Chapter Nine- Demon of the Mist
"Fight me first," Kakashi said.
"When I was part of the Mist's assassin teams, I kept a handbook," Zabuza said. He was trying to make a plan, since they were more Genin than he first thought, weak as they were… numbers could still work in their favour "It had information about you, it said that you're the man who has copied over 1,000 jutsu. Copycat Kakashi,"
Hurry up, Kushina thought. What was with older shinobi and talking, it was easier to kill your enemy when you knew nothing about them and it gave you less nightmares about their deaths, so hard to forget when your bloodline meant you remembered everything.
"Now, let's end this talk. I have to that old man," Zabuza said. All Kushina felt was relief it meant that this would be over soon and they could meet up with the others… they would also have to explain themselves "But it seems that I have to beat you first,"
Zabuza looked at them, before jumping on the lake, now Naruto can see their mistake in staying close to the river, but Kakashi's clone led the others through the forest. Of course a Jonin would know how to walk on water, if they were in luck Zabuza wouldn't know where Tazuna lived, but Naruto was worried about the second person going off to find them.
"Kushina, is your clone covering the house in the gen?" Naruto asked his sister, when she turned and nodded. Naruto knew that soon they would be able to break the clones and help Kakashi in this fight.
Before Kushina could answer make thick fog covered their senses, and covering the area. It was hard to see Kakashi… who was in front of them 'Ninja technique-hidden mist no jutsu'
"He's gone," 'Sakura' said. She looked around the area… of course Kushina made sure she looked weak, it was better that the enemy didn't think she was stronger than she was, that would only get the pink haired girl killed.
"He'll come after me first," Kakashi said. He knew that Kushina and Naruto wouldn't know who any of the missing nins were, and he vowed to give them the bongo book when this was over "Zabuza Momochi is known for being an expert in silent killing, you don't even notice until your dead,"
"This fog is getting thicker," 'Natsumi' said "W-"
"Eight choices… Liver, Lungs, Spine, Clavicle vein, Neck vein, Brain, Kidneys and Heart… which one should I after," Zabuza said. Causing all of the 'Genin' to look in front of them with fright.
Kushina and Naruto started to feel KI (killing intend). They knew that the others would have frozen in fear and so their clones did just that, her clone was almost done… as soon as she put the last seal, a seal that made sure no one could enter, but no one could exit either. Kushina did that, just in case she and Naruto popped the clone that was at Tazuna's house.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you guys even if it kills me," Kakashi said while looking behind him, he had put enough chakra out so that the mist was gone, he smiled at Kushina and Naruto knowing that they were the only 'real' people there "I don't let my comrades die,"
"We'll see about that," Zabuza said. He appeared behind the genin, his sword over his shoulder, he was going to prove Kakashi wrong and the first step was to kill the genin… too bad the other two were too far away "It's over,"
Kakashi didn't care that they were clones, he had to do something, but before he could move Naruto had stabbed in the stomach… water coming out of the wound and it turned out to be a water clone.
"Naruto behind you!" Sakura yelled and Naruto looked as Zabuza cut through his water clone. The four had moved from their spots, but they were still a good distance away from the trees.
"Don't move," Kakashi said from behind Zabuza. The swords man was surprised that the brat was able to copy his jutsu since he had put out heavy mist "It's over,"
"Show off," Kushina muttered "Naruto I can undo it,"
"Good," Naruto said as he appeared next to his sister "But not yet,"
Kakashi had Zabuza trapped a kunai at his throat. The Jonin were the same height and Zabuza's blade was next to his leg… the thing was too big to be able to fast movements, so Kakashi would be able to kill him should he try anything.
"You don't get it," Zabuza said "I won't get defeated with monkey like imitations,"
He should be glad our uncle and dad aren't here, Naruto and Kushina thought. Both Izuna and Madara would have killed him where he stood… or tortured him for the next seventy-two hours, which ever they were in the mood for, if they heard someone say that.
"Kids smart," Zabuza said "But you aren't"
Before Kakashi would even think about what he meant, the real Zabuza was behind him and the one in front was a water clone, before Kakashi would move or attack, Zabuza kicked him and when he landed on his feet, he had to duck under Zabuza's sword while Kushina and Naruto undid the clone jutsu and likely the ones at Tazuna's place were still there.
