Konan: Leo threatened to confiscate all my paper if I didn't do the disclaimer, so here it is. She doesn't own Naruto. This is a secret between you and me, but she's too stupid to own it. So no matter what she says. Don't believe her.

Leo: KONAN!

Konan: BYE!

Chapter Eleven

"What thick mist, I can't see ahead!" Sakura commented as they were now sailing to the Wave Country.

"We should see the bridge soon. The Wave Country is at the base of the bridge." The guy who was sailing their boat said. Suddenly the bridge came into sight.

"WOW! IT'S HUGE!" Naruto yelled in awe.

"Hey, be quiet. Why do you think we are hiding in the mist and not using the engine?" the man reprimanded Naruto. "We'll be in deep trouble if Gatou finds us."

"Sensei…I…want to talk to you. It's about this mission…" Tazuna said gravely. "The small girl was right; this job is most likely outside of your duties. It turns out that a super dangerous man is after my life."

"Super dangerous man?" I questioned curiously.

"Who?" Kakashi-sensei asked seriously.

"You've probably at least heard his name before." Tazuna looked down in shame "The wealthy shipping magnate, a man named Gatou."

"Huh, Gatou? From that Gatou Company? He's said to be of the world's few extremely wealthy people!" Kakashi said surprised.

"Yes…officially he runs a very large shipping country. But secretly he sells drugs and other illegal items using ninjas and gang members to take over businesses and countries. He's a very nasty man." Tazuna explained. "It was about a year ago when he set his eyes on the Wave Country. Through money and violence, he quickly took control of the country's shipping industry. Gatou now has a monopoly on all business traffic in the country. The only thing he has to fear now is the completion of the bridge."

"So since you're building the bridge, you're getting in the way." I confirmed.

"So, those ninjas were hired by Gatou." Sasuke asked.

"But what I don't understand is, if you knew ninjas could be after you…why'd you hide that fact when you hired us." Kakashi asked suspiciously.

"Didn't you hear Kakashi-sensei? He said that Gatou had taken over Wave Country. This probably left them extremely poor. I doubt even Feudal Lords would have enough money to pay for this B-rank mission." I explained.

"Well if you quit the mission now…I will definitely be killed. But don't worry about it! If I die my adorable little ten-year-old grandson will just cry for a few days! Oh yeah, and my daughter will live a sad life hating Leaf Village ninja forever. But it won't be your fault! Not at all!" Tazuna said with fake happiness.

"Well I guess we have no choice. We will protect you at least until you get back to your country." Kakashi announced with his guilty conscience.

"We'll be there soon." The man sailing us there announced. "Tazuna…it looks like we've avoided detection so far but… we'll take the route with vegetation. It will make it harder to spot us."

"Thanks." Tazuna grunted.

A few minutes later

The team of six pulled up in front of a dock.

"This is it for me. Goodbye and good luck." The man pulled away from the dock and sailed into the mist.

"Yeah, super thanks." Tazuna said happily. (AN: Tazuna sure does say super a lot…)

"Okay, get me home safely!" Tazuna ordered.

"Yeah, yeah." Kakashi said with a heaving sigh.

'If we get attacked again, it will surely not be chuunin level, but jounin level' Kakashi thought sadly.

Me, who was walking behind the boys on our team, noticed Naruto's jealous look at Sasuke. Naruto ran forward and randomly threw a kunai into a bush shouting 'there!'

"Heh…Just a rat." Naruto said trying to act cool.

"STOP TRYING TO ACT COOL! THERE WAS NTOHNG THERE!" Sakura nagged.

"HEY MIGDET! STOP ACTING LIKE A MORON!" Tazuna yelled pissed off.

"Hey! I think I see a shadow!" Naruto completely ignored our comments. He whipped out a kunai and threw into a bush again.

"I SAID STOP!" Sakura hit Naruto over the head. In return I gave her a harder bonk for hitting Naruto. She seemed fazed but then looked back at Naruto.

