The Yellow Phantom
A/N: What! I blame college work and other random writer's block when I did not have work to do for this delay. But I notice people are still reading it, and now, I will update. Sorry for the wait.
Chapter 11: Broken Crystal Mirrors
"Bored Bored Bored Bored," Kasumi muttered while she walked back and forth near Naruto's sleeping body.
"Uh….Rahhh," Naruto said stretching up from bed and blinking, "so, what's going on?"
"Nothing much," Kasumi said as she finally sighed, "Kakashi just left without us, and you have to stop working yourself to death."
"Wait, left without us!" Naruto shouted, and quickly put on his gear, "Okay, we are ready to go now."
Suddenly, a loud scream came from nearby. Kasumi and Naruto turned to the direction of the scream, and heard many voices.
"Boss man wanted the bridge builder dead, but his family will do," one rough voice shouted.
"Hehe, Zabuza will take care of the builder himself, but just in case, let's break his spirits," another voice said and they began laughing.
"Someone, help me!" Tsunami screamed and another voice was heard.
"Hey, let go of my mom you idiots!" Inari's voice was heard screaming towards the two unknown assailants and then a loud groan came from a distance.
"Argh….he kicked me too low," one of the goons said before the two shinobi decided to actually do something.
"You are dead kid," one of Gato's thugs said before a Kunai was thrust through him by Kasumi.
"What the- Argh," the other thug said as Naruto hit him in the back of the head.
"Well, that takes care of that problem," Kasumi said as she slit the other goons throat, "Are you okay?"
"Yes," Tsunami said and turned to Inari, "Thanks Inari that was really brave….but really stupid at the same time."
"If bravery is stupidity, then I'm the biggest idiot on this planet, and if what Inari did was stupid, then feel free to call him a moron," Naruto stated and Kasumi face palmed herself, "good job kid."
"Hehe, thanks," Inari said and remembered something, "Oh right, I have a lot of villagers that are trying to decide to do something about the problem we are in."
"Wait, what made you go out and gather people?" Kasumi asked and Inari smiled.
"Well, nothing is going to happen if we just sit here and cry."
"As well, nothing is going to happen if we just sit here and talk, let's go," Naruto said and Kasumi nodded. Saying their good byes, the two quickly ran off to the bridge building site.
Already, Zabuza made his move on Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke, and Tazuna. Haku already activated his Kecked Genoa…with a myriad of crystal mirrors surrounding him inside.
'Ugh, what is this?' Sasuke thought as he looked around at the many reflections all over the mirror.
"Now, let us begin," Hauk's voice echoed through the ice prison, and a bunch of images of said boy appeared, followed by a rain of needles hitting Sasuke.
"Argh…." Sasuke said feeling the projectiles hitting him from many angles, "he is everywhere!"
"Can you guess which one is actually me?" Haku asked and Sasuke began to attack every mirror with kunai, accomplishing nothing at all.
"It's pointless staying in here to fight," Sasuke said as he prepared hand signs, "I'm breaking out, Fire Style, Fireball jutsu!"
A huge ball of flames shot out from Sasuke's mouth, and struck one section of the mirrors, though, after the fog made by melting ice passed, the ice was not affected.
"You have to try harder than that," Haku said before throwing more needles at Sasuke.
'This is not going well,' Sasuke thought as he began to feel the pain caused by the weapons.
Kakashi was busy looking over at the crystal prison created and dodged an attack from Zabuza. 'No, a Kecked Genoa…this level of jutsu is going to be too advanced for anyone to take on….Sasuke is in trouble, I have to help him fast….but Zabuza..'
"Gotcha," Zabuza whispered as he suddenly struck at Kakashi quickly from behind as he caught the Jonin in thought.
'Not good,' Kakashi quickly thought as he tried to move out of the way before realizing it was too late…
"What the?" Zabuza said in surprise as his attack flew right through Kakashi and the Jonin landed a solid kick to the elite ninja's back.
"I knew we were needed," Kasumi said in her phantom form as she had one hand on his shoulder and Naruto nowhere to be found.
