"You damn..."
Just as Takumi was about to curse, the system immediately listed the detailed information of both sides from the previous battle:
[Zabuza: Elite Jonin, proficient in various assassination techniques, rich combat experience. After using the Hiding in Mist Technique, gains environmental buff, mobility increased by over 50%.]
[Naruto: Son of the Yondaime Hokage, Kyubi's Jinchuriki, Protagonist buff]
[Sasuke: Last Uchiha survivor, genius, Deuteragonist buff.]
[Sakura: Ordinary, Heroine buff.]
[Kakashi: Strength comparable to Zabuza's, 50-50 buff.]
[Takumi: Ordinary Genin, was an ordinary, unremarkable person with no special traits for over ten years. Gained medium Fist Emperor talent and high Hot-Blooded talent 10 months ago. Trained hard for 10 months, lacks combat experience, average mental fortitude.]
[Affected by environmental buff, vision, mobility, and willpower all reduced by over 50%.]
[After the battle started.]
[You felt a bit panicked due to the mist.]
[But you forced yourself to calm down.]
[However, Zabuza then used verbal suggestion, further breaking down the mental defenses of you, Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke.]
[Even Sasuke was so scared he almost raised a kunai to commit suicide.]
[Zabuza suddenly attacked from behind. Your reaction speed was average. Your throat was slit.]
[You have a normal human constitution. You do not have rapid recovery ability. You can only die.]
"…"
After seeing the system's review and deduction, Takumi was utterly speechless.
Good grief, he just had to say good grief!
'So even with a medium-level Fist Emperor buff, I'm still cannon fodder!''
However…
Thinking again, he felt the system's simulation seems somewhat reasonable!
After all, what kind of people are in Team 7?
One is the strongest Biju's Jinchuriki, son of the Yondaime Hokage.
One is an Uchiha genius, one of the two greatest geniuses in Uchiha history.
One has a 50-50 constitution, Kamui Sharingan, someone who could even trade blows with the strongest behind-the-scenes boss in the Shinobi World, Otsutsuki Kaguya...
What is this?
This isn't some rookie team at all, it's purely a combo of cheaters!
And himself, although he has some talent now, is still too weak.
After all, a medium Fist Emperor talent means a genius found once in a hundred people.
One in a hundred, what does that count for in the Shinobi World?
At best, a medium talent.
Most crucially, his training time is too short.
In just 8 months, he only improved his Taijutsu power a bit, probably just reaching Sasuke's current Taijutsu level.
Meanwhile, the other rookies have trained over a few years more than him!
Even if the strength gap can be narrowed, it can't be completely erased.
What illustrates all this is that although Takumi has been practicing punching, he hasn't developed a decent attack technique...
Thinking of this…
Takumi's heart immediately felt relieved.
He didn't even feel sorry for himself, instead, he started feeling sorry for Zabuza!
Aside from him, Zabuza fought these three cheaters and still managed to save his life in the end. That can practically be called a miracle!
However, thinking is one thing, while being not too satisfied with this simulation is also a fact.
'System, the battle you just reviewed does make some sense, but isn't there another possibility that wasn't deduced?'
'If Zabuza hadn't attacked me first just now, wouldn't I have possibly survived?'
Takumi's analysis also had merit.
Zabuza's Hiding in Mist Technique is indeed highly effective for assassination.
Even someone as strong as Sasuke was scared enough to almost commit suicide.
Besides Kakashi, the status of Naruto, Takumi, Sakura, Tazuna, and Sasuke, those 5 people, is similar.
In other words, Zabuza randomly attacks among those 5.
If he had attacked someone else first just now, he might have survived.
[Calculating...]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for deducing an additional possibility. You can choose one additional reward or continue the breakpoint simulation from just now!]
"Uh..."
Takumi thought for a few seconds, chin in hand.
An extra reward is very good, but right now, what he wants is to continue the simulation!
He wants to see how far this hot-blooded rookie Fist Emperor can go.
'I choose to continue the deduction!'
[Ding! Continuing the simulation for you...]
The life scenes reappeared in his mind.
This time, it started directly from when Zabuza made his move.
[After exchanging introductions, the battle began.]
[Zabuza used the Hiding in Mist Technique, plunging the area into a thick fog.]
[Zabuza also launched a verbal attack, using psychological tactics to intimidate you.]
[Zabuza appeared from the mist, intending to ambush Sasuke, but was intercepted by Kakashi.]
[Both sides fell into an intense battle.]
[Kakashi was trapped by the Water Prison Technique. You, Naruto, and Sasuke executed a combined tactic to rescue Kakashi.]
[Zabuza and Kakashi both formed 44 hand seals, used the Water Dragon Bullet Technique. Zabuza was defeated. Haku appeared, told a lie, and prepared to take Zabuza away.]
[Although you knew the truth about Zabuza's feigned death, your hot-blooded nature couldn't bear to see them die, so you didn't expose the lie and let them go.]
Reading this, Takumi felt a bit more comfortable.
That's right, as long as he isn't the first one attacked, he can survive.
Eight months of training isn't completely useless, at least, he doesn't become cannon fodder instantly.
[You continued your journey. Kakashi rested and recovered at the inn.]
[You calculated the time and followed Naruto to gather herbs. In the forest, you indeed encountered Haku.]
[Naruto was completely enchanted by Haku, but after learning he was a boy, he was utterly dumbfounded.]
[When Haku was about to leave, you followed him. You went with him to a secluded small forest. You frankly told him the truth.]
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