Naruko is now sleeping on zack's lap at the forest while zack is mediating with his eyes closed, some birds landed on them.
As then haku who had her long hair loosely, and wore a pink, sleeveless kimono, with pale red edges and decorated with small plum-coloured swirls, that went to her ankles. Around her waist was a simple white obi tied in a bow, and she wore a pair of light brown sandals with dark straps. She also wore a dark-coloured choker around her neck, picking up leaf plants then she spotted zack and naruko.
Haku: oh, (recognize their headband as she walk to them and petted zack's hair and touch his left cheek as she smile) he's so, warm in close.
Zack slowly open his eyes as he look at her.
Zack: oh, hello.
Haku: Hi there.
with the others
Sakura: good morning everyone(yawning)
Shadow wondering around her head left and right try to find shadow.
Nightwing: woah shad, what makes you so jumpy this morning?
Shadow: where is zack? I want my huggy!
robin: he's at the forest with naruko, sleepy with her I think.
She then run thought the walls leaving a shadow hole on the wall.
Miyako: that is one crazy stuff rabbit.
Nightwing: crazy, yes, dumb, never.
Tazura: so naruko not here? Looks like she was all night.
Yuna: and big brother said he's watching over her.
Sakura: she gone completely crazy.
Red robin: if you think she crazy, zack is half crazier.
Sakura: how crazy?
Red robin: as bat shit crazy, explosive weapons, his short temper like a huge ticking time bomb, looney but he's really bent, all thanks to dung.
Batman: is hard believe sometime he can control himself even he grin and smile big, even my crazy arch nemesis felt either jealous or scared, they nickname zack The Azure Lunatic.
Nightwing: not to mention he can be funny and you can tell he's nuts when his eye twitch.
Batman: and almost kill you of drinking and spill his root beer.
Nightwing: and you sit back and watch.
Red robin: it's very humores.
Sakura: woah, now I can see it, wait! he's with naruko?
Christain: and asleep together?
Robin and red robin: yep.
That made all the girls made there own holes on the wall as they are running to find zack.
Red robin: why do we even bother?
Nightwing: is fun that way.
With zack and naruko
Zack: I'm zack.
Haku: my name is haku.
Zack:(waking up naruko) rise and shine sleepy head, wakey wakey! (sigh) RAMEN!
Naruko: (jump up) WHERE?!
Zack: there your awake.
Naruko:(pouted) you trick me!
Zack: a little but (pull out a ramen) for real.
Naruko smiled brightly and starts eating the ramen then she turn at haku
Naruko: who the heck are you? (while eating her ramen)
Zack: this is haku, so haku what'd you doing here?
Haku: I'm gathering erbs.
Naruko and zack: erbs?
Haku: yes that's right, it help treated innocent of human's wounds.
As they help her getting more erbs.
Naruko: you start work early huh sis?
Haku: I like it early, is calm but I didn't think I find someone sleeping out here in the woods.
Zack and naruko grin with eye smile.
Naruko: i'm training.
Haku: training? So are you two ninja? Because I notice the headband your wearing or you just make a fanshion statement.
Naruko: you notice that? alright
Zack: we're ninja form the hidden leaf village and we have a mission to guard the bridge builder and killed gato.
Naruko: only super cool ninja can wear these!
Haku: oh really? I see, very impressive.
Zack: thanks.
Naruko chuckle rubbing the back of her head.
Haku: does that mean you training something dangerous?
Naruko: I'm just developing my skills so I can get stronger.
Zack: I already did mine and taking a break and watch over her.
Haku: you so strong right now is that enough?
Naruko: no no, I need to get stronger and stronger and I have to keep practicing.
Haku: how so, why is so important, is it by the mission zack?
Zack: yeah that too, but for Naruko.
Naruko: so i can become the best ninja in my village! And everyone who'll know who i'am! And all respect me! There also a certain person a kid that I prove something to.
Haku: so are you doing this to a certain person, or are you doing this training for yourself?
Naruko: huh?
Haku giggle with a smile.
Naruko: what you laughing at? What so funny?!
Haku: is there someone precious to you?
Zack: she talking about someone you cared deeply, like, love or look up too naru.
As naruko blush hard as she have a huge crush on Zack.
Naruko: y-yeah, I have, s-someone is special to me, v-very munch.
