Matari Shotai didn't what to do when his village got attacked by some ninja that he identified as rogue-nin. There was about 10 of them, and Matari didn't know what to do, when he saw his adoptive mother and father die before his eyes, something snapped. He shouted at the ninja before him and suddenly, and suddenly, a lot of bubbles appeared right next to the man and exploded, killing the man. Then, a red cloak started to form around Matari. After that, Matari went on a spree, and killed the rest of the ninja using the bubble power and his red energy cloak which seemed to enhance his speed and strength. None of the villagers survived. None of the assailants survived.

Back to the present. Matari was alone, yet again, he didn't know who his biological parents were, and he was left wandering aimlessly, until a farmer took pity on him and adopted him at the age of 3. Now, he was forced to wander around again. But this time, Matari had a destination in mind. He wanted to become a ninja so he could protect those that were precious to him, because he wasn't able to protect his adoptive mother and father. The closest hidden village was the village hidden in the mist, and so Matari set off.

Even though kirigakure was the closest hidden village, it was still a long way, so Matari decided that should train. On the first day, he tried to activate his chakra. He wasn't stupid, there was so many ninja around, that even a civilian would understand the basic concept behind chakra. Suddenly, he felt a warm sensation in his gut, and it felt nice, Matari felt it coursing through his body as his chakra network was flowing with chakra. Unfortunately, he found it very hard to do anything with it. He had no scrolls or sensei that would have guided him.

So instead of training on trying to use ninjutsu, Matari instead did physical exercises like push-ups, sit-ups, and even walking on his hands. He pushed himself past his limit everyday. Matari was already quite fit for a civilian since he was a farmer and every day, he had to work in the fields and he worked about 5 times as much as everyone his age. The kids in the village usually did their share of work and then they went off to play. However, Matari worked in the field for about 10 hours a day. His adoptive parents had told him that he had a lot of stamina.

After what seemed like a million years of travelling and training, Matari was finally was feeling the fruits of his training. It was after he left a town in the land of mist, finally getting some new clothes and equipment he had stolen from shops as part of his "stealth training". He was walking along the dirt road leading towards kirigakure when a group of bandits came out and attacked him. Matari's training kicked in as he sprinted at the bandits with speed he didn't know he possessed and sent the first bandit flying, he then moved forward and broke the jaw of the second before any of them could react.

The third bandit swore and sliced his machete trying to cleave him in half. Matari jumped over the weapon and delivered a flying kick at the man's neck, rendering him unconscious. The remaining 3 of the bandits circled him warily after seeing what Matari could do.

Suddenly, in a split second, a kunai was buried in each of the bandit's forehead. Matari sighed, it was finally all over, and he was also pleased that his shuriken jutsu training had paid off. He picked up the kunai that he had gotten off the ninja that attacked his village and proceeded to kill off the remaining bandits that he had knocked unconscious. After doing this and picking up anything from the bandits that may be useful, he continued on his way to kirigakure. There was only a month's journey to kiri so Matari was excited.

1 month later

"Let's go Haku, I'm done with this place for now, but someday, I'll come back for it and overthrow the fourth Mizukage." Said Zabuza Momochi as he looked at the hidden mist village one last time, which was in ruins after Zabuza's failed his coup on the fourth Mizukage.

"Yes, Zabuza." The girl in an obedient tone.

"Good, but for now, we lay low and do some mercenary jobs to earn money to fund a rebellion." Said Zabuza as he and Haku set down the dirt road leading away from the village hidden in the mist, also known as the bloody mist village.

It was midday and the pair were eating lunch when Zabuza, acting on pure reflexes grabbed a hand that was about to snatch their food, and threw the boy in to the dirt.

"Who are you and what are your motives?" Growled Zabuza angrily as he reached for his sword, he didn't know that the ANBU would find them so fast, but then again, this boy didn't really look like ANBU, and he was only about 7 years old, same as Haku! No, what angered him the most was that a 7 year old kid had managed to sneak up on him! It was either that this kid has got some serious skills, or that he was losing his touch.

"Matari Shotai." The boy replied as he slowly picked himself up and faced Zabuza.

"Shotai clan?!"Exclaimed Zabuza, he knew that he had hit the jackpot, while this kid wasn't wearing any headband. The Shotai clan had the unique kekei genkai of the storm release. On the other hand, it only could be found in kumogakure. What was a Shotai clan member doing here?

"My motives are to join kirigakure since I want to become a ninja and protect people. Since I was hungry, and I saw you guys eating, I decided to test my stealth skills on shinobi." Matari elaborated as he started to walk towards the direction for Kirigakure.

"Stop, you can't go to kirigakure, otherwise, you're dead. The Mizukage has ordered that anyone with a bloodline limit is to be killed. Another option is to come with me. By doing this, you will become loyal to only me, you understand." Intoned Zabuza.

Matari thought for a minute, before answering, "Ok, I'll go with you."

"Then let's go. Haku, get your things, we're meeting the demon brothers up ahead."

"Yes, Zabuza." Replied Haku, who had been silently listening in on the conversation. Inside, she had a million thoughts running in her head. What made Zabuza so interested in this boy, what will become of me? Well, it was always good that someone her age could be around. Plus, he was pretty cute, after that thought, Haku hid a blush.

Things were going to be interesting from now on. No doubt.