[Chapter 11: Zero Viability: The Sharingan Shatters!]
Recap!
"I couldn't break through," Naruto said making Sasuke and Kitsune to look at him, "so what? He's not gonna to stop me. I'm not going to up and I'm not going to lose here cause I have a dream and no one's going to take it away from me." Naruto glared at Haku who let out a gasp. "Some day I'll be respected in my Village that's my dream. To be the greatest Hokage!"
'Naruto,' thought Kitsune as she looked over at the blond.
'Dreams,' Haku thought as his mind went back to when he first meet Zabuza. "It was not my desire to be a shinobi, it's painful." Kitsune raised an eyebrow at this. "I don't want to kill you, but if you advance, I will have no choice. Then I'll kill the kindness in my own heart and fully embrace the shinobi way and there will be no mercy, no turning back." A growl escape Kitsune's throat. "This bridge well be the battle field where our dreams collide. Now I must fight for my dream just as you fight for your. Please do not blame me? I fight for some one who is precious to me. I live for him and I'll face death for him so that his dream can become a reality. That is my dream and for the sake of that dream, if I must, I'll act as a shinobi and take your lives."
Kitsune, Naruto, and Sasuke all smirk as they faced Haku ready for the real show down.
QS-"Sasuke, Naruto, Kitsune!" Sakura called out to them, "take this guy out! You can do it!
"Don't Sakura," Kakashi warned her, "don't push them."
"Huh?"
"Even if they some how found away to over come the Mirror Jutsu they still couldn't defeat this Ninja," Kakashi stated.
"How can you be sure?" Sakura asked.
Zabuza started laughing though he never took his eyes off Kakashi.
"They have the desire to win, but they don't have the instincts to kill," Kakashi answered, "that boy's a whole other breed, he lives for pain, thrives on it."
"Exactly," Zabuza agreed, "your village became complacent. Your trainees never learn the most important lesson of all. To kill the feels in their hearts, to crush an opponent mercilessly, to destroy with no emotion over regret."
"But then..." Sakura said startled, "Sensei what are we going to do? Please tell us?"
'I could make a break to save Naruto, Kitsune, and Sasuke, but he'll slay the bridge-builder,' Kakashi thought as he looked over his choices, 'if I use Shadow Clones he'll just match them with Water Clones. I'll just be wasting Chakra. So I have no choice, it's me or Zabuza here and now.' Kakashi lifted his hand to his forehead protector covering his left eye. 'I'll to do this the hard way.'
'The Sharingan.'
"Sharingan?" Zabuza asked, "your no fun Kakashi. Using the same old trick."
Zabuza pulled out a weird looking Kunai and charged at Kakashi before aiming at his left eye surprising him and Sakura.
"Sensei! No!"
Kakashi raised his right hand and blocked the Kunai before it could harm his eye, but he did have a glare in place.
"If it's just an old trick then why did you just stop me?" Kakashi asked.
"If you let your opponent see your jutsu one to many times he'll find away to use it against you," Zabuza answered.
"Then could yourself lucky," Kakashi told him, "cause your the only man alive who have seen my Sharingan twice. There won't be a third time."
"Even if you did defeat me," Zabuza started, "you have no chance against Haku."
'Is that possible?' Sakura thought as she looked at the Crystal Ice Mirrors. 'That that boy in the mask is stronger then Kakashi-Sensei?'
"When I found him, he was just a street kids, but I trained him in the most advance ninja techniques," Zabuza started to brag, "I thought him everything I know plus he had special abilities that he had defined on his own. The boy develop quickly soon he could face the most powerful enemy, out number, in total darkness it didn't matter. He could strike with perfect accuracy. He cared nothing of his own life or those of others. He became a unique fighting machines a shinobi. In the end his power surpass even mine, his bloodline trait the Kekkei Genkai can not be defeated by anyone. I've created a tool who can destroy anything that stand in my way." Zabuza pulled out his kunai from Kakashi's hand. "Unlike the useless punks that follow you around.."
Inside the ice mirrors Kitsune was looking around trying to find way out of it.
"I didn't get to him," Naruto said, "then I'll try again as many times as to takes." Kitsune rolled her
"Naruto don't!" Sasuke yelled.
"Naruto stop!"
Haku once again attacked all three of them. Naruto once again landed next to his teammates after the attack.
