Konoha: Starting with the Tenseigan, Taking Over Team 7

"Was it the Sharingan brat's plan? Seems he intends to force me to use ninjutsu." Zabuza Momochi coldly glanced at Sasuke, who was watching him from afar with the Sharingan.

"Then let's do it. Witness this great one's power!"

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!" Zabuza Momochi rapidly formed Hand Seals, then slammed both hands against the ground.

"Boom!" A waterfall surged from the ground like a giant wave, churning violently across the bridge. Cracks appeared in the ground wherever it passed as it swallowed nearly a hundred Shadow Clones of Naruto.

Sakura Haruno watched Naruto disappear beneath the enormous waves. A trace of panic flashed through her eyes as she cried out, "Naruto!"

Naruto's greatest strengths were his huge amount of Chakra and his ability to take a beating.

"Let's deal with one first." Zabuza Momochi smiled coldly.

"Vmmm." Within the churning waves, a pale-blue glow emerged. The massive torrent gradually began to spin, eventually forming a watery vortex.

"Cangyue-sensei has been helping me train. Don't underestimate what I've accomplished in these short five days!"

At the bottom of the enormous water vortex, more than a dozen Shadow Clones of Naruto held pale-blue Chakra spheres in their hands.

"Those are... Rasengan!" Zabuza Momochi's expression shifted. He stared at the more than a dozen Shadow Clones at the bottom of the water vortex, each holding a pale-blue Chakra sphere, his face filled with disbelief.

He had seen the Rasengan once before.

It was a technique developed by the Fourth Hokage!

Why could this brat use the Rasengan?

Since this brat knew the Rasengan, why hadn't he used it last time?

Could it be...

Five days.

In this short span of five days, had Aogetsu Hyuga taught Naruto the Rasengan?

What a joke!

How could anyone learn the Rasengan in five days?

No matter how powerful Aogetsu Hyuga was, there was no way he could make a useless Genin master the Rasengan—a technique that took Shape Transformation to its extreme—in a mere five days!

"How is this possible... this brat..." Zabuza Momochi's expression darkened. Most of the Genin in Kirigakure couldn't use ninjutsu at all, while even Konoha's Genin had managed to use the Rasengan.

The difference between the Genin of the two villages was actually this great!

Sasuke Uchiha's expression sank as he watched Naruto's dozen-plus Shadow Clones use the Rasengan simultaneously at the bottom of the water vortex. He cursed under his breath, "That idiot!"

That idiot Naruto, the dead-last, had actually failed to follow his plan!

His plan had been for Naruto Uzumaki to approach Zabuza Momochi, then look for an opportunity to use his clones to restrain Zabuza.

Sasuke would use Transformation to blend into the clones, then launch a point-blank attack with Chidori.

But...

Naruto Uzumaki had ignored the plan and directly used his Shadow Clones to perform the Rasengan, throwing Sasuke Uchiha's entire strategy into chaos.

"Since you dared to underestimate Cangyue-sensei, I'll let you witness the sure-win technique he taught me in five days!"

"Rasengan—!"

More than a dozen Shadow Clones of Naruto Uzumaki leaped into the air at the same time and attacked Zabuza with the Rasengan in their hands.

His most respected person had been underestimated by the enemy, and Naruto was furious.

Forget whatever stupid plan that arrogant Sasuke had. He would use the Rasengan to steal the show first!

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" Zabuza Momochi rapidly formed Hand Seals. Three enormous water dragons appeared behind him, coiling upward like living creatures before rapidly biting toward Naruto's Shadow Clones.

The Rasengan was an extremely dangerous technique. Even when used by a brat, it could seriously injure a Jonin. Zabuza needed to put some distance between himself and Team 7 first.

That damned Aogetsu Hyuga had actually taught such a dangerous ninjutsu to a Genin. What a troublesome bastard!

If he let his guard down, he might not even live long enough to face Aogetsu Hyuga. Team 7's little brats could finish him off first!

"What kind of lousy water dragons are those? Watch me smash them apart!" More than a dozen of Naruto Uzumaki's Shadow Clones sent their Rasengan crashing toward the three rapidly approaching water dragons.

At present, Naruto Uzumaki wasn't as fast as the three enormous water dragons.

"Boom!" All of Naruto Uzumaki's Shadow Clones were torn apart by the three water dragons. His real body was blasted away and slammed heavily into a wall.

"Cough, cough, cough." Naruto Uzumaki landed on the ground, his back throbbing with tearing pain. After coughing violently several times, he spat out a large mouthful of scarlet blood.

"Damn it... I can't get close to this guy at all!" Naruto Uzumaki wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and glared at Zabuza with an ugly expression.

