Seeing Zabuza and Haku standing there, Makoto figured he should explain a few things, especially since he was bringing them into the village.
And what better topic than the Will of Fire?
Of course, this was his version.
"When the leaves start flying, the fire goes out of control! It spreads through the whole village and burns everything to the ground! If you wanna be part of Konoha, you have to learn the Will of Fire!"
"If anyone ever asks why you joined, just say you were moved by my Will of Fire!"
Zabuza immediately nodded like a pecking chicken. "Got it, boss! When the leaves start flying, the fire goes out of control! It spreads through the whole village and burns everything to the ground!"
Haku, on the other hand, had a weird expression. 'Is this really Konoha's Will of Fire? This sounds more like the will of arson.'
But since Zabuza didn't question it, he didn't either.
As long as he could stay with Zabuza, he didn't care.
With that settled, he quietly patched up Zabuza's wounds while Makoto continued preaching his will of fire.
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After some time, Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Tazuna finally arrived at the scene.
And what they saw completely shocked them.
Makoto was sitting on the ground, casually explaining his weird version of the Will of Fire to the enemy.
Just moments ago, these guys were fighting to the death. But now, they were sitting together like old friends, talking about setting the village on fire.
Kakashi, Sasuke, and Naruto immediately tensed up, sensing that something was off.
"Oi, Makoto, what the hell is going on?!" Kakashi asked, activating his Sharingan.
Makoto stood up, dusted himself off, and casually walked toward them.
"Kakashi-sensei, relax. No need to be so on edge." He waved a hand dismissively.
"Zabuza and I weren't old buddies or anything. After I beat him up, I introduced him to my Will of Fire, and now he's decided to stop fighting us."
Makoto's expression remained perfectly calm as he continued, "Actually, he even recognized me as his boss and respects my Will of Fire so much that he wants to follow me back to Konoha."
He said all of this as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Everyone had a dumbfounded look on their faces after hearing his explanation. They all wondered if Makoto turned off his brain before speaking.
Kakashi's eye twitched as he glanced Makoto up and down, making sure he hadn't taken a hit to the head. Unlike Kakashi, Naruto didn't waste time overthinking. He rushed over to Makoto and looked him up and down, checking for injuries.
"Makoto, what the hell happened? Who's this shirtless old man? And whoa! Who's this beautiful lady?!"
Makoto introduced Zabuza and Haku to the group. While they already knew about Zabuza, they were clueless about Haku. Zabuza explained that he was originally hired by Gato to tear down the bridge and stop its construction.
But after hearing Makoto's Will of Fire, he had a change of heart. Instead of destroying the bridge, he was now determined to help them finish it and protect the Land of Waves.
Kakashi sighed, struggling to process everything. He had no idea how Makoto pulled this off, but at this point, he decided to just roll with it. Naruto, on the other hand, was still full of curiosity. He glanced back and forth between Zabuza and Haku before grinning.
"Wow, sister, you're so pretty! Wait..." His eyes flicked over to Zabuza. "Is this shirtless guy your boyfriend?"
Upon hearing his words, Haku blinked, then shyly glanced over at Zabuza.
Zabuza's face twitched, and he immediately corrected him, "HE IS NOT A GIRL. HE IS A BOY!"
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all stared at them with shocked expressions, their brains refusing to believe what they had just heard.
[Senju Hashirama: Hahahaha! Look at these three brats! they're completely lost!]
[Senju Tobirama: It's understandable. Haku's appearance is seriously misleading. If I didn't know better, I'd also think he was a girl.]
Back in the real world, Kakashi sat down next to Zabuza, rubbing his temple in exhaustion. "How the hell did you of all people..."
Zabuza cut him off with a wave of his hand. "What? A guy like me can't change?!"
"Listen up, Kakashi! When the leaves start flying, the fire goes out of control! It spreads through the whole village and burns everything to the ground!"
"Makoto is my boss! If you don't believe me, fine! Monitor me all you want, I don't care!"
Kakashi let out a long, tired sigh. 'What the hell is happening...? How am I supposed to explain this to the Hokage?'
Kakashi knew there was no way to explain this without sounding ridiculous.
Telling the Hokage that Zabuza suddenly had a change of heart after listening to Makoto's Will Of Fire and was now devoted to him, would make no sense. Instead of trying to figure it out, he decided to leave it to Makoto.
As the Hokage's student, he could handle the explanation.
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