Red-volpe- Thanks for that man. That kinda bugged me too when I was reading the manga that Haku looked like a girl but was a boy.

Narutos Vixen- It takes a while but eventually it'll become that. And Sasuke is cold and heartless, especially toward Naruto. So coming onto Hinata is really more of a way for him to hurt Naruto more…but who knows? Real feelings may be there…


Rallying Cry! The Wave's Rebellion!


Team 7 was rushing through the forest to get to the bridge. Naruto's nose was going into overdrive, searching for Zabuza or Haku's scent. Now that Team 7 was fully informed about Haku and her abilities (truthfully all Naurto could tell them was that she was ridiculously fast), they were all (well the Genin) extremely anxious. Naruto picked up an odd scent he couldn't place heading toward Tazuna's house.

'Hey, Kyo-sensei, do you know what this smell is? I never smelled something like this before,' Naruto telepathically replied to the aging Kitsune.

Hmmm…it is not so much an odor as it is an…emotion.

'Huh?'

*Sigh* Since you are a Kitsune, you have the ability to detect emotions through your nose thanks to the small, constant stream of yokai that flows to the Oniseki [1] located there. The emotion you smell now is…lust and malevolence.

Naruto's eyes widened. Someone was about to hurt Tsunami and Inari! Naruto broke rank and about-faced. He took off toward the house.

"Oi! Where are you going Naruto?" Kakashi shouted.

Naruto turned and shouted, "I forgot something!"


Team 7 and Tazuna, sans Naruto, arrived at the bridge. They were a bit surprised to see all the workers unconscious. Tazuna rushed over to a burly man who was bleeding profusely from his skull.

"Hikaru, what happened!" Tazuna shouted.

"Mon…sters…" the man groaned before passing out. Suddenly, maniacal laughter filled the air; mist settled in around them.

"It's time…for my vengeance!"


Inari walked through the hallway to the bathroom, where his mother was taking a shower. "Mommy, I'm hungry!" Inari shouted so his mother could hear him over the din of the running water.

"Mmmm…so are we kid," a voice said behind Inari. Waraji and Zouri were standing in the hallway, the front door neatly sliced into pieces. The man who spoke before, Zouri, said, "I wonder…just how tasty your mother is?"

"Stay away from my mom!" Inari shouted.

Zouri laughed and replied, "Waraji, shut this brat up!" The wild-looking ronin unsheathed his blade and kicked the small boy through the door. Tsunami shrieked in fear as Inari rolled across the bathroom floor. Zouri ripped the curtain back and was met by a powerful punch to his chest.

"Mhmhm, I like them feisty!" Zouri jabbed Tsunami in the face with the hilt of katana. "Hey Waraji! Wanna have some fun?"

Waraji chuckled and replied, "Sure. It ain't like Gato won't give us the bitch after 'e's done and I 'ate getting a bitch after the other 200 guys 'ad 'er. [2]"

Zouri smiled cruelly at the cowering, nude woman and said, "you won't enjoy this; we will."

"Enjoy this!" Zouri spun around and was knocked off his feet by a powerful punch. Naruto landed, then leapt off the ground and kicked Waraji in the head. The blonde Kitsune grabbed Inari and Tsunami and flipped back to the doorway. "Stay back!" he shouted. Naruto unsheathed the Ierokistune and bit his thumb.

By this time, Waraji and Zouri had gotten back to their feet. "Look Zouri! The kid wanna play samurai wit' us!"

Zouri chuckled and said, "You don't know who you're fucking with kid!"

"Bijutsu: Onichishuuha!" Naruto shouted. He pumped yokai into the sword's midnight black blade and swung down. A large, yellow crescent split Waraji in half from the waist up. Zouri looked at his fallen comrade in shock and spun to look at Naruto. He turned too little; too late to defend himself as the obsidian blade removed his head from his body.

Naruto turned and sheathed his blade and ran toward the window he came in. "Naruto wait!" The blonde Kitsune turned to see Inari. A smile, a genuine smile, stretched across his face. "I'm gonna get the rest of the villagers! You'll need all the help you can get!"

Naruto smiled and gave the boy a thumbs up. "You got it kid! I gotta hurry back, though. I have a bad feeling about this," Naruto said as he leapt out the window.


"Long time, no see, Kakashi-sama," Zabuza said. Kakashi couldn't see him; the mist was too thick. "I see you're still working with those brats. Hehehe, look at the boy, he's shaking!"

