White-Eyed Demon

Once the mission had been confirmed, Tian Ge directly addressed the three kids!

"Yes!" ×3

Tian Ge and the three kids quickly left to prepare, leaving only Dazuna and the Third Hokage staring at each other at the mission desk!

"Go get ready!"

"This team is absolutely elite in Konoha!"

"Don't be fooled by how young their leader looks. He's an Elite Jonin of Konoha!"

"Protecting you will be no problem at all!"

"Of course!"

"Let me remind you of one thing: don't offend him!"

"Take care of yourself!"

The Third Hokage earnestly said a few words to Dazuna. To be honest, regarding Team 7's mission this time!

He had been happy at first, but now he really did not know what to make of it!

That old man was strange and suspicious. He was afraid that if Dazuna somehow angered Tian Ge, Tian Ge would simply cut him down!

Oh, no!

Tian Ge would not even need to act. The three members of Team 7 would cut him down first!

The Third Hokage was suffering inside!

Was Konoha about to have its first mission in history where the client got hacked to death?

It was not just the Third Hokage who felt miserable. Dazuna was having an equally hard time!

The Third Hokage's final words made him deeply realize that the young-looking teacher was not someone to provoke!

Come to think of it, anyone capable of teaching three little monsters like that could hardly be a good person, could he?

But from the very beginning, it seemed like... he had already made a bad impression on him!

With unease in his heart, Dazuna kept thinking of countermeasures!

He had no desire to linger in Konoha and headed straight for the gate!

An hour passed quickly, and the four-person team assembled at Konoha's gate!

They found Dazuna, who had already been waiting there, and the mission officially began!

Because of Dazuna, this was Naruto and the others' easiest mission in the past month!

They had always needed to rush at full speed before, but now they could take it slow, walking step by step!

It left all three of them in a very relaxed state!

"Sensei,"

"Why do you leave right after making a move every time? And why is it always just one move?"

After spending a month together, Naruto was no longer afraid of Tian Ge during ordinary times.

When Tian Ge was not angry, Naruto even dared to ask questions he normally would not dare ask!

"Because real men never turn around to look at explosions!"

"I know that after that move, he'll definitely die!"

"But what if he doesn't die?"

"Wouldn't it be dangerous if you had your back to him?"

"Doesn't die?"

"Then I'll hit him with another move!"

"As for your second question, you really are an idiot!"

After saying that, Tian Ge stopped paying attention to Naruto!

Talking to Naruto was too exhausting. Why did he have a hundred thousand questions every day?

"Ah?"

"Why are you calling me names again?"

Naruto was unhappy. Over the past month, Tian Ge had scolded him more than anyone else, while Sakura and Sasuke had barely been scolded at all!

"Sensei's right. You really are an idiot!"

Sasuke added his own jab. This simple-minded guy was always asking basic common-sense questions!

"Naruto, have you forgotten what clan Sensei belongs to?"

"The Hyuga Clan! So what?"

Sakura rubbed her forehead!

They had practically spelled it out for him, yet Naruto, that idiot, still did not understand?

"The Hyuga Clan, the Byakugan!"

"The Byakugan gives a 360-degree field of vision with no blind spots. Do you think anyone could sneak up on Sensei from behind?"

"I see!"

"You people are all freaks!"

"Sasuke has the Sharingan, and Sensei has the Byakugan!"

"Only Sakura and I have nothing!"

"But Sakura, you learn things especially fast!"

"Ugh, the pressure on me is way too much!"

Sakura and Sasuke did not think much of Naruto's words, but Tian Ge really wanted to stab him with his sword!

Poke him to death!

You were obviously the biggest cheat among the three of them! What were you sighing about having nothing for?

Naruto and the other two chatted as they walked, feeling very relaxed!

Suddenly!

The three of them narrowed their eyes slightly at the same time, signaling the other two about something unusual on the ground!

Their conversation continued, but their hands quietly moved behind their backs as they began gathering chakra!

The instant they passed the puddle!

A splashing sound rang out!

Along with the clanking of chains!

"First..."

"Chidori!"

"Rasengan!"

"Boom!"

The two Demon Brothers who had just leaped out of the puddle were instantly killed!

They did not even have time to finish speaking!

Seeing the enemies dead, Sakura walked out from in front of Dazuna and began examining the bodies!

"They're rogue ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village!"

"And they're actually two Chunin?"

"What?"

"Those weaklings can be Chunin?"

Naruto found it hard to believe. With the strength of those two trash just now, and their lousy brains too, they could become Chunin?

Naruto felt that if that was all it took, he could do it too!

The three of them had been busy with missions for the past month and had barely interacted with peers their own age!

They had not even run into any, which had caused them to misunderstand their current strength somewhat!

They had always thought they were merely rookies who had graduated only a month ago!

Hearing that they had instantly defeated two Chunin came as such a shock that they could hardly believe it!

"Don't be surprised!"

"They were indeed Chunin!"

"But they were the absolute worst kind of Chunin!"

"There's nothing to be proud of. You still have a long way to go!"

"Yes!" ×3

Nothing else happened along the way. After another two days of travel, they were soon about to reach the Wave Country!

Not long after getting off the boat, a huge blade came spinning toward them!

The three kids flashed aside, shielding Dazuna in front of them and taking him out of the way!

Bang!

The blade struck a large tree and embedded itself in the trunk!

"Can you hand that old man over to me?"

A bandaged man suddenly appeared atop the blade. Looking at the children, killing intent radiated from him and bore down upon them!

"You dead bandage-wrapped bastard, who are you trying to impress?"

"This little bit of killing intent is nothing compared to our teacher's. Stop letting it out and making a fool of yourself!"

Naruto pointed at the bandaged man and mocked him.

Under Tian Ge's killing intent, they had long since become familiar with this sort of aura!

"Oh!"

"Your teacher?"

"Where is he?"

"Are you looking for me, Zabuza?"

Zabuza's entire body suddenly stiffened. That voice was...

The White-Eyed Demon!

He would never forget it!

Oh no!

How had he run into that demon?

He stiffly turned around, and the instant he saw Tian Ge, his whole body began to tremble!

It... it really was him, that nightmare-like existence of the underworld!

Zabuza hurriedly jumped to the ground and bowed respectfully to Tian Ge!

Because the White-Eyed Demon did not like anyone acting high and mighty in front of him!

"My lord!"

"I'm terribly sorry. I didn't know you were here!"

"I'll go back immediately. I'm abandoning this mission!"

"Mm."

"Go."

"Take that little brat hiding in the shadows with you."

"You understand the rules, right?"

"I understand!"

"I understand them all!"

"Mm. You don't need to give me my share this time!"

"I only brought my students out to relax. I don't want to see blood!"

"Yes, thank you, my lord!"

Zabuza remained bent at the waist again, only straightening up now!

He retrieved the Executioner's Blade, called for Haku in the shadows, and fled as though for his life!

Only after running far away did he finally let out a deep sigh of relief!

"Lord Zabuza, what are the rules?"

The rules... Zabuza fell into memory!