Twelve souls, One Way
Chapter 1: Dead and Back Again
By: The Demonic Ninjas 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto! Or future references and scenes from My Sassy Girl
Summary: Haku has been resurrected. Zabuza is still dead. To ressurect him he will be accompanied by the most unusual companions! From the loveable Naruto and the 'great' Jiraiya all the way to the notorious Itachi! Parings will be listed as they appear.
Pairings: none as of yet
Author's Notes: I actually had this story in mind for a LONG time hope you guys like. I know the genre is Humour/Action/Adventure but this chapter is going to be more in the serious side to get the background info down so bare with ok?
The cherry blossoms fell upon the earth. The pink buds made the ground a delicate beauty. The sky was a gorgeous hue of blue, but then again what is below the ground cannot see this. It is full of darkness, dark colors and death.
Under the surface of the earth lay a boy whom had the appearance of what seemed like a girl. His face was as pure as snow. His innocence had surrounded his presence and appeared to have even saved him. A finger had moved and the eyes began to flicker.
"Where am I?" whispered the boy. Images flew by his mind; Gatoh, the employer; a boy with blonde hair; the death of the Uchiha boy with the bloodline…Sharingan?; the red chakra that broke his mask; the blue light…the attack.
"I must be dead" thought the boy. A pain throbbed in his chest. He then heard voices mumbling, but then again they sounded familiar. "Sharingan no Kakashi" thought Haku.
The mumbling stopped and he heard the people from above the ground leave. Haku moved his hands so that they were above his body and so that his palms faced the soil above him. He began to concentrate his chakra and BANG the soil above his body was pushed up as if a bomb had went off from underground. He pulled his body from the ground and looked around.
"I guess I am alive … but how?" he looked at the grave marker beside his, "the sword…" whispered Haku his eyes widened. He began to dig the ground to get Zabuza's body out. "Zabuza-san, doshite?" whispered Haku to himself, as he pulled the corpse from the ground. He couldn't believe that Zabuza was dead even after his sacrifice. He stared at the wounds in disbelief but then he heard noises from near by.
"Chikiso! ANBU…" and with that Haku disappeared with the body of Zabuza and his sword.
A group of ANBU appeared at the grave site. They saw no ninja or felt the presence of chakra, all they saw were two upturned graves. "Strange, I swear I felt the presence of a substantial amount of chakra" said one of the ANBU, the rest of the ANBU agreed and they stood at the grave site confused. The cherry blossoms continued to fall to the ground…
Haku had moved as quickly as possible to get away from the grave site teleporting from area to area until he reached Gatoh's building. No one appeared to be in the building, no living essence. He decided to rest there, for at least awhile. He lay Zabuza's body on the same bed that Zabuza had used when he was injured by Copy no Ninja Kakashi. The boy stared at all the wounds, not understanding how they all came to be, marking Zabuza's 'precious' skin. He wished to heal the wounds, but it would be useless. Zabuza was already dead. Tears began to fall across Haku's cheeks, he was unable to hold them back. "Why do I live and he does not! Zabuza-san…What shall I do! I spent my whole life helping you. Come back Zabuza-san!" exclaimed Haku in his thoughts. He stared at Zabuza's tattered weapon and held it. "The Sword of Demise" he whispered to himself pulling the sword over his head. Death was the only choice left. There was no use of living if Zabuza was dead – there would be no purpose. As he held the sword above his neck, preparing to behead himself when suddenly a female voice called to him, "Haku, do not throw your life away again so recklessly." Haku dropped his blade to the ground and searched for the source of the voice.
"Who are you?" said Haku.
"I am the one who resurrected you."
Haku stared at his empty surroundings with a puzzled look.
"Well, if you're the one who resurrected me, then why don't you show yourself." Haku spoke in a suspicious and almost blunt manner.
"I would… if I could; however, in this circumstance it would be impossible. I have no body here. I am both here and not here."
"Here and not here? I do not understand"
"…than that should be a story for another day Haku." Replied the voice, "My name is Tsukiyama."
Haku paused for a moment to glance and listen to his surroundings so as to double check that this 'Tsukiyama' was really not here before he continued to question this voice that was speaking to him. "Why did you resurrect me and not Zabuza?"
"Your soul is pure unlike Zabuza who was filled with sin. Are you not greatful that you have a second chance at Life?" Replied Tsukiyama.
Haku was dumbfounded. Although he knew Zabuza wasn't an 'innocent and pure' person, he never imagined that HE (Haku) would be pure enough to be resurrected. He did not understand what the world was coming to!
"No … I am greatful … however … is there no way to revive Zabuza-san back to life, Tsukiyama-san?" A pensive silence followed Haku's question.
"There is one way…but it is a very dangerous path to tread…"
"I will do anything for Zabuza-san! Please tell me!"
"…Very well. There is a legend about the items of eternal life, known as the Zodiac Items. There are a total of twelve of such items. If you collect all twelve of them, you are to bring them to the temple of life in the Wind Country and with that make a wish by performing the Ritual of the Zodiac. I before was the guardian of three of the items but now trouble has stirred in the land. There is a man in which is also in search of these items. A man by the name of Orochimaru. He wishes to gain an immortal life out of them. So as the council of four guardians, Fire, Water, Wind and Earth, we decided to scatter the pieces. You must collect them ALL to resurrect Zabuza."
