Shinobi Siblings

by Tensa-Zangetsu102

Naruto and his sister, Hiromi, have been living alone ever since they were born. After they first become ninja, their lives will forever change with new friends and allies! X-over with Inuyasha, and Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's. Will be deleted!

7. The Arrival of the Number One Knucklehea

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN Naruto, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Monster Rancher, Inuyasha, 'Detective Conan/Case Closed', and 'Rurouni Kenshin'.! I only own Takao Fudo, Aoi Fudo, Ayano Fudo, Melody, Megumi, Zera, Kenochi, Madoka Higurashi, Sanosake Higurashi, Junko, Katsuhiro, Hiromi Uzumaki Namikaze and Azami Ookamizuka. There will be elements from One Piece and no, I do NOT own One Piece either. The owner of the Kekkai Genkai the Celestial Embodiment is Gallantmon of the Hazard.

Author's Note: I'd like to thank Gallantmon of the Hazard's donation from his fic, Shinobi Signers and I'm sorry for the long time that I haven't updated with school and work.

Ahou/Baka/Boke: Stupid, fool, idiot, imbecile, dummy, and moron

Anata: Dear

Ane-chan/-ue: Older sister

Ani-chan/-ue: Older brother

Bonkotsu: mediocre

Bouzo: Informal way of saying 'monk'

Gaki: Kid or brat

Houshi: Monk

Inukoro: Dog face

Kisama/Omae/Teme wo taosu: Defeat you

Kisama/Teme: Rude way of saying 'you', 'you bastard', or 'you bitch'

Koi: Love

Koiishi: Darling

Make-inu/Usuratonkachi: loser

Matte: Wait

O/Baa-chan/-san: Grandma

O/Ba-chan/-san: Aunt

O/Ji-chan/-san: Uncle

O/Jii-chan/-san: Grandpa

O/Kaa-chan/-san: Mom

O/Nee-chan/-san: Big sister or what little kids call a young woman or girls those are older than them.

O/Nii-chan/-san: Big brother or what little kids call a young woman or boys those are older than them.

O/Tou-chan/-san: Dad

Ofukuro: Informal way of saying 'Mother'

Ore/Watashi/Boku wa: I will

Oyaji: Informal way of saying 'Father'

Taijiya: Demon Slayer

Uma no hone: a nobody

Yaseokami: Wimpy wolf

Zako: Weakling

Chapter 7: The Arrival of the Number One Knuckleheaded Ninja: Naruto Uzumaki

Right now, we find ourselves at the uncompleted bridge where both Sasuke and Hiromi were facing against Haku and Kanako with Kakashi and Azami staring against Zabuza and Miyuki and Sakura guarding Tazuna, Takao, Aoi, and Ayano. Now, we find Haku and Kanako slowly standing onto their feet after Sasuke and Hiromi knocked them to the ground. Rather than getting annoyed with things that are going for him and his team, Zabuza chuckles, evilly, as Sasuke and Hiromi got ready for anything that was coming to them.

Zabuza says to Haku and Kanako, "Haku, Kanako, if things are the way that they are, right now, we'll be the victims, instead of them, get on with it!"

Haku and Kanako say with unison, with a nod, "Right!" Soon enough, Haku and Kanako had chakra starting to emit from their bodies.

Sasuke asks, with a serious glare, "What's that?"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "I'm sorry that it's come to this." Soon enough, cold air is surrounding the uncompleted bridge.

Hiromi says, slightly shivering, "The air's…so cold!" Haku and Kanako forms their heads to ninja hand signs as the water surrounding Sasuke and Hiromi rise up, and then freeze while forming slowly 21 mirrors of ice, surrounding them, while Zabuza places a sinister smile on his lips under his bandaged mask.

"Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors!"

Kakashi says, in a surprised tone, "What is that? How does it work?" Haku and Kanako then walk into a mirror in front of them, then images of Haku and Kanako appears in all of the mirrors, confusing both Hiromi and Sasuke.

Takao says, in a stunned tone, "They went inside the mirrors!"

Ayano says, surprised, "How did they do that!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, surprised, "They're mirrors…but how…?"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "What are they going to do?"

Believing that Sasuke and Hiromi don't stand a chance against them, Kakashi and Azami, along with Sayaka rushes over to help, but both are intercepted by Miyuki and Zabuza.

Zabuza says, with a serious glare, "If you two enter this face, you fight us!"

Miyuki says, in a plain tone, "Your kids have no chance against that jutsu! They're finished!"

Within the dome of ice mirrors, Sasuke and Hiromi are anxious to know what would happen to them within the dome as well as ready for any other attack.

Haku says, with a sly tone, "Now, we'll begin and we'll should you two what speed is all about!" Haku and Kanako got out a few sendons from their sleeves and begins throwing them at Hiromi and Sasuke, which made them cry out in pain as they feel the needles cut through their skins.

Kakashi calls out, horrified, "Sasuke! Hiromi!"

Azami calls out, worriedly, "Hiromi-chan!"

The barrage of sendons make Sasuke drop his kunai, which got hit by the sendons, throwing it away from the dome and toward Sakura's feet and Sakura calls out, worriedly, "Sasuke-kun! Hiromi!"

Azami draws her sword and charges toward the dome, but is stopped by Miyuki, who quickly appears in front of Azami with her own sword drawn to stop hers.

Miyuki says, with a sly smile, "You're not going anywhere near them!"

Zabuza tells Kakashi, "Just try to help them and I'll kill the others in the heartbeat as well as taking the Signers and the Shikon Jewel for myself!"

Sakura thinks in her mind, seriously, "Even though Hiromi may be a first class bitch, I can't stay and watch as she and Sasuke-kun are getting cut into pieces!" Sakura says, in a plain tone, "I'm sorry, guys, I can't stay with you all! Forgive me!"

Tazuna says, with a nod, "I understand! Go on!" Sakura then picks up Sasuke's kunai knife, dashes toward the dome, just up high, and throws the knife toward Sasuke's hand, but Haku gets out and catches it.

Sakura says, shocked, "He caught it!"

Just then, a shuriken appears from out of nowhere and hits Haku on the mask, knocking him down to the ground, which confuses almost everyone.

Kanako calls out, surprised getting out of her mirror, "Nii-chan!" Just then, another shuriken appears and hits Kanako in the mask, knocking her down to the ground.

As Haku sits up, a poof of smoke appears on the ground and Sakura asks, surprised, "Who is it?"

Miyuki says, surprised, "What's the deal?"

Azami thinks in her mind, with a sigh, "Don't tell me…!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, annoyed, "You dumbass…!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, plainly, "What a fool! Such a show off!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, seriously, "Number one hyperactive knucklehead ninja!"

As the smoke clears out, a familiar figure is shown to be Naruto Uzumaki with his ninja hand signs and he calls out, with a foxy grin, "Naruto Uzumaki is here! Yeah! Believe it! Now that I'm here, everything will be alright!"

Aoi says, with a smile, "It's Naruto-kun!"

Sakura calls out, surprised, "Naruto!"

Naruto says, with a foxy smile, "You know how in stories the hero usually shows up in the last minute and then kicks butt, well, that's what I'm going to do, right now! Believe it!"

Zabuza thinks in his mind, with an annoyed glare, "This brat again!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, with an annoyed look, "Shut up, Naruto! You talk way too much, dobe!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, with an annoyed look, "You moron! What are you thinking!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, with an annoyed sigh, "What an idiot! If he'd stay hidden, he could have been much more effective!"

Miyuki asks Azami, with a sly tone, "Is this kid serious! He's few cards short of a deck!"

Haku thinks in his mind, surprised as he and his sister stand up, "That boy!"

Naruto calls out, while putting his hands in ninja signs, "Alright! You two are history! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Azami calls out, seriously, "No, you fool!" Soon enough, Zabuza throws four shurikens at Naruto, who is frozen in fear, to stop his jutsu.

Kakashi calls out, seriously, "No! Naruto, move!" Just then, Haku throws four sendon needles at the shurikens, stopping them, as they drop to the floor, surprising everyone, especially Zabuza.

Sakura says, stunned, "They didn't get him!"

Aoi says, with a smile, "He was saved!"

Tazuna says, seriously, "The weapons canceled each other out! Amazing! Now, that's what I call 'lucky' I guess!"

Sakura yells at Naruto, seriously, "What were you thinking, Naruto! Are you crazy!"

Kakashi tells Naruto, in a serious tone, "This is a battle not a talent show! Don't let your opponent see your jutsu! The shinobi's art is deception! Always keep your enemy guessing!"

Azami says, with a nod, "That's right! Even when executing a single jutsu, one must distract their opponent's attention, catch them off balance, and outmaneuver them! You just turned yourself into a human target when you enter a battle like that!"

Realizing his huge mistake, Naruto yelps out, frantically, "I'm sorry! I was just trying to rescue everybody!"

Hiromi yells at Naruto, angrily, "This is exactly what happens when you sleep in class, you moron!"

Kakashi says, with a serious glare at Haku, "But there's another mystery here!"

Zabuza asks Haku, with a serious tone and glare, "Haku, what are you doing?"

Naruto thinks in his mind, shocked, "Haku!"

Aoi thinks in her mind, surprised, "Haku-san…! Is this boy actually Haku-san?"

Haku tells Zabuza, "Zabuza-san, let me and Kanako fight him our own way, please!"

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "We can handle someone like him!"

Naruto says, getting ready, "Bring it on!"

Zabuza says, with a sly and curious tone, "You want me to leave this to you two! Is that it, Haku? As usual, you and Kanako are too soft!"

Haku says, with a nod, "Forgive us!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, while looking at his own injuries, "Soft! He's right! Look at these wounds, they cut me up with their needles, yet, they didn't hit a single fatal spot! Why? Are they trying to torture us?"

Naruto exclaims, seriously, "I'm warning you! One way or another, I'm going to find a way to rip off those masks and take you two apart!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "It's impossible! Naruto can't take on these kids! I've got to…!"

Zabuza tells Kakashi, seriously, "Don't even think about it! You know the score, Kakashi! If you and the Ookamizuka go after Haku and Kanako, then Miyuki and I go after the bridge builder, the jewel, and the Signer!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "He's got us! Azami and I can't protect Tazuna-san, Lady Ayano, and Lady Aoi and help Naruto, Hiromi, and Sasuke at the same time! Sakura is feisty, but she can't fight Zabuza or that Miyuki girl alone!"

Zabuza says, with a sly sneer, "Relax, Kakashi! Sit back and enjoy the show! Let's see, how they do!"

Naruto says, with a serious glare, "That mask and that bogus story…you were with Zabuza all along! You think you can get away with a stunt like that!"

Haku says, with a plain tone, "I'm sorry…but as your senseis said…deceiving your opponent…catching them off guard…that is the art of a shinobi! Please, don't take it personally!" On the meanwhile, Sasuke and Hiromi prepare their kunai knives and throw them at Haku and Kanako, but both of them move out of the way easily.

Naruto says, surprised, "Sasuke! Nee-chan!"

Kanako tells them, "We haven't forgotten about you two. Not for an instant."

Haku says, in a plain tone, "Some warriors accept defeat gracefully…they know when they are beaten…others do not!"

Kanako says, seriously, "So, be it! Let us finish our battle…to the death!"

As Haku and Kanako then return to their mirrors, Naruto calls out, seriously, "Hey, where are you two going!"

Haku stops and he tells Naruto, "It's okay, Naruto-kun! We'll have our fight next."

Naruto thinks in his mind, surprised, "What are they!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, as he sees Haku's and Kanako's images, "Here they come!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, while going for another weapon, "The real one is over there…"

Haku tells Hiromi, "I'm right behind you two!" Sasuke and Hiromi turn around to see Haku behind them and Sasuke thinks in his mind, surprised, "He transported himself in an instant!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, shocked, "But how!" Soon enough, multiple images of Haku and Kanako are shown on the mirrors and they throw their needles around Sasuke and Hiromi, cutting them up some more.

Sakura calls out, worriedly, "Sasuke-kun! Hiromi!"

Naruto calls out, shocked, "Sasuke! Nee-chan!" Naruto thinks in his mind, "What's going on! Sasuke and Nee-chan are getting ripped up and I can't find out where the attacks are coming from! How are they doing that?"

Sasuke and Hiromi slowly stand on their knees and Sasuke thinks in his mind, "What kind of jutsu is this?"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, "Could it be? They have clones hidden in those mirrors…all throwing needles at the same time! No, they're too fast for that! I can't see where they're coming from!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "If it's just a clone jutsu, then they wouldn't need the ice mirrors! Those mirrors are definitely are the key to their attacks, but what's my next move!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "Sasuke, Hiromi, Naruto, think! You need to attack from the outside and the inside from the same time…!"

Sakura thinks in her mind, "…to figure out how the mirrors work!"

Naruto thinks in his mind, seriously, "I've got it!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, slyly, "Yes! It's all about position and Naruto, Hiromi, and I are at the perfect position!"

Hiromi thinks in his mind, with a sly smile, "That's it! Uchiha and I have to attack from the inside and make Naruto produce a Shadow Clone and attack from the outside!" That would have been the best opportunity to defend against Haku and Kanako's mirror jutsu, however…

Naruto appears behind Sasuke and Hiromi INSIDE of the ice mirror dome and he says, with a foxy grin, "Hey, I snuck in here to save you two!" Hiromi and Sasuke yelp in shock at this, knowing that thanks to Naruto's stupidity, their plans now were a bust. Naruto says, smiling while completely oblivious to the situation, "Pretty cool move wouldn't you say, Nee-chan! Sasuke!"

Hiromi says, with an annoyed groan, "You idiot!"

Everyone was completely surprised at this and Takao says, plainly, "I may be not a ninja, but you're not supposed to do that, are you?"

Kakashi says, with a sigh, "No! You're not!"

Azami says, with an annoyed sigh, "Naruto-kun, you sneak up on your enemies not your allies!"

Hiromi yells at Naruto, hitting him on the head, "Not cool, bird brain!"

Naruto exclaims, angrily while holding his head in pain, "What was that for!"

Sasuke yells at Naruto, angrily, "You are a complete loser! You're a shinobi! Think clearly before you move!"

Naruto yells out, angrily, "What's the heck are you problems? You two should thank me for coming in here to help you!"

Hiromi yells at Naruto, angrily, "How can we thank sheer stupidity, stupid!"

Sasuke tells Naruto, in a serious and annoyed tone, "Naruto, if all three of us are inside here…!" Sasuke is so frustrated that he couldn't speak any further and he yells out, angrily, "…forget it! I've had it with your mistakes, Dobe!"

Naruto yells at Sasuke, angrily, "Yeah and I've had it with your attitude! Believe it!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, with a sigh, "Naruto's building a solid reputation as the most clueless ninja in history! The more he helps, the worst things get!"

Sasuke stands up and he yells out, strongly, "That's it! I'm going to destroy these mirrors, right now!" Sasuke then performs ninja hand signs and he calls out, "Fire Style…!"

Naruto calls out, curiously, "Hey, what attack are you going to use!"

Sasuke replies, with a serious tone with a hint of annoyance, "These mirrors are made of ice, so how can you destroy ice! Figure it out! Fire Ball Jutsu!" Sasuke unleashes a big fire ball from his mouth at the mirrors, trying to melt them, but to his shock, there was no a drop of water from the mirrors at all.

Naruto yells out, seriously, "That didn't do anything at all!"

Haku tells Sasuke, with a sly tone, "You need much more heat than that to melt this ice!" Soon enough, the mirrors glow yellow and Sasuke and the Uzumaki twins cry out as they were thrown to the ground.

Naruto exclaims, frantically while slowly standing up, "Where are the needle attacks coming from! Are they clones!"

Hiromi says, while slowly getting up, "We have to find the real one!"

Kanako says, in a sly tone, "Look into every mirror as hard as you like, you'll never learn its secret!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, surprised, "Could this be…?"

Naruto yells out, while putting his hands in ninja hand signs, "Oh yeah! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Sasuke calls out, seriously, "No, don't!"

