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Moving Forward

"This is so unfair why do we have to do these stupid dinky missions." Naruto asked helping the others pick up litter in the park. He was holding a long thin spike made of paper that he would use to stab into trash.

It had been less then two months now since there probation period had started. Since then all they had done since the start of the team was these boring missions. Sure they had done some other things like training but all that had been was team training running drills formations.

Even that was starting to get real boring. "It can't be helped Naruto we are only gennin." Sakura said picking up pieces of trash with her hands.

"But were ready for so much more." Naruto had been practicing a lot with his ability to control paper. He had learned a lot of things like for instance. He could make things out of the paper. Weapons, tools, random item's, cloths! It was like making really complicated origami. That was how he got the idea in the first place.

He had showed some origami during a mission to baby sit some children. It had entertained the children, and surprised himself. When he made the small paper figures move and fold on there own. It was in this act that he started training a lot harder to figure it out. He had started out small folding a couple of pieces at a time. Before long he was making complicated shapes with the paper.

He was able to get them to fold just by touching them. Before he had discovered this unique trick, he had folded the paper by hand to make shuriken out of. Now just by touching a pile of paper he could get the pages to shape however he wanted.

The good news in this was that, he would never have to buy a new set of cloths again. He now wore less orange in his attire, but the replacement to white and orange became annoying very quickly. His cloths where baggie with longer sleeves. He was apparently trying to show off as it had intricate swirls of orange and white.

The bad news was that during a mission where he fell into a stream. It didn't work out so well when his cloths got washed away with the stream. It was embarrassing for the whole team needless to say.

That was still the biggest obstacle Naruto had to over come. Water seemed to rune anything and everything. He could make out of paper. Fire was also a bit of a problem, but not as bad as water was. Naruto at the suggestion of Kakashi should learn all of his weaknesses he even suggested using fire and other types of liquid's.

All types of liquids in a large enough quantity would ruin his paper. Fire was an interesting thing his paper would still burn but it could take up to almost 10 minutes for a single sheet of paper to burn. So long as he was holding on to it of cource.

"The idiot has a point how can we challenge our selves if this is all we do." If anyone was annoyed it was Sasuke he had to live with both of his teammate's. And they had habits bad one's. Sakura was a girl who seemed to always find a reason to be in the same room as him. Naruto was hoarder of books. Both Sasuke and Sakura had to constantly force him to move the books in his apartment out.

Of course he'd never admit it but some aspects of living with the two of them where nice. They ate meals together that they would take turns cooking. Sasuke liked it he was reminded of when he was younger living with his family. But he also hated it getting close to others it would only hurt them and him self in the end. The same way it hurt his family.

"Hey you guys I got us another mission." Kakashi spoke in excitement? There he was holding up a little scroll that was marked with a D. "After your all finished here we can finish this one and maybe get another for the day hows that sound?"

Kakashi heard a collective groan from all of them like music to his ears. He pulled out a blue book, with red lines along the spine. It was another Icha Icha book pilfered from his favorite book loving student. "Lets hurry up the fire Daimyō's wife, gave us a search and rescue mission."

That got Naruto's hope's up and also an annoyed look seeing the book in his hands. But at least this sounded like an actual mission.

(1 hour 38 minutes later.)

"Owww Stop. GAH Get it off!" Naruto cried out in pain. Struggling to pull the source of his pain from his face.

"Naruto just hold still!" Sakura said trying to calm the blond down as he struggled to pull a cat with red ribbon off his face.

"This is Sasuke we've captured the target." Sasuke said over a radio. Ignoring the fact his team mate was in pain. Not out malice but embarrassment. The two other gennin where struggling to get the cat off Naruto.

"Okay this might hurt like pulling off a band-aid just hold still." Sakura said grabbing onto the cat.

"What do you meaAHHOWWIE MY EYE!" Sasuke winced slightly watching as Sakura literally ripped the feline from Naruto's face. Naruto began to squirm and howl in pain on the ground holding his face crying. "That wasn't like ripping off a band-aid."

After getting Naruto patched up the cat was returned to the fire Daimyō's wife. "So are you three up for another mission. I think we have time for at least a couple more today." Kakashi turned towards the hokage and an assistant next to him who started reading off different missions.

"We have baby sitting Mr. Yami's children. Painting Yoshi Namori's fence. Lets see there's weeding and pruning the Yamanaka's garden"

"No way I can't take it any more." Naruto cried out collapsing onto the ground in a pile his face covered with bandages. "Can't we have a real mission not this kid stuff."

