Sakura gasps and I look up at Naruto, as I am kneeling next to my backpack.
Naruto winces in pain slightly as the wound bleeds onto the ground.
"I won't freeze up again. I went through training for this... I won't let my friends fend for themselves again." He says.
Awww- Wait. Wait.

I stand up and look at Naruto.
"Listen. Good idea getting the poison out and all. But... your gonna bleed to death if you don't stop." I say. Naruto freezes, blanches, and then he rips the kunai out from his wound and starts freaking out.
"Oh my god! I'm gonna die!" Naruto yells. I grab his hand.

"My god! Calm down Baka! You really will die if you keep jumping around like that!" I exclaim. Naruto shivers slightly as I go to wrap his wound. Kakashi walks over and peers at the wound. He see's the rapidly healing wound and his eyes flick over to me. I do the same and he understands that I know about Naruto's Kyuubi.
"Am I gonna be Ok? You both look really serious." Naruto says. I wrap the wound and Kakashi stands.

"Your gonna be fine." Kakashi says. I put the bandages away and stand up.I look over to Tazuna.
"Tazuna-san. Are you ok?" I ask him. He nods and I turn to our assailants.
"Pfft. Good job at hiding yourself." I scoff, putting my hands on my hips and peering down at them.

"It hasn't rained in weeks and there's a puddle in the road? Really guys. You'd think that a ninja would be able to go un-noticed by a few Genin and their Sensei." I mock, making them hang their heads.

We deal with the ninja and continue on our way to the Land of the Waves.
"So... Kakashi-Sensei... What did you mean before?" I ask. Kakashi peers down at me and I tilt my head.

"You said you had to be sure of something." I remind him. He look at Tazuna who peers at all of us before swallowing.
"Yeah. I just had to confirm my suspicions. About who those men were really after." He says. Tazuna makes a barely audible gulping noise and we all narrow our eyes at him slightly. No way to tell if Kakashi's suspicions are true though. Plenty on ninja resort to stuff like this when they are desperate.

*Timeskip again.*

We continue to walk, aproaching a curve in the road to bend away from a large pond. Suddenly, a large mist begins to settle around us and I look around, my eyes scanning for danger. Suddenly, a large sword is flung towards us and we all gasp. We all duck low to the ground, the sword sticking into a tree nearby. A man jumps onto it and we all stand, staring the mysterious man down. I peer at his forehead protector.
A Hidden Mist ninja...

The man has short, ruffled hair and bandages cover his nose and mouth. His eyes are small and stare at us with a cold gaze. His body is muscular and he has a large build.
We all stand on guard, ready for the slightest movement.
"Well well well. If it isn't Zabusa Momochi, the ninja from the Village Hidden in the Mist." Kakashi says in a casual, yet demanding tone.

Naruto runs forward, ready to engage a fight but Kakashi holds him back.
"Stay back. This guy is on a whole different level. Get into formation and protect Tazuna. I'll handle this." He says. Kakashi lifts his hand up to his forehead protector as I move closer to Tazuna. As he lifts the cloth and opens his eye's and I let out a gasp.
H-How does he have the Sharingan?! He's not even an Uchiha?!

Naruto looks just as dumbfounded as ever, completely missing the looks on mine and Sasuke's faces.

"Whoa! Hey whats up with your eye?" Naruto asks. I look over to him.
"Sharingan. A special, and rare Do-jutsu that can reflect of copy any Nin-Jutsu, Tai-Jutsu or Gen-Jutsu perfectly. Allowing those who posses it to learn a complicated jutsu in a matter of seconds." I say. Sakura turns to me with wide eyes.

"But thats not all." I add. Sasuke nods knowing what I am about to say is true.
"Its also the Kekke-Genkai, or bloodline limit, of the Uchiha Clan." I say. Sakura and Naruto make small noises of shock and turn to our Sensei.

"A shame for you. Unfortunatly you need to hand over the Bridge Builder." Zabusa says, his eyes glinting with malice.
"We have a standing order to destroy you on sight. I found your name in our Bingo Book. Known as a man who copied over 1,000 Jutsu. Kakashi The Copy Ninja." He adds. Kakashi doesn't flinch in the slightest, but my eyes widen.
1,000 Jutsu?!

Zabusa crouches on the hilt of his sword, his hazel eyes peering into Kakashi's mismatched ones.
"Enough talk. The old man's time is up."

Tazuna stiffens and we all move around him, ready to fight if need be. I hold my kunai over my chest, trying to calm my nerves. This guy was kinda freaky, and I was excited for my first real mission. I may be a Genin of the Sand, but that doesn't mean that I've been on a mission before.

Zabusa lets out a huff.
"So be it." he says. He kicks away from the tree, bringing his sword with him, and lands on the water.
"Over there!" Naruto says, pointing.

"On the water?!" Sasuke mumbles. Zabusa stands on the water, both hands in a strange symbol that I've never seen. One hand is raised, the other by his mouth. The water ripples around him, making it seem as if he's gathering a whole ton of Chakara.
"Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu." he says. Water swirls around him and he is gone, having become one with the dense fog.

Kakashi moves infront of us.
"Kakashi-Sensei. Who is he?" Sakura asks. Kakashi keeps his back to us.

"Zabusa Momochi, the X-Leader of the Hidden Mist's Assasination Unit. He's a master at silent killing." Kakashi replys, keeping his stern gaze focused ahead.

"S-Silent Killing?" Naruto and I murmur. Naruto gets the gist and so do the others. No need for details here.
"The Sharingan can't fully neutralise it. So don't lower your guard." Kakashi says. I nod as the mist makes it difficult to see.
"This mist is getting even thicker." Sakura says, looking around. No one could see anything but their Sensei.

"The Land of the Waves is surrounded by ocean." Tazuna says, gazing towards the pink haired girl.
"The mist ever present." Suddenly Kakashi's figure dissapears from my veiw.

"Sensei!" I call. Everyone looks around for our teacher but to no avail. The mist is increadably think at this point.

"8 points." Zabusa's deep voice rumbles, causing Sakura to gasp. We all turn our heads, looking for the direction of the sound.
"Larynx, Spine, Lungs, Liver, Jugular, Sublavian Arteries, Kidneys and the Heart." Comes Zabusa's voice again.
"Now. Which shall be my kill point?"