"You're Zabuza Momochi?" The Third Mizukage's imposing voice echoed through the empty room. He had just issued the invitation to the Five Kage Summit when his gaze fell upon the little boy before him, who had only recently enrolled in the ninja academy. His heart jolted, and an indescribable terror welled up within him.
"I am Zabuza Momochi, Lord Mizukage. What did you need me for?" The boy raised his head. His eyes were as calm as a sea of death, and there was not a trace of the childishness expected from a six-year-old in his voice.
The Third Mizukage's fingers trembled slightly beneath the desk. He looked far too much like him—exactly like the cold-blooded Kirigakure rogue ninja from Uchiha Naruto Chronicle! In that film secretly produced by the Uchiha Clan, Zabuza Momochi had been an important character.
"Nothing. Go back to class." The Mizukage suppressed his shock and waved him away as though nothing had happened.
When Zabuza's small, thin figure disappeared into the thick mist, the Mizukage's most trusted ANBU captain, Hozuki Mangetsu, immediately stepped forward and made a throat-slitting gesture. "My lord, that kid becomes a rogue ninja in the future. Should we just..."
The Third Mizukage snorted, a hint of disdain flashing through his eyes. "A future rogue ninja is still only a future rogue ninja, not a rogue ninja now. What we should consider is how to prevent him from becoming one, not killing a child who isn't even six yet."
"Yes, Lord Mizukage." The subordinate flushed with shame at the rebuke.
The Third Mizukage walked to the window and looked out over the village forever shrouded in dense fog. His voice was low, like an undercurrent in the depths of the ocean. "But since Uchiha Naruto Chronicle showed the grown-up Zabuza Momochi, we