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Chapter Three

Zabuza and Haku

Yael was now standing in a large empty space thought it had few patches of water here and there. She glanced up toward where two people were standing. One of them was shirtless with a mask covering his mouth and taller than the other.

The taller one had a large sword on his back, and the younger one was wearing a mask over his face, a mask which had slit upon it.

"You've called us out for a brat Gato?" the taller one said, the annoyance loud in his voice, "I would have expected a fully trained ninja. Not an amateur."

Yael frowned.

"Who you're calling an amateur you eyebrow less freak?" she said.

"I'm sure she'll be quite a satisfaction Zabuza," Gato said.

The man, Zabuza give him a glance before looking back toward Yael.

"At least you've got guts kid," he said, "Calling me a freak."

"I've got nothing to be afraid about you," Yael said, "I thought that I would be fighting against Gato, but he only cowers behind strong people. Men like you make me sick."

"I'm the one with the money," Gato said, "With money; you can get people to do anything I want them to."

"I want double," Zabuza said.

Gato glanced at him.

"D…Double, what for?"

"For calling me out here," the man said, "The Demon Brothers should have been enough to deal with her."

Gato tched.

"Fine," he said, "Just make it quick…I don't want to stay here more than I have to."

Zabuza put his hand in a seal.

"Haku, you can seat this one out," he said, "It won't take long."

The masked one beside him nodded.

Then the air around them started to fill with mist causing Yael to glance around herself, wondering where all that mist was coming from…

Don't tell me he is generating this mist with his own chakra, she thought.

"Now, Hidden in the Mist technique," Zabuza said as his form disappeared from view.

Yael was now standing with the mist pressing all around her.

Visibility is up to nil in this mist, she though, But I don't need my eyes to fight, after all, my other senses are more developed than a mere normal Human. But even so, I can't take him lightly; after all, he is a ninja.

She put her hand upon her sword handle that was on her back and listened for the sound around her.

"Standing in one place makes you an easy target," Zabuza's voice said, echoing around her.

Yael smirked.

"Then do something about it," she said.

"Eh, cheeky brat," Zabuza said, as he appeared right behind her.

His sword swung in the air, aiming to decapitate Yael where she was standing but the girl suddenly dropped down on the ground, causing the man's eyes to widen…

She was able to dodge me? he thought, No one could have seen that coming…

Yael had drawn out her blade; the one Nagato had made for her and feel it resonate with her own chakra. She spun where she was, the blade slashing through Zabuza's body splitting him into two pieces, water flowing everywhere.

Wait…water? Yael thought.

"So easy to fool," Zabuza said from behind her.

Yael hears the blade coming down upon her and used her speed to dodge it, hearing the metal clashed against the ground where she was standing only a second before. Yael slid upon the ground looking at the man in front of her.

"Eh, you are skilled," Zabuza said, his eyes boring unto hers, "You managed to dodge me…twice. Not a lot of fully trained ninjas can do that. Maybe you will be a good fight after all."

Yael frowned.

He used a Water Clone earlier to attack me, she thought, He is more skilled than I thought. This guy is a true ninja. Gato must have a hell lot of money to be able to hire a guy like that.

Then Zabuza charged straight at her, dragging his large blade after him and then as he got closer, he spun it around and used it weight to do a fully one eighty, the large blade aiming now straight for Yael who blocked it with her own blade in a echoing clang.

"You are a well trained brat," he said, "We could use someone like you."

"Fight for you guys, no way," Yael said, "I've got my own goal to fulfill."

Zabuza pushed her back.

"You're young to be thinking that far ahead," he said.

Then a voice came from behind Yael.

"But you won't be able to achieve it."

She glanced behind her, seeing Zabuza standing right there with his large sword already raised high in the air and it was already coming down on her head. Yael put her blade upward to block the attack since she won't be able to dodge it.

The Zabuza in front of her charged with his blade aiming it straight toward her…

SLUCK, Splash!

Zabuza's eyes widened seeing he had stabbed his own clone.

What the…, he thought.

Yael was now standing right in front of him, her hands already finishing seals.

"Fire Style: Giant Fireball Jutsu,"

A large blast of fire appeared in front of Zabuza's face, who had no time at all to avoid the oncoming inferno…Then a ice mirror appeared right in front of it causing the flames to hit it but didn't do anything to it.

Yael was surprised at that.

My fire technique didn't do anything, she thought.

Zabuza glanced at the masked ninja beside him.

"I thought I told you not to interfere Haku," he said.

"I'm sorry Master Zabuza," Haku said, "But you had no chance of dodging that fire technique, I had to intervene."

Zabuza frowned.

"I'll forgive you this time," he said.

That girl had used a Substitution technique to switch place with my Clone at the last second, he thought, She is no mere amateur, but a fully fledged ninja. I underestimated her, because she was a brat.

He holds up his sword.

"Not bad," he said, "You are more skilled than I anticipated."

Yael stood straight up holding her sword downward, feeling her chakra runs through it. She was facing a strong opponent that much she knew and also, that kid Ice technique…it was not ordinary.

