This chapter is now up to date as of 1-31-13.

That's three chapters updated tonight. I'm going to bed now.

Ok not: I am not very good at fight scenes. One of my reviewers pointed it out and I'm thankful that they told the truth. Thing is, fight scenes just aren't my style. So I thank you all, and Patrick S for critiquing me. The reviews were awesome and I'm sorry for the wait.

PS: I know I edited this chapter and the previous one, but I did't change the fight scene that much. Like I said, not exactly my style. I did try to clean it up a little though.

Before

"Die!" I yelled in fury!

The wind from the tornado roared after the charka blade as a wide edge. Anyone not quick enough to drop and over three feet tall died and the blade ripped through.

'Crap!' Was the thought of both Anko and Kakashi as they looked at the carnage. Even Gato had been hit, even though it only took off the top of his skull.

I felt darkness close in on me as I collapsed, my sword clattering to the ground.

"Naruto!" they shouted, and took off toward him. Neither of them noticed a shadow shoot from the ice dome toward the fallen blond.

-X-

Anko and Kakashi arrived at Naruto's still form as the masked boy rolled Naruto onto his back.

"Haku…" Zabaza muttered in surprise.

"Come on…" Haku mumbled under his breath, his hands glowing green as he scanned Naruto, "Don't you dare die on me Naruto." He growled as his mask got in his way and quickly took it off, throwing it aside.

The three Jonin looked at each other. Zabaza was the first to ask the question, keeping his voice quiet, "How do they know each other?"

Kakashi shrugged and looked at Anko, since Naruto was her student. "Hell if I know! Anko said her voice also low. She eyed the two boys, "My guess, is that only they can answer that question."

At that moment Haku sighed, "Thank god, only charka exhaustion, the rest is minor…" He put a hand on Naruto's chest and push a little charka in to jump start his system, before turning to the three older-nin.

"Are you three ok?" dumbly, they nodded, thinking, 'What the Hell!'

"Good, now we should probably wake the oth…"

"Let them sleep they need their beauty rest. Especially the Uchiha." I cut my friend off as I sat up. "Besides, I have a feeling that my sensei's going to want a private conversation…." I trailed off, glancing at the snake mistress.

"About what?" Haku asked, looking between the two, before seeming to catch onto something. Turning, he whacked his friend upside the head.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"You didn't tell her! I mean, come on, I know your secretive, and paranoid, but she's your sensei for Kami-sakes."

I waited patiently. "Are you done?"

Haku seemed to calm down at his words. He nodded. "Sorry"

I shrugged, "I always thought you were too cool-headed, and it's about time you let your anger out."

"Wait!" Zabaza said, "How do you know each other?"

I looked up, "I met Haku In his village a long time ago. We hung out for about a week, becoming close friends. Then I told Haku I had to leave and get back to Konoha. He went off to the bridge to mourn, since he knew Konoha probably wouldn't accept a random child with no identification or guardian. That's where he met you. When you let him go fetch his stuff, he came back and told me good bye. In turn I gave him my address so we could keep in touch, as well as a seal so my summons could find him. " I explained in one long drawn out breath. He was afraid someone would interrupt.

"Oh…" Zabaza said, thoughtfully.

Finally Anko had had enough. "Ok, brat! Explain!" she barked.

The 'brat' sighed, "Ok, but no interrupting. It's not I story I like to tell." He took a deep breath, "At the age of four, I was already extremely mature for my age. I realized that the villagers for some reason not yet unknown to me, feared me and that fear was the center of their hate and anger. In short, they wanted me dead. So I decided that, in order to gain there trust, I had to act as harmless as can be, not that I could do that much harm then anyway. So I started acting optimistic, smiling and laughing all the time. This, as you may have noticed, didn't work, but I kept it up."

Kakashi opened his mouth, but I held up a hand, "I know, you want to know, why? The answer is that it was my last hope. As a four year old, I had no better plan. And gradually, it worked; the beating came less sever and people did those more for a way to relieve anger then to kill me. I'm sure this happened subconsciously, but that didn't matter. Unfortunately, one group of ninja didn't fall for it at all. Being trained, they thought it was a trap, set by the great Kyuubi. So one night, while drunk, they started hunting me, spewing their thoughts to everyone in sight. Needless to say, I heard them long before they found me. I ran for halve the night before they found and beat me into unconsciousness. That was when I met Kyubbi, and boy was he angry. He was about ready to take control, even though it would hurt both of us, just to kill them. But group of Anbu had found them and brought them in. Boy, they had a long night with Ibiki." I noticed Zabaza's narrowed eye's, "Zabaza-san, please don't base the image of my village on this story, I'm a Jinchuuriki and a scapegoat, so my life's bound to be difficult."

