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A.N. ….. I don't really have any thing to put here this time ^^" umm, okay, well, the chapters, "Two assaults...!", "Speed!", "For the Sake of Dreams...!", "The Sharingan Crumbles...!", "Awakening...!", "Nine-Tails...!", "Precious People...", "Your Future is...!", "Everyone's Respected Battles...!", "The Tool Named Shinobi" all bring you...
A.N. Well, that is Chapter 8 Everyone! Hehe, now I know you didn't miss that change, now did you..? Well, the Chuunin exams are coming up, and all I am saying is Naruto from here will be a completely new blonde hahaha. I'll start writing ASAP, so, I thank those of you who have stuck with me, because things are about to get fun! Enjoy!Chapter 8: Final Encounter, Fight for the Bridge!
Team 7 stand between Tazuna and Zabuza with his partner Haku. Both sides were staring each other down intensely.
Kakashi: "It appears we were right on the money, the masked boy is Zabuza's comrade..." Sakura: "He should stop hiding under that mask and face us!" Naruto: "Hey, you might as well take the mask off, we already know exactly who you are..." Haku: ?! Sasuke: "We figured it out right as you were leaving the other day, you don't need to be so surprised, I honestly think it only took us so long given how tired we were..." Haku: "Very observant of you..." Zabuza: "I told you you should have killed them when you had the chance Haku."
Naruto: "Haku is your name then is it? Alright then Haku, my partner and I will be the ones to personally kick your ass! Haku, if you live, never forget the name of the man about to defeat you, Naruto Uzumaki! You would have been better off if you let us just believe you were a girl!" Sasuke: "Hn, not really, we would have had to try just as hard idiot. Sakura, protect Tazuna." Sakura: "You're so cool Sasuke-kun!" NaruKaka: 'She is way too hung up on him...' Naruto: "Yeah, sure, whatever." Sakura: … : (
Haku: "I will admit, you both are quite impressive. Even though the water clones only had 1/10 the strength of the original..." Zabuza: "However, we have gained the first advantage. Go!"
With that, Haku appear right beside Sasuke just to have his strike deflected by Sasuke's and have a claw swipe for his mask, to which he dodged. The real battle was just beginning.
|Tazuna's Home|
Waraji and Zouri sliced through the wall to Tazuna's home find Tsunami in the kitchen preparing lunch. Zouri surprising Tsunami with the blunt entrance: "Are you Tazuna's daughter? Sorry but you're coming with us." Inari ran down stares when he heard his mothers screams to see two swordsmen backing her into a corner.
Inari: "MOM!" Waraji: "What kid?" Tsunami: "Don't come here! Run away!" Waraji: "Should we take him too?" Zouri: "We only need one hostage." Waraji, unsheathing his blade: "Heheh, then, should I kill him...?" Tsunami: "WAIT! If you touch that child, I will bite my tongue off and kill myself! You want a hostage, right...?" Zouri: "Heh, thank you mom brat." Waraji: "Damn, I really wanted to cut something..." Zouri: "Give it a rest. You just cut up a bunch of stuff. Let's hurry up, grab her and go already."
Inari was lamenting his own weakness and cowardice when he started remembering the words and actions of his guests, and his father. He had lost his dog too these people, his father, but he refused to lose his mother too! He grabbed a fishing spear that was hung on the wall and ran out to save his mother.
Waraji: "Hehe, looking at that pretty skin makes me want to cut those clothes off to get a better look heheh..." Zouri: "Walk faster and we won't do anything, got it *****?" Inari: "Wait!" ZouWar: !? "Huh?/It's that kid again." Tsunami: "Inari! Hurry! Run away!"
Inari: "Get... Away, FROM MY MOM!" he charged as his tiny legs could take him. "UAA!" Next thing Tsunami saw was Inari's hat fly into the air as, a log got chopped into pieces...?
Waraji: "What!? Zouri: "Kawarimi no Jutsu?" ?, from behind the swordsmen: "Sorry for the late entrance" Inari looking up: … "Naruto..." Naruto: "I swore to myself I wouldn't let anything happen to your family, but, I had to see if you would try saving Pochi this time... You did a great job, thanks to your distraction, I was able to grab your mother too. =^_^="
Zouri: "Well well, if it isn't one of the brats Tazuna hired..." Waraji, as he and his partner charged: "I hope you like sushi brat, because you are about to have a lot in common!" Naruto, throwing two shuriken at the swordsmen: "I only like fish in my ramen, you two look stressed..." Waraji, as he and Zouri deflected the shuriken: "Heh, like that will work on us!" Naruto, as the two shuriken poofed to reveal themselves as two clones that were under henge: "Maybe you won't be so sow after a nap..." And with that, the clones clawed down the goon's backsides, sending crashing to the ground.
Waraji, trying to crawl: "I can hardly move!" Zouri: "What did you do to us brat!?" Naruto, tying them in ninja wire and handing their swords to Inari: "None of your business, now sit quietly and see how you like being hostages!" Inari: "How did you know those samurai were coming here?" Naruto: "Oh, I saw them when they were heading over here..." Inari:!? Naruto: "Sorry kid, but I had to know what they were doing here, and I found out, and, I'm, also sorry for yesterday... About calling you a little ***** you know? Forget it..." Naruto then patted Inari's head and gave him a comforting smile, "You're strong!" After a few comforting words and tears. "I can count on you here, right?" Inari, nodding: "Yup... Go get them!" Naruto, nodding back: "You know it!" He then ran off as fast as he could, hoping he wasn't to late.
|Bridge|
Sasuke and Naruto C were able to counter Haku strike for strike, surprising everybody really. That is, until Haku kicked Sasuke skidding back to his team and held his ground, hand over Naruto' C's gloved fist, slight cuts on Haku's hand, each pushing back at the other.
