I do not own Naruto or I would be rich.
Chapter .4. The demon?
"So they're Chuunin from the hidden mist." Kakashi spoke after tying them up. "Mist shinobi always keep on fighting until the end."
We all stood around them as they asked Kakashi how he read their movements. Which in truth was stupid, it hadn't rained in days and it was sunny too. Why would a puddle be there, I don't know. Really they just didn't use their brains.
"We didn't know shinobi were after you." I started to listen in again. "We were told there would be gangs and thieves. This has now become a B-rank mission."
That was true. This was only supposed to be a simple mission to protect Tazuna until the bridge it finished, but now something bigger is going to come if we continue. This is so-.
"Troublesome." I muttered why scratching my head.
"Oh even Hima agrees!" Kakashi motions to me.
"Well yeah this mission is only going to get harder as we go." I told him as Tazuna and the rest of team seven looked at me. "I bet you a rich man is coming after Tazuna."
Tazuna's gaps at me.
"See!" Sakura then butted in. "We aren't ready for this mission! Let's quit, plus Naruto has a wound!"
"This is a bit much; I guess we can go back to the village to treat Naruto."
"Hey! Did you not just listen to me a while ago? I said I could hea-!"
Blood went everywhere around Naruto as he stabbed the wound.
"Naruto you're making it-!" I started again but a voice came in my head.
"Stop! Let him speak!"
"With this kunai, I'll protect the old man! We're continuing the mission!" Naruto grinned.
"Uh Naruto it's good that you're releasing the poison, but you'll die if you lose any more blood."
Of course Naruto then started to panic, saying he can't die at this age.
"I could heal it for you!" I chimed in starting to make my way in front of Naruto.
"No no." Kakashi got in front of me and started to wrap a bandage around Naruto's hand. "I got this one."
What? I huffed as I watch him do it. I could heal it though! It could have been gone with not even a scar on it! It felt as if he was h..i..d..i..ng something from me. What was so special about Naruto that he had to hide him from me?
"Kakashi, that girl was right." Tazuna started speaking to us. "A super dangerous man is after my life."
"And who is that?"
"You probably heard of him, Gatou. He is a wealthy shipping magnate."
"Oh!" I jumped up from staring at Naruto's hand. "I know him! He is nasty business! His company is huge, and it's usually illegal items that he sells."
"Correct, this bridge is going to mean a future for my country. No one in my country has money, not even the feudal lord! I understand if you want to quit this misson. Though if I die my ten year old grandson will cry for a few days and my daughter will hate the Konoha! But it won't be your fault though!" He laughed at the end.
He is totally putting the blame on us!
With that we were given no choice but to go with Tazuna to the wave country.
It took about twenty minutes or so before we made it to a boat where a man stood there.
"Hey Tazuna!"
Of course Tazuna waved back and before I knew it we were on the boat.
I sat right beside Sasuke since I didn't want to sit beside either Naruto or Sakura. Knowing Sasuke he'll be quiet the whole entire ride until we hit ground again.
It seems like hours of silence and a little bit of talk from Tazuna and Kakashi sensei. I was enjoying the fact that Kakashi was hating every minute of this mission.
"Wow it huge!" Naruto's voice woke me up from my day dream.
I looked around to see the bridge, that sucker is huge!
"Hey be quiet! Why do you think we are hiding in the mist and not using the engine?"
Quickly the loud mouth put his hands over his mouth.
As the man was telling Tazuna we were going to be there soon, I wondered if the country still looked the same. Probably not considering the country now is as poor as crap.
"Wow!" A village appeared in front of us, looking so pretty even with the country being poor.
Tazuna and the man spoke their last few words to each other before we continued on with our journey.
After walking for a few minutes, I started to enjoy the peaceful journey, even if it is going to be dangerous.
"There!" Naruto yelled.
I almost jumped when he yelled and threw a shuriken in the bushes.
"Heh! Just a rat!" Naruto started trying to act cool which was not working.
Sakura screeched at Naruto and Kakashi was telling Naruto it was not a toy.
"Naruto, please don't ever do that again." I smiled evilly at him as I pulled a kunai out. "Or you might die in your sleep."
"Yes ma'am." He saluted me.
"There!"
"Naruto stop!" Sakura continued to screech why hitting him on the head.
"You better have one eye open tonight!" I yelled along.
Why this was going on Kakashi had already gone to the spot where the shuriken was thrown only to see a white rabbit horrified.
"Naruto, you almost killed someone's pet!" yelling I grabbed the rabbit from Naruto who had been saying sorry to it.
"Someone's pet?" Sakura question me. "You mean a wild animal right?"
"Uh no, I mean what I perfectly said Sakura! Its spring they don't stay white in the spring!"
"Oh!"
"And I thought you were book smart."
"Everyone get down!"
We jumped onto the ground ducking as a huge a*s sword came smashing into a tree. A man had then landed onto the handle of the sword. One eye looked at us with the darkest expression I have ever seen.
"Well the hidden mist's missing-nin Zabuza Momochi. Everyone get back, this man is on a whole another level." With that Kakashi finally took his headband off his one eye.
"Oh the Sharingan Kakashi, the old man is mine."
Sharingan? I remember reading about one time, but it's only from Sasuke's clan which is dead only him and his both have the sharingan now! How could Kakashi possibly have it?
"Protect Tazuna and do not enter this fight." Kakashi said telling us before he finally opened his eye.
I looked to see a red eye and three like commas. So this is the sharingan! This is going to be awesome I'm finally going to see some real action!
Mist started to fill the air and get thicker, crap I'm blanking out again.
