NEW BETA-EDITED VERSION!!

Well let me just tell you so far, the votes for if Zabuza dies is about 5-3 he lives rather than he dies. and so far the votes about haku's gender is about 2-1 its a she. but if its a she, there won't be a pairing (she's seventeen and too old for a 12 year old) but if its a he, then i might hook him up with Ayame (but ill do my best to not make it seem like a crack pairing)

Also, NOONE figured out the references to the OC's names :Tai, Tee, Taro, Boba. just to let you know its supposed to be the flavors of a popular asian drink: Boba, which is the name for both the drink and the chewy balls in it. Tai and Tee is really Thai Tea which is a flavor as well as Taro (aka Ube to you filipinos). so go to your local boba place and order a thai tea or taro boba its delicios. now onto the story!

Disclaimer: i claim to disclaim that claiming naruto is not for me to claim so i disclaim that fact... i dont own naruto. But i do own my new OC's

a/n: (aniki-older brother, ototo-younger brother) (mizu bunshin-water clone)(Bunshin Kaiten Kakatou Otoshi - Clone Spinning Heel Drop)(Bunshin Taiatari - Clone Ramming Suicide Attack).


Three Shinobis sprint through the forest in the direction of their group. Within moments, they were settled behind the thick branches of a nearby tree observing their team.

'Matte!' the young blonde thought. 'That's not Zabuza… and we haven't passed the bridge yet…' his thoughts were broken by the voice of their new enemy.

"Oi! Who the hell is that skinny bastard?" screamed Kiba. The female Jounin put a hand on his shoulder mentally telling him to quite down and stand back.

'Mist-Nins. I don't recognize them from the bingo book but those Hitai-ate… They're Mist-Nin's alright' She walked up in front of the Genins and spoke to the unknown foe. "We're not here for you but if you attack us, know we outnumber you five to one" Her harsh crimson stare burning holes through his facade.

An unexpected chuckle came from a rippling puddle near the Mist-Nin's feet. "Make that five to two" another foe began to rise from the shallow puddle and stood next to his twin. "Tai-nii-san, so what do you think? They look tough. Do we fight?" his stare went back and forth between the group of Konoha-Nins and his aniki.

"Hell yah you should fight!" An orange blur soon flew from the trees accompanied by a lavender-eyed girl and an Aburame. "Doesn't look like you have any choice anyways," The blonde said as he flicked his nose with his thumb, giving a determined look.

"Naruto! Hinata!" the two Jounins yelled.

Hearing the young blonde talk made the older brother begin to laugh. "You here that ototo? This little brat want to scrap" The Nin began to laugh at the young Genin. "Too bad we're only sent to scout. Now what do you think Zabuza-sama would do if he finds out we disobeyed him?"

Flashback

The group of Mist Nins came finally reached the Mist base. Tai, Tee, Taro, and the leader Boba, walked down the hallway and watched two henchmen flee a room at the end. Without even looking at the four-man cell, they rushed out of the suspended fortress with a look of fear written across their faces.

"Hmph. Looks like the boss scared 'em eh Boba?" asked the large man.

"Probably came to tell Zabuza-sama about the bride builder" replied the fatter man as he led the group into the room.

From his chair, the masked man lifted his sword and put it next to his side, "What now you four?" he asked

"Just wanted to let you know your Oni-chibis got their ass handed to them. They're dead now" the stout one bluntly stated.

"I already know that. I'm planning on dealing with them myself," before the masked Nin continued he was interrupted again by Boba.

"That's not all. It seems like the bridge-builder has quite the company. Two Jounins and some brats" he was a bit taken back when the boss rose to his feet, lifting his massive sword.

"Well, looks like you boys will be helpful after all" suddenly from within the shadows, another Nin came to Zabuza's side wearing a Mist Hunter-Nin mask. "Haku, come with me. Boba, you and your crew go check them out, two of you scout" then with a sinister voice he said, "I want the kill". With that, the two masked Nins vanished, leaving the rest of the group to find the bridge-builder.

End of Flashback

The younger twin looked up towards his Aniki, "C'mon Tai-nii-san, lets go. We get to fight them later anyways" he persuaded.

