Author Note: Hey peeps, welcome to a new chapter. Wave will end next chapter and will be on the road to the chunin exams. As for Naruto kekkai genkai yes, he will have chakra chains and during the exams you will see his hidden one in action. I'm still working on the name for it, but I got a few narrowed down.
I said in the last chapter that Naruto will get a new weapon, I got few narrowed down, meaning two. Those two do work well with the chakra chains and I won't just drop them, no they will get a story to them.
Oh and the ages of Samui and her team, I almost forgot about that.
Samui and her team are 14, Yugito is 17 and will be her teams sensei. Samui brother is older and this story so that will be a big change.
Naruto and his class are 13, so that's it. Anymore questions just let me know in comments or PM me.
Anyway enjoy the chapter.
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Chapter 7: Battle for Wave
Leaf Village
Sarutobi was currently writing and signing some more documents in his office as he blew a puff of his smoke. The Sandaime sighed at the slow day the village was having. He and Kurenai had talked about some things and Sarutobi agreed that she should be there when the Raikage came so she could get a look at the woman that Naruto was supposed to marry. Granted it still irked her that her own son was being used in a political marriage, but there wasn't all that much that she could do.
"I really wish there was something going on. Oh well at least the day is slow, but still any surprises would be greatly welcomed in my personal opinion." Sarutobi said to himself before someone came through the door. He looked up to see Konoha's two gate guards, Izumo and Kotetsu.
"Something I can help you two with?" Sarutobi asked while Izumo and Kotetsu gulped and stepped to the side. Soon the Raikage came through the door with a grin while Sarutobi widened his eyes.
"Yeah, you can greet us Lord Hokage." A said while Sarutobi stood to his feet. He quickly walked around the corner of his desk.
"Lord Raikage, when did you arrive? I wasn't even informed that you had appeared in the village." Sarutobi said as A walked inside along with Samui, Karui, Omoi, and Yugito.
"It's a small surprise Lord Hokage, don't read too much into it. Now then I'd like to talk with you about what we discussed in our letter." A said and Sarutobi sighed. When he said he wanted a surprise that wasn't exactly what he meant, but ask and you receive something even if you're not expecting it.
"Well it's a pleasure that you've arrived Raikage. Unfortunately our genin that we would have you meet is out on a mission with his squad that the moment. He will return soon enough so I'd appreciate it if you could wait for his return." Sarutobi said and A nodded. The Hokage snapped his finger and immediately an anbu bowed before him.
"See that the Raikage and his associates are treated with hospitality." Sarutobi commanded and the anbu nodded as he showed them the door.
"Konoha sure knows how to be polite at least." Karui said to her teammates making Omoi nod while Samui stayed silent. The five were guided out of the room while Sarutobi sighed.
"Hokage-sama any reason why Kumo is here?" Kotetsu asked and the Sandaime sighed as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It's something you'll know about later, but for now don't ask any questions. Also get Kurenai for me. She and her team should still be finishing up a D-rank mission so I'm sure she will want to know everything. Your dismissed." Sarutobi said and the two chunin vanished out of sight while Sarutobi sat back down in his chair. This was all going to become a massive headache to him.
With Kurenai Yuhi
Kurenai watched Kiba, Hinata, and Shino do their work of painting the fences of a client while she heard the small grumbles from Kiba, but that was understandable. Missions like these had no use for shinobi. Doing chores that civilians were too lazy to do themselves. It staggered the mind of how different things were from back when Kurenai was a child.
"Kurenai-sensei how long do we have to do this menial labor?" Kiba asked while Kurenai sighed before getting to her feet.
"This is to help you build teamwork Kiba. You must master this before you take on the higher missions." Kurenai said while Shino turned to Kiba.
"This is the most logical conclusion, Kiba. We know nothing about each other and if we're not prepared then we won't know our enemy." The Aburame responded and Kiba just settled for grumbling.
"Whatever bug boy, I wonder what Naruto is doing. Bet that numbskull got cool mission." Ino said while Hinata started too blush about thinking the blonde boy.
While she heard team converse the Genjutsu Mistress turned around to see Izumo walking up to her. She raised an eyebrow while Kiba, Shino, and Hinata glanced at the two.
"Izumo, what are you doing here?" Kurenai asked and Izumo gulped. He whispered in her ear and Team nine noticed Kurenai narrow her eyes as she visibly tensed slightly before they saw Izumo disappear.
"Kurenai-sensei what's wrong?" Hinata asked and the Genjutsu Mistress turned to her squad.
