Heroes of Konoha

Big trees were broken one after another, and large craters appeared one after another on the ground. Traces of lightning strikes, fires, floods, winds, and earth tremors were all over this large area. The messy scene seemed quite exaggerated, showing the relationship between Kakuzu and Zabuza. The intensity of the decisive battle.

But who won in the end?

Shiro looked at the scene in front of him, and with his powers of observation, the answer was ready to come out, but he remained silent and looked for Zabuza.

No one is more familiar with Zabuza than Shiro. Every move, every sound, every breath, he can find his Mr. Zabuza with all the means that people can imagine.

Really

Soon, Haku found Zabuza, so quickly it was as if Zabuza's dead soul was calling Haku himself, leading Haku to find him.

Zabuza was buried in a hole with fresh soil that had been buried there for a short time. After digging out the soil, a scarred and fragmented body was revealed, and even the heart had disappeared.

From this corpse, it is not difficult to imagine how much of a life-and-death battle Zabuza had with Kakuzu at that time. One injury was nothing, two injuries was nothing, and he even suffered the ultimate injury that a human can bear. To a ghost, Said, still haven't lost yet, can still fight again

It wasn't until the monster gave the ghost a final fatal blow that the ghost's life of endless fighting came to an abrupt end.

Even Kakuzu, who was used to seeing life and death and didn't care at all, respected such a ghost.

After taking away Zabuza's heart, Kakuzu used a soil escape technique to bury Zabuza instead of just throwing it away on the roadside to feed the wild beasts.

"Mr. Zabuza"

A deep call received no response. Bai didn't say anything more, but sad tears fell down his face.

He silently leaned down, picked up Zabuza's broken body that had lost all body heat, and walked quietly and lifelessly.

Oh, the water is gurgling.

This river is the same river where Bai Mu healed Bai's wounds and washed his blood just now, but this is the section of the river further downstream, leading straight to the sea.

Bai, walked to the river and stopped.

He knelt down and put Zabuza's remains into the water, causing chakra to flow out.

The clear water flow was controlled, like a bare hand, caressing Zabuza's face with incomparable gentleness. The ferocity relaxed, the fear calmed down, the murderous intention disappeared, and the tightened expression relaxed.

Then, the water crystallized, forming a crystal clear ice coffin, in which Zabuza lay calmly and peacefully. When he finally passed away, the ghost turned into a human.

Just like, the real Zabuza in Shiro's mind, even though people call him a ghost and fear him, but Zabuza is actually very simple and always has unexpected tenderness.

Haku looked at Zabuza silently, and with a slight push, the ice coffin floated to the middle of the river.

The sky was gloomy, and a strong wind blew away the ribbon from his hair. The ribbon danced with the wind, walking with Zabuza.

Bai stood up and stepped into the river. Step by step, he walked towards the ice coffin, letting the river get deeper and deeper, engulfing the top of his head.

The unruly black hair was allowed to be disturbed by the water flow, forming irregular patterns.

The whole picture would be poignant and sad, if it were not for the presence of Bai Mu.

The white wood is like the only disharmonious flaw in the whole picture, and it also seems like the artist has added a touch of infinite imagination to the picture.

Although Bai Mu cannot see this picture, his heart is not blind. He can feel Bai's sadness soaked in his bones. He is not qualified to enter this picture. Change is destruction. He only needs to stand here quietly and let Bai To end everything, that's enough.

However, when Bai Mu saw it, Bai's black-rimmed image began to deform. When Bai stopped moving away, something began to spread upward from his feet.

He moved instinctively.

With a splash, Bai Mu jumped into the water and swam towards the figure immersed in the water.

The fingertips were the first to touch Bai Bingliang's body. Bai Mu swung his legs and moved forward half a meter. He hugged Bai in his arms.

Unlike many people who fell into the water and moved wildly, wishing to drag the elephants into the water together, Bai did not struggle and was as quiet as an elf in the water.

Because of this, Bai Mu was able to hold Bai with one hand and paddle with the other, and smoothly surfaced. He first sent Bai to the shore, and then climbed onto the shore himself.

Bai just lay quietly, motionless.

Could it be that he was drowning? How should a drowning person perform artificial respiration? He remembered that he had seen the practice of artificial respiration in a popular science program.

Thinking of this, Bai Mu took a deep breath: "Bai"

Bai's eyes that had become hollow moved, and when he looked at Bai Mu, there was a glimmer of substance, although it was far from being able to compare with the huge hole.

