Chapter 108: Haku, be my son! Haku: "Pops!"
When Haku looked up at Whitebeard, his eyes showed a hint of surprise and astonishment.
In fact, Haku didn't know who Whitebeard was.
Information about the Fourth Mizukage "Karatachi Yagura" was generally only circulated among the ninjas in Kirigakure Village.
In the entire Land of Water Kirigakure Village, not a single civilian knew that Mizukage Karatachi Yagura had been killed by a pirate named Whitebeard.
Among the group of people who knew the truth, the vast majority had experienced that great battle. They were so traumatized by Whitebeard's power that they would not spread this matter around, nor would they allow other ninjas to spread it around.
This resulted in most of the civilians in Kirigakure Village not knowing where their Fourth Mizukage had gone.
There were rumors that the Fourth Mizukage had died.
But many people had not seen the body.
They also didn't know how the Mizukage died, the whole village was confused.
Many people only knew that many ninjas in the village had suddenly disappeared, and the Kirigakure hospital in the village was full of various wounded.
Even though Haku was backed by Zabuza.
But he didn't know much, he had not been with Zabuza for long, and he was not yet a Kirigakure ninja.
Haku only knew that Zabuza had gone out with the ninjas in the village to carry out a mission the day before yesterday. After that, when Haku saw Zabuza again, he only saw Zabuza who was unconscious.
He also learned from Terumi Mei about the death of the Mizukage, and from Zabuza that the killer of the Mizukage was a "pirate".
That's all he knew.
Haku's "surprise" and "astonishment" were due to Whitebeard's size and what Whitebeard said. Honestly, this was the first time in Haku's life that he had seen someone so tall; it was also the first time he had seen someone who could see his thoughts at a glance.
Just now, Haku really wanted to commit suicide.
He wanted to end his life.
But then a kid suddenly appeared and interrupted Haku's action, and then this giant-like man appeared.
"Suicide?"
Naruto thought for a while before he understood what it meant, he looked incredulously at the cute boy next to him: "You... you... you just wanted to commit suicide here?"
"Ughh..."
Haku simply sighed, his face slightly dull and colorless: "I can no longer find the meaning of survival."
Thinking back to what Zabuza had said to him.
Thinking back to Zabuza's cold eyes.
"I have lived this life for Zabuza, when Zabuza no longer needs me, my life should wither like the wild grass on the ground."
It's hard to imagine that such words would come out of the mouth of a nine-year-old child, it sounds so discordant.
But considering that this is the ninja world.
The education is very deformed.
It seems reasonable again.
Haku admitted his thoughts and actions just now: "If it weren't for you bumping into me, I would have been lying down here forever."
"Why are you so negative?" Naruto looked puzzled: "Who is this Zabuza you're talking about?"
Naruto frowned and asked: "Is he trying to tempt you to commit suicide? He can't be a bad guy, can he?"
"No! Zabuza is not a bad person!"
Haku corrected Naruto's statement: "If it weren't for Zabuza adopting me, I might have starved to death on the street by now, he gave me a new life."
Naruto couldn't help but scratch his head.
Seeing his confusion, Haku had to be patient and continue to explain. Haku didn't want anyone to think Zabuza was a bad person.
So, he told everything about how Zabuza met him and how Zabuza took him in.
He also told about Zabuza no longer needing him.
Hearing this, Naruto finally understood.
"I see!
Naruto said with some displeasure: "But the problem is, that guy called Zabuza, he can't say that kind of thing to you! Doesn't he know that such words are particularly hurtful?"
Naruto emphasized: "And you can't commit suicide when you're upset, you only have one life!"
"My life has no meaning."
Haku gave a lonely bitter smile: "My existence killed my mother, I even killed my father with my own hands. Now, Zabuza doesn't need me anymore, death is my final destination."
"Tsk! Kirigakure brat!" Whitebeard's voice suddenly rang out: "What's wrong with your ninja world's education? Why are you all so twisted?"
"Twisted?" Haku looked up in a daze, looking at Whitebeard.
"In your eyes, what is that guy called Zabuza?" Whitebeard asked such a question.
Haku was stumped by the question, he had never thought about it.
After thinking about it for a long time.
Haku hesitated to answer, "He's a benefactor and family, I guess?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth.
Haku's expression became somewhat firm.
"I don't know how Zabuza sees me, but I consider Zabuza to be my closest family!" Haku answered earnestly: "Because in the entire ninja world, only he truly recognizes me."
"I... I can only find... the warmth of a family with Zabuza." Haku lowered his head, looking at his toes, his eyes once again misted over.
Plop....
A drop of tear fell from his eyes onto his foot.
And then he couldn't stop it anymore.
"Kirigakure brat, so... what you want most in your heart is 'family'?" Whitebeard asked.
".....Yes" Haku didn't know why he would open his heart in front of a stranger and show his most vulnerable side in front of two strangers.
"Gurarararararara! Kirigakure brat, lift your head!"
Whitebeard suddenly laughed out loud.
Although Haku didn't know why the other party asked him to do so, he still raised his head.
