AN:
Sorry for the delay with this chapter, forgot to post it XD.
In general, to those of you that are concerned about my stories popularity, I know it will be popular someday. With just the last chapter, I gained one more review per chapter, usually it had been just one per chapter but I'm up to two now. If the rate stays the same and the quality in the writing becomes better and better, the story should become more popular. If it doesn't it was worth it anyway.
To the Guest Reviewer: Thanks so much for your support, I do plan on continuing this series, I hope you enjoy the rest of it.
JJ: Thanks, I thought that Episode 10 was a good chapter, but I think this one is better. You did spot the Unluckies! You win the prize haha.
Without further ado…
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A2 E9/11 The Sharingan Shatters and the Super Strawhat Survives
The power of belief is a strange thing. When a crew believes in their captain, then they, as well as their leader becomes even stronger. But this can be reversed as well: when facing an enemy with a powerful reputation, believing anything beyond what you see in front of you can be a lethal mistake that weakens even the most powerful of warriors. But a man who believes in something beyond himself, a person that believes in someone or something that he doesn't think he can reach, and then that person can do truly extraordinary things.
Haku believes in what he's doing. Sasuke and Naruto and Luffy and Sakura, they all know what they're fighting for with impossibly strong gusto. Sasuke for vengeance, Naruto for strength, Sakura for love, and Luffy for adventure. Haku is protecting the one thing he cares about in this world, and when ideals clash that are just as strong as the other, the world burns into chaos.
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Sakura shouted to her comrades, encouraging them, "Go Naruto Sasuke! You can beat this guy!" But Kakashi silenced the young kunoichi, "Don't Sakura. Even if they somehow found a way to overcome that Jutsu, they still couldn't beat this ninja." "How can you be so sure?" Sakura asked worriedly. Heartily laughing at the pinkette's idiocy, Zabuza answered, "They aren't nearly strong enough. Haku is more powerful than even jonin like Kakashi and I." "Even more importantly, Sasuke and Naruto might have the desire to win, but they don't have the instincts to kill," Kakashi added, and Sakura gasped, as if finally realizing the gravity of the situation at hand.
"That boy is a special breed. He lives for pain, thrives on the kill," Kakashi explained further, with Zabuza agreeing, "Exactly. Your Village has become complacent. Your trainees never learn the most important lesson of all: to crush the emotions in your heart, to learn to kill your opponents while showing them no mercy at all. No remorse, no regret. That is what the Mist taught me." Sakura was near tears now* begging the gray haired jonin for an answer, "Sensei what are we going to do?!"
Kakashi thought up an answer, running through different scenarios in his head. I could make a break for it, run for the Jutsu, and save Naruto and Sasuke. But Zabuza would slay the Bridge Builder. A new idea came soon after that one, If I use Shadow Clones... No he'd just match them with Water Clones. It would just be a waste of Chakra. Quickly dashing that strategy out of his head, Kakashi realized, So I have no choice. It's me or Zabuza here and now. Picking up the headband that covered his sealed eye, I'll have to do this the hard way. As he did this, Sakura realized too, "His Sharingan. That should be enough to fight off Zabuza, but what about Naruto and Sasuke?"
Continuing to lift the headband, Zabuza chided, "You're no fun Kakashi! Using the same old tricks..." Before the Leaf elite could even lift the headband completely off his face, Zabuza charged with a kunai in one hand and his heavy blade in the other. Immediately he was in Kakashi's face, and the Demon was so close Kakashi could smell the blood on his breath. In that instant where the two almost collided, Kakashi held the blade hand in one hand, and the kunai in the other. "If it's such an 'old trick' than why did you just stop me?" Kakashi wondered, and the Demon chuckled, "Let your opponent see your Jutsu enough times, and he will use it against you."
"Then count yourself lucky. You're the only man alive who has seen my Sharingan twice," Kakashi said, but then Sakura noticed something and shouted, "Luffy!" The pinkette immediately ran towards the other side of the Crystal Ice Mirrors, going towards something that Kakashi couldn't see due to his blindside. Zabuza had no idea where this girl was going, as she had gone behind him. He half expected a shuriken to soar through the air, flying at him from behind, but he knew he could dodge anything that came at him from that genin, so he wasn't too worried.
