A Self-Created Ninjutsu Far More Impressive Than Earth-Style Wall

In the mist.

A chilling aura filled the air.

Naruto and Hinata were trapped inside the ice mirrors.

Even Chiye Jun's Monster Strength failed to shatter them!

"Right! What would happen if I infused even more chakra into Earth-Style Wall?"

And so.

A newly improved ninjutsu was born!

Vast amounts of chakra gathered in his hands.

Chiye Jun crouched down and slammed his palm fiercely against the ground.

"Earth Style: King's Earth-Style Wall!"

"Rumble!"

A tremendous roar erupted.

A sturdy earthen barrier rose from beneath the mirrors!

The ground shook!

Earth churned!

Sasuke and the others were all thrown face-first onto the dirt.

Kakashi and Zabuza also stopped fighting and looked over in astonishment.

They saw—

Massive amounts of earth surging up from the ground like a flood.

Then it rapidly gathered, condensed, took shape, and solidified.

In the end, it formed an enormous earthen platform!

Five or six meters tall, it towered majestically, as large as several podiums put together!

The Ice Crystal Demon Mirror sat right atop the platform.

"Crash..."

As the platform rose, all the mirrors shattered and turned into puddles of water.

"Haha, it worked!"

"This is so damn awesome!"

Chiye Jun was beside himself with excitement.

But Haku collapsed onto the platform, utterly dumbfounded.

Earth-Style Wall was a wall, while King's Earth-Style Wall was a square platform.

Their scale was worlds apart!

"Sasuke's been saved. One mission objective completed!"

In the original story, Sasuke had awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan in his right eye during this battle.

But Chiye Jun had already helped him awaken it early.

Wait!

There was still Naruto's Nine-Tails power...

The Ice Crystal Demon Mirror had been destroyed, and Sasuke had avoided serious injury. Then how would Naruto's Nine-Tails power be triggered?

Chiye Jun had gotten so excited that he had forgotten about the other mission.

Still, that was no challenge for him.

He quickly came up with a solution...

Just then!

A sweet voice called out.

"Chiye Jun..."

Huh?

That sounded like Ino...

Why was she here?

He turned to look.

Several people were running over from the bridge.

Leading them was Asuma Sarutobi.

Behind him were Team 10's Ino Yamanaka, Nara Shikamaru, and Choji Akimichi.

There were also Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame, who had temporarily been assigned to Team 10...

All of the Konoha rookies were present except for Sakura, who was hospitalized!

What was going on?

Why were they here?

Looking closer, he saw that the master craftsman Tazuna was following behind them as well...

Pfft~~~

Could it be that the Third Hokage had accepted another Land of Waves mission?

Afterward, Naruto shouted furiously, "That old man is such a money-grubber! He'll accept anything as long as he's paid, even duplicate missions!"

Kakashi promptly smacked him on the head. "Why are you blurting out the truth..."

At that moment.

The rookies gathered together, and the reunion felt especially warm.

"Oh, right. Your house was almost ransacked! Luckily, the Hokage, Grandpa Mito, Grandma Koharu, and the others rushed over." Kiba took the dog food Chiye Jun handed him.

(Those Brain Gold supplements hadn't been given away for nothing.)

Chiye Jun was shocked!

"Why?"

Shikamaru said lazily, "They said you were running a children's casino..."

"Who ransacked my house?"

Chiye Jun already had an answer in his heart.

Choji munched on chips and said in a muffled voice, "A bunch of people in black clothes wearing strange masks."

Heh!

Sure enough, it was that bastard Danzo!

Give him three days without a beating, and he'd start tearing the roof off.

He was courting death!

Shino played with a tiny ant as he added, "There was a white-haired man who was very formidable. He kicked several people flying with one kick."

Chiye Jun froze, his heart surging with excitement!

Was it him?

It seemed the two of them were truly fated...

Just then.

Asuma finally came to his senses.

"Team 10, charge! Take down Zabuza and split the reward money..."

When they had arrived at the village today, they had asked around!

What?

Team 7 had already accepted the mission?

And they had already started fighting?

Then hadn't their arduous week-long journey been completely wasted...

"What's with my dad? Why did he make me take this mission?"

Your father cared about you. He wanted you to get the reward without lifting a finger...

So Asuma led five children in a mad dash.

Luckily.

Kakashi was still fighting.

The battle was not over yet.

But!

Before Team 10 could even rush forward.

Kakashi's Raikiri was already crackling loudly!

With one leap, Haku flew straight down from the platform.

He landed directly in front of Zabuza.

But Raikiri had already been unleashed.

Haku was electrocuted to death.

He had blocked the fatal strike for Zabuza!

Chiye Jun stood there in a daze.

He had never intended for Haku to die.

He had even planned to spare Zabuza's life...

If Dragon Ball was nostalgia and One Piece was passion, then Naruto was full of regrets.

Since Chiye Jun had transmigrated here, he was going to make up for those regrets!

Everyone was stunned by the sight.

Hinata silently shed tears.

Though she had fought fiercely with Haku just moments ago, Hinata had truly liked that kind "big sister."

Ino was also moved beyond measure. She threw her arms around Hinata and burst into tears with her.

Chiye Jun had no time to mourn.

Because he knew.

Kado would soon arrive with a group of rogue ninja.

Now!

He had to complete the second mission—make Naruto awaken the Nine-Tails' power.

Naruto and Sasuke huddled close together, staring dumbfoundedly at Haku's corpse.

Chiye Jun had already asked the system.

Excessive use of Joy Release: Pleasure Technique would not cause physical harm...

And so!

He began using it on Naruto...

Pleasure Technique +1

Naruto suddenly perked up!

Pleasure Technique +2

It was like he'd been pumped full of stimulants!

Pleasure Technique +5

He danced with excitement, his blood boiling.

Pleasure Technique +10

Naruto started doing somersaults on the ground and singing Konoha's Song.

Pleasure Technique +100...

Finally!

Red chakra gradually emerged, flooding the air.

Naruto's eyes turned blood-red!

The whisker marks on his cheeks thickened, his hair fluffed up, and fangs appeared in his mouth.

His chakra formed the head of the Nine-Tails, which threw back its head and howled:

"So—high—yeah!"

The deafening roar echoed across the skies of the Land of Waves...

[ Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully activating Naruto's Nine-Tails power ]

Kakashi's expression changed drastically!

"That astonishing amount of chakra... Did Naruto break the seal?!"

After observing for a moment, Kakashi finally wiped his sweat away and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, he didn't break it."

Meanwhile, Haku's death caused Zabuza to completely lose his mind.

"Psh! Psh!"

The piercing sound of flesh being torn.

Kakashi had crippled both of his arms, and a kunai had pierced through his chest...

But no pain from his wounds could compare to the agony in his heart.

"No! There's nothing to grieve over. He was nothing more than a tool..."

At that moment!

A dense mass of people surged toward them from the distance.