The week went by slowly. Maiku perfectly produced the electrical energy field around him and Naruto perfected his chakra blade. Sasuke finally got the tree climbing down. "Took him long enough." Maiku muttered as Sasuke walked back inside Tazuna's house.

"Tomorrow you all will be guarding Tazuna seeing as you advanced in your training." Anko said finishing her meal. "You are to follow orders from either jounin or my team."

"Are you sure your genin can give orders?" Asuma asked.

"They are quite capable. You should have seen them on their first mission. Maiku, what's you body count?"

Maiku, who was just sitting silently and listening to his sensei talk, just mumbled out a quick "Forty five." Then he remembered something. "Forty seven if you count those two from a week ago."

Anko smiled. "And you Naruto?"

"Thirty nine." Naruto remembered most of the kills came from Kyuubi. But he controls Kyuubi so they're really his. 'The more I think about it the more it makes sense.' Naruto shrugged and went back to eating.

"Wait they both killed already?" Kakashi looked at the two genin. "Not bad of a job you did with them Anko."

'Tomorrow is the battle with Zabuza.' "Kakashi." Maiku waited until Kakashi gave him his full attention. "Tomorrow on the bridge, don't stop me." Maiku quickly went upstairs to avoid questions.

"That was weird." Kakashi went back to his book, planning on talking with Maiku before they left in the morning.

To say Maiku was nervous would be inaccurate. He was relatively calm as he looked over his gear. "Sword?" Bogu asked.

'Check.'

"Kunai?"

'Check.'

"Shuriken, scrolls, wire?"

'Check, check and check.'

"New weapon?"

'I already got it on. That's what's going to give me an edge.' Maiku was inspired when he first saw Bogu attack a group of bandits on their first assignment. He created a device that will let him replicate it.

"I'm honored you're copying me." Bogu pitched in before Maiku cut the mental link, silencing his tenant.

"Aniki, ready?" Naruto asked. He took a seat across from Maiku.

"Let me finish eating. Everyone else went ahead?" He was about to take another bite when he heard a scream from outside. "Shit." The two were quickly out the door and watched as Inari ran at two figures with swords.

As the swords were about to fall on the boy they were blocked. "Trying to kill an innocent child?" Maiku asked.

"We won't forgive you." Naruto tightened his grip and forced the other man to drop his sword, leaving him open for decapitation. Maiku also disarmed his opponent, but instead pierced the man's heart.

"Good job Inari, with your help we got to them without alerting them." Maiku said.

"We would've been able to do that anyway. They were only thugs." Naruto said getting a look that shut him up. "Anyway. We got to get to the bridge."

"What happened here?" Tazuna asked as he looked over the bodies of his workers.

"Are you stupid or something old man?" A light mist rolled in. Zabuza stood amongst the bodies of the workers. Kakashi stepped forward. "Not this time Copy-nin, I'm waiting for the brat."

"Zabuza, you think those samurai made it to the builder's house?" Asked Zabuza's companion.

"Yes Haku they should be there." Zabuza answered

"You mean these two assholes?" Called out a voice. A head landed in front of the Konoha shinobi as two figures arrived each carrying a body. "They weren't that tough. Naruto was brutal on one, you should've seen it sensei." They dumped the bodies on the ground and drew their weapons.

"You're mine brat." Zabuza drew his great sword.

"Sounds fun. "Release: Dragon's Fang!" Once again the bright light surrounded his blade. "Naruto, take that girl over there."

"Got it." Naruto rushed in, raising his sword for an over head strike. It was blocked by a pair of senbon. He heard a crack and the two broke.

"Kakashi-sensei, aren't you going to stop them?" Sakura asked.

"Because I'm afraid they'd try to hurt me." Silence. "Ok bad joke aside, I'm just waiting to jump in. Besides they're doing fine, for now."

