Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

Those blood-red eyes stared straight at him, as if confirming something.

Bai's heart skipped a beat.

The giant stared at him for a few seconds, then slowly turned its head to look at Kakashi.

More precisely, looking at the still-hissing ball of lightning in Kakashi's hand, Kakashi followed the giant's gaze to his own palm, and in the next instant...

boom--

The giant moved without any warning.

It took a step, the bridge surface cracked, stones flew everywhere, and a huge palm swept towards Kakashi.

Kakashi instantly abandoned the Lightning Blade and leaped backward.

The giant's hand grazed his body, slammed onto the bridge, and created a deep crater.

Rock fragments flew everywhere, and thick smoke billowed.

"What's wrong with this guy?!" Kakashi landed a few meters away, panting heavily.

Naruto rushed forward: "What are you doing?!"

Sasuke grabbed him: "Idiot, don't go over there!"

The giant did not pursue. It withdrew its hand and looked at Bai again.

Bai stood still, head tilted back, motionless.

He saw those blood-red eyes move away from him, then look at Zabuza, and finally fall back on Kakashi.

What is it confirming?

Zabuza was held firmly by the ninja dog and could not move.

He stared at the giant, his pupils contracting.

Was that thing protecting Bai just now?

Why? Bai is still alive. After confirming that Bai was still alive, that thing attacked the person who was trying to kill Bai.

Why does it need to protect white?

Zabuza looked at Haku, who was standing in front of him, and his heart was filled with turmoil. "Haku, you are really good as a tool. It seems that this guy likes you very much."

Haku realized something, glanced back at Zabuza, then looked at the giant, his voice trembling: "You, you've come to save me?"

The giant did not answer.

It simply stood there, steaming, its blood-red eyes staring at everyone present.

The fog is getting thicker and thicker.

The giant's figure appeared and disappeared in the mist, only his blood-red eyes were particularly clear.

It stared at Kakashi, then at Haku, then at Zabuza, as if repeatedly confirming something.

Kakashi slowly raised his hand, and the Sharingan under his forehead protector began to rotate.

"Naruto, Sasuke," he said in a low voice, "take Sakura and retreat."

"But--"

"That's an order."

Naruto gritted his teeth and took two steps back in resentment.

Sasuke pulled Sakura back, who was still trying to rush forward, and the three of them retreated to the bridge railing.

Kakashi vanished from the spot in an instant.

The giant's hand slammed into the bridge, creating a deep crater.

Rock fragments flew everywhere, and thick smoke billowed.

Before the smoke had even cleared, Kakashi appeared on the giant's shoulder.

"Raikiri!"

The shrill cry of a thousand birds rang out once more.

Lightning crackled around Kakashi's hand as he thrust it fiercely toward the back of the giant's neck.

That's the most dangerous spot for most creatures.

The giant reacted with astonishing speed. It turned around abruptly, protecting the back of its neck with one hand while slapping Kakashi with the other.

Kakashi's Lightning Blade pierced the giant's palm, blood and flesh splattered, and steam billowed out.

But that's about it.

That hand was too big; the Thunder Cutter couldn't penetrate to a vital point.

Kakashi tried to break free and retreat, but found his wrist tightly gripped by the giant's muscles.

"Oh no!" The giant's other hand had already slammed down.

Kakashi made a quick decision, abandoning the chakra gathering in that hand, and used the momentum to flip backward.

The giant hand grazed his body and slammed onto the bridge surface with a deafening roar.

Kakashi landed on the ground, his left hand trembling slightly.

He glanced at his right hand. In that instant, if he hadn't given up on Raikiri and pulled away quickly, he would have been smashed into a pulp.

"So fast," he murmured softly, "How could such a big body move so quickly?"

The giant stared at him. The wound on his palm was healing; the flesh was writhing and growing at a visible speed, returning to normal within seconds.

Naruto's eyes widened: "That guy's injury is healed?!"

Sasuke gripped his kunai tightly, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

He saw that the giant's eyes were fixed on Kakashi, on Kakashi's hand that could only gather Lightning Blade.

"Does it... not want the teacher to use that ninjutsu?" Sakura whispered.

"What?"

"Every time the teacher is about to use the Raisetrap, it will attack on its own initiative, and it will stop as soon as the Raisetrap is dispelled."

Sasuke paused for a moment, then looked closely and realized that the giant was indeed targeting the Lightning Blade.

"You two," Naruto's voice trembled, "stop analyzing and quickly think of ways to help Kakashi-sensei..."

"Don't move."

Sasuke's voice turned cold, but he wasn't speaking to Naruto and Sakura. He looked to the other side and Haku turned to move towards Zabuza.

"You, don't move." Sasuke's kunai pointed at Shiro. "If you get any closer to Zabuza, I'll kill you."

Naruto paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and jumped to Sasuke's side: "Right! Don't move! That guy's still trapped by Kakashi-sensei's ninjutsu, you're not going over there!"

Bai stopped and looked at them. There was no hostility in his eyes, only a complex emotion.

"I just," he said softly, "wanted to make sure Zabuza-san was safe."

"He's not going to die right now," Sasuke said coldly, "but if you dare to move, I'm not so sure."

Meanwhile, Kakashi's battle with the giants continued.

Kakashi created some distance and quickly formed hand seals; he needed to probe for the thing's weakness.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball erupted from Kakashi's mouth, crashing down on the giant. Flames engulfed the giant's upper body, creating a wave of heat and billowing smoke.

The giant stood still, his skin blackened by smoke, the burn marks rapidly healing as new skin grew back.

It raised its hand and extinguished the remaining flames on its body, its blood-red eyes still fixed on Kakashi.

"Fire Release won't work on it," Kakashi analyzed quickly, his Sharingan flashing.

"No, it works, but its power is weakened. The effect of the chakra diminishes the moment it touches its body? The same goes for the Great Fireball."

The giant responded with another punch, then swung his arm violently, the immense centrifugal force sending Kakashi flying.

Kakashi adjusted his posture in mid-air and barely managed to land, only to find that the giant had already caught up with him.

too fast.

Despite being over ten meters tall, it moves as fast as the wind.

The giant rushed in front of Kakashi and slammed his fist down.

Kakashi leaped to avoid it, but the giant's fist slammed into the bridge surface, causing the entire bridge to tremble.

Before Kakashi could even land, the giant's other hand swept in from the side.

This time, there was no way to avoid it. Kakashi could only cross his arms in front of him to take the hit head-on.

Bang! Kakashi flew out like a cannonball, smashed through a bridge tower, and rolled more than ten meters on the ground before coming to a stop.

"Kakashi-sensei!!" Naruto exclaimed.

Kakashi struggled to his feet, his left hand hanging limply at his sides.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and he was breathing rapidly.

That hand was broken.

The giant's strength was terrifying; just being swept away broke his entire arm.

The giant did not pursue.

It stood still, watching Kakashi stand up, its blood-red eyes revealing no emotion.

As Kakashi fell, Zabuza's restraints disappeared, and he raised his Executioner's Blade and rushed towards Kakashi.

"Kakashi, you've lost this time!"