Last time, Jason had just wakened up from sleeping in late. He was able to wake up just in the nick of time to save both Inari and his mother, Tsunami, from becoming hostages or getting killed. After the rescue, Jason quickly got ready and left to the bridge since he figured that Tazuna, Kakashi and his genin team were in trouble.

At the bridge

Currenlty, Kakashi and his team were fighting Zabuza and his right hand man, the fake mist anbu (also known as Haku). Kakashi was squaring off with Zabuza, while Sasuke and Sai were facing against Haku.

At the beginning, Sasuke and Haku were evenly matched until Haku unleashed his Demonic Ice Mirroi jutsu on him. After that, Sasuke was having a difficult time blocking Haku's infinite directional senbon attack through his ice mirrors. Sai entered the battle to help out Sasuke from the outside of the ice mirrors. Unfortunately, Haku created another ice mirror outside his dome, which he then kicked Sai into the dome area. Now, Sasuke and Sai were busy just trying to stay alive from Haku's senbon assault.

As Sasuke and Sai were busy dealing with Haku, Kakashi was busy fighting off Zabuza in the thick mist that Zabuza created in order to stop Kakashi's sharingon. Kakashi received a mild gash from Zabuza's executioner blade when he was distracted by his students struggle with Haku. As they were exchanging blows, Sasuke was able to get some advantage over Haku by awaking the sharingon during the fight.

With Sasuke awaking the sharingon, Sasuke was able to keep up with Haku's attack, and help Sai as well. This continue on until Haku decided to finish the battle with them, since he knew if he let things continue on, Haku would be in the defensive.

Haku was able to take out Sai with her senbon, which he then focuses on Sasuke. He then put Sasuke through a rough battle, which he had senbon. In the end, Sasuke was finally done in the battle since Haku placed too many senbon in him. Right now, Sasuke was just barely able to stand with Haku, getting ready to finish the fight.

"You fought well, even awakening your sharingon during all this… however… this is where we part." Calmly said Haku as he throw his senbon needles at Sasuke

In that moment where Sasuke was about to be hit by the needles, Sasuke and Sai puffed away into small logs inside the dome. Haku wondered what happen since he was sure he got them.

In that very moment, the mist was blown away by a tremedous force of chakra. Everyone paid attention where the force came from which a shadowy person was in their sights.

"Jeez… these you 2 here are nothing more but trouble… you should have tried to get out of the dome while you guys still had the legs to move, now you guys are just down for the count." Said a young but determine voice

The blown mist showed a young man wearing sandals, along with a ripped desert pants that reached to his ankles. Along with wearing a bit bigger tank shirt. It was Jason, but he looked like he 16 to 17 years old.

Normally, Jason would be here wearing his combat boots, but his boots couldn't fit him anymore after the fight with the 2 thugs. So he made a quick detour to the village and took some sandals that would fit him and allowed him to fight. Along with cutting his pants so it would be fittable, along with tightening his belt and weapon holder as well as using a spare kunai holder for his knives that couldn't be tide down.

Jason then made it to the bridge where the battle was already progressing. Jason couldn't tell what was happening, so he had to completely depend on his senses. He quietly walked upside down, beneath the bridge so to not to attract attention and only moved when loud noises would drown out his movement. He heard Sasuke's battle cry. He was able to be near the guard rail when he saw Haku preparing to finish off Sasuke, and saw Sai was completely down. Jason decided to put his training to the test as well as the jutsu that the "being of light" gave him.

In the very last moment, Jason used the chakra in his feet to increase his speed to a whole new lv that Jason never felt before, but still kept his focus. Jason grabbed Sai, and then used the substitution jutsu for both him and Sasuke, while still carrying Sai with him. Once he rescued both of them, he concentrated his charka into his left hand and like he did in his training when he was a kid, he focuses and let it out. The mist was pushed away from the release of chakra into the air. Now, they were in this current situation.

Jason gently place Sasuke down, who had lost conciousness. He looked at Sai and thought he was dead, since his body was cold and no breathing, but took a closer look to see that he was knocked out, with very shallow breathing. At this point, the mist around them started to cover up the bridge again since the wind blowing it back in.

