I am reading more Naruto fanfics, loving them immensely... feel some characters need loving too...

Do not own anything but Yasu


After a few months passed with a uneasy quiet, a rebellion arose out of that quiet. I had avoided using my kekkei genkai hearing that people are after anyone with special abilities. I wore my mask as I looked around, hiding my eyes when they turn red with the sharingan active, but using it to search my surroundings so far or observe actions better.

My winter owl came to me a few times with a letter from what I assumed was the Uchiha Fugaku that I messaged, but never read the letters because things got picked up.

'Dear Nakata, the Uchiha clan are still thriving, but there are some things I wish were better for the clan…' the letter continued, with some details about both of Fugaku's sons where one was around fifteen, while the other was about ten in the letter.

I never really wrote many letters back, but I honestly had nearly no time to because anbu and citizens seemed to hover over my back, watching my every move. The anbu took their job seriously, but even though I was one by attire standards, it was uncomfortable to be watched so intently.

Even without thinking much about Zabuza taking on missions, he always seemed withdrawn from most people while also, maybe, forced in a silence because it was more comfortable.


But it was more of a sudden surprise as I went through the village for awhile. I caught sight of Zabuza leaving the village hidden in the mist, I saw that he had his hitai-ate with the mist symbol slanted to rest side ways instead of forwards, does that make him rogue or something different I approached the guy I considered a comrade, I might even say a friend, if I did not hold pride as what I trained to be.

"Zabuza? Where you going?" I suspected he resented the mizukage, but never thought he'd go so far as leave the village and pretty much fight it from the outside.

Instead of speaking a word he swung his blade at me, which I used my own to block quickly. Giving a playful smile, "Now… Is that a way to treat an old teammate? Or possible comrade?" Before pushing him back and holding my sword at a comfortable ready angle.

"That is Nuibari, You're one of the seven swordsmen of the mist now?" Him sounding only slightly surprised, but set his executioner blade down. The blade stabbed into the ground so he could hold it or leave it be.

"Well, what is your plan?" I ask, gently twirling my Nuibari as the thread hangs limply in my other hand. Zabuza had his eyes trained on my masked face, not trusting me for a moment it seemed.

I slowly removed the mask and what I used to hide my already short silky black hair, as I hid in my persona. "Just Yasu..." my slight cheer changed, "So, where we going?" I asked with a serious tone, and an intense gaze to match it. Zabuza saw my face and gave a slight nod, either acknowledging me for joining him or recognizes me, but neither was quite answered either.

I started following after Zabuza quietly, only making small observations on surviving and possible plans to make, but never really getting much out of the silent killer; Zabuza Momochi. He was mainly skulking ahead not really speaking and only looking over at me occasionally when checking if I was still following him or not.


After a while, we came across a strange sight at least to me. Zabuza and I were hiding in a hotel for the night before going scouting for another assignment. When I returned to the hotel, in the hotel sleeping on a bed in the room because there were two beds in most rooms. There was a little boy with black scraggly hair, wearing raggy clothes sleeping on a bed.

I looked around before approaching the sleeping child, but there did not seem to be any dangerous or special things to note of the child besides being in the hotel with two dangerous ninja now. I looked about to find Zabuza was not around, but a note was present.

The note said; My apprentice, train him.


I had to admit I felt like laughing at the demand for me to train the boy who answered to the name, Haku. But, after Zabuza pretty much pushed the boy's whole care on me and the guilt of him dying if I don't do it, I had to admit he became like a son to me. Although with the three of us walking around different villages together, I started to realize everyone assumed Zabuza was my love interest and Haku our child. While I grew attached to Haku, sometimes I loathed Zabuza to such a point we decided on doing blind ambush training to blow off steam. Me and Zabuza decided it, because my anger came out and admittedly Zabuza decided I was much more tolerable to have around when not pissed off.

We did get enjoy assignments to keep ourselves fed and in a hotel for a good while, depending on if real fancy or a travel cottage. Zabuza was the guy who found good assignments while I kept Haku in a training that varied as easily as the ripple water changes to waves.

Sometimes Zabuza and I trained Haku together in a specific area either long range, close up or ninjutsu. But, those training sessions were few and far between because Haku usually could not handle them both for long, unless they were trying to be taken down by him.

"Nakata-san…?" Haku called, I had a small smile from hearing his meek voice ring out to me. "We have a client to meet, lets go." I nodded and followed Haku to where Zabuza and our future assignment lied.


There was a man with gray hair fanning out from his head, like his head was a stem for the fan itself to come out of. He had slight mustache that was more like dashes of gray, and he gave a large smile as I and Haku entered to join Zabuza. The man's small glasses glinted in the light, before being pushed up then he spoke, "I am Gato." He had some bodyguards at his side, but I simply looked away and crossed my arms.

I was tempted to plain reject this guy's supposed proposition, but I left many decisions on missions to Zabuza because he gets picky about what to do for money and how much, but also does not like wasting time when it could be spent on a higher paying job.

"There is this bridge builder I need gone. There can not be a bridge built, it ruins my business. Take care of him for me?" Zabuza grunted and gave a stern nod, agreeing to the task, I assume they spoke of a payment price earlier and moved on.

As Zabuza and I left the man, "I do not like that man." is all I can say, but Zabuza did not say anything because he knew I bit back my complaints for the sake of the missions we took now, although I did not mind my genin missions at all. The whole quiet was pleasant besides for where we left, and where we were now headed on to do. I knew Gato's and Zabuza's meaning of gone is going to be the same idea, killing the poor fool who wants to make it happen.


Haku was soon to be fifteen, but ever since he was found by Zabuza and introduced to Yasu, he was given yearly gifts for staying alive for another year. Haku was feeling close to Yasu, but appreciated Zabuza not fearing his ability and having a use for him. It was like having a family again for Haku, Yasu acted like a mother sometimes giving small gifts to him as a celebration while Zabuza taught him how to survive as a ninja as best he could.


I wanted to add some of Zabuza getting Haku, but was not sure whether to put Yasu in that scene when meeting the boy with Zabuza... but, its sort of a moment for Zabuza to show a heart or be more than just a killer, so it is just him and Haku moment (cant really show the scene of Haku and Zabuza because its Yasu's point of view)