Ice Release: Hyogando This technique was developed with reference to Earth Release, the only difference is that it uses ice as a carrier.

It is this point that creates a huge difference between the two ninjutsu.

The Dojo is easily destroyed due to lack of strength, but as long as chakra is continuously input, it can be continuously repaired, and it can also plunder the chakra of trapped people.

Bing Lao Tang Wu is extremely strong, but its recovery ability is very poor, and it cannot plunder the chakra of trapped ninjas.

But the ice shell is cold and sealed, and the trapped ninjas will not only be frozen to death, but will also suffocate due to lack of oxygen.

However, this big ice shell is too huge, and the shadowy figures inside are all shadow clones. Only three ninjas will definitely not feel suffocated.

Fortunately, Bai's purpose was not to kill people, but to trap these three Genin and wait for Zabuza to deal with Kakashi before dealing with them.

Kakashi Hatake masters thousands of ninjutsu. Although he himself does not have a bloodline limit, he has a deep understanding of ice escape and quickly deduces that the students are not in danger for the time being.

But Konoha's Team 7 was indeed in a desperate situation. If they lost to Zabuza, whose strength had skyrocketed, the three Genins would be unable to save the situation no matter what.

At that time, the life and death of the four people on his side would all depend on Zabuza's decision.

Kakashi didn't think he would be lucky enough to survive, because that was Zabuza, the demon from the Hidden Mist Village.

Cruelty and bloodlust are the labels of the Kirigakure Ninja.

Zabuza the Demon is an elite in the Blood Mist Village. Even in the Hidden Mist Village where every person is a murderer, he is a top bloodthirsty demon.

After all, he was able to kill all of his hundred classmates at once during the graduation exam. The cruelty and bloodiness of this was something that a normal ninja could never understand.

Kakashi Hatake doesn't care about his own life, and he doesn't care much about Haruno Sakura's life either, but he cannot help but care about the lives of Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke.

After all, he is a Konoha ninja, and his sense of responsibility to Konoha Village is unquestionable.

Kakashi Hatake, who was in a desperate situation, became serious. The cold and resolute Kakashi from fourteen years ago revived from the bottom of his heart, and his eyes changed from cold dead fish eyes to indifferent murderous eyes.

After just being glanced at once, Bai, who was standing on the top of the ice dome, felt his whole body stiffen, as if he had fallen into a glacier and was frozen in an instant.

He desperately reminded himself: "I am an ice-style ninja. I am not afraid of the cold at all. There is no way I will be frozen to death!"

But no matter how hard Bai tried, the stiffness caused by fear could not be relieved. The best he could do was to maintain his balance and avoid falling and sliding down the dome in disgrace.

Bai's embarrassment did not last long, as Zabuza Momochi suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking Kakashi's murderous sight.

Zabuza laughed wildly and said, "What a great look, worthy of being the bloody killer who rose in the Third Shinobi World War."

"Kakashi, it's more exciting to kill like this!"

Kakashi stared at Zabuza and said calmly: "You are looking for death."

Then his figure disappeared, and Zabuza's figure disappeared with him. Sparks from the fierce collision of metal weapons flew in the air, on the ground, and in every corner of the ice dome.

Bai got rid of the stiff state, but was oppressed by the battle between the two top jonin. He could not stand on the ice dome. He could only stay away from it so as not to interfere with Zabuza's battle.

After he retreated a long way in one breath, he patted his chest to suppress his heavy breathing: "It's amazing, Mr. Zabuza."

"And the jonin Hatake Kakashi from Konoha Village, how come they are so powerful?"

"I thought I was strong enough to help Mr. Zabuza, but I still need to keep working hard."

"That's not right. Mr. Zabuza said that I am already a ninja at the Jonin level, but I can't face these two ninjas. If they want to kill me, I will die."

"You two are so powerful, have you already broken through the limits of Jonin and become Kage-level ninjas?"

Bai suddenly said to himself in surprise: "So Mr. Zabuza's goal has been achieved. We can go back to the Hidden Mist Village and realize Mr. Zabuza's dream?"