Sure enough, Sasuke was trembling. Suddenly, Zabuza, Haku, Gouzu, and Meizu appeared before them. "Now, Sasuke!" Sasuke leapt toward Gouzu and powerfully kicked him in the neck, crushing his esophagus.

Meizu swung at him with his gauntlet, but Sasuke leapt over him, kicking the Chuunin in the face and breaking his nose as he flipped. Upon landing, Sasuke grabbed the back of his head, and with all his might, brought his head down, the sickening sound of a snapped neck filling the otherwise quiet morning air.

Sasuke turned around and leapt toward Haku, making several hand seals, then screaming, "Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu (Fire Release: Grand Fireball Technique)!" Just before the attack came, Sasuke spun around and roasted Zabuza with the attack. Sasuke clicked his heels and spun around as a blade came from the heel of his sandals. He slit Haku's throat and landed in front of Kakashi.

"Now stop screwing around!" Sasuke shouted as the bodies dissolved into water.

"Wow!" Zabuza shouted as he and crew came into view. "You've grown a lot Sasuke-san. You saw through my clones." Zabuza turned to Haku. "Looks like you have a rival in speed, Haku."

"Indeed, father," Haku replied.

"Fight the boy Haku," Zabuza said as he grabbed the hilt of his cleaver. "Gouzu, Meizu, fight the girl…try not to die. And don't help me under any circumstances. I have a bone to pick with Kakashi-sama."

Haku struck first, moving almost too fast to see and swinging at Sasuke's neck. Sasuke swung with his own kunai at almost equal speed. The two weapons struck each other with such force, sparks jumped from the point where they met.


Gouzu and Meizu swung their gauntlets at Hinata, who deftly dodged and thrust her palms out to strike them. She missed, but forced the two Chuunin to move away from her.

"Damn bitch! Stay still" Gouzu shouted.

"Shouldn't you be playing with a doll or something little girl?" Meizu shouted as well.

"Byakugan!" Hinata shouted. The veins leading to her eyes bulged out slightly and Hinata got into a Juken stance. "Don't mistake me for a little girl who can't defend herself. I am your worst nightmare!"


Kakashi and Zabuza stared each other down. Zabuza held his blade in front of him; Kakashi activated his White Chakra Saber.

"It doesn't have to be like this Zabuza-sama," Kakashi said. "I know you have good deep down in you somewhere. Help us to defeat Gato and I promise you I can get you asylum in Konoha!"

Zabuza chuckled and replied, "There is no asylum for me! My soul has been permanently stained black!" He leapt high into the air and, releasing a primal war cry, brought his blade down to bear on Kakashi.


Sasuke was locked in combat with Haku as they exchanged rapid slashes with each other.

"You may as well give up. I have two advantages that will assure your death," Haku said as she and Sasuke struggled to gain the upper hand.

Sasuke smirked and replied, "Oh really? And what would those be?"

"One, when you destroyed the clones, water covered the bridge. And two," Haku paused as she knocked Sasuke's kunai out of his hands. She stood on the tips of her toes and took a ballerina's pose. Then, she spun and kicked Sasuke in his face rapidly. She stopped spinning and punched him in his stomach. She moved her hand above her head to stab Sasuke in the top of his, but the Uchiha moved his hand in time to receive the stab. He watched in horror as the kunai ran through his hand completely.

"Like I was saying, two is that I can make hand seals with only one hand. And with your other hand useless, you can't defend against my jutsu!"

Haku began making her seals with one hand, much to Sasuke's amazement. "Sensatsu Suisho (Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death)!" Haku shouted. The water on the bridge rose into the air and formed one thousand senbon needles.

"It's unfortunate things had to turn out this way. I've never met a boy who was as powerful as you…and as good looking," Haku said. If it wasn't for the mask or the mist, you could see her blushing. She raised her arms and brought them down. The senbon charged Sasuke with such speed, it would appear the boy would get ripped to shreds.

All Sasuke did was smirk. Haku could feel his chakra spike, and watched in amazement as the Uchiha leapt high into the air, dodging every needle. Eight shuriken made their way toward Haku, who leapt back eight times. She dodged each shuriken and flipped over a crate. A ninth shuriken hit her hair and embedded itself in the crate. Haku crashed onto the top of the crate and struggled to free herself. Sasuke landed on top of her and held a kunai to her neck.

