Chapter 10

Pep talks were obviously not tazunas' speciality not only had he told team 7 that they would be facing cold calculating thug the mission he told them the mission should have been an A or B rank the mention of Jonin did not help any so everyone was on edge...

Particularly Hinata she knew she had to make up for it somehow so when she heard a bush move she thought it was a ninja and her chance so she threw a kunai only for it to hit wood above a snow white rabbit.

"thanks moron get me all excited for nothing" good old Sasuke ready with an insult but then there was always narutodon't worry Hinata as he spoke he came up and wrapped his arm around her leaving her with a beat red face.

"don't faint don't faint don't faint focus on something else he's rubbing my shoulder it feelsso good DAMMIT... wait he isn't rubbing my shoulder hes scratching it..." he was sending a message through massage he traced one word over and over.

"Byakugan...Byakugan...Byakugan" taking his advice she discreetly activated her greatly recognised bloodline just in time to see a tall and absolutely ripped man toss a sword the size of the average man straight at the team.

Sasuke and Kakashi luckily were facing the giant object but Naruto had his back to the giant assumed boomerang Hinata knew she was the only person who could save him so placing her foot over his she grabbed his trenchcoat and let gravity do its thing pulling the two to ground just as the giant spinning blade passed over them before finnaly embedding itself in a tree instantly its handle was stood upon by the ripped man giving all present a better view of how imposing he truly was.

The man was terrifying everything beneath his eyes was wrapped in bandages that stopped at his collar leaving his chest bare revealing toned musclescoloured white from the lack of sun and his legs were covered by camoflaugue pants painted with white grey and black in replacement of the usual greens.

but his eyes.

they werewhat turned theyre blood to ice they never blinked and both could instil in a man the feeling of complete exposure before a deadly storm.

"well wadaya know if it isn't zabuza momochi rougue ninja of the hidden mist-"Kakashi started staring up at the man.

"otherwise known as the demon of the hidden mist-"Naruto had cut in looking at Kakashi rather challenging.

"expert of the silent killing technique-"

"attempted assassination of the mizukage-"

"failed and is now a freelance ninja-"

"oi Naruto you can't count that we already learned that from Tazuna"

"so what its info-"

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU DOING."this was shouted at the same time by all present. (save Hinata.)

"oh Anko made a bet between us that whoever was able to memorise the most ninja's in the bingo book gets a prize treated by her."

"if i win i get a full round of ramen."

"w-what about you sensei"Kakashi was glad for the mask at this point because otherwise they would see his face flush red from remembering what Anko had offered him for winning it was almost enough to give him a nosebleed. Again.

"nothing special." nobody believed him.

"and you are Kakashi Hatake well known as Kakashi of the Sharingan back when i ws a member of the mist ANBU we were given explicit instructions to "approach with extreme caution."

"since you know me so well i will reward you with this..." as he spoke he gripped his hiate and began to lify the left side of his headband the covered side of his face to reveal an eye.

This eye had a flush of red surrounding the iris as though it was its natural colour what wasn't natural was the three black tomoes equally spaced around the pupil.

"i will reward you with a quick death."

"the Sharingan its an honour but i am only here for the old man." on instinct the three genin all surrounded Tazuna covering all blind spots.

"we won't let you."

"you don't have a choice" Zabuza kicked away from the tree dragging his sword out with him to land on the lake beside the group one hand raised in the air the other at eye level.

"Water style: hidden mist jutsu." he vanished his only trace a single leaf before it was swallowed by a thick fog.

"Hinata." Naruto spoke"can you see him with your Byakugan."

"n-no the fog is laced with h-his chakra its all blue i can't s-see anything i'm sorry."

"don't worry its not your fault." and it became even more difficult for everyone involved so difficult even Kakashi was nothing but a blur.

"eight points" zabuzas voice cut through the mist almost whispering in their ears "the larynx, the spine, the lungs, the liver,the jugular, subclavian arteries the kidneys and the heart now which vital spot is good." easy to understand that team 7 was unnerved by Zabuza and his sadistic style of eenie miney mo but Kakashi soon gave them reason to relax as he used a large burst of chakra to blow the fog out of the way but Sasuke was still suffering.

"so this is a fight between two Jonin the mere thirst of blood is suffocating if this goes on for too long i will go insane it would be easier to just take my own life."

"SASUKE." Kakashi snapped him from his suicidal thoughts "relax i will never allow my comrades to die."

"how touching but..." in an instant and only an instant Zabuza momochi stood in the middle of the group ready to decapitate everyone in one clean sweep. "its over."

In an even quicker instantkakashi haad given the genin and Tazuna a shove away from Zabuza before giving Zabuza a stab in a kidney with a kunai showing why he was a Jonin.

And Zabuza was showing why he was a Jonin as well since he was now bleeding water not blood and when there was more on the ground than him the water clone collapsed back to its natural origins leaving kakashis' back wide open for another Zabuza his sword swung in cutting the defensless man in half.

Or so he would have Zabuza believe because "Kakashi" quickly turned to water before zabuzas eyes the copy ninja proving his prowess copying a ninjutsu in an instant and then using it in another instant.

The real kakshi stood behind Zabuza Kakashi holding a kunai to zabuzas' neck.

"its over."