Chapter 119
"What exactly are you?!"
The boy knew the plan had failed, glanced at Hinata, and sighed softly.
"Is that the Byakugan, the Bloodline Limit of the Hyuga Clan from Konoha Village?"
"As expected, it's formidable…"
He gently removed the mask from his face, revealing a delicate and unworldly beautiful countenance.
Everyone couldn't help but feel a slight stir in their hearts.
Such a ruthless and cunning individual, yet behind the mask was such a beautiful girl?
Naruto couldn't help but exclaim, "What a pretty girl…"
Though Hinata felt a pang of bitterness, she obediently nodded in agreement.
The boy, however, glanced at him and said, "I'm a boy."
Naruto: "…Huh?!"
"How, how is that possible?!"
Kakashi-sensei said in a deep voice, "Naruto, this isn't the time for this. We must defeat this guy quickly, or Zabuza will…"
At this point, Kakashi-sensei suddenly blacked out and collapsed to the ground… "Kakashi-sensei!"
Naruto and Hinata cried out in alarm, rushing forward to help him.
The boy immediately tried to slip away.
But Sasuke shot out several Shuriken, forcing him to stop again.
"Hmph, do you think you can still escape?"
The boy's expression darkened further.
By this time, Kakashi-sensei was almost unconscious, every cell in his body was in intense pain, utterly exhausted and at his limit.
"I'm, I'm sorry, Naruto, Hinata…"
"After using the Sharingan, I'm afraid I can no longer fight…"
"We, we must stop that boy, otherwise everything will be in vain…"
He was drenched in sweat, weakly collapsing again.
Naruto saw that he had only exhausted his Chakraand knew he was likely fine, which relieved him.
"Hinata, you protect Kakashi-sensei and Mr. Tazuna…"
"I'll take care of that arrogant guy!"
Hinata nodded, "I understand."
She temporarily placed Kakashi-sensei on a nearby rock, activated her Byakugan, and assumed the Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm stance, guarding him from the front.
The Byakugan's field of vision is 360 degrees, allowing Hinata to perceive everything around her at all times.
Naruto strode forward, and with Sasuke, they blocked the boy in the middle, one in front and one behind.
"Hmph, if it weren't for Hinata, we almost fell for your trick!"
"I didn't expect you to be that bastard's accomplice!"
"Quick, put him down!"
The boy sighed softly, "It seems I can't take Mr. Zabuza without defeating you."
Naruto was furious, "Defeat us? What big talk!"
"Do you think you're the only genius Ninja?!"
The boy didn't speak.
He just started forming hand signs.
He was holding Zabuza Momochi with one hand; although he was feigning death, he had indeed lost consciousness at this moment, making him especially heavy, but the boy had no intention of putting him down.
So.
He formed hand signs with his remaining hand.
One-handed hand signs!
Kakashi Hatake, though on the verge of unconsciousness, couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"That's… one-handed hand signs!"
"Even I can't do that; that guy truly is a genius…"
Naruto and Sasuke were also startled.
One-handed hand signs, not to mention seeing it with their own eyes, they had never even heard of it… For a moment, the two exchanged glances, both feeling a chill in their hearts.
The boy before them was clearly not to be underestimated!
Having quickly finished forming the one-handed hand signs, the boy said in a deep voice, "Water Release Secret Technique! A Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!"
In an instant… countless water vapors in the surroundings suddenly condensed, transforming into innumerable flying needles, senbon, which burst forth with a roar in a 360-degree radius, centered on the boy!
The range was immense!
The quantity was vast!
The speed was extreme!
Fortunately, Naruto and Sasuke were, after all, extraordinary.
Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and with his powerful and precise perception, he dodged the vast majority of Water Release senbon at the last moment.
Naruto, even more, immediately formed hand signs with both hands.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
With a clap of his hands, a violent gale roared forth from between his fingers.
Instantly, it blew away most of the senbon.
Although a few senbon needles occasionally hit, they were nothing to Naruto.
Streaks of blood shot out.
Naruto was unfazed, facing the difficulty head-on. His Wind Body Flicker Technique erupted, his body transforming into an afterimage, boosted by the power of his Wind Release Chakra, his speed reaching its peak.
In a flash, he had closed in on the boy, and then fiercely unleashed a punch.
