Naruto: Shoton of Konoha

by Arch-Daishou00

: For Stormy Rebel, miss you, Joachim, and thank you: "By the actions of the traitor Mizuki. Naruto awakens a rare Kekkei Genkai. And his path has now changed. And in the darkness awakens an ancient threat more terrifying than the Akatsuki, which only stirs thought of myths from a lost and forgotten age." : huge world expansion story, OC. Co-Author: Etheral-23

6. Battle of the bridge

Chapter 6: Battle of the Bridge! Shoton vs. Hyoton!

Naruto yawned loudly and stretched his arms above his head. He rubbed his eyes and gazed around in the room. Sasuke and Sakura were still asleep. It didn't come to a surprise, as the whole week he had woken before them. He was used to get up early to train, and to get through the village as early as possible when fewer people were on the streets. He shook the thoughts from his head and sneaked out of the room, heading for the bathroom.

While he was doing his business, he took a look out of the window; he could see the first rays of the sun touch the horizon in the distance. One thing he loved and hated about Nami no Kuni was the flat land and ocean. You could see for miles and miles without anything disturbing your view; he loved that he could see the sunrise so early, since in Konoha you would have to wait at least a few hours for the sun to raise above the small mountains and the forest of Hi no Kuni. But then again, he hated it because you could see so long. One part of being shinobi is hiding in the shadows, and being from Konoha where the forest is everywhere, he almost felt exposed. He breathed in deeply, and went on to brushing his teeth. He looked at his reflection in the little mirror hanging on the wall and took a deep breath. 'So, it's today huh?' he asked no one in particular 'Today is probably the day Zabuza will return, and it's highly likely that he will have that fake hunter-nin with him… I have no chance of defeating Zabuza, so I must keep his companion occupied. I have to protect my friends! But… it stills scares me. Today I am going to fight another shinobi. I may have to kill…' Naruto turned on the water and splashed water in his face 'I am doing it for my comrades. If I have to kill, then I will do it to save them, I will do it for them, so they can live.'

When Naruto was done, he made his way down to the kitchen. He was surprised to see Tsunami already up and cooking. He glanced at the clock, and as he thought, it was 6.13a.m. He sat down at the table "Good morning Tsunami-san".

Tsunami almost jumped two feet in the air and spun around with a knife in her hand. Her stance relaxed as she saw who it was "Oh, it's just you Naruto-kun. Sorry for that, but I didn't expect anyone up yet".

Naruto smiled awkwardly while scratching the back of his head "Sorry about that. Normally I'm out training in the morning, but since today is… Since it's possible I might be needed today, I'm not going."

Tsunami smiled at him and resumed cooking. Naruto walked over to the sink and took a glass of water and walked out to the pier to sit and watch the sunrise. He couldn't see much more because of the thick morning fog in the distance. That was one of the reasons they didn't go the bridge earlier. Zabuza could by himself already summon up a lot of fog, so they didn't even want to try him out when he had the natural occurring fog on his side too.

"Oh Naruto, are you already up?" Kakashi's voice came from behind him.

He glanced over his shoulder to see the silver haired Jounin reading his book. "Yeah, couldn't sleep anymore. I have woken up this early for as long as I can remember. Now it's training, before it was… to get away before the village awoke"

Kakashi walked over beside Naruto and squad down beside him "I haven't really seen you around since the evening before yesterday. When I left for the bridge yesterday you hadn't come back"

"Sorry about that" Naruto said, still looking out over the ocean "I needed time to think"

"And now?"

"Still thinking… Kakashi-sensei. Do you know why he chose me?"

Kakashi knew what Naruto was asking. Why had the Yondaime chosen him over so many other children? 'I can't exactly say "Don't worry Naruto, it was because he was your farther". It's not my place to reveal it... As much as I should being Sensei's student.' He pondered for a few more seconds "Naruto, you bear a burden not many others can understand or even start to comprehend. You have been through much that no child should have been through. But you have survived. I believe the Yondaime chose you for a reason that he believes in you. You are the Yondaime's legacy. And you live up to his name. As far as I know, you haven't let him down so far, have you? You still keep that beast under control"

Naruto nodded. It wasn't yet the final answer, but it would suffice for now. Kakashi rose from beside Naruto "Well, let's get inside. Wouldn't be any good if you got sick"

Naruto scoffed "Kakashi-sensei, I have never been sick. Sure, I have had broken bones and so on, but I have never been sick, and I'm sure you know why". Nonetheless Naruto got up and got inside.

- Three hours later -

Kakashi looked up from his book and around on the people at the table. Sasuke and Sakura had gotten down to the kitchen about an hour ago, and Tazuna and Inari came down about twenty minutes ago. There hadn't been much talk; everyone knew what was likely to happen today. He closed his book and cleared his throat, getting everyone's attention "We all know what is going to happen today, but we haven't really talked about how to execute this. We of course need people around you Tazuna-san, but we also need to protect your family, namely you, Inari-san and Tsunami-san. Since you can't go to the bridge for obvious reasons, we need to leave someone behind to take guard you"

Tazuna and his family had rather worried looks on their faces, but relaxed some when they saw the determined expressions of Team 7, especially that of Naruto. He looked straight back at Kakashi 'I have to make this mission a success. This isn't about my first mission being a success anymore, it's about freeing the people of Nami no Kuni, freeing Tazuna and his family, and freeing Amaya and her friends. I can't fail all of them'. Naruto pondered about what Kakashi had said before speaking up "Kakashi-sensei, I think I got an idea. I should stay behind to guard Tsunami-san and Inari"

Tazuna nodded satisfied. He knew that if Naruto was guarding his family, they were in safe hands. The blond brat had earned his respect from Tazuna. Kakashi raised an eyebrow "I see. What makes you come to that conclusion?"

"Well, I was thinking that I would stay here with them, and send a Kage Bunshin with you guys. That way we have a way of communicating with each other; I can keep you updated if anything is to happen here, and you can call for me if it should come to that"

"Wait, what?" All looks turned to Sasuke "Dobe, how are we supposed to keep contact with just a Kage Bunshin?"

The blond Genin smirked at his comrade "That's easy. When a Kage Bunshin is dispelled, no matter the way it is dispelled, the knowledge it has gained will return to the user and any other clones the user should have made. So if I want to send a message to you guys, I just make a clone and make it dispel. The same if my clone wants to send a message to me, it can either make another clone or dispel it, or it can dispel itself. And if it comes to it getting dispelled by getting destroyed, then I'll also know."

Before Sasuke could question again, it was Kakashi who spoke up "Very well Naruto, it's a plan I can accept. So Sasuke, Sakura and I, with a Kage Bunshin of Naruto, will guard Tazuna-san on the bridge, while Naruto will stay here and guard Tsunami-san and Inari-san. If anything happens on the bridge or here, we will let the respective part know by sending a message through the Kage Bunshin." Team 7 nodded showing they understood. "Good then, we leave in fifteen minutes, so you better get ready. We should get to the bridge around 10a.m." Sasuke and Sakura rose from the table and went upstairs to get their gear ready, while Tazuna seemed to speed up eating.

