When Haku saw the members of Team 7, he tilted his head and showed a radiant smile, causing even Sasuke to freeze for half a second.
To avoid falling under the androgynous boy's charm, Naruto frantically conjured up mental images of Chiyo in swimsuit inside his mind as a countermeasure.
"Blergh…"
When Naruto thought of Chiyo's appearance in swimsuit, he couldn't stop retching on the spot.
There was just no helping it…
The mental damage is too strong.
Naruto had even already thought about whether to give this thing to Kakashi as his 27th birthday present.
By then, maybe I can help Kakashi quit his bad habit of reading those kinds of books.
Whenever Kakashi felt the urge to read, he could just pull out the Limited Edition Swimsuit Chiyo and take a look.
When Sakura looked at Haku like this, she immediately latched onto Sasuke's arm, glaring at Haku like a protective mother hen.
'Damn it! This guy is way too dangerous!'
'Sasuke! Snap out of it!'
The poor girl felt exhausted. It would be fine if only women coveted her man, but why did it always have to be other men?
'Can you stinky men please stop competing with me for men?'
There was nothing unusual about Kakashi, except for the fact that he was slightly hunched over.
Maybe it's because the bed was too soft last night, so his back hurts.
Haku saw Naruto turning his head away and retching without any reaction. Instead, he tucked a few loose strands of hair behind his ear.
However, he felt that having her hair spread out on both sides was very troublesome, so he put down the wooden basin, took a hair tie from his wrist and held it in his mouth, and at the same time, he pulled his hair back with both hands and tied it into a high ponytail.
Sakura's eyes practically shot flames at this point. She seriously suspected that the man in front of her was deliberately trying to seduce every male in Team 7.
She jumped in front of the group of people angrily, with her arms wide open, and she shouted, "Wake up!"
"He's a man!!"
Kakashi and Sasuke immediately came to their senses and turned their heads at the same time, avoiding glances and not daring to look at Sakura.
As for Naruto…
He smugly declared that such charms had zero effect on him.
"Everyone, please follow me."
Haku smiled gently, picked up the wooden basin on the ground, tilted her head, which make his ponytail sway slightly, and gestured for them to follow him.
Sasuke's face reddened slightly, forcing him to turn and stare at Sakura instead.
Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and walked forward, while lecturing the three Genin, "Remember your manners when visiting someone else's home, got it?"
After saying that, his gaze lingered on Sakura, and the two boys beside him turned to look at her as well.
Sakura was stunned, and when she came to her senses, she felt extremely aggrieved.
Following Haku for a few minutes, they finally arrived at his and Zabuza's temporary home.
Just then, Zabuza himself came into view, holding a small hammer and a few nails.
His body was wrapped in bandages and he walked with a slight limp, obviously his injuries from the last battle had not yet healed.
Zabuza's eyes first landed on the yellow-haired brat, then he immediately looked away, and then stared at the Kubikiribocho behind the Uchiha brat...
Naruto was quite surprised at this guy's condition.
Since Zabuza's injuries were caused by him, he believed Zabuza should have to stay in bed for at least ten days or half a month.
But judging from his appearance now, he is already mostly recovered.
Haku noticed Naruto's puzzled look, and took the initiative to explain.
"We found a Medical-nin at a gambling den who treated Zabuza-sama's wounds."
"She said that only 80 million ryo can heal Zabuza-sama's injuries..."
'A gambling den?'
'A Medical-nin??
'Eighty million ryo?!'
Naruto and Kakashi's expressions instantly twisted in realization.
'No need to guess… that was definitely Tsunade, the Konoha's gambling addict!'
Naruto had his hands over his chest when he heard the price.
'Damn!'
'That twin-tailed old hag is robbing people blind!'
'If I had known this earlier, I would have earned the money myself...'
Then Naruto remembered the stacks of gold ingots in his system's inventory and felt slightly better.
Meanwhile, Sakura noticed something... off.
She observed carefully for a while and found that Zabuza's legs were not injured at all.
Thinking of this, the girl leaned back and began to sucked in sharp breath.
'No way...'
'Don't tell me they... they actually...'
The images of Zabuza and Haku overlapping instantly appeared in the girl's mind, and her worldview were shattered at this moment.
