A/N: Without further ado, I give you the last full chapter of the Land of Waves arc. I get the distinct impression a lot of people are going to be angry with this chapter. A lot of crazy things happen. And, as always, here's a little clarification:
Kyubi isn't evil. He's indifferent to humans. There will be no "Kyubi is trying to take Naruto over" crap. And as for Kyubi's chakra boosts.
Pure chakra: Naruto becomes mid-chunin in strength. It gives him a boost, meaning more strength and protection, but doesn't do much else.
1-tail: Becomes low jounin level. 2-tail: high jounin 3-tail: ANBU 4-tail: Kage 5-tail: Akatsuki 6-9: Strong enough that you can see why Uchiha Madara wants the tailed beasts so bad.
And as for the upcoming explanation for Haku's actions. Normal humans are made up of conditioned responses. Think of everything we do, it's all things that have been etched into our heads. In Haku's case, there's a little bit more. And when she talks in battle, it's her subconcious speaking for her. It is only at the end that she gets to control her speech, her body knowing it has lost.
Even for me, it seems a little far-fetched, but I hope you enjoy it. Oh, and as for our trio:
Unlike in the manga, Hinata grows up relatively happy, without everyone calling her weak. She is the genius prodigy of the main branch, just like Neji is to the side branch. I apologize if it seems like Hinata's skills are improving rapidly, but I think it's acceptable for her pace.
Same with Sasuke and Naruto. Well, Naruto isn't a prodigy, he just works hard. And hopefully you guys will see that a jounin deals with them pretty easily.
As I said, I am really concerned about people flaming this chapter. So much that I was considering a rewrite. I really hope its ok.
Meeting between Sasuke and Haku
It was early morning, with the grass damp from dew, when a 15-year-old kunoichi walked to a large garden of herbs by a river. She hummed a melody as she picked the correct herbs with ease.
Even though she seemed full of life, her eyes gave away her despair. She longed to be free, free from Zabuza and pain. She continued to gather the herbs she needed to make her master's medicine, yet it would be so simple to poison him.
In her long tenure with the man, since the night he found her on the side of the road, she had feared and hated him. But he had trained her into the perfect tool, a kunoichi who became emotionless in battle.
Zabuza, from the earliest he had known Haku, had lectured her. He spoke lies and half-truths to her once trusting ears, she had long since realized that the man could not be trusted. After years of the man dominating over her mind, yelling and berating her, training her to the brink of death, he finally got what he had wanted.
A body that would follow his command to death.
When she thought about it, she was constantly brought to tears. Her mind hated the man, hated what he stood for, and hated everything and anything about him. He was vile, disgusting, immoral…he was truly a demon.
But even though her mind would never bend to him, Zabuza had warped her subconscious through his abusive training. Her body, without fail, would follow his orders to the letter.
'I'm a puppet,' she thought, 'nothing more.' She would slaughter dozens of nameless men, women, and children, her mind screaming out to stop itself, but it never did. Truly, her body was not her own, it belonged to Zabuza.
The black-haired girl knew that she would have to fight the boys she met. 'I don't want to kill them, I don't want to kill them,' she repeated. She was miserable, her subconscious conditioned so well, even suicide would not work
She walked towards the river and stared at her reflection. She looked completely normal, like any village girl her age would. But when she saw her ninja attire, all Haku saw was a living breathing weapon.
Down the shore, a boy groaned as he awoke. It was the same boy she had met previously, she recalled the blonde boy calling him Sasuke.
Haku sat down at the water's edge, staring at it. "You'll die if you train yourself so hard, Sasuke," she muttered. The boy, who had been lifting himself to him feet, noticed the girl nearby. He recognized her in an instant.
"You," he said, weakly brandishing a kunai, "what do you want?"
"I'm not here to fight, I have no wish to," she said. "I simply come here to gather herbs to make medicine."
"Medicine for Zabuza," Sasuke said bluntly. He took status of his condition, seeing that he had perhaps a third of his strength.
"Don't bother thinking of fighting me," Haku said, pulling Sasuke's mind from that very thought, "As you are now, I'd kill you with ease. It's how I was trained." Her last words were sad, Sasuke noticed.
"Who are you," the Uchiha probed, putting his kunai in his pouch.
The girl gave a small smile, "My name is Haku, pleasure to meet you. May I ask your name?"