Jason place both Sasuke and Sai to the side near the guard rail, then steadily walked near the ice dome where Haku, which he doesn't know, was watching him closely since to dodge and save Sai and Sasuke in such a short time frame is an incredible feet.

As Jason made his interest and was about to square with Haku, Zabuza used this moment of distraction to attack Kakashi, who suddenly remembered and dodge Zabuza's incoming attack.

Jason, carefully, looks at Haku, who suddenly appeared in front of Jason through the mirror. As he looked on, Haku also keenly looked at Jason, through his mask to see what else Jason can do.

"Well now… Even though this mirror ice dome is impressive… I wonder how good it is…" asked Jason

"How about you find out for yourself…" answered Haku

At that moment, Haku created another ice mirror behind Jason in order to take him down. Jason, of course, sensed something coming behind him. Jason reacted quickly and jumps forward to do a front to backflip while using his K-bar knife to deflict any of Haku's senbon needle attack against him. Unfortunately, Haku jumped out of the ice mirror that he created to kick chase into his ice dome.

Now Jason is looking at all the mirrors. He quickly tries to figure out on what to do since Haku just gave him some information that he is calculating in his head now. Jason held his K-bar in a downward thrust to help block any attack that could come from any direction.

As he was doing this, imagines of Haku came and go in the ice mirrors, which Jason had a tough time following with his eyes. He then had a hard time blocking and dodging Haku's senbon needles. All in all, Jason received a few cuts around his body. As Jason was having a tough time in blocking the attacks, Jason then remembered something that his sensei, Myagi, told him once.

"Don't just use your eye since they can decieve you… use your mind to see not only your opponents attack, but also the truth."

Jason remembered all the training he did while being blindfolded by Myagi. He calmed his breathing and mind down to focus on what he needs to do. He closed his eyes and concentrated on all his senses. Once he did, Jason was able to tell where Haku threw his next set of senbon needles. He used his K-bar and draw out his hunter's knife to block all of Haku's senbon attack.

Haku couldn't believe what he just saw. At 1st Jason was barely able block and dodge his attack and now is able to block them with ease. Haku decided to end this, since he is running low on chakra. Haku went for the infinite direction senbon barriage at Jason. When Jason saw that Haku was preparing to throw his senbon needles, he felt his senses go nuts like he was going to be striked down by every direction.

Jason prepared himself, by focusing hard. He decided to try and put chakra into his blades be ready on what he needed to do. Haku launched his infinite attack, which Jason prepared. Moved forward to separate the distance between him and the senbon. In that very short moment, Jason block the forward senbon attack, while the rest came at him a sec later. At that moment, Jason spun around and concentrated his blades to for downward slash. With this, Jason created a small barrier of chakra on his blades along with his speed. It blocked the senbon needles away from him a bit, but for some that still came at him, he dodge, but still got stabbed by few senbon. The only good thing was it didn't hit anything vital, but the some of the spots he was hit made it hard for him to move.

When it was over, Jason was breathing hard since focusing that hard was exhausting his mind right now, but was pleased he escapes serious injury.

"Talking about close calls." Said Jason

Haku couldn't believe that Jason escaped that kind of attack with barely in injuries.

"Tell me this boy… or should I say Haku… why are you doing this." Asked Jason

"So you figured out who I am Jason." Said Haku, as he takes off his mask to reveal his face

As Jason looks on he could tell that there was something about Haku that made him not want to kill him, but that doesn't mean that he won't defeat him, since he intends to beat Haku.

"Tell me Haku… I can tell that you don't want to fight… more like you wish you don't have to fight, so why are you trying to stop Tazunafrom helping his people having a better life?" asked Jason

"Cause to help protect the dream of someone precious to me… Cause of that I will always have the strenght to win since I'm protecting that person." Said Haku

Jason asked again on what he meant and why Haku was working for Zabuza. Haku began to till Jason his story on how he grew up and how Zabuza save him.

