Chapter 33: Sharp Needles

Chapter 33: Sharp Needles

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

-Author notes-

Chapter 33: Sharp Needles

They both saw the image of Haku appear on the ice panel right in front of them.

"There!" Several shuriken were already in Sasuke's hand.

Both genin were about to attack when, all of a sudden, they heard something behind them.

Another Haku threw several steel needles at them, forcing them to move away from each other.

"A clone?...no...what kind of technique is this?" Naruto wondered how this worked.

"They are not clones." Sasuke answered. But he didn't seem to know much more than that.

More images of Haku started to appear on all of the ice panels, covering their entire view.

'It's like...mirrors...' That meant that only one of them could attack while the rest were merely a distraction.

'If I were able to sense his aura, this fight would be over very quickly, but I need to finish my Core Formation Stage for that.'

Even knowing that only one of them was real didn't help much when the needles started raining on them. They appeared to be coming from all directions as Haku was able to move extremely fast from one mirror to the next.

Not even two minutes after the start of the fight, Naruto's body had been pierced a dozen times.

Sasuke was in much worse shape than him since he had already been doing this before Naruto arrived.

"Trying to follow my position with your eyes is impossible. This technique allows me to use the mirror's reflection to transport myself. From my point of view, you two are moving in slow motion." Haku explained.

"Oi, can't you use that technique from your clan? I'm sure it would come in handy now." Naruto said.

"This is bad... you may wanna leave now, Sasuke."

"What are you talking ab-" Before Sasuke could finish, his instinct made him react to an attack.

More needles were sent at him, but now they felt a lot faster, and they were all aimed at his neck and face.

Two needles buried in his left shoulder, causing him tremendous pain and making him lose his balance.

Naruto was dealing with the same. He was not fast enough to block everything that Haku was throwing at them. Even with his current wound, the masked ninja was moving even faster than before, and his attacks had become much more dangerous.

'If this continues... we are actually going to die...' Naruto considered his options. And he didn't like any of them.

'I'm going to need a bit of help on this one...'

His consciousness was pulled inward and into his Mind Palace.

When he regained his sight, he was back in that familiar sewer.

"I knew you would be back eventually." The demon fox snarled at him.

Naruto walked towards the cage, not slowing down even when he was only a couple of feet away.

"I need something from you," Naruto said in a calm tone.

A gigantic paw with sharp nails appeared from the cage like a lightning bolt and grabbed onto Naruto.

"You should not have gotten so close, boy... I am going to crush you now!" The demon fox threatened him.

"Unless you release that seal..."

Naruto started to laugh.

"What's so funny?!" The Kyubi shouted.

"You are either taking me for a fool, or... you are a fool yourself, Demon..." Naruto said with a grin.

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