Chapter 18
'I can see his chakra in front of me but there's another chakra presence. Their not moving or doing anything, just observing. But I still can't let my guard down.' Hinata thought
"Well, well. Zabuza, rouge ninja of the Village of the Hidden Mist." Kakashi said
"Kakashi, Copy Cat ninja of the Village of the Hidden Leafs. I almost feel honored." Zabuza said
"You should be. I got something special, just for you." Kakashi moved his headband up, revealing his Sharingan
"The rest of you! Manji formation! Don't let him near Tazuna!" Kakashi said
The team complied, taking out their kunai and surrounded Tazuna. Zabuza noticed the activated Byakugan in Hinata's eyes.
"Wow. Today's just my lucky day. isn't it? Not only do I get to see the Sharingan in action, but the Byakugan as well!" Zabuza said
"Not so much your lucky day cuz your never gonna see it." Kakashi said
Zabuza summoned his mist and grabbed his sword and dissappeared. The mist thickened but Hinata could still see.
"Over there! He's on the water! He's building up chakra!" Hinata pointed to the water
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu." Zabuza dissappeared into the mist
"He vanished..." Hinata said
The mist became thicker and thicker and soon Hinata could barely see Kakashi. "Sensei, I can barely see you with my Byakugan. This mist isn't normal, it has chakra in it."
"Don't worry, I got something for that." Kakashi put his hands together and activated a jutsu and the mist was blown away
"Don't worry, I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you." Kakashi said
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Zabuza said
Kakashi looked back to see Zabuza in the middle of the Manji formation. He rushed towards him and threw his team and Tazuna back before stabbing Zabuza with his kunai.
'Water?' Kakashi noticed water was coming out of the stab wound instead of blood
'He... he was so fast, I almost did see him with my Byakugan. So that was one of the capabilities of a Jonin.' Hinata thought, her eyes were starting to hurt from the Byakugan but still kept it actived
"Sensei, behind you!" Naruto warned Kakashi
'Zabuza' exploded into water while the real Zabuza was behind Kakashi. He swung his sword and went threw Kakashi. Kakashi then revealed to be a clone himself and exploded into water as well.
'My water clone... He saw through my illusion and copied it in an instant amd used it against me.'
The real Kakashi pressed a kunai to Zabuza's throat. "Stay still, you wouldn't want this to be messy."
"Actually I do." Zabuza revealed to be another water clone and the real one kicked Kakashi in the chest and into the water
"Water Prison Jutsu!" A large ball of water formed around Kakashi into a makeshift prison
"We need to do something!" Naruto said, bringing out some seals
"Huh, a fuinjutsu amateur? This will be easy." Zabuza formed another water clone
"Hinata, you protect the bridge builder! Sasuke, with me! I gotta plan." Naruto made a few shadow clones before rushing
The shadow clones rushed at the water clone Zabuza. They tried to pin him down but he forced them off, all according to plan. Naruto then tossed Sasuke a fuma shuriken who then threw it at he real Zabuza.
"Demon Wind Shuriken: Windmill of Shadows!"
"Smart. Aiming for my real body. But..." Zabuza grabbed the fuma shuriken beofre it could hit him
"A simple shuriken can't touch me." Zabuza then noticed the second shuriken
"A second shuriken hidden in the shadow of the first one. But it still doesn't change anything. A shuriken can't touch me!" Zabuza jumped over the second one
Sasuke smirked. "Wasn't planning on too."
The second shuriken transformed into the real Naruto. He threw a few kunai with explosive tags on them.
Zabuza was forced to release the water prison Kakashi was in and protect himself. The kunai were lodged into his hand and then the tags exploded. The explosion threw him back and collided into a tree. Zabuza slowly got up, his right arm was covered in painful burns and was smoking.
"My... my arm..." Zabuza looked at Naruto with killer intent
"I'll destroy you!" Zabuza jumped into the air at terrifying speed
He was about to land on Naruto, the shuriken in his hand aimed at his head. Naruto closed his eyes and braced for impact but opened them when Kakashi stoped the blow.
"That was an excellent plan Naruto, I'm impressed." Kakashi said
"I got distracted and had to let go." Zabuza said
"Don't flatter yourself, you were forced to let go." Kakashi said
Zabuza then turned to Kakashi, all his killing intent aimed at Kakashi. They both jumped back and Zabuza started to prepare a jutsu. Kakashi, with his Sharingan, mirrored his hand signs.
"Ox → Monkey → Hare → Rat → Boar → Bird → Ox → Horse → Bird → Rat → Tiger → Dog → Tiger → Snake → Ox → Ram → Snake → Boar → Ram → Rat → Yang Water → Monkey → Bird → Dragon → Bird → Ox → Horse → Ram → Tiger → Snake → Rat → Monkey → Hare → Boar → Dragon → Ram → Rat → Ox → Monkey → Bird → Yang Water → Rat → Boar → Bird! Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Two wter dragons came from the water and started attacking each other
Everyone else watched the water dragons in amazement but Hinata, she looked incredibly fascinating by it.
'What an amazing jutsu...'
'So many hand signs and he mirrored them all instantly, perfectly.' Sasuke thought
'Something isn't right.' Tazuna thought
He pulled back from his attack, which Kakashi did the same. He tried to run around Kakashi but he did the same. Zabuza tried to do the Water Clone Technique but Kakashi mirrored him too.
'My movements. It's as if- It's as if he knows what I'm-'
"Going to do next?" Kakashi cut him off from his thoughts
'What? Can he read my mind as well?'
Zabuza then looked at his Sharingan eye. 'That eye...'
"It makes you furious, doesn't it. Knowing I can do whatever you can do in an instant and do it better." Kakashi taunts
'That little...'
"Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu!" Kakashi did hand signs and a water vortex swept Zabuza away
'How?! I was just about to perform a jutsu but he copied it and did it just before I could! How is this possible?! I can't keep up!'
Zabuza was thrown against a tree and Kakashi threw kunai that lodged himself into his burns. Zabuza let out a scream of pain.
"You're finished Zabuza." Kakashi said
Suddenly, a pair of needles were thrown into Zabuza's neck. His body went limp and he fell to the ground.
"What the- Who did-" Kakashi looked around for whoever did that
"That's was me." A figure in the branches said
"I've been tracking Zabuza for a long time. Thank you for taking care of him for me." They thanked
"We'll, it's no problem-" Kakashi was cut off by Hinata throwing her kunai at the figure, only they dodged and missed them narrowly
"Hinata, what are you doing?" Kakashi asked his student
"Their lying to us. I saw them with Zabuza from when he first revealed himself to us. They struck the pressure points in his neck to make it seem like they killed him." Hinata explained
"Are you sure Hinata?"
Hinata turned to Kakashi. "I'm a Hyuga, no one knows pressure points like we do."
"I must say, I praise your deduction skills. But I must take Zabuza and go." The figure said
"You're not going any-" Kakashi stopped, his whole body was in pain and he fell to the ground
"Kakashi-sensei!" Hinata rushed to her sensei's side
"It's seems your sensei is wounded. I advise to get him medical attention." The figure took Zabuza and dissappeared into the wind
"Kakashi-sensei! Is he gonna be ok?" Naruto asked Hinata
"I don't know..." Hinata admitted
"We can take him to my house, my daughters a nurse." Tazuna offered
Acting as their sensei's crutches, they carried Kakashi to Tazuna's house.