"Your not allowed." The third hokage said letting out a puff of smoke looking at the orange and white clad ninja. "Your still on probation unless your jonin sensei has decided your ready." The hokage looked towards the jonin. Kakashi shrugged looking through the book in his hands.

"I suppose if they think there ready." Kakashi said as the previously dieing Naruto was revived jumping to his feet in excitement.

"Where ready, where ready. Right guy's." Naruto looked towards the others. He could see Sasuke nodd slightly but there was excitement in his eye's. Sakura nodded her head, but she was hesitant. Just like that Kakashi sensei would allow them to go on a C rank mission.

"Well if they think there ready well take a C rank mission. If you have one for us Hokage-sama. It is okay with you?" the old hokage nodded his head holding up a scroll.

"Its fine I happen to have a few that came in today." The hokage said opening the scroll up looking it over with a nod. "Bring in Mr. Tazuna." He told an assistant while looking at Kakashi with an amused eye.

"What kind of mission is it?" Sasuke was looking forward to this what ever it was a new chance to test his skill's.

Before long a man with grey hair glasses with a bottle of saki. Came staggering err (walking) respectably for a man of his caliber into the room. "You'll be working as bodyguards for Tazuna

"Huh whats with the brats." he said taking a chug of the bottle in his hands. "I thought I hired real ninja? Not a bunch of children"

"I promise you they maybe young but they are ninja." Kakashi said scratching the back of his head. Tazuna hesitated looking the children over.

"I am Tazuna the master bridge builder, and I must return home to finish my bridge." He said looking the three over. "I expect you to get me there safely even if it means giving up your lives."

"No problem where ninja we can do it." Naruto was grinning widely this was so exciting even if this guy wasn't a princess that needed to be escorted to her kingdom. (Like he was hoping his first mission would be like.) This sounded better then baby sitting or being mauled to death by cats.

"I think the little one with the goofy grin on his face. Is way to excited about this." The old bridge builder was staring the short blonde boy down taking a swig of the sake in the bottle. In that moment Naruto learned an important fact about his height compared to Sasuke and Sakura.

"Okay you three since this is going to be a long term short notice trip. I recommend you all go home and pack for it and well meet at the west in an hour understood?" Kakashi asked watching the excellent team work between Sasuke and Sakura. (Restraining Naruto took some effort apparently.)

"Right well see you then Kakashi sensei." Sakura said pulling Naruto along in a headlock.

"Are you sure those brats can do the job?" Tazuna asked watching the gennin ninja disappear from site.

"As I said they maybe young but they are still ninja, if it sets your mind at ease. I'm jonnin so you have nothing to worry about." The cycloptic man said pulling out a little blue book.

"Kakashi does this mean there probation is over already?" The hokage asked eying one of his top jonin.

"No not yet sure there working together but right now its more mutual then anything." Kakashi was no fool he could see the contempt and restrained tension that was there. While personality's clashing in the field was normal it shouldn't interfere with a mission or a team. "A simple C mission should be enough, to see how well they can get a long and work together in a semi difficult situation."

"And when do you think there probation period would end? Its been almost two months." The hokage didn't question the teaching methods of his jonnin. (Although there where a few instances where he had to request Guy and his student, cease running through Konaha while singing as loud as they could at four in the morning.)

"I'm not to sure. I haven't really thought about it much." That was lie he'd thought about it plenty of times. He just hadn't thought of a decent test yet.

"I see let me know when you think there ready then Kakashi. I want an actual decision by the time the next chunnin exam's begin." Sarutobi let out a stream of smoke while Kakashi snapped his fingers.

"I'll let you know when that happens." Kakashi then disappeared smiling at the hokage.

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Naruto was excited having left Konaha with nothing but a backpack slung over his back with a leather shoulder bag full of books. He had been intent on filling the back pack full of books. But Sakura had yelled and harped at him that. He was on a ninja mission and should pack for one.

Hope fully when they got to where, they where going he would be able to find a book store. He only had enough books in his shoulder bag for at least a day and a half's worth.

But still this was the first real mission he'd ever been on. A chance to move forward a chance to to to."HEY BRAT YOU LISTENING?" A chance to murder a drunk. Since leaving the old drunk had taken to calling all the members of team 7 incompetent and be on guard.

