(I appear with a microphne) Yo SF88 here and sorry for the long wait but i had a hard getting this checked. Before we begin my frined here has a few words he like to say. Knock em dead kid. (Tosses Microphone to Soul of Guardian)

YO this is Soul of Guardian, and this is little bit-o-text is here to say that I'm the Beta(Soul does some dancing in the back, while doing an Elvis impression) Thankya thankya thankya very much! Ok I gtg see if I took my pills this this morning. I'll hand it over to Fang now. (Throws Microphone back at SF88 which hits him in the head and runs off)

BASTARD! oh well I had a feeling this would happen so I changed his pills to some other kind that gives him the shits. Anyway onward with the stroy.

"Speaking" Normal talking

'Speaking' Thinking

"Speaking" Jutsu

"Speaking" Kyuubi or summon speaking

'Speaking' Kyuubi or summon thinking

"Speaking" Demonic Naruto Talking

I do not own Naruto or anyone/thing from Inuyasha


It had been a day since they had encountered Zabuza and at the moment Kakashi was lying in bed. He had called for a team meeting while he himself was going over his thoughts over the fight.

'How did Naruto do that with his sword? It damaged Zabuza's blade pretty badly but that was just the clone. Is that blade really that powerful? There is also the fact he knows water walking. Most genin don't learn that until they are about a few months into there training. Well best ask him when I get a free moment.' Pondered Kakashi as he saw his team enter the small bedroom.

"How do you feel Kakashi-sensei?" asked a worried Sakura

"Sore. But it will pass in about a few days." Said Kakashi reassuringly

"So what do we do now that no brow is dead?" asked Naruto with a grin

"Honestly I don't know if he is or not Naruto." Answered the Jounin "The nin that took him out used a fairly odd weapon to kill him with."

"What do you mean?" questioned Sasuke who was leaning on the wall

"He used senbon needles to strike him in the neck." Stated Kakashi

"Wait you said senbon right?" asked Naruto suddenly. When Kakashi nodded the boy smacked himself in the forehead. "Damn it why did I notice that!" cried the frustrated blonde.

When he noticed the questionable glances he elaborated "Senbon are used primarily for acupuncture, not for killing. Sure you can kill someone if you hit them in the right place but if not then they're just a big annoyance."

He saw the surprised looks on everyone's faces when he finished his statement. He sighed before stating "My friend is a weapon's specialist. She gave me some tips and even helped me pick up on a few things." This seemed to ease there shock before looking back at Kakashi as he sat up before going into a thinking pose.

"Naruto I think you just confirmed my suspicions about that hunter ninja. It is clear to me now that he was in league with Zabuza who is most likely still alive." Said Kakashi

This caused everyone in the room to flinch at the thought of that man still living. Just then the door slid open to reveal Tsunami, Tazuna's daughter, who looked rather worried.

"Is everything ok?" she asked while noticing how tense the three looked.

"Yes maim. I was just about to assign these three their training for the time being." Answered Kakashi as he gave her his eye smile.

"Why bother Gato's men will end up killing you anyway." Said a small boy as he glared at them all.

"Inari; don't be rude to are guests. They are the ones that brought home your grandfather after all." Scolded Tsunami

"It still doesn't matter since they are going to die anyway." Stated Inari before walking up the stares.

Tsunami sighed and looked back at the group apologetically before leaving the room towards the kitchen. Kakashi sighed as he grabbed his crutches and slowly led the way outside the house. The group followed along silently as they walked into the nearby woods before stopping in the middle of a clearing.

"Ok this is where we will be doing your training." Said Kakashi

"So what are going to be doing?" asked Naruto excitedly

"Tree climbing." He answered lazily

"What do you mean I already know how to climb trees!" yelled Naruto

"Can you do it without using your hands?" asked Kakashi before putting his hands into a ram seal. He then slowly made his way up the tree and finally stopped as he hung there upside down on a tree branch.

"Yes actually I can watch." With that he did the same seal as Kakashi before casually placing his foot on the trunk of the tree. The moment he did he dashed up the tree before flicking the Jounin on the metal part of his hitai-ate.

"Huh I guess you really do know how to do it then." Murmured Kakashi "Alright then you explain to them how its done then I will help you with the next step with this training."

"How will any of this help us in the long run?" asked Sasuke

"Because teme the better chakra control you get, the less extra chakra you use up when you use jutsu. For this exercise to work you must focus chakra to the bottom of your feet then just climb up the tree. I would say walk up the tree first so you can adjust the amount of chakra needed for your foot to stick to the tree. Oh and use your kunai to mark your progress trust me it's a pain to try and remember how far you got up the tree." Said Naruto as he entered his first ever lecture mode.

"Impressive. Did you learn this from your friend as well?" asked Kakashi

"Yeah and a few other things like basic sealing, better weapon accuracy, trap making, some more advanced Kenjutsu katas, and some cooking skills." Said Naruto with a grin

"Cooking?" asked Sakura as she sat on a nearby branch

"Wow! I can't believe you got up here so quickly Sakura-chan! It took me almost a week to finally master tree climbing. And yeah she taught me some better cooking habits since she said that ramen wasn't healthy to eat all the time. Though I usually eat ramen for lunch I do cook my own food for breakfast and dinner." Said Naruto as his grin grew wider.

"Oh" was all she said before looking down at the seething Sasuke.

