HOW'RE WE ALL DOING, everyone!? What's a Thursday without an update from Saiyan Shinobi!? ^_^
Now, some of you may've noticed that I decided to take out the chakra mentions of Gohan from the last chapter since so many people didn't like that. XD I know some people may say, "Don't listen to what some people think, it's your story!" and that's right and I usually don't but when so many people don't like it, I'll just scrap it. Hopefully too many people won't be that upset XP
Alright now with all that said and done, let the chapter commence! ^_^
Also, you all might wanna keep a lookout for the ending of this chapter! ;D
Deep into a forest sat a masked ninja. He was no older than fifteen years old and he wore a green haori with white trimmings, and around his waist a brown sash with a fringed trail wrapped around his waist twice. He also wore light-brown platoon sandals with straps in the same colour as his kimono and nail polish on his fingernails and toenails in matching blue green colour. His hair was also in a bun.
"Oh Zabuza…reckless as always…" The boy mused as he reached into a bag positioned right next to him as he grabbed a pair of scissors so he could cut his way to Zabuza's mask. Just as he got mere centimeters close to the rogue ninja's face….
"I don't need your help!" Zabuza growled as he miraculously made his journey to consciousness as he sat himself up while regaining all of his senses.
"Damn. You really don't know how to hold back, don't you? Senbon Needles?" Zabuza muttered as he yanked them both out of his neck with little to no regard, sending blood spraying everywhere.
"Easy Zabuza…" Haku scolded in slight concern which Zabuza promptly ignored.
"If you weren't such a good shot I might actually be dead right now!" Zabuza grumbled as the boy chuckled at Zabuza's attitude.
"Shall I take that as a compliment?" The boy grinned behind his mask as Zabuza glared at him.
"Just take that mask off already…" Zabuza practically ordered as the boy complied with his request. Upon removal of his mask, revealing a very feminine looking face. For some, this boy would most definitely be confused for a girl.
"Honestly Haku, I must say it's nice of you to pose as a Hunter Nin like that…" Zabuza said as Haku smiled.
"Well how else have we managed to get away?" Haku smiled as Zabuza muttered something indiscriminately to himself.
"How're you feeling, Master Zabuza?" Haku asked his master in slight concern as Zabuza narrowed his eyes at the sky.
"Physically fine….but other than that…I'm not….I'm quite mad…the nerve of that brat…." Zabuza growled as his mind flashed to the fight he had with Gohan.
"Oh yes I remember watching from afar. To think you've lost for the first time ever….to a young boy nonetheless…." Haku recollected as Zabuza growled in anger before punching the ground under him, leaving a fist print in the dirt below.
"The nerve of that brat….Giving someone like me mercy!? I nearly tried killing the Mizukage yet he thinks I'm some soft bunny rabbit!? Oh when I see him I personally plan on bisecting him and keeping his head as a personal reminder to anyone proclaiming about showing someone like me "mercy" and "second chances"…." Zabuza said with clear anger in his voice.
Haku meanwhile looked slightly amused at Zabuza's rant.
"Hehe well young Gohan did, "humble you", as they always say." Haku chuckled as Zabuza gave the boy a death glare which intimidated him none.
"If you weren't so useful, I'd definitely have your head on the end of my blade with all the remarks you've said over the years…" Zabuza grumbled as Haku's grin only increased.
"My apologies, Master Zabuza." Haku apologized in a less than genuine tone as Zabuza's eyes narrowed even more at the proclaimed hunter-nin.
"Ignorant little shit…" Zabuza said as he tried to get up only to fail due to losing so much blood in his neck as Haku merely chuckled in response.
"As excitable as always." Haku amusingly mused before getting to his medical work on Zabuza.
Meanwhile, Gohan and Co. finally reached Tazuna's house. Along the way, the group were surprised to see Tazuna acting like a kind and cheerful man rather than the abrasive, rude drunk they previously knew and didn't care for.
Along the way, they noticed how poor and run down the Land of Waves looked. Gohan couldn't help but be reminded of Namek when Frieza attacked it. Although unlike the Namekians, the civilians looked drained of both mental and emotional strength and run-down.
Finally, they entered his home, a not too shabby house.
"Tsunami! We're home!" Tazuna yelled as a woman with long black hair, a pink shirt and blue skirt came out.