"How is he doing that?" Naruto asked.
'It was barely there, but I saw it,' Sasuke thought, 'I could see the trails and follow his moves.'
"One more time," Naruto said as he formed the hand sign, "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"Don't you see that it's useless?" Haku asked.
Naruto once again made clones, but Haku took the clones down again, however, Sasuke did kick water up into the air when Naruto tried to attack the mirrors. However, Haku attacked all three of them and sent them to the ground hard, but Kitsune and Sasuke slowly got to their feet.
'I can see his movements, but that doesn't mean I can match him,' thought Sasuke, 'the water it's being repealed. What if I try something else? Now water, but...' Sasuke had closed his eyes for a bit before he opened them. 'Yes. Now it's my move.'
"You think that those Genin punks together can beat Haku?" Zabuza asked, "he's the ultimate. A battle tool of distraction."
"Are you done bragging?" Kakashi asked, "your starting to put me to sleep." Kakashi pulled his forehead protector up to uncover his Sharingan eye. "Let's finish this now!"
"Fine, but there's one more thing you should know," Zabuza answered/told him, "a little more bragging as you say."
"Huh?"
"Did you really think that our last battle was just a win or lose that I took your Atks like a mare rank Genin?" Zabuza asked, "Haku was there hiding, watching your every move, studying your Sharingan. Haku can see a jutsu once and automatically divide a lethal counter Atk. It's one of his gifts. I've been waiting to see the look on your face when you realize your Sharingan has become worthless. You once said that the same jutsu won't work on you twice. Well, I'm going to tell you that."
"Huh?"
Zabuza created a hand sign so he could do a jutsu.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu!"
'This is is,' Kakashi thought.
'What's going on?' Tazuna thought as he looked around, 'the mist is so thick. Visibility is Zero.'
"Sensei?"
"Sakura stay with Tazuna," Kakashi ordered.
'I have to be strong and believe in Sasuke, Naruto, Kitsune, and Kakashi-Sensei,' Sakura thought, "And I have my job to do no matter what it takes."
Sakura turned around and ran back to Tazuna which surprised him.
"Oh, Sakura."
"Follow my lead Mr. Tazuna and whatever happens stay close."
"Alright I'll stay right behind you."
Haku looked at them as they seem deep in thought.
'I know you need me, Zabuza, I'll finish them off quickly,' Haku thought.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto shouted as he made the hand sign which caused Haku to gasp.
'He just won't give up,' Haku thought before he launch an attack against Naruto when out of nowhere a fireball head towards him. 'What?' He looked at Sasuke as he dodged. 'Fireball Jutsu?' Haku once again launch an attack on Naruto. 'It shouldn't be taking this long to defeat them.'
Sasuke once again took a deep breath and blow out fire which Haku dodge, but it did get the heme of his pants. Naruto then landed behind Kitsune and Sasuke before he slowly got up. Kitsune let out a growl before she let out a smirk and without Sasuke or Naruto noticing she bit her thumb and got ready to do hand signs.
'Got him that time,' thought Sasuke, 'I'm starting to get the timing.'
Sasuke had a smirk as he looked at the burnt part of Haku's pants. However, Kakashi was looking around for Zabuza who just disappeared from in front of him.
'It's the Hidden Mist Jutsu, but this mist is to thick even for Zabuza,' Kakashi thought, 'how can he fight in it?'
Kakashi spun around and blocked shurikens that he heard come at him from behind.
"Very skillful as I expected from Kakashi the Sharingan Warrior."
Zabuza appeared in front of Kakashi with his eyes closed surprising the copy nin.
'He's eyes are closed.'
"The next time you see me is the last time you see anything," Zabuza told him, "without your Sharingan your nothing."
"What?'
"You wanted me to believe that you can see through anything even through time," Zabuza answered, "but your predication was wrong I'm still alive so your a fraud Kakashi. You can't read the future and you can't ready me. The Sharingan is just a cheap trick that makes it seem your more powerful then you are. I know now that your Sharingan has two separate elements. The piercing eye that sees every detail and the hypnotic eye which mesmerizes your opponent. Employing these ability you can execute multiple Jutsu at a quick succession to make it seem like you can see into the future. First with the piercing eye you copy my movements instantly. This replica of movements makes me doubt my own thought. Once I was shaken your infiltrated my mind waiting for the slights flow and intermediate my actions seeking out any hints to my next move. You time it precisely waiting for the right moment."{Me: He talks to mush.} "The instant that my mind come unfocused you created an illusion with your hypnotic eye. You reduce me to make hand signs when you were making the same signs so you seem to be copying me when actually your controlling me movements. Now that I know this a very simple plan can defeat you." {Me: Stop talking already Zabuza!} "First neutralized your piercing you with zero visibility mist."
