Bang-
The door to the room was pushed open, and a nasty, angry voice rang out.
"Hey, Zabuza, those men you sent out failed. Did you take my money for nothing?!"
Gato wore expensive clothes, but they did nothing to hide his fat. He did not particularly care, though.
Having just learned that the Demon Brothers had failed their mission, Gato was extremely displeased.
Wasn't he treating Zabuza to good food and drink precisely because he wanted him to kill Tazuna and his band of would-be rebels?
But what did Zabuza do? He claimed civilians weren't worthy of his attention and handed the assignment Gato had given him to his subordinates.
Fine, let your men do it, but if they fail, I'm going to be angry.
Shing-
A gust swept through the sealed room, stirred up by the swing of Zabuza's Kubikiribōchō.
"Shut up. I didn't expect the Demon Brothers to fail."
Zabuza explained coldly, then drew his sword back and said, "I'll handle it personally next. You can leave."
Gato looked as though he had swallowed shit, but he forced himself to hold it in and said through his anger, "You'd better get moving."
Then he left and returned to his own house, where he began smashing things.
"That lowly ninja! How dare he point a sword at me?!"
Crash-
He hurled a vase to the floor, scattering broken ceramic across it.
After venting for a while, he gradually calmed down and summoned his butler.
"Go gather all my boys. We've got things to do over the next few days."
Seeing that Gato had finished venting, the butler hurriedly bowed in acknowledgment, then slipped out of the mansion to gather Gato's henchmen.
Meanwhile, a masked figure appeared in Zabuza's room and stood respectfully beside him.
"Lord Zabuza."
"Hm? What