Naruto sat at the kitchen table reading his book on Fūinjutsu, Tsunami was currently washing the dishes from the breakfast, and Inari was sitting beside Naruto looking really bored. Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke had left with Tazuna some half hour ago, so they should be at the bridge in ten to fifteen minutes. Naruto didn't let it show, but he was actually worried about them. He would have liked to have gone with them to the bridge, but this was the best way for them to keep contact. And if it came to it, he could be at the bridge in ten minutes. The only reason it was taking so long with the rest of his team, was because they had to go at a civilian pace. If they were going at a normal pace, well normal for a Genin team, they could probably be in Konoha in a day, instead of the four days it takes at civilian pace.

He was brought out of his attention when Inari spoke "Say, Naruto-nii chan, how again can you know if anyone is coming?"

Naruto didn't know when Inari had started calling him 'nii chan', but he liked it, the same with the kids in town. He looked up from his book "It's rather simple really. You heard what I said about Kage Bunshin at breakfast, right?" Inari nodded "Good, by the way, please keep it a secret. It's one of Konoha's Kinjutsu's. While none of the other villages can copy it, they can take precaution if they know some of its secrets."

"Sure thing. I won't tell anybody" Inari said smiling.

Naruto ruffled the boy's hair, much too said boy's dismay. Naruto laughed lightly at that "Good then. Anyway, back on topic, I have placed about twenty clones around the house, hidden of course, so if they see anyone who shouldn't be here, they dispel and I will know."

"That's so cool!" Inari exclaimed. Naruto nodded at him before getting back to reading. He heard a sigh from Inari "Can't you do something else? You know, it's rather boring just to wait around. And it's not like I can go outside and play!"

Naruto smiled again. He remembered himself being that impatient, and wanting stuff to happen all the time "Okay then Inari, what do yo-". He stopped midsentence when he got a feedback from one of his clones around the house. Two objects was moving towards the house at a fast pace. The clone hadn't gotten a good look at them.

"Nii chan, what's the matter?" Inari asked a little worried. Tsunami had also seen this, and had stopped doing the dishes.

"Both of you go upstairs and hide." They looked at him without moving "Now!" Naruto said with a voice that said they left no room for argument. Tsunami went over to Inari, took him by the hand, and headed upstairs to hide.

When they had disappeared up the stairs, Naruto sat down again and took his book up. It didn't take long for the two figures to make it to the house and burst in through the door.

"Hey, where the hell are they!?" one voice asked rather loudly

"How should I know? Oi, there's a kid here. I bet you know where they are, eh?"

Naruto finally looked up from his book; he took a look at the intruders. There were two, as he had known. One of them had a blue sweat-like shirt, wore a hood, and had tattoos and his eyes. The other had a bare chest. His right arm had a tattoo going up from his arm to the middle of his chest, and he wore an eye patch on his right eye. Above his left he had a scar. They both wore a katana at their waist. Just from looking by the way they were standing he could tell they weren't shinobi, they were simple thugs hired to do the easy work

"Do you two mind? I'm trying to read here" Naruto said half bored, trying to get them to lose their cool. It worked.

"What the hell!? Who do you think you are brat!?" the one wearing a hood yelled

"Calm down! Can't you see he is trying to get you to lose your cool? You're quite an idiot you know" the bare-chested said.

"What did you say? I'm not-"

"Let's just get this over with. Kid, where is the woman and the child?" the bare-chested asked looking at Naruto. He got a sweat drop when he saw Naruto had gone back to reading, apparently not giving them any attention at all. "Hey brat! I asked you something"

Naruto sighed deeply "As you said, let's just get this over with". Naruto got up, putting his book away and got into his stance, creating two crystal tanto in the process.

The two thugs hesitated a bit after seeing their opponent creating crystal out of nothing. It didn't last long as the bare-chested charged head first with his companion right after him. Naruto didn't go out of his academy stance, and he easily dodged the first punch from the bare-chested. As soon as he had squatted the other came with a kick which he simply blocked. This was child play compared to the training he had undergone. He grabbed the leg in front of him and quickly twisted it, making the hood wearing thug spin and fall. The bare-chested saw this as an opportunity and clapped his hands together in a fist and brought them hard down on Naruto's head. Instead of the crack he was expecting to hear, he heard nothing. Naruto had grabbed his right wrist, and wasn't letting go. Naruto looked with a smirk at his opponent, as he tightened and twisted his grip, resulting in a nauseous crack. Naruto's opponent cried out in pain, and retracted his hand as soon as Naruto let go.

The hood wearing thug got up, and together with his companion, they stepped a few steps back, looking at the blond brat in front of them, who had fended them off without breaking a sweat. Naruto got up from his squat, and simply dusted his pants off "Now, I think we have played long enough". Behind the two thugs, a vase and a chair transformed into two more Naruto's, who quickly thickened their crystal armor in their hands and hit the thugs in their heads. They went out as soon as they had been hit. Naruto shook his head with a smile 'Did Gatou really think he could kidnap Tazuna's family with thugs? He should know about us.' He nodded to his two clones, making them dispel, effectively passing what had happened here to his clone on the bridge.

He tied the two thugs up and went upstairs to find Tsunami and Inari hiding in a closet. Tsunami looked worried at him "Is it safe?"

Naruto showed her a reassuring smile "Yeah its safe. Gatou only send two thugs. As if they could take a shinobi down"

Inari grinned "of course! No one can take you down Naruto-nii chan"

"Now that isn't true" Naruto laughed "There's lot of-". Naruto stopped as he got feedback from a clone. It was the one he had send with the rest of his team. They were in trouble.

'Sakura-Chan…'

- A few minutes earlier with remainder of Team 7 -

Meanwhile Kakashi's group had made their way to the bridge. They couldn't believe the sight that met them; every worker was lying either dead or dying.

Tazuna stared in disbelief "W-what is this!?" he looked over the workers "What's wrong? What happened?"

Kakashi was showing no sign of emotion as he looked over the bridge 'Just as we thought. He has returned.' Mist began to fill the bridge, confirming what he thought. "Team, he's coming! Protect Tazuna-san!" They all quickly took their positions, going into defensive poses.

"Kakashi-sensei, this is his Kirigakure no Jutsu, isn't it?" Sakura asked, but got no answer. They were all waiting for Zabuza to show himself.

They all heard a familiar malicious chuckled "Sorry to keep you waiting, Kakashi. And you're still carrying those kids" Zabuza voice echoed in the fog, as Sasuke began to tremble- "He's shaking again, how pitiful" Zabuza mocked. Within a second of that remark, the group was surrounded by seven water clones.

