"They've brought a number of us back from the dead as well. If it's a brainwashing technique, it could be a very effective one," he mused. "Still, there are a thousand different theories and nobody is quite sure what would be the more plausible."

Haku, looking back, was both glad and deeply hurt that his own death had been reversed. Dying for Zabuza-san had been the best thing he could have done with his life... and yet, he'd made friends here that he wouldn't have known otherwise... it was a difficult place to be in.