"Hmph… alright. I guess we could wait" Tai looked towards his twin and winked. He began to reach for his pouch strapped next to his hip causing the Konoha Nins to jump into a defensive position. Then without warning, he smashed a couple smoke bombs on the floor and the two instantly dashed out of sight.

"Kuso!" The blonde screamed. "'Nata, do you see them?" he asked.

The blue-haired girl began to form a hand seal then activated her Doujutsu. "Gomen Naruto-kun, I can't see them anymore" she said as the veins on around her eyes receded.

All the action that happened in so far caused the employer to worry. 'Damn that Gato!' the half drunk man thought, but as all the smoke cleared, he noticed nearly all of the hired Nins were glaring at him. "What are ya'll lookin' at?" the old man nervously said.

"Who do you think?" Kiba sneered.

"Tazuna-san, answer this honestly. Why is it that we've been targeted by several missing Nins? According to your request form, this was supposed to be a C-rank escort mission, one that should not have included the possibility of encountering strong Shinobis. Even to this, the Hokage admitted another Genin team for experience purpose, is there perhaps another reason for the unnecessary back-up?" The one-eyed Jounin suspiciously questioned.

The employer sighed and began walking past the angry Shinobis, "Well I guess I have some explaining to do" he said with remorse.

"Damn right you do!" again shouted the dog trainer. Two different hands settled onto the boy's shoulders, looking back he saw that one belonged to his sensei and a white-hooded blond surprisingly owned the other.

The blue-eyed Genin let go his grasp then looked at the scowling boy. "Drop it Kiba" he calmly stated. "That doesn't matter now. Can't we leave this talk after we get to town? We're going nowhere if we argue here" the blonde tried to convince the group.

"No Naruto. He purposely asked for a C-rank mission knowing it was truly a B or A-rank mission, with that he made his request invalid, so we can't continue with the mission" the scarecrow replied.

"Eh? We can't or we won't? Its one thing if we drop an invalid mission, but its something completely different when we abandon a guy just to save our hides. If you asked me, a person who runs away from a mission 'cause they're afraid is worse than a guy who brakes the rules" His little speech caused the silent girl in the crowd her to follow.

The lavender-eyed girl softly stepped away from the crowd and stood near the blonde, "Naruto-kun is right" now the whole crowd, including both the old man and the blue-eyed teen stared at the Kunoichi. "We can't leave him behind. Even… even if we have to complete this alone" she said with fire resonating in her voice.

The red-eyed Jounin watched her pupil stand-up for her beliefs and was both proud and moved. She watched a stoic Shino, a gleeful Sakura, an uncaring Sasuke and finally a hesitant Kiba walk between the employer and their senseis. "Well Kakashi, I guess we'll just have to let this one slip. It is more their mission than it is ours" she said.

The gray-haired man shrugged while taking out his favorite novel, "Whatever. I'd rather not argue more than I have to" he said void of emotion. This made the young blonde smile.

"Well let's go then. The island is right of the coast from here," said the drunken builder. Everyone nodded then began they're trek towards the village.

On their way Tazuna explained his and the village's situation. The teams began to sympathize the builder along with everyone on the island. Though they disagreed about his approach, nonetheless they were willing to help out in the protection of both the builder and the bridge.

Already across the ocean, twin Shinobis docked onto land, greeted by two other Mist Nins. "So? How'd it go?" asked the fat man.

"Just peachy boss. One of 'em's the Copy Cat Nin, Hatake Kakashi. The other is the Genjutsu mistress, Yuuhi Kurenai. There was a few brats with 'em. But if it weren't for those two, me and Tee 'wudda slaughtered 'em" Tai said licking his lips thinking about a Genin massacre.

"They're on their way now. Is everything set?" asked Tee.

"'Course! Now lets go before they get here. And just before things get out of hand… dibs on the lady!" Boba called with a devilish smile.

"Oi! That's no fair boss. I'm not gonna get stuck with a buncha kids" a loud bellow came from a large axe wielding man. "Lemme at least get a few swings. My axe hasn't tasted any female in a while" two powerful hands lifted the heavy axe and swung it around, slashing at an imaginary object.