"To prevent your Rasengan, I'll deal with you first, you useless brat!" Zabuza Momochi formed a Hand Seal with one hand, his entire body hidden within pale-white mist.

"Vmmm." Bloodcurdling killing intent swept across the battlefield, making everyone in Team 7 show fear as terror surfaced in their eyes.

"Where is he? Behind me?" Naruto Uzumaki panicked and warily looked around.

"Right in front!" Zabuza Momochi appeared with Body Flicker Technique directly in front of Naruto Uzumaki, a Kunai in his hand stabbing viciously toward Naruto's neck.

Even if he could use the Rasengan, he was still just an annoying brat.

A silver flash of cold light swept past. Naruto Uzumaki stared in terror at the razor-sharp Kunai rapidly approaching him. He had just raised his own Kunai to block the attack when fear made his hand tremble, causing the weapon to slip toward the ground.

It was the first time he had felt death drawing so close.

"Naruto!" Sakura Haruno rushed toward him, but at her speed, she could no longer block Zabuza Momochi's attack.

It would have been fine if she had noticed the enemy beforehand. But realizing it only after the attack had begun was already too late!

In the blink of an eye—

"Get out of the way!" Sasuke Uchiha shoved Naruto aside. The sharp Kunai pierced through both his hands, and scarlet blood streamed from his palms. Thanks to the Sharingan's observational ability, he had spotted Zabuza Momochi's presence before anyone else.

"Sa... Sasuke?" Naruto Uzumaki's entire body stiffened. He stared blankly at Sasuke Uchiha, never expecting that the cold and arrogant Sasuke, who always looked down on him, would risk his life to save him.

"Super idiot, now!" Sasuke Uchiha ignored the pain and reached back to seize Zabuza's arm.

"This brat..." Zabuza Momochi's expression sank. He tried to yank his arm free, but Sasuke held on tightly.

"You dared hurt Sasuke! Die, you bastard!" Sakura Haruno ran forward on her shapely legs, fury filling her eyes. Gritting her teeth, she clenched her fair fist and slammed it toward Zabuza Momochi's back.

When Zabuza Momochi saw Sakura Haruno attacking with nothing but a fist, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He had thought Sakura could use the Rasengan too!

"After risking my life to create an opportunity for you, you only attack with your fist? I, the great Zabuza..." Zabuza Momochi taunted arrogantly, but before he could finish—

"Crack!" Sakura Haruno's fair fist slammed into Zabuza's back. The bones in his back creaked, then split apart with a series of cracks.

"Wh... How is this possible...!" A bloody sweetness surged into Zabuza Momochi's throat. He couldn't hold it back and spat out a large amount of scarlet blood.

"Bang!" Zabuza Momochi flew through the air like a cannonball, traveling a great distance before crashing heavily into a wall. The wall collapsed, burying him beneath massive stones.

"Sakura-chan is... is terrifying." Naruto Uzumaki watched Zabuza Momochi disappear beneath the rubble in the distance and secretly swallowed.

If he made Sakura-chan angry again in the future, wouldn't she punch him to death?

Sakura Haruno's face was pale. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the ground. Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead as she breathed heavily. "Huff... huff... huff."

She had condensed all her Chakra into the surface of her fist. Since she still couldn't control her Chakra steadily, she could barely unleash a single blow of Chakra Enhanced Strength for now.

Sasuke Uchiha shouted coldly, "Idiot, don't just stand there!"

"Rasengan!" Naruto Uzumaki crossed his hands to form Hand Seals. "Bang!" With a cloud of white smoke, two Shadow Clones appeared. The two clones rapidly kneaded Chakra into spheres above his palms.

He couldn't use the Rasengan by himself yet. He needed two Shadow Clones to assist him. This was the trick Cangyue had taught him.

"Cough, cough, cough. I, the great Zabuza, actually..." Zabuza Momochi pushed away the rubble and crawled out of the ruins in a miserable state. After spitting out a large amount of scarlet blood, he staggered until he managed to steady himself. His eyes were filled with icy killing intent as he glared furiously at Sakura Haruno in the distance.

What was that just now?

That seemingly weak and powerless punch had actually concealed such terrifying strength. What the hell had that damned Aogetsu Hyuga taught this woman?

The power of that punch was probably comparable to the Rasengan!

"Damn it. The injuries caused by Cangyue's strange technique still haven't completely healed, and now there's that punch..." Zabuza Momochi's face was pale. All the scars across his body had split open, and scarlet blood streamed down him until he became completely drenched in it.

The Black Coffin Aogetsu Hyuga had used last time had caused severe damage throughout Zabuza Momochi's body, inside and out. He had even nearly died then.

He had fought Team 7 today while seriously injured. Otherwise, he could have easily avoided Sakura Haruno's attack.

