Reward: A Pair of Rinnegan Sharingan!
That said.
But if the little cross-dresser ran off to deal with Sasuke, he would be instantly taken out by the speed of his own Lightning!
The reason the little cross-dresser was willing to throw his life away was probably because he knew Zabuza was certain to die, and planned to leave together with him.
Aogetsu Hyuga muttered to himself, "What a pitiful person."
"Splurt—!" Azure lightning pierced through Haku's chest, and scarlet blood sprayed out like water from a sprinkler. Sasuke Uchiha stared blankly at the gradually dying Yuki Haku before him.
What incredible speed!
Even with the Sharingan, he had failed to see Haku's movement trajectory in that instant!
"Haku...?" Zabuza Momochi's pupils contracted. Feeling the still-warm blood on his face, he looked at the gradually dying Haku before him and froze stiffly.
A Ninja would eventually die.
A Ninja's value lay in completing missions. A Ninja who failed to complete missions was trash. He had long since prepared himself to die.
But... what was Haku doing?
With the speed Haku had just unleashed, he could have completely escaped alive!
He had never ordered Haku to risk his life to block the attack.
"Thank you... for picking me up on a snowy day and giving me the courage to keep living..." Yuki Haku's voice was faint. In the end, he completely lost his vitality, yet a happy smile still lingered at the corners of his mouth.
He was a tool, willing to die for someone important to him.
He valued Zabuza's life more than his own.
"..." Zabuza Momochi lowered his head. His black hair covered his cold eyes, and no one could see his expression at that moment.
He was an assassin cultivated by Kirigakure. He had experienced countless killings since childhood and had even killed many of his friends.
He believed that a Ninja needed no emotions. A Ninja was a tool for killing.
But...
Why?
Why did his heart hurt so much at the moment Haku died?
He was only a tool. He was dead, so what?
Zabuza Momochi picked up the ice-forged tachi and, along with Yuki Haku's petite body, swung the tachi viciously at Sasuke Uchiha.
"Vwoom." The pale-blue blade flashed past. Just as it was about to cleave into Haku's shoulder, Zabuza Momochi moved instinctively and instead thrust viciously toward Sasuke's neck.
His heart was in chaos, and his blade had slowed.
"Too slow!" Sasuke Uchiha snorted coldly. With the Two-Tomoe Sharingan, he could clearly see the tachi's entire movement trajectory. He tilted his head slightly, and the blade swept past his cheek.
Before this, he had been unable to see any of Zabuza's attacks clearly, but now he could see them with perfect clarity!
Aogetsu Hyuga asked indifferently, "Do you regret it?"
"Don't ask me such a foolish question. A Ninja is a tool without emotions. What I wanted was Haku's ability!" Zabuza Momochi's low voice trembled. Dragging his heavily wounded, tottering body, he staggered as he swung the tachi at Sasuke.
Sasuke Uchiha easily dodged every attack.
What was this guy doing?
"Do you really think that?" Naruto Uzumaki looked at Haku's dead body, anger blazing in his eyes. Gritting his teeth, he roared through a choked voice, "That guy... that guy really loved you! His Ninja Way was to fulfill your dream. He was even willing to die for you!"
Although they were enemies and had clashed many times,
Haku's determination to protect someone important, and his resolve to carry out his Ninja Way to the point of death, deeply moved Naruto Uzumaki.
"That's too cruel!" Sakura Haruno glared angrily at Zabuza.
"He wanted to become as strong as you, but... could this really be the only result?" Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fists, tears filling his eyes as he roared, "Did you really never care about him at all?!"
He had worked hard to protect someone important and had even died for that person, yet he had never received the important person's acknowledgment.
He couldn't accept such an outcome!
"You brats who have never experienced darkness—what could you possibly understand about Haku? How could I possibly not care about him?!" Tears streamed from Zabuza Momochi's eyes. He slowly knelt on the ground as the ice-forged tachi slipped from his hand, all the thoughts in his heart erupting at once.
That day of heavy snow.
He had become Haku's home, and Haku had become his emotional support.
Aogetsu Hyuga said indifferently, "Longing cannot be conveyed to the dead, and your fate will be death as well."
Aogetsu Hyuga complained inwardly.
If you want to convey your longing to the dead, just wait for the Dream-Fulfilling Master to help you two fulfill your dreams in the future.
After all, Kabuto Yakushi really loved fulfilling people's dreams.
"Take action, brat. Let me die together with Haku." Zabuza Momochi's voice was low. He still had the strength to deal with Sasuke Uchiha, but he no longer wanted to fight.
"Teacher Cangyue." Sasuke Uchiha furrowed his brows slightly and looked toward Aogetsu Hyuga.
Why did this suddenly turn into this?
The pressure is immense!
Aogetsu Hyuga nodded slightly.
After hesitating for a moment, Sasuke Uchiha picked up the ice-forged tachi from the ground and plunged it viciously into Zabuza's heart.
There was no killing intent in this strike.
He no longer had the strength to use Chidori. He had already used Chidori twice today, leaving his Chakra completely depleted.
"Farewell... Haku... Thank you for walking with me all this way... I'm sorry." Zabuza Momochi collapsed onto the ground and turned his head to look at Yuki Haku beside him.
Only after Yuki Haku died could he face the emotions hidden deep in his heart, but longing could not be conveyed to the dead.
Just like Aogetsu Hyuga's question.
Did he regret it?
He regretted it deeply.
The gray clouds roiled across the Sky, and pure white snowflakes drifted down.
