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Chapter 153: Original Secret Technique
Everything happened in an instant, the flow of battle changing so rapidly it was almost impossible to follow.
Just as Satsuki used her lightning jutsu to shatter the ice mirror and flickered behind Haku, her kunai mere inches from striking its target—
The ice shards scattered by her lightning attack suddenly stopped mid-air and reversed direction! In the next moment, they reformed at even greater speed, reshaping into dozens of ice needles that shot toward Satsuki's back!
"Ice Style: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!"
Satsuki's kunai was about to pierce Haku's heart, but she was also about to be turned into a pincushion by the dense volley of ice needles—a mutual destruction scenario—
"Satsuki!"
Naruto cried out, and in the next instant, the girl poised to deliver a fatal strike suddenly felt something gently wrap around her waist. A powerful pulling force yanked her sideways away from her original position.
Golden chakra chains from the Adamantine Sealing Chains! They quickly pulled Satsuki out of the lethal coverage area of the "Thousand Flying Water Needles," narrowly avoiding the indiscriminate barrage of ice projectiles.
At the same time, Haku felt the dual pressure from Naruto in front and Satsuki behind him. The moment Satsuki was pulled away, he immediately pushed back, trying to deflect Naruto's pursuing kunai strike while using that momentum to flicker backward, escaping the range of his own scattered ice needle technique.
However, just as he successfully knocked away Naruto's kunai and began gathering chakra in his feet to execute the Body Flicker Technique—Naruto predicted his movement! A powerful side kick struck precisely against Haku's chest!
Thump!
The dull impact rang out. Caught completely off guard, Haku was sent flying sideways by the tremendous force, tumbling to the ground.
After kicking Haku away, Naruto didn't pause for even a moment. He immediately used Body Flicker Technique, his form flashing as he swiftly escaped the coverage area of the scattered ice needles.
"What?! Haku is actually at a disadvantage?"
Zabuza, who had been watching from the sidelines, showed an expression of disbelief on his face. His carefully honed and prized "tool" was being beaten so badly by two Leaf Village brats who were obviously younger.
"Satsuki, use Fire Style!" Naruto shouted while his hands were already forming seals at lightning speed. "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!"
Satsuki, safely placed on the ground by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, instantly understood Naruto's intention. With barely any pause, her hands completed the hand seals at a dazzling speed. "Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique!"
Multiple blazing fireballs shot from Satsuki's mouth, naturally drawn into the fierce horizontal tornado Naruto had created.
Wind fed the flames, fire borrowed the wind's power, and the moment they combined, the fire exploded violently, instantly forming an enormous, roaring tornado of flames.
This combination jutsu descended once again.
Wind Style Secret Technique: Super Flash Brilliant Wind Dragon Flame Heaven Swirling Vortex Roaring Formation!
The scorching flames and violent wind pressure instantly swept across the entire bridge area. The dense fog that had seemed impossible to disperse was forcibly scattered and evaporated under the high temperature and swirling air currents! The surrounding visibility became crystal clear in an instant.
Zabuza's expression turned extremely ugly as he roared toward Haku's direction. "Haku! Get serious! These two brats are far more troublesome than we imagined! Stop holding back and finish them off with everything you've got!"
Haku's figure became clearly visible again as the dense fog dispersed. Watching the disaster-like tornado of flames sweeping toward him, his hands began rapidly forming seals.
"I'm sorry... please hate only me..."
With his quiet words, thick ice walls rose continuously from the ground before him, attempting to block the advancing flame tornado.
However, this violent jutsu that fused wind and fire chakra nature transformations was simply too powerful. The ice walls only held for a few short seconds before rapidly melting and collapsing under the intense heat and impact!
After several ice walls were destroyed in succession, the terrifying flame tornado finally reached Haku, about to completely devour him—
But just as the tornado touched his figure, his body dissolved into a puddle of clear water with a splash.
A water clone.
Realizing their combination attack had ultimately missed its target, Naruto and Satsuki immediately stopped channeling chakra to maintain their jutsu. The massive flame tornado, losing its energy source, quickly weakened and dissipated.
Meanwhile, Haku's true killing move had already been prepared under the cover of his water clone.
Haku's cold voice came from all directions simultaneously.
"Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals."
Around Naruto and Satsuki, dozens of massive ice crystals smooth as mirrors appeared from thin air. These ice mirrors formed a hemispherical cage, completely sealing the two inside.
Haku's figure appeared simultaneously in every ice mirror. "Everything is for Zabuza-san... I absolutely cannot lose."
Haku's voice echoed from all directions, reverberating between the cold mirror surfaces.
Naruto looked around with interest at this secret technique barrier created by Haku himself, his eyes showing not fear but curiosity and admiration.
What incredible talent... to be able to develop and utilize the Ice Style bloodline limit to this degree, almost mimicking the effects of space-time ninjutsu and creating such an absolutely advantageous home field.
Not far away, seeing Haku's "Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals" perfectly formed and Naruto and Satsuki completely trapped within, Zabuza finally turned his gaze away from the battlefield toward Kakashi. His face showed a confident expression of assured victory as he declared:
"Looks like the battle will be over soon. Kakashi, I'll admit those two subordinates of yours are indeed exceptionally gifted, actually managing to push Haku this far... but Haku is different from them!"
His tone carried a hint of barely detectable pride. "Ever since he was a child, I've passed on all my combat techniques to him without reservation! He's my most perfect tool! There's no way you can stop us!"
Kakashi's gaze swept over the ice prison in the distance, then back to the supremely confident Zabuza before him.
"Heh heh heh heh heh..."
Kakashi suddenly lowered his head and let out a series of low, enigmatic chuckles that seemed to carry hints of mockery and amusement.
Zabuza was completely thrown off by Kakashi's unexpected reaction. "What's so funny? Still putting on a brave face when death is at your door?"
"Zabuza..." Kakashi slowly raised his head, his visible eye curving into a crescent shape. "It seems you're still underestimating Naruto too much."
"If your carefully cultivated Haku is a one-in-ten-thousand genius... then Uzumaki Naruto is an 'exceptional talent' that can't be measured by common sense."
That guy... is a perfect jinchuriki candidate who can communicate with tailed beasts and has even begun to master the Nine-Tails' power...
Kakashi steadily raised the kunai in his hand, once again assuming a standard battle stance as he pointed it toward Zabuza.
"Let me tell you something about reality, Momochi Zabuza." Kakashi's voice carried an unquestionable certainty. "In my Team Seven, the strongest fighting force was never me..."
"It's Uzumaki Naruto."
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