"Why did Bai Mu bring me up?"

Phew~ Bai Mu let go of the deep breath he took. Fortunately, he didn't drown. It's great that Bai was fine.

No, something is still spreading on Bai's feet, and it hasn't stopped. It's already up to his knees.

With a bad premonition in his heart, he immediately squatted down, grabbed Bai's feet, and felt it.

Extremely hard, cold to the bone

These two touches came at the same time, and Bai Mu knew immediately that it was ice.

The crystal clear ice sealed Bai's legs from the toes to the knees, and the ice continued to surge upwards.

Bai, I need to freeze myself

"A long time ago, Mr. Zabuza told me once that if one day he dies, it will be because he is no longer satisfied with being a ghost on earth. Ghosts will not die. He wants to conquer A bigger world”

Bai Youyou's voice sounded, and she suddenly sat up and looked towards the distance of the river.

"I thought that since the sea is so broad, it must be the larger world, so I sent Mr. Zabuza into the sea."

The ice coffin gradually sank into the water and drifted into the distance along the direction of the current. At the end was the vast and boundless sea, but what was at the end of the vast and boundless sea?

Shiro, I want to accompany Zabuza and go take a look.

"Bai Mu, can you do me a favor?" Bai seemed to smile, as if he thought of something good, but it always felt so sad, "I can't move now, can you send me to the water?" Mr. Zabuza has already gone far, and if I don’t catch up quickly, it will be too late.”

The spreading speed of the ice increased instantly, and Haku was eager to freeze himself and go to the same world as Zabuza.

"Stop, stop quickly, Bai"

Bai Mu's pale words could not stop Bai Mu. The ice soon covered his waist, body, and neck, and was still spreading to his head.

When the ice freeze ends, Haku will follow Zabuza away, his expression pale and calm, even with a hint of joy of relief.

"I am Mr. Zabuza's tool. Mr. Zabuza needs me. In that larger world, I also want to always accompany Mr. Zabuza."

Could it be that the progress he longs for and the experience he has on the way is just to watch his friends gradually pass away without being able to change it?

At this moment, his mind seemed to recall the Sandaime's sigh on the day he performed the mission. It was a sigh that wanted to return to peace after experiencing too much sadness.

Does he want this too?

No, he would never do this

Ice, melt it for me

Bai Mu's hand pressed on Bai's body, and the air flow in the sea of ​​​​qi rioted wildly. His hands became hot in the blink of an eye, and the spread of ice slowed down.

There was a slight change on Bai Jingping's face.

effective

But it's not enough

Bai Mu's hands were not only hot, but his whole body was equally hot. Without thinking, he hugged Bai into his arms.

Fight the coldness with hotness

Bai Mu strangely discovered that with ice compress, the uncomfortable heat became less uncomfortable. It seemed that he could withstand more heat. The hotter the heat, the stronger his attack. One punch could surpass God's limit comes from the limit of his endurance against the heat.

The ice gradually melted.

"Shiroki, Mr. Zabuza has gone far. I have to rush over and follow Mr. Zabuza. Send me there, okay?"

"Zabuza is dead, Shiro." Shiromu told Shiro this reality loudly, "What you are doing is not following Zabuza, you are just seeking death, just death."

Bai's face is as pale as ice, the illusion of hope has been broken, how cruel it is

"Why are you seeking death?" Shiraki asked loudly, "Have you forgotten how excessively Zabuza treated you before?"

"Those things before, it doesn't matter, don't worry about it, because" the pale face finally returned to a trace of blood, he smiled, "Mr. Zabuza sometimes talks like a child, and even though it looks scary, but I know what he said is completely different from what he thought."

Shiraki was silent, is this Zabuza in Shiro's mind?

However, he thought back to the past and thought of the last scene. Maybe Bai's feeling was right.

"That's why you want to die"

But if Shiro's feeling is right, then Shiro shouldn't die, because this is also Zabuza's wish.

"Shiro, then do you know what Zabuza was thinking at that time?"

Bai may know, but remains silent.

"Zabuza doesn't want you to die, so he said that too much, just to force you to leave, because you are more than just his tool, maybe at the beginning, but you respect him so much and love him so much, you are like this , even ghosts can be shaken.

He is the most important person to you, and you are also the most important person to him. His desire to protect you is the same as your desire to protect him. If you really understand Zabuza, then you must feel it, he The wish that you live on”

The more Shiroki talked, the more fluent he became, and the more he felt that Zabuza was like this, otherwise Shiro's life would be too pitiful, sad and even ridiculous.