"You again," Zabuza said as he remembered the ghost ninja that stole his sword before.
"Hehe, ready for round two?" Kasumi said getting into a fighting position.
'Uh….Kasumi?' the spirit said to her as she prepared for a battle.
'Yes?' Kasumi asked irritated as she was about to do something important.
'Where's Naruto?' the spirit said and Kasumi face palmed herself.
'Oh boy….I told him not to go into the ice prison thingy and stay with me….ugh….warn me of any danger coming to him and I'll quickly try to rescue him, there are openings in some parts of the prison to allow entry….but it kind of looks hard to escape.'
'Will do,' the spirit responded before fading off from Kasumi's mind.
"Quit using your cheap monkey tricks and actually fight!" Zabuza shouted as Kasumi quickly dodged every single sword swipe sent by the assassin. Kasumi closed her eyes for a second and suddenly had a burst of energy and an idea.
"Kakashi, move over a bit," Kasumi said and the jonin quickly moved from the battle site, "Now let's try this."
Kasumi, using the memories of her training quickly produced two spheres of yellow chakra in both hands, and brought each one together into one huge ball.
'What is that?' Zabuza mentally shouted as Kasumi, with lightning speed, rushed at Zabuza and prepared her assault.
"Phantom technique: Great Phantom Rasengan!" Kasumi said out loud and brought the attack into Zabrze's body, sending the man sprawling through the air, and causing a bright flash of light to quickly pierce the fog and allowing some sight again.
"Ugh….that attack just drained me heavily," Zabuza muttered to himself as he began to stand up slowly, "how much power was behind that attack.
"Wow…." Sakura said in shock as she saw the attack, "that was awesome Kasumi!"
"Interesting attack….sort of reminds me of a thunder strike taken to massive proportions," Tazuna complemented.
'Interesting….she used Minato's technique, and added her abilities to it to create a new jutsu…and even a new technique type.' Kakashi thought as he also noticed something else, 'oh no.'
"Thanks….err," Kasumi responded before suddenly feeling drained of her reserves and her phantom jutsu falling, "that took a lot out of me."
'Have to keep Zabuza distract now before he notices her exhaustion or recasts the hidden mists again,' Kakashi said rushing at the water ninja.
"You had to be an idiot again," Sasuke said to Naruto as they were both covered in needles.
"Hey, I forgot about sneaking," Naruto said before Sasuke shrugged.
"We are ninjas….sneaking is one of the first things we learn at the academy, it keeps you alive on some missions….why do you not know that?"
"…Uh….I was not paying attention?" Naruto smiled before Sasuke groaned.
"I still wonder how you became a ninja," Sasuke muttered as more needles came flying their way.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto exclaimed as a horde of shadow clones appeared….only to be mowed down by a needle barrage.
"That was useless," Sasuke complained as Haku kept firing needles in many directions.
"Shadow clone jutsu," Naruto activated his move and more clones came to assist him and attacked all the mirrors.
"This is pathetic," Haku commented as he quickly disposed all of them and placed more needles into the genie's bodies.
"Again," Naruto demanded and even more clones were produced….and the same results kept occurring.
"You truly are a moron," Sasuke said trying to figure out where the fake nin-hunter is.
'There has to be a way….' Sasuke thought before feeling a sudden surge of power and pain, and quickly shut his eyes, "AAAAHH!"
"Sasuke?" Naruto turned to his teammate, getting struck by a needle for letting his guard down.
Sasuke opened his eyes and was not able to believe it, the Sharingan was activated in his eyes….he could see better than he could ever have before, and was able to spot Haku in the mirrors.
"Wow…Sasuke, your eyes…." Naruto said amazed as he dodged a few needles being sprayed over to him.
"Naruto….follow my lead, I can see him," Sasuke ordered and Naruto followed.