Sasuke smirked "I'm shaking with excitement".

Naruto's Kage Bunshin sighed "It's just like you to play the cool act. Let's go Sasuke." One of the Water Clones was about to swipe with his sword when Naruto and Sasuke went for it. With a blur of speed, they ran around to the different clones and swiped them with their kunai. A second later they all burst into water. As soon as they were done the clone got the information from the clones at the house. He didn't take his eyes off Zabuza as he spoke to his team "Gatou sent two thugs to kidnap Tsunami and Inari as we thought he would. Boss took care of them rather easily, and they're safe now. He plans on taking them somewhere else, probably to Giichi's house or something."

Kakashi nodded "I think it would be best for you to dispel and tell Naruto to hurry and come here. I have a feeling we're going to need him." Naruto's clone nodded and dispelled.

From across the bridge Zabuza raised his eyebrow "So he was a clone? Haku, watch out, he can come from anywhere and at any time. I know you have trained a lot this week for this fight against his Shoton, but don't let your guard down. It only takes one slip to give the enemy the upper hand"

"Of course Zabuza-san" Haku said with an emotionless voice. Nothing like what she normally talked like.

Kakashi looked over his team. "Sakura, get close and protect Tazuna, Sasuke you will have to keep Zabuza's 'friend' occupied. I will take care of Zabuza." The group immediately got into the different positions they were given.

Zabuza saw the opposing group getting ready "I don't think we have more time for chit-chat. Haku you got first"

"Hai" she said, as she began sprinting around making her way to the Konoha shinobi. Sasuke looked in awe at the speed of his opponent as he brought up his kunai. She was aiming for one of the nerves in his chest, when he blocked. Zabuza saw it and raised his eyebrow 'oh? He was able to catch up to her speed.'

The two shinobi looked each other over, trying to estimate the others strength. Their kunai clashed again and again, neither being able to get through the others guard. Haku spun around fast, trying to get some more force into his strike, but Sasuke just did the same, getting the same result. They stopped, trying to overpower the other, rather than compete in speed. Then Haku spoke "I don't want to kill you, but you won't back off, right?"

Sasuke smirked at his opponent "What? Are you stupid?"

"As I thought… But you won't be able to keep up with me for my next move" she said, keeping up the power struggle. "And I'm already two steps ahead of you".

"Really? And which steps would that be?" Sasuke asked with a smirk and a raised eyebrow

"The first one is the water on the ground" Haku said, keeping her voice even

"And the second?" Sasuke asked

"And the second one" she continued "is that I'm keeping one of your arms busy. Therefore, you can only take and block my attacks."

While keeping Sasuke's arm busy, she brought up her other hand, starting to go through one-handed seals. Sasuke's eyes widened 'what!? He's creating seals with one hand…?' He could only stand there and do nothing. If he tried to back off, then his opponent would stab him down. If he stayed, he would most likely get hit by whatever technique Haku was casting. He was trapped.

Haku stopped at a half ram-seal "Sensatsu Suishō" she said stomping with one foot in the ground. All the water around them flew into the air, forming a dome like shape around the two. As soon as the dome was shaped, the water started forming into needles, covering every escape route. Sasuke gulped 'So this is it? I'm going to end like this? Without even having a chance to catch up at Itachi?'

The people around the two fighters could only look by. Kakashi was, to say it mildly, surprised 'One-handed seals? I've only ever seen that in veterans! And it's not something you can learn; you either can or can't do it. And the latter is the most common. That boy really is something. I have to do something!' With that thought Kakashi charged towards the two, aiming to get Sasuke out of the needle dome. He was, however, stopped midway by a Zabuza slashing with his decapitation sword, and was forced to dodge it unless he wanted to lose a head.

Zabuza shook his head laughing lightly, causing chills down Sakura's back "Now, now Kakashi, it wouldn't be nice to interrupt someone's fighting, would it now?"

Kakashi looked frustrated at Zabuza, and thereafter Sasuke 'Come on Naruto. We need you…'

Sasuke looked around the dome, trying to find a way to escape the come, but all escape routes were blocked. He glanced over the shoulder to see if Kakashi could help him, only to see him in a showdown against Zabuza. He turned his vision back on his opponent. The water needles began flying towards the two, and Haku jumped back to avoid getting hit. The sound of the needles hitting their target sounded as the place they had fought was covered up in vapor. Haku didn't move out of her defensive position as it was slowly was blown away by the light ocean breeze. What she saw surprised her. Sasuke was inside a prism made up of thin red crystal. She narrowed her eyes 'So he has shown up. This is what I have trained for the last week. The other two won't be a problem, but the Shoton user. Now where is he?' Her question was answered as she heard a voice behind her.

"Kessho Purizumu" it came from Naruto who looked a little winded. He looked over the field; Haku was standing a few meters from Sasuke, who was now inside his crystal prism, Kakashi and Zabuza were standing in front of each other a couple of meter from Sasuke, not looking like they had started yet, and finally Sakura was standing guard in front of Tazuna all the way back on the bridge.

Haku rose from her crouch without turning towards Naruto "so you have finally decided to show up?"

Naruto jumped over to Sasuke, releasing his prism in the process. Sasuke looked up at his blond teammate and nodded appreciating. Naruto, seeing that Sasuke was ok, stood up and faced Haku "Sorry if I kept you waiting. I had to take care of the thugs your boss hired to kidnap Tazuna's family. Did he really think he could kidnap them with thugs? Surely you have told him about us."

Haku didn't answer but began going through seals, causing Naruto to go into defensive stance. Haku finished and stomped in the ground again "Sensatsu Suishō". Water again rose from the ground, before forming into needles and shoot towards the two boys. Haku was shocked when all the needles stopped only a few meters from Naruto who was standing with a hand raised towards the needles. Slowly at first, but going faster and faster, the needles crystallized with Naruto at center.

Naruto smirked "Jutsu like that isn't going to work on me". As he talked the needles combined and started forming the Rokkaku shuriken. With a flick of a finger they flew towards Haku who could only parry and dodge. Naruto was impressed that she didn't get hit once. "Impressive" he nodded approvingly.

Haku was watching him through her mask 'He can crystallize my Suiton… But how does he fare against a material that's already a crystal?' She began going through another set of seals "Hyoton: Senbon no Hari!"

Naruto was shocked to see the water around his opponent froze over before breaking into pieces and forming senbon. He didn't let it show as he looked at his opponent "I see… You have a Kekkai Genkai too. But seriously, what's with the needles?" He didn't get an answer as the ice senbon fired towards him. He planned to crystallize them, but was surprised at how hard it was. They got closer and closer, and he had only crystallized a little over a tenth of them. They were too close for comfort as he realized he couldn't crystallize them all before they hit. He looked over his shoulder to see Sasuke up and about again. "Sasuke, he has a Kekkai Genkai, go and protect Tazuna-Ojisan and I will take care of this!" Naruto said as they began to dodge all the needles. There were too many and they got scratches here and there.

