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Dedication:
This chapter is for all the reviewers, and to my sick friend Takara! She isn't feeling well, so I hope you feel better now that I sent this out!
I love ya like a sis Takara! -Hugs-
"Yes onee-chan?" she disappears and appears next in between Haku and Zabuza, making it so obvious that she was the shortest in their group. Konoka and the whole team were shocked.
It was Kiko, in a black long sleeveless shirt that had a rip cloth tied around at the hem so she wouldn't trip on it. She had a devil horn with a pair of blue eyes and wings on her front, a small symbol, and black short baggy pants with one loose belt going around her slim waist. Her once innocent and child-like voice was now dripping with evil… pure evil. But there was one emotion they didn't hear very well…
"What did you do to my sister?" Konoka shouted at Zabuza, her anger rising.
"Do you really want to know?" Zabuza started laughing his creepy laugh again. Anger rose in Konoka, and she did the last thing she would be caught doing…
"Stop laughing shammit! You sound like a figgin zombie!" the whole team looked at Konoka, who was taking deep breaths to calm down, her hand on her chest.
'Did she just curse?' the whole group wonder, even her little friend fox Tetsu wonder about his master. They never heard her or Takara curse before, and that made an impact on her team, and her sister.
"Onee-chan! You curse!" Kiko pointed out the obvious, making Konoka sweat drop anime style.
"I don't care! Wait… do I care? Wait… no! I don't care! You're mine Haku! You'll pay for what you did to Kiko-chan!" Konoka pointed to Haku, who was caught off guard. She then threw her kunai at Haku, which he caught easily.
'Where did she learn my name?' Haku wonders, watching Konoka take a threatening step forward.
"No… he's mine…" Konoka let a silence sigh escape her mouth, looking at her sister, who was grinning in a manic way, leaning her head to the right, giving her a nasty look.
"Sasuke…" Konoka was thinking over it, scratching her head. "Fine… but I'm going to help!" Sasuke sigh, but then afterwards nodded. 'Takara… hurry up! You should see what happened to Kiko…' Konoka spoke to Takara in her mind, telling her friend to speed up.
'I know…' Takara's answer surprise Konoka.
'Wha-'
'Kiku told me… and I can't come now, just… don't mess up the story.'
"Tetsu, protect Mr. Tazuna! Osuwari!" Konoka told Tetsu, her hand holding his body, making him stay. Tetsu then sat, but if foxes could frown, then Tetsu would be frowning at his master, but he listens to her.
Konoka couldn't take it anymore and ran to Haku, kunai in her hand. She swung wildly and missed Haku's mask by a few centimeters.She thenswung her arm again and manage to make a dent in his mask. Konoka tried swinging again, but Haku then took out his weapon and stop Konoka. Sasuke then ran to Haku and Konoka and tried hitting his face, but Haku block him too.
"Sakura! We have to cover Mr. Tazuna. Take that side and stay close! Let Sasuke and Konoka handle the boy." Kakashi pointed to the spot were Sasuke and Konoka were before.
Haku was jumping backwards, while the two other shinobis were jumping to him, both trying to hit him repeatedly. Haku then block another attack from Sasuke, but this time, they both didn't move their arm. Konoka then ran to Haku and tried to kick him, but then he jump, making Konoka swing around in a circle, because she kick too hard. She slams her leg down and kicks off the ground, jumping to Haku, tackling him to the ground.
"Darn it!" Konoka had tackled a substitute, while the real Haku was doing some hands signs with only his left hand.
"I don't want to have to kill you, but… you probably won't leave quietly, will you?" Haku whisper to Sasuke.
"Don't be stupid…" Sasuke sneer at the other boy. Haku then sighs softly.
"Just as I thought… however… you won't be able to match my speed for long… and I've laid the ground-work for two attacks.
"Two?" while Haku continues to explain to Sasuke about his attacks, Konoka was staring, daydreaming.
'Faster would be nicer!' Konoka then heard Takara scoff back at her. Konoka stands up, dusting herself, staying out of their conversation so she wouldn't be caught in the middle of the needles. 'He'll be fine…I hope.'