"Alright Naruto lets get you started on your next exercise." Said Kakashi as he slowly went down the tree with Naruto following him in the same slow pace. When the two got out of the clearing they began to make their way towards the pear behind Tazuna's house. He finally stopped as he neared the end of the pear.

"Now before we begin I want to ask you something Naruto." Said Kakashi seriously "Where did you get that sword and how did it transform?"

Naruto sighed before looking back at his sensei calmly "Do you remember the forbidden scroll incident?" When he saw his sensei nod he continued "Well I had released it from the scroll thinking it was something else. As for how my sword transformed it was because I was protecting Sakura-chan and Tazuna."

"How does that work?" asked Kakashi with a raised eyebrow

Naruto just shrugged before stating "That's just how the sword works. I don't know much else about it other than the fact that its name is Tessaiga."

Kakashi looked at him skeptically for a moment then gave him a look that said 'Better not be lying' before looking back at the water.

"Alright I want you tell me how good you are with the water walking exercise." Ordered Kakashi

"Well I know that I must constantly expel the right amount of chakra to my feet and make it match the correct amount to make me float. Problem is even if I loose focus for even a second I fall strait back into the water." Explained Naruto

'His friend must be a really good teacher if he can get this far this quickly.' Thought Kakashi "Well I think you should create some clones and practice your Kenjutsu while doing the water walking exercise." Stated Kakashi

"What! Do you have any idea how hard that is? Its hard enough for me to stand on the water let alone train in Kenjutsu while doing it!" Shouted Naruto as he started waving his hand randomly in the air.

"Trust me Naruto if you can do this then you will be a great asset during the fight." Said Kakashi reassuringly while placing a hand on the boy's shoulder

Naruto just looked back up at his sensei for a moment then grinned and nodded. The boy then turned around before focusing chakra into his feet before commencing with the exercise.

'Naruto…I know I wasn't there back then when you needed someone.' Thought Kakashi as he watched the blond fall into the water. 'But maybe I can make it up to you. Even if it isn't that much I will still help you like I should have back then…just like sensei would have wanted.' Continued Kakashi as a small smile started to appear behind his mask.

"Alright! I finally got the hang of this damn exercise!" Shouted Naruto before scolding. He then noticed that he wasn't underwater and looked down to see that he was still floating above water. The boy grinned before running back to the pear. He picked up his sword off the dock then made his way back to where he was once standing. He quickly made twelve clones before unsheathing his sword. The others copied his actions before charging him in a burst of speed.

The original just smirked then ducked under one of the incoming clones before slicing him in half. As the clone puffed away Naruto turned around and stabbed another that was attempting to sneak up on him. The moment the clone disappeared another one popped out from the smoke that came from the previous clone's death. It swung its sword downwards in an attempt to cleave him in half before it was blocked by Naruto's own blade. He then pushed upward so as to knock the attacking clone away before turning to his left to deflect an incoming kunai. He then charged the clone while dragging his sword threw the water in the process.

Right as he was reaching striking distance he saw from the corner of his eye another clone making a horizontal strike aiming to cut Naruto in half. Once he saw this he quickly stopped the flow of chakra in his feet making him fall into the water. He looked up to see that the clone that intended to hit him, had hit the clone he was aiming to kill. Naruto quickly swam to the surface before refocusing chakra to his feet and climbed back onto the water. The moment he was up he had four clones surround him all of which were smirking with their blades at the ready.

Naruto sighed and started to raise his hand in defeat. At the last minute he thought about Tenten and how she would scold him every time he gave up telling him he could always do better. He let a small smile grace his features at those thoughts 'I would protect her just as she would for me.' Thought the blond before feeling a familiar pulsing coming from his sword. Just then a bright light came from the blade before it grew and a patch of white fur was once again visible to him.

Naruto smirked when he saw their shocked faces. Taking advantage of the situation, Naruto quickly did a 360 spin while cutting every clone in half in the process. Only one clone snapped out of it quickly enough to survive the attack before pointing an accusing finger at the original before shouting "HEY that's cheating!"

"Ninja don't play by the rules baka!" shouted the original before cleaving the poor clone in half.

Just as Naruto was getting back into his stance he noticed that Tsunami was standing on the edge of the pear smiling at him. He dismissed his clones and made his way back to the edge of the pear before asking "Yes Tsunami-chan."

"Dinner is ready. I would have told you earlier but I didn't want to interrupt your training." Answered the woman while still smiling.

Naruto just laughed while scratching the back of his head before sheathing his sword not realizing that the sword had reverted back to normal as he sheathed it.

This was how things went for Naruto and his team as they stayed in wave. Sasuke, who had managed to learn tree climbing in three days, was now learning how to walk on water along with Sakura who had been given the task of watching over the bridge builder while Sasuke did tree climbing. They had also learned about Kaiza, the hero of wave, as the locals called him. The said man was executed in front of everyone as an example to never fight against Gato. This is what lead Inari to believe that nobody could stand against Gato.

All this did was make the group train harder than before. Right now though, the team was sitting down at the table waiting for dinner to be served. Naruto, who had nearly drowned after passing out while training on the water, was resting his head on the table. As he was Inari was glaring at the boy before an image of Kaiza appeared next to the blonde.

