"God King, I thought you already left."
Ryosuke said with a smile, "How could that be? This is your lunch, seafood fried rice. One portion each. It smells very good. Also, I bought you a pair of shoes. I actually forgot yesterday."
Haku's mood instantly improved a bit. "Thank you, God King."
The God King is truly so good to her. She must properly repay him in the future. But she asked with some confusion, "Didn't God King have an appointment with that person to go to Hidden Mist village in the morning?"
Ryosuke walked into the house and placed two bags on the table. He said with a smile, "It's no problem. Didn't I see how soundly you were sleeping this morning? So I couldn't bear to wake you up."
Haku was a bit surprised. So it was because of her. The bed was so comfortable, so she had slept for a long time.
Then she asked a little worriedly, "Then, making that person wait for so long, isn't that not good?"
"Didn't God King have some very important business to go to Hidden Mist village for?"
Ryosuke said casually, "That's not a problem. Just let Zabuza wait a bit."
Now Zabuza is the one seeking help from him. Even if he is made to wait a bit, he probably won't be willing to leave.
After all, given the current situation in Hidden Mist village, if they want to be saved, it'll probably take a few more years.
They'll have to wait until Mei Terumi rises up.
When Haku heard Ryosuke say that, her heart relaxed.
At this moment, Ryosuke opened his seafood fried rice, and the rich smell of seafood and fried rice hit his nose.
It tasted quite different from the food in the Land of Fire. He called out to Haku, "Haku, quickly go wash your face, then come over and eat."
Haku, after hearing that, went to the bathroom to carefully wash her cheeks. Her energy and spirit had mostly returned. After a simple freshening up, she came to the table to eat.
Looking at the steaming hot seafood and rice, her appetite greatly increased. She picked up a bite of seafood and rice with chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Her face lit up with a happy expression.
'So fragrant, so delicious.'
Ryosuke looked at Haku like this and said with a smile, "If it's good, then eat more. If it's not enough, we can always buy more."
Haku looked at the big portion of seafood and rice and said, "It's enough, it's enough."
If she ate all of this, her stomach would probably become so full it'd bulge out.
On the other side, Zabuza had come early as agreed to the place where he met the person known as the God King yesterday.
But that guy still hadn't shown up for a long time. A strong person like that shouldn't even be unable to keep track of time, right? Could something have happened?
The longer he waited, the more restless and anxious he became, especially since he saw a sliver of hope to save this country in that guy.
At this time, Ryosuke finally arrived with little Haku. He had already changed into his black clothing and mask. The two of them were walking a bit slowly because Haku had eaten too much, so their walking pace was slow.
Hidden Mist village is located in the center of an island. Though it's called an island, it's actually a huge landmass.
Hidden Mist village is also surrounded by high mountains. This kind of environment easily creates thick mist, making it hard to find.
When they arrived in front of Zabuza, Ryosuke spoke, "Let's go. Lead the way."
But Zabuza had an unhappy face and said, "Didn't we agree to meet in the morning? Why are you only coming now, almost at noon?"
He had been here waiting since morning until now. He was already almost unable to stop himself from going out to search for the guy.
Ryosuke didn't try to hide anything, "I wanted Haku by my side to sleep a bit more, so I was late. We also had lunch before coming."
Zabuza was utterly speechless inside. Just because of one little girl's sleep, he postponed such an important mission to save the Land of Water?
But the advantage was currently in the opponent's hands, and he needed the guy's help to kill the Fourth Mizukage. It wasn't the time to turn against him.
"Fine, I'll take you to Hidden Mist village now."
But Ryosuke then asked, "That's fine, but if you haven't eaten yet, we can wait a bit for you."
Zabuza replied with a cold face, "No need, I've already eaten."
He wasn't stupid, he wouldn't go hungry. There were restaurants around, enough to grab a quick bite.
Fortunately, the pursuers hadn't caught up. They probably didn't want to follow the Fourth Mizukage's orders either. Who would work wholeheartedly for such a cruel Fourth Mizukage?
When Ryosuke heard Zabuza's words, he knew it was time to go, but there was still one more issue.
"Right. This little girl, Haku, will be under your protection. You can manage that, right?"
Zabuza was slightly stunned, frowning, and said, "Why not just leave her in this small town? After we're done, we can come back to get her."
When Haku heard that, she couldn't help but grab onto Ryosuke's leg. She didn't want to stay here. When she woke up this morning and didn't see God King, she had panicked a lot.
Ryosuke could feel Haku's emotions. When someone has a person they can rely on, they won't feel safe letting them go. In that case, "We'll take her with us. I don't feel safe leaving her here."
When Haku heard this, she was instantly filled with joy.
Zabuza, however, was very displeased in his heart.
"Bringing a little girl to Hidden Mist village is too troublesome. I can do my best to protect her."
"But that means you'll be the only one to deal with the Fourth Mizukage, and I won't be able to fight, right?"
There were quite a few elites in Hidden Mist village. Although he was strong, if he had to protect the girl, he definitely couldn't take part in the fight.
Ryosuke responded, "Actually, you don't need to fight. Just take care of the girl. I'll handle it myself."
Even though Zabuza was a Jonin, his strength was still limited. Whether he fought or not didn't matter. Ryosuke could handle the Fourth Mizukage alone.
When Zabuza heard that, he was greatly shocked and questioned, "You plan to fight an entire village alone? And even kill the Fourth Mizukage? Even if you're powerful, isn't that far too arrogant?"
"Hidden Mist village has at least several thousand ninjas. That's an enormous force."
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