"This show's over, you won't see my eye for a third time," Kakashi solemnly promised. Zabuza chuckled, commenting, "It doesn't matter. Even if you killed me, you'd have no chance against Haku." "When I found him, he was just a street kid; but I trained him in the most advanced ninja techniques," The Demon explained, revealing the origins of his protégé's power. He remembered Haku's amazing feats of accuracy: when he turned ten, Haku could throw senbon like the most accurate marksman, and had an impressive Kekkei Genkai. But what was truly impressive about the boy was his incredible speed, which when coupled with his skills, was a devastating attribute in any situation, for his opponents anyway.
"I taught him everything I know," Zabuza continued, "Plus, he has special abilities, that he refined all on his own. The boy developed quickly, and soon whether they were the toughest or most powerful, or outnumbered him, or were in complete darkness, it wouldn't matter. Perfect accuracy. He cares nothing for his own life, or the lives of others. A unique fighting machine: a shinobi. In the end, his Bloodline Trait: Kekkei Genkai, would surpass even my own strength. It cannot be defeated by anyone. I have created the most effective tool known to man, and will destroy anything that's in my way. His power cannot be matched, and his potential hasn't even been met yet. How very unlike the useless punks that follow you around, a pirate with a band of premature genin all led by a has-been one-eyed ninja fighting to protect a decrepit old man who wants to save his country with some metal pipes and construction. Pitiful."
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Landing a straight punch into Akame's ribs, the Glassman fell with a crunch. Just as Sakura ran over to the fallen Strawhat, she whined and shook her now bleeding knuckles. Groggily starting to get up as Akame charged them again, Luffy could only dive onto the ground, sending Sakura crashing next to him. The Rubberboy slowly stumbled up to his feet, using Sakura's small shoulders as a crutch as he shook, the toxins still in his system, blistering his veins and clouding his vision.
Filled with dizzy spinning, Luffy was close to throwing up, but managed to steady himself enough to focus on Akame. The Glassman licked his lips, and bared his jagged, bloody fangs at the young duo. Akame murmured, "I'm going to have fun with you girly." Frightened by the scarred man's dark statement, Sakura quivered as she held Luffy, who trembled with anger. He brushed out of the pinkette's grasp, walking towards Akame, yelling, "I'll get you for that you bastard!"
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That didn't work, Naruto thought, gasping for breath as he realized the odds facing him. He knew he couldn't give up though, So I guess I'll have to try it again! "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto shouted, making a sign and summoning a dozen copies of himself with a mystic puff of smoke. The army of blonde knuckleheads jumped into the air, aiming for the mirrors with wild punches and kicks. In the briefest of moments, Sasuke saw a shadow, clearly Haku, zoom into and around the air next to the Naruto Clones. He watched as the angry masked ninja stopped in midair for a moment, appearing to ride moment and volley dozens of senbon at the brunette's head and body.
Sasuke was again sliced from every direction with the needles, and he screamed in pain as Naruto also became soundly thrashed. All of the Clones vanished, leaving only the original Fox Ninja to fall from the air onto his back. Both were on their knees now, but neither were begging for mercy. Not yet. "How is he doing that?" Naruto asked, but Sasuke had no explanation. The Uchiha was lost in that at the moment so he could hardly hear Naruto, let alone answer him, It was barely there, but I saw it. I could follow his moves… Now bleeding from several long cuts on his face and arms and hands, Naruto grunted as he got to his feet, "Ugh – One more time! Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
In unison, all of the Naruto Clones raced towards a mirror, ready to attempt to break them. Sasuke charged towards a puddle, and kicked the water, splashing it through the air. "Don't you see that it's useless?" Haku asked his victims, who didn't answer because as soon as he said this, he was out of his mirrors and bursting into the ninja's skin with his needles. But the moisture in the air from Sasuke's splash soundly moistened Haku's clothes. Both the Uchiha and the Fox Ninja fell onto the ground roughly.
Trembling with pain, Sasuke muttered, "I can see his speed, but that doesn't mean I can match it." The water was being repelled, Sasuke realized, What if I try something else? Not water but something else. Yes… Now it's my move.
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Getting ready for another attack, Luffy shouted, "Gum Gum – Pistol!" A powerful blow blasted into Akame, smashing into his jaw, cracking his cheek visibly. Pale skin bleeding slightly, Akame spat blood as he got back up off the ground. Just as he did so, a shuriken stabbed into his right arm, and purple poison spilled out of the wound.