“That’s great.”

Kakashi is very strong, and Kakashi who has returned to his wartime state is even stronger and more terrifying.

He no longer cared about getting hurt, and was able to exchange his injuries for his life without batting an eyelid, treating his body and life coldly and rationally.

In this state, Kakashi's attacks were extremely sharp, and even the bloodthirsty Zabuza felt uncomfortable and had a hard time coping with them.

But he held on, firmly held on.

When Zabuza was 14 years old, he took advantage of the great peace in the ninja world and reaped the dividends of rapid development after the war. Combined with his mature body and chakra at the age of 26, his strength was extremely terrifying.

Although Kakashi Hatake's condition has recovered somewhat, it is not so easy to make up for 12 years of decadence.

In fact, over the past 12 years, Kakashi's strength has been steadily declining due to his decadent attitude and the torture of the Sharingan.

His basic studies and training were indeed useful, but it takes time to transform them into strength. It is not possible to easily transform them into strength just by changing his attitude.

Fierce fighting can speed up the transformation process. In the battle between life and death, Kakashi Hatake's strength is rapidly improving, and he becomes stronger and stronger with each battle.

But even though Kakashi's strength was increasing rapidly, and even though he was able to handle the details of the battle in the most calm manner, his suppression of Zabuza began to loosen.

Kakashi could feel that Zabuza also seemed to be honing his body and gaining experience. His strength was also improving rapidly, and at a much faster rate than his own.

[Is Demon Zabuza so strong? 】

[According to intelligence, he failed to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage, and thus defected from the Hidden Mist Village. It seems that the intelligence still underestimated Zabuza. His strength... has indeed reached the level of Kage.]

[How can I defeat him and protect my Team 7? ]

【what to do?】

[After losing my father, classmates, and teachers, am I going to experience the pain of losing my students? ]

【I don’t want it! 】

Kakashi formed a seal with one hand and performed his strongest ninjutsu.

Lightning Release: Raikiri

Lightning from the Thunder Escape appeared on his body, bouncing and gathering in his right hand, and then he restrained the outward-flowing lightning and the overly loud cry.

There is actually no difference between the quieted Raikiri and Chidori, the only difference is the amount of lightning chakra injected and the control by Kakashi.

But quantitative change leads to qualitative change. The power and speed of Raikiri are far superior to Chidori. Most importantly, it is more controllable and is no longer a lightning-style ninjutsu that can only attack in a straight line.

In order to make a qualitative change in ninjutsu, Kakashi Hatake had to pay a price. He had to consume ten times the chakra and mental strength for this.

But it is necessary and worthwhile at this time.

Zabuza was too fast, and Chidori's straight-line attack had no chance of hitting him.

Moreover, even if he was lucky enough to hit Zabuza, it would be useless because the passively activated water shield on his body was too thick. Chidori could only penetrate half of it. Apart from the slight electric shock transmitted to it, it could not cause any real damage to Zabuza.

Kakashi can only and must use Raikiri to hit Zabuza and penetrate the thick water shield.

With his Sharingan rotating, Kakashi locked onto Zabuza's movements, calculated his trajectory, and locked onto the moment when his agility and control were at their weakest.

He jumped up, his eyes fixed on Zabuza, not caring about the shuriken he threw, allowing the cross blade to pierce his body, and swung his right hand with all his strength.

With a flash of lightning, Kakashi's right hand Raikiri drew a wavy arc and accurately hit Zabuza who was jumping in the air.

Raikiri successfully blew up the thick water shield, and Kakashi's right hand successfully penetrated Zabuza's abdomen, sinking half of his palm.

But Kakashi's attack stopped here. Zabuza closed his hands at the same time, grabbed his right wrist, and prevented his palm from going any deeper.

Zabuza grinned and said, "Kakashi, you are indeed a ninja who fought in wars. You are really good at exchanging injuries for lives."

"But I, Zabuza, have fought in wars, and I know how to trade injuries for injuries."

Kakashi Hatake had a blank expression on his face. He calmly activated the chakra in his right hand, transforming the weakened Raikiri into Chidori, and using the scattered lightning to burn Zabuza's internal organs.

