February 20, 60 Konoha
In the Land of Fire, Konoha
5: 45 PM
The sun is setting, and it's warm.
Wearing Konoha's Jonin uniform, Zabuza walked on the streets of Konoha, he felt like he was in another world.
Today was the seventh day since he came to Konoha, and he was on his way back from Naruto's house. As for why he came to Naruto's house? Unfortunately, it's not because the busy Naruto suddenly remembered him, and it's not because he just happened to be reassigned to the Anbu team, but because his boss Kakashi finally remembered that the two people he kidnapped didn't have Konoha's household registration.
Well, household registration, since he decided to give his life to Konoha, Zabuza didn't care why he had to have a household registration. But Kakashi, are you really not playing with me? He's not afraid of death, and he doesn't care about things like reputation and dignity, but …
"Momochi Zabuza-sama, what do you want to eat tonight?" Haku looked at Zabuza who was still a little mad, and smiled like a Konoha Anbu Mask.
"Don't call me by that name, Haku." Zabuza looked up at the sky and sighed, and his mouth continued to twitch.
"Hehehe, it seems that we'll be living in an interesting place in the future." Haku pulled Zabuza's sleeve and finally laughed like a child.
"That guy named Kakashi seems to be quite fun."
"Yes, it's quite fun to play with people." Zabuza looked at Haku who was getting smaller and smaller after coming to Konoha, and sighed in his heart. People who don't know anything and don't understand anything really have no worries. Konoha is really good, it only took seven days to make a person who has no interest in the world start to fantasize about the so-called future.
"Sama, I looked carefully, Konoha actually has a retirement system, and it's also suitable for people like us who came to Konoha halfway. As long as you work for 20 years, you can apply for retirement and get a pension at home."
Zabuza listened to Haku's nagging and had nothing to say. 'Hmph, as expected, she already has expectations for Konoha and my future. What a fool, is expectations really useful for a ninja?' 20 years, how many ninjas can live to 20 years old?
Zabuza continued to sigh. Anyway, in the past seven days, after experiencing a deliberately arranged Konoha experience, he still didn't feel any hope. In fact, he was very fearful. Especially when he really lost his household registration, he began to feel that the future was even more hopeless. No, it was despair!
He remembered what had happened in Kakashi's office.
"Name."
"The Peach Ground Will Never Be Severed."
"No, you're already dead. Naruto told you to change." Kakashi lowered his head and flipped through the documents without looking at Zabuza.
Zabuza seriously thought about it. He also felt that since he wanted to settle in Konoha, he did need a more convenient identity on the surface. But when Kakashi suddenly asked him, he really didn't know what to call himself.
But Kakashi didn't seem to intend to give him the right to think. "Ah, do you think it's better to sever the Peach Ground? Or Peach Sky?"
Zabuza looked at Kakashi's serious face and finally confirmed that he really didn't have the right to choose. How could it be as easy as he said to get him to Konoha? "Since you can understand my eyes, congratulations ~ You're already qualified to join the Konoha Anbu Naruto Guard."
Kakashi stared at Zabuza who was calmly ignoring him, and then looked at Haku who was trying to hold back his laughter, and shrugged. "It's better to sever the Peach Ground. In the future, you'll get married and have children. Even if the children don't follow their father's surname, they can't not even know their father's surname. "
Zabuza still didn't speak, and at the same time, he stopped Haku who wanted to say something. He wasn't Haku, and he knew very well that Kakashi couldn't be as "simple and interesting" as he appeared to be in Uzumaki, which was a complicated political struggle in Konoha.
For example, asking him to change his name. It does seem like a joke, but is it really a joke? He didn't want to give himself a reason to change his name, at least when the Mist Ninjas investigate, he would have an excuse. But changing a name that's obviously recognizable … Plus, Konoha didn't hide the fact that he brought him back, he probably wanted to do something with the name "Ghost Zabuza" … But what exactly does he want to do with him?
Zabuza thought about it, and his eyes firmly met Kakashi's eyes.
Kakashi received Zabuza's full understanding look, nodded gently, and wrote "Peach Ground Zabuza" in Konoha's household registration file. Then he continued to talk to himself. "Gender …"
"…"
Zabuza stared at Kakashi again, he had a strong feeling that the man was done with his business, and now he's going to play with him.
"I'm asking your gender!" Kakashi didn't care.
"Male." Although Zabuza really wanted to shout "Can't you see with your eyes?" But he still gave up, he wasn't sure if Kakashi had a deeper meaning.
"Well." Kakashi continued. "Age."
"26 years old." Zabuza sighed, well, he was played, there was no deeper meaning.
"Well." Kakashi continued. "Born in Konoha 34, what's your birthday?"
"August 15th."
"Well, born in Konoha 34, October 15th, Peach Ground Zabuza, male. No father, no mother, war orphan. "
"August 15th."
"Ah, I'm sorry, because I followed you for a year, but I was born on September 15th."
Zabuza finally rolled his eyes. He didn't understand the importance of one month older and one month younger, but he looked at Haku, who was laughing without making a sound, and felt even angrier. "Well, Haku. There's nothing funny. Just report your name to this — -sama. "
"Yes, Zabuza-sama." Haku smiled at Kakashi, whose expression couldn't be seen, "Water without Moon Black, born in Konoha 45, January 9th. Gender — Male. "
So Kakashi couldn't help but chuckle. "Haku, you actually studied Konoha history seriously."
"Yes." Haku answered seriously. "The Anbu induction training was very comprehensive."
"Well, well. But don't you think it's weird for a white person like you to be called Black? "
Hearing Kakashi's praise, Haku's face blushed, and he habitually looked at Zabuza, then he received his master's secret signal, and opened his mouth to say four words to Kakashi.
"As you wish."
