The ninja world is reborn, and everyone is resurrected at the start.

Bai Weiwei smiled and said!

"Why would you work for that guy? He's a guy who takes money from bad people and does bad things, isn't he? Is that guy without eyebrows the only person who matters to you?"

Naruto asked excitedly!

"A long, long time ago, I had very important people in my life, they were my parents," Bai said, looking up at the sky as he began to reminisce.

Chapter 50 The Meaning of Ninjas (Part 2)

"So it really was him!" Looking at the flashback in the scene, Minato, Obito, and Rin exchanged glances, all remembering the mother and daughter they had brought back from Kirigakure! The people who had been discussing the incident in the plaza gradually quieted down.

The scene, which begins with the line "Nobody wants a brat like you; you'll just die a horrible death on the street," abruptly shifts to the moment when Haku and Zabuza first met.

"Big brother, your glasses are the same as mine," the young Haku said with a slight smile, seemingly ignoring Zabuza's words.

"Kid, do you want to be wanted by everyone? Are you willing to give everything for me?" Zabuza couldn't help but ask, looking into Haku's eyes.

Bai nodded.

"From today onwards, your abilities belong to me!"

Haku stood up and walked towards Zabuza.

"Perhaps Zabuza was a pitiful person too! Seeing Haku was like seeing himself."

Perhaps only two people who share the same fate can survive in this cruel ninja world by relying on each other.

At first, the people watching the scenery didn't have a good impression of Bai, but after seeing this, they couldn't hate Bai anymore! They were all pitiful people!

Haku and his mother were also watching the video in the square. When she saw Haku sacrifice his life to save Zabuza, she couldn't help but hug him and start to cry softly.

Young Bai only felt that the people in the video looked like him. Just as he was engrossed in watching, his mother beside him began to sob softly. For a moment, Bai lost all interest in the video and instead hugged his mother, comforting her as she had comforted him when he was a child…

The scene continues, Zabuza's hands have been crippled by Kakashi, and then Gato appears with a large group of people! Seeing Haku's corpse lying in front of him, he actually begins to torture Haku's body!

Kakashi and Zabuza hadn't reacted yet, but Naruto, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore. "You jerk, what are you doing?" he shouted, and was about to rush over when Kakashi quickly grabbed him.

"Stay calm and don't act rashly."

"Say something! He's your partner, isn't he?!" Naruto couldn't help but question Zabuza as he watched Haku's corpse being tortured without any reaction.

"Shut up, brat. Haku is no longer alive," Zabuza said, looking at Gato.

"You feel nothing at all that his body has been desecrated! Have you forgotten that he has always been by your side?"

“It’s like Gato is using me, and in the past I was just using Haku!” Zabuza lowered his head and continued, “We ninjas are just tools! What I want is the ability that guy possesses, not him as a person! I have no attachment to him now!” Zabuza’s head was lowered, and his face could not be seen.

Hearing Zabuza's words, Naruto couldn't help but ask, "Zabuza, are you being sincere about what you're saying?"

At this moment, Kakashi patted Naruto on the shoulder and said, "Stop talking, Naruto. There's no need to argue with this guy anymore! Besides..."

Naruto ignored Kakashi and forcefully shoved him aside, saying, "Stop talking nonsense, this guy is still my enemy!"

Naruto pointed at Zabuza and said breathlessly:

"That guy, that guy genuinely likes you from the bottom of his heart."

Naruto's mind flashed with images of white as he continued:

"He loved you so much he was willing to risk his life, but you, do you really not feel anything at all? Is that true? I don't believe it. Do you really not care about him at all? After becoming as powerful as you, did you really become so cold-blooded? That guy, he was willing to risk his life for you!"

Naruto's mind was filled with memories of everything that had happened and everything that had been said since he met Haku, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"You don't even have your own dreams! You can only die like a tool, and you can remain indifferent? Isn't that too cruel?" At this point, Naruto was unable to continue speaking. His eyes were filled with tears as he looked down at the ground.

Zabuza paused, looked up at the sky, and his eyes were also filled with tears.

"Stop talking. Do you think I don't know? Bai wasn't just fighting for me! I know he was ruthless enough to fight for you all. He's just too kind-hearted. It's truly a blessing that he was able to fight you all in the end."

He then bit off the bandage wrapped around his face with his teeth:

"By the way, kid, it turned out just like you said. Ninjas are human too, you know. Maybe they can't just be emotionless tools! I admit I lost, kid. Lend me your kunai."

Naruto threw a kunai to Zabuza. The kunai arced through the air, and Zabuza's mind was filled with images of Haku! He then turned and bit the kunai, charging towards Gato alone!

"Go Zabuza! Defeat Gato!" People in the square began cheering for Zabuza, and some who were easily moved to tears started to shed tears!

"Like tools? They really are! They can abandon everything, even their lives, for a mission. That's how ninjas have always existed!" Living in the ninja world, many ninjas are very clear about its cruelty!

Inside the Hokage Building, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. No one spoke; everyone sat silently. After a long while, Onoki finally spoke:

"There are many situations in the ninja world that we need to change!"

"The first thing we need to address is the misunderstanding people have about ninjas. In the eyes of ordinary people, ninjas are executioners, tools!" Minato continued, picking up where Onoki left off.

"No, it's not just ordinary people; even many ninjas question their own existence! We ninjas are not tools; we are human beings with flesh and blood! I think we need to find a way to change their misunderstandings about us."