However, it was too late, as multiple Naruto Shadow Clones came appear and charge against the mirrors and Naruto says, seriously, "You've got a hundred mirrors, then a hundred of me will smash it down, and then we'll find where you two really are!" Soon enough, Haku and Kanako leap out of the mirrors to instantly slash through, every Naruto Shadow Clone, and Naruto is thrown back down with a painful thud.

Hiromi calls out, worriedly, "Naruto!"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "These images only reflect our images, only allow us to travel in light speed!"

Kanako says, with a sly tone, "In our eyes, you three are only moving in slow motion!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "I should have known!" Hiromi exclaims, seriously, "This IS a Kekkai Genkai, isn't it!"

Naruto says, perplexed, "Kekkai what!"

Hiromi says, in a serious tone, "Like the Uchiha's Sharingan, it's a bloodline trait passed down from generation to generation within a signal ninja clan! Even if Uchiha, here, has his Sharingan, he can't copy this jutsu to use against these guys!"

On the meanwhile with Kakashi and the others, Kakashi gains a surprised look on his face and he says, seriously, "I knew it! It's a bloodline trait, Kekkai Genkai!"

As Zabuza chuckles at response, Sakura asks, curiously, "Kekkai Genkai, what's that!"

Kakashi says, in a serious tone, "It's like my Sharingan, you can't learn it! It has to be in your blood! In your genetic code passed down from generation to generation within a single clan!"

Sakura says, plainly, "Then, that means…!"

Kakashi says, with a nod, "That's right! Even I can't copy that jutsu, there's no way to destroy it and no way to stop them!"

With Sasuke and the Uzumaki twins, the three young Genin were on the ground, thinking of a way to defeat Haku and Kanako and Naruto says, in a serious tone, "I couldn't break through, so what! They aren't going to stop me! I'm giving up and I'm not going to lose here, 'cause, I have a dream, and no one is going to take that away from me! Someday, I'm going to be respected in my village, that's my dream to be the greatest Hokage!"

Haku and Kanako stare at Naruto and they think in their minds, "Dreams!" Haku and Kanako thought back in the past where they were homeless, sitting on a bridge in the cold snow, with young Haku, who was a large, shredded light brown shirt which fell off his shoulders, and a pair of shredded knee-length pants, as well as the dark choker, covering a young Kanako, who had short black hair, brown eyes, and wore a large, shredded blue shirt which fell off her shoulders, and a pair of shredded knee-length pants, with his little arms from the held her to his chest from the bitter cold. Soon enough, the remember meeting up with younger Zabuza, who calls them 'pathetic little urchins' and tells them, cruelly, before winter ends, they'll die without anything, even a dream. The young Kanako tells him with a wide smile 'Your eyes are like the same as ours, Onii-chan' and the young Haku says, with a similar smile, 'Yeah, we're like the same'. Haku tells the Leaf Genin, in a plain tone, "It was never our desires to be shinobis, it's painful."

Kanako says, in a serious tone, "Nii-chan and I don't want to kill you, but if you advance, then we will have no choice."

Haku says, in a plain tone, "Then, we'll kill the kindness in our own hearts and fully embrace the shinobi way and there will be no mercy, no turning back."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "This bridge will be our battlefield where our dreams collide and now, Nii-chan and I will have to fight for our dreams, just as you fight for yours. Please do not blame us! We fight for someone precious to us!"

Haku says, with a nod, "We live for him and face death for him, so his dream will become a reality! That is our dream and for the sake of that dream, if we must, we will act as shinobi and take your lives!"

Ayano says, shocked, "Haku-san and his sister would kill for that jerk as tools! That's terrible!"

Sakura calls out, strongly, "Sasuke-kun! Hiromi! Naruto! Don't lose to people like them!"

Kakashi tells Sakura, in a serious tone, "Don't, Sakura! Don't push them! Even if they somehow find a way to overcome the mirror jutsu, they still couldn't defeat these ninja."

Sakura says, in reply, "How can you be so sure?"

As Zabuza chuckles with mockery, Kakashi says, plainly, "They have the desire to win, but they don't have the instinct to kill. Those masked kids are a whole other breed, they live for pain and they thrive on it."

Aoi says, worriedly, "It can't be!"

Zabuza says, with a sly sneer, "Exactly! Your village has become too complacent! Your trainees never learned the most important lesson of all: To kill the feelings in your heart! To crush an opponent mercilessly! To destroy with no emotion or regret!"

Sakura is taken back at this and she asks Kakashi, "But then! Sensei, what are we going to do? Please tell us!"

Kakashi thinks in his mind, "I can make a break for it to save Naruto, Hiromi, and Sasuke, but he'll slay the bridge builder and Lady Ayano while taking Lady Aoi and the jewel, and then he'll probably kill Takao. If I use Shadow Clones, then he'll just match them with Water Clones. I'll be wasting chakra! So, I'll have no choice! It's me or Zabuza here and now! I'll have to do this the hard way!" Kakashi goes for his headband to activate his Sharingan.

Sakura thinks in her mind, while looking at this, "The Sharingan!"

Zabuza says, with a sly sneer, "Sharingan? You're no fun, Kakashi, using the same old trick." Soon enough, Zabuza takes out a kunai knife and quickly charges after Kakashi to stop him from activating his Sharingan, but Kakashi holds out his right hand to block it as it is stabbed by Zabuza's knife, making blood coming out.

Sakura calls out, horrified, "Sensei!"

Kakashi asks, with a sly tone, "If it's just an 'old trick', then why did you stop me?"

Zabuza says, with a chuckle, "Let your opponent see your jutsu too many times and he'll find a way to use it against you."

Kakashi tells Zabuza, "Then, count yourself lucky, because you're the only man that's seen my Sharingan twice! Shows over! There won't be a third time!"

Zabuza says, with a sly tone, "Even if you did defeat me, there is you will have no chance against Haku or Kanako or that Ookamizuka girl can defeat Miyuki."

Sakura is surprised and she thinks in her mind, with disbelief, "Is that possible? That boy and girl in the mask is stronger than Kakashi-sensei and that Miyuki girl is better than Azami-sensei and Sayaka!"

Zabuza says, in a sly and serious tone, "When I found them, they were just street kids, but I've trained them in the most advanced ninja techniques. I've taught them everything that I've known, plus, they have special abilities that they refined on their own. The kids developed quickly and soon they could face the most powerful enemy, outnumbered, in total darkness, it didn't matter, they can strike with perfect accuracy. They cared for nothing for their lives or the lives of others. They became unique fighting machines…a shinobi. In the end, their powers surpassed even mine…their bloodline, the Kekkai Genkai cannot be defeated anyone. I've created tools that can destroy anything that stands in my way unlike the useless punks who follow you around!" Zabuza pulls his kunai from Kakashi's hand and Zabuza says, with a sly tone, "Also, there's something you should know about Miyuki! Like Haku and Kanako, I've also found her on the streets when she was ten and taught her the same way that I've taught both of them and in time, her skills have rivaled mine. Granted that she's not as strong as Haku or Kanako, but she's more than enough to deal with that Ookamizuka girl and her overgrown mutt!"

Miyuki says, with a sly smile, "You may have caught me off guard with that hidden speed of yours, but now, I'm ready for it!"

Azami says, with a serious glare, "We'll see!"

Back within the ice mirror dome that Haku and Kanako twins made, we find Sasuke and the Uzumaki twins on their knees while trying to figure a countermove against the Ice Mirror Jutsu.

Naruto says, in a serious tone, "I didn't get to them! Then, I'll try it again as many times as it gets!" Naruto calls out, putting his hands in ninja hand signs, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Sasuke calls out, seriously, "Naruto, don't!"

Hiromi exclaims, seriously, "It won't work!" Soon enough, many Naruto Shadow Clones appear and he and the clones jump in the air to destroy the ice mirrors, but Haku and Kanako slashes through the clones, while throwing sendon needles at Sasuke, who happened to see Haku's and Kanako's movements, barely, and Hiromi, cutting their skins, causing them to winch in pain as Naruto's Shadow Clones had disappeared and Naruto, himself, coming down to the ground again.

Naruto exclaims, sitting up, "How are they doing that!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously while sitting up, "This feeling it's like…!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously while standing up, "It was barely there, but I saw it! I could see the trails and follow their moves!"

Naruto calls out, standing up, "One more time!"

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

More Naruto Shadow Clones appear and all of them, including Naruto, attack the ice mirrors and Sasuke kicks some of the water into the air while using his chakra to his feet.

Haku tells them, "Don't you see that it's pointless!" Haku then quickly lunges after Naruto and his clones, slashing them until the clones were no more as well as Sasuke and Hiromi, causing them to fall onto the ground in a painful thud.

Sasuke thinks in his mind, sitting up, "I can see their moves, but that doesn't mean that I can catch it!" Sasuke then remembers when he saw the water that he kicked into the air as Haku caught some of it while lunging all of Naruto's Shadow Clones and he thinks in his mind, "The water…it's being repelled! What if I tried something else! Not water, but…yes, now it's my move!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, plainly while standing up, "Yes…of course…it's this feeling again!" Hiromi thinks, with a sly grin, "You clowns had your fun! Now, it's my turn!"

Back with Zabuza and Kakashi, Zabuza says, while eying the Ice Mirror dome, "You think those Genin punks together can beat Haku and Kanako! They're the ultimate…battle tools of destruction!"

Aoi says, in a disgusted tone, "What a jerk!"

Ayano says, in an annoyed tone, "He really doesn't care about Haku-san or his sister at all! They're just tools for him to use and discard them when he's finished with them!"

Kakashi tells Zabuza, with a serious tone and annoyed glare, "Are you finished bragging, Zabuza? You're starting to put me to sleep! Let's finished this now!" Kakashi lifts his headband to reveal his Sharingan and Azami places her sword into position.

Zabuza says, in a serious tone, "Fine, but there is one thing that you should now! A little bragging as you would say. Did you really think our last battle is win or lose that I would take your attacks like some ranked Genin? Haku was there, hiding, watching every move you made…studying your Sharingan while taping it for Kanako to see. Haku and Kanako can see a jutsu once and immediately devise lethal counterattacks…it's one of their 'gifts'." Zabuza then says, slyly while looking at Kakashi's surprised look, "I've been waiting to see that look on your face when you realize that your Sharingan is worthless! You once said that 'the same jutsu won't work on me twice', well, this time, I'm telling you that!"

"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!"

Soon enough, more mist appears covering Zabuza and Miyuki and Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "This is it!"

Takao says, surprised, "They disappeared!"

Tazuna thinks in his mind, seriously, "The mist is so thick! Visibility is zero!"

Sakura calls out, "Kakashi-sensei! Azami-sensei!"

Kakashi tells Sakura, in a serious tone, "Sakura, stay with Tazuna-san and the Fudo siblings!"

Sakura thinks in her mind, with a nod, "I have to stay strong and believe in Sasuke-kun, Naruto, Hiromi, Kakashi-sensei, Azami-sensei, and Sayaka! And I have my job to do no matter what it takes!" Sakura then dashes back to Tazuna while taking out her kunai knife and he tells them, "Follow my lead, guys and whatever happens stay close!"

Tazuna says, with a nod, "Alright!"

Aoi says, plainly, "We'll stay right behind you!"

Back within the Ice Mirror dome, Haku thinks in his mind, seriously, "I know that you need me, Zabuza-san! Kanako and I will finish them off quickly!" Haku then notices Naruto charging towards him and unleashes his Shadow Clones as he jumps into the air.

Haku thinks in his mind, "He just doesn't give up!" As Sasuke performs hand signs with Hiromi doing the same without Sasuke knowing, Haku and Kanako jump out of their mirrors to take out Naruto's Shadow Clones again and then they notice two big fireballs coming at them, surprising them. Haku thinks in his mind, surprised, "Fireball Jutsu!" Haku and Kanako then quickly get out of the way which was difficult to do in mid-air and goes back into their mirrors, then goes back out to slash Naruto's Shadow Clones. On the meanwhile, Sasuke is looking at Hiromi with a surprised look on his face as he remembers that she fired that second fireball from her mouth.

Sasuke thinks in his mind, surprised, "That was Fireball Jutsu! Itachi must have taught her that too! Why is Itachi teaching outsiders our jutsu and getting them to study our Sharingan? And furthermore, how did Hiromi manage to surprise that Kanako girl with her Fireball Jutsu? It must have been a coincidence!"

While slashing Naruto's Shadow Clones, Kanako thinks in her mind, seriously while throwing sendons at the clones, "It shouldn't be taken this long to defeat them!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "All I have to do is to get them away from the mirrors, and then they're finished!"

As more of Naruto's Shadow Clones were taken out, Sasuke and Hiromi try to anticipate where to strike next and as Kanako goes back into one of the mirrors, a fireball appears in front of her, causing her to perform a mid-air backflip to escape it while her right sleeve gets a burn mark and as she falls back to another mirror, but a kunai knife is flown past her, causing her to yelp in shock and evade it. Soon enough, Kanako is taken by surprise as she sees Hiromi coming towards her and she calls out, shocked, "What!" Kanako looks at the other Hiromi, who disappears in a poof of smoke, indicating that it was a Shadow Clone who threw that kunai knife and Hiromi manages to hit Kanako in the face, throwing her back to the ground.

Hiromi thinks in her mind, seriously, "Now, for the other one!" Hiromi is then taken by surprise as Haku appears behind her and kicks her in the side, making her hit the mirrors.

Naruto calls out, worriedly, "Nee-chan!" On the meanwhile, Sasuke manages to fire another fireball at Haku, but only manages to burn a part of his pants and Kanako manages to land on the ground, but took a boot to the face by Sasuke's right foot, throwing her back to hit the ground, but she performs a back flip, and jumps into the air to avoid Sasuke's punch and went into the mirror, then comes out to take out more of Naruto's Shadow Clones and then they smack the Uzumaki twins back to the ground in a heap. Soon enough, the Uzumaki twins slowly stood up while ignoring their injuries and Hiromi thinks in her mind, annoyed, "Damn it! I was so close!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, slyly, "Got them one time! I'm starting to get the timing! However…!" Sasuke looks at Hiromi, who was slightly heavily breathing, and Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "…Hiromi is catching up with one of them and I managed to hit one of them because of her! That was twice that she was able to hit them! Can she really keep up with them as much as I can? Wait! Could she be using THAT power, again?"

Outside of the ice dome, we find Kakashi, Azami, and Sayaka standing guard as they try to find Zabuza and Miyuki.

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "It's the Hidden Mist Jutsu! But…this mist is even too thick even for Zabuza! How can he fight in it?"

Azami tells Kakashi, "Kakashi-san, I can still pick up Zabuza's and Miyuki's scents. I can detect them for you!"

Miyuki's voice rings out, "I don't think so, girl!" Just then, Miyuki appears out of the mist to strike Azami with her sword, but Azami blocks it with her own sword.

Kakashi tells Azami, "Azami, you and Sayaka deal with this girl! I'll handle Zabuza! Don't worry about me not finding him! I have my own ways to find him!"

Azami says, with a nod, "Alright!" Azami manages to push Miyuki away from her to quickly remove her leg weights and vest and tosses them aside, making a loud thud. Azami says, seriously, "Alright! Let's finish this, Miyuki!"

Miyuki says, seriously, "Yes, let's!" Miyuki then jumps at Azami who does the same and the two kunoichi/swordswomen clash swords.

"Gatotsu First Style!"

Azami thrusts her sword at Miyuki's forehead, but Miyuki smacks the sword away and Azami goes in for a slice at Miyuki's head, but Miyuki blocks it with her own sword.

Miyuki says, with a sly smile, "That move won't work on me anymore!" Miyuki then slashes Azami's sword which causes so much friction that it ignites at the tip of her where a saw like pattern is at and taking Azami by surprise, slashes Azami's bare right shoulder while leaving a trail of flames behind and Azami manages to get her footing while making to keep her distance away from Miyuki.