He had yelled at Sakura for dressing up the way she did on the mission. He had yelled at Sasuke for ignoring him. (Naruto didn't blame Sasuke.)

"Stop reading that book and do your job. Your supposed to be my body guard." Tazuna said the guy had been antsy since they left Konaha.

"He's right Naruto when you read you get distracted." Kakashi said ready to give out a free lesson on being a ninja. "A good Shinobi is always alert and ready."

"Like your one to talk Sensei." Naruto glanced at the book in his teachers hands. "Your a hypocrite your reading those book's again. Do you even plan on returning the others you've borrowed."

"Ah well you uh." Kakashi stumbled over his words trying to find an excuse. "These books arn't for children I'll return them after your older-ish"

"Hmm sure you will." Naruto said stepping around a puddle of water as he returned to his book. 'Stupid water why does the mission have to be in a country made of water! Its so unfair.'

That was what upset Naruto the most. Sakura had told him eventually he wouldn't be able to rely on paper as much. Especially if he fell into the water. So Naruto had begrudgingly packed his orange jumpsuit and extra ninja gear. Naruto doubted they'd run into any ninja on C rank mission.

Of course Naruto would be lying if he didn't want something cool like that to happen. Being attacked by rouge ninja. But this was the land of waves, it didn't have any ninja village let alone ninja. Even If nothing cool happened this was still really awesome. This was the first time Naruto had ever left the village to travel.

'I still need to be careful near water. I'll have to change cloths when I get to wave. Luckily where still in fire country there arn't any river's along the route where taking and it hasn't rained for a while so I should be...' Naruto's rambling thought's ceased as he stopped walking.

"Is something wrong Naruto." Sakura asked looking at the blonde who turned around. Looking back at the path they just came from.

"When was the last time it rained?" Naruto said out loud in mild confusion why was there a puddle in the middle of the road. At that moment the puddle exploded in a plum of smoke.

"Quickly get the older one." A voice shouted out as a pair of figures and chains moved out of the blast smoke chains wrapping around and capturing the Jonin among them. "Now!"

"Kakashi Sensei!" Sakura shouted out in fright. The chains sheared there way through there teacher tearing and carving his flesh and bone.

"Sakura the bridge builder." Sasuke shouted staying on task, recovering from the surprise, as the two enemy ninja moved after Naruto. Sasuke moved to intercept them binding up there chains with a shuriken and kunai. It didn't last long as they ejected the chain from there metal claws.

"Quickly you get the little one and I'll get the bridge builder." One of them shouted out splitting up one going after Naruto the other Sakura and Tazuna. Sasuke moved quickly, engaging the one moving towards the bridge builder. Starting his fight with a foot to the mans face.

Naruto was stunned in shock they just killed there teacher. And now one them was coming at him. He brought the book up in front of him. The pages ripped and spread apart. Making a shield between himself and the enemy. He felt the claw slam and scrap into the shield of paper. Naruto was pushed back by the force but he held strong.

"Take this!" Naruto shouted out as the paper shield started to fall apart. Before all the pages flew at the man cutting into his steel claws and body.

"Gah!" He fell backwards covered in dozens of cuts and paper. Naruto was sweating and breathing hard looking at the man. Looking up he saw that Kakashi had reappeared and was holding the other by the neck with his arm.

Sasuke standing in front of Sakura Kunai in both hands held out ready to continue fighting. "Good work all three of you." The pile of remains that had been Kakashi where nothing more then a couple of stacks of wood.

"Sasuke good work, you moved to defend your teammate's. Sakura you reacted well under the pressure to protect Tazuna. Naruto good job at spotting the trap and taking down one of the enemy's." Although Kakashi also noted Naruto had froze at first, but he was going to leave that to being surprised at the situation. 'He went a little overboard on attacking the enemy. Yes he was deferentially frightened.'

"Wait what are you doing. If you where all right why didn't you help?" Tazuna shouted out outraged he could have been killed.

"A couple of reasons I wanted to see how they would react. Also why would a pair of ninja attack us? Was it just a simple case of ninja attacking ninja? Or where there other motives?" Kakashi asked eying the bridge builder with his one good eye. "I think we need to talk Mr. Tazuna."

Kakashi gathered up the other ninja who was bleeding. Not badly but there was still a lot of blood pooling together. 'He's obviously going to need more training. Or perhaps a bit more combat experience.' He noted looking at Naruto's shacking hand. This was his first experience in combat. So it was a natural to be afraid.