We now go to Takara and Naruto, who are doing something you won't think that they would do in a time like this…
"Takara… hurry up!" Naruto was standing next to a lazy girl, tapping his foot impatiently, waiting for the tired Takara that was resting on the tree, and humming a tune. Kiku was chewing happily on a fox treat that Takara had made with Kiko. It was Kiko's favorite food, and they both turn it into a treat when they found out the foxes chewing on her food when Kiko went to get Naruto.
"Nani Naruchan… we got time… and it's almost lunch!" Takara smile happily, and sit up to dig through her bag. "I got chicken ramen!" Takara then held out a nicely wrapped up cup, and she pulled out some water. Naruto then sat down, very excited.
"Ramen!" Naruto shouted, jumping impatiently in his seat next to Takara, shaking the tree, and threatening to throw all three of them off.
"Wait Naru-chan! I got to boil the water." Takara held out her arm when Naruto reaches out in an attempt to grab it.
"I hate waiting for it to boil." Naruto cross his arms, leaning back on the tree.
"Don't atborotu!" Takara wave her hand in a lazy way. She pours her water in a bowl from her bag, telling Naruto to back off.
"Huh…" Naruto looked at her in a clueless way, tilting his head in a deranged matter. What did she just say? Abortwo, what's that? Takara then started doing hand sighs, Naruto remember what happen the last time and scramble to the other tree
'Fire style! Fireball technique!' Takara blew out fire, boiling the water in the bowl, almost making the bowl catch on fire. In a few seconds, Takara stopped and pour the water into the cup. She spit the chopstick and then took a bite, slurping ramen in front of Naruto, making him whine.
"Takara-chan! I want some!" Naruto then made another attempt to grab it. Takara laugh and jump to the other tree, slurping down ramen as fast as she can. They started jumping all around the place, Kiku watching with amusement, the treat in his mouth half-gone.
'Faster would be nicer!' Konoka bark in Takara's head. Takara then scoff at her friend, she was having the funniest time of her life.
Haku and Sasuke stopped talking, making Konoka sigh. Sakura and Kakashi were wondering what was happening between the two. Zabuza was watching without interest and Kiko looked bored, sitting on the side. Haku then did hand signs, surprising Sasuke and Kakashi.
'One hand? Just one?'
'With just one hand? I've never seen anything like it…'
'Secret art of water! The thousand stinging needles of death!' Haku then stamps his foot on the ground, and then needles were everywhere, surrounding Haku and Sasuke.
"Sasuke!" Sakura shouted, panicking for her teammate.
"Remember the training!" Konoka suddenly yell, making Sasuke glance and his teammates.
'Remember the training! Summon all the chakra energy I got, and focus it in my feet!' the needles the charge towards them, and Haku jump away last minute.
"Sasuke!" Sakura shouts for her teammate, who seems to be gone when the water splash onto the ground, showing no body. Sakura and Kakashi sigh and were glad that Sasuke got away.
'Where--?" Haku looks up and jump backwards a bunch of times, dodging a lot of shuriken that was thrown at him. Sasuke then threw more, but Haku was too fast to get hit, but he was so busy dodging the shurikens' that Konoka tackle him from behind. She had turn him around before both of them came crashing to the ground, using both hands to separate his hands and pin it to the ground. They were facing each other, face-to-face.
"Not as fast as you think! Can't use water jutsu now, huh Haku?" Konoka smile, but not in the heart-warming way she and Takara always smile. This smile was the I-got-you-and-now-you-are-gonna-pay-big-time smile. Konoka then lets go of Haku's right hand and punch Haku's mask, but then withdrawn her hand, whimpering a bit.
"Ow! Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" Konoka shook her hand a bit, waving it back and forth. Remember that she and her family just became a ninja and it hurts hitting a very hard mask! Sasuke then kick Haku at his head, sending him flying to the side while Konoka fell on the ground next to Sasuke.
"Haku is fast… but he's faster!" Kiko said out loud, referring to Sasuke who was helping Konoka up. "Come on Haku-sempai! You're stronger than they are! You can beat them!" Kiko cheer on, watching Haku stagger while getting up.