"Heh. There's two little Kunoichis with 'em big guy. Why don't you take 'em out and me and nii-san get the four others?" proposed the younger twin. A husky grunt came from the annoyed giant as the group began walking deeper into the forest.

Not to far later, another boat docked onto the island. Eight Shinobis and a bridge builder stepped onto dry land. It was a quite walk to the village until a certain blonde spoke out. "So old man. What are ya thinking about naming the bridge?" he inquired.

"Heh, something cool no doubt. Like The Bridge of Waves or The Bridge over troubled waters" the last suggestion caused everyone to drop a sweat.

The whiskered Shinobi scrunched his face and faced the drunkard once more, "Don't you think you should name it after something or someone important? Maybe name it after a hero!" the boy made a foxy grin thinking about how it was named after him. 'Heh, they might as well right my name there now'.

"Maybe, but we haven't had any heroes in these parts in a while. You could thank that baka-yaro Gato for destroying everybody's hopes and dreams" None of the Genins except Naruto knew who Gato was but already they didn't like him. "There was one… my son-in-law, but Gato publicly executed him for no damn good reason!" he said with anger and sorrow.

The two young Kunoichis held their hands up in disbelief and disgust. "That's terrible! Why would they even do such a thing" the pink haired girl asked rhetorically but, whether she liked it or not, she got her answer.

The bridge builder crossed his arms and looked up at the sky, "Like I said, he wanted to crush our faith. Wanted to make an example of those who'd go against his shit-assed ways. Ever since then, people just shut up. He's been takin' money away from us, owning all the ports, inflating imported goods, all 'cause his greedy ass wants to take over this country" all his anger and aggression were released in his explanation.

Anger grew among the Genin, even the blonde, who already knew the story, felt his rage towards Gato rekindle. And as luck would have it, the team found a familiar enemy to take their frustration out on.

The little white dog perched upon the Inuzuka's head began to bark at two figures ahead of them. "What is it Akamaru?" the boy asked receiving a few barks and growls in return. "Hey Hinata, could you…" he was interrupted by the bug user.

"No need. It's the two from before. I planted a female bug on them earlier just incase, and my bugs tell me its no mistake" the high-collared Genin looked at his sensei for guidance, "What should we do Kurenai-sensei?"

"We are here to escort Tazuna-san to the bridge, are we not? If we happen to fall into a fight, then so it be" The red-eyed women told the group.

The only person truly against it was the employer himself, "Hey now. Lets not jump into unnecessary fights. How the hell am I supposed to build a bridge if I'm… agh!" a kunai was suddenly thrown towards the speaker only to have it deflected by another kunai wielded by the lavender-eyed Kunoichi.

She quickly guided the man towards the middle of the group. "Gomen, but could you stay between us. You are easier to protect this way" the girl said confidently.

"Way to go 'Nata!" praised the blonde receiving a smile from the blushing Kunoichi.

Suddenly a new voice came from high above a branch. "As much as I'd hate to break up this little get together. I have a bridge builder to kill, so if you don't mind, just hand him over and you might live to see another day" said a masked man.

"You… Momochi Zabuza, Demon of the Mist" sneered the scarecrow as he readied himself into a defensive stance.

"So it looks like the Copy Cat Nin of Konoha really did come. You've got quite the bounty on you in the bingo book" bellowed the man. Slowly his gaze fell onto the other Jounin besides Kakashi. "But don't feel like I forgot about you, Mistress Yuuhi. Your bounty isn't much, but your company would be worth so much more" Zabuza said with a devilish smirk underneath his bandages while making hand seals, slowly creating a fog.

The red-eyed Jounin sighed at the comment, "Are all masked Shinobis perverted?" she asked sarcastically. The one-eyed Jounin beside her sneered at the comment.

Suddenly the indigo-haired Kunoichi spoke up again. "Sensei! There're two more Nins here! The first two are just up ahead and the other two are behind the bushes over there" she whispered to her sensei, trying to gain the element of surprise.

"She's right," the young Uchiha said calmly. "The two up ahead are running towards here right now" he added.