Naruto felt very nervous and some what frightened. Did he really do that to someone? Then again should it matter that guy was trying to kill him. But still Naruto never thought his ability to control paper could be so dangerous.

"Hey dope you alright." Sasuke asked putting away his kunai. Sasuke had to admit that what Naruto did was incredible. Seeing the pieces of metal on the ground. 'I didn't think he could cut through metal so quick and cleanly'

"Naruto are you okay?" Sakura asked seeing his shacking hand looking at him with concern.

"yyYeah of course why wouldn't I be." Naruto said putting up a front. Looking at the pages that where his book. "It's my book it was a first edition it was so expensive." It was a bit subdued and lame excuse but he was upset about the book just not this moment.

Sakura sighed that figures of course, he'd be upset about the destruction of a book. "Well maybe you'll find another one. Right Sasuke?"

"Yeah." Sasuke had thought for the longest time, that Naruto's control over paper was lame. Especially since a glass of water ruined what ever he was doing with it. But seeing something possibly that destructive.

"Okay listen up where heading back to the village this mission is over." Kakashi announced out loud to the group walking back with Tazuna. The announcement actually made Naruto panic, he didn't want to quit yet.

"What why?" Naruto asked they just started it can't be over already, even if this confrontation had startled him. It didn't mean he wanted to give up.

"Because our client has lied to us." Tazuna flinched at this as Kakashi laid out the facts for his little team.

"But I already hired you and paid for this mission." Tazuna tried to argue he needed them still.

"Then your money will be refunded." Kakashi said simply this was a simple matter and only needed a simple answer. "You hired us for simple protection from robbers and thugs while helping you return home and leave after you finished building your bridge. If you had been honest from the begging we would have staffed differently and charged for a B mission. We are beyond the scope of what this mission originally called for."

"We should continue mission parameter change all the time." This was what he wanted since they had been made gennin. A challenge to test his skills and see how far he's come.

"Sasuke as much fun as I think it is, I don't think your teammate's are ready." Kakashi said as he looked towards a doubtful Sakura and a subdued Naruto.

"I don't mind continuing." Sakura said looking towards the boy she held affection for. If he wanted to continue she would too.

"Listen you two this is"I WANT TO CONTINUE TOO!" Naruto shouted interrupting Kakashi. "Lets continue this is why we took the mission. We can't turn back now we only just started."

Kakashi stared the boy down his eye's radiating determination. The frightening situation from moments ago gone from his eye's.

"Please you have to help me I can't afford a B mission. If you don't I'll die. They'll kill me before I even get to wave country." Tazuna was on his hands and knees begging Kakashi's help. The jonin could only sigh at this both his team and the client were to much trouble.

"All right I guess we can continue if where all in agreement then." Kakashi didn't like it but he was sure Tazuna had his reasons what ever they maybe. Of course Kakashi would need to know those reason's.

After having a note sent back to Konaha to retrieve, The restrained demon brothers. Kakashi had given out orders to be fallowed, they where to remain on alert and stay in team formation.

They only stopped to rest a few short times. Before long they arrived in wave country and had to take a boat ride. Naruto had forgone a change of cloths wanting to keep his paper cloths on as long as he could just in case. Although it would have been a lie to say he wasn't nervous about falling into the water for what any reason.

Kakashi had threatened to end the mission. If Tazuna didn't come clean about everything. They had also learned about Tazuna and his family, as well as why he didn't pay for a higher mission. Wave country was poor becomes of greedy business tycoon named Gato. Who controlled shipping for the Island country of wave. The completion of the bridge would mean open trade between the people of wave and the mainland. Gato wouldn't be allowed to over charge for shipping fee's, Or leech off resources from wave country.

The more Tazuna talked about him the more he was starting to sound like a mob boss. Apparently he used Wave country as a place to store and ship illegal cargo drugs contraband and other shady items. His set up in wave country would be ruined if the bridge was completed.

"If you abandon me when we reach shore. I will no doubt be killed assassinated by Gato and his men." Tazuna said with total conviction. "My young 8 year old grandson will probably cry and grieve. My daughter will most likely fall into a deep depression and blame the hidden leaf village." He laid it on thick and team 7 was starting to feel bad for distrusting the clinent and considering leaving.

Naruto and Sakura where ready to start crying the way he talked about his family. Even showing them pictured of his family. All smiles and happiness ruined because of an evil merchant and a heartless team of ninja's that had sworn not to abandon him.

