Chapter 176 Ice Dragon and the Eight Trigrams
Kakashi looked up and glanced casually at the spot where Haku was on the tree next to him, then chased after Zabuza.
Zabuza wasn't surprised that Kakashi could spot Haku, since with a member of the Hyuga main family present, there was no point in trying to dodge.
"Kakashi, it seems you have a lot of confidence in your students."
Zabuza swung his sword and beheaded the Earth Dragon Bullet that had crashed into him, then shouted at Kakashi.
"Ah, yes."
Kakashi squinted, staring at Zabuza's position, and said.
Actually, that's not true.
After all, Kakashi trusted his own backup plan more than his teammates.
It's best if you don't need it, but if you do, that's fine too.
Zabuza deflected Kakashi's blade, then formed hand seals again, creating two water clones.
Three guillotines slashed at Kakashi simultaneously, but Kakashi, with his superb swordsmanship and the roaring lightning blades, suppressed Zabuza's attacks.
Zabuza Haku, perched on the tree, successfully entangled Kakashi and pulled him away.
Without further ado, he threw dozens of ice senbon needles imbued with extreme ice chakra towards the cabin.
He then jumped down from the tree and formed hand seals to unleash the secret technique, Magical Ice Mirror.
Karin's diamond chains formed a powerful barrier, blocking all of Hyōsenbon's attacks.
The ice needles that struck the Vajra Chains exploded, and the cold air burst forth from the point of impact, instantly freezing the moisture in the air and turning the chains into a frozen mass.
No, we can't drag it any further.
Karin felt the tension in the chains, her brows furrowing, but then relaxing.
The runes on the Vajra Chains lit up, revealing the power of the seal.
The chakra in the ice was absorbed, and then the golden chains trembled, shattering the ice and falling to the ground.
Hinata looked at the ice mirrors that appeared all around her, gathered chakra in her hands, and punched one of the ice mirrors with her fist, which was covered in blue chakra.
Haku, who was traversing through the ice mirror, looked at Hinata's actions with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Why would someone want to use their fist to shatter their own ice mirror?
It's important to understand that the ice mirror itself has an extremely low temperature and is extremely hard, making it very difficult to break.
Furthermore, Haku can move at high speed inside the ice mirror, so even if the ice mirror is broken, he can still replenish it.
Therefore, this behavior would be counterproductive.
With a deafening roar, the ice mirror in front of Hinata shattered the moment it collided with her fist.
Bai's ever-changing figure stiffened for a moment.
He looked at the ice mirror shattered into pieces, and then at his own body.
No, we must proceed with caution.
Even if I am merely a tool for Lord Zabuza, I will strive to fulfill my purpose to the fullest extent, rather than hastily departing.
The pupils beneath the white mask grew serious, and several more ice needles condensed in his hand.
At the same time, due to the illusion of the ice mirror, Haku's figure appeared in several ice surfaces.
Karin looked around at the white figures and felt a little lost.
His chakra was all around him, so where exactly was he?
Inside the magical ice mirror, the mirror reflects a white figure, thus achieving a visual deception effect.
And the already abundant ice needles become terrifyingly numerous due to the reflection effect.
Even if you know that only a small portion of them are true, the sheer number makes it impossible for you to tell which ones are real.
Well, this only works on non-sensory ninjas.
After realizing the problem of visual deception, Karin decisively closed her eyes and used her senses to knock down the ice senbon with the Vajra Chain.
Then, the chain was pulled directly at the mirror from which the real senbon appeared.
The ice mirror trembled, enduring three consecutive blows from Karin before finally shattering, but another ice mirror appeared the next moment.
Karin raised an eyebrow, then looked at the rebuilt ice mirror with great interest.
Wait, buddy?
You want to compare chakra reserves with someone from the Uzumaki clan?
Okay! I accept your challenge!
Three more chains extended from behind Karin, bringing the total to six chains.
They were arranged in pairs and smashed towards the surrounding ice mirrors.
Hinata stood firmly by Karin's side, using her "Spinning Heaven" technique to deflect all of Haku's ice senbon, though her hand ended up feeling a little cold.
Seeing that his speed of rebuilding the ice mirror was no match for Karin's speed of destruction, Haku made a desperate move and, taking advantage of Hinata's use of the Rotation Technique, quickly changed positions and formed hand seals.
[Ice Release: Ice Dragon Bullet Technique!]
Similar to the Water Dragon Bullet, but much colder, the Water Dragon leaped out of the sea and rushed towards Karin's body.
Karin was having a great time drawing mirrors when she suddenly sensed a powerful chakra fluctuation approaching.
When she opened her eyes, she saw a ferocious ice dragon biting at her.
!!!∑(ﾟДﾟノ)ノ
Don't come any closer!
The six chains retracted, trying to protect her, but because they had been stretched out so much this time, they were a bit stiff, and only four of them returned to Karin's front at first.
Looking at the ice dragon that was about to collide with her chains, Karin had a premonition that if she were hit, she would be in a lot of pain, and might even get frostbite, which wouldn't look good.
With that thought in mind, she no longer hesitated and, after several years, once again broke the seal on the scroll.
[Sealing Technique: Eight Trigrams Sealing!]
An eight-trigram formation appeared in front of the ice dragon, and then with a powerful suction force, like a soul devouring, it drew the ice dragon's chakra out of its body.
The ice dragon's pupils lost their color, and its body was no longer as ferocious as before.
In almost three breaths, it turned into a dragon-shaped block of ice, which was then shattered by Karin's chains.
Hinata quickly stopped the repulsive force she was about to unleash, and stared blankly at the gossip on Karin's head.
Bai was equally surprised.
That ice dragon had consumed a quarter of his chakra, and with the chakra he had used to start the Magic Ice Mirror, he didn't have much chakra left.
Hinata and Karin, however, hardly used up any of their chakra.
This is troublesome.
In common knowledge, the sensory ninja is the weakest in a ninja team, so they need the protection of their teammates.
Zabuza's plan was to use his water clones to hold off the two powerful brats, while he himself would hold off Kakashi, leaving the opportunity to behead him to Haku.
Although Zabuza knew Hinata was strong, he believed Haku was no less powerful than them.
After all, Haku was his most handy tool.
Bai sighed helplessly, then his eyes became extremely serious.
When stimulated, a bloodline ninja can unleash the power of their bloodline.
The higher one's talent, the stronger the power that can be unleashed.
Haku is now determined to take a gamble.
Ice formed on the already cold kunai, and the white figure disappeared from the spot, almost instantly brushing past Karin's chains as it rushed towards the wooden house.
Oh no!
Karin's pupils contracted sharply, and she turned around to try to block Shiro, but it was too late.
With a clang!
Haku's body bounced back as if it had hit a balloon.
And standing in front of him was Hinata.
Her originally bluish-white eyes now emitted a bluish light!
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