In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Chapter 96: Haku is a woman; Kishimoto doesn't understand Naruto.

Zabuza was taken aback. Although he didn't know why Chiyo wanted to feed him beans, who would want to die if they had a chance to live?

As expected, after eating the beans, Zabuza's injuries were instantly healed, and not only that, his chakra and stamina were also restored.

"W-what?!" Zabuza, who had just escaped death, stood up in disbelief, staring at his healed wounds, and exclaimed in shock.

Kakashi, who was kneeling in the distance and unable to move due to exhaustion of chakra, was also shocked.

From his perspective, he couldn't see what Chiya did to Zabuza.

Seeing Zabuza suddenly recover completely, he became even more wary of Chiya.

"What are your plans next?" Chiya asked Zabuza and Haku.

Upon hearing this, Zabuza and Haku exchanged a glance, then immediately knelt on one knee and said in unison, "If Lord Chiya does not mind, we are willing to follow Lord Chiya."

"You can stay by my side, but you won't survive long in a place like that." Chiya hesitated for a moment, then took out a scroll from the system inventory, wrote something on it, and handed it to Zabuza. "The Hidden Mist Village, under the leadership of the Fifth Mizukage, is no longer the village of blood and mist it once was. If you trust me, take this to Mei Terumi, and I believe she will show leniency."

Chiya thought to himself, "The Hidden Mist Village is losing its talent pool. Zabuza and Haku will be like two more reliable confidants for Mei Terumi."

"The Fifth Mizukage?" Zabuza and Haku both widened their eyes in disbelief.

They didn't expect that Chiya knew the current Mizukage, and that they seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

"Tell Mei Terumi that you need this Executioner's Blade now, and you can return it to Kirigakure later." Chiya raised his hand, and the Executioner's Blade, which had been thrown to the ground during his fight with Kakashi, flew up and automatically landed in Chiya's hand.

Qianye then added him to the system's warehouse.

He planned to leave him with Erzhuzi so that Erzhuzi could subdue Hozuki Suigetsu.

Otherwise, if it weren't for Hozuki Suigetsu, and Sasuke accidentally got killed while showing off, things wouldn't be so fun in the future.

Zabuza accepted the scroll and, along with Haku, expressed their gratitude to Chiya once again.

Next, they greeted Kakashi, whom they had become acquainted with through a misunderstanding.

Just as Zabuza and Haku were about to leave, Chiya suddenly remembered something and called out to them, "Haku, wait a moment."

"Lord Chiya, is there anything else?" Haku, still bearing the wounds from his battle with Naruto, turned around with Zabuza's support and asked, puzzled, upon hearing Chiya's voice.

Qianye flashed and appeared in front of the two.

Kakashi, standing to the side, was suddenly startled, thinking to himself, "So fast, even the Sharingan couldn't see through it in time."

Chiya ignored Kakashi and looked Haku up and down, admiring his beautiful face and smooth, long black hair.

Looking down from above, no matter which way you look, he looks exactly like a girl, with red lips and white teeth. He doesn't have an Adam's apple, nor does he have any male characteristics whatsoever.

He even began to doubt Kishimoto's understanding of Naruto, suggesting that he deliberately portrayed women as men in order to demonstrate that men had an easier time surviving in the ninja world.

After a slight hesitation, Qianye asked the question that had puzzled him for two lifetimes, "Are you a man or a woman?"

"Uh..." Kakashi and Zabuza both had black lines appear on their foreheads at the same time.

They never expected that such a strong guy would get bogged down in such a trivial matter.

Bai smiled slightly and gave an unexpected answer, "If someone else asked, I would say without hesitation that I am a man. But if it is Lady Qianye, I can tell you frankly that I am a woman."

"A woman?" Zabuza, who was standing to the side, was also clearly startled upon hearing this.

Bai hurriedly apologized, "I'm sorry, Lord Zabuza. Because you once said that women have no place to survive in this cruel world, I had to hide my gender in order to stay by your side."

Zabuza said "Oh," and then suddenly realized, "I see. It's alright, none of this matters anymore."

At that moment, Ye Cang walked over and said, "Lord Qianye, we should go."

"Kakashi-senpai, we'll meet again soon." With these words, Chiya and Yekura disappeared from the bridge at the same time.

Watching Chiya and Yekura disappear, Zabuza and Haku bowed simultaneously. Haku thought to himself, "Lord Chiya, may your future be bright and your martial arts prosper."

Next, the two greeted Kakashi again and slowly disappeared at the end of the bridge.

Kakashi was left with a blank expression. He thought to himself, "It seems like another turbulent time is coming. What is Chiya's stance now? And who is that woman beside him?"

Why would Chiya know so many secrets? She even knows that she was once misled by Danzo and had assassinated three generations of people with Tenzo.

Also, who was he talking to before?

Just as Kakashi was lost in thought, the genjutsu automatically dissipated, and Naruto, Sakura, Tazuna, and the others slowly awoke.

Naruto looked at Kakashi with a bewildered expression, scratching the back of his head as he asked, "Kakashi-sensei, what happened? Why did we all suddenly faint?"

"Well... it might be a little difficult to explain, but anyway, everything's fine now," Kakashi said dismissively. He didn't know how to tell Naruto.

"What about Zabuza and those bad guys? And Haku's body is also missing?" Naruto looked around.

When he saw the unfinished bridge end, littered with corpses, he was instantly terrified and collapsed to the ground, exclaiming, "Ah, so many corpses!"

"Don't worry, those are all the corpses of Gato and his group. Zabuza and Haku are both alive and well. They have already returned to their original villages," Kakashi said.

"I see." Upon hearing this, the fear on Naruto's face vanished instantly, replaced by relief. He exclaimed, "That's wonderful!"

At the same time, Sasuke woke up. Sakura praised Sasuke's strength and how he had deliberately avoided vital points, while also calling out to Naruto and Kakashi, "Kakashi-sensei, Naruto, Sasuke is alright, he's awake!"

As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Led by Tazuna's grandson, the people of the Land of Waves, who had been moved by Naruto's talk-no-jutsu, picked up their weapons and sheepishly rushed over.

Upon seeing this, Kakashi and Naruto exchanged a knowing smile, understanding each other without saying a word.

Our trip to the Land of Waves has now come to a successful conclusion.

Meanwhile, Chiya and Yekura returned to the mainland.

"Lord Chiya, why are you doing so much for those two unrelated people?"

Only after leaving the Land of Waves did Yekura finally ask the question that had been lingering in her mind.

Chiya smiled, glanced back in the direction of the Land of Waves, and said something meaningful that left Yekura puzzled: "Just like when I saved you from Kirigakure, it was probably to prevent any lingering resentment in my heart."

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