"Well... I guess there no choice we'll help you." Kakashi said after a long moment of being quite and sniffling a little. Among the four of them Sasuke was the only not entirly sold on the family thing. It was too cheesy in his opinion not that he was going to voice it. He still wanted to continue with the mission.

"Oh thank you all of you this makes me so happy and relived." He said bowing his head to them. All the while smirking at his triumph. 'I win.'

Before long the mist that had limited visibility had started to clear as they got closer to land. "This is as far as I will be able to take you all. I'm sorry Tazuna." The boat man said as he pulled up to shore scanning around to see if anyone could see him.

"Its all right you've risked quit a bit going this far and for that thank you." Naruto blinked in surprise so the old guy was capable of saying something that wasn't an insult.

They continued forward Naruto had his nose in a book. But he wasn't reading, he'd been on the same page for almost an hour now. Every once and while he would glance around.

Then all of sudden there was a rustle in the bushes and Naruto sent Paper Kunai flying into the bushes. This startled and panicked the others including the client Mr. Tazuna.

A couple of strained seconds later with nothing happening. Naruto began to laugh nervously. "I guess it was mouse. Sorry I guess I'm a little jumpy." Naruto sheepishly said while scratching the back of his head. There was another rustle and Naruto sent another paper Kunai sailing through the bushes in another direction.

An adorable white snow rabbit came hoping out of the bushes looking terrified. "You stupid brat stop that your going to give me a heart attack."

"Ah that poor bunny." Sakura coddled picking the shy thing up and petting it gently. The rabbit adored and loved the attention. "Naruto how could you be so careless?"

"Sssorry I uhhmmmm... Sorry Mr. bunny rabbit." Naruto petted the rabbit that was all to eager to be rubbed and petted. "Ah he's really friendly isn't he."

Naruto comment sort of racked on Kakashi's thoughts. Kakashi was starting to become weary. First off that was a snow rabbit and they only had white fur during the winter. Second like Naruto commented about it being friendly. it seemed way to use to humans then it should be if it had been a wild animal.

"IT'S A TRAP Everyone get down!" Kakashi yelled the moment he felt a vibration in the air like the sound of something swinging towards them. Kakashi pulled and pushed him self and his team to the ground In time as massive blade went hurling past them and slamming into a tree.

Looking up the group got a good look at there attacker. "Well well Zabuza Momochi rouge ninja of the villige hidden in the mist."

"AH I've read about him." Naruto shouted out recognizing the name. This earned a collective look from Sasuke and Sakura as well as a glance from Zabuza himself.

"You know him Naruto?" Sakura asked noticing the Naruto paled a shuffle of paper, as a pair paper blade's forming in his hands through his sleeves.

"Yeah I read about it in an out of date bingo book." Naruto said After becoming Ninja many shinobi where allowed accesses to the Shinobi library that Naruto had been visiting frequently since becoming a ninja. There where hundreds of books in that part of the library he hadn't read yet or been a loud to read before becoming a ninja. "This guys trouble he planned a failed coup. And ran away from his village. He's an expert assassin at killing silently. Nick names include demon of the mist. Oni Zabuza, and silent mist Momochi."

"Impressive your well informed for a brat." Zabuza said narrowing his eye's at the squirt. 'He said he read it in a out of date bingo book.' "Looks like my exploits have reached as far as the leaf village."

"Naruto does a lot of reading. I know far more about you, then what he knows. Especially how dangerous you can be." Kakashi stepped forward hand over his headband. "I've heard a number of rumors about you that I'm not willing to risk. All three of you assume Manji formation around the Bridge builder. And stay back."

"Oh is Kakashi of the sharingan going to fight me?" Zubuza asked as he ripped the sword he was standing out of the tree disappearing from sight before reappearing standing on top of the lake a little ways away from the shore. His left hand held high above him. His right in front of his face.

"Your obviously here to kill the bridge builder, and I can't allow you to do that." Kakashi said as he pulled his head band up revealing a red eye with three coma like marks circling around his pupil.

"I see so I get to see the legendary sharingan so soon." Zubza gathered a large amount of chakra. As a thick mist then began to fill the area. "I'll just have to eliminate you first Kakashi." And with that he disappeared in swirl of water and mist.

"All of you stay in formation he'll come after me first." Kakashi said stepping forward and in front of the gennin.

"Is this guy really that dangerous." Sasuke asked in slight doubt.

