Sasuke: I Might as Well Kill Myself

Zabuza—or rather, Momochi Zabuza—was supposed to be one of Kirigakure's Seven Ninja Swordsmen, another powerful Jonin who had betrayed Kirigakure.

If it was him, then he was indeed qualified to be his opponent.

They were probably both at the Elite Jonin level, making him a formidable enough opponent.

However, he had only heard of Momochi Zabuza and had never actually seen him in action, so he had no further intelligence.

But would there be a video of fighting Zabuza today?

In truth, Kitahara Kaede's diary updates were extremely irregular, which was quite a headache for him. Other than the guaranteed daily update, there was almost no pattern to them. Sometimes they came in the morning, sometimes at night.

Sometimes it was just a single sentence, while other times there were a few more.

It was just like those damn authors' favorite cliffhangers.

Even the videos did not appear with every diary update. There seemed to be some sort of pattern.

"Ten days..." Hatake Kakashi worked it out. The previous two video updates had both come roughly ten days apart. Though it was not entirely exact, could there be some special pattern behind it?

If that pattern was correct, then a new video might appear today or tomorrow. Generally, whenever a video appeared, Kitahara Kaede would, for some reason, be much more interested in writing his diary, which showed in how much he wrote.

And he had written a lot tonight.

In other words, there was a high chance that a new video would appear.

What would it be about?

Would it be about that Land of Waves mission?

Hatake Kakashi also wanted to know what exactly this Land of Waves mission was, especially since it involved such a formidable enemy as Momochi Zabuza.

Just as he thought that, a brand-new video appeared in the diary.

[Kakashi VS Zabuza!]

He hurriedly opened it.

At the beginning of the video, Momochi Zabuza appeared.

"I see. No wonder the Demon Brothers lost. So it was Konoha's Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi."

In an instant, a Kubikiribōchō came crashing down from the sky, catching everyone off guard. By the time they finally reacted, they discovered that the massive blade had embedded itself in a tree, with a tall figure standing atop it.

"I actually got assigned to a team with that idiot Dead Last?"

Watching the team composition on-screen, Second Pillar was somewhat speechless. Through this video, he had already seen his future teammates.

Uzumaki Naruto, and Sakura.

He did not particularly care who his teammates were, but if they were too weak, they would undoubtedly hold him back.

He did not have much of an opinion on Sakura. After all, her theoretical grades were quite good, and her overall strength ranked around the upper-middle of the class. She was not like that Dead Last, who ranked near the bottom every time.

But he quickly turned his gaze toward Momochi Zabuza on-screen, someone Kitahara Kaede had repeatedly implied could even contend with the powerful Hatake Kakashi.

"Hey, isn't that Kirigakure's rogue ninja, Momochi Zabuza?" Hatake Kakashi stepped forward and tried to speak casually.

Uzumaki Naruto had yet to grasp the situation. He wanted to step forward, but Hatake Kakashi stopped him. This was not an opponent a Genin of his level could handle.

Soon, after a brief exchange of words, Momochi Zabuza displayed the exceptional skill of the Kirigakure Assassination Squad. With a Hidden Mist Technique, he obscured everyone's vision.

"When I was still in Kirigakure's assassination squad, the handbook I carried had your wanted information in it. It said this: Kakashi the Copy Ninja, who has copied more than a thousand ninjutsu."

Momochi Zabuza's voice came from the heart of the thick mist.

Clearly, the Demon Zabuza's reputation was widespread, but Hatake Kakashi was also an immensely famous Jonin.

Soon, the mist grew thicker and thicker, until even Hatake Kakashi standing ahead could no longer be seen.

The terrifying aura of battle made the three children in the video feel as though they could barely breathe. Second Pillar outside the video felt suffocated as well.

Though this feeling could not compare to the overwhelming catastrophe brought by a Kage Level expert's aura, it was still enough to suffocate him.

These were the powerful figures of this world, and the current Second Pillar was clearly still far too distant from such top-tier experts.

But moments later, Hatake Kakashi used his already limited chakra to blow away the mist.

"What terrifying killing intent. In a single breath, even moving your eyes could get you killed. This atmosphere... if you stayed here for an hour, you'd go insane. The clash of Jonin killing intent, the feeling of your life being toyed with in someone else's hands... no, if it's like this, I might as well just die and be free!"

The Second Pillar in the video wore an expression of extreme terror. It was instinctive, impossible to resist.

Second Pillar outside the video was even more speechless. His performance was so pathetic—he actually wanted to die just like that?

How could such a cowardly me ever kill Uchiha Itachi and avenge myself?

At that critical moment, Hatake Kakashi seemed to sense his fear and said, "Sasuke, rest easy. Even if I die, I will protect you. I absolutely will not let him kill my comrades."

Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is that so?"

However, at some point, Zabuza had already moved behind their original defensive formation and spoke coldly.

"It's over!"

Zabuza spoke coldly. Just as he was about to strike, Hatake Kakashi moved first, driving a shuriken into Momochi Zabuza's body. Yet all they saw was water trickling down—it was a Water Clone Technique.

At the same time, Momochi Zabuza had already appeared behind Hatake Kakashi and swung his great blade at him as well.

Yet Hatake Kakashi also turned into a mass of water.

"A Water Clone Technique? Could it be...?"

Zabuza recalled the moment he had formed hand seals. Had the other man noticed him even then?

Or rather, had he copied his Water Clone Technique at that very moment?

"In this thick mist, you copied it?" Zabuza said in shock.

Hatake Kakashi had already appeared behind him, a shuriken pressed against Zabuza's throat as he barked, "Don't move."

This series of exchanges sounded lengthy when described, but it was incredibly spectacular.

Just when everyone thought the battle was over—

"Over? You still don't understand? This monkey show can't defeat me. Absolutely impossible! But you're quite impressive. You copied my Water Clone Technique back then?"

Zabuza spoke without the slightest panic.