Haku: "I don't want to have to kill you, but, you won't stand down will you...?" Naruto C: "Ha! You wish!" Haku: "I see... But you won't be able to keep up with my speed starting now. Plus, I've already gained two advantages." Naruto C: "Name one!" Haku: "Well, one is the water on the ground. And another one, is I have occupied one of your arms. You will only be able to run from my attacks.." Naruto C: "So? Your arm is busy too you know!?" 'And I have an advantage you are unaware of as well... wait, what the-!?'
His thought were cut short as Haku began rapidly forming single armed hand signs causing the water on the ground to form into ice spikes above. Haku: "Special Jutsu, Flying Water Needles." Kakashi was shocked, he had never seen one handed Jutsu before, and more shocked at the lethality of the technique as it severely pierced a bloody clone. Zabuza: "I guess you weren't so fast after all were you? Heh, Kakashi, what happened to not letting your comrades die? Hahah..." !?
He and Haku were surprised when the blonde disappeared in a cloud of smoke, to which Sasuke jumped through swinging his chain only to scrape Haku's abductors. Haku, jumping back: 'Damn, we must have missed one of the clones somehow.. and, I can't feel my right hand or fore arm, were there weapons laced with something!?' He was caught off guard again as Sasuke was out of sight and behind him.
Sasuke: "you're pretty slow... From now on... You will only be able to run from my attacks." Haku blocked Sasuke's kunai aimed for his throat by blocking his fore arm with his good arm, only to have to tilt his head to the left as Sasuke threw his Kunai had Haku's mask with a flick of his wrist. Sasuke pulled the other end of his chain sending it flying back at Haku, grazing his right shoulder before ducking, only to have to role to dodge Sasuke's foot. Haku: 'He's so fast!' was all Haku had time to think before he was met with a kick to the back sending him to Sasuke who followed with a roundhouse to Haku's stomach sending him skidding back to Zabuza.
Sasuke: "About time you showed up slowpoke..." Naruto C: "Sorry Teme, not quite yet, the real me had to save Inari and Tsunami from some Swordsmen... They wouldn't happen to be your friends, would they Eyebrows?..." Zabuza: "Hah, they are no friends of mine, and your lucky shots end now so don't look so relaxed!" 'For them to actually match Haku in speed, how did they improve so much?!' Haku: "Guh... What did you do to your weapons...?" Naruto: "Hehe, so you noticed huh?" Sasuke: "Hn, if you must know, we remembered what you told us when we were helping you collect herbs, about how they weren't all so healthy? Well, with Sakura and Tsunami's help, we found some in particular that numb ones muscles when liquified or powdered and makes direct contact." Naruto C: "We also immunized ourselves with antidote we also made from the herbs hehe." HakuZabu: !? Kakashi: "I can't have you underestimating my team by calling them 'Brats'. Sasuke is the Leaf's #1 rookie. Sakura is the brightest in the village. And Naruto... Naruto is the show-off, hyper-active, #1 loudest ninja in the village..."
Zabuza: " Hehe. Hehehe. Haku, do you realize? At this rate, we'll be driven back..." Sasuke: 'What's this chill...' Haku: "Yeah, we can't have that..." With the last bit of feeling Haku had left in his right arm, he formed a very peculiar hand sign, causing sheets of ice to surround Sasuke and the Naruto Clone. "Special Jutsu! Demonic Ice Mirrors!"
Kakashi: 'What Jutsu is this!?' Sakura, as Haku stepped into a sheet: ! "Huh!? What is he doing!?" Naruto C and Sasuke stood back to back, staring down the reflections of Haku the were on the surface of each sheet, unsure which was real, if any at all.
Kakashi, dashing for the dome of mirrors: "Damn it!" ! Zabuza, blocking Kakashi's path: "Hey, I am your opponent... Against that jutsu, there is no use trying to save them anyway, they are finished!" Kakashi: 'Double damn!' Sasuke: "What... What are these mirrors?" Naruto C: "I don't know, but I have a feeling that I won't last much longer in here..." Haku: "Well, shall I begin? I shall show you my real speed..." With that, all the clone and Sasuke could see were blurred paths in the air as they were filled with cuts all around their bodies, but no piercings. Kakashi: "SASUKE!" Zabuza, as screams of pain could be heard from behind: "If you go to them, I will kill those two behind you!" Kakashi: 'Tripple damn!"
Sakura: "Tazuna-san, I'm sorry, I have to leave you for a moment..." Tazuna: "...Yeah, Go!" Sakura dashed sideways and threw a Kunai right for one of the mirrors, only for it to be caught by Haku who melded out of the mirror, temporarily stopping his assault. Haku however let his guard down as someone ran from the water below, up the bridge, and surprised Haku and everyone else with a left hook to Haku's mask, sending him to the ground. ?, back flipping to the top of the ice dome, shaking his hand out: "Sorry I'm so late everyone, I know it's not a party without me..."
Naruto C, just as he is about to disperse: "About... Time, ugh." Sasuke: "Hn... yeah..." Sakura: "Naruto!"