"Uchiha Sasuke," he muttered. Haku's brain wracked itself, trying to recall where she had heard of the Uchiha clan.
"Your clan sounds familiar," she said. Haku instantly wanted to retract the statement, seeing Sasuke's face harden.
"It's famous for my brother, Uchiha Itachi. He murdered my entire clan except for me; he said I wasn't worth killing." Sasuke clenched his fists.
Haku nodded, "You want to kill him, don't you," she asked. The boy nodded.
"It used to be my purpose in life. Avenge and rebuild my clan was the only thought I had. Then I met Uzumaki Naruto," he saw the look of confusion, "the blonde boy in black with the whisker marks." Haku nodded in understanding.
"You and I, we aren't so different," she said. "I too know what it's like to have my family torn away from me."
Sasuke sat down, a safe distance from the girl. "What happened?"
Haku looked down, sadly. "I was born in a small, snowy village near the border of Mizu no Kuni, the Land of Water. My clan was blessed with a genetic abnormality, a kekkei genkai."
'Just like the Uchiha with the Sharingan, but she doesn't need to know that,' he thought.
"My clan was hated by the village. We were seen as different and made outcasts. We mostly grew our own food and stayed to ourselves. In the Land of Water, kekei genkai such as my Hyoton, or the ability to create ice, were seen as abominations and were hunted down. The few of my family who survived dropped our clan name and fled into hiding."
"It's a shame you did not live elsewhere. In Konoha, our Shodai Hokage had a similar ability. His was Mokuton, the ability to use wood in ninjutsu. With it, he created our village."
"Truly, people can be blind," Haku said. "But I digress."
"Please continue," Sasuke said, the girl smiled at him and nodded.
"My clan lived for several generations in hiding, trusting only a few select people. We had to marry only men and women with no surrounding family, for fear of being found. It paid off; our clan became as large as twenty people, including me, just born."
Haku stared into the water. "But we were betrayed by my father, who had said he accepted our clan and our abilities. One night, he murdered my mother, who loved him too much to fight back. He tried to kill me, but in my fear I used my Hyoton, impaling the entire room in icicles. He died cursing me."
"I'm sorry," the boy said, lightly putting a hand on her shoulder.
"My father, however, had expected to die, so he had contacted the Village Hidden in Mist. Kirigakure jounin came and slaughtered the rest of my clan without mercy. I surived only by hiding in the woods."
"I know what you went through," Sasuke said. "Itachi and I used to be so close. He gave me training and helped me grow up. He was the genius of our clan, an ANBU captain before most became genin. I wanted to be like him so much."
Sasuke gritted his teeth. "But one night I came home, and our entire Uchiha district had been killed. I found Itachi standing over the bodies of our parents. He left me alive, telling me to hate him and become strong enough to avenge the clan."
"Don't believe him," Haku stated. "Become stronger by wanting to stop your clan's murder, do not do it because you want to see him dead. In this world, the only thing an avenger can do is kill, and will do so until it claims their body."
Sasuke nodded at the girl's words.
"Tell me about your friends," the girl asked. "Naruto and that girl."
"The girl's name is Hinata, she's the heiress the Hyuga clan. They're very famous in Konoha. From what I know, she used to be pretty shy, but once she started talking to Naruto, that's changed. She's especially changed on this trip. She had to make her first kill, even though she didn't mean it."
"I remember my first kill. It was the only kill I was ever in control of." Sasuke looked at the girl oddly. "I found the jounin who had led the massacre of my clan. I had never been so angry. I did things with my Hyoton I never imagined possible. The fight nearly killed me; it did have me bedridden for almost two weeks. I've never been able to kill anyone at a jounin level since, they've been too strong for me, but him…he was so strong and yet I killed him. Hatred and rage are powerful things, but they do not bring the comfort you desire."
"Yes, Hinata took it extremely hard. She kept screaming in agony, she's so fragile." Haku gave a disbelieving look, which Sasuke caught. "I don't mean in battle. She's incredibly strong, but her mind hadn't grasped the full thought of killing. Naruto stayed with her and comforted her."
"What's your friend Naruto like, from what you say, you two seem close."
Sasuke gave a bitter laugh. "God is that a story," he groaned. "Well, to understand Naruto, at least I think I understand him, you have to know something."