His face, blurred with tears.
His face is now harder to tell if he's male or female.
Even more, Naruto felt pity for him.
"Kid, what's your name?" Whitebeard asked.
"Haku." Haku responded weakly.
"Haku? Just one word?" Whitebeard raised an eyebrow.
"Yes." Haku nodded.
The next second..... Under Haku's bewildered expression, Whitebeard, without any regard for the "status difference" between the two, and without any pretentious airs.
Whitebeard squatted down.
There was still a smile on his face.
Whitebeard stretched out a big hand to Haku in front of him, and said something shocking: "Gurarararararararara! Haku! Be my son!"
"Ah?!!" Haku was instantly stunned, blinking his misty eyes at Whitebeard, then at Naruto who was full of anticipation.
Then he turned his head to look at Whitebeard again.
Haku's brain seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt.
His whole person was somewhat dazed.
"Haku! Be my son!" This sentence kept repeating in his mind, like layers of demonic sounds that lingered for a long time.
"Ah, this.....this..."
Faced with Whitebeard's invitation, Haku was a bit at a loss, even stuttering when he spoke, his expression quite at a loss.
"I...I...."
Haku never thought that one day someone would say this to him, the hearty smile on Whitebeard's face was without any falsehood. Anyone could hear that Whitebeard was not joking.
And because of this, Haku's reaction was so intense.
Even a bit overwhelmed.
He is stunned!
Ever since his mother was killed by his father, and he himself killed his father, Haku always considered himself a cursed person.
He had never experienced what family love was, and there was no one who would give Haku a shred of warmth.
Under the Blood Mist policy that enveloped the Land of Water.
All Haku felt was despair and coldness.
Until the appearance of Momochi Zabuza, Haku realized that in this world... there were people who didn't despise him, there were people who needed him, he was useful.
Even if Zabuza's original intention was to train Haku, who possessed Kekkei Genkai, into a killing tool for a coup.
But this still made Haku feel a long-lost warmth.
It made Haku willing to be loyal to him.
So, the moment Zabuza wanted to sever ties with Haku, Haku felt as if the heavens and earth in his heart had collapsed.
His faith also collapsed.
Haku couldn't figure out, in the entire ninja world besides Zabuza, who else would need him? Who else would care about him? He was no longer of any use.
Until...
Whitebeard appeared.
The words of this man, who was as tall as a giant, shattered the darkness that enveloped his heart with an irresistible force, and that outstretched hand was only a few centimeters away from him.
If The "light" that Zabuza gave to Haku, if it was a small glimmer, made Haku find the meaning of survival.
Then the "light" that Whitebeard radiated was a blazing sun, releasing a hot and dazzling brilliance, dispelling all the darkness lingering in Haku's heart.
Haku knew that his description was strange.
But that's how he felt inside.
The emotions surging in his heart were very complex, there was shock at Whitebeard's words, there was the touch of being "needed" by someone again, and there was the surprise of being invited to become a "family member".
One second he was lost and desolate.
The next second there was a turn for the better.
It made Haku feel like he was in a dream.
It wasn't until he pinched his thigh hard that he realized he wasn't dreaming, and Haku's face was unconsciously wet with tears again. The teardrops fell on the ground, splashing up crystal clear water droplets.
"But... but I once killed my father with my own hands, and I still have Kekkei Genkai. You... you won't mind, will you?" Haku's tone was full of hope and expectation.
But reason told Haku that anyone would mind that he had killed his biological father, anyone would mind that he had Kekkei Genkai.
But if he thought about it emotionally, he hoped Whitebeard wouldn't mind.
"Gurarararararara! I am Whitebeard!"
Whitebeard had learned from Haku why he had killed his biological father, and he said to Haku: "A biological father like yours is not worthy to be called a father! A man who can't protect his wife, can't protect his children, is just a trash, even the sea would despise his existence!"
"As for what Kekkei Genkai? None of my sons and daughters in my family, there isn't a single one who isn't extraordinary!! But a mere Kekkei Genkai, what counts as that!?"
Whitebeard's words were deafening in Haku's ears.
So...
Was it right for him to kill his biological father?
Did he do nothing wrong in this matter?
And having Kekkei Genkai, is it not seen as a disaster in the eyes of ordinary people? Or are there still those who don't consider themselves a calamity?
"Pops didn't just casually invite you!"
Naruto was assisting his Pops on the side: "Our Whitebeard Pirates is not a casual family. The Whitebeard Pirates' big family has always been harmonious, and every family member will help each other."
"This is a real family!" Naruto said seriously: "Pops is the emperor of the sea, he won't lie! As long as you say Pops, then we are family!"
Naruto kept saying "family", "family"
In fact, even Naruto didn't know how much damage the two words he said would do to Haku now.
Haku's psychological defense was brutally broken.
His eyes were wider than anyone else's.
Should he refuse?..... These three words just popped up in Haku's mind, and they were erased.
He can't refuse!..... The next three words replaced the previous three.
Because Haku doesn't know if he will have such an opportunity again.
He doesn't even know if there will be such a person in the ninja world.
