Right, let's wrap up the 'Wave Arc' and see if we how things go for Gatō. Any of you read Lucillia's work? Brilliant and funny writer who's work gave me an idea for a good joke for later.

Another chapter, another attempt to entertain you all. I honestly do not have anything else to add, so on with the show!

Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto .

Fullmetal Alchemist belongs to Hiromu Arakawa

Devil May Cry belongs to Capcom

Venom belongs to Marvel Comics

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XX Random Road in Wave Country XX

"Thank you very much." The masked ninja called from the three he was hidden in. "I have been searching for the opportunity to kill Zabuza for a long time"

"The hell!" Sasuke roared. "No body ever tell you it's rude to kill steal?"

"I'm sorry." The masked ninja said, a bit surprised at Sasuke's reaction. "I am a Hunter-Nin from Kiri. I have been tasked with killing the Missing-Nin Zabuza Momochi, thank you for weakening him for me. I must now dispose of the body as it contains many secrets!"

"Yeah whatever." Naruto said as he began rooting though Zabuza's pockets. "First we're gonna loot it. I call his wallet!"

"We want his supplies!" Sakura said as she moved to join Naruto.

"Leave me the forehead protector!" Sasuke yelled as he picked up the man's sword and rested it across his shoulders.

"Wait! Stop! Those are property of Kiri!" The masked ninja yelled in panic

"Well this isn't Kiri. So shut up!" Sasuke snapped as he finished tying Zabuza's forehead protector to his belt. "What do you think guys? Start of a collection?"

"Looks good." Sakura told him as she stored all of Zabuza's scrolls in the symbiote. "Looks a little bare though. We think you should add more!"

"Yeah, your belt can be our trophy rack!" Naruto agreed as he counted Zabuza's money.

"Shouldn't you stop them?" Tazuna asked Kakashi. "I mean it isn't very respectful."

"Konoha is a shinobi village, not a samurai clan!" Kakashi pointed out. "Respecting our enemy's corpse isn't something we normally do... Besides do you want to tell them to put that stuff back?"

"Nope!" Tazuna gulped quickly, watching as Naruto and Sasuke tossed the nearly naked corpse of their foe at the Hunter-Nin.

"Thought so." Kakashi said as the Hunter-Nin vanished with the corpse. "something is wrong here, I'm just not sure what?"

"What? Like the fact that the highly skilled jonin is constantly being shown up by the rookies?" Sasuke joked as the trio approached with their newly acquired gear. "You any good with storage seals?"

"Yeah, why?" Kakashi asked as the group set off towards Tazuna's house. "And it isn't that!"

"Sure it isn't." Naruto agreed sarcastically. "And I'd imagine he wants you to store that sword for him."

"Yeah, I mean I look kinda dumb walking around with two huge swords." Sasuke said. "And you sure it isn't that we keep showing you up?"

"Yes I'm sure it isn't that you keep showing me up!" Kakashi snapped. "Forget it, can't be that important anyway."

XX Nearby Clearing XX

"Are you okay Master Zabuza?" Haku asked as he removed the senbon from the man's neck.

"Nothing is bruised apart from my ego, my ribs, my chest, my biceps, my quads, a few internal organs and my left pinkie." Zabuza answered before looking down at himself to inspect the damage. "... Why did you strip me?"

"I... I didn't." Haku admitted. "Those Konoha shinobi looted your 'corpse'. I tried to stop them but the dark-haired one tried to behead me with your Executioner's Blade every time I tried to get close. I'm sorry."

"It's fine. To get away with just this mild humiliation after facing such a team is okay." Zabuza grunted as he sat up.

What do you mean Master Zabuza?" Haku asked.

"That boy! The way he fought, the power and aggression. He was clearly of Konoha's infamous Uchiha Clan! But the way he healed..." Zabuza explained. "It was beyond anything Tsunade of the Sannin is known for. In fact, the only man I've ever heard of that could heal that way was Hashirama Senju."

"The First Hokage?" Haku gasped.

"Yes. And if Konoha has managed to combined his physical power and healing with the innate combat abilities and eyes of the Uchiha, I think avoiding any action that draws their ire would be wise." Zabuza warned. "And than there was the girl, you saw the clan markings right?"

"The circles?" Haku guessed. "I-I don't recognise that clan symbol."

"Not on the dress, on the thing she became!" Zabuza snapped. "It was the spider crest of the Tsuchigumo clan, I'm sure of it... That means she must be the barer of their kinjutsu! And with Kakashi Hatake there as well, you have no idea how lucky we were Haku."

"I-I see!" Haku stuttered, realising just how powerful that team had truly been. "But what of the blond one?"

