From the night of genocide, marching towards the strongest.

But instead of being surprised, he was delighted. Looking at the deathly, numb Raiga, he burst into maniacal laughter.

Hahahahahahahahaha!

That's it!

"Have you felt the pain and hatred now?"

"You want to kill me? You want to send me to hell?"

Sasuke became more and more agitated and frantic as he spoke, his Sharingan eyes, already bloodshot, widening suddenly and revealing a menacing bloodshot appearance.

From the moment Raiga Kurosuki appeared, Sasuke had been intentionally guiding and provoking him.

The goal was to put immense pressure on him, forcing him to fight for his life and his will to survive!

There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart; now, Raiga Kurosuki is the best opponent in Sasuke's eyes!

"Can you still dance? Do you have any even stronger moves?"

Sasuke roared, and a brand new golden lightsaber emerged from the hilt of the Thunder God Sword in his hand!

"Come on, give it your all, use everything you have to please me!"

Chapter 80 Killing Intent

"Has that guy, Raiga Kurosuki, gone mad!?"

In the thick fog, Zabuza suddenly heard a series of intense thunderous explosions and surging waves coming from afar, and he could also faintly hear desperate roars and maniacal laughter.

"Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over dealing with a mere brat?"

"Or is that kid really that strong, just like Kakashi said?"

Zabuza's expression turned somewhat ugly. Although he disliked Raiga Kurosuki and even looked down on him, he had to admit that the guy's strength was no less than his own.

'They actually managed to push Raiga Kurosuki to this extent?'

Zabuza was somewhat incredulous, but what he found even more unbelievable was that the desperate roar he vaguely heard sounded like—Kurosuki Raiga!?

Are all the new recruits in Konoha this year monsters?

Zabuza's face was extremely gloomy. When he looked towards the place where Haku was fighting Naruto and Sakura, and saw that the thick fog was slowly fading and the ice mirrors were shattered, his expression became even more unpleasant.

Suddenly, Zabuza's expression changed again. Several large, robust wolfhounds with leopard heads and bulging eyes pounced on Zabuza from the thick fog. Their sharp, white teeth were full of ferocity and a foul stench!

Zabuza stretched out his body and quickly leaped into the air, causing the surrounding air to vibrate, and rushed out at a speed that was barely visible to the naked eye.

"Howl~"

However, these wolfhounds were extremely fast, and they continued to howl, relentlessly pursuing Zabuza.

Zabuza retreated while brandishing his large sword in a dense, impenetrable manner to protect himself from being bitten by the ferocious wolfhounds.

'These annoying hunting dogs!'

Zabuza's eyes hardened, and he swung his greatsword at the two ninja dogs closest to him. The force of the strike was so great that the chakra on the blade created a huge sonic boom due to the intense friction between the blade and the air.

Almost instantly, the two wolfhounds were split in two, bursting from their waists with a large amount of blood flowers mixed with bone fragments, internal organs, and flesh. The two ninja dogs only had time to howl before collapsing powerlessly.

Seeing this, Zabuza had a sudden thought and swung his greatsword again.

Just as Zabuza swung his greatsword again, a short sword covered in lightning pierced straight towards Zabuza's heart with a sharp, piercing screech!

The sword light was as powerful as thunder, and a thousand birds sang in unison, as if it could pierce through everything!

In a life-or-death crisis, Zabuza had no choice but to retract his Executioner's Blade and hold it horizontally in front of him to block Kakashi's sudden attack!

Clang!

The high-speed thrusting sword tip collided violently with the thick, broad blade of the decapitation sword, exploding into a shower of sparks and crackling electricity. There was a sharp, piercing scraping sound and the strong, metallic smell of burning steel!

'What incredible penetrating power!'

He saw that the blade of the decapitation sword blocking his way had been pierced through, leaving a small hole, and a small but noticeable mark was left on his chest. It was so deep that it could have pierced his heart if it had gone in just a little further.

Zabuza's expression changed drastically. He stomped his foot, and with the immense boost of chakra, the water beneath his feet seemed to detonate as if several mines had been set off.

It suddenly exploded, creating waves several meters high, and strong shockwaves continued to ripple in all directions.

Taking advantage of Kakashi's momentary loss of footing, Zabuza also used the force of the kick to dart left and right, his trajectory unpredictable in the thick fog, widening the distance between him and Kakashi.

When Kakashi tried to give chase again, he found that Zabuza had disappeared from his sight once more.

Unlike the original timeline where Kakashi subdued Zabuza with a summoning ninja dog, this battle took place on the sea, where Kakashi was able to use the ninja dog to track Zabuza's location.

However, they cannot use Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique on the sea surface to use ninja dogs to sneak into the mud and catch the enemy off guard, thus binding them in one fell swoop.

Kakashi does have ninjutsu similar to the Tracking Fang Technique in his Water Release techniques to lock onto enemies, but firstly, the effect of this technique is far inferior to the Tracking Fang Technique.

