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Chapter 4: Demon of Mist, Zabuza
The man standing on the sword had short hair and bandages wrapped around the lower part of his face. He wore pants, no shirt and arm warmers. He glared down at the Konoha ninja and his target. "You are Sharingan Kakashi," Zabuza said, "sorry, but the old man is mine."
"Surround Tazuna and protect him," Kakashi ordered, "don't attempt to enter the fight. That is your mission." He then pulled up the forehead protector up, "Zabuza..fight me," he stated like a command. His left eye was revealed, being red with what appeared to be a ring of hardened color with three tomoe on it. A scar went up under his forehead protector and down under his mask.
"I already get to see the infamous Sharingan," Zabuza said, "I'm honored."
"What is a Sharingan?" Naruto asked.
"It's a dōjutsu, an ability present in one's eyes. It allows you to read and defeat any taijutsu or genjutsu. That isn't the only power it has though..." Sasuke explained.
"That's right," Zabuza said, "the scariest thing is that it lets you steal your opponent's jutsu once you've seen them." He then looked up briefly, "when I was still a part of Kiri's ANBU, My bingo book held information on various famous ninja around the world, you included," he said as he looked at Yue, then then turned his gaze to Kakashi, "the man who had copied a thousand jutsu, Copy Ninja Kakashi."
Sakura was thinking of how so many great people had been springing up in front of her lately. Naruto was more vocal with his thoughts. 'What's going on?' Sasuke thought, 'only a few members of the Uchiha clan have the Sharingan...could he be one too? Aren't me and my brother the last of them though?'
"Enough talk. I have to kill that old man," Zabuza said as he and the large sword vanished. He reappeared on the water, standing on it. "It seems I have to kill you first though, Kakashi," he said. He held one hand up and one before his face, both held in a half ram seal.
'He is using a high level jutsu,' Kakashi thought. His students were marvelling at how the swordsman stood on the water. "Kirigakure no Jutsu," Zabuza said as a thick mist enveloped the area.
"He'll come after me first. He is an expert on silent killing. You won't notice till you're already dead... I can't use the Sharingan perfectly so be on guard," Kakashi warned.
The mist thickened and Zabuza's voice seemed to come from everywhere. "Eight targets...liver, lungs, spine, clavicle vein, jugular, brain, kidneys, heart...Which one should I go after?'
Nothing seemed to happen. Kakashi suddenly held up a hand in half ram, breifly startling the others. Sasuke started panicking. 'It feels like I'll be killed if I move! This would drive anyone insane. Jōnin fighting jōnin...it feels like my heart is being crushed. I'd rather die than have to feel this,' he thought as he shook with fear. He started turning his kunai onto himself.
"Sasuke...Don't worry," Kakashi said, "I will protect you guys even if it kills me. I won't let my comrades die again." He turned around for the last part and everyone swore that he was smiling happily.
"We'll see about that!" Zabuza said as he appeared behind the genin. He swung his sword while Kakashi flew forward and knocked his team away with light strikes. He also delivered a blow to Zabuza, a stab to the stomach. Zabuza stood impaled on Kakashi's kunai, bleeding water, as another appeared behind Kakashi, ready to strike.
"Sensei! Behind you!" Naruto yelled as he pointed at the ambush.
Kakashi noticed a moment after the clone he had stabbed broke into water. The blade cut him in two, but he too broke into water. 'He copied my mizu bunshin in the mist?' Zabuza thought. Before he could react, a kunai was placed at his throat and Kakashi said, "don't move! It's over!"
Zabuza laughed. "It's over? You don't get it. Your monkey level imitations could never defeat me. You made your clone say that line to attract my attention. You then stayed in the mist and waited for the right opportunity to attack. Nice plan, but..." Another Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi, "I'm not that easy," he said as the clone Kakashi had caught broke apart. Zabuza swung his sword and missed Kakashi when he ducked. Zabuza used his sword's weight and slammed it into the ground, delivering a fast kick with the momentum, sending Kakashi flying away. He went to pursue his enemy, but stopped because Yue flung her sword at his face, which Zabuza easily caught and threw away, as Kakashi sailed into the water. "Useless," Zabuza spat as Kakashi fell into the water.