As Haku and Jason talked, Kakashi and Zabuza continue to fight. Kakashi was having difficulty in fighting Zabuza as he couldn't see. He decided to end this fight since the longer it dragged on, the more advantage that Zabuza would get. He pulled out a scroll from his jacket to prepare a jutsu.

"Alright Zabuza… I know that you know that were both busy guys… how about we end this fight here and now. Come on, what do you say?" said Kakashi

"Hm… interesting Kakashi, saying that you can defeat me even with all this mist… it well be amusing in your foolish attempt, show me Kakashi." Yelled Zabuza

Kakashi was getting ready to finish up with Zabuza. At that same time, Jason had heard Haku's life story, which he could at least symphiase since if his life turned to that, he would be the same. However, Naruto knew one thing that was completely different from Haku's life, from which his, he would have never given up, he would have searched and fought to find his purpose is, like he did growing up, he fought and clawed his way to the success he made.

He tried to convience Haku to find his purpose, while Haku just thanked him but said that he would continue to help Zabuza complete his dream. At which point, Haku decided to end the battle, which Jason also thought the same thing.

Haku used the ice mirror to increase his speed to the max, which Jason with his senses couldn't keep up. Jason had no choice but to rely everything on his instinct and gut. At that moment, Haku came out of the mirror in full force, senbon needles and all to bring down Jason. Haku was about to hit Jason, when Jason quickly ran toward Haku. In the moment, where Haku was going to strike Jason, Jason instictive dodge the strike, which Jason then throw his knives down and caught Haku's own arm.

Once Jason caught Haku, both their momentums stopped and fell to the floor. They quickly got back up, which Haku immediately tried to get back into the ice mirror, only for Jason to stop him before even reaching it. Jason had a strong hold on Haku. Haku would have thrown a few senbon needles at him, but Jason quickly brought Haku at him and did a powerful closeline at Haku to the ground. He then submission him down which he finally ended the battle with a knockout elbow at his chest to bring down Haku.

After Jason knockout Haku, he went and got his K-bar and hunter knife to secure them. It was then that the mist was starting to let up. He notices that he was able to see the fight between Kakashi and Zabuza. He decided to help out until he notice that Kakashi got Zabuza completely trapped with a pack of small and large dogs. He also notices that Kakashi was weilding lightning in his hand, which he thought it was amazing and was charging at Zabuza in intent to finish him.

It was at that moment that Jason, while running, sensed Haku moving, but also feeling Haku's feelings of gratitude, like he can read his heart.

"Jason, thank you for your kindness, as well as trying to help me." Jason heard in his mind

Jason then saw a ice mirror being formed between Zabuza and Kakashi. He knew what was going too happened and had to stop it. He put everything in his legs and just run between them. He felt a new type of power that he never felt, but decided to question it later.

Right before Kakashi strike Haku, who took Zabuza's place for the Raikiri, Haku threw his senbon needles at a scroll that Kakashi used to trap Zabuza. In that instant, Kakashi attack was about to hit Haku, when both Kakashi and Haku were pushed and pulled aside by Jason. Jason was able to make it in time to grab Kakashi's hand with the Raikiri, while Jason grabbed Haku and pulled him forward into a spin and got everyone in the ground with the force of it all.

Kakashi slide a bit away from Zabuza, while Jason still held onto Haku and spin him around in the ground, so he would be on top, while Haku laid face down on the ground. He then put a sleeper hold on Haku with a special vice-grip to put him down for the count.

"Jason… what was that for?" asked Kakashi as he got himself back up.

"Sorry Kakashi… but I couldn't let the boy die like that since he isn't the type to take life." Replied Jason

As Jason stood up, while Haku just laid down sleeping now, Zabuza decided to take this chance now that he was free.

"Well… well Kakashi, it looks like you were wrong about my future since that boy save from my so-called death. Now let's finish this fight." Yelled out Zabuza, as he raised his sword up with his right arm into the air to slice Kakashi

Kakashi jumped back to dodge it, but was surprised that Jason immediately got into the same spot that Kakashi was and challenge Zabuza's sword.

