Legend Of Uzumaki
"Speech"
'Thought'
"Summon/Bijuu speech"
Jutsu/Bloodline
-chapter 4-
-In the forest surrounding Konoha-
"Have you found the target?" Asked Neon though the mic.
"This is fox. I have not seen the target. Tenshi, use your Byakugan to search for it."
Hinata blushes at her given nickname, but responds in kind with "I have already scanned the immediate area, but I haven't seen our target yet…what about you, beetle?"
"Negative, our prey is an illusive one…my kikaichu have combed the area, but they have not found a trace of our target.."
"Hold on, I think I see it. Fox, it's right behind you…watch out!"
Naruto did an about face, but before he could take further action, the target latched onto his face.
"AH GET IT OFF!"
"Has the target been confirmed?" Asked Neon.
"Hai," Said Tenshi. "It's our target alright…"
"OF COURSE IT'S OUR TARGET! You don't think I'd recognize this cat's nasty temper?"
"Regardlesss, it's identity needs to be confirmed…Tenshi are you positive that this is our target?"
"Yes."
"Very well then, mission 'find and retrieve Tora the cat' is a success."
-In the Hokage tower-
Team 7 watches terrified as the cat rescued is squeezed to death by the wife of the fire Daimyo. This was the first time that team 7 has seen their client.
'Poor cat,' Thought Hinata. 'I can understand why it would run away. I'd run away too, unless it was Naruto-kun hugging me like that…' A blush alighted Hinata's face. 'No no, bad thoughts!!'
'…' Do I even have to say who thought this?
'No wonder that damn cat ran away…I'd run away too if I was squeezed hard like that.' Thought Naruto.
"Unless of course, it was Hinata squeezing you to death…"Said Naruto's inner tenant, Kyubi.
"SHUT UP!"
Link, Hinata, and Shino were looking at Naruto with bewildered looks. "Did I say that out loud?"
"HAHAHAHA!"
'Shut up, you damn fox!'
"At least you remembered to speak mentally with me."
'Yeah yeah yeah.'
The wife of the fire daimyo paid and left without a word.
"OK team 7, your next mission is to…" Mumbled the Sandaime before he waas rudely interrupted by a Chunin delivering a message.
"Hokage-sama! It's urgent!"
"Urgent you say? Let me see it."
The Chunin hands the sealed scroll to the Sandaime, who unseals it and reads it.
'Let's see what it says…' Reading it, the Hokage had to muffle his giggles, before it burst into full out laughter.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
The Genin of team 7 were confused, but before they could do anything, Link beat them to it.
"May I ask what is so damn funny?"
Still chortling, the Sandaime gave the scroll to Link, who read it and gave it to his Genin, who were reading it. This is what the note said.
I can't believe I'm writing this. This mission has turned from a c-rank to an A-rank mission. Apparently, the Land of the Waves is now governed by Gato, a ruthless Tyrant. The bridge that Tazuna is building is the only obstacle standing in the way of complete domination by Gato. The nation was only able to afford a c-rank. But due to Zabuza's attack, I'm afraid that I can not do this alone and not even with Sasuke could we handle a mission like this by ourselves…Please send reinforcements.
-Kakashi, Jonin of Konohagakure
"I fail to see what is so funny. I've heard of Zabuza. But who is this Kakashi?"
"Kakashi is the former ANBU captain, said to have never failed a mission. To see him asking for help…"
'…' Were the simultaneous thoughts of everyone on team 7, including Link, before they all fell onto the floor, holding their sides while laughing.
"HAHAHA!"
"HEHEHEH!"
"Bwuhahahaha!"
Even Shino failed to stifle his laughter. Shino laughed, which shut up everyone immediately, but unlike everyone else, he did not fall to the floor, but still held his sides. "MWUHAhahahahahahahahahahaha!"
'Did Shino…' Thought Hinata.
'Just…' Continued the thoughts of Naruto.
'Laugh?' Finished Link in his mind.
"It's the end of the world!" Yes, even Kyubi knew that Aburame's never laughed.
'I didn't see an Aburame laugh… I didn't see an Aburame laugh… I didn't see an Aburame laugh… I didn't see an Aburame laugh… I didn't see an Aburame laugh… I didn't see an Aburame laugh…' Were the thought's of the Sandaime, before clearing his throat and continuing…or at least tried to continue.
"If any of you reveal that I laughed, I'll kill you." Shino threatened, and no one hesitated to nod their heads.