Sasuke glared at his teammate "no way. I'm Uchiha elite; no way can a clan less dobe do better than me."

"Sasuke, remove that pole from your ass! Maybe if you had your Sharingan yet you could do it, but you don't! So let the 'clan less dobe' handle it! I should be able to keep him busy with my Shoton." As they spoke the mist began to thicken "Crap, Kakashi-sensei and Zabuza must have started their fight." They could hear their teacher and Zabuza clash here and there. Naruto took a look at Sasuke; he didn't look like he was going to Tazuna. He sighed dejectedly "Fine stay, but don't get in the way!"

Sasuke was still glaring at Naruto, but resigned "Fine"

Naruto turned towards Haku "Now, shall we?"

"You're not going to give up either, are you?" Haku asked from his position

Naruto shook his head "Sorry, no can do. Wouldn't look good on paper that my first higher ranking mission was a failure" 'And I can't let all these people down'

"I didn't think so. Hyoton: Senbon no Hari!" she said again, forming the ice needles.

Naruto knew he couldn't crystallize them, so he had to block them. He quickly went through the right seals "Kessho: Rokkaku Shuriken: Ranbu!" The ice senbon and crystal shuriken clashed midair, causing several hundred clangs to travel over the bridge. Neither one wanted to give in, and kept throwing projectiles at the other. At last they could see that neither of them would win like this, and Naruto stopped only to dodge the last few senbon from Haku by jumping to the side. They looked at each other, trying to determine what the other was going to do, both standing in their respective poses. Finally Haku made two more ice senbon and charged. Naruto made his crystal tanto's and charged as well.

Sasuke looked from the sidelines and marveled at the speed and power. It was clear to him that Haku had held back during their clash, and that Naruto never really showed his true powers. It was true that it had been two months since they had fought Kakashi in the bell test, but no one could get that much stronger that fast… could they? Sasuke got angry. He could still remember the dead last in their class. Where did he go? Where the hell did this Naruto come from? Shoton couldn't be the only answer. He wanted to show that he could fight too, but he could tell just by looking at Haku and Naruto that he was no match for either of them. Sure, he could probably get a hit in here and there, but in the end he would lose.

Naruto dodged another swipe from Haku's ice senbon, and tried to retaliate by slashing at her gut, but no luck. Haku brought her other senbon down and blocked. Betraying their size, the ice senbon was both strong and durable, surely because of the chakra it took to make them. 'It's probably because of all the chakra in them that I can't crystallize fast enough. I bet with a lot of training it wouldn't matter much to me, but as I am now it simply takes too much concentration' Naruto theorized as he ducked under a kick. He tried to grab it to twist it like he had done earlier, but no luck as Haku conjured up a few senbon and threw them at him, forcing him to jump back a few meters to avoid them. They looked at each other again, regaining their breath. They weren't winded or anything, but they knew that this fight would take some time. From what they could tell they were as strong as the other. This battle was only going to end when either the other slipped up, or by the one who had most stamina. They charged again.

- With Kakashi and Zabuza -

Kakashi was holding up his Kunai in a defensive stance. Zabuza was totally controlling this battle, no doubt about that. His Sharingan wasn't too much use as the fog was too thick. He was covered in small cuts here and there, the biggest being in his hand. Zabuza had stabbed him with a strange blade as soon as he had tried to uncover his Sharingan. After that Zabuza had disappeared into the mist, showing why he was called Demon of Kiri. His abilities with the silent killing method was frightening. The only reason he was still here was because of his Sharingan; he could dodge just enough for Zabuza to miss any of his vital areas. He was just hoping that Naruto and Sasuke were doing better. He could still hear sounds from another battle, so he was positive that they were still alive.

"Well, well Kakashi, it looks like you don't look so good" it came from Zabuza in the mist

"You're worried about me Zabuza? That's cute. You don't have to, I'm more than ok" Kakashi said, hiding his worry.

"Really? I guess we will have to do something about that won't we?" Zabuza said finishing with an evil laugh. Kakashi tightened up his stance and awaited a new barrage of assaults.

- With Naruto and Haku -

Naruto forced Haku back with a barrage of slashes. Haku jumped back, throwing a few senbon in the process, and landed a few meters away. Naruto simply blocked the senbon. They were in a stare showdown again. None of them had gained any injuries after they had started their fight. Naruto had gotten a few scratches from the ice senbon at the start, but they were healed now, thanks to the old fuzz ball. After that he had activated his crystal armor. He looked over his opponent; she didn't have any scratches either. But Naruto knew he had gotten through her guard a couple of times. He took a closer look and saw cold air forming around her. Now it made sense "I see. So you also have an armor, just like my Kessho no Yoroi" Naruto said staying in his stance.

"Indeed I have. Kori no Yoroi encases me in a thin sheet of chakra-infused ice. It will block all edged attacks but the most powerful" Haku replied.

Naruto nodded mentally to himself 'It's the same principles as my crystal armor. If we weren't enemies I'm sure we could learn a lot from each other. It does make sense though; ice is a crystal, a different crystal than my crystals, but a crystal none the less.' He paused and looked over at his opponent. He didn't know why, but he had an odd feeling that they had met before. Well, other than the brief encounter when his team had fought Zabuza the first time.

Haku began going through seals, she knew that they weren't getting anywhere with Taijutsu. She concentrated a lot of ice chakra and focused it in her longs before exhaling "Hyoton: Namida Reito!" A deep blue colored wind flew from her mouth and headed for Naruto.

Naruto saw this and knew he couldn't get hit. He quickly went through his own seals and stomped in the ground "Shoton: Kesshono Kabe!" A thick crystal wall grew from the concrete of the bridge, defending Naruto from the blue wind. The wind hit hard and the wall groaned under the strain, but it held. The wind split and went to either side of the wall and continued like that. Naruto seeing the attack was over shattered the wall. Everywhere the wind had hit a thick layer of ice were present on the ground. He took a look at his opponent; she didn't even look effected by using such a powerful attack. It was true he wouldn't either, but he had a demon inside him to help him with that.

Getting over it, Naruto decided to attack while he had the chance. He gathered a lot of Shoton chakra in his hand and slammed it into the bridge "Shoton: Omiwatari no Jutsu!" Blue crystals shot up from the ground making their way towards Haku. The Kunoichi began jumping back to avoid the attack. She was taken aback by the speed of the attack.

She saw that she couldn't run from it and went through seals "Hyoton: Namida Reito!" She slammed her fists down on the bridge and her own spikes began to form. The two attacks moved closer and closer until Ice clashed with Crystal. The force the two attacks hit with was enough to tremble the big bridge. Naruto and Haku had to concentrate chakra at their feet to not lose their foothold.

