I don't own Pokemon nor Naruto
(Talking/Thinking)
(Opening: Bullseye's by Nano)
{Shikareta rail sunao ni susumeba}
{Mekakushi shitemo}
{Dokoka ni ikitsuku}
{Jinsei wa akai yuuwaku no ito ni}
{Ayatsurarete torawareta mama ni}
{Days flying by but still wonder why}
{You look to the sky and and cry} (first impact)
{So lost inside there's no place to hide}
{A prisoner to pride} (last trigger)
{Save me}
{Sekainohate de tada hitori nokosarete}
{Hikigane ni kakatta yubi ga furueta}
{Unmei no scope wo nozoite}
{Mirai ga kawaru no nara}
{Hikigane ni kakatta yubi ga furueta}
{Unmei no scope wo nozoite}
{Mirai ga kawaru no nara}
{Anata wo shinjite}
{Nerai sadamete}
{Bull's eye}
{First impact will break me}
(Opening: Bullseye's by Nano end)
In the morning, Ash woke up to see Pikachu and Greninja still sleeping so he got up and shook them trying to wake them up.
"Come on you guys wake up, it's time to get up." Ash said as they woke up and rubbed their eyes.
"Gre nin(What time is it)?" Greninja asked as he got up as did Pikachu.
"Come on guys today's the big day to fight Zabuza again." Ash told as that woke them up and they started getting ready as Ash walked out the door to find Tsunami at the stove.
"Morning Miss Tsunami, where is everyone?" Ash asked Tsunami turned to him.
"Oh morning Ash, everyone except you, your Pokemon and Naruto." Tsunami told as Ash thought about it.
Tazuna had to finish the bridge, Naruto needed rest from training yesterday and Paul most likely didn't feel like waiting for him to get up.
"Okay thank you, I'll go get Naruto so we can go help them." Ash said as he walked away and opened the door to the room Naruto was sleeping.
He saw Naruto sleeping and shook him.
"Naruto wake up we got to go." Ash stated as Naruto opened his eyes to reveal sunlight in his eyes.
"Ah too much sun, what is it Ash?" Naruto asked as Ash looked at him blankly.
"It's the next day Naruto and we should get going, Kakashi and the others left to the bridge a while ago, we should go help them since it's likely Zabuza will be back this time." Ash explained as Naruto eyes widened at that and and jumped out of bed shaking his head.
"WHAT they left without us, are they nuts!" Naruto shouted as he went over to put his clothes on as Ash walked out of the room and to his Pokemon.
"You guys ready?" Ash asked as they nodded and Pikachu spoke up.
"Pika Pika chu(Do you have any idea how we are gonna get home Ash)?" Pikachu questioned to his best friend as Ash thought about it.
"I don't know pal, it might take a while to figure out but don't worry, we'll find our way back I promise." Ash said to both Pokemon as Naruto ran out the room.
"Come on let's go!" Naruto yelled as he opened the door and ran out as Pikachu leaped on Ash's shoulder and and they all leaped into the trees as two swordsmen came out of the woods and looked at the house and smirked evilly.
Ash and Naruto and Greninja were jumping through the trees when they saw something.
"Hey what's that?" Naruto asked as they dropped down as they looked.
(Scene change)
Tazuna was working on the bridge as Kakashi, Sakura and Sasuke were watching out for any signs of Zabuza and his hunter-nin and Paul was just leaning against the edge waiting for some action to begin.
Kakashi began to notice something felt off.
He was right as a mist started to appear.
Tazuna saw the mist and walked over to Kakashi as the ninja got ready as Paul watched on.
"Hahaha we meet again." A voice called out as Kakashi knew who's voice it was and pulled his headband back revealing his Sharingan.
Some of the Mist cleared to reveal Zabuza and the hunter-nin from before.
Sasuke was trembling and so was Sakura as she got in front of Tazuna.
"Well this is isn't going to be must of a challenge for you Haku, the Uchiha is trembling." Zabuza said as Sasuke smirked.
"I'm trembling with excitement." Sasuke told as he pulled out a kunai.
"Oh really let's see how good you are then." Zabuza stated as he created a few water clones.
"Really let's go then!" Sasuke yelled as he disappeared from view slashing all of the clones and coming back before the clones turned back into water and hitting the ground.
"Well well, the little Uchiha's gotten a little better, Haku you handle him, I've got a score to settle with the copy ninja." Zabuza said as Haku nodded and charged forward as Sasuke jumped back far from the group as he and Haku traded blows.
Kakashi pulled out his Kunai and charged.
(Scene change)
Tsunami was being held hostage by two of Gato's best bodyguards and was holding a sword to her throat as they took her out of the house.
"Come on let's go, Gato will want to see you." The first swordsmen wearing an eyepatch said as Tsunami continued to struggle against his grip.
