Not far away, the group of thugs, samurai, and rogue ninjas gathered around Gato also noticed that Naruto and Sasuke actually had reinforcements. They cursed under their breath and swarmed over anyway truly a case of the ignorant being fearless.
"Whoa, this little girl looks pretty good. Wanna come play with big brother?"
"Heh, didn't expect you'd go for a kid like that. If anyone's gonna play with her, it's gotta be me first."
Those who followed Gato around throwing their weight were naturally no good people. After getting a closer look at Furina's appearance, their mouths filled with filthy, vulgar words.
Even Kakashi nearby couldn't help frowning at the sight. No matter how mature Furina acted, she was still just a freshly graduated student. It was better to shut them up quickly for the sake of her mental well-being.
Just as Kakashi concerned for Furina's psychological health was about to make a move, several sharp cracking sounds suddenly rang out. Immediately after, two figures flew backward at high speed.
Following the direction they flew, the ones sent flying were clearly the two who had spoken first. When they hit the ground, their bodies twisted unnaturally, as if they had just suffered tremendous pain. It was impossible to tell whether they were dead or alive.
"Since you grew a mouth but can't speak properly, then just never speak again."
Furina's mood at this moment was naturally very bad. Just the thought of being leered at by this bunch of scum was disgusting enough let alone them actually saying such nauseating things to her face. This was truly disgust opening the door to disgust; disgust had come home.
Meanwhile, Kakashi who had been about to act silently withdrew his intention to intervene after seeing her performance. At the same time, he also retracted the worry he had just felt.
Who the hell knew what state his mind was in right now.
Just as Furina was about to use a ninjutsu to clear the screen, she suddenly turned her head to the side with a puzzled expression. Kakashi did the same.
"Zabuza, why are you here?"
Upon seeing that familiar figure, Kakashi couldn't help feeling suspicious. Hadn't the other side already abandoned the mission? And he didn't look like he was here to fight either. So what was he doing here?
"Kakashi, does this great one need to report to you wherever I go? Can't I just come for a casual stroll?"
"Of course you can. I didn't mean it like that."
Although Zabuza's tone wasn't very pleasant, Kakashi could tell that the other wasn't an enemy this time. With that, there was nothing to worry about.
After snapping back at Kakashi, Zabuza ignored him and turned his head toward Furina, who was currently looking at him with a puzzled expression.
"Heh, a freshly graduated brat like you shouldn't kill so many people. Conveniently, this great one also finds these trash very unpleasant to look at, so just leave them to me."
"Hah~"
Although Zabuza said these words with a cold face, how could Furina not understand what he really meant? He was clearly worried that she might kill too many people and it wouldn't be good for her, so he was stepping in to handle it himself.
He obviously wanted to help her, yet he still had to put on this act to cover it up. Sigh male tsunderes and all that, just forget about it. That playstyle had already fallen out of meta ages ago, and on top of that, it's a guy.
"Hey, brat, what are you laughing at over there? What's so funny about this?"
"First, I'm not called 'hey,' and I'm not 'brat.' My name is Furina. You can call me by my name stop with the 'hey' and 'brat' this and that.
Second, I understand your kindness. You don't have to feel ashamed about just saying it directly. Anyway, I won't laugh at someone who's helping me. Haha."
She clearly said she wouldn't laugh, but by the end, Furina still couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing. Zabuza's forehead practically had # marks popping out in anger. Furina's blatant "say one thing, do another" behavior without even trying to hide it clearly infuriated him.
But soon enough, his anger was redirected toward the thugs, samurai, and rogue ninjas still swarming around them. And Zabuza's earlier evaluation of them really wasn't exaggeration.
He didn't even use his Executioner's Blade just a few punches and kicks, and a large group was already taken down. The remaining ones who were still standing shrank back, not daring to advance. Their cowardly display naturally drew dissatisfaction from Gato, who had been watching from the sidelines.
"What the hell are you idiots doing? I spent so much money raising you lot, and this is how you repay me? And you, Zabuza
I gave you so much money to handle this job for me, and not only did you fail, but now you're turning around to help them? I knew people like you couldn't be trusted."
Perhaps Gato's words had some effect the group of thugs and samurai who had retreated to his side now joined in the accusations. In their mouths, Zabuza was painted as a street rat despised by both people and dogs.
As for the rogue ninjas? They had already fled the moment they realized how powerful Zabuza was. They were only in an employer-employee relationship with Gato definitely not worth risking their lives for.
Their accusations also made Zabuza feel a bit embarrassed on the surface. Don't misunderstand he didn't care what these soon-to-be-dead people said. It was just that the looks Furina and Kakashi were giving him had turned a little strange.
Still, the accusations weren't completely useless. Their effect was that Zabuza had now drawn his fully repaired Executioner's Blade.
Once he had his trusty weapon in hand, the situation became even more one-sided. In almost the blink of an eye, the group of thugs and samurai originally clustered around Gato were all beheaded.
Only Gato himself remained, trembling in the pile of corpses. As Zabuza drew closer and closer, Gato realized the other intended to finish him off too, so he hurriedly tried to threaten him in a blustering yet cowardly way.
But his words meant absolutely nothing to Zabuza. Things like "killing your employer will ruin your reputation"? He'd already gone rogue would he still care about that? What a joke.
"Please wait a moment. Don't you think it'd be a bit of a waste to just kill him like this?"
Just as Zabuza was about to strike Gato down, Furina's voice came from behind, stopping his movement. He turned his head and saw Furina looking at him with a bright, smiling face.
Though the smile looked very charming, Zabuza who knew her personality understood that she definitely wasn't holding back anything good. Especially since he remembered her smiling exactly like this last time.
"If you have something to say, just say it, little... uh, Furina. Don't waste this great one's time."
"It's like this: everyone ended up in such a sorry state this time all because of Mr. Gato here, right? And coincidentally, I've heard that Mr. Gato is quite the famous tycoon. He must be very wealthy, yes?
Since he can't compensate us on a spiritual level, why not just compensate us materially instead? You agree, right, Kakashi-sensei? I'll leave it to you."