"You had that coming… for underestimating my teams… and for the name calling. He may not look it… but Sasuke is the top-rate rookie from all of Konohagakure village. Sakura here is our sharpest mind." Sakura then smile. "And last but not least… our one and only comedy ninja, the maverick and show-stopper, the one and only ramen lover, Naruto! These three make up the one and only team seven. " Kakashi then clear his throat before continuing.
"Sensei…" Sakura was glad her sensei was fine, but he was acting weird. Mushy as other people calls it.
"While our once three ladies of team fourteen have now reduced to two lovely ladies. Konoka is our heart warming ninja who is always looking for a way to train and help others. Takara is our fun loving ninja with endless energy and is always ready for a fight. And little Kiko, the youngest ninja I ever taught, but she improve, for I could see the determination in her eyes, that could help her do great things." Kakashi took a deep breath, but he smile, happy he had these teams to train and get to know.
Zabuza started laughing again, that same creepy laugh that made Konoka curse. "Haku… you know if this keeps going on… you could end up dying at the hands of the person you sought to spare?"
"Yeah Haku-sempai! You can't die! You're my family!" Kiko encourage Haku, while light blue aura surrounds him, giving him strength.
"Family? What do you mean?" Sakura asked Kiko, who stuck her tongue at the older ninja.
"Wouldn't you like to know, miss huge forehead that is a fat cow!" Kiko snicker, watching Sakura throw a fit for being called fat.
"Why you--!" Sakura shouted, pointing a finger at Kiko.
"Yes… what a pity…" Haku claps his hands together, doing a sign that Sasuke didn't know. Suddenly a glob of water shot out of the ground behind Konoka and Sasuke and took shape of a mirror, and then another, then another one, until Sasuke and Konoka were standing right in the middle of a 'house of mirrors'. 'Secret art of water… Ice crystal magic mirror technique!'
'I don't know this technique!' Kakashi panic, watching how Sasuke and Konoka were looking all around, wondering what to do. Kakashi then sees Haku stepping into the ice, turning flatter by the second. Sasuke and Konoka went back-to-back, looking around.
"Huh?" Sakura and Tazuna both question at the same time. Kiko just smile and Zabuza smirk, Haku is starting.
"Blast!" Kakashi then dashes to the mirrors, only to be block by Zabuza.
"Let's not forget Kakashi… I'm your enemy. Our children can play, while my boy kills your boy and the girl." Zabuza was smirking, it was visible because he wasn't using the bandage to cover his mouth.
"No…"
Sasuke and Konoka looked around, finding Haku occupying each mirror. He then raises his arm, holding three needles in the middle on each finger.
"Now… I'll show you the true meaning of speed, girl." something sharp went right past Sasuke's left arms, causing a shock of pain.
'Ow!' Haku then went really quickly, back and forth in the mirrors, throwing needles at Konoka and Sasuke. The needles ripping through their bodies while blood was seeping through their clothes. "Ah!" the ninja's shouted as pain was shooting everywhere in their bodies.
"Guys!" Kakashi couldn't move, save them and leave Tazuna and Sakura open for an attack, or stay and protect Tazuna and leave the others to die.
"Ma ma… what to do, what to do? Any sudden moves and I'll kill the other two! What are you going to do Kakashi?" Zabuza had a twisted smile on his face.
"AAAARGH!" Sasuke shouted, while Konoka bit her lip so no sound escape. When one needle went right through her left arm, and she screams one thing. "Kiko!"
"How sad… thinking of her sister while she should think about saving herself and her teammate." Zabuza whispered to Kakashi, both of them were glaring at each other. Sakura was thinking, deep in thought until-
"Mr. Tazuna, I'm sorry… but I'm gonna have to leave you for a while, will you be fine?"
"Of course! I'll be fine!" Sakura then ran to the ice mirrors, throwing a kunai. But Haku's head and hand pop out, grabbing the kunai like it was a toy dagger.
'HE caught it!' Sakura then saw something flying in the air, and smile. Haku didn't notice it until it hit him, right in the middle of his neck, pulling him out of the middle. Sasuke and Konoka were sitting on the ground glad the attacks stop. They went back-to-back again, gasping for breath.