Back with Kakashi, Kasumi, Zabuza, Sakura, and Tazuna, the Hidden Mist ninja was able to put up his hidden mist jutsu again with an opening in the combat. Kasumi made her way back where Sakura and Tazuna were, and took guard position there as she still had chakra for one more jutsu, whether that be activating her phantom skills to avoid the bridge builder from getting assassinated, or the need for an attack, she was awaiting an opening. Kakashi and Zabuza were already in major combat; Kakashi avoiding anything Zabuza was throwing at him, but still was not able to see where the demon was.
'Hey Kasumi,' the spirit came back into Kasumi's mind as she shrugged.
'What is it?' Kasumi thought in response as she kept watch, 'Is Naruto okay in that prison?'
'Well….his tactics for combat are doing great….' The spirit said as a small sheepish chuckle was heard.
'Right….he's screwing up again and still alive?' Kasumi asked and the spirit nodded.
'Sasuke activated his Sharingan though, and they are able to see that kid in the ice mirrors,' the spirit replied before realizing something, 'oh no!'
'What?' Kasumi responded with worry, 'what is happening?'
'Naruto is leaving himself wide open for an attack and the boy has spotted the opportunity…it's at his heart!'
Realizing that her little brother was about to die if no one did anything, Kasumi began to worry. She would not be able to activate her jutsu and get in the prison in time to move Naruto, and Haku is about to throw. Though, as she worried, a sudden feeling of knowledge and chakra flew into her. She quickly pulled out a kunai from her belt, and performed a quick hand sign. The kunai began to glow a ghostly yellow and Kasumi had the feeling to throw it into the ice prison.
"What are you doing Kasumi?" Sakura asked as Kasumi threw her kunai.
"Naruto and Sasuke are about to die," Kasumi said and Sakura froze for a moment.
"What- what-" Sakura said in shock wondering how Kasumi was certain before Kasumi did another hand sign.
"Where is he?" Sasuke muttered under his breath as he searched for the ice style user. Though, as he searched, he spotted Haku inside an ice mirror behind Naruto, and his Sharingan showed it was aimed at Naruto's heart.
"Farewell…" Hauk's voice whispered as Naruto looked around confused.
"Look out Naruto!" Sasuke shouted quickly charging towards the knuckle headed ninja and tried to push him out of the way, before he noticed an unusual sight. A yellow kunai flew right through one of the ice mirrors, and quickly changed course and lodged itself at Naruto's feet.
"What?" Naruto said in shock as he jumped up. Before Hauk's needles made contact with Naruto, a bright yellow flash erupted from the Kunai, and the needles knocked away.
The flash was also noticed through the mist, as both Zabuza and Kakashi were caught off guard from it.
"What was that?" Zabuza said as both ninja were temporarily blinded.
'Wait….that flash….that could not be….' Kakashi thought as he quickly regained his vision and charged up a chidori.
"That was bright," Tazuna said as he looked at the ice prison that was emitting light due to the refractions caused by something.
"That looks beautiful…what's going on in there Kasu- Kasumi?" Sakura said before she noticed Kasumi gone, "where did she go?"
Naruto stood stunned at what just happened. In a bright flash, his sister appeared and quickly knocked away the needles aimed for him in a quick flurry of her dagger she pulled out. Sasuke was even more amazed at the speed and the chakra she had as he looked at her.
'Her chakra….it's….it's extremely different then what most people have,' Sasuke thought in awe.
"W-W-Wow!" Naruto exclaimed as Kasumi prepared another attack.
'She's something new," Haku thought as she now held a glowing dagger in her hand, 'I have to stop her from doing anything.' Haku began going from mirror to mirror throwing needles at her, but all she did was swipe away with her dagger and all needles were knocked to the ground one-by-one. Quickly, Kasumi suddenly started to glow with a bright yellow glow.
"What's she doing?" Sasuke said as the lights kept reflecting and refracting all over the prison.
"What the hell is going on in there?" Zabuza said as the lights from the prison started to glow brighter.
"Wow!" Sakura and Tazuna both said in amazement as the lights refracting out of the prison looked colorful and bright.
