I am the most popular character in Naruto!

He immediately raised his kunai, but the next second, Naruto felt a tremendous force crushing down on his hand, and he was sent flying backwards without any chance to stop it.

"What the hell?!"

Naruto rolled on the ground in disbelief, then quickly scrambled to his feet and crouched down.

With his brute strength, he defeated many adults, and these victories made him a little arrogant.

But who knew that a powerful figure would suddenly appear and send him flying with a single blow? It was simply outrageous.

"Oh...this kid is pretty strong."

Zabuza felt resistance coming from his Executioner's Blade, but to him, this resistance was easily broken and didn't mean much.

The remaining young man and girl were defenseless; just kill them.

That legendary Konoha technician didn't seem like anything special; he just stood there without moving.

Chapter 580 Zabuza Momochi

"coming!"

Sasuke's eyes widened, and he felt an extremely oppressive and fierce wind crush his face.

Naruto was the most impulsive, so he stood at the front, and Sasuke naturally came in second.

After Naruto was easily defeated, Sasuke faced Zabuza's greatsword.

Sasuke was not Naruto after all. The moment he felt that powerful pressure, he knew that he could not stop the big sword with his own strength. He immediately changed his strategy, lowered his body, put one hand on the ground, and kicked upwards with his other foot.

At the same time, Sasuke shouted behind him, "Sakura! Get down with Tazuna!"

Sakura's reflexes had long been honed by Chiaki to an extremely sharp level. The instant she received Sasuke's notification, she swiftly pushed Tazuna down.

Zabuza's greatsword slashed towards Sasuke and Sakura with perfect naturalness, but he did not expect that Sasuke and Sakura would actually coordinate their attacks in an instant.

"Ok?"

He felt a “negligible” force coming from his blade, a force that was pushing his decapitation sword upwards.

From this angle, the Executioner's Blade could have just passed over Tazuna's head, which Sakura had just pinned down, and at most shaved off a few hairs.

but……

"The angle is good, but the power is too weak!"

Zabuza snorted coldly, his muscles bulged, and the Executioner's Blade swelled up, pressing down again as the blade, which had been slightly raised by Sasuke's kick, was forced back down.

"What!?"

Sasuke couldn't withstand the sudden increase in strength with just one hand, and his body crashed to the ground. He turned around and roared in a disheveled state.

"cherry!"

Sakura had clearly noticed Zabuza's movements, and her expression was equally grim, but there was no time for her to react.

"Do I really have to use that move I just learned...?"

The thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately raised her fist without hesitation.

"You've got guts!"

Zabuza grinned and increased his strength. The two little guys before only dared to use kunai and their feet to resist his big sword, but this little girl dared to use her fists directly.

"My God!"

Tazuna was completely terrified. The previous battles had all gone smoothly, and with Kakashi's initial groundwork, he had always thought that ninjas were just that weak, and that his own squad was incredibly powerful.

But who would have thought that when facing this bandaged monster, the most reckless blond kid was sent flying, and the seemingly tough black-haired kid was also knocked down, leaving only a pink-haired girl standing in front of him to protect him.

Isn't this the end of us?

"Ha—you bastard!!!"

Facing Zabuza's massive guillotine, Sakura's mind was filled only with the power techniques Chiaki had taught her, and that name she found exquisitely beautiful.

"Cherry blossom rush!"

Sakura's punch surprised Zabuza; instead of aiming at the Executioner's Blade, she slammed it into the ground.

With a loud rumble, a large clod of earth rose from the ground, quickly forming an earthen wall. Zabuza's eyes widened, and he began to feel sorry for his Executioner's Blade.

You should know that he doesn't have any water breathing or anything like that. To split a rock in one stroke, he would need to use some skill.

This doesn't mean that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen are weaker than the kids in the Demon Slayer Corps next door. It's actually quite simple for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to cut through rocks with their swords; they just need to use chakra.

But Zabuza was too late. His attack was just brute force, and he hadn't really paid attention to Naruto and the others. To add chakra afterward would require an extremely strong ability to control chakra.

Unfortunately, Zabuza wasn't the type of ninja who was skilled with finesse. He was fine with brute force to cut people down, but it would be troublesome to ask him to use his chakra precisely to do something.

