You Have a Kekkei Genkai? Then You're in Luck

A gust of wind howled past, yet it failed to disperse the heavy atmosphere hanging in the air.

The outcome Haku feared most had appeared—this group simply refused to take the bait!

His face turned slightly pale, and his heartbeat quickened.

No matter the circumstances before, whenever Zabuza was outmatched, Haku only needed to step forward and invoke his identity as someone from the Hidden Mist Village. It had always worked without fail.

After all, the Shinobi World was currently in a rare period of peace. No one wanted to offend the Hidden Mist Village over a rogue ninja and damage the relations between two villages and their nations.

But what was with this man in front of them?

Peace had come at great cost, and everyone hoped to cherish it. Why did he look like he was about to declare war on the Hidden Mist Village?

And what did he mean by those last words? He wanted his Kekkei Genkai?

Damn it... he should not have exposed it just now.

But then Lord Zabuza...

Fine! If you walk by the river often enough, your shoes are bound to get wet! Since the other side had no intention of letting the two of them go, then they had no choice but to fight!

Haku exhaled a mouthful of white mist, intending to seize the initiative!

"Ice Release—Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"

Countless ice crystals immediately condensed from the white mist, shrouding the entire area.

In the next instant, Haku used the Mist Body Flicker Technique to appear within the ice mirrors.

Kakashi watched the scene with great interest.

It was his first time seeing a living Ice Release ninja.

"Ice Release—Thousand Flying Water Needles!"

Haku formed a seal with one hand, and countless streams of water instantly condensed into ice that was sharper and harder.

The ice transformed into senbon needles, launching a blanket attack over the entire area from every angle.

Up to this point, he had only been attacking to cover Zabuza, hoping to find an opportunity to escape with him.

"Fire Release—Great Fireball Technique!"

Obito opened with the technique he was best at.

Wherever the flames spread, the ice was turned into water by the heat before dissipating into the air.

Without pausing for breath, Obito pushed the Great Fireball's range onward, attacking the Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals.

Before long, the mirrors could no longer withstand the intense heat and shattered one after another.

Haku shifted between them, but when the final mirror broke, he was helplessly forced out of the mirror space.

"Hahaha, Ice Release is nothing special after all!"

Obito felt that his strength had grown once more.

With his Kekkei Genkai, Haku could cast ninjutsu instantly.

But the next moment, his gaze met the Mangekyo Sharingan in Obito's left eye, and he froze.

He had not undergone training like Kakashi, nor did he possess the Nine-Tails' power, a special physique, and a reincarnated body like Naruto, allowing him to resist most genjutsu.

After merely exchanging a glance, Haku fell completely under the genjutsu.

Kakashi gave Obito an approving look.

"Not bad."

Obito proudly raised his head.

"You can't be the only one doing everything."

With that, he walked over to Haku, sealed his Chakra, and removed his mask.

Behind the mask was a face beautiful enough to topple kingdoms, drawing cries from both Sakura and Naruto.

"He's a guy!"

Obito's words caused Naruto to wilt in disbelief.

He then walked over to Zabuza and repeated the process, sealing his Chakra before pulling out the needles at his neck that had locked his chakra pathways.

The vigilance of shinobi caused the two of them to wake quickly.

Haku glanced at Zabuza, who had awakened before him, his face filled with bitterness.

"I'm sorry... Lord Zabuza..."

Zabuza said nothing. As if resigned to his fate, he lay motionless on the ground.

Haku sighed. He knew that he had held Lord Zabuza back again.

"Didn't you say he was a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village? Are you two together?"

Kakashi tried to discern the relationship between the two.

Seeing that Lord Zabuza remained silent, Haku simply confessed everything.

"Lord Zabuza was indeed a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, but I'm not a Mist Anbu hunter-nin. I was merely a homeless child Lord Zabuza once took in. As for us? We're both ninja hired by Gato."

Kakashi nodded. He had already guessed most of their backgrounds.

He did not dwell on the matter any further. Instead, he fixed Haku with an intense gaze.

Haku shifted uncomfortably under his stare. Just as he was about to explain that he was a man, Kakashi spoke first.

"May I ask, was that Ice Release you used just now? Is it your Kekkei Genkai, or your Kekkei Tota?"

Haku nodded.

"It is my Kekkei Genkai. I was born with it and inherited it from my mother."

Haku answered truthfully.

He asked for nothing else, only hoping that his obedience would persuade these people to spare Lord Zabuza.

"Then you're quite fortunate. A Kekkei Genkai... many people can never obtain one or surpass it in their entire lives."

Kakashi's gaze swept over Obito's eyes, and Obito immediately clenched his fists, glaring as if to say, What do you mean by that, Kakashi?

Kakashi ignored him completely, his gaze remaining on Haku.

"Fortunate? Heh..."

Haku shook his head in disagreement at Kakashi's words, his tone turning self-mocking and wistful.

"To me, this so-called Kekkei Genkai is synonymous with disaster. It is also the death warrant of both myself and my family!"

Haku looked at himself with disgust, and the sight deeply stirred Naruto.

"Synonymous with disaster..."

He thought of the villagers' fear and hatred toward him.

Was he a Demon Fox too?

A huge question filled Naruto's small eyes.

Shouldn't being bullied and doubted mean you had to prove yourself? Why had they betrayed their village instead?

Seeing the disgust in Haku's eyes, Kakashi frowned, finding it rather strange.

After all, Obito had only barely managed to graduate from Ninja University because of his Kekkei Genkai. Without those eyes, even graduating as a Chunin would have been difficult for him.

Moreover, clans with Kekkei Genkai were born with greater power than others. That was an innate advantage.

Especially within the Empire, clans possessing Kekkei Genkai enjoyed rights and freedoms greater than those of ordinary people. For instance, they could disregard marriage laws: as long as everyone loved and accepted one another, they could have multiple wives or multiple husbands.

The Empire also offered substantial rewards for them to have children. Have one child, and the state would raise them. Have two, and the state would provide generous subsidies. Have three, and the entire family would be directly enrolled in pension insurance, and so on.

Even if they did not have children and possessed no strength, merely having a Kekkei Genkai allowed them to stand above ordinary people.

Take Obito, for example. He could become a millionaire just by donating sperm.

Once a week, and he earned tens of thousands each time!

Back then, Obito had made a fortune from that policy!

The money he spent on gifts and romantic gestures while pursuing Rin had basically all come from sperm donation!

"Why do you show such disgust toward yourself? Is it because of your Kekkei Genkai?"

Thinking of how nearly every clan in this world with powerful Kekkei Genkai had been wiped out, Kakashi formed a rough guess.

"If I tell you, can you promise me one thing?"

A glimmer of hope flashed through Haku's eyes.

Kakashi nodded at that.

"As long as it isn't too excessive, I can consider it."

Haku noticed that the other party seemed focused on him as a Kekkei Genkai wielder. His expression steadied as he slowly began.

"I was born in a village in the Land of Water where it snowed all year round. Because of the war, the villagers had always feared and hated those with Kekkei Genkai..."