Previously:

"I can't have you mocking my team and calling them brats… he may not look like it but Sasuke is the number one rookie of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Sakura is the sharpest and Tsuki is the most loyal. Last but not least, our number one knuckleheaded ninja Naruto Uzumaki", Kakashi said with proud in his voice.

However, Zabuza started to chuckle and Tsuki's eyes widen as the masked boy had finished doing hand signs. The water around Sasuke started to take the form of endless mirrors and the masked boy entered one of them.

"Damn it", Kakashi said as both he and Tsuki ran to help Sasuke.

"I am your opponent, aren't I? Since that jutsu has appeared, he is done for", Zabuza said as he stood in front of the jounin, blocking his way.

"But not mine!", Tsuki shouted as she started to ran at all 4.

Just a few feet away, she fell on her side and slipped right beneath Kakashi and Zabuza's leg before quickly standing up and entering the dome of mirrors just in time.

"What the…", Zabuza and Kakashi exclaimed, shocked at her speed and action.

"Tsuki? What are you doing here Dobe?", Sasuke asked, shocked but at the same time angry.

"I came to help. No matter how strong you are, you stand no chance here if you are all alone", she said and a small smile appeared on his face.

"How touching, however since you entered. There is no escape", the masked boy said as he suddenly appeared on all the mirrors.

"Which one is the real one?", Tsuki wondered as they both stood back to back, ready to defend each other.

"I have no idea", he replied.

Suddenly, their attention went to Sakura who threw a kunai towards the dome of ice mirrors. However, the masked boy emerged from one of them and caught the kunai with ease.

However, he didn't see (none did actually) two shuriken that smacked him at the head and caused him to fall to the ground; face first. A second later a smoke bomb was thrown and the gas covered the empty space between the rogue ninja and Team 7. Tsuki instantly smiled as her sensitive nose caught the scent of a specific individual.

"The number one hyperactive knucklehead ninja…Naruto Uzumaki is finally here", a loud voice echoed and broke the dead silence as the smoke cleared and exposed none other than Naruto with a determined look on his face. "Ha! Now that I am here everything will be alright!"

I don't know if this kid is simply too optimistic or too naive, Tsuki thought as she shook her head but kept her smile.

"Naruto!", Sakura called his name, the time being from the few and rare that she used such a happy tone and his name at the same time.

"You know how in stories the hero usually shows up the last minute and then kicks butt? Well, that is what I am going to do right now! Believe it! Alright, you are history… shadow clone jutsu!", Naruto said but before he could create clones, Zabuza threw some shuriken at him.

"Naruto move!", Kakashi yelled but the knucklehead was frozen at his spot. Suddenly, the masked boy threw some senbone needles and stopped his sensei attack.

"What are you doing Naruto? Are you crazy!?, Sakura yelled/scolded him like usual, her happiness and relief to see him long gone.

"This is a battle, not a talent show; do not let your opponent see your jutsu! A shinobi's art is a deception, always keeps the enemy guessing! Even when executing a single jutsu, one must distract their opponent attention; catch them off balance and outmanoeuvre them!", Kakashi scolded him as well the moment sakura's yells died.

"I am sorry! I was just trying to save everybody!", he apologized and caused a specific genin to facepalm and shake her head in disbelief.

"Haku, what are you doing?", Zabuza asked the boy.

"Zabuza, this boy… let me fight him in my own way please"

"So, you want me to leave this to you, is that it Haku? As usual, you are soft"

"Forgive me Zabuza", Haku said and looked at the ground. Tsuki slightly felt sorry for him.

What is the bad thing with being a little soft? she wondered as she was looking at the masked boy.

"I am warning you, one way or another I am going to rip that mask and take you down! That mask and your Boggess story, you were with Zabuza all along! You think you could get away with a stunt like that?", Naruto yelled.

"I am sorry", Haku apologized.

"Huh?"

"But as your sensei said, deceiving your opponent, catching them off guard is the art of the shinobi, please do not take it personally", he said and Tsuki looked at him with wide eyes. Why is he apologizing, why is he explaining to Naruto all these? He is our enemy yet, he acts with kindness and fairness. "Some warriors accept defeat gracefully, they know when they are beaten, and others do not. So be it. Let us finish our battle then, to the death", he continues as he entered once again the mirrors.

