forgivememadreforihavesinned:

I think one of the things I liked the most about Zabuza (and one of the things that actually make him one of the series best foils to Naruto himself) is that Zabuza is indeed an underdog. The guy started off with absolutely nothing, no friends. no family, no support, no home, nothing. He has no bloodline, no lineage and no special powers besides an unexplained ‘demon chakra’ that may very well just be all his hate and rage he managed to bullshit into a terrifying but functional ninja technique through sheer force of will. He’s just a guy with a chip on his shoulder and a regenerating but otherwise unremarkable big ass sword. That’s it. The guy wasn’t even meant to be a ninja, and looking at this fucked up awful hell village he already literally changed by himself (and one of their most defining policies too) he decides he wants to be Mizukage.

Unfortunately for him he didn’t have destiny on his side, or a giant chakra monster or a bloodline giving him a boost, so he never really did have a chance. In the Naruto world real underdogs never win.