Meanwhile, the mischievous Naruto accidentally discovered the snow rabbit that Zabuza used as a material for his Body Replacement Technique in the bushes.
Although Kakashi didn't show anything on the surface, Zabuza knew that a Jōnin with rich experience wouldn't fail to notice such a thing. There was no way, he couldn't hide any longer!
Kaoru's group of nine were slowly moving forward in the forest. The Land of Waves was a small island nation, surrounded by water.
The land of the Land of Waves was formed by small islands, so it could be said that everywhere they went, they could see small streams beside them. This was a scenic feature of the Land of Waves.
Before, when they encountered those two black-clad ninjas, Naruto's fear made Sasuke look down on him. Therefore, to show off, he deliberately walked in the front, acting as a pathfinder.
"Whoosh!" At this time, a sound came from the bushes.
"Where do you think you're going!" Naruto shot a kunai into the bushes without hesitation.
"Hey, Naruto, don't put on airs, there's clearly nothing there!" Sakura complained. She came to Naruto and hit him hard on the head.
"No, something's wrong!" Kakashi and Kaoru exchanged glances, and Kakashi immediately stepped into the bushes to check the situation.
"As expected... next is Zabuza." Kaoru stood still without any movement.
After Kakashi rushed into the bushes, he found a snow rabbit that was frightened and motionless by Naruto's kunai, and immediately understood what was going on.
"Naruto, look what you've done, you've scared the little rabbit!" Wan'er also came over and saw this scene, and quickly scolded him.
Naruto also knew that he had done something wrong, and he rushed forward to comfort the frightened snow rabbit.
Kakashi didn't say a word, he still stared with his dead fish eyes and slowly came to Kaoru's side.
"That's a snow rabbit used as a material for the Body Replacement Technique!" Kakashi said softly to Kaoru, "It seems the second wave of enemy attacks has arrived."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to be so fast." Kaoru also nodded.
Just as Kakashi and Kaoru were talking, a patch of shade more than ten meters away from them suddenly moved!
A sharp greatsword seemed to tear the air, carrying a bloodthirsty chill, and shot towards the people on the ground!
"Everyone, lie down quickly!" Kakashi's eyes narrowed, his hair stood on end, and he shouted without hesitation!
The others heard Kakashi's words and immediately lay down, except for Kaoru, who had a calm expression.
"Whoosh!"
The huge metal sword, exuding a cold and terrifying aura, instantly passed over everyone's heads. When it flew towards Kaoru, Kaoru only tilted his head, and the Kubikiribōchō brushed past him.
"Bang!" Finally, the Kubikiribōchō gained nothing and slammed into the trunk of a large tree.
Then a man suddenly appeared on the hilt of the sword without warning.
His eyes were cold, his face was wrapped in white bandages, his black headband fluttered in the wind, and the surrounding leaves rustled, the atmosphere instantly becoming serious.
"That guy's appearance should be..." Kakashi's face, which had been pretending to be relaxed, instantly became serious. He took a step forward and said to Zabuza on the hilt of the sword, "Isn't this the runaway ninja from the Hidden Mist, Zabuza Momochi?"
"Hmph..." Zabuza snorted coldly, "Kakashi Hatake, it really is you."
"It really is me?" A trace of doubt arose in Kakashi's heart. It seemed that Zabuza knew he was here in advance? But that shouldn't be the case. The only two black-clad ninjas who had seen him had been killed, and no one should have tipped him off.
Kaoru behind Kakashi also had a solemn expression. At this time, his thoughts were the same as Kakashi's. Zabuza actually knew Kakashi was here, so who told Zabuza?
"It seems that the enemy this time may be more than just Zabuza, troublesome." Kaoru thought to himself.
"Alright, let's go!" Naruto, the careless guy, saw an enemy appear and rushed up without thinking.
"Naruto, don't be impulsive!" Kakashi saw this and quickly stopped him. At this time, he had put away his cynical face.
"This guy's strength is too different from those two before. You guys just watch. If I were to fight him, my current state is probably not good enough. I have to use that!" Saying this, Kakashi put his hand on his forehead protector, his expression serious.
"It seems he's preparing to use the Sharingan." Kaoru had calmly stood still without any movement.
"Are you going to use the Sharingan, Kakashi Hatake?" Zabuza revealed a strange smile and said.
"Sharingan?!" Sasuke and Wan'er were both surprised, especially Sasuke. His eyes were fixed on Kakashi's back, and his expression was a little dazed.
"Hey, brother, what does this bandage weirdo mean? Does Kakashi-senpai also have the Sharingan? But the Uchiha clan hasn't already been..." Wan'er leaned close to Kaoru and asked with a puzzled expression.
"I'll tell you later, now is not the time." Kaoru replied, but hearing Wan'er call Zabuza a bandage weirdo almost made him laugh.
Then, Kakashi pulled open his forehead protector without hesitation, revealing the scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan!
"He really has the Sharingan! Kakashi-senpai!" Wan'er exclaimed with her mouth slightly open.
Sasuke frowned tightly and didn't speak.
"Zabuza's target is definitely Mr. Tazuna, in that case..." Kakashi looked at Zabuza on the tree and said again, "This guy's strength is not something that newly graduated students can handle. Kaoru, I'll deal with him, you protect Mr. Tazuna and the students!"
"Whatever you want." Kaoru said lightly, then turned to look at the six kids, "You guys, go to Mr. Tazuna's side now and form a circle around him."
Hearing Kaoru say this, the six students immediately moved. They all gathered around Tazuna and protected him.
"Seriously, if it was just you alone, it would still be a little difficult to deal with, but you had to bring a group of kids..." Zabuza sighed, then his body moved and he jumped into the nearby stream.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique!"
As Zabuza's cold voice rang out, a thick white fog instantly rose around them.
Then, with the cover of layers of thick fog, Zabuza's figure slowly disappeared from everyone's sight.
He didn't dare to underestimate Kakashi's strength, and his first move was his signature skill, the Hidden Mist Technique!
The Land of Waves was originally an island nation, and it often had fog. After being infused with Zabuza's chakra, the fog became even thicker, and the visibility was less than five meters. Everything was a vast expanse of white.
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