"What's that?" The girl was curious about the boy's life.
"You say you were hated and made outcasts, but what Naruto suffers through to this day is much worse. From since the time he could remember things, he told me that people have always been glaring at him, throwing things, and trying to kill him. Our villagers refuse him food, clothing, and shelter. It is only through the Hokage's influence that Naruto get's what few things he has. The black taijutsu suit was a gift from his taijutsu mentor; it's one of the only gifts he's ever received."
Haku was about to speak when Sasuke interrupted. "Don't bother asking, not even I know why he's hated so much. But he's incredibly strong, and will not stop becoming stronger. I know he will surpass every ninja in the world. He's just too determined to prove to everyone that he isn't the monster people call him."
"I understand."
"No you don't," Sasuke said. "Do you know of something that you would give your life for without hesitation or regret? That's how Naruto feels about proving his worth. He would die for Konoha even though they would only celebrate his death. Naruto once told me he wants to be Hokage just to protect the people he cares about. I don't believe him. Whether he likes it or not, he would give himself up freely to save the lives of the people around him. He's the greatest ninja I know."
Haku sat silently. 'Uzumaki Naruto, how interesting. You too are interesting, Uchiha Sasuke.' "So why were you out here?"
"Practicing water walking, that way we can kill Zabuza," he said. Haku smiled at him.
"I'm glad someone will kill him, but I don't believe it can be you or your friend. Your sensei would be the only one who could kill him."
"True, but Kakashi isn't going to be fully recovered for a couple more days. He said a week." He looked uneasy as Haku became nervous.
"Then it will not happen, you are all going to die," she said. "Zabuza will be ready to fight again tomorrow. His healing has happened incredibly fast. My medicine will only speed it up."
"Then don't give it to him," Sasuke yelled.
"I have no choice. I cannot control myself, I am Zabuza's tool."'
Sasuke felt a small prickling behind his eyes. "What the hell do you mean you can't control it?"
"Do you think if I could control my body, I would be helping Zabuza? His methods have brainwashed my instincts to follow his orders. What ever he commands me to do; I must do, regardless of my personal objections. I told you, I am nothing more than a tool."
"No, you are a person Haku, a person who had a family. You are not a weapon for Zabuza to be used, not so long as your mind is against him."
"Promise me something Sasuke," the girl said, "promise me that when we fight you will not hold back. I want this all to end so much. I'm tired of fighting. I'm asking you to kill me tomorrow."
"What, you can't be serious," he yelled. "How can you ask me to kill you?"
"Imagine what it's like for me, Sasuke! I have nothing, no one. I don't even have myself! I can't keep doing this; eventually I'll break and become his tool fully. I want to die being myself."
"Haku," he muttered, "I don't know if I can kill you. I will promise you that I will fight you tomorrow with everything I have, but I cannot tell you if I'll be able to end your pain."
"It would be so easy to have you kill me now, but Zabuza has my body ready to defend itself always. If you tried, you'd die by my Hyoton."
Sasuke got up to leave. "Very well, tomorrow we are enemies. I hope you spend your potential last day without regret."
Haku nodded and stood up, staring at the boy walking away. "Sasuke, take this." She handed him a bundle of mixed herbs. "Mix this up and add it to a half cup of his tea. It'll help your sensei regain some of his strength. By tomorrow, he might be strong enough to help."
"Thank you Haku, you're a good person. I wish I could repay you by something other than killing you," he said, staring at the bundle of herbs.
Haku thought for a moment. "I do have one request then."
"Name it," he said.
"Give me a kiss. I don't know what it's like to feel love, I wish to know it if only briefly."
Sasuke looked at the beautiful girl. 'Haku, I hope you don't die tomorrow. You're too good a person to leave this world of villains.' He walked over to the girl and held her close to him.
The girl shivered, a warm feeling of content coming over her, an unfamiliar thing. "Sasuke," she murmured. The Uchiha kissed the girl tenderly, trying to give her some feeling of what love might be.
Tears streamed down her face as her body relaxed, for once not on guard for attack. She opened her mouth slightly, to which Sasuke deepened the kiss. After a minute, the girl pulled away blushing.
"Thank you Sasuke."
"You are welcome Haku, farewell," he turned away and gave her a wave from behind, knowing the next time they met; it would be for their lives.