"Father, Hi!" Tsunami happily greeted as she hugged her father before she noticed the ninja.
"And these're the ninja who escorted you here?" Tsunami inquired.
"That's right. I'm Kakashi Hatake of Team Seven." Kakashi introduced himself.
"Hello there. My name is Son Gohan." Gohan politely introduced himself with a bow.
"Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto grinned.
"Sakura Haruno, pleased to meet you." Sakura smiled.
"Sasuke." Sasuke coolly greeted.
"I'm glad that you're all here. Thank you all for protecting my father." Tsunami thanked with a polite bow as Kakashi waved her off.
"Think nothing of it." Kakashi smiled.
"Well luckily for you all I have dinner made if you're all hungry." Tsunami suggested as Gohan and Naruto were happy.
"That sound great lady! Thanks!" Naruto nearly drooled as everyone sat down and ate dinner.
Albeit not graciously…..
"Naruto! Keep your filthy hands off my plate!" Sakura yelled before jamming a fork in Naurto's hand.
"Ow! But I'm hungry…" Naruto whined.
"Too bad!" Sakura growled.
Sasuke quietly ate his dinner as he gazed at Naruto and Gohan. He sighed as he realized he was going to do something extremely against his character.
However…Gohan wasn't eating as much, something which Naruto noticed.
"Gohan? What's wrong?" Naruto asked as Gohan put his chopsticks down.
"Something's fishy about that masked ninja. From what I learned in the Academy, hunter ninjas usually dispose of wanted ninja fairly quickly yet he just left?" Gohan asked.
"Yeah, that was weird." Sakura said.
"Hunter Ninja tend to dispose of rogue ninja usually on sight." Kakashi added.
"It looks like Zabuza is still alive…I could sense his pure energy and he's weak but he's definitely still kicking. I reckon we'll deal with him in…about a week." Gohan explained much to Naruto, Sakura's and Tazuna's shock.
"But, it shouldn't matter right? I mean if Gohan took that bastard out once, he could definitely do it again right?" Naruto suggested as he got over his shock.
"That may be true but now that he knows what Gohan is capable of, he'll definitely have a different strategy to combat him." Kakashi commented as Naruto grinned.
"Heh, looks like I'll have a chance to beat him!" Naruto giddily said in excitement.
"I bet that Gohan guy won by a fluke! You're all just gonna die!" A young boy's voice said as everyone's attention was directed to a young boy wearing green overalls, a white hat with a yellow shirt on underneath.
"What the!? Who do you think you are!?" Naruto roared in outrage as the boy ran to his grandpa and hugged him.
"Inari! That was very rude of you!" Tsunami scolded her son as Inari scoffed.
"But they are gonna die. No one can stand up to Gato's men!" Inari said as Naruto had to be restrained by Gohan.
"If I were you guys, I'd go back home before you get hurt!" Inari harshly commented as Naruto nearly had enough of his attitude.
"I assure you we'll be fine…" Sakura tried to reason with Inari.
"Yeah, plus we'll kick this Blato whatever guy's ass! That's what heroes do after all!" Naruto said as Inari scoffed.
"Yeah right! You're so naïve and stupid!" Inari said before running off.
"That's it!" Naruto yelled as Gohan tailed him.
"Naruto, just chill out!" Gohan tried reasoning with his friend who was having none of it.
"No! That brat needs to learn some manners!" Naruto replied as Gohan nearly fought the urge to roll his eyes. Naruto of all people talking about people learning manners?
However, just as the two reached his room, the boys heard the sounds of sniffling.
"D-daddy!" Inari sobbed as the two preteens looked at each other before deciding to leave as they returned to the dinner table.
Dinner resumed as normal as possible as Sakura chastised Naruto who sheepishly apologized.
As everyone went to bed later, Gohan was suddenly approached by Sasuke.
"Sasuke, hey?" Gohan said, slightly awkwardly as Sasuke never sought him out before.
"Hey." Sasuke greeted back.
"So what's up?" Gohan asked as Sasuke darted his eyes away.
"I…uh…." Sasuke practically stammered.
"Yeah?" Gohan asked.
"…You…trained Naruto…and taught him to awaken…his Ki?" Sasuke asked slightly blushing.
"Yeah?" Gohan replied as he was slightly weirded out.