"This ends here!" shouted Sasuke.


Hinata rolled across the ground, trying to catch her breath. Gouzu and Meizu were weak individually, but it was hard for her to disable them on her own.

"You may have beaten me on your own before, but you can't handle us can you?" Meizu shouted.

Hinata cursed then replied, "It shows how tough you are if you need your big brother to help you fight a 'little girl'!"

Meizu growled in anger and charged at Hinata again. Hinata flipped over him and kicked him twice in the back of his head. Upon landing, Hinata narrowly avoided having her flesh torn from her face by Gouzu's gauntlet. She thrust her palm into his stomach, knocking him back. Thanks to her Byakugan, she could see that Meizu was running toward Tazuna.

"Oh no you don't!" shouted Hinata. She made a quick chain of hand seals and then shouted, "Suiton: Nechinechihaji no Jutsu (Water Release: Sticky Hold Technique)!"

The puddle of water that Meizu stepped on suddenly became very sticky. His foot wouldn't move from the puddle and, when you add the speed he was running and gravity, he crashed into the ground with a loud thud.

Gouzu had by now recovered and rushed Hinata. The Hyuuga heiress spun around and attempted to strike him again, this time aiming for his heart. Gouzu, miraculously, grabbed Hinata's wrist, stopping her palm just short of its mark. Hinata flipped and kicked Gouzu in his temple. The Chuunin ripped his hand away, tearing the girls wrist and cutting the veins there. Hinata simply switched to her left hand and thrust at Gouzu's heart again. She was successful this time, killing him instantly.

"Gouzu!" shouted Meizu as he finally freed himself from the glue trap. Hinata collapsed to the ground as blood poured profusely from her wound. "I'm gonna kill you bitch!" The angry Chuunin screamed as he leapt to the downed Genin.


Kakashi and Zabuza stood back-to-back as they struggled to catch their breath. They had just been locked in a fierce Kenjutsu battle and were preparing to get serious.

"Last chance Zabuza-sama," Kakashi began. "I'm a member of the Namikaze Clan now, which runs Konoha. My clan head is the Hokage! I can practically roll out the red carpet for you back home!"

"Your petty promises mean nothing to me!" Zabuza replied. "Fight or die, Hatake-sama!" And the two went at it again.


Haku flipped her body over so that she was lying on her back. "Mmmmm…so soon? We've only just met!" Haku kneed Sasuke in the groin, but was met with a nasty surprise. The Uchiha had used Kawarimi to switch with a cinderblock, and Haku nearly broke her knee before she realized. On said cinderblock were several explosive tags, which soon detonated.

Sasuke grabbed a kunai and swung to his immediate right. Haku, who managed to get free and escape, blocked by using the bracelet on her wrist. She ducked just as a shuriken zoomed by where her neck was. Sasuke took advantage of this by kicking her in the face, and cracking her mask. Haku rolled across the bridge and came to a stop near a guard rail.

"I guess I should get serious, huh cutie?" said Haku as she made a hand seal. "I hardly ever have to use my secret jutsu. Makyo Hyosho (Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors)!"

The water around Sasuke rose into the air and began to form 21 large mirrors. Haku walked into the mirror directly in front of her and suddenly appeared in every mirror.


"What the hell?" shouted Kakashi as he leapt toward the frozen dome. Zabuza appeared before the silver-haired Jonin and swung for his neck. Kakashi bent over backwards to dodge the slash.

"Don't forget who your opponent is," the missing-nin said. "Besides, the boy is doomed. No one ever survives Haku's secret technique!"


"I can show you my real speed now!" shouted Haku as she picked out a senbon from her pouch. Twenty other Haku's appeared in the mirrors and all flung their needles at Sasuke so fast he had no time to guard against it.

"It seems you really are no match for me," Haku said.

Suddenly, a massive plume of smoke appeared helping to further obscure everyone's vision. "Dundundundun! The Leaf Village's #1 Ninja! Namikaze Naruto is here!"

Sasuke sighed and said, "That bonehead!"


Meizu was coming down from his jump, ready to impale Hinata with his gauntlet. A powerful kick knocked him off the bridge, into the waves below. Naruto landed next to Hinata and bent over her.

"Hinata!" Naruto shouted as he leaned over the dying girl. Tears began to fall from his eyes.

