Chen Feng VS Haku

Seeing Gato arrive on the streets with a large group of warriors under his command, many people were startled and hurriedly shut their doors, afraid of getting dragged into trouble.

Meanwhile, Kakashi and the others received the news and quickly rushed over.

But before they could make a move, the battle had already ended. In less time than it took to drink a cup of tea, nearly a hundred warriors had all been knocked to the ground, groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Naruto's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "That's amazing! He beat all those bad guys by himself!"

Even Kakashi, standing nearby, was moved. Though they were merely wandering samurai, with nearly a hundred of them joining forces, even an ordinary Chunin might not have been able to defeat them.

Yet this person had taken them all down so easily. His strength was indeed nothing to scoff at.

At that moment, Chen Feng clapped his hands and walked toward Gato with a smile.

Gato's heart skipped a beat. His legs trembled slightly as he backed away and said, "Y-you, what are you doing?!"

"Didn't you want my money? Then come and take it."

Chen Feng stepped forward as he spoke.

Watching the other man draw closer and closer, Gato gritted his teeth and stopped retreating. He shouted, "I agree! As long as you get rid of this guy, I'll add another two hundred thousand ryo to the payment!"

The moment his words fell, a cold voice rang out. "Deal!"

Looking up, they saw two figures leap down from the rooftops along one side of the street, landing directly in front of Gato.

The man in the lead was tall and broad, with short black hair and a cold expression. Bandages wrapped the lower half of his face and his neck, while several slashes had been carved across the forehead protector on his head. In his right hand, he held an Executioner's Blade nearly as tall as a person!

He was the infamous rogue ninja of the Hidden Mist Village, Momochi Zabuza!

Beside him stood a masked youth with a somewhat slender build. His face could not be seen, and he was the very person who had rescued Zabuza earlier.

Seeing the two of them appear again, Naruto and the others in the distance changed expression. Kakashi said gravely, "So he really didn't die."

Naruto cried out, "That bad guy is actually with Gato's group! Big brother is in danger—I'm going to help him!"

As he spoke, he rushed forward without a second thought.

Unlike the others, he did not have such complicated thoughts. In his heart, he had already regarded Chen Feng as a friend. Since his friend was in danger, he should step forward immediately.

Even if he knew the enemy before him was someone he could not defeat...

"Hey, Naruto!"

Sakura wanted to grab him, but it was already too late. She glanced at Kakashi, hesitated for a moment, then decided to follow.

"This guy really is a pain..."

Sasuke shook his head, then chased after them as well.

Kakashi did not stop them, nor did he make a move. He merely looked back and forth between Chen Feng and Zabuza, seemingly lost in thought.

By then, Naruto had already hurried over to stand in front of Chen Feng. "Big brother, I'm here to help you!"

Chen Feng smiled at those words. Of course, he knew that Naruto was little more than cannon fodder without borrowing the Nine Tails' power, utterly incapable of making any difference in a battle of this level. Still, he felt comforted.

For that alone, if the chance came in the future, he would lend Naruto a hand.

Zabuza looked at Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, who had just arrived, and sneered. "Is Kakashi hiding somewhere? Why send a few little brats like you here to die?"

Naruto shouted back, "To deal with a defeated opponent like you, there's no need for Kakashi-sensei to step in!"

Though Naruto was sometimes not the sharpest, when it came to trash talk, perhaps no one in this world could beat him.

A glint of coldness flashed through Zabuza's eyes. He said to the youth beside him, "Take care of these little pests."

"Mm."

The youth answered, then kicked off the ground and shot forward.

Naruto still rushed in foolishly, swinging his fists.

The youth shifted slightly and easily dodged his attack, then kicked him to the ground. In the next instant, he flashed to Sakura's side.

Sakura's close-combat ability was about the same as Naruto's. She too was taken down in fewer than two moves.

Sasuke's heart tightened when he saw this. He had not expected this youth, who did not look much older than them, to be so strong as well.

With that thought, he quickly formed hand seals. "Snake—Ram—Monkey—Boar—Horse—Tiger, Fire Style—Great Fireball Technique!"

As the hand seals changed, chakra instantly gathered in his throat, and blazing flames erupted from his mouth.

The flames immediately condensed into a fireball and hurtled toward his opponent!

Seeing this, the youth swiftly formed hand seals as well. A chilling cold emerged, and more than a dozen ice spikes instantly condensed before shooting toward the incoming fireball.

The two forces collided, grinding against each other until they dissolved into a thick mist of water.

But at that moment, the youth had already arrived beside Sasuke. A fierce roundhouse kick swept out. Sasuke hurriedly blocked it, but was still sent flying more than twenty feet away.

Then the youth swung his hand sharply, firing several sharp ice needles that pierced directly into Sasuke's body.

Sasuke let out a muffled groan as pain tore through him. It felt as though all the blood in his body was about to freeze, leaving him temporarily unable to fight back.

After dealing with the others, the youth charged toward Chen Feng. At the same time, more than a dozen ice needles shot fiercely from his hand.

Chen Feng took a step back to open the distance, then swept his broad sleeve. Using the soft force of Tai Chi, he caught every one of the dense attacks.

With a flick of his sleeve, the ice needles scattered across the ground.

As the other party charged at him again, Chen Feng did not retreat. He struck out with his palm. Fist and palm collided, and the Pure Yang Skill erupted at once, sending a wave of force surging outward.

The two were both knocked back.

Chen Feng steadied himself and looked at his opponent. "A face can be hidden, but one's fate cannot be concealed. Isn't that right, Haku?"

Naruto froze upon hearing this and hurriedly said, "Big brother, you've got it wrong. How could he be..."

Before he could finish, the youth paused slightly. Then a gentle voice sounded. "You're truly formidable, sir."

As he spoke, he raised a hand and removed the mask from his face, revealing a handsome and delicate visage adorned with a gentle smile.

Naruto stood dumbfounded. He had never imagined that the gentle, beautiful big sister was actually the bad person who had rescued Zabuza.

Seeing the surprise and sorrow in Naruto's eyes, Haku sighed inwardly and said softly, "I'm sorry, little brother Naruto. Perhaps this is fate..."