Hi Guys, this is my first fanfiction. I'm not really good at Japanese, but I've used every possible resource available to come up with names that I felt where authentic. Read it and review it. I was heavily influenced by one other fanfiction - Hakumei. Also I know that the name Yoinokuchi has been used in more than one fanfic, but hey I couldn't come up with a better name even if I tried to. The original chapter that I had written was nearly 6000 words long, so I decided to split it into 2 chapters. Read it and review it.

"Normal speech"

"SHOUTING/YELLING"

'Thinking'

Flashback begin and end

"JUTSU"

Kakashi Hatake, the son of the legendary White Fang of Konoha, watched in abject horror as he saw one of his team members - no one of his students - crushed to her death under a pile of rocks. Sakura Haruno was dead. He turned around to look at her killer - Zabuza Momochi, the Demon of the Mist. He grit his death flaring up his chakra to inhuman proportions. Sakura had attacked Zabuza, and with one swipe of his Zanbato, he sent Sakura sprawling over to a cave. The moment she landed, he threw an explosive kunai at the cave, collapsing it and killing her. Kakashi was going to kill him - no matter the cost. Zabuza smirked from beneath the bandages that wrapped his head. He held his Zanbato in one hand, and in the other hand, he held a large ball of water - the Water Prison Jutsu. Within the sphere of water, Kakashi watched as he saw his other 2 genins - Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame, struggle to hold their breath in and survive this ordeal. Kakashi himself wasn't sure whether that was possible. But he would rather face Kami before he abandoned his comrades.

"Your fight is here with me, Hatake. Let Zabuza have his fun".

Kakashi turned around just in time to dodge a great bandaged blade come swinging at him. The blade was none other than Samehada and the wielder was Kisame Hoshigaki. As if the sword's cackling wasn't maniacal enough, Kisame looked like a human shark, with gills in his face, and fish-like eyes. Unlike Zabuza, who was wearing a black shirt and baggy pants, Kisame was wearing donning a black coat with red clouds on it. He was a member of the Akatsuki. Kakashi knew that he couldn't use Ninjutsu since Samehada could absorb it, and Genjutsu just wouldn't cut it with Kisame; he had to use Taijutsu to win against him. But even then, Kisame was a monster of strength and stamina. As he kept deflecting the attacks and parrying his sword with his kunai, his mind was thinking back to his team - Team 7. One member was dead, while the other two were dying and their Jounin instructor was locked in battle with one of the deadliest swordsmen in the Five Elemental Nations. He thought back to the incidents that lead to this devastating encounter.

Flashback

"KAKASHI SENSEI! GET YOUR NOSE OUT OF THAT PERVERTED BOOK".

Kakashi looked up to see a fuming Sakura in front of him. He eye-smiled and pocketed the book. "Now now Sakura, no need to throw off Killing Intent like that for a simple book. That would be Anko's job"

Kiba smirked, "Yeah Sakura, let Kakashi Sensei read his smut. With no one to go out with, a man has to use his imagination; and what better way that to read smut"

Shino, the stoic of the group, said nothing.

"BAKA! STOP ENCOURAGING THE PERVERT", screamed Sakura. He hit Kiba with her fist and sent him through the wall of a nearby compound.

Kakashi smiled at Team 7. It was the only family he had now.

Shino, was from the Aburame clan; so he wasn't much of a speaker. As expected from an Aburame. He had a black sunglass on him, and his face was covered in his coat that he used to cover the rest of his body with as well. Kakashi half expected to find nothing but bugs if he ever opened the coat. His Taijutsu and Ninjutsu was average, Genjutsu non-existent.