Kit, keep crying! I can help her! A spike of yokai came through Naruto's eyes as his tears turned red. Sakeme no Kitsune (Tears of the Kitsune)[3]! One of the red tears splashed on Hinata's wrist and her body became covered in a shroud of red yokai.

'Kyo-sensei! What the hell did you do?' Naruto shouted telepathically. Healed her…really tired…night mother… Naruto sighed as the ancient Kitsune fell asleep. He stood up and viewed the battle. Zabuza and Kakashi were locked in a fierce Kenjutsu battle; Haku had just formed some kind of weird ice mirrors around Sasuke.

'Oniisan will be fine fighting Zabuza. He's almost as good as Hayate when it comes to Kenjutsu. *Sigh* Guess I have to save the queen of emos,' Naruto thought.

Naruto ran over to the mirrors and shouted, "Yo! Sasuke! Are you alive?"

"No, you fucking dobe. I died and I'm drinking sake with Kami. What do you think?" Sasuke shouted.

"Very funny. What is this thing?" asked Naruto.

Sasuke put his hand on his chin as he sat up and said, "It's her kekkei genkai. She's using clones in the mirrors to throw needles at me at high speeds. But what I don't get is why she uses the mirrors in the first place? I figure if I attack from the inside and you attack from out there, we can shatter the mirrors and disable the jutsu."

"What did you say? I kinda fade to black when you talk," Naruto said. Sasuke whipped his head around and was dismayed to see the blonde Kitsune sitting right next to him.

"*Growl* YOU FUCKING MORON! WHY WOULD YOU COME INTO THE DAMN MIRRORS?!?!?! DO YOU WANT TO DIE SHITHEAD?!?!" Sasuke screamed.

"HEY, HEY, HEY!!! FUCK YOU [4]!!!" Naruto shouted back.

Haku stared at the arguing Genin incredulously before saying, "Do you two want a room? Boys, I like being the center of attention. Maybe I should redirect your attention!" Haku walked into the mirror directly in front of Sasuke.

'Ok, that's the real one! Time to bust it open!' Sasuke thought as he pulled a kunai out of his pouch.

"I'm over here!" Sasuke spun around to see Haku in the mirror directly behind him. More Hakus appeared in the mirrors and Sasuke began sweating.

'Which one is the real one?' Sasuke thought frantically. He began making hand seals and shouted, "Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!" Sasuke exhaled a massive fireball which quickly consumed the entire dome. Sasuke released the jutsu, and to his horror, the dome was still in perfect condition.

"If you were maybe a Jonin, you might have melted the ice. But come on, if you want the prize, you're going to have to try harder sweetie," Haku said with a hint of amusement. She made a signal, and all of the Hakus tossed their senbon at the two boys.

"Ugh, my leg won't move!" Naruto shouted. "I'm gonna find the real one! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)!"

"What makes you think I'm using bunshin? You won't be able to follow me with your eyes, no matter how many eyes you conjure," Haku said.

The Narutos launched themselves at the mirrors, kunai in hands. Haku leapt out of a mirror and, faster than the naked eye, destroyed every clone and kicked Naruto back down to the bridge.

"My jutsu uses the reflective qualities of the ice to transport me from mirror to mirror. It's almost like I slowed down time!" Haku said smugly.

Naruto slowly rose to his feet. His vision was blurred and blood was pouring from the gash on his head. 'Wait! The jutsu only works if the ice can cast a reflection!' Naruto made a hand seal and muttered something under his breath. Twenty-one Narutos appeared inside the dome.

"Pfft…I give you an A for being tenacious but you're a dumbass if you're gonna try this again," Haku said.

"Charge!" Naruto shouted as his 21 replicas launched themselves at the mirror. Haku again moved to another mirror and destroyed all the clones. Instead of disintegrating into smoke, the clones transformed into orange goop, which covered all but one mirror. Haku leapt out of that mirror and stared at Naruto incredulously.

"What the hell kinda jutsu was that?" shouted Haku.

Naruto snickered and said, "I created that jutsu! I call it Hedoro Bunshin no Jutsu (Slime Clone Technique)!"

Haku smiled underneath her mask and said, "That's a pretty useful technique. Too bad you're going to die here; I would have liked to learn it." Haku grabbed a senbon needle and prepared to throw it at Naruto.

"Wait!" shouted Sasuke. "If I die here, I die; I accept that. Answer this for me: do you possess a kekkei genkei?"

