Luo Mang found a place to sit and slowly waited as the seconds and minutes ticked by.
Nothing unexpected happened, and nothing went wrong.
Construction went smoothly, guard duty went smoothly, and no one came to cause trouble.
Just like that, afternoon arrived.
"Yaaawn~"
He was almost done coasting through another day.
Luo Mang yawned, unsure whether the day had passed too quickly or too slowly.
Whoosh!
A breeze interrupted Luo Mang's yawn, and he sensed killing intent aimed straight at him!
Hum!
The ringing of a blade instantly reached his ears.
His Sharingan activated at once, and he increased his speed, lunging forward.
Crash!
The massive sword came down, instantly shattering the log he had been sitting on!
The crash immediately drew the attention of the people working on the bridge, and they all looked over nervously!
"Are you all right?"
Their expressions changed when they saw a fight break out. Fear gripped them; they had never expected another enemy to appear.
Having successfully dodged, Luo Mang raised a hand to show he was fine, then waved lightly, signaling for them to leave at once.
Tazuna did not hesitate either. He hurried away with the workers.
They cleared the area for the Ninja to fight and sent someone to find the students' teacher.
"Nice reflexes, brat!"
Only after his attack missed did Zabuza's voice drift out.
"I really did underestimate you a little."
But Luo Mang found something strange about what he heard. Zabuza's voice sounded awfully hoarse.
What happened? Did he scrape his throat with a knife?
Surely he hadn't cried himself hoarse.
Whatever the reason, his opponent was clearly ready to kill him. Luo Mang readied the Shuriken in his hand and instantly slipped three Kunai between his fingers.
Rather than throwing them right away, he spoke.