In that moment, everyone (including Sakura and Tazuna) saw Jason caught Zabuza' s executioner sword with his bare hands on the sides. Zabuza was so surprised that Jason caught such a heavy and fast moving blade.

"How about you fight without your sword." Said Jason, which he then moved the sword with all his strength from the struggle of Zabuza, to his sideand tilted it so it was in a sweeping position.

Jason with everything he had quickly jumped up and brought his right fist and knee to strike at the middle of the sword. With the force as well as chakra inhanced muscles, Jason broke the sword in 2.

Now, Zabuza only held half a sword, while Jason held the other half in the hole that had in the blade. Zabuza was ready to attack with his only good right arm and what was left of his sword.

But, that stopped when someone yelled out at them. Everyone turned around to see that it was a short mang with spiky bleach grey hair wearing sunglass and a business suit. It was Gato, which everyone learned when Zabuza asked him on what he was doing here, along with some what an army of men (150 to 200), mostly likey thugs, bandits, etc.

"Hehehe… the plan has changed… well actually, I planned to do this from the beginning… Zabuza… I'm going to have you killed here." Grinned Gato

"What" replied Zabuza

Gato explained that he never really wanted to pay Zabuza any money and planned to have him killed with some thugs or cheaper guns (or in this case swords) for hire. As Gato talked, Jason remembered the conversation he had with Tsunami about who Gato is. At this point, Jason just had enough of Gato's babbling mouth as well as for the fact that Gato was the man who was ruining the nation.

"Kakashi… it seems that I'm no longer employed by Gato, it means I don't have to kill Tazuna… our quarel is now over." Said Zabuza

"It seems so." Answered Kakashi

"Hehehe… so much for the so-called demon of the mist." Laughed Gato, as well as the men behind him

Jason spoke up while they were laughing, "Oh would you just die already!"

Gato just looked at Jason, until heard a spinning coming from his left side. He looked to see his final view, which was the other half of Zabuza's sword decapitating his head off. The sword kept going until it fit the barricade of the bridge.

Gato's final thougths, "But how?"

As everyone watched, Kakashi and Zabuza figured that Jason throw the broke half of the sword like a boomarang to kill Gato.

Tazuna watched Jason beheading Gato and could only be happy knowing that he was dead. Unfortunately, Gato's thugs weren't that happy since Jason killed their meal ticket.

"Aw man… that bastard killed our payment." Yelled one thug

"How about we just kill these guys and take what's worth in town." Said another

Jason and everyone got ready, but then a arrow was ashot and landed near the group of thugs. Everyone turned to see Inari in front of a group of villagers with pitch forks and other stuff for weapons to fight off the thugs.

When Tazuna saw this, he teared up since his grandson brought his people hope. Even though things looked a little better, Kakashi, Zabuza and Jason knew that the thugs could have some training and be a bigger problem for the villagers. It was proven to them when one of the thugs took the 1st forward.

"huh… so a kid is in command of all you losers… that's just pathetic… Here's what we think about you worthless people." Said the thug, when all of a sudden a arrow launched into the air, straight to Inari.

Inari couldn't move, since he was in shock with the arrow coming. One of the villagers shields Inari and took the arrow into the back. Everyone was stunned that these thugs were welling to kill a child to get their way.

"Oh well… Well kill him along with anyone that gets in our way… I can't wait to get the women either."

As the thugs were grinning, while the villagers looked scared but Inari told them to stand strong. Kakashi and Zabuza were wondering on what to do. Sakura was quivering since if those thugs did actually take over the village, she wondered on what would happen to her as well as everyone else.

Just as things were about to get messy, everyone just suddenly felt a large amount of killing intent.

Kakashi looked at Jason, who looked like he was getting angry cause of his arms was shaking while kneeling down. Jason, who was raised by nun, who cared for him and showed him love, care, friendship, all the moral rights, couldn't believe what these people would do to the village and its habitants. It made him so angry that he started to unleash its power.

What was left of the mist that was still around, started to converge around Jason, as he kneeles down with his arms in battle stance. Then the mist decepated as red chakra started to pour out of his body like a spring movement.

