Summary: This is a re-write of the first arc of Naruto. Everything is the same except for the fact that Zabuza didn't die. Angered by the death of his student Haku. He sets out to give Kakashi's the same grief, by taking the life of one of his.

Sneak Peek

Shinobi Rule #4 Never let your enemy escape, for it may have dire consequences.(A/N.Made up Rule)

The great copy ninja knew the rules, not only had the S-Class criminal Zabuza gotten away from him once, but twice. His failure was unacceptable to him. Had he been alone, and his chakra not so depleted he would have given chase. He knew it was very unlikely for Zabuza to come back, given the injuries he sustained, but his guard was still up.

Next to him stood his passive pupil, Sasuke of the once great Uchiha clan. He had a close call with Haku, yet he was still impressed with his students, especially Naruto. Kakashi eyed Naruto saying goodbye to Inari, and off to the side was his other pupil Sakura saying bye to Tsunami, Inari's mother.

No longer than a few moments later Kakashi's eyes narrowed. His acute hearing picked up a faint humming, it was hard to hear with the strong coursing river below, but he heard it. It was a large star shuriken, it was headed toward Tazuna. With chakra beneath his feet Kakashi sprinted forward just in time to stop the blade's tip between his gloved hands.

Kakashi began to skim the area with his eye. Then the smell of blood hit his nose, and even through his mask, he could even taste the bitter copper. Tsunami let out a scream. Kakashi turned quickly to see Sakura's body with a large shuriken star imbedded in her back falling into the river below.

"Sakura!"

5 years later

"Sakura!"

Kakashi woke from his dream, panting for air. For the past five years that dream had become a permanent fixture in his life. Every time the dream would invade his sleep, he knew the chances of getting back to sleep were zero. Kakashi mind wondered off to the events that happened after he and the remainder members of team seven came back. Needless to say, nothing was ever the same in the lives of the remaining members of team seven, or himself.

After returning from the mission, he had informed the Hokage of the loss of his student, and the S-class criminal Zabuza who was still at large. Yes he was still alive, he had gotten the best of Hatake Kakashi once again.

It hadn't really sunk in that Sakura was gone, until he had the displeasure of informing Sakura's mother. He didn't even have a body for her mother to bury. All they found in the river was her hitai-ate, and her red top. Sakura's mother never recovered, from her daughter's death and committed suicide a year later on Sakura's birthday.

Sasuke was distant as ever, even his spats with Naruto weren't filled with the fire as it use to be. Naruto was still a care free spirit, but he wasn't as flamboyant, as everyone had once knew.Naruto had loved Sakura, in though Sakura would never admitted it, she cared for Naruto as well.

He too had loss Sakura. She was a promising student. Her chakra control was greater than his own. Her only problem was her constant distraction of Sasuke, and her own self doubt. After the loss of Sakura he had began to second guess himself, at times as well.

Such a time arrived when Sasuke betrayed Konoha, for the power the Orochimaru promised. He'll never forget the words Sasuke spoke to him, the words that pierce the thick skin he grew over the years.

Flash Back

"Don't try to save me, when you couldn't even save her."

End Flash Back

After Sasuke left and Naruto left with Jiraiya to help him harness the power of the Kyuubi, he returned to full duty as ANBU hunter-nin. Between training Naruto and Sasuke he was only part time ANBU. His only goal now, was to find the so called "Devil of the Hidden Mist." Now that his students had gone, he was reinstated to full active duty. The hunt was on. He would find Zabuza and hand down his own brand of punishment.

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In an undisclosed area, somewhere in a thick green forest hidden from view. There was a log cabin. Inside a devil by the name of Zabuza panted and groaned. He drove hardand fast into the young woman beneath him, who bought her own body up to meeting his thrusts. The sounds of flesh slapping against flesh and the sound of their bodily fluid squishing around betweenthem, drove him wild.

Zabuza looked down at the woman under him. She did everything right, to drive any man to release, but she never voiced her own pleasure. No gasps, no passionate moaning, or anything, and the look in her eyes, he hated it. He despised it. They were like Haku's eyes. He remembered when they were once filled with fear, anger, hurt, and even shame. He had missed her eyes.

He finally found his release filling her with his hot essence.He rolled off her, thinking about his female companion. Five years ago, when Kakashi defeated him a second time, he fled to a healer. The healer did as much as he could, but he knew he couldn't handle another round of Kakashi, but he needed his revenge for Haku. An eye for an eye was the cliché he used. So he went back to his hide out and got his large star shurikens. He knew they could kill from a distance, without getting to close to Kakashi.

He laid and waited, in higher ground. He knew he couldn't kill the Uchiha. Every criminal knew he was off limits. For Uchiha Itachi had made the word known to all, and his word was law. The blonde kid was to close to Kakashi, but the girl was off further away from Kakashi and Tazuna. He distracted Kakashi with his assassination attempt of Tazuna. While Kakashi saved the bridge builder he went for the kill on his student. Once he saw her fall, he used the river strong current as an easy escape from Kakashi, by jumping in himself letting the current take him away. Yet there was a gift waiting for him at the end of the river bank. He had never expected for the girl to survive. The shuriken alone should have killed her.

That's when he came up with the idea to prolong Kakashi's suffering even more. With his depleted chakra he was able to do a simple healing jutsu, to stop Sakura's bleeding. He then faded, into the background of life. No one had heard from execpt when he was hired for a job.

He had a healer to come to him daily to check onSakura's conditions, as soon as she healed the fun for him began. Zabuza smirked at the defiant little girl she was back then. Although she was scared shitless, she stood up to him.

He demanded her allegiance, to him. He wanted her to submit to him. Of course she wouldn't, so he'd punish her in some way or another, but during those punishments he had never touched her. He tried to spare her the pain of learning from him the hard way. Being around Haku, had made him a little soft.

After a few weeks his patience wore thin. He remembered the faithful day the thread that held his true nature was snipped. She got a hold of a kunai, and actually had the gall to stab him. He had beaten her unconscious that night. She seemed to respond to his physical threats, but she was still defiant of his wishes. It was no wonder she didn't die, she was too stubborn. So he'd beat, and maim her into submission. He even raped her. After a year in a half, he had her complete subordination.

During those years he had taught her his own jutsu's, and how to wield a sword like his own. She was a quick study thankfully. She had even created a jutsu of her own.

He had to admit, he was envious of her chakra control. He watched her grow into his creation, he molded her into his master piece. She did jobs with him. She even did what Haku could never do, she killed for him. She had even lain with other men, and killed during their cooupling. After all she was a kunoichi, that was part of their job, seducing men.

He looked over across the bed, at girl who became a woman, a very beautiful woman. He didn't love her of course, she was a means to an end, but she was his. 'Mine' he thought

He felt himself getting hard again. He rolled back on top of her, amd kissed her lips. "Sakura this time scream for me." he mummered as he buried himself back in her heat.

'Someday, someday soon I will present you before Kakashi, and let you take his life.' He thought as he heard Sakura's artificial, yet convincing screams of pleasure.


Sorry for any errors. I think this may be a Kakashi/Sakura pairing. I haven't decided. Also check out my other fics "Even in Death" and "Making Their own Way

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