Azami thinks in her mind, surprised, "She set the tip of her sword on fire with the heat of the friction!" Miyuki then stabs the ground and charges after Azami while dragging her sword as it ignites again. Azami thinks in her mind, seriously, "No! If the friction between swords can start a fire, then my sword should be on fire too! This flame is burning for another reason! Don't be distracted by the flame! The flame itself can't do that much damage! Watch the tip of the sword and counter it!" Miyuki goes to slash her flaming sword at Azami, who moves out of the way, and Miyuki raises her sword to her sheath behind her back, which causes the tip of the blade to ignite again and hits vertically at Azami, who was pulled away by Sayaka, who gets hits on the side again. Azami tells Sayaka, with a smile, "Thanks, Sayaka!" Azami then notices Sayaka's left side had a wound that has a burn mark and she says, surprised, "Burn mark!"

Miyuki says, with a sly smile, "How do you like it, Ookamizuka! My Homura Dama! I'm sure getting cut and burn at the same time is a pain that you've never felt before!"

Kakashi says, in a horrified tone, "Homura Dama! It can't be!" Kakashi asks Miyuki, "What is your full name?"

Miyuki says, slyly, "I'll tell you! My full name is Miyuki Shishio!"

Azami and Kakashi are shocked by this news and Azami says, seriously, "I knew it!"

Sakura asks, curiously, "What's going on?"

Kakashi says, in a serious tone, "That attack, the Homura Dama, is one of the sword techniques of The Three Secret Swords and it's the first one! The Three Secret Swords is dated back to the Edo period of Japan where the last assassin of the Chōshū clan used this technique. This assassin believed to be extremely ruthless and coldblooded. He lives by the belief that weak only exist for the benefit of the strong and is devoid of compassion or mercy. This assassin was opportunistic sociopath who would undoubtedly use his vast knowledge of government secrets to plunge Japan into turmoil for his own personal gain. So, during the Boshin War, this assassin was knocked out from a blow to the head from a gun, doused in oil and burned alive by the Ishin Shishi, the people that he worked for. However, he survived, sustaining severe damage to his entire body to the point that he must wear bandages day and night to cover his disfigured skin. He assembled a group of the best fighters in Japan, called the Ten Swords or Juppongatana, to overthrow the Meiji government. He envisioned a Japan ruled by him, enforcing the principles of Social Darwinism through Anarchism and chaotic fighting. Using this belief, he ran a campaign against the Meiji government, as he felt it was too weak to effectively lead the country. This assassin's name was Makoto Shishio and he was soon brought down by his predecessor, who was considered to be the strongest of the Imperialist and became a wanderer after the Bakumatsu."

Zabuza's voice rings out, "Exactly! As it stands, Miyuki is just as strong and skilled as her ancestor and unknown to most people from Japan, Makoto Shishio had a son that was hidden from the publicly. From that on, the Shishio clan descended to Miyuki and when Miyuki was nine, the Shishio clan was mysteriously wiped out and Miyuki was its survivor. The sword that she holds right now is the same sword wielded I had the knowledge of The Three Secret Swords implanted within Miyuki since I've respected the belief of Makoto Shishio, greatly. With the knowledge of Three Secret Swords and her great speed, the Ookamizuka girl and her overgrown mutt have no chance against Miyuki."

Azami says, with a sly smile, "You didn't think that I knew the secret of the Homura Dama, Zabuza!"

Miyuki says, shocked, "What!"

Azami says, in a plain tone, "The heat generated by friction is only meant to light the flame! Actually, it isn't the tip of the blade that you're setting on fire with friction. What's burning…the substance that's really burning was taken by that blade, which resembles a very fine tooth saw…it's seethed to the blade…each and every time…you and your ancestor committed another murder…it's human fat!"

Sakura had to cover her mouth to hold back her own vomit when she heard this and she thinks in her mind, disgusted, "Human fat!"

Ayano says, disgusted, "That's disgusting!"

Miyuki says, with a sly smile, "Congratulations, your powers of observation are terrific or could it be that sense of smell that you Ookamizukas are so blessed with, but saying that this sword resembles a saw is rather rude. This is after all one of the swords made by Shakku Arai. No matter how well made a sword is…if you keep use it to kill people, the blade chips creates slags and dulls the slash, but by studying a swords limits and maintaining its destructive edge by purposely chipping the part of the blade you can create a sword that can be used multiple times without any differences of effectiveness. This sword, the Mugenjin, is the last of Shakku Arai's deadliest swords, combined by the number of people that I and my ancestors have already killed; my Homura Dama has evolved to the attack that you've seen now! The weak of my prey and I strengthen myself with each one that I've killed. When it comes to my swordsmanship, survival of the fittest is the key."

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "This is really bad and she only has two more attacks from The Three Secret Swords that she hasn't used yet!" Just then, a barrage of shuriken appears behind Kakashi as he quickly takes out his kunai knife, turns and swats them away from him.

Zabuza's voice ring out, slyly, "Very skillful as I expected from Kakashi the Sharingan Warrior!" Kakashi then turns back to see Zabuza who has his eyes closed and his right hand in a hand sign.

Kakashi thinks in his mind, surprised, "His eyes are closed!"

Zabuza says, slyly, "But the next time you see me is the last time that you see anything. Without your Sharingan, you're nothing!"

Kakashi says, surprised, "What!" Zabuza then is covered by the mist once again.

Zabuza says, in a plain tone, "You wanted me to believe that you can see through everything, even though time. Last time, you told me that was my last battle ever, but your prediction was wrong, Kakashi! I'm still alive, so you're a fraud, Kakashi! You can't predict the future and you can't read me! The Sharingan is just a cheap trick that makes you seem more powerful than you are! I know now that your Sharingan has two separate elements: the piercing eye, which sees every detail and the hypnotic eye, which mesmerizes your opponent! Employing these abilities, you can execute multiple jutsu in quick succession to make it seem that you can see into the future. First with the piercing eye, you copied my movements, instantly! This replicate of movement made me doubt my own thoughts! Once I was shaken, you infiltrated my mind…waiting for the slightest flutter to anticipate my actions…seeking out to any hints of my next move. You timed it precisely…waiting for the right moment. The instant my mind becomes unfocused, you created a new illusion and with your hypnotic eye, you've induced me to make hand signs while you were making the same signs, so you seem to be coping me, but you were controlling my movements which would explain why you created that water vortex. Now, that I know this…a very simple plan can defeat you! First, neutralize your piercing eye with zero visibility mist!" Soon enough, Zabuza goes in to punch Kakashi, who barely blocks the hit while horrified and surprised that Zabuza knew so much about his Sharingan, and was thrown back a few feet, but manages to get his footing.

Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "The mist is slowing my reaction time!" Zabuza's chortle is heard from the thick mist.

Zabuza's voice rings out, slyly, "Then, neutralize your hypnotic eye by keeping my eyes closed! You won't bore into my mind if you can't look into my eyes!"

Kakashi says, with a sly and sarcastic tone, "Brilliant…except with your eyes closed you can't see me either."

Zabuza's voice rings out, "Have you forgotten who I am, Kakashi? I'm the demon of the Hidden Mist! Master of the Silent Kill! I can take you out by sound alone!" Kakashi then prepares to defend himself while figuring out to defeat Zabuza while on the meanwhile back into the ice mirror dome made by Haku and Kanako to trap Sasuke and the Uzumaki twins.

Haku thinks in his mind, while looking at the burn mark on his pants, "He read my movements, but that's not possible! Also, that red haired girl was able to read Kanako's movements too! How is that even possible?"

Naruto says, in a serious tone, "I was so close, but I couldn't quite get to them!"

Hiromi says, in a plain tone, "You're not the only one!"

Sasuke asks Hiromi, "Hey Hiromi, can you use that weird chakra of yours?"

Hiromi asks, curiously, "What weird chakra?"

Sasuke says, seriously, "That chakra that you used during our academy days! The same chakra that use to increase your strength and speed! Can you use it?"

Hiromi says, perplexed, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Naruto tells Sasuke, "I know what you're talking about, Sasuke, but Nee-chan can't use it right now! It has to be when she's really pissed off!"

Sasuke says, in an annoyed groan, "You're kidding me! She has to be really mad for it to work!"

Hiromi asks, curiously, "What are you two talking about!"

Sasuke asks Naruto, "Never mind, then! Naruto, can you still move?"

Naruto exclaims, seriously, "Of course! Nothing can stop me! Believe it!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "He doesn't want to show it, but he's exhausted! The Shadow Clone Jutsu uses so much chakra, but thanks to them, I've figured it out!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, in a serious tone, "I know how to break through!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, "The human eye can't predict mine and Nii-chan's movements! It must have been a coincidence!"

Sasuke and Hiromi perform ninja hand signs and Sasuke calls out to Naruto, seriously, "Naruto, run for it!"

Hiromi tells Naruto, "Get out of here and attack from the outside! Hurry!"

Naruto says, seriously while confused, "Alright! You got it!" Naruto then runs off toward one of the exits of the ice mirror dome.

Haku exclaims, strongly, "You cannot escape!" Soon enough, the mirrors glow and knock Naruto down on his behind, but Naruto jumps back to his feet and runs to another exit.

Naruto exclaims, strongly, "You think that you can keep me here, forget it!" Haku then jumps out from the mirror to attack Naruto, but Sasuke sees him.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"

Sasuke unleashes his fireball at Haku, but Haku sees it at the last minute and dodges it then throws a sendon at him and lands in front of Naruto, then kicks him away from him and hits the ground and the sendon hits Sasuke's left shoulder. Soon enough, Haku sees another fireball coming at him, which he dodges it and escapes to his mirror, but a kunai knife appears flying past him and he goes over to another mirror.

Hiromi calls out, strongly while performing more hand signs, "Oh I don't think so, pal! You're not escaping to those damned mirrors!"

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"

Hiromi unleashes a volley of small fireballs at Haku, who dodges them effortlessly and throws another sendon at Hiromi, who responds with throwing a kunai at it to cancel it out.

Kanako says, in a snarl, "Annoying pest! Just die already!" Kanako throws a sendon at the back of Hiromi's right shoulder, causing her to yelp in pain, giving Haku enough time to return to his mirror.

Naruto says, in a snarl while standing up, "I couldn't get past him!"

Sasuke and Hiromi got the sendons from their shoulders and Sasuke tells Naruto, "That's good, Naruto!"

Hiromi says, seriously, "One more time!"

Naruto says, seriously, "Yeah! Let's do it!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, glaring at the ice images of Haku and Kanako, "There must be a limit to their chakras too! I can feel them slowing down!" Naruto then dashes out toward the exit with Sasuke and Hiromi going to separate exits of their own.

Haku says, with a serious tone, "No more games! We need to stop this now!" Haku and Kanako jump out from their mirrors and Kanako says, seriously, "This time you'll stay down!" Haku and Kanako throw a barrage of sendon needles at Sasuke and Hiromi with one of them hitting Sasuke's left leg which multiple of the needles hit Sasuke's arms and legs and Hiromi's right shoulder and arms causing them to cry out in pain.

Naruto stops and he calls out, worriedly, "Sasuke! Nee-chan!" Soon enough, more sendons hit Naruto's upper back causing him to cry out in pain too.

Back with Azami and Sayaka, we find Sayaka slowly standing on her legs while winching at her injury and Miyuki preparing for her next attack.

Azami asks Sayaka, "Are you sure you can still fight, girl?"

Sayaka nods her head in reply and Miyuki says, in a plain tone, "I don't know what you and that wolf are planning, but I can assure you that it won't work."

Azami says, with a sly smile, "We'll see! Ready, Sayaka!" Sayaka barks in reply as Azami brings her sword above her head with the rip at her right hand and Sayaka charges after Miyuki, who grinds her sword to the ground to slash her, but when she does, she only hits an afterimage of Sayaka.

Miyuki yells out, shocked, "What!" Sayaka then appears behind the afterimage and head-butts Miyuki, throwing her away from her, and Miyuki then looks up to see Azami appearing above her with her sword heading towards her with another thrust.

"Gatotsu Second Style!"

Miyuki jumps up to avoid the strike as Azami's sword strikes the ground, creating a sizable dent onto it. Miyuki exclaims, seriously, "I told you! I saw that move before and it won't work on me, Ookamizuka!"

Azami says, with a sly smile, "But you're in mid-air, which is perfect!"

Miyuki yells out, shocked, "What!"

Azami jumps up and like performing the Gatotsu First Style, she aims her sword at Miyuki.

"Gatotsu Third Style!"

In a flash of light, Miyuki and Azami land on their feet with Azami, getting a slash to her right side and Miyuki getting a slash on her left side, causing her to yelp in pain as she drops her sword, accidently.

"Gatotsu Zero Stance!"

Miyuki is taken by surprise as she turns and meets with Azami's sword stabbing her in the stomach, causing her to cough out blood and throws her to a wall on the bridge. Miyuki croaks out, weakly, "H-ho-how did y-you do that!"

Azami says, in a serious tone, "There are several kinds of Gatotsu attacks: Ishiki the frontal attack is the first position. Nishiki from above is the second position and Sanshiki the mid-air attack is the third! The attack that I just used the Zeroshiki is called the 'Hidden Strike' and this is the first time I've ever used it!"

Miyuki says, weakly, "Th-that's im-impossible…!" Miyuki then loses consciousness and on the meanwhile, Kakashi looks around his surroundings and he thinks in his mind, "An enemy that you can't see or can't hear! Urgh! It's been a long time since I've faced anyone this tough! I know that Azami and Sayaka can handle themselves, but Sasuke, Hiromi, and Naruto…I don't know if they could hold out! My Sharingan is useless in this kind of fog…I guess that I have to use THAT technique! It's been a long time since I've used it though…it's a lot easier to find Zabuza than my Sharingan even in this dense fog!" Soon enough, Kakashi gets a mental picture of Zabuza going to attack Tazuna and Kakashi calls out, horrified, "The bridge-builder!"

On the meanwhile, Sakura, Tazuna, Aoi, Ayano, and Takao are looking around in anticipation while Aoi goes to get her duel disk, then activate it and Zabuza appears behind them, which all of them took notice. Zabuza charges after them while drawing his sword and Kakashi appearing in front of them while Aoi takes out a card from her dueling deck.

Zabuza exclaims, strongly, "Too late!" As Zabuza goes to use to his sword to slash, Sakura screams out loudly.

At the same time within the ice dome, we find Sasuke on his right hand and knees, Hiromi kneeling, and Naruto lying on his chest in pain and all three of them had sendon needles on their bodies.

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "That scream! That was Sakura! What's happening to her? Where are Kakashi, Azami, and Sayaka?"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, "That was Haruno! Did Zabuza kill her and Tazuna-san? What about Kakashi-sensei, Aoi-chan, Ayano-chan, and Takao-kun? Did Zabuza kill them too? And what about Azami-san and Sayaka?"

Naruto groans out, weakly, "S-Sakura-chan…she's in trouble…!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "We've got to break through!"

Naruto slowly stands onto his feet and he says, weakly, "I'll bust us out of here!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, surprised by Naruto's great endurance, "Naruto?"

Naruto says, with a weak smile, "I'll fake them out!"

Haku says, in a serious and annoyed tone, "You've exhausted our patience!" Naruto then puts his hands in ninja hand signs and blue chakra is erupted from his body, then he dashes toward one of the exits of the dome with a huge burst of speed, but Haku appears in one of the mirrors in front of Naruto. Naruto then jumps back, then dashes towards another exit with Kanako dashing by his side while going through mirrors and throws a barrage of sendon at him, but Hiromi intercepts her and knocks the needles away.

Hiromi calls out to Naruto, "Naruto, get going!"

Naruto calls out, dashing to another exit, "Thanks, Nee-chan!" As Naruto got close to the exit, Haku appears in one of the mirrors, behind him.

Sasuke calls out, seriously, "Naruto, behind you!" Soon enough, Haku throws a barrage of sendons at Naruto, knocking him down to the ground.

Sasuke and Hiromi call out in unison, "Naruto!"

Kanako says, with a sly tone, "Your chances of escaping our house of mirrors are zero. That is absolute."

Sasuke and Hiromi go over to Naruto's lying form and Sasuke asks Naruto, "Naruto, are you able to get up?"

Naruto tries to get up despite his weakened state and Hiromi tells him, "Try not to anymore chakra, Naruto."

Sasuke says, plainly, "Your sister's right, Naruto, it's only helping them out."

