The moment he arrived at the Breeding Farm,
Sasuke did not train. Instead, he searched all over the mountain for Zabuza. He was not here to train either. He first went to the pigsty and found only Haku sitting there, singing to the pigs.
Inside the pigsty, the plump white pigs were all sleeping soundly.
When Haku saw Sasuke, he greeted him, "Sasuke-kun, you're here!" As for the fist mark on Sasuke's face, Haku was used to it. There was no need to think about it—Naruto-kun must have beaten him up. Having worked here for so long, Haku understood Sasuke-kun's temperament well. He loved courting death, especially in front of Naruto.
"Yeah." Sasuke looked around but did not see Zabuza, so he asked, "Haku-kun, do you know where Zabuza-kun went?"
"Lord Zabuza? He went to haul manure. If you follow this mountain path uphill, you'll probably run into him," Haku said.
"Thanks, Haku-kun. I'll go find Zabuza-kun." Sasuke thanked him and headed off in the direction Haku had indicated.
Watching Sasuke leave, Haku thought, Why is Sasuke-kun looking for Lord Zabuza? Lord Zabuza doesn't seem close to Sasuke-kun. Every time they meet, he takes a detour.
But here, as long as one maintained a good relationship with Naruto-kun, that was enough. With Sasuke-kun, merely being familiar by sight was sufficient.
After all, Naruto-kun was the one who called the shots here.
Unable to figure out why Sasuke was looking for Lord Zabuza, Haku could only resume singing.
Sasuke continued along the mountain path. When he passed a flock of sheep, he saw Shikamaru holding a notebook, observing the sheep's habits and recording them in it. He was organizing the notes into a volume for future study.
When Shikamaru saw Sasuke, he paused his note-taking and greeted him. "Sasuke, weren't you