"Wind Release: Whirlwind Fist!"
The power of this move was extraordinary. Although Naruto was not at his full strength, it was still extremely difficult to block!
The boy frowned but showed no panic.
He still quickly formed hand signs with one hand, activating his unique Ninjutsu.
"Ice Release: Ice Rock Dome of Magnificent Nullity!"
In an instant, a massive block of ice formed an Ice Release dome-like house, firmly protecting the boy and Zabuza Momochi within it.
Naruto's attack struck it, creating cracks in the ice, making creaking sounds, but it didn't completely shatter!
"What, what is this…"
Sasuke was also startled, "Ice Release? A Bloodline Limit like the Sharingan?!"
Kakashi-sensei coughed, his face pale, and he said weakly, "The Ice Release Bloodline Limit, that is a secret technique passed down through generations of the Yuki Clan in Hidden Mist Village. Could, could it be that you are…"
The boy's expression was calm and composed, tinged only with a cold sadness.
"That's right, I am the last survivor of the Yuki Clan. My name is Haku."
Sasuke's heart trembled, and his face turned deathly pale.
He thought of himself.
"Survivor? So that means…"
"Yes, the Yuki Clan has been wiped out, vanishing in the Village of the Bloody Mist…"
"Now, I have no clan, no family, no parents. All I have is Mr. Zabuza…"
"Therefore…"
"I will never allow anyone to harm him."
"Even if it means sacrificing my own life!"
At this moment, the boy Haku finally activated his ultimate secret technique.
"Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
The Ice Release cage protecting him and Zabuza in front of him instantly shattered, but quickly re-condensed and reformed, merging with the surrounding water vapor to rapidly transform into numerous mirrors made of Ice Release.
These mirrors quickly surrounded him, and also encompassed Naruto and Sasuke.
Haku's figure placed Zabuza's "corpse" outside the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, while he himself gracefully entered the array of ice crystals… Narutoand Sasuke were startled, looking around, realizing that all directions, even the sky, were covered by the opponent's ice mirrors. To escape, they would have to forcibly break these ice mirrors.
But the next moment, the boy Haku's figure appeared in all the ice mirrors.
"It's impossible to break my ice mirrors."
"This isn't ordinary Ninjutsu, but a Bloodline Limit."
Sasuke sneered, "No Ninjutsu is impossible to break!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
Instantly, a flame roared out, like a fire dragon, roaring and raging, baring its fangs and claws, its intense heat scorching, the blaze burning fiercely!
However, the Dragon Fire Technique struck the ice mirror to no avail, completely unable to break or melt those ice mirrors.
Haku said indifferently, "It's true that fire can melt ice, but Fire Release cannot counter Ice Release."
"Your Fire Release is just ordinary Five-Element Ninjutsu; how could it suppress my Bloodline Limit?"
The Ice Release Bloodline Limit is formed by combining Water Release and Wind Release, and indeed, it cannot be broken by ordinary Five-Element Ninjutsu.
Just as Fire Release cannot counter Wood Release, which is a combination of Earth Release and Water Release.
Ninjutsu, Bloodline Limits, and the common elemental interactions in daily life are not entirely consistent.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that Fire Release was ineffective, Sasuke's face also became very grim.
Naruto, however, said, "Sasuke, ordinary Fire Release won't work, but that one move might!"
Sasuke's heart stirred, understanding Naruto's meaning.
If the two of them cooperated seamlessly, using the Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Techniquecombined with Naruto's Wind Release: Gale Palm, unleashing the power of a compound Ninjutsu, they should have a very high chance of breaking through the Ice Release!
He also nodded, "Alright, let's try it!"
In this moment of life and death, the two finally put aside their past grievances and fought side by side.
However—
Haku said coldly, "Your combined technique, the compound Ninjutsu that defeated Mr. Zabuza, is indeed powerful. However, you also need an opportunity to use it."
In an instant—
Bang bang—
Bang bang bang!!!
Countless Haku figures swiftly moved through the Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, changing unpredictably. From every ice mirror, countless senbon made of Ice Release suddenly shot out!
For a moment, the senbon rained down like a storm of bullets!
Naruto and Sasuke were greatly startled. The space was confined, the ice mirrors were difficult to break, and the opponent's senbon were overwhelming, leaving them little room to dodge!