Sasuke's blush deepened as he sighed, "Can you help me with mine too?" Sasuke practically whispered as Gohan shrugged his shoulders.
"Sure, why not?" Gohan replied as Sasuke was shocking, surprised that it was that easy. If it was Naruto, he'd no doubt give him hell for his request.
Sasuke merely nodded before leaving without a word, leaving a confused Gohan behind.
"Yep, definitely just like Vegeta." Gohan commented in slight amusement before deciding to hit the hay.
The next day, Team Seven were in a forest. Sakura and Sasuke were around Gohan as Naruto and Kakashi were around nearby.
"So Gohan, you're gonna teach us?" Sakura asked.
"Right. I've decided I'm gonna you guys on how to awaken your inner Ki." Gohan said while leaving out that Sasuke requested him to do so. Naruto and Sasuke were like cats and dogs and if Naruto found out, he'd no doubt rip the last Uchiha a new one.
"Okay. How do we do that?" Sakura inquired as Sasuke quietly wondered as well.
"Okay first off I feel I should explain the essence of Ki. Think of it like as the hidden energy or power located deep within your body." Gohan began his explanation as the two processed this information.
"Hidden energy?" Sakura asked quite confused.
"Right. And it may be a bit troublesome for you to gather your Ki at first given how your body is more accustomed to Chakra, it'll be harder but with time I'm sure you can learn it." Gohan explained before sitting down as he instructed the two to do the same.
"Now to start, you hold your arms out like this in order to draw out your hidden Ki." Gohan said as he cupped his arms forward.
"Once you do that, you slowly draw out the hidden power with you…Like so…." Gohan explained before he began concentrating his inner Ki before a small yellow sphere appeared from his chest.
"Now…you two try the same but I should probably say that in order to do this you need to calm your mind and put your subconscious in complete eaze." Gohan said.
"Complete ease…" Sasuke said as his mind did just as Gohan did after a couple of minutes. It flashed…to a rather horrible memory…..
"Foolish little brother…always so naïve…." The harsh voice of Itachi Uchiha glared at a seven year old Sasuke Uchiha who were perplexed with tears running down his eyes.
"B-brother…I don't know…why would you!?" Sasuke tried to breathe out to no avail as he was horrified to come home to the bodies of his entire clan slain. And the culprit….was Sasuke's "loving" older brother Itachi.
"Why? To test the limits of my abilities of course…" Itachi answered in a voice full of total apathy at his younger brother's sadness.
"Don't worry…you're not even worth killing….However to combat me, you must get the eyes I possess….The Mongekyou Sharingan….however…to do so you must kill your best friend!" Itachi ordered as Sauske gasped in horror.
"My…best…friend?" Sasuke stammered completely petrified.
"Once you have these eyes….see me again!" Itachi ordered as Sasuke was immediately knocked out.
Sasuke growled as only one thought came to his mind.
"I WILL MAKE HIM PAY!" Sasuke yelled as a small ball of Ki came protruding from his hands.
"Sasuke! You did it!" Gohan smiled in praise.
"Although….Sakura did it before you." Gohan laughed as he pointed to Sakura.
"Hehe, looks like I'm really cool!" Sakura giggled as Sasuke rolled his eyes as Gohan cleared his throat.
"Now, aim your Ki balls at those trees." Gohan instructed as Sasuke and Sakura did just that before they fired their Ki balls at their tree. Sasuke's was bigger than Sakura's.
"Okay, you two are doing well. Although you two need to learn how to completely master this ability so we'll keep on working until you're good at it." Gohan said as both preteens nodded before doing just that as Naruto and Kakashi watched.
"Wow, they're doing really great, Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto said in amazement as Kakashi smiled while looking up from his book.
"Indeed they are…" Kakashi smiled behind his mask.
Eventually it grew close to nightfall as Kakashi, Naruto and Sakura decided to make their way back to Tazuna's house for some well-deserved dinner.
Sasuke however decided to stay to continue his training while Gohan watched.
"Huff..huff…..not…enough…" Sasuke sweated as he tried puffing out more Ki only to nearly fall to the ground in exhaustion.
"Hey Sasuke. It's probably not a good idea to keep on going forward. It is your first time using Ki after all." Gohan suggested as Sasuke huffed before reluctantly deciding to stop.