"Him... I'm not sure." Zabuza admitted as he staggered back towards their hideout. "But you can be sure of one thing... If he's on that team, he must be a real powerhouse as well."

"Of course." Haku agreed. "What do we do now?"

"We return to base, gather everything we can and retreat." Zabuza told him. "I heard Yuki is recruiting. With my combat record and your Bloodline, we should have no trouble getting high ranking positions."

XX Tazuna's House XX

"You're all going to die!" Inari said simply. "There's no way you can win against Gatō."

"Charming kid you got there." Sasuke said to Tsunami once her son stormed off. Reaching into his pack, Sasuke removed a large bottle of whiskey. "So anyway. I think that our victory against our first A-Rank shinobi, who isn't from Konoha and meant to be training us, deserves a little celebration. Hey old guy, got any glasses?"

"Eh... I'll go check." Tazuna said before hurrying to the kitchen in search of glasses.

"You're not old enough to drink!" Tsunami said as she tried to take the whiskey from him. She froze when Sasuke pressed Coyote-A into her stomach.

"Konoha thinks I'm old enough to work for it's reputation, kill for it's glory and die for it's cause... So I think I'm old enough to enjoy myself!" Sasuke told her before holstering Coyote-A. Once she'd backed away enough Sasuke turned to Kakashi. "You want some?"

"Yeah... Why not." Kakashi sighed, feeling a headache beginning to form.

"Here, they're all I could find." Tazuna said coming back in with four small glasses.

"Not a problem. I'll drink from the bottle." Sasuke laughed before filling the four glasses to the brim. "Now a toast... We're alive, the other guy isn't. Good day!"

With that Sasuke brought the bottle to his lips and began to gulp down the alcohol. Tazuna, a hard drinker himself and not wanting to be shown up by a kid, downed his glass in one go. Kakashi, also not wanting to be shown up, did his usual trick of lowering his mask, downing the drink in one go and returning his mask to it's normal position. Both regretted trying to drink like the Uchiha as the burning sensation of the whiskey caused them to spray the drink back out and break into a coughing fit. Tazuna covered the small table they were sitting around in saliva and whiskey while Kakashi's mask prevented him from spraying anything other than itself.

Naruto and Sakura, both more familiar with their Uchiha team mate's alcoholic preferences, wisely sipped at the liquid. As the group relaxed Naruto asked Tsunami what was the deal with Inari and why he was convinced that Gatō was unbeatable.

"Inari had a father, not related by blood but they were very close. Like a real father and son. Inari use to laugh a lot back then... But that all changed with the incident." Tazuna said staring down into his empty glass. "The word 'courage' has been stolen from the people of this island. And from Inari... All because of Kaiza and the incident."

"What incident? And who is this Kaiza" Sakura asked leaning forward to empty her glass into his own.

"Thank you." Tazuna said before he explained who Kaiza was and how he became such an important part of Inari's life. "Kaiza was called a hero by the people of the city. Inari couldn't of been prouder of his father. But Gatō came to the city..."

"What happened?" Naruto asked. "What did Gatō do?"

"In front of everyone, Kaiza was put to death by Gatō." Tazuna told them. "He cut off Taiza's arms and then killed him in front of the whole village. Inari... Inari saw the man he called father die. He saw his hero cut down."

"Hehe, nice story. This Gatō guy sounds like my kind of guy." Sasuke said, his voice cold and harsh. The air grew heavy, tainted with bloodlust and a desire to hurt. To kill. To destroy. A red haze had begun to radiate from his body and his eyes seemed to have developed a yellowish hue. "where's he hang out anyway?"

"H-He's taken over the governor's manor on the north side of the island." A terrified Tsunami squeaked out when Tazuna couldn't find the words to do so himself.

"Cool." Sasuke growled. He set the half empty bottle on the table and made his way to the door, pausing long enough to put on his shoes. "I'm gonna go for a walk. You gonna be okay to hold down the fort sensei?"

"A quick walk before dinner sounds good." Naruto said, rising and putting his coat on. "I think I'll come with."

"We drank to much. We could do with some air." Sakura announced as she rose as well. "We'll come with you as well."

Once they had entered the forest near Tazuna's house they stopped. Sakura's symbiote formed around her and Sasuke's body flashed yellow, entering his Trickster style. Sakura crouched slightly and Naruto climbed on, wrapping his arms around her neck. Once he was secure she lunged towards the nearest tree, sticking to it and climbing. Once she was high enough Sakura leapt and began to swing from tree to tree using her webbing. Sasuke just started running for a moment before he broke into a mad dash, reaching speeds rarely matched by those who did not wear green spandex.

