Chapter 121
Even though he was severely wounded and weak, he still didn't give up, his facial features twisted and ferocious, like some kind of monstrous beast!
"Kakashi, it seems your Sharingan consumes a lot of Chakra..."
"Now, it has reached its limit..."
Zabuza sneered cruelly, wanting to lift his executioners blade, but found he had no strength left.
He simply took out a Kunai and slowly advanced towards Kakashi.
Haku was both surprised and delighted: "Zabuza-sensei, you're awake?"
In the original story, Zabuza, who was carried away by Haku, quickly awoke from his feigned death.
He just had no strength left either.
Zabuza approached Kakashi, but Hinata was already guarding him.
"I will never allow you to harm Kakashi-sensei, or Tazuna-san!"
Zabuza said coldly: "Kid, you've also run out of Chakra, and you've been using that Bloodline Limit, Byakugan, this whole time. You've already reached your limit, haven't you?"
"If you don't want to die, get out of the way!"
Hinata took a deep breath.
"Unless I die."
Kakashi's heart couldn't help but tremble.
"Hinata..."
Zabuza roared: "Then die!"
He mustered his last strength, brandishing the Kunai and thrusting it fiercely at Hinata.
However... "Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm!"
Hinata still had a bit of strength left. She instantly activated Guardian Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Palm, directly blasting Zabuza's Kunai away, and even striking Zabuza's body with a palm!
Under normal circumstances, this palm strike naturally wouldn't have harmed Zabuza.
But now, he was like a flickering candle in the wind, having long lost his strength. He was directly sent flying by Hinata's palm and could no longer struggle... "You... you damn brat!"
Hinata picked up the Kunai Zabuza had dropped and slowly approached him as he lay collapsed on the ground.
She resolutely raised the Kunai and aimed it at Zabuza's throat.
"Let Naruto-kun and Sasuke go..."
"Otherwise, I'll kill him."
Haku couldn't help but be terrified: "You... you're really going to do it?!"
Hinata said in a deep voice: "You can do whatever it takes to protect him, even if the methods are dirty..."
"For Naruto-kun, for Kakashi-sensei, for Sasuke..."
"I can do the same!"
Haku's heart trembled, and for a moment, he was at a loss.
Zabuza, however, burst into maniacal laughter.
"Kid! Have you ever killed anyone?!"
"You're just a rookie little girl, do you really think killing is that simple?!"
"Let me tell you, I'm a demon who killed my way out of the Blood Mist Village's mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Just for the graduation exam, I alone killed all my classmates, friends, and comrades!"
"You flowers in a greenhouse from Konoha Village, what do you know about being a true Ninja, about true killing?!"
"Stop putting on an act!"
Although Hinata was equally terrified, she still forced herself to calm down.
"I don't know what killing is."
"But I know what it means to protect the people most important to me."
"For them, I will stop at nothing!"
Naruto's heart couldn't help but be deeply moved as he watched.
"Hinata..."
Thump—
Thump!
That was Naruto's heartbeat... In his mental space, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox seemed to have finally seen a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"How about it, kid?"
"Do you want me to lend you my power?!"
"You're exhausted, but with my power, Haku, Zabuza Momochi, they're nothing!"
"This way, you can save Sasuke, Hinata, Kakashi Hatake, save everyone!"
"Just let go of everything, do nothing, and accept my power!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox wasn't having an easy time. His original plan was to take advantage of Naruto's excitement to leak his Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Chakra, gradually eroding his will until he completely took over his body.
But Naruto's desperate efforts meant he didn't need any of its help... This time, it finally saw an opportunity.
Naruto looked at the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox in the dark cage... He shook his head firmly.
"I don't know what kind of monster you are, but..."
"If I've tried this hard, and in the end, I still need to borrow your power..."
"Then what's the point of my efforts!!!"
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's vertical demonic pupils instantly widened.
"You, what did you say..."
Naruto's figure, however, instantly disappeared from the mental space.
For a moment, the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was shocked, angry, but also felt a strange emotion... That kid, he's really that... Naruto suddenly roared, letting out a long cry to the sky!
"Sasuke, Hinata, Kakashi-sensei!"
"All of you..."
"I will protect you!"
He didn't want to see Hinata in a difficult position, even if her efforts to save him moved him deeply.
But he wanted to break through everything on his own!
The recent upheaval had restored a bit of Naruto's Chakra.
Gasping for breath, he ignored the Ice Release senbon embedded in his body and immediately formed hand signs.
"Shadow Clone Technique!"
This time, he only created one Shadow Clone, clearly indicating his extreme weakness.
However... that was enough.
"Kakashi-sensei, three days are up!"
"Let me show you my results!"
Kakashi's heart stirred: "Could it be, Naruto, you..."
Naruto's mouth was bleeding, and his body was also stained with blood, but a confident smile appeared on his lips.
"Speaking my mind, seeing it through, that's my Ninja Way, Uzumaki Naruto!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
In an instant, Naruto and his Shadow Clonesimultaneously unleashed two completely different Wind Release Ninjutsu!
Great Breakthrough instantly transformed into a fierce gale, sweeping across the ground, howling forth!
Wind Cutter Technique, on the other hand, transformed into two streams of wind force that squeezed and rubbed against each other in opposite directions, creating an extreme pressure differential in an instant, forming an enormous, sharp wind blade!
The two forces actually merged perfectly!
Instantly, strong winds howled, and wind blades surged!
Suddenly... Rumble—
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!
Accompanied by chaotic roars and sharp sounds, Naruto's desperate attack directly shattered and cut through all the remaining ice mirrors!
For a moment, with a crash, ice crystals shattered and scattered everywhere, like celestial maidens scattering flowers, extraordinarily beautiful.
Haku watched this scene dumbfounded, his body was abruptly forced out of the ice mirrors, and he involuntarily spat out large mouthfuls of blood.
As the ice mirrors crashed down, Naruto's figure finally appeared before everyone!
"Na, Naruto-kun!"
Hinata was overjoyed, her eyes shining as she looked at Naruto, who had appeared like a hero.
Kakashi's heart, even more so, was deeply moved.
"That Naruto, he actually mastered both Wind Release: Great Breakthrough and Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique within three days!"
"He truly is... a real genius who surpasses me..."
Of course, it wasn't just these things that moved him.
Naruto would rush in to save Sasuke, even risking his own life... Hinata, to save Naruto, didn't hesitate to threaten Zabuza's life, even though this completely went against her gentle nature... Naruto, to keep Hinata from being in a difficult position, unleashed all his power and completely defeated the formidable enemy, Haku... At this moment, Kakashi truly felt... the bond unique to Team 7!
Now, Team 7 had truly become a family... He smiled slightly, but a tear involuntarily flowed from his eye... In his mind, another scene seemed to appear... It was a photograph quietly placed on his bedside table... Minato-sensei, Rin, and... Obito.
Kakashi's vision gradually blurred... At this moment, Zabuza was dying, threatened by Hinata's Kunai.
Haku, too, had his ice mirrors shattered by Naruto's outburst, was also severely wounded, collapsed on the ground, unable to struggle.
Naruto walked forward step by step, looking at Haku, whose mouth was bleeding, and was filled with emotion for a moment.