"Lord Zabuza?" Haku looked at Zabuza in surprise, his face full of confusion.
Zabuza slowly pulled his hand away and looked at Haku with a trace of relief. Then he suddenly said in a low voice, "Haku... enough. You are not a tool. You never were. My life has been full of sin. Making it this far is already a blessing from heaven, but you are different, Haku. You still have a long life ahead of you."
"Lord Zabuza!" Haku called out again, but his tone had changed.
"Do you know, Haku? The village hidden in the Blood Mist has nothing but darkness, and my life as a ninja was the same. But on that snowy night, I saw the light. I didn't save you. You saved me."
Zabuza smiled. Even beneath the bandages, it was clear that this was a smile from the heart. Even he himself had forgotten how many years it had been since he had smiled like this.
Amidst his low laughter, Zabuza's gaze suddenly sharpened. Before anyone could react, he aimed a kunai at his own throat and thrust it down in an instant.
He moved so fast it was unbelievable. Even Noah froze for a moment, let alone Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi, who had only just relaxed. They were utterly dumbfounded.
"No!" Haku cried out, but it was clearly too late to stop him.
The kunai sped forward, but just as it was about to pierce Zabuza's throat, a flash of blade light swept past. Zabuza's entire arm flew away!
Though the kunai still flew toward Zabuza from sheer momentum, Noah swiftly kicked him, knocking his body slightly aside.
As a result, the kunai only narrowly grazed past his neck. It was not fatal, though Zabuza looked utterly miserable now.
Zabuza clutched his severed