Konoha: Naruto, trained by Aizen

Naruto seemed to feel no pressure at all.

Both being genin, he was like a lamb to the slaughter under the killing intent, but Naruto was like a fish in water.

Unbeknownst to me, the gap between myself and Naruto was still so vast.

It's ridiculous that I'm still gloating over having obtained the Sharingan.

How can someone like me possibly be qualified to keep getting stronger?!

How dare you beat up a weasel?!

I am now bringing shame upon the Uchiha clan's honor!

Damn it!!!

Sasuke, filled with resentment, suddenly pulled out a kunai and stuck it into his left hand.

"laugh."

Blood gushed out as Sakura watched in panic and Naruto looked on in astonishment.

"I, Uchiha Sasuke, swear by my blood that from this day forward I will not be afraid, I will not run away, and I will fight to the very end with the glory of the Uchiha."

Sasuke, panting heavily, said each word clearly.

Naruto took a handkerchief out of his pocket, handed it to Sasuke, pointed to the bleeding wound on Sasuke's left hand, and said, "If this continues, you will bleed to death."

Sasuke, who thought he looked very cool, immediately lost his composure and frantically searched for his weapon pouch to try and stop the bleeding.

However, he failed to notice that Zabuza's killing intent had already been dispelled without him even trying.

"Hmph, interesting brat." Zabuza said coldly, his gaze towards Naruto and Sasuke filled with admiration.

"Konoha truly lives up to its reputation as a cradle of geniuses. However... I've killed quite a few geniuses over the years."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zabuza appeared beside Naruto and Sasuke, wielding his Executioner's Blade.

"Damn it, it's so fast! My eyes can catch it, but my body... can't keep up!" Sasuke stared in horror at the approaching Executioner's Blade.

Even without Zabuza using his full strength, he could easily kill Sasuke.

"To attack a genin directly is rather ungentlemanly." At the critical moment, Naruto drew his Kyoka Suigetsu and blocked the attack from the Executioner's Blade.

"Bang." The immense force filled Zabuza's eyes with astonishment.

How could a mere genin possess such power?

Are all the genin in Konoha this terrifying?

"Even a Jonin can get distracted in battle?" Naruto scoffed, as Kyoka Suigetsu deflected the Executioner's Blade.

Naruto took a step back, put away the Mirror Flower Water Moon, and began to form hand seals: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough".

Zabuza couldn't help but burst into wild laughter: "Hahaha, brat, you're so naive! Do you really think a minor breakthrough can dispel my dense fog? Our chakra levels are worlds apart. The fog created by the Hidden Mist Technique can't be dispersed by your breakthrough!!!"

In the Hidden Mist Technique, the density of the mist changes depending on the amount of chakra. A genin's chakra level is insufficient to use Wind Release to disperse the dense mist.

This is also why Zabuza laughed.

"Whoosh!" In the next moment, a gale suddenly rose, rushing into the thick fog like bandits rushing towards the defenseless villagers, sweeping everything away.

To Zabuza's astonishment, the entire area was like a typhoon had passed through, leaving not a trace of fog, only a scene of devastation.

Chapter Seventy-Four: The Curtain Falls

Seeing this familiar scene, Kakashi, who was secretly observing, couldn't help but smirk, feeling an urge to laugh.

At this moment, Zabuza, who was originally shrouded in mist, now had countless tears in his bandages, and his whole body was covered with small wounds, making him look extremely disheveled.

He was too careless and did not expect that the power of the breakthrough could be so terrifying.

By the time he reacted, it was too late; he had essentially taken a major breakthrough.

"What's going on? How come the chakra of genin is so amazing now?" He swallowed hard, and then anger welled up in his heart.

"Kakashi alone is already difficult to deal with, and now there's another guy with such a terrifying amount of chakra. It seems we need Haku's help."

Seeing this, Zabuza no longer hesitated and gave the signal.

The next moment, a tall ninja wearing a high-necked robe and a mist mask, whose gender was indistinguishable, appeared next to Zabuza.

Compared to Zabuza, this ninja had a quiet and harmless demeanor.

"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, leave Zabuza to me, you guys hold off the other ninja!" Kakashi shouted, his eyes grave.

The current situation is somewhat unexpected for him; Zabuza's accomplices seem to be quite powerful.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi, holding a kunai, became entangled with Zabuza.

The two were evenly matched in terms of physical skills. Zabuza's attacks were wide and sweeping, while Kakashi was agile and used his Three Body Techniques to keep the fight going for a short time.

On the other side, Haku had already thrown a large number of senbon needles at Naruto and the others.

Thousands of books, densely packed, precise and fast.

This excellent throwing technique impressed Naruto.

However, the targets of the thousand needles are all non-lethal parts; hitting them will only restrict the opponent's movement.

This surprised Naruto quite a bit.

Rogue ninjas are generally ruthless.

Moreover, they were rogue ninjas who came for the bounty.

Without a second thought, Naruto used Kyoka Suigetsu to knock away the incoming Senbon needles and shouted to Sakura and Sasuke, "Sasuke, Sakura, be careful!"

"Hado 11: Lightning Bolt." Lightning bolts shot from Naruto's fingers and struck Haku.