Secondly, Zabuza is an elite Jonin who is proficient in Water Release techniques, and he can instantly detect any abnormality in the water.

With Kakashi's mastery of Water Release techniques, it's impossible for him to hide anything he might do on the high seas.

“Aquino, Guluk..…”

Looking at the two ninja dogs split in two on the water, Kakashi's face was extremely grim, and his heart was filled with unspeakable grief.

The Hatake clan has a long-standing contract with the ninja dog clan, and each new member of the Hatake clan has their own summoning ninja dog.

Kakashi's companions were these eight ninja dogs. For Kakashi, these eight ninja dogs were not only his battle partners, but also his family who accompanied him during the time when he lost his father.

How could Kakashi not be heartbroken after losing two family members in one fell swoop?

"No more cuts!"

Kakashi's face instantly turned extremely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with sharp killing intent.

If he was fighting with the mindset of completing a mission just now, then he is now fighting with the intention of killing Zabuza!

………………

The battle between Kakashi and Zabuza has become incredibly intense, escalating to a point where it's a fight to the death.

Meanwhile, the battle between Sakura, Naruto, and Haku continued. Although the battle was shrouded in thick fog, the intense howling and the crisp sound of glass shattering from time to time proved how fierce the battle was!

A deafening roar!

Another martial arts technique!

Centered on Naruto, a hurricane-like airflow erupted, producing a deafening roar like a landslide and tsunami, scattering the thick fog and shattering the pile of ice mirrors once again.

"Is this guy a monster!?"

Haku stared blankly at the tangible chakra waves surrounding Naruto. He simply couldn't imagine that a ninja could unleash such powerful chakra and strength using only taijutsu!

What was even more unbelievable to him was that this guy was unleashing his ultimate moves without any restraint the whole time, as if his chakra was inexhaustible.

He didn't even see the blond boy catch his breath after using so many of his special moves.

It seems that those powerful techniques consume as much chakra as an ordinary ninja can use to perform an E-rank ninjutsu.

Even ordinary ninjas would pause for a moment after using so many E-rank ninjutsu, but that boy didn't pause at all from beginning to end!

In contrast, Bai was deathly pale, his body trembling slightly, clearly indicating that his chakra was almost depleted and his body was beginning to weaken.

"Even if it means death, we must hold them off!"

Bai gritted his teeth, raised his trembling hands, and cast another spell. His pale face turned rosy, and his nearly depleted chakra increased slightly.

But this is not a good sign. It means that he has begun to suppress his own life force in order to forcibly extract chakra!

Like a final burst of energy before death, the price of forcibly extracting chakra is often death!

Chapter 81 The Next Move: A Decisive Battle

"Damn it! How did this guy suddenly become so much stronger again?"

Under Naruto's relentless attacks, the ice mirrors' recovery speed had visibly slowed down, a fact that even the oblivious Naruto noticed.

He thought that as long as he continued his attack, he might not need Sakura anymore, and he could quickly defeat that ninja and go to support Sasuke.

Unexpectedly, the number of ice mirrors increased, and the thick fog spread even more, to the point where one could not see their own hand in front of their face.

"Naruto, watch out! This guy's almost out of chakra; he's fighting desperately!"

Sakura, standing behind him, warned him warily.

"Chakra depleted?"

Naruto was taken aback, scratched the back of his head, and asked in confusion, "Does this guy have so little chakra? I haven't even felt how much chakra I've used up. I should have used more chakra than him, right?"

From Naruto's perspective, he was always the one attacking and had consumed far more chakra than the other ninja, but he only felt that he had used up a little bit of chakra, while the other ninja should have had a lot of chakra left.

I haven't even exerted any effort yet, how come you're about to fall down?

Upon hearing this, Sakura was speechless for a moment, rolled her eyes, and said somewhat angrily, "Not everyone is like you, you jerk!"

"Hehe!" Naruto rubbed his nose, chuckled, and said smugly:

"Sakura, people's constitutions cannot be completely different..."

"Shut up, you idiot!" Sakura shouted, veins bulging on her forehead. "Don't give me that nonsense again!"

“But that’s what Sasuke said…” Naruto muttered in defense.

"So it was Sasuke who said it." Sakura nodded and said calmly, "Then it's alright!"

Ok?

Naruto touched the back of his head, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

I just felt inexplicably annoyed!

Just as he was about to say something, Sakura's expression turned serious, and she shouted, "Ready, Naruto? I'm going to release his ninjutsu!"

Naruto could only swallow the words on the tip of his tongue, quickly nodded, and assumed a fighting stance!

"Water Release: Gathering Water Technique!"

Sakura formed a hand seal, uttered a soft shout, and a clear, transparent water sphere appeared in front of her.

Whoops!

Sakura held the water ball high in the air, and the water ball in her palm seemed to transform into a powerful magnet, exerting a tremendous attraction on the surrounding dense fog!