'That dobe… show-off…' Sasuke then cough blood, wiping it off his chin.
"They came… I'm glad…" Konoka whisper, looking out of the mirrors.
'The maverick and show-stopper, ramen lover… comedy ninja?' Kiko ran to Haku, checking if he was all right.
"Nii-san? Get up!" Kiko whimper, it was happening all over again. But she had to stay strong, Haku was her family, and he was hurt. She's not letting that happen again.
"Uzumaki Naruto and Takara Himitsu at your service!" Naruto and Takara said at the same time, appearing right in the middle of a cloud of smoke, back-to-back, grinning and showing the sign of the tiger. Kiku then appears, happily jumping onto Takara's head, he looked like a small fur hat.
"Here we are to save the day. You all know how everything goes. Things look beak and hopeless… till the hero arrives—and then POW! Bye-bye bad guys!"
"Heroes! There's more than one hero Naruchan…" Takara's head slumped and Kiku had to jump onto Naruto's head to prevent falling down. Naruto was forgetful.
'What we needed was an ambush, and both did all but paint targets on themselves… well… I think Takara just did that for the fun of it… this is more of a Naruto thing…' Kakashi slap his head, why did his students have to be so dense?
'The other two brats huh? Just kill them now so I can concentrate on Kakashi here.' Zabuza threw some shurikens', while Haku had his own plans. Takara used her hand and stop the shurikens', throwing them back to the owner, while Haku threw his needles to stop them in their path. Takara then looks at Haku and her mouth drop at the sight.
Kiko clutching on to Haku's left sleeve, staring back at her. Kiko then glares evilly at Takara, her mouth then slowly goes up, showing a very, evil grin. Kiko then walks over to the side of the bridge, looking over at Tazuna and Sakura, and her grin just got bigger.
A lot of things were going through Takara's mind:
1. Kiku wasn't lying… wait… he doesn't lie alot… well not all the time... just once in a while.
2. Haku has that very cool mask on!
3. Where are Konoka and Tetsu?
4. Sasuke must be in the mirror house by now…
5. Haku should let his hair down.
6. Zabuza is with Kakashi… Konoka and Tetsu are missing and Sasuke is in the house of mirrors. Tazuna is with Sakura… Kiko was behind Haku… wait! (Tick tock tick tock… Bing! Bingo)
7. KIKO WAS BEHIND HAKU!
8. OH… HE'S GONNA PAY!
9. Hey… she looks good in black… maybe she can pull off goth? Oh wait! HE'S GONNA PAY BIG TIME!
"HAKU! You're mine!" Takara ran to Haku and slash a deep dent on his mask, while Naruto sneak in the house of mirrors, crouching next to Sasuke and Konoka.
"Yo Sasuke, Konoka. I'm here to rescue you!" Naruto whisper to the teammates, a big grin of triumph was spread on his face, Kiku yipping on his head. Sasuke was tick and Konoka sweat drop anime style.
"Err… Naruto-kun… you and Takara could have helped us from the outside." Konoka told Naruto quietly, looking down at her knees, which was bleeding.
"You DOBE! No stealth… no caution…and you call yourself a ninja? Now you're stuck in here with Konoka and me! Just do what you want! I don't care what you do now." Sasuke shouted at Naruto and pushed him, making him land on his bottom. Naruto was taken aback from the way his teammate greeted him.
"Oh FINE! And I went through hell to save you guys!" Naruto shouted back to Sasuke, who left eyebrow twitched.
'Naruto… leave it to the team maverick… once he starts 'helping', things go from bad to worse!' Kakashi slap his head again, leaving a slightly noticeable red mark on his forehead. 'Leave to help the boys and girls… or protect Tazuna…' was the only thing on his mind until-
"Master Zabuza… can I play with them?" Kiko appear frowning right next to Zabuza and pointed her kunai to Sakura and Tazuna, who jump back in a bit of shock.
"Sure Kiko… remember what I said." Zabuza never left his eyes off Kakashi, but answer the little girl… who was now his little girl.