"What? Where are you going?", Naruto asked.

"It is okay Naruto. We will have our fight next", he said as he fully entered one of the mirrors.

Sasuke quickly grabbed a kunai while Tsuki tightened the grip on her own. They looked at each other for a brief second, before looking back at the mirrors.

"I am behind you!", Haku said and once again, the mirrors filled with his image.

However, unlike the before, this time each one was holding senbone needles between their fingers.

Are those illusions? If they are then the needles cannot hurt us right. However, what if they are not? What the heck is that jutsu anyway?, Tsuki wondered and her head started to ache from the confusion.

Suddenly, all the Hakus threw their needles at them.

The duo quickly tried their best to deflect the needles. Tsuki, slightly more experienced with kunai she managed to protect herself but her comrade was not that good and he collapsed on his one knee.

"Sasuke", she called his name as she quickly knelt by his side. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah", he said as he pulled some needles from his body.

"Hey! I came here to save you", Naruto's voice was heard and Tsuki's eyes widen as she looked behind only to see Naruto standing a few feet away. "Pretty nice moves huh guys?"

Different emotions clouded her heart, as she did not know what to feel. Happiness because her friend was there to help or anger because he just did the stupidest thing in his life. After a quick debate that lasted a second, she decided to follow the latter.

"Naruto you idiot, what are you doing here?", she shouted as she stood up and punched him in the head.

"Naruto you Baka, you were supposed to stay out of this thing", Sasuke yelled.

"What the heck is your problem?! You should thank me for coming here to help you!"

"You were supposed to attack from the outside. I was supposed to stay here to help Sasuke. Only, if we attacked from both sides we would be able to defeat him", Tsuki explained as she tried to control her anger from attacking the beating the hell out of him.

"Where the hell should I know that?!"

"Uh, forget it! I had enough with your mistakes", Sasuke said.

"And I have had enough with that attitude of yours!"

Tsuki only shook her head and left out a sigh. They needed to work together if they wanted to survive the next attacks and defeat their enemy but if they started fighting between them; it was all over. Yes, she was angry with him as well but right now, their lives were on the line

"I am going to destroy those mirrors once and for all", Sasuke, said as he started to make some hand signs.

"Hey what attack are you using?", Naruto asked.

"These mirrors are made from ice, so how do you destroy ice? Figure it out", he said as he sent a fireball at the mirrors.

Tsuki smiled but it soon faded away as the moment the jutsu died, they all saw that the mirrors were unharmed. Not even a single scratch was on them

"That didn't do anything!", Naruto shouted at him.

"You are going to need much more heat than that to melt this ice", Haku said and threw more needles.

"I do not think so!" Tsuki said as she quickly to make hand signs. "Lightning Style: Lightning Dome!", she shouted and slammed her hands on the ground.

A dome of electricity quickly formed around the trio and protected them from the attack. When it was over, Tsuki released the jutsu and fall on her one knee while panting heavily.

"Impressive jutsu but it exhausts you fast meaning you have not mastered it yet and you are not able to perform it many times", Haku said with a smirk behind his mask as this time through the double amount of needles.

Tsuki quickly jumped in front of Naruto while trying her best to deflect the needles. She managed to save him but a few had found their way on her arms. When the attack was over, she proceeded to pull each one off while hissing from the pain.

"Where is he? Where the needle attack coming? Are they clones. We have to find the real one, which one is it?"

"Believe me Naruto, if we knew that. We would not be in this position", Tsuki said as she pulled the last needle.

"Look into every mirror as long as you like. You will never learn the secret", Haku said.

"Oh yeah? Shadow clone jutsu"

"Naruto don't!", Sasuke and Tsuki shouted but he simply ignored them.

"You have got a hundred mirrors? Then a hundred of me will smash them all! Then we will find out where you really are!", he shouted as he along with his clones attacked.

However, all the clones were destroyed in seconds and Naruto was sent flying. Tsuki managed to catch him right on time, saving him from a hard fall and the incoming pain from the ground.

"These mirrors only reflect my image, allowing transporting myself at the speed of light. Through my eyes you appear to be moving in slow motion", Haku explained.

