Haku was a calm and rational person. He didn't try to resist or escape, but instead undid Zabuza's fake death as Drake had said.
Drake watched Haku support Zabuza as they left. To be honest, Drake didn't have that much feeling for this pair that many people regretted.
He wouldn't feel that someone who had killed all of their companions in the ninja exams was worth pitying.
But the reason why Drake had let him go was because Zabuza had chosen to let Haku live after Drake had said that only one of them could be released.
Drake had matured long ago, and wouldn't use the moral values he had cultivated in his previous life to demand others.
In this distorted world, and especially Zabuza, who had come out of the particularly distorted place of Kirigakure, it was already commendable that he had learned to cherish his comrades.
Although he kept saying "Haku is a tool", Zabuza hadn't hesitated at all when Drake had asked to keep either the Kubikiribōchō, which was his most useful weapon, or Haku, this tool.
After snatching the Kubikiribōchō, which was only a small section left, from Gajeel's mouth and putting it away, the group continued forward and arrived at Tazuna's residence.
Although it could be described as having bare walls, Tazuna's house was fortunately large enough, and it wouldn't be too crowded to accommodate a group of people.
Then Drake saw Tazuna's grandson, Inari, but this kid had a cold face and looked like he was difficult to communicate with.
After he made the statement that "heroes are the same as idiots, and those who resist Gato don't have a good end", Naruto Uzumaki jumped up in anger.
"I'm the invincible hero who will become a super ninja - the Hokage sooner or later. What's Gato? He's just a piece of cake."
Drake couldn't help but show a strange expression as he looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who had said these words.
This was really the momentum of a newborn calf, and he didn't know how heavy the title of hero represented, especially in this distorted world.
When he had experienced more, he would understand that even the Third Hokage, whom he respected the most, didn't have the slightest qualification to be called a hero.
After Tazuna told everyone the story of Inari and his adoptive father, everyone understood why Inari had such negative thoughts.
The person he had always admired had been publicly executed for resisting Gato, which was why Inari had become the way he was now.
Drake had seen many people who had been quite strong since childhood, and for a time had forgotten that it was normal for ordinary people to be fearful and cowardly when encountering this kind of thing, let alone a child.
So the slight displeasure in Drake's heart quickly disappeared and he didn't think much about it, but of course Naruto Uzumaki wouldn't stop there.
He declared in front of Inari that he would prove that heroes existed, and then begged Kakashi to help him train.
Since Naruto Uzumaki had said so, how could Sasuke fall behind? Sasuke went, and Sakura naturally followed.
And so Team 7 began special training, and Drake and Gajeel also carried out their own training while protecting Tazuna.
The growth of magic power was never something that could be achieved overnight. Even if there was a transformation in battle, there needed to be enough accumulation beforehand.
So even Gajeel didn't lack the patience to hone himself, and Drake, who was determined to climb the magical path, naturally had the resilience to endure loneliness.
It was noon again, and Inari, who had come to deliver food to his grandfather, didn't leave this time, but instead watched Naruto Uzumaki's training from the side with a strange expression.
Although he knew that it was difficult for anyone to hurt Tazuna with Drake and Gajeel around, the place where Team 7 was training was still not too far from the construction site, obviously not wanting to leave everything to Drake and the others.
And what they were specially training was climbing trees, a well-known project to improve Chakra control.
Thinking back, Drake had also referred to this method to train his magic power control ability, and had suffered a lot at that time.
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke were also the same. At most, they had only climbed a few meters before falling from it because of Chakra interference.
At first, the marks they had left on the tree trunk were still gradually increasing, but after reaching a certain height, they overlapped.
And what they had gained in exchange was that as their stamina was consumed, they couldn't stabilize their bodies when they fell, and could only fall hard on the ground.
Inari looked at Naruto Uzumaki, who was obviously very battered but still refused to give up, and couldn't help but open his mouth.
But what came out of his mouth was, "How stupid."
"Is that really what you think?"
The sudden voice startled Inari, and when he turned around, he saw Drake with a deep gaze.
Seeing that Inari hadn't answered, Drake asked again, "Do you really think that's stupid? Including what you said before about heroes just being idiots?"
Inari bit his lip and insisted, "Of course, it's just stupid to lose your life for something that can't be done!"
Drake was silent for a moment. Reality was like this, not everyone had the protagonist's halo. Most people didn't believe in miracles because they didn't appear in times of despair.
But Drake knew that this was wrong! Unable to watch Inari like this, Drake pressed his hand on his head.
"Kid, although I don't really agree with Naruto Uzumaki's ideas, I have to admit that this kid has some things that are really commendable. At the very least, no one can deny his persistence in what he believes in.
I've also heard about your father's matter. Do you really think that his actions were foolish? Or do you think that resisting Gato was really the wrong thing to do?"
Inari clenched his fists, and tears fell down in large drops.
"So what, Kaiza is already dead! I can't see him anymore!"
Drake directly turned Inari's head to look at him and said, "Listen to me carefully. That man is indeed dead! But if his dreams and his expectations are denied by you, who should inherit them, then the last trace of his existence will completely disappear.
That man excellently completed his mission as a hero of the Land of Waves and as your father.
His life has ended, but as long as you want, it will continue to live on in you!"
Inari first sobbed, and then burst into tears. But Drake knew that this young man would change. Although he would still fear Gato and still fear death, he would face this cruel world more and more strongly.
Turning around, Drake saw Team 7, who had surrounded him halfway.
Naruto Uzumaki gave a thumbs up and said, "Big brother is quite good at talking! I thought you were a stuck-up guy like Sasuke at first, but I've completely changed my mind about you now!"
Sasuke glanced at his idiot teammate, and then began to size up Drake.
Drake looked at Naruto Uzumaki without any pretense and said, "I don't need you, such a simple-minded kid, to change your mind about me.
But next time you say you want to become a hero, think about your identity. You're here to do a mission for money."
Naruto Uzumaki stared and said, "Aren't you guys getting paid too?"
Before Drake could speak, Sasuke sighed and said, "Idiot, they never said they wanted to become heroes!"
Drake was amused, and said, "What you can do now is to complete your training and prove to that child that hard work is valuable!
As for the rest, leave it to us!"
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