"Yes he used to be apart of the black ops of the hidden mist village. And like Naruto said he's a master at the silent killing technique. It happens so fast you pass from this world with out even realization it. My Sharingan can't stop or prevent it so don't lower your guard for moment." Kakashi ordered scanning through the thick mist before bringing his hands together in a hand sign. "Then again if we die its only our lives."

"How can you say that Sensei. That's a really lame joke." Sakura spouted out angrily, her sensei only chuckling. She held a kunai tightly in her hands. As the mist got thicker and thicker.

"Eight spots." Zabuza's voice said from all around the them. "Larynx, the spin, lungs, liver, jugular, and the subclavain veins."

"He's listing vital organ's." Naruto breathed out feeling a little queasy. As he shook the moisture of the mist of his paper blades. His cloths where starting to dampen and peel off. While it wasn't bad it could get worse if Naruto wasn't careful. 'No good I should have swapped out my cloths and weapon's.'

Kakashi breathed in and out as he gathered up chakra and released it the mist around them clearing up briefly. Sasuke began to shake at the amount of killer intent between the two jonin. While it was missed by Sakura Naruto and the Bridge builder Sasuke could feel it. Like it was chocking him. "Sasuke calm down, You can count on me to protect my comrades and student's. Trust me."

All three students felt much more relieved at hearing that. "You sound so sure of your self Kakashi!" Zabuza's voice rang out right behind the three genin. Naruto turned as he could As did Sasuke and Sakura there standing between them and the bridge builder was Zabuza.

His blade moving towards them. The three gennin saw a blur slam into the figure a Kunia in hand as he pierced the flesh of there attacker. Naruto watched morbidly as water poured out out of the wound inflicted by his teacher. There behind Kakashi was Zabuza. "Sensei behind you."

The warning coming to late as Zabuza brought the massive sword around cutting Kakashi Hatake in half...In a splash of water. "It's over now Zabuza." Kakashi was standing behind the other Jonnin with a kunai to his neck.

"Way to go Sensei." Naruto as he started to hesitantly stand up after a moment of shock wore off for the gennin. But why was Zabuza chuckling?

"Nice try Kakashi but I'm not that easy to fool!" The Zabuza in front of him fell apart into water another Zabuza right behind Kakashi in mid swing. It was mind blowing to Naruto watching the two Jonnin fight it out. As Kakashi ducked a decapitating cut, but wasn't fast enough to dodge a kick from his opponent.

Naruto watched as his sensei was literally kicked into the air and into the water. Zabuza ran after him stopping and jumping over a trio of shuriken flying at him from Naruto.

'Naruto's attack didn't even phase this guy." Sasuke thought in shook he didn't even bother looking towards Naruto who had thrown the shuriken. 'He's more worried about Kakashi.'

"Its to late now Kakashi your mine!" Zabuza's hands where a blur of hand sign's as he slammed his hands onto the lake pulling up a round sphere of water there teacher inside. "Water style water Prison Justsu. Your mistake was thinking you could hide in the water."

"..." Kakashi conceded defeat on this it was his mistake and should have seen it coming.

"Now then I think its time I dealt with those brats and that bridge builder." A second water clone started to form in front of the original Zabuza. "You think your all ninja? Children like you are are a joke."

Naruto saw the clone disappear fallowed by a strong force slamming into his stomach as he went flying backwards. 'So fast!' Sasuke thought looking to where the clone was foot still in the air.

"All of you have to run this battle was over the moment I was caught." Kakashi yelled out to all of them in the water prison.

'Run what chance do we have at that. Our chance at running away became unthinkable the moment you got caught.' Sasuke thought to himself tightening his hands around the kunai he was holding his knuckles turning white. Looking towards Naruto struggling to get up, the cloths he had made of paper falling apart. 'If we run he'll find us in no time and kill us. Our only chance of survival is to free you.'

"Damn it!" Sasuke roared charging at the Zabuza clone. Throwing shuriken at it. This was by far the dumbest thing he could possibly do now. The clone swung his sword knocking the projectiles out of the air as Sasuke jumped up over the sword. Kunai in hand as he tried to stab it only to be grabbed by the neck and flung around like a rag doll.

Sasuke fell to the ground hard. Looking up he could see the massive blade coming down on him. He flinched closing his eye's not having the will to watch It end. A loud clanking of metal hitting metal rang through the field. Sasuke opened his eye's to see a chain of paper holding back Zabuza's blade. 'That's it! Naruto.'