Sakura, wasn't from any clan. Both her parents were civilians, though he could never remember their names, faces or their jobs. She had been one of the foremost Sasuke Uchiha fan-club members, rivaled by none other than Ino Yamanaka of the Yamanaka clan. She used to dress up, go on diets and fawn over Sasuke in the academy. But all that changed. 5 years ago, Sasuke Uchiha went missing. It wasn't sure whether Itachi had killed his brother (although they never found his body), kidnapped him or did Sasuke willingly run away with Itachi. But things were never the same with Sakura. She believed that Sasuke was kidnapped, and she sought to grow stronger to help him get back to the village. That determination helped her grow from a fan-girl to a strong genin. She still has her feelings for Sasuke, but they are now tempered with the strength she has grown into.

And lastly there was Kiba. He and Akamaru were always the most loud and boisterous of the group. Yelling unnecessarily and drawing attention to himself. It looked like he was the second coming of Naruto.

Naruto. Kakashi smirk disappeared and a sorrow filled his eyes. Naruto Uzumaki, the village pariah, the bane of Konoha, has been dead for 5 years now. On the very day that the Uchiha brothers went missing, Naruto was found brutally slaughtered in his apartment. Naruto had just befriended Sasuke Uchiha; and all those who knew of the Uchiha arrogance had to know that Sasuke's friendship with Naruto was just so wrong. The Uchihas prided in being one of the founding clans of the village, they would never fall so low as to befriend a lowly village pariah. There had to be something more. The a week later, Shisui Uchiha was found dead; investigation revealed that it was none other than Itachi who had killed him, possibly in a bid to achieve the Mangekyou Sharingan. And that is what caused the doubt in the minds of many a Shinobi. Had Sasuke befriended Naruto, just so he could kill him and achieve his Mangekyou. Fugaku Uchiha and Mikoto Uchiha, parents of the siblings were devastated at the news - both of their children were no more in the village. The Inuzuka clan, who never thought much of the Uchiha clan's arrogance, were the first ones to openly voice that Sasuke had murdered Naruto. This idea caught on like wildfire amongst the villagers, and much to the dismay of many a Shinobi, Sasuke was viewed as the hero that delivered them from the devil. But the fact was that without evidence, Sasuke couldn't be convicted. As a result, Sasuke was stated as simply missing, while Itachi was labeled as a S-Rank Missing Nin from Konoha.

Sakura never held to the belief that Sasuke would die, nor that he could murder his friend Naruto. She had seen them in the academy a couple of times. Since becoming friends with him, Sasuke started smiling, and Naruto would keep Sasuke away from her and her fellow fangirls. Sasuke could never kill him just for more power. She firmly believed that Itachi had kidnapped Sasuke, and either he or one of the villagers had killed Naruto. Even though she never liked him, she missed his antics.

Kiba and Kakashi however believed that Sasuke has fallen to the Uchiha's power hungry ways and killed Naruto. Shino, acting the perfect stoic, never let anyone see his true feelings on this issue. Kiba always liked Naruto and his pranks; he was one of the few who actually missed him. Kakashi had a more personal stake in this. Naruto was his Sensei's student. His true name was Naruto Namikaze, son of Minato Namikaze, Sensei to Kakashi Hatake, and the legendary Yondaime Hokage. Kakashi always looked up to Minato like a father, since his own father had committed Seppuku when Kakashi was very young. In effect, Naruto was like his brother. Being an ANBU he couldn't always keep an eye on Naruto. He infact had been out on a mission, when Naruto was murdered; he was devastated when he heard the news.

"We're here to meet Lord Hokage". Sakura's voice brought Kakashi back to the world of the living. He was standing in front of the Hokage's office as the secretary ushered them in. "Lord Hokage will see you know".

"Ah, Kakashi! Good to see you back." The Hokage was looking worse for wear. Ever since Naruto's murder, he felt terrible guilt as not being able to save his successor's legacy, and that he had broken his promise to Minato. "We have a couple of D-Rank missions -"

"NO! We are tired of catching that devil-spawned cat for the Daimyo's wife. We want some C-Rank missions". Kiba was right. Even Kakashi was tired of that god-forsaken cat.

"BAKA! THAT IS NO WAY TO TALK TO THE HOKAGE! Sorry Lord Hokage, Kiba just doesn't know when to -" screamed Sakura. She had Kiba in a death grip while beating his head.

