"Mr. Kakashi, why are you like this too?" Naruto said, his face full of dissatisfaction.
Kakashi smiled faintly and said nothing. He merely ruffled Naruto's head hard. Just then, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately roared, "Everyone, get down!"
Including their client, Tazuna, Naruto and the others froze for a moment, but they still obeyed and instantly dropped flat.
A giant cleaver-like blade swept through the air with a terrifying sound, flying toward them, slicing across the sky before burying itself deep into the large tree in front of Naruto and the others.
Naruto and the others stood up with lingering fear, staring at that terrifying blade. If Kakashi had not warned them just now, their entire group would definitely have been cut in half at the waist by that blade.
At that moment, a man wrapped all over in bandages, with an extremely frightening gaze, appeared atop the blade.
"Yo, sorry about this. May I ask you to hand that old man over to me?" As if chatting between friends, the man let out a light laugh and spoke.
Kakashi had long since lost his earlier relaxed expression. Instead, he waved a hand and stopped Naruto, who wanted to show off, behind him. Ignoring Naruto's shouting, he drew a kunai, his gaze coldly fixed on the man who had appeared so abruptly.
"Ha, if it isn't the Demon, Zabuza. Sorry, but we can't hand our client over to you. Otherwise, we'd be in trouble." Kakashi's presence locked firmly onto Zabuza. His aura reached its peak as he lifted his forehead protector, revealing a scarlet left eye.
Zabuza smiled coldly, lightly pulled the cleaver-like blade free from the tree, and rested it on his shoulder, his eyes narrowing slightly.
The two men's auras were on the verge of exploding!