Rising Dragons
Intro:
Okay here comes the next chap…okay so this is much later then I had hoped but I have had some really rough writers block and well yeah it took me a while to get all my chapters together…Gomen for the wait hope you enjoy it.
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Disclaimer: I own Naruto sarcasm (in this chapter anyway) that's all.
"Speaking"
Thinking
"Sakura talking to inner Sakura"
"Inner Sakura talking to Sakura"
Writing
Jutsu
Warning: mild language
Pebbles on the road – chapter 7
Team seven along with Tazuna had boarded a boat and were making their way to the Island of Wave. Tazuna sat in the middle of the boat with Sakura and Kakashi sitting in the front.
At the back of the boat sitting in front of the rower Naruto and Sasuke were having a whispered discussion. "Are you sure Otou-san said it was alright?" Naruto asked his dark haired brother.
Sasuke nodded his head and said, "Yeah I'm sure, its just a matter of finding the right time and place. We can't exactly do this just anywhere."
Naruto nodded and said, "Yeah okay I guess it's a plan then."
"Here we are," announced the rower in a soft voice. Nodding Kakashi and the crew climbed out of the boat and onto the shore.
"This way," said Tazuna leading team seven down a dirt road.
After several minutes of walking they rounded a bend and Naruto spun and threw a kunai into a nearby bush. "Wha?" questioned Sakura as Kakashi walked over and parting the bush revealed a white rabbit scared stiff, the kunai protruding from the tree right between its large ears.
"That's weird," said Sakura with a puzzled look as the rabbit darted off into the forest.
"Yeah I was sure I was aiming at a person," said Naruto.
Sasuke frowned and said, "Its spring."
Naruto rolled his eyes and said, "Brilliant deduction." Sasuke reached over and hit his brother upside the head. "Owww…oh right spring!" said Naruto his eyes lighting up suddenly.
Sakura frowned and asked "And why is that important exactly?"
Naruto grinned at her and said, "Because rabbits only have white coats during the winter, or if they are kept indoors." Sakura blinked rapidly as what that meant set in. Kakashi beamed at his students for figuring it out before retrieving the kunai and returning it to Naruto.
As they continued down the road it wasn't long before they found themselves passing in front of a small lake. When a strange whirling sound filled the air. "OH SHIT!" shouted Naruto as he grabbed Tazuna and hit the ground. Sasuke had done the same with Sakura even as Kakashi shouted out, "GET DOWN!" and hit the dirt himself.
As a thump was heard, the group lifted their heads to see a rogue nin perched on a broad sword that had embedded itself into a tree to the left of the group. "Well that could have ended worse," said Naruto climbing to his feet before leaning down and helping Tazuna to his feet.
Sasuke grunted when Sakura thanked him as he dusted off his shorts. "Well well if it isn't Sharingan Kakashi," the rogue nin said, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Momochi Zabuza, missing Mist nin." Kakashi replied as Naruto and Sasuke starred at him in curiosity.
Sakura shook off her confusion and positioned herself in front of Tazuna, a kunai drawn and at the ready. Zabuza raised a nonexistent eyebrow and said "So my reputation has preceded me."
Kakashi nodded before saying, "Known as the Bloody Mist, Momochi Zabuza ex Mist nin ranked level A, wanted for a failed coup."
Zabuza smiled behind his mask as he vaulted off the blade grabbing it and strapping it to his back as he landed in the middle of the lake said, "Well now I don't suppose you will walk away and allow me to kill the old man?"
" 'Fraid not," replied Kakashi as he began lifting his head band to reveal his left eye as Zabuza went threw some hand seals and said, "Kirigakure no Jutsu!" causing a fog of mist to roll around them.
Sasuke and Naruto took up positions on either side of Sakura as Zabuza began taunting them through the mist. Sasuke hissed his annoyance even as his bracelet began to pulse an angry blue as the killing intent rolled over them.
Sakura whimpered slightly, and Naruto growled as his bracelet began pulsing red. "Relax, I won't let anyone hurt my comrades," said Kakashi from the mist claiming his team.
"How sweet," came a chilling voice from behind the genin and in front of Tazuna.
