The pale gold Futsu-no-Mitama collided with Zabuza's massive sword. Madara looked less muscular than Zabuza, and his weapon lacked the heft of Zabuza's blade, but the instant they clashed, Madara sent both Zabuza and his sword flying.
"Damn it! How could I lose to you in a contest of strength!"
After landing, Zabuza stared at the slender Madara Uchiha in disbelief. Even more shocking was the enormous notch cleaved into his Kubikiribōchō, while Madara's samurai sword remained completely unscathed.
The quality of the blades naturally mattered when two swords clashed, but jōnin also infused chakra into their ninja tools. Put simply, Zabuza had lost to Madara Uchiha in both strength and chakra in that exchange.
"You managed to ambush the Fourth Mizukage with skills like that? Kirigakure is as useless as ever."
"Don't you dare insult Kirigakure!"
Though he was a missing-nin from Kirigakure, Zabuza still dreamed of reforming his village. Hearing Madara Uchiha mock it truly enraged him.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Standing on the water, Zabuza chose to teach Madara Uchiha a lesson with ninjutsu, but his technique posed no threat whatsoever to Madara.
"You used ninjutsu first, remember. Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Madara feared that an overly powerful technique would kill Zabuza outright, so he chose the Uchiha Clan's most basic fire release technique.
The enormous fireball swallowed Zabuza's Water Dragon Bullet whole. After consuming it, Madara's fireball continued forward, blasting Zabuza away.
"Is that all?"
While Zabuza was still hurtling through the air, Madara Uchiha moved behind him. One punch sent Zabuza crashing into the ground, and several kunai immediately shot from Madara's hand, pinning him firmly in place.
"Damn it! How could I lose to you!"
Zabuza stared in disbelief at Madara Uchiha, who was far younger than him. Though he had