Suddenly the boy slammed his hands on the table with tears streaming down his eyes and yelled "Why do you try so hard! All you're going to do is get yourselves killed by Gato and his men! No matter what glorious claims you make or how hard you train when facing the strong the weak will only end up getting killed!" This action made everyone at the table look at the boy in surprise.

The blonde scuffed before replying "Whatever kid I'm not like you."

"I'd hate to be like you! You don't know anything about this country yet you're all being so nosey about it! What the hell do you know about me anyway!? I'm different from you, your always clowning around and acting so cheerful, you don't know how hard life can be!" Shouted Inari as more tears started to pore down his face.

Now if there was one thing that Sasuke and Sakura knew about the blond it was that he was very touchy around this subject. It happened once and that was enough for everyone to stay weary of entering this topic with the blond. It happened when a student in the academy had made fun of him because he had no parents or friends along with the fact that most of the older people hated him.

That kid had left the same day with two broken legs, three busted ribs, a fractured right arm, two black eyes, a busted lip, and a sever head trauma. Needless to say after that nobody ever made fun of him for not having family or friends. The academy even tried to expel him only to fail when the Hokage stated that boy was harassing Naruto with his endless taunting. Everyone knew it was a lie but they were just too scared at the time to say anything.

Naruto looked up at the crying boy and glared at him while releasing some killing intent in the process. "You think you have it bad kid?" asked Naruto with a slight chuckle "Kid let me ask you something. Do you have a mother? Do you have to pay triple for almost everything even when they are the most outdated things on the market? Do you have people that love you more than anything in this world?" when the boy didn't answer he yelled "ANSWER ME!"

"Y-y-yes." Muttered a now terrified Inari

"Exactly. You have a mother who loves you, a grandfather that is risking his life to build a bridge to save this country and what are you doing? You're sitting in your room crying over a dead man and doing nothing to contribute to your family. So don't you dare tell me your life is bad because there are always people out there who have it worse than you do. So you go back to your room and cry all you want because I will not let some little brat say he has it bad when he really doesn't." said Naruto before grabbing his sword and walking outside while slamming the door behind him.

Nobody spoke for several minutes before finally Tazuna looked at Kakashi before asking "Is his life that bad?"

Kakashi slumped his shoulders before answering "Unfortunately yes it is. He never knew either of his parents and didn't have a single friend growing up. A lot has happened to him while he was still young but I don't want to tell you since it's not my business to share with you. All I can tell you is that you should never bring that topic up unless he wants to talk about it."

Out in the Woods

"The stars look great tonight." Said the blonde as he looked up at the night sky. Another thing that most people didn't know was that Naruto always loved looking up at the sky. It was one of the few things he could do without someone getting angry at him for doing it. Now though he just didn't have the same feeling for it that he usually does.

"Stupid brat." Said Naruto as he gripped the Tessaiga tighter

He didn't hate the boy for what he said. If anything he felt sorry for the boy. But the boy had brought back some rather painful memories. He sighed again as he gazed back up at the nights sky from his position on the grass before closing his eyes and let sleep take him.

Dream World

Cold, that was what he was feeling at the moment. He cracked his eyes open only to see an endless darkness and pipes. He blinked a few times before noticing that he was laying in cold water. Naruto slowly got back to his feet and saw that he was apparently in a sewer of some sort.

"If you can hear this please than understand; that my life is now in the palm of your hand." Said a familiar voice.

Naruto glanced around and saw that there were several corridors scattered around the area. Just as he was about to go into one of the corridors he head the voice speak again.

"My sadness will only continue to grow; as long as you leave me behind in your shadow." Continued the voice.

'That way!' thought Naruto as he rushed towards the voice. As he ran he noticed that the further he ran the more the darker it got.

"I can never be what all of you see; the only thing I can truly be is me." Said the voice that sounded very feminine to Naruto.

'Why does this sound so familiar?' Thought Naruto as he stopped at another set of corridors.

"Even that is not real in this lifetime but what could you expect in a life like mine." Said the now obviously feminine voice.

The blonde didn't even wait for her to finish before running to the corridor where the voice was coming from. He saw that he was nearing the end of the corridor and ran faster than before. When he reached the end of the corridor he stopped dead in his tracks fell on his knees at what he saw.

"So all have to say is don't forget; what this smile means and what lies behind it." Said the voice from behind the cage. That wasn't what shocked him to the core. It was the sight of him being held up by chains smiling strait at him. But it wasn't his smile, it was a smile of a crazed lunatic ready to kill everyone.

Naruto stared up at the hanging boy before him and felt tears going down his face. He couldn't look at this…thing that was called him he just couldn't do it. He wanted to get up but just couldn't. Then he felt someone from behind embrace him in a hug. This little action snapped him out of his stupor long enough to make him face the figure behind him.

When he turned he saw a beautiful woman with a decently sized bust kneeled down to his level. She had dark red hear that went down to her lower back and had eyes that were a dark pink color with slitted pupils. She had on a pink kimono with light purple flower pebbles decorated all around the front of the outfit with a dark purple sash wrapped around her waist. The woman got to her feet and not only revealed her hourglass figure but also her nine orange colored tails swaying behind her. The woman moved her hand to cup his cheek before smiling sadly at him. She gently wiped away the tears from his eyes with her claws before embracing him into another hug.

"This is your path now." Said the woman "What you saw before you is what you will become if you succumb to your dark desires."

