I DON'T OWN NARUTO. If I did Sauske and him never would have been friends, Naruto would have been a bit smarter, and Sakura would most likely have died in wave or chunin exam arc.
Chapter 11: Zabuza and Team 10
*Shikamaru*
Another day of troublesome D-rank missions yesterday. Though C-ranks required more work it would get the ever so more troublesome Ino off all our backs. We were headed to the mission office when I saw Covley's dog.
"Flash stop!" I yelled to him knowing that was the only way to get the energetic pup to stop.
"Hi Shika sorry can't talk have to find old man with funny hat," he said at lightning speed.
"Do you mean the Hokage?" Asuma-sensei asked.
"Yea but I forgot where the tower place was. Do you know smoky guy?"
"We are headed there why don't you tag along," the dog then nodded and looked at me.
"I know you're lazy but can you carry me? I've been running all day," he asked with puppy dog eyes.
"You don't need they eyes," I said picking him up. We then continued to the tower and once outside the mission room Flash jumped down and followed us in. Once he saw the Hokage he ran to him.
"Are you the Hokage?" he asked.
"Yes I am and I assume you are Covley Hatake's summons?" the Third asked back.
"Yea but her dad set me with message," he turned and exposed the tube it was in. The Third opened the scroll and read in silence. At one point a look of fear and regret came across his face. He then sighed and looked to use.
"Team 10 as the closest team here I am sending you to back up Team 7 in their mission to Wave. Flash will accompany you back to team 7. Asuma well your team take no more than 15 minutes to pack I need to talk to you," the three of us then left.
*Covley*
We hitched a ride on a boat to cross the ocean. Though it was small it could handle the few miles of ocean it would take to get to the island. The bridge soon came into view in the mist and now everyone was in awe of it. We crossed under it to reach a small dock where we got off to continue to Tazuna's house.
"Who far is your house Tazuna?" my father asked but before Naruto threw a kunai in to a nearby bush only to find a white rabbit…white.
"NARUTO-BAKA YOU ALMOST HURT THE POOR BUNNY!/ GET DOWN!" Sakura and I yelled in unison. Next thing I knew a large sword flew over our heads. On the sword stood a tall shirtless man.
"Guard Tazuna!" My father yelled and we did as ordered.
"Well well well looks like Sharingan Kakashi had to take on a bunch of brats," said the man.
"It does tend to happen when you don't leave your village Zabuza," my father said pulling up his forehead protector showing his eye. Seeing the sharingan anger crossed Sasukes face for a second until killer intent started leaking off Zabuza. Though Naruto and I had been trained to withstand it to a point this was more than we were accustomed to. Sakura feel to a knee but tried her best to keep focus. Naruto and I kept our focus but had a slight tremor and only our will power kept us up. Sasuke was another story; his tremble was more pronounced and he focused on the kunai he had drew to protect the client.
"Naruto," I whispered "try and sense him" he nodded and closed his eyes. Unbeknownst to even my father Naruto was a natural sensor. Naruto and I had decided to keep things to ourselves, a trump card it away.
"I can't," he whispered back "the thicker the mist gets the more chakra in it. Unless he get close I won't be able to pin point him." Close with this man was not an option you wanted to take. My father had made sure we knew many of the missing-nins in the bingo book. This man was Zabuza Momochi and A-rank missing-nin from Kirigakure. He was a member of the Seven Swordmen of the Mist using the Kubukirbocho or better known as the Executioner's Blade. He earned the nickname of the Demon of the Hidden Mist after killing the all the students in a graduation exam he was not even part of. He was dubbed the master of the silent killing technique and was the mists foremost assassin.
"Eight points," said a hash voice in the mist "larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, subclavian, kidneys, and the heart. Now then, which will be my kill point." Sasuke now had fear spread across his face as the killer intent once again grew as my father sent his back at Zabuza. It seemed as nothing could break it except taking his own life. He pointed his kunai at himself ready to end it all.
"Sasuke," my father said causing him to break his focus on killing himself. "calm down. I'll protect you with my life, all of you. I will not allow my comrades to be killed."
"I wouldn't be so sure," said the harsh voice of Zabuza. As this was said Naruto grabbed the clinet and well I threw kunai at the voice that appeared only to have the figure turn to a puddle of water.
