Kirigakure Hero Zabuza

"Zabuza, the organization has decided to make you the Mizukage!"

A voice suddenly came from the side. Zabuza turned his head and his pupils instantly constricted.

It was a pair of blood-red Three Tomoe Sharingan.

There was only one person left in this world who possessed these eyes, that renowned Uchiha genius.

"You are... Itachi Uchiha?"

"Heh,"

Naruto snorted disdainfully, "How could I be that kind of traitor."

"Then you are—"

His rich combat experience allowed Zabuza to quickly snap out of his shock. He faced Naruto head-on to stall for time, while secretly trying to awaken Haku.

Naruto had already noticed his subtle movements.

"It's useless."

Naruto's gaze sharpened, and he chuckled playfully, "Do you think you're under genjutsu, or is he, or... are both of you under genjutsu at the same time?"

Instantly, cold sweat streamed down Zabuza's face.

He tried to disrupt his chakra flow, but it was completely useless.

What powerful genjutsu. Is this the Sharingan?

Zabuza knew he was currently waking up from a faked death, his body completely immobile, not to mention he was deeply ensnared by genjutsu.

He was utterly defenseless.

Even with Haku, the two of them were no match.

Yet, the person before him didn't kill him.

This...

Although he didn't know how he had provoked the other party, Zabuza seemed to understand that he was still somewhat useful to them.

"What do you mean, sir?"

Naruto waved his hand, and a wooden chair grew out of the wooden structure of the room. He sat down comfortably.

"Don't be nervous, let's have a chat."

Seeing this, Zabuza chose to relax.

In terms of resistance, even with Haku, if the other party wanted to kill them, it would only take a single thought.

Since he couldn't resist, he might as well communicate properly.

Perhaps, there was still a glimmer of hope.

"Calmed down? Good, it helps to relax and makes it easier to recall."

Naruto felt that the other party seemed to be quite something, not afraid of death, or perhaps just smart enough.

"Let's talk about your time in Kirigakure."

In Kirigakure?

Zabuza was bewildered. This stranger was talking about him? Then he heard an unbelievable sentence.

"Zabuza, you are a good person."

This sudden praise made Zabuza somewhat confused.

Seeing his puzzled expression, Naruto clarified, "Oh? It seems you don't understand."

"Zabuza, back in the Ninja Academy, you already recognized the flaws of the Bloody Mist Village."

"You knew deeply that every student in the Ninja Academy was the future of the ninja village, and the future Mizukage would be born from these children. Therefore, every child could potentially be the future Mizukage."

"And this wicked Bloody Mist Village policy was suffocating Kirigakure's future, suffocating the future Mizukage."

"But as a young and insignificant student in the Ninja Academy, you could only watch all this unfold. So, you were helpless and could only choose to tearfully eliminate the other students from your batch, thus forcing the village higher-ups to realize this through such pain."

"From then on, the Bloody Mist Village policy changed because of you."

"You chose to sacrifice the individual desires of your batch of students for the greater good of Kirigakure's brighter future."

"Undoubtedly, you are great!"

Naruto's statement made Zabuza question his own life. Was that how he had thought back then?

At that time, wasn't he just trying to achieve his own ambitions?

"Is that so?" he mused, lowering his head.

"Think about it, think more carefully..." Naruto intensified the dosage.

Zabuza frowned and pondered.

It seemed like that was part of the reason, right?

Zabuza began to gradually accept the version Naruto presented, sinking deeper and deeper under the influence of Naruto's genjutsu.

Naruto continued to elaborate, "During your time at the Ninja Academy, you had a close friend named Sakuragi Hanamichi. He was your best friend."

"He understood you, knew you, and was your only friend. He knew your aspirations, which is why he willingly sacrificed his life for the village."

"During the graduation exam back then, he was the last one to fall into your arms."

"He shared the same dream as you: to become Mizukage and change the policies of the Bloody Mist Village. But he chose to entrust that dream to you to fulfill! He trusted you to achieve it!"

Naruto stared directly at Zabuza, prompting him, "Do you remember now?"

"What you said is true. Such a thing really happened."

At this moment, the tough Zabuza recalled these memories, his eyes already blurred with tears.

"I truly don't know where you got your information, that you know even the matter of my closest friend dying in my arms."

"That's not all," Naruto interrupted his self-narration.

Zabuza completely relaxed, unable to break free from the genjutsu, his emotions utterly shattered by Naruto. "What else do you know?"

"You deeply loved the Land of Water, you deeply loved Kirigakure, you worked hard for the village, you joined the Anbu, became one of the strongest Seven Ninja Swordsmen, wanting to be the village's sharpest weapon."

Naruto then dropped another bombshell: "But when you looked back, you discovered that the highest leader representing your village was actually being secretly controlled by someone else."

Zabuza was shocked.

His eyes widened in disbelief. Naruto could clearly sense the violent tremors within his mental world.

"How was he controlled? The Fourth Mizukage was a perfect Jinchuriki!" Zabuza's low, choked voice was filled with confusion.

Naruto spoke softly, "Sharingan, a Sharingan like mine."

Zabuza turned his head and saw a pair of special eyes resembling a four-pointed shuriken.

"This is..." Zabuza was quite terrified, recalling certain rumors he had once heard.

"That's right, someone controlled the Fourth Mizukage with Mangekyo Sharingan," Naruto softly provided the answer.

Regardless of whether anyone controlled him before, in future retellings, it would be so.

No one admits it?

Uchiha Liutong, a rogue ninja wandering the ninja world, announced he was responsible.

If that didn't work, Uchiha Hongzhong could also be created.

Sensing Zabuza's resistance, Naruto comforted him, "Don't be nervous, that person isn't me."

Although he could directly control Zabuza, like creating clones before.

However, That kind of control lacked soul; all he got was a soulless puppet mechanically executing orders.

This was why Naruto was trying for the first time, using genjutsu to make the controlled person cooperate wholeheartedly.

Currently, the effect seemed good.

Naruto continued, "After discovering the Fourth Mizukage was controlled by genjutsu, you then understood why the Bloody Mist Village had such policies."

"After undergoing intense ideological struggle, you resolved that for the future of Kirigakure, you tearfully chose to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage."

"Unfortunately, your strength was insufficient, and in the end, you could only become a rogue ninja."

"Sigh~" Zabuza sighed deeply, as if lamenting his own life.

"Even while wandering the ninja world, you continuously accumulated funds and power, wanting to find an opportunity to kill your way back. Even if you couldn't return, you wanted to save money to contribute to the village."

"This is you, Zabuza. You are Kirigakure's hero!"

The tough Zabuza was now in tears.

This person understood him!

"Zabuza, you haven't forgotten your dream of becoming Mizukage, have you?"

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