However the other two didn't notice since they were still in a Taijutsu match and soon Zabuza was able to kick him into the water.
"This isn't going to end well," Kushina said. She was glad that the others weren't here, but then again it might show them how real shinobi fight… these days anyway, more talking less fighting.
'Water style- Water prison' Zabuza shouted while trapping Kakashi in a sphere of water. Kakashi looked at the other two and saw that they had undone the clones, which meant his students and client were safe.
"You think you've won?" Naruto asked
"You haven't even notice," Kushina said. Causing Zabuza to look at them and only then did he notice that the others were missing and Haku hadn't gone after them… he was going to have to ask her later, but for now he had too brats to get rid of.
"What the?" Zabuza asked. He wasn't on the lake… instead he was in a forest and it wasn't wave either.
"This is where the Akumu clan lived," a girl's voice said Zabuza turned around, but saw nothing but thick forests "You won't see it, the Akumu were paranoid and it was far enough, clans killing clans, it wasn't a time to put your guard down… like you had done,"
"My guard isn't down,"
"When you looked into my eyes, you were caught," she said "My brother isn't as good at genjutsu, I'm the one who used it the most,"
"Show yourself," Zabuza shouted. He didn't know where he was, but he was under a genjutsu and it seemed it was one he couldn't break… it was too risky for Haku to save him at the moment. What he didn't know was that in the real world he was walking backwards, realising Kakashi from his prison the older male just jumped back and Naruto told him what was going on, and how this was Kushina's favourite trick.
"She always loved making people scream," Naruto told him as they watched a battle they couldn't see.
"Why should I?" Kushina asked him. This was her world and how dare he even try to tell her what to do in it.
"Show yourself or are you scared?" Zabuza knew that might draw the young girl out. He must have been caught by one of the females and they were three of them. While she did say brother, he didn't know who was related in that team.
"I think you're the one that's scared," the girl chuckled but the shadows moved from the right and a young of eight stood out, but he didn't know who she was… she didn't look like the ones who Kakashi.
"My sister always loved playing these games," the child told him, her shoulder length hair was dead straight and her eyes were a dark grey, with paper white skin… he thought she looked like that Uchiha girl, but then she said 'sister' and this was just getting on his nerves.
"Sister? But you don't look like the other two?"
"Other two, what other two?" She asked. Kushina was watching from the trees, he hadn't guessed, but this was forgotten. Not many brothered remembering fallen clans and that fact alone was bitting Zabuza in the ass.
"Who are you?" Zabuza asked. If she didn't know the other two, then she was lying or she was someone else and didn't know who was on that team, meaning that they got back up, but why an eight year old girl?
"You should say your name first," The girl said. Her black kimono was in a style that he'd never seen and he guessed it was an older style "Then again, why should you care about a dead girl's name?"
"Dead?"
"You don't know," A voice from behind him said "My daughter is the master of this art, but then again, no one but the Akumu clan knew this technique. This was the reason the Uchiha made a treaty with us and the reason he married me,"
"What the?"
Zabuza stopped in his tracks when he saw a young women. Her black hair was flowing behind her, but she had the same face as the young child behind him and she was glaring at him with light grey eyes "The fuck!"
"Don't swear in front of my sister," A male said. A twelve year old stood near the small girl and Kushina couldn't help but smile. One Akumu was bad enough, but when you were faced with three, than your life become a living hell.
The only thing Kushina wondered is if she could see her aunt, her uncle, her father and the Senju's. If they were fine with being called for this jutsu, then their souls couldn't be used for anything else, because they would be under her control.
"Mum, Miyuki and Kenji leave the poor man alone," Kushina said as she stood in front of him "This is where the Akumu clan was once lived,"
"Until the day we were killed," Hina said. The day after she passed Kushina asked her to come and live in her space, but that meant that she was able to use her spirit. Hina was fine with it, she didn't feel like she was being used and she was able to see her children "Someone saw through it and killed us in our sleep,"
"Why are you telling me?" Zabuza asked. He didn't know where this was going, but he knew something bad was going to happen.
"You're going to watch," Kushina told him, her black kimono sleeve covering her hands, and the smile on her face could make most grown man ran "Have fun,"
Zabuza wasn't able to say anything, and he started to watch as people were killed in front of him. Old, young, mothers, fathers, children and babies all of them were being killed, by a clan that he didn't know.
