felt a chill down her spine and shouted, lunging sideways.

However, her attack missed.

She could only hear his voice, not see him.

Zabuza seemed to have merged with the fog, making him impossible to locate.

Voom—

"Careful!" Sakura's pupils constricted. Realizing what was happening, she quickly looked back.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar figure arrive beside Tazuna, she knew it was too late.

Zabuza had already reached Tazuna.

Holding a kunai, he thrust it directly towards Tazuna's neck.

"I'll finish the mission first, then I'll play with you trash slowly!"

Zabuza's eyes were bloodshot; clearly, he was furious.

"Damn it!" Naruto roared, but it was too late to react.

Sasuke, however, didn't panic at all. He widened his eyes, focusing on Zabuza's surroundings.

Seeing this, Sakura's heart strangely calmed down.

'Teacher Cangwu will definitely stop him!'

Just as the kunai in Zabuza's hand was about to pierce Tazuna's neck, a golden beam of light shot through the kunai.

Zabuza's eyes widened, and he looked in disbelief at his empty hand.

Where did the kunai go?

Hoo—

Naruto finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Tazuna's expression was stiff; with so many things happening in such a short time, he naturally couldn't know.

But, just a second ago, he had undeniably felt the presence of death.

"So, the question is."

"Which spot do you choose to start from?"

Zabuza's pupils contracted sharply.

The voice came from behind him.

Damn it… when did this happen…

His peripheral vision caught the spot where Cangwu had been standing moments ago, now empty, and he immediately felt uneasy.

Why… what was that beam of light just now?

Kekkei Genkai?

No… this situation is somewhat similar to the Third Tsuchikage's Dust Release, as rumored. Is it a Kekkei Tōta?

This is getting tricky. This guy wasn't affected by the heavy mist, his attack method is troublesome… and his speed is on par with mine.

Zabuza didn't hesitate at all, intending to continue using the Mist Body Flicker to hide in the dense fog.

Cangwu: "……"

Can't find the book by searching the title, you can try searching for the author, maybe they just changed their name!

Bang—

The next second, Zabuza felt like his kidneys were about to be kicked to pieces.

Could you be any slower with your hand seals?

Sasuke's eyes widened. Although he still couldn't see Cangwu's light-speed movement this time, He clearly saw Zabuza's movement of raising his hand to prepare hand seals for the Mist Body Flicker.

A strange expression appeared on his usually indifferent face.

Jonin?

Rogue ninja?

That's it?

In an instant, the filters brought on by the Jonin and rogue ninja status, and the surge of killing intent from before, completely vanished.

Sasuke felt that he was nothing special after all.

Cangwu noticed the change in Sasuke's mindset and gave a helpless smile.

Great, here we go again.

Clear skies, no rain, Optimus Prime.

The problem was, Cangwu had tried to correct Sasuke before.

He could even slowly guide Naruto.

The result…

He eventually discovered that Sasuke wasn't influenced by any other factors.

It was simply because the kid liked to show off.

Bang—

On the other side.

After flying through the air for a while, Zabuza fell back into the water.

"Amazing~!" Sakura watched Zabuza's retreating figure.

Her eyes, as she looked at Cangwu, were filled with countless little stars.

Naruto's gaze took in her completely adoring expression.

A hint of envy appeared in his eyes.

I want to be as reliable and cool as Teacher Cangwu!

Sasuke's thoughts were much simpler.

Zabuza was a rogue ninja, and Uchiha Itachi was also a rogue ninja.

Since Cangwu could instantly defeat Uchiha Itachi, Zabuza was naturally no match for him.

Therefore, he just needed to continue to stay honestly under Cangwu's protection and get stronger!

Splash—

At this moment, Zabuza, now a drowned rat, slowly crawled out of the water.

Deep within his eyes, a strong sense of dread lingered.

However, his face showed a look of anger.

Clutching his lower back, he stood hunched over, looking somewhat disheveled.

Damn it... this Cangwu, he actually kicked that spot!

Zabuza completely discarded his earlier underestimation.

Though he hated to admit it, Zabuza knew in his heart that Cangwu had the chance to kill him just now, or even incapacitate him directly.

He didn't do it, so there must be a reason.

"Hoo—"

Zabuza slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He suppressed the discomfort in his waist for the time being.

Bloody Mist Ninja, Village of the Bloody Mist.

The era of the Bloody Mist policy implemented after the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by Uchiha Obito.

He, the Demon, Momochi Zabuza, was one who emerged from that so-called land of the Bloody Mist.

He had personally killed nearly a hundred of his peers.

The qualification was to be the last one standing, not necessarily the last one alive.

But the rules didn't say you couldn't do that.

During that period, Zabuza used the rules to express his dissatisfaction to the higher-ups of Kirigakure.

Did the dragon slayer become a demon?

No, one of the things Zabuza failed to recognize was his own strength.

Growing up in such an environment and mindset, he eventually used information disparity and other factors to defect from Kirigakure with Haku.

He encountered a Jonin like Cangwu.

That is to say, apart from Kirigakure, the other four ninja villages had ninjas who grew up in a "greenhouse."

Even as a fellow Jonin, he instinctively felt the other party was inferior to him.

What's more, Cangwu was a Konoha ninja.

It was understandable that Zabuza would underestimate him.

No matter what, it's impossible for me to surrender meekly!

Zabuza glanced at the Kubikiribōchō lying quietly in the distance.

Whoosh—

The next moment, he rushed towards it without hesitation.

Seeing this, Cangwu didn't stop him.

"Hmph!"

Zabuza felt the process of retrieving the Kubikiribōchō was a bit too easy.

When he turned back, he saw Cangwu watching him from behind the thick fog with a smile that was not a smile.

"You'll regret letting me get the Kubikiribōchō!"