Zack looked at halu's eyes, he can feel her eyes fill of very munch snow and lifeless that is cold, the lost. lonesome and betrayel and no one, as haku looked at zack's eyes as she slight gasp to see within it.
Zack: what?
Haku: your eyes...
Zack: what about it ?
Haku: there filled with loneliness.
Zack: (chuckle a little) well, you can say that.
Naruko pouted and hugged zack close.
haku: I see, someone precious to someone to protect, then they become geniously strong.
as naruko remember her time of about protecting and even together become stronger.
naruko:yeah, I hear ya ,I know exactly what your saying.
zack:yeah , that's right, and I can see you have someone close , even I can tell your eyes, your life...it was cold but a little colder but soon your heart will get extra warmer in the future.
Haku: thank you,(grab her basket and get up look at naruko) you will get strong,very storng, good bye. we'll meet again sometime oh and zack.
zack: yeah haku?
She then sneak a peck on the cheek of a kiss as she wink at him.
haku:I'll see you soon, zacky~(walk off)
leaving a blush zack and naruko gawk as sasuke and the girls felt like someone kiss him as they went passed haku and found zack and naruko.
zack: well that surprise me.
Shadow then tackles zack in a hug as sasuke and the girls arrived.
Zack: except for that.
Shadow: mine.
Sasuke and the girls jealousy look at naruko then momoyo and sasuke punch her head.
Naruko: ow! Hey what'd you two do that for?!
Momoyo: for hogging my zack!
Sastuki: you twerp, did you forget about breakfast ? your such a loser
naruko chuckle.
Zack: I see you saw haku, seem she helping zabuza all better.
Naruko: huh?
Shadow: the tracker girl who rescue zabuza.
Naruko: that's her?! Not only I forget but she even have the nerve to kiss zack in the cheek!
Zack's girls: WHAT?!
Timekip
With kakashi, batman, Sakura, shadow, momoyo, kazuko, miyako, yukie, Christiane, Alexis, yuan and zack who came in waiting for naruko and sastuki.
Sakura: knowing naruko, she could be any where.
Zack: she'll come, especially sastuki
Right on que a kunai land down as they look up to see naruko is up top of the tall tree.
Sakura: woah ! Naruko can climb that high using chakra ? That's great.
Naruko: eh he he he, what'd you think high enough for you guys ? I mean is a long way down huh ?
She got up but slippy on the branch.
Sakura: naruko!
However she standing upside down at the branch.
Naruko: ha ha! Got ya!
Yukie: she almost scared us.
Sakura: we were worried naruko!
Inner sakura: I'M GONNA STRANGLE YOU! CHA YOU DORK!
Zack: (see naruko stick to the branch fall as he sigh) that goofball.
Momoyo: idiot!
Sakura: you just have to do it do you show off?!
Then a blue flash as zack now A mummy who got white bandages, black and blue gantlets, leg pieces and pharaoh hat, has red on his neck piece and has the ultramateix on his blue belt.
?: POSITIVE SNARE OH!
Sastumi run off and grab her leg as white banadge wrapped both of them and they land down.
P. Snare oh: there you go
She look up and down at P. Snare oh.
P. snare oh: yes, I'm a mummy (look up at sastuki upside down at the branch)
Sastuki: you really are a total loser Naruko.
He sigh use his banadge to grab her down.
P. Snare oh: no she hyperactive, but she my cute little hyperactive.
Satsuki pouted and looked away out of jelousy.
P. Snare oh: but hey I aint playing favorite, i have a great uchia warrior who's adorable. (petted her head) and i didnt break my promise to teach you and copy some of bit my skills. (eye smile)
she blushed but still looked away
Meanwhile
At the house imari still in his room.
Inari: Naruko..Zack...naruko uzamaki and Zack orion huh?
With zabuza and haku
Zabuza crush the hand on his palm.
Haku: your recovering quickly.
Zabzua: just a little longer haku
Haku: yes
Meanwhile middle of the night
Sastuki and naruko up top panting as they look at zack flying up top.
Zack: congratulations you two, let's go back and eat and after the mission I'll take you two on a date, is on me.
Sastuki: alright.
Naruko: yay!
Meanwhile at dinner time at the house.