Naruto says, in reply, "I know, Sasuke, I know!" Naruto then falls back to the ground and Hiromi calls out, worriedly, "Naruto!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, curiously while looking at Hiromi, "Just a few moments ago…this girl…she was able to pick up every one of my movements…but how…I know that it can't be a mere coincidence! I have to try something else to make sure!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "We can't go on like this! They're blocking every move that we make! I've got to find a way to outmaneuver them!" Hiromi and Sasuke stand on their feet and Sasuke thinks in his mind, plainly, "My eyes have adjusted to their movements!"

Hiromi then gets an image into her mind on the next attacks of Haku and Kanako and she thinks in her mind, seriously, "I know where they are going to attack next!"

Haku and Kanako appear in front of them while in their mirrors and Haku says, slyly, "Looking for a counterattack!"

Kanako says, slyly, "We'll save you the trouble!" Soon enough, Haku and Kanako throw their sendon needles at the three Leaf Genin of Team 7, but Sasuke and Hiromi picks up needles of their own and knock every last one of them away from them, surprising them.

Haku yells out, shocked, "What!"

Sasuke then falls on his left knee in exhausting and he tells Naruto, seriously, "Get up, loser! We've got to team up!"

Haku thinks in his mind, seriously, "I'm aiming for his vital spots now and I'm sure that Kanako is doing the same for the red haired girl, but we can't get a direct hit. Speaking of which, that red haired girl seemed to be predicting every one of our movements! I'm starting to believe that it's no coincidence at all!"

Naruto slowly sits up and he says, seriously, "I know what we have to do! Believe it, Sasuke, Nee-chan!" Soon enough, multiple images of Haku and Kanako appear in all of the mirrors and Hiromi gets more images in her mind of the next attacks. Soon enough, Haku and Kanako unleash another barrage of sendon needles at them, but Sasuke and Hiromi manages to block every last one of them with Sasuke knocking Naruto out of the way and Hiromi grabbing Naruto, then jumping out of the way of the needles. Soon enough, two needles manage to hit Sasuke's left leg and Hiromi's right arm causing them to yelp in pain.

Haku thinks in his mind, seriously, "It's not just luck! They're fighting to protect their friend! That's why they're so determined, but they can't possibly see the needles coming. Our movements are beyond human speed and yet, they're tracking them! Somehow! Whatever they're doing, I have to stop them now!" Soon enough, Haku and Kanako disappear from sight confusing Sasuke and Hiromi.

Hiromi says, surprised, "They disappeared! Where did they go? How could they just vanish!"

Sasuke tells the weakened Naruto, "Naruto, you better not pass out again! Come on, let's go! We can't be protecting you like this!"

Naruto says, with a weak serious tone, "Then, don't! I never asked for your and Nee-chan's help anyway!" Naruto then falls to the ground, rendering himself unconscious.

Hiromi calls out, worriedly, "Naruto!"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "You can't revive him! He reached his limits!" Soon enough, Hiromi and Sasuke turn to see Haku and Kanako in their mirrors hovering above them and Sasuke throws his needle at Haku's mirror, but it bounces off, annoying him even further. Haku says, slyly, "Impressive! You have excellent movement!" Soon enough, Haku throws four needles at Hiromi, who is slightly tired, but Sasuke pushes her away from their path and jumps out of the way himself while feeling the effects of fatigue get to him.

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "But it looks like you two have reached your limits as well! Motor functions…reflexes…judgment…your abilities are weakening slowly but surely…now, you're finished!"

Hiromi soon gets another mental image of the incoming attacks in her mind and she thinks in her mind, seriously, "That's what you think!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "Here they come! Stay calm…focus…concentrate…see everything…" Soon enough, Sasuke's eyes begin to change as Haku and Kanako threw their needles at them and Sasuke and Hiromi, after grabbing Naruto, focus their chakra to their feet and jumps up to avoid the needles.

Haku thinks in his mind, "They saw every one of my moves! But there's no way that they could do that…" Hiromi places Naruto down to the ground and she and Sasuke pants in exhaustion while Sasuke's bangs are covering his eyes.

Hiromi tells Sasuke, with a weak sly smile, "It's about time that you got them it out, but still it's not like Itachi-onii-chan's!"

Sasuke says, in a weak annoyed tone, "Oh shut up!" Sasuke lifts up his head to reveal a pair of Sharingan eyes replacing his normal black eyes with one tomoe in his left and two tomoes in his right, glaring at Haku and Kanako.

Kanako thinks in her mind, surprised, "Those eyes…it can't be…!"

Haku thinks in his mind, surprised, "Impossible…those eyes…the Sharingan…you're…!"

Sasuke thinks in his mind, seriously, "It's not complete, but I can see through their deceptions!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, plainly, "So, he too has a Kekkai Genkai…the power of a unique trait…that's passed down within a clan…interesting…"

Haku thinks in his mind, seriously, "Even though…it's not perfected…to uncover this power within the mist of a lethal attack is an amazing feet…" Haku then looks at Hiromi's eyes to find the Sharingan, but instead all he could see are her normal blue eyes. Haku thinks in his mind, shocked, "What! She doesn't have the Sharingan too, but how is it that she can predict my movements…how…does she have a similar ability like the Sharingan?" Haku looks at the unconscious Naruto and he thinks in his mind, seriously, "No! If she had, then her brother would have the same power if it was a Kekkai Genkai! What is her power? Because of that weird power of hers and that black haired boy's Sharingan, we won't be able to fight much longer. Our jutsu uses a tremendous amount of chakra and their swift movements also take energy."

Kanako thinks in her mind, seriously, "There's no doubt that the longer we fight, the more that girl would use her weird power and the black haired boy would use the Sharingan to perceive our moves. Even now, that boy's eyes are tracking us and I don't know how that girl is keeping up with us. I can't target them directly, they'll just block a frontal attack! So, I have to throw them off guard and attack their partner, and then I'll destroy them." Soon enough, the next attack from her opponents appear in her mind, which got Hiromi to act by placing her hands in ninja hand signs.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

As Haku and Kanako lung after the unconscious Naruto, a Hiromi Shadow Clone appears and goes in to block their attacks, but Haku stabs the Hiromi Shadow Clone in the chest, making it disappear in a puff of smoke and goes after Naruto, which got Sasuke to act as he charges after him to stop him.

On the meanwhile, we find Zabuza being held back by deep violet thorn vines from none other than Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800).

Zabuza yells out, "What?"

Kakashi says, looking at Aoi, who has her duel disk activated and her mother's Black Rose Dragon Synchro monster card on her duel disk, "But how? Wait, Lady Aoi! You must be…!"

Aoi says, with a nod, "I'm a Psychic Duelist, just like my mother, with the power to make monster attacks very much real! Black Rose Dragon, attack him and show him what I mean!" Black Rose Dragon roars as it pushes Zabuza back and slashes him with his thorn filled vines in which one manages to make contact cutting his left arm and drawing blood. Black Rose Dragon then unleashes its Black Rose Flare attack and blocks it with his blade using chakra to hold back the attack, but the strength of it manages to push him back.

Zabuza says, with a sly tone, "The power to make Duel Monsters real through some kind of 'mental powers', young Signer. So, the rumors are true."

Sakura asks, perplexed, "Mental powers?"

Soon after, Zabuza leaps back into the mist and Aoi says, with a sigh, "It is a long story, Sakura-san."

Kakashi tells Sakura, "I'll help later, but we have work to do and this development makes it more important to protect her since such power will be craved by people in our world."

Zabuza tells Kakashi, with a sly sneer, "Don't you think that you need to focus on the here and now, Kakashi? As for those brats and that overgrown mutt, don't worry, they're at Miyuki's, Haku's and Kanako's mercies! Right now! They're breathing their last breath, right now! But relax, you have plenty of time to weep up an apology for failing those brats when you see them in the next life!" Zabuza lets out a demonic like laughter as he moves deep within the fog.

Sakura says, worriedly, "He said that Sasuke-kun…will die…!" Sakura then gains a serious look on her face and she says, seriously, "No! I won't believe that! I have faith in him!"

Inner Sakura yells out, strongly while waving her fists, "Sasuke-kun is going to beat them to a pulp! Cha!"

Sakura says, seriously, "And that masked kids…!"

Inner Sakura yells out, seriously while still waving her fists, "…we'll make them wish that they weren't born!"

Sakura says, seriously, "I can't lose Sasuke-kun…!"

Inner Sakura yells out, "Anyone who tries to talk him away from me is going to pay for it!"

Sakura says, seriously, "…Naruto and Hiromi either!"

Kakashi says, in a serious tone, "Exactly! I…I believe in their abilities…I have faith in them…Naruto, the Number One Hyperactive Knuckleheaded Ninja, Hiromi, the Red Sherlock Holmes Ninja, and Sasuke, heir to the most powerful clan in the Hidden Leaf Village!"

Zabuza gains a surprised look on his face and he says, surprised, "You mean…!"

Kakashi says, in a serious tone, "Yes! His full name is Sasuke Uchiha! The unique powers of the Uchiha bloodline run through his veins! The Kekkai Genkai is his birthright!"

Zabuza says, in a surprised tone, "I heard that one young ninja survived the tragedy of the Uchiha clan…no wonder he advances so quickly…even that red haired brat of yours, so that girl is an Uchiha too!"

Kakashi says, while shaking his head, "No, but she's also stronger than girls her age in our village and her fighting abilities even rivals Sasuke, who graduated at the top of his class, making her the strongest among her female peers." On the meanwhile, while hearing about Hiromi being the strongest among her female peers, Sakura felt her pride getting hit as she clenches her fist, while remembering that not even once that she had ever beaten her.

Zabuza says, in a plain tone, "Big deal! Your two brats may advance quickly, Kakashi, but so do Haku and Kanako…no one can match them…no one has ever stopped their secret jutsu. Even the most skilled Jounin fall before them, just as you will fall before me and that Ookamizuka girl will fall before Miyuki, right now!"

Kakashi tells Sakura, seriously, "Sakura, stay with Tazuna-san, Lady Ayano, and Lady Aoi!"

Sakura says, with a nod, "Okay, got it!"

Kakashi then runs into the mist, after Zabuza, while thinking, "He's right, but he's the one to fall!"

On the meanwhile within the ice mirror dome, we find Hiromi looking at complete shock and horror as she sees Sasuke standing weakly with Naruto's unconscious form behind him and Haku's and Kanako's lying forms on the ground.

Hiromi says, shocked, "But why…?" Soon enough, Naruto slowly regains consciousness to see himself lying behind Sasuke and he sees the lying forms of Haku and Kanako.

Sasuke croaks out, weakly, "You…always get in the way…Naruto…it never fails!"

Naruto exclaims, happily, "You and Nee-chan beat them, Sasuke!" Soon enough, Naruto sees Sasuke standing in an almost death state, which brings him to the realization that Sasuke had sacrificed himself for Naruto's sake by getting in the way of Haku's attack.

Sasuke gazes weakly at Naruto and he says, weakly, "You should see the look on your face! You…you look like a total loser!"

Naruto asks, with a shocked tone, "Wait! Why…why did you…save me…? Why did you do it?"

Hiromi asks, with a weak serious glare, "Why did YOU of all people save my brother?"

Sasuke croaks out, weakly, "I…I don't know why…I just did!" Soon enough, images of Naruto and Hiromi appears within Sasuke's mind and Sasuke croaks out, "You…and your sister…I hated the two of you!"

Naruto gets up on his feet and he asks, seriously, "Then why…? It doesn't make any sense! Why did you protect me?" Sasuke says nothing while Naruto gets angry and he yells at Sasuke, angered, "I didn't ask for this! I didn't ask for you to save me!"

Sasuke says, weakly, "I don't know! My body just moved on its own! There was no time to think, loser!" Sasuke then falls back which gets Naruto to catch him response while calling out his name and Hiromi running towards the two boys. Sasuke croaks out, weakly, "He…he's still out there…my brother…I promised…myself…I'd stay alive…until…I killed him!"

Hiromi falls on her knees and she says, in low angered tone while feeling tears coming, "You…you bastard…!"

Sasuke tells Naruto, while slowly losing consciousness and raising his hand to him, "Naruto, don't…let your dream…die!" Sasuke then loses consciousness as his hand drops down to his stomach and Naruto, for the first time in his life, felt anger growing inside of him not because Sasuke saved his life again, but Sasuke's dream had died along with him.

Hiromi says, in a low angered tone, "You…lousy no good bastard!" Hiromi soon remembers how she was smashes her fist hard to Kanako's chest, knocking the wind out of her and making her body smash the ice mirror, hard, then Hiromi sends her remaining chakra to her feet to go past Haku, who was chasing after Naruto's unconscious form. Just as Hiromi was going to get to Naruto, Sasuke pushes her away as Haku throws a needle at Sasuke's neck and with new found strength, throws Haku away from him and knocking him near Kanako in a heap. The fact that Hiromi was saved by Sasuke had hit her hard, making her feel that she was weak enough to be saved by someone that SHE hated. Hiromi says, in an angered tone, "Sasuke Uchiha, I hated you too, you lousy bastard, but…!"

On the meanwhile, Haku and Kanako slowly stand onto their feet while Kanako grips her ribs and she thinks in her mind, winching, "How can that girl have so much strength! I really underestimated her!"

Haku looks at Naruto holding Sasuke's unconscious form in his arms and he thinks in his mind, "He found…! He found then strength that he realized that he didn't have! Why? Because of certain people, who were precious to him! To save those people, he rushed in knowing that it was a trap! He was a true ninja…worthy of honor!" Haku asks Naruto and Hiromi, "Is this the first time that you've seen a friend die in battle? This is what it means to be a ninja!" Soon enough, Haku and Kanako return into their mirrors.

Naruto says, in a low angered tone, "Shut up!" Naruto laid Sasuke's body to the ground and he says, lowly, "I hated you too, Sasuke, and yet…!" Soon enough, there some smoke surrounding Naruto's form which is taken notice by Hiromi, Haku, and Kanako.

Kanako says, surprised, "What!"

Hiromi says, in a surprised tone, "What is this…? What's going on!"

Naruto says, in a low angered and almost demonic tone, "You'll pay for this!" Soon enough, Naruto's body is producing more steam and is followed by a bridge orange chakra in swirls, which knocks Hiromi to her behind as she looks at her brother with great shock and horror as the high winds that Naruto's dangerous energy is produces increases with velocity.

Hiromi looks at this with concern and fear, "Naruto!"

Naruto's blue eyes turned red and produce demonic marks on his face. Naruto roars out, in a demonic tone, "I'm going to kill you!" Hiromi gasps in horror when she hears those words coming out from her brother's mouth as the orange chakra increases.

Hiromi thinks in her mind, worriedly, "What is this chakra! It's so sinister and powerful like…! It can't be Naruto's…but it's coming from him…unless…!"

Haku thinks in his mind, surprised, "What is this chakra!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, seriously, "Chakra can't be seen and yet…it's clearly visible! It's something ghastly! I can feel the wrath…the bloodlust…like evil itself…!" Soon enough, Naruto's orange chakra is forming an image of a giant fox head, which Hiromi gasps in shock.

Hiromi thinks in her mind, horrified, "A fox's head! It can't be…! This must be ITS chakra! The Nine-Tails!" Soon enough, the needles on Naruto's body is thrown out and his wounds are healing rapidly while Naruto's fingernails are glowing like claws.

Haku thinks in his mind, shocked, "His hand is healing…and changing…! This boy…what is he?" Naruto then sends a deadly demonic glare at Haku and Kanako, making them winch in fear. On the meanwhile, Naruto's demonic chakra is felt by Zabuza, Kakashi, Azami, and Sayaka.

Kakashi thinks in his mind, shocked, "Is Zabuza creating this!" Kakashi then realizes something really bad even worse than Zabuza and he thinks in his mind, seriously, "He's not! I know this chakra! There's no way! Naruto!"

After pulling out her sword from Miyuki's stomach and lying Miyuki's body down, Azami gets alarmed by the scent of Naruto's chakra and Sayaka whimpers in fear. Azami says to Sayaka, "I know, girl! Damn it! How could this happen! Naruto-kun! How could THAT monster's chakra be let out like that?"

