Sand shot forward, "Hinata!" Kankurou yelled.
Hinata closed her eyes waiting for the pain to come, but nothing came. Hinata opened her eyes and they instantly widened. Sand…was protecting her? Kankurou narrowed his eyes, "That's new," he said.
Mei dragged Hinata away, "No, wait!" Hinata yelled.
"No," Mei said, "You are not my mission and this was not in the statement. Putting two jinchuurikis together…that's suicide!"
Hinata glared and pulled away from Mei, "They are not just jinchuurikis!" she yelled, "They're brothers and they're my friends!"
"They're dangerous!" Mei yelled.
"I hate to say it," Kankurou ran up, "But she's right. In this state they are dangerous, Hinata. We need to find Itachi. He can get in their minds and, hopefully, suppress the Bijuu chakra. Where are they?"
"…Probably still unconscious in the village," Mei said.
Kankurou face palmed, "What? At least I didn't kill them," Mei stated.
Hinata perked up. She activated her Byakugan and went wide eyed, "Sasuke-kun's not dead…" she said softly.
"Of course he's not," Mei stated, "I said I wouldn't kill you."
"But they don't know that," Kankurou stated.
"Kankurou-kun," Hinata said, "How do you suppress the Bijuu's chakras?"
Kankurou pulled out his necklace, "With this, but I only have one," he stated, "They've both lost control."
"You handle Gaara-kun," Hinata said.
"Wha-no," Kankurou stated, "Hinata, that's suicide! Your father, not to mention mine, will kill me!"
"Trust me," Hinata stated, "Naruto-kun would never hurt me."
Kankurou bit his lip, "I know," he said, "And Naruto will hate himself if he hurts you, Hinata."
"He won't," Hinata said, "Just fix Gaara-kun."
Kankurou hesitated, "Fine," he unhooked his necklace, "Just please be careful."
Hinata nodded and slowly made her way towards Naruto, "Naruto-kun…" she said softly.
Naruto turned to Hinata, glaring. Hinata took a deep breath, "Naruto-kun, please," she said, "I know you're mad, but you're letting Kurama-san take control."
"Sasuke-"
"He isn't dead, Naruto-kun," Hinata said, "I looked myself. He's fine. Just weak."
Hinata was in front of Naruto, "We're all fine," she said, "The only person Mei-san killed was Zabuza-san, but that was part of her mission," she hugged Naruto tightly, "Please calm down."
Hinata felt the powerful chakra disappear, "Sasuke's…okay?" Naruto asked.
"Yes," Hinata pulled away smiling, "He's fine…mostly."
Naruto pulled Hinata into another tight hug, "I'm sorry," he said.
Hinata smiled, "It wasn't your fault," she whispered.
Naruto suddenly pulled away, "Gaara…"
Hinata turned and she smiled, "He's fine," she pointed.
Naruto turned just as Gaara collapsed in Kankurou's arms, "Gaara!" Naruto ran to his brothers.
Hinata smiled slightly before running over to Sasuke. Hinata looked Sasuke over. Mei sat beside her, "How did you do that?" Mei asked.
"Naruto-kun would never hurt one of his friends," Hinata said.
"But he wasn't in control," Mei stated.
Hinata just smiled at Mei, "I know Naruto-kun," she said, "I've known him for years. He would hurt anyone who hurts his friends, but he would never hurt his friends. They're-we're his family just as much as his actual family."
Mei looked at Hinata then at Naruto, who was being scolded by his older brother with Gaara. Mei turned to Hinata once again, "You're in love with him, aren't you?" she asked.
Hinata blushed brightly, "I-um-I wouldn't say love," she said pushing her two pointer fingers together.
Mei just smiled, "My mission was to kill Tazuna and Zabuza if able to," she stated, "If you and your team manage to kill Gatou then I have no reason to kill Tazuna any longer since my mission was not to protect Gatou."
Hinata smiled, but then saddened, "Haku-kun…" she said, "Mei-san, can we ask you to do one thing for us."
"Depends on what it is," Mei asked.
"As a fellow Kekkei Genkai user," Hinata said, "I want to ask you to say you killed two traitors."
"Two?" Mei asked confused.
"Zabuza-san and-"
"Haku, right?" Hinata turned and saw Kakashi walking up with Temari, Itachi, Hana, and her partners.
Itachi's eyes widened when he saw his brother, "Hana," he ran to his brother.
Hana hurried over with Gure, Haiiro, and Gurei. Hana's hands began to glow green, "What happened?" Itachi asked.