"Hey leave my mom alone!" Inari yelled as the other swordsmen looked at Inari annoyed.
"Damn kid, this will shut him up." The second swordsmen said as he walked towards Inari as Tsunami cried out.
"NO leave my son alone of I'll bite my tongue and bleed out on the ground." Tsunami told as the swordsmen stopped knowing they needed the female alive for Gato.
"Well look at that, thanks to your mom you'll another day kid be grateful." The second swordsmen said as they began walking again.
Inari was scared to stop them until he remembered Kaiza's word to him as he brought up his courage.
"LET HER GO YOU BULLY'S LEAVE MY MOM ALONE!" Inari screamed at them as they stopped.
"That's it this annoying." The second swordsmen said as he pulled out his sword.
Tsunami was about to stopped him but the first swordsmen hit her in the head with the bud of his sword knocking her out as the second swordsmen approached Inari.
"Time to die kid." The swordsmen said as he held his sword above his head as Inari stood his ground.
"At least I was brave in the end." Inari thought as the swordsmen brought his sword down.
Only to slash apart a log in Inari's place.
"Well you're not a coward after all huh." Naruto said as he held Inari and Ash had set on the ground as the first swordsmen looked and saw where she was and wondered how he got the women over there so quickly.
"Sorry about being late, heroes usually show up at the last moment y'know." Naruto said with a grin.
"You little brats, we're gonna kill you." The first swordsmen said as Naruto chuckled.
"I don't think you will anything time soon." Naruto stated as they scowled.
"And why's that you brat?" The second swordsmen questioned as they both got out their swords ready to chop them to pieces.
"Because they said so." Naruto said as he pointed behind them as they turned around to see who was it only to get kicked hard in the face by two shadow clones and knocked out on the ground.
"Whoa Naruto, how did you know they were here?" Inari asked confused at how they got here so fast.
"Well when mw and Ash were traveling through the trees when we stopped a boar all cut up and saw some trees cut up as well going in the direction of your house, we had a bad feeling so we headed back and man was it the right choice." Naruto explained as Inari had tears in his eyes from the close call.
"Hey don't cry, your mom's safe from harm." Naruto said as Inari looked up to him with tears in his eyes but with a smile on his face as well and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"Right." Inari said as Ash smiled at the pair seeing some kind of older brother - younger brother relationship forming between these two.
The moment was broken when Naruto suddenly sneezed and covered his nose.
"You know they saw when you sneeze somebody is talking about you." Inari told as Naruto waved that off saying that was nonsense.
"Okay now that that's done let's head to the bridge and end this mission once and for all." Naruto told as Ash nodded and they jumped into the trees again and headed off.
(Scene change)
Sasuke and Haku were facing off with their kunai's clashing.
"Very impressive, you've manage to keep up with me." Haku stated as Sasuke smirked as he noticed Paul watching him as he started to show real interest in the fight.
"Of course I'm an Uchiha, I'm not meant to go down so easily." Sasuke told as Haku nodded.
"Well let's see how you handle this then." Haku said as he started to go through handsigns with one hand surprising both Sasuke and Kakashi who took noticed of the fight at hand.
"One handed handsigns, Zabuza must have trained this kid real good to be able to do that!" Kakashi thought as he started to rush over there only for Zabuza to block his path.
"No can do Kakashi, this is their fight, can't let you get in the way." Zabuza told as Haku finished with his handsigns.
"Ice release: Crystal Ice Mirrors!" Haku called as several mirrors started to form around them.
"Huh what is happening?" Sasuke demanded to Haku who retreated into one the mirror as Paul looked on at this wondering what the hell Haku was planning.
He got his answer as many images of Haku appeared in all the mirrors and throwing senbons needles at Sasuke causing him to cry out in pain.
"What is this?" Sasuke questioned as more needles were thrown.
"Oh no Sasuke I have to get over there." Kakashi said as a huge pile of smoke came into existence as they all heard a voice they all knew very well.
"No need to fear Naruto Uzumaki is here!" Naruto shouted to the people on the bridge as Ash dashed to Paul who was Sasuke get his ass handed to him.
"What's happening?" Ash asked to his rival who looked at him with a amused face.
"Well the hunter-nin is currently handing the Uchiha his arrogant dumb ass." Paul told as Ash sweatdropped at explanation as Sasuke tried to stand up.
"Don't you think we should help him?" Ash questioned as Paul shook his head.
"Nah the Uchiha knew exactly what he was getting into as he knew he wasn't meant underestimate his opponent so it's his own fault." Paul as Ash face-palmed his face.
"Well that means either me or Naruto has to jump in to save Sasuke." Ash said as he and Paul turned to the dome of mirrors only to be shock as everyone else when they see another person inside.