Zabuza thinks in his mind, surprised and seriously, "What is this energy? Something foul! Is it Kakashi! No! It's too powerful, even for him! Where's it coming from?"

(With Kotori and her team; Not too far from the bridge)

Elsewhere, we find Kotori and her team racing toward the path of the unfinished bridge to help Kakashi and his team after destroying the group of Gizumon-AT. Soon enough, Naruto's demonic chakra goes noticed to them, especially Kotori, Yumi, and NekitaKariba.

Kotori exclaims, seriously, "We have to step on it, ladies! Fast!"

Asagi asks Kotori, "What do you mean, Kotori-onee-chan? Zabuza and those three kids can't be that much of a threat to Kakashi and Azami-chan!"

Kotori tells Asagi, "It's not Zabuza that I'm talking about!"

Yumi says, in a serious tone, "I know what Auntie Kotori is talking about, Asagi-san! Damn it! How did that demon's chakra gotten out!"

Asagi says, perplexed, "Demon?" Asagi gasps in shock and she exclaims, horrified, "Don't tell me that…!"

NekitaKariba says, seriously, "I know this damn chakra anywhere! Did Minato-kun's seal fail!"

Kotori says, in a serious tone, "We have to get to the bridge and fast or Kakashi and his team will all die, including Naruto!"

(Back to the bridge; at the same time)

Returning to the bridge, we find Sakura guarding Tazuna, Takao, Aoi, and Ayano while totally oblivious to the situation and Kakashi gains a real grim look on his face, realizing what is happening. Kakashi thinks in his mind, seriously, "If it is the Nine-Tailed Fox, then it puts us all in great jeopardy! Now of all times, the seal has broken! I have to stop it!"

Back in the ice dome, we see Hiromi who has a horrified look on her face as she covers her face from the high wind coming from the Nine-Tailed Fox's increasing chakra which his nails and canine teeth grow longer and sharper and his blonde hair will grow longer and spikier, as it stands on end.

Haku thinks in his mind, seriously, "The bloodlust in his eyes…this is no longer a child…!" Soon enough, now demonic Naruto charges after Haku with great speed and Haku throws a barrage of needles at Naruto, but his orange chakra pushes them away and Haku disappears from sight and his and his sister's images appear from all mirrors.

Kanako thinks in her mind, seriously, "His chakra increases after every second! We have to strike him down! But first…" Kanako then looks at Hiromi, who is looking at her 'transformed' brother, and throws multiple needles at her, which the 'transformed' Naruto goes over to grab his petrified sister, bridal style, and sets her onto the ground, then glares at Kanako.

Naruto yells out, in a demonic angered tone, "How dare you attack my sister! Now, I'm really going to tear you two apart!" Soon enough, Naruto charges after Kanako's mirror and smashes his fist to the mirror, which broke from Naruto's enhanced strength and from the shard of the mirror Haku and Kanako came down to attack Naruto with their needles, but Naruto dodges them at the last second. With great speed, Naruto charges after Kanako, who tries to get to another mirror, but Naruto grabs the back of her collar and smashes his fist to her mask covered face, throwing her towards a mirror, but instead of going throw it, Kanako's body smashes through the ice mirror and stumbles down the ground.

Haku calls out, worriedly, "Kanako!" Haku tries to go to his sister's aid, but Naruto grabs his right wrist to prevent him from escaping and pulls him close to him, then smashes his fist to Haku's face, throwing him though another mirror, breaking it and knocking him next to Kanako in a heap while Haku's and Kanako's masks forms cracks while their mirrors does the same.

On the meanwhile with Kakashi, he thinks in his mind, seriously, "Could the seal have been broken! No! It's been loosen and a glimmer of the Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra has been let out, but the seal still holds!" Kakashi takes out a scroll from his vest pocket and puts Zabuza's blood onto it, thinking, "Good! Then, maybe we still have a chance…just maybe…!" Kakashi calls out, while twirling the scroll around, "Zabuza, I don't mean to spoil your fun and I know how you love to stretch these things out, but how about we put an end to this, right now!" Kakashi then places his hands in ninja hand signs with the scroll and he says, "Come on! What do you say? We're both busy people!"

Zabuza's voice calls out from the mist, "Tempting! I'm curious to see how you intend to back up such brave words! Show me, Kakashi!"

On the meanwhile, Azami and Sayaka with the unconscious Miyuki comes to see both Haku and Kanako being thrown to the ground by a transformed Naruto and the ice mirror dome destroyed. Azami says, with a serious tone, "Oh good! The seal isn't broken, but Naruto-kun is still out of control!"

Hiromi thinks in her mind, worriedly, "No! This can't go on! If this continues, Naruto could actually kill them!" As Haku and Kanako slowly got onto their feet, their masks begin to break and Naruto charges after them.

Haku thinks in his mind, "Zabuza-san, we're no match for this boy!"

Kanako thinks in her mind, "Master…we have failed!" Soon enough, the masks have been completely destroyed and Naruto goes in for the kill.

Hiromi calls out, seriously, "Naruto, stop!" Soon enough, Naruto stops his fist from going any further to two twins' faces as he sees Haku's real face and Kanako's real face, which is the same as Haku's but holds a more feminine expression. Hiromi runs over to Naruto and gets a good look at the faces, which gasps in shock at Haku's face. Hiromi says, surprised, "So, that guy in the woods! That was you!"

Naruto says, surprised, "Haku!" Naruto then looks at Kanako and he asks, "And who the hell is she?"

Kanako tells Naruto, "I'm Kanako, Haku's younger sister, but why do you not strike!"

Haku asks Naruto, "Did you not just vow to avenge your comrade's death by killing us? Or was that vow just empty words?" The Uzumaki twins looks at Sasuke's unconscious form and Naruto glares at Haku, then punishes him hard in the face, knocking him down. Haku coughs out blood and he tells him, while standing up and wiping the blood from his lip, "No! That won't do! You're still holding back! If that is all the strength that you can put into it, then you'll never carry out your vow. Perhaps, he didn't mean as much as you pretend."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "To show mercy to those who oppose the one, you serve…to allow his enemies to live when you can strike them down…it is not compassion, it's a betrayal to your life's very purpose. For what reason do you exist then? You're a use to no one! Your life has no meaning! It is mere existence! Day after day of pain and struggle…signifying nothing!"

Naruto yells at Kanako, seriously, "Yeah well speak for yourself!"

Haku asks Naruto, "Are you really that blind, little one? She is talking about herself as of me too! This day shows that we're no longer of any use to Zabuza-san."

Naruto says, angrily, "Zabuza! Why that guy anyway!"

Hiromi says, with a disgusted tone, "To devote yourself to a rotten skunk like him, who doesn't even know the meaning of the word 'honor'! Why would you two devote yourselves to a low down creep like him for?"

Naruto says, with a nod, "No joke! If he's the one person that you two devote yourselves to, then that's the sorriest thing that I've ever heard!"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "There were ones that matter to us the most…long ago…our mother and father. We were born in the Land of Water in a small village where the snow lies deep in the winter."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "Our parents were farmers and very poor. Our lives were hard, but we were content. Our parents were good to each other and kind to us. Yes, we were happy once, but then everything changed, because of something that happened long before we were born, everything changed."

Naruto asks, "What do you mean? What was it?"

Haku says, in a serious tone, "It wasn't our doings, but it was in the blood!"

Hiromi says, perplexed, "Blood? You mean your Kekkai Genkai, right? What happened?"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "It was our father, who changed! He killed our mother and he almost killed both me and Kanako." The Uzumaki twins gasp in shock and horror and Hiromi asks, curiously, "But why?"

Kanako replies, "After years of suffering and the horrors of civil war, my land came to hate and fear anyone who carried a Kekkai Genkai in their blood! Because of their unique abilities, the clans were used as mercenaries! They were fought in many battles and were very feared, but when the wars was over, they were despised and shunned by the people, who feared that their presence would bring more war and misfortune. So, it was that after the wars that these clans went into hiding, denying the bloodline trait that flowed through their veins, concealing their unique abilities and knowing if they were discovered means certain death."

Haku points at Sasuke's body and he says, "If you'd searched that boy's memories, then I'm sure that you'll find it there too. The cruelty of people…their fear of things that they don't understand. For years, our mother was successful in hiding her bloodline trait. She met and fell in love with a sample farmer and they were married and after that our mother thought that she would live a peaceful and ordinary life until the end of her days." Memories of Haku's and Kanako's earlier lives before meeting Zabuza appears within their minds as they show their mother how they could make water float, but instead of being proud and amazed, she scolded them and slaps them hard. Soon enough, their mother hugged the much younger versions of Haku and Kanako and apologized while doing so.

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "Our father had seen, so he knew our secret that our mother and ours and then murdered her." Then, images of their past appears within their minds as they told the Uzumaki twins about their past where after their father murdered their mother, he attempted to kill before Haku and Kanako with tears in his eyes. The younger Haku moves his arms to protect his sister and used his Ice Jutsu to createseveral large ice spikes to kill his father and the rest of the mob there.

Haku says, in a plain tone, "When at last I was myself again, I was no longer myself, our father and mother was gone, but we knew that there was something taken away from us…something even more important…and that is when we truly despaired."

Naruto says, perplexed, "More important than your mother and father? What?"

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "Our purposes…in all the world…there was no one that needed us. We were unnecessary."

Naruto gasps in shock and he thinks in his mind, horrified, "Just like me!"

Haku asks Naruto, "Why is it that you're so determined to be Hokage? Because you want all eyes of the village to look on you and recognize you as a great ninja, you see, it's only through the eyes of others that our little lives has no meaning, when there was no one that sees you or even look at you. It as if you don't exist, then Zabuza-san came along and looked at me and his eyes was not full of hate or fear. He did not shun me for my strangeness; indeed, our special powers were just want he wanted. He made us necessary again." More images of their past appear while we see after meeting with Zabuza, who asked Haku and Kanako to become his "weapons," which meant to becoming dedicated shinobis for Zabuza. Haku and Kanako readily accepted these roles, due to the purpose it gave them, and devoting their lives to becoming the ultimate tools for Zabuza to use.

Kanako says, with a sad smile, "We were happy, but we had failed Zabuza-san. We were like weapons that are broken and of no use." Kanako tells the Uzumaki twins, "Naruto-kun! Hiromi-chan! Kill us!" The Uzumaki twins were taken back at this.

On the meanwhile at another part of the bridge, Kakashi goes through hand signs with the scroll in his hands and yells out, "Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu! Earth Style: Fang Pursuit Jutsu!" Kakashi slams the scroll onto the ground and kanji letters flow into the ground.

Zabuza's voice calls out, "I don't see what's the point! Your jutsu is no use if you can't find me, but I can find you! Falling into my trap! You disappoint me, Kakashi! I think that you are right! It is time to end this!" As Zabuza prepares the attack, he hears a rumbling and then dogs with capes come out of the ground in which Zabuza cries out as the dogs attack him with fangs.

Tazuna asks, concerned, "That dreadful noise! What is that?"

Sakura replies, nervously, "I don't know and I don't think that I want to find out."

Kakashi then says, in a serious tone, "I realize that if I can't see you, then I'd have to smell you out! That was a summoning jutsu! I was calling out my ninja hounds; they can track a scent anywhere. I was prepared to let you cut me, but Lady Aoi's Black Rose Dragon allowed me to use your blood to track you through the smell of blood from the cut that her dragon gave you. Surprised, it looks like I wasn't the only one that's blind! Falling into my trap! You disappoint me, Zabuza!" Soon enough, the mist starts to fade away to see Zabuza with many dogs with blue capes and Leaf headbands around their foreheads sinking their teeth to different parts of Zabuza's body and Kakashi says, with a sly tone, "The mist is starting to fade and you know what I see…your death!"

Zabuza exclaims, angrily, "Talk! Talk! Do you intend to talk me to death?"

Kakashi says, in reply, "In a way, yes, right now, my hounds are only playing with you, but one word from me and they'll tear you apart. Poor Zabuza! See where your ambitions led you! You were always pushing things too far! There were the failed Mizukage assassination and your attempted coup d'état. You were forced to flee with the few followers that you had with your ninja's trackers, hot on your trails. You became a rogue ninja, whose name was quickly known, even within the Village Hidden in the Leaves and Moonlight and now, you're crazy enough to try that again, but for that, you need money and to get it, you stooped so low to be a hired thug of a swine like Gato. Alright, Zabuza, enough talk! It is time to end this, but not with Sharingan or an imitation of another ninja's jutsu! It is time that I introduce you to my own jutsu!"

"Lightning Blade!"

Kakashi then slams his hand into his ground as electric energy surges into his right hand and Zabuza thinks, shocked, "His chakra is so strong that it is visible and he is holding it in his hand!"

Kakashi tells Zabuza, "I won't let you stop Tazuna-san! He is a noble man with a noble dream! You are like a disease, Zabuza! Infecting people as whole and not caring at what you do! This is not the shinobi way!"

Zabuza says, with a sneer, "I don't care, Kakashi! These little people and their little lives mean nothing to me! I have a dream of my own!"

Kakashi tells Zabuza, "To have a dream, you need to have a future! You don't, Zabuza! Neither the bridge builder nor the 'Signer' shall be yours! You shall not destroy his dream or use the 'Signers' and the Shikon Jewel for your own gains! The power of the Crimson Dragon is an entity that uses its power to protect and nourish humanity which you won't be allowed to abuse and the sacred jewel too!"

At the same time, Haku and Kanako tries to get the Uzumaki twins to kill them and Haku asks, "Why do you two hesitate?"

Naruto yells at them, seriously, "That's the most ridiculous story that I've ever heard! I mean, he treats you two as slaves! You're human beings not weapons or tools how could you care about someone like that!"

Haku says, in reply, "For that very reason…does that seem strange to you two?"

Naruto says, "Well yeah!"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "When he found us, we were without a purpose or a reason for living…Zabuza-san gave us both…but now…our usefulness are over. The only thing that gave our lives meaning is gone…we are broken tools…blunted weapon unusable by anyone. Go on! Naruto-kun! Hiromi-chan! Do it! For our sakes! Do it! Quickly! I thought that you two wanted to be mighty warriors!"

Naruto exclaims, seriously, "That's not what this is about! You really believe that there's it is to it, just fighting and killing until the last one is standing! There's a lot more than being shinobi than that and there's other ways of showing your strength than just by beating people to a bloody pulp!"

Hiromi tells Haku, seriously, "You say that killing you and your younger sister will be more merciful after losing! That's a coward's way out of things! What about your role as the older sibling to protect your younger sibling? Wasn't that purpose enough?"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "I've had a feeling all along…from the first moment that I met your brother in the forest. We're a lot alike! I'm sure that you know what I mean! I'm only sorry that your hands must be tainted by our blood."

Azami says, surprised, "They're really serious about this!" Azami then notices Sasuke's unconscious body and she says, horrified, "Sasuke-kun…!"

Hiromi then looks at Azami and she says, plainly, "Azami-san! Uchiha is dead now."

With great speed, Azami appears next to Sasuke's body to feel a pulse, but she couldn't get any, and she fears the worse and Azami asks, glaring at Haku and Kanako, "These are the ones responsible for Sasuke-kun's death, weren't they?"

Haku says, with a nod, "Yes! At least, I'm the responsible!" Haku gasps in shock as he feels Kakashi's chakra going for the kill toward Zabuza and Haku says, in a serious tone, "Sorry, but change of plans! We can't die just yet at least Kanako can't die…!"

Kanako asks, surprised, "What!" Haku then pushes Kanako back as he performs ninja hands, which he disappears from sight. On the meanwhile, Kakashi charges in to impale Zabuza with his attack, but then an ice mirror appears nearby in which Haku comes out of in which Aoi sees Haku much to her shock.

Aoi thinks in her mind, stunned, "Haku-san?" Aoi yells out, strongly, "Black Rose Dragon!" Black Rose Dragon roars out as it unleashes it vines in which before Kakashi's attack could hit, Black Rose Dragon's vines slam into Haku forcing him aside allowing Kakashi's attack to strike home impaling Zabuza right through the heart! After this, the ninja dogs vanished and Zabuza coughs out blood that splatters his bandage mask.