His sensei nodded and began briefing the group. "Ok listen up. When I give the signal, I want you, Naruto, and Kiba to run ahead and make a clear path. Sakura, Shino, and Hinata, stay here and help protect Tazuna" Then he looked at the group of Genin, "And don't worry. We'll make sure you're all safe," the Jounin said giving the team a reassuring smile.

Everyone began to get in their stances. 'The fog's starting to get thick' the scarecrow thought. "Ok… go!" and like lightening, the three leaf Nins dashed through the fog. "And little heiress," Kakashi looked at the Hyuga, "Make sure not to stray, we're gonna need those eyes Naruto loves so much" said the slightly perverted man causing the girl to blush and the man to get elbowed by the rookie Jounin.

The sword-wielding foe was now off the branch and silently walking around the group creating two extra Mizu Bunshins. "Aww what happened to you group Kakashi? Did three of 'em get scared and run off?" taunted the Mist-Nin

By now the fog was too thick to see farther than you own hands. Both Kakashi and Hinata now had their Doujutsu activated. "Hmph, your stupid mist won't work against us. Shino, send your bugs out and make them absorb as much chakra as you can from the mist" He said.

The pink haired Kunoichi wasn't so thrilled knowing the surrounding area would be occupied by chakra feasting bugs, but it was better than being slain by a creepy Nin. "You don't have to worry. My bugs won't bite unless I tell them to" the Aburame heir said with both assurance and annoyance.

The green-eyed Kunoichi felt a pang of guilt in his comment, but before she could apologize, her vision began to clear. "The mist… yatta it's lifting!" her voice squealed in happiness.

"Too bad its too late" suddenly a dark figure formed in between the two red-wearing Kunoichis. The lavender-eyed Genin was the first to notice and screamed, "Sensei! Behind you!"

Two Kunais were quickly raised to block the massive blade. "Kuso! Damn girl, Taro!" at his call, a huge shadow jumped from the bushes aiming towards the girl.

Though she saw the attack coming, she alone wasn't enough to block the head on attack. Thankfully the bug user was there to lend a pair of Kunais, helping to parry the blow. Yet still, both Genins were taken back and hurdled out of the way along with the attacker.

"And then there were three" Zabuza said with a smug face, but it was short lived when a Kunai was jammed into his chest by an aggressive scarecrow. But to the girl's surprise, the person, thought to be the enemy, was just a bunshin. Behind her a large sword came swooping down headed for the Kunoichi's shoulder.

Just inches before the huge hunk of metal made contact, several well-placed Shuriken were thrown into the eyes, chest, and throat of yet another clone. Kurenai, reached in her pouch looking for several more projectiles. "Sakura! Get Tazuna-san out of here!" commanded the female Jounin.

"Hai" she replied as she took a grip of the old man's wrist and let him down the road away from all three fights. But only after a few steps, another shadow appeared in front of them but much shorter than the other clones.

Slowly he revealed himself to be Boba, a short fat man with a Hammer on his back. "Yare, yare, where do you think your go… bah!" the several Shurikens held by the Jounin were now scattered around the area once occupied by the newest foe.

"Go!" Kurenai said to Sakura. After getting a brief nod, she headed along another path with a drunkard builder on hand.

After a few moments of running, they ended up on side of a lake surrounded by three separate fights. "Hmph, glad we're out of that hell hole!" he looked at the worried girl then added, "Not much of a fighter now are you?" which pissed of the green-eyed Konoha Nin.

Farther away from the lake, three male Genins stood ground against a couple of Chunin level twins. "Alright Bakas, get ready to lose. Its three," a bark soon interrupted. "Oh… ano Gomen. Four to two! There's no way you're gonna win!" shouted the blonde.

The Uchiha made a soft chuckle, "Did you just apologize to a dog?" taunted Sasuke.

"Urusai Teme!" retorted the shorter Genin.

Now Kiba joined the argue, "Quit fucking arguing! I wanna kick their ass already".

On the other side of the battle, the two brothers were laughing at the poor display of teamwork. "Haha do you see that Onii-san. They're doing the job for us" They continued laughing not noticing two figures lurking in the shrubs nearby.

