Zabuza, the Demon of the Hidden Mist, became a Genin by killing all his fellow graduates. In the future, he defected after attempting to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage and, together with Haku, became the first boss in the original Naruto story.
Although Zabuza is now just a young boy, his appearance is quite similar to his future self, except that instead of carrying the Beheading Prison Chop on his back, he has an ordinary long - sword. He also wraps the lower half of his face with bandages, just like in the future.
As soon as Yue Yan saw Zabuza, he remembered that in his previous life, when playing games, his favorite ninja was the wandering Zabuza. The way he used counter - defense while the background music of 'You're Still Awake' was playing was so cool!
Noticing Yue Yan's somewhat intense gaze, Zabuza couldn't help but frown.
"Hey, girl over there, are you going to fight or not?"
"Girl? Are you calling me?" Yue Yan pointed at himself in a daze, looking confused. "I'm a guy, okay."
Hearing this, Zabuza rolled his eyes. The people from Konoha are really getting weirder and weirder. There was that weakling from the Uchiha Clan who got kicked down right at the beginning, that enthusiastic guy shouting about youth, and now this girl who has a misunderstanding about her own gender. Only Kakashi seems normal.
After seeing Zabuza's expression, Yue Yan knew what he was thinking and couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.
Well, in the original story, you spent so much time with Haku. I thought Zabuza could tell I'm a boy.
Wait... in the future... Haku... together.
Thinking of a possible scenario, Yue Yan subconsciously took a step back. His disgusted expression left Zabuza a bit confused.
But before Zabuza could ask anything, the Jonin, who was the referee of this match, announced the start of the fight.
Seeing this, Zabuza stopped pondering those unimportant things. He grabbed his long - sword and charged towards Yue Yan.
In his view, Yue Yan was just a girl with skinny arms and legs. He didn't need to use ninjutsu at all.
However, the next second, he would pay the price for underestimating Yue Yan.
Seeing that Zabuza wanted to engage in close - combat, Yue Yan snorted coldly. Since Zabuza called him a girl, he had to teach this guy a lesson.
The moment he activated Discharge to stimulate his body, Yue Yan pushed off the ground with his toes and quickly rushed forward.
So fast!
This was the only thought that flashed through Zabuza's mind. Before he knew it, Yue Yan's fist was already approaching his face. Helplessly, Zabuza had to abandon his attack, use his free arm to block, and look for a chance to counter - attack.
However, since he had been fighting with Xiaolan, who could use Wave - guide Perception, Yue Yan's Gitai was self - developed and he had developed his own unique fighting style.
The shadows of his fists were everywhere, completely surrounding Zabuza.
Since he was slower than Yue Yan, Zabuza could only hastily block. Even if he wanted to use his long - sword to push Yue Yan back, he couldn't do it.
When a long - range weapon is used in close - combat, it can't really exert its full power.
Every time Zabuza tried to attack with his long blade, Yue Yan would quickly close the distance. He made sure that even if he got hit by the blade, the damage would be minimized. On the contrary, his heavy punch would definitely land on Zabuza.
In this exchange of injuries, Yue Yan would only have a few shallow wounds on his body at most, but Zabuza would break at least a dozen ribs.
Having seen through Yue Yan's intention, Zabuza looked solemn. He thought to himself that this was a crazy guy. He had turned a normal fight into an exchange of injuries.
Knowing that he couldn't go on like this, Zabuza deliberately exposed a flaw.
Engaging in close - range combat, Yue Yan suddenly sensed an opportunity. Instinctively, he kicked out a roundhouse kick. Even while kicking, Yue Yan knew that Zabuza had deliberately exposed this flaw to get away, but it was already too late to stop. Mainly because the kicking position was perfect. Yue Yan felt that he would be sorry for himself if he didn't kick.
Zabuza used the force of this kick to quickly create some distance.
Feeling the several ribs on his right side broken by that kick, and looking at Yue Yan across from him, who only had a few sword cuts on his body, Zabuza thought to himself that Yue Yan was different from the weak opponents he had met before and was an opponent that required his full effort.
Looking at Zabuza who had put some distance between them, Yue Yan didn't rush to attack.
Zabuza also took this opportunity to adjust his breathing. Then, his pair of eyes full of killing intent stared fixedly at Yue Yan.
"I gotta admit, you're a tough one. You're worth me going all out."
Although he had broken a few ribs, apart from a bit of pain, it didn't affect Zabuza's movement. Instead, because of his injury, his aura became even more imposing. He was like a cornered beast starting to fight desperately.
The killing intent spread like a vast tide, enveloping Yue Yan. This was the first time Yue Yan had felt such a tangible killing intent. For a moment, it seemed that his skin was slightly stinging because of the killing intent.
That was a fiend who killed more than a hundred of his classmates right after graduation and crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
In a game, at this moment, there should be an extremely hideous face of an evil ghost formed by the killing intent behind Zabuza.
However, Yue Yan was not afraid at all. Instead, he was a bit fired up.
When training with Asuma before, he couldn't go all out. And when fighting against Hizashi Hyuga, Yue Yan could only be beaten. Finally, he had met an opponent whose strength was about the same as his own, so Yue Yan also planned to show his enthusiasm.
Water Release: Mist Concealment Ninjutsu
Zabuza formed seals at high speed, using ninjutsu to create a thick fog that enveloped the entire field.
Enveloped by the fog, Yue Yan's field of vision suddenly decreased. He could only see clearly within a distance of less than three meters.
Under the Mist Concealment Ninjutsu, Zabuza was not affected at all. At this time, he was the real Demon Man.
"Heart, throat, liver, spine. Guess where I'll attack?"
Zabuza's voice was ethereal, and it was impossible to determine his exact position. It sounded like it was right next to the ear, or maybe somewhere else.
Combined with his somewhat hoarse voice when he was young, it invisibly brings endless pressure to people.
Ordinary ninjas might have no choice but to wait for the enemy's attack when facing this move. Even those with the Byakugan, which can see through things, would be unable to find the exact position due to the chakra - filled mist.
But all this doesn't include Yue Yan. With the sensory ninjutsu he developed, as long as the enemy can't fly, even without using his eyes, Yue Yan can know the exact position.
If it were an encounter in an area without field restrictions, Yue Yan might still have a headache because of the limited range of his sensory ninjutsu. But now it's the Chunin Exams, and the area is just so big. He doesn't have to think about that at all.
Hearing Zabuza's words meant to increase psychological pressure, Yue Yan hooked the corner of his mouth and tapped the ground lightly with his toes.
In the next instant, a weak [Lightning Bolt] was introduced into the ground, forming an invisible power grid that, just like a spider web, clearly transmitted the constantly moving Zabuza's position to Yue Yan.
"How's your lungs? Massive bleeding will ensure that you experience unparalleled suffocating pain before you die."
Seeing that Zabuza was still trying to increase his psychological pressure, Yue Yan couldn't help but pucker his lips.
"As a medical ninja, I'm kindly reminding you that having your lungs pierced isn't the most painful thing. Maybe aiming for the liver, which is densely populated with nerves, is a good choice."
Hearing this, Zabuza, who originally wanted to say something, fell into a strange silence.