"This fight is just getting started; don't get cocky," Zabuza coldly said.
Zabuza dashes towards Fugaku and swings his sword with much more force behind it than usual. It was shown that Zabuza intended to kill Fugaku in one attack.
Fugaku only smirks seeing Zabuza's action and also swings his tanto with the intent to bind their two swords.
When the two connected, sparks were created and flew in the air. The ground beneath their feet starts to give up and create a crater and cracks thanks to the force behind the attack.
"I advise you not to lose your cool, or it will make my win far too easy," Fugaku taunts with a big smile on his face.
Zabuza didn't respond and put more strength on his arm, intending to break Fugaku's tanto. Zabuza believes that his Executioner Blade is far superior compared to Fugaku's tanto.
Meanwhile, Naruto almost gathers all the information he needs to complete the mission he was given by the higher-ups, but instead of finishing it right now, he decides to procrastinate for the time being.
Naruto also frees the captured villagers from the warehouse in order to lessen the trauma they felt, which also results in the birth of the Cursed Spirit to lower. While the effect wouldn't show in a short period of time, it would definitely lower the rate of cursed spirit birth throughout the Land of Wave.
Right now Naruto is on his way back to Tazuna's home to continue the schedule he had for this day.
Naruto was sure that Satsuki would be angry about his lateness, but it's not like he cared either. Naruto is almost 100% sure that Satsuki has already left Tazuna's house and made her way towards the bridge.
One might think that he should also make his way towards the bridge as well to not waste time, but Naruto suspects that Gato will order his henchmen to attack the Tazuna family.
Fugaku should also know the possibility but thought that Gato wouldn't dare, especially given the fact that he was here in the Land of Wave. Fugaku thought that his presence was enough deterrence to safeguard Tazuna's family.
Naruto, on the other hand, didn't underestimate the intelligence of Gato and was certain that he would make a move sooner or later.
With Satsuki leaving Tazuna's home without leaving any protection to the Tazuna family, it will without a doubt cause a terrible consequence if he doesn't solve it.
While he didn't like acting like a hero, in order to fully complete their C-rank—no A-rank—mission.
Besides, he also can verify the information he receives by using the henchmen Gato's probably sending to attack Tazuna's family if it happens, which Naruto has a feeling it will.
As he traversed, a cold light shined from his eyes at this moment, and if anyone saw it, they would immediately feel chills on their spines as well as their hair standing up as if the temperature in the area lowered all of a sudden.
Inside Tazuna's house.
"Let go of me!" Tsunami yells at the man who grabbed her by the arm.
The man who is grabbing Tsunami is none other than Waraji, one of Gato's bodyguards. Gato sends Waraji and Zouri to capture Tazuna's family, as he already anticipates the fight between Zabuza's team and Fugaku's team.
Gato even invites a special person in order to eliminate the Leaf ninja team for good. Gato wanted the one who disturbed his peace to disappear as soon as possible.
Waraji slapped Tsunami, sending her flying towards the sofa with her cheeks turning red.
"I said you're coming with us," Waraji said arrogantly, as he was completely sure no one could stop him.
Inari, who quickly went downstairs after hearing a loud noise and seeing the situation of his mother, felt despair growing within him.
"Leave her alone!" Inari yelled out loud in both despair and anger.
Waraji and Zouri turn their heads towards Inari.
"Hey, nobody said anything about the kid," Waraji calmly said while staring at Zouri.
"It doesn't matter; I will take care of him," Zouri responded slowly.
Zouri slowly unsheathed the katana, and Inari started to see his life flash before his very eyes. He sees himself growing up in the care of his grandpa and his mother. He sees himself nearly drowning and meeting Kaiza for the first time. He sees Kaiza dying and finally the argument he had with Satsuki.
Inari's eyes narrowed, and fear and despair were reflected in his eyes. Zouri raised his katana up in the air, preparing to kill the boy, and ignored Tsunami's plea.
"So long, kid," Zouri coldly said.
Before Zouri could swing his arm down, he suddenly felt pain in his arm, and the moment he turned his head upwards, he saw his arm cleanly cut off and blood spraying everywhere.
"AAAARGH!" Zouri yelled out loud while holding his cut-off arm.
Before Waraji could even react after witnessing the situation of his comrades, he felt pain in his two arms and saw them being cut down and spraying blood on the floor.
"GRAAA
Waraji joined Zouri in screaming in pain, widening Tsunami's and Inari's eyes.
"It seems like I dirty the surrounding area." A cold voice resounded throughout the house, and all heads turned towards the source.
They saw a white-haired teenager with dark sunglasses on his eyes. He was wearing a black high-collar jacket, black pants, and black shoes. He is also holding a black katana with chains at the end of the handle.
This person is none other than Naruto.
"I deeply apologize for the mess I caused," Naruto said while staring at Tsunami.
"Let me handle these two outside," Naruto added.
Two Narutos suddenly appeared and dragged Zouri and Waraji outside the house. Zouri tries to resist but has his remaining arm cut off.
"Don't worry, I won't kill just yet. I had something I greatly needed to confirm." Naruto's lips curled upwards a little, and everyone staring at him felt chills on their bones.
Tsunami and Inari felt the same way despite the fact that Naruto saved them—not like he cared anyway.
Naruto left the mother and son duo inside the house with a bloody mess on the floor that will bring trauma to Inari without a doubt.
After closing the door, Naruto's smile widened a little, and he turned a little sinister, making Zouri and Waraji feel fear from the depths of their souls.
The fear they felt right now was so intense that the fear they felt towards Haku didn't even come close. This fear made them realize that they are not going to die in a painless death, which makes the fear within them grow like a burning fire being poured down by flammable oil.
Back to Satsuki, Hinata, and Haku.
With Hinata and Satsuki's incredible teamwork, Haku was hit in her stomach for the first time in the fight. Satsuki's kick had great force behind it, which led Haku to be on her knees the moment she flipped and landed.
The only reason why Satsuki and Hinata didn't follow up their attack the moment Satsuki landed hers was the fact that Haku launched dozens of senbons that forced the two to dodge, giving Haku time to recover.
"Your teamwork is impressive. I've greatly underestimated your capabilities, but now the time has come for this to end," Haku said.
Satsuki secretly glances at Hinata and gives a nod as the two quickly dash towards Haku. They weren't sure about what Haku was planning, but that doesn't mean they will let her do it.
They had a feeling that they must stop it, or else something terrible might happen to them.
Satsuki and Hinata also wanted to end this battle quickly to stop the black-skinned man that came alongside Haku and Zabuza.
They didn't know the man's capabilities, but their guts told them that he wasn't someone they could trifle with.
Haku saw through the two Genin's intention, but she didn't let them do what they wanted and hid herself in the mist while weaving a series of hand signs rapidly.
"Ice Style: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals," Haku's voice resounded throughout the area.
'Kekkei Genkai?! Satsuki's and Hinata's eyes widen for a moment.
This was a great surprise for the two, as they thought that they were the only ones who had Kekkei Genkai in this battle, but reality proved them wrong.
This new information also made them wary, especially the fact that their enemy had an Elemental Kekkei Genkai and clearly had high mastery with it.
While Hinata had the Byakugan, she had lower mastery than she should have, and Satsuki hadn't yet awakened her own Sharingan, making her one of the three girls in the area who hadn't had mastery in her Kekkei Genkai.
The two Genin can only watch as mirror-like sheets of ice form in the air, creating a dome around them.
There are twenty-one mirrors in total. Twelve are at the ground level, eight float above the first twelve and are angled towards the ground, and the final mirror is above the rest and directly faces the ground.
An image of their opponent is clearly visible to each mirror.