"Yes, how can I forget an opportunity like this?" Kiko then smile a twisted devilish grin. She disappears and Kakashi didn't see where she went, but he knew where she was heading. Zabuza then smile the same smile that Kiko did. Kakashi now knew where she learned it.
"I'm bored!" Kiko then appear next to Tazuna, Sakura and Tetsu. "Let's play cow!" Kiko asked Sakura, leaning a bit to the right, flashing a fake smile. Kiko then uses the kunai she was holding and throws it at Sakura, cutting a bit of her bang. Sakura didn't move in time, so Kiko missed on purpose! Kiko then pulls out another one, and jumps at Sakura, both of them blocking each others attack and trying to land a blow, leaving Tazuna and Tetsu all alone.
"What did you do to Kiko?" Kakashi demand an answer, but all Zabuza did was laugh for his replied.
We go to Naruto and his friends, who seem to not be getting along right now…
Naruto and Sasuke were standing up, both were mad, and both had their hands clutch into a tight fits, slowly turning white. While Konoka was sitting on the ground, facing them and sighing. Kiku was on her lap, looking back from Naruto to Sasuke.
"YOU TEME! I could have left you here to die! But MY FRIEND Konoka was with you, so I had to save her!" Naruto barked into Sasuke's face.
"SO! I could have saved her myself! You could have stayed outside and you and Takara help us escape!" Sasuke snarl back at the one and only Uzumaki.
"Yeah! You save her and be like the big hero you always act like!" this fight was going nowhere so Konoka tried her best to break it up, but was ignored.
"Umm… guys?" Konoka held one hand up, like it were the sign of peace for them, but Naruto and Sasuke didn't see. The next thing she knew was that both boys were shouting two words back and forth.
"YOU LOSER!" Sasuke snarl.
"YOU WANNABE!" Naruto barked back.
"YOU DOPE!" this was Sasuke again.
"YOU EMO!" this was Naruto.
"AM NOT!" then Naruto picked Sasuke's bone.
"ARE TO!" Naruto was starting to act childish.
"YOU DOBE!" Sasuke started calling Naruto the name he always calls him.
"YOU TEME!" this was Naruto… again.
"YOU BAKA!" it was Sasuke this time.
"YIP!" Kiku yipped loudly, wanting to join in the fun.
Konoka had enough. She then stands up, Kiku slipped off and slides down her legs and spins around circles when he hit the floor.
She takes off her necklace and put it right in the middle of the boys spat. It was her favorite kanji sign, love. She got it from Takara on her birthday, and now they both had the same sign.
"Love… peace… harmony… ohana… teamwork. Calm down, don't fight, help each other and we can get out of this." Konoka then puts it back around her neck on when both boys stop glaring. She then smiles, making the boys sigh and calm down, but when her back turn, they started glaring again. She then runs to the side of the mirrors that Haku and Takara were nearby, she almost got out when-
"AHHH!" Takara was flying and hit Konoka, throwing both of them right back inside, right next to the boy's feet. "Heh… sorry Konoka." Takara quickly scurries off and held a hand out to Konoka who took it and frowns slightly.
"Guess we are all stuck in here… our only hope is Kakashi-sensei, who is in a face-off with Zabuza. Sakura can't help… Mr. Tazuna is not a ninja… Kiko is evil… Tetsu outside protecting Mr. Tazuna… Kiku with us… what to do?" Konoka was rambling, with a listening Takara on her side.
"Alright! We need teamwork to bust outta here boys!" Takara said cheerfully, waving one hand around.
"Yes… teamwork." Sasuke agree, Naruto nodded slowly, wondering what to do.
"Forgetting something? You can't get out of here." All four ninjas turn their head around in any direction, remembering that Haku got them trap like ninja rats. And Haku was holding their cheese of life. Grab or die. This was a weird thought was then floating around Naruto's head.
"I rather grab the cheese…" Naruto mumble, making Takara turn her head, a questionably look on her face.
'So where's the real body?' Sasuke then heard Haku snicker. 'Over there!' Sasuke turn around, taking out a kunai.
"Over here." the real Haku was behind Sasuke, throwing a needle at Takara, but missed when Sasuke push her out of the way.
