Zabuza: My 100% Success Rate

In the forest.

Zabuza carried the Decapitating Carving Knife on his back, clutching his left arm.

His left arm had already been severed at the shoulder. Zabuza had heard of those black flames before.

The Uchiha clan of Konoha possessed a bloodline limit known as the Sharingan. When the Sharingan evolved into the Mangekyo, it unlocked special ocular techniques.

One of them was those inextinguishable black flames.

Zabuza had decisively cut off his own arm.

Zabuza spat. "I didn't expect that Uchiha brat to be this troublesome!"

Blue arcs of electricity flickered around Sasuke, and in an instant, he appeared behind Zabuza.

Relying on instinct, Zabuza drew his blade and slashed at Sasuke. But a purple skeleton emerged around Sasuke once more, blocking the strike.

Sasuke said to Zabuza, "Zabuza, you're no match for me."

Zabuza fell silent for a moment, then said, "I know. I'm not afraid of death, but if you want to kill me, it won't be that easy."

Sasuke felt somewhat helpless. At this distance, he had many ways to kill Zabuza.

At this range alone, Sasuke's Mangekyo could directly focus on Zabuza and ignite Amaterasu upon him.

But Sasuke did not want to kill Zabuza.

No matter what, Zabuza was an S-rank rogue ninja and a powerful, capable fighter.

Sasuke said to Zabuza, "I don't want to kill you. I want to hire you. I can pay you a large sum of money."

Zabuza: "???"

Zabuza himself was a mercenary. Though he had no organization, his title as the Demon of the Hidden Mist made him renowned throughout the mercenary world.

More importantly, Zabuza had a reputation for completing one hundred percent of his assignments.

Zabuza hesitated.

There was no way he could complete this mission, which meant his perfect completion record would be broken.

Zabuza asked Sasuke, "Does the Uchiha clan need to hire a rogue ninja like me?"

Sasuke said, "Being a rogue ninja is nothing. The Uchiha have rogue ninja too, and I admire you very much!"

Sasuke continued, "How much is this job paying you?"

Zabuza said, "The bridge builder's head is worth one hundred thousand ryo."

Sasuke smiled. "Simple. If you work for the Uchiha long-term, I'll pay you five hundred thousand ryo..."

"Per month!"

After Sasuke finished speaking, Zabuza was deeply tempted.

Five hundred thousand ryo a month was simply too good a deal.

Zabuza gladly accepted Sasuke's employment.

Zabuza asked Sasuke, "How should I contact you?"

Sasuke said, "You don't need to worry. Someone will naturally contact you. For now, you only need to go do what you 'should' do."

After he spoke, the Sasuke before Zabuza dissolved into white mist.

Sasuke's real body also appeared beside Hinata.

Sasuke teased, "Your head is worth one hundred thousand ryo."

The bridge builder was somewhat angry upon hearing that. "Only one hundred thousand ryo? That's looking down on me too much!"

Sasuke said faintly, "But escorting you only pays us five thousand ryo, and the four of us have to split it..."

The bridge builder: "..."

In the forest, Naruto was chatting with Haku.

Haku was very gentle, soothing Naruto's emotions and talking with him like an older sister.

Suddenly, Haku seemed to receive a signal from Zabuza.

He stood up and said to Naruto, "Little guy, I was happy to talk with you, but I have to go."

As Haku left, he glanced back with a smile and said to Naruto, "Also, I'm a boy~"

Naruto immediately turned to stone.

A boy...

How could such a beautiful big sister be a boy?

Naruto returned to the group in a daze. Sasuke asked him, "Why did you take so long?"

Naruto's face reddened. He couldn't exactly say that he had nearly fallen for a gentle boy, could he?

Naruto stammered without managing to explain himself, and Sasuke did not press him.

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The three of them escorted the bridge builder back to the Land of Waves, successfully completing this C-rank mission.

However, this C-rank mission had felt more like an S-rank mission.

Elsewhere, in the forest.

Haku found Zabuza. Seeing his severed arm, he was deeply distressed. "Sir, what happened to your hand?"

Zabuza said, "I'm no match for that Uchiha brat. Also, take me to Gato!"

Gato was the man who had hired Zabuza to kill the bridge builder.

This time, Zabuza had failed, and he needed to report the intelligence to Gato.

Zabuza said to Haku, "If we go to see him openly, he may not agree to meet us. Tell him we succeeded. Take the bridge builder's head and collect the payment!"

"Yes, sir!"

That night, in a dimly lit room, Gato met with Zabuza.

Gato said excitedly to Zabuza, "Hahaha! The Demon of the Hidden Mist really lives up to his name! A one hundred percent mission success rate!"

Zabuza, however, said, "I failed."

Gato froze for a moment, then said furiously, "What?! You failed?! Then why did you lie to me?!"

Zabuza said calmly, "Because I have a reputation in the mercenary world for completing one hundred percent of my missions, and I don't want that reputation broken. Since I failed my mission, I'll have to kill the person who hired me. That would be you!"

Under Gato's horrified gaze.

The Decapitating Carving Knife drew closer and closer. With a wet slash, a bloodstained head flew high into the air.

At the same time, elsewhere, at Konoha's barrier.

Kakashi saw Orochimaru. There was no one else around Orochimaru.

Kakashi immediately felt that something was wrong, yet the Orochimaru before him was undeniably real!

Orochimaru said to Kakashi, "Facing your former superior and not even greeting him, Kakashi, you are truly disrespectful."

Kakashi said, "Former, not current."

"Why did you lure me here?"

Orochimaru chuckled hoarsely. "The Yamanaka clan's Mind Body Switch Technique is not difficult to learn. I have your chakra mark, so I lured you here.

Let me tell you a story.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Team Seven was trapped at Kannabi Bridge, while their jonin instructor, Minato Namikaze, was carrying out a mission elsewhere.

As a result, the students of Team Seven suffered two deaths and one injury. What do you think will happen to the current Team Seven?"

Listening to Orochimaru's words, Kakashi felt a chill run down his spine.

He instantly ran toward the Land of Waves!

The story Orochimaru had told was precisely about the Team Seven Kakashi had once belonged to!

At the time, Minato had been carrying out another mission.

In the battle at Kannabi Bridge, Obito died, Rin died, and only Kakashi had survived!

Kakashi did not want the tragedy to repeat itself!

Though he did not know why Orochimaru would target his students, Orochimaru's reason for luring him away had to be Sasuke and the others!

Kakashi sprinted wildly.

He absolutely could not let anything happen to his students!

He had to be a responsible teacher!

Orochimaru watched Kakashi's departing figure, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

Kakashi had passed Orochimaru's test.

Between an S-rank rogue ninja and his students, Kakashi chose his students.

Orochimaru looked up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

With a teacher like Kakashi, Sasuke-kun, I can rest assured and do what I want to do!

The entire shinobi world had been stagnant like a pool of dead water for far too long.

It needed a gust of wind to stir up the waves and throw the shinobi world into turmoil.

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