Under Haku's guidance, Naruto gathered wind-nature chakra in one hand and water-nature chakra in the other, then slowly combined the two streams of chakra in his palms.
Haku had no one to teach her. Zabuza—no, Zabuza—could only lay down the foundations of a ninja for her. It could be said that she had figured out Ice Release entirely on her own.
After a short while, Naruto felt his hands grow hot. A small sphere of water floated gently between his palms, glittering as though it were glowing beneath the moonlight.
"Success!" Zabuza and Haku said in unison.
Naruto, the Nine-Tails in his inner world, Sasuke, Kakashi, Sakura, Kazahana Koyuki, and Sandayu were all stunned speechless.
"Wait, why was that so easy? It worked just like that, Big Sister Haku?" Naruto's words nearly made Kakashi and Zabuza collapse.
The two of them walked over and punched Naruto irritably!
Zabuza said, "You idiot, isn't easy a good thing? How many ninja want a power like a Kekkei Genkai and can never obtain one? Yet here you are showing off!"
Kakashi said, "Even the Sharingan cannot copy a Kekkei Genkai. Naruto, by your logic, you're just humblebragging!"
Naruto rubbed his head. "I know how difficult it is to develop a Kekkei Genkai, so that's why it felt strange that it was so easy!"
Could it be that someone among my father's ancestors belonged to the Ice Clan? Naruto asked the Nine-Tails in his heart.
The Nine-Tails said, "Who knows? Who knows whether your father, the Fourth, really had ancestors from the Ice Clan? But I think there is a very high chance your situation has something to do with Awen!"
"Awen?!" Naruto murmured.
The Nine-Tails explained, "Perhaps we all misunderstood. Awen's naturally prominent chakra natures are water and wind, while your own naturally