"But its true. That's what all of us want. GAAAK! My… throat...No Air…." Sakura had just wrapped her arm round his neck slowly wringing the life out of the Inuzuka heir.

"Hn". Well you don't expect more than that from Shino

Kakashi spoke up. "I think that the team is ready for a C-Rank, Lord Hokage. Sakura, release Kiba unless you want to be charged with the murder of a fellow Shinobi". Kakashi's eye smile was a bit unnerving for Sakura. She let go of Kiba. "Oh God…. Sweet sweet air"

"There is an escort mission to Wave Country. You have to guard a bridge builder named Tazuna. Please get Tazuna in". A drunk old man stepped in. "Hey. I ordered a couple of Ninja; I get a cyclops, two creeps and a guy with pink hair".

"I am a girl". Sakura sounded hurt.

"Well, its not my fault. You're flat chested, you know - ". Before Tazuna could finish, Sakura launched herself at him. Kakashi caught her midair."I WILL RIP YOUR GUTS OUT, YOU BOOZE FREAK". "Now now Sakura, it wouldn't do us any good if you kill our client" Kakashi said with an eye smile.

After a few moments, they were on their way to Wave country. Soon they were attacked by a pair of Ninjas known as the Demon Brothers. Kakashi came to know that they were hired by a man named Zabuza, who inturn was hired as a help for someone else. (Canon material, but with the new Team 7. Stuff on Gato and the condition of the Wave country)

Soon, they were attacked by none other than the Demon of the Mist Zabuza. Kakashi asked the genins to stay back and protect Tazuna, while he dealt with Zabuza. The battle didn't drag on for long and soon Zabuza was able to capture Kakashi in a water prison, but it turned out that the one that was captured was a water clone. The real Kakashi had his Sharingan out and started an all out Ninjutsu battle. Jutsu after jutsu clashed against each other. Soon it became evident that Kakashi had the upper hand.

"I have to end this Zabuza. It was a pleasure knowing you" smirked Kakashi. He formed a set of hand signs. "CHIDORI!". The air was filled with the sound of a thousand birds chirping. Kakashi charged forward to finish Zabuza off. Suddenly, he felt someone behind him, he turned just enough to see a black cloak with a pattern in red. He couldn't make out any more; a white bandaged covered object came hurtling towards him, it looked like a mace. Before he could figure it out, he felt a huge blow connect with his shoulders. He felt the drain of the chakra and found himself flying towards his students. The mist shrouded his unknown assailant. A voice floated from within the mist "We shall meet again Hatake." Kakashi passed out soon after. Kiba carried Kakashi all the way back to Tazuna's house.

The next few days, Kakashi trained his genin in Chakra control by Tree Walking. Sakura advanced to Water Walking as well. They took turns in protecting Tazuna on the bridge. This had finally led to the current day. Kakashi decided to take his entire team to the bridge to help speed it up. When they reached, they saw the dead bodies littered all over the bridge. In the clearing, they could see Zabuza, but this time with an accomplice - the infamous Kisame Hoshigaki. Kakashi asked Tazuna to stay back with Sakura, while Shino and Kiba were to engage Zabuza. Kakashi himself would face Kisame. The very next moment, Kiba charged in with Shino asking him to stop and rethink their strategy; still Shino backed him up with his attacks. Zabuza smiled as he used the water near the bridge to form a water prison around his two targets; seeing this Sakura immediately jumped to their aid. Zabuza simply swung his Zanbato, and Sakura was flying over to a cave in clearing.

