There it is! The new chapter! I just want to warn that form this part of the Fen Fic, there are many moments, born purely from my imagination, so if you prefer reading just the original story, you'd probably be disappointed. For the rest of my readers - enjoy!
Naruto nodded to the others and reached for his kunai porch, getting out a small round object, throwing it at the ground. A thick black cloud of smoke covered the whole group, hiding them from sight…
'What are these kids thinking?! After all, if I can't catch them, he will.' The real Zabuza stood still holding the water prison with Kakashi inside. The Jounin sighted relieved. At least they had brains enough to listen to him. Now he had to figure how to get himself out of…
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu!"- A shout came from the smoke and 30 Naruto's came out, holding kunai and running towards the Mizu Bunshin.
'…or maybe, they don't have enough brains…' Kakashi sweat dropped, while watching how the clones stabbed the Bunshin, forming a giant pile of bodies. For a moment it seemed they have made it, but just then the Bunshins were tossed aside, uncovering the unharmed Mizu clone. The power with which the Narutos were flying backwards was frightening. 'I knew that wouldn't work.' The real one thought. 'Hope that Sasuke gets the hint!' The clones started disappearing into clouds of smoke.
"Hey, Sasuke! Catch!" One Naruto threw a huge metal Shuriken Mill at the Uchiha, who caught it and spun around while opening it. A dark smile was playing on his pale lips. 'So that's what the dobe was after…'
Sakura watched while her raven-haired teammate jumped high in the air, twisting and throwing the weapon at Zabuza's clone.
'Please, let it hit!' thought the girl, as the Mill came closer and closer to the water replica…
When the smoke bomb exploded Tazuna had to cover his eyes, mouth and nose, because the thick fume was threatening to suffocate him. To be frank, that was the first time in his life, when the builder asked himself, why in the name of the singing shrimps, humans didn't have three arms. Seriously, it's nearly impossible to cover so many holes in your head (face) with just two small (riiiight, he was a builder small and fragile hands o.x) palms!? Good for him, in the next moment he was left breathless, so he didn't have to worry about it anymore.
Tazuna felt someone grabbing him around the waste and lifting him off the ground. He was about to shout but a hand shut his mouth and two blue eyes appeared right before his face:
"Sssshh! We're getting you out of here. Kankuro, where is Karasu?"
"Right here! Put him in! Hurry, the smoke is clearing!"- Another voice answered. In the next moment Tazuna was rudely stuffed in something small, wooden and…moving?! The "thing" he was in had started moving and it jumped and tossed the old man from one side to another.
"Hey! Easier! I'm not a bag of potatoes, for the love of sake!" – Shrieked the bridge builder from inside one of Kankuro's dolls – Karasu. Gaariko chuckled and jumped to the next tree branch. The puppet master lazily moved one of his fingers. Blue glowing chakra-strings were leading to the wooden doll in which "the client" was being "kept safe". Karasu started moving a bit more gently, but still making it hard for the builder to stay conscious.
The Sand four was now dashing through the forest. First was Temari, who was clearing a path for the group to follow. Then followed Kankuro and Gaariko, between them Karasu with the dizzy Tazuna, and Gaara was following at the back. He seemed to be getting bored with all this "body guarding". His thirst to kill was taking over him by the minute.
The sand shield around the red-haired boy reacted immediately. Five senbon (metal needles), aimed perfectly for critical spots on the boy's body, crushed into the wall of sand.
"My prey has come!" – hissed Gaara, a mad look in his eyes.
The others felt their companion's chakra rising and stopped to see him looking madly around.
"What's with Gaara?" Temari lifted an eye brow towards her little brother. Gaariko shook her head and closed her eyes. Immediately she opened them, seeing the thread.
"Jump!"
At the next moment, another set of senbon was stabbed in the branch they were standing on just a second ago.
The huge metal weapon was only two or three meters from its target. The Mizu Bunshin raised his huge sword, ready to block the pitiful attack.
"Hah! Is that all you can think of? You will never beat me that way!" – the clone said with a grin. Only a meter left…
"What the…?!"
In the last moment the weapon changed its course, passing round the clone, aiming for the real Zabuza.
'So that was their plan!' – Sakura was clenching her fists so hard, that her nails were piercing her skin.
'It's going to hit!' – thought Naruto. He was watching as the blade was mere centimeters from the criminal's face and then…
"No way! He avoided it!"- shouted Sakura. The devil of the Mist had just moved his head to one side, the Shuriken Mill passing right next to him, without even scratching him. But just then he saw another blade, coming towards him.
'A Shadow Shuriken, hidden behind the first one? There is no time to dodge that one…' – Zabuza just stood there, and it seemed that the second weapon would hit, splitting the villain into halves, but in the last moment he jumped high, the Mill passing below him. His right hand was still buried in the Water Prison.
"Ha! That was easy…"- laughed Momochi.
Puff!
A cloud of white smoke and the second Shuriken Mill disappeared to reveal Naruto, holding a kunai. The boy had used Henge to change into the weapon, while his Shadow Clone passed it to Sasuke. The raven-haired boy had seen through the plan and had used his spin, to add his own, real Mill. Even if the first one didn't hit, the second, hidden in its shadow, would fulfill the task. When Zabuza dodged the second Shuriken, Naruto had dispelled the technique.