"This attack will finish you!" Naruto Uzumaki appeared in front of Zabuza Momochi with the Rasengan in his hand and drove it toward Zabuza's abdomen.

"Water Release: Water Prison Technique." Zabuza Momochi was already too weak to move. He grabbed Naruto Uzumaki's wrist, then formed a Hand Seal with his other hand.

"Vmmm." The water pooled on the ground wrapped around Naruto, eventually forming a spherical water prison that trapped him inside.

"Gurgle, gurgle—!" Naruto Uzumaki struggled violently inside the water prison, but no matter how hard he fought, it was useless. He couldn't even move his fingers. The water inside the prison was incredibly heavy, weighing several tons at least.

Sasuke Uchiha was just about to act.

"I advise you not to make any rash moves. With the slightest bit of force, I can easily kill this blond brat!" Zabuza Momochi struggled to breathe and gritted his teeth to keep from passing out. He coldly glanced at Sakura Haruno, who was kneeling on the ground.

Had that punch just now already been Sakura Haruno's limit?

Good!

The blond brat was trapped in the Water Prison too. The only one who could still fight was...

Zabuza Momochi coldly turned his gaze toward Sasuke.

Team 7 was left with only this Sharingan brat. As long as he dealt with the Sharingan brat, everyone else in Team 7 would certainly die!

"Tch." Sasuke Uchiha clicked his tongue and stared fixedly at Zabuza Momochi with his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

That idiot Naruto really knew how to drag him down!

"Ninjas are tools for killing, and emotions are a burden to ninjas. How could a bunch of sentimental brats like you possibly be my opponents?" Zabuza Momochi maintained the Hand Seal with one hand and kicked the Kunai beside his foot away.

"Sakura Haruno, right? Kill Sasuke Uchiha immediately, or I'll kill Naruto Uzumaki!" Zabuza Momochi's arm trembled slightly. The water prison suspended in the air suddenly solidified, making the bones throughout Naruto Uzumaki's body creak.

"Naruto... Sasuke..." Sakura Haruno's pretty face was pale. She bit her lip hard enough to draw blood from the corner of her mouth, her eyes filled with fear as she stared at the sharp Kunai by her feet.

What should she do?

Although Naruto Uzumaki was annoying, she liked Sasuke more than Naruto.

But... Naruto was still an important companion!

However, if she didn't kill Sasuke, Naruto would be killed.

What was she supposed to do?

Tears welled in the corners of Sakura Haruno's eyes as she murmured, "Cangyue-sensei..."

"Gurgle, gurgle—!" Naruto Uzumaki's face was pale, and bubbles escaped from his mouth. He looked toward Sakura Haruno in the distance, forced an ugly smile, and laboriously raised one thumb, as if telling Sakura not to listen to Zabuza.

"Naruto..." Sakura Haruno froze slightly.

Haku Cheats, Cangyue Takes Action!

"An A-Rank Missing-nin of Kirigakure, and you're actually using such a low-grade trick." Sasuke Uchiha kept his hands in his pockets and looked coldly at Zabuza Momochi. Although he appeared calm on the surface, cold sweat trickled down his back.

He was already drenched in sweat!

"Foolish brat, you're far worse than Aogetsu Hyuga when it comes to provoking people with words."

Zabuza Momochi sneered and looked down arrogantly at Sasuke Uchiha. "I told you, ninjas are tools for killing. No matter how despicable the method, completing the mission is the value of a ninja's existence!"

Zabuza Momochi increased the amount of Chakra he was using, making the water prison even heavier. Naruto Uzumaki inside the prison revealed a pained expression.

"Make your choice quickly. Do you really intend to watch this blond brat be killed by me?" Zabuza Momochi looked toward Sakura Haruno and said coldly, "Although I'll be the one killing him, you'll be the one making the choice. If you hesitate any longer, this blond brat will effectively have been killed by you!"

Three foolish little brats!

Did they really think being a ninja was easy?

Every mission a ninja carried out demanded a heavy price!

Did they really think every ninja could play around as happily as Aogetsu Hyuga?

Naive!

Once a tool like a ninja developed emotions, failure was inevitable!

At that moment, in the distance—

Aogetsu Hyuga sat cross-legged atop the great ship, holding a bowl of steaming-hot Ramen. Using the Tenseigan's sensing ability, he calmly watched the situation on the distant bridge.

"Things seem to be getting interesting." The corners of Aogetsu Hyuga's mouth curved slightly into an amused smile.

How would the plain-looking brat choose?

Would she kill the handsome Sasuke she admired, or watch the annoying Naruto die?

Given the plain-looking brat's personality, she would probably remain silent the entire time.