My fire would have been hot enough to melt steel, she thought, yet, it had done nothing to it. That kid is no ordinary ninja.

"Haku, have a go," Zabuza said, "I want to see how fast she actually is."

"Of course Master Zabuza," Haku said before disappearing from where he was.

Yael eyes widened as the kid materialized right in front of her and she blocked his attack with her blade. She noticed that the kid, Haku was using senbons needles as weapon. Then the kid attacked again with a kick toward Yael's stomach that blocked it with her leg.

"You're fast," he said, "But…"

His free hand started to do hand seals that shocked Yael.

With only one hand?

The water around them suddenly grew into a large dome of ice needles that covered them entirely.

"You're going to have to die…for that I'm sorry,"

"Ninja Arts: One thousand needles of death,"

Haku suddenly jumped backward and all of the needles came down toward Yael and then they all fall down, slamming upon the girl, but no blood had fallen out.

Where…

Then as the light cleared, Haku thought he saw a flash of red in the mist before a fist slammed straight into his chest sending him flying backward.

How…

Yael was standing there, looking wholly undamaged from the attack earlier.

"How…did you…?" he started.

"I increased my speed," Yael said, "If I was an ordinary ninja I would have died back there, but I have something to do before I die."

She glance backward seeing Zabuza coming at her, causing her to block it with her sword.

It would have been easier to just fight them with my tails, Yael thought, but I have to keep a low profile…just as Nagato said. I'll only unleash my full power if I'm fighting for my life…even thought, this is what I'm doing right now.

She dodged another one of the sword strike from Zabuza.

I know I can defeat them without using the Tails, she thought, I just hope I don't get killed for it.

"Haku," Zabuza yelled, "You're going to have to use it."

Yael frowned wondering what the two were planning now.

"What are you two planning?"

"Eh, you're one of the first ninja to have ever pushed both me and Haku this far," Zabuza told her, "But even so, this is where you die."

Before Yael could understand what was happening, Zabuza had kicked her straight in the chest, with his strength sending her flying backward and as she was flying, she noticed that they were Ice mirrors were appearing in the sky.

What…?

"Crystal Ice Mirrors," Haku's voice said.

Then with a speed that even Yael's eyes had a hard time to track, Haku attacked, slashing her all over her body causing the girl to yell out in pain as blood flew from her wounds and even ripped some of her cloak before she fall down on the ground.

Then with a hissing sound, her wounds had started to heal as Yael put herself back on her knees, her red eyes glaring at Haku's image in the mirror.

"Your wounds…they are healings?" Haku said, not keeping the surprise out of his voice, "W…What kind of technique is this?"

"I was always like that," Yael told him, "Even the worse injuries will heal in no time. As far as I know, I'm the only one who is capable of it."

Haku was staring at her.

"Then you are one of those peoples," he said, "The one who share a bloodline limit."

Yael frowned.

"Bloodline limits?"

"A power that runs in the blood of a specific Clan," Haku said, "Only those from that clan will be able to use it. It's similar to my ice technique, a technique born out of bloodshed. We are the same in a way; even so, your heart hadn't hardened enough to become a true ninja."

A feral grin grew upon Yael's lips.

"A true ninja," she said, putting a hand upon her cloak, "I am more than that."

Sorry Nagato, I'm going to have to use it, she thought, If I don't, I might never get out of this alive. I already know my Fire technique won't work upon his ice mirrors. I'm going to have to battle, speed with speed.

Loosening her clothes, Yael untied her tails from her body as she lowered herself on all four, her chakra spiking even higher than before. Red chakra started to appear around Yael's form as her whiskers become more pronounced and her canine grew in sizes. This phenomenon is causing Haku's eyes to widen behind his mask.

W…What kind of chakra is this? He thought, and…are those tails flying behind her? Just what on earth is she?

Zabuza who was standing outside of the Ice dome felt the change in chakra.

That chakra…could it be the girl's? he thought, but no normal ninja can change their chakra like that…not even bloodline limits…just who or what is she?

Now with her full power released, everything was sharper and clearer for Yael as her eyes gazed straight toward the ninja in front of her.

"Let's go Haku," she said.

With that she charged straight toward Haku who threw some senbons at her but Yael moved through them like they were nothing.

She…She is faster than before…got to move, Haku thought.

With his speed, the young masked ninja moved out of the mirror at high speed, but Yael saw his every move, and one of her tail lashed out, catching Haku by his leg.

I…Impossible, Haku thought, S…She caught me…with her tail?

Using her tail, Yael drew Haku toward her and, slammed her fist straight into the young man's face, or mask, which exploded into pieces as he was send flying out of the ice dome slamming through one of the mirror and landing beside Zabuza.

"Haku," he yelled, shocked.

"Mas…Master Zabuza," Haku said as blood spilled out of his lips.

Zabuza stared up at Yael who was now walking toward them, the red chakra enveloping her form and he can see tails moving around underneath the black cloak she wore.

T…Tails, he thought, She have Tails…that must mean…Could she be?

Yael had unleashed her overwhelming power...

Next time: Match Conclusion

Jacques0 out.

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