"Phantom technique, Phantom Dagger Storm!" Kasumi shouted and quickly began appearing, slashing, and vanishing only to appear in a bright yellow flash somewhere else. The dagger took an electrical glow to it, and the mirrors were being attacked too fast to reform themselves.
"She's too fast!" Haku said as he barely dodged being flashed by Kasumi as she kept at each mirror, destroying it in the process.
'That speed….it's not even human,' Sasuke thought as he saw the crystal mirrors falling apart, "Naruto, let's get out of here, Kasumi broke open an entrance."
"Okay," Naruto said as they went threw the gaps on one of the walls, "this place is finally falling down."
As soon as the lights were seen, the mirror prison Haku set up was now in ruins. Only a few walls and pillars remained on what was left of this jutsu. Kasumi stood there, out of her jutsu and shakily on her feet.
'I-I-It hurts everywhere….' Kasumi thought as she felt the effects of chakra drain hitting her body at an extreme level, 'that jutsu did me in on energy.'
Kakashi was able to quickly look over at Kasumi and check her chakra levels, 'She's completely empty….her body functions are slowing down….not good.'
"Kasumi's not looking too good guys?" Sakura stated as she saw the two boys run through the fields, "and boy, you guys look injured..."
"We have needles all over our bodies, what do you think we are right now?" Sasuke said before turning around and noticing something.
"Phew….my sis beat that kid down pretty good, don't you think Sasuke?" Naruto smiled and looked at his sister, who was starting to buckle, "wait, Kasumi?"
"Haku's here…" Sasuke said before he noticed the needles flying through the air. It was too late to do anything. As quickly as Sasuke was able to see it, the needles found their way into Kasumi, hitting her on her left side. She quickly stood up straight and gasped for a moment, and then collapsed onto the ground motionless.
"No," Kakashi said as he saw the actions with his own Sharingan. No one could have done anything, no allies were nearby, and Haku already threw his needles before anyone knew.
"Sis!" Naruto said running over to his sister, and ran down to check on her. Haku stood nearby looking at the boy.
"Naruto, come back," Sakura said and Sasuke saw Haku, but noticed he was not armed at all.
"She came in to protect Naruto…she protected what she considered precious," Haku said as Naruto felt for a breath and noticed nothing coming out of her. Then towards her heart. No pulse was able to be felt.
"No….no….this can't be happening….sis!" Naruto said while crying and growling, "you are the only family I have left….you can't die….no!" Soon, red chakra began to pour out of Naruto, spreading throughout his body and enveloping him. He began to take on animalistic features, and eventually had a fox tail at his end.
"What is happening to him?" Sakura said in shock at what Naruto was turning into.
"That chakra….it's not any chakra I've seen before….it's evil," Sasuke said as he began to shake in fear at what Naruto was.
"It's the Kyuubi," Kakashi said softly, but noticed that Zabuza was distracted at the destruction of the mirror prison, and the fox. Kakashi jumped at the opening, and lands a blow on Zabrze's arms, paralyzing them.
"Erg…." Zabuza groaned and realized the trouble he was in, "I can't move my arms!"
"What is this?" Haku said looking at the demon in front, "I can't let him do anything!"
No matter what Haku did, Naruto was either unaffected, or broke through. Not even ice walls were standing up to him.
"You….will…pay….for…hurting….her!" Naruto shouted as he charged through at Haku….who then noticed something.
"I have to quickly end this," Kakashi said as he prepared a Chidori and struck at Zabuza, who was on the verge of defeat.
"Lightning blade," Kakashi said, but instead of hitting Zabuza, Haku leaped in the way, and took the fatal blow.
"What?" Naruto said calming down considerably as he witnessed what Haku did for Zabuza, "Why?"
"Zabuza moved out of the way, and Naruto moved over to Hauk's body.
"I-I was useless to Zabuza….someone who was precious to me….I-I had to do something to protect him when he was in danger…." Haku said before his voice faded away.
"Wow….what a mess you have gotten into," a voice said as Kasumi felt herself float on nothing.
"Everything feels light…" Kasumi muttered as she could not move, and she had no strength to even open her eyes.
