Chapter 21
Not only that, but the decapitation sword in his hand was also stolen.
It's clear from the heavens that Zabuza has lived most of his life.
This is the first time I've felt so helpless.
With that idiot Gato constantly chattering around, Zabuza had wanted to kill him for a long time.
"You've messed with whoever you want; my only goal is to help you deal with that bridge builder!!"
Now that Zabuza has lost his Executioner's Blade, he is eager to make another killing from Gato.
Otherwise it would be a huge loss.
"What do you mean? You want to raise the price at the last minute? I can give you thirty million taels!"
In his mind, Gato had already sent a thousand heartfelt greetings to Zabuza's family.
Damn, these ninjas are all even darker than him!
Not only did they consume tens of millions of my money, but they were still not satisfied and planned to continue to squeeze money out of me.
The problem is that all I asked him to do was to deal with an unarmed old man, and he dared to make exorbitant demands on me.
But what Kado didn't know was...
Zabuza is an honest man. He works hard and might even risk his life to earn a meager living.
Konoha misjudged the level of the mission from the Land of Waves, but didn't Gato also misjudge Konoha's strength?
"Tell me, what exactly do you want for you to make a move!"
Even if Gato is furious, he has no choice but to compromise with Zabuza now.
There was nothing he could do; his strongest subordinate was only a Chunin.
And since he was killed without anyone noticing, his remaining men were even less of a threat.
"Yes, but..."
"You need to pay more!"
"Okay, no problem!!"
In the end, Gato agreed to Zabuza's request.
As long as he can get rid of these Konoha ninjas, what's wrong with paying a little more money?
We can make it back from those poor people later.
At the same time, Zabuza never expected that he would be facing the person who had forced him to give up even his weapons.
This is, to put it simply, the way a normal person thinks.
No one would have imagined that a simple bridge-building project could involve such a high-level expert.
Zabuza then took Haku and left Gato's base.
"Lord Zabuza, is that your greatsword?"
Haku asked in confusion after seeing that Zabuza's Executioner's Blade, which he always carried, had disappeared.
"Don't even mention it, I ran into a formidable opponent on the way."
"In the end, the other party was more skilled and took my weapon!"
Zabuza, his face ashen, told a small lie.
The key point is that he can't exactly say he was so scared by someone's ninjutsu that he dropped his weapon and ran away, can he?
That would completely ruin my image in Bai's heart.
"Who is it that dares to take a weapon from Lord Zabuza?!"
Haku was utterly shocked; even Zabuza was no match for him.
It seems that getting the decapitation sword back has become a distant dream.
"The chakra within that person is terrifying!"
Zabuza felt a deep sense of dread when he thought about the person he had met today.
The opponent's chakra is even more terrifying than that of some tailed beasts.
You should know that he had seen Jinchuriki, the Tailed Beast Man, before.
He once dared to assassinate even the Fourth Mizukage.
Even so, the pressure from the Fourth Mizukage was not as great as the pressure from the person he had encountered today.
"Never mind, I'll just go and scam some more money from the card!"
Zabuza took Haku to find that person and quickly deal with him.
"Since they rescued these children, they will definitely return to the village. All we need to do is monitor the village."
It must be said that Zabuza's thinking was quite thorough.
But he never imagined who he would be facing next.
"Kakashi-sensei, this mission went way too smoothly! It didn't seem difficult at all!"
At this time, Kakashi's Team 7 had arrived at the island in the Land of Waves.
However, to put it another way, Bai Ye had already cleared away all the obstacles along the way.
This resulted in Kakashi and his group not encountering any enemies.
It's just a C-level mission.
No wonder Naruto complained with great dissatisfaction.
He also wanted to carry out those thrilling combat missions like Bai Ye.
Don't aim too high.
As their teacher, Kakashi definitely had to give them a talking-to at this point.
"Bai Ye is able to perform high-level missions because these low-level missions are completely meaningless to him."
"But you guys are still far behind!"
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Chapter Twenty-Eight: Fierce Battle Against Zabuza, Mutual Explosion Tags Unleash Their Power!
"So Naruto, please don't..."
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In just a moment, Kakashi sensed a surge of chakra.
"Everyone, lie down!"
"boom!"
The explosive tags detonated directly around Team 7, and it was only thanks to Kakashi's timely reaction that everyone was protected.
The powerful explosion alerted not only Kakashi's Team 7.
Bai Ye, who was far away in the village, also noticed the commotion.
"Interesting. It seems Zabuza hasn't given up on his plan after all!"
After settling the children in, Bai Ye headed straight for the battle.
The situation on the other side is not particularly good.
Kakashi Hatake's fighting strength is indeed an unknown factor.
In the original work, it would have been fine if he and Zabuza were evenly matched.
The key point is that even after Zabuza lost his Executioner's Blade, Kakashi still managed to fight Zabuza to a standstill.
All I can say is that if this thing were an entry, Bai Ye would definitely give it a gold-level rating.
"As expected of the Copy Ninja, Kakashi Hatake!"
Meanwhile, Zabuza never expected that the person he was supposed to assassinate would be Kakashi Hatake.
It's true that in a big forest, you'll find all kinds of birds.
Even ninjas of Kakashi Hatake's caliber are starting to take on missions of this level?
Are you trying to drive everyone crazy?
"Zabuza Momochi, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure! Everyone be careful, this person is very dangerous!"
Kakashi looked at Zabuza with extreme caution.
After both sides traded blows,
Nobody expected it, nobody expected it.
Kakashi, on whom Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura placed high hopes, was trapped by Zabuza's Water Prison Technique.
"Kakashi-sensei"
Naruto shouted anxiously when he saw the situation.
"Hmph, can't move now, Kakashi!"
"I'll take care of the rest right now!"
"Water Clone Technique!"
Zabuza's main body controlled Kakashi, while his clones attacked Naruto and the others.
Although it's a clone, it's not something Naruto and Sasuke can easily mess with.
"Wood Release: Silent Binding Technique!"
At the critical moment, the wildly growing branches on the ground firmly trapped the water clone.
Then, with a gentle tightening, the water clone was dissolved into a puddle of water.
"It's Bai Ye!"
Sakura's gloom vanished instantly after she saw that it was Byakuya.
"It broke in an instant?"
Naruto stared blankly at the scene.
The person who could bind Kakashi couldn't even last a single round against Byakuya.
Just how strong is Bai Ye right now?!
"It's him again at the crucial moment!"
Sasuke doesn't know whether to be envious or jealous.
I was already preparing to do it.
However, Bai Ye resolved the issue with a swift and decisive action.
"When will I ever catch up with him?!"
Sasuke's eyes were filled with resentment.
"How is that possible!"
Meanwhile, Bai, hidden in the shadows, could hardly believe what he was seeing.
"Zabuza-sama's clone was actually destroyed just like that?"
Bai found it hard to believe what he was seeing.
The key point is that the other person is just a child about the same age as him.
"Zabuza-sama!"
Haku began to worry about whether Zabuza could handle them.
"Zabuza, I didn't expect you to still be in the Land of Waves!"
Byakuya gazed at Zabuza silently, his eyes filled with mockery.