Kakashi pulled himself up and noticed that the water was incredibly heavy. He realized a moment too late that Zabuza appeared behind him and performed some seals. "Suirō no Jutsu," Zabuza said as the water rose up and formed an orb around Kakashi. Zabuza put one hand into the orb. "You tried to escape into the water, big mistake. Now you are trapped in my inescapable prison."
Zabuza then made a simple hand seal, "now we can finish things later, Kakashi. First, the brats...Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu." A Zabuza was formed from the water in front of him and it walked onto the land. "You think that wearing those forehead protectors make you a ninja? A real ninja is someone who has survived many glimpses of death's doors." He then noticed Yue's sword. He stomped on it, snapping the blade off the handle. "When you're good enough to be listed in my book, only then can call yourself a true ninja. You are just playing ninja," he said as he vanished. Naruto was shocked at the sudden disappearance, but got kicked back a moment later, his headband coming off from the impact.
"Naruto!" Sakura yelled as Naruto rolled up to them and bunshin Zabuza stomped on the fallen headband.
"Just brats," the real Zabuza mumbled.
"Take Tazuna and run! You can't beat him as long as I am in this prison!" Kakashi yelled, "water clones can't travel too far from the real body! Just run away!"
Naruto started to panic as Sasuke had earlier, but getting up to run caused pain to shoot through his still injured hand. It reminded him of everything, his vow, Iruka, everything that had led up to this. Naruto rushed the Zabuza clone.
"DON'T!" Kakashi yelled.
"Naruto! What are you thinking?" Sakura yelled.
Naruto was knocked back again, this time skidding almost all the way back to his teammates. "What were you hoping to do by attack him alone!" Sakura yelled, "We are genin, we don't stand a chance against him!"
Naruto started to get up and they noticed the headband in his hand. He stood up. "Hey you eye browless freak...Put this in your handbook; the man who will become Hokage, Leaf ninja Uzumaki Naruto!" he announced as he tied his headband back on. "Hey Sasuke!"
"What?" Sasuke asked.
"I've got a plan," Naruto said.
'A plan from you?' Sasuke thought, then said, "you and teamwork?'
'Why is Naruto so cool all of a sudden?' Sakura thought with a slight blush, 'though he still isn't as cool as Sasuke-kun.'
"Let's do this!" Naruto said, wiping the blood from his mouth.
"Nothing but arrogance," bunshin Zabuza said, "do you think you stand a chance?"
"Why aren't you running away?" Kakashi yelled, "our duty is to protect Tazuna! This fight was lost when I was captured! Now run away!"
Naruto and the others looked back at the old man. "Well...I am responsible for all this and I don't think I have the right to tell you to stop to keep me alive," the old man smiled, "fight to your heart's content."
"I'll protect Tazuna," Yue said as she stepped before the older man and drew three kunai for each hand.
"But you fighting alone is-" Sakura started.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Yue growled as she produced five clones, all armed the same way as her. "Who said I was alone?" they asked as one.
"Guess we don't have to worry about our client," Sasuke said.
"You ready?" Naruto challenged.
Bunshin Zabuza started laughing. "You idiots are never going to grow up and stop playing ninja, are you?"
"What?" Naruto yelled.
"When I was your age I had already had soooo much blood on my hands," bushin Zabuza said. This startled the genin and their client.
"Zabuza, the devil of the Mist," Kakashi said. Both Zabuza smiled knowingly, "you know of the old 'graduation exam' for the Hidden Mist Village?"
"What exam?" Naruto asked.
"A fight to the death between students," bunshin Zabuza said, "friends, siblings and allies are sent into an arena are made to fight till one loses their life."
"Disgusting," Sakura whispered.
"I heard the exam had to change ten years ago...Why was that?" Yue asked.
"Change? What happened ten years ago?" Sakura asked.
"A devil appeared and..." Kakashi stopped.
"What did the 'devil' do?" Sakura asked again, disgusted by the ritual.
"Without the slightest shred of humanity, a boy yet to enter the academy killed over a hundred trained students on his own," Kakashi said grimly.