Sakura looked at Zabuza, then at Haku, and felt her cheeks getting hot.
But when she thought of Zabuza, the 180-cm-tall guy, taking advantage of someone as delicate as Haku made her inexplicably furious.
'It's obvious that Zabuza isn't even fully healed yet!!'
'How could he be so impatient to start making moves?!'
'What a beast!'
Sakura, unable to bear it any longer, stealthily pulled Haku aside. She planned to give a lecture to this man, who looked very much like a woman.
"Um…"
"Haku, you two…"
She stammered, nervously crossing her thumbs in that unmistakable gesture.
Seeing this, Haku's face turned red just as quickly as Sakura's.
"I... I..."
Haku's flustered reaction directly confirmed Sakura's suspicions.
"Look..."
"That guy's injuries haven't healed yet, so you shouldn't be indulging him like that!"
Sakura's voice suddenly got louder when she spoke here. She glanced at her teammates and found that they were staring at Zabuza, so she continued to look at Haku.
However, Sakura didn't know that while her teammates was looking at Zabuza, their ears were clearly perked up.
"I'm telling you..."
"You should learn to say no to him."
Haku turned his head away, not daring to look at Sakura in the eye, while his fingers were nervously twisting the hem of his clothes.
From his reddened ears, one can tell just how embarrassed he was.
With his delicate features, Haku looked every bit like a blushing maiden.
"I… I'll be more careful…"
"Besides, Zabuza-sama is usually the one… lying down… so it… doesn't aggravate his injuries."
"That's not the point!"
"What do you mean it doesn't aggravate his injuries?"
"You need to take better care of yourself!"
Sakura looked very disappointed and didn't understand what was going on in this guy's mind at all.
'From what Haku just said, it is clear that...'
'Wait!?'
'What does he mean by Zabuza lying down???'
'No… no way!'
The images in Sakura's mind changed again, and then she felt her brain trembling.
An extremely terrifying thought also appeared in her mind...
After a full minute of stunned silence, she finally asked uncertainly, "You…"
"You mean…"
"Zabuza is the one… lying down?"
"So you're… the top?!"
A few days ago, thanks to Kakashi's 'educational' discussions, Sakura had recently learned the basics of certain relationship dynamics, and naturally knew what the top and bottom were.
Haku's face turned red with embarrassment, and he was stunned for a while before nodding, which was considered as his answer to Sakura.
"OH. MY. GOD."
After hearing this fact, Sakura covered her mouth and screamed, her pupils shaking violently.
In the span of three minutes, this forbidden love had shattered her worldview twice.
She really couldn't imagine how someone as soft and feminine as Haku could become a top, and the hulking, terrifying Zabuza could become a bottom...
'Damn!'
'The Kirigakure's men are really scary!'
Not only was Sakura shocked, but even Kakashi and Naruto beside her instinctively took a step back, sucking in sharp breaths.
As for the simple-minded Sasuke, he didn't understand what's going on. He was now on guard against Zabuza, fearing that this guy would snatch his beloved Heavy Xuan Ruler.
As for the other two...
Their condition looked even worse than Sakura's, and their faces were paling drastically.
Naruto felt that all the emotions he had for the two of them in his previous life disappeared at this moment, and what followed was sheer terror.
'Holy sh…'
'That Zabuza got pegged by Haku!?'
Then Naruto remembered how Haku had acted around him before...
He was already beginning to get scared.
Turning his head and looking at Kakashi, Naruto flickered to Sakura's side without saying a word, grabbed her by the collar, and ran back.
After returning to his teammates, he quickly threw out several portals, pulled Sakura with one hand, grabbed Sasuke, who was still locked in an intense staring contest with Zabuza, with the other, and dove through one of his portals.
But in terms of speed, Kakashi is the fastest.
Before leaving, Naruto shouted at Zabuza and Haku.
"Sorry, I suddenly remembered that the gas at home was not turned off, so I'll leave first..."
"Bye!"
If he didn't leave now, Naruto was really worried that he'd be next on Haku's list.
'Dinner?'
'Hell no!'
Faced with the sudden disappearance of Team 7, Haku and Zabuza were completely confused.
After looking at each other for a few seconds, Zabuza spoke, "Go make some food."
"I'll go and fix the bed."