"What did you think about that passing deity?" asked Zabuza.
"Y-you know about that?" asked Haku.
Zabuza pointed to a corner of the room where there was a 48" plasma HD TV.
"We don't have a TV," noted Haku.
"Passing deity," said Zabuza. "I wanted your impression of the events."
"An idiot, an emo, and a thief whose jonin is a lazy scarecrow," said Haku. Who was still a bit put out that his mask had gotten stolen.
"An idiot with two bloodlines, an emo with an inactive Sharingan, and a kleptomaniac stealth expert," said Zabuza. "Not to mention I recognized the 'scarecrow' as Copycat Kakashi. This job has gotten very interesting and overly complicated."
"I see," said Haku.
"Haku, most ninja avoid doing anything with temples or similar buildings," said Zabuza. "It's not because we respect religions or fear any reprisal from them. It's because deities of any kind can be a pain in the butt and hit you when you least expect it."
"I see, Zabuza-sama," said Haku.
"Even if this one does stay out of things from now on, the operation has a tendency to get messy," said Zabuza, sitting down and setting his sword to the side. "Now I have to figure out what to do. The original plan was a confrontational brute force attack. While we could still do so, that 'mandate of the heavens' thing concerns me. If my plans are to ever be realized, it really doesn't factor in world-ending scenarios."
"What about killing their client when he's alone?" asked Haku, thinking about approaches.
"That is one consideration," admitted Zabuza. "If we can get him alone from the Konoha team it would be a quick hit-and-run."
Haku nodded, thinking this didn't sound that difficult. The old man was a drunkard anyway.
"Even with the stealth expert and the various bloodlines involved," said Zabuza, still thinking things over, "a direct physical confrontation would still be a consideration. Let's-"
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