Chapter 42

Walking on the rugged path, with woods stretching as far as the eye could see on both sides.

The environment of the Fire Shadow world is extremely extreme. The Land of Fire is spring-like all year round, with lush trees. The Land of Wind, however, is full of sand and wind.

However, Su Zhong still prefers this environment. The air is good, the scenery is pleasant, and it is soothing to the eye.

As he walked, he carefully controlled the force under his feet, trying to increase or decrease it slightly.

Su Zhong's strength had increased very quickly over the past two years, and his control over it had not kept up. Now, he was constantly pondering how to control his strength more precisely.

This kind of training sounds tedious. But as long as one can control the strength and feel the changes, there is a special sense of excitement. This feeling makes Su Zhong immersed in it.

Kakashi walked silently at the back of the group, his eyes fixed on the fan symbol on Su Zhong's back, his mind fluctuating.

As a Jonin, he easily noticed Su Zhong's peculiar behavior. Seeing Su Zhong walk with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Kakashi knew he was practicing fine control of his strength.

"Indeed, as he said, Uchiha Qiu is obsessed with strength," Kakashi muttered, frowning.

Glancing at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye, he found that his aura was surprisingly similar to Su Zhong's.

The strange way of walking, the different depths of footprints. All these phenomena told Kakashi that Sasuke was using the time while walking to practice chakra control.

"Geniuses are not achieved by chance," Kakashi, a genius himself, knew the blood and sweat he had put into it.

Seeing Sasuke now was like seeing his former self.

Kakashi quickened his steps and walked alongside Su Zhong.

Su Zhong turned his head in surprise: "Is there something?"

Kakashi was silent for a long time, as if making a decision, and then said, "I will teach Sasuke the Chidori."

He had planned to teach Sasuke with all his might, and there was nothing wrong with giving him the Chidori. But that was based on his own consent.

However, now he was almost forced to make this decision by Su Zhong.

The taste had changed.

Kakashi had resentment in his heart and said coldly, "I only agree to teach, but I don't guarantee whether he can learn it."

Su Zhong was not bothered by Kakashi's dissatisfaction, as long as he himself was satisfied: "Don't worry, Sasuke has both lightning and fire attributes. There is no learning barrier."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow: "That's just a prerequisite."

Su Zhong's lips curled: "Don't worry, his chakra control is very good, he will definitely learn it."

Kakashi narrowed his eyes, somewhat depressed, and said resentfully, "The Chidori requires a deep understanding of chakra."

Su Zhong gave Kakashi a big smile, which made Kakashi feel uneasy.

"Even more, don't worry. I made Sasuke memorize all the chakra knowledge in the Uchiha secret archives. Is this enough knowledge?"

Kakashi's face darkened, and he said nothing.

Naruto, hiding to one side, crouched and listened for a while. Hearing that Kakashi-sensei was going to teach Sasuke a jutsu, which seemed very powerful, he couldn't help but say, "Kakashi-sensei, that's not fair. Why teach him and not me?"

Kakashi's face became even more depressed. Can't you see I'm in a bad mood? He didn't want to deal with his thick-skinned disciple.

"Because you're too stupid," Sasuke said bluntly.

"Stiff! Stiff..." Naruto immediately shifted his attention.

Whoosh!

A broadsword flew toward them.

"Get down!" Kakashi shouted, his body springing up. The sword quickly flew past his feet and cut into a tree trunk in the distance.

A figure with a bare upper body stood on the hilt of the sword.

This person was masked, wearing a white and black-patterned pair of pants. His arms were wrapped in arm guards. His eyes were narrow, casting a cold gaze.

"Kakashi of the Hatake clan? I didn't expect to encounter the Copy Ninja of Konoha on a routine mission. What a pleasant surprise," he said, but his voice was cold and indifferent, showing no joy.

Kakashi's face was serious. He immediately noticed the Mist Village headband and then the eye-catching decapitating sword.

"Zabuza Momochi," Kakashi said solemnly.

He now had the heart to kill Zabuza. He had thought that the mission's change would at most involve some rogue ninjas. With him, an elite Jonin, it would be completely manageable.

But he didn't expect to encounter a top-level ninja like Zabuza. He glanced at Naruto, the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails. If anything went wrong, it would cause chaos in the ninja world.

"It looks like we have to fight to the death," Kakashi decided.

"Protect Tazuna," Kakashi said, then drew a kunai and rushed toward Zabuza.

A flash of malice appeared in Zabuza's eyes: Let me test the strength of the Konoha technician.

The two figures moved swiftly, their actions incredibly fast. They immediately engaged in combat.

Clang!

The broadsword and the kunai collided, sparks flying. Their figures crossed, and in the blink of an eye, they had exchanged several moves.

Clang, clang, clang...

The kunai and the decapitating sword, two mismatched weapons, continuously clashed.

The decapitating sword was heavy and large, but Zabuza wielded it with great agility.

Kakashi, holding a small kunai, could easily parry the heavy sword.

"True to form, the Konoha technician. Unfortunately," Zabuza said with a hint of mockery.

Kakashi was startled, thinking it was bad.

He glanced back and indeed saw a figure standing behind his three students.

"It's a clone jutsu!"

A faint light of lightning flashed under Kakashi's feet, and his figure instantly appeared behind Naruto, the kunai stabbing out.

Splash!

The Zabuza who was stabbed did not bleed but turned into water.