Haku yells out, horrified, "Zabuza-san!"

Kanako exclaims, shocked, "What! Zabuza-san! What's happened to him?" Soon enough, Kanako sees Miyuki's body on Sayaka's back and she cries out, horrified, "Miyuki-onee-san! Is she?"

Azami says, in a plain tone, "No! She's alive, but lost a lot of blood from my Zero Stance. She'll live!"

Kakashi says, plainly, "Game over, Zabuza." He removes his hand and he collapses to the ground while Takao, Aoi, and Ayano go over to Haku and Kanako appears next to Haku, which she sees Zabuza's laying form.

Kanako exclaims, horrified, "Zabuza-san! It can't be…!"

Haku asks, stunned and angry, "What have you done?"

Takao asks, seriously, "What have we done? What were you planning on doing just now?"

Haku replies, plainly, "We're Zabuza-san's tools. His weapons to fulfill his dream and now, we have nothing thanks to you."

Ayano replies, shaking her head, "You have your life which Aoi stopped you from throwing away."

Kanako says, plainly, "For taking Zabuza-san, you have taken our lives anyway! He was our purposes! He gave us purposes and without him, we have nothing. We are nothing."

Takao yells out, "That's bull!"

Kanako doesn't respond while Sakura soon sees Azami, Sayaka, Naruto, and Hiromi as the fag clears away and she calls out, "Azami-sensei! Naruto! Hiromi! Over here! So, are you guys and Sasuke-kun are alright!" Soon enough, the air gained tension when Sakura mentioned Sasuke's name without knowing the fate of the last Uchiha and Sakura calls out, while totally oblivious, "What's wrong? Where is Sasuke-kun anyway?"

Naruto and Azami are struggling to tell her the news and Sakura says, in a horrified tone, "No…it can't be…!"

Tazuna tells Sakura, "Let me take you to him, Sakura. As long as we stay together, you won't be disobeying your sensei's orders."

Sakura slowly takes Tazuna's hand and she says, while feeling tears coming, "Thank you!" Soon enough, they dash over while passing Naruto, who was holding back his tears, and when they got to Sasuke's lifeless body, Sakura is completely horrified and shocked to see this as she felt uncontrollable sadness and went to her knees to feel his face which is cold. Sakura says, while controlling her emotions, "His body is cold! This isn't one of his genjutsu tricks, isn't it?"

Tazuna tells Sakura, in a plain tone, "Go on! You don't have to be brave on my account. Go ahead and let your feelings out, Sakura, it's all right."

Sakura says, in a solemn tone, "I was the best! Aced every test in the academy, the perfect student even though, there was one girl that I couldn't surpass in Taijutsu. Did you know that there are more than one hundred principles of shinobi conduct? I memorized every single one. I used to love it when they tested us on them. It gave me a chance to show how smart I am." Sakura then says, while starting to cry, "I also remember so clearly this one exam that they asked us to explain the twenty-fifth principle. I've got it right of course…A Shinobi…never shows his feelings…no matter what the circumstances. Feelings are a weakness that only clouds judgment and weakens a sense of duty!" Sakura could no longer hold back her tears as cries out Sasuke's name and cries on Sasuke's chest.

Tazuna thinks in his mind, disgusted, "To put an unbearable burden on a young girl's shoulders. If that's the shinobi way, then you can have it!"

Zabuza groans out, weakly, "Haku…Kanako…"

Haku says, looking at Zabuza, "Zabuza-san…"

Zabuza replies, as he is dying, "You two have served me well…you have made me proud…out of everyone that I worked us…you two have earned my trust…in fact, I would never admit it…to ensure that you don't have weakness…to ensure your survival…you two were like my children as well as Miyuki…if you wish for purpose…then let your purpose be this and tell this to Miyuki…protect the 'Signers' and the protector of the Shikon Jewel…ensure that whatever mission that they need to fulfill…it is fulfilled…and even after…protect them until your dying day…this is…my final order…and my final gift…you are no longer bound to me…you have fulfill your duty to me…beyond anything that I asked for…Haku…Kanako…honor my dying words…"

Haku says, weakly, "Zabuza-san…"

By this time, the mist has receded and Gato's voice calls out, "So that's it, huh?" Everyone looks to the source to see Gato at the end of the unfinished bridge with around several dozen or more armed thugs behind him. Gato says, with a sneer, "You disappoint me, Zabuza. You are supposed to be the 'Demon of the Mist', huh? Ha! You look as demonic as a wet kitten!" The goons laugh at him. Gato says, looking at everyone, "Kill everyone by the pink haired girl in the red dress, red haired girl, the wolf girl, Zabuza's two bitches, the black haired girl, and the other pink haired girl. My client wants the black haired and pink haired girls alive and the other five…I could use a few more girls to tame."

Naruto says, angrily, "You sick piece of work…! You're not laying a finger on my sister!"

Aoi says, putting a card on her duel disk which was deactivated after Kakashi's attack lethally hits Zabuza, "No, you won't!" Just then Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800) reappears and gives out a mighty roar.

Gato and his thugs panic and one of them yells out, "What is that?" Just then Black Rose Dragon uses its vines to violently grab and throw/drop the thugs into the water.

Another thug yells out, shocked, "It's a monster! A real monster!" Soon enough, panic sets in and the thugs struggle to get away as quickly as possible.

Gato yells out, strongly, "Get a hold of yourselves! There is one overgrown dragon! Get it together!" However, Gato has a bad feeling, but he only looks to see a kunai impale him in the heart in which it is see that that Zabuza, with his bandages no longer covering his mouth, in a sitting position in which it is seen that he has grabbed one of Naruto's kunai and used the last of his strength to kill Zabuza by throwing the kunai with his mouth. Zabuza collapses to the ground and he dies with a grin on his lips while Gato collapses to the ground and dies with a look of horror on his face. That was the final straw that broke this camel's back and the thugs run and climbed down to their boats to get to the other side of the bridge or anyway away from the bridge as quickly as they can.

Just then, a female voice rings out, "Kakashi!" Soon enough, Kotori and her team appears running toward Kakashi.

Yumi says, with a wide smile, "You're alive! Thank goodness!"

Kakashi says, in a solemn tone, "Well, not all of us…" Kakashi then looks at Sakura, who is crying over Sasuke's body thinking that he has died.

Just then Sasuke croaks out, "Sakura…"

Sakura gasps in shock and she yells out, excitedly, "Sasuke-kun, you're alive!"

Sasuke groans as he slowly gets to his feet and Sasuke says, "Naruto…Hiromi…"

Sakura says, with a nod, "They're just fine! Those guys that were with Zabuza are also over there with that Miyuki girl injured by Azami-sensei, but Zabuza is dead! He killed Gato himself!" Sasuke gives a look of surprise and looks to the source also to see Black Rose Dragon dropping two more thugs into the river, who lived despite the drop.

Sasuke thinks in his mind, stunned, "What is that?"

Naruto tells Aoi, amazed, "Oh, wow! That was amazing, Aoi-chan!"

Takao says, with a smirk, "And that's why I don't make my sister mad, Naruto." On the meanwhile, Inari arrives with a group of people armed with whatever 'weapons' they could find to see the battle is over.

Inari goes over to his grandfather and he yells out, "Jii-chan! What happened here?"

Tazuna replies, with a sigh, "Gato is dead, Inari. We have won…No, Inari. They have won our battle for us. These brave ninja and…the 'Signers'." The group of people with Inari gasps in shock as they look to see Haku and Kanako over the body of his former 'leader'.

Naruto tells Haku, "Haku…"

Kakashi tells Haku and Kanako, "Killing Gato was a message and a 'gift' to you two: To move on and live on. If you truly cared for Zabuza, you should honor his dying words. He gave you a new purpose, but it is up to you to fulfill it."

Haku says, lowly, "Zabuza-san… We shall honor your final wish. We will live on and fulfill our new duty."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "Zabuza-san, rest assured that Nii-chan, Miyuki-onee-san, and I will protect the protector of the Shikon Jewel and the Signer." Haku and Kanako then go over to Aoi and Ayano and Kanako says, bowing in front of them, "If you would honor me, Lady Ayano and Lady Aoi, allow me to protect you during your mission."

Aoi says, nervously, "Sure, Kanako-san."

Ayano tells them, "Please get up."

Haku tells the twins, "I am grateful. I shall protect you until there is no life left in my body."

Ayano tells Haku, with a kind smile, "Not serve us, Haku-san. Be our friend."

Haku asks, surprised, "Your friend?" Ayano extends her right hand and for the first time, he smiles and he shakes the Fudo sisters' hand. Just then sunshine appears as the clouds break away and everyone is in awe.

Kakashi thinks in his mind, "It is the start of a new day."

(Within a village in the Feudal Era; in the early-afternoon)

In the Feudal Era within a village that is surrounded by bamboo and within a large castle like hut, there are signs of a wedding getting prepared by the villagers. While the preparations were going on, a buffet of many foods fit for a king is seen and Agumon, BlackGaomon, and Veemon are looking at it hungrily looking as if they can't hold much resistant from the food.

Veemon says, in a tortured filled moan, "I can't take it anymore! I need to eat! I'm hungry!"

Agumon tells Veemon, "I know, but the boss and Kagome said not to eat it until after the wedding! Something that's called a reception!" Agumon's nose caught the scent of the food, which got his mouth watering with his drool.

BlackGaomon says, moaning, "I know…but I'm so hungry! They won't notice one piece of meat gone!"

Agumon tells BlackGaomon, "I…don't know…!" Soon enough, the three Digimon's stomach begins to growl and Agumon says, seriously, "I can't take it anymore! I want food!" Soon enough, the three Digimon's stomach lunge at the table, preparing to devour the food there.

"Double Backhand!"

Just then, a small blue tornado like form appears and bashes the three Digimon away from the table in the form of Gaomon with White and Black Pawnchessmon, Salamon, Biyomon, Lunamon, Lalamon, and Falcomon appearing before them in front of the table.

Gaomon asks them, with a serious glare, "What were you three doing?"

BlackGaomon asks, in a pleading tone, "Oh come on, Gaomon, please! We're starving here!"

Veemon asks, seriously, "Yeah! Why do we have to waiting until the reception thing to come?"

Agumon says, seriously, "No kidding! We're going to whither out here to nothing!"

Lunamon says, rolling her eyes, "Oh please! Stop with the drama, Agumon! You're not getting even a scrap of food!"

Gaomon says, with a serious tone, "You can wait until the reception, not before!"

Just then, Thomas's voice rings out, "Well said, Gaomon!" Marcus, Thomas, Keenan, Miroku, Kohaku, Shippo, and Sota appear before the Digimon with Kohaku wearing a black kimono top with a white kosode, grey hakama pants, white socks, sandals, and a black wedding haori with Miroku wearing a black and dark violet version, Shippo wearing a green and blue version, Marcus wearing an orange and grey version, Thomas wearing a blue and grey version, Keenan wearing a dark violet version, and Sota wearing a light blue and grey version.

Agumon says, with a wide smile, "Wow, boss! You look great!"

Marcus says, with a sly smile, "Thanks, Agumon, but I'm not the one who's getting married here!" Marcus asks Kohaku, "Hey, how are you holding up, kid?"

Kohaku says, with a smile and blush, "Well, I'm feeling a bit nervous about this."

Marcus tells Kohaku, "Just go through this wedding like if it's another fight! You know, stare life in the face and face it head on! Never back down and never surrender!"

Kohaku says, with a nod, "Right! I feel a lot better! Thank you, Lord Marcus!"

Thomas says, with a sly smile, "Leave it to Marcus to come up with an analogy that has to do with fights!"

Eri's voice rings out, "So true, Thomas-san!" Everyone looks to see Eri, Kagome, and Sango walking towards them with Eri wearing a red furisode kimono with pink flowers, Kagome wearing a similar furisode which is yellow with red flowers with her hair in a bun, and Sango wearing a light blue furisode red flowers with her hair in a bun.

Kagome says, with a smile, "Of course fighting is what Marcus-onii-chan is good at!" On the meanwhile, Agumon and Veemon try to get to the food, but Eri smashes her fists to their heads.

Eri says, with a serious glare, "I thought that we told you two to never get anywhere near this table!"

Veemon says, pleadingly, "Oh come on! Just one piece!"

Agumon says, seriously, "Yeah! It's not as if they'll notice!"

Eri yells at them, strongly, "I said no! Not until the reception, you two! Maybe this way will teach you some good self-control! Besides, didn't you guys eat this morning?"

Salamon tells Eri, "You should know by now about Agumon's bottomless pit that he calls a stomach."

Sango looks at Kagome and she asks, with concern, "Are you sure about this? I mean facing…!"

Kagome says, with a solemn sigh, "I know! I have to face him sooner or later, so I might as well, no matter how much I don't want to."

Just then, a male voice rings out, "Kagome-nee-san!" Everyone turns to see Ginta and Hakkaku walking towards them along with a few groups of wolf demons.

Marcus asks, curiously, "Who are they?"

Kagome says, with a smile, "They're wolf demons and their names are Ginta-kun and Hakkaku-kun." As soon as the two wolf demons went to Kagome, they embraced her and Ginta says, excitedly, "I never thought that we'll see you again!"

Hakkaku says, with a wide smile, "It's so great to see you again!"

Kagome embraced them back and she says, "It's nice to see you two again!"

After the two wolf demons released Kagome, Ginta asks, curiously, "So, how did you get back here?"

Hakkaku says, plainly, "Yeah! Inuyasha or Zera never lifted the seal on the spot where the Bone-Eater's Well was."

Just as Kagome was going to respond, Koga's voice rings out, "No way! Kagome!" Everyone whips their heads to see Koga along with Ayame.

As Koga continues to walk toward Kagome, Marcus got in front of him and he asks, seriously, "And who are you?"

Koga says, with a sneer, "That's what I'm going to ask you?"

Kagome says, pointing at Marcus, "This is my cousin, Marcus." Kagome then says, pointing at Koga and Ayame, "And this Ginta-kun's and Hakkaku-kun's boss, Koga-kun and the female wolf demon is Ayame-chan."

Sota says, pointing at Koga, "So, he's Koga?"

Koga asks, "Who wants to know?"

Marcus says, with an angered sneer, "Oh nothing! It's just we've were told so much about you!" Without warning, Marcus smashes his right fist to Koga's stomach, knocking the wind out of him and Sota smashes his right fist to Koga's face, knocking him back in shock, which alarmed Kagome, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo as well as the other wolf demons.

Shippo says, worriedly, "Uh oh!"

Sango says, worriedly, "Not good! Do they have death wish or something?"

Sota yells at Koga, angrily, "That was for the pain you've caused Inuyasha-onii-chan and Nee-chan, you creep!"

Marcus yells out, seriously, "No joke! It's fighting time!" Soon enough, Kagome got in between Koga and her brother and cousin, before a fight starts.

Kagome says, seriously, "We're not going to start a fight! This is supposed to be a wedding!"

Just then, a deep female voice rings out, "I thought that I recognize that annoying voice and disgusting stench! But what I'd like to know is how you came to this time with the Time Seal intact, gaki?" Everyone whips their heads to see Korvo and Zera walking towards them. Korvo is wearing a black kimono top, green hakama pants, white socks, sandals and black haori jacket with his long black hair tied to a ponytail. Zera is wearing a golden colored Hōmongi with dark violet honeycomb patterns and a golden haori with her long silver hair in a bun and red lipstick. Behind Zera and Korvo, were their now preteen children or pups, Gin and Mondo, who were wearing black kimono top with a white kosode, black hakama pants, white socks, sandals, and a black wedding haori.

Ginta exclaims, "It's Zera!"

Koga gets in between Zera and Kagome and he says, with a serious glare, "Oh no! You're not kicking her out again, poodle! So back off!"

Zera asks, with a sly sneer, "And what are you going to do if I don't, bonkotsu yaseokami?"

Koga says, in a growl, "Teme…!"

Marcus asks Kagome, "Hey Kagome, who's this woman?"

Kagome replies, with a sigh, "That's Zera-san! The one that I told you about!"