"Yes. My birth clan, the Shojoaisu Clan [5], could create Hyouton (Ice Release) Chakra without any extra effort. It came natural to us. My clan was very small; it only consisted of my mother and father. During my childhood, Kirigakure no Sato became embroiled in a civil war. The Sandaime Mizukage issued an order that all clans possessing kekkei genkai were to be exterminated. Many powerful clans were slaughtered simply because they were different.

"My father was not of our clan by birth, only through marriage. He didn't know about our power, nor did I. My mother wanted us to survive the war.

"One day I was playing by the stream outside our house and I froze it. My mother made me swear to never do that again.

"My father was a heavy drinker and would beat my mother. One day he beat her so bad she died. He learned our secret and tried to…tried to…kill me! I lost control and covered the entire house in ice! He died and I was the cause!

"I ran into the mountains because I feared the Mizukage's ninja would find me. And that was how I met Tou-san."


Haku was running as fast as her little legs could carry her. A team of ninja had been pursuing her for hours. The only reason she had managed to evade them so far was the fact that she could squeeze into crevices they couldn't.

Finally, Haku had come to the end of the line; a large lake stood in front of the young girl. Haku didn't know how to swim, and even if she did, she knew the stronger ninja would outswim her. Within moments, the ninja arrived.

"You little bitch! You should have stayed still! I would have given you a painless death," one ninja screamed. Haku surmised he was the captain because his jacket was a different color than the other ninja. "However, I'm going to make sure you die slowly!"

The "captain" pulled his katana out and walked toward the girl. Suddenly, a man appeared out of nowhere and stood between the "captain" and Haku.

"What do you think you're doing, Lieutenant Hakujou? She's a child," the man said.

"You know the Mizukage's orders, Captain Momoichi! All freaks like her are to be exterminated on sight!" Lt. Hakujou shouted.

Zabuza stared at the man straight in his eyes. Lt. Hakujou backed away a little, but it was clear he wasn't about to change his mind.

"I see you won't make this easy on me," Zabuza said. He grabbed the hilt of his cleaver.

"You can't be serious! Capt. Momoichi, you're a member of the Kiri Shinobigatana Nananin Shu! You're one of the—GACK!" Zabuza silenced the captain by stabbing him in the chest with the blade. With a primal war cry, Zabuza launched himself at the rest of his squad.


Zabuza dipped his blade in the lake to get the blood off of it. After being pleased with the state of his cleaver, he walked over to Haku, who was cowering in fear.

"It's ok, little girl. I'm going to protect you. Don't fear me," Zabuza said as he walked to the girl.

"No! Stay away!" Haku shouted. Zabuza leapt out of the way as the landscape behind him became enshrouded in ice.

"Hey, look! I'm dropping the sword ok?" Zabuza said as he dropped his blade. He slowly walked toward Haku and kneeled to her. He pulled his mask off and smiled at her. "I'll protect you…uh, what's your name?"

"It's Haku," she said. Suddenly, she collapsed in Zabuza's arms.


"I understand you now," Naruto said. Haku looked at him in amazement. "I want to become the Hokage so I can protect my big brother and my friends. I have people who mean something to me, people who are—"

"Precious," replied Haku.

Naruto smiled and said, "Yeah, my precious people."

"Do you understand why I have to kill you? I can't risk allowing you to go free. You'll hunt after us until we're dead," Haku said quietly. Haku grabbed her senbon and prepared to throw it.


Zabuza and Kakashi were staring each other down again, panting from fatigue. The bridge bore signs of their swordfight and both men's shirts were torn.

"I'm done reasoning with you Zabuza! I see that I have to end this now!" shouted Kakashi as he began to activate his Kaiten Me. Zabuza leapt to him and swung his cleaver down. Kakashi brought his saber up to defend himself.

"Geez, Kakashi-sama. All you do is use your Kaiten Me. Can't you do anything else?" Zabuza said as the two struggled to gain ground over the other.

"I can do plenty more. You're just not worth it," Kakashi replied.

"A Shinobi who has to repeatedly use his supreme technique most not be much of a ninja," Zabuza said. He kicked Kakashi in his stomach and sent the silver haired Jonin into the bridge's railing. Zabuza made a quick set of hand seals and gripped the hilt of the cleaver.

