Bang…
Naruto threw a serious punch at Zabuza, with blood and energy wrapped around his arm as he launched it forward.
The two of them stood face to face, their hair whipping like seaweed in the wind from the sheer force of the strike.
Zabuza didn't have time to counter, so he could only raise the Kubiribocho defensively in front of his chest.
Sasuke, who was standing on the side, was nervous when he saw this scene. He was worried that Naruto would break his new weapon with one punch, so he subconsciously blurted out, "Naruto! Don't!"
Clang…
The fist slammed into the Kubiribocho, pushing Zabuza back several steps with the sheer impact.
His whole shoulder went numb from that blow.
And under Naruto's punch, the Kubiribocho actually began to crack.
When Zabuza noticed the damage, his eye twitched!
'Damn it!'
'Who the hell is this brat?!'
'He actually has so much raw power?!'
'I can't fight him head-on…'
Zabuza had faced many powerful opponents in his life, and has also been in situations where he was at a disadvantage in a head-on confrontation.
He knows very well that in the current situation, he absolutely cannot confront the other party head-on.
'And more importantly…'
'The strong smell of blood on this brat just now...'
'He must've used some kind of Forbidden Technique for that boost, huh?'
'So this brat's already staked his life on this fight…?'
'He's earned some respect, at least.'
Zabuza tried to retreat and put some distance between them, but Naruto, who had already used his ultimate skill, would not let him get away. He grabbed Zabuza's clothes with one hand and released a relentless barrage of punches with the other.
Zabuza, who was caught, found that he couldn't break free.
When he thought of Naruto's nonsense from before, he became angry again.
'Fine!'
'Let's see how long you can last with your little Forbidden Technique!!'
And just like that, their battle turned into a brutal slugfest… trading blows back and forth, each punch landing heavy and raw.
During the battle, both sides kept coughing up blood, accompanied by the sound of broken bones, but neither of them backed down.
After ten or so seconds of this, Zabuza found that his hands were a little heavy and he also had multiple fractures on his body.
Then he glanced at Naruto in front of him...
Not only did Naruto act as if nothing had happened, he even became more fired up as the fight went on.
'What the hell is this situation?!'
"Zabuza-sama!"
Haku, who was hiding in the dark, saw that the situation was not good and finally jumped out to provide support.
"Secret Technique: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death"
When a large number of Senbon were thrown at his feet, Naruto, who was fighting with Zabuza, subconsciously let go of Zabuza and dodged to the side.
At this point, Naruto was seriously annoyed.
'Damn it!'
'Where the hell are my teammates!?'
'We're clearly in a team fight now! Hurry up and help me!'
Haku suddenly appeared and quickly formed hand seals with one hand, then she released another Ninjutsu at Naruto's direction.
Although Zabuza's feelings were revealed by the other party and he was very grateful to the child, this was still a mission between Shinobi...
Truth be told, Haku didn't want to hurt the other party, and he just wanted them to give up the mission.
"Ice Release Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
Crash…
At the same time, several large ice mirrors formed around Naruto and Zabuza.
These smooth, square walls hovered in mid-air, and their smooth surfaces were like a mirror. Naruto could even see his own reflection in them.
For a moment, Naruto felt like he was in a funhouse mirror room at an amusement park.
'But then again…'
'Haku's Ninjutsu kind of feels like a formation or barrier...'
'Even so…'
'This trick is totally useless against me!'
'Didn't that guy Haku notice that I was using portals just now?'
Just when Naruto was distracted, Zabuza saw Haku making a move, so he dragged his aching body to quickly distance himself from Naruto, then formed hand seals and disappeared from view.
Sasuke saw this scene through the gap between the mirrors and a cocky grin appeared on his face.
"Naruto!"
"Leave that enemy to me!"
After hearing this, Naruto subconsciously looked up at the sky.
'It's cloudy today and there's no sun.'
'Then why the hell is Sasuke acting like he's walking on sunshine?'
Naruto slowly raised his hand and raised his middle finger in Sasuke's direction.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…
Thousands of senbon were shot out simultaneously from the ice mirrors on all sides.
Naruto's face twisted in disdain, and the images of Sasuke dodging these attacks flashed through his mind. Then, he shifted his stance and started weaving through the senbon barrage.
Front flips, backflips, side rolls, one-handed Thomas flairs… Naruto pulled off a whole string of high-level acrobatics.
