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This was a secluded and hidden small forest. The entire forest was silent, with no insect chirps or bird calls. White mist drifted among the trees, and the cold air seemed to cleanse one's soul.
Deep within this forest, numerous trees surrounded a small clearing. On this clearing were two simple graves. In front of the graves stood a boy of eight or nine. The boy's face showed no joy or sorrow, but in his dark pupils, there was deep sadness and an unyielding hatred.
Standing before the graves for a long time, the boy slowly spoke, "Father, I have buried Aunt Tsunade beside you. Now you won't be lonely. And Aunt Tsunade, I will definitely bring Haku to see you."
After speaking, the boy remained silent for a long time, then spoke again, "Rest in peace, and thank you." With that, the boy slowly turned around and walked out of the forest, his figure gradually disappearing into the thick mist. The forest remained quiet, but now there were two more graves.
Two days had passed since the battle in the small village, and today was Mizu's ninth birthday. In the past, on his birthday, his father, Haku, and even Aunt Tsunade would come to his house to celebrate with him. Unfortunately, all the people close to him had now left him.
Mizu slowly walked out of the forest and stood on the high cliff outside, quietly looking at the distant, ruined small village below. A trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes. Although his identity was of the Uchiha Clan, for him, that small village was his hometown, but now it too was destroyed. How could he not feel profound sadness?
Mizu was wearing a short black long-sleeved kimono, its hem barely covering his buttocks. Underneath the kimono was a mesh-patterned ninja inner wear on his chest, and a white belt was tied around his waist. A ninja tool bag hung below his waist at the back, a typical rogue ninja's attire. However, with Mizu's handsome face, it exuded a unique, undeniable elegant aura.
"I have to leave here quickly, or the Hidden Mist Village will surely notice this place soon!!! Moreover, the aftershocks of the battle were so immense that someone nearby might have already discovered the anomaly.
Perhaps the ninjas dispatched by the Hidden Mist Village are already on their way." Mizu thought to himself. Nearly twenty Anbu members had lost contact; if the Hidden Mist Village still didn't realize there was a problem here, then their higher-ups would all be pigs.
Thinking this, Mizu flashed and jumped into the snow-covered forest below, rapidly rushing along a small path. After a few flashes, he disappeared without a trace. There were no footprints left on the snow-covered ground or tree trunks.
This was a technique of Chakra control, similar to how a ninja can walk on water without sinking, though it consumed Chakra. Mizu did this to evade the Hidden Mist Village's detection. In his previous life as an assassin, he would always clear away all traces after a kill, leaving no weaknesses. This anti-reconnaissance ability was a required course for an assassin.
Originally, Mizu's plan was to find Haku first. However, due to excessive Chakra consumption during his battle with the Hidden Mist Anbu, the Shadow Clone he had with Haku had also disappeared.
According to the feedback from the Shadow Clone, he had fled with Haku to a sparsely populated town. But Mizu had no idea where that specific place was, because although he was born and raised in the Land of Water, he had never left the surrounding area, only going as far as the nearest market to the small village. Finding her would be too troublesome and easily expose his whereabouts.
The most important thing was, what if he found Haku? He currently had no ability to protect her. And in this Ninja World, only by possessing great power could one protect oneself. If Haku followed him, her safety would not be guaranteed,
and she herself would not become stronger, because due to his age, Mizu's own strength was only at the level of approaching Jonin. His strength was not very great, he lacked experience, and he would not be able to guide others. Haku following him would only be a waste of time.
However, according to the original story, Haku would meet and be taken in and taught by Zabuza Momochi. Zabuza Momochi was an Elite Jonin level fighter,
a formidable ninja known as "Demon" who had emerged from countless killings. Furthermore, Zabuza Momochi was also a Water Attribute ninja, so if he were to teach Haku, Haku would surely grow very quickly, as Haku was a Kekkei Genkai genius.
Even with Mizu having activated his Mangekyo Sharingan, he was still no match for Zabuza Momochi. No ninja who became an Elite Jonin was simple. Even though Mizu had activated his Mangekyo Sharingan,
he had not yet fully understood and mastered the abilities of these eyes, and the Mangekyo Sharingan consumed far more terrifying amounts of Chakra than a normal Three-Tomoe Sharingan. His current Chakra reserves could not sustain it for long.
Moreover, compared to a renowned ninja like Zabuza Momochi, Mizu was just a rookie. In terms of combat experience, application of ninjutsu, strength, speed, reaction time, and Chakra reserves, Mizu was at an absolute disadvantage. If Zabuza Momochi didn't underestimate him, Mizu would have no chance of winning against him.
Although Mizu was a top-tier Assassin in his previous life, the assassins of that world and the ninjas of this world were incomparable. Compared to ninjas, assassins had too many limitations, and their combat was on entirely different levels.
To give a simple example, a ninja could leap five or even ten meters up a tree; could an assassin do that? Absolutely not. Ninjas in this world could not be judged by ordinary standards. Mizu knew that if he were to deal with ninjas using an assassin's perspective and methods, he would surely die without a burial place, so he could only draw upon some experience and techniques.
Mizu had already given up the idea of searching for Haku. In the original story, Zabuza Momochi died at the beginning of the plot in the Land of Waves.
Therefore, Mizu planned to reach the Land of Waves when the plot began to save Zabuza Momochi's life, repaying his kindness for adopting and teaching Haku. By that time, he should have already gained sufficiently powerful strength.
As for Kakashi Hatake's Team Seven, Mizu had no interest. This world was no longer the world of manga, but an incredibly real world. Everyone's fate in the world should be controlled by themselves,
not arranged according to a predetermined plot. Anything different from the original story could happen. In the manga, they were the protagonists because their destinies were already set, but in this real world, one's destiny could only be seized by oneself.