"Well….now you sort of know how it feels to be dead?" the spirit said from out of sight.
"I'm dead?" Kasumi said feeling depressed, "that figures."
"I said sort of," the spirit responded before giggling a bit, "pay attention more. You are actually in a state of fake death, like Zabuza was before.'
"So why do I feel weird?" Kasumi sassed as she got a giggle for a response.
"What….you just got pinned down by a bunch of needles, were you expecting something more comfortable?"
"Oh….then, what now?" Kasumi asked as the spirit giggled even more, "and what's with the giggling?"
"Oh nothing," the spirit replied as she flew over Kasumi, who was not able to open her eyes, "well, you wake up."
"How?" Kasumi asked before getting some feeling back into herself.
"You are doing it right now," the spirit said as the pains she had been returning, "all I have to say right now is, have fun in the hospital!"
"Ha-ha," Kasumi Sarcastically laughed before returning to her body.
"Well, that was exciting," Kakashi said as the villagers paraded around the town. Gato was defeated, his gang ran away, and they could fend for themselves now. Though, one thing remained a problem.
"Naruto?" Sakura asked as Naruto sat next to his sister with his head down.
"Why are you gone?" Naruto muttered.
Sasuke stared at the boy and his sister and remained silent.
"You guys have done a lot for us," Tazuna said as he looked around, "I appreciate what you have done and I feel greatly sorry for your loss."
"Yeah….it is sad when someone you care about is gone," Inari said before soft chuckling was being heard.
"What is that?" Sakura said looking around.
"You guys suck," Kasumi softly said as she began to breathe, "remember, Zabuza pretending to be dead via needles?"
"Sis!" Naruto said hugging his sister before she groaned.
"Ow," Kasumi said as Naruto backed off.
"So you are alive," Kakashi said before Sakura stared at Kakashi.
"Wow, that shows a lot of emotion sensei," Sakura said before Sasuke nodded.
"Can we go home now?" Kasumi softly said before coughing, "And what happened to Zabuza and Haku?"
"Haku blocked an attack for Zabuza, and Zabuza had a change in heart and took out Gato….but took too much damage in the process," Kakashi explained before Kasumi nodded.
"Well, I hope they end up somewhere where they are happy."
"I am sure of them being somewhere peaceful now," Naruto said before Kasumi groaned.
"We will get some people to set up a boat and transport you guys overseas," Tazuna said before running off.
After a few days stay for Kasumi to be well enough to safely be transported to the Leaf Village, the bridge was complete.
"Well, that looks awesome," Kasumi said looking at the masterpiece.
"Finally, you guys can be independent," Naruto said as Tazuna nodded.
"Now this bridge needs a name," Tazuna said as Inari nodded, "a name that gave us hope, a name that sacrificed for us, and after talking to your sensei, and speaking with Naruto a bit, I have came up with one."
"And that is…." Sasuke asked as Naruto smiled.
"The Great Uzumaki Bridge," Tazuna said and Kasumi chuckled, "we were going to call it the Great Naruto Bridge, but he insisted it to be Uzumaki."
"Hehe," Kasumi said as she lay down on a nearby stretcher, "You guys remember I can't move, right?"
"Oh right," Naruto said as both he and Sasuke lifted her onto the boat.
"Good bye," Team 7 said to the villagers while the boat began to move from the port.
"Good bye," Inari, Tsunami, Tazuna, and the rest of the village said to the departing group.
"Well….this mission has gotten weird really fast…." Kasumi said as Naruto laughed.
"Well, everything ended up turning out all right," Naruto said before Kasumi yawned.
"Well, I'm still drained of chakra, I need a nap, see you all when I wake up," Kasumi said as she fell asleep.
"Good dreams," Naruto said before going to Sakura and Sasuke who were at the other side of the boat.
Ow, this ended up being long. Oh well, I hope you enjoyed the chapter after a long wait. I was busy….a lot. I still see that people are still reading this story, which is good, and I thank you. More to come soon.
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