Chapter 56: The Eyes of Someone in Love Can't Be Hidden
Looking at the options in front of him,
Naruto couldn't help but grin.
He had already planned to do this anyway.
While Zabuza and Haku weren't particularly strong,
they still had their uses.
Moreover, Naruto had been calculating this from the beginning.
Recruit Zabuza as his dog!
A living Zabuza was far more useful than a dead one.
He could send him to handle tasks.
Naruto remembered—when Zabuza was recovering from injuries,
Gato had specially come over once.
He scolded Zabuza for failing the job.
Then the two clashed.
Naruto's plan was to sit back and reap the fisherman's profit.
Kill Gato at that moment.
As for making Zabuza obedient—it was simple.
Just suppress him with overwhelming force!
If this guy really was a tough guy,
then kill him.
Thinking of this,
Naruto's mind moved.
"I choose one!"
Ding—Congratulations, Host has completed the choice.
Reward obtained: Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique (no hand seals version)
Just like previous rewards,
a subtle change occurred throughout Naruto's body.
Only he could feel it.
On the other side, Haku hoisted Zabuza's "corpse" onto his shoulder.
"That's how it is. I'll take my leave now and bring his body back to the Hidden Mist to report the mission!"
A sudden gust of wind rose from the ground.
Under everyone's eyes,
Haku gradually disappeared into the distance with Zabuza.
Kakashi had no intention of stopping him.
Haku had just given a brief explanation:
he was here to eliminate the rogue ninja and take the body back.
After seeing Zabuza "finished off,"
Kakashi didn't think much of it.
If he knew Zabuza was faking death!
And that Haku and Zabuza were working together!
He would never have let them leave.
But Kakashi didn't know any of this.
A yellow figure silently followed in the direction Haku had left.
More precisely—the moment Haku departed,
the figure began moving.
Keeping a certain distance.
If you looked closely,
it wasn't hard to see—the yellow figure was Uzumaki Naruto!
To be exact—one of Naruto's puppet shadow clones.
When Zabuza used Hidden Mist Technique and everything was shrouded in thick white fog,
Naruto had secretly released a puppet clone from the shadows.
He did it extremely discreetly.
Even Kakashi—with his Sharingan active—hadn't noticed
anything suspicious!
Kakashi looked at Naruto and didn't hold back his praise.
"Naruto—you did great!"
More than great.
It was outrageously strong! Mm… in Kakashi's eyes, for someone Naruto's age to possess such monstrous talent,
his future was limitless!
Even when Kakashi fought Zabuza himself,
he would feel some pressure.
But defeating him wouldn't be difficult.
Still—
Kakashi was a Konoha jonin, an elite jonin!
Having that level of strength wasn't strange.
But Naruto had only just become a genin.
Not even half a month yet!
Sakura rushed excitedly to Naruto's side,
her face full of excitement and curiosity.
"Naruto-kun—how did you manage to stand on the lake surface just now without falling in?"
The moment the mist cleared,
Sakura had seen Naruto standing on the water.
No one had ever explained the principle to her.
She was dying of curiosity.
Besides that—
there was another reason.
Sakura wanted to use this chance to get closer to Naruto.
The masculine aura radiating from him fascinated her!
Girls are naturally drawn to the strong!
Who doesn't like strength?
Especially high-quality strength.
Handsome, powerful, and not arrogant.
When a girl falls for someone,
her eyes see only that person's good points!
Indeed—the current Naruto had almost no flaws to criticize.
Very mature, very steady.
The eyes of someone in love can't be hidden!
Sasuke quietly moved closer to Naruto.
He desperately wanted to know:
how Naruto had become this strong!
After all—he used to be the dead-last in class.
The more he wanted to know,
the more Sasuke wanted to see through every secret Naruto had!
Naruto couldn't be bothered with the two of them.
Meanwhile, Kakashi was in a good mood. He smiled.
"Sakura—this involves chakra control."
"Walking on water is different from walking on land."
"Simply put—the principle of climbing trees or mountains on land is different from walking on water…"
Kakashi patiently explained.
He even jumped onto the lake surface to demonstrate on the spot how to do it correctly.
Walking on solid surfaces was easy to grasp.
But water wasn't solid—unless it turned to ice.
Konoha had produced yet another true genius ninja!
Kakashi deeply understood what this meant.
As for Naruto's situation—
Kakashi wasn't foolish enough to report it to Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Instead, he would do everything in his power to protect Naruto!
"Sensei Minato—don't worry."
"I won't let Naruto enter ANBU or Root."
"He deserves a better life than what I had back then…"
Kakashi's usual lazy eyes gradually turned resolute.
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