Chapter 195

The battle proceeded as usual. As much as Sasuke developed his skills thanks to Naruto, he only delayed his inevitable defeat a little. Still, behind Haku's cute face, hidden under the mask, in turn, were hiding the skills of at least Chūnin. Well, and Sasuke ... Without the Sharingan, he didn't look so strong.

Then everything unfolded rather predictably. Of course, there were also amazing moments when, for example, Naruto did not act like a fool and appeared suddenly, while attacking Haku and Zabuza at the same time. Of course, such tricks were useless against the swordsman, but Haku was slightly injured, Naruto even managed to break his mask and lead him beyond the mirror technique. But, Haku had an unpleasant weakness - no matter how hard he fought with Sasuke, he never did him particularly bad harm. The guy was clearly not in the mood for killing children who had barely embarked on the path of a shinobi - this was his main mistake. This could be fatal in a serious battle.

Be the kid quicker and more cruel, and even Sakura could get hurt, not to mention the small and useless person behind her. Maybe he didn't want to kill children out of mercy, or maybe he was afraid of my actions, but for some reason he never did anything decisive. Perhaps, without the master's order, he is not quite the killing machine that Zabuza painted him.

Even when he showed up, Naruto didn't change much. Without a supply of normal Ninjutsu, he was also mediocre, albeit with a lot of chakra ... Although Naruto was still himself, once he entered the area of ​​Haku's mirrors, this fight really became too ridiculous. Instead of trying to destroy the mirrors, he just made the situation worse for Sasuke.

Shikamaru was already beginning to tire of this useless battle. He was about to intervene and bang Zabuza himself, but finally at least some progress appeared in the battle.

Naruto's clones naturally didn't work, but ... Shikamaru raised an eyebrow for the first time in the fight. Although Haku dominated, but Zabuza ... Everything went according to a different scenario, instead of using the Sharingan, Kakashi was subjected to severe pressure from the enemy, and then one of Momochi's water clones broke out towards Sakura and Tazuna.

Kakashi tried to make it, but it turned out too badly. Not only was he not allowed to use the Sharingan, but he was also severely oppressed. Zabuza probably decided to play it safe and everything turned out pretty well. Haku probably warned him about someone like me ... Interesting.

It's doubtful that Sakura has a chance, and without Kakashi, the goal will simply fall.

- Damn it! - Hatake swore, throwing his heavy sword aside, but it was already too late ...

But, suddenly the battle changed, Zabuza's clone simply exploded like a balloon, spraying water in all directions. No one understood what had happened, not even the owner himself.

Of course, I wasn't going to let this battle get out of hand, especially when I had a hand in it.

- Shit! Zabuza snorted, realizing that Kakashi had already opened his eyes and was determined to counterattack. At the same time, Naruto tried to cover Sasuke, everything happened a little the opposite, but ... But Naruto did not own the Sharingan, so it was hard even for him to hold out under a volley of needles. Everyone quickly forgot about the sudden explosion of the clone.

"Maybe we should give him a chance ..." - Shikamaru didn’t want any of these two to die, but since Sasuke did not foresee the movement of the needles now, this could mean that he would not see in the future, and therefore before Sharingan awakening, he may well not survive if he relies on Naruto.

Shikamaru moved a little closer and began to wait, the battle seemed to be moving towards its end. That's just ...

From the center of the mirror trap, a rather searing wave of chakra burst out. Shikamaru immediately realized that Naruto was losing his temper ahead of time. Instead of revealing to Sasuke, things happened a little differently.

Shikamaru sighed and shifted abruptly, finding himself right behind the boy. Haku instantly flinched, but Shikamaru was so fast that Naruto did not even realize how a heavy hand fell on his back and instantly all the chakra of the fox returned back to the seal of eight trigrams.

Shikamaru then disappeared again. Sasuke's Sharingan may not be necessary now, but judging by Kurama's furious chakra, Haku will definitely lose and then most likely everything may not end as it should.

Haku watched Naruto fall in conspicuous bewilderment.

"I ... It was ... That man" - the guy swallowed and looked around gloomily. He believed that the man was on Konoha's side, but apparently he was wrong.

"What is he up to?" - Haku did not dare to act, for some reason it seemed to him that this whole fight for this shinobi in the shadows was just some kind of show, arranged by him for some unknown purpose.

In fact, Shikamaru himself laughed at his actions. He was already seriously thinking about killing Zabuza on his own and ending this performance.

"Maybe I ..." - glancing at the difficult battle between Zabuza and Kakashi, Haku suddenly frowned and looked in bewilderment towards the center of the mirror trap. Surprisingly, it looks like Sasuke found the strength to rise.

"What is this kid up to ..." - Haku tensed, but then decided to quickly figure it out. He was not weakly frightened by the man in the shadows, he simply felt with all his nature that he was planning something dangerous and perhaps in this battle someone would definitely die.

A volley of needles immediately rushed to the Uchiha, but, surprisingly, he suddenly lifted the needle from the ground and beat off each one rushing in his direction. Haku was startled again, especially as the blood dripped from Sasuke's face and his eyes glowed with crimson lights.

"Pretty fast ..." Shikamaru chuckled in the shadows.

"It's ... Those eyes ..." - Haku sighed with displeasure, realizing that now everything could get complicated. But, suddenly, in shock, he turned to the site of the battle of the two Jonin.

Not only was Zabuza caught by a whole crowd of dogs, but also Kakashi activated his favorite technique - Raikiri!

The sound of lightning mixed, producing a high-pitched crackle of electricity. Even from a distance, Haku sensed the danger of this jutsu.

"If it reaches Zabuza ..."

Time seemed to have stopped. At unimaginable speed, Haku was proactive. He had already thrown away any worries or fears, he was ready to accept the Raikiri with his body. Only, unfortunately, some have had their own views on him for a long time.

The ringing echoed across the bridge, immediately covering an eerie electric crack. The fog instantly dissipated.

- Kha! Zabuza coughed painfully, spraying blood. Kakashi's cold gaze flashed, right now he definitely felt some movement, but he still did not understand what.

Haku stood just a couple of meters from the collision, he just stood and shivered, unable to budge "Not far away, right behind Haku on the edge of the bridge, Shikamaru was sitting carelessly, he did not even hold seals, but just sat and looked at the shackled boy from the clan Yuki. His shadow held him in a stranglehold, not allowing him to take a step towards his dream to quickly leave this world ... In the end, everything came to this. Perhaps it was worth doing just that from the very beginning.