Sakura: now there both late, i wouldn't expected on zack but he do said he'll watch them.
Open the door to see zack carry naruko on her back.
Tasura: what you been up to? You look something that cat drag did.
Naruko: hehe, we both made it, we climb all the way to the top.
Kakashi: good, now we move on, first starting tomorrow your both along zack are bodygaurd for tazura.
Shadow: can I come too?
Kakashi: of course
Zack then grab her and cuddle her to his chest warmly.
Zack: seriously, you are one greedy bunny sometimes.
Shadow bunny:(pouted) I wanna be close and don't wanna let any girls hogging you, (turn naruko and sastuki) even loud mouth fishcake ramen girl and emo brat here.
Naruko: FISHCAKE?!
Satsuki: emo girl? (Glared)
Shadow: did I stutter?
As everyone chuckle of shadow's stingy.
Zack: oh shadow.
As everyone is done eating their food.
Tanura: in the few more days, the bridge will be finished, I have thank you for that.
Woman: you all done great but you still got to be careful.
Tazura: I have meaning to ask you but now, why'd you stay and protect me? Even you found out I've been lied to bring you here.
Kakashi: those who stray from the path of justice has no courage, but under the wing of a stronge leader, cowardice cannot survive.
Woman: huh?
Kakashi: that was a quote from the first hokage.
Batman: and it what i do is the right thing
Zack: same here, other do so.
Inari looked at naruko and zack remember his time with his father and his death as his tears show drop to the table.
Inari: but why?
Zack: hmm?
Inari: (smack his hands to the table) all this stupid training is just a waste of time! Gato have a whole army and they'll beat you down and destroy you! These cool things you say, they don't mean anything! No matter what you do! The strong always win and the weak always lose!
Zack: not anymore, it wont be for me and naruko.
Inari, why's that?
Naruko: exactly, just speak for yourself, it wont be like that for me you got that ?
Inari: why won't you be queit ?! Just looking at you make me sick ! You two don't know anything about this country , your just butting in . always laughing and play around ! You two don't know what is like of suffering and treated like dirt.
Naruko's and Zack's eyes : you think i'm a fool of don't know what true suffering is?
Inari: huh?
Naruko: listen to yourself whiny and complaining like some sorry little victim, you can whimper all day for all I cared, your nothing but a coward!
That shocked inari.
Sakura: naruko! You went to far!
Naruko grumble and walk off.
Sakura: naruko.
As inari begin to cry more.
Zack follow her as they're alone know in a room.
Zack: seem you wanna prove his point of his doubting and even he act like he have no faith , that's harsh naru.
Naruko: I know
Zack: I'm sure he'll have caourge and faith with us, i men like you he continue grow up without a dad that he got the chance, (look down) like how i do . hell i even don't know where is mom if she is dead oe not but i don't believe she died, as i look and search for her everywhere but...no luck.
Naruko: did you find her?
Zack:(sigh) no, I search everywhere even entire places, and I missed her so munch.
Naruko then hugs him.
Naruko: I'm sorry.
Zack: it's alright
He smile at her.
Zack: i got my sister and more family
Naruko: (smile) sure do.
As with inari alone but kakashi sit next to him
kakashi: can I talk to you?
As he do sit next to him and break the silence.
Kakashi: naruko can be a little harsh sometimes, but she doesn't hate you, your grandfather told us what happened, to your father. You probably don't know this but naruko also grew up without a father, in fact, she never knew either of her parents and she didn't have a single friend in our village.
Inari: huh?
Kakashi: still, I never seen her cry, sulk or give up, she's always eager to jump in, she wants to be respected that's her dream and she'll put her life on the line for that in a heartbeat, my guess is, she just got tires of crying and decided to do something about it.
Inari: what about zack?
Kakashi: what I learn his life was rough, he continue growing up and have his sister left to take care since there father all he they had left. he told me his dad was like every great and kindness man as a hero, same like you a monster took and kill his father. and zack sacrifice to protect his little sister. he was curse and torment, the poor guy sympathy like naruko, he suffer too long with no family nor friend.
Inari: and his sister?
Kakashi: gone when he couldn't protect her by other monsters, not even their step parents who abuse them make zack all despair until one person who help and teach him and got a family, that the way zack is to show their is hope. I think naruko and zack knows better then any of us, of what your going too. what naruko told you earlier, as cruel as it sound, she probably told herself a thousand time.