Eri asks Kagome, "You mean one of Inuyasha-kun's cold-hearted miko hating sisters?" In response to this, Sota rushes over to Zera without hesitation.

Sota asks Zera, "Is it true that you're Inuyasha-onii-chan's full demon sister?"

Zera asks, with a serious glare, "That's right and how is it that you know my brother?"

Sota says, in a plain tone, "I'm Sota and I'm good friends with him! I need to speak with Melody-onee-chan! You see, my girlfriend got hurt because of me and I need her help to make her better again!"

Zera tells Gin and Mondo, "Gin, Mondo, please leave us! I need to deal with this boy!"

Gin and Mondo say in unison, "Yes, Okaa-chan!" Gin and Mondo then walks off and Zera turns her attention to Sota.

Zera tells Sota, with a serious glare, "My younger sisters will be arriving shortly along with Lady Izayoi, Inuyasha, and Junko-chan. As you may already know, their decisions will be based on Inuyasha's feelings decision to help your beloved."

Sota says, with a wide smile, "That will be easy! Inuyasha-onii-chan actually likes me!"

Koga asks Kagome, curiously, "What's going on? What is your brother asking that hanyou loving poodle?"

Kagome replies, "He's wanting Melody's and Megumi-chan's help in curing his girlfriend's health since he blames himself, because back in my time and as advanced the medical help has become, it still couldn't help Hitomi-chan get the strength back in her legs."

Koga says, with a snort, "Good luck getting them to help especially that half-breed priestess hating poodle! Doesn't he know that she hates humans?"

Kagome replies, plainly, "Melody has taken a liking to Sota more than she has with any other human."

Sota asks, curiously, "By the way, when is Inuyasha-onii-chan coming?"

Korvo tells Sota, with a smile, "He's on his way here with his family, including his mate and child. In fact, he was following us on the way here." After hearing this, Kagome feels a nasty turn of her stomach of having to see not only Inuyasha, but his family even his child.

Zera tells Korvo, "Anata, we should be leaving to greet the bride." Zera and Korvo walk away from Sota and as she walks past Kagome, Zera tells Kagome, in a firm and cold deadly tone and glare, "If I ever find out that you've cause more trouble for my baby brother, gaki, then I'll gladly send you to your ancestors despite Inuyasha's protests, you hear me!" Kagome winches at Zera's threat as Zera walks away with her husband/mate with Koga glaring at her back.

Koga says, with a snarl, "That's right, poodle! Keep walking!"

Ayame asks Kagome, "How did you get back here? There was no way that Inuyasha-kun or Zera-san would ever remove the seal, so willing."

Just as Kagome was going to reply, a female voice roars out, in an angered and nasty tone, "Temee! What the hell are you doing here, baka!" Everyone whips their heads to see Inuyasha along with his mother, sisters, brother-in-law, nephew, niece, wife/mate, and preteen daughter walking into village while servants came with them carrying multiple foods which includes huge amounts of meat to feed multiple families, as well as fruits and vegetables.

The older, but younger version of Inuyasha/Fifth Tsukikage is wearing an outfit similar to his usual red kimono and hakama with a red wedding haori, his sword, Neo-Moonlight Headband, a silver white scarf, white socks and sandals. His long silver hair is now in a single braided hairstyle. He also wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that cover only the back of his clawed hands.

The older, but younger version of present Izayoi is wearing a pink furisode kimono with yellow lilies on it with a yellow obi tied around her waist, red long sleeved haori with a picture of a crescent moon in the back, her Kage hat, silver white scarf, her sword attached to her waist, white socks and sandals. Her long black hair is now in a bun. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that are similar to Squad 13 Lieutenant Rukia Kuchiki from Bleach.

The older, but younger version of present Junko is wearing a red furisode kimono with a yellow obi tied around her waist, red sleeveless haori, her sword attached to her waist. Her long black hair is tied in a bun as well.

The preteen daughter of Inuyasha/Fifth Tsukikage and Junko, Yumi, had her long silver hair tied in a bun and she is wearing a yellow furisode kimono with blue flowers on it with a yellow obi tied around her waist, white socks and sandals. She also has a Neo-Moonlight Headband and a silver white scarf around her neck. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that extend to above her elbows.

The older, but younger version of present Melody has her long silver hair tied in a bun and she is wearing a yellow furisode kimono with red and blue flowers on it with a white obi tied around her waist, white socks and sandals. Over her kimono, she is wearing a pink haori with blue flowers, Neo-Moonlight Headband, and a silver white scarf around her neck. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that extend to above her elbows.

Melody's first mate/husband, Renta, is wearing a black kimono top with a white kosode underneath along with black hakama pants, Neo-Moonlight Headband, white socks, and sandals. His long black hair is now in a double braided hairstyle.

Melody and Renta's preteen son, Keiichi, has his hairstyle in a similar style when he was a child, wearing a blue kimono top with a white kosode underneath along with blue hakama pants, Neo-Moonlight Headband, white socks, and sandals. He also has a silver white scarf around his neck and white tekkou gloves that cover only the back of his hands.

Melody and Renta's preteen daughter, Momo, has her long black hair in a bun and she is wearing a light blue furisode kimono with yellow flowers on it with a red obi tied around her waist, white socks and sandals. She also has a Neo-Moonlight Headband and a silver white scarf around her neck. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that extend to above her elbows.

The older, but younger version of present Megumi has her hairstyle in the same way, wearing an orange furisode kimono with red and white lilies on it and low cut that showed a moderate cleavage for her voluptuous bust, with a yellow obi tied around her waist, white socks and sandals. Over her kimono, she is wearing a pink haori with blue flowers, Neo-Moonlight Headband, and a silver white scarf around her neck. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that extend to above her elbows.

The older, but younger version of present Kotori has her long silver hair in a bun, wearing a red furisode kimono with blue and green flowers on it with a blue obi tied around her waist, white socks and sandals. Over her kimono, she is wearing a pink haori with blue flowers, Neo-Moonlight Headband, and a silver white scarf around her neck. She wears fingerless white tekkou gloves that extend to above her elbows.

Kagome is looking at them, mostly at Inuyasha, who is giving her a cold heartless glare with anger and hate coming from them which went the same for Junko, Melody, and Renta, except that Inuyasha's coyate demon wife's, sister's, and brother-in-law's glares were filled with nothing more than murderous intent. She could handle the hate-filled glares from Junko and Melody, which she's used to as well as from Renta, who she never got to know better, but never from Inuyasha. It remained her when the first day that he and her met where she saw that Inuyasha's eyes held cold, contempt, and cautious, but now, it's even worse than before.

Marcus asks Kagome, "Hey cuz, is this…?"

Kagome says, with a solemn tone, "…yes…the guy in the red outfit is Inuyasha, the one that I told you about."

Koga tells Inuyasha, with a serious glare, "Back off, mutt! You're not taking Kagome away from us this time!"

Before Inuyasha could say anything, Sota along with Veemon rushes to get in front of Inuyasha calling out, "Inuyasha-onii-chan!"

As Sota close to Inuyasha, Renta and Junko got in front of him, baring their fangs and claws at him, Renta yells out, with a deadly glare, "Back off, human!"

Junko says, with a serious glare, "Unless you're a fan of dying, boy, you better go back where you came from!"

Inuyasha exclaims, while moving in between Junko and Renta, "Guys, stop threating the poor kid!" Inuyasha then looks at Sota while taking his scent, and he gains a surprised look on his face as well as Melody and Megumi. Inuyasha says, surprised, "Omae…Sota!"

Megumi then unexpectedly hugs Sota, mashing his face into her cleavage, and she yells out, with an excited giggle, "Sota-kun! It's been such a long time! You've gotten so big!"

Sota, being a teenage boy, himself, has his face turn bright red for having his face too close to Megumi's breasts in embarrassment and turns purple from the loss of oxygen. Sota thinks in his mind, embarrassed, "Man! Megumi-onee-chan hasn't changed at all…!"

Renta yells at Megumi, seriously, "Oi Meggie-chan, get away from that stinking human!"

Izayoi asks Inuyasha, "You know this boy?"

Inuyasha says, with a plain tone, "Yeah! His name is Sota and he's a friend of ours!"

Melody says, in a plain tone, "Plus, he's that backstabbing miko's younger brother!"

Junko yells out, shocked, "What! Her brother! No wonder why he smells so disgustingly familiar!" When Megumi let's go of Sota, he takes a huge gasp for air while getting a little nose bleed, which he quickly wipes off. Megumi says, with a nervous and innocent smile, "I'm sorry, Sota-kun! I just can't get over how big you've gotten!"

Melody says, with a sly smile, "Almost like a man now!"

After Sota regained his composter, Inuyasha asks him, "Not that I'm not glad to see you again, kid, but how is it that you came here in the first place?"

Sota tells Inuyasha, "Well, we met with this guy who used some kind of trick to get me, Nee-chan, and all of us here!"

Veemon says, with a nod, "Yeah what aniki says!"

Inuyasha says, looking at Veemon, "I take it that this must be those Digimon demons."

The former Digimon Data Squad members had surprised looks on their faces and Kagome exclaims, surprised, "How do you know about…?"

Melody replies, coldly, "Your mother told us everything, baka-miko!" On the meanwhile, Yumi walks up to Inuyasha, which gets Sota's attention, and Sota asks, pointing at Yumi, "So, is this your daughter, Inuyasha-onii-chan?"

Inuyasha says, with a smile, "Yeah! Her name is Yumi and she along with Momo and Keiichi, who are Nee-chan and Renta's pups, had recently made Genin."

Yumi says, with a sweet smile, "It's nice to meet you, Sota-san!"

Sota says, with a kind smile, "You too, Yumi-chan!" Sota realizes something and he tells, "Oh yeah! I need to ask Melody-onee-chan something!"

Melody asks, "What is it?"

Sota tells, in a plain tone, "You remember my girlfriend, Hitomi-chan? Well, I need her healing potions, because she got hurt because of me!"

Inuyasha asks, curiously, "What are you talking about?" Soon enough, Sota realizes the fate of Hitomi about a year ago in great detail.

After Sota was done, Melody says, with an annoyed sigh, "I'm not surprised by the length of mental inferiority of the human race from your time, kid."

Sota asks Melody, with a hopeful tone, "So, will you help her, please?"

Melody looks at Inuyasha with a response and Inuyasha asks her, "Why are you looking at me for? Just give the kid your healing potion tomorrow!"

Sota gets a happy expression on his face and he says, with a smile, "You mean that you'll help!"

Melody replies, with a nod, "Sure, kid, why not? Later, I'll make a batch of my healing potion."

Koga says, with a nasty snort, "Yeah and what's the catch, poodle! We all know that you wouldn't help any human without any cost! Just like the cold-hearted bitch that you are!"

Melody asks Ayame, calmly, "Ayame-chan, would you so kindly…?"

Ayame says, "Sit boy!" The necklace around Koga's neck glows and Koga is slammed to the ground hard, which earned a few chuckles from Renta and Junko, and Melody says coldly to Koga, who was lying on the ground, "I don't make an effort to speak to moronic weaklings, so please be sure that you know your place in this world, wolf."

Koga yells at Melody, angrily while sitting up, "Teme…!"

Ayame yells out, "Sit boy!"

After Koga is slammed back to the ground, Keenan says, winching, "Ouch! That has got to hurt!"

Ayame says, waving her hand, "Oh don't worry! Koga can take it!"

Izayoi tells Inuyasha, with a plain tone, "We should be visiting the bride, right now."

Inuyasha says, with a nod, "Yeah!" Soon enough, Izayoi and her family walk past the excited Sota and as Inuyasha walk past Kagome, Kagome tells him, softly, "Thank you."

Inuyasha says, coldly, "Keh! Don't think that I did it for you." Soon enough, they were gone with Koga sitting up and glaring at Inuyasha's back angrily.

Thomas asks Kagome, "Hey who was that woman that was with those demons?"

Miroku tells Thomas, in reply, "That is the current Tsukikage of the Moonlight Village, Lady Izayoi, and Inuyasha's human mother."

Marcus yells out, shocked, "What! She's his mother!"

Eri says, amazed, "She's so beautiful!"

Veemon tells Sota, with an excited smile, "Isn't that great, aniki? That girl, Hitomi, will be healed!"

Sota says, with a smile, "I know!"

Veemon asks, with a sheepish smile, "So, does that mean that we can eat now?"

Sota, Marcus, and Eri yell at him in unison, strongly, "HELL NO!" In about two hours later, we find that all around the Feudal Era like mansion, which belonged to Sango's family, that there are signs of the wedding going on in front of the mansion. In front of the mansion, we find a huge crowd of people including the elder Kikyo, Keade, Ginta, Hakkaku, Ayame, Katsuhiro, Keenan, Thomas, Marcus, Sota, Kagome, Eri, and the former Digimon Data Squad Digimon partners in their seats along with Veemon, Jaken, Kagura along with her and Sesshomaru's teenaged son, Kaname, Momo, Gin, Mondo, Yumi, and Keiichi. At the end of the long walkway, we find Miroku acting as a marrying priest with Kohaku on his right side. By Kohaku's right side were Inuyasha, Renta, Kenochi, who arrived earlier, and Koga with Izayoi and Sango's father, who was one of Naraku's former victims and alive, sitting by Miroku's other side. Later, we see Melody, Kotori, Megumi, Sango, and Junko, walking on the walkaway. Next, Rin, wearing a beautiful white shiromuku wedding kimono is seen walking down the hallways and being escorted by Sesshomaru.

Eri says, amazed, "Wow! Rin-chan looks so beautiful!"

Thomas says, in a plain tone, "I know!"

After Sesshomaru left Rin by Kohaku's side, he walks over to Inuyasha's side and Miroku calls out, in a typical priest fashion, "Honored guests! Today, we are celebrating the union of two good people. On this day, we are being together Kohaku and Rin in holy matrimony. If anyone believes that either of these beloved couples shall not be wed, speak or forever hold your peace!" But, as expected, no one said a single word against the marriage. Miroku then goes to Kohaku and Rin and says, "I see. Let us begin!" Miroku then asks Kohaku, "Kohaku, do you take Rin to be your beloved wife to have and to hold for all of time?"

Kohaku replies, with a smile and nod, "Yes, I do!"

Miroku asks Rin, "Rin, do you take Kohaku to be your beloved husband to honor and to cherish for all of time?"

Rin smiles and replies, looking lovely at Kohaku, "I do."

Miroku nods his head in understanding, looks at Sango and then Inuyasha, who looking at him with cold and hateful eyes that made him winch, and says to them, "The rings please." Inuyasha gives Rin a beautiful silver ring with a diamond in the top center portion of the ring and Sango gives Kohaku a beautiful pure gold ring with another diamond on the top center portion of the ring. Miroku then tells Kohaku, "Now, Kohaku, please repeat after me." However, to keep a long story short, Kohaku say his wedding vows to Rin, puts the ring on Rin's ring finger, and Rin did the same with Kohaku.

Miroku looks over our two couples and says, "Now, I pronounce you husband and wife. Kohaku, you may kiss your beautiful bride." Without any hesitation, Kohaku and Rin embrace and lock their lips in a passionate kiss and is followed by huge cheers come from the crowd in the branches and those cheers quickly fill the room as the wedding bells ring very loudly, signaling the fulfillment of their marriages. Soon after, when they were done with their kisses, Kohaku scoop his new wife into his arms and quickly Rin grab their bouquet of flowers and throw them into the stands. The crowds went wild to get the two bouquets and it landed on to a random female there. Kohaku and Rin walk back down the walkway through the row of benches and are immediately showed by white rice thrown by the guests to the wedding.

Marcus says, with a wide smile, "Now, that's over! It's eating time!"

Sota says, with a smile, "All right!" Soon as they turn to the buffet table, they see almost half of the table has been eaten up by Agumon, Veemon, and BlackGaomon.

Kagome says, in disbelief, "Don't tell me!"

Inuyasha says, shocked, "All that food!"

Marcus yells out, angrily, "Agumon!"

Sota yells at Veemon, angrily, "Veemon!"

Agumon says, with a mouth full of food, "But boss, you said that we can eat after the wedding!"