"B-but How would this 'Orochimaru' be able to become immortal?" questioned Haku
"The items of eternal life let the dead come back to life and the living to gain immortality…Since you are still young, I suggest you to find strong companions. Go to Konoha, the Hidden Leaf Village in the Fire Country and search for a shinobi named Jiriya."
"Jiriya-san, ka?"
"He is one of the Legendary Sennin. But when you get to Konoha, be careful…"
Haku stared out the window which revealed the dark forest that encircled the building. A glazed look crossed Haku's eyes. "Anon, Tsukiyama-san, how long has it been since I… 'died'?"
"Approximately three years…"
"Three years? Then why is Zabuza's body not a…skeleton…"
"A preservation jutsu…"
"I see… so if I go on this journey… Will you continue to hold the preservation jutsu over his body?"
"Do not worry," said Tsukiyama, "I will continue to hold the preservation jutsu on his body so that it will not become a decayed body during your journey to find the Zodiac items. But when you retrieve the 12 Zodiac items, then return here and collect Zabuza's body. I will try to protect the body for now..."
"Domo Arrigato, Tsukiyama-san." Replied Haku gratefully as he prepared for his trip to Konoha to find 'Jiriya-sama'.
In an area far from civilization, a dark and sinister village lay. A woman with violet hair and menacing golden eyes lay confined in a cold and dreary room. She had managed to wriggle her hands from her bonds and was rubbing her wrists. Slowly the lady closed her eyes and faced the ceiling, "I hope I did that right thing Kami-sama. Onigai! Protect Haku in his journey …" And the woman fell into a deep sleep.
"Extra Sandals? Check!
Extra Pink Kimono? Check!
Two Ninja Outfits? Check!
Fake Passport? Check!
Cookies? Check!
Cash? ... ok I better look around for some money" The mist shinobi was wearing the same pink kimono he had worn and the same day where he had met Natuto for the first time. Hake got up and left his luggage to search around Gatoh's place.
It had been a few days since Haku had spoken to Tsukiyama and currently the boy was still attempting to search find the necessities for his journey to the hidden Leaf Village. He was surprised that Gatoh hadn't returned to 'lair' but after speaking to a few Wave Country citizens he discovered that Gatoh had been killed. He might as well check the building for resources he MIGHT need.
Haku looked into Gatoh's office; "It smells around here" thought Haku as he searched the cluttered office. A safe caught his eye; "Just what I was looking for" smiled Haku as he put his hand on the lock and began to figure out the combo. The lock snapped open and Haku opened the safe door. There wasn't much cash in there. "-sigh- such a disappointment," said Haku as he began to count the money that was in the safe. "One would expect a guy like Gatoh to put a lot of money in his safe... guess he never really trusted anyone...There's only enough money for me to travel to Konoha and stay at a few hotels -sigh-, but this will do" said Haku as he put the money into his pouch and returned to his luggage.
"Ok, off I go to Konoha to find 'Jiriya-sama' ...I wonder what it's like in Konoha?" stated Haku as he left Gatoh's lair.
The resurrected mist shinobi looked back and waved to the building as he left "Sayonara" thought Haku. Never would he step back into the disgusting building again... well not until he found the 12 Zodiac items... He stepped onto a boat and left the Country of Waves.
"So here is Konoha," said Haku as he stared at the gigantic door infront of him, "sugoi!" Haku walked up to the guard and handed the guard his passport. The guard looked at him and smiled, "Ok, you can enter", as he stamped the passport. Haku smiled as he skipped into Konoha, noticing that the guard never really looked at the passport, only him "People in Konoha are so weird" thought Haku.
The streets of Konoha were absolutely amazing to Haku, it appeared a little to peaceful to him, he wanted to sit under a tree and wonder about how it would feel like living in Konohagakure but brushed that thought away; he had to find Jiriya-san. The boy was walking mindlessly around when suddenly he saw a ramen stall, Ichiraku Ramen Stall. Haku walked up to the Ramen stall owner, but he noticed an old man was giving him a weird look. "Konoha really is werid, don't I look like a tourist?" Haku smiled at the Ramen owner and asked "Anon, do you know where I could find the Sennin, Jiriya-san?" Before the Ramen Stall owner could say anything, the old man that was gawking at Haku jumped to his feet and said,
"The man known as Jiriya-sama,
Women can't help but be seduced by his beauty,
With someone as great-looking as him...
Women just can't sit still
because that man is
ME!"
Haku stared at the white-haired old man and sweatdropped. "What was Tsukiyama-san thinking?!"
----End of Chapter----
I hope you liked Chapter One. Please Read and Review. I want to know if I should really continue this story lol. Not much humour only near the end but I promise you, after this chapter there will be more humour, after all, this is an intro to the plot AND Jiriya will be in the story after all :D Read & Review!