Chapter 35: Project
Inside Tazuna's house,
Naruto was sitting on the chair. Next to him were Kakashi, Kurenai, and Tazuna.
"So, how long do we have to wait?" Tazuna spoke with some annoyance.
"Well, just any moment now." Naruto chuckled.
"Seriously Naruto, what is your plan?" Kakashi asked.
"Didn't I explain it before? Gato's men will kill Daimyo, Zabuza will kill Gato's men and we will 'kill' Zabuza." Naruto spoke.
"And, how do you plan it to work? In fact, how did you convince Zabuza?" Kakashi asked with some annoyance in his tone.
"Simple, Mr. Hatake! That man loved his village and I give more than enough reason to choose us before Gato. All he needed was the money to support the rebellion in the Mist." Naruto answered.
"Rebellion? How come I never heard about it?" Kurenai asked with some confusion.
"It started a few months ago. The leader of the rebellion is Mei Terumi, the holder of two powerful Bloodlines. Now, I can see your plan working. Zabuza is already a missing nin so he can't fight for his village openly."
"Still, I never thought a person like Zabuza would love his village so much." Kakashi nodded his head with some satisfaction in his eyes.
"I also didn't know that. I just had to take some risks." Naruto smiled.
But, his words almost made everyone choke on their own saliva.
"You made such a move without knowing it? Naruto, how can you get so reckless?" Kurenai widened her eyes and shouted.
"You need to be reckless sometimes, Kurenai-Sensei. If a ninja can't take risks, he won't get stronger. That's why Genin in the current age are so much weaker than those in the age of war." Naruto replied.
"While that might be correct, you can't take big risks all the time, Naruto. But we should be glad that your risk paid off quite well this time." Kakashi smiled inside his mask.
Suddenly, Naruto's eyes changed slightly.
"Well, the plan worked. Tazuna, Daimyo is dead at the hands of Gato's men. And, soon they will die at Zabuza's hand. So, tomorrow, I need you to spread this news to the people of the Waves."
"With the death of Daimyo, it will be chaos so I need you to act as soon as possible. Gather as many people as you can near the bridge and when I give you the signal, bring them to see the dead bodies of Zabuza and Haku."
"Once it ends there, you will thank us for killing Zabuza and Haku in front of others. Since the Waves no longer has Daimyo, you need to step up as the representative of the Wave."
Hearing his words, Tazuna nodded his head.
Naruto took out a scroll and opened it. A massive bag filled with money appeared on the ground. And, among them, there was also a passbook.
He put that money back into the scroll and gave the passbook to Zabuza.
"This has half of Gato's wealth. With this, you will be able to change the economic condition of your village. As for the other half, it will go to Zabuza."
Tazuna's eyes widened as he shakily took the passbook and asked.
"Are you really giving this to us?"
"Even though we took this from the hands of dead Zabuza in the eyes of the public, we can't take this simply because we need to clear our village name as much as possible."
"If other Daimyo learned that we gave the money back to Wave that was taken from them, they would've no reason to suspect us. Besides, you might save this since I might need it in the future."
Naruto smiled as he shook his head.
Tazuna suddenly remembered one of the conditions in the contract and nodded his head.
"I won't spend all of this money. Although you said it will take you a long time to become Hokage, we won't be able to pay you a large amount without saving this money."
Kakashi narrowed his eyes and asked.
"You know Naruto, you still haven't shown us the contract. Are you also going to hide it from the Hokage?"
Naruto shook his head and said.
"Nope, I will give him the copy of the contract. Besides, Konoha doesn't need a large sum of money right now. It is stable enough. And, when I become the Hokage, I need a lot of money for a project."
Kakashi quickly asked.
"What kind of project?"
"You know, Mr. Kakashi, you are asking a lot of questions." Naruto looked at him and spoke with cold eyes but a few seconds later, those eyes changed and a big grin appeared on his face.
"But, I don't mind sharing this project with others. Because this project will end all wars in the future. No matter how big one country's military becomes, it won't be able to start the war."
Kakashi, Tazuna, and Kurenai looked at him with dumbfounded expressions.
"So, your project is to bring peace to the Ninja World. You know, that sounds impossible. Even you said that the Fourth Great Ninja War will happen soon." Kakashi speechlessly answered.
Naruto stood up and clenched his fist.
"During the Waring Age, people believed that it was impossible to stop the war. But, our first Hokage made the impossible possible with his strength."
"Unlike him, I am not just going to use my strength but also my brain to bring peace in the Ninja War. When I become the Hokage, I will definitely bring peace to this world."
"But, we have to wait until I become the Hokage."
Saying so, he sat back in his chair and folded his hands in front of his chest.
"Well, that is quite an admirable goal that you have, Naruto." Kakashi smiled and sighed. He knew that peace was impossible but he didn't want to break Naruto's goal.
"I don't know about the world but you did bring peace to our country. Thank you so much!" Tazuna lowered his head.
"Please raise your head! You are the future leader of this country. I just hope you won't make the mistake of lying next time." Naruto chuckled.
Tazuna embarrassedly smiled and said.
"I won't."
"Good! Now, you can go to sleep." Naruto said as Tazuna walked out of their room.
"Now, he is gone. Let's talk about our fight with Zabuza and Haku." Naruto spoke as he turned serious.
"You want to hide the fact that they are dead from the villagers while showing them the corpses. It will be hard unless we use Genjutsu." Kakashi spoke.
"We will use Genjutsu and also create as much destruction as we can in the bridge. Besides that, I also want to fight Zabuza." Naruto spoke.
"No! You are not ready to face a Jonin especially a Jonin like Zabuza." Kurenai immediately shook her head.
"If I don't try, I will never be ready. Besides, I need to fight as a Jinchuriki. I can't use Nine Tails' power against my friends and comrades." Naruto retorted.
"That is even more unacceptable. What if you lose control in the middle?" Kakashi shook his head immediately and shouted.
"Don't we have you? Your Sharingan will be able to control me in case of emergency. Besides, I can easily use Three Tails worth of Chakra in Version 1 mode without losing my mind."
Naruto retorted.
Kurenai flinched. Looking at his strong desire for the battle, she knew that he wouldn't back down that easily. But, she truly didn't want him to take such a risk.
Kakashi frowned for a moment and said.
"Even if it is possible to bring you back with Sharingan, I am not Uchiha. I am not sure my Sharingan can work."
"Well, Mr. Kakashi, you have already evolved your Sharingan to Three Tomoe besides I suspect you have Mangekyo based on your past."
Naruto answered.
"Impossible! It was only from you that I heard about Mangekyo. How can I awaken it?" Kakashi's eyes flinched as he clenched his fist.
"Mr. Kakashi, I am not sure but you should know that Sharingan evolves with emotional trauma. According to Lord Second, you will awaken your Sharingan by losing your closest person."
"And, Mangekyo by killing your closest person." Naruto replied.
"Naruto!" Kurenai shouted while glaring at him.
Kakashi didn't speak for a moment. He just raised his hand and touched his Sharingan.
"I….."
"Mr. Kakashi, you don't have enough Chakra to access it. And, you had entered quite a depressed state during your teenage. You became Jonin at the age of twelve but right now, you are only an Elite Jonin, still not Kage."
"Because your Chakra Reserve isn't enough and you never trained to improve your Reserve after your teenage."
Naruto stood up and continued.
"Well, at least that was something I learned from others. I am not sure if you know about Mangekyo or not. I am not sure if you are training alone or not. If I am right about everything, I just hope you can come out of depression and start training."
"After all, you have a Kage Level potential."
Saying so, he left the room and went to the other room where his teammates were sleeping.