"Hey Sasuke…mind if I ask you something?" Gohan asked as Sasuke shrugged.
"What is it?" Sasuke replied as Gohan wondered how to ask this, knowing it was a touchy subject.
"Earlier you said you'd make 'him' pay….Who is he?" Gohan asked as Sasuke sighed not wanting to talk but yet….his mouth decided to talk for him.
"It was….five years ago…..I was just coming home…only….to be…betrayed….by the person I thought I could trust…the most…in this world…." Sasuke said with his bangs shadowing over his eyes as Gohan could only ponder who this was.
"Who?" Gohan asked as Sasuke stood up with his back turned to Gohan.
"….My…older brother….." Sasuke said before walking ahead without a second word.
"Sasuke…." Gohan thought before he followed suit.
The two eventually made their way back to Tazuna's house as the two were greeted with the smells of various different foods.
Gohan and Naruto immediately dug in as Inari sat in silence looking at how happy the two of them were.
"…Why…why do you two continue to fight?" Inari asked getting the attention of everyone at the dinner table.
"Why what? Don't you know how strong we are? Especially my bro Gohan?" Naruto asked in outrage over this kid's attitude as he was seriously getting sick of it.
"Who cares!? You can all be aliens but Gato's unbeatable! It's a useless endeavor so just go home! You don't know about the pain and loneliness we all have to go through every single day!" Inari yelled before he found himself pinned to the wall with a hand around his neck as he looked up at a very irate Naruto.
"Naruto!" Sakura yelled as Gohan stood his arm over Sakura.
"You whiny little brat! You think you're the only one who's had it bad!? There're some people in this world who're born into really shitty situations! Get over yourself and learn to appreciate what you have!" Naruto yelled.
"Appreciate what!? There's no hope!" Inari yelled as Naruto raised a hand about to punch the boy before lowering it.
"Just forget it. You're a waste of space. Just stay out of our way for the rest of this mission." Naruto coolly said before leaving, ignoring the protests of Sakura.
Inari cried before running off to his room.
"…Well…that went well…" Sakura awkwardly tried to joke before giving a meek expression at the looks she received.
"I'm sorry for all of that…It's just…that since the death of his father…he hasn't been the same…." Tazuna apologized as Gohan's heart went out even more to the young boy.
"The death of his father?" Sasuke surprisingly asked as Tazuna solemnly nodded his head.
"Not his real father who passed away before Inari was born. The one who Inari called father was an amazing man named Kaiza with a heart of gold. Inari idolized his father….those were happy times with them camping and even fishing together…" Tazuna began nostalgically.
"However…it all changed with Gato appeared….Natrually he opposed him but….he was killed…right in front of Inari…" Tazuna explained as he wiped the tears leaving his eyes as Sakura was in tears herself.
"That's…so…horrible…" Sakura sniffled.
"So…when he's acting like that…he's…secretly hurting inside. Please don't think too harshly of him…" Tazuna practically pleaded as everyone acknowledged his words. Little did everyone know Naruto heard the full story from outside. The blonde went to bed without another word.
Gohan was silent before leaving the kitchen as he looked for Inari looking out at the sea.
"Hey there. Mind if I sit right next to you?" Gohan suggested as Inari silently agreed.
"What do you want?" Inari asked as Gohan sighed.
"Please forgive Naruto. He didn't mean to be so mad." Gohan said as Inari merely scoffed.
"You know…I can understand your pain." Gohan kindly began as Inari glared at him. Who the hell did this weirdo think he was!? Trying to act like he understand what he was going through!?
"How!?" Inari yelled as Gohan sadly smiled.
"Recently my dad died too." Gohan began as Inari lost his anger.
"W-what?" Inari stammered.
"Yeah….I lost him not too long ago….It was an epic battle…against this monster….we all fought valiantly against it and before all hope was lost…he gave his life in an attempt to save us all…" Gohan sadly said as memories of his father's noble sacrifice against Cell began playing in his mind.
"Then…how…can you be so happy?" Inari stammered as Gohan smiled at the young boy.
"Because I have love." Gohan smiled as those words seemed to strike a chord within young Inari. Gohan then stood up before patting Inari's shoulder.
"Don't worry, we'll stop those goons. Trust me." Gohan smiled before leaving to go to bed as Inari was stunned.