Naruto: "Sasuke! Hurry up and throw me the other end of your chain and I'll pull you out of there!" Sasuke nodded then complied: "Catch!" Haku quickly reacted and jumped back into the mirrors. Just a as Naruto had a firm grip of the kunai, Haku stuck a needle in a chain hole as he dashed from point A to B, pulling Naruto into the dome as well.
Sasuke: "You idiot! If you're a Shinobi then use your head! Why didn't you just let go of the damned thing instead of letting him pull you in here like that! **** it! I don't care anymore! You're an Idiot!" Naruto: "What the **** did you just ****ing say!? I come to save you and this is what I get?!" Sakura: … 'That was short lived...' Kakashi: 'That's Naruto... He comes to help and just ends up making things worse... If I go to them then Tazuna-san and Sakura-chan will be in danger... But I can't just leave them... If I use Kage Bunshin, He'll just stop me with his Water Bunshin . It would just be a waist of Chakra... '
Naruto: "What's going on here!?" Sasuke: 'Well then... If these mirrors are made of Ice, then...' *Grand Fireball no Jutsu!* NaruSasu: !? 'It didn't do anything!' Haku: "You can't melt this ice with that level of fire." Haku then proceeded with another barrage of slashes at the two . Naruto: "Where the **** is the real one!?" Haku: "Trying to follow me with your eyes is impossible. You will never be able to catch me." Naruto: "Oh ho! Wanna ****in' bet Trani!?" * Kage Bunshin no Jutsu! * Sasuke: "No don't!" Naruto: "I'll just crush you all so you can't hide!" To which Haku slashed each clone in the blink of an eye. Haku: "This jutsu uses the mirror's reflection to transport me. From my point of view, you seem to be moving in slow motion"
Kakashi: ! 'I knew it...' "For that kid to master a jutsu like that..." Zabuza: "Heheheh" Sakura: "Jutsu like that..?" Kakashi: "An Advanced Bloodline! Just like the Sharingan, it is a jutsu kind that is passed down by your ancestors, so even I cannot copy it..."
Naruto: "Damn it! So what! I can't die here! I have a dream I must fulfill!" Sasuke: "Hn, and I refuse to let some loser like you stand between me and my brother!" Naruto: 'Brother..!?' Haku: ….. "Becoming a true Shinobi is difficult for me... If possible, I do not want to have to kill you. Nor want you to have to kill me. However, if you come at me... I can destroy my kind heart with a blade and become a true Shinobi. This bridge is where we fight to connect our dreams. Me, for my dream, and you for yours... Please don't hate me. I want to protect someone precious to me. To work for that person. To fight for that person. To make that person's dreams come true. That is my dream. For that, I can become a Shinobi, and, I can kill you..."
Naruto and Sasuke smirked in confirmation and respect for their adversary. Sakura: "Sasuke-kun! Naruto-kun! Don't lose to that guy!" Kakashi: "No Sakura. Don't egg them on. Even if they could somehow defeat that technique, they cannot beat that boy..." Sakura: !? "Wha-what do you mean Sensei?" Zabuza: "Heheheheh, they do not yet have the strength to destroy their hearts and kill another person. That young man knows the true pain of being a Shinobi! A real Shinobi can't be created in a peaceful village like yours... Because, you cannot gain the most important thing. The experience of killing!" Sakura: "Then what can we do Sensei!?" Kakashi, reaching for his headband: ….. "Sorry but... I'm going to end this, this instant." Zabuza: "Hehe... Sharingan again? Is that the only thing you can do?" Zabuza then charged Kakashi before he could reveal said sharingan, only for his kunai to pierce Kakashi's hand. Kakashi: "You asked if it is all I can do, but, you are afraid of the Sharingan Zabuza..." Zabuza: "Hehe.. A Shinobi's supreme technique should not be shown to the same opponent repeatedly." Kakashi: "You should feel honored. You're the only person to see it twice. And there won't be a third time."
Zabuza: "Heh, even if you were to defeat me, you can't win against Haku... Ever since he was a little kid, I taught him almost everything he knows. Even facing the greatest adversity, he has succeeded. Without a heart or fear of death. A fighting machine known as a Shinobi. And his jutsu surpass even that of my own. The terrifying ability of an Advanced Bloodline. I gained a high quality tool for myself. Unlike that scrap that follow you around!" Kakashi, revealing his Sharingan: "There's nothing as boring as a man bragging... Let's get this started!"
Zabuza, removing his kunai and focusing his Chakra: "Hold on for a second. I'll use your own words and brag about one last thing. Last time you said something to me... Heheh, oh how have I been waiting for a chance to use this line... Kakashi: 'I'll tell you this. The same Jutsu won't work on me twice.' Wasn't it? You see, I have already seen through that eye's secrets. In the last fight, I wasn't just getting beat like an idiot, I had Haku hiding in the background to analyze the match. He is also quit bright you see, by seeing a technique once, he can usually come up with a way to defeat it..." * Ninpou, Hidden Mist no Jutsu! * Kakashi: !
Naruto: "Damn! Sasuke, we are just running around! We need to try something new already!" Sasuke: "Shut it, what do you think I'm doing!? Look, we are going to get it, just, just avoid serious wounds. There must be a limit to his chakra. He is already slowing I think. We have disabled one arm, so, we might be in okay shape if we can scrape his other one when he attacks... Get ready, here he comes..."
