"You, Zabuza, you traitor!" Gato was furious. He had always been tight-fisted, and to him, ninjas were just disposable tools. Once hired, they should obey without question—they had no right to resist. Yet now, Zabuza had slapped him hard in the face.
"Hehe," Zabuza remained unmoved by Gato's scolding, his expression calm and indifferent. The golden goose he had just latched onto wasn't only rich but also powerful. Thinking about it, Zabuza even wanted to thank Gato. If not for him assigning the mission to intercept Dazuna, he probably wouldn't have come across such a fortunate opportunity. At that thought, Zabuza looked at Gato as if looking at a great benefactor. This guy might be ugly, short, and fat, but he did do one good deed after all.
Gato kept cursing for quite some time, but seeing that Zabuza showed absolutely no reaction, he nearly exploded with rage before finally stopping with bitter resentment.
"Naruto, Sasuke, those two rogue ninja are yours. As for the remaining wandering warriors, I'll handle them myself!" Sakura directly assigned the opponents. These two chunin would serve nicely as practice material for Naruto and Sasuke. As for the hundred or so wandering warriors, she could try out Wood Release's wide-range attacks on them.
"No problem!" Naruto and Sasuke exchanged glances and smiled. To them, it was just a warm-up exercise during downtime—two chunin from some obscure small village whose background was unclear anyway. Ninja from these small villages lacked depth and weren't likely to possess any dangerous hidden techniques or secret moves. As for the rest of those wandering warriors, none dared to challenge Sakura—they could clearly tell she was in a foul mood and weren't eager to pick a fight.
"The three of you actually dare to look down on us?!" The two rogue ninja were enraged by Sakura's attitude. If Zabuza had said that, they wouldn't dare protest—he was well-known for his ferocity and obviously stronger than them, leaving them no ability to resist. But Sakura and her team were merely newly graduated genin, yet they dared to belittle them—that was something they couldn't swallow.
"You're misunderstanding," Naruto smiled, driving the knife deeper. "We aren't looking down on you—we don't even consider you worth a proper glance." When this group of people insulted Sakura earlier, he had already sentenced them to death. As for being sharp-tongued… he'd picked up that trait entirely from Kushina Uzumaki. Back then, she often teased Jiraiya and the Third without mercy—her sharp tongue was far beyond Naruto's level.
"You little runt—you're dead today!" The two rogue ninja pulled the swords off their backs, staring at Naruto while curling their lips into cruel smirks. "You two little boys look soft-skinned and tender-fleshed. We brothers might as well indulge ourselves today!"
As soon as those words came out, both Naruto and Sasuke turned green with disgust. Turns out these two were freaking gays—and shamelessly had their sights set on the two of them.
"No way! You two gays are seriously twisted?"
"Did you actually enjoy Gato's company so much that you're willing to work for that shorty?" Zabuza nearly dropped his Kubikiribōchō, but when he glanced at Naruto and Sasuke, he suddenly felt a strange understanding toward those two weirdos. "Though I can't blame you for setting your sights on these rascals — they really do look pretty adorable."
Before he could finish speaking, Haku had already covered Zabuza's mouth and dragged him backward, kindly creating two small ice cubes to block Zabuza's nose as well, preventing him from accidentally inhaling unhealthy air. Well, although Zabuza's face gradually turned red, his eyes turning bloodshot as he twisted violently in protest, Sakura and the others could totally understand. After being single all these years, suddenly being hugged by a girl and having physical contact, getting emotionally excited was only natural. As for what Zabuza just said, they'd just pretend not to have heard a word of it.
"My goodness, after all that fuss, this girl turns out to be a sesame-stuffed rice ball — fair-skinned but crafty-hearted," Kakashi watched Zabuza nearly suffocating, a surge of sympathy arising in his heart. Good thing his own Ayame would never treat him like this; thank goodness his late father must've been watching over him to land such a great wife.
"I originally planned to have a little fun with you guys, but now, I've changed my mind," Naruto drew a trident-pattern kunai, murder flashing in his eyes. "Wasting more time with trash like you will only dirty my hands. You should feel grateful — you'll drop dead before you even feel it!"
Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight: [Wood Release: Hellish Chaos] [Lower]
Sasuke remained silent, but his right hand gripped the hilt behind his back. Within his crimson pupils, three pitch-black tomoe marks radiated an icy killing aura.
"Kid, don't act tough. Be a good kid and die quietly."
Two rogue ninja charged forward with their blades, completely disregarding Naruto and Sasuke. Two freshly graduated Genin? Sure, they themselves weren't from any major Hidden Villages, but they had survived outside for many years. If they got scared by two kids like this, they'd really lose face.
Sasuke's triple tomoe eyes slightly rotated while Raiton chakra gathered inside him. Everyone present saw only a white flash before Sasuke appeared behind the rogue rushing toward him, sheathing the White Fang Tanto held in his right hand.
"How... how could your swordsmanship be so fast?"
Behind Sasuke, the rogue holding the blade stood frozen in place, pupils constricted, spitting out a mouthful of blood before collapsing to the ground.
"Has he really already mastered the White Fang sword techniques to this level? Indeed, Sasuke has extraordinary talent in swordsmanship. Father, your White Fang sword techniques have finally found a worthy successor."
Kakashi's eyes curved into crescent moons, a faint glisten forming at their corners. Just now, watching Sasuke's slash momentarily reminded him of his father back in the days — that sharp, unparalleled momentum seemed unstoppable, as if nothing under heaven could withstand one single cut.
The White Fang techniques, in fact, do not consist of many overly sophisticated moves. The White Fang techniques pursue only three key points: speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness. It is a martial style that focuses entirely on offense—abandoning all defense, putting everything on the line for a single slash. It's either kill or be killed—one swing decides it all. The hardest part of the White Fang techniques is embodying that fearless mindset—a willingness to throw everything away just to land that final, decisive blow. That single slash carries devastating power, nearly unstoppable, fueled by every ounce of one's energy, focus, and willpower.
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