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Chapter Four

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Naruto looked at the blisters on his hand; Yugao had been training him along the way in the basics of Kenjutsu. Naruto and Yugao were now in wave and soon found Tazuna's house and walked inside.

Has Yugao walked in she blacked a kunai that was thrown at her. Yugao blocked the kunai with her sword has Naruto saw a pale boy with black hair. "I was unaware of back up being sent especially ANBU."

"The Hokage had a bad feeling about the mission and it seems he was right we are here to assist reinforcements or on the way."

"May I see proof?" Yugao pulled out a scroll and showed him it was signed by the Hokage.

"I see forgive my quick judgment I am Sai."

"Neko this is Kitsune." Sai nodded and was confused why someone would choose the fox mask.

"Is he not young?"

"He is still in training has he needs to get experience at the moment." Sai nodded accepting the answer.

"The Uchiha do not let him know about the back up any time I have sent for backup he has killed the messenger the Jounin and the konoichi did nothing to stop him." Yugao nodded.

"Very well thank you for the information." Sai nodded and walked forward has Naruto and Yugao followed him. Sakura was asleep with her head on the table has Sasuke was too tired to move.

"Where is Kakashi Hatake?" Yugao said has Sakura waked up.

"Who are you?"

"I am Yugao a jounin sensei now where is your sensei."

"He is at the bridge protecting Tazuna."

"Why are you all here?"

"I was told to stay incase bandits attacked the family, the Haruno refused to leave the Uchiha." Sai answered has Yugao turned to Sakura who didn't look the least bit ashamed.

"I see, if your sensei dies I wonder if you will be able to forgive yourself." Sakura said nothing while Naruto bit his lip under his mask so he wouldn't defend Sakura and clue them in has to who he was.

"Naruto, you and me will be aiding Kakashi follow me."

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Naruto and Yugao were now walking towards the bridge has Naruto spoke. "Sensei why did you send for back up isn't we back up?"

"Naruto this island is not connected to any type of land. The people here or obviously poor yet Gato is rich he most likely hired bandits and if he is rich he can hire Ninja has well." Naruto nodded finally understanding.

They soon saw the bridge has thankfully it was not under attack. Kakashi saw both of them and narrowed his eyes, "Who are you I was unaware of back up or even a kitsune ANBU."

"I am Neko and this is my apprentice Kitsune the Hokage had a bad feeling about this mission and sent us to help you." Yugao said showing Kakashi the mission scroll. Kakashi read the scroll and nodded.

"Thank you we need it."

"Why have you not sent for back up?"

"Last time the Sasuke destroyed the messenger I haven't had time to send a message." Yugao nodded and knew the lie why would he endanger them? "How many workers do you need?" Yugao asked the bridge builder.

"I would get more but unfortunately they all quiet."

"Kitsune can make solid clones he can help Kitsune make clones and help the bridge builder." The bridge builder watched has a hundreds of Naruto were then made.

"With this the bridge will take no time at all! THANK YOU!" Tazuna instantly put Naruto's clones to work.

"He can make shadow clones?" Kakashi said already having an ideal of who it was.

"Every ninja has secrets don't expect us to share." Kakashi nodded to her.

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Naruto sighed he was already tired after so many shadow clones, good thing is one more day and the bridge will be done.

Naruto was on the porch of the house has he wondered what he should do. "You're going to die." Naruto turned and saw a kid staring at him.

"Why do you think that?" Naruto said slightly annoyed at the kid.

"No one can stop Gato he is too strong."

"I see do you know what a ninja is?"

"What kind of question is that of course I know what a ninja is! I am not an idiot you are just weak Gato can't be beaten!"

"Explain what a ninja is to me then." The child was confused a ninja was... what was a ninja?

"A ninja is someone who is never afraid to lay their life on the line. We protect or village and everyone inside it. No matter what we don't give in we fight we may use some tricks but we are ninja we don't play fair and no matter how strong an enemy is the will of fire will always burn."

"Will of Fire?" The boy asked.

"It's a testament to the village has long has our will of fire carries on the village will not be destroyed this village its will has burned out all you need to do is rekindle it."

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HAD A HEARD TIME IN YOUR LIFE!"

"You know I was an orphan." The boy stopped then. "I had no family no friends no one wanted me, I was thrown out at the age of four and forced to live on the streets, I would get beat on my birth day I am the scapegoat of my village. I have had to dig through garbage just to find food. I pay thrice the price for normal food unless it is ramen along with clothes and even medicine very rarely do I get anything regular priced."

