Zabuza looked at Naruto in confusion. He had no idea why Mei Terumi was looking for Naruto again. She was not planning to deal with Yagura yet, so why call Naruto over? Could there be anything more important than dealing with Yagura?!
More importantly, she had forbidden him from coming along.
"What exactly does Lord Mei Terumi want?" In truth, Zabuza had already guessed the answer. He was simply too close to the matter to see it, unaware that the answer was already on the tip of his tongue.
"Naruto-kun, what does Lord Mei Terumi want from you this time?" Since Zabuza could not get an answer from Mei Terumi, he could only ask Naruto in front of him. Naruto was gentler and friendlier, after all.
Naruto was startled by Zabuza's question. His face flushed slightly as he cautiously asked, "You know?"
I know? What do I know? Zabuza was utterly bewildered by Naruto's words.
Seeing the confusion all over Zabuza's face, Naruto let out a breath of relief. Putting on a natural expression, he said, "Oh, it's nothing important. Just preparations for the war. She wanted me to go over and offer some advice."
"Then why didn't Lord Mei Terumi ask me to go offer advice too?" Zabuza felt that he had also contributed to overthrowing Yagura's rule, and he was an extremely important part of it.
He had even been the one to connect Naruto with them.
Take you along? Dream on. I was invited over to take care of some plumbing. What would you go for...? Naruto could only say tactfully, "Did you clean the pigsty today? Did you bathe all the pigs?"
Zabuza nodded and answered eagerly, "It's all done. I even bathed the cows."
"Then go get some rest. I'm going to see Sister Mei