Kakashi nodded with satisfaction. "Since you're already a member of Konoha, then change the water to fire — Fire without Moon White."
"Yes." Haku didn't care what his surname changed, anyway, no matter what it changed, it wouldn't change the fact that the Bloodstain Clan was disgusting.
"Ah." Kakashi seemed to suddenly think of something. "And, do you really remember your own birthday?"
Haku was puzzled, and just as he was about to answer, Kakashi continued. "I think, just pretend that you don't know your own birthday. Do you like to celebrate your birthday in spring, summer, autumn, or winter?"
Haku was stunned.
And Kakashi was amused by Haku's doe-like eyes. "Ah, there are many people who don't know their own birthday. So, the Anbu has a collective birthday — Spring Equinox, Autumn Equinox, Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice — pick one. "
"Winter Solstice. Is it to celebrate together? " Haku smiled understandingly. The education he received in the past few days told him that Konoha had various interesting policies to facilitate the integration of newcomers into the new society.
"You can say that. It's one of the best reasons to eat and drink at public expense during a financial crisis." Kakashi smiled at Haku. "It can be reimbursed."
"Is that so." Haku continued to smile. "Master, Haku will keep it a secret."
…
A secret.
Alright. Zabuza stopped in his tracks and waited for Haku, who ran to the vegetable market to bargain with the people there. In just seven days, Haku had been brainwashed by Konoha's "happy life" … He had only memorized a few rules and regulations! Such a simple and crude brainwashing.
"Zabuza-sama, there are fresh radishes, would you like to eat?" Haku turned around and greeted Zabuza.
"Whatever." Zabuza looked at Haku's endless requests, and his heart was filled with disappointment. Haku seemed to have adapted well, but he still couldn't accept it. He couldn't accept that his future was decided by someone else. But what else could he do?
"Forget it, I'll just treat it as coming to Konoha to recuperate. Anyway, going to the hospital with a medical card seems to be quite good." Zabuza muttered to himself.
"What's wrong, sama?" Haku heard his sama's sigh and turned around.
"Nothing."
"Oh, there's fresh mutton, would you like to eat?"
"I'm not eating … Damn it!" Zabuza suddenly became furious.
"I'm sorry, sama." Haku finally put down the tofu in his hand.
"I'm not talking about you, continue to choose." Zabuza sighed and looked at Haku under the setting sun, silently depressed. He suddenly realized that he was played by Kakashi today. He actually followed Kakashi's train of thought from the beginning to the end. He obviously wanted to negotiate with Kakashi! Well, even if Konoha's benefits were so good that there was nothing left to fight for. But the most important thing was, why was he, Zabuza, assigned to the internal affairs department? Although he's only a temporary replacement for one of the Anbu's wives on maternity leave, and he's only on duty for a total of 20 hours, but in these 20 hours, he solved a total of three drunken Jonins, prevented two Chunin from fighting each other, and even carried six ninja students to the Konoha Hospital who secretly overtrained and fainted. What kind of Anbu is this? Isn't Anbu the abbreviation of a special assassination unit?!
It's really funny, so funny that even a fool like him who killed all his childhood companions can't help but think about what if — if he was in Konoha, even if he was deceived to become cannon fodder on the battlefield like a fool and died without a complete corpse, his name would be engraved on that deceitful monument. It seems that it's not bad.
If only he could deceive him before he saw how cruel the world was, then everything would be fine.
… … …
Konoha 60 February 20
Border of the Fire Country
11: 55 AM
"Where did the Kazekage go?" Because I couldn't sleep, I ran out to see the stars and came back. Eero coldly asked his teacher, Baki.
Baki, who was awakened from his sleep, was covered in cold sweat. "The Kazekage went out, he said he met a former friend."
"Yes."
"I'm Eero, what's the matter?" Baki finally woke up and motioned to Kankuro and Temari who were also awakened. "Nothing, go back to sleep."
Eero looked at his sister, brother, and teacher who were carefully exchanging glances, and didn't speak again. He continued to sit in the corner, looking out the window. He saw the Kazekage a few days ago, well, his father, he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
But he could feel the Shukaku in his body was inexplicably restless.
He was getting closer and closer to Konoha. He had a hunch that this Chunin Exam was very important to him. Just like the Kazekage, his father? As he said a few days ago, it was very important.
But what about the Kazekage at this time?
"Maybe he has already reincarnated."
Outside the post, under the wall, no one could be seen, but the conversation was still faintly heard.
"Orochimaru, don't tell me you really killed the Kazekage!"
"Well, Jiraiya. Your disciple has basically taken the Land of the Wind, but he can't be at ease without the Sand Hidden, so that guy from the Kazekage can't live. "
"Are you telling me that Watergate instructed you to kill the Kazekage!"
"You don't believe in your own disciple? Zizi, he won't let Konoha suffer a loss. What? He couldn't get any information from Watergate, so Sarutobi asked you to test me. "
"Orochimaru, he is sensei. What the hell do you want to do!"
"I ~ want to kill Sarutobi and ruin his reputation. I don't know what Watergate wants to do ~"
"You're crazy. I've told you for many years, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
"Where's the evidence?"
"You can't do this …"
"What if I was kicked out of Konoha?"
"It was your own human experiment that was discovered by the opposition. If they didn't expel you, sensei would be dragged down by you. "
"That's what you think. I agree with you. It's your freedom to tell the old man that the Kazekage is dead or not. Well, I'm leaving, someone is waiting for me. Oh, right. "
"…"
"Do you think that little Watergate, who is a genius with new ideas every day, can't sleep in the middle of the night and suddenly think that if it wasn't for Jiraiya sensei who inexplicably ran away without saying goodbye … maybe everything would be different …"
February 20, 60 Konoha
10 days before the Chunin Exam
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