"Hey I sneaked inside to save you, great idea right." Naruto said as Sasuke faced turned to shock.
Ash and Paul's expressions were frowns as they didn't think Naruto would pull something like that, Sasuke's expression was turning into one of irritation, Kakashi face-palmed at the action Naruto just did, Sakura just hoped Naruto didn't do anything to endanger the team.
"You are such a loser, you're a shinobi think before you act!" Sasuke stated in anger as he thought their one chance of attacking inside and outside of the dome was thrown out the window.
"I'm sorry but I must end this now." Haku interrupted as Naruto and Sasuke looked at Haku and saw many images of him in all the mirrors.
"No way you're not ending anything, Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto called as he summoned a couple of Clones as they jumped up to attack the mirrors only for Haku to destroy them with his senbon needles as they hit both Naruto and Sasuke as they hissed in pain.
"We really help them Paul like now." Ash said as Paul nodded.
"Alright you got help Naruto and Duckbutt while I'll go help the scarecrow." Paul told as Ash nodded knowing their was no time to waste as they both moved as the Pokemon followed Paul as they wanted to see what Zabuza was like and they knew Ash could take care of himself.
Kakashi was just slashed at his side as blood poured out.
"Not so tough this time huh Kakashi." Zabuza said as he was suddenly kicked from behind as Paul jumped over next to Kakashi ready to fight.
"Paul I can handle this." Kakashi told as Paul give Kakashi his normal plain look as Pikachu and Greninja ran over to Sakura and Tazuna to give better protection.
"Yea right, you just got slashed, little bit closer and it would've been your whole body." Paul said as he stepped back a little as Zabuza regained his balance and glared at Paul.
"You are really getting on my last nerve you brat." Zabuza growled as Paul Glared back.
"I'm not a brat you no-eyebrow bastard." Paul said as he sent a Dragon Spear at Zabuza who blocked with his blade as he had trouble at first but managed to deflect the spear to the forest when it hit a tree causing it to fall over.
Paul looked real surprised at what just happened.
Zabuza only smirked at his expression.
"Nice try but I won't be taken down by that, you may have surprised me the first time you used that but not this time." Zabuza told with his smirked as Paul glared.
As that was going on Ash was trying to figure out how to get in the dome without Haku noticing him.
Naruto and Sasuke were getting hit with senbons continually so he need to hurry and there was no time for staying quiet.
"Okay how about this, Dragon Lance! Ash called as he shot the projectile at the mirror only for it to bounce back at him as he dodged.
"Crap these mirrors will just sent my attacks back." Ash told as he couldn't use his attacks for this.
Before he could do anything else he got hit with some senbon needles.
"Ow what the hell?" Ash questioned as he heard Haku's voice.
"Just stay away and you will live." Haku told as Ash scowled at that, this guy wanted him to stay away and watch his friends die, no way.
Sasuke was getting tired of this and made some handsigns.
"Fire style: Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke called as he shot a ball of fire out of his mouth and at the mirrors.
He smirked when it hit the mirror only for the smirk to turn into a shock look seeing that the fire hasn't melted the mirror even a little bit.
"Sorry but these mirrors will not be easy to melt as you think." Haku said as Sasuke growled as Naruto got up as Haku turned his sights back on Naruto as Sasuke saw who Haku was turning his sights on.
Naruto's eyes with wide when he saw Haku throwing more senbons at him and tried to move from his spot but couldn't as the needles already in his skin was giving him trouble.
He saw the needles getting closer but saw Sasuke run in front of him and took the hits.
Naruto looked on shocked that Sasuke took the hit for him.
"W-why...why did you...why me." Naruto got out as let out a low groan of pain.
"You're still just a loser huh." Sasuke said as he was feeling weaker as Naruto got up.
"Why, why did you save me, you should have just minded your own business!" Naruto told as Sasuke had an annoyed look on his face now.
"How should I know, my body just moved on it's own you loser." Sasuke said as he fell backwards to ground as Naruto caught him.
"Sasuke!" Naruto yelled as Ash saw Sasuke down and hated himself for now for not being able to get through in time.
"I can't die now, I have to kill him." Sasuke whispered as he fell unconscious.
"SASUKE!" Naruto shouted as the others heard him as Haku retreated back into the mirrors.
"Is this the first time you've lost a comrade, I'm sorry but this is how the shinobi world works." Haku said as Ash growled hearing Haku say those words only to stop when sensing a huge power coming into existence as Ash turned his head to Naruto as he saw steam circling around him and Sasuke.
"Shut up." Naruto said as the steam covered them then disappeared as Naruto had red chakra circling upwards as Ash felt that this power feels demonic as Paul and Kakashi feels it as wells.
"I'm gonna kill you!" Naruto said in a demonic tone as Ash looked a little fearful from tone as did Haku.
