Chapter 9

Kakashi and I both glared into the evil eyes of Zabuza preparing for the battle. I shifted my position and grabbed my katana before leaping forward. Zabuza is a silent killer and relies on his mist for killing so all I need to do is keep him from forming the mist. And keep him away from the client I thought as he lunged to the rest of my team. I blocked the swings of his much bigger sword with my own and realized that if Kakashi and I were to have a chance he needed to lose his sword. Then Zabuza suddenly jumped away from me and was about to make his mist. Luckily he was intercepted by Kakashi. Problem there is that Kakashi is a talk and fight guy. "Less talking, more fighting Kakashi!" I shouted lunging at Zabuza again while they stood and exchanged words. Zabuza jumped away and started to make the mist. "Oh no you don't!" I shouted as both Kakashi and I attacked. We were too late because the mist formed and Zabuza disappeared. I stopped to feel for his chakra and found it. I cursed and turned around to the direction of my team quickly. "Kakashi, Zabuza is over there!" I knew that Kakashi had a greater chance of getting him than I did. Kakashi nodded and was there in an instant. "It is over." he said a kunai at Zabuza's throat. I got nervous hearing him chuckling darkly. 'He is about to die. Why laugh?' my thoughts were answered quickly and he turned into water. "A water clone!" I shouted activating my sharingan. 'Where is he? Come on, come out.' I instantly felt him behind me and dodged his sword only to be thrown into the water.

'This water is heavy.' I realized that it was heavy with chakra and tried to get out but wasn't fast enough. Zabuza had trapped me in a water prison. I looked at Kakashi and my team. Kakashi was currently fighting the clone trying to get to me. I went through ways to get myself out of this. It hit me that I still have my weapons on me and he needed one hand inside of the prison to maintain it. A hand that is easily accessible. The movement of one in the water prison is slowed due to resistance and chakra but if I put enough thrust in when I attack I should escape. I slowly pulled out a kunai and with lots of force I managed to stab Zabuza's hand. I was out of the prison and jumped back smirking. I grabbed my Katana and swing it at the clone giving Kakashi an opening to stab it. "It is over now Zabuza." I watch in amazement as Kakashi finishes the fight. He was mocking Zabuza and being a copycat of course. I twitch hearing him asking if Kakashi was able to see the future with his Sharingan but I played along. "Yeah, and we see your death." Not even a second later he was hit with senbon in the neck and a hunter ninja appeared. "I thank you for distracting Zabuza." "No problem but I would like to see if he is dead for myself." The hunter ninja let Kakashi and I check. He was dead but I decide to do something because of where the senbon were. I pull out a kunai to really kill him but the hunter ninja stops me. "What are you doing?" "I am helping you as you hit a spot that puts him in temporary death. Wouldn't want him to stay alive now would we?" Clearly this hunter ninja was a fake because the second I said that he grabbed Zabuza's body and ran. I turn to tell Kakashi but he looks tired from chakra exhaustion. I walk over and scold him while pulling his headband over the sharingan eye. "You idiot, you used more chakra than necessary." he gave me an irritating eye smile, "Sorry Miyoko. But I don't think I can stand much longer…" He would have hit the ground had I been a bit slower but I caught him and smiled at my team, "Can't have him losing any more brain cells now can we?" They shook their heads more still looking alert and slightly scared from the battle. "Here, Tanzuna. I think you can carry him." "Yeah, I can carry him."

We got to Tazuna's house rather quickly and I helped his daughter ,Tsunami, get Kakashi bandaged and resting. "Alright team." I say facing my teammates, "We will need to take some precautions. Naruto, send some clones to the surrounding forest to patrol for threats. When one runs into an enemy they will disperse and you will know where they are. Understand?" He grins widely at being able to do something big. "Hai, Miyoko!" he makes around 20 clones to patrol and sends them off. I nod at him smiling and continue, "We will need to protect Zabuza and his family both as they will all be targeted. At all times we must have one person with Tazuna and one at the house. As it is Naruto's clones patrolling for threats around the house I think that he should always be the one at the house." I anticipate Naruto's shouts but he seems to understand what he is doing. "Alright, I will protect these guys from big enemies like Zabuza!" Alright, he understands that powerful foes will come after the family as much as Tanzuna. Well that saves me from some shouting. "The rest of us will rotate through being with Tazuna. When you are not with Tazuna you will be given another task to do. We will have our headsets on at all times to communicate. I want you guys to understand that every task you are given will be extremely dangerous. You all can die." I expect to see fear but I see determination. "Don't worry Miyoko, we won't die." Sakura says. "Yeah, remember that I still need to be Hokage! I won't die until then!" guess who that was. "Hn, we can't die, you need us to keep you in line." Sasuke smirks. I growl, "You are so irritating sometimes Sasuke." But then I smirk, "So lets get to the first tasks necessary to kicking Gato's but."