The poor boy was so upset at the sight he saw that he couldn't even say a word. All he did was continue to cry on the woman's should as she rubbed his back in an attempt to soothe him. Finally, after crying for a few moments, he managed to ask "W-w-why did this have to me?"

It was a censer question. Why did he have to deal with more burdens than anyone else? Did kami hate him? Was it his destiny to have these burdens placed upon him? After all he had suffered for something he had no control over for twelve years and only recently found out why they hated him. Was it fair to something like this to someone who never even knew his own family to haft to live this way?

"Because…that is what makes you stronger than anyone else…even me." Said Kyuubi as she muttered the last part.

After hearing that Naruto got out of her embrace and looked the fox mistress strait in the eye. She saw distrust, sadness, hate, and longing. At first she believed that the boy was useless and was not worth any of her time. But as she watched his life go on she realized that she had started feeling something she hadn't felt in centuries…guilt. It was such a foreign emotion that she ended up crying at some nights when Naruto was beaten or was alone. It just hurt her to much to watch a child struggle and do little to nothing to help him.

She was surprised to see him move his finger over to her face before wiping away a lone tear falling down her face. He smiled sadly at her before saying in a reassuring tone "Don't cry…I don't deserve it." As he said that his form began to fade away into the air and making him look as though he was never there like a mirage. Before he left however, she did something he would never forget. She kissed him on the lips before he disappeared into nothingness.

"Do you think it was wise to bring him here so soon?" asked Taishou as he came out of the shadows

Kyuubi smiled sadly before looking back up at the mad looking Naruto who was still smiling at them. "It was the only way he would understand. If I had not brought him here and shown him this he would accidentally cause harm on that village." She answered solemnly

Taishou nodded before walking over to the fox mistress and gently grasped her shoulder. "I trust your judgment Kyuubi-dono. Just don't let your feelings towards him blind you in the future. Whatever he decides to do is his choice now and no one else's"

Kyuubi nodded before wiping away a few more stray tears and made her way to her cage were there lay only three things. A decently sized bed barely enough room for two, a small dresser, and a picture. She grabbed the picture before hugging it close to her body as she could before getting into bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep a small tear went down her face as she mumbled one word "Naruto-kun" and the tear fell on the picture of Naruto smiling his true smile while sitting at Ichiraku for the first time.

Real World

Naruto snapped his eyes open and shot himself up. He looked around franticly before sighing. After shaking his head he took the moment to take a better glace at his surroundings. It didn't take long for him to realize that he was still in the clearing he fell asleep at. He climbed back to his feet and was about to walk back to the house until he heard the sound of a women screaming.

'Shit!' thought the blond before speeding off towards the house. When he arrived he saw the sight of Inari charging the two samurai that had Tsunami tied up behind them. Thinking quickly rushed over and Kawarimi Inari with a log as he went and got Tsunami out of harms way.

The two samurai smirked as they killed what they thought was Inari. When they realized that they didn't hit there target they turned to see Naruto untying Tsunami calmly while Inari looked shocked to still be alive. This made both men furious and without thinking charged the blond. As they got closer to their target they found that the blond was now smirking. Before they could even question this they were hit in the back of the necks with a very blunt object which caused them to pass out.

Naruto smiled as he did his job before looking down at Inari. "Good job Inari. If you didn't distract them I would have never gotten your mother to safety!" said Naruto while ruffling the young boy's hair. "Remember hero's always show up at the last minute!"

The boy didn't say anything for a moment then he began to grin at the orange clad ninja. Naruto grinned back before looking in the direction of the bridge. 'If these goons are attacking this place, then that means that Zabuza decided to attack today. Damn it I got to get going.' Thought Naruto. He turned back to Inari before saying "Tie these two up and stay here ok." When he saw the boy nod he raced off again while praying that his team was alright.

At the bridge

When Kakashi and the rest arrived at the bridge they found most of the workers injured. Just then a thick mist began to cover the bridge until almost nothing was visible. That was when they heard someone laughing in the mist.

"Zabuza," said Kakashi as he prepared to lift his hitai-ate.

"Hello there Kakashi. I see your missing a brat. It doesn't matter since I'll kill him after I finish you three off." Stated Zabuza from the mist

"That's coming from someone hiding in a mist." Muttered Sasuke

That was when they found that they were surrounded by Mizu Bunshins of Zabuza. Sasuke smirked and dashed off killing all the clones that surrounded them.

"He's fast; looks like you might have a rival in speed Haku." Said Zabuza as the hunter nin came into view.

"That may be indeed Zabuza-sama." Said Haku impassively

"I got that one Kakashi-sensei." Said Sasuke as he pulled out a fresh kunai

"Fine then, I will handle Zabuza. Sakura I want you to guard Tazuna and don't let anyone get close." Ordered Kakashi

"Hai" replied Sakura

With that Sasuke sped off and went to cut the boys neck which the hunter nin blocked with one of his senbon. He pushed the boy's kunai away before attempting to hit the pressure point in the Uchiha's arm. The said Uchiha ducked under the boy's attack and did a sweep kick hoping to knock the masked boy off balance. Haku saw this and jumped over the kick and threw the senbon he was holding at his opponent. Sasuke simply rolled to the side avoiding the projectile before striking the off guard opponent only to clash with his senbon again.

"It seems I have you trapped." Said Haku calmly.

