Chapter 7

I'm back! Welcome everybody to chapter number 7 of 'Sword of Power'. Before we start, I want to say that I just noticed something important. In chapter 5 I put two teams 10. Yeah, I know, I am a genius. Hanabi team is team 10. Naruto's siblings are team 11. Now that it is clear, we can start the chapter!

Legend:

"Talking."

'Thinking...'

Jutsu Name

Chapter 7: Emergency Call! Help in Wave

Ino and Akamaru were watching how Naruto and Kiba were involved in a Taijutsu spar. They were early in the morning and their sensei still didn't appear, so to kill time and practice, Kiba challenged Naruto to a spar.

No jutsu, no weapons, no Akamaru, no Yamato.

Naruto out of pure boredom accepted and left Yamato leaning against a tree. The spar was what Ino and Akamaru were expecting.

Naruto was attacking Kiba with a style they didn't recognize, that focused more in attack. Kiba was blocking the best he could, but he received a strong kick to the chest sending him to the ground. Naruto placed his knee on his stomach, leaving him hard to breathe as Kiba struggled to break free.

"Did you have enough?" Naruto asked as Kiba kept trying to wiggle free.

"J-Just you wait! Next time I'll kick your ass!" Kiba proclaimed as Naruto got off him. Kiba quickly stood up and got in a fighting position. Naruto passed a hand across his hair and got in the Goken stand.

They were interrupted by Asuma appearing with a serious face. "Sensei? Something wrong?" Ino asked and he nodded.

"We have an emergency mission."

"What kind of emergency?" Naruto asked grabbing Yamato.

"Team 7 is in trouble."

*Road to Wave*

"Why the fuck is him coming with us?" Katsuki asked his mom that frowned.

"Don't curse young man!" She said "Your father decided to send two teams to back up Team 7."

"Why 2?" Liz asked.

"You know who Zabuza Momochi is?" Asuma asked and they shook their heads with the exception of Kushina. "He is a former swordsman of the mist, that even tried to kill the Mizukage."

"And what is he doing here then?" Ino asked and Asuma shrugged.

"He failed to kill the Mizukage and now he is working as a mercenary of sorts. He was hired to kill the client of Team 7."

"And can't Kakashi take care of him? I mean he is a badass shinobi!" Katsuki exclaimed and Naruto rolled his eyes.

"Because he probably has help. Right sensei?"

Asuma nodded as he took a drag of his cigarette. "That is what Kakashi thinks, at least. So, we need to be careful."

"Wow! Naru! That was so smart!" Momo praised her big brother that didn't care at all.

Katsuki grumbled "Lucky shot, loser." Kiba glared at the red head that glared back.

"What did you say?" He asked as Akamaru growled at him.

"Eh? Why the fuck you care dog face?"

"Because you are talking about my teammate you spoiled brat!"

"Spoiled brat? Oh, now it is on!" Katsuki said ready to hit Kiba on the face as Naruto grabbed Kiba by the hoodie and dragged him onwards "Don't waste your breath. We have a mission to complete."

Katsuki took that as an offense. "Eh!? You don't think I am worth your time or something!?" He screamed just to be ignored by Naruto "What!? Too good to answer!?" Again, no answer.

He was going to give his brother a piece of his mind when Kushina stopped him "Katsuki! That's enough! Your brother is right, you can't go starting fights with your teammates!"

"She's right Kiba." Asuma said "That isn't a shinobi behavior." As the two sensei scolded their most troublesome students, Momo and Liz went with Ino and Naruto that were talking.

"Hey, Naru!" Momo screamed and Naruto sighed.

"What, Momo?" He asked and his sister grinned.

"How had you been? It's been a loooooooooooong time since we last talked." The happy girl said and Naruto rolled his eyes.

"I wonder why?" He said sarcastically and Momo shrugged.

"I don't know. Why?"

"Hey, do you mind? We were talking." Ino said, annoyed to be interrupted.

"C'mon Ino, I know you two are friends and teammates, but family wins over that." Liz said with a smile that had smugness on it. Like if she just won a race or something.

Ino was not going to have any of that.

"Right. But I was talking first, so I win over you. Besides, I bet he finds you pretty annoying." Liz widen her eyes before narrowing them in indignation.

"How dare you to say that! If he should find something annoying is that bossy attitude of yours! And what? Now are you fantasizing over my brother instead of Sasuke?"

Ino blushed as she glared at her "W-What? No!"

Liz smirked "So, you don't like him a bit?"

"I-I like him like a friend!"

"Liz, can you stop." Naruto said, tired of that stupid argument.

"Sure. About what exactly?" Liz asked with a smile to her brother that looked at her with a dry look.

