19: Chapter 19 The Final Battle on the BridgeBefore the morning sun had completely dispelled the chill of the night, Kakashi Hatake, his face pale, forced himself to sit up from the covers.
He looked around, his gaze finally settling on three disciples who were already fully prepared.
"The break is over." His voice was a little weak, but the command was unquestionable."We're going to the bridge."
Sakura Haruno's face was filled with worry.She glanced at Kakashi, then at the window, where Inari was clinging to the doorframe, watching Naruto with a look that was a mixture of admiration and hope.
Uchiha Sasuke, on the other hand, could no longer contain himself; his hand never left his ninja tool pouch.
Last night's extra training allowed him to successfully master the skill of climbing trees, and also brought his desire for strength to a new peak.
"Let's go!" Naruto raised his fist, still looking like that energetic, silly guy.
The group set off again on the road leading to the bridge.
This time, the atmosphere was terribly heavy.
When they arrived at the unfinished bridge, everyone stopped in their tracks.
On the bridge, more than a dozen workers lay sprawled about, their fate unknown.
A faint smell of blood filled the air, along with an even more ominous damp chill.
They've arrived.
Naruto remained calm.
A thick layer of white fog rose from the sea without warning, engulfing the entire bridge at an incredible speed and turning the world into a chaotic gray-white.Visibility dropped to less than three meters in an instant.
"Hehehe.We meet again, Sharingan Kakashi."
A hoarse voice came from the mist, carrying a mocking tone and undisguised murderous intent.
Zabuza Momochi's figure slowly emerged from the thick fog.Beside him stood the boy wearing the mask of the pursuit team, Shiro.
"I knew you'd come back." Kakashi pushed his headband up, revealing his three-tomoe Sharingan once more, its crimson light standing out starkly against the gray-white world.
"This time, there will be no more chances." Zabuza shouldered his Executioner's Blade, and his immense killing intent materialized into a tangible pressure that enveloped the entire Team 7.
[Ding!You have received 1800 units of ultimate [Fear] from Sakura Haruno!]
[Ding!You have received 2000 units of the ultimate [Despair] from Tazuna!]
Just as Kakashi was preparing to fight, Haku moved.
His figure blurred into a blur, his target not Kakashi, but Uchiha Sasuke behind him.
"Your opponent is me."
A clear voice rang out, and Bai's hands began to rapidly form hand seals.
"Secret Technique: Magic Mirror Ice Crystal!"
Buzz!
The moisture in the air condensed rapidly, and countless crystal-clear ice mirrors rose from the ground, instantly forming a huge dome composed of twenty-one ice mirrors centered on Sasuke, completely sealing him inside.
In each of the ice mirrors, Bai's figure was clearly reflected.
Sasuke's heart sank.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi wanted to help, but Zabuza's Executioner's Blade swept across with a whistling sound that tore through the air, completely blocking his path.
"Your opponent is me, Kakashi!You'd better worry about yourself while you're trapped in my fog!"
The battle broke out simultaneously in two areas.
Inside the ice mirror dome, Sasuke stood back to back, facing "White" who was surrounding him from all sides.
"This technique, once you enter, is tantamount to stepping into a death trap." Inside the ice mirror, all the white figures spoke simultaneously, their voices converging into an eerie resonance, "I will show you what true speed is."
Before the words were finished, Bai, reflected in one of the ice mirrors, raised her hand and threw out several thousand books.
Sasuke immediately dodged to the side, but almost at the same time, another wave of senbon attacked from the other ice mirror behind him!
Pfft!
The cold needle pierced his arm and thigh, drawing a trail of blood.
That's too fast!
He had no way of knowing where the attack was coming from; it was a blind spot from all directions, 360 degrees.
"hateful!"
Sasuke roared; he couldn't just passively take the beating.
He turned around abruptly, brandishing his kunai and smashing it at the nearest ice mirror.
Clang!
The kunai collided with the ice surface, leaving only a shallow white mark; the ice mirror itself was indestructible.
The opening he made during his attack was immediately seized upon.
Several more thousand-sticks came from his blind spot, precisely piercing his back and shoulders.
The intense pain caused his movements to slow down slightly.
"It's no use." Bai's voice remained calm."At this speed, any resistance you offer is futile."
Countless white figures emerged from the ice mirror, their senbon needles transforming into an impenetrable rain of death, enveloping all of Sasuke's escape routes.
