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Chapter 40 Taking a Stick from a Junior Monk

The Executioner's Blade, one of the seven strongest ninja swords of Kirigakure, is powerful, extremely sharp, and has the special ability to heal itself after absorbing blood.

"Without their preferred weapon, things should be much easier later on."

Li Chuan took the decapitation sword from his monk's staff, then took out a sealing scroll and swiftly sealed the decapitation sword into the scroll.

The sealing scroll is an extremely expensive ninja tool, similar to a spatial bag. It allows you to seal items in a scroll using chakra and take them out for use at any time.

Although he has a mission space, the mission space can only store items obtained from side quests and cannot be used under normal circumstances.

So before he set off on his travels, he asked Kino to buy him a sealing scroll to carry with him.

Now it's perfect to seal the Executioner's Blade inside, to prevent Zabuza from taking it back later.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in the Executioner's Blade, as such a strangely shaped weapon was difficult to wield skillfully without years of practice, preventing Zabuza from obtaining it would reduce some of Zabuza's strength.

Aside from its ability to automatically regenerate after being broken, the Executioner's Blade, compared to the other six ninja swords of Kirigakure, doesn't really have any other notable features.

Zabuza turned around and saw that his Executioner's Blade had been sealed in a scroll by Li Chuan. He was so angry that the bandages on his face almost burst off.

The plan was to conduct a psychological warfare exercise to probe their abilities, but unexpectedly, they were taught a lesson by that little-known monk over there.

"Yo, isn't this Zabuza Momochi, the fugitive ninja from Kirigakure?"

Seeing that Li Chuan had actually sealed Zabuza's Executioner's Blade, Kakashi silently gave him a thumbs up in his mind. Then he went to the big tree where Zabuza was and began his psychological warfare as well.

Zabuza, known as the Demon, was forced to become a rogue ninja after his assassination attempt on the Mizukage failed. While fleeing from pursuers, he raised funds in an attempt to return to the village and overthrow the bloody rule of Kirigakure.

Even Kakashi had to be cautious around such a renowned ninja.

"Heh, a ninja who can replicate more than a thousand ninjutsu, Kakashi the ninja replicator, it's an honor to meet you here."

However, I advise you to take your men and leave immediately. Don't stop me from killing that old man, or your ninja journey may come to an end today.

The sword is gone, but the spirit cannot be lost. Zabuza crossed his arms, looked down at Kakashi and the others, and looked extremely domineering.

Naruto wanted to step forward and show off, but Kakashi blocked him from behind.

"These are ninjas you can't fight. Go protect Mr. Tazuna."

After saying that, he lifted his headband, revealing the Sharingan with three tomoe that had been hidden all along.

"So this is the Sharingan!"

The moment Kakashi revealed his Sharingan, not only Zabuza but also Li Chuan glanced at it.

The Sharingan is one of the three great dojutsu of this world, a bloodline limit of the Uchiha clan, descended from Indra, the eldest son of the Sage of Six Paths.

It possesses powerful abilities such as observation, replication, and hypnosis. The holder has superhuman insight, can observe chakra flow, can cast and see through genjutsu, and can replicate taijutsu and non-bloodline limit ninjutsu.

Of course, the prerequisite for copying ninjutsu is that you must have the corresponding attribute. If you only have one or two attributes, even if you have the Sharingan, you cannot copy ninjutsu of other attributes.

Kakashi is famous in the ninja world for being able to copy thousands of ninjutsu because, like Li Chuan, he is a ninja who uses all five elemental chakra natures.

"This is a good thing, but it's a pity I'm not from the Uchiha clan. Even if I transplant it, it would be somewhat useless."

The Sharingan is certainly a good thing, but for members of the Uchiha clan, transplanting it would put a great burden on their bodies, resulting in a significant reduction in the amount of chakra they could use.

Moreover, the truly powerful kaleidoscope can only be activated after the death of a close relative or loved one, which is indeed somewhat hard to accept.

At least for now, he has no intention of trying to get his hands on the Sharingan.

"Then there's no need for further words, let's take you down first!"

Using the Body Flicker Technique, Zabuza appeared on a small river in the distance and made a special hand seal.

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Technique"

As a large amount of chakra surged out, a thick fog quickly rose up, enveloping everyone.

Seeing this, Kakashi drew his kunai and stepped forward, calmly reminding Naruto and the others while sensing Zabuza's disappearance:

"This is a ninjutsu from Kirigakure, and it's Zabuza's specialty—a silent killing technique. It uses the dense fog to obscure vision, allowing him to approach silently and kill the enemy before they notice. Be careful."

After giving the reminder, he specifically asked Li Chuan for a favor:

"Chuan, could you please look after them for me?"

In Kakashi's opinion, among the group, only Li Chuan, who has good taijutsu, is not likely to be instantly killed by Zabuza. If Li Chuan keeps an eye on the others, he can focus on dealing with Zabuza.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. Although I prefer vegetarian food, my staff is anything but!"

Li Chuan slammed his staff into the ground forcefully, a serious expression appearing on his face.

He wasn't confident he could beat Zabuza in a one-on-one fight, but he could hold him off for a while.

The three people behind him, including Sasuke, Zabuza, and Kakashi, were so stunned by the terrifying killing intent emanating from them that they were speechless, and even had the illusion that they would die immediately if they moved.

At the same time, they admired Li Chuan for being able to respond so calmly in such an environment.

Zabuza is a ninja who grew up under the Hidden Mist's Blood Mist policy. His graduation exam required him to kill all his comrades from the same class, and he has taken countless lives while carrying out missions.

Before the Fourth Hokage's death, Kakashi was also an extreme person who had always been shrouded in darkness.

Don't let his cheerful demeanor fool you; he's always reading "Make-Out Paradise" when he's not doing anything. He's killed just as many enemies during missions as Zabuza, and he even participated in the meat grinder-like Third Shinobi World War.

The killing intent emanating from the two was incredibly impactful on Naruto and his fellow genin who had just graduated and had never even killed anyone.

As for Li Chuan, he had killed quite a few people in his previous life fighting in underground boxing matches, and the bloodshed he had during his years in Sokovia was no less than that in his previous life.

That's why he felt no psychological pressure when facing the clash of killing intent between Kakashi and Zabuza.

Is that really the case?

At that moment, Zabuza's voice suddenly rang out in the thick fog. Before anyone could react, he had already stabbed Tazuna, who was surrounded in the middle, with a kunai.

Faced with an attack from a Jonin-level opponent, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura had no time to react except for an instinctive shiver.

"Take this from the monk!"

They couldn't react in time, but Li Chuan could.

Without even turning his body, he kicked the staff horizontally, as if it had eyes in the back of its head, and slammed it towards the place where Zabuza had appeared.

(End of this chapter)