Zabuza suddenly appeared behind Kakashi, his eyes flashing with a cold gaze. He coldly snorted and swung his sword at Kakashi with great force.

Clang!

A hand wearing a black glove suddenly appeared, grabbing the sword out of the air.

"How is this possible?" Zabuza was greatly shocked.

Charge!

His free right hand shot out like a cannon.

Bang!

Zabuza turned into a spray of water, drenching Su Zhong's head and face.

Su Zhong was not bothered, his face filled with anticipation, his eyes glowing with excitement. This was a long-awaited battle.

His Insight Eye fully activated, his right hand swung back with great force, like a tiger's tail. The air seemed to echo with the roar of a tiger.

Horizontal Charge!

Zabuza, who had just appeared behind Su Zhong, was immediately hit.

Splash, Zabuza's figure retreated and fell into the river.

Blood quickly flowed to his legs, and Su Zhong shouted.

Instant!

His figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, a mud lotus blooming under his feet as he followed Zabuza to the riverside.

A loud noise, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the center of the river, spinning faster and faster, and a large amount of water suddenly flew up.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"

A fierce water dragon burst out of the whirlpool.

Roar!

Its sharp teeth bared, it roared at Su Zhong.

Su Zhong was not afraid, his heart pounding like a drum.

Ha!

A loud shout, Su Zhong's body suddenly swelled, his height increasing from 1.6 meters to 1.9 meters! His muscles bulged, as if about to burst through his skin!

"What jutsu is this!" Naruto's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Amazing... so amazing!" Sakura trembled, Su Zhong's bulging muscles resembling a demon, making her fear.

Su Zhong shouted, "Golden Bell Shield!"

The water dragon flew and crashed into Su Zhong.

Boom!

The riverbank was instantly submerged by the water.

The flood roared, and it took a while for the water to return to the river.

Su Zhong stood in place, unharmed, his head lowered and motionless.

Sasuke's hand suddenly clenched, his eyes filled with intense desire: "Is this the Golden Bell Shield? Impervious to blades and bullets?! Immune to water and fire?! So amazing!"

"Such great strength! Who are you?!" Zabuza stood on the water, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, looking at Su Zhong with a serious expression.

Su Zhong ignored him, his head lowered as if in a daze.

"I only want the old man. It seems you're not a Konoha ninja. We can cooperate, and split the bounty evenly," Zabuza suddenly said.

Kakashi's face changed: "Qiu, don't trust him. Zabuza is a ruthless killer and cannot be trusted."

He was already struggling to deal with Zabuza alone. If Su Zhong turned against him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Kakashi had never relaxed his vigilance and caution toward Su Zhong.

Zabuza was unconcerned: "I am indeed a killer, but I value my promises. I have never broken a promise I made."

Kakashi's face changed again: "Qiu, Sasuke is a Konoha ninja, and the Uchiha belong to Konoha. Don't believe what others say."

This had a subtle threatening tone.

Zabuza said with a mocking tone: "What, aren't you Konoha supposed to be righteous? Now you're using family to threaten. Interesting."

He then looked at Su Zhong with interest: "Qiu? Uchiha? Are you one of the two Uchiha orphans? Didn't they say you don't have chakra? Such great strength, is this the power of the Uchiha, even without chakra?"

Kakashi snorted: "This isn't a threat, it's a fact. The Uchiha can only be the Uchiha of Konoha."

"Ha ha ha..." Su Zhong, who had been looking down, suddenly burst into wild laughter.

"I understand, I understand! It turns out it's all physical attacks, it's all physical attacks!"

He had always thought that jutsu had some mysterious power that caused hidden damage. But after experiencing the Water Style jutsu, he finally understood.

The Water Dragon Bullet is a highly concentrated water dragon. Its main attack is physical impact and the pressure of the water.

There is no mysterious power at all.

Water, fire, wind, and lightning are all natural forces. Since that's the case, he can use his fists to deal with everything and the Golden Bell Shield to defend against everything!

All jutsu can be broken by strength!

Su Zhong looked at Zabuza sincerely: "Thank you, for showing me my path. In return, I will give it my all. Be careful."

Instant!

Su Zhong's figure became blurry, suddenly appearing in front of Zabuza.

His face was full of madness, but his mind was very calm.

Charge! Charge! Charge!

Su Zhong's fists shot out like a machine gun, non-stop.

Zabuza was instantly turned into a puddle of water.

"Water Style: Water Prison Jutsu!"

Water suddenly coiled around Su Zhong's feet like a snake, quickly enveloping him in a large water ball.

Zabuza stood beside the water ball, his eyes filled with mockery: "Uchiha? Not much. Just a mindless brute!"

Su Zhong felt as if he was trapped in a quagmire, the surrounding water thick and heavy. A force pulling inward compressed him tightly within the water ball.

Su Zhong looked up and laughed at Zabuza, a strange and sudden laugh.

Zabuza's face changed, feeling a powerful force coming from his control of the water prison.

Su Zhong shouted, his muscles surging, like thousands of earthworms crawling under his skin. His pale skin turned dark green, even shining with a metallic luster.

"Break!"

Boom!

The large water ball exploded, and the Water Prison Jutsu that had restrained Su Zhong was broken by his strength.

"Indeed, indeed! All jutsu can be broken by strength! Ha ha ha..." Su Zhong leaped out, laughing wildly.

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