Kakashi stopped watching.
He quickly returned to Tazuna's side to check on his employer.
"Mr. Tazuna, are you alright?"
Tazuna's face turned pale, and he nodded hurriedly.
"N-nothing."
Kakashi then looked at Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke.
"You three, protect the employer."
Naruto immediately replied, "Yes!"
Sakura also stood in front of Tazuna.
Sasuke continued to stare at Madara and Shiro on the tree, his fingers clenched tightly.
Kakashi knew it.
No matter how strong Hashirama and Madara are, he is still the teacher leading Team 7.
The core of the escort mission is still Tazuna.
He cannot forget his responsibilities just because the scene is too outrageous.
On the tree.
Ban gripped Shiro's shoulder and reached out to remove the Anbu mask from her face.
The mask fell off.
What was revealed was a woman's face.
The expressions on everyone's faces in the woods froze for a moment.
Bai stood on a tree branch, her wrist held by Ban, her shoulders pressed down so she couldn't move.
That face was so delicate and pretty.
Her eyebrows and eyes were clean, her skin was fair, and her features were soft. Even though the freckles were covering her face, there was no sign of roughness.
Naruto was completely stunned.
"Girl?"
Sakura was also stunned.
"How could it be a girl?"
Sasuke frowned, remaining silent, but his gaze lingered on the pale face for a moment.
Zabuza's expression suddenly changed.
He was about to speak when Ban looked down at Bai, his tone tinged with surprise.
She looks like a girl.
A single sentence was uttered.
The entire forest suddenly became eerily quiet.
Bai's body stiffened.
Zabuza's pupils contracted slightly, his face filled with astonishment.
He had known Bai for so long and always knew that Bai was a boy.
The problem is, when these words came from Madara Uchiha's mouth, coupled with Haku's face, even Zabuza himself couldn't help but take another look.
Then he fell silent.
You were worrying for nothing.
"I... I'm not a girl."
His voice was cold, but he was clearly flustered.
"I just have a delicate appearance."
"I am male."
That was said very seriously.
The more earnest you are, the more powerless you seem.
Naruto scratched his head, looking doubtful.
"But you really do look like a girl."
Bai pursed her lips.
"I am really a man."
Sakura stared at Haku for a moment, then looked at Naruto.
" Naruto, shut up."
Naruto disagreed.
"I didn't say anything wrong!"
Sasuke said coldly, "Loser, stop talking nonsense."
Naruto instantly bristled.
"You arrogant Sasuke, you're talking about me again!"
Kakashi pressed his forehead.
This scene is outrageous enough.
The Demon of the Hidden Mist was forced to fill out an agreement.
A boy with the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai came to save people, but his gender was the first thing discussed.
Unfortunately, it was Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju who made the move.
This mission to the Land of Waves is nothing like a normal ninja mission.
Far away in the Undead Tavern, Zhang Yu watched the live feed, his lips twitching uncontrollably.
"Goodness."
"This is so classic."
"This Bai character design is really like drawing a woman but insisting on calling her a man."
He looked at Bai's face, which was even more delicate than many girls', and then at Ban's disbelieving expression, feeling only helplessness.
Some things in the Shinobi World are indeed ridiculously stable.
In the woods.
Ban stared at Bai for two seconds, his brows still furrowed.
"Male?"
Bai nodded immediately.
"Yes."
Ban said coldly, "Are you sure?"
Bai's voice lowered even further.
"Sure."
Zabuza finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Bai is indeed a man."
After saying that, he felt inexplicably awkward.
This is clearly the truth.
But for some reason, after Madara said that, he himself felt that this fact needed to be reconfirmed.
Hashirama stood to the side and also gave him a serious look.
"It is indeed very delicate."
white. "..."
Zabuza: "..."
Ban finally looked away, as if he was too lazy to dwell on the matter any longer.
He released his grip on Bai's shoulder and took out the second agreement from his pocket.
The paper is unfolded.
The words " Undead Tavern Employee Recruitment Agreement " reappeared before everyone's eyes.
Bai stared at the agreement, his expression momentarily stunned.
Ban handed the agreement to him.
"Signed."
Haku didn't take it; instead, he looked at Zabuza.
Zabuza ugly.
He certainly didn't want to give up something as trivial as a blank signature.
But the gap we just saw is now starkly apparent.
Ice Release: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death was burned dry by a Great Fireball.
The white spots were instantly suppressed.
He almost couldn't even catch the Kubikiribōchō.
This isn't a question of whether or not resistance is possible.
Resisting is futile.
Hashirama noticed Haku's hesitation and softened his tone.
"Don't worry."
This agreement doesn't mean you have to go to the tavern now.
"It's just a posthumous signature."
"While you're alive, go wherever you're supposed to go."
"I'll only start working at the Undead Tavern after I actually die."
Bai was even more confused.
"Work after death?"
Hashirama nodded.
"Right."
"Your boss values your abilities highly."
"Once you sign, we'll let you and Zabuza leave."
Zabuza's expression darkened.
"You want to take advantage of Bai?"
Ban gave him a cold glance.
"You just signed it too."
Zabuza choked on his words.
He did sign it.
Moreover, he signed it obediently under Ban's pressure.
There's no way to refute that.
Bai looked down at the agreement.
The terms above are quite novel.
It does not belong to any ninja village.
This is not part of any task assignment.
It's nothing like a typical employment contract.
The Undead Tavern.
He was hired after his death.
No restrictions on actions taken during one's lifetime.
These words, when put together, sound absurd, like a joke.
But these two men in front of me are ridiculously strong.
A strong person has no need to tease him with something like this.
Bai remained silent for a moment before finally reaching out to take the agreement.
"If I sign, will you really let Zabuza -san leave?"
Hashirama smiled and said, "Yes."
Ban's tone was indifferent.
"My patience is limited."
Bai no longer hesitated.
He picked up a pen and began to fill it out.
Kakashi and Team 7 stood not far away, their expressions all quite strange.
Naruto whispered, "They've started filling it out again."
Sakura also lowered her voice.
"What kind of place is this tavern anyway?"
Sasuke stared at Madara, his fists clenched tightly.
He became increasingly curious about the true identity of this Uchiha man.
Why is it this powerful?
Why was even the Demon of the Hidden Mist suppressed to the point of not daring to resist?
As Bai finished writing, his pen suddenly stopped.
There is a section in the agreement.
gender.
In that instant, Zhang Yu, whether at the scene or far away in the tavern, stared intently at the paper.
Zabuza was also keeping an eye on him.
His face was very tense.
Hashirama peeked out.
Ban also lowered his head slightly, his gaze falling on that column.
Zhang Yu sat up straight in the tavern.
"They've arrived."
"Key section."
Bai held the pen, clearly feeling the gazes falling upon him from all directions.
His lips twitched slightly.
Then, very solemnly, he wrote a single word in the gender column.
male.
The strokes are clear.
Without the slightest hesitation.
Zabuza secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But after he relaxed, he felt that the way he had relaxed was strange.
Bai was originally a man.
Why should he feel at ease?