This is most likely the last chapter.

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As time passed i saw Zabuza less and less, but i never forgot about the one person who had never tried changing me. The last time i had saw him was when i had been hired by a man named Gato to assist Zabuza in the capture of a bridge builder going by the name of Tazuna.

We didn't meet together to plan anything and the first time we tried to capture him it was only Zabuza who went, but Haku saved him before any permanent damage was done. I've been watching the team protecting the bridge builder the past week while Zabuza recovers.

There's the copy nin, and three genin. Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura haruno and Sasuke Uchiha. The Uzumaki was blond and by his chakra i could feel the nine tails, and the girl was nothing interesting as of right now, but she had great chakra control. The Uchiha was a bit better than average, but he had an awoken blood line limit.

When Haku wasn't assisting Zabuza he was with me spying, or gathering herbs. When we had some free time a day before Zabuza would most likely be ready to work again, the two of us had been gathering herbs and had run into the blond haired boy.

"Do you have someone you fight for?" Haku asked him a warm smile gracing his features.

"Yeah i guess, i've got Iruka, Kaka-sensei, Sakura, Sasuke, and Gramps!"

Who do i fight for? I don't think i have anyone. "Well then Naruto-san You will be strong."

I nudged Haku and of we were, but her looked over his shoulder and dropped the bomb, "oh, and i'm a boy."

"What!" Uzumaki Naruto proceeded then to flip out.

"Haku, it was unwise to speak with the enemy even if you wear a mast. What happens if your mask is removed? We don't want to hinder them, not when there's so little fun to be had already."

"It will not be a hindrance Saku-sama." We walked then in silence bringing with us the basket of herbs required to help Zabuza over the last obstacle that comes with near death states.

The place where we had Zabuza resting was a large room with only a bed, and a couch for furnishing. "I thought i instructed you to stay in bed Zabuza." I crossed the room to him and frowned when he crushed an apple, "What a waste. You could've just told us you were feeling better."

"Stop being so annoying brat!"

"I think that at this rate we will be ready to fight tomorrow."

I nodded, "And thanks to your ice user i will have to wear a mask as well."

Zabuza snorted and retorted back, "It's not like you don't wear a mask most of the time anyways Saku. You shouldn't really blame him."

I huffed but did not reply, "I'll be watching your battle from afar. I will interfere if something goes wrong."

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From the side of the bridge i watched Haku knock out the entire group of men building the bridge. It was really funny watching the group of genin show up with a missing teammate, but still they freaked out.

Everything was going nicely until the nine-tailed kid showed up and 'tried' to free his friend stuck in Haku's ice mirrors. Note the thick sarcasm.

Even from afar i could see the damage eat boy was taking everytime Haku launched a new wave.

I blinked once in surprise when the Uchiha took one for the blondie then became on edge when red chakra began spinning through the air. Haku teased the blonde about this being the first time losing his friend in battle. Then all hell broke lose.

The fox's chakra healed the boy and with a hard punch to the face, Haku's mask cracked loudly in half falling from his face. The chakra-enhanced fist slowed before hitting Haku's face when the nine-tails chakra vanished.

"What happened to all that power you had before?"

My danger radars peaked and my eye's snapped to Zabuza who had a Chidori aimed at his heart. Without thinking i lurched forwards seeing Haku wouldn't make it in time. I had a poisoned senbon prepared and when I stopped before Zabuza I offered it to him just as the lightning enhanced hand sunk through my chest.

Before me the copy nin's ey's widened. To make the memory worse it did a mild henge to turn into the girl that was once on his team but had died the same way as i.

"I… fin...ally...found...a...answ...er...i...live..to..pro...tect...the...people...i...care ...about." Then i smiled feeling Zabuza take the senbon from my hand, and with one last breath i let the numbness death brings wash over me.