Kakashi: "Sakura, stay close to Tazuna-san." 'This mist is too thick... but, he shouldn't be able to see anything either...' Kakashi suddenly had to deflect a dozen shuriken that appeared through the mist as Zabuza Appeared behind him.
Zabuza, eyes closed: "Impressive that you blocked all of those... Sharingan Kakashi... But... The next time you see me will be the last..." Kakashi: 'His eyes are closed!' Zabuza, Fading back into the mist: "You have overrated your Sharingan too much..." Kakashi: "What..?" Zabuza: "Hehehe... You acted as though you knew everything, but, that prediction was wrong. Kakashi... You can neither read my mind nor see the future... The sharingan is simply a trick that makes your opponent think that you can. It's basically an eye technique involving hypnotism and an attention for detail. By using those two abilities together, you can progress from copying the body to copying the mind to copying the jutsu. This is the dance that makes it seem as though you can see the future. First, with that keen eye you copy my movements and shake my mind. Once my worry and confusion reaches it's peak, you attack with quite the clever trick. Through hypnotic Gen-jutsu, you suggest what seal I should perform, and then, simply copy that... so the answer is simple," he said as Kakashi barely blocked a kick that made him skid back, "First, with this mist I make that keen eye of yours useless and slow your reaction time. Hehe, and if I keep my eyes closed, I remove the chance of being hypnotized..." Kakashi: "But why? Then you can't see anything either." Zabuza: "Have you forgotten... I am a genius at silent killing, taking down the enemy by just their sound..."
Kakashi: 'Damn it... I'm worried about Sasuke and Naruto too. It's been a long time since I've been in a battle under such dangerous conditions. Relax... Think... What would he go after..?' ! 'Oh no!' Kakashi barely had enough time to react, Zabuza appeared behind Tazuna and Sakura. Kakashi only had enough time to jump in of them and await for Zabuza's blade to meet his side. Sakura: "Kyaaaa!"
Sasuke and Naruto's needle riddled bodies were trying to get back to their feet. Sasuke hearing Sakura's scream: ! 'That was Sakura's voice! What happened?! What's Kakashi doing!? Damn it... This is bad. We have to do something and soon other than protecting our vitals...' Haku: 'I'm aiming for critical areas yet, they keep blocking and dodging, especially, him... The one named Sasuke seems to slowly be learning my movements... That boy can see something... Dodging all of my attacks at the last second... Spectacular movement...' "You move well. But this time, I'll stop you."
Sasuke, straining his eyes to focus: 'He's coming! Calm down... Concentrate... And see through it!' Sasuke was able to completely dodge Haku's needle's and snatch Naruto out of the way as well, shocking Haku. Haku was even more surprised when he saw Sasuke's eyes, red, 2 Tomoe around his right pupil, 1 around his left pupil. Haku: 'Those eyes...! It can't be...! Sharingan!? What a kid... It's not complete, but to awaken that ability during battle...' "You are... I see, you also have an AB..." Sasuke: "Just a little bit... But I can see!" Haku: "Then I can't fight for much longer... My jutsu uses up a lot of Chakra, there's a limit on how long I can keep up this speed." Naruto getting back up: "Ah, ouch, thanks but tha-... Sasuke, yo- your eyes are red like Kakashi's! Did that bastard hit your eye with a needle or something!?"
Haku: "Most likely the longer this fight goes... the better you will be able to read my movements. You Have also fully disabled my right arm and I cannot feel my left calf with the few scratches you have managed on me through our altercation. If your eyes are starting to catch me and I am only slowing, then..." 'Attacking him head on could be dangerous. I'll use the blonde to bring him to me...' Jumping at Naruto: "This is the end!" Naruto holding up his arms: !? Sasuke: 'What!? At Naruto!? Damn! Please make it in time!'
Sakura is holding two kunai to the curve in Zabuza's blade while Kakashi had the other in cutting into his side him only keeping it from going deeper with a kunai to the rest of the blade. KakaZabu: !? Sakura, arms shaking against the blade: "Stay... Away... From my Sensei ugly!" She pushed the blade away and slashed at Zabuza who dodged a barrage of swipes before jumping back.
Zabuza: "Heheh, well Kakashi, your tools shine pretty brightly as well it would seem... However, you were still to slow Kakashi... Did your desire to save these brats cloud your mind and make the mist even thicker..? Even with that impressive eye... Your ability to read my movements is dimming, Heheheh. Let me enjoy this more, Kakashi. I want more fun as I return the favor. Don't worry about the brats, Haku has probably killed them by now. Plus I'm about to send you to the same place as them. You apologize to to them in the next world for lacking the strength to protect them. Hehehahaha!" TazuKaka: ….. Sakura: "Hah! As if Naruto and Sasuke-kun would get defeated by your boy toy freak!" 'HELL YEAH! I SURE TOLD HIM OFF!'
Kakashi: "Exactly..." ZabuSaku: !? Kakashi: "I believe in their strength, yours too Sakura, I am so proud of you all. Your inelegance, Naruto's determination, and Sasuke is the offspring of the Leaf's most outstanding Clan." Zabuza: ….! "You mean..." Kakashi: "Yeah, his name is Sasuke Uchiha. A genius ninja with the AB of the Uchiha Clan running through his veins!" Zabuza: "An offspring of that tragic clan..." 'No wonder he has improved so quickly' "But, it is the same for Haku. Nobody has ever defeated that special Jutsu. I guess I should end this fight too..." Sakura: "Ugh! He disappeared again!"