At this moment, Haku is full of fantasies and expectations.
"Pops!" The word that came out of his mouth with tears in his eyes contained thousands of desires in his heart.
Haku longs for family.
Longs for recognition.
Longs for need.
"Pops!!!" Without needing Whitebeard's reminder, Haku raised his voice, and this sentence was shouted out with tears: "I..... I am willing to be your son!"
The will of survival.
Is ignited again.
Haku stretched out one hand and placed it on Whitebeard's palm. Whitebeard, who had been through many battles, had a very large and rough palm. When he touched this palm, Haku was slightly surprised.
It's hard to imagine how much hardship one has to go through to form such a thick layer of calluses?
"Good!!!" Naruto's joy was no less than Haku's. Even though Haku was just a recent acquaintance in Naruto's eyes, and the two had only met for less than half an hour, Naruto didn't feel any abruptness about having such a family member.
On the contrary, he was very happy, his smile was extremely bright, even though he had a big bump on his head from Whitebeard's Fist of Love, the joy in his heart diluted the pain on his head.
"In this way, with Pops as the captain, our Whitebeard Pirate Group has five people!" Naruto excitedly hit his fists and palms: "Although it's still far from the 1600 people Pops mentioned, it's a good start!"
Naruto gave Haku a thumbs up.
When he showed a bright smile, a row of clean white teeth was clearly visible.
Naruto introduced himself to Haku: "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, I am also Pops' son! Pops' name is Edward Newgate, and he has a very powerful. His nickname is 'Whitebeard'. By the way, I am the captain of the first division of the Whitebeard Pirates, and Pops is the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
He also introduced Whitebeard along the way.
"Whitebeard Pirates....."
Haku murmured this word.
"Gurarararararara!" Whitebeard, who had just adopted another son, laughed heartily. Whitebeard never looked at what kind of talent the other party had when adopting a son, nor did he look at what kind of background the other party had.
As long as Whitebeard likes the person.
He will want to adopt him as a son, pull him into his family, and make him his own family.
Whitebeard won't force others in this regard, it doesn't matter if they refuse him.
But, if they agree to him...
That's his family!
"Foolish sons! We'll have a big banquet today!"
Whitebeard stood up, his face full of happy smiles: "This banquet is for Haku! It's specifically to celebrate Haku becoming my son, Whitebeard! Gurararararara!!!"
With the hearty laughter, there was no falsehood mixed in.
Whitebeard's hearty laughter from the heart made Haku's heart warm.
"Zabuza..... I seem to....."
"Once again, I have been saved."
The tears that flowed from Haku's eyes.....
Just couldn't stop.
....
Some time later.
Whitebeard and the others had already left the hospital, and Naruto had gotten some medicine for diarrhea in the hospital.
The medical ninja in the Kirigakure village hospital told Naruto with a speechless face that he had eaten poisonous mushrooms.
Even the medical ninjas in Kirigakure village didn't expect.....
There would be people who eat colorful mushrooms.
Then
Six-year-old Naruto walked on the right side of Whitebeard, and next to Naruto was Haku. Compared to Naruto's carefree attitude, Haku seemed a bit more restrained.
Although Haku was older than Naruto, he had just joined the Whitebeard Pirates' big family and was still a bit unaccustomed.
You have to know that just ten minutes ago, he was still an orphan in the ninja world.
Ten minutes later, he had a family.
Haku is still very 'confused'.
He was holding onto Whitebeard's pants tightly, as if he was afraid that the Pops he recognized would run away.
And Naruto was curiously looking at his new family member.
No matter how Naruto looked, he thought Haku was a girl.
From any angle, he didn't look like a boy.
Haku is now growing his long hair.
But it's not as long as it will be in the future, now the hair is just shoulder-length, each strand of hair is very smooth and shiny.
His skin is as white as snow and can be admired from a distance.
A pair of eyes are big and bright, full of spirit.
His slender body is no different from a girl's.
Not only does he look like a girl, but even his voice doesn't sound like a boy's, which makes Naruto can't help but scratch his head.
Is he really not a girl?
"We're here!" After walking for who knows how long, Naruto suddenly shouted: "Haku, this is where we'll be staying in Kirigakure Village for the next two days, Karin and big sister are both here, they are also Pops' daughters, you are our family!"
"This is... the Mizukage office building?" Haku, who had been in Kirigakure Village for several months, recognized at a glance that this building was the most iconic building in Kirigakure Village.
"Eh?"
Naruto was surprised: "So this is the Mizukage office building? Oh! I see! I remember Pops said when he first arrived in Kirigakure Village, he liked this building."
"And then that Auntie Terumi Mei seemed to have a strange expression, but she didn't say anything. So, this is the Mizukage office building!"
Sometimes, a hot-blooded fool can think of some blind spots.
When Naruto said this, he suddenly reacted.
"Wait, wait... Pops killed the Fourth Mizukage, Pops occupied the Mizukage office building..."
"Does that mean Pops is the new Mizukage?"
The logic in Naruto's mind.
Already has the taste of a pirate.
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