"How do you figure that?" asked Sasuke

"For one we are surrounded by water that was made by those clones you killed. Two is that you have one of your hands occupied. I on the other hand-" stated the boy as he started to do seals with his free hand. Just then he stomped on the ground kicking up some water before it turned into several sharp ice sickles floating in the air.

"Sensatsu Suishou" announced Haku before jumping away to safety. When he finally skidded to a stop he saw that the boy was no longer there and was shocked when he felt Sasuke behind him. Sasuke made a attempt to strike the enemy only for the attack to be blocked again. Expecting this he threw the kunai in his other hand forcing the boy to duck only to receive a kick to the face by Sasuke.

"Impressive, you taught him pretty well." Commented Zabuza as Haku got back to his feet. "Haku I think its time to stop playing and start getting serious."

The boy nodded before forming a seal. A few moment later mirrors started to appear all around Sasuke. The said boy was so confused that he didn't even notice that Haku had entered one of the mirrors until he saw that all the mirrors had Haku's reflection scattered around him. Haku raised a senbon before throwing it at Sasuke. Soon after two more were thrown before a barrage of senbon were being thrown at the Uchiha.

"Sasuke!" shouted Kakashi as he tried to approach the dome of mirrors only to dodge swing that was aimed at him from Zabuza.

"Sorry Kakashi, but I won't let you interrupt there battle. Though I could let you go, that would leave the old man and the girl completely open for attack." Stated Zabuza as he began to chuckle.

Just then a kunai came flying towards the dome of mirrors only to be caught by the masked boy.

'Where did this-' Haku's thought were interrupted as an orange blur flew past him and making a shallow cut in his mask. Everyone turned to see Naruto standing in the middle of the dome with his blade unsheathed and glaring at the masked boy.

"D-dobe?" asked Sasuke as he tried to move without hurting himself further.

Naruto turned to face his rival before gritting his teeth in anger. Sasuke looked like he just went threw a hell hole and back. Forgetting Haku for a moment he kneeled down and started pulling out senbon.

"How honorable." Said Haku as he returned to his mirrors. He then brought out a few senbon and tossed them at the two boys. Both screamed in pain at the sharp projectiles that were piercing their skin.

"What were you thinking?!" hissed Sasuke as he tried to get to his feet again.

"I was trying to get you out of here. I guess that cut wasn't deep enough." Said Naruto

The two boys glanced around the dome for any weak spots. Finding none Sasuke went threw a few seals before in hailing. "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu" A second later a giant fireball was brought forth hitting the mirrors dead on. After the fire cleared it revealed as though nothing had changed.

"It will take more than a weak Katon jutsu to melt these mirrors." Stated Haku as he prepared to throw more senbon at him. Just when he was about to a giant fang came towards the mirror he was in. Speeding off into another mirror he barely managed to avoid the giant blade that shattered his mirror as thought it was nothing. Turning his attention to blond, who was now holding a giant fang in his hand, he threw several senbon at him only for them to bounce harmlessly off his blade which he was using as a shield. Though he was still hit the blade took the majority of the damage.

Haku was about to throw more at the orange clad boy only to be forced to dodge a fireball that was heading in his direction. Now he was getting irritated with them. He sent another barrage at them only to see that both had their own way to block his attack. Naruto was blocking with his sword and Sasuke was using a senbon to deflect the others coming at him.

'If I don't end this quickly I will run out of chakra before I can beat them.' Thought Haku as he studied his opponents. That was when he noticed that Sasuke's eyes were not the same. 'H-he unlocked his bloodline!'

'I-its not completed yet, but I can still see his movements clearer than I did before.' Thought Sasuke as he watched Haku closely.

Haku was now thinking a mile a minute. He knew that he couldn't keep up his jutsu for much longer and with Sasuke unlocking his bloodline it only made things harder to do. He looked over at Naruto who was panting while gripping his arm. Apparently he had hit a pressure point in the boy's arm making it either numb or useless.

'That's it!' thought Haku as he dashed towards the blond while throwing senbon as he sped forward. Sasuke saw this and rushed to stop the attack. A few seconds later the only thing that was heard was a body hitting the ground and something piercing skin.

Naruto looked over to his right to see Haku motionless on the ground. "You did it Sasuke!" said Naruto as he turned to face his comrade. The moment he did he saw that Sasuke looked just about dead. When Sasuke turned to face him he saw that his eyes looked glazed and had blood coming from his mouth.

"You look like a real baka right now." Said Sasuke as he looked back at his teammate

"S-sasuke you-" stammered the blond before finally yelling "I didn't ask you to save me!"

All this did was make the Uchiha chuckle before saying "I don't even know why I saved your worthless hide. My body just moved on its own." A few seconds after he finished he felt himself loose balance and fall backwards only to be bought by his blond teammate.

"I-I don't want to die here. I need to complete my dream and kill that man." Said Sasuke as he looked up at his teammate he began to close his eyes before saying only three words "Don't die…Naruto." Before closing his eyes completely.

Naruto sat there holding the body of his teammate. He didn't even bother to look at the masked hunter nin as he got back to his feet.

'I-I failed.' Thought Naruto as he held Sasuke's body tighter. 'I failed to protect my friend. I might have hated him but he was still my friend.'

"He was a true shinobi, to risk his life for the sake of his comrade." Commented Haku as he entered his mirrors again.

