That woman?
Which woman?
Zabuza was utterly baffled by Kakashi's words. There were only a handful of famous women in Konoha. Could he mean one of the legendary Sannin... Tsunade?
No, now wasn't the time to think about that!
Zabuza watched the enemies ahead warily. One kid could unleash intense Fire Release attacks, another could use powerful ninjutsu without hand seals, and then there was Kakashi, the Copy Ninja...
If I can't get them fighting at my pace... No, maybe this is a fight I have no chance of winning.
Alarm bells rang in Zabuza's head. Even so, he had no intention of fleeing. As one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, his pride as a powerful ninja would not let him run in a panic after exchanging just a few blows.
"All or nothing!"
Bracing himself, Zabuza charged at Naruto, who was closest. Naruto immediately formed hand seals. White smoke burst out, and countless Shadow Clones of Naruto came running from it.
Zabuza's pupils trembled. Even he could only make fewer than twenty clones at most. But there were over a hundred here...
Zabuza swung the Kubikiribōchō rapidly while Sasuke leaped high into the air, unleashing a barrage of Great Fireball Techniques from a distance.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, who had originally been their main fighting force, was now sitting on the sidelines. Even he would find Naruto and Sasuke troublesome when they worked together. Zabuza knew absolutely nothing about either boy, so taking them down would be no easy task.
Compared with Naruto and Sasuke, the one who needed more attention was...
Kakashi turned his head slightly toward Sakura beside him. As an academy graduate, she was certainly no weakling. She ranked among the better graduates of her class, but there was still an enormous gap between being