"After we're done with this mission you three will have the day off. We were scheduled for training exercises, but something came up and I'll have to do it later. We'll probably do this tomorrow. Now come on and get this work done." Kurenai said clapping her hands as the three continued. None of them saw Kurenai's cold glare as she looked at the sky for a bit.
"So he's here huh? Well that's not going to be good," Kurenai thought as she wondered where her son was at the moment. 'Naru, I hope that you're safe.'
Wave
When Team 7 got the news that they will have three days to get ready for Zabuza, they trained like hell. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura all improved on their justus and taijutsu. Every night Naruto would stay up to master his Primal State and Kakashi decided to get back training as well as he was fully healthy again.
As the days passed Inari began to see that Team 7 would not give up in their quest to free the village, he also saw that the village was beginning to gain hope as well. His grandfather was working harder than he ever seen him, his mother was making more food and going out of house to help the elderly, even the villagers were giving help to Leaf Ninja.
Inari began to wonder if they could do and he was reminded with his father words, that all it takes is one person to stand up against injustice and all the rest will. Inari soon gained hope and secretly prayed that Team 7 will win this battle and free his home from Gato.
Naruto also helped Tazuna out on the bridge bringing it closer to completion, but Gato still around it won't be safe. As the days past Haku and Sakura were spending time with each other. The two began to get to know each other even more, Sakura told her about parents, her childhood, and introduced Haku to Sasuke and Naruto on the second day.
The two boys seemed to like Haku company...well Naruto did, it was kinda difficult to figure out Sasuke was feeling. The more time Haku spent with Sakura the more it hurt her, the pink haired kunoichi still had no idea who Haku really was and the girl debated whether or not to tell her friend. On the third and final day before the fated battle for wave Haku and Sakura spent one final night together in the woods where they first met.
"Haku," Haku turned to look at Sakura face as both girls were laying down on the grass looking up at the stars. "Yes." Haku replied and Sakura continued to look at the stars as she spoke.
"Tomorrow I'm going to be in a fight to save his village, tomorrow my team and I will free this village from Gato cruelty." Haku tried to not make a face as Sakura continued to speak.
"I don't know if I'll make it back, but I want you to know that these past three days have been some of the best I've ever had and I enjoyed every minute spending with you." Haku at this point was trying with everything she had to not cry at Sakura words. She wanted to tell Sakura to no go to the bridge and stay away that day, but that would betray Zabuza and she will forever be loyal to him.
Sakura now looked at Haku and scratched her cheek. "I'm sorry about making the mood all gloomy. Forget about what I just said and let's just spend this final day together and not worry about anything." Haku was now looking at Sakura emerald green eyes and wanted to tell her right then there.
"Sakura, I-I…" Haku was struggling with her words as she couldn't speak right now.
"I just want to say is that these days have been good for me as well and please be careful tomorrow." Sakura smiled and told that she will be fine, Haku though was crying on the inside though.
'Sakura, forgive me.' Haku thought as she looked back up at the stars and unknown to Sakura, Haku had a tear flowing down her right eye.
Bridge
The day had come and Team 7 were walking down the nearly completed bridge, and as they were walking they all saw a thick mist appeared. The mist covered the entire bridge and Team 7 soon saw two individuals walking through it.
"Well it looks like you've made a nice recovery, Zabuza." Zabuza laughed when he heard Kakashi words.
"You as well, Kakashi. I see you've brought the brats with the you." Zabuza said as he saw the three genin and they were ready with their weapons out.
"And I see you've brought your own." Zabuza knew the mask ninja was talking about Haku, but he didn't show it.
"You know I as must as I would like to catch up, how about we just skip all this talking and just get to us fighting." Zabuza had a big smile on face even though no one could see thanks to his bandages.
"I agree with you there and this fight will not be like last time." Haku got ready as Zabuza form a hand sign to deepen the mist. "You three get ready. Naruto, Sasuke, take point. Sakura protect Tazuna at all cost." Kakashi ordered his team as they saw the mist thicken and the two enemy shinobi disappear.
Naruto created two shadow clones to help Sakura out, while Sasuke ran out into the mist with the real Naruto following behind him. "Haku, go." Haku nodded her head at her father words and ran out to meet both Naruto and Sasuke.
"Here we go." Naruto said as all three ninja soon went into battle.