'Best thing to do… is to destroy all these mirrors! These mirrors are made of ice, so…' Sasuke nudge Takara on her side and was doing some hand signs, Takara getting the same idea and quickly complete the hand sign, while Naruto and Konoka jump down onto the ground to duck. 'Fire style! Blaze of glory!' fire spew out of Sasuke's and Takara's mouth, creating a fire path, going both in different direction.
Going to Sakura and Kiko, who were battling there all…
Kiko was standing over Sakura, who was on the ground, looking up to her. Kiko had a kunai pointing down to her, while two shurikens' pin both of Sakura's sleeves to the ground.
"Kiko… why are you doing this?" Sakura cough some blood, Kiko was strong, maybe even stronger than she was.
"Because… I was born to kill that over size forehead of yours." Kiko grins and Sakura threw another fit.
"Why you--" Kiko then threw two other shurikens' and pin Sakura's pants to the ground, cutting her leg a bit.
"You really want to know? My mommy died! She was killed and beaten by some passers, who were drunk as onee-chan said. She told me that mommy died this way. Life has been really tough, and onee-chan smile through it all! Even when our daddy did something bad to onee-chan that she won't tell me, she will still smile. When I was in a fight with Tenzu, she was there to protect me! She even gave me another sister! I had a happy life, thinking they loved me that they cared about me, and will always protect me. But I was wrong…" Kiko stop, tears swelling up in her little eyes, but she wipe it away quickly, looking at the face of Sakura.
"Kiko… I ne-" Sakura face was confuse, worried, angry, and most of all, was filled with sadness.
"Yeah! You'll never know because you have gone through nothing like I have. When I needed her the most, she never came. When our mom passed away, she promises to always protect me. Even Takara, my other onee-chan said the same thing when she found out. But where were they? I found out they didn't mean a thing. They never helped me when I really need it! Then Haku-sempai helped me. Gave me a home, helped me with everything. Here's the answer to your question! H-Haku is m-my one and ONLY F-FAMILY!" Kiko scream the last part, wiping more tears from her eyes.
She then took a step forward, crushing Sakura's hand. She was a small girl, but it really hurt!
Fire was burning around Sasuke and the rest. Haku was just laughing at the attempt Sasuke and Takara had tried. Sasuke sneer at the mirror in front of him.
"What the heck is going on?" Naruto growl, looking at every mirror which had a Haku laughing at them. Takara and her friend sighed.
"Never thought we'll be here Konoka…"
"Yeah... now how we get out?" Konoka asked the group, who all shook their heads. They all went back-to-back in a circle.
"That pitiful flame of yours will never work against my mirrors." Haku then snickers, making Takara squeal in a high pitch tone, very unlike her.
"You're so cute when you laugh so evil!" Naruto and Konoka turn their heads in light speed, confusion taking over Naruto's mind.
"Whut?" Naruto shouted, clearly not understanding his teammate.
"Takara!" Konoka slap her head. She knew her friend had a crush on Haku, but saying it right in front of team 7's boys? The whole group, even Haku was staring at Takara, who was turning redder by the second.
"Huh? What's the matter with that?" Takara asked before Kiku yipped and ran light speed out of the mirrors before Haku had the time to react.
"Never mind him being cute!" Konoka and Takara started arguing, something rare in their world, or even in Naruto's world.
"You shall perish for saying that!" Takara pointed a kunai to her so call friend.
"You worship him for Pete sakes!" Konoka slap her head again.
"So? He's cute enough to be worship! And think about what happen to him!" Takara pointed to one mirror randomly.
The boys were shocked, but no one could be as shocked as Haku. He actually stepped back, thinking the girls were insane. Konoka then threw a kunai at Takara who caught it and then they both tackle each other, shouting random things.
"You liked that boy name Nakoji last year!" Takara said while their hands were in lock, pushing each other away. Takara manage to pin Konoka down.
"You liked him too! And that boy name Shugo!" Konoka said before disappearing and appear over Takara, who rolled away before Konoka touch the ground.
"I didn't!" Takara dodge a swift kick from her friend, and then tried to kick her back.