"Don't think so," replied Kakashi, skewering Zabuza with a kunai before the rogue nin had the chance to swing his large blade.
"Got you," came from behind Kakashi as the Zabuza he had stabbed turned into a puddle of water, and Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi swinging his blade through the copy ninja.
"Hum…interesting you were able to imitate my Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu even with Kirigakure no Jutsu closing in," Zabuza said.
"How perceptive," echoed from behind Zabuza as the last of what had appeared to be Kakashi splashed to the ground.
Zabuza froze as Kakashi once again angled a kunai into his back. "This ends it!" yelled Kakashi finishing the stab.
"LOOK OUT KAKASHI-SENSEI!" yelled Sakura staring in horror as Zabuza appeared once more from behind Kakashi and the Zabuza Kakashi had just stabbed dropped to the ground into a puddle of water.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he quickly spun and angled his kunai up to block the downward sword slash aimed at him. Reaching out with his foot Zabuza aimed a kick at Kakashi, forcing the copy nin to jump out of the way landing the silver haired ninja in the lake.
Coming up for air Kakashi scowled and said "Something's not right, this water is way to thick." As Zabuza appeared beside Kakashi standing on top of the water and began to go through some hand signs, Kakashi began struggling in earnest to escape the water. Finishing his hand signs, Zabuza said, "Suirou no Jutsu!" and as Kakashi was lifted out of the water and incased in a ball of water, Zabuza thrust his right hand into it to keep it working.
"Get out of here!" yelled Kakashi from his prison. "He can't move! He has to stay were he is to keep this jutsu working."
"Hum," said Zabuza going through some one handed signs before saying, "Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu!"
As another Zabuza formed out of water and stepped toward the group, Naruto crossed his arms over his chest and said "The hell we will!"
Sasuke crossed his own arms and grunted out, "Only scum abandon their comrades."
Sakura squared her shoulders and taking a position up in front of Tazuna raised her kunai once more before saying, "We're sorry Tazuna-san, but we will not leave Kakashi-sensei to die."
Tazuna took a gulp from his bottle of sake and said, "Wouldn't have it any other way," with a burp.
"Well well well, it seems you have a very foolish group here Kakashi," said Zabuza with a laugh. As the Mizu bunshin began advancing, Naruto threw his hand into a familiar cross shape and said "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" causing seven shadow clones of the energetic blond to appear. Pointing at the clones, the original yelled "CHARGE!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes and muttered under his breath, "Oh yeah, that's going to work." As the Naruto's rushed the Mizu bunshin, the Zabuza clone swung his sword causing the first three clones to poof out of existence.
In the blink of an eye the Mizu bunshin reversedhis sword dispelling the remaining clones and throwing Naruto back with a slash on his chest. Blinking, Naruto jumped to his feet. Looking down at his ruined jacket, Naruto shrugged out of it before tossing his ruined shirt as well.
Looking down at the rapidly healing wound on his chest, Naruto looked up at the staring Zabuza and said, "Ow…that hurt."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and said "Baka."
Sakura blinked and said, "You are so going to have to tell me how you're doing that."
Naruto scratched the back of his head and said, "Um…I have really fast metabolism?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes and said, "Talk later, fight now."
Naruto rolled his eyes and said, "Yes oh master of the monosyllables, fight now."
Sasuke reached out and after hitting his blond brother on the back of the head turned his attention to the once again advancing Zabuza clone. Naruto shook his head looked at his bracelet, then Sasuke, and said, "Hmm, I don't think using Ichigo or Uyru would work."
Sasuke cocked his head and said, "A rapier against a broad sword? Yeah…no, and well it'd just go between your two blades."
Naruto chuckled and said, "True, but it would be funny."
Sasuke rolled his eyes and said "Har har."
Sasuke then stepped forward and taking a deep breath said "Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu!" sending a stream of fire toward the clone. The bunshin jumped to the side and found a sword sticking through its side.
Zabuza blinked as his clone fell into a puddle. "How the heck did you do that?" asked a stunned Sakura. Before anyone could answer her, Zabuza was forced to jump from his position as another Naruto plunged a blade up from the lake causing Zabuza to release Kakashi's prison.