"What is this chakra, chakra can not be seen!" Haku said as he and Ash saw the chakra above shape into a fox before disappearing.
"Is this the power of the Nine-tailed fox Kakashi was talking about." Ash said to himself as Naruto got up and Ash saw the whiskers on his cheeks were more feral and his eyes were blood red and had fangs and his nails were longer and sharper.
Haku shot senbons at him but be sent them away with a burst of chakra.
Paul sensed something demonic coming from the dome.
"What the hell is that, it's demonic, is this the power of the Nine-tailed fox the scarecrow was talking about, if this is just a little bit of it we're feeling then damn there's no way I'm gonna be able to beat that kid if we fight." Paul thought as Zabuza saw Paul was distracted as he charged with his blade.
"Your wide open." Zabuza yelled as he swing his blade as Paul narrowly dodges but the blade slashes his arm causing him to groan in pain.
"Shit that hurt like hell." Paul said as the wound has dark blue energy covering it but was healing very slowly.
"Damn this is gonna take all day to heal." Paul said annoyed as Zabuza laughed only to stop feeling the Nine-tails chakra from the dome.
"What is that killing intent?' Zabuza asked as Kakashi narrowed feeling the familiar force of power coming from the dome.
"Oh no is the seal broken?!" Kakashi questioned as he needed to end this quick.
"Sorry Zabuza but I have to end this now." Kakashi said as he pulled out a scroll and wiped the blood from his cut wound and wiped it on the opened scroll and closed it.
Naruto jumped to where he saw Haku and tried to punch him.
Haku moved as Naruto punched and it shattered from the force and fell to the ground.
Ash was surprised by the bloodlust Naruto was showing trying to avenge Sasuke.
Haku was jumping from mirror to mirror trying to avoid Naruto's hits as Naruto was breaking them one by one.
Haku jumped out of one of the mirrors and was about to jump into another when Naruto grabbed his wrist and gripped it tight.
"His grip is to tight, i can't get away!" Haku thought as Naruto brought his fist up and punched Haku in the face cracking his mask as Haku flew through his mirror breaking it in the process as Haku landed hard on the ground.
"Whoa, the Nine-tails power is not to be mess with." Ash said in awe at power of the Nine-tails as the others mirrors shattered as well as Haku got up and Naruto charged again with the intent of killing Haku.
He was about to punch Haku again when the cracked mask broke revealing his face as Ash and Naruto recognized his face as Naruto stopped his fist that was right in front of Haku's face.
"Why did you stop?" Haku asked as Naruto's features returned to normal and Nine-tails chakra retreated back into the seal.
"Y-You, you're the guy I met in the forest, why are you doing this?" Naruto questioned really confused as Ash walked up to him wanting the answer to this question as well.
"Because I am just a tool for Zabuza to use." Haku said as Naruto's eyes widened at that.
"Naruto Kill me." Haku said as Both Naruto's and Ash's eyes widened at that.
"That is the most ridiculous story I've ever heard, I mean he treats you like a slave, your a human being not a weapon or a tool, how can you care for someone like that!" Naruto said backing up a feet.
"For that very reason, does that seem strange to you?" Haku asked.
"Well yea a little." Naruto retorted.
"When he found me, I was without a purpose or a reason for living, Zabuza gave me both." Haku told remembering his childhood from his father killing his mother and then tried to kill him but Haku's ice release saved his life and then meeting Zabuza for the first time in his life and offering for him to come with him.
"But now my usefulness is over, the only thing that gave my life meaning is gone, I'm a broken tool that is no further use to anyone, please Naruto for both of your sakes, end it quickly." Haku stated to Naruto as Kakashi slammed the scroll on the ground.
"Earth style: Fang Pursuit Jutsu!" Kakashi called as Paul felt something shaking in the bridge as cracks appeared as whatever was in the bridge was traveling through as it went pass Paul and towards the mist that Zabuza disappeared into.
He heard Zabuza scream in pain and heard teeth biting into flesh as they mist cleared as they saw a couple of dogs biting into Zabuza and a really big dog biting into his shoulder keeping him still.
Paul didn't know weather to laugh at Zabuza or feel bad for him knowing that would hurt like a bitch.
"How did these dogs find me in the mist?" Zabuza questioned in pain from the biting.
"Well it's because of the slash wound you give me, my dogs were able to track you from the smell of my blood." Kakashi told as he did a couple more handsigns and held his left hand down as Paul heard a lot of sparks coming to life and seeing lighting forming into his hand.
"Impossible he concentrating so much chakra that is becoming visible in his hand!" Zabuza thought as Paul thought this look powerful.
"Whoa what it that?" Paul questioned looking at the lighting in the mask Jonin's hand.
"Your future is all done Zabuza." Kakashi told as he fully charged the technique.