Halfway through the afternoon, Haku returned to the treetop hideout, she spent almost her entire day wandering the town, taking in everything and doing whatever she wanted for the first time in her life.
She had seen a movie, eaten food she had never heard of, tried on a variety of different clothes, and walked around the beautiful surrounding landscape. When she returned, she was content to die the next day if it was her fate.
"Where have you been," Zabuza growled from his bed, "you know I need your medicine to be healthy for our strike tomorrow."
"I am sorry," she bowed, "it took me much longer to find the herbs than anticipated. Most were plentiful, but my last dose of medicine had left less than the needed amounts of some herbs."
"Just make it and give it to me," he said. "Then get the fuck out of her. You don't get to eat tonight."
"Why," she asked.
"I have no use for a tool that is becoming dull. See this as a reminder to stay sharp."
Haku left, not being able to stand the man's harsh laughter. She did exactly as she was told. She made his medicine, treated the remaining injuries he had, and went to bed without eating.
'Please find a way to end this Sasuke,' she thought before crying herself to sleep.
Sasuke came back to Tsunami's house after everyone had eaten. He spent the entire day thinking of strategies and perfecting one jutsu. He was tired, but would easily be ready to go tomorrow."
"Sasuke," Kakashi said as he walked into their shared room, Hinata and Naruto were already asleep in theirs. "Where have you been? We thought you might have died, we went looking for you."
"I met that hunter-nin from before, Haku. She told me that Zabuza will be ready to attack tomorrow. I hope whatever training those two have done is enough for this."
Kakashi gave a stern look. "What reason do we have to trust her?"
"Zabuza has her conditioned to obey his orders, she cannot control herself," Sasuke said. Kakashi let a bead of sweat roll down his brow.
'Conditioning to that level has only ever been done by Orochimaru, could he possibly have succeeded like the snake,' he questioned mentally.
"Here," he said, handing him a small bottle, "I mixed the medicine she gave me with some tea, it should help you get stronger. We're going to need you tomorrow, even if you aren't at your best."
"Sasuke," he said grimly, "you understand that we all might not come out alive from this?"
"Yea, I do."
Kakashi gave a yawn and drank his medicine. "I hope you're right about the girl. Let's get some rest, we will need it tomorrow."
At the Bridge
Kakashi walked ahead of the three genin and Tazuna, who wasn't hungover for once. He felt an ominous chill in his spine. His thoughts were confirmed when the group found a dozen dead bodies. Most were beheaded or had large sword wounds, but a few had been killed instantly by senbon.
"Useless," Tazuna said, "can't believe they got killed. Ah well, I can find more slaves from one of the construction companies." The man gave a small kick to a dead body. "At least I don't have to pay you all now," he said with a laugh.
There was no warning as two senbon soared towards the builder, aiming to kill him. They were knocked away by two of the jounin's shuriken. Before them appeared Haku and Zabuza, the latter looked at full health.
"Haku," the missing-nin said, "kill the brats. I'll take on the monkey." Without waiting for confirmation, Zabuza sped towards the weakened Kakashi, swinging mightly at him. Kakashi dodged, but by a lot less than he previously had.
"I see you aren't completely rested, a pity. I wanted to kill you at full strength." Zabuza began a combination of slashed. "Let's see how you are without that eye!"
Meanwhile, Hinata, Naruto, and Sasuke stared at their opponent. Sasuke stepped forward.
"She's fast, let me deal with her." Sasuke pushed chakra into his feet and began attacking the girl in a fury of kicks and punches. Haku's body was caught off guard and began blocking until Sasuke landed a punch and a kick to her bag. The girl rolled on the ground but quickly jumped back to a fighting stance.
Haku moved with equal speed, throwing senbon at the boy with deadly accuracy. "I can't control myself Sasuke, you know this," she said as the Uchiha narrowly dodged the attack.
"I know, but I won't lose," he countered, throwing a volley of shuriken at the girl. She disappeared from sight before appearing to Sasuke's side. The boy caught her kick and spun her in the air. He kicked her down with his heel. As Haku bounced from the impact, he readied his jutsu. "Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu!" The other members of the team stared in shock as the girl took the fireball head on. She was propelled into the railing of the bridge."