"Keep your eyes out he is using water clones!" I yelled.
"Sharp one you got there Hatake," Zabuza said appearing behind my father. He swang his sword cutting him in half only to see a pile of water.
"She is the pride of her father and makes her ancestors proud," my father said appearing behind him. Before my father could do anything more Zabuza turned into a puddle and the real one kicked my father into the nearby water. I wanted to yell but the knowledge he was my father had luckily never made it outside of Konoha's walls. If it had I would have be targeted by his many enemies. It was the family rule not to let our connection be known as much as possible for that reason and was one of the reasons I never corrected the others in the academy.
I once more had to hold back a yell as Zabuza trapped my father in a water prison. The real Zabuza stood on the water, with his hand holding the prison, well a water clone stood on the shore. My father yelled for use to leave but I wasn't going for it. Without him we would not be able to hold off later threats to the client. I looked at Naruto who then nodded knowing my plan and soon around 150 of him appeared and gave me cover to move into the nearby bush.
I slowly made my way on to the pond taking out a weapon scroll and releasing a tanto. Still moving as quietly as I could I saw Naruto hand a Fuma Shuriken to Sasuke who threw the blade at the original Zabuza. He caught it but was now had both hands full and I charged planning on my tanto hitting his arm at the same time Naruto transformed from the Shuriken. It was all smooth until I was blocked by a new comer to the battle though Naruto still got Zabuza to release the jutsu by throwing a kunai.
"Haku I told you to stay out of this," Zabuza said to the masked newcomer. The boy was at least a year or so older than me. Though he looked like a girl with his long black hair tied up and dressed in a more famine style the smell was defiantly male.
"Sorry Zabuza-sama. I saw this one go through the brush and she was about to take your arm with her tanto," said the boy. I gave a look to Naruto who covered his ears and in seeing this my father covered his own. I sprang back giving myself some distance and screeched enough to send Haku into a tree.
Never having used this near my teammates they were shocked. Though it was loud to them it would not have caused any damage to them. Haku on the other hand defiantly had some inner ear damage and a few broken ribs. I was about to go to finish him off but then I felt dizzy. I hadn't used that much at all. Then I realized the poison. Whatever they used was something the shadow fire didn't completely heal with one dose. Though I wouldn't die on the rare occasion that it required a second dose (the first always to that effect away) I would feel side effects for after the shadow fire wore off. This poison seemed to have been designed to get at my chakra.
I started to feel myself start sinking in the water not being able to stay on the top but enough not to be swimming. I wasn't the only one to notice my weak state. Zabuza notice once he drew is attention away from his apprentice and he was angry. He drew his sword and charged at me.
I had no option but up so I unfolded my wings and launched myself up. It would have been fine from there but with my chakra not staying steady I was getting dizzy and flight didn't require chakra. I had gotten pretty high when it really hit along with a sharp pain in my head. The last thing I heard was yells from those around me and last thing I saw was the water surrounding me and someone swimming towards me.
*Shikamaru*
After half days run we had made it to the ocean and caught a small boat that had just returned from dropping of the team ahead of us. Reluctantly the man agreed to take us to the same port that he had let them of at. During the trip Flash and I were both antsy.
"I know your worried Shika but Saskue-kun is with them and he is the best ninja in the whole leaf," Ino said with a slight giggle. Even after 4 years in the academy and 2 months of being a ninja had not shown her that Sasuke was nothing but average. The teachers and civilians labeled him a genius and a prodigy but he was not. "He most likely beat the Demon Brothers well the rest wet themselves,"
"You're wrong," Flash said.
"What did you say you mutt?!" Ino yelled.
"I said you are wrong you blonde nut. Sasuke got in the way of Covley's fight and he would have been seriously hurt or dead if she didn't pull him away," he said well almost growling at Ino. "Covley was hurt pulling him out and if not for her being prepaired she would have been killed by posion,"
"Why didn't you tell us that?" said Choji
"It was in the note to the old man,"
"That's why he looked afraid," Asuma said to himself.
"Why would Covley-baita getting hurt make the Hokage afraid?" Ino asked. At the added insult both Flash and I gave her a glare again.