"Enough. I guess I will have to use one of my strongest attacks" Naruto said and began going through a great deal of seals "Shoton: Hasho Koryu!" From the water behind him a great crystal dragon rose. It danced around the air as it awaited Naruto's command. It wasn't anything near as big as either Kakashi's of Zabuza's water dragons had been, but it was decent enough for a Genin or even a Chunin.

"I guess so" Haku said going through her own seals "Hyoton: Reito Ryu!" She cried as three ice dragons rose behind her.

Naruto sweat dropped 'of course she also knows that kind of jutsu. Isn't there anything I can do to get the upper hand?' he thought as the two dragons began attacking, making crystal and ice showering down on Naruto and Haku.

"Don't wreck my damn bridge," Tazuna hollered angrily. "I'll kick your ass blondie!"

"You can try kicking my ass after we're done fighting for our lives Jiji!" Naruto fired back hotly in the dense fog.

Sakura only sighed beside the bridge builder; 'Yep, he's still a smartass at the very least.'

- With Kakashi and Zabuza -

Kakashi looked in the direction of where all the battle sounds where coming. He was starting to get a little worried. It hadn't been nice sounds that had come from that direction, and a few moments ago the whole section of the bridge had trembled. And now he heard roars of big beast, and even through the thick mist he could see shadows clashing.

"It's some student you have Kakashi, to be able to stand up against Haku" Zabuza's voice sounded

Kakashi tried to determine the origin of the voice. "The feeling is mutual. Naruto is most likely becoming the strongest Genin in Konoha. And if not, he is the strongest of his year" Kakashi replied while keeping his worry hidden. He couldn't afford to show any weakness now. He had come up with a strategy to get Zabuza. Now all he needed was to wait.

"I don't know about you, but I would like to see this fight, so let's finish this" Zabuza said, before appearing from the mist with his blade raised for a slash. Kakashi let it slash him slightly in the stomach, making blood splatter out on his opponent. Zabuza grinned before disappearing into the mist again.

"I agree Zabuza" Kakashi said keeping the pain back by sheer willpower "it's time we end this. The next jutsu will be the last". Kakashi brought out a scroll from his flak jacket, smeared blood on it, and began a ritual like process.

"Is that so? I can't wait to see what it-" he was interrupted when an ear shattering roar reverted through the mist, followed by what sounded like crystal shattering.

- With Sasuke -

Sasuke had tried his best to keep watching Haku and Naruto, but they were so fast. There were moments when he thought they had slowed down, but he brushed it off as his imagination. Finally he took Naruto's advice and made his way to Tazuna and Sakura. There was no way he could help Naruto. He could hear the roars of the dragons and the clashes they had, but ignored it as well as he could and continued.

Soon enough he was Sakura still standing the same place in front of Tazuna. Her face lit up with joy for a second, before it showed fear "Sasuke! What's wrong with your eyes?"

Sasuke looked dumbstruck "What do you mean? There's nothing wrong with them."

"But" Sakura said; not sure if she should tell 'her' Sasuke what's wrong "they're red!" Sasuke's eyes widened in excitement as he looked down in a puddle. And sure enough, his eyes were red with one tomoe in his left eye and two in his right eye. He finally had the Sharingan.

Before he could tell Sakura what had happened a shattering roar sounded from where Naruto and Haku was fighting followed by a crystal shattering sound. Sakura and Tazuna both looked worried in the direction it had come from. Tazuna was the first to speak "What the hell is happening? It sounds like they're tearing my bridge apart!" Sakura seemed to think the same

Sasuke looked away from the where Naruto and Haku was, and looked seriously at the two in front of him "It's Naruto"

Sakura was shocked. She had thought it was Kakashi and Zabuza. She looked away from Sasuke and looked in the direction Naruto was. He may be a Baka and annoying at times, but he was her teammate. She clutched her hands together 'Naruto… please be careful…'

- With Naruto and Haku -

Naruto was standing a couple of meters from his opponent. They were both starting to pant. They had used a lot of chakra. Naruto still had about forty percent left. This had been a lot harder than he had thought.

Haku looked at her opponent through her mask 'I can't go on like this much longer. I have to use it'. She began gathering what chakra she had "I'm sorry, but this can't go on much longer. I have to defeat you. There's no doubt about that you're strong for Genin, perhaps even a Chunin, but it ends here. No one has ever beaten my next jutsu Naruto-kun"

Naruto's eyes narrowed "How do you know my name. It isn't something I tell everyone" Naruto thought about it for a second 'well, not anyone not from the village'. He took a real close look at his opponent, and his eyes widened in surprise as he recognized her "It's you! You from the forest!"

Haku stared through her mask for a few seconds, pondering if she should reveal herself. She sighed deeply and took of her mask "Yes."

Naruto stared in disbelief "But why? Why would you work for someone like Zabuza?"

Haku gave Naruto a friendly smile "He saved me. You know about Kiri and its civil war?" Naruto slowly nodded. He remembered reading about it from Jiji; most of the population had developed an irrational fear of the families with Kekkai Genkai after the second great shinobi war. They had all but hunted the clans with Kekkai Genkai. It struck Naruto where it hurt since he had a Kekkai Genkai. He remembered being really happy about living in Konoha; they loved their Kekkai Genkai. If you wanted convincing, just look at the Hyuuga clan, or the Uchiha clan. They were some of the most influential clans in Konoha - even the Uchiha after being massacred.

Haku continued "My full name is Yuki Haku. My clan has the ability to control ice, or Hyoton as it's known as. We're never a very big clan, and we haven't supported any of the Mizukage there have been, and thus not participated in any of the wars. But that didn't matter. They went after us too. My mother changed her name. She married my father without telling him, and they had me." She paused to let it sink in "I was four when I first found out about my abilities. I showed my mom, I thought she would be so proud of me. But instead she hit me and told me to never do it again. But it was too late – my father had already found out. He gathered a mob and killed my mom in front of me. Then they went for me. I can't remember much after that. One thing I do remember was an ice spike that went through my father. I figured I killed him…"

Again she paused and looked over the ocean "I wandered for months through the roads of Kiri, no one cared enough to stop up and ask if I was ok. We were in a civil war, and one only looked out for one self. That was until Zabuza found me. He took me in, he cared for me, and he trained me. That was when his dream became my dream. I want to free Kiri. I want us to be one again."

Naruto looked at her with pity as she looked over the ocean 'Why did we have to be enemies?'

She looked back at Naruto with a determined look "If you won't back down, I will have to make you."

She raised her hands in a seal Naruto had never seen "Makyō Hyōshō!" A blue aura began to emit from her. Naruto noticed it was the same color as the Hyoton: Namida Reito she had used earlier and readied himself. Around him ice began to shoot up from the ground, forming mirrors. Before he could do anything about it he was inside a dome of ice mirrors. There was twenty-one: Twelve remained at ground level, eight floated above the first twelve and angled toward the ground, and the final mirror was above the rest and facing the ground. Naruto heard steps and faced Haku who was slowly making her way to a mirror and stepped inside. Now she was in all twenty-one "You have lost now Naruto. There is nothing you can do but give up".

