Zabuza: Haku, You Smell So Good

After resting for a few minutes, Naruto found that his injuries had mostly recovered. He immediately tossed out a Space Gate and flashed to the battlefield where Sasuke and Zabuza were fighting.

Ever since Zabuza and Naruto had entered that turn-based battle earlier, there had not been a single patch of uninjured flesh left on his body.

Not only was his right arm broken, but three of his ribs had been snapped as well.

Worst of all, that brat had relentlessly targeted his kidneys.

Even taking a breath of air made him feel pain throughout his entire body.

He had finally managed to leave the fight and get some rest, only for that Uchiha brat to come running up to him.

And that Uchiha brat refused to fight him in taijutsu. He kept throwing ninja tools as though they cost nothing, with Exploding Tags even mixed in.

Not only that, after throwing his ninja tools, he would suddenly cast ninjutsu from the side.

This fighting style was really more than Zabuza could take.

Never mind that brat from earlier who was practically a monster...

The ninja tools this Uchiha had thrown already cost more than the reward for this mission.

Judging from the way he kept reaching into his clothes, he clearly had no intention of stopping.

Was this brat sick in the head?!

Even if he had money, he could not burn through it like this!

Even in all his years as a ninja, he had never encountered such an absurd fighting style.

Zabuza cursed that wasteful bastard as he scrambled miserably through the rain of Shuriken.

He had just dodged one wave when he saw that familiar blond figure again.

"Fuck!"

Zabuza cursed on the spot.

Screech—

A piercing sound tore past Zabuza's ear. Before he could look up to see what it was, he heard a bang, and the ninja tool transformed into that wasteful Uchiha brat.

"You're... not bad!"

Sasuke spat out coldly. He flipped over and kicked the wrist holding the sword. Zabuza felt his wrist go numb, and the Kubikiribōchō flew from his hand.

By the time he turned around to search for the brat, the boy was already standing some distance away, picking up the Kubikiribōchō...

Naruto had been on the battlefield for less than three seconds when he saw Sasuke beating up the nearly defeated Zabuza, then seizing the sword and throwing back his head in wild laughter.

Then he looked at the ground...

The area where the two had fought was littered with ninja tools. It was difficult to even find a place to step.

Naruto's face instantly scrunched up.

Did this guy use every Sealing Scroll on him???

Was he done living like this??

Zabuza was already nearly dead!!

This was straight-up using a cannon to kill a mosquito!

Naruto finally understood why those two lovebirds in the original story had been so strapped for cash...

So...

Did they come up with Chidori Stream: Senbon later because they could not afford ninja tools?

Zabuza dropped to one knee, both arms hanging limp at his sides as blood continued to bubble from his mouth.

Haku, who had been evenly matched with the Konoha Technician, was overcome with anxiety when he noticed Zabuza's condition.

"P-please stop!"

"We..."

"We give up the mission!"

"Please do not hurt Zabuza-sensei!"

Haku immediately canceled his ninjutsu, removed his equipment, and appeared before Kakashi.

He slowly raised a hand and removed his mask, revealing a delicate face that made even Kakashi pause in surprise.

During the fight, Kakashi had thrown out a bottle of perfume in order to track his opponent's movements.

He had not expected that what he had done would add another touch of charm to the woman before him.

"I see..."

Kakashi glanced at the man in the distance and nodded slightly.

During peacetime, when ninjas from several villages clashed while carrying out missions, so long as one side publicly abandoned the mission, the other side generally would not go for the kill.

Seeing that none of his team members were injured, Kakashi nodded slightly, accepting the request.

"Naruto, Sasuke."

"You can stop now."

Hearing Kakashi's words, Sasuke gripped the Kubikiribōchō tighter.

Whether this guy lived or died did not matter...

But the Mystic Heavy Ruler had to be mine!

Haku hurried to Zabuza's side and helped him up, his eyes filled with concern.

"What... what are you doing?"

Zabuza turned his head, wrinkled his nose, then looked at Haku and asked with difficulty.

"You are only my tool... What gives you the right to make decisions for me?"

"I'm sorry, Zabuza-sensei!"

"Forgive me for acting on my own. If this mission... continues, you will die."

Haku draped Zabuza's arm around his neck, tears already glimmering in his eyes.

The members of Team 7 beside them all looked like they were watching a show.

Sakura, in particular, looked incredibly excited.

"So this is love!"

"It's... it's so wonderful!"

"And that girl is really so beautiful."

As she said this, she turned to look at Sasuke.

But Sasuke was currently wiping down his new weapon with a cloth. How could he have any attention to spare for Sakura?

Kakashi also watched the two flirting at the side, and he even rarely responded to Sakura.

"Yeah!"

"This is youth... love."

He had blurted out those words by instinct, then immediately felt they were inappropriate and changed them.

Naruto's pupils shook violently.

He was afraid that Kakashi would perform Green Watermelon Rind's signature move the very next second.

Could people really influence each other without realizing it?

The thought left Naruto with lingering fear.

Good thing, good thing!

Back then, he had not gone looking for that Green Watermelon Rind!