"Raikiri(Lighting Blade)!" Kakashi called running toward Zabuza as Haku looked back and saw what Kakashi was doing.
"Sorry Naruto change of plans." Haku said running towards Zabuza with Naruto and Ash watching.
"Take this." Kakashi yelled as he shot his hand forward not noticing the mirror forming in front of Zabuza.
The lighting struck and blood splattered all over Zabuza's face as he stared in surprise as the shock wave passed to Sakura and Tazuna.
Kakashi looked in surprise as he looked at Haku who had his arm stuck in his chest as Kakashi's ninja hounds disappeared in smoke letting go of Zabuza.
Everyone on the bridge looked on frozen as they stared at the boy who risked his life to save Zabuza as he coughed up blood as he looked at Kakasi and grabbed his arm.
"Zabuza." Haku grunted out as he felt his vision began to go dark.
"So my future's all done huh Kakashi." Zabuza said as Naruto looked around.
"Where is he?" Naruto questioned as he saw three figures.
"Is that him." Naruto said as he ran forward only to stop and see Haku in front of his sensei holding his arm.
"What, what happened?" Naruto questioned not understanding what happened.
"Isn't that the young man in the mask?" Tazuna questioned just as confused.
"The kid threw himself in front of my attack." Kakashi informed them.
"He saved your life in the cost of your own." Kakashi told to Zabuza.
"Well done Haku." Zabuza said as he let out a laugh.
Zabuza lifted his sword to attack.
"Kakashi sensei look out!" Sakura yelled out.
"He's gonna cut through the kid to get to me!" Kakashi thought in shock.
"I knew I found a treasure when I found you." Zabuza said as Kakashi tried to move but Haku held his arm back.
Zabuza brought his blade across as Kakashi grabbed Haku a hold of Haku's body and jumped away as Zabuza missed.
"Not bad for having a corpse in your arms." Zabuza said jokingly as he continue to look down.
"That bastard!" Ash thought with an scowl on his face.
"You'll pay for that!" Naruto yelled out as Kakashi set Haku's body on the ground.
"No stay put Naruto, I'll handle this, I will fight Zabuza." Kakashi ordered as he closed Haku's eyes.
"Naruto!" Sakura called as Naruto turned to her.
"Sakura." Naruto thought sadly knowing he had to tell her the truth.
"Are you and Sasuke alright?" Sakura asked to Naruto but he turned his head away.
"What's wrong, where's Sasuke Naruto?" Sakura questioned again.
Naruto just looked away farther.
"No..." Sakura mumbled.
"Sakura." Kakashi called as Zabuza called his name.
"I would stay focus if I were you Kakashi." Zabuza said as he rushed him once more.
"Sakura, let me take you to him, as long as we are together it won't be disobeying your teacher's." Tazuna says as Sakura nods.
"Thank you." Sakura thanks as she run towards Naruto and Ash and passes them as they ran to Sasuke's fallen form.
"Sasuke." Naruto mumble as Sakura looked at Sasuke fallen body.
"His body is so cold, it's not a genjutsu trick is it" Sakura asked.
"Go on, you don't need to be brave on my account, go ahead and let your feelings out, it's alright Sakura." Tazuna tells her.
"I was the best, aced every test at the academy, the perfect student, did you know there are more than 100 principles of shinobi conduct, I memorized every single one, I loved when they would test us on it, it would give me a chance to show how smart I was, I remembered this one exam so clearly, they asked us to explain the 25 principle, I got it right of course, a shinobi must never show their feelings no matter what the circumstances, feelings are a weakness, and only clouds judgement and sense of duty, Sasuke." Sakura explained in a sad tone as tears steamed down her eyes.
Ash walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder as she cried for Sasuke.
Kakashi and Zabuza was still going head to head with Paul still watching and healing the wound given to him earlier.
Zabuza gasped as he fell to one knee gasping.
"Why can't I keep up with him?" Zabuza thinks to himself.
Kakashi stares at the assassin coldly as Zabuza gripped his sword and ran forward with his sword in hand and swung his sword only for Kakashi to punch him across the bridge.
Zabuza got up and grew more frustrated as the battle went on.
"I will split you in half!" Zabuza yelled as he swung his sword once more but Kakashi stepped back as the sword hit the ground and Kakashi grabbed a hold of his neck.
"Look at you, your falling apart, I knew you didn't have what it takes for the long hall." Kakashi stated.
"What did you say?" Zabuza questioned.
"You don't know what real strength is." Kakashi told.
Kakashi twirled two two kunais in his hand and gripped them tightly.
"Game over you lose." Kakashi stated.
Zabuza swung his blade in reverse but Kakashi jumped back from the attack and Kakashi attacked his one good arm causing him to lose his grip on his sword and it went flying from him as Kakashi did a backflip away.