"Behaving like a 5-year-old, for instance."

"HA!" Ino said.

"And you too Ino."

*Tazuna Home*

"And that's what happened." Kakashi explained how the mission went, from the bed he was resting from his wounds.

Kushina nodded as she scratched her chin "I see. And you think he will come back?"

Kakashi nodded "That's right. The hunter-nin that took him, should just take the head. Not the whole body. Besides, senbons aren't as good to kill like any other weapons."

"A fake dead, huh?" Asuma said.

"We need to prepare when he comes back then." Kushina finished and Kakashi nodded book in hand.

"That's right. I'll give Zabuza a week before he is fully recovered."

Kushina nodded as she got an idea, she turned to Asuma with a grin "Hey, do you mind if I train Naru for this week?"

Asuma raised an eyebrow but shrugged "Only if he wants. But I have to warn you, his abilities are over than most of this generation."

Kushina raised an eyebrow but said nothing. It sounded weird. How can Naruto be better than most of his generation with the grades he went out. She went to the living room where she found Kiba and Katsuki glaring at each other, Sasuke brooding over something, Shikamaru sleeping, Hinata and Liz talking just like Ino and Momo were doing. But Naruto was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is Naruto?" She asked and Momo shrugged.

"Don't know. Haven't seen Naru in a while."

"He probably went out to train." Kiba said and Katsuki scoffed.

"For what? Someone like him will never improve."

"OI! Last time you insult my friend!"

"Or what!?"

Kushina sighed at her son behavior. She looked out the window with a sad look. Wondering...

If she will ever get back her son.

*Next Day*

Naruto slowly opened his eyes. He went out to train last night, and it seems he fell asleep there in the soft grass.

He sat up and stretched his arms. He grabbed Yamato and was going to walk back to Tazuna place when he felt a chakra signature close, he walked were the source was and spied to see who it was.

It was a young girl in a kimono, with brown eyes and black hair. She was picking some herbs and Naruto got suspicious. He decided to walk to her.

The girl seemed to hear him as she turned to his direction and gave him a small smile "Hello. May I help you?"

Naruto looked at the girl suspiciously. "What are you doing here?"

The girl seemed taken back by his attitude but regained her composure with a smile. "I am picking some medical herbs for a friend."

"What happened to him?" Naruto kept questioning her.

"A thug of Gato injured him. He is barely alive with a high fever." The girl said and Naruto nodded.

"Need help? Picking herbs, I mean." Naruto asked, still with doubts about what the girl is saying.

"It would be appreciated. Thank you." She said as the two started to pick the medical plants. Once they were done Haku smiled at him "Thank you..."

"Naruto. And you are?" He asked and she smiled.

"Haku." She turned around and left. Naruto starred at her back before going back to the house.

*Bridge*

"Isn't this lovely, Naruto?" she asked to Naruto that sighed, cursing his sensei for putting him in this.

When Naruto came back, Asuma wasn't happy. He scold him and then sent him to watch the bridge from any attack. His partner...

Hinata.

"No." He deadpanned "We are in a bridge that might be attacked in any second, the sky is cloudy, and I can literally smell suffering."

For his surprise Hinata giggled "That wasn't a joke. People are suffering here." Naruto informed her and she blushed as she looked down.

She asked Liz for advice again, and her advice was agreeing with him. To feed his ego or something.

She didn't notice when Naruto broke apart from her.

He walked to the familiar girl that he saw back in the forest. "Haku." He called and she turned to him with a small smile.

"Hello Naruto. What are you doing here?" She asked and Naruto narrowed his eyes.

"My job. And now I ask you the same."

Haku nodded "Well, I wanted to see how the bridge was being build, so here I am. And what job you have? Protect it?"

Naruto was going to answer when a voice he hates came from behind "Naruto!" Hinata screamed as she rushed to the silver-haired shinobi.

He sighed "What?"

"Don't leave me behind! What if we are attacked!?" She asked and then turned to Haku. "Who is she?" She whispered to Naruto.

"Her name is Haku. And she was already leaving because she isn't supposed to be here." Naruto deadpanned.

Haku nodded with a serious face "Oh, okay. But, do you mind taking me home? I don't want to be attacked in the way." She said to Naruto that was going to say no, but then remembered he was with Hinata.

"Sure." He turned to the Hyuga heiress. "Hinata, I'll be back soon."

"But what about the mission!?" She asked and Naruto looked at her over his shoulder.

"I'll be back soon."

Naruto and Haku walked across the streets and Naruto could admire the poverty of this town. It made him sick.

"How can you live here?" He asked and Haku frowned.

"With anything we can find. That's why I need to get the herbs in the forest instead of buying medicine."