The blonde stopped his arguing and returned into through threats at the enemy, "Nani!? Who're you talking about! You're the one's that's gonna get beat up an a few seconds" he shouted. The other two stood next to him sharing the same goofy grin, which didn't look good with them.

"Eh? You're a weird kid, better kill ya now bef…" two pairs of legs came out of nowhere and knocked the brothers away. While falling, the foes watched the two out of the three teens poof out of existence. Two pairs of white long-sleeve arms popped from the ground holding down the fallen enemies.

Behind them they heard laughing. "Che, you guys don't look so tough down there now do ya?" the wild-looking boy said with his partner barking in agreement. "I can't even believe you'd fall for that"

"I can't believe the dobe was fighting with himself," the dark-haired boy added. He then heard grumbling from underneath the earth.

Both Tai and Tee were annoyed by the teen's smug faces. With little warning, the twins grasped on the two hands binding them and swung their jailor from the ground towards the sneering Genins.

The first poofed as it hit the ground, the other landed between his teammates. "Whoa! Stronger than I thought" the blonde said as he rose to his feet.

The dark-haired Shinobi pulled a smirk thinking about the only option left, "It's a head on fight from here" he said pulling two Kunais from his pouch then continued, "You losers ready?"

Before he could finish talking, the blonde teen flew towards the enemies with a familiar hand seal in place, "Who you callin' loser you angsty-teme! Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" he cried. With those words ringing around the forest, fifteen Narutos surrounded Tee, while his brother was stuck between a two battle-ready Genins.

"What do you say Sasuke? Five minutes?" the blue-eyed Leaf Nin asked.

"Tch, me and dog boy got this in three" The Uchiha said glaring at his opponent.

"I don't give a flying jutsu how long this takes" The wild-looking boy ranted as he place his dog under his sweater.

The look on both twins showed great irritation, and simultaneously they shouted, "Buncha snot-nosed brats think you can defeat us!" each grabbing a wooden staff from their backs. And with the weapons drawn, the battle started.

Tai was the first to strike, trying to jab the Uchiha in the chest, but was parried by his elbow and with his other hand grabbed the side of the stick, bring it down, while Kiba took to the air and threw a fist to the enemy's face.

Next to them, Tee was furiously swinging his staff and luckily took out one of his clones. But the very second the staff lost its' momentum, two clones rushed and attempted to sweep the foes feet. The first clone failed and received a stomp to the face, the other jump at the last second attempting to get a decent mid-range kick, which was again blocked and caught. With a firm hold on the clone, he swung him around and threw him at another charging clone destroying both at the same time.

This time five clones rushed him from all angles trying to overwhelm him with numbers. The plan failed as he grabbed his pole of the ground and swung it hard catching the first clone and continued till the rest of the four were caught before driving them into the ground. Now six Narutos were left to fight.

With Sasuke and Kiba, their enemy was already worn down. His weapon was broken in half by a powerful axe kick by the Uchiha and three large wounds were visible on his left forearm, shoulder, and right calf inflicted by the teeth and Kunais of Kiba and Akamaru.

The dog-user once again charged the wounded enemy but was batted away by a half of a broken staff. Now it was the Uchiha's turn to attack, which he did able to get a grip of the other half of his weapon stealing it. Now two foes carried two halves of a stick. The Nins eyed each other, one trying to find an opening, and the other, stalling for time while his comrade tackles the rogue Shinobi from behind.

The dark-haired boy, having stalled enough, purposely dropped his guard provoking his foe to attack. After his first few steps, a bone crunching bite came at his already wounded calf and a foot flew towards the back of his head. Sasuke then nonchalantly held the pole out in front of him wait for a face to fall on it. 'CRACK' was all that was heard when his face met the hard, rounded end of the pole snapping it further into pieces.

Back with Naruto, Tai was counting off the rest of the clones still left. There was supposed to be six left but only counted five. Getting ready to charge the rest of the orange-wearing teens, he heard the earth beneath him grumble. He jumped to avoid the attack but was to late, two hands wrapped around each ankle and pulled him down, anchoring each leg down. Above him was a flipping Naruto that then dropped below screaming "Bunshin Kaiten Kakatou Otoshi". The after finishing his last somersault, a powerful kick came down that broke his opponent's staff while trying to block it.

