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Recap:

"Alright Tazuna, we are almost there. I need to turn off the engine now." said the boatman.

"WOW, THAT IS SO COOL!!!!" shouted Naruto, pointing to part of a large bridge.

Sakura sighed a punched Naruto over the head, hard. "shhh, we are supposet to be quiet" whispered Sakura. Naruto gave a small pout and held his head.

"Tazuna this is as far as I go, good luck with the bridge." said the boatman.

"Thankyou so much. I know you risked a lot to bring me here. Good luck." replied Tazuna. He turned his attetion as the boat speed off. "Lets get going fallow me."

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Team 7 and the bridge builder were camly walking down a path when all the sudden Naruto pulled out a kunai and threw it at a random bush, startling the others.

"Are you crazy! You should be more careful with thoughs things!" yelled Tazuna. Pointing a fingure at the blonde haired boy.

"False alram, Its all safe." stated Naruto after a long pause. He walked over to the bush and looked behind it to only to see his kunai sticking in a tree right above a small white rabbit with a very scared expression. His eyes widened as he pulled the frightend creature into his arms with tears streaming down his face. "I am so sorry Mr. Rabbit!"

'hmmmm, thats odd, usually those rabbits turn brown this time of year, unless this one was raised indoors.' though Kakashi as he closely watched his student.

Out of no where a large sword came flying toward them, Kakashi pulled down Tazuna by his arm. Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura quickly dives out of the way.

'What was that!' said inner Sakura 'I'm not sure, but were going to find out soon enough'.

"Well, well. Long time no see... Kakashi." said a gruff voice, the five of them looked up to the voice. A man with a huge sword was standing on a the sword that was through ot them.

"If it isn't Zabuza." said Kakashi.

'Zabuza? What is he doing here? I thought he was one of the biggest known criminals around here. 'Your right, I can remember that face from any where. Well you weak girl aren't you going to do anuything or just stand there looking pretty?' mocked inner Sakura. 'Shut up this is between those two, its not our battle.'

"So I see I'm in your bingo book also, Anyways I did not come here to chat, I came for that bridge builder." said Zabuza as he grabbed his sword and jumped from the tree, landing a bit from the ninja.

"I see we have a problem then, because you arent getting anywhere, near him." replied Kakashi as he placed his hand on his Ninja head-band and pulled it up, showing a red eye with black commas in it. Zabuza did a few hand seal and the entire area they were in was covered with a thick mist.

"Naruto, Sasuke, ... Sakura. I need you to gaurd Tazuna." comanded Kakashi.

The three genin quickly jumped back to Tazuna, with Naruto on the right, Sasuke in the miuddle, and Sakura on the left. They all pulled out a kunai and stood in postition.

"Hahaha, do you really think a simple formation like that can stop me? Please you make me laugh." chuckled Zabuza, There was silence, then all the sudden Zabuza appered between the genin and Tazuna.

"To easy... Your finished!" said Zabuza as he pulled his sword down, right next to Sakuras head. Sakura shut her eyes tight waiting for the impact to come, though it never did. She opened one eye to see her sensei standing over her, blocking the blade with his hand.

Zabuza glared at him and jumped over to the lake.

"Whoa, that was close." whispered Naruto as he slightly relaxed his gaurd.

"Dont you worrie, as your sensei it is my job to protect you. And I will put my life on the line for you." said Kakashi. When he faced forward again Zabuza came charging, succesfully stabing him with his large blade.

As soon as the metal hit the copy-ninja his body was replaced with falling water. Zabuzas eyes slightly widened when he felt the cold metal of Kakashi's kunai at his neck.

"So you had your clone say that little speech so you could get behind me. Not bad but not good." said Zabuza as he too turned into water when Kakashi drove his kunai deeper into his neck.

Kakashi looked back and saw Zabuza once again on the waters surface. "Come on Kakashi is that all you got?" Zabuza asked mockingly. Kakashi charged at Zabuza. Big mistake.

Zabuza did a few hand seals and createwd a water barrier around Kakashi, trapping him completly. Kakashi crused under his breath when Zabuza made another water clone and sent it to the genin of team 7.

"Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura! Run! He is way to stronge for you. His water clone can only go so far from his body! Get Tazuna and go!" shouted Kakashi.

"What about you?" asked Naruto, not moveing an inch.

"Dont worrie about me and go!"

Naruto gave a worried looked and turned to his teammates.

Sasuke's eyes were covered by his bangs as he spoke. "No, it doesn't matter if we get away from here, he will only find and kill us. There is no point in running." said Sasuke, Naruto clentched his fists and ran to Zabuza's clone, with his fist in the air, ready to strike.

But, the clone was to fast and punched Naruto in the gut, forcing him to spit out the large amount of blood filling his mouth. Zabuza then punched Naruto again, this time square in the face. Naruto flew backwards landing on the ground, his headband fell from his forehead and landed before the clones feet.

"You call yourself a ninja? Pathetic. This headband means nothing if you dont have the strenght to up hold it." said Zabuza in amusment as he stepped on the metal plate of Naruto's headband, pushing it into the ground little by little.

Naruto staggered to stand, when he did he used the back of his hand to wipe off the trail of blood on his sore face. He looked down at his hand and saw the white piece of cloth around it with a small red spot of blood that flowed threw.

The memories of his vow came back to him as he once again charged at Zabuzas clone. The clone only repeated its previous action in sending Naruto back. Only this time it was diffrent.

"What are you doing dobe?!" shouted Sasuke "You cant take him on alone."

Narutos lips curved upward slightly, leaveing a small smile on his face. His arms dropped to his sides, and in his wraped up hand, was his offical Village Hidden in the Leafs headband.

'Naruto... He risked his life just to get his headband... He really is something diffrent.' thought Sakura as she watched Naruto from a far.

"Alright, no holding back now!" shouted Naruto "All or nothing, Believe it! Shadow Clone jutsu!" a hole bunch of clone appered from no where and charged at Zabuzas clone, forming a dome around him.

The Naruto clones all attacked him with ounches and kicks, but Zabuzas clone was just to stronge for them, that when he gave a simple slash of his sword the clones were shot back and disappeared.

"I'm not done yet!" yelled Naruto, he fumbled in his backpack as he skid backwards on his back. Naruto "Sasuke!" he shouted throughing a weapon to him.

The second Sasuke caught the weapon, he knew exactly what Narutos plan was. He jumped up into the air, and with a flick of his wrist he fanned out the weapon, "Shadow Windmill Shuriken!" With great force he threw the weapon at the clone, only it went around the clone and was headed for the real Zabuza.

Zabuza slightly smirked under his mask and caught the deadly weapon with his hand. "Do yopu really think that a simple atempt like that would work?" asked Zabuza with a chuckle. But his laught was cut short and his eyes widened. "What?! There is a second windmill shuriken hidden in the shadow of the first!" he yelled as the shuriken came closer.

'All right! Great plan, now there is no way he can catch this one!' though Sakura. 'Shannaro!' agreed inner Sakura.

"Not so fast!" said Zabuza, as he jumped up right before the shuriken hit him. "I told you it would not work!". Sasuke smirked which caused Zabuza to turn around.

The Windmill Shuriken passed Zabuza's airborn body, but once it did there was a poof of smoke and the Shuriken turned back into none other than Naruto! He pulled out a kunai and threw it a Zabuza's back as he plunged into the water.

The mist criminal released his hold on his water barrier, freeing Kakashi.

"Good jod guys." said Kakashi, "I'm impressed."

"Yeah well it is all up to you now, Kakashi-sensei!" shouted Narto from the water.

'Well, guess their not as bad as you though huh?' asked inner Sakura.

'Yeah I guess your right, I was definetly wrong about them. I only wish I could be that stronge and no longer a burden. How am I ever going to... No I can't think about that now, I might loses control again.'

'Is that why you push them away?'

'Yeah, it is not working this time though ,but now is not the time to think about that. Come on Kakashi-sensei, you can do it.'

"Now Zabuza, it is my turn." said Kakashi with a kunai in his hand.

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