20: Chapter 20 The Gap! A Textbook Called Despair"Next comes a realm you will never be able to reach."
Those words were spoken softly, yet they struck the hearts of everyone inside the ice mirror dome with tremendous force.
Uchiha Sasuke knelt on the ground, his crimson Sharingan eyes spinning wildly, trying to decipher the absurd scene before him.
Those senbon needles, strong enough to pierce steel plates, were repelled by an invisible force the instant they approached Naruto's body, making a crisp and dense impact sound before falling helplessly.
Unharmed.
There wasn't even a scratch.
Within the ice mirror, countless white figures froze simultaneously.
His breathing, hidden beneath the mask, became slightly disordered.
What's this?
A kind of absolute defensive barrier ninjutsu?
No.
He must kill them.
For Zabuza-san.
Bai's murderous intent surged once more.
"Since that's the case!"
His hand seals moved at an incredible speed, and all the figures in the ice mirror acted at the same time.
This time it was no longer a simple throw, but death ice needles wrapped in ice release chakra.They left blue and white afterimages in the air, the temperature dropped sharply, and the air seemed to be frozen.
A torrential rain of ice needles rained down on Naruto from every angle, overwhelming him.
That wasn't an attack, it was a flood.
However, Naruto Uzumaki remained standing in the same spot, not even bothering to adopt a defensive stance.
He simply turned to the side, looking at Uchiha Sasuke, who was still kneeling on the ground, with an almost pitying expression.
Then, he moved.
There were no hand seals, no signs.
He simply took a step and instantly appeared in front of Sasuke.
As Sasuke stared in astonishment, Naruto raised his fist.
That punch looked ordinary, without any chakra-infused light, just a pure, physical swing.
Bang!
The fist landed squarely on Sasuke's chest.
Sasuke felt as if he had been hit head-on by a charging bull, and an overwhelming force exploded from his chest, instantly spreading throughout his body.
His blood and qi surged wildly, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and he was thrown backward uncontrollably.
His body transformed into a black shadow, smashing through a corner of the magic mirror's ice crystal dome.He flew out of the range of this death array, crashing heavily onto the bridge outside, rolling several times before coming to a stop.
The force was controlled perfectly.
It not only saved him from danger, but also made him clearly feel the absolute difference in strength and the shame of being completely crushed.
[Ding!You have received 3000 units of ultimate [humiliation] from Uchiha Sasuke!]
[Ding!You have received 5000 [Jealousy] from Uchiha Sasuke!]
[Ding!You have received 2000 [Confusion] items from Uchiha Sasuke!]
Despite the massive influx of points, Naruto's inner world remained completely calm.
Now, on this stage made of ice and snow, only he and Bai remain.
He slowly turned around, facing alone the twenty-one ice mirrors and the countless white figures within them.
His azure eyes held no anger or murderous intent, but rather an emotion akin to appreciating an antique.
"A beautiful bloodline, but unfortunately it followed the wrong master."
Naruto's voice echoed in the enclosed space.
"It will be mine soon."
This statement is more insulting than any attack.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Bai was completely enraged.
He held nothing back, pouring all his chakra into the magic mirror ice crystal.
His figure moved between twenty-one mirrors at a speed beyond the limits of vision, leaving countless afterimages.
Countless ice needles transformed into death tornadoes, sweeping towards Naruto from all directions.
Faced with this storm of attacks, Naruto did something that Haku couldn't understand.
He began to stroll leisurely.
He walked slowly, step by step, through the center of the ice mirror dome, with his hands in his pockets.
Countless ice needles grazed past the hem of his clothes or struck his invisible armor directly, scattering ice shards, but they couldn't even make him pause for a moment.
He wasn't fighting.
He was on a visit.
[Secret Technique: Magic Mirror Ice Crystal, Analysis in progress.]
[Energy flow path locked.]
The core element is the chakra cycle formed by the caster's own body and the twenty-one ice mirrors.
[Structural Weakness Analysis.]
[Analysis complete.Solution 1: Locate the caster's main body and forcibly interrupt the attack.Solution 2: Destroy three or more ice mirrors simultaneously to disrupt the chakra cycle.Solution 3: Use power far exceeding the jutsu's withstand limit to destroy its structural stability from within.]
Naruto stopped in his tracks.
He stopped dodging and ignored the futile attacks.
He stood in the very center of the dome, slowly raised his right foot, and then stomped it down heavily.
boom!
There was no chakra burst.
No spell was activated.
Only the purest, most primal, and most irrational violence.
A tremendous force traveled through the ice beneath his feet and spread in all directions.
Click!Click, click!
Centered on his landing point, spiderweb-like cracks spread wildly, instantly covering the entire bottom of the ice mirror dome.
At this moment, those twenty-one indestructible, smooth ice mirrors let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain.
The chakra nodes connecting all the ice mirrors were forcibly shattered by this tyrannical force of vibration.
Boom!
The deadly array that had lasted for several minutes, the Magic Mirror Ice Crystal Technique, was completely dismantled from the inside in the simplest and most brutal way.
Countless shattered ice blocks fell from the sky, refracting a dazzling yet deadly light in the sunlight.
Bai's figure fell from a shattered ice mirror and crashed heavily onto the bridge, cracking the mask on his face.
He struggled to lift his head and looked at the blond boy who was unharmed and whose clothes were not even wrinkled.His entire worldview was collapsing.
His strongest techniques, his speed and killing moves that he was so proud of, were childish and laughable in front of this person.
[Ding!You have received 2000 [Shocking] items from Bai!]
[Ding!You have received 1500 [Despair] from Bai!]
On the other side, without the interference of the magic mirror ice crystals, the thick fog on the bridge also thinned out considerably.
The battle between Kakashi and Zabuza has also reached a fever pitch.
Eight ninja dogs bit Zabuza's limbs tightly, pinning him to the spot.
"It's over, Zabuza!"
In Kakashi's right hand, blue and white lightning gathered into a ball, emitting a piercing shriek.
Raikiri!
He transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards the bound Zabuza; his hand was powerful enough to pierce through anything.
Just then.
Bai, who had just gotten up from the ground, saw this scene.
He did not hesitate at all.
He used his last bit of strength to activate the Instantaneous Movement Technique.
Pfft!
A dull thud as flesh was pierced.
Kakashi's Lightning Blade didn't hit Zabuza, but instead pierced through a slender figure that suddenly appeared in front of Zabuza.
It is white.
He used his own body to block the fatal blow.
Blood gushed from Kakashi's arm, staining the cold bridge surface and Zabuza's ever-cold eyes.
Time stood still at this moment.
Zabuza lowered his head, looking at Haku, who was standing in front of him with a large hole in his chest and whose life force was rapidly fading away.
For the first time, cracks appeared on his face, which always bore an air of cruelty and disdain.
That was pure disillusionment.
With unconcealable pain.
Sakura Haruno let out a terrified scream.
Kakashi pulled his arm back, his face full of astonishment.
Naruto Uzumaki did not get angry like in the original story, nor did he preach.
He simply walked quietly, step by step, to Zabuza's side.
He didn't look at the "tool" on the ground that was getting cold.
He simply gazed calmly at Zabuza's face, a face etched with pain and struggle.
Then, he asked in an almost cruel, calm tone, as if discussing an academic issue.
"Look, your 'tool' is broken.How do you feel right now?"
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