"I already told you that I can't do that" Naruto said determinately "Have you seen what people in this country live like? How children beg for food just to survive the day? I am fighting for all of them. You are fighting for Gatou, the one that caused this. So I will win this, I will defeat you, and I will help free this nation from Gatou's grasp."

Haku looked a little sad "Very well then" she said as she raised her senbon "then you will die" and with that she threw needles from all the mirrors faster than you could see.

- With Kakashi and Zabuza -

Kakashi finished the ritual and slammed scroll into the ground. Zabuza laughed "No matter what you're doing it won-" he was cut short as he cried out in pain, and the mist lightened.

Kakashi walked over to Zabuza to find him impaled the ground by dogs, biting his arms legs and ribs. "You can't escape this. Now, release the jutsu!"

Zabuza tried to find a way out of the mess when he felt a cold chill and smirked at Kakashi "Sure. You want to see the demise of your student, won't you?" he said as he released it. The fog dispersed almost immediately. Kakashi was stunned to see a big dome of ice mirrors with Naruto in the middle. He didn't look like he had any injuries, but he looked exhausted, way more than Kakashi had ever seen him. And every now and then he was barraged with senbon needles. They bounced harmlessly off his crystal armor, but it wouldn't last forever. He was about to go to help him when Naruto looked him straight in the eye. He got the message and stayed where he was. He was just about to ask Zabuza when he answered "It's Haku's clan secret jutsu: Makyō Hyōshō. No one has ever escaped or defeated it. Even I would have trouble with it." Kakashi looked away from Zabuza and glanced over at Tazuna, thankful to see him unharmed, and saw Sasuke and Sakura guarding him. They all had worried look on their faces and they starred at Naruto in the dome.

- With Naruto and Haku -

Naruto had tried almost everything, but he couldn't break out of the dome. There was one more thing he could try, but it would leave him with almost no chakra, and it wasn't even sure to work. It was a new jutsu he had been working on, a last resort jutsu. He was brought out of his chain of thoughts when he was hit with another barrage of senbon. He looked at Haku. He wasn't in every mirror anymore; he was also low on chakra. 'Maybe, just maybe, it will work. She is also low on chakra…' Naruto thought 'Only one way to find out. But I must go through a lot of seals. I just hope my armor can hold the senbon off just for a little more time'.

With that thought Naruto began going through a lot of seals. Haku saw this 'What is he trying to do? I can't let him do whatever he is planning. I have to stop him' and she began bombarding him with more senbon needles. Slowly but surely his armor began to crack. Naruto speed up the seals as his armor began cracking more and more. Just as it Haku was about to throw the senbon that would have destroyed his armor, Naruto finished his preparation and gathered his remaining chakra. Everyone present looked in awe as a small pink ball began to form in above Naruto's chest.

Naruto squinted in concentration before crying "Shoton: Kessho Jundo!" The small ball expanded and encased the whole dome before dispersing. First nothing happened, but then with Naruto as center, everything the blast wave had touched crystallized. Within a few seconds the section of the bridge was fully crystal, even the mirrors. Haku had just enough time to jump out of the mirrors after using the last of her chakra trying to prevent them from breaking. As soon as she was out Naruto went through a few seals, effectively using the last of his chakra "Shoton: Baningu Kosoku" and crystal chains separated from the crystallized ground and tied Haku up. With that done, Naruto shattered the mirrors and returned the bridge to normal. When he was done he was on one knee.

Sasuke, Sakura and Tazuna were by his side fast. Tazuna grinned widely at him "Good job brat! That was some jutsu used there at last. I'm just glad you could return the bridge to normal"

Naruto grinned back at Tazuna as Sakura fussed over him to see if he was injured. But thanks for his crystal armor; which he couldn't hold up anymore, all he suffered was being low on chakra. They were about to walk over to Kakashi and Zabuza when someone clapped.

At the end of the unfinished bridge were standing Gatou and about fifty men "Zabuza you dog! I knew you couldn't do it! Well, good riddance. I wasn't planning on paying you anyway!"

Zabuza glared at Gatou "Kakashi, it seems our, erm, disagreement is over"

Kakashi didn't take his eyes of Gatou and his men "Yeah, it seems like it" he said and dispelled the dogs and freeing Zabuza. He nodded at Naruto who did the same to Haku. Kakashi looked over his team, Zabuza and Haku. The only ones capable of fighting right now was Sasuke and Sakura, and there was no way they could take fifty men down, no matter how strong the enemy were.

Gatou looked at two of the men beside him "Well, what are you waiting for? Kill Tazuna! Kill them all!"

One of the men he had spoken to "What about the pretty rosette over there?" he asked with a perverse grin

"You can have her, just kill the rest of them" Gatou responded

That seemed to excite the men "You got it boss!" the two went through seals, quickly making it obvious that they were shinobi "Suiton: Mizu no Dangan!"

Multiple water projectiles formed as bullets quickly shot towards Tazuna and Sakura who was standing in front of him. Naruto's eyes widened. He tried using his Shoton, but he didn't have enough chakra. Before he knew it he was standing in front of Sakura with the worst pain he had ever had in his chest. He looked down and saw multiple holes. He looked at Kakashi who had wide eyes. Naruto coughed, causing blood to be spewed from his mouth. Faster than he could see more water bullets where shot towards him with such force it pushed him off the bridge and into the cold water below. The world began to blacken, and the last thing he heard was a female voice screaming his name. Tears brimming Sakura's eyes before realizing she was the one who screamed.

- With Naruto -

Naruto slowly opened his eyes. As soon as he did he shot up and bounced into defensive stance. He looked around and couldn't see where he was. The last thing he remembered was falling off the bridge. And now he was in a… sewer? 'No use of staying here' he thought as he began making his way through the hall.

The longer he went the more an ominous feeling began to grow in his chest. At last he made to a room with a big cage at the end; the only thing seemingly keeping it shot was a piece of paper with the kanji for 'seal' on it. A deep rumble came from the cage "So, you've finally come here"

Naruto squinted his eyes to try and see what was in the cage "Who are you?"

"Come closer and you'll see" the voice sounded.

Naruto carefully took a few steps towards the cage, but jumped back when four enormous claws tried to hit him through the bars "Gah! If it wasn't for this damn seal I would shred you where you stand!"

Naruto quickly made two crystal tanto's "Kyuubi no Yoko" he stated.

Two Glowing red eyes opened in the cage as the Kyuubi partially stepped into view "You're right I am. And I see you're using my gift well, human" the Kyuubi said, saying the last part as it was venom.