Haku got to one knee, coughing up blood. "Not bad, I see you are serious. I thank you. I am sorry. Small needles of ice formed around Haku before soaring towards Sasuke. The needles moved so fast, all Sasuke could do was guard himself.
"Futon: Reppusho!" Twin gusts of wind came out from Naruto's thrusting palms, shattering the ice needles and knocking Haku back into the railing again.
Hinata came at Haku, Byakugan activated, looking to disable the girl. Haku looked at her before creating several large chucks of ice that fired at the girl. Hinata used her jyuken to destroy a few of them, but she was overcome and one smashed into her, sending her flying backwards toward her teammates. Several cuts adorned her skin, Hinata got up, slightly shaking in pain.
"Now that you are all together, HiJutsu: Makyou HyouShou!" All around the trio, mirrors of ice appeared. What shocked them was how Haku moved into the mirror, her reflection being shown on each mirror.
"You may be fast, but with these, I'm untouchable," she said. 'Stop! STOP! I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS!'
Sasuke and Hinata just barely dodged as the girl appeared out of nowhere and tried to cut their throats with a blade of ice. 'Fast,' the two both thought.
The pair turned to their friend, only to see his throat gush blood. The boy stared at them in shock. He gave them a small grin before he slumped over, unmoving.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata screamed, Kakashi turned his attention from his fight with Zabuza.
"It looks like my girl just got one of your boys. I wonder how long the rest will last." Kakashi glared at the man and attacked with taijutsu.
Hinata ran over to Naruto and held him, crying. She glared at the reflection of Haku with her Byakugan. "You're going to die," she said in anger.
She stood up, tears falling down her face. "Sasuke, this is going to hurt you a bit." Hinata began to spin rapidly.
"Naruto can't be dead," he muttered, "I don't want to lose my family again." 'Do it Hinata, I can handle it.'
Hinata pushed chakra out of every one of her tenketsu. "Hakkesho Kaiten!" Haku looked on in shock as a dome of spinning chakra expanded quickly. The moment it hit the ice mirrors, they shattered, leaving Haku to land gracefully outside its radius.
Hinata charged the girl with her jyuken. The only way Haku could dodge was by moving out of the way and creating ice to take the hits.
Sasuke went over to Naruto. "Naruto," he said to the unmoving boy, "you can't die. You just can't. You're my brother, I can't lose you." Sasuke began crying on the boy's chest.
Sasuke felt a hand pat his head. He looked at Naruto, who was smiling, all trace of his cut throat gone. "Aw, I didn't know you felt that way Sasuke. But if you want to rebuild your clan, you're going to need girls, not guys."
The Uchiha couldn't help himself; he punched Naruto in the head. "You fucking idiot, how are you still alive?"
Naruto stopped smiling and turned his head to Hinata, who was being knocked back by the ice. She had about a dozen needles stuck in her body. "Not now, go help Hinata, I'll be there once I'm all back, give me a minute." Naruto held up a shiny kunai, showing Sasuke his reflection. "Besides, those eyes of yours should come in handy."
He looked at his reflection. Instead of black eyes, his eyes were now red, each with one tomoe surrounding the pupil.
'The Sharingan!' He looked over to Haku. 'I'm sorry Haku, but I can't let them die.' He charged the two girls. "Hinata, Naruto's alive, fall back. Haku is mine," he yelled. Hinata, hearing her love was alive, ran back to help him.
Haku was quickly overcome by the Uchiha, who was moving far faster than she thought possible. He began assaulting the girl with kicks and punches. He pushed Haku backwards, before slide-tackling the girl. Sasuke stood up from his slide and laced his fingers together into one large fist. He cracked the falling girl in the back of the head, causing her face to smash the concrete hard.
Haku began coughing up blood. 'Do it Sasuke!' "You can't kill me Sasuke, I know it."
Sasuke stared sadly at the fallen girl. He knew he had broken her legs. "I pray you can leave this life happy with some of my love, Haku." Sasuke flicked his right wrist, and a dagger came out of his arm warmer. "Sayonara, Haku-chan…"
Kakashi had seen Sasuke charge the girl. "Enough play, let's end this in one move."
"Alright monkey, let's see what you've got!" He saw Kakashi pull up his headband, exposing the Sharingan. "Such a vulgar move, a ninja shouldn't use their best technique so openly!"
