In Naruto: Reborn with a Chat Group-Chapter 146 - 145: Seven Ninja Trash Men

[Uchiha Madara: Hahahaha!!! This is hilarious! That guy was trying so hard to make a dramatic entrance and Makoto just snatched his sword away like it was nothing! Hahahahahaha!!!]

[Might Duy: Wait a second...That sword looks kinda familiar! I swear I've seen it before somewhere! But when? Where?! Damn it! I can't remember! My youth is failing me!]

[Hatake Sakumo: ...Seriously? That's the Executioner's Blade from the Hidden Mist. It's one of the Seven Swords of the Mist.]

[Might Duy: Yes, yes! That's where I've seen it! It turns out to be... YOUTH!]

[Hatake Sakumo: What the hell? What youth?! That's the Executioner's Blade! It's one of the Seven Swords! That thing has nothing to do with youth!]

[Yuhi Shinku: Wait... so our enemy is one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? That sounds like a tough opponent!]

[Uchiha Madara: More like Seven Ninja Trash-men]

[Uchiha Izuna: Tough opponent? In what way does he look tough?]

[Senju Tobirama: Shinku, have you already forgotten Makoto's current strength?]

[Uchiha Shisui: Not to mention... this guy has already been marked by Makoto as his subordinate.]

[Yuhi Shinku: Uh... my bad, I didn't think it through! But for me, he'd definitely be a tough opponent...]

Zabuza was going through a serious crisis. His Executioner's Blade had not embedded itself into a tree as he expected. Instead... it had been snatched away by a mere brat.

His grand entrance and intimidating presence was completely gone. 'Damn it... even without my sword, I still need to make an entrance!'

In the blink of an eye, Zabuza vanished, his body flickering like a shadow.

Before anyone could react, he reappeared in front of them, standing tall, his intense killing intent washing over the entire battlefield.

Zabuza stood tall, his arms crossed, his sharp eyes locked onto Kakashi.

"Konoha's Copy Ninja... Kakashi Hatake." His voice was low, rough, and filled with menace.

"I've heard plenty about you. No wonder those weaklings failed their mission... Looks like they ran into a real problem."

As soon as Zabuza appeared, Kakashi's attitude changed instantly. His usual lazy attitude was gone and his single visible eye was now sharp and focused.

'So it's him... A truly dangerous opponent.' Kakashi recognized him instantly.

Zabuza, one of the infamous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and the second wielder of the Executioner's Blade.

He got the nickname "Demon of the Hidden Mist," a master of Water Release and silent killing techniques.

But more importantly, he was a rogue ninja.

Without hesitation, Kakashi stepped forward, shielding Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna behind him.

"I never expected to encounter one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen on this mission... the Demon of the Hidden Mist, Zabuza."

Sasuke and Sakura tensed after hearing his words.

For someone like Kakashi, an Elite Jonin, to acknowledge Zabuza as a true threat, meant this wasn't just any enemy.

But Naruto, as usual, remained completely oblivious. His fists clenched, his voice full of defiance.

"Oi! Bandage-face! Who the hell are you?! And are you the one who threw that huge sword at us?!" Naruto pointed aggressively at Zabuza.

"Coward! You think you can just attack us like that and get away with it?!"

Without waiting for an answer, Naruto charged forward.

But before he could take two steps, Kakashi grabbed him by the collar, stopping him instantly.

"This guy is nothing like the ones we faced before! You rush in, and you'll die!"

Meanwhile, Makoto stood off to the side, casually holding Executioner's Blade in one hand.

His eyes curiously scanned Zabuza from head to toe.

After all, he had only seen this guy in the anime.

The man who overpowered Kakashi with water clones, punched Sasuke across the battlefield and kicked Naruto straight into a tree.

If Zabuza had pulled this off ten years later, his reputation would have shaken the entire world.

[Uchiha Madara: Aren't they the same group who got their asses handed to them by Might Duy and ran for their lives?]

[Uchiha Izuna: That's them.]

[Senju Tobirama: Why is Kakashi making such a fuss over this guy? With his strength, he could handle him just fine, even without Makoto's help.]

[If it were me, I'd just drown him with a Water Style technique.]

[Ito Makoto: Grandpa Second, isn't Water Style your strongest chakra nature?]

[Senju Tobirama: That's right. Don't you already know that?]

[Ito Makoto: Then why are you the Hokage? Shouldn't you be the Mizukage instead?]

[Senju Tobirama: .....]

[Ito Makoto: Now that I think about it, the Hokages are kinda weird. The title "Hokage" literally means "Fire Shadow" but let's look at the facts!]

[Grandpa First specializes in Wood Style.]

[Grandpa Second specializes in Water Style.]

[My Sensei uses all the chakra nature, so he's at least a bit more normal.]

[And then we have Minato, who's known for his Flying Thunder God.]

[By this logic... my Sensei is the only one who actually uses Fire Style consistently. He might just be the most fitting Hokage of them all.]

[Hyuga Hizashi: Now that I think about it... there really doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that logic...]

[Yuhi Shinku: Yeah... it actually makes a lot of sense...]

[Senju Hashirama: Well, there's a reason for that! When Madara and I founded the village together, we each named different aspects of it. Madara named the village after my Wood Style, which is why it's called the Village Hidden in the Leaves.]

[As for me, I named the leader of the village after the Fire Style that Madara specialized in, which is why our village's Kage is called the Hokage, the Fire Shadow.]

[Originally, I wanted Madara to be the First Hokage, but during the vote, the people chose me instead... so I had no choice but to take the position. I still wanted Madara to be the Second Hokage, but well, we all know how that turned out.]

[Namikaze Minato: So that's how it was... I never knew Konoha and Hokage had such a backstory.]

[Hyuga Hizashi: To think the village's leader title was actually named after Madara's Fire Style... that's surprising!]

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