Kakashi, darting off: "Sakura, stay here!" Sakura: "Huh? Oh, right, understood!" Kakashi: "Can you hear me Zabuza? You seem to think I have survived in this world with only the Sharingan who can only copy others. I am a former member of the ANBU Black Ops. The kind of ninja I used to be was no simple copy cat. I shall now honor you by showing you my original Jutsu..."
Naruto looking over at a Grounded Haku and up at a sturdy Naruto: "Hahah! Yeah, You did it!" Sasuke: "Geez... Why do you have to always get in the way..." Naruto, looking at Sasuke's needle riddled body: !? Sasuke: "What's... with that face, moron..." Naruto: "Why... Why did you save me like that! I didn't ask for your help retard!" Sasuke, seeing all of the time he and Naruto have shared: "Pft... Retard huh? I think... I just became your definition of a moron..." Naruto: "Wha-What!?" Sasuke: "I, Hated you... I don't know why I saved you... My body moved on it's own, loser... I'm sorry, you have to find, a new rival~" He said as he fell backwards into Naruto's arms. Naruto: !? Sasuke: "Hn... That man... My brother... I told myself I wouldn't die until I found closure with him, and, punish him for what he did... Don't die too, I couldn't accomplish my dream, but... you... honor mine by reaching yours..." Sasuke closed his eyes and limped cold, lifeless... Naruto, teary eyed glared at Haku.
Haku: "He landed a blow on me, and without flinching... He died protecting you. To protect a precious person, knowing it was a trap, he was able to still jump in. He is a Shinobi that deserves respect. Tell me, is this your first death of a friend..? This is the way of the Shinobi." Haku finished, phasing back into his mirrors. Naruto: …... 'I hated you too Teme...' "Shut up... I WON'T FORGIVE YOU!" Haku: ?! Naruto, Hair spiking, whisker marks thickening, eyes becoming red with slits: "I'LL RIP YOUR THROAT OUT!" Haku: !
Naruto was suddenly surrounded in a violent, red chakra that circled around him, tearing through the very ground and raising upward. Haku: 'WHA- WHAT..? This CHAKRA is...!?' ! Naruto rose to his feet, the needles pushed out of his body and his wounds were suddenly healing. The chakra crashed to the ground violently and formed a shape that appeared to be the head of a grinning fox above Naruto's head.
Haku: 'That's impossible for the Chakra to change like this! And it's such an evil chakra...! all of his wounds are healing!? What is this boy!?' ! Naruto laid his jacket over Sasuke and his bandages were being torn from his body by shear force as he sent a bloodthirsty glare to Haku.
Zabuza and Kakashi suddenly shuddered under the sudden pressure they felt of pure hatred and evil through their respective corners of the mist. Both were shocked at the feeling and wondering if it was emitting from the other until Kakashi finally recognized it. Kakashi: 'No! This terrible Chakra... It can't be...!' Zabuza: 'What's this Chakra... Something is not right... Kakashi..? No, it's too strong to be his!' Kakashi: 'Naruto! This could be very, VERY, bad... Has, has the seal been broken!?' ….. 'No, It feels alright, It hasn't completely broken! But the seal is weakening and the Nine-Tails Chakra is bursting out!'
Kakashi pulled out a scroll and used the blood from the gash in his side to wipe onto the scroll inside. Kakashi: 'There is still time to do it now!' "Zabuza, can you hear me? Neither of us has time to waist... This might not suit your style, but let's end the fun..." He insisted as he ran through a series of hand signs. "... And finish this now!" Zabuza: "Hmph, sounds interesting. What can you do in this situation? Show me Kakashi!"
Haku prepared as Naruto charged for him. Haku: 'Here he comes! What killer intent! He's totally different from before!' ! Haku was stunned when a dozen Senbon he sent flying too Naruto were all deflected by a animalistic roar of power. 'What!? He deflected them with his chakra!?'
Naruto spun out of the way as Haku came crashing down from the top mirror intending to puncture said beast. Haku knew that he had to get to the nearest mirror to survive, However, as he dashed off, Naruto gripped his loose arm firmly, and though it was to numb for Haku to feel, he swore he heard it cracking as Naruto roared in anger with enough ferocity to crack the very earth and send chunks of the floor into Haku's mask.
Haku formed a one handed seal intending on finishing this with his thousand needle technique, or, at least to escape his grip only for his mask to be met by Naruto's gloved fist which shattered his mask and sent Haku crashing through one of his own mirrors. The force of the impact was also enough to shatter the other mirrors around him as well.
Haku standing back to his feet, awaited a charging Naruto in the mist. Haku: 'Zabuza-san, I am sorry... I cannot defeat this boy... Zabuza-san, I am sorry, I am defective and can no longer be your tool...'
Naruto grabbed Haku's throat and lifted him in the air, gaining some what control. Naruto: …. "So, it is you after all huh..? I knew I would break that ugly mask off..." Haku, trying to breath: "I killed your precious friend, why don't you just finish me..?" * Cough * Naruto looks back at Sasuke's corpse, then slugs Haku's face into the ground.
Naruto: …. "No, there are people who make the mistake of letting their opponent live... But, I see I cannot risk that... If I let you live, who is to say our paths won't cross again, and, I may not be able to win next time... And, I respect you too much to let you live..." He said Shocking Haku.