The familiar Kido made Sasuke shudder involuntarily, his memory returning to the day he was dominated by the Thunder King, and he immediately let out a cold snort of displeasure.

"That damn Naruto, he's trying to take all the opponents for himself again."

Through their long time together, Sasuke also came to understand Naruto's personality.

He's not a team player and often prefers to "eat alone."

"Leave this guy to me, Naruto."

He quickly activated his Sharingan and joined the battle.

With a "whoosh," Bai lightly tapped his fingertip and disappeared from sight as the lightning struck empty air, creating a huge hole in the tree behind him, filling the air with the smell of burning.

This made Bai secretly alarmed.

Not daring to hold back too much, he immediately used his bloodline limit, Ice Release.

Several sharp ice spikes shot out from his fingers, heading towards Naruto and Sasuke respectively.

"Is this Ice Release?" Naruto raised an eyebrow slightly, becoming even more interested in the dialogue.

"Hado No. 31: Red Fire Cannon".

The blazing fireball instantly melted the ice spikes aimed at Naruto.

After doing all this, Naruto did not continue his attack. Instead, he stood gracefully to the side, holding the Mirror Flower Water Moon, and looked at Haku with great interest.

Compared to Naruto's relaxed demeanor, Sasuke on the other side seemed rather flustered.

He first used the Great Fireball Technique, but unexpectedly the ice spikes suddenly exploded in mid-air, turning into ice rain that passed through the fireball and shot towards Sasuke.

After a series of clumsy dodges and parries, Sasuke suffered a cut on one arm, but at least he managed to thwart the opponent's attack.

"This rogue ninja is actually from the Mizuki clan." Minato, inside the sealed space, looked astonished.

"Minazuki?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

"The Mizuki clan is skilled in Ice Release and is one of the most powerful bloodline limit clans in Kirigakure, with a status equivalent to the Hyuga clan in Konoha. How could a Mizuki clan ninja become a rogue ninja?" Minato was completely bewildered.

During the Blood Mist Era in Kirigakure, all the powerful bloodline limit families were massacred, with the most powerful Shikotsumyaku and the Minazuki clan being wiped out. All of this happened after Minato's death, so it's normal that Minato doesn't know about it now.

If he were to learn that the mastermind behind all of this was Obito, who controlled the Fourth Mizukage, he would surely feel a mix of emotions.

“Interesting. This seems to be a very talented opponent.” Naruto smiled and put away his Kyoka Suigetsu, standing leisurely to the side. He said to Sasuke, “Since you’re so interested, then you can have this opponent.”

None of Haku's attacks were aimed at vital points; compared to Zabuza, he was far too merciful.

Naruto had no interest in fighting an opponent who had no killing intent, so he decided to let Haku go to Sasuke, hoping to see the potential of both Sasuke and Haku.

Simultaneously.

He was also looking for a suitable target for his 'Death Plan'.

After awakening his Sharingan, Sasuke excitedly entangled with Haku, hoping that he could defeat his opponent with his full power and shock Naruto.

Most members of the Uchiha clan are arrogant. In past battles, he was always the supporting character who was brutally beaten, so he longed to wash away his shame.

Because of his kindness, Bai showed mercy to Bai, so for a time the two fought to a standstill, exchanging blows back and forth.

The ice-style technique Naruto encountered for the first time was extremely impressive, greatly increasing Naruto's interest in Haku.

As in the original story, the battle on Kakashi's side involved a contest of taijutsu and ninjutsu. In the end, Zabuza was defeated by Kakashi's Sharingan copy, but Kakashi, who was extremely short of chakra, also had his chakra depleted.

Seeing Zabuza defeated, Haku no longer held back. He used Ice Release to unleash ice spikes at Sasuke at a speed far exceeding his previous attacks, pinning Sasuke's limbs to the trees. Then he looked at Naruto.

Naruto smiled knowingly at Bai: "We'll meet again."

Although Haku was puzzled as to why Naruto didn't make a move, since Naruto's strength was enough to capture him, he didn't have time to think about it. He quickly picked up Zabuza and disappeared from everyone's sight in a few leaps.

Sakura, who was watching from the sidelines, rushed forward to clean Sasuke's wounds.

"Damn it, I lost again." Sasuke covered his eyes in anguish, his voice filled with anger and confusion: "Why? Why am I, who has these eyes, no match for him? Even if he uses Ice Release, I shouldn't have lost so miserably."

"You're always trying to be a hero." Sakura, while treating Sasuke with medical ninjutsu, scolded him mercilessly: "You're clearly not strong enough, yet you always insist on fighting alone. Are you stupid?"

"You!!" Sasuke was furious, but the cunning Sakura pressed on Sasuke's wound, causing Sasuke to turn pale with pain.

"You guys..." Kakashi looked at Naruto and the others helplessly, his voice extremely weak: "One likes to show off, and the other likes to stand by and watch. You guys are really..." Before he could finish speaking, Kakashi, whose chakra was exhausted, rolled his eyes and fainted.

Naruto reluctantly hoisted Kakashi onto his shoulder and said to Tazuna, "Let's go quickly, they definitely won't be coming to assassinate us anytime soon."

Chapter Seventy-Five Inari

On the way, Naruto also revealed his purpose of standing by and watching.