Maiku was keeping up fairly well, though he did have difficulty landing a hit on Zabuza. "Come on brat, hit me." Maiku ducked under a swing and thrust his sword forward into Zabuza's stomach. It only turned out to by a Mizu Bushin. Three more clones of Zabuza appeared but were quickly destroyed.

"Stop screwing around Zabuza, I want to fight you not clones." Maiku blocked another strike and countered, only to be blocked. Another attack from his right, he dodged but it grazed his left arm.

"Be careful of what you wish for brat." Maiku's sword reverted back to its original form. Zabuza raised his above Maiku's head. "Die." The sword struck the bridge. "What!"

"You ok kid?" Bogu said as he removed the chain around Maipu's waist.

"Didn't think you cared." Maiku looked up at Bogu.

"You've been growing on me." Bogu held out his hand, a ball of light formed. "Maybe I'll teach this to you next. Raiton: Yusurubu!" Bogu pitched the ball towards Zabuza, who dodged as planned. What he didn't see was the three smaller version Bogu formed between his fingers which were tossed at the mist swordsman.

"Shit!" The attack landed at his feet and exploded.

"Why do you fight?" Haku asked.

"Why do you?" Naruto responded, knowing having a conversation in the middle of a fight can get you killed. Naruto took two senbon to his leg and one to his shoulder.

"Do you have anyone precious?" Haku asked as a punch landed on his ribs.

"Of course. Since I meet aniki I got to know a lot of people. They are all precious." Naruto flung more kunai.

"You know, what your friend did was foolish. There is water covering the ground." Haku made a one handed seal "Hyouton: Sensatsu Suishou!"

Naruto was unfamiliar with the jutsu. 'Ice? Shit!' Pain shot through his body.

"Hyouton: Makyou Hyoushou!" Naruto became surrounded by a dome of ice. A rain of senbon hit him as he tried to escape. "Its not that simple."

"Should've figured that." Naruto pulled out of few of the senbon. 'Light, might be caught in a breeze. Thats it!'

"Looks like your friend is in trouble." Zabuza pointed to the ice dome.

"Don't count the boy out, he's got someone like me sealed in him as well." Bogu shot his chain at Zabuza again. He dodge easily, Maiku appeared behind him slashing at his arm. It cut, but not damaging enough.

"I wonder how you've managed to keep running all those years. Must be tiring." 'I can't keep this up. My wound is small but its bleeding like a bitch.' His left arm was drenched crimson.

"It can be annoying at times." Zabuza launched a few water jutsu at him.

'I'm not strong enough, even with Bogu's help. I need to end this somehow.' "Never thought about joining another village?" Maiku blocked a swing.

"Making on offer kid? Come to realized you can't beat me?" Zabuza asked.

"Yes." Came a quick reply.

"Answered a little to quickly don't you think?" Zabuza dodged another ball of lightning but got caught in the chain. 'Shit this strength.' "Ok kid make your offer."

"Seeing as I could kill you now, though I shouldn't have opened my mouth." 'Damn it!' He shouted at himself. "It would be a shame for that talent to just go and be wasted." Maiku positioned his blade near Zabuza's neck. "As I see it you have two options."

Zabuza let out a laugh. "I like you brat. Though I'm sure you have another reason."

"My father was killed awhile ago, and no one in the village uses great swords. And I can't ask any other village branch for assistance. So, will you do it?" Maiku inched the blade closer.

"What pains me is that I really don't want to kill you." Haku raised more senbon.

'Kyuubi help me out here.' Maiku thought.

"Try this." Kyuubi gave Maiku some chakra. Naruto felt the power, his nails changed to claws, his whisker marks darkened, and his eyes red and slitted. "Got wild."

Haku stared nervously at the blonde, who now had a more feral appearance. 'Shit.' Was all he thought.

Raiton: Yusurubu = Jolt

Hyouton: Sensatsu Suishou = Death by a Thousand Flying Water Needles

Hyouton: Makyou Hyoushou = Demonic Ice Crystal Mirrors

ok finished this one. as always read and review.