"Let me introduce myself first," the beautiful cross-dressing ninja said calmly.
"My name is Haku."
"And… I don't really want to fight you. But it seems…"
He paused.
Because Naruto had already moved.
"Multi Shadow Clone — Harem Jutsu!"
Boom!
Chakra surged explosively.
Two hundred golden twin-tailed Narukos filled the clearing.
Naruto had been itching to test himself.
Now that the opponent had revealed himself—
There was no reason to hold back.
Haku stood on the tree branch, looking down at the sea of Narukos.
"…I see."
That explained it.
No wonder Naruto had seen through him instantly.
They were the same type.
"Impressive," Haku said with a gentle smile. "My master says deception is essential for a ninja."
"You're talented in that regard."
Naruto puffed out his chest proudly.
"Of course!"
"But since you're a rogue ninja from the Hidden Mist, we can't let you go!"
"If you don't want to get hurt—surrender!"
"And if not—Naruko Barrage!"
The Narukos launched themselves upward in waves.
Haku's eyes sharpened.
"Clones… no. Shadow Clones."
He drew senbon needles and counterattacked.
But—
These weren't fragile illusions.
They had substance.
One Naruko bit down on a senbon with her teeth and lunged forward.
"Wood-style? No… Konoha's forbidden Multi Shadow Clone Technique?"
Haku dodged fluidly—
But the numbers were overwhelming.
From afar, Kakashi's expression darkened.
Naruto was indeed using a forbidden technique.
And Haku recognized it by name.
How much of Konoha's secrets were truly secret anymore?
[Uchiha Revival Path]
[Uchiha Izuna]: Konoha has fallen far.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Not necessarily. The Hidden Mist Village has been unstable for years.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: The Bloody Mist policy drove many elites to defect.
[Elder Madara]: …
Madara remained silent.
Because he knew exactly why.
He had once controlled the Third Mizukage with his Mangekyō Sharingan.
Later, Obito manipulated the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura.
Bloody Mist.
Internal purges.
Chaos.
That had all been their doing.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Recently, the Mist has begun hunting defectors.
[Uchiha Fugaku]: There is no official Fifth Mizukage yet, but the leadership has shifted.
[Elder Madara]: …And the Three-Tails?
[Uchiha Fugaku]: Released after Yagura's death.
Madara's silence deepened.
Obito was supposed to:
Cultivate Nagato and revive him through Rinne Rebirth
Capture the Tailed Beasts for the Eye of the Moon Plan
Instead—
He botched the Nine-Tails incident.
And let the Three-Tails roam free.
Dereliction of duty.
Madara did not approve.
Back to the Battle
Naruto's waves of clones looked impressive—
But individually they were weak.
And Haku?
Extremely resistant to feminine charm.
Then—
"Ice Release: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals!"
Ice mirrors instantly formed, surrounding Sasuke, Naruto, and Uchiha Kai.
Reflections appeared everywhere.
Haku's image multiplied within the mirrors.
Senbon rained down like a storm.
Hundreds of Narukos popped like bubbles.
Three hundred gone in seconds.
"Sharingan!"
Sasuke activated his one-tomoe Sharingan.
He identified the real body—
But he was too slow.
Two senbon pierced his knee.
"You've done well," Haku said softly. "But this is where you fall."
"Don't think we're that weak!"
Sasuke grit his teeth.
"Uchiha Kai! Aren't you going to move?!"
Uchiha Kai blinked.
So much for pride.
Without the trauma of a massacre—
Sasuke still relied on others.
"Since you asked," Uchiha Kai sighed.
"I'll help."
Inside, he noticed something else.
Sasuke had intentionally tested Haku's abilities—
Using his own body as bait.
Trying to measure Uchiha Kai's response.
Interesting.
But unnecessary.
Haku's setup was elegant.
Light refraction through ice mirrors.
High-speed movement between reflective surfaces.
Solution?
Simple.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Hand seals formed.
A massive three-meter-wide fireball erupted forward.
The inferno blasted outward.
Ice mirrors vaporized instantly.
Steam exploded through the clearing.
Haku was forced out, rolling across the ground in visible shock.
When facing overwhelming heat—
Illusionary elegance meant nothing.
Sometimes—
One Great Fireball is all it takes.
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