"Lord Zabuza, has something happened?"
In the lush forest outside Konoha, sunlight filtered through gaps in the leaves, and birdsong mingled with the chirping of insects.
This forest was not far from Konoha, and its trees were tall enough to conceal anyone.
Haku looked at Zabuza, who had suddenly stopped ahead of him, and asked a question.
The wind rustled through the treetops.
Zabuza neither answered nor moved, but his body began to tremble involuntarily.
Haku's eyes locked onto the trembling Zabuza. His breathing stopped, and one hand was already reaching for his senbon.
Then he rapidly closed the distance.
"What's wrong, Lord Zabuza? Don't scare me!"
But before Haku could react, Zabuza pushed him away from his side.
Then Zabuza's entire body began shaking harder and harder, more and more violently.
He slowly raised his Kubikiribōchō.
"Is there an enemy?"
"Lord Zabuza!"
Seeing Zabuza like this, how could Haku fail to guess what was happening? He swiftly stepped half a pace forward, shielding Zabuza behind him.
Three senbon were held between his fingertips, his knuckles tightening slightly!
At the same time, the chakra within his body began surging!
"Achoo!"
The sneeze shook the earth, even shaking a few leaves down from the trees.
Several birds in the air were abruptly startled into flight by Zabuza's sneeze.
Along with the sneeze, the Kubikiribōchō he had just raised slightly slammed heavily into the ground, as though playing along with him.
After coughing, Zabuza looked at Haku standing before him and spoke with some embarrassment:
"It's nothing, Haku."
"You're making too much of a fuss. I was only sneezing."
Seeing this, Haku hurriedly tucked his senbon back into his sleeve and returned to Zabuza's side.
"As long as you're all right, Lord Zabuza. You really frightened me just now."
"Hmph, you're