Everyone in the bridge was starting to get scared at what was happening with Jason. Zabuza was wondering who Jason is. However, Kakashi remembered this chakra, this blood lust, this extreme amount of rage that was coming from. It was only confirmed for him when the chakra began merging above him into a head of a fox.

Kakashi looked in stunned as he know got his proof, "So… It really is him… Jason is Naruto… and now off all times… the seal is broken."

After the little show and roar from Kyuubi, Jason was starting to stand up and showed his face which was now viciously terrifying. But what really scared everyone were his eyes. His blue eyes, from before hold so much good feeling, peace and other stuff like that. But now, his eyes were as red and wild as an animal, he was no longer human.

Kakashi sense more carefully and was relief that the seal was still in tact, just loosened a bit, but of course, he also saw Jason struggling within himself to try and take control of this dangerous power.

The thugs gather their courage and charge thinking it just a trick or something. It was at that moment, they just ran forward. Jason went so fast that no one even notice it, except for Kakashi and Zabuza.

Jason struck at the 1st thug in the front of the stampede. The punch was powerful enough to knock the guy back against 10 other men behind him. Jason then turned his attention to the rest. He quickly drew out his k-bar again and started to slashing up, down, side to side at everyone there.

Jason was moving so quickly that non of the other thugs couldn't do a thing since he moved so fast, it was like a red blur to them.

Kakashi and Zabuza were able to keep up in eye sight. Zabuza saw that this kid was taking out each and everyone one of those thugswith ease, while Kakashi was amazed on how much control Jason is right now, since he thought he would go berserk cause of the Kyuubi's chakra.

The thugs tried with everything that they had, but Jason's skill in martial arts,as well as his training in the Marines, bit of kenjutsu, "Mind's eye", Jason avoided or blocked each blade or whatever type of weapons that the thugs had. He often used his K-bar as a throwing knife to hit anyone of the thugs, while at the same time, he used the thugs own power and weapons against each other.

(To see this type of fight, see "The Expendables" final fight scenes)

After about 10 minutes of fighting, Jason was standing tall, with dozens of thugs, bandits, etc body layed around him. Almost half the thugs were completely down on the floor, while Jason holding his K-Bar in his hands, drenched in blood around his body, while glaring the red eyes in front of them. The thugs were completely scared at him. The villagers were completely shocked, scared, or whatever type of emotion that they had at how just 1 man (teenage boy to be precise) killed almost half of the thugs in the bridge.

Jason continue to glare at the thugs in that moment, his red demonic eyes turned back to blue calm, but still furious eyes. He the said, "If you don't wish to be like your friends here… Then leave… Now!" with authority

The thugs quickly ran towards to the boat that Gato brought them in. With that, the thugs left Nami no Kuni forever, while the villagers cheered as they left. Kakashi calmly walked towards Naruto, to see if he was safe to get near him. Upon walking near the fallen bodies, Kakashi saw that each thug that was down was only mortal wound. Kakashi guessed that Naruto was able to gain some control over the Kyuubi's chakra before the battle and took down the thugs with only minor to serious, but not life threatning injuries.

Jason was still standing in the middle of bodies that he created, with only his K-bar at his hand. The rest of Jason's knives were already been used during that intense battle he just went throw. He used his throwing knives to immobilize or to impale a couple of thugs' hands together to pin them down, along with using his hunter knife and others to do the same except to cut their tendents on their legs. The rest he used his Kage Bunshin and skilled martial arts to win.

Jason then turned to Kakashi and say that he was alright. He then turned to Zabuza and glared.

"Alright then, what are we going to do with you?" said Jason

"Don't worry about that… I'll think of something… the more important question is, what are we going to do with all these thug?" calmly replied Kakashi

"I think we should call the local military or someone of that kind of authority to take them away since I believe that some of these bastards might have a reward of something… the reward can help out the village no matter how small it is." Answered Jason

Kakashi agreed on Jason's plan on how to deal with the thugs. With that, Nami no Kuni is set free.

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