I'm sorry it took so long for me to post this chapter. It's been weeks……I know. Well I hope this chapter will make you feel better. Before you read this Chapter…….STOP…..Think about the title of this whole story for a second …."YOU ARE WHAT YOU HATE……Interesting isn't it? …Ok I'll stop talking nonsense……Here's the next chapter……
Chapter 8
"Dew drops"
(Naruto thinking) "Is that what I think it is?!!!...Argh!!!...I can't move to get it. …..Sasuke's out cold. Guess I have to wait until I get my strength back."
Back to the other guys…..
"Gaara………take Neji with you, and go check on Naruto and Sasuke…..All of you should go back to the Village." said Guy. "Kakashi and I will handle this….Now Go…"
"But…..the mission's not over….."
"I know it's not over…we'll look for the skin at another time."
"But……."
"Go!!!!"
"…………Understood."
Gaara walks towards Neji and finds him up on his feet again….though still fatigued. The two find Naruto laying on the ground with a smile on his face-happy to see them- but Sasuke is still out of it.
"You guys look!!!" yelled Naruto—pointing to the snake skin."
Neji and Gaara were glad that the mission was finally over . ………..Eventually Naruto gets up and the whole team (including Sasuke on Gaara's back) head back to the Village…..
Back to Guy and Kakashi…..
"It's been a long time Zabuza…" said Kakashi.
"Still being a copycat I see…" said Zabuza. " Who's your friend in the green….doesn't look like much of a challenge."
"It is I…..Might Guy!!! The Handsome De--"
"Shut-up………Thank you."
"Enough talking!!!." said Kakashi. "Let's end this!!!"
"Your move……."
Back at the Village……
Naruto, Sasuke, Gaara, and Neji, make it back to the Village….. The four of them rush towards Tsunade's office….
"You're alive!!!" said Tsunade. "I thought Orochimaru and Kabuto would have killed you guys…"
"So much for a welcome…." said Naruto.
"I managed to put up a good fight against Orochimaru... I injured him badly……but…..I collapsed……" said Neji.
"Kabuto's dead……" said Gaara.
"Oh my…………I see.. ….Hey where's Guy?!!!" said Tsunade
"Neji and Gaara told me he was with Kakashi fighting some guy with a long sword…..Could it be who I think it is?" said Naruto.
"It has to be Zabuza….." said Sasuke.
"That's impossible!!" said Tsunade.
"Orochimaru used Kabuto's Death to bring him back……." said Gaara.
"I figured that……But…..Orochimaru knows Zabuza?
"It's simple..." said a familiar man walking in the office. "Orochimaru used to be apart of the Akatsuki……He knew Kisame……Kisame probably told him about Zabuza…"
"Why are you here Asuma?…." said Tsunade.
"I've heard about Naruto and Sasuke's situation……The information spreading fast….my whole team told me the news….. So I'd like to help"
(Sasuke thinking) "There goes my reputation…..Now I'm gonna be the laughing stock of the Village…….so much for being the last Uchiha……I may never use Sharingan ever again!!!!"
"I guess we could use your help" said Tsunade.
"We don't need his help!!!" yelled Naruto. "Look!!!"
"Naruto Shows Tsunade the snake skin…..with a proud smile on his face.'
"See…piece of cake!!! Believe you do me a favor?" asked Tsunade.
"What is it?"
"Run around this room 3 times….."
"Ok……." Naruto shrugs his shoulders and starts running across the room…. He falls flat on his face
"ARGH!!!!! My legs!!!..."
"My point exactly………you need help" said Tsunade. "When you guys came in…..I saw Naruto and Neji limping."
"Why doesn't Sasuke have a single scratch" asked Neji looking at Sasuke. "Before we came here he was badly injured."
"Because he's in Naruto's body….and………..never mind….I'll explain later. Now let's stop talking about this…. You and Naruto should go to the Hospital."
"I understand…" said Neji
"Oh Yeah!!!!" said Naruto (still on the floor). "Well I don't understand why you won't heal us and get it over with….."
"I can't operate on you…"
"Why!!!?"
"Don't feel like it……and besides, I already have some scheduled appointments."
"Grandma Tsunade!!!!"
"Come on Naruto, lets go." said Neji. (Naruto manages to get up)
"I'm not going anywhere!!!... I'm gonna—
Naruto falls back on the ground unconscious, because Neji knocks him out with gentle fist………Neji starts to drag Naruto…..and the two leave the room, heading for the Hospital.
"Stop dragging my body!!!" yelled Sasuke.
(No reply)
Once in the Hallway, Neji sees a boy with Dark shades, walk into Tsunade's office…….
Neji says nothing...
"Shino?...What are you doing here?" asked Asuma.
"Kruenai sent me…. She heard about the situation ……so she sent me to help. She said it'd be good training for me…."
"The more help the better." said Tsunade. " So…..it's Asuma, Gaara, Sasuke, and Shino……You guys should make a good team….hopefully."
"So what's the next mission?" said Sasuke.
Tsunade pulls out the scroll and reads it to the new team……
"Here it goes….It says…….."
STEP 3: Imprison 10 fish in a huge puddle. Once captured…..Hurl all of them in another huge puddle.
"Fishing?..." said Shino. "This is what Kruenai sent me for?"
"Looks like it." said Tsunade. "But we don't have lakes in the Leaf Village……..Man our Village sucks."
