It was nearly 7 a.m. when Kakuzu woke up.
He stepped out of the tent and was surprised to find himself alone.
Normally, Haruki and Tsunade, whose sensor abilities were as good as his, couldn't have slept through whatever had happened.
The only explanation was that Haruki wanted him to take care of it.
Kakuzu frowned at this thought.
Why did he feel like he wasn't a teacher but a handyman, expected to do everything?
And the most infuriating part was that there was no extra pay!
Kakuzu ranted in his mind. Afraid to wake Haruki, he could only vent his anger on the Taki Hidden Village ninjas.
A few minutes later, six ninjas appeared before him.
There were three men and three women, with only one Jonin among them.
Kakuzu wasn't surprised. Apart from the Five Great Villages, Jonin were extremely rare.
Moreover, the kunoichi who stole the Hero Water was only a Chunin, and he had already purged the village's high - ranking ninjas.
The middle - aged man leading the group, wearing a Taki Hidden Village forehead protector, stared at Kakuzu in shock.
He thought he had seen the man somewhere before.
Kakuzu knew that the man might have seen his wanted poster.
After all, he was quite famous in the Taki Hidden Village as a Rogue Ninja.
But he was too lazy to talk. He quickly formed hand seals, and countless black tentacles emerged from the gaps in his body.
Such a distinctive feature made the middle - aged man scream in horror.
"Kakuzu? You're Kakuzu! What are you doing here?!"
His voice was filled with despair.
Kakuzu had single - handedly wiped out the Taki Hidden Village's high - ranking ninjas before. What chance did they stand?
Without hesitation, he shouted, "Run! Run for your lives!"
Kakuzu snorted. If it were someone else, there might be a chance for them to escape, but he had five hearts, equivalent to five ninjas.
And he was in a bad mood today. Since they'd walked into this, they weren't going to get away.
Three minutes later, the battle was over.
Kakuzu felt much better.
If I can't teach Haruki a lesson, can't I deal with you?
Hey, took out six in three minutes. I'm still a badass!
Just then, he saw Haruki walking out, smiling and holding his lower back.
With Kakuzu's experience, he knew what had happened last night.
A single expletive popped into his mind: Damn!
It perfectly described his mood and Haruki's actions. It's a win - win situation.
"Morning."
Haruki looked around at the place that was in a mess, filled with the traces of Kakuzu's ninjutsu.
He'd actually sensed it, but Tsunade was too alluring to leave in the middle of it.
"Kakuzu, thanks for your hard work," Haruki said with a smile.
"Easy peasy."
Kakuzu snorted. Since the words were out, he couldn't show weakness. He just had to act like taking out these guys was nothing.
"Then clean up the scene. Burn the bodies so the Taki Hidden Village people won't come after us. We're not afraid of them, but it'll be a hassle."
"..."
Kakuzu's face darkened. There was no doubt that this bastard really treated him like a handyman.
Haruki went back into the tent.
Tsunade was getting dressed. As she moved, a flash of white flesh jiggled, and her curvy figure swayed.
Haruki couldn't help but step forward and support her.
"Hey, what're you doing? It's so much harder to dress like this!"
Tsunade gave him a disdainful look and pushed him away.
Haruki sighed. It was already seven o'clock, and outside there were Kakuzu and the others. If they were to have another round, it would take up too much time.
He could only have a little visual treat with Tsunade.
After she changed her clothes, Haruki summoned a Storage Scroll and took out a complete set of cosmetics.
Last night, all of Tsunade's makeup on her face had been soaked by sweat and was in a mess.
The lipstick on her lips had faded so much that there was hardly any trace left.
Haruki stroked his chin. It was all his doing.
But the lipstick had an orange flavor, which was quite nice.
It took another ten-odd minutes for Tsunade to finish her makeup.
Haruki left the Tent. Outside, everything had been cleaned up by Kakuzu.
The bodies of the six people were gone, and even the ground had been repaired by his Earth Release jutsu.
Haruki glanced at Kakuzu starting the fire and thought, sure enough, old guys know all the tricks.
He extended his Sensor abilities and soon found a wild boar in the mountains.
He activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and made a round trip.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara also got up and came to the campfire.
They had two tents.
Obito and Kakashi shared one.
But judging from Kakashi's appearance, he didn't sleep well last night.
Given Obito's personality, it was impossible for him not to make a ruckus. Maybe the two even fought.
Haruki smiled. Sometimes, the friendship between boys was forged through fights.
Kakuzu naturally gave up the campfire. Haruki's roasted meat was truly amazing.
Haruki looked at the still struggling wild boar and suddenly thought of something.
"Kakashi, give it a try."
"Me?"
Kakashi, who was waiting to chow down, was stunned for a moment. He looked at the wild boar and was immediately speechless.
Was he going to evolve from a Fruit Ninja to a beast ninja?
But he couldn't disobey his Teacher. He took out a samurai sword.
After Kakashi's Chakra capacity increased significantly, Haruki had him start practicing the Niten Ichi-ryu.
Now he had achieved some success.
Kakashi stood in front of the wild boar, calm as water, and pointed his long sword at it.
The sword flashed in a flurry of slashes.
Haruki immediately thought of a saying:
Like my sword light, Slaying All the Worthless Ones.
It was very fitting for the current situation.
But the wild boar was too big, and the internal situation was far more complicated than that of fruits. Kakashi didn't handle it as easily as before and took three or four minutes to finish.
"Not bad."
Haruki casually complimented and started roasting the meat.
Oh!
Kakashi let out a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat off his face, and couldn't help but show a smile.
Seeing this, Obito snorted. But Kakashi didn't hear it. He snorted a few more times and was finally noticed by Rin Nohara.
"Obito, do you have a sore throat? Let me take a look."
"No... Yes, thank you, Rin."
Obito was just about to awkwardly decline but immediately agreed.
Rin Nohara immediately came in front of him and placed her right hand on his throat.
Obito was so nervous that his body stiffened.
Kakashi turned his head and glanced, then shook his head.
He knew that Obito had an affection for Rin.
But now, different from the original story, he didn't have any special feelings for Rin and only regarded her as a friend and comrade.
Kakashi looked down at his samurai sword.
He was pondering the mistakes he made while slashing the wild boar just now.
Teacher Haruki had told him that he could make more progress by thinking and reflecting more.
"Getting old, getting old. Can't get up anymore."
Willow Tanasuke stretched his body and came to the campfire.
After getting to know them for some time, he was almost familiar with the personalities of Haruki and the others.
Except for Kakuzu, who was cold as ice, the others were very easy to get along with.
So his true personality began to show.
Haruki smiled and handed him the pig kidney, saying, "Have some to build up your strength."
"... My lord, you've got me all wrong. Just last week, I had a whole-night fight with several geishas and beat them so hard that they were crying for mercy all night long."
Willow Tanasuke hurriedly explained.
"Then do you want it?" Haruki raised his eyebrows and said.
"Yes!"
Willow Tanasuke immediately took the pig kidney.