Chapter 59: What Kind of Bandit Logic Is This?
Zabuza had the urge to spit blood.
I don't fucking know him!
A ninja this strong—if money could make him drop the assassination,
no matter how much he asked for,
I'd pay it!!!
"Mr. Gato, I think you've misunderstood something."
"Give me money?"
"After I kill you, won't all your wealth be mine anyway?"
The black-haired youth said with a light laugh.
His eyes looked at Gato like he was looking at an idiot.
His words
left the three people in the room stunned.
What insanely powerful logic!
Yes! Kill Gato, and all his current wealth
would belong to him outright?
Then why wait for him to grudgingly hand over bits and pieces?
Gato's expression was one of shock.
Good grief!
What kind of bandit logic is this?
But he figured the youth in front of him was probably a huge money-grubber.
To save his life, Gato gritted his teeth and said:
"Don't kill me. Besides the wealth on the surface, I have mountains of gold and silver. As long as you spare me, I can tell you the exact locations!"
At this moment, Gato was genuinely panicked.
Afraid the black-haired youth would do something even more outrageous.
The youth grinned.
His pupils turned into rippling golden.
His appearance gradually returned to normal.
Golden flowing hair appeared.
Chidori once again gathered in his hand.
Electric arcs crackled and exploded…
Like the death knell of the Grim Reaper.
Naruto smiled.
"You think money can buy your life? Then you're gravely mistaken."
With that, he charged forward.
Hand as a blade.
In an instant, he pierced straight through Gato's heart.
Blood sprayed violently.
Haku had already moved first—pulling the injured Zabuza back to a corner of the room.
When Zabuza and Haku saw Naruto's true appearance revealed,
they were both shocked.
They clearly hadn't expected
Naruto to actually track them down.
And under the disguise of Gato's bodyguard no less.
Zabuza had to admit—the youth in front of him was simply too strong.
Whether in taijutsu or the ninjutsu he could use,
he far surpassed him.
Even in perfect condition, Zabuza wasn't Naruto's opponent.
Let alone now, while he was still recovering.
Completely no contest.
Zabuza took a deep breath and pushed Haku aside.
"Grievances have heads, debts have owners! This has nothing to do with him. If you want to kill someone, kill me."
Haku—pushed away—froze for a second.
Then he gritted his teeth. Senbon appeared in his hand.
He stood in front of Zabuza again.
"Zabuza-san, I won't leave you."
Seeing this scene, honestly, Zabuza felt a touch of emotion.
But now wasn't the time for feelings.
Zabuza roared directly:
"Get out of the way! You won't even listen to me?!"
He tried to forcibly pull Haku back.
But Haku remained unmoving.
Clap clap clap—
Naruto clapped his hands.
"What a touching love drama. Should I call you two truly brave?
"Or should I say you're just genuinely not afraid of death?"
A few light words instantly made the room's atmosphere oppressive.
Of course.
Naked verbal threats
without absolute strength to back them up
would have zero effect.
But the strength Naruto had just shown
was already enough to suppress both of them.
And there was one more thing.
Right now Naruto was speaking in Rinnegan mode.
His gaze casually swept over them.
The moment their eyes met,
Zabuza once again remembered a few days ago—being stared at by those strange eyes.
That overwhelming feeling of total domination and fear!
Just one glance
gave him the illusion
that he absolutely could not win against the other party.
This was Haku's first time seeing the Rinnegan.
He wasn't faring any better than Zabuza.
The hand holding the senbon couldn't stop trembling.
"What exactly do you want? Can you spare me and Zabuza-san?"
"I promise—we won't appear in front of you again."
Haku spoke while bearing the immense pressure.
But his body still refused to retreat half a step.
He remained firmly in front of Zabuza.
Ready to sacrifice himself for him at any moment.
Naruto rubbed his chin, sizing up the boy in front of him who looked so much like a girl.
He muttered to himself:
"Voice sounds kinda feminine, appearance too… is he really or not?"
"In ancient times there were two rabbits running side by side—how can one tell male from female? Like Hua Mulan who disguised herself as a man to take her father's place in the army."
"Is there now a cross-dressing ninja named Haku?"
Sure enough—everyone has curiosity.
Naruto was no exception.
In this sword-drawn, bow-strung atmosphere,
Naruto suddenly asked Haku a question:
"Are you a boy or a girl?"
Zabuza: ???
Haku—the person involved: ???
What the hell is this?
They thought Naruto would ask something else.
They never expected
he would ask such an insulting question.
Haku felt deeply offended.
If not for the injured Zabuza behind him,
he would've wanted to charge forward with senbon and fight Naruto to the death.
If you don't know how to ask questions, don't ask!
Can't you just shut up!
Naruto was very strong.
The gap in strength was overwhelming.
In the end Haku could only endure it.
His expression flickered between dark and light. He said gravely:
"I… I'm a boy."
Instantly, the interest on Naruto's face nearly vanished.
He even showed a look of disgust.
He curled his lip.
"Damn… after all that, turns out you're just a two-and-a-half-year trainee."
"Looks like those Naruto fan netizen rumors aren't reliable after all."
Naruto spoke neither loudly nor softly—
just loud enough for Haku and Zabuza to hear clearly.
Haku's mouth twitched.
Though the ninja world still had some small wars and skirmishes these years,
the culture was still relatively pure.
Where would they know what a "trainee" was?
What the hell was a trainee? They'd never even heard of it.
But since the genin in front of them had given them time,
Haku was thinking of escape plans.
Naruto saw through his little thoughts and pulled his mind back.
He had no intention of wasting more words with the two.
He went straight to the point and stated his purpose:
"Gato's dead. Plus you two are rogue ninjas from the Hidden Mist—homeless, pitiful stray dogs."
"Right now, you only have two paths."
"One: submit to me completely. I can guarantee you both a stable life from now on."
"Two: I break all your arms and legs—break them until you can't take care of yourselves—then make you wish you were dead."
"Oh—Haku's an exception. Let me think… yeah, I'll just cripple all your cultivation."
"Then throw you into a brothel to be used by customers with weird fetishes."
Naruto's tone left no room for negotiation.
Haku and Zabuza were unfamiliar with the term "brothel."
But hearing the rest of Naruto's words,
they figured it must be some indecent place.
Who went to proper establishments for that kind of thing?
Thinking of this…
Haku's legs suddenly felt cold. He shivered and instinctively pressed his thighs together.
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