Sota yells at them, angrily, "You three are totally unbelievable!" Soon enough, many other servants appear with more food, surprising many others.

Thomas says, surprised, "You mean there's more!"

Kagura says, with a sly smile, "I had my servants to make more food more especially the meat! I had only calculated the amount of food consumed by Inuyasha and his family of bottomless pits!"

Kagome says, perplexed, "Bottomless pits?"

Sesshomaru says, in a plain tone, "It seems that humans with Saiyan DNA are also noted for being ravenous trenchermen with seemingly insatiable appetites like gluttonous demons. Due to their enormous strength and intense aura, their energy and nutritional intake needs are a great deal higher than regular humans. They are often shown eating plate after plate of food, often eating more food than logically possible."

Myoga, who is on Inuyasha's right shoulder, says, in a plain tone, "It's true! Now, if humans with Saiyan DNA have huge appetites, now imagine half-demons like Lord Inuyasha and his sisters."

Kagome thinks in her mind, with a disbelieving look on her face, "Inuyasha already had a huge appetite as a half-demon! I'd hate to see how much of that has increased!"

(Back in the Land of Waves; five days later)

Within a bedroom in Tazuna's house, we find Miyuki, completely topless and no sandals on her feet with bandages covering all her chest to her navel, with her pants on, laying on a bed unconscious with Haku and Kanako by her bedside along with Team 7, Takao, Aoi, and Ayano. At the aftermath of the fight on the incomplete bridge, Kotori had to tend to not only Naruto's, Hiromi's, Sasuke's, and Kakashi's wounds, but Miyuki's wounds. Luckily, Kotori revealed that Miyuki would live, but it was wise for her to stay in bed for the next couple of days after she regained consciousness. Soon enough, Kotori and Yumi walk into the room in their human forms and toward Miyuki's bed.

Kotori asks them, "How is she doing?"

Hiromi tells her, "She's still unconscious, Kotori-san!"

Haku says, bowing, "We can't thank you enough for tending for my sister's wounds, Lady Kotori."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "We just feel guilty that we nearly tried to kill you, but you're helping us!"

Kotori tells Haku and Kanako, with a kind smile, "It's no problem! It looked like we are no longer enemies after all this."

Naruto asks Haku and Kanako, curiously, "So, you two say that Miyuki is like your adopted older sister, right?"

Haku tells Naruto, with a nod, "Yes! That would mean that she doesn't have our Kekkai Genkai."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "The only thing to do is to think of a way to tell her what had happened to Zabuza-san." Just then, there is a groan coming from Miyuki as she slowly regains consciousness and slowly opens her eyes.

Sakura exclaims, plainly, "She's regaining consciousness!"

Miyuki slowly sits up as she regains her vision and she says, weakly, "Where am I?"

Kanako says, with a wide smile, "It's good to see that you're up, Miyuki-onee-san!"

Miyuki says, looking at Haku and Kanako, "Haku! Kanako!" Miyuki then looks around to find Kotori, Yumi, Team 7, and the Fudo siblings and she yells out, seriously, "You people!" Miyuki then winches as she feels a bit dizzy from the blood loss.

Kotori tells Miyuki, "Don't get too excited! You lost a considerable amount of blood!"

Kakashi tells Miyuki, "You were unconscious for five days!"

Miyuki glares at Azami and she asks, angrily, "How am I still alive? Why didn't you kill me at the bridge?"

Azami says, in a plain tone, "Because you and I are no longer enemies!"

Miyuki asks, curiously, "What the hell do you mean? Where's Zabuza-san?" Everyone becomes really nervous since they're trying to find a way to tell her.

Haku says, in a solemn tone, "Miyuki-onee-chan, Zabuza-san…is dead!"

Miyuki gasps in shock and horror and she yells out, horrified and flabbergasted, "What! It's a lie! How could Zabuza-san be killed! He's the strongest!"

Kakashi tells Miyuki, "I know that it's hard to believe, but it is true."

Kanako says, in a plain tone, "In his last bit of strength, Zabuza-san killed Gato and gave us a new purpose in life…to protect the Signers and the protector of the Shikon Jewel."

Kakashi tells Miyuki, "And as I told your brother and sister, Miyuki, if you cared very much about Zabuza, then you'd heed his final wish."

Miyuki asks Kakashi, with a glare, "Are you…the one that killed Zabuza-san?"

Yumi tells Miyuki, with a serious glare, "Don't even think about it? You're outnumbered and in no condition to fight! And the only reason why we haven't killed you yet is because of Haku-kun and Kanako-chan! They would be devastated if their sister was taken away from them! So, any notion of revenge that's in your system, you better lay off!"

Miyuki grunts in annoyance while turning away with an annoyed huff and Sasuke asks Kotori, "By the way, those metal robot things that we encountered before we had that fight with Zabuza and his gang, you said that you know what those things were."

Yumi says, with a nod, "Yes! But first, I need to tell you about these creatures known as Digimon. They're different kinds of creatures that come from a place called the Digital World. Digimon are hatched from eggs called Digi-Eggs and they age through a process called 'Digivolution' which changes their appearance and increases their physical powers. Some Digimon act feral, like wild animals and most, however, possess human intelligence, speech, and personality traits."

Kotori says, with a nod, "That's right, Yumi! The Digimon that we encountered were Gizumon-AT and these Digimon were created by human hands. Gizumon are Digimon without any souls and were created by an evil human named Akihiro Kurata, who wanted the elimination of all Digimon and would go as far as to revive a very evil and dangerous Digimon to activate his goal as well as to take over the Human and Digital Worlds. Later, he mysteriously disappeared after he destroyed the barrier between the human and digital words, which was rebuilt."

Haku says, in a plain tone, "We did meet up with that man, Kurata. He was one of Gato's employees and we planned to separate the Neo-Moonlight ninjas from you Leaf ninja."

Kakashi asks Haku, "Do you know where Kurata is now?"

Haku says, in a plain tone, "My guess is that he already ran off, so he must be here in the Elemental Countries."

(Elsewhere within the Elemental Countries; a day later)

In the forests of the Elemental Countries, we find ourselves in front of a huge Feudal castle and we go inside in one of the room where we find Kurata standing in front of a bed where we see a male in his early thirties with long black hair, red eyes that holds extreme malicious, and wearing a blue kimono and hakama pants. The male seems to be extremely fatigue and coughing loudly, making Kurata winch at this.

The male says, with a weakly tone with anger, "K…Kurata, you have failed me!"

Kurata says, in a plain tone, "Forgive me, Naraku. I didn't think that Zabuza would die, but I guess that I'm not surprised considering that his opponent is Kakashi of the Sharingan."

The male, Naraku, says, in a serious tone, "Keep in mind that I joined forces with you, because I need a human to retrieve the Shikon Jewel for me and I'll give you the tool that's needed for your vengeance against our enemies, who have grown stronger since we last saw them."

Kurata says, in a plain tone, "That hanyou mutt that you talked about…!" Kurata says, with an angered snarl, "…and the bratty niece of Spencer Damon. When you told me stories about that brat, Kagome, it really caught my interests. It turns out that she's become an even bigger brat than ever much like her cousin, Marcus!" Kurata says, with a sinister smile, "What better way of getting my revenge against Spencer's brat, Marcus, is by killing Marcus's bratty cousin."

Naraku says, in a plain tone, "Do what you want with the miko, Kurata. However, Inuyasha and his accursed sisters are mine and I will get my revenge on those miserable dogs once and for all for putting me in this state." Just then, a shadow figure that appears to be female approaches Naraku.

The female shadow figure tells Naraku, with a serious glare, "Naraku, you promised us that the half-breed and his damn family are mine! I want to make them pay for abandoning my children to those dirty pigs from the Leaf! I'll take care of those mutts by myself!"

Naraku tells the female, with a sinister smile, "Relax, my dear, I assure you that we make sure that Inuyasha and his family would be yours and then you will be reunited with your children at long last." Naraku says, in a serious tone, "However, there's the matter of separating the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails, the Signer of the Black Rose Dragon, and the new protector of the Shikon Jewel away from Kakashi and the Neo-Moonlight kunoichi's protection." Naraku says, with a wide evil smile, "And I think that I may know how…"

(Within Tazuna's house; the late afternoon of the next day)

It's been a day since Miyuki's regained consciousness and she was able to regain the amount of blood that she loss thanks to Kotori while with Haku and Kanako staying in Tazuna's house with Tazuna, Tsunami, and Inari feeling a bit uneasy on having three of 'Gato's former thugs' staying in their house, but Kakashi reassured them that they have nothing to worry about. Right now, we find ourselves within the bedroom where Miyuki and Kanko were staying in a pile of used and bloody bandages lying on the ground and Miyuki, only in a black short skirt that flowed to half way of her thighs, encasing her firm, voluptuous breasts with a dark violet bra and finishing clasping it at the back. Just as she went for her pink tank top, a familiar loud voice calls out her name as the door opens up wildly to find Naruto and Takao barging in unexpectedly and totally oblivious to Miyuki's current dress until now. After getting a slight nose blood, they watched Miyuki's surprised expression turn into a scary and very pissed off one with red hue on her face as went to grab her shirt and covered her bra-clad breasts with it.

Miyuki yells at them, pissed off and embarrassed, "What the hell are you three doing here! GET OUT!" Soon enough, Naruto and Takao were kicked out of the room literately with a multiple bruises on their faces and lumps on their heads and the door shut closed loudly. After a few moments, Miyuki, with her top on, opens the door and approach the two young boys who were slowly getting on their feet, lifts them by the back collar with Naruto and Takao, one in each hand, having them looking at her brown eyes which are blazed with great anger and embarrassment.

Takao says, worriedly, "Listen, Miyuki-san, we're real sorry that we…"

Miyuki says, in a calm and serious tone with a severe death glare, "Okay, boys, what we have here is a solution to the situation that just happened divided into three ways: I could kill you here and now, I could tell your sisters along with Ookamizuka about this and let them deal with you two, or you'll do as I say for the next two weeks and we'll forget this whole thing ever happened. Take your pick!"

Naruto and Takao gulp in fear of this and for Naruto, for the past twelve years of his life, he's known his sister to have a very bad temper and the same for Takao with one of his sisters being a Physic Duelist. Also, Naruto has been in the receiving end of Azami's fists before and like Hiromi, Azami can be real intimidating when she's angry. If any of them found out about this, then there's no way that either one of them would turn the other cheek. However, they don't want to be killed by Miyuki either. Naruto and Takao say in unison, fearfully, "We'll do whatever you want!"

Miyuki drops the two boys on their bottoms and she says, with a devious sly smile, "I'm glad that we came to a very logical decision, gentlemen." Miyuki asks, curiously, "Now, what was it so important that you needed to barge into my room without KNOCKING when I was changing?"

Naruto replies, with a little red hue, "Well…uh…we were going to tell you that we all are going to visit Zabuza's grave…and if you want to pay your respects to him."

Miyuki's hands twitched in response while remembering that Zabuza is no longer among the living and Takao says, uncertain, "Miyuki-san…?"

Miyuki turns to walk in the hallway and she calls out to the two boys, a bit of a harsh tone, "Well, aren't you two coming or not!"

Naruto and Takao quickly got onto their feet and they calls out in unison, in fear while following them, "Yes ma'am!"

(In the early evening; at the edge of a cliff)

Right now, we find ourselves at the edge of a cliff where we find Zabuza's sword and a recently dug ground where Zabuza's body was placed with a cross made out of wood with Haku, Kanako, and Miyuki praying while on their knees with Sakura there with them as well as the rest of Team 7 and the Neo-Moonlight kunoichis.

Sakura asks Kakashi, "I was wondering, Kakashi-sensei…Does a ninja really have to be the way they said a ninja should be?"

Kakashi sighs and he says, "Ninja are not supposed to seek their reason to exist. It's important that they exist as a tool. That idea exists in the Leaf Village, too."

Yumi says, with a nod, "And the same for the Neo-Moonlight Village."

Naruto asks, curiously, "Does becoming a real ninja really mean that? I…kind of…don't like it."

Sasuke asks Kakashi, "Do you think so, too?"

Kakashi sighs again and he says, "Well, no. That's why ninjas unconsciously suffer from that idea, like Zabuza."

Ayano asks Kakashi, curiously, "But can't you at least try changing that way? It doesn't seem right at all."

Kotori tells Ayano, "I know how you must feel, Ayano."

Naruto then exclaims, with a smile, "All right! I've decided! I'm going to follow my own 'ninja way'! I'm going to run straight down the path where I'm not going to regret anything!" In response to this, Kakashi had a slight surprise expression hidden within his mask and gives an eye smile.

(Days later; at the bridge)

Soon enough, we find Kakashi, Azami, Sayaka, Naruto, Hiromi, Sakura, Sasuke, Aoi, Ayano, Takao, Miyuki, Kanako, and Haku leaving across the completely bridge and heading back to the Leaf Village, the home of Kakashi and his team.

Tazuna tells them, "Thanks to them, we have come to brand new world. A world where we have found our courage and can fulfill our dreams."

One of the villagers asks Tazuna, "Speaking of the bridge, Tazuna, shouldn't we name it?"

Tazuna says, with a grin, "Of course! How about the Great Naruto Bridge? For the boy that gave us back our courage and also, I would like to add the images of the Signer's dragon, Black Rose Dragon, in the arches. They, along with Naruto, have helped us regained our hope as the ancient legends said they will. They give back hope and life to humanity."

The villager asks Tazuna, "Are you sure about that name? And about that addition?"

Tazuna says, with a smile, "I am, buster. One day, the name 'Naruto' shall be famous throughout the lands. Something tells me that the 'Signers' come here wasn't just a fluke. I have a feeling that they and that boy shall belong legends."

Back with the group, Naruto tells Ayano, "You'll really like our village and the Old Man, Ayano. I know that you, Takao, and Aoi will fit right in!"

Takao tells Naruto, with a smile, "I know that you are right, Naruto!"

On the meanwhile, Sasuke is glaring at Haku, Miyuki, and Kanako and Kakashi tells Sasuke, "Haku, Miyuki, and Kanako are no longer enemies, Sasuke. They have given their life to Lady Aoi and Lady Ayano and their protection. And trust me, they need someone like them. There are those that wish for the Crimson Dragon, the Shikon Jewel, and Lady Aoi's power." Sasuke doesn't say anything, but he is mentally annoyed that Aoi has an incredible power that many in the Elemental Countries that wants including himself and he, an Uchiha, doesn't have also she's been thinking about the Shikon Jewel's power while considering the dangers of using it. Kakashi thinks in his mind, "I'm glad that's over, but something tells me that these two have a long journey ahead of them. Hopefully, we can find out who killed their parents and why. And something tells me that it is vital to their mission as Signers, but what I don't get is that they only have two of the five pieces of the Crimson Dragon. There is the wings, back claw, and tail remaining. Are they gone… or does this mean that new Signers will be chosen to take the place of their lost loved ones? I have a feeling that we will find out soon." However, as Kakashi, his team, the Signer, and their newest addition head back to the Leaf Village, they don't know that the same cloaked figure that saved Ayano, Aoi, and Takao before is watching them from a distance with a pair of binoculars.

The cloaked figure says, with a confident tone, "I had feared the worst and yet, the best or something close to it has happened. These two shall bring balance to the Elemental Countries and stop this new evil rising, but they shall not do it alone. They shall have new friends… and new fellow 'Signers' to do it with. Good luck to you all." Soon after, the cloaked figure vanishes in a swirl of leaves in which the Fudo siblings have a feeling that something or someone is watching, but it is a 'good feeling' which fills their hearts with more hope as their holes in their hearts are being filled with brand new friends, but the scars of their parents and loved ones still remain. And they head on into an uncertain future as the newest Signers…

~Next time~ (One Piece First Opening 'We Are' MIDI)

Naruto (excitedly): Alright! We get another mission!

Hiromi: But why are we going to the world beyond the veil for?

Sakura: What's with this place? The people hear are nuts, especially that girl in the leotard!

Takao: If you think that's strange, this guy automatically turns into a girl when splashed with cold water!

Naruto: Next time, Curses and Dishonorable Engagements! I'm gonna be Hokage!