As the trio moved north Kakashi poured himself, Tazuna and Tsunami three large glasses of whiskey. Pulling his mask down to his collar and letting out a sigh, Kakashi took a long sip of whiskey.

"M-Mom... W-What was that?" Inari asked when he entered the room a short while later, still clearly shaken by simply feeling Sasuke's display.

"Proof" Kakashi told Inari as he refilled his own and Tazuna's glasses. "This stuff isn't that bad actually."

"Yeah." Tazuna agreed.

"Proof of what?" Inari asked.

"Simple." Kakashi answered. "That heroes exist. They exist even when they look like monsters."

XX Governor's Manor XX

"So, that's the plan I got." Naruto told Sasuke and Sakura as they hid just beyond the tree line and out of sight of Gatō's thug lookouts. "You guys sure you're okay with it?"

"As long as it works, I don't care." Sasuke snapped. Still in a bad mood.

"We'll do it, but you agree that it is ours next time?" Sakura hissed. She was still angry after hearing Tazuna's tale.

"Yeah, no problem." Naruto agreed. When Sasuke just grunted Naruto turned to him. "What's wrong with you?"

"No one should wave to watch a parent be executed." Sasuke snarled. "No one should have their memories of their hero broken, tainted, like that. That Gatō would do that pisses me off."

"We'll get him. We'll get him and make him sorry for it." Naruto promised before turning to Sakura. "Better get moving."

"Right." She said before using the symbiote's camouflage ability to vanish from view.

Taking a deep breath Naruto focused and clapped his hands together. When he felt the power of his alchemy he slammed his palms to the ground and manipulated the earth. The walls and guard towers were torn apart as the ground beneath them exploded upward like water from a geyser. As the mercenaries Gatō was paying to assist him in terrorising the citizens scrambled about, trying to find the attackers, Naruto slammed his hands down again. This time the earth beneath many of them shot up as eight inch earthen spikes, impaling the legs of many. With the enemy's number cut, and the remainder in a panic, Naruto created a spear and entered the manor grounds. Picking his target Naruto threw his spear. It embedded itself in the chest of a large thug, drawing the attention of the other mercenaries and thugs to Naruto. Quickly making another spear, Naruto began to cut a bloody path through them. The occasional bang told Naruto that Sasuke was gunning down anyone who tried to escape, as he'd agreed to. Very soon the bangs began to come quicker, Gatō's little army had realised they were outclassed and began to flee. This made them easy targets for Sasuke's Gunslinger style. Soon no one was left.

"Whoever you are, I can pay you handsomely." Gatō pleaded once Sakura dumped him at Naruto's feet. "I'm a very rich man and can give you anything you want... Just let me go, please?"

"Who said we want money?" Sasuke asked as he approached through the dust. The haze and hue had returned and mad him look like the devil itself, come to claim Gatō for his crimes. "You've done terrible things to the people of this island. You've taken their money. You've taken their freedom. You've taken their courage. And you see, we can't have that... We won't have that!"

"W-What do y-you people want?" Gatō whimpered, tears running down his checks.

"What do we want?" Sasuke asked, sharing a laugh with Naruto, who'd removed his coat to check on his automail arm, and Sakura, who was leaning over Gatō and dripping saliva on him. "We want you to pay the devil his due!"

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And that's that. I'm sure all you Zabuza and Haku fans are delighted that I decided to let them live to see another day, and considering where you are going maybe see another chapter down the line.

One of my favourite plots in humour fics is the one were someone sees/hears/learns something important but comes to the wrong, but somewhat understandable, conclusion. They than tell others this conclusion and it spreads, sometimes even being expanded on or twisted, until everyone but the people who could correct it know and believe it. That's what will happen here. Zabuza will mention he'd met an Uchiha that has the healing ability of Hashirama Senju. This will, through retelling by others, become Zabuza fought an Uchiha with the abilities of Hashirama Senju. Another is that he also fought a Tsuchigumo kunoichi who had their secret kinjutsu [he fought a kunoichi with a powerful hidden jutsu and what looked like the Tsuchigumo clan crest]. The few survivors of Gatō's mercenary army will tell of the third member of that group. A blond who fought against and beat an army of thugs and mercenaries that had backup from ronin samurai [which becomes the blond who fought an army of ronin samurai and later it was an army of actual samurai].

While it's similar, the idea I got from Lucillia's work is different and will lead to many funny "wait what?" moments from those who know the truth but can't correct anyone.

I'm dyslexic, so please point out any mistakes in spelling or grammar [I spell things the way they do in England and Ireland, so some things may look off to Americans]. Please leave your opinion via review or send them via PM, I'd like to know what you think. Well, I think that's everything I've gotta say so, hope you enjoyed the chapter.

This is Highvalour saying bye and thanks for reading.