Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the forest, Naruto released three Ice Release Senbon, accurately striking a small rabbit fleeing ahead.
Pfft...
The three Ice Release Senbon sank into the rabbit's body, and its body immediately froze in place.
Whoosh!
Hanabi appeared with a Body Flicker, grabbed the rabbit by the ears with one hand, and after checking it, looked up at Naruto in the tree. "That'll do, Naruto. You succeeded. You can finally use Ice Release Senbon proficiently."
Naruto broke into a bright smile. He had finally done it!
The Nine-Tails in his inner space gave a sharp jab. "For a dead-last as straightforward as you to completely master Ice Release Senbon, Hanabi really hasn't had it easy. At such a young age, she's suffered pain that shouldn't have been hers!"
"Iruka-sensei must have felt the same way back then!" Naruto said sheepishly. During training, there had been several times when even Hyuga Natsu could not bear to watch and deeply sympathized with Hanabi.
Hanabi was no different from Iruka-sensei. In the end, Naruto had forced her to come up with the idea of using needles. Who knew how many brain cells she had burned through for his training?
Naruto landed beside Hanabi and held out his palm. The Ice Release Senbon that had entered the rabbit's body flew back out into his hand.
"Your Ice Release really is convenient! You won't even need a refrigerator in summer," Hanabi teased.
Naruto scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I have Sister Haku to thank for this Ice Release. Otherwise, Ice Release would never have even crossed my mind."
"Sister Haku? You mean Haku, the female official from the Land of Snow? She's second only to the ruler in the Land of Snow. How did a dead-last like you get to know