Then…for the first time in years….a smile adorned his lips.
"Maybe…there was hope for this country after all…and he had Gohan and Naruto to thank for that…Naruto for giving him a wakeup call while Gohan instilled courage in him.
All the while, Kakashi watched the whole thing from behind a bush as he smiled before leaving.
Soon after the week passed with Sasuke and Sakura becoming more in-tune and in control of their Ki, although it wasn't at the level of Naruto and especially Gohan.
As the team got ready to go to the bridge for more work on it, Kakashi decided to call in everyone.
"Okay everyone. Today's the day we fight against Zabuza. Although I'd like to say how proud I am of all of you. You all have come so far in just this short time. I'm very much impressed with your teamwork. Now, allow me to tell you the words of an old friend of mine and keep this in mind, Those who break the rules are trash but those who'd abandon even one of their friends is worse than trash." Kakashi smiled as the four preteens smiled back, happy at their progress as a team.
After a short tussle with Naruto saving Inari from a duo of Gato's idiotic men after being left behind and apologizing to him for his words and striking a friendship, the team appeared at the bridge only to discover the workers slaughtered.
"What the?" Tazuna gasped in horror.
"So…they've come…" Kakashi narrowed his eyes as a mist enveloped the entire area. It soon got smaller to reveal Haku and a healed up Zabuza wearing a sleeveless black t-shirt.
"How nice to see you again…Zabuza…" Kakashi smirked with amusement under his mask as Zabuza narrowed his eyes at him and Gohan.
"Leave him for me…." Zabuza ordered as Haku nodded in understanding.
"Yes sir." Haku nodded.
"Alright! Time to go!" Naruto pumped his fists in excitement.
At last…the battle for the bridge finally began!
Here's Chapter 11 for you all! How'd you all like Sasuke and Gohan becoming closer (Well as close as you can get with Sasuke XD), Gohan inspiring Inari, Sasuke and Sakura learning Ki and the battle for the bridge finally beginning! =D
And with all that the next chapter will be the last chapter of my rendition of the Wave Arc so to speak XD
Although…I should mention that after Chapter 12 is published I will be going on a two month break from this story. Now before I get any outrage, I should explain. The reason being is that I believe a break from this story is something well-deserved for not only me but you all as well. Because if I continuously write this story chapter to chapter without any breaks, I'll just be burned out and lose interest in this story altogether.
And so this two month break will allow me to plan out and map this story even more, that way this story will be even MORE enjoyable for you all! ^_^
Although this doesn't mean I'll be gone from for two months! No way! I love you guys too much for that! XD
And to fill in that empty two month gap from Saiyan Shinobi, I'll be releasing the occasion one-shots of whatever fandom that's in my head at the moment in addition to several stories I have planned out on my profile page! Here're them down below!
Mugiwara No Shinobi (Naruto X One Piece): After being separated from his crew, Luffy is sent flying to the Village Hidden in the Leaves. While trying to find his way back to Sabaody, he unexpectedly becomes a ninja and gains various new friends and enemies as a result of his new life. What new adventures are in store for the Straw Hat Shinobi?
Digital Ninja (Naruto X Digimon): What started out as a simple mission for Boruto and his team turned into a brand new adventure into a new world filled with bizarre new creatures known as Digimon. With the power of flames on his side, Boruto and his friends must defeat various new evil digimon. If not it will spend the end for not only the Digital world but the Ninja World as well.
A Hero's Legacy (Naruto): Boruto has always wanted to know more about his father, especially his past when he was younger. Thanks to a forbidden jutsu in a scroll found in the Hokage's office, Boruto and his teammates find themselves traveling through Naruto's memories in a voyage of the past so to speak. However, not all things are meant to be seen? How will Boruto react to seeing his father's various triumphs, successes, pains and losses?
Viva La Revalucion (Naruto): Naruto failed when everyone needed him the most, leaving Sasuke the only one in charge of the Ninja World under his ideologies. What dark new future awaits the Shinobi World as the last Uchiha molds it from into an idealistic world to a world only he sees fit? One under the rule of Revolution...
Red Eyes Scarlet Avenger (Naruto): Much of the Naruto story was caused by the defection of Sasuke Uchiha from the Hidden Leaf Village? However, what if he never left? How much would change as a result?