"He tried to protect those two," Mei gestured her head to where Gaara and Naruto were still being yelled at, "Succeeded, however, this happened. He's not dead, but he probably won't be able to move for a few days."
"She's right, Itachi," Hana said, "Major chakra exhaustion and some minor internal injuries, but he's just fine."
"Seeing how Gaara and Naruto are being yelled at," Temari stated, "I'm guessing that we didn't just imagine the Bijuu chakra?"
Hinata shook her head, "When they thought Sasuke-kun died to protect them…well…" she trailed off knowing they would fill in the blank easily, "But Kankurou-kun got Gaara-kun under control."
"And Naruto?" Kakashi asked.
"This one did him," Mei stated making Hinata blush brightly, "Still not sure how she did it, but she did."
Hinata blushed brighter when everyone looked at her, but everyone's attention was diverted when Sasuke made a noise, "Sasuke-kun," Hinata said, smiling.
Sasuke's eyes opened, "Sasuke," Itachi stated, "If you do something like this again, I will kill you myself."
"Sorry Nii-san," Sasuke said before holding his head.
"Don't move please," Hana stated.
"Sasuke!" Naruto was beside his best friend, "You okay?"
"I'm fine," Sasuke stated.
"Mostly," Hana stated, "I'm sure Hokage-sama will have Tsunade-sama look at you. He really should've sent a better healer than me."
"You're doing fine, Hana-chan," Temari stated.
Hana sighed and continued to heal Sasuke, "So, now what do we do?" Naruto asked.
"I believe the best thing to do is to take care of Gatou," Kakashi stated, "Our mission was to protect Tazuna and Gatou is in the way of that."
"But I don't believe we have the right to kill him," Gaara stated, "Haku does."
"True," Kankurou stated.
"You started to mention something about this Haku person," Mei stated.
"Oh, right," Hinata said, "I was wanting you to say that you killed Haku-kun with Zabuza-san. Haku-kun is probably the last of your Yuki Clan."
Mei nodded slowly, "And what will happen to him?" she asked.
"He'll come back to Konoha with us," Kakashi stated, "He was never your ninja. He was trained by Zabuza after he became a missing nin."
Mei nodded, "I think I can forge a few things to keep that bloodline going," she said.
Hinata smiled, "Mei," Kakashi stated, "There's information that Zabuza gave us that you and your village should be aware of," Mei turned, "The reason Zabuza tried to kill you Mizukage."
"Oh?" Mei asked.
"He's being controlled," Itachi stated, "By Uchiha Madara."
Mei's eyes widened, "But I thought…so he really is immortal," she muttered.
"Apparently," Kakashi stated.
Naruto and Gaara looked at each other. Kurama and Shukaku's anger always flared at the name, "But don't act any different," Itachi stated, "Madara is dangerous and we're trying to find a way to defeat him, but it's difficult."
Mei nodded, "I can do that," she stated, "I'll leave Gatou to you."
"And we'll trust you'll keep your promises," Temari stated.
Mei nodded, "I want Kiri to change as much as anyone does," she stated before walking away.
"Let's get Sasuke to Tazuna's," Kakashi stated, "Temari, Kankurou, I want you to guard Tazuna as he continues to build his bridge. We can't keep him locked in his house any longer."
Temari and Kankurou nodded, "I'll send Haku with you as well," Kakashi added, "Just in case Gatou decides to try something. Gaara was right. Gatou is Haku's kill."
"As soon as Gatou is taken care of and Sasuke heals enough to walk," Itachi stated, "We need to head back to Konoha. Once Gatou is taken care of, Tazuna-san will no longer be in danger and the mission will be finished."
Everyone nodded. Itachi and Hana each carried half of Sasuke, "Ow…" Sasuke winced.
"Sorry," Hana said, "But I've healed all I can."
"It's fine, Hana," Itachi said, "Thank you."
"Yeah, just sudden movement," Sasuke stated, "Thanks Hana."
Hana smiled then turned to Zabuza, "We do need to bury him," she stated.
"Yes," Kakashi stated while picking up the body of Zabuza and carrying him on his back, "But we should let Haku decide where to bury him."
Everyone nodded and they started their track back to Tazuna's house.
A/N Okay, so, Haku stays in the land of the living. Yay? Haku will appear sometimes throughout the series and I do have a plan for him romance wise, but that's not going to happen for a while. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed the Wave Arc. I will not be doing the death of Gatou, it will be implied. I own nothing except my OCs. Please use the Review box and leave a review! Thank you!