In Konoha, at the start, Hinata was given the Tenseigan.

Do you have any more masculine clothes?

Huh... there really is one.

The dark-colored ANBU uniform worn when impersonating an ANBU member.

Zabuza's face lit up with joy.

He raised his hand to take off the ANBU uniform.

Suddenly, the light pink loungewear next to me caught my eye.

"Bai might look great in this."

As if by some strange twist of fate, I turned right and took it down.

Then, they quickly fled the room.

I arrived at the restroom and was about to knock on the door.

Looking at the light pink clothes on my right hand.

"How did I end up with 367?"

"A sin!"

Zabuza slammed his fist on his head, just about to turn around and change Haku into that ugly Anbu uniform.

Suddenly, the bathroom door opened slightly.

A small head peeked out.

Drops of glistening water fell from her long, flowing hair.

Like a lotus emerging from the water.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Zabuza!"

Bai's eyes curved into two crescent moons as she happily took the clothes and closed the door.

Outside.

Only then did Zabuza realize what was happening and murmured, "No, you're welcome..."

Then, he walked a few steps like a walking corpse.

A faint sound, barely audible, rang out:

"He's a man. He's a man. He's a man..."

"idiot!"

Suddenly, Zabuza grabbed the wall with both hands and slammed his head against it.

Boom! ! !

"Zabuza-san, what's wrong?"

A gasp came from inside the closed bathroom.

The next moment, the doorknob turned, and the door was about to open.

Zabuza quickly covered his injured forehead, picked up his Executioner's Blade, and ran out.

This injury doesn't look like it'll heal anytime soon...

099: Akatsuki's "Treasury"

"What did you say?"

"Zabuza ran away?"

Inside a heavily guarded, luxurious mansion, Kado roared in fury.

"You took my reward money and ran away before even completing the task?"

"I want him to know that my money isn't so easy to take."

"Find him and capture him!"

"Also, go to the black market and bring that bounty hunter Kakuzu over here. Tell him you have a big deal."

Compared to some untrustworthy wandering ninjas and mercenaries.

Although this Kakuzu is a bit pricey, at least he always manages to complete his employer's tasks very well.

Even though he was rolling in money, the thought of hiring him still made the already wealthy Kado feel a pang of pain in his chest.

This money is enough for him to hire another hundred wandering ninjas.

"Hi!"

"Lord Kado, Zabuza's companion hasn't left yet. Should we capture him as well?"

"The wandering ninja next to me asked."

"Bring them back, don't let a single one escape."

"Hi!!!"

……

a few days later.

After a period of calm and rest, Natsuki and the others escorted Tazuna toward the Hope Bridge.

As a result, upon arriving at their destination, they discovered that things were not peaceful there.

"Catch him, don't let him escape!"

Amidst the cacophony of sounds, a cacophony of voices arose.

A figure in a pink kimono limped toward them.

Behind them, a dense swarm of wandering ninjas and mercenaries, armed with weapons, surged forward.

"It's that girl!"

Kiba Inuzuka, with his sharp eyes, recognized Shiro at a glance.

"That's a young man."

Natsuki didn't forget to remind Kiba Inuzuka.

Instantly, Kiba Inuzuka was completely dumbfounded, as if a fat worm had appeared on a half-eaten apple.

"Be on guard. Protect Mr. Tazner."

Captain Kurenai Yuhi stepped in front of everyone to protect them.

At this moment, Bai, who was fleeing for his life, also noticed Xia Mu and the others.

Immediately, a hint of apology appeared on her delicate face.

In order not to implicate Natsuki and the others, Haku changed direction and fled, but this sudden change of direction immediately led to him being surrounded by a dense horde of wandering ninjas.

After I finished showering yesterday, I don't know why he left without saying goodbye.

After searching for several days without finding him, they were suddenly attacked by Kado's men.

Despite being a mercenary ninja under Gado's command, he was caught off guard and suffered a severe injury.

"Stop running! Your companions have all abandoned you. Why don't you just surrender?"

"You're nothing more than Zabuza's tool, something I can throw away whenever I want."

"Taking most of Lord Kado's bounty, leaving behind a tool, and running away—only a demon would do that."

The wandering ninjas shouted mockingly.

“Zabuza-san is not that kind of person.”

"He must have encountered something that caused him to leave temporarily."

Bai gritted his teeth, gripped a kunai in his right hand, and knocked away several projectiles that were being fired at him.

"What do you mean by temporarily leaving, and then coming back once the Tazna Bridge is finished?"

"That's really cunning, so sly."

A ninja with a face full of scars sneered.

"You are not allowed to say that about Mr. Zabuza."

"Thousand Kill Water Flight!"

Instantly, a dense barrage of water needles shot down, piercing the wandering ninjas in the front row who had no time to dodge, causing them to scream and howl in agony.

"Damn it, she's all alone, and she's injured."

"Everyone, let's go together, capture him and collect the bounty."

After a few shouts from the crowd, the desperados pounced again.

"Hmph! So many people bullying a girl? I, Kiba Inuzuka, can't stand by and watch."

"Akamaru!"