He hissed in pain, but a sickly long grin split his face the entire time. Sakura flinched when the crimson, sadist eyes went to her own, and he cracked his knuckles with the sound of dishes snapping in half. Luffy got ready to lay another round of punches into him, shouting, "Gum Gum – GATLING!" Incredibly fast, a volley of blows smashed into the front of the mercenary, shattering ribs and smashing glass organs.
Dark lavender chemicals covered Luffy's own bloody knuckles, and he found himself starting to get dizzy again, only for Sakura to catch him before he could hit the ground. Both on the ground again, Luffy was breathing tiredly, wondering, "Did that get him?" The pinkette didn't answer, only stunned as she saw the Glassman get up again, cracking his neck this time. "That all you got," Akame spat blood again, "Rubber bastard, I can take everything you can dish out. You can't defeat me or protect that idiot Bridge Builder. I'm going to enjoy gutting him and your friend there." Again red irises drifted creepily to Sakura's body, and the killer's eyes danced over her entirety, locking onto her eyes with a savagery that butchered the young girl's soul, and said that he wanted to do more, and that he had done more than just mentally torture his past victims. Those were the eyes of a man that knew nothing but pain, that was born to do what Akame did. This was a monster, through and through, and two kids would have to defeat it.
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"You really think those two genin can beat Haku?" Zabuza asked rhetorically. "He's the ultimate ninja, a tool of destruction," The Demon added to his point. He was within a breath's reach of Kakashi, and the two jonin matched dark calculating stares. "Are you finished bragging? You're starting to put me to sleep." Kakashi jabbed, still ready to rip off his headband to reveal his Sharingan. In a flash, the headband was moved up to his forehead and he revealed his crimson eye. "Let's finish this. Now," Kakashi commanded, and Zabuza obliged, "Fine. But there's one more thing you should now. A little more 'bragging' as you would say." The Sharingan Hero remained quiet, but was poised for an attack with a kunai knife ready.
"Did you really think that our last battle was simply 'win or lose' Sharingan Kakashi?" Zabuza asked. The Leaf jonin didn't respond, not sure what the rogue was getting at. "That I took your attacks like some rank genin?" Zabuza howled, more angry with every word. Calm again, Zabuza explained, "Haku was there, hiding amongst the trees and mist; he watched every move you made, studying your Sharingan. Haku needs only to see a jutsu once and is then able to devise a lethal countermeasure against it. It's part of his Power." Kakashi's eyes widened in fear and shock, and Zabuza grinned darkly under his bandages.
"I can see from that look on your face that you're finally realizing how useless your Sharingan has become. You were once a feared and powerful ninja, elite among elites, the Cold Blooded Killer of the Leaf. But now you've gone soft, lost that instinct, that edge that drove you above everyone else. Now you're just a regular old ninja like the rest of us. No special advantage now that I understand your Bloodline. Ninja Art – Hidden Mist Jutsu!" Making a sign, Zabuza summoned an immensely thick fog that rolled onto the bridge, blocking himself from view. Now with everything around him obscured, Kakashi sucked in air tensely. He muttered, "This is it," to himself. Tazuna glanced all about himself, eyes wide with fear, What's this fog? This ability… Visibility is zero now!
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Beyond Haku's Kekkei Genkai, Luffy blocked a slash from Akame's sharp arm with his own, groaning as blood seeped while Akame yanked his arm back, continuing the move in order to draw as much blood as possible. Out of nowhere, a mist covered everyone in the area, and Luffy shouted, "UGH You coward get back here!" Just as Sakura had nervously pulled a kunai out of her pouch, she could no longer see her target. The kunoichi immediately began hyperventilating, feeling powerless against any of the enemy.
But she steadied herself, holding her chest like she was having a heart attack. I have to do this. I have to believe in Kakashi-sensei and Naruto and Sasuke. We've all got our jobs to do. Right now I have to help Luffy protect Tazuna from this guy, and I have to be strong for Sasuke! Whipping her knife through the air with several swipes, the pinkette was ready.
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I'll have to finish them off quickly, Haku thought to himself, just as he watched Naruto charging at him, teeth bared and fist raised. Roaring, Naruto activated his signature move, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Two dozen Narutos appeared from a huge cloud of white smoke, and each jumped at a different mirror. Haku sighed, He just won't give up, the former seemed impossible to defeat without killing, and Haku didn't think he could bring himself to kill the blonde.
