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"That's right."
Naruto heard the Masked Man's question and nodded directly, saying, "What, is there a problem?"
"No problem."
The Masked Man shook his head and said, "Most of our organization consists of rogue Ninja wanted by the Five Great Ninja Villages, and most of the time they act freely. It's not strange for them to be hunted down by enemies or those with grudges, and we don't have a habit of avenging them.
But at least let us know what happened, like who provoked you, right?"
"What you said... seems to make some sense."
Naruto pondered for a moment after hearing the Masked Man's words, then said, "It doesn't hurt to tell you. Among your organization, the one who provoked my subject was a Ninja skilled in Water Release, who also seemed to be from the Hidden Mist Village, and he had a small child with him who could use Ice Release secret techniques."
"It's that Zabuza!"
Kisame Hoshigaki immediately guessed who Naruto was talking about after hearing his description, then asked, "How did Zabuza provoke you? What did you do to him?"
Zabuza Momochi was recommended to the Masked Man by Kisame Hoshigaki, and Kisame and the Masked Man went together to recruit him. To fill Biwa Jūzō's vacancy, Zabuza Momochi was the best candidate.
Kisame Hoshigaki just didn't expect that such a thing would happen right after they had just recruited Zabuza Momochi.
Although they still didn't know Zabuza Momochi's situation, Kisame Hoshigaki and the Masked Man both had a premonition that since that guy had provoked such an overbearing "Emperor," he was probably in grave danger.
"Of course, I killed him!"
Naruto said righteously, "So that guy was called Zabuza? My subjects are already few in number; if he dares to provoke them, he naturally has only one path: death."
Saying that, Naruto looked provocatively at Kisame Hoshigaki and asked, "What, you don't agree?"
"If you don't agree, then come and fight!"
"You—"
Kisame Hoshigaki heard Naruto's words and couldn't help but draw his sword again, but he was pulled back by the Masked Man. The Masked Man then asked in a deep voice, "What I want to know is, how did Zabuza provoke your subject?"
"Why should I tell you?!"
Naruto, high on provocation, completely disregarded the Masked Man's face and said with great arrogance, "If you don't agree, you can come and fight me again. I didn't get enough fighting just now!"
Kisame Hoshigaki, who was beside them, heard Naruto's attitude toward the Masked Man and immediately turned to look at him, his gaze seeming to ask: Old friend, can you tolerate this? How about we both go at him and just get rid of this arrogant guy?
The Masked Man responded with his gaze: Oh, please. If he were that easy to get rid of, I would have done it long ago.
However, the Masked Man was also quite angered by Naruto's attitude, yet he didn't want to fight him again. He could only suppress the anger in his heart and said coldly, "A mere Zabuza is not worth me making a move for him. If you don't want to talk about how he provoked you, then so be it.
Let's drop this matter. We're heading to the Hidden Mist Village now!"
The Masked Man's last sentence was directed at Kisame Hoshigaki, reminding him not to privately seek trouble with Naruto.
Kisame Hoshigaki understood the Masked Man's meaning but showed no reaction, simply giving Naruto a calm glance before looking away.
However, Naruto felt a suppressed anger emanating from Kisame Hoshigaki, knowing that this dead-eyed shark-faced man would sooner or later come looking for trouble—which was exactly what he wanted.
It was just a pity that he had provoked them so much, yet these two guys could still hold back from fighting. What great endurance!
"Oh, that's right!"
At this moment, the Masked Man suddenly thought of something. His eyes flickered, and he used his space-time Ninjutsu again, instantly disappearing into a swirling spatial vortex. He reappeared shortly after, holding a black robe with red clouds, which he threw to Naruto, saying, "Here, this is our organization's uniform. Remember to wear it."
Naruto took the robe the Masked Man threw to him, hesitated for a moment, then directly put it on.
Several hours later.
The three arrived at the Hidden Mist Village and easily infiltrated it.
Naruto followed behind the Masked Man and Kisame Hoshigaki, watching them expertly navigate around all the Hidden Mist Village's secret posts and sentries.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The Hidden Mist Village, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, is like a backyard garden in the eyes of these two. How ironic!
Swish!~
Before Naruto's thoughts could settle, figures suddenly appeared around them, surrounding them completely.
Alright, I was being one-sided.
Naruto looked at the figures surrounding them, silently retracting his previous assessment of the Hidden Mist Village. Then he glanced at the Masked Man and Kisame Hoshigaki beside him and said with interest, "Interesting, it seems we've been ambushed!"
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Judging by the stance of the Ninja around them, they clearly knew they were coming back, so they had ambushed them here early, just waiting for them to walk into the trap—oh, no, that "them" didn't include Naruto; he was clearly dragged along to make up the numbers.
"You really came!"
At this moment, a young man with green hair, purple eyes, and a scar resembling a suture mark below his left eye slowly walked out. He stared coldly at the Masked Man and said, "I didn't expect you would actually dare to come here again. That's good. I've been under your care all these years, and now I can finally repay you properly!"
The young man was not old, but his voice had a maturity beyond his years.
Although the young man's tone was light, Naruto could clearly feel that whether it was the look in his eyes when he gazed at the Masked Man or the emotions he exuded when speaking, it all carried intense anger, as if he wanted to tear the Masked Man to pieces.
"Heh!"
The Masked Man heard the young man's words and responded with disdain, "You shouldn't have been able to break free from that Jutsu's control on your own. It seems someone discovered you were being controlled and helped you break the Genjutsu.
However, you are merely a puppet whom I easily controlled for several years. I'm very curious what gave you the courage to speak to me in such a tone now."
Boom!
As soon as the Masked Man's words fell, a powerful Chakra erupted from the young man opposite him, forming a protective layer around him like an outer garment, with three spiky tails behind him.
"That is—"
Naruto's eyes widened when he saw the young man's state. Then he called out in his mind, "Big Fox, did you see that? Isn't the Chakra on that person the same as yours?"
Although the feeling was different, Naruto could clearly sense that the Chakra released by that young man was the same as the Big Fox inside his body.
That was Tailed Beast Chakra.
In other words, that young man was like him—a Jinchūriki who had a Tailed Beast sealed within his body.