First Encounter with Zabuza

"A type-56 3-edged military knife? What a strange name. I really don't know how you came up with it." Kakashi did not care too much about it. But he did not notice the horror of the weapon. In his opinion, as long as he could stab something into the enemy, whether it was the shuriken or the kunai, he could kill the enemy.

Therefore, he did not care too much about it, nor did he study the power of this weapon. Maybe one day, if they stood against each other, he would personally experience the horror of this weapon. The materials used to make this weapon were the same material used to make Asuma's chakra knife.

It could integrate wind-attribute chakra into the weapon, turning it into a chakra blade that could easily pierce through stones. And Ryoha's weapon could also integrate chakra into the weapon to enhance the weapon, forming a chakra blade. Of course, the shape of the blade was formed according to the needs of the weapon and user.

"If you really want to be stronger despite coming from a commoner family, without such resource like those big families had, you can only use your head to make up for it."

Ryoha pointed at his head and looked at Kakashi with a meaningful look, leaving Kakashi slightly startled.

"This is the first time he killed someone, and he had instantly recovered. Looking at his appearance, he's already over it. He will be a qualified ninja in the future. Does that mean he wants me to teach him ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu? Interesting kid, let me see if your next performance is worth my teaching."

In fact, as long as Ryoha's next performance could make the Third who had noticed him satisfied, even if Kakashi did not teach him, the Third would arrange other Ninjas to teach him. Otherwise, where did all those advanced ninjutsu of Konoha's commoner Jonin come from?

Of course, they will be taught if they show enough importance to Konoha. That was why Konoha arranged for people to teach them ninjutsus. Thus, Ryoha wasn't sure if he needed Kakashi to teach him. As long as he could continue to become stronger, someone would teach him even if Kakashi did not teach him.

After dealing with the Demon Brothers, Kakashi originally planned to give up this mission. But due to Naruto's nosy antics and his wish not to repeat the same mistake during the battle, Kakashi, who knew that he could perform well, decided to continue after some thought.

After all, although this mission was a bit dangerous, the experience that could be obtained by his students from this was definitely not something that could be compared to the money brought by completing the mission.

On the other side of the Land of Waves, in a dense forest shrouded in fog, Zabuza stopped looking at Gato, who was nagging at him. He suddenly pulled out his Executioner's Blade (Kubikiribocho) and scared the lesser man off. At the same time, he decided to personally see who dared to hinder his work.

"Naruto, stop playing. It's just a rabbit. I was scared to death. I thought ninjas were coming to attack us!" Sakura let out a light breath. Her inner Sakura immediately exploded. For a moment, she forgot to act like a lady in front of Ryoha. She punched Naruto until his head was full of bruises.

"If that's the case, this snow rabbit should be a decoy. I didn't expect more enemies would appear this soon." Kakashi glanced at the big tree on the side. Clearly, he had discovered that Zabuza was hiding there and spying on them.

"No wonder that the Demon Brothers failed. It turns out they met such an expert. I didn't expect that Tazuna could acquire ninjas of such caliber. Konoha's Copy Ninja, Kakashi.

No matter how hard he looked at Kakashi, he knew that the enemy had discovered him so that he couldn't be caught off guard. It would be better for him to walk out confidently. At the same time, he drew his sword forward as a greeting.

"Get down." Kakashi was already prepared, and when he noticed Zabuza's movement, he immediately shouted.

This was the first time Ryoha and the others had heard Kakashi speak harshly. In addition to the strong wind coming from his back, they knew that someone had launched a sneak attack, so they immediately threw their bodies to the ground, barely avoiding the blade that was spinning in the air.

"I'm sorry for troubling you, but you need to surrender that old man behind you," Zabuza said to Kakashi with a fluke. After all, he was now a traitor, and it would be troublesome enough for Kirigakure to kill him. Kakashi was at least on the same level as him, and he had the powerful Konoha Village behind him.

If possible, he would choose not to be an enemy of Kakashi, and although Tazuna was middle-aged, he had been working in the field for a long time, building bridges under the sun. He looked so old despite his age.

"I really didn't expect to meet the Sharingan here," Zabuza said in a deep voice. Sasuke was immediately shocked when he heard this. He was the only member of the Uchiha clan, yet he had not awakened his eyes. So, he looked at Kakashi, that was going to reveal his eye.

Moreover, Zabuza was looking at Kakashi, which immediately made Sasuke understand that someone Zabuza was talking about was Kakashi. However, what puzzled him was how Kakashi could have the Sharingan.

"If I remember correctly, you are the traitor of the Kirigakure, Momochi Zabuza." While preparing for the battle, Kakashi ordered Naruto to protect Tazuna. As for Ryoha, although he could not face Zabuza, he was capable enough to defend himself, so Kakashi was not worried.

"What are you talking about? What is the Sharingan?" Naruto found that everyone ignored him, and he really could not stand it.

"The Sharingan is a peculiar kind of eye that can see through all genjutsu, taijutsu, ninjutsu, and find the enemy's weakness. It's a Bloodline Limit." Sasuke's face was very weird, but as a member of the Uchiha clan, he still felt that it was better to explain the exclusive ability of his clan.

"That's right, but compared to the ability to see through all the weaknesses, the Sharingan still has an even more terrifying ability, which is after seeing through the genjutsu, taijutsu, and ninjutsu of the enemy, one could copy all of them as his own technique. If I remember correctly, they said you can copy all sorts of jutsu perfectly." Zabuza said.