A/N: Please don't kill me. I haven't updated in ages because….school hates me, it really does. I've had coursework and GCSEs and a lot of other stuff. But I'm back now! Sorry this chapter is a little short, but my brain went kind of blank. The next one will be longer. Now, read and review and enjoy. Before I forget, rest in peace M.J, you'll be missed.
Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto I wouldn't need to beg my parents for money every time I want to go out.
Chapter 6
"What's a Sharingan?
Mitsuki looked at Kakashi for an answer to Naruto's question but Sasuke was the one that answered.
"The Sharingan is a very rare jutsu located in the eyes, a doujutsu. Anyone that has this power has the ability to see and comprehend any ninjutsu, genjutsu or taijutsu and reflect it back at their enemy."
"That's not even half of it kid." Zabuza interrupted arrogantly, "The user of the sharingan has the ability to analyze and copy any jutsu to the smallest detail. As for you jounin," he said addressing Kakashi," In the Kirigakure Assassination Division, we were given specific orders to kill you on sight. You were listed in our bingo book under `Copy Ninja`."
As `Mummy Man` was talking, Mitsuki noticed the heavy fog that seemed like it had appeared out of nowhere.
Almost like he had heard her, Tazuna said," The land of the waves is famous for its heavy mist. It occurs randomly and is always unexpected."
"Enough chatting." Zabuza said gruffly, "I'm here to kill the old man."
Team 7 immediately circled Tazuna and drew their kunai, guarding him from all directions. Kakashi stood protectively in front of them.
"So, I'll have to kill you first. I don't mind." said Zabuza chuckling. He suddenly vanished, taking his sword with him.
"There he is! On the water!" exclaimed Naruto.
They turned to the nearby lake and saw Zabuza standing on the water! He lifted on arm in the air and created a hand sign with the other.
"Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
Mist started enveloping his body and then he completely disappeared.
"Where did he go?" Mitsuki thought wearily looking around.
"Who is that man Kakashi-sensei?" asked Sakura worriedly.
"Momochi Zabuza, the Demon of the Hidden Mist. He was the captain of the Kiri assassination unit; he's also a master of the Silent Killing. As the name suggests, the killing is so swift its victims never realize what hit them. He will come after me first but my Sharingan won't be able to fully neutralize it, so keep your guard up. But don't worry." He turned to them, smiling, "The only thing we can really lose is our life."
"Idiot." thought Mitsuki as the mist thickened even more. Then suddenly Kakashi disappeared as well.
"Where did that sorry excuse of an adult go?"
"Eight points."
Mitsuki nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard the eerie whispering.
"Larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, subclavian artery, kidneys, heart. Which on should be my attack point?"
They all felt a surge of energy and they could finally see Kakashi in front of them when the mist thinned out.
Mitsuki let out a relieved sigh at the sight of their sensei. Having him there gave her some sense of comfort. Of course she was never going to tell anyone that. She sensed some movement and looked next to her. Sasuke was standing there and he looked very tense and was staring in front of him with wide eyes. She elbowed him gently and he snapped out of it and looked at her. She gave him a wink and thumbs up and turned her attention back to the front.
"Sasuke! Nothing will happen to guys, I'll protect you with my life. Trust me." said Kakashi reassuringly.
The situation had to be serious if Sasuke was that tense. Mitsuki was still trying to figure out why she had wanted to reassure him. She justified it by thinking that it was because they were team mates.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that."
In the blink of an eye, Zabuza had managed to penetrate their defence and was directly in front of Tazuna. Then in the next second Kakashi was there and had managed to stab Zabuza in the stomach with a kunai. The genin grabbed Tazuna and moved him out of the way.
They all waited for Zabuza to fall when instead of blood, water starting leaking from the wound.
"Sensei, watch out!"
Just as the stabbed Zabuza turned into a puddle of water, another one appeared behind Kakashi and cut him in half. Then Kakashi turned into a puddle of water. The real Kakashi appeared behind Zabuza and held a kunai to his throat.
"You're finished." said Kakashi calmly.
To their surprise Zabuza started chuckling. "I've got to admit, that was very skilfully executed. You'd already copied my jutsu when you made that little speech. You got the clone to talk for you to draw my attention. But," the Zabuza in front of Kakashi turned into water and another one, the real one, appeared behind him and kicked him into the air, "I won't be defeated by a lousy copy."
"How did he kick Kakashi-sensei into the water so effortlessly?" asked Sakura, almost panicking.
Kakashi's head appeared above the surface of the water just as Zabuza appeared behind him and started performing hand seals.
"Water Prison Jutsu."
The water circled Kakashi's body and created a sphere of water around him. Zabuza was still standing next to Kakashi with on hand inside the sphere.
"What's the big deal sensei, it's just water. Get out of there!" yelled Mitsuki.
"It might be made of water," said Zabuza, "But this prison his harder than steal. So much for the great Kakashi. I'll finish you off after I'm done with your little team."
A clone rose out of the water and stepped onto land.
"You kids think that you have earned the title of shinobi." He said making his way to where they were standing, "When you have faced death so many times it doesn't bother you any more, then you might deserve being called a shinobi. When your name is in my Bingo book, then you may be shinobi. But calling rookies like you shinobi? It's a disgrace." He then rushed towards Naruto, the closest one to him, and kicked him in the gut sending him flying backwards. He stepped on Naruto's hitai ate, which had fallen off. "You brats don't deserve to wear these."
"Naruto!"
"Hige-kun!"