Unknowingly behind the now finished clone were three mid-air clones. They cried, "Bunshin Taiatari" before sling-shooting the middle clone with high speed and strength, ramming the enemy. After falling hard back down and not being able to get back up due to his anchored feet, the real Naruto dropped down and stabbed the man with two Kunais to his heart and upper abdomens. A loud agonizing scream of pain rushed out of the Nin's mouth followed by his eternal sleep.

To his left, another scream came, but not from any physical pain, but from emotional pain watching his brother die by the hands of a young Genin. "ONII-SAN!" he yelled in anguish.

"You… YOU KILLED ONII-SAN!" different emotions struck him, but what seemed to hit him the most was fear. Barely able to run, he through his remaining smoke bombs to the floor trying to make an escape.

Both the Uchiha and the Inuzuka looked at the blonde curiously. After a dusting themselves off and holding a wounded Kiba on their shoulders, one finally decided to break the silence. "So how did it feel?" the wild-looking boy asked as the dog in his sweater whimpered.

"What are you talking about?" the blonde asked.

"Your first kill. He's lying there dead and you did that to him. Do you feel no remorse?" pried Sasuke.

The blonde dropped his head away from their view. In his heart, it sucked every time he killed someone, but as time went on, he'd accept it. Though it had been years since he killed a person in action and the guilt caused him to drop his masked temporarily. "What do you want me to say? That it felt great? That is was a thrill to take someone's life? Well I can't… it sucked! But its our job. One day it'll be our mission to kill purposely, whether we like it or not, we're still tools. How the hell am I supposed to do anything if I sulk every time I take a life. We are Shinobis, killing is a part of our life, and we accepted this job knowing our hands will be tainted red with the blood of our enemies, allies, and selves" He said all this while trying to bring back his smile.

Nevertheless, both teens were caught of guard at his profound answer expecting a more simple answer like 'ok I guess' or 'scary'. "Damn… I never thought about it that way. And I was sure as hell wasn't expecting to hear that from you" the tattoo-faced Genin said.

Quickly putting on a smile he looked back at his comrades. "Heh, number one unpredictable ninja right?" gladly chanting as he pounded his chest with his free hand.

"Wrong! Number one knuckled-headed unpredictable ninja" Sasuke said with a smirk causing Kiba to laugh and Naruto to pout.

Elsewhere two of team eight's Genin faced of with a large axe-wielding Mist Nin. "Looks like a caught a little girl and a fro kid. You think you kids could stand-up against my axe?" the overly muscled man asked as he watched the two kids get into a defensive position.

"It'd be wise of you to not underestimate us," Shino calmly said.

"W-we were made Shinobis for a r-reason" Hinata said half stuttering.

The large man took another step forward while whirling his axe in the air. "My buddy here hates smart mouths" the large man said.

The silent Kunoichi inched her way towards her teammate, grabbing him and throwing each other behind a tree trying to whisper, "Shino-kun I have a plan". Spending time with Naruto for the past years helped develop Hinata's to become cunning. Now for the first time, she will see how far she progressed fighting a Chunin level opponent that may rival the Akimichi clan's strength.

The large man chuckled as he watched the two teens plan out a strategy from behind a tree. Finally stopping the heavy weapon from swinging, he raised it up and held it next to him, and with a sudden burst of speed, he came charging at the huddled teammates. "Better watch out! I'm aiming for your heads chibis," he screamed as he swung his axe.

Suddenly the sound of metal slicing through wood then flesh was heard following a gasp form the lavender-eyed Genin watching her teammate's head separate from the rest of the body.


You like the cliffy? Well originally, i said i might make my chapters longer (like 2ice as long) but i'd take longer to update, but i changed my mind and decided to keep my chapters about the same lenght and update sometime between 4-10 days.

Well PLEEEAASE Review. For those who actually DO! thnx lots! and you know who you are. BUt to those that don't go a head and give me your input, i allow anonymous reviews so go for it. (for some reasons, my reviews have been going down, three chapters ago i had almost twice as many... so whats going on!? well thanx again for reading. il update so0n!