#37 - Chapter 37: Yasakani no Magatama Konoha Bridge
"Kakashi, it seems there's no need for us to fight?" Zabuza laughed self-deprecatingly.
"Yeah."
Kakashi glanced at Zabuza's wound and said, "But it seems it's too late."
"Yeah... cough!"
Zabuza spat out another mouthful of blood and then collapsed weakly to the ground.
The feeling of weakness in his body became more and more obvious, and his eyelids became heavier and heavier. He felt that he was about to die soon.
In the last moments of his consciousness, he stared fixedly at Haku, who was lying not far away.
He was so beautiful and kind, yet he had been raised by him into a perfect tool, and even died for him...
How could he not care about such a child?
"Haku..."
Naruto didn't expect Zabuza to die before he could even deliver the final blow.
But it didn't matter, it was good that he was dead.
Now the only obstacle to the mission was Kado and his men.
Compared to Zabuza and the others, Kado's men were not a problem at all.
However, to prevent Kado from hiring ninjas to cause trouble afterward, Naruto planned to leave all of Kado's men here!
"Kakashi, leave these people to me," Naruto said calmly.
Haku was defeated by Sasuke, and Zabuza was defeated by Kakashi.
It was time for him to deal with the final boss.
Kakashi also thought that was the right thing to do, and nodded in agreement.
"Did you hear that? This brat actually said he's going to deal with us alone?"
"Hahahaha, I think he's lost his mind!"
"When we beat him until he cries for his mommy, he'll know he's not playing a ninja game!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Listening to his subordinates' triumphant voices, Kado was also full of confidence.
But the look in that yellow-haired brat's eyes was really annoying!
"Alright, stop talking nonsense, go and kill that brat!"
"Yes, Boss!!"
"Brat, prepare to die!!"
"In your next life, remember not to play ninja games!!"
Dozens of samurai and ronin charged towards Naruto with various weapons.
But Naruto was not flustered at all!
He jumped high into the air, pinched his index fingers and thumbs together, and condensed a large amount of flashing energy in his hands!
"Eight Trigrams Palm!"
In an instant!
Countless light bullets flew out of Naruto's hands, smashing down on these samurai and ronin!
Before these samurai and ronin could react, their entire bodies were pierced by the light bullets and they lost their lives!
In just a moment, the bridge was a mess, with the corpses of samurai and ronin lying everywhere!
"Gulp!"
Everyone looked at Naruto's masterpiece in shock.
"What... what kind of ninjutsu is that?"
Kakashi couldn't imagine how he should deal with Naruto's move.
Earth Release?
Judging from the extent of the damage to the bridge, ordinary Earth Release could only play a small delaying role and could not completely block this move!
Kakashi found that he was becoming more and more unable to see through Naruto!
Sasuke clenched his fists,
wondering when he would be able to see Naruto's back!
Tazuna was shocked by the power of ninjas for the first time.
With such strength, this boy could destroy the Land of Waves by himself, right?
What terrifying power, is this what a ninja is?!
"Ah... ah! Don't kill me!"
"I have money! Don't kill me!"
Kado was hiding relatively far away, and Naruto didn't attack in his direction, so he was lucky enough to survive.
But after seeing Naruto's methods, he felt that being alive was almost the same as being dead.
Too terrifying!
This was simply not a method that humans should possess!
Money?
Naruto scratched his cheek, feeling a little conflicted.
"Kakashi, if he dies, does his money count as unclaimed property?"
"......"
"It counts, but how do you know he doesn't have children or relatives who can inherit his estate?"
Kakashi advised, "If he has children or relatives to inherit his estate, then taking his money is theft. That's not what a ninja should do!"
A ninja should not steal, but in order to carry out missions, they can break into private houses, assassinate, gamble, and frequent brothels...
Naruto curled his lips and then shot Kado to death with a laser beam.
He always felt like he had missed out on a hundred million!
But although he liked money, it wasn't a hobby.
He liked money because he was short of money, not because he simply liked collecting money like Nami!
So even if he really missed out on a hundred million, Naruto didn't care that much.
Because his daily expenses didn't require a hundred million.
"Kado is dead, there shouldn't be any enemies anymore, right?" Tazuna said suddenly at this time.
"Theoretically, there aren't, but for your safety, we will still protect you in shifts until the bridge is built, Mr. Tazuna," Kakashi said to Tazuna.
"Then thank you very much!"
Tazuna bowed deeply to the three of them, and then began the intense bridge-building business.
For the future of the Land of Waves, Tazuna was racing against time!
Even if so many things had just happened, it couldn't stop him from building the bridge seriously!
"He's really working hard."
Naruto sat by the bridge with Sasuke, watching Tazuna busy up and down, panting for breath.
Although his perseverance was admirable, when would this bridge be built?
The next day,
Tazuna also realized that relying on himself alone, building the bridge was a distant prospect, so he once again mobilized the villagers to build the bridge.
This time, because Kado was already dead, no one refused Tazuna!
All the men in the village who could still work joined the bridge-building project.
A month later,
the bridge connecting the Land of Waves and the Land of Fire was finally built.
As for the name of the bridge, it was named by Tazuna as - Konoha Bridge!
Originally, this bridge was named 'Naruto Bridge' because Tazuna was moved by Naruto's actions, but now it was completely different!
Naruto Bridge was named to thank Naruto for his contribution to the Land of Waves, while Konoha Bridge was to thank all the ninjas of Team 7 from Konoha!
......
The next day,
it was already evening when Team 7 returned to Konoha,
but Kakashi still took them to the Hokage Building to report the mission as soon as possible.
If it had been before, Kakashi would definitely have waited until the next day to report to the Third Hokage.
But concerning the jinchuriki's first mission outside the village, Kakashi couldn't delay in order to reassure the Third Hokage.
"Hmm... I didn't expect so many things to happen, you've really worked hard." After listening to Kakashi's report, Hiruzen Sarutobi was a little surprised.
He didn't expect Team 7 to encounter jonin-level enemies on their first C-rank mission!
Fortunately, the guiding jonin of Team 7 was Kakashi, which was really reassuring!
"Old man, don't just say we worked hard, give us something practical," Naruto said lightly.
"......"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had long been accustomed to Naruto's impoliteness and chuckled, "Although the danger of this mission exceeded the rank of the mission, Mr. Tazuna only gave a reward of 10,000, so you can only get 2,500 ryo each."
Naruto curled his lips and looked at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle, speechless.
Seeing Naruto like this, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care and turned to Kakashi and said, "Alright, Kakashi. Team 7 performed well on this mission. You can all rest for a while during this time."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
