Chapter 23: We Keep Going

Chapter 23: We Keep Going

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Chapter 23: We Keep Going

"You can't do that! We made a deal!" Tazuna shouted at Kakashi.

"You purposely hid information from us and put my team in danger in the process. I have full right to end this mission right here and now. And be thankful that is all I would do...others would not be so kind in my place," Kakashi told the old man in a cold voice.

Tazuna did not dare to complain anymore.

"But, Teacher...if we abandon the mission now, what would happen to him?" Sakura looked at Tazuna with worry. She may not particularly like the old builder, but to leave him to die just feels wrong.

"I don't want to abandon my first proper mission because things got a bit more dangerous," Sasuke decided. At this rate, he was never going to catch up to his brother. Especially if he started giving up on hard missions.

"So you two want to continue? What about you, Naruto?" Kakashi asked him.

"I agree with continuing the mission," Naruto simply said to his teacher. But he was really hoping this mission got more interesting. It had been a while since he had a proper fight.

His cultivation was still at the Body Forging Stage where he was beginning to use chakra to reinforce his body. It was going to take a month or two at least before he could break through to the Qi Refining stage. Only then would he be able to start using all that energy in more interesting ways.

"Mmm..." Kakashi stared at Naruto for a few seconds. He wanted to make sure the boy was in good condition to continue after his 'first kill'.

'He is either really good at hiding it or...he is not affected at all.'

Kakashi turned to the old builder. "Very well...since my students have agreed to it...we will continue this mission. But I do have one condition..."

"O-of course, anything! But if you want more money, I'm afraid that..."

"It is not money. What I want is the truth. Who is after your life?" Kakashi asked.

They remained quiet as they approached the coast. The boat went underneath another part of the bridge and arrived at a small port.

"This is for me...I wish you good luck," the driver of the boat told Tazuna.

"You did more than enough." The old man knew the risk that anyone who helped him was taking. "Thank you so much."

The group looked around the small port town. It appeared to be in a terrible state. Most of the houses were in dire need of repairs, with their wooden walls filled with holes or missing tiles.

When asked what happened here, the old man's only answer was, "Gato."

They quietly left behind the small port town and ventured further into the woods. Their target was to bring Tazuna back to his house, and it was still some distance away.

They were all on high alert now. This was basically enemy territory and also the most likely place to be ambushed since it was the only way to reach the old builder's house.

'If we are attacked again...it will surely not be a chuunin like those two from before...but a jonin,' Kakashi thought as they moved. He spotted some movement in a nearby bush and then saw something white.

With a smooth movement of his wrist, Kakashi sent a kunai toward the target.

They were all startled by his actions.

Naruto looked around but could not see anything suspicious or detect any presence.

'Damn these dull senses...Kakashi must have seen something that I missed.'

They all approached the place where Kakashi had shot his kunai and found a dead white rabbit.

"Teacher! You just killed a poor rabbit!" Sakura said in horror.

"A white snow rabbit?" Sasuke noticed the issue. This rabbit was only white during the winter, but now it was summer. Its fur should have changed to brown...unless someone kept it in a dark cage.

"Get ready...we are about to be attacked," Kakashi warned.

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