"We can head for the Land of Water." said Asuma. "There's a lot of Lakes there……"
"Ok then….You guys can leave tomorrow….. Since it's four of you going…. It shouldn't take so long to catch that much fish. You might do some sight seeing while your there and visit some of the locals."
"Umm…..Tsunade?" asked Gaara.
"Yes Gaara…."
"What does a fish look like?"
"Like I said …..You guys can leave tomorrow."
"What about Guy and Kakashi?' asked Sasuke.
"They should fine. I'm sure they can handle Zabuza."
The New Team heads back to their homes. (Gaara stays at a hotel)……let's check on Kakashi and Guy……..(Hope they're OK…..)
"You two put up a great fight……But it's getting late….and I have some business to attend to. Something I remembered to do just before I died…..See ya."
Zabuza Does the hidden Mist Jutsu….and escapes from the area….Guy and Kakashi try to catch him but don't succeed. The Mist was too thick to see through…and it was night time. Of course Guy and Kakashi got lost….
"Which way is the Village?" asked Guy.
"The Mist is too thick….I can't tell."
"Brilliant Kakashi……just brilliant……."
Dead Silence for 30 minutes….
"Wanna play Rock-Paper- Scissors?" asked Guy.
The Next Day…………
Shino, Gaara, and Sasuke meet Asuma at the Ramen Bar (He slept in the chair) and the team gets ready to head out. They rent a boat and set sail to the Land of Water…….it takes 3 hours (instead of 1) to get to the Village because Asuma took forever trying to find his cigarette and Shino had to dive into the water to look for Roger (a Beetle). Asuma eventually found the cigarette (In Gaara's hand)…. Miracously Shino found Roger….. (90 dead with a lot of water in his lungs……..He lived……)
Hidden Mist Village……
"Well… we're here." said Asuma.
"Hey you guys…. Look" said Shino pointing to the Sea.
It was a Dolphin swimming happily (Though it "seemed" to look like a Dolphin)
(Really it was a man swimming)
"Can we just go…." said Sasuke.
"Fine… let's go buy some fishing rods and ask where the nearest lakes are." said Asuma.
The team goes to the local market and buys some fishing rods, some bait, and some souvenirs. Of course Asuma gets some cigarettes too. (Gaara controls himself….)
The Team heads out to a lake in order to start fishing……They see another man (on the other side of the lake) …he seemed to be looking at his reflection in the water and talking to it…..
"Alright." said Asuma. "I'm gonna teach you guys how to use a fishing rod the right way..."
"Excuse me."
"Yes Gaara?"
"Is that a fish?"
"Why yes it is Gaara…..haven't you seen one before?"
(No Reply)
"Alright….As I was saying….First you hold your fishing rod…."
20 minutes later……
"Say that again…." said Shino.
"Argh!!! Just watch…..I'll show you…."
Asuma casts his fishing line into the lake…..The team looks in awe…
Asuma slowly starts to reel in his line…..
"I think I got a bite!!!" yelled Asuma. He reels in his line…..
"What kind of fish is that?" asked Gaara.
"That's not a fish." said Shino. "Looks like a bunch of scales clumped together…….with "bandages" wrapped around it……..that's strange…"
Asuma reels in the Line some more…..
"That's a………handle….."
Suddenly Asuma froze…with a chill running down his spine. He looked on the other side of the lake….The man was gone….Nowhere to be found
"You Ok Asuma?" said Shino.
"Yeah….umm…..I'm fine…..I'm…….fine…"
"Throw it back already and try again!!" yelled Sasuke. Right when Asuma reached to take it off the line…..he felt drips of water on his neck...
"I wouldn't do that if I were you……."
Asuma slowly turns around to find a Man with green swim trunks, No shirt, and a Straw Hat tipped down on his face. (Asuma couldn't see his face)
"Who are you supposed to be?" asked Gaara.
Sasuke starts to look around the area……Looking to see if there's another "person" watching….
Asuma reaches for his Blades…..
"I guess I can tell you my name…….It's Kisame Hoshigaki…"
Kisame removes his straw hat and shows his face.
"Kisame Hoshi-what?" asked Shino.
"Shino get out of here!!!" yelled Asuma.
"Hey, hey, hey……No need to be alarmed….All I want is my sword back..."
"That's a sword?" asked Gaara. "…..Lame."
"After I get my sword back I want you guys to leave my lake." said Kisame.
"Your lake?...I don't see your name on it." said Sasuke.
Kisame points to a plaque near the lake, with his named inscribed on it. (Kisame founded the lake……or let's just say…..he created it.)
"Anything else you'd like to say?" asked Kisame.
"Yeah…" said Asuma. "Look behind you…."
Kisame turns around and sees a spinning sword headed straight for him……
"Impossible…………he's still alive?"
Gaara prepares his sand shield….
Shino releases his bugs….
Asuma takes out his Blades….
(Kisame thinking) "Might as well put a shirt on...Don't wanna scare my old friend."
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Once again I've impressed even myself with this chapter…Kisame is my favorite Villain in the Naruto series. But you're probably wondering…. "Why would Zabuza try to kill Kisame" "They're friends, right?"……"Weren't they part of a group called the "Seven Swordsman of the Mist"... Stay tuned for Chapter 9…to find the answers….
Bran The Man