Naruto didn't pay attention to it much "If you are the Kyuubi, then this must be inside my mind"

"Very observant. Your predecessors weren't as clever the first time they came to face me"

"Why am I here?" Naruto asked

"You're dying" the Kyuubi stated flatly, as if he was talking about the weather.

"I-I'M WHAT!?" Naruto asked disbelieving

"Dying, as becoming dead, as not living" Kyuubi said amused. He hadn't had this much fun since he had been sealed inside Kushina. Oh how he could push her buttons

Naruto starred at the big fox "This can't be happening. I'm dying, and worse, my last moments will be with a demon fox that have made my life a living hell". Naruto sat down and began thinking. He could remember from the books about Jinchurriki that they sometimes could channel their tenant's power. Now it was just a question of how to get the Kyuubi to cooperate. 'It's not like I can force him to do it. He is an ageless mass of living chakra. But maybe…' Naruto smirked to himself "Well, if I am to die, I can't see any better way. I will have defeated one of the most powerful beings in this world"

The Kyuubi's laughter boomed through the sewers "most powerful being? The Hyoton user is nothing compared to what I've seen. Heck, even by your puny standards she wasn't much to talk about"

"Oh, I'm not talking about her" Naruto stated

The Kyuubi narrowed his eyes at the human standing in front of him "Then who are you talking about?"

Naruto smirked at the Kyuubi "You of course. When I die, you die. You're sealed inside me. Too bad, I guess if you had enough time you could break out some way. But that's not going to happen now". The Kyuubi didn't have any answer to that. Naruto went for the kill "Unless…"

"Unless what, human?"

"Unless you lend me your chakra. I bet that those guys couldn't stand up to the might of the 'mighty Kyuubi no Yoko'."

"Watch it human" the fox growled. He was silent for a few seconds "Very well, but you best not waist it! You are representing me; no way is my vessel going to lose to a bunch of thugs!" Red mist began to emit from the cage and centered on Naruto. First only a little, then more and more until Naruto couldn't see a hand in front of him. He heard the fox deep laugher rumple through the mist.

- With Kakashi -

Kakashi kept brushing off the attacking thugs. It seemed that it was only the two that attacked – killed – Naruto was shinobi. Kakashi kept glancing over at where Naruto had stood. There was a pool of blood spattering from where he had coughed up the blood. He looked over at Sakura who looked to be on the brink of tears. Her mind almost went blank as the image of Naruto kept appearing, watching him die to protect her. He was distracted for a moment, and was just about to take a stab from the enemy, when Zabuza blocked it. He glanced over his shoulder to look at Kakashi "Kakashi, get it together. Don't let the blond kid's death be in vain!"

Kakashi looked at Zabuza and nodded "You're right". He turned towards the attackers again. He was going to protect the rest of his team. He broke his promise once already – he was not going to do it again. But he had also let his sensei down. Kakashi knocked out one of the attackers, and was just about to do the same to another when he felt a huge chakra spike. He looked around, he wasn't the only one. Even the thugs without training seemed to sense something. Then a large quake happened, knocking many of the thugs off their feet. That was when Kakashi recognized the chakra 'It can't be! It's the Kyuubi's chakra. I would never forget that feeling.' He turned towards Sasuke, Sakura and Tazuna "Get off the bridge!"

Sasuke wasn't going to go that easy "But se-"

"NOW!" Kakashi interrupted. Sakura ran over to Sasuke and tugged him in the arm. The three of them ran towards the entrance to the bridge while Kakashi, Zabuza and Haku held off the thugs. Another quake happened, stronger than before. The three shinobi were forced to use chakra to stay on their feet. The thugs and Gatou weren't so lucky, and kept falling on their behinds. The shinobi took this as their chance and took out a good portion of thugs. By now there were about thirty left, give or take a few. Kakashi heard a big crash and waves being pushed away. He quickly looked and marveled at the sight. A big crimson crystal pillar rose out in the ocean, towering the bridge by at least ten meters. He got a burst of hope 'Naruto!' Another crash from the other side of the bridge, and another of the pillars appeared. Two more appeared not long after. And then it happened. A pillar thicker and higher than any of them shut up from the ocean by the end of the unfinished bridge.

"You are dead Gatou!" Naruto's voice sounded. But it wasn't like his usual voice; it was thick and dark with killer intent. Kakashi tried to see where he was, and finally spotted him. On top of the last pillar a figure where standing on all fours. Naruto was looking around with red demon eyes, trying to figure out where his victim was. He jumped down onto the bridge, scaring the thugs. One of them tried to jump off the bridge, but only made it half a meter off from it, before a spike shot out from one of the pillars, killing him on the spot. Naruto laughed "You don't want to come out and play Gatos-chan? Fine! I'll come and find you!" The top of the pillar behind Naruto shattered in small pieces that swirled around him. Then he charged; roaring he tore down enemies left and right. No one could escape him; they were swiped with his claw like hands, impaled by the small crystals, and broken by his strong punches and kicks.

Kakashi, Zabuza and Haku could only look in awe and fear as Naruto tore through all their enemies. There was twenty left, then fifteen, then ten. As the last few fell, Gatou came running towards them "Please, save me! I'll give you anything, pay you any amount!"

"Not a chance!" Naruto's demonic voice sounded. He charged a massive amount of chakra in his hands and slammed them into the ground, which began to glow dark red with chakra and moved at a fast pace towards Gatou, who began running even faster. The other shinobi saw as the chakra caught up with the little tyrant and crystallized him. Not a few seconds after it shattered in atomic pieces. Nothing was left of Gatou.

"It's over" the blond Genin said. He looked at Kakashi and smiled. He began falling because of his exhaustion, only to be caught by Kakashi.

"Naruto-nii chan?" Inari asked. Naruto's eyes slowly open to see Inari followed by Sasuke, Sakura, Tazuna and the rest of the islanders.

"Oh, hey Inari. What are you doing here?" Naruto asked, not even bothering hiding his exhaustion from the child.

"We came to help! All the villagers!" Inari answered, getting loud agreements from the villagers, who began to cheer on Naruto and his feat.

The silver haired Jounin looked at his student as Naruto's eyes shut close. The Jounin smiled "You did good Naruto"

Inari went over to Kakashi "Is nii chan ok?"

The Jounin smiled at the boy "Yeah, he will be fine. He just needs a lot of rest"

"That's good" Inari said excited and walked back to the villagers and told them the news.

Kakashi took Naruto as piggyback and began heading over to Zabuza and Haku. That stopped when they heard a voice they had hoped not to ever hear "Momochi Zabuza, Yuki Haku"

The shinobi spun around and faced the new appearance. It was a squad of four shinobi, wearing the same mask as Haku had when they had first met. Zabuza sighed in defeat "So you finally caught up to us… I will come peacefully, I only have one request. Let Haku go"

Haku couldn't even move. His master was willing to give his freedom for hers. She was about to disagree when the hunter-nin spoke up "No, both of you are coming with us."