"Be Silent" said something that sounded like Naruto and someone else.

Inside Naruto's Mind

"Do you really think this is the right thing to do?" asked Kyuubi

Taishou nodded before walking over to a light blue flame. He placed his hand overtop of it until it started to turn white. He gestured her over to do the same and, hesitantly, did so. She placed her hand over top the white flame and focused a small bit of her Yokai into the flame. Almost instantly the white flame turned into a light orange color.

When the procedure was complete she turned to the fellow demon and asked "Why now? Cant you see he isn't in the state of mind to face something like this?"

"If we did not do it at this time we would have to wait until he has entered this state of mind again. Though it is with risks we cannot allow this opportunity to slip." He said coldly

"I know that." Said the fox mistress "But I don't want to force something upon him that he may never want." She finished with a small tear going down her cheek.

Taishou's eyes softened as he watched her. "I understand but this is something that must be done." he stated before turning around and leaving the chamber leaving Kyuubi alone.

She stared at the light orange flame in front of her before getting up and walking towards the exit. As she was about to leave she looked back at the flame before saying "Forgive me Naruto-kun." And closing the door.

Outside World

Haku watched as the blond boy fell to the ground screaming in pain. A few moments later red chakra began to pour out of the blonde's body. He could hear bones breaking and could see the boy's body grow. Again he heard the boy scream in pain as his whole form began to change and grow at a miraculous rate. That was when he saw the boy's hair grow longer, his canes grow into fangs and his finger-nails turn into claws. When the blond stopped screaming the red chakra began to reseed back into the seal.

When it did Haku found that the area around Naruto was burned at had scorch marks. That wasn't what shocked him though. There, standing before him, was Naruto who was only clad in his orange pants which looked tattered and burned. His hair, no longer blond short and spiky, but silver colored hair with rusty orange highlights with its length reaching past his shoulder blades. His whisker marked cheeks were now replaced with three red marks. His eyes, now gold with slitted pupils, glared at Haku before reaching for his sword. He heaved it up pointing it at Haku before muttering one word.

"Die

Just then the mirror Haku was hiding in was shattered into pieces before melting into nothingness. Haku, on his part, was shocked at his speed before rushing off into another mirror and throwing a barrage of senbon at him. Naruto just looked at the senbon approaching him before they began to melt.

'What!' thought Haku franticly

"Your little mirror trick is nothing compared to my speed." Said Naruto as he sung his blade to the side. Just then all the mirrors on that side of the dome were shattered leaving Haku shocked and speechless. "You will die today…wretch."

He sped towards Haku at inhuman speed and cleaved the mirror in half before it shattered to pieces. Haku then appeared out of one of the shards of the broken mirror and tried to stab the silver haired boy with his senbon. At the last moment Naruto lifted his hand and grabbed the boy by the neck and held him in place as he stared at him.

After staring at the blank mast he shook his head before saying "Too slow, seems like you not even trying at all." When he finished he let go of his neck only to grab his face and toss him threw a mirror with such force that when he landed on the bridges surface he made a small creator.

'This boy…' thought Haku as he saw Naruto approaching with Tessaiga heaved onto his shoulder. 'He's too strong for me Zabuza-sama.' Finished Haku as Naruto looked down at him. He pulled the boy by the collar of his shirt before stabbing the Tessaiga into the ground.

"Let's see the face of my comrade's killer before I send him to hell." Said Naruto coldly as he removed the blank mask with his free hand. The moment the mask was removed he dropped Haku back on the ground before stuttering. "Y-you!"

Flashback

Naruto was sitting down on the ground in the middle of the woods panting. Next to him a still transformed Tessaiga lay on the grass. He had decided he was going to start practicing with his sword's new transformation state and see how good it was. So far he found that it was sharp enough to cut a tree in half, it weighed little to nothing to him, and that it was impossible to break.

He had just finished his seventh hour of practicing with the blade and was feeling like having his fourth break from training. He grabbed the blade and sheathed in back into its sheath before falling on his back and staring up at the clouds. Just as he started to relax he heard the sound of footsteps approaching him from behind.

Naruto turned around to see a beautiful black haired woman who looked around his age. She was wearing a pink dress with a red chocker around her neck. She looked at him with her dark brown eyes before smiling sweetly at him.

Naruto blushed slightly as she smiled at him. Trying to hide it he grins slightly before waving at her. "Hello!"

"Hello" replied the woman before walking towards him. When she reached him she kneeled down and asked "What are you doing out here?"

Naruto grinned again before holding up the sheathed sword. "Training I'm trying to get better at my kenjutsu at the moment."

The woman raised an eyebrow before asking "Are you trying to become a samurai?"

"No-well kinda, I'm already a ninja. I just want to be a master at kenjutsu since I don't have much else other than this sword." Answered Naruto while scratching the back of his head nervously.

The woman nodded her head in understanding before saying "My name is Haku by the way."

"Uzumaki Naruto and its great to meet you Haku-chan." Replied Naruto.

The woman, now known as Haku, smiled slightly before asking "Why do you want to become a Kenjutsu master Naruto-kun?"

The blond thought about it for a moment. Why did he want to become a Kenjutsu master anyway. That was when flashes of him laughing with Tenten and a smiling Sakura came into his mind. He looked back at Haku before answering "I want become a master so that I can protect those who are precious to me." Haku was surprised slightly at his seriousness before smiling sadly at him. She climbed back to her feet and began to walk off.

