Inside the magic mirror space, Sasuke seized an opening and launched a Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu directly at Haku.
However, the mirror formed from water didn't budge.
"I see..." Sasuke's lips curled into a slight smirk. "So this is your Kekkei Genkai!"
"Haha," Haku turned and looked at Sasuke. "I didn't expect you to figure it out."
"But even if you understand it, it's useless. Because…" Haku said calmly, "you still can't keep up with my speed!"
As he spoke, dozens of senbon needles flew from Haku's hands.
"Ahhh!"
Sasuke screamed as the needles pierced him and he fell to one knee.
"Where the hell is this guy?! Where's the real body?!"
No matter how he looked, Sasuke couldn't find where Haku actually was.
"Sasuke, above you!" Sakura shouted from the bridge.
"Thanks!" Sasuke sprang up and hurled a shuriken at the mirror above him.
"Too slow," Haku said indifferently as his figure reappeared in the mirror right in front of Sasuke again.
He glanced toward Sakura standing near Tazuna. "I see, the pink-haired one is a sensory type, huh?"
"But even if she can detect me, it's useless."
"My speed is beyond what your eyes can track," Haku said flatly.
"Haha," Sasuke sneered and stood tall. "Is that so?"
"You say your speed is impossible to follow—that's ridiculous."
Suddenly, he raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot, and three tomoe were spinning rapidly in his Sharingan.
Sasuke scanned the ice mirrors, thinking: These mirrors are the key to this technique.
With my current strength, I can't destroy them directly. I'll need Naruto to attack from the outside.
Just as he was about to shout for Naruto, that familiar stupid grin appeared right in front of him.
"Hey, I'm here to save you!" Naruto said, grinning. "You okay, Sasuke?"
"..." Sasuke's strategy collapsed before it even began.
"You… you idiot!!" Sasuke couldn't hold back and snapped.
He came to help, but somehow made the situation worse.
"Ahhh, whatever, you moron." Sasuke sighed.
There was no other way now—he'd have to force his way out.
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!
Sasuke once again launched a massive fireball.
But it didn't help—the mirrors remained completely intact.
"It's useless. That level of Fire Style can't melt my ice crystals," Haku said coldly. "You should give up."
He flicked his fingers again. Senbon needles flew out, slicing through the two boys and leaving dozens of cuts.
This time, however, Sasuke dodged several of the attacks.
Haku didn't seem in a rush to finish them off. It was more like he was toying with them—like a predator playing with prey—letting them bleed out slowly.
"Damn it. Where's the attack coming from?" Naruto muttered. "Is it a clone?"
He scanned the mirrors surrounding them. Every one of them showed Haku's image. He couldn't tell which was the real one.
"So I'll just beat 'em all!" Naruto growled and activated Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu, filling the dome with golden-glowing clones.
Crude and simple, that was Naruto's way.
But even with numbers, Naruto's speed wasn't enough. Within seconds, all his clones were annihilated.
"Damn it!" Naruto growled.
"Give up," Haku said softly. "You can't win."
"That's not my style!" Naruto shouted. "Even if I fail, I'll keep fighting until the end!"
"And how do you know I can't beat you?" he smirked and glanced at Sasuke.
Sasuke simply shook his head.
Even with his fully evolved Sharingan, he still couldn't keep up with Haku's speed.
"Then I'll break through anyway!" Naruto yelled.
Golden light exploded around him as he activated Vajra Indestructible Body Technique.
Duang!
Instantly, Naruto gleamed like a living beacon.
"You idiot…" Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi all froze for a second.
This again?
Didn't they all agree it could only be used five times in a lifetime?!
What was Naruto doing using it for the third time already?!
"Hey, Naruto!" Sasuke yelled. "That's your third use!"
"I know!" Naruto replied calmly.
He lived in the moment. If he couldn't survive now, what was the point of worrying about the future?
Haku watched as golden light flared from Naruto and narrowed his eyes.
"So this is the golden body Zabuza warned me about…"
With a snort, Haku launched another flurry of senbon, targeting both Naruto and Sasuke.
The two smirked.
Naruto spread his arms wide, shielding Sasuke behind him.
Sasuke, meanwhile, quickly downed an energy potion and activated his Sharingan to the max, deflecting the incoming needles.
Ding, ding, dong—!
The senbon clattered harmlessly against Naruto's shining frame.
Seizing the opening, they took several steps closer to the edge of the mirror dome.
"Watch me smash your ice shell!" Naruto roared, forming a jade-green Rasengan in his palm.
He slammed it into one of the mirrors.
Crack!
The mirror shattered like glass. Shards flew through the air.
As that one mirror broke, the rest began to splinter as well.
Crack!
At last, the entire Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals technique crumbled. Haku stepped calmly out of the broken mirror field.
"You're quite something," Haku said flatly.
The last time they met, Naruto had only just begun learning how to control chakra.
And now, he could focus his chakra with such precision to form a Rasengan.
His talent was frightening.
What Haku didn't know was that Naruto's Rasengan had nothing to do with training—it came from one of Haruto's golden eggs.
Once you cracked the Rasengan scroll, you could use the jutsu instantly, no training required!
Achoo!
Back in Konoha, inside the golden egg shop, Haruto sneezed.
He was reclining lazily in a chair, basking in the morning sun.
Ever since those kids became Genin, they rarely visited anymore.
They were always busy—either helping old man Lee weed his garden at the east end of the village or helping rich clients find lost cats.
They barely had time to stay in the shop. Most just popped in to crack a few eggs and left.
"Judging by the time, Naruto and the others should be back from the Land of Waves soon…" Haruto murmured.
End of the Chapter.
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