"Somebody is after us, I swear!" Naruto pleaded.

"Yeah right!" Sakura retorted.

Meanwhile I was walking into the bushes followed by Kakashi and Sasuke. I was surprised to see a white bunny that looked traumatized by the kunai Naruto had thrown. I picked up shaking rabbit.

"Hey Naruto. Look what you tried to kill!" I snickered, wanting to make Naruto feel bad. Just for the kicks of course. Then, I noticed something as Naruto started apologizing to the rabbit. That was a snow rabbit. They change color based on the amount of sunlight in the season. White was its winter color when it was supposed to be brown for spring. These kinds of rabbits are kept in a cage for Kawarimi. So that must mean ninja were here already. I turned to Kakashi with serious eyes. He nodded.

"EVERYONE GET DOWN!" I yelled tackling Naruto and Sakura to the floor just as a huge sword went flying over our heads.

I looked up just in time to see a shirtless man with striped pants and camouflage leg and arm warmers. Standing on the sword which was now stuck in the tree.

"Well, well, well. If it isn't the Hidden Mist's Missing-Nin Momochi Zabuza-kun. Correct Misako?" Kakashi asked. I nodded.

In the next second Naruto started to run forward but was stopped as I grabbed onto his backpack. He looked but at me and I mouthed 'WAAAAY too dangerous.' Slowly I backed up with Naruto in tow.

"Everyone back up. This one's on a whole new level." Kakashi warned. He started pulling up his headband. "Against him this will be a little tough…unless I do this…"

He pulled his headband up to reveal a red eye only known as the Sharingan

"You appear to be Sharingan Kakashi." Sasuke twitched at this and went wide-eyed. "Sorry but...the old man is mine."

"Surround and protect Tazuna-san. Don't enter the fight. That's the teamwork here." Kakashi said to his students.

"Zabuza…fight me." Kakashi said gravely.

"Ah…I already get to see the famous Sharingan…I'm honored." Zabuza said monotonously.

"Sharingan, Sharingan! What the hell is that!" Naruto said not too happy at being left in the dark.

"Sharingan…it is said that some have the ability in their eyes to read and defeat all types of Gen, Tai, and Ninjutsu." Sasuke explained. "Sharingan is one of the types of pupils that can give you this power."

"That's not the only ability the Sharingan has." I added.

"Hehe, exactly. That's not all, what even scarier is that you can copy your opponent's technique once you see them." Zabuza said. "When I was a member of the Hidden Mists assassin team…I kept a handbook, it included information on you. And this is what it said… the man who has copied over a 1,000 Jutsu…Copy Ninja Kakashi."

I looked over at Sakura who had just twitched. She seemed to be thinking deeply. Something along the line of 'What's going on? First that old Hokage and now this sensei…I didn't know they were this great.' Sasuke seemed to be thinking the same thing.

"Now… let's end all the talking. I have to kill that old man." Zabuza announced crouching down. "But Kakashi…it seems I have to beat you first!"

Suddenly Zabuza disappeared, and reappeared on the water. He had one hand in the air and the other in front of his face. "Ninpou (Ninja Technique) Hidden Mist no Jutsu!" Zabuza then disappeared into the fog.

"He'll come after me first. Momochi Zabuza…as a member of the Hidden Mist… he was known as an expert in silent killing. You wouldn't even notice until you're already dead. It's not like I can use the Sharingan perfectly. You guys be careful.

"The mist is getting thicker!" Naruto commented panicked.

"8 choices…" a voice said from out of the mist

"What?" Sakura asked nobody in particular.

"Liver, Lungs, Spine, Clavical Vein, Neck Vein, Brain, Kidneys, Heart." The voice said again. "Which one should I go after?"