Sasuke had to hold both girls back as they tried to get to Naruto.
"Take the bridge builder and get out of here!" yelled Kakashi from inside the sphere, "He's using most of his energy to keep me in here so he can only fight you with his clone. The clone won't be able to go far from his body, so you still got a chance to get away!"
"He wants us to run? We can't just leave him!" thought Mitsuki.
Sasuke got a determined look on his face and charged a Zabuza, flinging shuriken at him. Zabuza used his huge sword to block the shuriken. Sasuke jumped in the air and tried to get him from above, but Zabuza simply extended his hand and grabbed Sasuke by the throat and flinged him away.
"Sasuke-kun!" cried Sakura.
"Oh no." Mitsuki though as she watched Zabuza stand over a shaking Naruto. She was expecting him to back away, when he suddenly stood up and started running towards Zabuza.
"What are you doing?! Come back you dumb blond maniac!" Mitsuki yelled. "Why did you do that?" she asked when he got sent flying back.
"Put this in your bingo book." said Naruto as he got up clutching his hitai ate in his hand, "The future Hokage of Konoha will be me, Uzumaki Naruto! Get ready Sasuke, I've got a plan." he said as tied his hitai ate.
"Now you've got a plan?" asked Sasuke, raising his eyebrow.
"You two do whatever you need to do to get Kakashi-sensei out of there." said Mitsuki.
"Yeah, Mitsuki and I will protect the bridge builder." said Sakura nodding at Mitsuki. They both pulled out kunai and stood protectively in front of Tazuna.
"What are you doing?! Get out of here! Run!" yelled Kakashi, "Your mission is to save the bridge builder, not prove how brave you are!"
Naruto looked at Tazuna questioningly.
"Go save your sensei." Tazuna said simply.
"Relax. I'll protect you. That guy won't get past me." said Mitsuki giving him thumbs up, "One word and I'll stab you myself." she said threateningly as Tazuna opened his mouth.
"Ready Sasuke?"
"Ready."
Zabuza starting chuckling and said;"There you go, still trying to act like grown shinobi. When I was your age I already had blood on my hands. Our academy had a ritual for all the candidates that wanted to graduate. We had to participate in a match. The winner, was the one that survived."
"That how he got the name `Demon of the Hidden Mist`." said Kakashi, "On the day of his graduation, he did not just win his own match; he killed over one hundred academy students."
"That is sick." though Mitsuki.
Sasuke charged at Zabuza only to get stepped on. Then Naruto stepped forward and performed his Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. All of the clones jumped on Zabuza but he shook them of and they all went flying in different directions. As they started to disappear one by one, the one Mitsuki assumed was the real one, reached into his backpack and threw something to Sasuke. It was some kind of weapon that resembled an oversized shuriken. Sasuke leapt into the air and threw the shuriken at Zabuza. It passed the clone and headed directly for the original.
Just when Zabuza thought he had gotten it, a second shuriken appeared, hidden behind the first one, but Zabuza managed to Dodge that too. Just as the girls were starting to lose hope, the shuriken that he had managed to dodge turned into Naruto.
The girls, Kakashi and Tazuna were left frozen as Naruto threw a kunai at the real Zabuza, forcing him let go of the sphere so he could dodge it.
An enraged Zabuza aimed for Naruto with the shuriken, but the newly freed Kakashi blocked it.
Mitsuki stood speechless as Kakashi praised Naruto and Sasuke. She couldn't believe how much Naruto had grown.
"Uchiha didn't do too bad either." She thought looking at the raven haired protégée, "He's a good shinobi, and kind of hot-What the hell am I thinking?!!" she shook her head to clear her mind, "I'm not turning into a damn fan girl. I know, this is all Pinkies' fault. Stupid contagious fangirltities."
Sakura was gazing admiringly at the boys when she felt someone looking at her. She turned around and saw Mitsuki glaring daggers, knives and other life threatening objects at her. She quickly turned, slightly confused and plenty scared.
"Girls." said Kakashi, "You did a good job too."
The girls smiled as Naruto got out of the water and stood next to Sasuke, a few feet away from the girls.
Kakashi and Zabuza where standing in the water, creating hand seals simultaneously, when Mitsuki saw it. The shuriken, the one that Zabuza had caught, was heading straight for where Naruto and Sasuke where standing. Zabuza had thrown it away when he and Kakashi started performing the jutsu but almost like a boomerang, it came back.
The boys were too busy watching the fight and they didn't notice it and by the time they finally did, it would be too late. She felt Sakura tense next to her and realized she must have seen it as well.
Mitsuki had never felt so helpless. She couldn't move a muscle. Sakura was frozen next to her, unable to talk either. Tazuna, like the boys, was too busy watching the jounin.
She could feel something building up inside of her, just as Sakura snapped out of it.
"Naruto, Sasuke-kun! Move!"
The boys saw the shuriken heading towards them when it was just a few feet away. Before they could move, a heavy gust of wind came from behind them and caused the shuriken to fly back.
Sasuke stood frozen trying to figure out where the sudden wind had come from but Naruto immediately turned to Mitsuki.
"Tsuki-chan. You did it again."
Mitsuki could barely hear him. When the wind had appeared it had felt like something had burst inside of her. There was a throbbing pain in her chest and her heart was racing a hundred miles an hour. She was suddenly overcome with exhaustion and her vision started getting blurry. The last thing she saw before everything went black was..black.
Ending sucks but I couldn't come up with a better one. Hope it made sense though.
To my reviewers:
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