Haku emerged from a mirror, zooming through the sky towards the nearest Shadow. On the ground level, Sasuke quickly made a series of hand signs, and a spray of crimson fire frothed out of his mouth. Feeling heat, Haku looked down to see the infernal gout coming right at him, and was forced to narrowly evade the attack by readjusting his course. It shouldn't be taking this long to defeat them, Haku thought as he hid within a mirror.
He leapt back into the fray soon enough, in an instant four senbon had been shot from his hand, each tipped with inky black power, and each destroyed three of Naruto's Clones. Whilst the six remaining clones still flew towards their targets, Haku prepared to attack again from a different mirror. Sasuke inhaled as much air as possible just before shooting a ball of fire right where he knew Haku would come to. The masked ninja sped up, only to feel the fire singe the bottoms of his pant leg.
Frantic now, Haku blasted through the remaining clones soundlessly. Naruto fell painfully onto the ground, landing on his back. Haku had retreated into one of his mirrors, but as the Clones had all vanished in mystic smoke, Sasuke hadn't been able to see where the masked ninja had hidden. Panting for breath after his strenuous techniques, Sasuke had his hands on his ribs, with what felt like knives stabbing into them.
Sasuke gulped as Naruto clambered up to his feet. The Uchiha smirked, I got him that time. I'm starting to get the timing… Raising his fists confidently once more, Sasuke appeared to silently challenge his opponent into attack again. But the mask didn't let Haku's emotions escape, if the latter had any. The only thing that belayed any reaction to the taunting smile on the brunette's face was the senbon in the prodigy's hand becoming a solid midnight hue.
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Turning his head to the sky, Kakashi worriedly shook, This is the Hidden Mist Jutsu alright, but this Mist is too thick even for Zabuza! How can he even see in it? Let alone fight… A strange whistle crept into Kakashi's ears, getting louder and louder as something grew closer and closer to the Sharingan Hero. The faded red of the powerful eye focused in on a shadow that moved in the fog, but it couldn't be sure what to make of it. It was too small to be a person, but Kakashi's well trained ears knew exactly what the objects were that came at him with such deadly speed.
Using a mighty combination of accuracy and speed, Kakashi parried the six shuriken just before they hit their mark using a kunai from his pouch. "How skillful Friend Killer Kakashi," Zabuza growled tauntingly through the fog. "Just as I would suspect from Kakashi the Sharingan Warrior," Zabuza commended darkly, only for Kakashi to realize the Demon's location.
Shocked, Kakashi spun around in a flash to make up for his mistake. He had let his enemy into his head, but also get behind him. He hadn't rested long enough, and he knew it. But somehow he figured that his enemy hadn't either. Zabuza was focused, eyes closed and hands in a stubborn sign and refusing to move even for breath. The Demon whispered, "Without your Sharingan, you're nothing. The next time you see me, will be the last time you see anything."
The form vanished into the coils of the rolling mist, though Zabuza didn't need to move. Within the ominous, deathly cold cloud Zabuza grunted, "You wanted me to believe that Sharingan eye of yours could see through anything, even time." Recalling the knives that had been plunged into his muscled form after his jutsu had been used against him, and his questioning of Kakashi, followed by Kakashi's sneering response, "This is your last battle," Kakashi had promised. But even the Cold Blooded Killer of the Leaf had no way of keeping that promise now.
"Your prediction was wrong: I'm still alive! So you're a fraud Kakashi! You can't read the future and you can't read me. The Sharingan is just a cheap trick that makes you seem more powerful than you are," Zabuza explained, "I know now, your Sharingan has two separate elements: the Piercing Eye, which sees every little detail, and the Hypnotic Eye which is used to mesmerize your opponent with Genjutsu. Employing these abilities, you can execute multiple jutsu in quick succession, but your Genjutsu takes a lot out of you. When you use these techniques, it makes it seem as if you can see the future." As he listened to Zabuza's analysis, Kakashi's eyes widened.
"First, with the Piercing Eye you copied my movements instantly. The replication of movement makes the opponent doubt his own thoughts. Once I was shaken, you infiltrated my mind," Zabuza continued, "You waited for the slightest flutter to anticipate my actions. Seeking out any hints to my next move. You wait for precisely the right moment, and the instant my mind becomes unfocused you unleash the Hypnotic Eye, creating a new illusion. Invading my mind, you induced me to make hand signs, while you made the same ones. So while you may have seemed to be copying me, but actually you were controlling my movements!"
