As for Zabuza, Kano had been struggling with whether to kill him. She wanted to kill Zabuza because he was a very strong person, and if she extracted his shadow, she would be invincible in the short term. But Kano didn't want to kill Haku because Haku was kind and not strong enough. Unfortunately, Haku needed Zabuza, and if Zabuza died, Haku would also find it hard to live. Unexpectedly, while she was still thinking, the change occurred.
Sasuke acted decisively, striking with lethal intent. He wasn't as naive as others, willing to let enemies live.
Forget it, Kano wasn't going to dwell on it anymore. She had originally planned to kill both of them and extract their shadows, but she had softened a bit when she saw Haku. Now, wanting Haku to abandon Zabuza and live alone was truly impossible. Dying with Zabuza could be considered his destiny.
Getting two shadows is fine too.
"Sasuke!"
"Wait a minute!"
Kano pulled back Naruto, who was about to scold Sasuke. Sasuke did nothing wrong; for enemies, decisive killing is the best approach.
Naruto, after all, had never killed anyone or seen much; he was still too naive.
"We were too naive. If Sasuke hadn't killed Haku just now, it might have been Kakashi-sensei who died."
Naruto froze upon hearing this. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, thinking there might have been a better way, a way for everyone to live.
He was still too weak, without the power to change fate. What if he couldn't even protect Kano? How could he then gain everyone's acknowledgment!
"What are you two mumbling about? Hurry up and join us."
Sasuke called out to the two of them with some pride. This time, he had gotten a kill, making him even more impressive than Kano.
"Coming."
Kano took Naruto's hand and ran over. Although Naruto was still very unwilling, he didn't continue to complain about Sasuke.
In Sasuke's eyes, this was Naruto losing to him, feeling resentful and unwilling. If he had lost to Naruto, he would probably have the same expression, but that was impossible.
Kano always felt like she had forgotten something; a part of the plot seemed to be missing. Next, it should be the massacre of Gato's men. Now that Zabuza was dead, Kano could take his place.
A round of applause echoed from the bridge.
"Very good, to be able to endure to this extent. I admire your courage and strength. It seems the Demon of the Hidden Mist, Zabuza, was just a name, nothing more than a clown. And Ninja are only at this level.
Originally, hiring Ninja costs a lot of money, and I specifically hired a rogue Ninja. I even thought about dealing with all of you to save some money. I didn't expect you to save me this money.
Laughable Zabuza, calling himself the Demon of the Hidden Mist. To me, he's just a clown demon.
Now, the farce should end."
Gato walked onto the bridge, leaning on his cane, followed by dozens of thuggish bodyguards. He even walked to Zabuza's corpse, harshly striking it with his cane and kicking Haku's corpse.
Naruto, hearing someone insult Zabuza and Haku, immediately rushed forward to teach him a lesson.
"Bastard!"
"Oh ho, what an impulsive brat."
Kakashi grabbed Naruto. "He wouldn't dare come here just to die; he must have a backup plan!"
"You guessed right! I bet that old man's daughter is already in our hands by now! Hahahaha!"
Not far away, a dazed Tazuna heard this terrible news, and his heart clenched.
Hostage!
Kano finally remembered what she had forgotten! In the original plot, Naruto overslept and on his way, he happened to take care of the two thugs who were capturing the hostage.
Now, Naruto had followed Kakashi to the bridge early, which meant no one went to save the mother and child!
"It's over!"
Remembering this, Kano turned and ran back to save them, wondering if she could make it in time.
"Hehehehehe! Everyone, attack! If those Ninja dare to resist, that woman is yours to play with!"
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