“Alright, kid, I'll send you off with White!”
Zabuza’s blade slashed down!
It chopped down on a piece of wood lying on the ground!
The blade easily cleaved the wood in two, and the force wasn’t even fully spent!
Zabuza saw the blade continuing to fall and could injure White’s body, so he quickly flicked his wrist and stopped the blade’s momentum.
On the other side, Ya Yu used the Substitution Jutsu to teleport dozens of meters away, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with a sense of lingering fear.
Now, Ya Yu had escaped, White was dead, and Zabuza had no chance of winning.
At this time, a team appeared at the bridgehead.
It was none other than Gato!
His plan was simple: let Zabuza and the ninja protecting Tazuna fight each other.
Once they were both weakened, he would appear and reap the benefits.
He could save the cost of hiring Zabuza and also prevent the construction of the bridge in Wave Country!
Gato looked at the defeated Zabuza and sneered, “What a pitiful sight, Zabuza. You truly are a waste of space.”
In fact, Zabuza had guessed Gato’s purpose when he saw him, but he still asked, “Why are you here? What are you trying to do?”
Gato looked at Zabuza with a playful sneer, his eyes flashing with cunning beneath his sunglasses, “Why am I here? To kill you, of course!”
“Did you really think I would pay you that exorbitant commission?!”
“Now I’ll get rid of you all, these two losers who are about to die!”
“I understand.”
A glint of coldness flashed in Zabuza’s eyes.
He almost lost his life to complete that mission, and even White, the only person who cared about him, was gone.
But now, Gato was standing here, saying he didn't want to pay and even wanted to kill him to silence him.
Zabuza spoke, his voice as cold as ice, “Kakashi, it seems we have to suspend our fight. Without a mission, I have no reason to continue fighting with you.”
“Indeed.”
Kakashi nodded, holding a kunai in reverse in his hand, protecting Tazuna, Naruto, and Sasuke behind him.
“Ninja cannot arbitrarily harm civilians. I'll handle this.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zabuza’s figure suddenly blurred!
He grabbed his large blade and charged towards the large group of Gato’s warriors!
As he charged, Zabuza’s body was once again enveloped by red chakra!
Gato’s face turned pale with fear, and he hurriedly called for his warriors to protect him.
Because of Zabuza’s cold and ruthless expression, he felt as if he was facing a demon!
The warriors around Gato were also frightened by Zabuza’s momentum.
“Protect me! Protect me quickly!”
Gato commanded in a panic, “Zabuza is injured now, there are so many of you, what are you afraid of?!”
“He’s coming!”
One ninja cried out in terror!
The next moment.
Zabuza, brandishing his blade, charged into the crowd like a tiger bursting into a flock of sheep!
“Swish!!”
His blade whirled, its momentum menacing!
In less than half a minute, Zabuza had taken out the few warriors closest to Gato.
Then, Zabuza slashed his blade diagonally downward!
“Pfft!”
The blade, over two meters long, cleaved Gato in half with a single blow!
The remaining warriors were terrified and scattered in all directions.
The bridgehead was instantly left with just Zabuza alone.
At this time, Ya Yu, who had just teleported back, was closest to the dangerous Zabuza.
Therefore, Ya Yu was always wary of a possible surprise attack.
“Zabuza….”
Kakashi called out, fearing that Zabuza might lose his mind and do something reckless!
Unexpectedly, Zabuza turned and walked towards White, who lay on the ground.
He said in a hoarse voice, “I’m going to bury White, you better not stop me.”
He picked up White’s body.
Before leaving, Zabuza turned to Ya Yu.
“Hey, red-haired brat! You’re quite a surprise!”
“But don’t think this is the end of it.”
“We’ll meet again in the future.”
With that, Zabuza disappeared.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke were sent back to the island for treatment.
With Gato dead, no one could stop the construction of the bridge.
Half a month later, the bridge in Wave Country was completed!
Team 7 was preparing to return to the village to report their mission.
Tazuna looked at Team 7's backs on the bridge and turned to everyone on the island.
“The bridge is finished, but we still haven't given it a name.”
Inari suggested, “How about we call it the Ya Yu Bridge?”
.
On a mountaintop not far away.
There stood a new grave, with a mask and a wreath on top of it.
Zabuza stood there, his blade in hand, watching Team 7 disappear into the distance.
....
After successfully completing their mission in Wave Country.
Team 7 returned to the Leaf Village.
Sakura, who had a crush on Sasuke, waited for them on the road leading into the village after learning of Team 7's return.
She wanted to invite Sasuke to dinner.
At this moment, Sakura waiting saw a familiar figure.
“Ino? Why are you here?”
Sakura was full of confusion.
Then, Sakura, with her wide forehead, realized.
Could Ino also have a crush on Sasuke and want to invite him on a date?!
“Forget it, Sasuke only likes me!”
Sakura put on a possessive look toward Ino, baring her teeth and snarling.
To this, Ino scoffed, arms crossed, “You’re thinking too much. Don’t think everyone is like you.”
“I'm waiting for Ya Yu!”
Sakura was dissatisfied with Ino’s expression, deliberately taunting, “Even though that Ya Yu kid got lucky and was placed in the same team as Sasuke, it doesn't mean their strength is on the same level.”
“Sasuke is not only handsome, but also a ninja prodigy!”
“That’s for me to say.”
Ino crossed her arms, unconcerned.
Although Ya Yu had not yet shown off his powerful ninja skills in front of others, Ino blindly believed that Ya Yu’s talent could surpass anyone!
How could someone who could use the Multi-Shadow Clone Technique with all attributes be bad?!
Here, the two were arguing, Team 7 finally returned.
Sakura saw Sasuke appear and changed like a chameleon.
Her expression, which had been unpleasant when she was arguing with Ino, instantly changed to excitement and joy.
“Sasuke-kun, you’re finally back. You must be tired, how about we go grab something to eat?”
Sakura invited enthusiastically.
To this, Sasuke, who was oblivious to such matters, directly shook his head and refused, “Sorry, I don’t have time.”
Sasuke really didn’t have time.
After this mission, he had become deeply aware of the gap between him and Ya Yu.
At the same time, he felt ashamed that he was unable to contribute in the final battle on the bridge!
So he decided to go into seclusion after returning, striving to make his ninja skills a step further.