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One of Naruto's Shadow Clones approached Haku and pressed a wooden sword against Haku's neck.
"Hey, hey, Big Black Face, if you don't want this fragrant, soft, and cute little femboy subordinate of yours to die, then stop!"
This flippant remark caused everyone—except Zabuza, who was too far gone in his demon rage—to look at Naruto's original body first. Naruto waved his hands hurriedly, his face a picture of innocence. "You can ask Kakashi-sensei; Shadow Clones actually have a certain level of autonomy. I'm not taking the blame for this one!"
Kakashi sighed and nodded helplessly, his eyes already tracking Zabuza's next move. "That's correct, but let's save the ethics of Ninjutsu for after the battle!"
"Heh... interesting." Zabuza Momochi sneered, his gaze sweeping over the wooden sword. "Do you really think you can threaten me with a child's toy?"
In the next second, his smile froze. The wooden sword in the Shadow Clone's hand was suddenly coated in a layer of razor-sharp Wind Chakra. With a gentle swipe, it sliced off a lock of Haku's hair as cleanly as a scalpel.
"How about now?" the Shadow Clone asked, his eyes turning as cold as the blade he mimicked.
Zabuza tried to maintain his "Demon" persona. "He is just a tool. If one breaks, I'll just get another. Do you think such a threat works on me?"
"If he were truly disposable," the Shadow Clone's smile deepened, tearing through the facade, "you wouldn't be standing here wasting words. You would have cleaved me and this 'broken' tool together with your Kubikiribōchō! Wouldn't you?"
The clone then made a solemn vow, swearing by the Fourth Hokage that if Zabuza surrendered, Haku would be freed. Internally, the clone felt zero pressure—he was a temporary existence, a "fresh from the factory" copy that didn't carry the weight of the original's karma.
But Zabuza understood the world of Ninja too well. Deception was their bread and butter. He chose to struggle.
Naruto slammed his hands onto the ground. "Vacuum Attack: Earth Transformation!" Sharp rock structures rose, snagging Zabuza's ankles as he charged. It was the only opening Kakashi needed.
"Raikiri!"
The chirping of a thousand birds tore through the night. Simultaneously, Asuma charged with his knives crossed: "Chakra Blade: True Ichimonji!" Zabuza barely blocked the Raikiri, but Asuma's blades carved a bone-deep wound into his waist, then spun into a Whirlwind Fist that tore open his abdomen. Blood spilled over the soil.
"Ice Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death!" Haku suddenly erupted with a desperate burst of power. Countless ice senbon shot toward Asuma, but Sasuke's Great Fireball intercepted them, creating a massive explosion of white steam.
In the chaos, Haku used the cold to his advantage. He froze his own dislocated arms, the ice acting as a crude, painful splint to reset his joints.
"Ice Release Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors!"
Ice walls materialized around Tazuna's house. Haku leaped between them like a ghost, aiming an ice kunai at Asuma's throat. Asuma blocked, but the speed was staggering.
Naruto flashed to Sasuke's side. No words were needed. Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan spun, identifying the weak points of the mirrors.
"Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!" A wave of white-hot fire erupted from Sasuke. Naruto immediately followed with a Wind Pressure Siphon, compressing the flames into a spiraling hurricane. The wind fed the fire until it became a giant flame dragon that swallowed the ice labyrinth whole. The mirrors didn't just melt; they evaporated into a blinding fog of steam.
"Ugh!" Haku was thrown out of the collapsing inferno, his body scorched.
On the other side, Kakashi's side-kick slammed into Zabuza's chest. The "Demon" was sent flying, and the Kubikiribōchō—the symbol of his pride—slipped from his hand. Kakashi caught the massive blade in mid-air.
He stood over the dying Zabuza, the red light of his Sharingan eerily calm. "It's over, Zabuza."
Haku, falling from the steam, was suddenly jerked still in mid-air.
"Shadow Imitation Technique, success," Shikamaru drawled, stepping from behind a withered tree. Before Haku could even blink, Choji descended from the sky like a giant spiked boulder: "Human Bullet Tank!"
BOOM!
When the dust settled, Haku lay broken in the crater, unable to rise.
Naruto looked at the fallen pair and let out a long breath of relief. "I almost thought you guys were going to 'steam' us for a second there. My Shadow Clone really needs to work on his defensive awareness."
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