"Both of your arms are useless, you can't make handsigns." Kakashi told as they heard a voice.
"Well well this is how this turns out." A small man in a sult with a bald head and a cane and behind him was a bunch of men with weapons.
"Gato, I don't understand, what is all this, why are you here and who are these thugs you've brought with you?" Zabuza questioned to Gato.
"Hmmmm...Well you see there's been a slight change in plans, according to the new plan you die right here on this bridge Zabuza." Gato told as Zabuza's eyes widened.
"WHAT!" Zabuza growled at the betrayal he was now going through.
"That's right, you are too expensive, so I've decided to take you off the payroll, of course even though these thugs I brought with me cost something so if you could manage to slaughter a few of them before they put you down I would appreciate it but maybe not since you look as demonic as a wet kitten." Gato said as the thugs behind him laughed.
"Well Kakashi it would seem that our fight has come to an end, since I'm no longer employed Tazuna is safe, we have no quarrel." Zabuza stated as Gato walked up to Haku's dead body.
"That reminds me, I remember you, your the little punk that grabbed me and nearly broke my arms, I've been meaning to pay you back for that." Gato yelled as he swung at Haku's limp body.
Naruto, Ash and Paul gasped in horror as even Paul knew not to kick someone was down even in death.
Kakashi glared at Gato as Zabuza stood motionless.
"I only wish he was alive to feel it." Gato said as he poked Haku's face with his cane.
"Get away from him you scum!" Naruto yelled as he ran towards Gato but Kakashi grabbed him holding him back.
"No Naruto stop, use your head." Kakashi said as Naruto continued to struggle.
"What about you Zabuza, You just gonna him do that?!" Naruto questions him.
"Be quiet fool, Haku's dead what does it matter." Zabuza told.
"What, you mean you can just stand there and watch him get treat like that, like a dog, you and Haku were together for years, does that mean anything to you!" Naruto shouted.
"You don't understand nothing, the way of the shinobi, I merely used him as Gato used me, now it's over, his usefulness is at an end, the loss of his strength, yes that means something to me but the boy nothing." Zabuza stated as Naruto grew angrier.
"Then your a bigger rat then I thought." Naruto stated
"Hey that's enough calm down Naruto he's not an enemy, not right now." Kakashi said putting hand on his shoulder only to get it slapped away.
"Shut up, as far as I'm concerned he is enemy number." Naruto said pointing his finger at Zabuza.
Zabuza looked out of the corner of his eye at Naruto.
"Why you ungrateful, after everything he did for you, Haku lived for you, you were the most important thing in the world to him and he meant nothing to you, nothing at all, he sacrificed everything for you, you never felt anything for him at all, and if I become strong does that mean I will become as cold-hearted as you are, you never let him have a dream of his own but he didn't care and you just toss him aside like he was nothing but a broken tool, man that was so wrong, so wrong." Naruto says sounding close to crying as Ash, his Pokemon and even Paul looked down in sadness hearing the amount of emotion in Naruto's voice as they felt their hearts heavy hearing Naruto's words.
"You talk to much, your words cut deep, deeper then any sword." Zabuza said as tears were slowly dropping from his face as he looked to the sky.
Naruto looked surprised at Zabuza crying even though he was crying himself as Kakashi averted his gaze.
"When he fought you his heart was breaking in two, you see Haku was always too soft and too kind, he felt pain and sorrow and now I feel them too, and something else too and this is the way it ends." Zabuza told as he ripped off the bandages around his mouth.
Naruto was quiet from hearing this.
"Well cat got your tongue, are you so surprised that I am human even Shinobi are human, no matter how hard we try, we can not escape that fact , we always fail, well at least I failed." Zabuza said smirking a little bit.
"Boy give me your kunai." Zabuza called as Naruto looked down at the ground before pulling a kunai and tossing it to Zabuza.
"Here." Naruto said as images of Haku flashed through Zabuza's mind as he leaned back to catch the the kunai in his mouth and glared at Gato and ran at him at demon like speed.
Gato gaped in horror as he turned tail and ran behind his group of thugs.
"Do it now, take him out now!" Gato yelled as as they thugs cheered and prepared their weapons as Zabuza continued towards them.
"he must be out of his mind to take us all on." One thug said as Zabuza ran through cutting them down as he went into a circle of the thugs, jumping and weaving through the thugs as he sliced them, one pierced before he stood up and took more on but Zabuza managed to break through and make his way to Gato.
"He's a Devil." Gato said as he saw the murderous intent Zabuza was leaking out.
Zabuza closed in and stabbed Gato through his black suit causing Gato to cough up blood as more thugs surged forward and stabbed Zabuza four more times in the back as the others winced knowing that hurt a lot.