"Wait, why is Kakashi a former ANBU captain?" Asked Link.
"Well…a client by the name of Tazuna came in, and requested a mission, specifying one person…the last Uchiha, to come and escort him, " Said the Sandaime, before taking a smoke from his pipe. "Uchiha Sasuke refused unless one stipulation was met. He demanded someone that knew how to use the Uchiha family's dojutsu, the Sharingan(1), come and help train his when it awakens. He thought that no one left in the world had a Sharingan, only Uchiha Itachi…but alas…I assigned one Hatake Kakashi to accompany Sasuke, but ANBU captain's aren't allowed missions of this caliber. Kakashi willingly retired from his position. It was a simple C-rank mission to escort Tazuna to the Land of the Waves, but as you can see from the note…well there are no other teams available, so I'm assigning this team to follow Kakashi and Sasuke and offer assistance until the mission is complete. The mission will be complete when Tazuna completes the bridge he is constructing."
Team 7 made good travel time, and according to Link's calculations, would arrive the very next day. However, Naruto, while walking, was dragged to his mindscape.
-Mindscape-
Naruto found himself in an unfamiliar place. The place was like a blank slate, stretching for miles all around. Off in the distance, Naruto spotted something. Quickly running to it, he found a small cavern. Upon entering the cave, Naruto was stunned. The cave was decorated with the symbol on his back, the red spiral. Looking around, he spotted both a scroll and a sword. Opening the scroll, he read that the red spiral was a symbol of the Uzumaki clan, and that the sword, Teikiatsu, could only be removed by the heir of the clan. Putting away the scroll, Naruto easily drew the blade.
'Teikiatsu…a family heirloom…I'll protect it at all costs!'
Arriving in Wave the very next day, just as Link predicted, they find Kakashi and Sasuke in a forest, who is on crutches teaching Sasuke tree walking, a task in which Link quickly sent his team to do also. Kakashi and Link got to talking, meanwhile Hinata made it up to near the top of her tree. Shino managed to do so on his third try. But Naruto and Sasuke raced each other to see who could make it to the top of their tree first.
"Alright, it appears that we have up to one weak to train before Zabuza is fully recovered, so take this week to train, and we'll see you later." Said Kakashi before poofing away, followed by Link. No matter what Sasuke tried, he always fell off his tree. Swllowing his pride, he asked Hinata for help. Unfortunately, this invoked the wrath of Naaruto.
"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Shouted Naruto.
"And why should I?" Asked Sasuke.
"Does this answer your question?" Replied Naruto before pointing toward Hinata. Sasuke turned around, only to have his jaw drop. Naruto was hugging Hinata to death, or so it seemed. Hinata had a bright red blush on her face and fainted.
"Whatever." Sasuke returned his attention to the tree, not noticing that the Naruto hugging Hinata was a Kage Bunshin.
-On the morning of the sixth day-
A mysterious person of indeterminate gender was walking in the forest. As the person was picking herbs, a bird perched onto the person's shoulder. The person smiled at it, before the bird flew off and landed on a dozing white clad shinobi. The person immediately recognized him as a shinobi because of his headband, but the person was unable to identify him. The person immediately went over and shook the shinobi awake.
"Hey, wake up. You'll catch a cold if you sleep here." Said the mysterious person of indeterminate gender.
The white clad shinobi woke up. "What are you doing out here so early?"
"I might ask you the same thing. What is your name?" Countered and asked the other person.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I must have fallen asleep while training. What's your name?"
"My name is Haku, and I am out here picking medicinal herbs."
"Need some help with that, Haku?"
After Naruto and Haku collected a sufficient amount of herbs, Haku got up and said goodbye. "Farewell Naruto-kun. Perhaps we'll see each other again one day!"
-On the eve of the seventh day-
Tazuna's family and all of the shinobi were eating dinner, with the exceptions of Naruto and Sasuke, who were supposedly out training. Suddenly, both of them came in, with Naruto supporting Sasuke,
"Both of us…" Started Naruto.
"Made it to…" Continued Sasuke.
"The top of the tree."
"Good for you Sasuke, Naruto. Tommorow, you will join us at the bridge to guard Tazuna. According to my calculation's, Zabuza and his subordinate should be attacking tomorrow, so be prepared for anything."
I'm ending this chapter here. Next chapter will be the conclusion of my wave arc with a twist. Haku is female in this story, but as of right now, I have no plans for either her or Zabuza, so I'm leaving it up to you reviewers.
(1) Mirror wheel eye