"I have survived and I never whined instead I am showing them that I am not a monster they think I am. I became a ninja and I will not die, I will keep fighting so when you say Gato is too strong knowing one thing, you can't make me give up cause frankly."

"I don't give a shit."

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Inari now sat in his room has he kept on thinking about what the fox mask ninja said. The will of fire? He had been then all that and he still had said he would do anything for the village? Had he even been telling the truth?

Why couldn't he get them words out of his head? "Will of fire?" Inari said has if questioning himself.

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Naruto was now on the ground panting. Yugao didn't want him to practice near Sasuke or Kakashi. Since the Sharingan could copy his fighting styles and maybe his ninjutsu, Yugao had told him that most bloodlines could not be copied however since there was not really many Elemental bloodline in Konoha besides Mokotun the wood element that only one had she didn't know.

Kakashi didn't copy from allies unless he had to so they didn't know if the sharingan could or not. Naruto didn't want to be a test dummy for it. Naruto said and leaned against a tree with sword in hand has he was tired has hell from the training.

Naruto had been working on his form with his sword strikes ever since his talk with Inari he has always believed in the will of fire after all the third took care of him and even though he never trained Naruto he didn't instate that will in him which only grew with determination.

That brat saying he would die only angered him and he knew he couldn't hit the kid he couldn't even remember what he said to the kid he only wanted to let off some steam by training. He cursed has it started to get dark. Naruto closed his eyes for only a few seconds not wanting to move.

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"Wake up." Naruto heard a feminine voice has he slowly opened his eyes. "You'll catch a cold out here if you stay asleep like that." Naruto saw the girl had a pink kimono and her face was perfect.

"Gomen, I ohm..." Naruto fought down a blush has the girl chuckled.

"I am Haku by the way what are you doing out here?"

"I am training to get stronger." Haku raised an eyebrow.

"Are you a ninja?" She didn't remember seeing the kid from earlier.

"Yeah I am." Naruto said with a grin but then noticed his fox mask had fallen off. "Oh crap oh crap!" Naruto rushed to his mask that had fallen off during training has Haku chuckled at the boy's antics.

"I see why do you need to get stronger?" Haku asked the boy. "You already seem strong to me?"

"Yeah but I am not nearly strong enough I want to be the next Hokage I need to get stronger."

"I see do you have any precious people?" Naruto blinked behind his mask.

"Precious people?" Naruto thought for a minute has he saw Iruka the one who actually taught him, the ramen vendors who was the first to accept him, the third Hokage who helped raise him, Yugao the one who taught him now, Gai who didn't discriminate, Konohamaru who now saw him has a rival and a sensei.

"Yeah I do." Haku smiled.

"When you protect those precious to you is when you are truly strong." Haku said.

"So what are you doing out here?" Naruto asked.

"My uncle is sick so I am picking herbs to help him."

"Can I help?" Haku nodded has Naruto got up to help her. Naruto and Haku began to pick herbs in a comfortable silence.

"You know you very pretty miss." Haku had a little blush and spoke.

"Thank you." She said but then smiled inwardly. "But I am a boy." Naruto's eyes widened has she let out a chuckle, works every time she thought. Of course it was a lie but then the face was always priceless.

"Kitsune," Naruto turned and saw Yugao in her cat mask.

"Hai Neko-sensei," Naruto said getting up.

"You need to go on to the bridge to help the bridge builder."

"Hai-sensei," Naruto turned to Haku has she spoke.

"Thank you for helping me I will be able to insure my uncle is fine do not worry Kitsune-san." Naruto nodded has him and Yugao left.

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"I see so that brought back up we should have expected this." Zabuza said in his bed.

"Hai Zabuza-Sama what should we do?"

"We have to move up the process if they just got here they would be tired from the long walk and it would be best before they got too familiar with the area."

"But you're still wounded."

"I know I am going to have to get a favor from them."

"You are not talking about your old apprentice or you?"

"Hai him he can take care of the brats whiles me and you take care of Kakashi and the two anbu."

"Has he not forsaken us? Why would he aid us?" Zabuza looked at a scroll.

"Because I have something he wants."

"You can't mean?" Zabuza nodded.

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End.

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I kind of wanted a cliff hanger to be right her sorry if it pissed you off.