Konoha's dog is happy

Two days later, in a hotel in the Country of Waves.

Bai slowly opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar ceiling. With his memory still a little blurry, he slowly got up.

Before he could think about where he was, he saw Zabuza on the bed opposite him.

Seeing Zabuza with his whole body wrapped in bandages, Shiro hurriedly rushed to the bed opposite.

Haku finally breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed that Zabuza was still breathing.

However, this unfamiliar environment at this moment made him wary.

Bai looked at the entire room in detail and found nothing special, so he walked to the window.

Looking at the sparse crowd outside the window, he was still not sure where he was.

Finally, he walked to the door again and opened it slightly.

After sticking his head out, he discovered that he and Zabuza were in a hotel.

cuckoo

After closing the door, Bai's stomach suddenly growled, and he felt a sense of hunger.

He felt around on his body and found a total of 600 taels of scattered banknotes.

Shiro, who originally wanted to have a big meal, looked at Zabuza who was lying on the bed again.

Looking at the white cloth wrapped around Zabuza's body, he understood that Zabuza might not have woken up yet.

Then Zabuza must be very hungry when he wakes up.

So Bai decided to just have a bowl of noodles.

When he was about to open the door, he suddenly felt someone approaching the door.

Although he was seriously injured, he quickly pulled out Qianben and was ready to fight at any time.

really.

Noticing the doorknob being twisted, Haku finally confirmed that someone was indeed trying to enter the room where he and Zabuza were.

Haku, who thought he was saved by Zabuza at the risk of his life, at this time only thought that the person outside the door was an enemy or a waiter.

The moment the door was opened, Bai noticed that the attire of the man outside was obviously not that of a waiter.

After realizing that it was not a waiter, Shiro quickly shot out the Senbon in his hand.

But who was Sakuragi Hanamichi? He easily dodged this kind of attack.

Seeing Shiro who was a little nervous, Sakuragi Hanamichi also spoke directly.

"Bai, I am not an enemy."

"I saved you two. When Zabuza wakes up, you can ask him."

"real"

Bai was a little hesitant and asked uncertainly.

Although he was not sure, the thousand books he took out again were not put away.

Haku had been following a cold-blooded killer like Zabuza since he was very young, so he was naturally very suspicious.

Sakuragi also understood this and explained again.

"If you take a good look at Zabuza, do you think you two can save yourself?"

"It has been two days since your battle with the Konoha ninjas."

"I think you must be hungry, how about I take you to have a meal first."

"Then we will slowly wait until Zabuza wakes up. By then, you will naturally understand."

With just one blow, Bai knew that he was no match for the tall man in front of him.

Since he had no good solution, he agreed to Sakuragi's proposal.

Bai was really hungry. Although he still didn't understand the other party's purpose, he was not polite when eating.

After a good meal, he hurried back to his room.

But fortunately, the stranger in front of him didn't do anything.

It wasn't until the next day that Haku, who had been staying by Zabuza's bedside, noticed that Zabuza seemed to be moving, and Zabuza began to slowly wake up.

Bai, who was very excited, quickly asked with concern.

"Zabuza-sama, how do you feel?"

After waking up, Zabuza heard Shiro's voice before he had time to look around.

He slowly turned his head, looked at Bai who really came to life, and smiled slightly.

Haku, who had never seen a smile on Zabuza's face, was extremely surprised at this moment.

Shiro knew Zabuza very well. Although this cold-blooded killer had moments of vulnerability, he would never show it.

But today, after Zabuza woke up, his first reaction was to laugh, and he smiled so relievedly.

"Zabuza-sama, you must be hungry. I will go down and bring you food right away."

Before Zabuza could respond, Shiro was about to get up and go buy food.

Seeing Shiro preparing to leave, Zabuza spoke with difficulty.

"Bai, don't worry, sit down for a while."

Shiro, who always obeyed Zabuza's words, sat back obediently again.

Sakuragi Hanamichi, who had been in the next room, also heard the movement in Zabuza's room.

He knew clearly that Zabuza should have woken up.

He came to the door of Zabuza's room and heard conversations inside, so he went straight downstairs to buy food.

Knowing that she was rude last time, Sakuragi, who came back from dinner this time, gently knocked on the door of Zabuza's room.

After Bai heard the knock on the door, he realized that it must be the stranger from yesterday.

After opening the door, he saw the person from yesterday.

Because of the stranger's kindness yesterday, and because Zabuza told him what had happened before, he knew that this person did not want to harm them.

Shiro, whose attitude improved, welcomed Sakuragi in.

Sakuragi came in with rice and greeted Zabuza directly without being polite.

"Zabuza, it seems he is recovering well."

Zabuza, who had truly experienced death once, now understood and quickly thanked him.

"Thank you for your rescue. If it weren't for you, Bai and I might have died."

"If there is anything you need to use us for, please feel free to ask."

"Ha ha"

Sakuragi didn't reply immediately, but stood up and laughed, and then spoke after finishing laughing.

"Zabuza has been a defector ninja for many years. It seems he really understands a lot."

"As you can imagine, I do have a need for you."

"But not now, so you don't have to worry."

"Let's eat first"

Sakuragi Hanamichi handed the food to Bai Hou and sat quietly aside.

While they were eating, the whole room was quiet for a long time.

Zabuza couldn't help but speak again when he knew the meal was finished.

"My lord, can you first tell me what is going on?"

"Although I really want to repay your life-saving grace, there are some things I still don't want to violate my principles."

"Ha ha"

Sakuragi laughed again, put away his smile, and then spoke again.

"I didn't expect that the rebellious ninja who came from the land of blood mist actually had his own rules for doing things."

"I always thought that you rebellious ninjas were just random and murderous monsters."

"You are not allowed to insult Zabuza-sama."

Shiro, who was watching silently from the side, suddenly became excited when he heard Sakuragi mocking Zabuza.

Seeing that Shiro was still about to take action, Zabuza quickly stopped him.

"Bai, don't be rude."

After seeing Shiro sitting down quietly, Zabuza looked at Sakuragi again.

"I'm sorry, Bai didn't mean it."

"fine."

Sakuragi really didn't mind, so he waved his hand gently.

"I don't mean to insult you, I just think you are different from the rebellious nin I imagined."

"Let's get down to business."

"I said before, I do have a purpose in saving you."

"But don't worry, I won't do anything to embarrass you."

"After you recover from your injuries, I will leave a shadow clone by your side."

"This shadow clone will stay with you for half a year, mainly to improve your strength."

"You will spend half a year to hone your strength."

"In other words, I won't let you do things for me until one year later."

"And the thing is very simple, just protect one person."

"But really, it's not that simple."

"Because the dangers this person will face in the future may be beyond your imagination."

"It is precisely because it is too dangerous that I feel that your current strength is not enough."

"As for the identity of this person, I can't tell you yet."

"And don't worry, we are definitely not enemies of the Kingdom of Water."

"There's only so much I can reveal now. It depends on whether you agree or not."

"If you don't agree, I won't do anything to you."

Zabuza actually agreed in his heart after hearing that he was just protecting one person.

After hearing that he would not be an enemy of the Kingdom of Water, there was no resistance at all.

After thinking briefly, Zabuza replied.

"can."

"One year later, we will help you protect that person."

"readily"

Sakuragi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He still completed the task assigned to him by his main body.

"You are still in the Country of Waves. After you recover from your injuries, I will take you to a small town."

"But you two still need to change your outfits."

"I don't want Kirigakure's assassination ninjas to track you all the way down."

"You guys should have a good rest first."

After Sakuragi put down a stack of banknotes, he teleported away.