"You crazy fool, you are so eager to join your friend go ahead but you're not taking me this time." Gato said as Zabuza laughs.
"I won't be joining Haku, where he's gone I can't follow." Zabuza said as he walked towards Gato.
"Stay back." Gato said backing up.
"No my friend it is the other place we are going to, you and me both Gato, I can't think of a more fitting death than that for a demon ninja, can you, I bet there are many Demons down there waiting of all shapes and sizes, oh yes I will fit right in, you on the other hand." Zabuza stop for a moment and spoke again.
"Are in for a long and painful eternity." Zabuza snarled as he dipped his head down and ripped the kunai out from his chest and stabbed him once, twice, three times as Gato feel back slightly as Zabuza lunged forward and launched the finishing strike causing Gato to fall off the bridge and into the lake.
Paul thought that display was awesome for Zabuza showing his demon and killing that no good son of a bitch.
Zabuza turned back around and glared at the thugs and they dropped their weapons and stepped back.
Zabuza gaped before he dropped the kunai in his mouth and began to walk towards Haku as his vision began to blur and blood from his wounds. Stumbling slightly as feel to his knees and called out to Haku.
"Haku, so this is a last goodbye at last, not once did I ever thank you Haku, forgive for that." Zabuza said as he fell forward to the ground.
Naruto turned his head from Zabuza.
"Naruto, don't look away, when you live like a warrior this is how it ends." Kakashi told as Naruto looked forward again.
"Huh, where am I, am I alive or I... Sakura, Sakura it's hard for me to breath with you on top of me." Sasuke said awake again making Sakura look at him with a tear filled face.
"Sasuke." Sakura cried in relief as Ash signed knowing that Sasuke wasn't died.
Tazuna gaped slightly as Sasuke slowing blinked at her.
"Tazuna he's alive." Sakura cried even harder.
"Ow Sakura that hurts." Sasuke said as he winced.
"Well something turned out right after all." Tazuna thought as Sasuke tried to get.
"No what are you doing, you should not move." Sakura said as she and Ash watched him get back up.
Sasuke groaned as he ignored Sakura.
"How is Naruto and that guy in the mask?" Sasuke asked as he held his stomach.
"Naruto is fine but that guy is mask is dead." Sakura answer as Sasuke looks at her.
"Dead, did Naruto do it?" Sasuke asked looking at Ash who shakes his head.
"No, I came in later but he was protecting Zabuza but I had faith in you and Naruto." Sakura said as Sasuke thought of something.
"He never meant to, from the very beginning." Sasuke as he tried to stand again.
"Naruto, over here, look at Sasuke, he's alright." Sakura yelled as Naruto gaped as he turned around to see Sasuke standing. Sasuke diverted his attention before he lifted his hand in the air. Naruto let out a sign of relief knowing his friend wasn't dead.
"But how." Naruto thought before looking at Haku and remembering what Zabuza said about Haku being too soft and kind.
"I see." Naruto said.
"Well well, wonders will never crease." Kakashi said as Paul shook his head and had a faint smile as he was still healing slash wound. He must be having an off day.
It was quiet till one of the thugs spoke up.
"Hey you two." A thug in a mask called.
"Don't get comfortable, who is going to pay now that Gato is gone." A thug with a scar said.
"There's no way we're going to leave here empty handed, so we'll have to hit that Village to see what they got for us." Another masked thug said as the other thugs cheered behind him.
"Not good." Kakashi said as Naruto looked at him.
"Come on Kakashi Sensei you must have a Jutsu that can take care of these bunch of losers." Naruto stated as Kakashi shook his head.
"Not right now, I used too much of my chakra." Kakashi said as the thugs got ready.
"Get em boys." The thug in the mask said as they got ready to charge only for an arrow to get shot in front of them stopping them in there tracks.
Everyone on the bridge turned to who shot the arrow and when they did they saw Inari, Tsunami and the whole Village standing at the end with weapons.
"There is one little thing your forgetting about, before you step one foot into our Village you will have to go through us." An old man said as the Villagers screamed in agreement.
"Inari!" Naruto yelled happily.
"Heroes usually show up at the last moment y'know." Inari laughed before smiling.
"They all came, the whole Village." Tazuna said as the thugs stopped.
"Heh there's no way that I'm missing this, Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto called as he created four clones.
The thugs took another step back.
"Hmm I just might have enough chakra to help you out, Shadow Clone Jutsu, Kakashi style." Kakashi called as an army of Kakashi's appeared.
The thugs gasped in horror.
"You still want to fight?" One of the Kakashi questioned as they thugs shook their head.
"No way no thanks." One of the thugs said as they all dropped there weapons and all ran like wimps.
"VICTORY! Inari yelled out along with the other Villagers.
Kakashi walked to Zabuza.
