Chapter 151 - 17

Chapter 17: I Must Make Haku Wear Women's Clothes...Two days later.The border of the Land of Waves.A thick mist filled the air.Visibility on the sea was extremely low; only the splashing sound of oars cutting through the water could be heard.A dilapidated small boat traveled through the mist.The boatman was a lean, middle-aged man who rowed with extreme caution, not even daring to breathe loudly for fear of disturbing something."Turn off the engine and row by hand," the boatman whispered. "If Gato's men find us, we're dead."Inside the cabin.Sasuke sat at the stern with his arms crossed and eyes closed, resting, but his tense muscles showed his current alertness.Sakura huddled next to Sasuke, looking around nervously.Kakashi still looked lazy, leaning against the gunwale, but his exposed eye was constantly alert to the surroundings.Only Naruto was different.He sat at the bow, one leg dangling over the side, swaying with the waves.In his hand, he held a copy of the "Seasonal Swimsuit Special," flipping through it by the faint light."I say, this fog is way too thick."Naruto closed the magazine and tucked it into his clothes.He looked at the vast white expanse ahead and licked his lips.Is this the Hidden Mist Jutsu?The air was filled with a damp, salty, and fishy smell, along with a faint, almost imperceptible killing intent.That was the scent of a strong person."That eyebrowless guy Zabuza should be arriving soon."Naruto calculated in his mind.He didn't actually have much interest in Zabuza Momochi.A rough man playing with a big sword held no attraction, except for that blood-sucking kubikiribōchō, which had some collection value.But that follower...Haku.That boy with the Ice Style Bloodline Limit? Or girl.The image of the person from the original work, wearing a pink kimono and looking even more beautiful than a woman, automatically appeared in Naruto's mind.The system's reward was Favorability +1.This meant that as long as he handled it correctly, he could completely lure this tragic tool over."Since he's so beautiful, I must make him wear women's clothes."Naruto rubbed his chin, a meaningful smile appearing on his face."If he won't wear them, I'll beat him until he does.""Anyway, I'm doing this to revive the Uzumaki Clan, so it's perfectly reasonable to recruit a few more beautiful subordinates, right?"Just then.A huge shadow loomed in the thick mist ahead.It was the Sea-crossing bridge still under construction.Like a giant dragon lying across the sea, it was broken in the middle, appearing desolate and tragic."We're here."Tazuna looked at the bridge, a flash of excitement in his eyes."This is my bridge..."However, Naruto's attention was not on the bridge.His ears twitched slightly.He heard it.The sound of the wind had changed.The originally calm airflow suddenly became turbulent.An extremely sharp Chakra fluctuation was approaching from the side and rear at an incredible speed."Get down!"Kakashi's voice was almost a roar.But before he could speak, Naruto had already moved.He didn't get down.Instead, he suddenly stood up, the floorboards of the boat letting out an overburdened creak.Whirr—!A massive kubikiribōchō tore through the thick mist, spinning and whistling with the sound of death, flying towards everyone's heads.The blade was as wide as a door, and the edge was still stained with wet blood.If it were an ordinary person, just seeing the momentum of this sword would have scared them stiff.Sasuke and Sakura instinctively held their heads and crouched down.Only Naruto.Standing at the bow, facing the giant blade capable of cutting a person in half, he didn't dodge; instead, he reached out his right hand.His five fingers spread open."Good timing!"Naruto's mouth curled into a grin, revealing white teeth.That wasn't fear.That was the excitement of a hunter seeing a prized prey."I'm confiscating this toothpick!"Clang—!A tooth-aching sound of metal clashing exploded.The giant sword, which had been spinning rapidly and carrying the momentum to cut through everything, suddenly came to a halt just one centimeter from the tip of Naruto's nose.Its kinetic energy was instantly zeroed out.Due to inertia, the small boat suddenly sank, the stern lifting high and kicking up a circle of murky waves.Sasuke's movement of holding his head froze in mid-air.Sakura quietly opened one eye a crack, then stood there dumbfounded.Naruto held his hand high, fingers clawed like iron pincers, firmly gripping the wide back of the blade.The steel blade let out an overburdened creak between his fingers, five clear fingerprints forced into it by his terrifying grip."Tch."Naruto turned his head and fanned his nose with a look of disgust.[Ding! Detected that the host has come into contact with the key item "kubikiribōchō".][Triggered Sharp Comment Options.][Option A: Marvel "What a big sword" and try to lick the blade with your tongue. Reward: Loss of taste for three days.][Option B: Mock this sword as scrap metal. Reward: Slight increase in Taijutsu proficiency.][Option C: Thoroughly humiliate the maintenance condition of this sword and the hygiene habits of its user. Reward: Water Release resistance +10%, Zabuza's mental breakdown index +100.]Was there even a choice?Naruto waved his other hand in front of his nose in disgust, as if he had smelled some biochemical weapon."Such a large piece of scrap metal, both blunt and brittle."His voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly audible on the silent sea."It also has a foul stench—a mix of unwashed blood and salty fish."Naruto looked at the giant sword in his hand as if he were looking at a bag of unsorted wet trash."Is the Hidden Mist Village so poor they can't even afford dish soap? Or is it your tradition to use salty fish as weapons?"Swoosh!A figure appeared on the hilt of the kubikiribōchō in a flicker.Zabuza Momochi stood with his back to the group, arms crossed, intending to strike a profound "Demon Man" entrance pose.According to the script, this sword should have already cut the brats on the boat in half, and then he would coolly catch the returning blade and stand on a pile of corpses to proclaim fear.But the sensation under his feet was wrong.The sword didn't move.Zabuza turned his head slightly, the muscles under his bandage-wrapped face twitching.That blonde brat caught his sword with one hand?This was the kubikiribōchō, weighing dozens of kilograms! Combined with the centrifugal force of the spin, the impact was enough to shatter rocks!"Brat..."Zabuza tried to press down hard on the hilt, wanting to use the lever principle to flip Narutoaway.It didn't budge.It was as if the sword wasn't being held by a hand, but was welded into an ancient divine mountain.Zabuza didn't believe it; his Chakra exploded under his feet, his arm muscles bulged, and he suddenly yanked upward.Still no movement.Naruto yawned and looked up at Zabuza, who was standing on the hilt like an acrobat."Hey, eyebrowless old man."Naruto's five fingers suddenly tightened, and he flicked his wrist."Get down here!"Boom!A brutally tyrannical strength instantly transmitted along the blade.The kubikiribōchō shuddered violently. Zabuza, standing on top, felt the ground vanish beneath him as if he had been struck by a rampaging rhino, and his center of gravity instantly collapsed.He tumbled clumsily through the air twice, forced to abandon his cool pose, his feet kicking up a series of hurried ripples on the water's surface before he finally managed to steady himself