Naruto nodded not knowing what to say. They were starting to exit the town when Haku stopped. Naruto noticed that a few steps ahead of her. "Something wrong?"

"Why are you like that?" She asked and Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"How?"

"So cold. So distant. Like, protecting yourself from the world." Haku explained getting to his face and Naruto looked at Yamato.

"That's how I am. Cold, distant, and maybe even evil. I don't know. And most important, I don't care." He said and was going to go back to the bridge when Haku grabbed his hand.

"Naruto, why are you fighting? What is your goal in life?" she asked and Naruto raised an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"To know. Mine, is to protect and serve my important people. And yours?"

If she asked this question to Naruto months ago, he would say to become more powerful. But now, he met people he grew to care for. At least a little bit. So now...

"I want to be recognized to prove to the ones that believed in me, that I was worth it. That way, I can protect them." Haku smiled at his words and nodded.

"That's a great goal Naruto. I won't hold you anymore. Thanks for protecting me." Haku said before she turned away.

Naruto watched her go with a small smile forming on his face. Maybe this of being a 'nice guy' like Hanabi says, isn't that bad.

*Somedays Later*

"So Zabuza should be attacking today?" Kushina said and Kakashi nodded.

"That's what we think. So, we are sending everyone to the bridge, just to be ready."

"But what can go wrong? The bridge is almost finish!" Tazuna said and Asuma took a drag of his cigar.

"A lot of things. Now let's go." They exited the house but at the door step Asuma looked at Kiba "Kiba, stay here just in case."

"You too Sasuke. We don't know if they will come here at some point." Kakashi ordered and annoyed both gennins accepted.

They walked to the bridge to found it covered by a dense mist and corpses. "T-They are dead!" Tazuna screamed and a low chuckle was heard.

"Don't worry old man, you'll meet them soon enough." Zabuza said coming out of the mist with a hunter-nin by his side.

Tazuna trembled in fear as did Ino. Momo and Liz sweated a little and Hinata gritted her teeth. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he pushed Yamato out of its scabbard and Katsuki grinned.

Asuma threw his cigarette to the floor, "Naruto, take care of the helper."

"Help him Katsuki." Kushina said and turned to the rest "You protect the client no matter what."

And so, the battle started. Naruto rushed at great speed to the hunter-nin and tried to kick him, to be blocked. He felt someone grab the back of his neck and push him back. That being Katsuki that started to launch a barrage of kicks and punched to the masked shinobi that blocked everything.

In one miss-step of Katsuki, their opponent, took out a senbon and tried to stab Katsuki with it. Naruto noticed that and went to grab the nin's hand to take away the senbon. He tried to stab his knee but the speed of the hunter-nin was better than expected, so he dodged with ease.

"Don't get in my way!" Katsuki demanded to his older brother that scoffed.

"Then stop being reckless." He said before he took Yamato out and tried to stab him. The nin dodged and Naruto did one hand-signs.

"Dark Slayer Style: Chakra Swords." Two Blue swords appeared and went to stab the nin that jumped out of the way. Naruto made some quick slashes in the air before putting Yamato away. Blue slashes were formed, surrounding the enemy. "Dark Slayer Style: Judgment Cut."

Once the fake hunter-nin touched one slash with his arm, the slashes started to cut. When he landed, blood was seen in his legs and arms and a slash mark on his mask.

"You are good." He praised and Naruto closed his eyes.

"I don't need praise from a corpse."

"Shut the fuck up! How the fuck did you do that crap!?" Katsuki demanded getting on his brother face. Naruto ignored him and kept looking at his opponent.

"Focus on the task in hand. Then you can complain about me."

He pushed Naruto to the side and Naruto glared at him "Fuck you! You are not better than me! You are the fucking worse!"

The nin saw this opportunity to use his ace. He made the hand signs and said "Makyo Hyosho (Demonic Mirroring Ice Cristals) Suddenly, both brothers were surrounded by ice mirrors. "This is my secret technique. Everyone that was trapped here died. So please, surrender now. I don't want to be your killer."

Katsuki growled as he charged to punch a mirror with the nin inside. The punch was hard enough to make the ice crack but it fixed itself.

"Don't bother. They are reinforced by chakra. While he is pulsing his chakra in the mirrors, they are pretty much indestructible." Naruto said and Katsuki growled.

"A bloodline?" He asked and Naruto nodded and Katsuki grinned "But I know something that is stronger than just some shitty bloodline." Katsuki closed his eyes and started to channel chakra. But it wasn't his chakra.

He opened his eyes to see that now they were silted horizontally and the red was bloodier. He let out an inhuman roar as he rushed to one mirror and punched it. But this time, the mirror exploded with half of the dome.