"Ninpou: Chakrashuuha (Ninja Art: Chakra Wave)[5]" Zabuza shouted as he swung his blade rapidly. Blue waves of energy materialized and transverse the gap between Zabuza and Kakashi. The silver-haired Jonin blocked every wave that came toward him.

Zabuza leapt up again, blade raised high above his head. Suddenly, the missing-nin swung his left foot out and kicked Kakashi square in the jaw. The Leaf-nin flipped over the railing and fell into the waves below.

Zabuza laughed and turned toward Tazuna. Hinata was still covered in the red yokai and unconscious. Tazuna held a hammer in his hand and slowly backed away from Zabuza.

"I was once a Jonin of Namigakure no Sato! I won't die without a fight!" the old bridge master shouted.

"Oh, I don't care about all that. So long as you…die!" Zabuza shouted as he rushed the old man.


Sasuke unsteadily stood before Haku. Bruises covered his arms and face from defending himself from Haku's attacks. Naruto lay on the floor; a well-placed senbon to the neck left him unable to move his body.

"I'm curious. You've managed to evade all the mortal injuries I've tried to place upon you, but you can't evade any non-lethal attacks. Why is that?" Haku asked.

"Because I have a technique I'm working on and it's almost complete," Sasuke weakly replied. He closed his eyes and gave a small smile.

Deciding to have some fun, Haku said, "You know, some people may be able to hide their emotions in their face or in the language of their bodies, but no person can hide what's in their eyes?"

Sasuke smirked and replied, "So what do my eyes say!" He opened his eyes; they were red with a black tomoe in his left eye and two in his right.

Haku was so shocked, she was unable to protect herself from the raven-haired Genin's right hook. Her mask cracked more, then shattered, revealing her beautiful face.

"It's not complete, but I can keep up with your speed now!" Sasuke shouted.

'Damn…my jutsu ate up most of my chakra, and my speed dwindles more the longer I use it. I'm going to have to end this now!' Haku thought. She pulled out her last few senbon and took off in full sprint to Naruto.

"Shit!" Sasuke shouted. Naruto stared wide-eyed as the beautiful girl was closing the gap between them.

Sasuke leapt in front of Naruto, kunai drawn. He and Haku exchanged swipes before she kicked the kunai out of Sasuke's hand. Haku kicked him up into one of the mirrors. She leapt up and rapidly kicked him in his chest. Grabbing him by his collar, Haku smashed him into every mirror at the top of the dome before slamming him into the ground.

Haku landed on the ground and began walking toward Naruto. Sasuke rolled onto his back and flung a shuriken at the girl. Haku spun around, grabbed the weapon and flung it back at Sasuke. The boy was unable to defend himself, and the sickening sound of a shuriken contacting with human flesh filled the air. Sasuke stared at the ninja star sticking out of his chest. He looked over at Naruto, who was staring wide-eyed at the weapon, and smirked.

"All you ever *cough* do is *cough* get in the *way*," Sasuke choked out. Naruto stared at Sasuke in shock. Tears began to fall down the Kitsune's eyes. "What's *cough* with the tears *cough*? Little *cough* bitch."

"You saved me. Why?" asked Naruto as the tears began to fall faster.

"I hate you *cough* and you hate me. But you're still *cough* my comrade, and that makes you *cough* worth dying for," Sasuke said as his fell back and he closed his eyes.

'He's a better person than me. If she was going to attack him, I would have let him die,' Naruto thought as he began sobbing.

'That's right. Give in to your anger. Let that anger be the drive that allows you to kill her!' said the same voice that made Naruto run away.

Naruto opened his eyes; they were slit like a fox's and pitch black. "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Naruto roared as his hair turned black. All over his body, black fur began growing. Claws burst from his hands as Naruto hunched over and stood on all fours. A snout seemed to grow out of Naruto's face and he howled with such ferocity, the ice mirrors shattered into billions of piece.

"You will die! Sasuke didn't deserve to die! So I will take your life as payment!" Naruto roared as he leapt to Haku. The girl rolled out of the way and rushed the Kitsune. He roared and slapped her with his massive paw. Haku flipped into the air and landed hard on her back. Naruto leapt into the air and brought his claw down to decapitate her. Haku rolled out of the way in the nick of time and watched the black claw plunge through the bridge. Naruto stomped on Haku's stomach and raised his claw again. Just before he could gouge her neck out, a massive blade got in between Haku's neck and Naruto's claw.