"Did so! You also worship him, just because he was a model!" Konoka laugh while she back up onto the mirror, which had the real body of Haku and stabbed the mirror with the kunai that she took out to block Takara's attack. The mirror crack, but it didn't fall into pieces. Haku had move to the other mirror before she could have stabbed him.
After a while, Naruto was getting impatient. "Are you guys almost done with your chick fight?" Naruto asked, getting a glare from a very angry Takara.
"This isn't a chick fight!" Takara kicked again and she shattered the mirror into pieces behind Konoka. Takara was fast, and if Konoka wasn't as fast as her friend, that would've taken a huge chuck of her life. Naruto then grabbed Takara and Sasuke grabbed Konoka, who were both clawing the air to get to each other. Both had new cuts and were bleeding heavily, and it wasn't from either Haku or his mirrors. "Leggo' of me!"
"No. Yes abortwo!" Naruto regretted saying that because right after he said that, Konoka and Takara started laughing. After they calm down, the boys let go, but Naruto was getting mad.
"What so funny?" Naruto demanded. Konoka then shook her head, not wanting to tell him until later. The two teams then remember where they were.
"It's… not now Naruto. We have to get out of here first. Went we get out alive, we'll tell you what it means. Promise." Naruto was then a bit madder, they are the one whofought. They took a look around and all of them found each and every mirror with a sitting Haku with cross legs, his head leaning on the palm on his hand.
"O…kay. That was the freakiest thing I ever saw…" Haku stood up and dusted himself, and got back into a fighting stance.
"Which one of you is real?" Naruto shouted, and then Haku then tilts his head a bit to the right, like Kiko.
"Your eyes will never see the truth. I can't be caught." he sneer, making Naruto even more mad.
"Fine! Art of the doppelganger!" Naruto did… a sign we don't know, summoning a good chuck of chakra deep in his body.
"Stop!" Sasuke shouted, but he was too late.
'If I clobber everyone of him, then sooner or later, I'll get to the real one!' a lot of Naruto burst out of the small cloud that Naruto made. Each clone went straight to a mirror. Takara looked amuse, but she, Sasuke and Konoka got into a fighting stance, kunai in hand.
(A/n: Any one still reading? Miracle of anyone is! Well… I read somewhere were they called it a chick fight… and it's even more dangerous while in the Naruto world… with kunais'' and shurikens' and knowing even more fighting moves. Ok! Back to the story! I was just bored and yeah… go! Read)
"What are you going to do?" Sakura asked Kiko, who had tied her up and blindfolded her. Kiko was watching Haku's mirrors and heard her former onee-chans' fighting… something about worshipping and such. She'll never know… Haku was going to kill them anyway. In Kiko's eyes, Haku was doing his job… Zabuza was about to do his… Tazuna is free to kill any minute know… Tetsu is watching over him… now it was her turn to do her job. Get rid of Sakura.
"Kill you… clobber your head so it might have a slim chance of turning normal… oh think of all the possibilities." Kiko answer the strawberry hair ninja with dislike in her voice.
"Kiko… why are you doing this?" Sakura asked, sadness for the little ninja was swimming in her mind.
"I… already told you." Kiko answers slowly, looks at the ocean, the sun was almost high up in the sky, giving the sea a bright and cheery look.
"Why go to the dark side. You and you're sisters have pure hearts. They still do, but yours it tainted with a bit of darkness." Kiko looked back at the battle, watching Zabuza and Kakashi fighting. Zabuza swung his oversize sword and Kakashi duck just in time.
"There is darkness in every heart, no matter how pure." Kiko barked at Sakura, clutching her fist. She remember that from a game her sister had played, it was really nice.
"Doesn't mean you have to give in to it."
"What do you know? I… was never strong… I will never be. Onee-chan was… and will always be. You on the other hand." Kiko tear her eyes away from the battle scene and look down at the helpless ninja. "You got beaten by me, a little girl. The little sister of the girl that has nii-san's interest."
"No! Sasuke likes me and you know it!"