"Consider yourself lucky," he said as he formed three seals, "You're the first to see it twice. There won't be a third time. Raikiri!" Kakashi gripped his right hand by the forearm, his right hand now covered in visible lightning chakra.
'The chakra is visible…what a technique to defeat,' Zabuza thought in glee. He charged the man with as much speed as possible. He swung diagonally at the man with all his strength, only to see Kakashi dodge under it and to the side.
"Your future is death, Demon of the Mist," Kakashi said, thrusting his hand towards the man's heart.
Sasuke brought his dagger down with his eyes closed, hoping to end Haku's life painlessly and not be burdened by it for life. He was shocked when his strike hit air.
Naruto stood up, with Hinata helping him despite his protest. He pointed over to Kakashi and Zabuza. The sight the three saw would stick with them for years to come.
Haku had used her ice mirrors to move in front of Kakashi's attack, killing her instantly. Kakashi jumped backwards, dropping Haku on the ground as he landed. He let out a grunt and fell to a knee. 'Shit, I used too much chakra. Hopefully I've injured and fatigued Zabuza enough for them to beat him.'
The swordsman gave Kakashi an insane look before kicking him away, causing him to skid to a halt by his team.
"Kakashi-sensei," Naruto yelled, "are you alright?" Kakashi coughed.
"I'm done for this fight. I think I might have tired him enough for you to win, but I don't know."
They were interrupted by the mad laughter of Zabuza. He was kicking the dead body of a serenely smiling Haku. "You piece of shit," he yelled, stomping on her. "You're supposed to be my weapon! What possible used are you to me dead?" He stabbed his sword through the girl's black vest.
"You freak, get away from her," Naruto yelled. "You used her."
"She hated you," Sasuke said, shaking in anger. "She wanted to die so badly to escape all the pain you caused her and you just made her suffer more."
The missing-nin looked up in bliss, "Ah, I'll miss the way she screamed." Sasuke yelled and charged the man with his Sharingan blazing, only to be thrown back by a swing from the broad side of his sword. Sasuke doubled over next to his sensei, having felt his ribs crack.
"Haku was nothing more than a pawn to be used. She was a freak from birth, a true monster. And monsters are good for nothing but destruction, they aren't even human."
"Shut the fuck up," Naruto yelled.
"Does it hurt boy? Knowing that Haku is nothing more than a monster and a piece of meat? But now I need a new piece of meat." In a flash he had punched Naruto away and kicked the two downed shinobi with him.
He then appeared behind the Hyuga girl, skillfully tying her hands up. He cupped her face. The tiny girl shook in his hand. "I think this girl will do nicely. Young, innocent, and best of all….virgin."
Zabuza's hand grabbed Hinata's breast through her jacket. She screamed out. "Stop it!" She tried to kick him but he was unaffected. The Hyuga weren't known for leg strength.
Naruto knelt, doubled over, staring at the scene. Zabuza just stared at him. "Let's have some fun. How loud will she scream when my hands claim her virginity?" He slid a hand up Hinata's thigh.
Instead of seeing the scene, Naruto found himself in his mind once more. He stared at the cage. "Kyubi," he said seriously.
Wide rows of teeth and red eyes stared back at him. "Yes, kit?"
"From now on, I'm charging you rent. You give me your chakra when I want it. After all, I die, you die."
Kyubi laughed, "Such fire, such passion! That's why I respect Minato! I'd expect nothing less from his son!"
"Swear on your honor as a kitsune and the most powerful of the demons that you will not attempt to corrupt me," Naruto said. "If you try, I'll kill myself, ending your life too.
"Your emotions cloud you. With this seal, I cannot alter your behavior; my chakra only augments what you feel. So my kit," the demon grinned, "what do you want?"
"Right now, I want to save Hinata and kill Zabuza."
'Good kit, good. I have hope for you yet.' "Then it shall be so!"
Just before Zabuza could touch a crying Hinata, he felt an explosion of chakra. Before he could think, a fist had connected with his jaw, shattering it and sending the man flying.
Hinata fell to the ground, weeping. She looked up at her savior and gasped.
It was Naruto, but different. His hair had become untamed and wild. His whisker marks had become deeper and more visible. His canines had become long and had developed small clawed nails on his hands, but what shocked her most were his eyes.