Calming down again, Zabuza would go on to further explain his strategy, "Knowing this I came up with a plan to defeat your Eye completely. First using I neutralized your Piercing Eye with this Zero Visibility Mist!" A powerful shove from behind sent Kakashi flying, but the graceful jonin caught himself before he fell, skidding to halt with his kunai knife. "Somehow this Mist is slowing my reaction time," Kakashi noted to himself. Zabuza chuckled, "That is my Killer's Power, even though you can't see me, I am already in your thoughts." Kakashi seemed to notice for the first time, his hand shook like a rank genin, fear dripping from his eyes into the opaque cloud all around him.
"Then I realized that the only way to stop your Hypnotic Eye was to keep my own eyes closed, thus leaving the draining effects of the Sharingan to take hold any minute now," Zabuza concluded, and his plot filled Kakashi with fear, but the jonin didn't let up, instead he shook himself awake, jumping into the air to shake off the grogginess of Zabuza's power.
"You cannot bore into my mind if you can't look into my eyes. However that cannot be said of me, my Killer's Power can set in through my voice alone, and the edge is already setting in, if you stop moving you will die like a shark out of water. You won't be able to move after that, or ever again," Zabuza promised. "Brilliant," Kakashi sarcastically complimented, just as he rolled to maintain movement, "Except with your eyes closed you can't see me either."
After just a moment of silence, Kakashi hopped onto his feet from his crouched position, only for the Demon to respond chillingly, "Have you forgotten who I am Sharingan Kakashi? I'm the Demon of the Hidden Mist! Master of the Silent Kill, I can take you out by sound alone." Realizing the mercenary was right, Kakashi's fearful and graying Sharingan widened in shock.
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Staring down the faceless prodigy, Sasuke tensely waited for Haku to strike again. But the masked ninja didn't budge, instead he had retreated into his own mind, He read my movements. But that's not possible… I'm moving faster than even Zabuza can follow. My speed is unmatched, and yet, this boy can keep up with my attacks now. "I was so close but I couldn't quite get to him," Naruto grumbled, frustratedly preparing for another attack as he pulled a shuriken out of his belt. "Naruto, can you do it again?" Sasuke implored.
Naruto grinned, giving his teammate a thumbs up, and swearing, "Of course! Nothing can stop me believe it!" Sasuke observed silently, He doesn't want to show it, but he's exhausted. The Shadow Clone Jutsu uses up so much of his Chakra. He probably shouldn't be standing up right now based on the times he's used that Jutsu today. Thanks to him, I figured it out. I know how to break through, Sasuke smirked at this, eying the scratch on Haku's mask.
The human eye cannot track my movements, Haku worried, only to reassert himself, It must have been a coincidence. Within the dome of a jutsu, the mirrors flashed for a half minute and Sasuke ordered, "Naruto hurry! Get out of here and attack from the outside!" The blonde nodded, running towards the nearest wall, where he saw a small crack between two of the mirrors. Haku's reflection warned him, "You cannot escape!"
Tossed onto his butt by something moving so fast he couldn't see it, Naruto grunted in pain but immediately got back up. As he ran again, he believed that he could do it, but more so his belief in Sasuke that drove him forward. "You think you can keep me here? Forget it!" Naruto shouted, and Haku shot from a mirror, lancing towards him with a senbon in hand like a needle-holding rocket.
"That's it! Fire Style – Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke called, and a huge ball of fire shot from his mouth, right at the masked attacker. Increasing his speed to its utmost limit, the world went silent and still around Haku. Spinning around the slow creeping fireball, Haku launched a completely black senbon at Sasuke, though even the needle seemed to move at a snail pace as Haku was moving at superhuman speeds in comparison to the rest of the world. Landing right in front of Naruto, Haku returned to regularly visible speeds. The blonde plowed right into him, falling onto his butt.
A slap sent Naruto flying onto the ground right next to a crouched Uchiha, who was breathing hard. The brunette held a gushing red shoulder, and he turned just enough to see the now white needle sticking into the ground behind him. He moaned, watching the blood drip from his clean wound. With both genin on their knees now, Naruto gasped, "I – ugh - couldn't get past him."
