"You can't win. This consumes a huge amount of chakra, and you're already running out of strength," Naruto said calmly.
"Shut up!" Haku roared, charging at Naruto at his fastest speed, but Naruto's Sharingan could still perfectly keep up with him. Seizing the opportunity, Naruto grabbed his hand and hurled him into one of the mirrors.
The moment Haku landed, a kunai with an explosive tag tied to it suddenly flew in from nearby. The explosive tag detonated, and Haku assumed a defensive stance to lessen the impact.
Naruto spotted the person who had thrown the kunai. It was Sasuke, hiding within the ice mirror dome.
"How did you get in here?" Naruto asked.
"I figured an idiot like you would definitely need help," Sasuke said with his signature arrogant smirk.
Haku threw several needles at Sasuke. Naruto saw them flying toward him. He did not have time to rush over, and Sasuke was struck by the needles, collapsing to the ground.
Naruto's eyes widened as he ran toward him.
As Naruto drew closer, he saw that the needles had pierced Sasuke's neck. Fortunately, they had not hit anywhere fatal. Activating his Sharingan, Naruto could see that Sasuke's chakra circulation was still functioning.
Naruto decided to end the battle and shouted:
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
He spat a fireball at one of the mirrors.
The fireball struck the ice mirror, but the mirror seemed completely unaffected.
"You can't defeat my ninjutsu with such a low-level attack," Haku said.
"Then let's raise the level a little," Naruto said, creating a Shadow Clone. They quickly formed hand seals.
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame Jutsu!" Naruto shouted.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!" Naruto's clone said.
The Wind Release enhanced the Fire Style's power, and a massive fire dragon shot straight toward the ice mirror. Though Haku desperately poured chakra into it to stabilize it, it was still not enough. The dragon's pressure and scorching heat caused the ice dome to explode. Haku crashed heavily to the ground in pain, his mask shattering.
"Zabuza, I'm sorry. I can't defeat this child," Haku said, coughing up blood.
Naruto remained cautious as he approached Haku. He could still launch an attack. Naruto formed a hand seal and said:
"Chakra Seal."
He placed his hand on Haku, sealing his chakra, then bound him with ninja wire.
Meanwhile, on the other side:
Kakashi lifted his forehead protector, revealing his Sharingan.
"Another Sharingan?" Zabuza mocked.
"Zabuza, you should feel honored. You're the first person to see it twice," Kakashi said as he began forming hand seals.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Kakashi shouted, launching a fireball at Zabuza.
"Water Style: Water Wall!" Zabuza created a wall of water that blocked the fireball, and steam rose all around them.
Kakashi rushed forward, intending to engage in close combat.
Kakashi swept low with his leg, and Zabuza jumped up. Kakashi tried to punch him, but Zabuza blocked it. Zabuza had just stepped back, narrowly avoiding a barrage of shuriken thrown by Kurenai Yuhi.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" Zabuza shouted, firing a massive water dragon at Kurenai Yuhi. She was trapped against the ground and slammed heavily into a wall, unable to move.
"Kurenai Yuhi!" Kakashi shouted, running over to check on her.
Then they heard an explosion from inside the ice dome.
A massive fire dragon burst out from the dome. Haku fell toward the ground, while Naruto walked out from the completely destroyed ice dome.
Watching Naruto bind Haku, Zabuza said:
"That brat actually defeated Haku. He's no ordinary genin. He must have at least jonin-level strength to defeat Haku without a scratch."
"Need any help?" Naruto asked, looking smug. His enormous chakra reserves had barely been depleted; he was still in peak condition.
"Of course. Kurenai Yuhi was hit. Let her rest for a while," Kakashi said.
You really never stop surprising me, kid.
Zabuza warily raised his sword. He understood that he absolutely could not underestimate that blond brat. After all, he had defeated Haku with ease. Suddenly, he sensed movement behind him and turned to block it, but he was still a step too slow.
Naruto appeared behind Zabuza, holding a blue sphere in his hand.
"Rasengan!"
As Naruto spoke, he slammed the condensed chakra sphere into Zabuza's body—but Zabuza turned into a puddle of water.
Damn, a Water Clone. Naruto turned and saw Zabuza swinging his massive sword, ready to cut him in half.
"Naruto!" Kakashi shouted.
Naruto activated Kamui again.
Zabuza stared in shock as his sword passed through Naruto without leaving even the slightest wound. Once the blade had passed through Naruto's body, Naruto gave Zabuza an uppercut, then leaped back to Kakashi's side.
Zabuza regained his balance.
"What the hell was that?" Zabuza demanded angrily.
"My secret. You can figure it out for yourself," Naruto said smugly, making Zabuza even angrier.
Suddenly, a tree began growing behind Zabuza, its branches tightly binding him.
"Genjutsu: Tree Binding Death," Kurenai Yuhi said, making the tree continue to grow and wrap tightly around Zabuza, leaving him unable to escape.
"You're too dangerous. We can't let you live," Kakashi said, gathering a massive amount of chakra in his right hand. The chakra turned into electric current until it began crackling loudly.
Kakashi charged forward:
"Chidori Stream!"
Just as he was about to strike Zabuza, someone on the distant bridge said:
"Look at that. You actually got beaten by a little brat."
Kakashi stopped his attack.
"What are you doing here, Gato?" Zabuza asked, realizing that what the blond child had said was true.
"I came to kill you. Hiring you is too expensive. I can hire a few thugs for much less money to finish the job," Gato said with a smug grin. Fifty armed thugs stood behind him.
"Release me. We're no longer enemies. Kid, you were right," Zabuza said, and Kurenai Yuhi immediately released her genjutsu.
Zabuza picked up his massive sword and was about to charge at Gato when Naruto held out an arm in front of him, leaving Zabuza confused.
Naruto pressed his hands together, then slowly separated them, gathering Lightning Release chakra between his palms. A few seconds later, the Lightning Release chakra compressed into a perfect pale blue sphere.
Naruto threw the sphere into the sky. It instantly spread into a flash of light, and clouds soon began gathering overhead. As the thunder grew louder, the sky darkened and rain began pouring down.
As the thunder intensified, everyone watched in astonishment as the child effortlessly summoned wind and rain.
"This is how you plan to kill us? By making it rain?" Gato said. Everyone thought Naruto had failed, but Naruto merely smiled slyly.
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