"I think this is a good idea. During the ninja academy period, we can increase outdoor teaching, allowing ninja students to interact more with civilians and help them with what they can. This can also be used as one of the criteria for becoming a genin in the future ninja academy assessment."

As the Hokage's advisor, Nara Shikaku stepped forward and said, "Doing this will both promote our village and allow the trainees to experience genin missions in advance."

The five Kage nodded, agreeing with Nara Shikaku's suggestion.

"It's so good that he was able to fight you guys in the end." At this moment, Zabuza's words kept flashing through Obito's mind. Yes, it was only after fighting Naruto that he understood the meaning of his own existence...

The video has now shown Naruto and Kakashi, and the villagers of the Land of Waves have successfully driven away Gato's men. Zabuza has also collapsed due to his severe injuries!

"It seems to be over." Kakashi walked up to Zabuza. Hearing the footsteps, Zabuza said, "Kakashi, there's something I want to ask you. I want to see that guy one last time."

Kakashi covered his Sharingan with his headband and said softly, "Okay."

As he spoke, he removed the prop from Zabuza's back, picked Zabuza up, and at that moment, snow began to fall from the sky. Zabuza looked at the snow in the sky and recalled the day they first met!

"Bai, are you crying?"

"Thank you, Kakashi." Kakashi placed Zabuza beside Haku. "You've always been by my side, and at least, in the end, I want to be by your side too."

He tried to raise his hand, but his arm was too badly injured, making movement extremely painful. Zabuza, however, endured the pain and raised his left hand, gently stroking Haku's face. "If possible, I want to go to the same place as you!" Haku said.

At this moment, sunlight began to appear in the sky, shining on Bai's body, as if guiding Bai to heaven!

"This guy was born in a village where it snows a lot!" Naruto Uzumaki said, tears streaming down his face.

"So, he was a boy as pure as snow!" Kakashi said sadly.

Time passed quickly and evening arrived. Sakura knelt before Haku and Zabuza and whispered, "But Kakashi-sensei, is the meaning of a ninja's existence really the same as what they say?" As she spoke, she turned to look at Kakashi.

"It is important that a ninja cannot seek the reason for their existence and treat themselves as a tool. We are the same in this respect," Kakashi said calmly.

"Does becoming a true ninja mean you have to look like this? I don't like it," Naruto Uzumaki said.

"And what about you? Do you think so too?" Sasuke asked, looking at Kakashi.

Kakashi lowered his head: "I don't like it! That's why ninjas are all unknowingly troubled by this concept! Just like Zabuza and that child."

The camera slowly zoomed in on Naruto. "Okay!"

Naruto shouted, "I've decided now! I'm going to walk my own ninja path, a path I'll never regret, and I'll go straight to the end!"

Kakashi looked at Naruto and smiled with satisfaction!

"So that's how it is! No wonder Naruto was always able to bravely persevere no matter what difficulties he encountered! It turns out he had already made up his mind back then!" The ninjas who knew Naruto well thought to themselves.

"Thank you, Haku and Zabuza. It was because of fighting you that Naruto was able to confirm his ninja way!" Minato thought silently.

"This is the first enemy Naruto encountered after becoming a genin, right, Kakashi?" Rin asked curiously!

“Yes,” Kakashi said!

"That's great, Naruto's first enemy is them!" Kushina said gratefully!

"Yes!" everyone present agreed.

"Kakashi-sensei, I still want to do an A-rank mission!" The four people in the video had already left the Land of Waves and were walking on the bridge called Naruto Bridge. Naruto Uzumaki excitedly said to Kakashi!

"No, no, it's already unbelievable that Zabuza and Haku survived such formidable opponents unscathed!" Kakashi said. "You'll have to continue refining your ninjutsu and training to become extremely powerful before you can take on another A-rank mission."

Naruto stopped and sighed, "Ninjutsu is important, of course, but I still want to continue searching for many things worth protecting! Haku once said, 'A person can only truly become strong when they want to protect those they cherish.'"

"I see! So you think so too?" Kakashi asked!

"Yeah, after seeing Haku and Zabuza, I think so too!" Naruto said. "Hey, Kakashi-sensei! What do you think?"

"What do you mean?" Kakashi asked.

"Well, even though they're enemies, I just feel... I really like them!" Naruto asked, puzzled, "Is that strange of me?"

Kakashi didn't reply to Naruto, but instead flashed his signature smile!

"Really? Naruto's army? Me too! I really like them too!" Orochimaru said!

The video has ended here!

"It's rare that I agree with you, Orochimaru," Jiraiya said.

Chapter Fifty-One Visit

"It's rare that everyone agrees, and as their teacher, I'm extremely happy!" Even the Third Hokage joined in the teasing.

"Minato, that mother and child you brought back, the child should be Shiro, right?" Kushina, who wasn't participating in their conversation, quietly pulled Minato aside and asked.

"That should be the case, so what?" Minato replied!

Because Minato's memories of the future were all recounted by Naruto, and most of them took place after the Fourth Shinobi World War, before he viewed the memory spheres, he only knew of Zabuza and Haku, but he wasn't clear about their specific appearances or their exact impact on Naruto.

"You haven't visited them since you brought them back to the timber industry, have you?" Kushina asked, looking at her husband with a hint of helplessness.

"Yes, yes," Minato replied, somewhat embarrassed.