"Stay away from my daughter!" Zabuza shouted. Naruto simply looked at Zabuza and swatted him away with his free paw. He turned to Haku and roared again.

"Die!" he shouted as he prepared to strike Haku again.

"Naruto, don't do it!"

Naruto turned his head and saw Hinata leaning against the railing. Her wrist healed but she was still breathing heavily.

"You're better than this! You're better than them! Don't kill her!" Hinata shouted.

"She killed Sasuke. She dies!" Naruto shouted. "Don't you see? If I don't kill these monsters, they're gonna keep killing!"

"The only monster I see is you!" Hinata shouted. Naruto looked at a large piece of broken ice and could see how he looked. The Kitsune cringed in fear and roared again.

"I am not a…MONSTER!" Naruto shouted as he dispelled the evil black yokai. Naruto sank to his knees in exhaustion, and his eyes shut. Suddenly, chuckling could be heard through the mist. A short man in an expensive suit appeared from the mist.

"You ninja provide great amusement! I should have hired you to be my pre-nightly entertainment!" he said with a chortle.

Zabuza scrunched his face up in disgust. "Why are you here Gato?" he shouted.

"You failed me again! You and your bitch were about to die!" the short man shouted. "That demon would have killed her, and the Jonin would have killed you if I didn't send some men below the bridge to deal with him.

"You're too much of a pain in the ass. An expensive pain in the ass. Men, $200,000 to whoever brings me Zabuza's head!" It was at this moment that more forms began to appear in the mist. Zabuza cursed and made a hand seal.

"Kaihou (Release)!" The fog began to lift and hundreds, if not thousands of men stood behind Gato. They all brandished swords, clubs, staffs, maces, and any other form of death they could find.

"Kids, meet Gato's Guntai no Chiheihi (Army of One Thousand Bandits)," Zabuza said as he picked up his cleaver. Haku shakily stood on her feet as Gato laughed.

"Please, you two are exhausted. My men will rip you to shreds!" Gato shouted.

"Haku, you can release the Genjutsu now," Zabuza said. Haku made a hand seal and a bright light blind Gato and his men. When the light dimmed, Gato was shocked. The bridge showed no signs of a struggle. Sasuke was sitting on a crate with not a scratch on him. If it weren't for Naruto being unconscious and Hinata stills truggling to catch her breath, Gato wouldn't have believed he witnessed a brutal fight.

"Wha…wha..wha..what the fuck?" Gato shouted.

"Thank Kakakshi Hatake. Last night, I met him in the forest and we worked out the details of this plan. I no longer desire to be your assassin. In exchange for asylum in Konoha, I help Kakashi capture you.

"Try and follow this if you can. The first step was having Haku tail you to see how long of a window we had to get Kakashi and his brats here. Once they arrived, Kakashi informed them of the situation. We had a bit of a wrench thrown in the plans when you made me bring Gouzu and Meizu.

"So the plan changed. We had to eliminate those bumbling idiots before they ruined everything. And we did. Haku here killed them long before we arrived. Then she lured two of your bandits out to the bridge, where Kakashi used a Genjutsu to convince them they were Gouzu and Meizu.

"Hinata here had to fight them to make it look real, and because Naruto-san didn't arrive here with the rest of the group, he walked into the jutsu. Thus his fight with Haku.

"I'm just fine and Kakashi should have finished off the men. With both us not fatigued at all, we should be able to handle your bandits!" Zabuza began making a long string of hand seals. Suddenly, Kakashi leapt out of the water, making the same hand seals.

"Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique)!" They both shouted. Two massive, dragons burst from the water and slammed into the bridge, killing about half of the bandits. Kakashi landed on the bridge and made more hand seals.

"Shuuhabakyu-mu (Vacuum Wave)!" he shouted. He thrust his fists out and an invisible wave of chakra knocked another hundred bandits into the sea.

Zabuza grabbed his blade and, with the most insane look he could conjure up, rushed a large group of scared bandits. Within minutes, another hundred ninja lay slain at Zabuza's feet.

The surviving 300 bandits were cowering with fear. Gato groaned in annoyance and shouted, "You're never gonna catch me! Quick back to the submarine!"

On cue, a large submarine burst out of the sea. Gato and his men turned to get on the vessel. Suddenly, a man appeared out of nowhere, making hand seals.