Even a ghost with no emotions will definitely be moved by Shiro, because Shiro is such an incredible existence

Of course Shiro understands, no one understands Zabuza better than him

"In that case, Shiro, are you going to go against Zabuza's feelings for you?"

The ice on Bai's body melted completely, and he could no longer freeze himself.

Tears flowed uncontrollably. Looking through the crystal tears filling her eyes, the eyes behind them finally no longer looked so empty.

"Mr. Zabuza is so gentle. He accepted me without anyone. Even if I couldn't even be a ninja and disappointed him, he was always able to tolerate me gently.

Mr. Zabuza took me from place to place, with only me accompanying him, and he only needed me to accompany him. Now that he has gone to a place far, far away, he must be very lonely. I want to continue to accompany him, but Mr. Zabuza does not want me to accompany him. This feeling is really heavy.

From that snowy night, I completely understood that no one in this world needs me, only Mr. Zabuza needs me. I am so happy, really so happy.

Now, Mr. Zabuza is no longer here, and this world has become a world where no one needs me anymore. I want to leave here and go to the world of Mr. Zabuza.

At that time, Mr. Zabuza might be very angry when he sees that I have gone against his will, but in the end he will definitely accept it with tolerance."

"I need you, Shiro."

Bai's gentle narration, filled with sadness that seeped into his bones, came to an abrupt end.

After being quiet for an unknown amount of time, Bai Mu suddenly stood up and looked up at the sky. Even though he couldn't see anything, he already had a fixed direction in his heart.

"Bai, maybe you can't understand some of the things I have experienced. But it is precisely because of those things that I may be able to understand your mood, really.

Can you imagine that I was living in a world that I thought was home for a long time, not this world, but suddenly one day, everything changed.

My home disappeared and I came into this world. Everything I was familiar with disappeared and this world was completely different. So I am lonely.

Later, my other parents made me feel like home again, but soon they disappeared. I felt very sad and confused, but I gradually discovered that although my father and mother were gone, the experience of being with them had not disappeared. In that experience, I gradually became familiar with the world and met some people. It is precisely because of this that I was able to go all the way and enter the ninja school

Finally, I met Teacher Kurenai again, formed Class 10 with Hinata and Naruko, and came to the Land of Waves, where I also met you, Shiro."

Bai raised his tear-soaked face, followed Bai Mu closely with his empty eyes, and seemed to be immersed in the world Bai Mu described.

"I want to say that Zabuza may be to you just like my father and mother were to me back then. Even if the world abandons us, at least there are still people who need us.

Zabuza accepted you and restarted you in this world that didn't need you. He took you with him and experienced a lot of things and met a lot of people.

Now, even if he is gone, the world will not return to the world that did not need you, because you have left traces in the world, you have been integrated into this world, and you are not just the first person. .

In my previous experience, I met you and you became my friend. But this is also your experience, isn't it? You got to know me, I became your friend, and you admitted it yourself before.

And I am just a small part of what you have experienced.

Zabuza is dead, but you have not disappeared, nor have your experiences. Zabuza has helped you re-understand the world and brought you here. If Zabuza still leaves something in this world, then This thing must be in the hearts of his most important people.

Shiro, if you really understand, then please keep Zabuza’s heart in mind, cherish the precious experience that Zabuza has left for you, and continue on, okay?”

Shiro was trembling, as scenes of him and Zabuza existing together emerged in his mind, not a single frame was missed.

"Before coming here, I left a note in order not to worry Teacher Hong and the others, but what I did was wrong and it was all my fault. I should have known that they cared about me and wouldn't Sit back and watch me take risks alone.

Therefore, Teacher Kurenai and the others must have rushed to the Cardo Building now, and the powerful enemy Kakuzu who killed Zabuza must have returned to the Cardo Building. If they encountered Kakuzu

Shiro, just as you want to protect Zabuza, I don't want these important people to be hurt, but I know that my power is not enough.

Fortunately, I still have you, my friend Bai. "

Bai Mu lowered his head and stretched out his hot hand to Bai.

"Your power, your everything, I absolutely believe you can help me as a friend, I need you, Bai"

Er, a slightly slender hand was placed on the hot palm. It was cold and slightly shivering, like a small animal timidly knocking on the door of a new world.

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Hot and cold blend together.

Beautiful snowflakes were floating in the sky.