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Cloudy Momochi: I'm glad that you didn't think that I did a bad job with him as a child. I wasn't too sure on how to do him but it seemed to work out pretty good! I try to update alot but School's been in the waty for like the last month

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Chapter Four

Surprise in the Mission

"How many times have I told you not to rush on ahead of us?"

"You two always take too long! I'm not just going to stand there and wait on you two!"

"Well, you better start doing just that, you brat!" The third voice joined in.

"Yeah? Who's gonna make me?"

"I will!"

"Oh really? I'd like to see you try!"

"Both of you; shut up!"

Kisame rubbed his temples as his two students fell silent, shooting glares at eachother. It had been 8 years since Satomi Gen had joined him and Zabuza Momochi. Satomi and Zabuza were great friends, though sometimes the two of them would get in horrible fights. Childish too, seeming as how they were both fifteen.

Satomi was now taller, about 5'10'. She had cut her red hair into something short (Have you ever seen Pink's video 'U and Ur Hand'? If so, picture the red wig she wore when she was beating up the punching bag, LOL. Look it up, it's actually really cute!). Her green eyes were multiple times sharper now as she ran around in long black pants and a long-sleeved shite shirt under a black vest. Her headband was tied around her left thigh, as she refused to 'wear that stupid thing' on her head. Her left eyebrow was pierced, the blue stone shining when the sun hit it.

Zabuza's height was 6'3' with his short hair and dark eyes. He had been wearing that bandages around his face for years; Satomi and Kisame both had done forgotten what he looked like now.

"Can't the two of you just settle down? We've still got a little ways to go before we catch up to the thieves. You can fight all the way back to the village afterwards, all right?"

The teens gave eachother a look before both crossed their arms and continued to walk forward. Kisame shook his head. Both of them were normally great together, but he could tell that it was coming. Zabuza was turning into…into some type of cold creature, taking up the name he had been given. 'Demon of the Hidden Mist'. He knew that the boy would go down that path and he didn't care too much. It would give him a good partner when Zabuza was older. It was the other one that he was worried about.

Satomi Gen had become this man's daughter. Kisame wouldn't admit that to anyone's face, but she had. Satomi had become a large part to both his and Zabuza's life. When she was younger she had first feared what would happen if she continued down the path of a ninja, but to be honest, that was all she knew. Kisame had helped her though. He led her down the path that he had taken himself, refusing to let her be used as a weapon like her 'family' had tried too. Only he knew about Satomi's Kekkei Genkai. She had refused to let Zabuza know and so Kisame had agreed to keep it silent.

Satomi's skills transformed over the years. She learned everything left and right. Kisame's Team Leader, Fuguki Suikazan, had made a comment about her learning to use a sword, to become one of the Seven Swordsman, but she refused that flat out. Fuguki thought she was being foolish, but Kisame knew why. The Swordsman was Zabuza's goal and he knew that Satomi refused to take it. Zabuza never said a word about it, of course, but that wasn't a chance that she was going to take.

"How much further is this group?" Satomi asked the blue man beside her.

Kisame gave a silent sigh before turning back to the path ahead of them. "And why are we after them again?"

"It's just some stupid mission about money and a bunch of other crap being stolen." Zabuza folded his arms behind his head as he led the way forward. "Completely unworthy the effort of dragging us all the way out here."

"It's a mission, Zabuza," Kisame told the teen. "Get used to it. You'll be dealing with all of these the rest of your life." Satomi gave a grin at the mumbled comment of 'having better ones in the future' from her partner. "They shouldn't be too much further ahead," The blue-man told her. "Let's get this over with so we can head back home and get something to eat. I wanna try that new sushi bar they opened up…"

Satomi continued to grin as Zabuza gave a grunt, both following their Sensei again. She was going to miss Kisame. He was leaving soon to do a mission with Fuguki Suikazan and the Cypher Division in the next few days.(Now, you guys should know what that means, right? :() She wasn't sure how long that he was going to be gone but she was going to have a surprise waiting on him when he returned; it was going to be March 18, whether before or after he returned, so his birthday surprise would happen the day he would return. She knew that he wouldn't be gone forever but still, she didn't like the thought of him leaving at all. She didn't like the thought of Zabuza leaving, either.