"Eight choices, liver, lungs, spine, neck vein, brain, kidneys, heart, and…."
I couldn't hear the last part but I know this man he means business. A chill then filled the air.
"Crap I'm shaking." I muttered as it started to happen.
"Sasuke don't worry, I'll protect you guys. I'll never let my comrades die."
A thought then appeared in my head, but his best friend died. That's one of his comrades that died.
Before we knew it Zabuza had gotten into our little circle, quickly I pushed Tazuna out of the way as everyone else was practically pushed out.
I noticed that Kakashi had stabbed Zabuza only for it to be a water clone, with Zabuza coming behind Kakashi also slashing a water clone.
"Don't move." Kakashi stated to Zabuza as he put the kunai to his neck. "It's over."
Zabuza then started laughing. "It's over? You don't get it! You can never defeat me like this!"
Yes this is most definitely not over, that laugh the look in his eyes. He means business and he isn't leaving until one Tazuna is dead or two if Zabuza himself is dead.
After that moment of talking it didn't take long before the water long disappeared and only a few more moves before Kakashi himself was captured.
Now this had shocked me, the Kakashi who was in the bingo book got captured by a missing-nin!
"Heh wearing those headbands and acting like Shinobi." Zabuza made a water clone appear. "Only when you are in my hand book can you be called Shinobi."
He then disappeared into the mist only to kick Naruto.
"Tazuna." I muttered to him.
"Huh?"
"Whatever happens I'm going to protect you, even if I die."
"Take Tazuna and run!" Kakashi started to yell at us. "He is too strong for you!"
Run away? Why? When you run away nothing good happens.
"And be like brats and run away for our lives?" I yelled at Kakashi. "I know we're Genin but I know what I signed up for! I will risk my life to protect Tazuna, this is our mission and I'm not leaving you here!"
'Yeah like you did before.'
Naruto then started to yell as he charged at Zabuza.
"Naruto what are you doing?"
His headband! I looked at where it was laying; it had somehow got knocked off his head.
Zabuza proceed to hit him once again making Naruto slide on the ground all the way over to Sakura and Sasuke.
"What are you doing? We're Genin we have no chance against him!"
Sakura you're so stupid.
I was about to interrupt until the voice spoke in my head again.
'Shush let them speak. I love this part so much.'
Huh? What?
I almost grabbed my head as that voice came once again.
"Hey no brow freak." Naruto spoke to Zabuza as he started to put on his headband. "Put this into your handbook, that the man to one day be Hokage will be Naruto Uzumaki!"
"Sasuke listen I have a plan."
"Heh team work?" Sasuke almost laughed at it.
"Let's get wild!"
"What are you doing?" Kakashi yelled at us. "Run away! Our mission is to protect Tazuna!"
"Uh old man?" Naruto turned around to look at Tazuna.
"This wouldn't have happened if I didn't tell you guys to come with me." Tazuna spoke with a clear voice. "I'm not going to say I have a desire to live so much that I'd stop you. So go all out. Plus she told me she would protect me."
He pointed at me.
"Yeah and I'm going to do that too."
As the boys spoke I started to get my hand sign ready.
"Sakura get over here too." I told her.
"Huh?"
"Hurry!"
"I haven't completely mastered this yet but," I then started doing my hand signs. "Crystal release: barrier!"
Suddenly a color of red filled my eyes as a whole barrier came around us.
"Oh a crystal user." Zabuza looked at me. "Rare to see any these days."
Naruto and Sasuke had stop to look at me in wonder.
"Wow!" Sakura looked amazed as much as Tazuna. "This is amazing."
"Yeah but it won't last for long if it gets bad."
The boys then started to get ready with their plan, but of course we had to listen to his back story.
Which I proceed to ignore until Sasuke was hit in the gut by Zabuza's clone.
"Sasuke!" Sakura cried out looking like she wanted to run to him.
"Sakura!" I yelled at her. "Don't you dare even try to get out of here or even try to get in their way!"
I was not starting to get wobbly; crap this took so much chakra.
"Hima!" I turned my head to see Sakura looking at me with a worried look. "Are you okay? You look like you're about to collapse."
"Yeah I fine." I huffed out. "Worry about Tazuna right now then later you can worry about me."
The loss of chakra was now hitting me hard; I couldn't really hear or see what was going on. All I knew was that I had to protect Tazuna.
"Kakashi sensei!" I somehow heard Sakura yell with joy.
So I'm guessing he got freed.
After another five minutes of not being able to see or hear too well I saw a body fall, with that I released the barrier I made, collapsing onto my hand and knees.
"You're right he is dead."
Wait what's happening? I can't really stay awake.
Someone had then bent down to my level. A big hand on my back, yeah not Sakura.
"You did a good job." Tazuna told me.
"Thanks I breathed out."
With that I finally blacked out.
I was in a store this time. Looking around I saw it was paint shop.
"Lauren dear, which one do you think I should get?" A woman came up to me. She had the same brown hair and emerald eyes as me.
Was she my mother?
"Earth to Lauren hello?"
"Huh oh uh." I looked to see she was hold two different paint brushes. Pointing to the one in her left hand, she grinned and added it to the basket.
"We'll go over to your favorite store after this okay."
"Okay."
What was going on? Was this a past memory I liked or something?
A little glow then caught my eye. I looked over to my right to see a red crystal shining in the light.
"Mom can I have this?"
"Hm? Yep just put it in here! You do love crystals though."
"Yeah I really do!"
A.N: This took me way too long to write! This was really a struggle for me, but I want to start making each chapter longer as we go. Hopefully up to 5k-10k each one.
Until next time ^_^