Zabuza scowled at the water logged Naruto, who, after giving the mist rogue a one finger salute, proofed out of existence. Zabuza growled as the Naruto who had skewered his Mizu bunshin repeated the gesture before he to proofed out of existence.
Sasuke rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms over his chest once again and said, "Real mature."
Naruto put his hand in his pants pockets and said, "Thanks I thought so too." Sakura gaped at her teammates as a now furious Zabuza began advancing on the group of genin.
Zabuza was forced to jump back as Kakashi through a kunai at the rogue nin. "Now now, your fight is with me," Kakashi said, rising to stand on the surface of the water.
Zabuza growled and said, "This won't take long."
With a smirk, Kakashi said, "No it won't."
As Zabuza began going through some hand seals, his eyes widened as Kakashi began going through the same hand seal. As the water they stood on began to churn, the genin looked on.
Naruto and Sasuke had made their way to either side of Tazuna. "Hum…" said Naruto eyeing the combatants before shrugging out of his back pack and rummaging threw it.
"Ah found it!" exclaimed Naruto pulling out an umbrella and opening it.
"Wha? asked Sakura in confusion.
As Kakashi and Zabuza called out, "Suiton Suiryuudan no Jutsu!" and twin dragons of water rose out of the lake, Naruto looked at Sakura and said, "I see rain in our future." Sasuke rolled his eyes as he popped open his own umbrella, having retrieved it from his own from a sealed scroll in his waist pouch and said, "You think?" as the towering water dragons began ducking it out.
The end:
Okay there final 'wipes brow' let's see I have two more chaps to write (one for KOV and one for S) before I post this…I better get on those, oh and don't forget to drop me a review and let me know what you think k? ja ne for now
Explanations:
So why did Naruto and Sasuke recognize the sound of the blade…well we've been over the fact that their parents like to surprise them…well then knowing that let's just remember what Alinia's sword looks like: a browed sword The handle is golden yellow built into a blade that is dark red almost black and is inscribed with black writing in a language not meant for human tongues. The blade itself seems to glow and vibrate with a life all its own…I rest my case.
How exactly did the clones get there?...Naruto made nine clones two of which immediately proofed into pebbles which their fellow clones placed before they went poof
Jutsu corner:
Kirigakure no Jutsu – means Hidden Mist Skill: A highly effective cover technique. Blankets an area in a thick fog, confusing the senses of the enemy.
Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu –means Water Clone Skill: Creates a number of clones, made from water. Each Clone is capable of attacking on its own, yet each is 1/10th the power of the original. A direct hit will cause the clone to revert to water - and it cannot leave a certain radius of the user.
Suirou no Jutsu – means Water Prison Skill: Creates a large sphere of water, that holds the opponent inside it. The prison is difficult to escape, yet, the drawback is that the user must keep contact with the sphere to keep the prison working
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu – means Shadow Clone Skill: A forbidden jutsu, that creates clones - which are not just plain illusions (like the normal bunshin no jutsu). Each clone is an exact replica of Naruto, capable of attacking. A direct hit causes the clone to disappear.
Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu – means Fire Type; Dragon Fire Skill: A jutsu that sends a stream of fire towards the opponent, originating from the users mouth.
Suiton Suiryuudan no Jutsu – means Water Type; Water Dragon Blast Skill: Creates a large dragon shape formed from a large amount of spinning water. The dragon form is sent towards your opponent for a powerful attack. This jutsu can only be performed when near a large body of water.
From my beta Ataraninja: Lol, I like the Yoda-style comment at the end: "I see rain in our future." That was a good one, and Sasuke and Naruto were very random when the clone was coming for them. It was like in those commercials and movies where something serious is going on and the next thing you know, they interrupt to say: "Hey, what did you think about that Saints game the other night?" "Oh my god, are you kidding me? They so kicked Buccaneer but!" Well, you get it. I liked the chapter, and the randomness. Poor little lonesome Sakura, she is the only one that doesn't have a super powerful attack.
HNN: 'grins evilly' or does she?
From my other beta Blue Bunny2: