Konoha: Intentionally losing to Hinata at the start

Sakura laughed and said, "I knew it! How could Kakashi-sensei die so easily?"

Sasuke's gaze, however, was searching for Yu Ming's figure; he couldn't believe Yu Ming was dead.

Sure enough, Yu Ming suddenly appeared next to Kakashi and said with a smile, "Sakura and Sasuke's battle just now was quite exciting."

Seeing Yu Ming reappear, Sasuke frowned. "Were you doing that on purpose just now?"

Seeing Sasuke's displeased expression, Yu Ming smiled and said, "No, I just didn't expect there to be an ambush."

Sasuke didn't believe it, but he didn't press Yu Ming any further.

He now knew that Yu Ming must be very strong, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to dodge away with Kakashi.

They must have discovered the ambush long ago.

At this moment, Naruto also realized what had happened and felt somewhat disappointed, realizing that he had performed poorly just now.

Kakashi looked at Tazuna and said, "Mr. Tazuna, I expect you to give us an explanation as to why there are ninjas on the road."

"These ninjas are after you."

At this moment, Tazner feigned madness and said, "They're coming for me? How come I didn't know?"

The price difference between a B-level mission and a C-level mission is enormous.

Kakashi frowned at Tazuna's attitude and said, "Since you put it that way, then we have no choice but to go back. This mission has run into problems, and we need to go back and properly assess the level of this mission."

Upon hearing that Kakashi wanted to go back, Tazuna quickly said, "Don't do that, Kakashi, I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"

Kakashi looked at Tazuna and listened as he explained in detail.

After listening to what Tazuna had to say, Kakashi frowned, then looked at Yu Ming and asked, "What do you think?"

Yu Ming smiled and said, "You're the captain, so of course it's up to you, Kakashi-sensei, to make the decision. Whatever decision you make, I'll support you."

Yu Ming kicked the ball back to Kakashi.

Chapter 66

Kakashi looked at Naruto and said, "We need to take Naruto back for treatment."

"The weapons of those Hidden Mist ninjas may have been poisoned."

Because Naruto was injured by a Chunin from Kirigakure earlier.

So Kakashi wanted to use this reason to go back.

Seeing Naruto's dazed look, Sakura assumed he was poisoned and nodded, saying, "We should definitely take Naruto back for treatment."

At that moment, Naruto seemed to realize something, pulled out a kunai, and plunged it into his arm, instantly drawing blood.

He also shouted, "Kakashi-sensei, I'm fine. Next time, I'll definitely do better than anyone else."

Naruto's action pleased Kakashi, at least he knew that he hadn't done a very good job summarizing this.

Kakashi joked, "If you don't stop bleeding, you might not get another chance. Just wait to die~".

Naruto looked down and saw his hands covered in blood. He was terrified. "Ah, ah, Kakashi-sensei, please help me stop the bleeding! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"

Naruto was terrified by the blood on his hands.

He completely forgot what he had just said.

Yu Ming shook his head. "You really can't judge a book by its cover. This guy will actually become the one who saves the world."

Kakashi walked up to Naruto, about to bandage him, but found that his wound was healing rapidly.

Kakashi frowned. "Is it the power of the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

"This recovery ability is truly terrifying."

This ability to recover truly surprised Kakashi.

After bandaging Naruto, the group continued on their way.

This time, Naruto was extremely alert, searching everywhere for the enemy.

It was just to prove that I wasn't a coward.

Sasuke, on the other hand, kept his eyes on Yu Ming.

Sakura felt the same way; she always felt that she knew too little about Yu Ming.

I never expected Yu Ming to be so strong, even though he didn't make a move this time.

However, the ability to detect an ambush at the same time as Kakashi and simultaneously use the Substitution Jutsu to teleport away demonstrates a level of strength far exceeding theirs.

Yu Ming walked calmly beside Kakashi.

He seemed to have no connection with Kakashi's team, and actually had no relationship with Sasuke, Naruto, or Sakura.

The group encountered no further danger along the way.

A day later, they finally arrived in the Land of Waves.

