Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-34509017-20171024180450/@comment-34509017-20171025220218

Seelentau wrote: Grossuji wrote: Seelentau wrote: Grossuji wrote: Yagura was around their age, or older.

Source?

Based on that Zabuza graduated the academy at Age 9 when he wasn't even a student yet and when Yagura was Kage. And again, of course, you said it may be wrong due to it being supposedly 10 years prior to the series, however, why should Zabuza graduate at such a "late" age?

He graduated when he wasn't even a student? How's that supposed to work? And who said that Yagura was Mizukage at that time?

Zabuza's academy graduation age is 9. It was said that a young boy who wasn't even a student yet, killed everyone in the test.

"Following Madara's death, Obito took on Madara's identity, and at some point took control of the Fourth Mizukage with genjutsu. "The Fourth Mizukage's reign was a time of darkness for Kiri, with corruption plaguing those in charge and the pursuit of power becoming paramount for many. Defection became widespread amongst Kiri's ranks, with several members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist and even the Six-Tails' jinchūriki, Utakata, abandoning the village. The Academy's graduation methods were discontinued after Zabuza Momochi, not yet a student himself, killed an entire year's graduating class, but by then the Bloody Mist had already tainted the Fourth's reputation."

This just sounds very clear that Zabuza was a young kid at that time. Zabuza being 16 and not even a student wouldn't just make sense.