To give a simple example, the Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique would require 44 hand seals for Zabuza to unleash.

And let Tobirama Senju handle it...

Uh.

He clapped his hands, just like his older brother.

Zabuza's cleaver, unable to control its force, slammed into the earthen wall, producing a harsh, unpleasant sound before becoming firmly stuck to it.

"well done!"

Sasuke's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached into his ninja tool pouch, pulled out a shuriken, and threw it at Zabuza.

The shuriken scattered, surrounding Zabuza from multiple directions.

However, Zabuza completely ignored the shuriken; he simply and fiercely pulled his guillotine out of the clod of earth.

bang

As Zabuza drew his Executioner's Blade, a powerful aura surged forth, directly blowing Sasuke's shuriken away.

Along with the shuriken, Sasuke, Sakura, and the other two also flew out. Naruto then emerged from the bushes and quickly grabbed them.

"Who is this person?!"

He grabbed Sasuke, who was flying backward, in shock, but Sasuke pushed his hand away and stared intently at Zabuza.

"An elite Jonin!?"

"Old man, who on earth have you messed with?"

Sakura noticed it too and exclaimed in shock to Tazuna.

Tazuna stared blankly at the imposing Zabuza Momochi, and asked in a trembling voice, "What's an elite Jonin? Is it very powerful?"

"Even a hundred of us couldn't beat him! His ninja level is four major levels lower than ours, don't you think!"

Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "The guy you offended actually managed to hire an elite Jonin?"

"Well, it's not so bad. Isn't Kakashi a Kage?"

When Naruto heard that the guy opposite him was an elite Jonin, he suddenly felt relieved.

He has seen much more of the world; Chiaki is surrounded by powerful figures, and anyone below the level of a Jonin would be embarrassed to show their face.

"Uh, you're right?"

Sakura, who was initially quite nervous, relaxed upon hearing Naruto's words.

Sasuke opened his mouth, instinctively thinking that the three of them would have to deal with this elite Jonin, and he felt a little desperate.

Then I realized, what the hell is the captain doing? Isn't this the time he steps in?

It's all Kakashi's fault. He's so inconspicuous in battles that he'd forgotten this guy even existed for a moment.

Kakashi, who is usually carefree and irresponsible, actually stepped forward responsibly at this moment.

"Alright, you three, just watch my performance and that's it."

He walked out yawning. To be honest, the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were overwhelmed by Chiaki back then, so Kakashi wasn't worried at all when he encountered one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist from who-knows-how-many generations.

What's there to panic about?

"So you're called Kakashi?"

Seeing Kakashi emerge, Zabuza slung the Executioner's Blade over his shoulder. "Konoha Technician?"

"You think you're some kind of kitchen knife, Momochi Zabuza?"

Kakashi picked at his ear and retorted sharply.

Chapter 581 Thousand Kills Water Flight

"This is a decapitation sword!"

"The strongest of the Seven Ninja Swords of the Land of Water!"

Zabuza got agitated upon hearing Kakashi's words and said angrily.

Kakashi stood there casually, looking nonchalant, and said indifferently, "I know, I know, isn't he just one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who got beaten up by my sister Chiaki? I know."

"...Kakashi Hatake!"

Kakashi brought up this dark history again, saying that he should never kill the clam again. It's a disgrace to every ninja from the Land of Water who takes pride in owning a ninja sword!

But what can be done?

Qianqiu is truly powerful!

Because Chiaki's strength was indeed ridiculously high and he was too dazzling, Might Guy and his Eight Gates technique, who also participated in the battle, were forgotten.

People will only remember the strongest one, the most dazzling one.

However, it's not a big problem. Might Guy is one of Chiaki's die-hard fans, and he doesn't care at all about Chiaki taking his name away. On the contrary, he thinks it's only natural.

Isn't it normal for fans to do things for their idols?

"I'm here, stop shouting."

Kakashi looked at Zabuza with amusement. To be honest, Zabuza was no longer in Kakashi's eyes at this moment.

Before becoming a Kage, Kakashi thought the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were a good opponent, but after breaking through the threshold of Kage, Kakashi discovered just how big the gap was between Kage and non-Kage.

That's like the difference between heaven and earth!