Sasuke jumped into the air and tried to deliver a kick to Haku, but the girl dodged it. Naruto soon came in with a strike with Kodachi, but Haku dodged it again. Naruto and Sasuke soon looked at each other as they both went in with for strike. Haku saw that Naruto grabbed his whip and he swung it around. Naruto would soon launch the whip at Haku face and girl caught at with her forearm, the whip wrapped itself around the arm and Naruto pulled her in. Haku tried to keep her ground, but Naruto strength outmatched hers.
Sasuke saw this as his opportunity and launched a fireball at Haku location, Haku widen her eyes as she saw the fire coming towards her. Naruto would soon widen her eyes as he saw that Haku weaved hand signs with one hand and turned herself into water, which made her avoid the jutsu.
"She dodged it?" Sasuke said surprised and looked to the other side of the bridge to see that she where without a scratch on her body.
"She weaved hand signs… with one hand." Naruto said in shock tone as everyone else widen their eyes.
"One hand?" Zabuza laughed at Kakashi words as he began to explain that his apprentice was from a clan in the mist that had a kekkei genkai that allowed her to control both water and wind to form ice crystals.
'Damn, we didn't think that Zabuza would have someone with a kekkei genkai, not only that he seems very proficient in using it. Naruto and Sasuke may have a tougher fight than I realized and not only that Sasuke hasn't unlocked his Sharingan yet, and it's unknown it Naruto has Lady Kushina chakra chains. This will be difficult.'
"Kakashi-sensei," Kakashi heard Naruto call out to him bringing him from his thoughts. "You take care of eyebrow-less over there and let me and Sasuke deal with him here." Naruto said smiling, while Sasuke smirked.
"Have some faith Sensei, this person may have a kekkei genkai, but he will be fighting me the heir to Uchiha clan and Naruto, the Leaf's rookie of the year." Sasuke said as he grabbed two kunia from his pouch.
"Naruto and Sasuke are right, Sensei. You we know our roles, yours is to deal with Zabuza while Naruto and Sasuke fight that masked man over there.
The words from his students put Kakashi mind at ease and the mask ninja smiled. 'These three are something special.' Kakashi thought as Zabuza was cursing up a storm at Naruto for calling him eyebrow less.
"Alright, you two better not die… your mothers will kill me." Kakashi said as he revealed his sharingan and made his way towards Zabuza for the rematch. Zabuza pointed his sword at the mask jonin and ran towards him as well.
"You know what to do." Naruto and Sasuke knew that Zabuza was talking to Haku and soon the girl weaved hand signs and the boys saw ice mirrors appear. Soon ice mirrors surrounded both Naruto and Sasuke, trapping them both in a crystal mirror prison.
"Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors!" Haku screamed as the jutsu was completed and the boys eyes widen.
"Kurai, go to Sakura." Kurai soon slithered out of her master jacket and went to his teammate. Haku would soon step into the mirror and images of her would appear on everyone single mirror surrounding Naruto and Sasuke.
"Well…we're in the shit now." Sasuke said as he gripped his two kunai tightly as the boys saw the images of Haku all holding senbons in their hands. Naruto and Sasuke soon looked at each other and both had the same thought going through their minds.
'Shit!' The boys thought as Haku launched the senbons at them.
With Kakashi
Kakashi was elsewhere waiting for Zabuza to show himself again. The first time he found Zabuza he got cut and it left a slash on his chest. Kakashi soon heard cry of pains from Naruto and Sasuke, and those cries made Zabuza laugh.
"Looks like my student taking on your brats, Kakashi." Kakashi wanted to go over there and help his students, but like Sakura said he had role and that role was to defeat Zabuza.
"My student will not hold back, Haku will kill them and then-"
"Will shut up already." Kakashi interrupted Zabuza as he was tried of all this talking.
"You know for someone is the master of art of the silent killing, you sure talk lot. As for my students they know the risk of being a ninja and they know that death comes with job. They will not go down easy and they will fight will everything they have, trust me on this if you think that Haku over there is going to have an easy time, then you got whole another thing coming." Kakashi told him as he got already to dodge another sword strike from Zabuza.
Kakashi saw the large coming straight towards and and blocked the strike with his kunai. Kakashi and Zabuza were now glaring at each other, before the mist swordsmen jumped back into the mist disappearing from Kakashi view.
"We'll see, Kakashi." Kakashi heard Zabuza words in the mist as the screams of Naruto and Sasuke came again.
With Naruto and Sasuke
Naruto and Sasuke were right now getting their asses kicked by Haku. They couldn't escape from the prison, the mirrors wouldn't break or melt when they fired jutsu's at it. Oh and the best part their bodies are covered in senbons and they felt like human pin cushions. Yet through all this pain the two genin were not giving up and every time Haku knocked them down they would get back up, frustrating the girl.
