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Chapter 322: You Konoha Ninja Are Pushing It Too Far!
🕑 Added 2025-10-10 13:08:26 +0000 UTCChapter 322: You Konoha Ninja Are Pushing It Too Far!
Team 7, along with their Master Gato, left Konoha and set off for the Land of Hot Water. This news was quickly transmitted by Tsunade to Tobirama Senju in the Land of Waves.
The Nine-Tails jinchuriki, Naruto Uzumaki, needed him, a deceased Hokage, to find a way to protect him. Or was it that living traitor, Gato, who needed someone to be sent to execute him?
"Fourth Hokage, I remember that Naruto Uzumaki is your son, right?"
Tobirama looked at Minato, who was sitting beside him assisting with political affairs, and handed him the intelligence scroll. "Why don't you make a trip over there!"
The Land of Waves had gathered three Hokage. Once something becomes too common, it starts to become cheap. It seemed they could even be dispatched on ordinary missions.
Tobirama was naturally very satisfied with this Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Putting other things aside, the fact that he was willing to listen to commands was a very good point…
The only trouble was that his tastes were a bit strange.
"Yes, Lord Second."
Minato was just that efficient in accepting missions. He added, "Will Zabuza Momochi or Haku be needed to assist me? After all, Gato is still a wanted criminal of the Hidden Mist."
"That's fine. You can take the two of them with you."
"Understood!"
The Fourth Hokage nodded solemnly, then added, "Oh right, Lord Second Hokage. I've drafted a few names for the organization these past two days. They're on my desk. You can have everyone consider them…"
"Personally, I feel the name 'Super Water-Fire Gathering for Stabilizing Ninja World Peace Squad' is very good!"
"Mm… I'll have the leader consider it."
Tobirama nodded, his face looking constipated. After Minato had left, he finally let out a long breath.
This was that flaw…
Ever since he had learned that the organization still had no name, he seemed to have been stimulated with some special interest, proposing a bizarre name every day.
Besides himself, had Konoha ever produced a normal Hokage?
The border of the Land of Fire.
After a long journey, Team 7 could finally take a short rest.
B-rank missions would generally involve battles between ninjas. Kakashi judged that due to the alliance relationship, the battle was likely to take place in the Land of Hot Water. Therefore, they had to rest at the Land of Fire's border to recover their stamina before deciding whether to continue the mission.
To be honest, Kakashi really wanted to give up.
The Hidden Mist's Kisame Hoshigaki had been completely obedient to the Fifth Hokage, Itachi Uchiha, for these past few years. You couldn't find a better ally in the entire ninja world!
If the alliance between the two villages was affected because of this mission, Kakashi felt he could never atone for it, even with a hundred deaths… No, that wasn't right. This matter was still because Lord Third Hokage had been too rash and had privately accepted the client's commission without investigating his identity.
Unfortunately, the three little ones of Team 7 were clearly unwilling to give up. This was the first high-rank mission they had received!
For this reason, they had even endured Gato's nitpicking all the way.
"Forget it, I'll just treat it as a way to temper their character!"
Kakashi scratched his head, planning that if they did encounter a battle, he would see who the Mist had sent to hunt down Gato. Perhaps they could have a good talk.
After all, he was Konoha's Kakashi of the Sharingan. He should have some face, right?
In the afternoon, the sun was hidden by dark clouds.
"Teacher Kakashi, should we set off now while the weather is cool!" Naruto's stamina had recovered the fastest. "Let's reach the Hidden Hot Water Village in one go!"
"That's right, it's best not to delay."
Sasuke Uchiha's stamina was the best preserved.
Kakashi nodded, looked at the still-resting Gato and Sakura, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Gato, we'd better reach the Hidden Hot Water Village quickly. The longer we delay, the greater the possibility of the Mist ninjas appearing!"
This was using an intelligence gap!
They had set out right after Gato had posted the mission. Even if the Mist knew about this and sent their ANBU to intercept them, they might not be in time.
The final result would probably be that their squad, because it had two deadweights, would engage in battle with the Mist ANBU who had just arrived near the Hidden Hot Water Village…
This was calculated based on the stamina of elite ninjas.
Of course, there was another kind of ninja in the world. He might be called Minato, he might be called Tobirama, or he might be called Zetsu… They were collectively known as Flying Thunder God users.
The border of the Land of Hot Water.
Minato was reassuring the two youths. "No need to rush. Based on the speed at which Lady Tsunade transmitted the intelligence, and my estimation of the rookie squad's travel speed, we will definitely be able to intercept them here."
Haku nodded his small head. "Understood."
Zabuza took out his Executioner's Blade and suddenly said, "Lord Minato, what should we do?"
"Hmm… you two were originally Mist ninjas. According to the situation, you should be able to go up and directly ask for Gato…"
Minato stroked his chin and pondered for a moment. "Based on my understanding of Kakashi, he should abandon this mission out of discretion…"
"Whether it's the alliance between Konoha and the Mist, or the threat you two pose to his disciples, it will affect his judgment."
"And if they don't agree…"
Zabuza suddenly licked his blade, turned his head to look at the disgusted Haku beside him, and grinned. "I heard that Itachi-kun's little brother is here… Do you still remember how he treated us when he went on a mission to the Land of Waves back then?"
Haku: "…"
The two of them had received a mission to obstruct the Konoha ninjas at that time. Originally, they could have colluded with Itachi to complete the mission, but Zabuza had insisted on testing just how amazing the "Itachi-kun" that Kisame spoke of was…
As a result, Haku and Zabuza had been chased by Itachi alone, with nowhere to run in the sky or on the earth, and were finally captured by him single-handedly…
Why did he have to bring up such an embarrassing history now!
"Haku!"
Zabuza let out a cold laugh and looked at the beautiful youth beside him. "It's time to let them feel the love of a senior!"
"…Can't beat the older brother, so you bully the younger one…"
Haku couldn't help but cover his face. "Isn't that a little too interesting!"
"Haha?"
Minato was stunned for a moment, then patted Haku's head and chuckled. "You two, don't be so malicious!"
"They're here, they're here!"
Zabuza's eyes gradually brightened. He stared intently at the squad that had appeared in his vision. Sasuke was at the very front, clearing the way. Naruto was right behind him. Gato was surrounded in the middle, with Kakashi and Sakura walking at the rear.
Minato's eyes were fixed on the little blond in the formation, and he was momentarily dazed. "So that's… Naruto? He's all grown up!"
"It's time for Lord Zabuza to make his entrance! Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
Zabuza formed a hand seal, and a cloud of mist spread out from the forest, gradually covering the entire path and surrounding Team 7…
A deep voice rang out in the mist. "Hey, Kakashi Hatake. For you to so unscrupulously accept a mission commission from our wanted criminal, you're disregarding the alliance between our two countries a bit too much, aren't you?"
"This voice…"
Kakashi's eyes narrowed. He had a deep impression of this person. The one in charge of hunting down Gato had once visited Konoha with Kisame!
"The Demon of the Hidden Mist, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen, Zabuza Momochi!"
Sasuke finished Kakashi's sentence and added, "If I remember correctly, this guy went to my house with the shark-faced man to visit my brother!"
"This is trouble…"
Kakashi glanced at the somewhat terrified Gato. Even he knew what the appearance of the Demon of the Mist meant… This Gato, what was his identity? To be worthy of one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen personally coming here to hunt him down!