"If I kill you, you have your dreams that you will never accomplish fully, but you will not have to worry about never being able to complete them or them to be crushed after going so far for them... Your dream was to protect someone precious to you, and help them with your dreams, if I let you live, you will only see yourself as a failure, and be unable to live with yourself... I cannot put you through that pain, even if that eyebrow less freak is the only precious person you have, I am sure you have reasons for it. I understand you deeper then you may know, I can see it in your eyes... let me guess, an orphan? You were prosecuted and he rescued you...?" Naruto again stunned Haku, who could only nod.
"Haku-san, I am sorry that you will never be able to grow old and raise a family with a loved one, but I understand now, this is the Shinobi world... I will instead look at it as me saving you from hardships in the future, I hope you can understand and forgive me... You at least had the pleasure of finally being wanted, people look at me and see something I only recently have known to be... You may call yourselves demons, but only ever been wanted dead by something inside of me that is no fault of my own, I see that the only reason I am alive is probably because I may be a valuable tool, no, weapon for my village... I cannot forgive you for taking one of the only precious people in my life from me, but, I will do you a favor, and take you out of this demons life, it is my responsibility..." He explained as he lit up in fierce red chakra once more. "My responsibility, as a real demon!" Haku could only smile, mentally thanking Naruto and tear up lightly.
Haku: 'Thank you Naruto Uzumaki, I will never forget your name. I am Sorry Zabuza, I failed you, I only hope you can reach your dreams with a tool better than I and one day to come to true peace as well ^_^'
Kakashi slamming his hands and scroll onto the ground: * Ninpou Summon! Earth Tracking Fang no Jutsu! * Zabuza: "Hmph, whatever you do is useless Kakashi. You cannot figure out where I am. But I know exactly where you are Kakashi, You are trapped in my jutsu hahaha...' ….!? Zabuza was caught off guard a pack of Nin-dog summons packed onto him, holding him in place. "Gah!"
Sakura: !? Tazuna: "What was that sound?" Kakashi, walking until Zabuza was in his visual spectrum: "If your eyes and ears don't work, then use your nose. That's what happens when you have your eyes shut in the mist. This summoning is specially for tracking down an opponent. The reason I purposely let my blood spill twice was for this... Your weapons are soaked with the scent of my blood. These are my cute Nin-dogs. Their sense of smell exceeds that of all other dogs. You are the one trapped in my jutsu... The mist has cleared, Your future is death."
Zabuza as the mist cleared: "My future is death? I'm sick of your bullshit..." Kakashi: "Don't be foolish... There is nothing you can do in this situation, your death is certain." He shared glares with Zabuza until his stare intensified. "Zabuza, you went too far... Your ambition was too great. You abandoned the country of Mist and became a Missing-nin, your story reached even the Hidden Leaf. Your attempted coup 'de tat and your attempt at assassinating the Mizukage both failed." You needed money for revenge, and you also needed to avoid the Hunter-nins. That's probably when you attached yourself to scum like Gatou." After a series of hand signs, Kakashi's right hand was engulfed in intense lighting that sounded that of a thousand birds chirping. * Raikiri! * Zabuza: 'What!? There is enough Chakra that it's visible around his hand!
Kakashi: "You are too dangerous. Tazuna-san, who you're trying to kill is this countries Courage. The bridge he seeks to build is this countries Hope. Your ambition sacrifices many people. That's not what a Shinobi should do. Zabuza: "I don't give a damn... I fight for my own ideals and that shall continue!" Kakashi: "I'll ask once more." Zabuza: "Hm!?" Kakashi: "Zabuza, surrender, your future is death..."
Haku: "Yes, this is the only way, please, for me, fulfill your own dreams..." Naruto, preparing to charge: "I will, and for Sasuke, who too had a dream. If we met under different circumstances, we might have become friends, goodbye Haku... ROAAAAAAWWWWR!" Naruto charged fill speed for Haku who awaited in acceptance. Haku: "Thank you... You will become strong Naruto Uzumaki..."
The mist is almost fully dispersed now and what can be seen, is an arm piercing a man's chest. The arm was removed and Zabuza Jammed his sword into the ground to steady himself. Kakashi: "This is good bye Zabuza." Zabuza: "no... it's not..." Kakashi: "Zabuza, even you can't continue, I completely destroyed your heart..." Zabuza: "You idiot, My heart was destroyed a long time ago... I had to find a new one to keep me going... Where is Haku..." Kakashi: !?
Naruto walked over, carrying the corpse of said boy in his arms, laying him a few feet from Zabuza. Sakura, a little scared at the sight of Haku's bloody corpse: 'Did, they do this to him...?' "Naruto-kun! You're alright! You won! Where is Sasuke-Kun! Naruto, quickly looking away and ignoring the question, which only cued her to take Tazuna with her to find Sasuke: "Here, you better appreciate the fact that he has lived his life for the sole purpose of protecting you and dying for you one day. He will never grow old, find love, or start a family now; However, at his age, he was still a better person and Shinobi then any of us could ever hope to be. He wanted you to know, he was sorry he could not have been a better tool and be there for you to help you reach your dreams."