Sasuke could only roll and parry helplessly, using his body to withstand the attacks he couldn't dodge.
Blood quickly stained his blue shirt.
No!I can't see it!I can't keep up at all!
Humiliation, anger, and a sense of powerlessness assaulted his nerves.
He can't lose, he absolutely can't lose here!He hasn't killed that man yet!
"Aaaaaaah!"
Under extreme emotional stimulation, a surge of scorching chakra rushed into his eyes.
The world has changed.
The white figure, which was originally blurry and could only be seen as a blurry afterimage, became clearer in his vision.
He was able to barely catch the trajectory of the opponent throwing the thousand sticks.
In each of his eyes, a jet-black magatama appeared.
Sharingan, awaken!
[Ding!You have received 3500 units of Ultimate [Unwillingness] from Uchiha Sasuke!]
[Ding!You have received 3000 units of Extreme Rage from Uchiha Sasuke!]
While "protecting" Tazuna from the outside, Naruto watched with satisfaction as the numbers on the system panel surged.
However, even after awakening the Sharingan, it only transformed him from someone who was blind to someone who could see clearly how he was being beaten.The target.
His physical reaction speed was far behind his eyes' ability to capture information.
He could see thousands of books flying towards him, but he couldn't completely dodge them.
His body was getting more and more wounded, and his chakra and stamina were being consumed rapidly.
On the other side, Kakashi's battle also reached a stalemate.
Zabuza's silent killing technique was brought to its fullest potential in the dense fog.Kakashi could only rely on the perception of his Sharingan and the sense of smell of the eight summoned ninja dogs to barely pinpoint his location and launch an attack or defense.He simply had no time to spare.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura Haruno, standing outside the formation, watched Sasuke trapped in the ice mirror, covered in blood, and tears streamed down her face.There was nothing she could do.
All she could do was stand tightly in front of Tazna, offering the only thing she could.
[Ding!You have received 1500 "Worries" from Sakura Haruno!]
[Ding!You have received 1000 "Powerlessness" from Sakura Haruno!]
Inside the ice mirror, Sasuke's breathing became more and more rapid.He knelt on one knee, using kunai to support himself on the ground so that he wouldn't fall.
"it's over."
Bai's voice rang out.
This time, all the white figures in the ice mirrors simultaneously raised their hands, and hundreds of senbon needles were aimed at all of Sasuke's vital points.
This is a fatal blow.
Sasuke raised his head, and the dense, cold light of death was reflected in his crimson Sharingan.
He no longer had the strength to even lift his arm.
Am I going to die here.
At this critical moment.
An orange figure suddenly rushed into the deadly array made of ice mirrors.
"Naruto!" Sakura Haruno screamed in anguish.
Bai Wei was taken aback for a moment, then regained her icy composure.
"It's no use.Your coming in will only cause another person to die."
Sasuke also raised his head, looked at the back of the figure blocking his way, and roared with his last bit of strength.
"Idiot!Who let you in!"
Naruto Uzumaki did not turn around.
He didn't even go to see Sasuke.
He simply stared at the countless white figures reflected in the ice mirror, and a pure, even somewhat joyful smile suddenly bloomed on his face.
"I didn't come to save him."
He paused, then added in a light, factual tone.
"I'm here.to collect something."
This inexplicable remark stunned both Haku and Sasuke.
The next second, Bai no longer hesitated, and hundreds of thousand books transformed into a torrent of death, shooting towards the reckless intruder from all directions.
Naruto did not dodge.
He didn't even move.
He simply issued a command in his mind.
[Possessed by evil spirits].
Buzz!
A layer of invisible, transparent armor, exuding an ominous and malevolent aura, instantly covered his entire body.The air around him slightly distorted.
Ding!Ding!Ding!Ding!
The dense clanging of metal created a continuous sound.
Those senbon needles, which were strong enough to penetrate the human body, were all deflected or shattered into powder a centimeter before they made contact with Naruto's body, none of them able to harm him in the slightest.
Sasuke knelt on the ground, his newly awakened Sharingan staring intently at the incomprehensible scene before him.
For the first time, pure shock was revealed beneath the cold, white mask.
Naruto slowly turned his head and glanced at Sasuke Uchiha behind him, who was covered in blood and looked disheveled, out of the corner of his eye.
"Watch closely, Sasuke."
His voice was calm and undisturbed.
"Next comes a realm you will never be able to reach."
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