Thunderclap Spiral Strike!

Watching the massive waves crashing toward him, Neji was glad the Training Room had been built sturdy enough and had decent waterproofing.

Otherwise, Zabuza's attack might have flooded the entire place and ruined the base!

"Massive waves?"

Long-buried memories surfaced in Neji's mind: a stormy sea beneath a torrential downpour, waves hundreds, even thousands of meters high.

The Gods of Water, "Aqua Laguna"!

Which he simply called Mad Aqua!

A unique tidal wave of Water Seven in the One Piece World, striking once every year.

Compared to that, how high and how plentiful was this? Not nearly watery enough!

It was not even fit to carry its shoes!

"Those really are distant memories. Breaking through the waves, huh?"

Blood and vitality gathered within him, Chakra circulated, his entire aura changed, and his feet shifted slightly.

He had found a way to restore the power of Tempest Kick and Moonwalk from the Naruto World!

That was to use the principles of water-walking and wall-climbing, employing Chakra to adhere to the air and create enough friction and resistance to form powerful attacks and support.

So, reappear!

Tempest Kick

With a swift kick, the Chakra-enhanced adhesion made it feel as though he had sunk into viscous slime, forcing even Neji to exert some effort.

Yet the power created by that thick resistance was something ordinary attacks could never compare to. It directly replicated the power from One Piece, perhaps even surpassed it!

Whoosh!

A gigantic crescent-shaped slash tore through the air, making Zabuza's expression change drastically as he stood atop the water.

The massive wave formed by the Great Waterfall Technique was split in two in an instant, and the slash did not lose any force as it continued flying toward him.

So fast!

Zabuza's pupils contracted. There was no time for the Substitution Technique; he could not dodge. Gritting his teeth, he raised the Kubikiribōchō in his hand to meet it.

Crack—

A shattering sound rang out. The Kubikiribōchō exploded apart with a bang, but thanks to that, Zabuza escaped the slash's range, his hands dripping with blood.

He tightly gripped the remaining half of the broken Kubikiribōchō, while fragments from the shattered blade carved several bloody cuts across his body.

Gasping in relief, he looked through the gap ahead. A single Taijutsu strike from that man had been this terrifying—was it S-rank Taijutsu?

The massive wave crashed down, erupting with a thunderous roar!

A figure Leaps Out from the crack in the wave, landing steadily atop the restless water as it rose and fell.

Haku used the Water Body Flicker Technique to arrive before Zabuza. Several senbon gleamed with cold sharpness between her fingers as she hurled them out like a torrential downpour.

"Zabuza-sama, are you all right?"

"I'm fine. The opponent is very strong. If the Kubikiribōchō hadn't blocked most of that attack, I probably wouldn't have escaped in time."

Haku was inwardly shocked. Even Zabuza-sama had failed to react in time?

"Don't be so afraid. He has information on us, while we know nothing about him."

"As long as we figure out his abilities, we can make the appropriate preparations!"

After coughing lightly, Zabuza rose to his feet. Ninja battles were not decided solely by strength, but by intelligence as well!

As long as they understood the opponent's methods, they would not be so frightening. Many things could be avoided.

But if the gap in strength was too great, knowing would be useless.

"Understood!"

Haku answered softly and began forming hand seals, while Zabuza fixed his gaze on their opponent.

If he had not seen wrongly, the opponent had not dodged Haku's senbon at all. He had merely flicked every one of them away with a single finger.

Powerful defense?

Or reaction speed and movement speed that were simply too fast?

Zabuza constantly assessed Neji's information in his mind, but his hands did not stop moving as he began forming seals.

Haku struck first. "Secret Technique: Demonic Mirror Ice Crystals!"

Her figure flashed, and sheets of ice mirrors immediately surrounded Neji, reflecting his image.

"Oh! An Ice Release bloodline?"

Neji looked around at the ice mirrors with interest. He was rather curious about this secret technique that merged one into the ice mirrors.

How exactly did it work?

Elemental transformation?

It was indeed interesting, but unfortunately... Haku did not seem willing to give him time to study it.

"Secret Technique: Waterfowl Shuriken!"

Ice senbon erupted from the ice mirrors like a rainstorm. Both their power and numbers far surpassed the Secret Technique: Thousand Killing Water Shuriken she had used against Naruto and the others before.

Level 25 Skill: Nen Barrier

Neji shouted inwardly, and an orange-yellow barrier expanded from his body. Countless ice senbon clattered against it, yet not a single crack appeared.

"This won't do. If I hadn't wanted to take a look at your Ice Release secret technique, I would have broken through it directly."

"Still, you did buy Zabuza some time. I'll study your Ice Release later!"

Standing within the Nen Barrier with an easy expression, Neji watched Haku's figure in the ice mirrors, a smile curling his lips.

He took a deep breath, gathering Nen and Chakra in his throat.

"Ha!"

Level 35 Skill: Lion's Roar

Like the furious roar of a wild lion, violent sound waves became nearly tangible. The ice senbon pouring down through the air immediately froze in midair.

The trembling ice senbon shattered in an instant, followed by cracks spreading across the sturdy ice mirrors.

Haku's expression changed inside them. They were about to shatter! Her figure flashed as she immediately withdrew.

Crack!

The instant she retreated, the ice mirrors burst apart into snowflakes that slowly drifted onto the water.

Struck by the aftershock, Haku staggered back several steps across the water, fell to one knee, and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Sound-wave attacks were impossible to defend against. Haku wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and felt the damage to her internal organs.

"Get out of there!"

At Zabuza's low shout, Haku immediately moved away. She had been buying time for Zabuza, so she directly retreated to his side.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

A water dragon surged up from the surface, its lifelike dragon head roaring.

Under Zabuza's control, it charged toward Neji beneath the Nen Barrier with overwhelming force.

"It looks pretty good, but unfortunately, it's still useless against me!" Neji stared fearlessly at the water dragon.

Water Dragon XX Park?

Ahem!

What nonsense was he thinking?

Still, he could try that move. It was, after all, a skill downgraded from a high level.

Level 35 Skill: Thunderclap Spiral Strike

Nen swirled around his hand as Traces of Electric Light began gathering. A blade of lightning condensed in Neji's grasp, containing tremendous energy.

The sight made Zabuza's pupils contract. He recognized This Move; it seemed like the one used by Kakashi, the Copy Ninja.

No!

Its power was far greater than that, and it had even condensed into a blade. Before he could confirm it further, Neji's figure vanished in an instant.

"Looks like it's over!"

The voice sounded beside his ear, sending a chilling dread through Zabuza's heart. His eyes widened.

He!

How was that possible!

In an instant, he had...

Zabuza and Haku could only watch with difficulty as Neji appeared between them, along with the Lightning Blade that was gradually beginning to shine brilliantly.

Boom!

The water dragon exploded instantly, and Zabuza and Haku both cried out in agony.

Neji, holding the Lightning Blade, did not strike either of them. But the lightning that erupted in an instant directly engulfed them both.

As expected, a skill downgraded from a high level was incredibly powerful. Neji watched as his experience instantly filled up and his level reached forty.

He sighed inwardly. As expected of Zabuza and Haku—the experience they gave was enormous!