Zabuza reached for his blade "Then we will fight"

The hunter-nin squad leader shook his head "You misunderstand Zabuza-san. The fourth Mizukage is dead. We are here on behalf of the fifth Mizukage, Terumi Mei. She said you two were close comrades under the early stages of the civil war"

Zabuza's eyes widened before narrowing "How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"She really knows you well. She told us you would react like that, and told us to tell you 'even if the mist becomes bloody, doesn't mean it can't become pure again'"

Zabuza slowly displayed a big grin "Haku, we're finally going home again". He turned towards Kakashi and bowed "I am sorry we had to meat under these circumstances. I hope to see you and that blond brat again"

Haku bowed likewise "Wish Naruto-kun well. I learned a lot from him". They both rose and walked to the hunter-nin, and then all disappeared with a Shunshin. Kakashi and his two conscious Genin walked back to towards Tazuna's house, receiving a hero's welcome as they walked through the city.

- A week later -

Team 7 was standing at the entrance to the newly finished bridge, preparing to go back to Konoha. The mission had taken a bit longer than they had anticipated, and they were all eager to get back home. To bid them goodbye were all the islanders leaded by Inari, Tazuna and Tsunami. Inari was sobbing lightly, seeing his new hero and big brother go away. Naruto kneeled down beside him, and he tried stop crying "I have to stop crying, or you'll just call me a crybaby!"

Naruto smiled friendly at Inari "It's ok to cry when you're happy. It just shows that you're human". Inari nodded and succumbed to full-out crying. Naruto hugged him goodbye and got up. Team 7 bids their goodbyes and began their journey home. Standing back was the bridge builder and his family.

Tazuna was smiling at the sight of Inari; he had gotten his grandson back "Hey, we haven't named the bridge yet"

Inari was looking at the fading vision of Team 7 "I think I have an idea"

"Oh, really?" Tazuna asked, already having a hunch

"'The Great Naruto Bridge'" Inari said as it was obvious. Several of the islanders voiced their agreement

Tazuna scratched his chin "'The Great Naruto Bridge', huh? Well, the name has given him plenty of luck. It should serve as our bridge well".

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Sensatsu Suishō - Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death: Using this technique, Haku gathers some water from the air and surrounding environment into one thousand long needles. She then directs them to a specific target at high speed, leaping backwards before impact so she doesn't get caught in the crossfire. Haku is able to perform this jutsu with one-handed seals, allowing him to pin an opponent's arm and attack while they cannot use any techniques themselves.

Hyoton: Senbon no Hari – Ice Release: Frost Senbon Needles: Haku freezes surrounding water and shapes them into frost senbon.

Kori no Yoroi – Ice Armor: This jutsu allows the user to become encased in a thin sheet of ice to protect herself from blunt force trauma. This armor can also aid the user in performing stronger physical attacks. The ice is transparent and can only be noticed by light reflecting off it.

Hyoton: Namida Reito – Ice Release: Freezing Wind: This jutsu requires the user to knead a large amount of chakra inside the body which is then converted into ice chakra, and expelled from the mouth in the form of a blue colored wind. Anything that this freezing wind comes into contact with will be automatically frozen. The effectiveness of this jutsu depends on the volume of chakra that is mustered. The only problem with this jutsu is however, that it is used for short range; therefore, the user must be near the opponent first when initiating the jutsu.

Shoton: Kessho no Kabe - Crystal Release: Crystal Wall: The user conjures a protective wall of crystal.

Shoton: Omiwatari no Jutsu - Crystal Release: The Gods' Crossings Technique: The user places his hand on a surface, creating a long stream of sharp crystals to bind and pierce a target.

Hyoton: Namida Reito – Ice Release: Frozen Tear: Once the appropriate hand seals are done, the user begins to gather ice elemental chakra around their fist. When the necessary chakra is gathered the user will punch the ground with either one or both of their fists causing the ground to break open and stalactites (large spikes) of ice to appear from underneath the ground, these large ice spikes are super hard can be used to impale or skewer a target. Normally the spikes appear from underneath the ground, but it's possible to cause them to appear from the side of a tree, or from a ceiling. The size and speed of the jutsu depends on amount of chakra used, more chakra, the faster the "tear" will appear, and the stronger it will be. This technique can also be performed this near a body of water, as the user can manipulate any source of water into ice, thus the more water nearby the stronger the jutsu will be.

Shoton: Hasho Koryu - Crystal Release: Tearing Crystal Falling Dragon: The user crystallizes a material in the area, and then turns it into a dragon. It can be used as a means to travel or to attack a target. Several dragons can also be made and manipulated at once.

Hyoton: Reito Ryu - Ice Style: Frozen Dragon Jutsu: The user freezes a body of water and shapes it into a dragon that will do the users bidding. Can be used as a means to travel or to fight.

Makyō Hyōshō - Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals: The abominable and tremendous ability, passed down only within the Yuki clan. The "Kekkai Genkai: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals" is a technique wrapped up in many mysteries. It was said that no method in existence can defeat this technique. In an instant, multiple mirrors of ice are created around the enemy, reflecting nothing but Haku. The opponent is trapped in a dome of twenty-one floating mirrors made out of ice. Twelve remain at ground level, eight float above the first twelve and angled toward the ground, and the final mirror is above the rest and facing the ground. Once Haku has entered the mirrors, it's possible for her to move between the mirrors at the speed of light. It's impossible to see attacks send out from this literal light speed movement. As every mirror shows his reflection, one could say it's impossible to see all of Haku's attacks. Even if the opponent tries to attack the real body, Haku will have already moved to another mirror. Without eyes like the Sharingan, it will be impossible to keep track of him.

If the mirror Haku is in is broken, he can leap out of one of the fragments and continue his attack or move to another mirror. The technique requires a large amount of chakra to maintain, so Haku's movement becomes progressively slower the longer he maintains the mirrors.

Haku can also form individual mirrors, not restricted to the twenty-one-mirror formation. He can create them high in the sky allowing him to take out airborne targets. The cold which emanates from the mirrors is also enough to cause snow to fall. Though they are made from ice, the mirrors are resistant to Katon techniques.

Shoton: Kessho Jundo – Crystal Release: A large amount of chakra is used to entirely remake the battlefield into a giant crystal formation. This jutsu can maximum encompasses 200 feet around the user, though the area is controlled by the amount of chakra and control the user has. With the large amount of chakra used this ability is not without benefits. After the area has reached its crystal state the user then can draw energy from it. Opponents will find it very difficult to get around because of the users chakra repelling there chakra from letting them climb. In deep caverns or gorges that are formed is the most unwanted place for enemy shinobi, because of the repelling feature on enemies the area would tamper the jutsu abilities of the enemy or worse backfire on themselves.

Suiton: Mizu no Dangan – Water Release: Water Bullet: The user fires bullets made out of water.