"That was the most fun I ever had," Zabuza said with a strange smile on his face and a demented look in his eyes. Naruto and Sasuke flinched from the look. Sasuke realized a moment too late that bunshin Zabuza was in front of him. He was knocked back with an elbow blow, then he was slammed into the ground by the bunshin's fist. Sasuke instantly spat up blood from the harsh blow.
"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled.
"Die," the bunshin commanded as it placed a foot on Sasuke's chest, intent on crushing his heart.
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu!" Naruto yelled as he produced at least twenty clones and each drew a kunai. "Shadow clones...and lots of them," bunshin Zabuza mused.
"Here we come!" Naruto announced as all the bunshin jumped at bunshin Zabuza and forced him away from Sasuke, then piled on top of him, kunai pointed towards the water clone. Bunshin Zabuza had grabbed his sword, then he swung his blade around, cutting the clones down and knocking the real Naruto away.
'Useless,' Tazuna thought, 'you kids can't beat him.'
Naruto dug into his bag and pulled out a large weapon, a shuriken. "Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as he tossed the weapon when he slid by Sasuke.
Sasuke caught the shuriken and his eyes widened in realization. 'That's your plan! You never told me dobe...good plan though.' Sasuke rolled away to gain some distance from bunshin Zabuza. He stood up and opened the massive shuriken. "Fūma shuriken," Sasuke said, then he jumped up.
"Even a giant shuriken won't work on me," bunshin Zabuza said as he got ready to deflect the shuriken with his sword. Sasuke threw the shuriken. Bunshin Zabuza was surprised when the shuriken flew by him harmlessly. 'Did fear mind take his mind?' he thought, then realized the boy's aim. "So you are aiming for the real me..." the real Zabuza said, "too bad it isn't enough!" He caught the shuriken. He noticed moment later that another was there in the 'shadow' of the first one, aiming for his legs. "A second shuriken!"
'That is Kage Shuriken no Jutsu...' Kakashi thought, stunned at the plan Naruto had come up with.
"Still not enough," Zabuza said as he jumped over the second one. Sasuke smirked.
The shuriken burst into smoke and revealed Naruto, kunai in hand. Everyone, except Sasuke, expressed different levels of shock.
A/N~
...I got nothing?
-Review Responses-
thedarkpokemaster: Who doesn't hate Sasuke other than those poor people who believe that Sasuke will return, magically become a nice person and marry Sakura or Ino, leaving Naruto and Hinata together? I sure as hell don't. Naruto and Hinata don't mix (unless people change things in their fics) since both have low self-esteem and virtually no self-confidence at first. They have virtually nothing in common and the divide between them just keeps growing as time goes along, just like the gap between Sasuke and all the females in the series.
Hell, Naruto and Anko go together better than Naruto and Hinata.
Sky Zephyrus: I was honestly surprised at first when I read your review. Most people dislike OCs that are loud and proud, saying it drowns out all the other characters. Anyways, next chapter starts some of the deviations you oh so desire.
9-tailed reaper: From the Forest of Death onward, you will love this fic since it contains Sasuke and Uchiha hate, mostly from Yue. Her reason are mixed, half because of the Uchiha and half because of herself.
DarkBringer: Sakura will know more about Sasuke and his flaws before the end of the exams. Ino will know how cold and heartless Sasuke is too, but the price for her to realize this will be high. There will actually be no, I repeat, no Sasuke fan girls by the end of Part I.
Thanks for the heads up on the flamers. As for those who don't like two girls making out and such, I wonder if they are gay themselves sometimes. I already knew about Sasuke Rules you all, since he flames all my favourite stories. Sasuke deserves a pike up his ass (which color matches perfectly with the stick and spoon that are already up there) rather than a girlfriend.
Hehehe. Yeah, I have a Naruko/Ino/Sakura fic being written right now. I'm actually going to post the first chapter soon. I'm not using the normal Naruko appearance (Oiroke Naruko) since it has be overused to death and beyond. Instead, I made up by mixing and matching Ino and Sakura's appearances. She is tall, slim, has long, loose hair and doesn't need to go stocking stuff all year round. (runs from a pissed off Sakura)