We recap for a good five, six minutes, before we get back to the bridge fight. While Sakura and Tazuna are impressed by Naruto's dramatic entrance, Kakashi and Sasuke are less so. Zabuza goes to end the series early with some shuriken thrown at Naruto, but Haku knocks them out of the air with some thrown needles. Kakashi has to give Naruto a referesher on why ninja should be stealthy, like why calling out your jutsu in front of your vastly superior opponent isn't such a good idea. Haku asks Zabuza for permission to deal with the boys in his own way, without the latter helping. Sasuke, still stuck in the mirrors, ponders why on earth Haku's just playing with him. Kakashi looks about ready to help out his charge, but Zabuza reminds him that if he even thinks about it, he'll geek both Tazuna and probably Sakura for kicks. There's no way our girl can stop Zabuza, unless perhaps he made a pass at Sasuke or accidentally groped her. Then he might be in for it.
Naruto's really upset that ninja are deceptive. Sigh. Haku's nicer than I would be, telling Naruto to not take it personally, and still manages to duck a kunai from Sasuke. At least he remembers you ought to be sneaky. Haku's attention back on Sasuke, he goes to finish things with Leaf Village's Number One Rookie. We're back to Game of Death, with Sasuke not knowing which mirror has the real Haku, and gets another needle storm. Sasuke doesn't have Clue One about how Haku's pulling this trick off, though everybody starts to reason that the mirrors may be more important than the reflections. Naruto boldly proclaims he's going to save Sasuke... right next to Sasuke, having appeared, Bugs Bunny-like, inside the mirror trap next to his comrade. Hee. The boys start to bicker, before Sasuke remembers he can breathe fire. It doesn't work as well as one might think, since this is still early in the series. Haku Chakra-blasts the boys back from the mirrors. Naruto Shadow Clones in an attempt to bop the real Haku, but he just starts mirror jumping and makes Naruto look like a tool.
Kakashi identifies this as Kekkei Genkai, a genetic ninja trait. Neat. He can't copy it, because it's on the cellular level. Interesting. I wonder if Naruto's strength comes from that, or just from the Demon Fox, or both? Naruto's about had it with getting beaten down so, and yells that not even this is going to get in the way of his dream. We flashback to when Haku didn't even have a dream besides a fully belly, when he first met Haku. Zabuza figures out that's a guy way before we do, and takes time out of his day to mock the kid before realizing there's Something To Him. Back on the bridge, Haku says this fight is part of his dream, the same way everyone else is here for theirs, and for that he'll kills his feelings and end Naruto and Sasuke if they don't back down as we fade out.
Next Episode: Naruto's figured out how to break the mirror!
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