Zabuza: "As I was used by Gatou, I used Haku. That's all it was. I've said it already... In the world of the Shinobi, there are only those who use and those who are used." * Cough * "We Shinobi are simply tools... What I wanted was his blood, not him... I have no regrets..." Naruto: "Hey, do you really mean that..?" Kakashi tried calming Naruto who was marching forward: "Stop Naruto! We are not fighting him anymore! Frankly, I don't know how he is still alive as it is..." Naruto: "SHUT UP! UNLESS HE ADMITS HE IS LYING, HE WILL ETERNALLY BE MY ENEMY!" Naruto was pointing to Haku now. "He, He really loved you! You were his only precious person in this world! Do you really feel nothing!? If I become as strong as you, will I become this way as well..? HE THREW HIS LIFE AWAY FOR YOU! Without his own dream... Just to die as a tool... The Shinigami could not even be so cold..."
Zabuza tearing up: "Kid... You don't need to say anymore... It pained him to have to fight you... Haku fought only for me... He fought for you guys too. He was too kind. I am glad I got to meet you guys face to face in the end. Yeah kid, your right..." Zabuza tore his face bandages off and limped too Haku, surrounded in a dark, lonely aura. "A Shinobi is still a human... We may not be able to become emotionless tools, I've lost. But, if you let me finish what I was saying earlier... All of what I said, was what I used to believe... When I thought I had become a true heartless Shinobi, I found another heart to keep me going... Haku, I won't be able to go where you are going, and I don't know if you can hear me, but, I am sorry... Kid..." Naruto: ? Zabuza: "Kill that bastard Gatou for me... for this village... For Haku..." With that Zabuza fell lifeless next to Haku's corpse. Kakashi: 'Whatever that mysterious aura was, it must have been what was keeping him standing, that, and pure will power..."
?: "Well Well, the big bad baby demon Zabuza was weak after all to lose to a group of kids and a one eyed man haha." Everyone: !?
Gatou throwing bricks at the Mist-nin corpses with a huge horde of armed goons standing behind him: "You bastard weak punks! That brat! You squeezed my ****ing arm until it broke! And that freak did nothing but disappoint me and threaten me! Ha! But look who is still alive! Hahahahaha! And you actually thought I was going to pay you! You all were going to die by shear numbers once you weakened each other! But look! Now I only have half the amount of people that need to die! It is almost a pity!"
Kakashi was about to speak up when Naruto walked into the path of the bricks, using himself as a human shield.
Naruto, slowly walking forward, scaring Kakashi: "You, bastard, a rich spoiled midget like yourself could never comprehend how badly you just ****ed up. How disrespectful, and, distasteful." Naruto activated the red cloak one more time as he heard Sakura's wails of sadness far behind him, freezing Kakashi in his tracks and scaring the piss out of Gatou, literally. Gatou, running through his crowd of goons to the back: "Kill him! Kill them all!"
Kakashi: 'Naruto, the seal still appears to be intact, but if you lose control now... I cannot allow it to get loose, don't make me take you down, I believe in you Naruto...'
As they Charged, Naruto grabbed the blade of Zabuza's sword and in one motion, carved it through the ground and threw it spinning diagonally \ through the huge crowd, mowing down anyone in the way as he roared and personally tore through the throats of anyone who dared to try getting passed him. Kakashi who armed himself with a Kunai, could not actually move his feet to help Naruto with his endeavor except an occasional few who did manage to pass Naruto whom he took care of as well. Naruto seemed to have the rest under control, and Kakashi did not know how safe he himself would be if he got near this fierce Naruto.
Gatou found his way to the end of the uncompleted bridge and was about to cross the planks he and his men used to cross the gap of the uncompleted bridge onto his ship thinking he was safe. However, he took one more look and saw something flying through them all until it finally stabbed through his gut sending him high into the air and crashing through planks down, deep into the water below. Any plank he didn't personally break through was blown away by the force of the impact.
The goons who were to afraid to advance ran back to cross the planks that were no long er there, some pushing others crashing into the water. Everyone eventually were retreating allowing Naruto to turn back to normal, just as he was going to check on his team and clean up the corpses.
Thump thump, thump thump... * ? hearing someone crying, loudly: … 'Did I die...? …. Sakura...!? Am I... Am I...!?' Sasuke Opened his eyes to see a weeping Sakura over his body. "Sakura... You're heavy..."
Tazuna: !? Sakura, shivering: …..! Sasuke: …? Sakura broke out in tears again, this time for happiness however: Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun Sasuke-kun! Waaaaaaaah!" Tazuna: 'Well, isn't this just super : )' Sasuke: "Sakura... That hurts..." Sakura: "AH! S-sorry... :')" Sasuke: …..
Sasuke, sitting up: "What about Naruto...? And that masked kid...?" Sakura: "Don't Move! Naruto is fine! And that masked kid, is, is dead..." 'So, it wasn't Sasuke, but, does that mean Naruto...' Sasuke: ! "Dead...!? Did Naruto kill him!?" Sakura: …... Sasuke: ….. "I see..." 'Naruto, how did you do it... How did you have it in you... How could you..?"
Sakura: "But I had faith in you! It's so impressive that you prevented attacks to your critical areas!" Sasuke: …. "No..." 'From the beginning... He...' Sakura didn't even notice Sasuke, (Wow, can Sakura and didn't notice Sasuke be in the same sentence...!?) turned to tell Naruto the good news: "NARUTO-KUN!" Naruto, who was crouching over Zabuza and Haku's bodies, laying them out cleanly and saying his goodbyes: 'Sakura-chan!' Sakura: "HE'S ALRIGHT! Sasuke is alive!" Naruto stood and turned suddenly, scarring Sakura unintentionally when she saw all the blood he was covered in.: …! Sasuke noticed as well, but stood none the less, forced a smirk, and waved at him: "Hey loser..."