End Flashback

Kakashi was nearing exhaustion. His chakra reserves were quite high, even for some Jounin, but he was facing Kisame Hoshigaki, no pushover. His monstrous reserves were equivalent to a Bijuu. Kakashi was prepared to die; he just wished he could do more for his team mates. Resigned to fate, Kakashi was panting, when the unexpected happened. He felt two Chakra signatures land behind him; He turned around to notice two masked Ninjas (or at least he hoped they were Ninja). They wore similar clothes; they had a white Haori, open at the front to reveal a black vest and beige pants. The lower hem of the white Haori had a wavy Deep Blue pattern, a color similar to the night sky - more black than blue, but having a tinge of blue somewhere. The both wore black masks with two slits for their eyes. One of them had a Spiky Black hair; something was oddly familiar about the hair; he had a Hitai-ate on his forehead with the Kanji for Yoinokuchi. His companion wore his Hitai-ate like a bandana covering his hair; the same symbol - Yoinokuchi. With all their features, their heights left something to be demanded; they were barely 2 inches taller than his genin team. By all rights, they should be no older than 13. They stepped forward in front of Kakashi. He could see that their Haori had a writing on their backs. The one with the spiky hair had Raijin written on his back, while the one with Bandana had Arashi written on his back. Raijin had a Katana across his back, while Arashi had a Kodachi secured within his belt.

Raijin spoke up. "Kakashi Hatake, listen to what I have to say. Arashi will engage Zabuza. Once he lets go of the water prison, take your team and protect the old guy. I will take care of Kisame. I have a sensei to avenge."

Arashi performed a Shunshin and appeared behind Zabuza and kicked him hard; he brought up his Zanbato to block him. At near impossible speeds that rivalled Maito Guy, he turned around pivoting on the blade and kicked Zabuza on his undefended side. Zabuza let go of the prison as he was blown across the length of the bridge. At the same time, Raijin attacks Kisame with an array of Ninjutsu attacks.

"Katon: Great Fireball" shouted Raijin as a huge fireball sped towards Kisame. Kisame simply lifted Samehada and absorbed the fire. "Damn". Raijin finally let go of Ninjutsu and attacked using Kenjutsu/Taijutsu attacks.

Kakashi looked in awe at the speed and ferocity of these midget-sized ninja. Even though they looked young, they were clearly at Jounin level of skill. Their chakra control seemed a bit haywire and their reserves were something he doubted would be able to match their opponents. Kakashi snapped out of this and raced towards his genin; both of them were coughing out water from their lungs. He grabbed them by the scruff and landed in front of the bridge builder as they all watched the battle unfold in front of their eyes.

A spiky white haired man was standing atop a rocky vantage point looking at the bridge in the distance. He could make out that there was a battle waging. He looked at his two students - a brother and sister. 'Funny', he thought, 'both have hair of the same length. It is difficult to say who is who from behind them.' "Could you tell me what you can see".

"Hai Jiraiya Sensei!".Both his students lifted their face to meet the eyes of their sensei. They were the pale pupil-less lavender eyes of the Hyuuga. "BYAKUGAN", they shouted in unison as they again faced the bridge. The boy spoke up first. "I can sense 7 people. Two of them are fighting the other two. While the rest are staying out of the fight." The girl said "I concur with Neji-neesan. I see the same."

"Alright, stay back you two" Jiraiya said raising his hand towards Neji and the girl. "I don't want to lose my best Taijutsu student and a Fuuinjutsu prodigy over a simple fight like this". The girl shied and said, "I am not a prodigy, just very good at it". Neji shook his head and said, "No Hinata-sama; you are a prodigy. Using your knowledge of Fuuinjutsu and Byakugan, you were able to remove the curse on me." Jiraiya smiled at the siblings. 'Hinata and Neji are bound for greatness'. But right now he needed to focus on the fight. He himself had no stakes in the fight other than save the Konoha ninjas. However, if what he heard was true, the Yoinokuchi might be as great a threat as the Akatsuki, given the nature of people involved in the group; he needed to find out more. He made a hand seal and vanished in a puff of smoke.

Yosh! The flames of youth have allowed me to finish this youthful chapter. Now Gai-Sensei will explain the meanings of a couple of the names that were used in the chapter.

Akatsuki (for all those who don't know) - Dawn

Yoinokuchi - Evening/Nightfall

Raijin - God of Lightning

Arashi - Tempest/Storm

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