Come on, please read the room. We're all shinobi who've lived by the sword. We're not a bunch of little kids...
Wait, they kind of were little kids. Even the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was still a child.
A deep sadness washed over me. I, Zabuza, had actually lost to a bunch of little kids like these.
"I haven't done anything, so I won't get involved. As for what to do with the two of them... you three can decide for yourselves."
Kakashi stepped aside, pulled out Make-Out Paradise, and started flipping through it.
"They weren't defeated by me, so I have no right to decide their fate."
Sasuke stepped aside too.
Even the handsome one had said that. Sakura, who'd spent the whole fight sitting on the sidelines, could only say she felt the same.
Kakashi had originally wanted to see how his students would deal with their enemies. But when Sasuke and Sakura both opted out, he put Make-Out Paradise away and sighed helplessly.
"Sasuke, Sakura, don't be so distant. You and Naruto are all members of Team 7. If Naruto defeated them, then it's as good as you defeating them... Tell me what you think."
"Just because Naruto defeated them doesn't mean I did!"
Sasuke stressed this seriously. He had his own pride and wouldn't take credit for someone else's victory or steal their kill.
"Fine, I misspoke... I just want to hear how you'd deal with them."
Sasuke thought for a moment. "I don't care. Kill them or let them go. Either is fine."
Kakashi gave a noncommittal response. "I see... What about you, Sakura?"
Sakura ventured, "Their mission has already failed, right? They're no threat to us. Why not let them be together..."
Lovers ending up together was the simple wish of a lovestruck girl.
But