"A Kekkei Genkai?", Tsuki questioned.

"A what?", Naru asked.

"It is a special ability that is passing down through the bloodline of each clan. Like the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan and the byakugan of the Hyuga clan"

"Impressive, you are well informed"

"Anyway, kekkei Genkai or no, I do not care. So, I could not breaker through huh? So what? He is not going to stop me. I am not giving up and I am not going to lose here, because I have a dream and no one is going to take it away from me! Someday, I will be respected in my village that is my dream! To become the greatest Hokage!"

"It was not my desire to become a shinobi, it's painful. I do not want to kill you but if you advance, I will have no other choice. I will kill the kindness in my own heart and fully embrace and they will be no mercy, no turning back. This bridge will be the battlefield where our dreams collide. Now, I must fight for my dream just as you fight for yours, please do not blame me. I fight for someone who is precious to me. I will live and die for him so his dream can become a reality. That is my dream and for the sake of that dream, if I must, I will act as a shinobi and take your lives", Haku explained.

"We understand Haku. The person you are talking about is Zabuza right. Well, listen to this. We understand and we do not blame you. However, do not think that we are going to keep back either. Because we also have dreams that we are going to make them real", Tsuki said suddenly full of determination as she also remembered her dream.

She wanted to help those villagers, to help the small village, to take down Gato and come closer to her dream. She had to fight with teeth and claws if she wanted to win and she was ready to do it so.

"Very well then", Haku said and grabbed more needles.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu", Naruto shouted.

Around a dozen of clones appeared and they once again attacked the mirrors. However, Haku just continued throwing needles, making all the clones to disappear. Once again, Naruto was sent back but Tsuki was there to catch him. He tried repeatedly until his bodies were full of bruises and wounds from the needles.

"If I did not get him, then I will try as many times as I can!", he said as he created more clones.

He charged once again but Haku easily destroyed all of his clones and managed to slightly wound the original one. The blond knucklehead was thrown back and once again, Tsuki caught him but this time, the white-haired genin knelt by the force and the constant catching.

"How is he doing that?", Naruto wondered but he sent this clones once again.

Sasuke kicked the water from the puddle in the air and from the movements of the drops; you could see where Haku was going. Tsuki smirked and so did Sasuke but it was soon dropped as Haku sent them another wave of needles.

The three heroes were covered in scratches and needles but that did not stop them. Naruto continued attacking with his shadow clones while Sasuke was trying to hit him with his fireball and Tsuki with her shuriken.

However, Haku was fast and each time avoided the attack before sending them a new wave of needles. The trio tried repeatedly and on their 3rd try, the stood lucky.

He destroyed all the clones and managed to avoid Tsuki's kunai at the last second. At the same time, a fireball was aimed at him but this time on the direction Sasuke knew he would run. Haku managed to avoid the fireball but the end of his kimono was slightly burned just before he entered one of the mirrors.

They both smiled at victory as Naruto was sent flying right next to them.

"I was so close but I could not get him", Naru said as he managed t stand up.

"Naruto, can you do it again?", Sasuke asked.

"Huh? Of course, I can; believe it", he answered but everyone could clearly see that he was exhausted. All of them were and Haku decided to grab the change and started to move.

"Naruto, run for it!", Sasuke said as he started to make hand signs.

"Huh?"

"Get out of here and attack from the outside!"

"Naruto go! I will cover you", Tsuki said.

"You got it!", he said as he started to run towards one of the spaces between the mirrors with Tsuki close behind him.

Needles were thrown at him but Tsuki stood her ground and managed to deflect them all while her friend was running for the exit. However, Haku was faster and was not ready to let him go that easily.

"You cannot escape", he said as he punched Naruto and sent him flying on top of Tsuki.

"You think you can keep me here? Forget it!", Naruto said with determination and stubbornness as he stood up and then helped Tsuki.

Then he started running for the mirrors once again. This time, Tsuki threw a kunai at Haku, hoping to distract him but he simply deflected it with a needle before appearing in front of Naruto and this time, he kicked him.

The blond hyperactive knucklehead was sent flying and rolled a few times before stopping right next to Sasuke.

"I couldn't get past him", Naruto said along with a groan as Tsuki helped him to stand up.