In the place of the endless blue eyes she could get lost in, they were replaced with murderous red eyes with slits for pupils. But despite his demonic look, she knew he meant no harm.
"Hina," he said, his voice slightly deeper and more gravely, "are you alright?" She stared up into his concerned face and nodded, still crying. "Please turn away, I don't want you to see this."
Zabuza stood up, clutching his broken jaw. He charged the boy with an attack speed that would kill most chunin. He let out a pained smirk as he brought the blade down.
"You take such pride in you sword, perhaps I should take it from you," Naruto growled. Zabuza stared in horror as the boy had caught the blade with one hand. He tore the blade from Zabuza's hands and tossed it away like it was nothing.
Naruto took an upward slice with his claw, removing Zabuza's arm with one swing. The swordsman screamed in agony and leapt backwards, making one-handed seals.
"Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu," he screamed. A massive dragon of water formed from the water blow the bridge and reared its head over the side. He lunged for Naruto, who flared his chakra. The water dragon fell apart with a splash that flooded the area. The kneeling Kakashi and Sasuke were nearly knocked back by the force.
It was another shockwave as the explosion of chakra hit everyone. Kakashi looked at Naruto in concern. 'Has the seal broken?'
'What is this power," Sasuke thought, "it feels so deadly and evil." Hinata just held on to the bridge railing, he knees shaking.
Zabuza shook violently at the killing intent that was aimed at him. The red chakra, visible chakra, around the boy felt like murder. Feeling it made Zabuza just want to die. "You fucking monster," he screamed. "You're a demon!"
Naruto glared at the man, his features returning back to normal. "I thought that was your title," Naruto said, charging with the last bit of Kyubi's chakra and delivered a massive punch to the missing-nin's good shoulder, shattering the joint.
The swordsman could only scream in pain. Naruto looked down at the kneeling man in hatred. "You are the worst kind of person. You use people, love only yourself, and treat everyone else like trash! You are just like the villagers from Konoha!"
'Naruto,' Sasuke thought mentally. Hinata had stopped shaking, but was still crying. Kakashi just prayed that his sensei's seal had worked.
"I'll give you this time to pray to whatever deity you believe in." In retaliation, Zabuza spat on Naruto's feet.
"I need no deity! I am Zabuza, the Demon of the Mist!" Naruto just looked at the man in disgust.
"Being called a demon is not something you should be proud of you sick freak," Naruto spat. "You aren't a demon, but you aren't human."
"I'll show that little girl of yours how much of me is human, I can't wait to hear her scream!" Zabuza laughed, the last shred of his sanity gone.
Naruto turned to his team. "Sasuke, I expect you to look after the team until I wake up."
Sasuke just nodded while Kakashi and Hinata looked at Naruto in confusion. "I'll make sure we get rid of Gato, he should be here soon enough to insure his job is finished."
"Good, I'll see you guys in a few days." Naruto looked at Hinata. "Forgive me for not saving you sooner."
Hinata sniffed and nodded. "I'll be fine soon enough Naruto-kun."
The boy smiled. "Keep me company while I'm out, please." Hinata looked at him oddly. 'She'll understand in a minute.'
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto called to the jounin, "get better fast, we need you."
Naruto then rounded on the mutilated swordsman. "To honor Haku, I'll make sure not a bit of you is left. I'll even let you take my name to the grave."
"FUCK YOU, I'LL KILL YOU!"
Naruto made one seal and molded enough chakra that he knew he'd be knocked out for a while. 'I really hope I'm not out for a week like last time.'
"Remember me Zabuza. I am Uzumaki Naruto..."
Naruto then looked at his teammates one last time, before saying words that would be the sole thought of the two genin over the next 3 days.
"…the jinchuuriki of the Kyubi no Yoko!"
Zabuza's eyes widened as Naruto took in an impossibly deep breath. The name of his technique echoed in the blonde's mind.
'Futon: Renkudan!'
An enormous ball of wind expelled from the boy's mouth, hitting Zabuza and tearing through his body instantly. In less than half a second, there was no piece of Zabuza larger than a fist.
Naruto stumbled around, feeling his body giving out. He turned his head to Hinata, who was running towards him. He connected with the girl's eyes for a moment as he fell.
"Love ya Hina."
Not what you expected with Haku, eh?
And plz plz plz, I hope it's not too bad, don't flame me plz.
