Zabuza jumped onto the water, pulling his sword with him. The mist thickened quickly and Kiyo had to make sure no one had gone anywhere and stayed in place.
"He's gone!" Naruto gawked.
"Who is he?" Sakura asked.
"Zabuza Momochi." Kiyo said.
"Correct." Kakashi said. "Head of the Assassination Unit of the Village Hidden in the Mist. Master of the silent killing techniques." Then he explained the assassination techniques used. And just how quick and silent they are.
"The mist just keeps getting thicker, and thicker!" Naruto said.
Kiyo put a hand on his arm, feeling as he flinched. "Don't worry. We'll be fine." She said. "Just stay on your guard."
Sakura muttered something, making Kiyo roll her eyes.
Eventually, the mist got so thick they lost sight of Kakashi.
"Sensei!" Sakura said in surprise. The quiet afterwards was deafening. Kiyo sniffed around. Kakashi was still in the same spot. Zabuza had moved somewhere. And began to speak.
Kiyo gave a tired smile. He's freaking the Genin out... She though with a sigh. Not a bad strategy, to be honest she would've done the same thing.
Kanemaru barked and Kiyo's head turned to look around Naruto as a gust blew at them, almost blowing them off their feet. Chakra.
"Sasuke." Kakashi said.
Kiyo couldn't see Sasuke, so she had no clue what was going on with the Uchiha.
"Calm down. Don't worry. I will protect you with my life. All of you. I will not allow my comrades to die." He said strongly. (Author-chan's heart hurts. I just learned about Kakashi's past and all that, so yeah. *silently sobbing*) he turned around and Kiyo saw his eyes curled into a smile. "Trust me."
Even Kiyo was surprised at what happened next. She didn't smell it coming. Zabuza jumped down in a blur and got in front of Zabuza, sword in position to take him out, along with the youngsters. Kiyo recovered, trying to stab at Zabuza's hand only for Kakashi to intervene at the same time. They were all knocked away from Zabuza, Kiyo landing on her stomach with Kanemaru on top of her.
She rolled over as she head the sound of liquid hitting the ground. "Water Clone." Kiyo breathed. No wonder she didn't smell it. She actually couldn't smell Kakashi either. Then the one in front of them must be a clone to.
Then another Zabuza appeared. Not the real one from the smell of it. He swung his sword and it hit Kakashi's middle, cutting him in half. Kiyo watched the water spray and fall to the ground. Then Kakashi appeared and slid a kunai to Zabuza' throat. Clone or not, Kiyo had no clue anymore. She had all but abandoned her sense of smell by now.
"Wow..." Kiyo muttered to herself. She was taking mental notes. She was supposed to be on Kakashi's level, but she was obviously far from it. At least at the moment she was. And all these clones were confusing as hell.
Another Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi and the first(second?) disappeared into water.
"That's also a clone!?" Naruto yelled.
Kakashi ducked down as the sword spun over his head and dug into the ground. Zabuza switched his grip on the sword and his foot connected with Kakashi's sending the Copy Ninja flying. Kiyo was now sure that was the real Kakashi. And that was the real Zabuza. Kiyo looked around and saw Kakashi in the water. Bad place. Very bad place.
Zabuza went over to Kakashi, standing on the water and began to create hand signs. "Fool." He muttered as the water suddenly shot up and surrounded Kakashi in a bubble.
Kiyo got to her feet and breathed deeply and began to slowly build up chakra. Slowly, so it was undetectable at the moment. As far as Zabuza knew, she was just a little kid wearing a headband with a pet dog.
Another water clone was created and it walked towards them. He began to taunt them, tell them they shouldn't even call themselves ninja. Kiyo was mentally making smart remarks on how she has been on the edge of life and death many times already. The mist thickened once again. Kiyo couldn't use her nose, because it was a water clone they were up against. Maybe, she could use her hearing...
She heard the foot hit the ground and the other one come up. "Naruto!" She yelled, just as the blonde yelled in surprise and fell backwards, his headband flying off.
"Kanemaru!" She said. "Go!" Kanemaru and Kiyo shot forward.
"No! You guys have to run away!" Kakashi said and began explaining why they should run. Kiyo wasn't listening, of course.
She heard footsteps behind her let her know that Sasuke was following after her. She dodged the shuriken that were thrown and went around to the right as Kanemaru went for the clone's arms. Sasuke went from above.
The clone blocked Kiyo's way with the sword which she dodged. His arm went up and got Sasuke by the neck, holding him in the air. That's when Kanemaru bit his arm, making water come out and it dropped Sasuke. Kiyo grabbed Sasuke and jumped away, setting him down as he grumbled that he was okay and didn't need any help.
Kanemaru yelped in pain and flew threw the air, landing on the ground beside Naruto.
Kiyo turned towards them and watched as Naruto stared at his hand. The one that was bandaged, the one that he stabbed. He slowly stood up and got to his feet. Then he charged the clone himself. He flew back almost immediately. Kiyo saw what happened and her eyes were wide with surprise.
"What were you thinking!" Sakura yelled. "Charging at him by yourself, like that. Not even Sasuke and Kiyo together could get to him. What makes you-" She stopped as Naruto got up.
He got his headband! Kiyo looked at him with a smile.
"You, yeah, you with no eyebrows." Naruto said. It was Kiyo's turn to be surprised at the serious tone in his voice. It seemed so unlike him. "Remember me. The ninja from the Village Hidden in the Leaves who will become Hokage. He never backs down. My name is Naruto Uzamaki!"