The Land of Fire.
This is an open area outside a forest, though some bushes are scattered around.
In this open area, two figures were flashing rapidly, constantly exchanging blows.
Ding ding dong!!
One person held a Chakra dagger, none other than Kakashi Hatake, while the other held an extremely large blade in both hands. It was the Kubikiribōchō that had been shattered once by Uya, and it seemed to have killed many people and been stained with a lot of blood, but it had been almost repaired.
The person wielding the Kubikiribōchō was Zabuza Momochi, missing-nin from Kirigakure.
Kakashi and Zabuza's figures flashed across the field, their blades clashing repeatedly. Although Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō was enormous and heavy, it was no match for Kakashi Hatake, who was wielding the White Fang and using the Hatake Kenjutsu.
This White Fang was inherited by Kakashi from Sakumo. Because, unlike in the original story, he did not obtain the Sharingan, so the current Kakashi is not known as Kakashi of the Sharingan, but rather... Konoha's Silver Fang.
Kakashi's father was the Konoha's White Fang. Although he is still far behind Hatake Sakumo, the title of "Konoha's Silver Fang" is quite famous in the Shinobi World.
"This is the famous Hatake Kenjutsu... It's indeed very strong."
Zabuza Momochi gripped the Kubikiribōchō with both hands, but was completely overwhelmed by the agile Kakashi. If the Kubikiribōchō hadn't been such a sturdy Ninja Blade, he probably would have been killed by Kakashi long ago.
Kakashi Hatake stared coldly at Zabuza Momochi, the White Fang in his hand gleaming with blue light, fluttering like a beautiful butterfly. With the added Chakra Flow, its sharpness was so great that it even cut some serrated notches into the blade of the Kubikiribōchō.
"Stop trying to resist; you have no chance."
Kakashi, while firmly suppressing Zabuza Momochi, spoke in a cold tone.
In the distance, Naruto, Sasuke, and the others watched Kakashi and Zabuza Momochi attention, speechless with astonishment.
For them now, the battles between Jonin were indeed far too intense, and the speed of their Taijutsu was something they couldn't even see.
Moreover, Kakashi and Zabuza Momochi are not just ordinary Jonin.
"Yeah?!"
Although Zabuza was being suppressed by Kakashi, there was no sign of panic in his eyes. Instead, a cold glint appeared in them. He raised his Kubikiribōchō and parried Kakashi's attack before speaking in a chilling tone filled with bloodlust and killing intent.
"So, which of those three brats and that old man will die first?"
"What did you say?!"
Upon hearing Zabuza's words, Kakashi frowned, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw an identical Zabuza appear behind him, charging directly towards Naruto and Sasuke!
What?!
Kakashi's pupils contracted slightly. Without a doubt, this was a clone, but he had no idea when Zabuza had released it. It certainly hadn't been just now!
Without the Sharingan, Kakashi couldn't clearly capture Zabuza's movements, Zabuza Kakashi before launching his attack.
Kakashi hadn't anticipated that Kakashi would create a clone to attack Naruto and Sasuke.
"So, who will die first, me or those brats? That's going to be interesting." Zabuza's face twisted into a sinister grin, showing no fear despite his impending defeat.
Damn it!
Kakashi's mind raced, and he decisively slashed down, forcing Zabuza defend while simultaneously leaping backward and charging towards Zabuza's clone.
Take care of the clones first, Zabuza's main body won't be able to escape either. Since Zabuza him anyway, having more clones is pointless.
However, Kakashi's retreat gave Zabuza an opportunity.
A ruthless look appeared on his face. Zabuza did not take the opportunity to escape. Instead, he threw the Kubikiribōchō in his hand hard at Kakashi's back.
Upon seeing this, Naruto, Sakura, and the others couldn't help but gasp in surprise, a look of shock appearing in their eyes.
First, he saw the Kubikiribōchō coming at Kakashi's back; second, he saw Zabuza's clone in front of him, already attacking with a ruthless expression.
At that very moment, Kakashi reacted with lightning speed. Because the Kubikiribōchō was too large to dodge by simply turning to the side, Kakashi leaped into the air, avoiding the Kubikiribōchō's strike.
Meanwhile, Kakashi, who was in mid-air, showed no intention of letting Naruto, Sasuke, and the others fight Zabuza's clones, because they might face a life-or-death crisis at any moment.
Don't underestimate this clone; it was Zabuza's clone, and its mere killing intent was enough to make Sasuke break out in a cold sweat and almost unable to move.
So, while still in mid-air, Kakashi, mimicking Zabuza Momochi's technique, threw his Chakra Blade, White Fang, directly out!
laugh!!
Lightning crackled on Zabuza's White Fang, and accelerated by the Lightning Release Chakra, it transformed into a streak of light that pierced directly through Zabuza's clone. Zabuza's clone didn't even have time to react before it scattered into a puddle of water.
Seeing their teacher Kamui, Naruto, Sakura, and the others, who were still in shock, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before they could fully recover from that shock, the situation suddenly changed again.
Taking advantage of Kakashi's weakness in protecting Naruto and Sasuke, Zabuza finally found an opportunity. The water droplets scattered by his clones surged directly towards Kakashi's feet, then suddenly flipped upwards, trapping Kakashi inside.
" Water Release! Water Prison Technique!"
"Not good!"
Kakashi inwardly cursed, preoccupied with the Kubikiribōchō and Zabuza's true form. He hadn't expected Zabuza using his dissolved Water Clone. By the time Kakashi tried to break free, it was too late.
In an instant, the water surged, trapping Kakashi inside a water sphere and restricting the Chakra Flow Kakashi him.
However, precisely because of this, Zabuza's true form also had to stand next to Kakashi to maintain the water prison, and could not take the opportunity to attack Kakashi, because it was something like a barrier.
"I never imagined that the son of the renowned Konoha's White Fang would be so useless, making such a huge mistake for a few brats. By the way, do you really think you can protect those brats like this?!" (To be continued.)