That was good", Sasuke said.

"It was a good try Naruto", Tsuki said and patted him on the back.

"One more time!", Sasuke said

"Yeah!, Naruto said before he started running with Tsuki close behind him.

However, they both stopped as they heard Sasuke yelling and when they turned, they saw him at the ground with his body full of needles.

"Sasuke!", they both shouted as Haku grabbed the chance to attack and sent them a tsunami of needles while they had their guards down and were in a small shock state due to seeing their comrade like this.

A female scream was heard and caused our three heroes to open their eyes. They were all on the ground; their bodies full of needles and blood was coming from their wounds.

"Sakura!", Tsuki suddenly called her name as her eyes widen. She tried her best to stand up, only to barely be able to stand on all four.

"She is trouble", Naruto said as he pushed his body to the limits and was the first one to stand. "I will do it. I will bust out of here", he suddenly said as he started to run towards one of the exits.

"You have exhausted my patience", Haku said as he tried to block him.

However, Naruto just used his head to eject himself towards another direction. Tsuki smiled but she quickly dropped it as Haku sent another wave of needles.

"Naruto!", she shouted as she pushed herself and despite the pain, she ran towards her friend and used her body to catch him.

Naruto landed on her and they both rolled a few times. Tsuki bit her bottom lip as the needles on her body were pushed deeper into her skin.

"Your chances of escaping my dome of mirrors are zero", Haku said as Sasuke managed to walk towards the duo.

"Naruto, are you able to get up?", he asked as Tsuki sat on her knees and looked at her barely conscious friend.

"No, he must try and not move a lot. He not fully recovered from yesterday's training", Tsuki argued as she pulled some needles from his body.

"My eyes have adjusted to his movements", Sasuke stated and Tsuki smirked as he noticed the change in his eyes. They were red with a black comatose in them.

"Sasuke, you unlocked your Sharingan!", she said and gave him a smile of proudness and relief.

"Looking for a counterattack? I will save you the trouble", Haku said as he threw needles at Sasuke.
However, the young Uchiha was ready.

He grabbed a needle from the ground and managed to deflect them all. Haku simply grabbed more needles, moved into different mirrors and started throwing.

Tsuki pushed herself off the ground, grabbed a kunai and assisted Sasuke in keeping Naruto and themselves safe.

"Get up loser. We have to team up", Sasuke told Naruto, his eyes never leaving Haku.

"I know what we have to do, believe it Sasuke!", the knucklehead said as he managed to stand up.

Suddenly, Haku appeared on all the mirrors and started throwing countless needles. Sasuke and Tsuki surprisingly were a good team and managed to deflect them all, even those that were going for Naruto. Then, Haku disappeared into thin air.

Where is he? the white-haired genin asked herself as she tried to predict his next attack.

"He disappeared! Where did he go? How can he just vanish?", Sasuke wondered.

"I have no idea but whatever happens, do not let your guard down", Tsuki said,

"Naruto, you better not pass out again. We cannot continue protecting you"

"Well then, don't! I never asked for your help", the said ninja argued and then he passed out.

"And he is out", Tsuki stated as she deadpanned before looking at her friend with worry.

"You can't revive him, he had reached his limits", Haku said, angering both of them. Sasuke acted on impulse, grabbed a needle from the ground and threw it at him. However, he missed. "Impressive, you have excellent moves. You are very skilful but you have also reached your limits", he continued and threw more needles.

They both jumped back and managed to avoid them in seconds. However, Haku had targeted Sasuke and was sending him waves and waves, one after the others. Every time, Sasuke was able to dodge them but barely. On his face, the exhaustion was visible.

Suddenly, Haku appeared on a mirror behind Sasuke and aimed for his neck. Tsuki acted on impulse and she pushed Sasuke out of the way and took the attack for him. She fell on her knees and she started to pant heavily while blood started to come from her new wounds.

"Tsuki", Sasuke called her name, worry hearable in his voice.

"I am *pant* okay", she replied and tried to stand, only to fail miserably and end up lying on her stomach.

Haku sent needles towards the injured white-haired genin and this time, as she was in no position to deflect them. However, Sasuke appeared in front of her and with his kunai, deflected them all.