Naruto was speechless, but then realized, Haku really was too kind... Naruto chuckled and raised a big thumbs up, and then fell unconscious. Sakura: "Naruto-kun!" Sakura and Tazuna helped limp Sasuke over so they could all check to see if he was okay. Kakashi: "He is fine, just... Exhausted... I was worried, but even you all, including Sasuke, seem to be okay... That's great ^_\"
Goons, the few morons who weren't cowering in the back, trying to find a way to get back across the bridge: "Hey! You guys are getting too comfortable!" "You damn ninjas killed our meal ticket!" "You're dead!" "We don't know what that little trick was! But you are all to tired now and even that brat is out stone cold!" "Now we are taking this city and all that it's worth!" "YEAH!" "Charge!"
The were all cut off however as a Crossbow bolt landed a few feet in front of them, prompting a halt. Everyone: !?
It was Inari who shot the bolt, and behind him, was the entire village, up in arms. Citizens: " WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY!" "COME ON EVERYONE! LETS GO!" Everyone charged around Inari and chased goons who understood how outmatched they finally were. The goons forced past the ones already crowding the edge, pushing many off. The villagers pressured/pushed the res off the bridge as well.
Tazuna, as the villagers were cheering for their victory: …. " Inari... You gathered all of the villagers.." Inari: "Hehehe, I knew they had it in them! They just needed a kid to tell them is all! It was really Naruto who inspired me! Where is he?" Tazuna pointed to him and told Inari he was fine, but just need to rest so he should say hi later, not wanting him to see the bloody mess.
Kakashi walked over to where Naruto was and picked him up onto his back and looked to the peaceful bodies of Zabuza and Haku. Villager as it began Snowing: "Snow?1 This time of year..?" Kakashi: 'Naruto, you must have used too much of the Kyuubi's Chakra, you will probably be out for a while... ' "Naruto, you did the right thing. Haku is crying tears of happiness because of you. Zabuza, you will be able to go together with the boy as pure as the snow... for he melted that icy heart you thought you no longer had..."
|2 weeks later|
Team 7 had just finished burying and praying for Zabuza and Haku on a cliff that overlooked the entire City. Sakura: "Kakashi... Were they right about what it means to be a ninja..?" Kakashi: "A Shinobi isn't supposed to pursue his own goals... Becoming the country's tool is the most important... It is the same for Konoha..." Naruto: "Is that what it really means to become a true ninja..? You know what!? I don't like it!" Sasuke: "But, you don't believe that do you Kakashi..?" Kakashi: … "Well... Each and every ninja has to live while dealing with that issue... Just like Zabuza..."
Naruto: "Ha, I just decided then. I will be a ninja in my own way! I refuse to simply be someones tool or weapon!" Kakashi: ! … ^_\ Sasuke: "Neither will I." Kakashi: ? Sasuke: "I am to proud to be some one else's tool, and I ask to many questions..." Sakura: "I will be any ones servant either! I will protect my friends and help others as partners, not a disposable tool!" Kakashi, surprised at everyone's sudden Nindo's: ….. "Good then, hold to your word and you will grow even stronger than these two someday, let's go ^_\"
|Later, at the village exit|
Tazuna, saying goodbye to Team 7 with his family: "Thanks to you, we've completed the bridge, but, this is super sad..." Naruto, smiling peacefully: "Don't worry, we'll come to visit!" Kakashi: "Thank you for everything." Inari, shaking, also holding back manly tears: "You... Better..." Naruto smirking: …. "Inari... You're sad right? It's okay to cry!" Inari: "I'm not going to cry! But Naruto! You can if you need to!" Naruto, turning around: "Fine... Later... Crybaby..." Inari, reaching out: "Ah!.."
Team 7 walked away, Naruto smiling proudly with a small tear escaping his eye, Inari behind him saluting with T_T waterfall tears. Sakura: 'Wow Naruto... you two really are going to miss each other... : )'
Tazuna, as Team 7 walked away: "That boy changed Inari's heart, and Inari changed the hearts of the people... That boy gave us a bridge to Hope called Courage." Tsunami: "Bridge... Oh yeah... We need to name the bridge." Tazuna: "Well I have a super perfect name for this bridge..." Inari: "Oh?! What is it!?" Tazuna:... "How about, The Great Naruto Bridge?" Inari: "Hehe... That's a super great name."
Naruto: "FEW! Alright, let's hurry and head back home ASAP! I can probably get Iruka-sensei to buy me some Ramen, I need that pretty badly right about now..." Sakura, playfully: "Sounds good, I can rest in my own bed, and then how about we dress nice and go on a friendly date Sasuke, huh?" Sasuke: "Thanks, but no thanks." Sakura, cutely: "Ahh come on, I know we just went through a lot, but why not huh~?" Naruto, mockingly: "Ha! You should just give up already, hell, I'm so hungry I could go on a date with you if it makes you feel better!" Sakura, blushing and angry, hitting Naruto in the back of the head: "NO! Shut up Naruto!" Naruto: "OW! I would have just accepted NO Forehead!"
Tsunami: "Are you sure about that name?" Tazuna: "Hehe... This name is in hope that this bridge will never crumble... And, will one day become super famous who's name is known through-out the world..."
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