When Kakashi saw the white snow - rabbit, he immediately went on high alert because the enemy was hiding nearby.
"Teacher Kakashi," Naruto whispered. "It seems there are ninjas around here."
"Yeah," Kakashi agreed with Naruto and said, "Protect Mr. Tazuna."
What! Sasuke beside him was furious. His mind was filled with questions: Were there enemies around here? Where? Why didn't he know? Why couldn't he detect them? Why could Naruto find them? How did Naruto discover them?
Just then, a large sword came spinning through the air with a whistling sound, and the noise was extremely frightening.
"Everyone, get down!" Naruto shouted a warning. At the same time, he dashed to Tazuna's side and pushed Tazuna to the ground.
Thanks to Naruto's timely warning, everyone easily dodged the attack. All they had to do was lie down on the ground, and the sword missed its mark.
Not far away, a burly man appeared. He had half his face wrapped in a bandage and was bare - chested, displaying his well - developed muscles. The spinning sword landed in his hand, and as soon as he grasped it, his eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Yo! Isn't this Zabuza Momochi, the Hidden Mist Rogue Ninja?" Kakashi started in a teasing tone, but then his voice turned serious. "Encountering a guy like you, it seems I have to use this eye of mine." Saying this, Kakashi put his hand on the forehead protector over his left eye.
"I bet you're Kakashi, the Copy Ninja of Konoha," Zabuza Momochi said coldly. "I've heard that you possess the Sharingan."
"What!" Sasuke was shocked again and thought to himself: Only those from my Uchiha clan can have the Sharingan. Could it be that Kakashi has the Sharingan too...
"I really don't wanna fight you today," Zabuza Momochi said. "As long as you hand over that old man, I'll let you Konoha ninjas go."
"Do you think that's possible?" Kakashi retorted. At the same time, he pushed up his forehead protector, revealing his left eye. Kakashi suddenly opened his left eye, and a red pupil shone brightly.
Sasuke stared at the red pupil in Kakashi's left eye. It was the first time in so many years that he had seen the Sharingan on someone else.
"I'm honored to fight against the legendary Sharingan," Zabuza Momochi said, unable to hide his excitement. "What an honor!"
Ninjutsu! Hiding in Mist Technique! Zabuza Momochi jumped onto the water and infused a large amount of chakra into it. Suddenly, thick fog enveloped the area, blocking everyone's sight.
"Form a defensive formation!" Naruto woke Sasuke and Sakura up. The three of them held kunai and stood guard beside Tazuna.
As the fog grew thicker, Kakashi's figure, only four or five steps away, was gradually swallowed by the fog. Eventually, they couldn't even see him.
"Do you know how many vital points there are on a human body?" Zabuza Momochi's voice suddenly came from beside their ears. "The throat, the spine, the heart, the lungs, the carotid artery, the subclavian artery, the liver, and the kidneys. There are a total of eight."
"I'm going to choose one of you, and then choose one of the eight vital points. Who will be the lucky one that I pick? And which vital point will be attacked?" They could only hear Zabuza Momochi's voice but couldn't see him.
At this moment, Sakura was so frightened that she trembled, breaking out in a cold sweat and her heart pounding wildly.
Suddenly, there came a whooshing sound through the air. Zabuza Momochi abruptly appeared, holding the Cleaver Sword in front of Tazuna.
Since Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had formed a defensive formation with their backs to each other in front of Tazuna, Zabuza Momochi now appeared behind them.
Kakashi was greatly shocked. Just as he was about to turn back to defend, Naruto spoke up, "I've long guessed that you'd show up here."
Tazuna took out a kunai and said simultaneously, "You're wrong. There are more than eight vital points in the human body. There's another place that's very vulnerable."
"What!" Zabuza Momochi was surprised.
"Thanks for coming right up to me and sticking your butt out. It's perfect!" Tazuna said with a sly smile. "The secret of Konoha's Taijutsu - One Thousand Years of Death!"
As soon as the words were out, the kunai in Tazuna's hand stabbed straight at Zabuza Momochi's butt, hitting the target and piercing deeply.
White smoke billowed from Tazuna's body, and he transformed back into Naruto's appearance. Naruto said with a smile, "I've hidden that old man away in advance. This was just a disguise using the Transformation Jutsu." At this moment, another Naruto vanished into thin air. It was just a Clone Jutsu used to deceive the enemy.
"Hehe..." A large amount of water gushed out from Tazuna's butt, and the whole figure instantly disintegrated into a pool of transparent water.
Zabuza Momochi flashed to Naruto's back, raising the Cleaver Sword high in his hand. At the same time, he said, "What you stabbed was just my Water Clone Technique."
As the Cleaver Sword came down, about to strike Naruto, Kakashi leaped over, holding a kunai to parry the blow.
Zabuza Momochi suddenly exerted force, twirling the Cleaver Sword vigorously through the air. He swung it and directly sliced Kakashi in half at the waist. Just as Zabuza Momochi was about to gloat, Kakashi's severed body also turned into a pool of transparent water.
"Did Kakashi use the Water Clone Technique?" Zabuza Momochi was shocked. He never expected that Kakashi could use the same technique as him.
"That's right. I just copied your Water Clone Technique with my Sharingan." At this time, Kakashi emerged from behind Zabuza Momochi, pressing a kunai against his throat.
"However, do you think I'm that easy to deal with?" Zabuza Momochi instantly disintegrated, and his whole body turned into a pool of transparent water again. What Kakashi was still holding was actually another water clone of Zabuza.
At this moment, another Zabuza with the Cleaver Sword in his hand emerged behind Kakashi. Zabuza swung the Cleaver Sword with all his might, slashing horizontally at Kakashi, determined to split him in two.
"Hehe," Naruto suddenly laughed. "Do you think the me who used Transformation Jutsu to turn into Tazuna is the real me?" After saying this, he was enveloped in white smoke and instantly disappeared. This was another Clone Jutsu.
Suddenly, white smoke rose from below. Zabuza Momochi sensed something was amiss and looked down. To his surprise, a large rock had transformed into Naruto.
"Let me take a good aim!"
Naruto was lying on the ground, right between Zabuza Momochi's feet. Holding a kunai, he mercilessly stabbed at Zabuza Momochi's buttocks.
Under a serious threat to his vital parts, Zabuza Momochi gave up the attempt to kill Kakashi. He forcefully twisted his waist with his abdominal strength and dodged Naruto's stab at his crotch. However, the kunai hit Zabuza Momochi's thigh, and a stream of blood gushed out immediately, dripping on Naruto's face.
Seizing the opportunity, Kakashi turned around and attacked Zabuza Momochi, making him step back several times.
"Naruto! You're so strong!" Sakura showed a look of disbelief.
Sasuke was completely shocked. He never expected that Naruto, just a Genin, could get involved in a battle between Jonins. What's more, Naruto unexpectedly managed to wound Zabuza Momochi. This achievement can really be described as unparalleled in history.