Fine, Fine, Fine, So You Want to Be Uchiha Xiao Yan, Huh?

Bang—

Naruto threw a Serious Punch at Zabuza, blood energy coiling around his arm as he blasted it at his opponent.

Standing face-to-face, both men's hair fluttered in the fierce wind like swaying seaweed.

Zabuza had no time to counterattack and could only raise the Kubikiribōchō in front of his chest to block.

Seeing this, Sasuke's expression tightened. Afraid Naruto's punch would snap his gear in half, he blurted out in alarm, "Naruto! Don't!"

Clang—

The fist struck the Kubikiribōchō, forcing Zabuza's blocking body back several steps.

That blow had numbed even his shoulder.

And under Naruto's punch, fine cracks had actually appeared on the Kubikiribōchō.

When Zabuza noticed the marks on his weapon, his eyelids twitched wildly!

Damn it!

Just who was this brat?!

How could he have such monstrous strength?!

He absolutely could not confront him head-on!

Zabuza had encountered many formidable enemies throughout his life, and he had faced disadvantages in direct confrontations before. He knew full well that in this situation, he could not clash head-on with his opponent.

And besides...

The heavy stench of blood coming from this brat earlier had been enough to tell him...

Was that immense strength because he had used a forbidden technique?

Had he already staked his life on fighting him?

He was a worthy opponent, at least.

Zabuza retreated, trying to widen the distance between them, but Naruto had already unleashed his ultimate move. How could he let him get away? One hand grabbed Zabuza's clothes while the other began raining down punches.

Caught by Naruto, Zabuza had no way to escape. Remembering the brat's earlier nonsense, his anger flared up again.

Fine!

Let's see how long a brat who used a forbidden technique can last!!

Their battle then devolved into a brutal exchange of blows, one punch after another.

Throughout the fight, both sides kept coughing up blood, accompanied by the sounds of bones breaking.

After more than ten seconds, Zabuza found that even throwing a punch had become difficult. Multiple parts of his body were fractured.

Then he looked at this Yellow-haired brat...

Not only did he seem completely fine, he was actually growing fiercer as the battle went on.

What the hell was this thing?!

"Zabuza-sensei!"

Haku, who had been hiding in the shadows, finally leaped out to support him after seeing the situation turn bad.

Ice Release Secret Technique: Thousand Killing Water Needles

A large number of senbon were thrown at Naruto's feet. Naruto instinctively released Zabuza and dodged to the side.

Naruto was getting a little angry now.

Damn it!

Where are my teammates?!

We're already teamfighting, so hurry up and get over here!

The suddenly appearing Haku rapidly formed hand seals with one hand and began casting a jutsu in Naruto's direction.

Although Zabuza's feelings had been seen through by the other side and he was grateful to this child, this was still a mission between ninja...

To be honest, Haku did not want to hurt them. He only wanted them to give up the mission.

Ice Release Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!

Crash—

At the same time, Haku's jutsu formed several ice walls around Naruto and Zabuza.

These square ice walls floated in the air, their smooth surfaces like mirrors. Naruto could even see his own reflection in them.

For a moment, Naruto felt as though he were playing in a funhouse mirror maze at an amusement park.

But then again...

Haku's jutsu looked a little like a formation...

But...

This move was completely useless against him!

Hadn't Haku noticed him using the Space Gate earlier?

Just as Naruto was distracted, Zabuza saw Haku make his move and hurriedly dragged his aching body away from Naruto. Then, after forming hand seals with both hands, he vanished from the spot.

Through a gap in the ice wall, Sasuke saw this and broke into a smug grin.

"Naruto!"

"I'll take care of that enemy from earlier!"

After hearing that, Naruto subconsciously looked up at the sky.

It was obviously cloudy today. There was no sun in sight.

Why was Sasuke getting carried away again?

Naruto slowly raised his hand and gave Sasuke the middle finger.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

Senbon shot out simultaneously from the ice walls on all sides.

Naruto looked disdainful. Sasuke's dodging movements flashed through his mind, and after shifting his feet slightly, he began weaving and twisting through the senbon.

Front flips, backflips, side flips, one-handed Thomas flares, and a whole series of difficult moves were all pulled off by Naruto.

If not for all those senbon, this display would have been even flashier than Sasuke's.

But after that whole routine, Naruto had been pierced into a hedgehog by the senbon.

You could say he had caught them very accurately.

Clink—

Naruto bit several senbon out of his shoulder, seething with indignation.

Sure enough!

I just can't pull off Sasuke's fighting style!

Haku hid within the ice mirror, utterly dazed.

What...

What was this guy doing???

Haku remembered that his accuracy with senbon was not supposed to be this good, right?

Judging from the senbon scattered on the ground, ninety percent of them had hit this child.

The remaining ten percent had only missed because Haku's throws had gone off target.

And how did this child look completely fine with senbon sticking out all over his body?!

Though Haku could not figure out why this guy was unharmed, he could still tell that he was not in as good a condition as before.

The side effects of the forbidden technique?

Haku silently thought to himself, then began trying to persuade Naruto.

"Give up the mission."

"I don't want to kill you."

As Naruto pulled the senbon from his body, he realized that Wind Release: Blood Burst Technique was about to end. He immediately tossed out a portal and slipped inside.