Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-34509017-20171024180450/@comment-34509017-20171024182835

Zabuza told Naruto that he was around his age when he did that. He doesn't know his age and could think of Naruto being younger than 12. Zabuza being 16 at that time and saying to Naruto who looked barely 12 at that time that he was around his age makes no sense. In the time of the 3rd War, Kids began to graduate and became active Ninja's earlier than in Naruto's time. Zabuza, who graduated with 9 and was known for killing a graduation class when he wasn't even a student could've thought that Naruto was REALLY more around his age, 12-->9, than thinking he was 16.