Sasuke started shaking and sweating hysterically. He made a move to stab himself in the thigh with his kunai. (AN: I always thought Sasuke was emo…)

"Sasuke." Kakashi said as Sasuke snapped to attention "Don't worry. I'll protect you guys even if it kills me…I don't let my comrades die." Kakashi said with a smile beneath his mask.

"We'll see about that!" Zabuza appeared behind us and in front of Tazuna –san. "It's over." He said making a hand seal. Suddenly, Kakashi appeared knocking us out of the way. He stabbed Zabuza in the stomach. Everything went quiet. Suddenly Zabuza stomach started dripping water. Then it exploded into water.

"Sensei behind you!" Naruto and I shouted simultaneously. Zabuza slashed through Kakashi. It turned out to be a water clone. Zabuza looked surprised. Kakashi appeared behind him with a kunai to his neck.

"It's over!" Kakashi said darkly.

"WOW!" Naruto yelled amazed.

"Hehe…It's over? You don't get it" Kakashi eyebrows went up. "There's no way you can defeat me with you monkey-like imitations. Hehe…but that was impressive of you…at that time…you had already copied my Water Clone Jutsu. When you comforted that boy. You had your clone say those words while your real body hid in the mist and watched me…Nice plan but… " Another Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi "I'm not that easy."

The clone in front of Kakashi burst into water as Zabuza came up behind Kakashi. Kakashi trying to escape jumped into the nearby lake.

"Foolish." He remarked. I grimaced.

"Sensei!" Naruto yelled pitifully. Kakashi seemed to be having a hard time getting out.

"Water Prison no Jutsu!" Zabuza yelled doing seals in this order: serpant-horse-rabbit-tiger-horse-rabbit. Kakashi was engulfed in a sphere of water rendering him useless.

"You may have been trying to escaoe to the water but that was a big mistake. Hehehe, now I have you in my special inescapable prison. It makes things tougher if you can still move you know? Now…Kakashi we can finish things later. First I'll take care of them." Zabuza said. He started the seals to make a water clone. A clone of Zabuza rose out of the water. And walked towards us.

"Hehe, wearing forehead protectors and acting like real ninjas…but you know what a reaql ninja is someone who has survived numerous brushes with death." Zabuza taunted. "Basically, one you're good enough to be listed in my handbook…then you can start calling yourself a ninja…you guys should not be referred to as ninja.

Zabuza disappeared then reappeared and Naruto kicked in th face backwards a few feet.

"Just a brat." The Zabuza imprisoning Kakashi remarked.

"You guys! Take Tazuna-san and run away! You have no chance of beating him! As long as he's keeping me trapped in this prison, he can't move! The water clone cannot go very far away from his real body! Just run now!" Kakashi yelled at us.

My hand clenched. I realized the danger in this but I did not want to run away. Out of the corner of my eye I watched as Naruto tried to get up to run. But the pain in his left hand stopped him. He seemed to be remembering his vow. He got determined look on his face.

He looked over at his forehead protector under the water clone's foot. He stood up shaky on his feet. Suddnely he starrted running for his forehead protector. I got a smile on my face.

"Naruto! What the hell are you thinking!" Sakura asked alarmed. The Zabuza easily kicked him backwards again.

"What are you doing, jumping in there all by yourslef? We genin have no chance aginst him." Sakura said.

"Shuttup." I told her with a glare. "He wanted his forehead protector."

Naruto slowly stood up. Sakura and Sasuke went wide-eyed at this. I smiled.

"Hey…you eyebrowless freak." A vein pulsed in Zabuza's head. "Put this in your handbook. The man who will one day become Hokage." Naruto stood up straight and tied hi headband around his head. "Leaf Village Ninja…Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto looked at Zabuza with a level glare.

"Sasuke, Misako! Lend me your ear!" Naruto said.

"What?" Sasuke asked impressed.

"I have a plan." Naruto said with a smirk.

"Teamwork from you?" Sasuke asked.

"Now…let's get wild…" Naruto said. I smiled. Naruto was finally getting serious.