The Land of Waves is a small island nation.

However, the environment is indeed very nice.

When they reached the side of a river, Tazna laughed and said, "Our village is just one more village away."

Yu Ming looked into the woods and then turned to look at Kakashi.

Kakashi's eyes shifted, and he also looked into the forest.

But he didn't see anything amiss.

At that moment, Naruto threw two kunai "enemies" into a bush.

But when Naruto went over to take a look, he realized it was a rabbit.

Sakura looked at Naruto and said, "Naruto, look at you, you almost killed the rabbit."

Naruto lowered his head after Sakura's words; he just wanted to prove that he wasn't a coward.

However, just as one of them was speaking and the other was listening with his head down, Yu Ming suddenly flashed and pressed their heads down.

"Buzz~".

"Bang~".

A massive guillotine flew through the forest, slicing through the spot where Sakura and Naruto had just been standing.

If Yu Ming hadn't forced them to bow their heads, that big knife would have already cleaved them in two.

When Naruto stood up to speak to Yu Ming, he saw the Executioner's Blade perched on a large tree in front of him.

Sakura looked up and realized that she had just been saved by Yu Ming.

Sasuke's gaze narrowed slightly; he hadn't seen Yu Ming disappear at all.

This gave him a strong sense of urgency.

"His strength definitely surpasses mine, but he's only the same age as me."

Naruto gripped his kunai and pointed it at Zabuza, who was now standing atop the greatsword.

After Yu Ming removed his hands from Sakura and Naruto's heads, he looked at Zabuza.

"Momochi Zabuza, an elite Jonin from Kirigakure, and the wielder of the Executioner's Blade of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist."

Zabuza looked at Yu Ming with some surprise, "You brat, you actually know my name, you're not simple."

Yu Ming's series of introductions were merely a hint to Sakura and Naruto not to act impulsively, and that they were not opponents at all.

As expected, Naruto, who originally wanted to rush up and fight Zabuza, became much more cautious when he heard that the other party was actually an elite Jonin.

Kakashi looked at Sasuke and said, "Protect Mr. Tazuna."

Sasuke nodded.

He drew his kunai and stood beside Tazuna.

Kakashi approached Yu Ming and asked, "Zabuza, why are you here?"

Zabuza stood on the Executioner's Blade, chuckling, "Kakashi Hatake, aren't you just asking a question you already know the answer to? Do you think I'm here just for fun?"

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Kakashi frowned. "Sakura, Naruto, I'll handle this guy. You two go protect Mr. Tazuna."

Naruto looked at Yu Ming, frowned, and said, "Kakashi-sensei, I want to fight alongside you."

Kakashi said seriously, "Naruto, you are no match for him. Even I can't guarantee that I can defeat him. So your job is to protect Mr. Tazuna."

Although Naruto wanted to say a few more words, Sakura pulled him away.

She could now roughly guess that Yu Ming's strength was definitely greater than the three of them, otherwise Kakashi would never have left Yu Ming behind to fight alongside him.

Although unwilling, Naruto still followed Sakura to Tazuna's side to protect him.

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Seeing Naruto's displeasure, Tazuna laughed and said, "Kid, I think that kid is very different from you guys. You're probably not comparable to him."

Even Tazuna, an ordinary person, could see that Yu Ming was different from others.

Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke naturally knew this.

The three looked at Yu Ming standing next to Kakashi.

Sasuke, in particular, was very curious about Yu Ming's strength.

Kakashi looked at Zabuza and said, "Could it be that the ninja that Mr. Tazuna mentioned, the one hired by Gato, is you?"

Zabuza was extremely arrogant, and even Kakashi couldn't instill any fear in him.

Zabuza laughed and said, "Kakashi, you know the answer to that question. If you hand over Tazuna today, I might spare your life."

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are no joke.

Each one of them is at least at the level of an elite Jonin.

Zabuza was also an elite Jonin.

Yu Ming chuckled, "This guy is quite arrogant."

Yu Ming's words annoyed Zabuza. "Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are speaking. Kakashi, your subordinates are really ill-mannered."