As zack at the somewhere with batman, red robin, nightwing, taila, catwoman, yuna and robin.
Zack: so zabzua and haku gonna strike tomorrow right?
Batman: yes, they are targeting the bridge builder.
Robin: including inari and their mother and the workers.
Zack: okay we'll split and take the worker to safety, I senses other dungle beast around, scarecrow, croc and deathstroke gonna come too assist the enemy.
?: finally.
Nightwing: huh?
Everyone turn to see a guy wearing a black and gray parts suit, with some red similar bat symbol and the suit have red armor pads, gauntlet, belt, knee pads, boot and along a red trench coat hooded , and a red mask like.
Zack: oh hey red hood what's up?
Red hood: well, well, if it isn't 'little' zack.
Zack: Jason I swear to god, your gonna which that clown did you a favor.
Red hood: blame him, not me.
Zack: oh yeah, let me call shadow.
Red hood: no! Dear god, that nightmare stuff rabbit nearly cut me to ribbons!
Zack: yeah that what I thought, anyway I should go and see haku and talk to her.
Robin: what for?
Zack: well to be honest, even what zabuza use her as a tool, she don't deserve this cuz she suffer and kept running away, beside she close and only friend and family to zabuza. And tomorrow i'll open his eyes so he need to know he wont be alone.
Batman: go, we'll handle things here.
Zack: alright then. (teleported away)
Nightwing: you'll think he'll talk some sense to zabuza tomorrow?
Red hood: he could, remember how I was? If it wasn't for bats and zack as well, I wouldn't and beside I heard dung is alive and back along zack's ex girlfriend is here in this world right?
Red robin: is true, can't wait to blow her head off.
Red hood: that's my thing too.
As with zack as spotted haku who preparing as he turn intangible to float through and in the shadow which haku turn to see zack who in the shadow.
Zack: hello tracker, or should I say haku?
Haku: I guess I can't hide even from you, (took off her mask) zacky.
Zack: so i guess you want to kill me huh?
Haku: it is my job.
Zack: perhaps but it is only cuz gato is like the one want you too and he help you keep the other tracker of hunting you down and not mention even alliance with dung's allies?
Haku: you heard about him?
Zack: know him , he did this to my life and i was a victim and took everything
He came out of the shadow in his ghost form surprising haku, she see the cold and painful lifeless dead eyes and so munch darkness but light shine within in, cover her mouth.
Zack: a curse beyond anything, I'm among the living so i can't die, or neither if I'm dead. He made and torment me as his weapons.
Haku: I see, it seems that you and I are alike.
Zack: of course, you lost someone who betray you cuz of your clan and ice release.
She nodded.
Zack: and I know how deeply you are to zabuza as a friend and family, so munch loyal but don't feel like a tool, your not broken. you see I was too as my sanity is bent, (turn back to normal) there was a guy who's like a true brother to me help and turn me to the hero i'am today and learn by many friends and teacher, he give me hope and now I want to give you and zabuza hope too, your not broken to me nor your ability isn't a problem, your beautiful and amazing as you are haku.
Haku: (giggled) thank you,(walk close to him and feel his hair and hug him) your both cute and amazing as well.
Zack: thanks, which is why I offer you and zabuza to come with us and stay in the leaf village, I'll talk to the hokage and you two finally have a family again.
Haku: thank you.
Zack: i'll see you tomorrow and hope zabuza do.
He teleported away as haku smile then heard a voice in her head.
Dung's voice: how sick.
Haku: dung.
Dung's voice: you supposed to do our job and along gato!
Haku: just leave me be so I can do my job.
Dung's voice: oh i will bit first...
Thsn dark corrupt engulf halu as surprise as her eyes glows red.
Dung: an upgraded soon.
The next day
Kakashi: alright, I leave naruko in your hands.
Batman: she did push her body to her limit, so she wont move a bit.
Woman: what about you? Your still recovering yourself.
Kakashi: why do I look wobbly? I'll be okay.
Batman: zack, is it the real you with naruko?
Zack: yep.
Batman: good, let's go, and everyone I have to show you.
As they left meanwhile with gato in his office calling zabuza but with zbauza and haku in the boat near the bridge, he smash the called.
