You've slept in a bed. HP & CP are 75% restored.
Last day, that was the only thing Naruto thought as he awoke. It had been a very busy month since the battle on the bridge and Naruto was more than ready to head home.
Once he was unburdened, Tazuna and the villagers were able to get back to work almost non-stop. The energy was back in the town and it felt significantly less dreary as the days passed. One month from their arrival in Nami no Kuni and the bridge had finally been completed and at long last it was time to go.
"Naruto-niichan, Sakura-neechan, Teme-niichan, do you all really have to go?" asked Inari, trying to fight the tears that were starting to form.
Sasuke replied with an "Hn" and walked away.
"He says goodbye and he'll miss you dearly," translated Naruto with a small chuckle of amusement.
Inari giggled. "He's like that."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "You need to stop antagonizing Sasuke-kun so much. It's not helpful."
Naruto shrugged. "It's a two way road you know."
"True but you're not doing the team any favors. Anyway, you be good for your mom and the drunk."
"You know it," replied the boy, grinning for his honorary big sister.
Sakura nodded once then jogged to join Sasuke at the end of the bridge while they waited for their sensei.
"Okay, so remember what I taught you," said Naruto, giving the boy a wink.
"Pranks are fun, ramen is kami's gift to man and always protect those you care about," said the boy.
"You got it kid." Naruto ruffled the boys hair with his hat then turned and ran to join his teammates.
Kakashi said his final goodbyes and joined his team.
Objective Completed: Awarded 5000 Exp
Quest Alert: C-Rank Mission . . . as if.
Protect Tazuna through the process of completing his bridge.
Objectives:
Escort Tazuna safely to Nami no Kuni.
Escort Tazuna safely through Nami no Kuni to his home.
Train hard and prepare for the return of Zabuza.
Prevent the kidnapping of Tsunami and Inari.
Eliminate the immediate threat to Tazuna's Family.
Arrive at the bridge and assist your team.
Defeat Haku.
Defeat Gato.
Protect Tazuna until the bridge is completed.
Return to safely to Konoha and report to the Hokage.
Bonus Objectives:
Ambush the ambushers, defeat Gozu and Meizu before they can spring their trap.
Discover the Nami Cave and clear it of monsters.
Interrogate Gato's thugs for details on the bridge attack.
Prevent Haku from sacrificing himself to save Zabuza.
Completion Award: 5000 Exp per Objective
10000 Exp per Bonus Objective.
50000 Exp upon completion of all Objectives.
100000 Ryo upon completion of all Objectives.
Increase reputation with Konoha
Increase reputation with Nami
Naruto grinned. He'd survived the quest. Hell, he'd more than survived it, he made the quest his bitch. He exceeded all of his own expectations for what may have ended up turning into an absolute nightmare.
"Are we finally ready to leave this wet mess of a country?" asked Kakashi, walking up to the waiting trio.
"Hell yeah!" shouted Naruto.
"Right then, let's go," ordered Kakashi, leaping ahead of them, leading the way back to Konoha.
They were only a few kilometer from the newly finished bridge when Kakashi halted the group and with good reason. Standing ahead of them on the road was Zabuza and Haku.
Naruto was trying to figure out what was going on, he thought that their differences had been resolved but apparently Zabuza still had business with them.
"What do you want?" demanded Kakashi, immediately uncovering his Sharingan eye.
Zabuza sighed and nudged Haku forward. "It was your request. You tell them."
Haku hesitantly stepped forward. "We understand that Tazuna-san lied about the mission and because of that, Nami is going to be penalized quite severely. We were able to loot more than enough from Gato to suit our purposes in working for him and would like to pay their penalty." The boy held out a scroll and set it on the ground then opened it revealing a neat clean stack of money. 10000000 Ryo to be exact, more than enough to cover the cost.
"They deserve a chance to rebuild without such an overwhelming debt outstanding," said Haku.
Zabuza scoffed. "You're still too soft hearted, brat."
"I'm sorry, Zabuza-sama."
"Whatever, you've said your piece now let's go."
"Where will you go now?" Naruto asked before they could disappear.
"Mizu no Kuni, we've accumulated enough funds now to help the rebellion properly arm itself and win the civil war," said Zabuza, not bothering to look at Naruto, his eyes were fixed squarely on Kakashi as if waiting for a battle to break out again.
"Good luck, I hope you can stop the bloodline purges," said Sasuke, surprising everyone there.
"Heh, I like you kid. Don't get dead too soon. I'd like to fight you someday when you're not such a weakling," said Zabuza. The man put a hand on Haku's shoulder and the pair again vanished into a sudden mist that wasn't there seconds before then.
"Okay then," said Kakashi, resealing the money and pocketing the scroll. "Let's try this again. Let's go home."
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