Zabuza had become something important to Satomi over the last eight years of being his partner. She couldn't see her life without him now. He was her best friend. One would think that she would see him as her brother but…he just didn't give off that vibe to her. She didn't understand what all these feelings were to her but she didn't care. As long as she had both Zabuza and Kisame with her, her life was perfect.

It was only a bit after midday that they reached who they were after. The Bandits that they were after were said to have stolen money from the bank (I don't know if they had banks in here, but they gotta, right?) and a few other things from around Kirigakure and by the looks of the cart they had with them, the reports were right. There were seven Bandits. They were quickly able to tell which one was the leader and from the looks of it, the group didn't seem to even notice that they were being watched.

~Stupid fools~ Zabuza grinned to himself. It was moments like this that the Silent Killing and Hiding in Mist techniques worked the best. Glancing over at Kisame, the blue man gave him a nod. Smirking large, Zabuza quickly disappeared, ready to begin the Mist Technique.

Satomi was still, a matching grin on her face as she watched the Mist rise from the ground. She was disappointed though. The seven bandits didn't even notice the Mist until it reached their knees. How could anyone be that stupid?

The three were nicely hidden, waiting until the Mist was finishes before they moved into the clearing. All three of them were greatly disappointed. They had been hoping for a challenge; the last three months had been nothing worth talking about for any of them. Satomi just hoped that Kisame's next mission with the Cypher Division was going to be more entertaining than these last few.

The three of them took down the first six in merely seconds. The three of them were almost pure perfection together when they worked like this (Training together for over eight years can do that).

It seemed that the leader of the little group was a bit faster than his other companions. And smarter too. He whipped out his own kunai, blocking Kisame's as he went to kill him. The mist covered his eyes for a moment as he twirled around, blocking another attempt; from Zabuza this time. Satomi's almost got him the third time but he let the blade pierce his hand, instead of his throat. He began to move forward for an attack with a roar when he froze, seeing Satomi's face.

"You…" the man looked at her closer before she planted a foot in his chest, knocking him back and out of the Mist. He pulled a smirked as he straightened himself back up. "It is you. I knew that I recognized you." Satomi had been about to run forward and kill the man but his words stopped her, leaving her hidden in the Mist. Kisame and Zabuza were still for a moment as well, listening to what the man was saying but ready to move at the same time if he tried to run or pull something.

"Recognized me?" She repeated.

The man's smirk changed, turning into one that told the young woman before him that the thoughts in his head were not something that she wanted to hear.

"You look just like Martia," The name made her freeze again. That name was familiar, but where had she heard it from before? "Your mother hardly does you justice."

That's when everything fell into place. Martia…that had been her mother's name…

An image of a small woman, with long red hair and green eyes popped into Satomi's mind. She was standing over her as the four-year-old child peeked up at her from behind the bars of her cage. The woman wore a sad look before a man came forward and pulled her away.

"You do know that they've been looking for you, right?" The Bandit grinned. "Have been for, about 8 years maybe? Secretly, of course. I wonder just how much money I would get if I were to tell them where you-" His voice stopped as a deep slash appeared on his throat. He hadn't even seen Satomi move; hadn't even felt her kunai pierce or rip through his throat as he spoke. Zabuza raised an eyebrow(if only he had some, lol) and watched as the final bandit fell to his knees before his face. He grinned at his death and turned to leave but noticed the look on Satomi's face. He couldn't explain it. She looked horrified. No…worse than horrified. There wasn't a word that he could think of that explained what his partner was wearing as she stared the men beneath her.

Kisame gave Satomi his own look. The older man knew that look on her face. He quickly grabbed her arms as she began to shake. Zabuza watched in silence and interest, but the others didn't notice him.

The Family…her family…they were…they were looking for her! Satomi hadn't thought about them in years! What…what was she supposed to do? How was she supposed to act to this? She wanted to just brush it aside and move on but something stopped her. Something made her shake as she stared down at the body beneath her. She couldn't move. All she could do was see those memories of her childhood before she met Kisame. The cage. The fighting. The beatings. The training. The blood…it all made her want to scream. It wasn't fair! Why? Why now? Why did this have to happen?

Satomi had thought that she had gotten free from everything that had been done to her, but it seemed that fate had other plans for her.

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