"Gato is dead?"
"That's great!!"
"He was killed by the hired rogue ninja?"
"Serves him right! Evil gets what it deserves!"
"Hahaha~!"
"..."
In an instant, the people of the Land of Waves stopped in their tracks.
Many of them wept tears of joy.
The dark clouds that had hung over the Land of Waves had finally lifted.
The rogue ninja who hadn't yet fled very far had also heard Tazuna's shout.
"What?!"
"Gato was killed by us?"
"Right!"
"Who else did you think it was?!"
"Gato was so well protected... There must be a mole among us!"
"Damn it, who's the mole?!"
"..."
At those words, the rogue ninja began eyeing one another warily, afraid they'd be secretly taken out by a mole, just like Gato.
In the distance, Zabuza and Haku watched everything from behind a tree.
"All right, let's move on to the next step."
"The Root Organization ninja from Konoha will be here soon... We need to get back and bring this rabble into line."
With that, Zabuza formed hand seals.
Poof—
In the next moment, he transformed into a rogue ninja with a face full of bulging muscles.
"Yes, Mr. Zabuza."
Poof—
Haku also transformed into a vicious-looking rogue ninja.
They exchanged a glance, then vanished from the spot together and blended into the crowd.
Along the way, they secretly contacted the rogue ninja they'd recruited earlier.
After that, they would use a show of force to bring the group to heel.
So, what awaited the Root Organization... and Pot Kage Danzo?
Cangwu wore a faint smile.
He gave all three kids another round of head pats.
"All right, you can rest today. After lunch, I'll take you to buy some clothes."
"If there's nothing suitable in the Land of Waves, we can pick