If it weren't for the raining senbon, it would've looked like a choreographed stunt show, which is even more flashier than Sasuke's.
Unfortunately, after all that flair, Naruto ended up looking like a human pincushion.
It can be said he caught every single senbon with perfect precision.
Ding, ding…
Naruto bit down on a few senbon sticking out of his shoulder and spat them out, feeling very annoyed.
'As expected!'
'Sasuke's fighting style is not playable!'
Inside the ice mirrors, Haku was in a daze, 'What the…'
'What is this guy even doing???'
'My accuracy in throwing the senbon shouldn't be that good, right?'
'Judging by the senbon scattered across the ground, 90% of them had landed cleanly on that yellow-haired kid.'
'And how come this kid, even with that many senbon stuck in him, still looks like nothing happened?!'
Although Haku couldn't figure out why Naruto was still okay, he could still see that Naruto's condition had worsened compared to earlier.
'Is it the side effects of his Forbidden Technique?'
Haku guessed in his heart, and then tried to reason with Naruto.
"Just give up the mission."
"I don't want to kill you."
Naruto was still yanking out the senbon from his body and realized that his Wind Release: Bloodburst Technique was about to end, so he immediately tossed a portal and disappeared into it.
Haku, who had just wanted to negotiate, completely froze.
The next second, Naruto's figure appeared in front of Kakashi.
Originally, Naruto wanted to defeat Haku alone, but when he thought about a certain white-haired sleazebag watching the entire battle from the sidelines, he felt very unbalanced.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"Tag in. I need a break."
"What?"
Naruto's sudden appearance left Kakashi completely stunned.
And seeing that Naruto looked like a bloody porcupine, Kakashi wanted to ask what happened.
As a result, before he could even say a second word, he was pushed into the portal by Naruto.
The next moment, Kakashi appeared in the middle of Haku's Ninjutsu.
Kakashi: "…"
'Thanks a lot, Naruto!'
Kakashi, who was forced to join the battle, sighed and slowly pulled up his forehead protector, revealing his three-tomoe Sharingan.
'Whatever.'
'Let the kid rest.
He also knew that after Naruto used that technique, he would be weak for a while.
'And as the team's Jonin Instructor...'
'It really wouldn't look good if I didn't take any action.'
Naruto stood where he was and quickly finished removing the senbon from his body. He casually took out a couch and lay down on it. He then took out a health potion and drank it before the side effects of Wind Release: Bloodburst Technique came on.
After doing all that, Naruto still felt a little itchy on his back, so he waved his hand to signal Sakura to come over.
Feeling a little guilty about asking his 'friend's wife' to treat his injuries alone, Naruto immediately changed the way he addressed Sakura.
'Yeah… from now on, I'll call her my bro.'
"Sakura-Bro, help me pull the senbon on my back."
Sakura: "???"
'Did he just call me what I think he called me!?'
'Damn you, Naruto!'
Sakura's face turned pale with fury, but when she saw that the guy was covered with senbon, she still went forward to help.
This was pretty much the only contribution she could offer right now.
At first, Sakura was a little hesitant when she pulled out the senbon, but the moment she pulled out the senbon, she watched in shock as the wound healed instantly.
This once again refreshed Sakura's worldview.
Once the injuries were dealt with, Naruto collapsed on the couch, holding a cup of milk tea in his left hand and taking a sip from time to time.
Then, he heard Sakura hesitantly asked him a question, "Naruto..."
"What is the Heavy Xuan Ruler?"
Uzumaki Naruto: "???"
Seeing Naruto's puzzled look, Sakura pursed her lips, glanced at Sasuke who was fighting fiercely with Zabuza, and continued, "Sasuke said something like 'Heavy Xuan Ruler' just now…"
"And then he charged straight in."
Sakura's expression was a little conflicted.
She had clearly noticed the obsession that Sasuke showed when he mentioned this weird ruler thing…
And honestly, that messed her up a little.
'So, a beautiful girl like me is not as attractive as a damn ruler???'
Naruto's teeth started to ache after hearing what Sakura said.
'Oh no…'
'Don't tell me…'
'Sasuke's got his eyes on Zabuza's Kubikiribocho???'
'Good, good, good!'
'So you want to be Uchiha Xiao Yan now, huh?