Prophesized Sage (Naruto): During the fight against the Akatsuki leader, Pain, Jiraiya was killed in a heroic effort to rid the world of the Akatsuki curse once and for all? But, what if Jiraiya was able to survive? What would be different?
Mera Mera No Z (One Piece X Dragon Ball Z): After death, Ace expected a blissful eternity of slumber. What he didn't expect was meeting an eccentric Saiyan, befriending him and becoming a Z-Fighter by chance alone. What new life awaits the former Whitebeard Pirate as he forms various new bonds and battles against powerful new enemies not even he could have ever anticipated?
Senshi No Kaizoku (One Piece X Sailor Moon): What started out as bizarre dreams leads to a brand new adventure for Luffy as he finds himself allied with the Sailor Warriors in an epic quest for the world itself. However, will Luffy be able to overcome these ferocious new enemies or die trying?
Adventures of the Monkey King and Fire Queen (Dragon Ball Z): As kids, Goku and Chichi promised to one day get married and live a life of happiness and comfort. However, what if Chichi decided to accompany Goku on his journey after their first meeting on Fire Mountain? How much would change and what new life awaits the childhood lovers?
Dragon Ball: The Strawberry Saga (Dragon Ball Z): Goku originally married and became the husband of the Ox Princess, Chichi, and started a very loving family as a result. However, what if things were different and he ended up with the feisty heiress of Capsule Corp, Bulma Briefs, instead?
Intended Fusion (Dragon Ball Z): In the original battle against Super Buu, Goku and Vegeta were able to fuse together thanks to the powers of the Potara Earrings and eventually defeat the evil pink monster. However, what if things were different? What if Gohan caught the Potara earring from Goku as originally intended and fused with his father?
Early Ascension (Dragon Ball Z): In the original course of history, Goku defeated the evil tyrant Frieza by unlocking the power of the Super Saiyan transformation. However...what if Goku awakened his Super Saiyan powers earlier? How much of history would change as a result?
Rosewood Saiyan (Dragon Ball Z X Pretty Little Liars): Years after the Cell Games, Gohan enrolls at Rosewood High where he makes various new friends and even scores some romance on the side. However, all is not peaceful as powerful new villains threaten the peace of Earth. Can Gohan protect his new friends from enemies stronger than those he's ever faced before? (This starts a year before the Buu Arc in Dragon Ball Z and during Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars.)
Winx Saiyan (Dragon Ball Z X Winx Club): The battle against Buu ends unexpectedly for Gohan as he's suddenly whisked away to the world of Magix. As he adjusts to a life filled with fairies and magic, he's also forced to deal with old and new enemies alike. Will the son of Goku ever be able to return home? (This takes place after the Super Buu fight with Ultimate Gohan and during Season 2 of Winx Club.)
Pretty Little Senshi (Pretty Little Liars X Sailor Moon): As if having an anonymous stalker wasn't bad enough, our favorite group of Liars find themselves dealing with various youma who're out to get them. Oh and if that wasn't bad enough, they learn they're the reincarnations of powerful warriors. What have our four favorite Liars gotten themselves into this time? (This takes place during Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars and after the events of Sailor Stars.)
Pretty Little Hakusho (Pretty Little Liars X Yu Yu Hakusho): What started out as a seemingly innocent trip to Japan evolves into a life changing event as the Liars unexpectedly becomes friends with Yusuke and Co. while having to deal with various new villains, monsters and even demons. Can Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer survive their new life? (This takes place during Season 2 of Pretty Little Liars but before the events of Over My Dead Body and starts during the Maze Castle Arc of Yu Yu Hakusho.)
We Fight Together (Pretty Little Liars): AU rewrite of the ending to 5x12. After being saved at the last moment from certain death, Mona finds herself working together with the PLLs as they try to put an end to their common for that's plagued them for years once and for all. While coping with physical and mental injuries, Mona tries finding her way in life with this second chance of sorts as the time to stop A has finally come. However, can the girls finally put their anonymous predator down for the count?
There'll also be a poll on my profile page for you all to vote for which story you guys wanna see!
Now with all that said and done I should mention Chapter 12 will be released NEXT Thursday April 12th and so until that time stay classy and stay safe!
Later guys! ^_^