White-Eyed Demon

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

"Yes!" ×3

Tenka and the three kids quickly left to prepare, leaving only Tazuna and the Third Hokage staring wide-eyed 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 one of Konoha's Elite Jonin!"

"Protecting you won't be a problem at all!"

"Of course!"

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

"Take care of yourself!"

The Third Hokage spoke earnestly to Tazuna for a while. Honestly, regarding Team 7's mission this time...

If he had been happy at first, now he truly had no idea what to make of it!

That old man was strange and suspicious. He was afraid that if Tazuna angered Tenka, Tenka would simply cut him down!

Oh, no!

Tenka would not even need to act. The three from Team 7 would probably cut him down first!

The Third Hokage suffered in silence!

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

The Third Hokage was not the only one suffering. Tazuna was feeling quite miserable too!

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

Come to think of it, what kind of good person could raise three such little monsters?

But from the beginning, it seemed that... he had already left a bad impression on him!

Feeling uneasy, Tazuna kept thinking of ways to deal with the situation!

He had no mind to linger in Konoha and headed straight for the gates!

An hour quickly passed, and the four-person squad gathered at Konoha's gates!

After meeting Tazuna, who had long been waiting there, the mission officially began!

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

They had always needed to travel at full speed before, but now they could stroll along at a leisurely pace!

All three of them were completely relaxed!

"Sensei,"

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

After a month together, Naruto was no longer afraid of Tenka during ordinary times.

When Tenka was not angry, Naruto even dared to ask questions he normally would not have dared to bring up!

"Because real men never look back at explosions!"

"I know that after that move, he will die!"

"But what if he doesn't die?"

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

"Didn't die?"

"Then hit him with another move!"

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

After saying that, Tenka ignored Naruto!

Talking to Naruto was far too exhausting. The kid had a hundred thousand whys every day!

"Huh?"

"Why are you insulting me again?"

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

"Sensei is right. You really are an idiot!"

Sasuke added his own jab. This simple-minded guy always asked questions that were common sense!

"Naruto, have you forgotten what clan our teacher is from?"

"The Hyuga Clan! What about it?"

Sakura pressed a hand to her forehead!

They had already hinted at it so clearly, yet Naruto, this idiot, still did not understand?

"The Hyuga Clan has the Byakugan!"

"The Byakugan gives a 360-degree field of vision without 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 incredibly fast!"

"Sigh, the pressure on me is too much!"

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

Poke him to death!

You're clearly the biggest cheat among the three of you! What are you sighing about, saying you have nothing?

Naruto and the other two chatted as they walked, feeling quite at ease!

Suddenly!

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

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

The instant they passed the puddle!

The sound of splashing water rang out!

Along with the clatter 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 past Tazuna and began examining the bodies!

"They're rogue ninja from Kirigakure!"

"And they're actually two Chunin?"

"What?"

"Those weaklings can be Chunin too?"

Naruto found it hard to believe. Those two pieces of trash had been so weak, and they did not seem very bright either. They could still become Chunin?

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

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

They had not even encountered anyone, so they had developed some misconceptions about their current strength!

They had always believed they were just weak rookies who had only graduated a month ago!

Hearing that they had instantly killed two Chunin came as a shock to them!

"Don't be surprised!"

"They were indeed Chunin!"

"But they were the lowest of the low!"

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

"Yes!" ×3

Nothing else happened on 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 massive blade came spinning toward them!

The three kids flashed forward, shielding Tazuna as they dodged with him!

Bang!

The blade chopped into a large tree and lodged there!

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

A bandage-wrapped man suddenly appeared atop the blade. Looking at the kids, he released killing intent that swept toward them!

"You dead bandage guy, who are you trying to impress?"

"That little bit of killing intent is nothing compared to our teacher's. Stop showing it off and making a fool of yourself!"

Naruto pointed at the bandage-wrapped man and mocked him.

Having endured Tenka's killing intent, they were already very familiar with this kind of aura!

"Oh!"

"Your teacher?"

"Where is he?"

"Are you looking for me, Zabuza?"

Zabuza's entire body suddenly went stiff. That voice was...

The White-Eyed Demon!

He would never forget it!

This is bad! How did I run into this demon?

He stiffly turned around, and the moment he saw Tenka clearly, his whole body trembled!

It... it really was him, the nightmare-like existence of the underground world!

Zabuza hurriedly jumped down and respectfully bowed to Tenka!

Because the White-Eyed Demon did not like people standing above him!

"Sir!"

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

"I'll leave immediately. I'm giving up on 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'm just taking my students out for a little relaxation. I don't want to see blood!"

"Yes, thank you, sir!"

Zabuza remained bowed until only then did he finally straighten up!

He retrieved the Kubikiribōchō, called out to Haku in the shadows, and fled as though for his life!

Only after running far away did he finally let out a deep breath!

"Lord Zabuza, what are the rules?"

The rules... Zabuza fell into remembrance!