The blond hyperactive ninja threw the kunai without loosing any time. The sharp edge was aimed to hit Zabuza's right hand. The Devil had no other choice but to let go of the water prison and jump aside.
"Yes! We did it!" – cheered Naruto, who had fallen into the lake and was now punching the air. But it was just too early for anyone to rejoice…
"You little peck! I'll kill you!"- Zabuza picked up the real Mill and swung it towards the boy in the water. Metal met with metal and cold ring spread.
"Not so fast, Zabuza."- A Sharingan started spinning…
"Who's there? Show yourself!" – shouted Gaariko, as she landed on another branch. Temari landed next to her and Kankuro and Karasu with Tazuna, on the upper one. Gaara was still looking madly around. His twin saw the sand already coming out of his denk and as quickly as possible got to him and put a hand on his shoulder giving him a warning look and a cooling spank behind the neck.
"Come out already!" – repeated the kunoichi looking at the shadows just across. There was a moment of complete silence and then a slight chuckle. A blurry silhouette appeared behind a tree and when it got in the sunlight Temari and Kankuro cried out in unison: "An ANBU!?"
The newcomer was just about the twins' age, had a long dark hair tied on a high bun, with two locks falling freely on both his/hers sides. No body could say which gender "it" was because of a white mask with red curved lines, the person wore. The four markings on it showed that it was an ANBU from the village hidden in the Mist.
"Greetings!" said the masked nin with unusually soft voice, which could be male as well as female. The two small eye-holes aimed each one of the sand four.
"What is an ANBU doing here?"- Gaariko first talked. She had a serious expression as she tried to calm down her brother's thirst for blood. And still, that special ninja was looking too suspicious for her to walk away without asking.
"I'm here on a top secret mission. What is your business in the Water Country?" – asked in his turn the masked stranger. 'Zabuza-san just told me to find out how to fight against the Sharingan. For now I think it's better not to get in a fight with an enemy whose attacks I have no idea of.'
"We are on a mission here, too. We are Suna shinobi and we are cooperating with Konoha. If there isn't anything else, we should be going now." – Kankuro frowned as saying and made a sign to the others to make again the protective formation. The ANBU said nothing as the group disappeared in the woods.
'How very interesting indeed… Zabuza-san would be pleased.' The masked ninja stayed still another second than disappeared in a whirl of leaves.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
The silver-haired man had blocked the Mill with just the metal protector on the back of his black glove. Drops of blood were slowly making their way to the dusty ground. The Jounin, dripping with water and still breathing hard, had pulled up the forehead protector and now his left eye could also be seen. Long vertical streak was passing from his brow to below his eye. When the nin had opened it, the children understood how he had gotten the nickname "Copycat". Instead of a normal eye, there was a bloody red one with three commas on it.
'It-It can't possible!' Sasuke's eyes were going to pop out of their sockets. How can Kakashi have the Sharingan!? His clan was Hatake, wasn't it!? Could the silver-haired, always late sensei be a part of his nearly non existing clan? But why hadn't he told him anything about it! After all, only the most skilled Uchiha obtained the Sharingan!
These and many more rambling questions were raging in the boy's head. He just stood stiffened and pale, as the two older man pushed away from one another. They were now both standing on the surface of the lake. It seemed no problem for them to walk on the flat water surface, without sinking, but that wasn't the strangest thing. It seemed that Kakashi copied every single move of his opponent.
They both jumped back. A moment of silence, then running in circle, again in absolute synchrony.
'How can he copy my movements like that!? It's almost like he can read my mind…'- Zabuza was starting to panic. He stood still, hands forming seals as quick as lightning, mumbling their names beneath his nose. Opposite to him, Kakashi was doing the same.
"Boar, snake, dragon, tiger…"- their voices sounded like one.
When the last seal was made two equally looking water dragons emerged from the lake, coming to grips at one another's body, splashing water everywhere.
'What is he!?'- Zabuza was watching wide-eyed his opponent. A blink and a replica of himself was now standing to the silver-haired man. 'H-He is me!' Pure fear had taken over the Devil of the Mist's body.
Seeing that, Kakashi quickly made a set of new hand seals. A huge wall of water rose up between the two men and fell on Zabuza, smashing everything in its way. Naruto, who was still in the water, was carried along, and Sasuke and Sakura, who were watching sidelong, were "washed" as well. The huge wall of water crushed against the trees, uprooting some of them, soon flowing away and leaving the half-dead Zabuza leaning against a tree trunk. 'How did he do that? I was just going to use the same technique…'
Kakashi materialized on the branch above him.-"You're finished, Zabuza."- The Jounin held a kunai.
The other man just smirked.
"Just tell me that one thing, Kakashi. How were you able to copy my movements so fast? Are you… are you able to see the future?"
"Yes, I am, and now, you are going to die!" – said the Copycat but before anyone could do something two long metal needles pierced Zabuza's neck. His eyes were wide open from surprise as his head hung down lifelessly…
Is it really the end? Naaah! The next chapter is on the way! Please review so I can post it faster.