Naruto covered his face with his arm, to avoid the pieces of glass hitting his face. He looked to his brother that sat on the floor, tired of the use of the Kyubi power and then he shifted his attention to the hunter-nin that had his mask destroyed. He walked to him to see...

"Haku?"

Haku looked at him with a sad smile "Hello Naruto."

Naruto got on one knee and looked at her at the eye "What are you doing? Weren't you protecting your important people?"

"Zabuza is my important people. I live and die for him. I am just a tool for him to use. And a broken tool has no use. So, please, finish me so I can-"

*Slap*

Haku face was looking at the side by the force of the slap Naruto gave her. She looked at him as she touched her cheek to see Naruto glaring at her.

"Don't. Don't speak like you are nothing. You are something. You Haku, you are one of my important people. So please, don't speak like that." Naruto said and Haku felt tears to her eyes.

"Naruto..." He smiled at her as they hear the sound of lighting. They turned to see a Kakashi's hand across Zabuza's chest.

"Zabuza!" Haku screamed as she rushed to the corpse of her owner. He looked at her with a sad look.

"Haku. I'm sorry."

"Zabuza... don't die... please..." She begged as Naruto walked close to them. Zabuza looked at him.

"Kid... take care of her... will ya?" He asked and Naruto tightened his grip on Yamato. He nodded.

"I will."

Zabuza chuckled as he felt the strength leave his body he closed his eyes for one last time as he died in peace.

Haku clutched to his dead body and cried as the men of Gato came. One last fight to free Wave was coming.

*Tazuna Home*

Haku was kneeling in front of Zabuza's grave as tear marks were seen. "Poor girl." Ino said and Kiba nodded.

"No kidding. She just lost a dude that was a dad for her."

Katsuki scoffed "I don't understand why are we taking her with us. We should just kill her." Kushina glared at her son to silence him up.

Naruto watched Haku and walked to her and sat next to the girl. "I'm sorry."

She shook her head "Don't. It wasn't your fault."

He nodded and looked to the sky "You know we are taking you to Konoha, right?"

"I am aware of it." She looked to him with hopeful eyes "Naruto, will you stay by my side?"

Naruto nodded "I will."

"Promise it. Say that you promise it." She begged and Naruto stood up and stretched his hand to her.

"I, Naruto Namikaze, promise you, Haku Momochi, to protect you and take care of you no matter what." Haku felt tears in her eyes form as she jumped and hugged Naruto and sobbed on his shoulder saying 'thank you' over and over again.

Momo watched with interest the scene and tugged on her sister sleeve "Hey Liz; are Naru and that girl, you know, boyfriend and girlfriend?"

Liz sighed "No Momo. They just met."

"Actually," Hinata said "They met a while ago." She then smirked as she closed her eyes "But I doubt that she can compete against me."

Sasuke scoffed "From what I heard, he isn't even a little bit interested in you."

Hinata glared at the Uchiha. "Who said that lie!?" She demanded and Shikamaru yawned.

"Me."

Naruto broke the hug with Haku and looked at her brown eyes. "Let's go. Your new home waits."

*Amegakure*

"Leader, may I request something?" A young man with red-hair, brown eyes and a black coat with red clouds asked another man with piercings all over his body, orange hair and a purple eyes with rings across them.

"What, Sasori?"

Sasori looked at Pain to his eyes "I want to recruit someone from Konoha."

"Who and why?" Pain asked and Sasori closed his eyes.

"His name is Naruto Namikaze. And he has a demonic sword with him. If we have him in our ranks, we would gain a lot of man power." He explained and Pain nodded.

"And how you plan on doing it?"

Sasori chuckled "Well, the holder of the sword will look for power. So I will simply offer it to him." Pain raised an eyebrow and after some thought he closed his eyes.

"Fine. You will have permission to do this mission. But remember, if you put this organization in any type of danger," He opened his eyes and his rinnegan was shining "You will be punished."

Sasori bowed his head "Understood, Leader."

'You'll soon join my collection, Naruto.'

And Done! That was chapter 7 of 'Sword of Power'. Hope you enjoyed. And now, a couple of things:

I have an author block bigger than life right now. So, if you don't like this chapter so much or are disappointed with the fight, blame it to that.

Haku falling to Naruto. Haku will cling to Naruto and depend a lot on him. She trust him because Zabuza did.

Sasori. Boy, he will do things a lot more interesting. A clue, he will do Orochimaru's role in the chunin exams.

And that's all! Remember to leave your Review that it helps my motivation, PM me for any doubt or suggestion, Follow and Favorite the story and me.

Till Next Time.

Roy D. Harper.

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