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"Sasuke, I didn't mean to," Naruto said, rushing into the Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals, smiling apologetically, ready to fight alongside Sasuke!
But this action made Sasuke's vision go dark again.
"Idiot, Naruto, you fool, why did you run in? Working together from inside and outside is the best option!"
Sasuke complained, cursing, though he knew Naruto's usual behavior.
Good heavens, that action was too fast.
So fast he didn't even have time to speak.
"You're the idiot. I came here to help you, alright!"
Naruto retorted in dissatisfaction, stubbornly turning his head, refusing to admit it.
But with that turn, his gaze was instantly attracted by Haku's face.
"You, you're the pretty older sister from that day! Uh no, no… why, why are you appearing with Zabuza?"
Naruto asked foolishly, making Sasuke and Haku's expressions stiffen.
Wasn't the situation obvious?
"Idiot, he's that Hidden Mist boy from before. Stop talking nonsense, now we can only break through with force! Get ready with Wind Release, Naruto," Sasuke said, rolling his eyes, reprimanding him, his gaze fixed on Haku, preparing to form hand signs.
"Huh? He is that Hidden Mist boy! What a joke."
Naruto said, pointing at Haku, dumbfounded, ignoring Sasuke's command.
"Hehe... Naruto, you really are naive. The facts are before you, yet you still question them. Then let me give you a firsthand experience," Haku said, glancing at Sasuke, chuckling, his ice senbon brandished again.
"Cooperate with me using Wind Release," Sasuke said, catching the senbon's trajectory, pushing Naruto to dodge, urging him, while forming hand signs.
"Ah? Wind Release." Naruto said, stumbling, almost falling, his face bitter, subconsciously speaking.
His Wind Release wasn't fully mastered yet!
But seeing Sasuke forming hand seals, he hastily cooperated.
Now that he was forced into it, he could only try.
"Don't think you'll succeed," Haku shouted, brandishing senbon, launching them.
"I still have one hand," Sasuke sneered, flashing in front of Naruto, forming hand signs with one hand, using a kunai to block all senbon with the other, buying time.
"One, one-handed hand seals!"
Naruto exclaimed, dumbfounded by one-handed seals, his unpracticed Wind Release thrown off rhythm.
"Here it comes, Naruto. Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
Sasuke shouted, unaware of Naruto's situation, opening his mouth, spewing a fire dragon.
The C-rank Fire Release: Dragon Fire, compared to the Great Fireball, was larger, hotter, faster, and swifter!
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Naruto said, a beat behind, pupils constricting, concentrating, shouting loudly.
"Oh no..." Haku said, shocked by the Dragon Fire's power, startled, hastily activating his kekkei genkai to strengthen the ice crystals.
If they escaped, he could only restrain one person.
Lord Zabuza would face a two-on-one attack, unfavorable for them.
"Huh?"
Haku's movements froze.
Sasuke's face turned black as ink.
Naruto, who should have activated Wind Release, shouted spiritedly but produced no gust.
This caused the Dragon Fire, meant to destroy three ice crystals, to collide without merging with the ice, which Haku's re-condensed chakra kept unharmed.
"Huh? How could this be!"
Naruto shouted, grabbing his head in annoyance, a splitting headache.
He imagined failure, but reality was different!
"Now, it's your turn to defend my counterattack," Haku said, eyes glinting coldly, forming hand seals within the crystals.
Naruto and Sasuke's strength forced him to take them seriously.
"Hand seals? This is bad! Naruto, follow me," Sasuke said, his face changing as multiple Haku figures formed hand seals, hurriedly rushing in one direction.
He took three shuriken wrapped with explosive tags from his ninja pouch, throwing them.
In the original plot, Haku didn't use ninjutsu hand seals.
Who knew what was next!
"Explosive tags? Sasuke, why didn't you tell me you had these earlier?!"
Naruto shouted, seeing the tags fly, his gaze envious.
Three explosive tags, a thousand ryō thrown away!
Truly worthy of the Uchiha clan, rich and powerful.
"Too late. Ice Release: Ice Dome!"
Haku's voice came from all directions.
All ice crystals burst, transforming into sharp ice blades, spears, arrows, shooting at Sasuke and Naruto.
Sasuke's detonated shuriken tags were swept along.
'This is bad.' Sasuke thought, his face paled, seeing the sudden scene.
Haku had a hidden Ice Release jutsu.
"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Several Narutos erupted, creating dozens of clones to take the brunt, buying time for hand signs.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Sasuke said, seizing the opportunity, completing hand seals, spewing fire in a circle.
The Great Fireball became a ring, fending off Ice Release attacks temporarily.
"Naruto, follow me!"
Sasuke growled, grabbing Naruto, bursting chakra at his feet.
With Silent Killing and water-walking chakra control, aided by Sharingan insight, he weaved through ice blade and arrow gaps, becoming afterimages, breaking through.
"I'm sorry, your attack failed," Sasuke sneered, maintaining ten meters from Haku's surprised face.
Finally, they escaped.
"Ah." Naruto's scream came from behind.
'How could this be… I brought Naruto out!'
Sasuke thought, freezing, pupils constricting, standing dazed.
Naruto behind him vanished in a 'poof' of white smoke.
Inside the ice crystals, Naruto's main body was pierced by ice shards.
"Shadow Clone? I brought the wrong person! How could this be.."
Sasuke's voice trembled, looking at the blood-covered Naruto.
Naruto's main body was beside him.
How did he grab the wrong one!
Damn it, Naruto is the protagonist, how could he die here!
Over these days, Sasuke saw Naruto as a true friend.
Because of his butterfly effect, Naruto was dying, making Sasuke question life.
He didn't want to lose Naruto as a companion.
This was a bond for a lifetime.
As Sasuke's emotions fluctuated, the single-tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly.
In less than a breath, both eyes split into two tomoe.
These new two-tomoe Sharingan continued spinning, bursts of ocular power erupting from Sasuke's eyes.
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