During the battle, the Clone Zabuza’s great sword was broken, yet he still intended to attack with his fists and feet.
But upon clashing, he found that Rock Lee’s taijutsu was actually quite excellent.
In particular, his Clone’s strength was too low.
Its speed and power were completely crushed by Rock Lee, who exploded the Clone with a single punch.
And while Rock Lee didn’t know how to use Water Clone himself, after gauging the Clone’s strength, he immediately rushed into the lake water.
He understood that even if he, Naruto, and the others combined their strength, they wouldn’t be a match for Zabuza.
Only by rescuing Kakashi would they have a chance to win.
So, he immediately pounced forward.
Having practiced taijutsu, he was extremely fast, closing in on Zabuza in almost the blink of an eye.
Leaf Whirlwind!
A heavy kick landed squarely on Zabuza’s arm.
Because he had to maintain control of the prison, Zabuza could only take the hit head-on.
He didn’t expect Rock Lee’s leg to be so hard, the kick left his arm feeling slightly numb.
Furthermore, his attacks were never a turn-based exchange, but a continuous, storm-like assault.
Following the Leaf Whirlwind, he launched another attack.
Leaf Rising Wind!
His incredibly swift legs swept toward Zabuza’s waist and abdomen like a whirlwind.
However, Zabuza’s reaction was equally swift.
He shifted his body to the side, easily dodging Rock Lee’s attack, while simultaneously swinging his sword.
Rock Lee felt a chill in his heart, but he did not panic.
Relying on his sharp intuition and extraordinary reaction speed, at the very moment the blade was about to touch his skin, he twisted his body into an incredible angle, narrowly avoiding the strike.
This is a Taijutsu Ninja—a ninja who uses their own body as a weapon.
“Not bad, you are very fast.” There was a hint of praise in Zabuza’s voice, but his gaze grew even colder.
“But speed is not the only factor that determines victory or defeat.” Before his voice had even faded, Zabuza’s sword left an afterimage and a whistling sound of wind, cleaving toward Rock Lee.
Bang!
Relying on his weights, Lee withstood the blow.
He hadn’t expected that Zabuza, using only one hand, would actually be superior to him in strength.
He was somewhat mentally prepared for this situation, so he did not choose to retreat, but instead pressed the offensive even more firmly.
After several feints, he suddenly kicked toward the opponent’s chin.
Shadow of the Dancing Leaf!
This was another technique designed to kick an opponent into the air.
But this strike did not work, what met him head-on was the great sword.
The great sword and Lee’s kick collided in mid-air, erupting in a deafening metallic clang.
However, Lee was slightly inferior in strength after all.
He felt a powerful counter-shock from Zabuza’s great sword, almost numbing his ankle.
But he gritted his teeth and, with his unyielding will, forced himself to withstand the blow.
Before he could relax, Zabuza’s sword swung again, heading straight for his chest.
This time, Lee did not choose to take it head-on again.
He flashed away, dodging Zabuza’s attack, while simultaneously delivering a “Leaf Strong Whirlwind,” sweeping at Zabuza’s legs.
With a bang, Zabuza took the blow with full force.
He was pushed back half a step, nearly having his right hand kicked out of the Ninjutsu.
If his right hand left, Kakashi would break out of the prison.
Immediately curling his lips into a sneer, Zabuza dodged Lee’s attack while swinging his great sword.
This time, Lee pressed a heavy knee strike onto the great sword and, with a backflip, landed behind Zabuza.
It was at this moment that he shouted, “Do it!” The three on the shore immediately threw a large number of shuriken and Kunai.
Meanwhile, Lee performed a “Leaf Great Whirlwind,” kicking toward Zabuza’s head with all his might.
Zabuza chose to block the Kunai and shuriken.
After all, if those attacks hit, they would draw blood immediately.
As for Lee’s Leaf Great Whirlwind, at most…
Bang!
Before Zabuza could even think of the consequences, he was kicked flying by the blow.
He spat out a mouthful of blood and said angrily, “I have to admit, your taijutsu is really good, kid.
Average Chunin, no, most Chunin are no longer your match.” Although Zabuza is a Jonin, a Jonin is still human.
He’s not like those brute ninjas like the Raikage, who have a monstrous body.
On the other side, while Naruto and the others were originally worried that the attack wouldn’t work, they suddenly found that Zabuza had been kicked flying, and Kakashi had already escaped the Ninjutsu.
Naruto laughed.
“See, the Kunai throwing I practiced on the way was quite effective, wasn’t it?” Sasuke said dismissively, “My shuriken are the ones that never miss, he was using his sword to block them just now.” Naruto was unconvinced.
“That was clearly my Kunai, your shuriken are so light he didn’t even need to respond.” Sasuke fired back, “Your Kunai didn’t hit at all, he didn’t even need to do anything.” Sakura: “…” Even Kakashi looked helpless.
But now was not the time for this.
Having finally escaped the Water Prison Technique, he immediately increased the distance between them.
Lee sensibly returned to the shore.
A battle between Elite Jonin is very rare, he wanted to watch more.
He didn’t notice at all that the comments was in an uproar.
[Holy crap, where’s my famous scene?] [I wanted to see the Sasuke-Naruto combined attack with the Fuma Shuriken, but you gave me this instead.] [Just throwing a few Kunai and shuriken to brush it off?
This is like a ‘participation counts’ event.] [What happened to the promised awakening through pain?
Poor Naruto, in this battle, he didn’t even manage to get an assist.] [Sasuke too, his thunder was stolen by Rock Lee.] [To be fair, current Rock Lee is indeed streets ahead of Naruto and Sasuke.] [Better to watch Kakashi show off, the Sharingan is quite cool.] On the lake’s surface, Zabuza decided to launch a heavy assault on Kakashi.
So, his first move was a large-scale Ninjutsu.
He was seen continuously forming hand seals, and the lake water swirled up along with the Ninjutsu.
But strangely, the hand seals of Kakashi opposite him were exactly the same as his.
Ox…
Bird…
Horse…
When all the seals were finished, the water in front of them surged simultaneously, and a Water Dragon formed from the lake water rushed toward their respective opponents.