"Is this the atmosphere team?" Aogetsu Hyuga raised his head and looked at the snowflakes in the Sky.
Snow suddenly falling this heavily—the weather really knew how to set the mood.
"Haku... is that you crying?" Pure white snowflakes landed on Zabuza's face, melting into drops of water that rolled down like tears. He slowly closed his eyes, having completely lost his vitality.
"Unable even to see his own dream, he could only die like a tool in the end." Naruto Uzumaki lowered his head and gritted his teeth, speaking with an unwilling expression. "Ninjas... are truly too cruel."
"Then work hard to become stronger and firmly carry out your Ninja Way." Aogetsu Hyuga took out a black bag and stuffed Haku and Zabuza inside.
"Send them to Kirigakure."
An A-Rank Missing-nin could be exchanged for a lot of money.
Feelings deserved respect, but money was important too!
Without money, how could he go play with the older sisters?
[Side Mission completed. Obtained one Lottery Pack.]
Chapter 54: Reward: One Pair of Rinne Sharingan!
The system said, [Master, would you like to open the Lottery Pack?]
Aogetsu Hyuga said inwardly, "Open the pack."
Since it was a pack that could draw abilities from countless worlds, it should be able to produce some interesting abilities, right?
He didn't have that many expectations. Drawing a Zanpakuto to play with would be enough.
[Opening the pack. Random draw in progress.]
The system congratulated him, [The random draw is complete. Obtained Earth Release Mastery, Barrier Mastery, and one pair of Rinne Sharingan.] ```
Aogetsu Hyuga was slightly stunned.
Earth Release Mastery?
Although he had never learned many Earth Release techniques before, moves like Added-Weight Rock Technique and Light-Weight Rock Technique had been beyond his reach from beginning to end.
But after obtaining Earth Release Mastery, he instantly knew all techniques of this type.
It wasn't especially meaningful.
Barrier Mastery?
That was somewhat useful.
He paid no attention to those useless abilities from earlier. What truly caught his attention was the Rinne Sharingan.
And it was a pair!
Aogetsu Hyuga possessed the Tenseigan, so he knew how important Dojutsu Power was. The Rinne Sharingan's Dojutsu Power was terrifying, several times greater than that of the Tenseigan and Rinnegan!
In other words,
the blood-red eye that appeared on Kaguya Otsutsuki's forehead after she ate the God Tree Fruit was the Rinne Sharingan of the Ōtsutsuki Clan—and Kaguya had only one!
She had eaten the God Tree Fruit and obtained only one, while Aogetsu Hyuga now had a pair!
Although Aogetsu Hyuga had wanted a Zanpakuto more—Zanpakutos really were cool—a pair of Rinne Sharingan was pretty good too.
This lousy system really wanted him to become the strongest person in the Ninja World!
Side Missions were pretty good. Or rather, Lottery Packs were pretty good. It should give him more Lottery Packs in the future!
Aogetsu Hyuga narrowed his eyes. His azure Tenseigan changed into scarlet Rinne Sharingan, then he switched back to the Tenseigan moments later.
For now, he would hide the Rinne Sharingan and show off in front of Nagato later.
The Rinnegan was powerful?
Sorry, I have the Rinne Sharingan!
"What was that just now?"
Everyone in Team 7 stiffened. Fear appeared on their faces as they stared around in disbelief. In that instant, they had felt a pressure that surpassed common sense.
Although it had lasted only an instant, they had still felt it.
"Was that... the aura of the Sharingan?" Sasuke Uchiha's face turned pale. He turned his head and stared at Aogetsu Hyuga in disbelief, intense fear showing in his eyes.
That terrifying Chakra seemed to have originated from Teacher Cangyue. Moreover, that Chakra fluctuation carried an aura very similar to the Sharingan, yet it was countless times more powerful than the Sharingan.
Teacher Cangyue was from the Hyuga Clan. How could he possess an ability belonging to the Uchiha?
But... what had that feeling just now been?
Could it be that Teacher Cangyue was hiding power even more terrifying than what he had shown?
Could Teacher Cangyue's power be far greater than he had imagined?
Aogetsu Hyuga glanced at Sasuke. He could more or less guess what Sasuke was thinking. With a faint, proud smile, he said, "You'll naturally understand everything in the future. My power is far greater than you imagine."
He had no intention of revealing the existence of the Rinne Sharingan for now.
Showing off through hidden trump cards was much more satisfying.
Showing off meant catching people off guard!
"Cangyue, you..." Sasuke Uchiha had his hands in his pockets and was just about to say something cool when he caught Aogetsu Hyuga's cold gaze. He immediately changed his words. "I understand, Teacher Cangyue."
Understand my ass!
Teacher Cangyue didn't deny that aura of the Sharingan. Could it be that Teacher Cangyue really possesses the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai?
But the problem is... Teacher Cangyue is from the Hyuga Clan!
After everyone in Team 7 learned that the unbelievable Chakra fluctuation just now had originated from Teacher Cangyue, they all relaxed.
That had scared them to death!
They had thought there was another enemy!
Naruto Uzumaki touched Haku's blood with his hand, then clenched his fist and looked toward Cangyue. He said firmly, "I swear here and now that from this day forward, I will firmly carry out my Ninja Way and walk a path I will never regret!"
Yuki Haku had been willing to protect someone important even at the cost of his life, firmly carrying out his Ninja Way to the very last moment. This had deeply moved Naruto Uzumaki.
Everyone in Team 7 had their own thoughts. Aside from Sasuke Uchiha, it was their first time witnessing such a farewell between the living and the dead, filled with love and regret.