"Katon: Karyu Endan no Jutsu (Fire Release: Flaming Dragon Missile Technique)!" A massive stream of fire came forth from his mouth and melted the side of the submarines hull. Tazuna recognized the man right away.

"Giichi! You made it!" the old man shouted.

"Not just me old man! All of us!" the younger man shouted back. Tazuna turned around to see Inari and hundreds of the villagers standing behind him.

"Inari?!"

The boy smiled as he held his crossbow and shouted, "Attack!" The villagers, brandishing their weapons, charged Gato and the remaining bandits. It was a sight to see; disembowelments, decapitations, cut off limbs, and other forms of brutality made even Kakashi divert his eyes. Soon, the number of bandits dwindled down to 150, 75, 30, 15, and finally none. Only two villagers died from the battling.

"Oh, fuck this shit! I'm outta here!" Gato shouted as he tried to make a run for it. Haku grabbed Zabuza's blade and took off in full sprint for the fleeing dwarf.

"This is for trying to molest me!" screamed Haku as she caught up to him and removed his head from his body. And with that the Battle for Namigakure no Sato was finally over.


Two weeks had gone by and with the help of Haku and Zabuza, the bridge was completed much earlier than expected. Nami no Kuni was still without a daimyo, but the people were in no rush to elect a new one. Celebrations of independence were constantly occurring throughout the nation.

It was the day that the ninja planned to head back to Konoha, and a festival was being held in their honor.

Tazuna pulled Kakashi aside and said, "I have a proposition for you."

Kakashi raised his eye and said, "I'm listening."

"I've been elected as the new daimyo of Nami no Kuni and, as you know, we're struggling since Gato sapped us of everything. I want to send Giichi to Konoha as our ambassador to work out a treaty between us."

"I don't see why not. A Nami-Konoha alliance would be welcomed by Lord Minato. He is your friend," Kakashi stated.

"That's not all. I want to send Inari, Giichi's daughter Jade, and Suichuu Nagare [6] to Konoha so they can be trained in the ninja arts and come back to Nami and train future generations. My plan is to make Namigakure a ninja village once more," Gato said.

"I don't see why not," said Kakashi.

"I have a job cut out for me. Building bridges is one thing, but building a nation? Not quite what I'm used to. But if I remember the Nami no Nindo (Way of the Wave Ninja) correctly, I must persevere so long as the waves continue to roll across the sea. My people need me, and I need them," Tazuna said.

Kakashi smiled under his mask and put his hand on the older man's shoulder. "By the way, what is the name of the bridge?"

"Hmm… Bridge Seven works for me," Tazuna said. The two men enjoyed the festival in silence. No more words needed to be said; the spirit of joy filled the air and settled the souls of all there.


Next Time: It feels good to be back home! Whoa! The Chuunin Exams are coming up! And I get to take it! I'll prove to everyone I'm gonna be Hokage!

Pre-Exam Jitters! The Chuunin Exams Beckon on the Horizon!


1- The Oniseki is similar to the Eight Chakra Gates. Once the Nami no Kuni Arc is over, you'll get a nice in-depth explanation.

2- Sorry if I offended any one with the usage of the word "bitch." I hate when it's used in reference to women but I felt that in this circumstance, it would help display just how disrespectful people can be.

3- Sakeme no Kitsune (Tears of the Kitsune): A Bijutsu that converts the destructive power of yokai into healing energy. The then converted energy is sent to the eyes and expelled through tears. One tear is said to have the power to revive the dead. Only flesh wounds and pains are healed; things like exhausted chakra doesn't change. The technique is normally a double-edged blade; the user usually exhausts themselves to the point of near-death. Very few demons are capable of using this technique. The fact that Kyo used this technique and merely slept through the battle is a testament to his power.

4- I borrowed that line from Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. That movie was almost as funny as Superbad.

5- Ninpou: Chakrashuuha (Ninja Art: Chakra Wave): A Kenjutsu similar to the Onichishuuha. It is nowhere near as powerful and requires less energy. Unlike the Onichishuuha, it can be fired in rapid succession.

6- New Character bio (Suichuu Nagare): Nagare is a young boy who can often be seen hanging with Inari. He comes from the three great clans of Namigakure no Sato. His name means underwater current.

A/N: Sorry if that plan Zabuza and Kakashi came up with was a little confusing. Caffenine and ice cream.......so you understand lol

A/N 2: This was probably my largest update. Twenty-one pages of pure writing! Happy 4th of July to everyone!