"Why? Why do you keep getting back up? You know that you can't win, do you want to die?" Haku said to them as she saw the boys struggle to get up from the ground.
'I'm trying to not to kill you both for Sakura sake, but if keep getting back up you will force my hand.' Haku thought as Sasuke got to his feet first.
"Because that's what we do and I'm that idiots brother. My team gets back up someone knocks us down and we'll be damned if we let someone keep us down. I mean how the hell can Sasuke Uchiha be the brother of Naruto Yuhi-Uzumaki if I give up and stay down, if I did that then I deserved to die on that day long ago." Sasuke said as blood was coming down from his lip, the raven haired boy look to Naruto to see that he was still down.
'Looks like I'm going to be leading now.' Sasuke thought as Haku got ready to launch the needles again.
"Then I'm sorry for what I'm about to do. I will try to make this painless." Haku said as images of her appeared on the mirrors.
'Sakura, I'm sorry for what about to do.' Haku thought as a tear came down her eyes when thinking about the kunoichi of team 7. Haku would soon launch the senbons at the defenseless Sasuke and Naruto.
Sakura had Kurai wrapped around her arm, she was surprised when Naruto familiar came to her, but when she heard the cries of the pain, she soon understood what was going on. Sakura wanted to go over there and assist her brothers, but she had a role and that role was to protect Tazuna from danger.
"Kid go." Sakura gave Tazuna a look of disbelief.
"I know that you want to go over there and help your team, so go do it. I'll be fine here, and the brat left someone of his clones to help out." As much as Sakura wanted to do just that, she shook her head at the bridge builder.
"You're right, I do want to help them, but me being here is my role and by doing my role I'm already helping them. I know that those two will make it out… they're my brothers after all." Sakura gave Tazuna a smile when she finished those words and the bridge builder nodded his head.
Naruto felt pain all over his body and wanted to stay down, but he knew that he had to get up. Luckily a voice gave him some motivation. "Get up kit, you are the my host and I'll be damned if my host is weak. So get the hell up!" Kurama roared and Naruto immediately opened his eyes to see Sasuke on one knee and with Senbons all over his body.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted and Sasuke just looked at him with a strained smile. "How was...the nap...dope." Naruto gave a soft smile to see that Sasuke was alright, then they both looked the mirror with Haku image on it. "We are not going to win this they we're fighting, we need to retreat." Sasuke couldn't believe the words that he just said, but Haku outmatched them.
"Who the hell are?" Sasuke turned to look at Naruto and he had the look of disapproval on his face. "Since when does Sasuke Uchiha run from a fight. I thought the Uchiha clan was supposed to be a clan of strong warriors, but I guess I thought wrong." Each word Naruto said to Sasuke pierced his heart.
"You run, I'm staying and fighting." Naruto said as he got in front of Sasuke and faced Haku.
Sasuke on his knees thinking about what Naruto said to him. 'We can't be this man, he is- NO! I want fail again, not until I defeat him. I am Sasuke Uchiha, I am the son Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, I the heir to the strongest clan in the Leaf, and I will be the one to defeat him.' Sasuke soon felt new life and got up, no matter how much it pained him to do so.
"Naruto," Naruto looked back to see that Sasuke was up and that his hair was covering his eyes.
A/N: At this part play St. Anger by Metallica or not it's your choice
"I must thank you. Thank you for reminding me just who the hell I am!" Sasuke revealed his eyes and showed that it was the newly awakened sharingan with one tomoe in the eyes. Sasuke soon walked up next to Naruto and glared at Haku, Naruto smirked at this and decided to show his trump card.
"Hey Sasuke, you remember that conversation I had with you and Sakura the day we officially became team 7." Sasuke widen his eyes as he looked at Naruto now, Naruto smirked got even larger as he saw his teammate face.
"I think that it's time I show what I can do with that power." Haku and Sasuke began to see red chakra appear on Naruto body. The blonde hair got spiker and longer, his nails grew, his whisker deepen in color turning them black, and his eyes became red.
'What is this? This power, I never seen anything like it. Just what is he?' Haku thought as for a moment she saw the red chakra turn black as it came off of the blonde's body. Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and Zabuza all felt the power of Naruto. Sakura wonder if her brother decided to use 'it' and Kakashi widen his eyes as he felt that power.
The mask jonin instantly knew what it was, as he remembers that feeling from that day from 13 years ago. 'Naruto is using the Nine-tails chakra, I need to end this now!' Kakashi thought as he grabbed a scroll from his pouch and wiped his blood on it.