"That was – ugh – good Naruto," Sasuke complimented, "One more time?" "Yeah let's do it!" Naruto agreed, and they both got up. There must be a limit to his chakra too, Sasuke mused, I can feel him slowing down now. Sasuke ran towards a mirror, but Haku was having none of it. "No more games," The rogue hissed, "This time you'll stay down!" Throwing a black senbon again, this time the needle went into his leg, shooting straight through. A series of six needles followed, each with black tips. A half dozen shots were made with perfect accuracy, hitting their mark amazingly. The Uchiha went down, holding the worst of his dozens of injuries now with his shaking, weak, pale hands. Six needles would follow suit with Naruto's back, just as the blonde stopped to wonder about his compatriot.
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Luffy, still bleeding on the ground from the mouth and a deep shoulder wound, coughed wearily onto the ground, but the blood wasn't the usual scarlet as it dripped from his lips. His lips matched the unfortunate, evil hue of the purple chemicals that Sakura could watch flow up and throughout the veins on Akame's pale, translucent arms. Akame brought an almost clawed hand up, ready to send a crashing slash onto Luffy's exposed neck.
A heavy bash of a punch rocketed the Glassman back again, but he stayed on his feet. Akame's eyes widened with fear, as he saw a serious darkness enter the Pirate's eyes. Luffy got up, and calmly walked over to his victim. Akame stood his ground over, instead opting to mock his enemy, "What do you think you can do to me boy? I'm a Glassman! Anytime you hurt me you get hurt worse! There's nothing you can do to end this fight! Just stay down and let Gato's poison end you, then I promise I won't mess with you or your friends, much."
But Luffy was through with talking, instead he continued his silent trek to his opponent. The Glassman went on, "You bastard! What are you doing?" Fear surged through Akame's red eyes, he shouted arrogantly, as if trying to reassure himself, "I'm the strongest of Gato's men! You can't beat me!" Luffy stopped for a minute, stretching to loosen up his right arm, but he flinched noticeably during a part of the rotation because of his wound. The Future King of the Pirates scoffed, "You're only strong because of your body. You're nothing besides a walking vase with poison for blood. You'll never be able to beat me or hurt my friends."
"Listen kid, just let me kill you and I'll be quick I promise," Akame seemed to plead, begging for his life now. Shaking with fear, the killer could only wait for Luffy to come to him, as his feet were now nearly completely gone after the veritable war that he and the Rubberboy had fought. Luffy rotated his left arm now, loosening up further. Right before Akame and Luffy could feel each other's breath, Akame yanked back his fist into a swing, and Luffy screamed, "GUM GUM BAZOOKA!" The resulting collision with Luffy's palms and Akame's brittle rib cage brought pain to both, but a sound of an entire dresser of China shattering onto pavement made Luffy know why he'd won. He knew and believed in what he was fighting for.
Seeing that Akame was near the railing of the Bridge, Luffy stalked over there, asking, "What are you fighting for Glass Bastard? What do you believe in?" Punching the Glassman out before he could respond, Luffy noticed the sick grin still beaming at him and his wounds.
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Kakashi summed up his situation in his head, wondering if he'd ever been in something like this before, trying to recall the protocol for a scenario like this that his Sensei had drilled into his head. An enemy that you can't hear or see. Genin separate fighting their own battles. A body guard scenario with little chance of breakaway combatants. Leaving the strategic aspects of the fight for the moment, Kakashi shifted his feet constantly, constantly maintaining motion in some part of his body to avoid the Demon's Power, It's been a long time since I've fought someone this tough. And Sasuke and Naruto, I don't know if they can hold out. Luffy should be able to fight off Akame for a while, and with Sakura's help he can hold his own and even outmatch that guy, but I never know since they couldn't handle it the last time.
He knew that if he and his team and his employer wanted to survive this, he had to lose all the doubts in his mind. Still moving, Kakashi rubbed the back of his neck nervously, and breathed deeply, calming down. I have to believe that they can do this. It's the only way. I have to believe in myself too, as they do. I won't fail. They won't die, and Zabuza will be defeated!
*Sakura is noticeably less cool headed, as she should be, because of her lack of skill or power during the beginning of Naruto.
AN:
Unfortunately for all the delays for this and the next chapter, I'm overdue two chapters. This weekend I will be posting two chapters, then I will finally catch up haha! Cya this weekend for: The Seal is Broken! Luffy vs a Demon! Thanks for the view and remember: to read, review and get your game on!