Kakashi had thrust his hand into his enemy's abdomen countless times, and he knew all too well the slippery, warm innards that lay just a centimeter in front of his fingers.

The scattered lightning alone would be enough to cause considerable damage, or even kill Zabuza.

Death caused by internal organ damage is slow and more painful, but it is not immediately fatal. Even if Kakashi inflicted fatal injuries on Zabuza, he would most likely die in his counterattack.

Even though he knew he had no chance of survival, Kakashi still resolutely carried out the attack. This was Kakashi who had regained his war mentality, and he was extremely terrifying.

However, Zabuza was one step ahead. Regardless of the severe pain in his body, he broke Kakashi's wrist bone first and dispelled Raikiri's chakra, thus avoiding a situation where both parties died.

Then, without hesitation, Zabuza punched Kakashi in the abdomen, disrupting the chakra circulation in his body and ensuring that Kakashi would not be able to attack again for a short period of time.

It was at this moment that Zabuza heard the familiar "Ding!".

【Mission 1: Defeat Konoha's jonin Hatake Kakashi. 】

【Task status: Completed. 】

[Task 1 Reward: Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet special hand seal technique, only three hand seals are needed to perform ninjutsu.]

【Task rewards are being distributed.】

Zabuza was in a daze for a moment, but returned to normal in less than a tenth of a second.

Zabuza had another illusion that several hours had passed while he was in a trance, and there were many more memories and experiences in his mind.

The content of the memory was the special hand seal technique of Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet, and the feeling was the experience of using this technique. It was a little vague and a little shallow, but it made him know how to use Water Dragon Bullet as if he could use it just by stretching out his hand.

Zabuza was not in a hurry to experience it. He covered the wound on his abdomen and said with a smile: "They fought so hard for the three Genin, dragging me along even if they died. It seems that they are very important people."

"I wonder how much ransom Konoha Village will have to pay if I catch them?"

Hatake Kakashi knew he had failed, but he did not beg for mercy because it was meaningless.

He didn't even say a word, and even his eyes were as cold as ever, refusing to reveal even the slightest bit of information.

Zabuza waved his hand and called over Bai: "Freeze Hatake Kakashi's feet so that he can't move and interfere with me."

"Yes, Mr. Zabuza."

Bai immediately took action, freezing Kakashi's legs firmly and even fixing his lower body with a large block of ice.

The ice created by Ice Release Ninjutsu is extremely strong and very resistant to high temperatures, and cannot be melted for several hours.

Zabuza was very satisfied with the operation of the dialogue, and then pointed to the wound on his waist: "Freeze this wound as well, so that it will stop bleeding and will not be so painful."

Bai was shocked: "Mr. Zabuza, once the wound is frozen, it will be very difficult to heal."

Zabuza didn't care: "It's okay, it just takes a little more time to heal the wound. I'll have plenty of time to recover slowly after the fight. The most important thing now is that I can't continue fighting with wounds that expose my internal organs."

"Get moving, Bai. I still have some fun with the two Konoha Genin. If I miss this opportunity, they will retreat into Konoha Village, and I won't be able to complete my mission."

He licked his lips. The blood loss made him thirsty and his lips were chapped, but with the open wounds on his body, he couldn't drink much water and could only endure it.

But when Zabuza used his saliva to quench his thirst, Bai was still hesitating and wavering.

He pointed at the ice dome and urged with a smile, "Haku, hurry up, or Uzumaki Naruto will break through your ice dome."

Bai turned around in shock, only to see that the ice dome he had created was filled with orange figures, all of them were shadow clones of Uzumaki Naruto.

The ice wall created by Ice Escape is very strong and hard enough to even withstand attacks from steel weapons, but its ability to resist stretching is indeed a bit poor.

When Uzumaki Naruto's shadow clones filled the internal space of the ice dome, the ice wall began to bear tremendous tensile force due to the pressure from the inside out.

Bai also discovered that Uzumaki Naruto's shadow clones were still increasing. They used their bodies to squeeze the ice dome so hard that it began to tremble.