Zabuza was able to land a blow on Kakashi making him to skid back some.
"The mist is slowing me reaction time."
"Next neutralized your hypnotic eye by keeping my own eyes close," Zabuza went on, "you can't border into my mind if you can't look into my eyes."
"Brilliant," Kakashi praised, "expect with your eyes closed you can't see me either."
"Have you forgotten about who I am Kakashi?" Zabuza asked, "I'm the Demon of the Hidden Mist, master of the Silent Kill. I can take you out by sound alone!"
Kitsune stood next to Sasuke glaring at Haku not knowing where he is so she could use Kyoufugan.
'He read my movement, but that's not possible,' Haku thought as he looked at Sasuke in shock.
"I was so close, bit I couldn't quite get to him," Naruto mumbled.
"Naruto!" Sasuke called out making the blond to look at him.
"Huh?" "Can you do it again?" Sasuke asked.
"Of course!" Naruto answered, "nothing can stop me! Believe it?!"
'He don't want to shot, but he's exhausted,' thought Sasuke, 'the Shadow Clone Jutsu uses up so much charka, but thanks to him, I'd figured it out. I know how to break through.'
'The human eye can not track my movements,' thought Haku, 'it must have been a flock.'
The mirrors lite up at once and Sasuke quickly performed hand signs at the same time as Kitsune.
"Naruto ran for it!" Sasuke ordered.
"Huh?"
"Get out of here and attack from the outside!" Sasuke once again ordered, "hurry."
"Huh?" Naruto asked before he got a determined look. "alright, you got it."
"You can not escape," Haku told him.
Naruto started to run, but he was thrown backwards, however, he got up and ran for the middle of two mirrors.
"You think, you can keep me here?" Naruto asked, "forget it!"
Just them Haku shot out of the mirror he was in towards Naruto.
"That's it," Sasuke said, "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
"Ninja Art: Summoning Jutsu!"
Sasuke took a breath just as Kitsune slammed her hand onto the ground and launched a fireball at Haku while the smoke cleared to reveal a snow white fox that came up to Kitsune's knees. Haku easily dodged the fireball and threw a senbone at Sasuke that nailed him in the shoulders before he knocked Naruto back.
"I couldn't get pass him," Naruto told them as he stood up.
"That's was good Naruto," Sasuke said as he pulled out the senbone.
"Huh?"
"Now," Sasuke growled out, "one more time?"
"Yeah, let's do it," Naruto and Kitsune agreed.
'There must be a limit to his charka, too,' thought Sasuke, 'I can feel him slowing down.'
Naruto, Sasuke, Kitsune, and her fox all took off in different detraction to try and get out of the mirrors.
'No more games,' thought Haku in annoyances, 'I need to stop this now!' Haku targeted Sasuke and Kitsune, "This time you'll stay down!"
Haku throw two senbone that hit both Sasuke and Kitsune in the calves before he attacked Kitsune's fox making her to vanish back to where she was summoned from. This, however, ticked Kitsune off big time to the point that she let out a none human growl.
"Sasuke, Kitsune!" Naruto called out when he heard their cries of pain that was caused by Haku unleashing more senbone on them.
Haku then did the same to Naruto, but this time they were sticking out of their bodies.
'An enemy you can't see and you can't hear?' Kakashi thought, 'it's been a long time since I've face anyone this tough. And Sasuke, Kitsune, Naruto. I don't know if they can hold out.' Kakashi closed his eyes. 'Stay calm, think. Where well he strike?' At that Kakashi's eyes snapped opened as he looked a different way. "the bridge-builder!"
Kakashi took off heading for where Sakura and Tazuna where standing waiting for something to happen when Zabuza appeared behind them making them to turn, but Kakashi got in the way.
"To late!" Zabuza yelled as he swing his sword at them.
Sakura's scream could be heard through out the bridge and part of the village.