"Naruto! Try and cut through him!" Sasuke yelled remembering the way the paper had sliced through the demon brothers metal claws. He saw Naruto's face still holding panic as he nodded his head. With a single motion the chain of paper moved and ground against the blade cutting into it.

"What!" The clone let out discarding the blade as it burst into water. The paper getting soaked and losing its strength. The original Zabuza looked on with a critical eye watching the blond. 'That blond one he's the most trouble and should be killed first.'

"Kill the blond one quickly!" He commanded to the clone that pulled out a pair of Kunai. Charging at Naruto who didn't have enough time to react as two Kunai stabbed into the hilt into his chest. He was then kicked backwards by the clone. Naurto flew backwards paper streaming and falling off his body.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled in surprise as he landed with a roll near her. She rushed to him with Tazuna in toe. Flipping the groaning and coughing, Naruto over she felt relief wash over her. The paper cloths had saved his life. The Kunai being crushed by the amount of force used to stab into Naruto's chest. Had reverted to water.

Now Naruto with his paper cloths was wearing a sleeveless mesh shirt and black shorts. The only thing he hadn't made out of paper was the back pack and the leather shoulder bag full of book's. His kunai holster and the ninja pouch on his hip.

"That hurt (cough) a lot." Naruto wheezed out coughing as he tried to sit up. The clone Standing between Sasuke and Zabuza. Apparently Sasuke had tried to make an opening to free Kakashi. It failed of course. As Sasuke was just kicked to the side with ease.

Watching it gave Naruto an idea. He felt his side bag full of book's, full of paper. "Sasuke I've got an Idea." Naruto said panting as he got up crossing his fingers together.

"What are you doing now can't you see its pointless." the clone said walking towards them.

"Your not the only loser who can make clone's!" Naruto shouted out as a dozen Naruto's proofed into existence. "Charge!"

As one the group ran at the Zabuza clone taking the shoulder bags around them and pulling out books that exploded in paper. The pages scattering across the field as they charged to attack the clone.

The clone started making short work of each of the clones one by one. When he saw the massive ball of flames it was to late. The clone attempted to dodge left but it fallowed him. The clone felt a tug on his right leg looking down he saw what it was a line of paper was connected to the fireball.

The fire traveled fast and very quickly along the line of paper curving and weaving until it slammed into the clone that exploded into water, steam and paper.

'Impressive Naruto filled the area with paper and attacked the clone distracting it from where it was stepping. One of the sheet's got stuck to its leg and Naruto connected it with other pieces. Sasuke then used the paper to keep his flames burning while traveling the extra distance and target the clone.' Kakashi was impressed that was a very good and effective tactic.

"It doesn't matter it only had a quarter of my actual strength. I'll make a stronger one this time." Zabuza said as he prepared to make another one a dozen paper Kunai went flying at him. The little blonde boy was hurling the paper at him in mass succession as the paper floated around his body slightly.

Zabuza jumped to the side struggling to keep his concentration on the water prison and dodge. A dozen little flaming fire balls came soaring towards him. "Phoenix flower Jutsu!"

He couldn't dodge this and it pissed him off. As he let go of the water prison to pull his sword off his back to use to block the fire balls and then Kunai from Kakashi.

"Good work you two your teamwork was excellent. I'll take it from here protect Tazuna." Kakashi praised the gennin while staring down Zabuza with his sharingan. "I'll handle it from here."


(Author's note.)

Well here's the start of the wave arc. I'm going to try and get it done with in the next chapter or so. As for Naruto and his ability's. while still very raw in the way he's using them its starting to get a bit more refined. I had pondered the Idea of a OC paper master teaching him. But I totally rejected the idea I'm not particularly fond Of OC characters unless there villians.

I do intend on having a OC Villian eventually who will probably be a paper master. But who won't be Konnan or related to Naruto other then having the same power.

Also I guess Ive established it pretty well Naruto is highly well read and intelligent. but he lacks the ability to put two and two together at a very quick pace. I don't want him to come off as a super Naruto. I think I established how strong he is in this chapter compared to a jonnin maybe low chunnin and a little more or less the same strength as cannon Sasuke.

He's like that really smart blond person you know, But is a complete and total ditz. No offense to blonds of course. I'm blond my self. And I'll admit I'm ditzy and lack common sense. I once walked around my house looking for screwdriver I was using only to find i'd been carrying it in my hand the whole time. I thought I'd lost it