Ice Release Secret Technique: Crystal Ice Mirrors

Amid the hazy mist.

Hinata activated her Byakugan, sensing the flow of chakra.

"Someone's coming!"

Naruto and Sasuke pulled out kunai and hurled them in a flurry.

"Secret Technique: Thousand Killing Water Needles."

A soft voice rang out.

Then—

Seawater transformed into countless senbon, racing toward Chiye Jun and the others.

The senbon gleamed with cold light, numbering in the thousands!

"Konoha Thunder Dragon!"

A crackling blue tornado howled forth, scattering most of the water senbon.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone!"

Countless shuriken shattered the remaining senbon, sending them raining down.

Soon.

Haku emerged from the mist, his mask slashed open.

He took it off.

Classic long, straight black hair!

"Wow! So cute! Cuter than Sakura!" Naruto immediately said.

Even Sasuke was stunned.

Then, they began discussing it.

In the end, Chiye Jun said with absolute certainty, "He's a guy!"

Naruto and Sasuke were shocked.

But before long, the flamboyant man in suspenders appeared again.

"Kakashi, we meet again."

"Zabuza, it's only been a few days, and you've gotten this pathetic!"

They had not seen each other in what felt like ages.

After another round of trash talk, they went straight to fighting.

Meanwhile, the students had their own battlefield.

Four against one.

It seemed a little unfair...

But Haku was not flustered in the slightest.

His smile could topple cities as he said softly:

"I only want the older sister in front. Please do not stop me. Otherwise, I will follow Mr. Zabuza's orders and kill you all."

His words were cold and filled with killing intent.

Yet his voice was gentle and pleasant, soft enough to melt the heart.

Then, Hinata moved like an afterimage as she attacked Haku.

Haku's figure flickered as he decisively met her attack.

Naruto and Sasuke wanted to help, but Chiye Jun stopped them.

"Give her a chance."

The two froze. "What about our chance?"

"Damn it... Didn't you two show off enough with those Fuma Shuriken that day? Get to the side!"

As they spoke.

"Byakugan, activate!"

Hinata reached for Haku's wrist.

She intended to block the flow of his chakra.

But Haku dodged perfectly.

Compared to Haku, though, Hinata still lacked real combat experience.

Before long, she was beginning to struggle.

Only then did Sasuke and Naruto charge in.

Haku was stunned.

"So you're taking turns..."

Chiye Jun, meanwhile, was left standing off to the side with nothing to do.

These past few days.

The youths had been itching for a fight.

After training for several weeks, this was also a chance to test the results.

Chiye Jun looked toward the adult men's battlefield again.

Zabuza released another thick white fart cloud.

Kakashi was enveloped within it.

But Chiye Jun did not send Shadow Butterfly Mothra to help.

Because he knew:

The next tactic was a classic.

If he helped, he would completely rob Kakashi of his sense of accomplishment. Then Kakashi would probably pull out those photos and start going on about Dumb Bunny again...

He deliberately let Zabuza slash him once.

Blood stained the Executioner's Blade.

But that was all part of his plan.

"Fang Pursuit Technique!"

Combining the Summoning Technique with Earth Release, he summoned a pack of dogs.

The dogs caught the scent of the blood, burrowed out of the earth, and restrained Zabuza...

Back on the youths' side.

Their battle had also reached a fever pitch.

Streams of light flashed soundlessly through the mist.

Crisp clashes rang out one after another.

All the senbon were knocked to the ground, turning into puddles of water.

Naruto and Sasuke led the attack while Hinata used her Byakugan to support them.

Within her nearly three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision, any sneak attack or hidden weapon was futile.

Chiye Jun was very satisfied with the trio's teamwork.

"It seems senbon can't hurt you..."

Chiye Jun had finally been waiting for this moment!

The classic secret technique appeared:

"Ice Release Secret Technique: Crystal Ice Mirrors."

Using a bloodline limit, it condensed the moisture in the air into mirrors of ice that surrounded the enemy.

The caster could move freely between the ice mirrors and attack their opponent.

"Crackle..."

The sound of water freezing into ice was clear and ethereal.

Ice spread upward around the three of them.

In an instant, it formed more than a dozen Crystal Ice Mirrors.

"Sasuke! Get out!"

Because the mission required that Sasuke must not be injured.

And in the original story, Sasuke had been severely injured by the Crystal Ice Mirrors.

It had been especially frustrating to watch in the anime!

A few lousy mirrors had beaten Naruto and Sasuke half to death...

"Blackie! Go!"

Blackie pounced forward, dragging and pulling Sasuke out.

Fortunately, the mirrors had only just closed.

One step later, and it would have been too late.

Sasuke struggled in midair, not knowing what was pulling him...

Chiye Jun gathered an enormous amount of chakra at his fist!

He planned to unleash a Monster Strength удар.

"Monster Strength could even break through an Earth-Style Wall. You think I can't smash a few damn mirrors?"

"Monster Strength!"

After a roar, Chiye Jun charged forward.

But then!

He was violently rebounded by the ice mirrors.

If Bone God Armor had not appeared automatically, his head would probably have been smashed apart.

"They're that hard?"

"Damn it, even Monster Strength can't break through them!"

No wonder Sasuke had lost so miserably back then.

"Right! Earth-Style Wall!"

An idea suddenly struck him.

Then, an improved self-created ninjutsu emerged!

This technique was incredibly badass...

And then, when Chiye Jun saw several people rushing over, he was instantly dumbfounded...