"I would refrain from calling Covley that or anything similar Ino. Kakashi would not take it well at all,"
"Oh and why? Kakashi is a legendary ninja what would he have to do with a baita like Covley?" now I could not stop myself from releasing the little KI that I could. Even though it was very little it scared Ino because it was not like me.
"Kakashi is her father you baka. Calling her that infront of him could get you killed," I said
"Yea right you lazy idiot. Her father is some no good Chunin who felt bad after sleeping with some forging whore. The whole village knows that,"
"Ino stop," Asuma yelled "First your yelling is going to get us seen. Second I know for a fact that Kakashi is Covley's father. Third as a clan heir yourself you should not be speaking in such a way about another heir. Fourth as ninja you should not take what you hear at face value and always look into what you hear," Asuma was about to continue but Flash interrupted.
"Sorry to hold up but we are at the dock and they aren't far ahead. Though I am not the best with smell I know there are 2 scents that don't belong mixed with their own," with that we jumped out if the boat and followed Flash. We quickly made it to a nearby lake in time to see a man charge at Covley.
She quickly leapt in the air and stayed above but something was wrong. Having trained with her on a few times I could see something was off. She was a master at flying but at this moment she looked unstable. Then it hit me, the poison. Flash said she had been poisoned less than a day ago. If the shadow fire she carried had not completely work it out her adrenalin from a fight could possibly kick up side effects. Being as far up as she was this wasn't good. She grabbed her head as if she was being stabbed and started falling.
"COVLEY!" yelled Naruto, Kakashi and I as she hit the water. No longer taking intrest in her the man they were fighting turned his attention to Kakashi and Naruto not realizing he was far outnumbered now. Asuma joined Kakashi as Naruto was thrown back to shore with the back of the large sword. Ino and Choji ran to the client but Covley had yet to surface so I ran in.
Know the fight was still going on I avoided it best I could. I made it to the center of the lake and the water was clear enough to see she was almost to the bottom so I dived. Deeper and deeper I went the harder it got to stay down but I knew if I went up she had little chance. Finally I reached her arm that was bandaged grabbed hold just in time to see her eyes close.
I quickly got her around me and started toward the surface of the water. When we broke the surface I heard a small gasp from Covley allowing me to worry a little less. The man was gone so the battle was over so Canary ran to the water to help pull us to shore. Kakashi grabbed Covley and Asuma grabbed me.
"She gonna be all right?" Naruto asked as a shiver came from the unconscious Covley.
"She is gonna need as second dose of shadow fire but we can make it a tea when we get to Tazuna's. For now someone is gonna have to carry us," Kakashi said
"Us?" asked Sakura.
"Yes us. If I stand at this moment I will be out. I don't have the stamina for the Sharingan so it takes its toll on me. Naruto you and Shikamaru know how to use shadow fire so you guys make as a tea," Kakashi said. "She should wake when it is given. Asuma well im down Covley is in charge with Naruto as second in my team,"Asuma nodded and before Saskue and Sakura could protest Kakashi collapsed still holding Covley.
"Alright I will carry Kakashi and Naruto why don't you take Covley," Naruto nodded "Tazuna lead the way," then we were off.
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Chapter 11 everyone. Sorry its much shorter than the last few but I really wanted to post it soon and there was a bit of action. I am kinda setting it up as Shikamaru has a crush on Covley for now since that's a pairing I like but things my change but still a preteen crush doesn't mean anything. Here are the current stats on pairs (does include mine)
-KakaAnko ~1 -NaruFu ~1 -CoveShika ~1
-KakaYugao ~1 -NaruHina ~3
-KakaAyame ~0 -NaruCove ~0
I have a poll for Kakashi on profile. If you have others message me or review them. I had one guest say no naruhina but that was before my choices were up. To vote message me or review just like suggestions. Covley will defiantly not be with Kiba or Choji so you know cause just not a fan of those characters.
I have an idea for another story which will defiantly end up a Naruhina when written. I will bounce between the stories after I get a little while most likely or just will depend which one I get inspired for but right now both are constantly on my mind so after the other has a few chapters typed I will post it like how I posted the first three to this one on the same day.
I will be starting work soon so I will be doing most if not all writing at night soon and on my rare days off because 1 of my 2 days off a week I will be working another job and I tend to pick up a lot of days at my other one.
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~Covley Hatake
