Konoha Support, Arrived!

"Why spare Haku and Zabuza?"

Naruto asked as he flew.

Sakura retorted, "If the story followed the original plot, what would have happened to Haku and Zabuza?"

"They'd be dead."

"And then?"

"Then... after a long time, Kabuto would reanimate them to work for him again?" Naruto suddenly realized, "You want to weaken Kabuto's strength in advance?"

"They are more valuable alive than dead. Besides, I also hope to find a way to improve myself from Haku."

"How so?"

"Ice Release is composed of Water Release and Wind Release, and I possess Water Release. Haku's existence can provide a reference for my future development of new jutsu, much like how the Soul Game's styles are permutations of existing styles."

"New jutsu... that's interesting."

"Sakura, why don't you tell me your true objective?" Kakashi stared at Sakura.

"Teacher Kakashi," Sakura deliberately injected a hint of sadness into her voice, whispering, "That masked youth, I've encountered him before."

She straightforwardly adopted Naruto's original experience.

"What?" Kakashi was a little surprised. "What did he say to you?"

Sakura gently shook her head. "He didn't try to manipulate me, he just told me about his past. This youth, because of his Kekkei Genkai, his family was killed, and he was left to wander. In his loneliest moments, he met Zabuza."

"He already considers Zabuza his only family, so he's completely obedient to him, but Zabuza only sees him as a tool."

Zabuza, standing nearby, snorted coldly, "Hmph, ninjas are tools to be used by others. You're far too naive."

"Shut up!"

Sakura's voice trembled slightly, making Naruto, who was eavesdropping with pricked ears, exclaim professionally.

She turned her head to Zabuza, her voice overflowing with resentment, "He liked you so much, he risked his life to save you even when Sasuke restrained him, but what about you? You didn't care about him at all! He wanted to become as strong as you, but is this how you treat him?!"

Zabuza froze, then turned his head to Haku, who was being trampled on the ground by Sasuke like a dog.

Sakura's voice was tinged with a sob, "That guy... he doesn't even have his own dreams... In the end, this is the outcome... This, this is just... too cruel..."

By the end, Sakura was sobbing uncontrollably. Both Kakashi and Zabuza were deeply moved.

Naruto was also deeply moved.

"6666666... You said all my lines, no, original Naruto's lines... Is this considered girls helping girls? A boy who acts like a girl is still a girl, right?" he muttered to himself.

"Kid... stop... talking..." Zabuza stared blankly at Haku. Haku met his gaze and gave a bitter smile.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zabuza, I won't be able to fulfill your wish."

Sasuke awkwardly moved his foot away. He suddenly had the illusion that 'he was the villain.'

"In short..." Sakura slowly wiped away her tears. "If Zabuza is executed like this, that youth will definitely commit suicide with him... Yes, suicide."

"He doesn't deserve death."

Kakashi listened, fell silent for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Alright, we'll escort Zabuza and this youth back to Konoha. But let's be clear, I can't guarantee we won't encounter the real Pursuit Force on the way."

With that, he signaled Sasuke to knock Haku unconscious, while he himself used a hand chop to incapacitate Zabuza.

"Boss, there's another problem," Naruto finally spoke up. "What about that bastard Gato? He still hasn't shown up. Did he just run away?"

Since a while ago, Naruto had sent Shadow Clones to search the vicinity, but unfortunately, Gato seemed to have vanished into thin air, with no trace of him.

Rather, none of them had even seen the man from the beginning.

"This is bad," Naruto suddenly felt a toothache. If this man was allowed to run around freely, who knew what would happen.

Perhaps after clearing the Chunin Exams instance, a small half of the ninja world would be assimilated into retainers.

"Naruto, don't think about chasing Gato for now," Kakashi suddenly said.

"We're all injured, and we still need to protect Mr. Tazuna and build the bridge, and settle Zabuza and the others. We're already severely short on manpower..."

"Who said we're severely short on manpower?"

Suddenly, a huge sound erupted around Kakashi, accompanied by billowing white smoke, revealing several figures hidden within.

"Kakashi, my eternal rival, long time no see!"

The tall figure in the center slowly emerged from the white smoke, with lustrous black hair, a vigorous full-body uniform, piercing eyes, a sharp and deep voice, well-defined muscles, and knife-like eyebrows...

Konoha Support, Might Guy, Emperor Guy, Taijutsu Expert, Six Paths Madara Certified, Kakashi's Eternal Rival, has arrived with the Taijutsu Squad!

"Teacher Guy, can you not be so dramatic in the future?" Tenten, who walked out from behind, said speechlessly.

"Oh!! Teacher Guy, I feel my youth burning intensely! By the way, where is the enemy? Is it that guy in the yellow clothes?" He pointed at Naruto, who hadn't deactivated his Nine-Tails state yet.

Indeed, Naruto in this state had a bit of a villainous aura.

Naruto chuckled and nodded repeatedly, "That's right, I am the enemy, prepare to die!"

Neji, at the very back, rubbed his forehead. "He's wearing a Konoha forehead protector, save it, Lee. Sigh..."

Before Neji could finish, Lee lunged forward like an arrow, charging straight at Naruto with unstoppable force!

"Konoha, Whirlwind!" Lee closed in on Naruto, immediately lowering his body, determined to sweep him off his feet.

At this moment, it was exactly like the original story. However, in the original story, Naruto charged at Lee and was easily dealt with.

Naruto narrowed his eyes, completely retracting the Nine-Tails Chakra. He snatched Lee's powerful leg in mid-air and flung him in the opposite direction. The residual force from the kick made his own arm shake violently.

"Your strength and speed are sufficient, but your angle wasn't tricky enough," Naruto commented calmly.

He immediately used the aftershock of Lee's kick to flip backward, then at light speed summoned a Shadow Clone. He readjusted his center of gravity and, like a javelin, hurled his main body fiercely towards Lee!

A flying dragon shot forth!

Lee's eyelids twitched violently. He immediately threw out another powerful, whip-like kick. Who knew that Naruto, still in mid-air, would summon another Shadow Clone? Adjusting his position in the air, Lee's kick only managed to eliminate the Shadow Clone. The mist from the clone's disappearance instantly obscured his vision.

"It's over."

When the smoke cleared, Lee's neck was held tightly by Naruto's Kunai, rendering him immobile.

"Do you know why you lost? It wasn't because you only used Taijutsu and I used Ninjutsu, but because you were too impatient."

"It's one thing not to see my Konoha forehead protector, but during close combat, you should keep your eyes and ears open."

"Against a Shadow Clone user like me, you should have defended every blind spot and launched a counterattack the moment I attacked a blind spot to gain the initiative more easily."

Silence fell upon the surroundings.