Chapter 70: Transaction with the Root
A place resembling a pier in the Land of Waves.
It had not been light for long. Around the pier, dozens of people had already started working busily.
Building this bridge was the only way for the entire Land of Waves to shake off poverty. It was also the hope of the entire Land of Waves.
"Master Tazuna is here!" A respectful voice came from the crowd.
Accompanied by the sound of this voice, everyone looked in the direction Tazuna was coming from.
"Master Tazuna!"
"Good morning, Tazuna!"
"You are here quite early today, Tazuna."
Voices full of respect and cheerfulness came from the villagers on both sides of the street.
"This old man Tazuna seems very popular."
Naruto looked at the eyes and smiling faces of the surrounding villagers looking at Tazuna and could not help but speak.
Bang!
A fist directly hit Naruto's head. Sakura raised the fist in her hand and said with a tone of dissatisfaction:
"What old man! Mr. Tazuna is the only bridge-building expert in the Land of Waves and is also the hope of the Land of Waves."
Compared to Naruto and Sasuke who used most of their time for practice, Sakura had properly collected intelligence on the Land of Waves.
Different from the prosperous scene of Konoha, the poverty of the Land of Waves made Sakura thoroughly understand what building a large bridge represented for the Land of Waves.
If at the beginning, Sakura had some dissatisfaction in her heart towards this drunk and stubborn client, then now towards Tazuna, deep in Sakura's heart, there was a trace of admiration.
Naruto rubbed his head. Looking at Sakura's fierce appearance, he hurriedly shrank his head back.
Not far from Sakura, Sasuke was looking around cautiously.
At this time, there was still some mist around. If Zabuza carried out a sneak attack at this moment, it would definitely be the best opportunity.
Behind Naruto's trio and Tazuna, Kakashi and Kinoshita Jiro followed respectively.
"Mr. Jiro, why did you come along?"
Kakashi glanced at Kinoshita Jiro beside him and spoke in a faint tone.
"Kakashi-san's body should have recovered mostly. I suppose Zabuza Momochi's body should be the same."
"I have been troubling Tazuna's family all this time, so I have to help out. If Zabuza Momochi really comes to attack, I might be able to help."
Kinoshita Jiro laughed cheerfully.
"Is that so?" Kakashi put his hands in his trouser pockets and glanced at Kinoshita Jiro.
With Tazuna joining, the entire bridge-building work began to operate rapidly.
As for Kakashi and the others, they stood in different positions respectively to prevent Zabuza Momochi from attacking.
"I don't know what conspiracy Gato has been plotting in the dark recently. He hasn't caused trouble for this period of time."
"If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have realized. Gato indeed hasn't come to cause trouble for a few days."
Small discussions came from the civilians who were working.
Unknowingly, as the sun continued to rise, the mist in the entire Land of Waves began to slowly dissipate.
Until noon, Zabuza unexpectedly did not appear at all. The surrounding civilians who were originally busy also returned to their respective homes to eat lunch.
On the entire pier, only Tazuna remained in a certain corner, carrying out various measurements.
Kakashi frowned. Logically speaking, given Zabuza Momochi's strength, his current body should have recovered long ago. The fact that he had not appeared until now made Kakashi somewhat doubtful.
Given Zabuza Momochi's personality, he would likely come to take revenge immediately after his body recovered. After all, his own plotting against Zabuza could not be counted as some profound method.
"It seems Zabuza Momochi cannot come for the time being." Kakashi looked around and muttered to himself.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then, two sounds of wind suddenly came from the distance.
Accompanied by the sound of these two wind noises, Kakashi hurriedly turned his head to look in the direction the wind sounds came from, while preparing for battle.
The bored expressions originally on the faces of Naruto's trio also disappeared. At the same time, they looked in the direction the sound came from.
However, the next moment, Kakashi was stunned. Because the two people who appeared were unexpectedly dressed as members of Konoha's Root.
And one of them was even the Root ninja Kakashi met yesterday night.
After these two Root ninjas appeared, they walked directly past Kakashi. Acting as if no one else was present, they walked towards a certain direction ahead.
Kakashi could not help but frown, but he did not speak. Regarding these people from Root, he would try not to come into contact with them if possible.
"Who are these two arrogant guys?"
Naruto looked with some dissatisfaction at those two Root ninjas who acted as if no one else was present.
This time, Sakura did not make a move on Naruto. Because not only Sakura, even Sasuke's face faintly revealed dissatisfaction.
With a flash, Kakashi had already appeared beside Naruto's trio. Seeming to fear that the three would make some superfluous movements, Kakashi gave a general explanation:
"These two people are assassination ninjas belonging to Konoha. Seeing them, do not do anything superfluous."
Speaking to this point, Kakashi glanced at Naruto. He seemed quite worried that Naruto would make some movement.
"But... Kakashi-sensei, those two people seem to be going to find Mr. Jiro."
Naruto looked in the direction the Root ninjas were going and could not help but speak.
Kakashi was slightly stunned and raised his head to look hurriedly. The ninjas of Root were indeed walking towards the direction of Kinoshita Jiro.
"What exactly is going on? How would Kinoshita Jiro have a relationship with the people of Root?"
Kakashi's eyes flickered, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
At this time, the voice from Kinoshita Jiro's side also drifted over.
"You are late. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Kinoshita Jiro looked at the two people standing before his eyes. A trace of sudden realization flashed in his eyes, as if he understood something, and then he spoke with a cold expression.
"Did you bring the thing?"
A voice that was slightly stiff and devoid of emotion came from the mouth of one of the Root ninjas.
Kinoshita Jiro did not hesitate and took out a scroll from his bosom. However, he gripped it tightly in his hand. At the same time, his whole body retreated a few steps, his tone revealing a nervous expression:
"I have already brought the thing. Then you must tell me the news about my wife and son, otherwise I will absolutely not trade with you."
Kakashi and the others standing not far from Kinoshita Jiro heard the dialogue between them and already understood generally what had happened.
"No wonder Mr. Jiro has been staying here all along. It turns out he is making a transaction with people from the village."
A trace of sudden realization flashed in Sakura's eyes, and she spoke with some surprise.
"However, regarding Mr. Jiro mentioning 'my wife and son' just now, what is that about? Could it be that they were..."
Sasuke spoke softly. However, before he finished speaking, Kakashi's voice from the side had already sounded:
"Matters of the village are not to be discussed casually. Moreover, perhaps there is only related intelligence."
Although he said so, Kakashi's face sank. If it was the people of Root, in order to achieve their goals, they might really do such things.
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