Wielded to Welder

by LonelyAxolotl

Just before Zabuza cuts through Haku, Gato and his mob suddenly show up early, and are instantly taken out by the two jounin. His protege has suffered a severe shoulder injury, and Zabuza initially decided to leave him; only for Naruto's words to change his heart. Still working on improving this fic; I'll release a new chapter once I'm done editing:)

1. Author's Note

Hi,

First off, I would like to thank everyone who has supported the previous versions of this story.

Special thanks to SnazzyJon for providing me with his critique not long ago. Please check out his story, titled 'Naruto Retold: Lost Child' if you can. He has put in a lot of effort into writing the story which, in addition, has a really interesting premise (I won't spoil the details).

I would also like to thank pinksakura271 for her words of encouragement:D

Haku and Zabuza are one of the most memorable antagonists in canon and IMO it's a pity that they got killed so early on. By writing this story, I hope that I will be able to successfully flesh out their character and see them reach their true potential.

Once again, I really appreciate any feedback I get and I hope that you will like this fanfic:)

- LonelyAxolotl