First Battle Against Zabuza

"Copying jutsus!? Even in the Uchiha clan, only a few people have this ability. How can Kakashi-sensei have it?"

Sasuke was even more surprised when he saw his teacher's eyes. Despite being an outsider, Kakashi had awakened the 3-tomoe Sharingan on top of the ability to copy jutsus.

Not all Uchiha had the Sharingan that could copy jutsus. Only a few people could do that. The irony was that Kakashi, an outsider, actually had that ability.

"Copying jutsus?" I think I should be able to do that if I awakened the 3-tomoe. Forget it. My blood is boiling. I feel that my Sharingan will evolve today."

Ryoha didn't know that he had such a competitive nature. He found that when he faced a powerful enemy, not only was he not afraid, he was also excited. His eyes quietly turned into 1-tomoe Sharingan.

"It seems that I have to defeat you to kill that old man." After saying that, Zabuza flashed to the river beside him, stepping on the water as if it were a flat ground, and started emitting powerful chakra.

"What a strong chakra," Kakashi commented as he looked at the water-attribute chakra from Zabuza's body.

"He can actually step on the water!" Naruto had his eyes wide open, and his eyes were filled with surprise.

"Kakashi-sensei, can you let me take care of him? At least before I lose my fighting power?" Ryoha said as he walked towards Zabuza. Under the surprised gazes of Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna, Ryoha stepped on the water easily, just like Zabuza.

"When did you learn to step on water?" At this moment, Kakashi realized that Ryoha was definitely a genius, but not some ordinary genius. He was a genius that could become stronger by adapting to all sorts of battle conditions.

"I already learned it from the moment this man called Zabuza stepped on the water." Although Ryoha did not know whether the higher-ups of Konoha were watching him, he knew that if he showed enough talent.

Then not only would Konoha not do anything to him, but they would also make him stronger as long as he was loyal to Konoha. They would teach him more powerful genjutsu and ninjutsu. At the very least, as long as the Third was still alive, this would be the case. Therefore, Ryoha deliberately said that he had just learned it after seeing Zabuza to achieve this goal. No one knew when he had learned to step on water.

"In an instant?" Even he was an outsider, Zabuza knew what was going on. He immediately looked at Ryoha, who had recently graduated from the Academy.

"Interesting, I didn't expect to meet such a genius ninja. Kakashi, do you think Konoha will be mad if I kill this genius?"

In fact, he really loved to kill geniuses like Ryoha. Especially those who were standing in his way. A cold murderous appeared in his eyes, and at the same time, the same cold aura enveloped Ryoha.

"Is this the so-called killing intent? How many people do I have to kill to have such killing intent? It seems that my previous decision was right. If I hadn't killed the Demon Brothers just now, maybe I can only muster 30 percent of my strength in the face of such killing intent."

Ryoha's pupils shrank slightly, but his face did not change at all. Killing intent actually would affect the mind. If one's mental strength were not strong enough to face such strong killing intent, they would be scared silly. Generally, they would be scared to the point of not being able to move, or their strength would drop considerably.

"Very good, this is the feeling." Under the suppression of such powerful killing intent, Ryoha felt that the speed of his chakra circulation had become faster. At the same time, the rotation speed of his eyes was increasing, and his blood was already boiling.

He knew that if Zabuza used the Mist Concealment jutsu, he would not be able to fight him because of the gap in their strength. However, Ryoha did not fight to win, but to evolve his Sharingan and make it stronger. Therefore, Ryoha decided to make the first move.

"The mist is very thick, but there is no other way. Fire Release - Fireball Jutsu!" Ryoha completed the hand seal in a second. He spat out a giant fireball that evaporated the mist nearby. At the same time, the thick fog that was getting denser was dissipated, and his vision, which was obstructed by the fog, was also improved.

"Using fire release to evaporate the mist nearby? But unfortunately, there is a river under my feet. In a battlefield filled with water against a Kirigakure ninja, you are simply courting death."

That's right, if ninjas skilled in water release jutsu fought in a place filled with water like a river or lake, they could unleash 150 percent of their strength when serious.

"Secret Art - Mist..."

"Don't even think about it, Wind Release - Gale Palm!, Fire Style - Fireball Jutsu!" Ryoha continuously released two ninjutsu as he completed these two simple hand seals in a flash before Zabuza could finish his.

Taking advantage of the wind, the fire suddenly burned towards Zabuza. Even though he could stand the heat, he didn't let his body to be burned by such flames.

"Good boy, you know how to combine ninjutsu elements to elevate its strength. I can't let you live!" Zabuza roared, standing on the water, he used a water release jutsu to move even faster, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived behind Ryoha, slashing his sword towards Ryoha's head.

"Ryoha! Behind you!." Sakura was the first to remind him, shouting at the top of her lungs.

"The gap between him and Jonin is too big. In a life-and-death battle, it is not so simple." Kakashi had already decided to make his move. After all, the gap between the two was too big. In his opinion, Ryoha did not know Bloodline Limit, and he only mastered a few jutsu. There was no way to fight.

"Clang!"

The sound of swords and metal colliding immediately rang out. Ryoha, relying on his Sharingan, could barely see a trace of movement. Fortunately, he trained his body well, so his body reaction could keep up with his Sharingan's reaction. He pulled out the type-56 knife to block Zabuza's slash.

But even so, Ryoha was still sent flying nearly ten meters away by Zabuza's strength before he barely landed safely.