Chapter 96: Under Attack, Haku, Zabuza and Naruto's Little Maneuvers (First Update!)
The day before leaving for the C-rank mission, Kakashi Hatake briefly described the mission details to the three of them, then told them to stop accepting C-rank missions and to rest for a day to recharge.
Naruto looked at the cowardly old man named Tazuna in front of him, feeling that this C-rank mission was not simple, and from the look in his eyes, Naruto knew that this person was definitely hiding something from them.
However, Kakashi Hatake didn't say anything, so naturally, Naruto wouldn't overstep his bounds and jump out, but Naruto still kept an eye on things, tucking Uchiha Hōtai's ninja sword into his waistband while preparing supplies.
The C-rank mission officially started the next day, and after another night of exploration, Naruto still hadn't found the reason for his change in thinking, which left him with a deep sense of frustration.
And...
The System had been silent for a long time, and now Naruto urgently needed to solve the problems on his own, but since the System wasn't responding, Naruto had no choice, and all he could do was wait.
...
Something is wrong!
Naruto's wealth of experience was not inferior to Kakashi Hatake's, and the winding path through the jungle was simply too quiet at this moment, quiet enough to be scary.
Naruto tilted his head slightly, his gaze instantly locking onto a puddle of water lying quietly near the path, and as the corners of his mouth curled up, he shifted his gaze to Uchiha Sasuke.
"Still a bit green, seeing some blood should help."
Naruto looked at Kakashi Hatake, who was leading the way, shook his head, and then turned his gaze to Sakura Haruno behind him, only to be left speechless after seeing what she was doing.
"She really thinks this is a vacation!"
Naruto grumbled, looking at Sakura Haruno, who was looking around and occasionally giggling at Uchiha Sasuke, feeling somewhat worried about the quality of current Konoha Genin.
"Ah...!"
Following Sakura Haruno's terrified scream, Kakashi Hatake, who was clearing the path ahead, suddenly turned into fragments, but before the culprit could react, the ninja sword in Uchiha Sasuke's hand was instantly unsheathed, and a slashing strike from bottom to top accompanied by a huge Chakra Sword Qi shot out.
Uchiha Sasuke's reaction was very fast; although he hadn't discovered the crisis in advance, this reaction was still very commendable.
Naruto, who had retreated to Tazuna's side, had just finished praising Uchiha Sasuke when he fell victim to the "truth is fragrant" law, getting slapped in the face by Uchiha Sasuke for the first time...
"Ugh!"
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't look cool for more than three seconds; apparently, he hadn't expected the people attacking them to be so mediocre, and after just a few quick attacks, the two of them were finished.
But after the short combat stimulation, Uchiha Sasuke, whose nerves relaxed after seeing the enemy die, couldn't help but feel the nausea of killing an enemy for the first time, and he leaned against a large tree with one hand and vomited.
Naruto had felt this way before, but that was "twenty years ago," and now, seeing Uchiha Sasuke like this, Naruto couldn't help but hold back the urge to speak.
"The sword draw was cool, but you look really pathetic when you vomit!"
"Bastard! Shut up!"
"Sasuke, are you okay!"
While Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke were bickering, Sakura Haruno finally reacted; although looking at the two corpses lying on the side of the road still made her very afraid, her concern for Sasukeovercame the fear.
"Sakura, Sasuke is very strong, he will be able to adapt to this little thing very soon."
"Aren't you afraid?" Kakashi Hatake appeared beside the three of them at some point and asked Naruto, "And besides Sasuke and Sakura, you seem completely unconcerned about Teacher's 'death'."
"I chose to protect the mission target first." Narutosaid logically, "And Teacher is an Elite Jonin, even though I was a little worried at first, but seeing Sasuke solve them easily, I guessed that Kakashi-sensei was fine!"
Naruto's explanation was sound, and although Kakashi Hatake always felt that Naruto's calmness was a bit wrong, lacking evidence, he could only bury this suspicion in his heart.
...
After the attack, this simple C-rank escort mission was upgraded to B-rank, and although Narutoinwardly rejected Tazuna, this dishonest and slightly selfish old man, due to unknown influences, Naruto was actually moved by the story Tazuna told...
He even developed a heartfelt desire to help him...
Kindness comes at a price; if one lacks strength, this price could be money, or it could be life.
Fortunately, with Kakashi Hatake leading the way, the hidden Naruto and the full-force Uchiha Sasuke and Sakura Haruno provided support from the side, and Zabuza, who possessed the Executioner's Blade, could only drink his hatred on the spot.
"Konoha Ninja, please stop!"
Just as Kakashi Hatake, who still had energy left, wanted to step forward to finish him off, a Ninjadressed as an Anbu from the Hidden Mist Villagestopped him, and his attitude was very tough.
"This is a Rogue Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village. If Konoha does not want to cause a diplomatic dispute, please hand him over to me for processing."
"Okay!"
Kakashi Hatake took a step back, vaguely shielding Naruto and the other two in front of him, and signaled the three to get closer to him.
"Please proceed!"
Kakashi Hatake made a gesture of invitation; having served in the Anbu for many years, he naturally understood most of the methods Anbumembers used when executing Rogue Ninjas.
"My teacher didn't let you rescue him, but to execute him!"
Seeing this person, who claimed to be a Hidden Mist Village Anbu Ninja, pick up Zabuza and want to retreat, Naruto frowned and spoke up to stop him.
When Naruto possessed Uchiha Itachi, he had also served in the Anbu, so he was naturally very clear about how to treat Rogue Ninjas in the Village.
If one has overwhelming strength, they would indeed choose to capture alive, but when the strength difference is not large or when the person is extremely dangerous, when executing a mission to clear out Rogue Ninjas, one only needs to bring the Rogue Ninja's head back to the Village.
Death does not mean that secrets can be kept forever, but destroying the head after death can ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Because of the specific nature of Ninjutsu, as long as the head is not rotten too badly, through Secret Technique, one can more or less obtain intelligence from the deceased's brain.
Although there may be more or less, the leakage of intelligence is something that no Village can tolerate.
Therefore, when the Hidden Mist Village Anbulearned that there were Ninjas from other Villages present, their first reaction would never be to take Zabuza away immediately, but to cut off his head! Or destroy it!
Kakashi Hatake looked back at Naruto in surprise, and while his inner doubts increased a little, he also drew a Kunai at the first moment to block the incoming senbon with a clatter.
"Haku, don't worry about me, you are not their opponent!"
"Zabuza-sama!"
The conversation between the two was very soft, and although it did not clearly reach the ears of Naruto and the others, anyone with slow reactions should understand at this moment that this person pretending to be a Hidden Mist Village Anbu was Zabuza's accomplice.
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't hold back, bypassed Kakashi Hatake and rushed up, and after Narutoand Sakura Haruno looked at each other, they also rushed out from both sides of Kakashi Hatake.
It's just that when Naruto rushed out, his hands secretly formed seals, and while the Shadow Clonetechnique was being cast, a subtle spatial fluctuation emanated from Naruto's side.
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