Zabuza patted the stunned Bai and said, "Freeze the wound for me quickly, this guy is about to rush out."

Bai came to his senses and immediately persuaded: "Mr. Zabuza, please don't force yourself. Let me fight for you."

"That won't work." Zabuza shook his head: "If you fight for me, you may not be able to complete the mission. I don't want to take such a risk."

"I really want to get the reward for the mission."

"Bai, you have to have faith in me. No matter how special this ninja is, he is just a Genin of Konoha..."

Zabuza was suddenly stuck, he remembered the system's reminder: when jonin fight, they break pots and pans; when genin fight, they destroy the world.

[It should be okay, at least for now. 】

[From the battle between Bai and them just now, their strength is indeed beyond the scope of Genin. ]

Zabuza looked at the orange figures that filled the interior of the huge ice dome, and the corners of his eyes twitched involuntarily.

[As expected of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, this amount of chakra is greater than any other jonin, it's amazing. ]

[They are indeed special, but their strength is just that, and they are not difficult to deal with. ]

[I won't kill them either. Breaking one of their legs should be enough. The mission only requires serious injury.]

[Is a broken leg considered a serious injury? ]

Haku finally gave in, and froze his wounds as Zabuza requested.

He was very careful and did not seal the wound directly with ice.

Because Zabuza's wound was very deep, there was only a thin layer of peritoneum blocking his internal organs, and one could even see the movement of his internal organs.

If it is frozen directly like this, it will eventually cause frostbite to the internal organs, which is a fatal injury.

Bai carefully performed wind escape to fix a ball of high-pressure air to act as a protective layer to block the low temperature, and then carefully froze the wound.

In order to better fix it, Bai also wrapped it with two bandages to wrap the ice tightly to prevent it from being thrown out during the battle.

When he had done all this, a loud bang resounded through the sky, and the ice dome was broken by Uzumaki Naruto's shadow clone.

The huge block of ice and countless orange figures flew up into the sky. Under the squeezing and bursting of the ice, countless shadow clones died in the northwest and turned into white mist and disappeared.

But there were even more shadow clones that survived, and they even fell like rain.

These shadow clones of Naruto Uzumaki were very lively, dancing and shouting in the air, and when they saw Zabuza, Haku and the frozen Kakashi, they immediately started yelling angrily.

"Assholes, what did you do to Kakashi-sensei?"

"Kakashi-sensei, we'll come to rescue you right away!"

"Kito Zabuza, I, Uzumaki Naruto, will definitely defeat you and save everyone."

While shouting, the Uzumaki Naruto used their hands and feet to try to fly over, but because they were too excited, they lost control of their body balance and fell heavily to the ground, turning into clouds of white smoke.

Zabuza said to himself with a half-smile: "The protagonist of this era is really stupid."

"Why can such an idiot become the protagonist of an era? Is it because his father is so powerful?"

"Damn it, my hands suddenly feel itchy and I want to hit someone."

"Should we kill him?"

"Forget it. After all, they are ninjas from the Hidden Leaf Village. It is better not to kill people if there is no need. If Uchiha Yuu-sama is unhappy, he will definitely come to the Hidden Mist Village to block the door and demolish the house. That would be terrible."

As the collapse of the ice dome ended, thousands of shadow clones rushed out, passing on the orders of the original body to each other, and rushed towards Momochi Zabuza.

The orange clothes and blond hair, copied thousands of times, looked inexplicably dazzling.

Zabuza chuckled and said, "It's unheard of that the Shadow Clone Technique is used to this extent."

Bai echoed, "It's a very amazing tactic. Please be careful, Zabuza-sama. Naruto's speed in creating clones is very fast, at least faster than my speed in killing them. It's very powerless."

Zabuza shook his head: "I saw your fight, but you used the wrong ninjutsu."

"Bai, remember, for this kind of enemy with so many numbers but so poor defense, the most suitable ninjutsu is not the precise Rain Threads, but the jutsu that uses brute force."

Zabuza quickly formed hand seals and performed the selected ninjutsu.

Water escape, large water wave