"It sounds like it's over." Zabuza said.
"Yeah it is." Kakashi says.
"Kakashi, I have a favor to ask of you." Zabuza stated.
"What is it?" Kakashi responded.
"Take me to him before I go, one last time." Zabuza says.
Kakashi lifted his hand to pulled his headband down over his Sharingan eye before he answered.
"Sure." Kakashi said as he pulled out the swords and weapons out of Zabuza's back before he lifted hi up to his arms and began to walked towards Haku.
Ash and the others noticed that it was beginning to snow surprising everyone.
"Impossible!" One Villager said.
"Snowing in this time of year!" Another said as Zabuza looked at the snow.
"Is it you Haku, are you weeping?" Zabuza thought as Kakashi bended down and placed him next to Haku.
"Thank you Kakashi." Zabuza said as he turned his head to Haku.
"You were always by my side, at least I can do is be besides you in the end, I know, but I wish I could go to the place where you have gone, oh how I wish I could join you... Haku." Zabuza finished as he drew his last breath.
Ash and Paul no longer sensed Zabuza's energy and knew he was gone.
"Of course his spirit was as pure as the snow, you never know Zabuza maybe you will meet him there, who is to say." Kakashi says as Naruto smiled thinking that Zabuza will meet Haku in the same place.
(Few days later)
The sun was setting, Zabuza's sword stood over his grave whose laid next to Haku.
"Is this really it, Kakashi-Sensei?" Sakura asked.
"Hmm." Kakashi grunted as he turned to her.
"Is that the Ninja way, to be use and to be used like weapons by other people." Sakura said as Kakashi answered.
"Shinobi are merely tools in the hand of Destiny." Kakashi said as Naruto looked at him.
"If that's what being a Ninja is about then something is out of wack, is that the reason we train only to end up like them?" Naruto questions as kakashi looked back at the grave.
"What is the reason for that?" Sasuke questions as well.
"Well it's a question without an answer, that is something we ninja have to deal with everyday of our lives, like Zabuza and Haku." Kakashi states.
Naruto looks up determined.
"I just came up with a decision, from now on I'm gonna find my own ninja way, a way that is straight and true without any regrets, from now on I'm following the way of the Naruto." Naruto tells to his team.
(The next day)
Team 7, Ash, Paul and the Pokemon were ready to head back to the Hidden leaf Village.
"We could have never finished the bridge without you, I can't tell you how much we are going to miss you." Tazuna said.
"Be careful out there." Tsunami told.
"Thank you for everything." Kakashi says to them.
"Now don't all choked up, we'll come back and visit real soon." Naruto said as he looked at Inari.
"You swear you will." Inari said as he tried not to cry.
Tazuna put his hand on Inari's head.
"Of course, you know Inari, it is alright to cry if you want, there's nothing wrong with that. go for it." Naruto said as he struggling to hold his own tears.
"Who says i want to cry, if there's nothing wrong with it, why don't you go on and cry." Inari said grinning as some tears escaped.
"No you first, you know what forget it." Naruto said as he turned away as Inari did the same.
They all said their goodbyes and walked away heading towards the hidden leaf.
"It was all his doing, that boy made you strong Inari, you in turn made the rest of us stronger and it was thanks to that boy, we were able to build a bridge to a place that we never knew, a place where we found our courage to fulfill our dreams." Tazuna told as he looked at the retreating figures mostly Naruto's.
"Say, speaking of the bridge, now that it's finished should we name it?" A Villager asked.
"Yes, of course, and I know the perfect name." Tazuna said.
"You do, what?" The villager asked.
"We will call it the Great Naruto Bridge." Tazuna answers.
"That is a very good name." Tsunami said.
"You sure about that Tazuna?" A villager asked.
"That the name that brought us good luck, it will do the same for the bridge, I think this bridge will stand for a long long time, perhaps it will become famous one day, the name Naruto, known to through out the world, that would not it." Tazuna said looking down at Inari.
(With the ninja and trainers)
"I can't wait till we get back and tell Iruka-sensei, buy me a whole mess of Ramen to celebrate a mission accomplished, ohh just wait until I tell Konohamaru about my adventures, the kid's gonna worship me."Naruto said as happily as they all head to the Village.
"I don't know who they are Naruto but it will be great to meet them, but we got to get there first." Ash said as he wanted to meet Iruka since Kakashi told him about him as Pikachu rode on his shoulder and Greninja walking right next to him.
"Right let's get going." Naruto said as they went through.
Hey guys Zenotai123 here with a new chapter.
The battle with Zabuza is over and peace returns to Wave country.
Now they head to the hidden leaf Village.
What lays ahead for them there?
You'll have to watch next on time of Dragon Shinobi's.
Also show respect to Hiromi Tsuru, Bulma voice actor.