after kakashi had plunged his hand into haku's heart, zabuza was speechles for a while, then told haku what a good job he did. after he called off the fight with kakashi, naruto berated him for being cold-hearted towards haku. zabuza told him he only needed haku as a tool. shinobi's are without emotion, they are only tools. but naruto kept yelling at zabuza's back, telling him how haku threw his life away for zabuza's dream. he loved you enough to die for you. zabuza then said to naruto, that's enough kid, you dont have to say anymore. tears were streaming down zabuza's face. he explained to naruto that haku wasn't only fighting for him, he was fighting for them too.

after gatou's head rolled off, naruto has this exquisite expression of wonder and admiration on his face. kakashi was silent with his head slightly bowed. zabuza stood with his head bowed, his arms hanging limply to his side, blood dripping. all over back and side were swords. suddenly he looked up. his eyes were that of a demon. they scared gatou's men. but that was all, he went limp again. the kunai fell from his mouth.

he saw haku, haku smiling happily, telling him to let him stay by his side. as he fell, he thought, this is goodbye haku, thank you for everything...i'm sorry. he was flat on his face. he was now motionless. the rest of gatou's men made a move.

they had decided to pillage the village as nobody's going to pay them. however the people of the wave country led by inari were prepare to fight them. naruto decided to help out using kage bunshin no jutsu, kakashi with his remaining chakra did his version of the jutsu. this totally scared off the goons and they went scampering off. with the bridge cleared of them, kakashi approached zabuza's body.

looks like it's over kakashi, says zabuza. yes, says kakashi quietly. i have a request, says zabuza. i want to see his face. kakashi slide his head portector back over his left eye. sure, he says. he gently lifted zabuza's body and carried it towards haku. suddenly it was snowing.

snowing? at this time of the year? people ask. haku, asks zabuza. are you crying? he thank kakashi as he was being laid beside haku. he looked at haku's face. you've always been at my side. i'd like to be at you side at the end. he reached out to touch haku's face. if i could, i'd like to go the same place as you. a snowflake fell on the corner of haku's eyes and slide down his cheeks as it melts. you'll be able to go zabuza, says kakashi silently. together...