Naruto shrugged at the scene, happy that Gatou would be getting his just deserts. He quickly grew nauseous at his clothes and jumped off into the sea. He plunged into the water, knifing past the surface as it washed away most of the coagulating fluid on him. He shot up again and flew back to the bridge.
"These wings are so fucking awesome," he said absentmindedly. He then started shivering as he remembered that he had plunged into icy water.
"Ok, maybe that wasn't such a good idea after all," he muttered.
Zabuza nodded in sympathy, "Yeah, you kinda get used to the sticky clothing and all that. Why do you think I don't wear a shirt anymore?"
Haku looked at him with surprise, "That was the reason why you went shirtless all this time?"
He faced his apprenticed and nodded slowly, "Well, yeah. What did you think it was for?"
"I thought you were presenting yourself as a mating ritual," she confessed with a blush.