A/N: Ok Haku in this chapter. From this point the story gets going. so yeah. Let's just get to the story. Please Review!
Entry 2:
It had been three days since she left, and I missed her already. I missed her right away, but I had to not seem that way. Nothing was as easy as it was supposed to be. 3 days since she left and 5 months till she returns…
Chapter 3 Pain is a C-rank
Naruto sat in the hokage's office obtusely demanding a c-rank. He knew his team may not be ready but he knew he was. Sakura needed a shock to her system, and Sasuke needed the stick pulled out of his ass, but he hoped a c-rank would handle that. Not that Naruto would ever mention that he had faith in what the team could become. He sat there looking away from Iruka and the hokage, and refused to let them think that he had better ideas. The Hokage sighed once more. Kakashi yawned. Iruka was trying not to have an aneurism. Sakura was eye-raping Sasuke. Sasuke was trying to ignore Sakura. Naruto sighed, and once again insisted.
"Come on old man, you know we can do it." Naruto said
"Naruto!" Iruka yelled
"If I may Hokage-sama, I think that a C-rank is just what this team needs." Kakashi said
"Kakashi, you prepared to accept it if something goes wrong." The Hokage said
"Please sir. I was always prepared to accept any trouble this team gets through."
"Fine. You can have a small C-rank. Just a simple old escort mission. Send him in." The Hokage said
In walked an old man. Naruto smelled the alcohol resonating from the old man, and sighed. 'Why is it that most of the people I meet are either perverts, chain-smokers, or alcoholics?' Naruto thought
"These are ninja? They look half-rate, specially the shrimp." The man said
Naruto sighed. 'Keep you're cool. The second rule of a sage, be calm and collected, never shout.'
"Could I have a different team? I'd rather not get killed by bandits." The man said
"You'll be fine. I'm here as well." Kakashi said
"Oh Alright." The man said
The team left Hokage's office and after collecting their things they left. They left the village, and immediately Naruto felt uncomfortable. He felt someone was watching them. Someone kind, but willing to kill when needed. He shivered. He did as Jiraiya taught him and reached out around him with his chakra. His chakra met the person, and the person jumped away from him. He didn't need to continue his jutsu. The jutsu he used let him actually see people through his chakra. He saw the person chasing them, and recognized the uniform as a hunter nin, but what confused him the most was the way the person carried themself. They didn't seem like an actual hunter nin. Naruto decided to put the whole thing behind him and deem it as unimportant. He continued onward and noticed the puddle in the middle of the road. He thought it as strange as it hadn't rained in weeks, so he placed a hand on his kunai pouch. He was ready when the men jumped from the puddle. The kunai left his hand immediately and imbedded itself in one of the men's head. The man fell, and Kakashi punched the other in the face killing him as well. Naruto felt their follower get annoyed, it was then that he noticed the person was different. He stretched his chakra out once more but didn't get a chance to see much as a blade invaded his sight.
"Get Down." Naruto yelled. Sakura ducked, Sasuke jumped to the floor, Kakashi tackled Tazuna, and Naruto bit his thumb as he went down. When the blade imbedded itself in a tree, Naruto saw a man on the handle. Naruto once again stretched out his chakra and felt the hunternin watching them. This time though Naruto disguised his Chakra and was able to actually invade the person's mind, it was then that he whispered the name of his jutsu.
"Toad art: Mind entrapment." Naruto's body then ran on autopilot and he did as he would normally but Naruto wasn't truly there. He was inside the hunter-nin's body. Flashback
"Naruto. You must know that this jutsu gives you no real power in the person. You just get to see their thoughts, nothing more. For the time you use this jutsu the person is unaware of what happened, but when you end it the person will notice you and only you. You will either become a target for them to kill, or a target to kidnap. Be warned never use this jutsu on you're friends. There's a third out come, but I'll tell you that at a later time." Jiraiya had told him.
End Flashback
Naruto sat there in the hunter-nin's body and felt three things: One. The person was female. Two. She was not a real hunter-nin she worked for that man. Three. Her past was similar to his own.
He ended the jutsu. When he did, the 'Hunter-nin appeared in front of him.
"So you're the one who found me earlier." The girl said
"Yep. Miss faker." Naruto said smugly.