As all four of of shinobi felt Naruto chakra, they also felt something else from it, something that was dark and evil, and that made all them worry some more. Kurama also felt that other power and he knew that it wasn't from him.
'What is feeling?' Kurama thought as he looked around the mindscape and he saw something that caught his eye. Kurama widen his eyes at what he saw and what he saw was a person with blonde hair.
'Minato!?' Kurama screamed and the mysterious blonde man looked at the beast and he shook his head, the man soon disappeared from Kurama vision as the beast was left with questions.
Elsewhere
Itachi and Kisame were walking down the path and they didn't know that someone was following them. The man in black (MIB) was a few miles away from them, but he could sense them and he was about to make his presence known until he felt the power.
The MIB stopped walking immediately as he felt the power coming in a direction miles away from his. The man soon smiled as he faced that direction and he would soon create a clone wearing the same exact black coat as him.
"Follow them." The man order and clone disappeared to catch up with Itachi and Kisame, while the real MIB continued to look at the direction the power was coming from.
"It's a small fraction, but...he unlocked it. Well done nephew, looks like I won't be waiting till the exams to see you again." The MIB said as he disappeared and made his way to Wave.
Bridge
Haku stood frozen as she watched as the red chakra began to lower and disappear. The daughter of the demon saw that Naruto looked more different, more feral, more ferocious, more demonic.
"Looks I finally got the hang of Primal State." Naruto said as he looked to Sasuke to show him his sharpen teeth.
"Now are you ready, Sasuke." Sasuke decided to save the questions for later and nodded his head to his teammate.
"Let's do this." The Uchiha said as he grabbed another two kunai and Naruto began to spin the morning star very fast. Naruto spun the whip so fast the it looked like a metal fan then a chain.
"I tried to end this peacefully, but you both are too stubborn. I now have no other choice but to kill you." Haku said as images appeared around the boys.
'Sakura, I am truly sorry for what I'm about to do. I know you may never forgive me, but I hope that one day you understand.' Those were Haku's last thoughts as she and two genin enter the climax of their battle.
"Sasuke, back to back!" Naruto order and Sasuke went behind him, the boys soon saw all the senbons be thrown at them. Naruto and Sasuke deflected them all with both their kunia and whip.
Haku kept throwing more and more as she saw that the boys were not getting it. Naruto and Sasuke were fighting in sync, every senbon that came their way they were deflecting. The boys soon saw an opening and weaved some hand signs.
"Fire Style: Great Fireball/ Fox Flame!" They both fire their justus at all the senbons and the mirrors. The fire justus turned all the senbons to ash.
'What power.' Haku thought as her vision was clouded with smoke, the girl couldn't see anything until a metal chain hit the mirror at high speed destroying it.
Haku got out the mirror as quickly as she could, but was soon brought to the ground by a knee from Sasuke. "Aahh!" Haku screamed out as the impact of the knee hit her back, but the boys were not done yet.
Naruto grabbed the girl's leg with his chain, the chain wrapped around Haku leg like snake. The chain looked like it had a mind its own as brought Haku to Naruto and the blonde glared at the mask shinobi. Haku looked up at Naruto red eyes and saw the eyes of the demon fox growling at her.
"It's time we finish this." Naruto grabbed Haku by her kimono and cocked his arm back. Haku saw red chakra form around his fist and behind her mask she closed her eyes. 'Zabuza…father, I'm sorry I was a useless tool and Sakura, I will miss you.' That was Haku last thought as Naruto fist came straight for her face.
"FOX FIST!" Naruto roared as his fist punch Haku right in face, cracking the mask. The impact of the punch sent Haku threw one of mirrors shattering it and making her bounce across the bridge.
"Sakura, I sent him towards you." Sakura heard her brother words and she let Kurai guide her through the mist.
Kurai and Sakura found Haku on the ground. Sakura glared at the mask ninja as Haku just looked up at her. "I will end this." Sakura as she charged chakra to her fist, unknowingly ready to end Haku's life.
"Goodbye." Sakura said as she brought her fist down on Haku face and the final pieces of the mask were coming down. As soon as all the pieces of the mask came down Sakura stopped her punch mid way. The fist was inches away from her face.
"H-Ha-Haku." Sakura whispered in shock, as she saw the face of her friend for the past few days. Haku looked up at Sakura to see her shocked face and gave a strained smile.
"I'm sorry."
To be continued
Next, Chapter 8: Nephew and Marriage!?