"Are you okay Dobe?", Sasuke said while looking over his shoulder. Tsuki gave him a faint smile along with a thankful look.

"How touching. You really do care about your comrades, don't you?", Haku said and threw his needles.

What happened next was as if it was in slow motion.

The needles were going towards Naruto. Tsuki, with all the strength she could muster, she grabbed two kunai and aimed for Haku's head. She managed to land a hit and made him face plant the ground.

However, the needles were still going for the unconscious Naruto and before she could move or do anything, Sasuke appeared in front of him but this time, he did not have the time to deflect them and so, he used his body as a shield and protected Naruto from the blow.

"No!", Tsuki shouted as she stood up and ran towards them despite the physical pain as the one in her heart aced the most.

"You always… get in the way Naruto, it never fails", he said

"Sasuke, you beat him!", Naruto said with a smile, thinking that he had thrown the kunai, but soon faded as he noticed the state his comrade was in.

"Ugh, you should see the look… on your face… ugh, you lo-look like a total loser"

"Why? Why did you… save me? Why did you do it?"

"I do not know… I just did. You … I hate you!"

"Then why did you protect me? It does not make sense", Naru said as he stood up. "I did not ask for this! I did not ask you to save me!"

"I do not know… my body moved… there was no time to think… Loser", Sasuke said and started to fall.

"Sasuke!", both Naruto and Tsuki shouted as Tsuki quickly knelt and caught her injured comrade just on time.

"He-he is still out there… my brother. I-I promised myself to stay alive until I killed him… Naruto… do not let … your dream die", he said and closed his eyes.

"No!", Tsuki shouted as she placed his head on her knees and held his cold face. "Do not dare to die on me Teme! Don't you dare!", she shouted as tears escaped her eyes and rolled down her cheeks before landing on his cold face.

He found… he found the strength he did not realize he had. Why? Because of a certain person that was precious to him. To save that person, he rushed knowing it was a trap. He was a true ninja, worthy of honour, Haku thought as Naruto also started to cry for the loss of his teammate.

"Is this a first time you have seen a friend dying in battle?", Haku asked as he entered one of the mirrors. "This is part of being a ninja"

"Shut your mouth!", Tsuki shouted as she let out a growl before glaring at the masked Haku.

"He dies worthy of honour, he is gone and there is nothing you can do about it", he said as he grabbed more needles and threw them at Naruto.

The blond genin turned his head and with watered eyes, he waited for the needles to strike. However, a figure stood in front of him and took the hit. His blue eyes widen as the figure was none other than Tsuki who after the attack, collapsed on her stomach.

"Naruto…", she called his name as the said ninja rushed to her side.

"No, not you!", he shouted, more tears rolling down his cheeks.

Tsuki gave him a faint smile before closing her eyes. Her face paled and the smile fainted from it as her body turned cold.

"She also died protecting her comrade. She cared about you and that drove her to her death", Haku said.

"Shut Up!", Naruto shouted at him. "I hated you to Sasuke and yet… and you Tsuki… we just became friends… you cant…You will pay for this!", he shouted the last part as red chakra started to appear around him. "I am going to kill you!", he shouted once again as the red chakra started to cover him.

His once blue eyes turned red with black slits. His whiskers became more visible; his fangs sharper and his claws bigger. A deadly aura had surrounded him and it was sensible to everyone outside.

What is this power?, Haku wondered as he threw needles but the chakra stopped them.

The needles that were already on his skin were quickly pulled off and his wounds started to heal at an inhuman speed. He glared at Haku and left out an inhuman growl as the chakra took the head of the fox.

His red fox eyes adverted to Sasuke and Tsuki's body before glaring at Haku. The chakra around his expanded and started to destroy all the mirrors. Haku's eyes widen behind his mask as Naruto charged and smashed the mirror he was in. He quickly jumped out of it but Naruto grabbed him from his kimono and punched him in the head. He was sent flying outside of the dome that was now being destroyed by the red chakra. Haku managed to stand up and exposed that his mask had broke in two from the force of Naruto's hit.

Seeing him standing there, Naruto let out another growl and charged his fist ready. Haku did not make any move but instead, he waited for the hit that would finish him off. To his and Naruto's surprise, someone appeared between them and grabbed Naruto's fist.