Naruto was now confused at her actions. 'Was it something I said?' thought the blond.

Just when the woman was about to leave the clearing she turned to face him and said "You will be truly strong someday." Before turning back and leaving the clearing.

End Flashback

Naruto stood there in silence as he looked at the raven haired woman in front of him. As he stared his silver hair began to change back into its previous color while maintaining its length. His once golden eyes now changing back into there previous sapphire color while also keeping his pupils slitted.

Naruto continued to stare at Haku in shock before asking the top question on his mind. "Why?"

Haku only stared at the ground as she didn't want to answer him. Truthfully she was not trying to kill him. Still it didn't make it any easier to do what she had done to him. She looked up into his eyes and saw many emotions flowing threw them. She saw pain, guilt, anger, and sorry all flash threw those beautiful blue eyes and just couldn't help but look back at the bridge floor.

"I did it for Zabuza-sama." Answered Haku while still looking at the ground.

The blond gritted his teeth before picking her up and slapping her across the face. "Why would you do something like this for someone who only uses you as a tool?" asked the blond as he watched her struggle to get back to her feet.

"Because...he was the only person who gave me a purpose to live." Said Haku sadly

The blond was silent after he heard that comment. He lowered his as his longer bangs hid his face from her view. Finally, after what seemed like forever he spoke.

"It seems you have had a horrible life as well. You think that if nobody accepts you then there is no point to living and that is why you follow Zabuza. Because he gave you that acceptance you longed for even if you were to be used as a tool you still followed him." Said Naruto as tears fell down his face.

Naruto knew he hit the mark when he saw her eyes flash with sadness. That was when he remembered that poem he heard in his dream.

"For those who hear this please understand that my life is now in the palm of your hand. My sadness will only continue to grow, so long as you leave me behind in your shadow. I can never be what all of you see, the only thing I can truly be is me. Even that is not real in this lifetime, but what could you expect with a life like mine. So all ask is to never forget, what this smile means and lies behind it." When he was finished he noticed that Haku was now shedding tears while looking into his eyes.

He was about to speak again when he heard the sound of what sounded like lightning. Both turned in the direction of the sound and saw that Zabuza was being held down by five dogs while Kakashi was holding what looked like lightning in his hands.

Turning back to Haku he saw that she had made a seal and looked back at him for the last time before whispering "I'm sorry." and disappearing into a mirror of ice.

'Shit' thought Naruto as he raced over to stop Kakashi from attacking. He knew he wouldn't make it in time to stop him so the only other option was to-.

"Use the sheath." Whispered a voice. Not questioning the voice he quickly unbuckled the sheath from his waistband and pumped chakra into his feet so he could block the jounin's jutsu.

Just when Kakashi was about to stab the missing nin in the heart a yellow blur appeared in front of him and knew that it was Naruto. He tried to stop his advancement but he was too late to stop it. He watched as the blond boy raised the sheath of his sword and was shocked when it began to glow before the Raikiri had stuck it.

He was shocked to note that the sheath was actually blocking the attack and what was more surprising was that it was actually pushing the jounin back. A few seconds later the attack had faded leaving Kakashi's palm touching the sheath of his student's blade.

Before anyone could say anything a loud tapping noise could be heard threw out the area. When even one turned they saw a stubby little man standing at the end of bridge with a black business suit on, red sunglasses, a cane, and one arm in a cast. Behind him stood hundreds of bandits armed to the teeth with weapons all smiling smugly at the group of ninjas before them.

"Some demon, you couldn't even get rid of a few brats and an old man." Sneered the business man.

"Gato; what are you doing here?" asked Zabuza while glaring at the short man

"Well you see Zabuza hiring ninja is just too expensive for my tastes. So I figured I would just wait till you all were worn out then come finish the job." Stated Gato before look at Haku "And it looks like me and the other get to have a little fun with the bitch after all." Finished Gato as he and some of the other bandits started to snicker.

"Little bastard!" snarled Naruto

"Kakashi, it seems as though I'm fired so that means we're not enemies an longer." Said Zabuza

"Hai" replied Kakashi as the dogs let go of Zabuza and puffed away.

"Little fucking bastard!" Shouted Naruto as his hair turned silver and his eyes turned gold again. Zabuza and Kakashi were staring wide eyed at Naruto who was now radiating killing intent at the stubby little man. Said man was now shaking and decided now would be a good time to leave. The short man ran into crowd and shouted "Kill them all!" before heading towards the boat that was at the end of the bridge.

In a flash Naruto was back to where his sword was posted and heaved it out of the ground. He walked back to where his sensei was standing and stopped when he was beside the man.

"Don't interfere with this sensei. I want to kill that man myself." Said Naruto as he stared at the crowd of bandits.

"I-is that really-" Kakashi was cut off by Naruto who had held out his finger. He then started tapping on his hitai-ate with the same finger before grinning at him the way only Naruto would grin.

"I'm all here Kakashi-sensei." Said Naruto before dropping his grin and took a few steps forward. Before anyone knew what was going to happen Naruto was in front of the crowd and had his sword held at an arch. He swung the blade cutting four of his victims in half. When the others saw this they were shocked that the silver haired kid was already in front of them. Not missing a beat Naruto took another swing with his blade and cleaved three others in half before they started to retaliate.

