The perceptiveness and awareness of this subordinate are truly sharp, to the extent that when Momochi Zabuza appeared, he had already sensed another enemy lurking nearby!
In fact...
Uchiha Sasuke is indeed very knowledgeable about Momochi Zabuza and the mysterious ninja. This mysterious ninja's name is Haku, a little henchman of Momochi Zabuza.
Ninjas generally have the habit of recording mission dossiers; the Root Ninjas in the real world are among the most elite people in the Ninja World. They also record missions to enrich intelligence, which naturally includes information about Momochi Zabuza and Haku.
It's said the mission records show that the Root Leader of the second generation, Akihara Kagura, received a commission sent from The Hidden Mist Village to Konoha. Akihara Kagura used an extremely despicable and cunning strategy of deception and effortlessly manipulated Momochi Zabuza and Haku to secretly clear out a group of nobles from the Land of Water...
Among them...
Naturally also mentioned the relationship between Momochi Zabuza and Haku.
"Have you noticed?"
Haku took a deep breath, picked up a Kunai in his hand, looked at Uchiha Sasuke and the others, and said in a deep voice, "Let me take Lord Zabuza away, I will fight to the death..."
"Willing to die for him..."
"Your relationship with Momochi Zabuza must be deep, right?"
While Uchiha Sasuke was speaking, his figure had already instantly passed by Haku.
"How can he be so fast!"
A hint of astonishment flashed through Haku's eyes; this speed of the Instant Body Jutsu was such that he couldn't even see clearly, couldn't even catch the shadow of this black-haired boy!
However...
This black-haired boy suddenly appearing beside him provided him an opportunity, allowing him the possibility to first capture a hostage!
"Ice Release: Mirror Ice Crystal!"
Haku's palms instantly clasped together to form hand seals!
Streams of ice scattered from Haku's hands, quickly forming ice mirrors all around Haku and Uchiha Sasuke, enveloping their figures within!
"Indeed... it's the Ice Release Kekkeigenkai..."
A hint of surprise flashed through Kakashi Hatake's eyes; yet he didn't believe that the opponent was a match for Uchiha Sasuke, even knowing very well that this battle was decided before it started: "It's just an ordinary Ice Release Kekkeigenkai... The Ninja World's top Kekkeigenkai Sharingan... The Uchiha Clan's last genius... It's simply not on the same level of combat..."
At least, not mentioning anything else...
The battle between Haku and Momochi Zabuza lasted long enough for Kakashi Hatake to plainly see some things...
The gap in battle skills between Haku and Uchiha Sasuke was so vast it was like comparing himself to his Ninja Dog Parker!
However...
Haku's figure leapt and slowly merged into the Mirror Ice Crystal, his body rapidly shuttling back and forth among the ice mirrors. Haku's speed was dizzying, leaving no idea where his real body was hidden!
Even occasionally seeing Haku's body appear in one of the mirrors, he would instantly fly out from it, appearing at light speed in another mirror, shuttling quickly back and forth, as if every mirror had Haku's figure, as if Haku was everywhere at all times!
"This Jutsu!"
Kakashi Hatake looked somewhat amazed at the Mirror Ice Crystal.
"It's really not simple..."
Uchiha Sasuke watched Haku shuttle back and forth within the Mirror Ice Crystal, coldly praising, "Your Kekkeigenkai is just a low-level Ice Release, yet you have developed it to such an extent, using the Ice Release Kekkeigenkai to create an advantageous environment for you to conduct high-speed instant body battles, so much so that it seems like you are everywhere..."
"..."
Haku's figure emerged within a mirror, silently looking at Uchiha Sasuke, not refuting because Uchiha Sasuke was entirely correct.
However...
Haku has a pretty good temper...
At least he wasn't angered by Uchiha Sasuke's disdain for the Ice Release Kekkeigenkai.
However, Uchiha Sasuke's teammate felt something peculiar, Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head, openly voicing, "What is an Ice Release Kekkeigenkai? Why does Sasuke sound weird lately, like he's praising but also like he's mocking..."
"How should I put it?"
Kakashi Hatake sighed and spoke faintly, "It's roughly like saying you're a very excellent ninja..."
"Hm..."
Naruto Uzumaki nodded slightly.
"And then..."
"He tells you..."
Kakashi Hatake paused, his expression turning somewhat helpless, "For a ninja as excellent as yourself, he only needs one finger to defeat you..."
As Konoha's instructor Jonin, Kakashi Hatake had decent cultural literacy, explaining Uchiha Sasuke's verbal traps quite nonchalantly.
"Ah! Ah!"
Naruto Uzumaki grabbed his own face, his mood promptly turning irritable, nearly driven mad by Kakashi Hatake's analogy, "So Sasuke always talks to me this way! No wonder it feels so odd!"
"No..."
"For you, his words…"
Kakashi Hatake looked back at the blonde kid, sighing, "It seems he doesn't need to use such high-level sarcasm..."
Yes.
Not needed at all.
No...
Not because it's not needed.
It's a deeper matter.
Uchiha Sasuke mocks these people for their inferiority simply because he looks down on them; however, he directly calls Naruto Uzumaki a fool but never mocks anything about Naruto Uzumaki because he never looks down on his comrade Naruto Uzumaki!