At the time she appeared Kakashi was busy fighting Zabuza. Sakura was on her ass shaking. Sasuke was trying to dispatch the Zabuza clone. Tazuna was drinking.
The Hunter-nin moved to grab him. Naruto ducked and landed a soft blow on the girl's stomach.
"Haku. What are you doing here?" Zabuza yelled
"The boy knew, I was fake, he's dangerous." The girl said
"Kill him." Zabuza said as he ducked under the kunai Kakashi threw at him.
"No. He's more use to us alive." Haku said as she recovered from the kick
"So it's kidnap me." Naruto sighed.
"Please don't hate me." She said as she pulled senbon out.
"Don't worry I never hate those like me." Naruto said and pulled out his own kunai
Haku threw senbon at him, and Naruto deflected them. They fought each other. Haku punched, Naruto ducked away. Naruto kicked, Haku rolled away. It looked like a dance, a dance of death. At some point in the fight, Sakura came in. She hoped to look cool for Sasuke, and instead was met with a kick from Haku. Sakura landed once again on her ass, and coughed up blood.
"Sakura don't try it. You'll just get in the way." Naruto called.
"Shut up." Sakura said and charged in again
Haku moved to kick her Naruto jumped infront of the kick. Naruto got kicked in the chest. He was pushed backward into Sakura, who then collapsed.
"Shit Sakura, I can't protect you and fight." Naruto said as he stood
"I see. You don't want her hurt." Haku said
Haku ran at him, Naruto was ready for her. As she ran in Naruto brought his leg up. What ended up happening was Haku getting kicked in the face and rolling away. There was the sound of a crack. When Haku stood her mask fell. Naruto was taken away in her features. Her long black hair framed her almost pale skin. Her soft Brown eyes peered right into his soul. Her lips looked so soft. 'Come on Naruto this is not the time to be checking her out.' he thought to himself. He was distracted and failed to notice her move. He only noticed her when she passed him. He turned and made handsigns. Haku raised her hand and brought it down. Naruto called out his jutsu.
"Toad art: Tongue of the Toad." From his hands a tongue came and wrapped around Haku, but it was too late. Haku had already punched Sakura in the head. Sakura had passed out from the hit. Sasuke was unable to move as he took down the clone. Zabuza had escaped. Kakashi passed out from chakra exhaustion. Tazuna was fine.
Haku was trapped, but she was not afraid. She had been captured before, and she knew what she was in store for. It was then that it dawned on her. He had called her Miss.
"You knew?" Haku said
"Knew what?" Naruto said as he walked towards her.
"That I was a girl."
"Yep. Now then talk why did that man attack us?" Haku knew she shouldn't but his eyes just made her wish to. She was distracted and willing to speak.
"We were hired to."
"By?"
"Gatou, he promised us safety if we helped him."
"Gatou will betray you." Tazuna spat out
"We know, but we need this. We need the chance for freedom." Haku said looking away from Naruto finally.
"What if we offered you asylum. Konoha will accept you, and if they don't I'll make the old man let you into the village anyway. He owes me. Heck you and eyebrowless can live in my master's house. It's big enough for us all. Not that I'm rushing you or anything." Naruto said gently wiping sweat off of the girl's forehead
She looked up at him in surprise. Here was this man, who she had just tried to kidnap, being kind to her. He even offered her peace. Peace something she had never had in her life.
"Why?"
"I told you. We are similar. I won't let you get hurt."
"We accept." Zabuza said as he reappeared all Zabuza had ever wanted was peace for this girl. While he was rough with her, he loved her. This boy would give her the peace she deserved.
It was then that a wound Naruto had gotten much earlier in his life acted up.
Flashback
"It healed fine, but his mind refuses to let him forget the pain. Not even Inoichi could break that part of his brain. He has to accept it, or it'll constantly affect him." The old man told Jiraiya. They were in Naruto's hospital room. Naruto had passed out from pain. He was shirtless and you could see the scar on his chest. It was white and stretched from one shoulder down to his last rib, it then moved across his chest once more.
End Flashback
Naruto wavered. His jutsu fell, Haku was free.
"Mister?" Haku said
"Get me to Tazuna's house please." Naruto said and fell
"Do not worry. We'll Protect you Tazuna sir." Haku said
The last thing Naruto felt was Haku lifting him. Naruto fell into unconsciousness.