One bandit swung his sword at him aiming to cut off the boys arm. He was shocked when his sword collided with his opponents and the result was his blade being cut in half. Another one decided to stab Naruto in the back hoping to ketch the silver haired child off guard. Naruto ducked under the strike and spun around and cleaved both the man's legs off. Jumping up Naruto did a small flip avoiding most of the weapons being thrown at him before landing in the middle of four bandits. He quickly did a 360 spin and cut all the men in half before rushing forward.

A few bandits tried to intercept him only to fall to the ground as he passed them while missing arms, legs, or their heads. Finally when he reached the end of the bridge he found Gato standing there shivering like a coward. Naruto approached him slowly like a fox does when it has cornered its prey. The man was now desperately trying to find a way out of the situation.

"Wait I-I can offer you money, women, anything you want! Just please spare me!" pleaded the man while kneeling on the ground.

Naruto looked down at the groveling man before stabbing his sword into the ground. He trued to face the bandits that were sneaking up on him and glared at them. "Move and I'll kill all of you." Said Naruto coldly before turning to face Gato again. "You account number."

Gato looked up at the boy standing before him in shock. He quickly began to plot a way to kill the brat until he head him say "I'll know if your lying so don't try and fool me." Shocked at this the man quickly nodded reached for his back pocket and pulled out his wallet. He then pulled out the pen form his shirt pocket and scribbled down his account number on a random peace of paper in his wallet.

"H-here it is now please let me go." Pleaded Gato as he tossed his wallet to the silver haired youth. The boy glanced at the number before smirking. Soon his smirk turned into a sinister smile a smile that promised death. He looked back at Gato before quickly pulling Tessaiga out of the ground and stabbed him in the shoulder.

The business man could only gasp in horror as he was stuck by the giant blade. He looked back at the smiling Naruto before stuttering out "B-b-but y-you said I could l-l-"

"When did I say I would let you live?" asked Naruto as he lifted his blade up while Gato slid down it painfully "Now its time to die you little vermin!" shouted Naruto before swinging his blade upwards forcing Gato to fling off it and start falling towards water below. Just was his body was passing Naruto he saw a blade come towards him before he was cleaved in half spaying his blood all over Naruto's body.

Naruto smile never faded as he watched Gato's two halves fall towards the water before he turned to face the crowd of bandits all over the bridge. Giving them a glare they made a small path for him to pass and soon enough he was only two feet away from his team. Haku was staring at him wide as well as Kakashi and Tazuna. Zabuza, on the other hand, was looking at Naruto with a look of amazement and pride. What he was proud of Naruto didn't know but it was the last two members of his team that reactions that got him. Sakura looked scared while Sasuke was actually alive and was giving him a strange look.

"N-naruto?" asked Sakura as she held on to Sasuke tighter.

After seeing this Naruto's body began to reseed back to its original form and was looking sad that his friend was afraid of him. He looked back at Sasuke and saw that he too was unnerved at the sight of Naruto with blood all over him.

"You little brat! You killed our meal ticket! Now we're going to pillage this place for everything of worth!" Shouted one of the brave (and stupid) bandits. A few others cheered before beginning their advance on the ninja. Just as they were about to start their riot a lone arrow was embedded into the ground right in front of them. Everyone turned to see Inari holding a crossbow with the whole village behind him armed with weapons of their own.

"Come anywhere near our village and you will have all of wave to deal with." Shouted a random villager.

"Inari!" shouted Naruto while waving at the boy.

The said boy grinned before waving back. "Heros always show up at the last minute." Stated Inari

"Hey Zabuza-san." The said man looked over to Naruto "Ready to show these bastards why your called Demon of the Mist?" asked Naruto as he heaved Tessaiga onto his shoulder.

The said man raised an eyebrow at this before chuckling slightly. "I'm beginning to like you kid." Stated Zabuza before heaving his own blade onto his shoulder.

Kakashi sighed saying "Well if that's the case I might as well help out a little bit." He then formed a cross shaped seal before shouting "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" With a puff of smoke the whole side of the bridge was filled with Kakashi's all of which were glaring at the bandits. "You all ready?" They all asked simultaneously.

"No thanks!" shouted the bandits as they raced back to the boat. When the boat was finally out of sight everyone cheered for they were now free again. Just when everyone was about to congratulate their hero's Naruto kneeled down as his Tessaiga transformed back to its katana state before passing out onto the ground. The last thing he heard was sound of his name being called before his whole world went black.


Phew, finally done with that chapter. Tell you what that was the longest chapter i have ever had to do. Next chapter will be a filler one so please dont cry or yell at me. Also i have been thinking about increasing the Harem size by three. Haku will most likely be one of them but i'm not sure about the other ones. Also NO HINATA OR SAKURA SO STOP ASKING! Sorry i just had to let that one out.
Before i leave i must ask. Should Naruto's new outfit be more ninjaish or more like the outfits inuyasha and them wear. Its up to you guys so please vote now.

R&R or i will tie you to a chair while I play a recording of Naruto saying 'Beleive it!" over and over again and another the commercial of Inuyasha and Kagome saying each other's names over and over again. While thats going on Gai and Lee will be doing the soldier boy dance while Oruchmaru strip dances in front of you. Kukuku Ibiki don't got NOTHIN on me HAHAHA.