"Any way's after I recovered in the hospital, I told Hokage-jiji everything that happened and my plan to act the happy fool. He agreed it was the best that I could do, since I refused being moved to another, smaller, village. He also warned me that creating such a mask was going to be hard, and gave me a passport for traveling so I could leave and let go of my act without breaking the image I built up. It was on one of these I met Haku. So over time I continued to act and the mask began to stick. Now I have trouble taking it off around people, and sometimes even in private. Since I became a ninja, the stress has been getting at me and I've been beginning to slip," Anko nodded as she understood. "That's basically everything…" I concluded into the silence.

"That explains why you disappeared a lot as a child," Kakashi said after a moment, "In the Anbu, we always wondered if someone had finally gotten you. I hate to say it, but a few actually hoped for it. But you always popped up again, usually in some sort of trouble."

I shrugged, "What can I say, I'm a troubled person, in more ways than one, "he replied in grim humor.

Haku rolled his eyes, "You think?"

"No he doesn't, "Anko replied instantaneously.

"Hey!" I shouted

"Any way, Anko started, ignoring my cry, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

Another shrug, "It would be pointless, since my mask was so automatic. Even if I had told you, it wouldn't have affected anything, except you'd be nervous about what to teach me because you knew what I could do, if you believed me at all."

"I still should have known!" She argued.

"That's what Hokage-jiji said. I disagreed."

Kakashi blinked, "Wait, you disagreed with the Hokage."

I glanced at him, "Yeah, we have debates all the time, whenever he needs to decide on an issue if it's a matter of ethics and occasionally politics. It help him "see both sides of the issue" to use his own words. Though refusing to tell you the truth, Anko-sensei, is the only I've ever outright refused to do for him."

"When did he tell you the 'both sides of the issue' thing?" Kakashi asked curious. It sounded as if Naruto was quoting something from long ago.

"Four to five years ago. He asked me to debate something with him. I think it was a marriage issue between some civilian members of his clan and another. So I demanded to know why, since he had asked, and not ordered."

I smiled at the memory, "This was just after I had put on my mask, so he replied, 'Because debating is not only a way to decide something, it also shows an onlooker both sides of the issue, the good and bad. It is something I do in politics all the time. Also, if you going to be Hokage, like you so enthusiastically claim, then you're going to need to know how to make a good argument in a debate, and, since I'm so old, I'm the best practice partner there is…' It was just like him, to use my mask against me."

I stood, and helped Haku stand up. "We better wake sleeping beauties over there and maybe sleeping ugly too…"

Haku snorted and went over to the unconscious Sakura. I went to follow, but turned around, "Don't forget, you've heard none of this. If I heard someone snitched, I will hunt them down in act there worse nightmares." I made my voice deadly serious. Then a smile lit my feature and to the Jonin my eyes seemed to glow a bright blue with happiness, "Good, glad we could have this talk." The Jonin nodded dumbly once more, all wondering the same thing, 'How the hell am I supposed to act like I don't remember that!"

I bent down by Sasuke, Haku's ice mirrors had long since melted. Plucking the Senbon from his neck, he shook him. He groaned and opened his eyes, there was a flicker of red before fading to black. 'So Sasuke activated his bloodline huh, that ought to make him happy.' Naruto thought.

"Ugh, what happened dobe?" Sasuke demanded.

Making it up as I went along (and making sure everyone that was conscious could here), I shouted, "It was soo cool. Anko-sensei, saved Kakashi-san and was about to battle Zabaza when Gato showed up and laughed at Zabaza. He even called Zabaza a fool! Then Zabaza got all angry and told us that are dis….disa…problems were at an end and then he charged Gato and his army of was there then he was gone. Second later he reappeared and they were all dead and he didn't have a scratch." As I spoke, or rather shouted, i was waving my arms wildly.

'Clever' Kakashi thought, 'now we all have the same cover story.'

'Nice Naruto' was what Anko thought 'now our stories won't contradict.

Zabaza frowned mentally, 'he called me a fool. Oh well at least he made it up when he claimed I killed them all at once. Though he seems to have an extraordinary amount of trust for me, though I suppose I have Haku to thank for that…" He glanced at his partner, who was helping Shimari up, calmly explaining that they were no long enemy's. He smiled slightly, thinking, 'Haku's one neat kid. I'm glad I took him in.'

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