Kushina watched as the man feel, this was her space and she controlled it. The spirits that lived here, where here because of her will and that was only her family, Hina, Miyuki and Kenji. There was only one thing that made this jutsu maddening for the caster, you had to know the person before they came in and they needed to agree with being trapped in that person world.
"I'm going to ask for Mito and Izuna," Kushina told her mother. Hina just smiled at her daughter and nodded her head, she hadn't seen Mito since a week before her death and she wanted to know how her marriage want. The four want into the house that was five minutes from where they were, the more spirits that lived there, the more houses where created.
"Mito Uzumaki, I ask thee to come and join my group," Kushina asked the large gold framed mirror. The house was an old fashioned Japanese house made out of wood, the only difference was that Kushina was able to have more houses and no one lived in different sections, only if they wanted to. The house had the front was Kushina's and that was the reason the soul mirror was in the living room, the rest of her family lived in the house to the right and ones she invited now, will most likely live in the one on the left.
If they didn't want to live with someone else, then she could put another section on the left or right. Izuna might not want to share with Mito, so he'll get a section next to her family.
"Of course," Mito said. She was the same from when Kushina last saw her, but she knew that her aunt died in her old age "I'm happy to see you Kushina, also Hashirama would be happy to join me,"
"I'm happy to see you as well Aunt Mito," Kushina said as she pulled the red head into a hug. She missed her aunt. She still remembered the time she copied Mito's hair style… something she couldn't do at the Uchiha compound out of fear of being called a traditor.
"Why don't you call the others?" Mito asked her. She saw that the girl kept her hair up in a high pony tail that followed her as she turned to the mirror.
"I'm going to have to do this next time," Kushina said. Someone had pulled Zabuza out of her world and she had to leave before she dead as well.
"Till next time," Mito said a sad smile on her lips, as Kushina faded and they were pushed out of the main house. When Kushina was gone, no one was able to enter the main house, or go near the soul mirror, since they could call anyone and things might have messy. It was just protection and didn't mean that Kushina didn't trust them. She turned to talk to Hina and she told her what happened since she saw her cousin last.
Zabuza was standing still, Kakashi was watching him, while Naruto was holding the body of his sister. She wasn't able to protect herself when she used this jutsu… no one knew what to call it. It had genjutsu elements, but only an Akumu could do it… so they just ruled it up as a bloodline.
It had been five minutes when something went into Zabuza's neck and a hunter nin caught his body. Naruto wasn't able to tell if the person was male or female, but Kushina was waking up in his arms, so he put his sister down on the ground.
"Thank you and what happened?" Kushina said looking at the hunter nin, like he took away her fun. Which he did, but now Zabuza knew what happened to the Akumu and she was sure that he would think she made it up.
"Thank you very much," The hunter nin said as he bowed "I've been searching for the opportunity to kill Zabuza for a long time,"
"So you're a hunter nin?" Kakashi asked the young child. He had to be around his genin's age, but he wasn't surprised. He was strong at a young age and many were surprised to see him on the battle field when he was a genin at six.
"You are correct," He said while moving Zabuza's weight, since he was standing still. He knew that he would have to leave soon, or his cover might be blown. Both Kushina and Naruto looked at him, and Kakashi knew that he would be explaining this to all five of his genin "Your battle is over and I must get rid of his body. Farewell,"
"Well, now we have to go to Tazuna's," Kakashi said when the child disappeared. In a scroll of leaves and Kakashi thought something was wrong, the other two wouldn't seeing as they weren't hunter nins back in the clan wars.
"Ready to get questioned?" Kushina asked him. All of them were going to be asked about what happened, and why they were left with clones, while they got to battle someone, it was going to be a giant pain.
"Not really," Kakashi said, but before he could move he fainted landing on the ground, while Kushina and Naruto just looked at him.
"We're going to have to fix that," Naruto said looking at his sister. Not many got the Sharingan, but they had seen someone give another Uchiha their eyes when they were dying, so they knew how to fix it… maybe.
"It might work, but we'll have to do it later," Kushina muttered. Someone was going to have to carry him, but she was too short and so was her brother, he was about Sasuke's height. Most of her family was short, but that just made them quicker on their feet "We'll have to carry him,"