Zabuza: haku, you ready?
Haku: yes.
Killer croc came out of the water hten scarecrow reappeared.
Haku: master scarecrow, killer croc, you just in time, where this deathstroke?
Scarecrow: let just say he'll make an entrance, words report last night that our dungle beast was killed and the other workers.
Zabuza: don't matter, we'll settle this ounce and for all.
Scarecrow notice zabuza's and haku's eyes glow red as he chuckle.
Killer croc: seem the mind control and fully corrupted boost paid off from dung.
Scarecrow:(hold his chain blade scythe) now, let's explore this terror, together.
With zack as naruko wake up and see zack next with her as she open her eyes.
Zack: wakey, wakey naru. (with a smile)
Naruko: oh, hey zack, hey why didn't someone wake me up?!
Zack: you were out cold.
Naruko: oh.
Zack: beside Kakashi-sensei said you need rest after your training but I hope your know what your doing but also we should go, the enemy is waiting.
Naruko: okay, but I can't believe they ditch me!
Zack: I didn't.
Shadow: same here.
Shadow came out of zacks' shirt.
Zack: shadow, you little stowaway.
Naruko: ah come on! I was enjoying snuggle with zack! (who got dressed up already)
Shadow: don't care, he's mine.
Zack: come on you two.
As they went out to regroup by jumping to trees to trees they notice the dead wild boar.
Meanwhile with they others
As they made it at the bridge.
Batman: this is where we start at.
Sakura: what'd you mean?
Batman: watch.
As the fog mist everywhere.
Zack: meaning inari and his mom in trouble, good thing they'll be safe with the other me along naruko.
Kakashi: this mist, everyone get ready! He couldn't wait for round two.
Sakura: Kakashi-sensei! Is zabuza isn't? This is his hidden mist justu.
Zabuza's voice: sorry I kept you waiting Kakashi, I see you brought those brats along orion with you.
Then zabuza appeared.
Scarecrow: yes and I can feel their hidden fear.
Killer croc climb up then everyone see black feather as crows cawing around till a green and black mist showing.
Kazuko: what is this.
Nightwing: don't tell me.
Sakura: what?
As came out of the black and green mist is non other then scarecrow.
scarecrow: such new and old faces I like too see.
Nightwing: scarecrow.
sakura: w-w-who is this monster? (shaken in fright a bit)
Red robin: not a monster, he's all human but something not right.
Batman: was human.
Nightwing, red robin and robin: huh?
Batman: we seen thorugh many of his fear toxin to make us see he's a monster but now...
Scarecrow: is real, I molted to perfection batman, dung really knows how to make my dream come true.
Zack: yeah but that dream will fall baghead!
Scarecrow: ah, zackery, or lewamus prime perhaps, you have a high tolerance of courage but your fear still strong, we have in common along batman a bit but you are afraid.
Zack: of what? that rotten breath coming out of your mouth?
Zack: sorry, doesn't ring a bell.
Sastuki:(small smirk) i'm trembling with...excitement.
Kakashi: go on sastuki.
As sastuki destroy all water clone of zabuza.
Sastuki: I can see it.
Zabuza: oh, so you can see that they are water clones, the brats improve, looks like you got a rival haku.
Haku: so it seems.
Zack: sorry sastuki is taken with someone else, I say you improve and ready with your partner haku huh?
Then a grappling line caught batman's leg before he react
sakura: batman-sensei!
As came out of the mist is an armor exoskeleton but suit all black but armor part a bit dark gray orange and a mask on the right side black and left side orange with a hole eye shape visor red and a black and orange bandana on the back.
Zack, nightwing and robin: deathstroke.
As he charged about to impale batman with a sword but the dark shinobi counter it with smoke bomb to blind and kick him with his other leg and take the sword to cut the line as free himself roll the other side, avoid deathstroke's dive kick, batman got up as the two circle each other a bit and batman dropped the sword, while deathstroke unsheated another sword.
Deathstroke:(point his sword at him) it appears the game is over before it even begins.
Batman: I'm not playing games, slade, what've dung done to zabuza and haku?
Deathstroke: let just say pulling the string and increase there justu.
Zack: well then, if that the case to knock some sense into them, time to roll out!