"Hmm… funny. When I asked if he liked you, he answer with a 'no' and 'I rather be killed by a murderer than go out with you and die painfully and slowly'. And when I asked him what he thinks about my onee-chans' and I, he smiled and said that we are the closest things to family for him. See the difference?" Kiko asked harshly, letting everything sink into Sakura's mind.
(S-H/n: Well… I'm a tiny… tiny bit sorry… but I really don't like Sakura, people can say I HATE her, because it's true. So I'm a bit sorry Sakura fan out there… surprise if there is any… XP)
"You'll never get him. Not in life, not in heaven and most certainly not in hell. You'll be there while he and my onee-chans' are going to heaven and Naruto-aniki will follow them. I don't even know why aniki LIKED you before in school. But ever since we came… he became friends with us and he doesn't like you more than a friend anymore. You're just a teammate to them now." Kiko smile, satisfy with the look of heartbroken on her face.
(B-k/n: Read somewhere that Aniki was older brother… or it was written as 'Anikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!' but longer. So Kiko is calling Naruto aniki, Sasuke nii-san, and Takara and Konoka are her onee-chans', while Haku is Haku-sempai to her. Tell me if I spelled it wrong. But now she'll say nii-san like she does for Sasuke. Did I spell that wrong? Is it really nii-san or oni-san? I say Nii, while my friend says Oni! Someone help me! S-H doesn't know any Japanese! Onward!)
"I will never give up…" Kiko started laughing. Her empty laugh reach Sakura's ears and she shiver.
We go to the part after Haku creamed Naruto, and the blond hair boy said that he couldn't die like this. 'I've got a dream to fulfill!' then it talks about Haku's past. Hey… you'll get bored if you were typing for a long time, trying to finally finish the story!
All four of them were on the ground, bleeding and panting in a very heavy matter. Takara, Konoka and Naruto were on the ground, their legs on either side of them, while Sasuke was kneeling on his left knee. You would be surprise how they are still conscious while they all had their own pool of blood. Haku was going faster and cutting them deeper.
"I… find it difficult to embrace the full shinobis philosophy. I can't help but prefer that the four of you… not force me to kill you. However, if you four are going to come at me… I shall kill my own heart with my blade- just as the word 'shinobi' was originally the words 'heart' and 'blade', and act as a full-fledged shinobi would…" Takara had memorized what he would say, like Konoka said, she 'worships' him. So she knew what was going to happen.
"This bridge is a nexus of our destinies… our hopes and dreams are balance on the edge of a knife. We have our dreams, while you are trying to fulfill yours. In other words… who ever win… will be the one who gets to fulfill their dream." Takara said, right after Haku.
"Yes… so please try not to resent me, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes…" Haku took off after Takara, but she told the next part.
"To protect the ones we care about most… to fight… and even kill or die trying to fulfill that special someone's dream. Doing so is your own dream…"
"And to that end… I will become a true shinobi… and I shall kill you four." Haku lean forward, the bottom part of his mask darkens and it gave him an evil look.
The teams' just smile, determination filled their eyes.
Kiko was still sitting on the side, and Sakura was still tied up. Kiko had finally thought of a way to get rid of Sakura:
Throw her over and make her sink to the bottom. Drown to death. No one to save her.
For this, she had tied her legs together, and added a mouth gag to her many new accessories. Kiko was pulling Sakura by her collar, dragging her closer to the edge. Kiko then picked Sakura and hold her body over the ocean. Haku's training was paying off! Kiko had gotten stronger and she didn't noticed, she just picked up Sakura, testing to see if it would work.
'When did she get strong? I'm gonna die! Someone please help me!' Sakura was panicking, while her inner Sakura was running around in her mind.
"Bye-bye Sakura… never gonna miss-Ekk!" Sakura felt Kiko let go of her and was falling, but hit the hard cement, and she instantly wishes it were the water she had hit. Sakura then heard giggling from the girl that was trying to kill her. The blindfold slips off her eyes to find-
"Kiba?" the dog boy friend of Naruto had Sakura's blindfold, and was using a kunai to untie her legs. Akamaru was perch on his head, watching what was happening behind his owner.
"Sakura. Are you okay?" Kiba asked, freeing her legs. He wasn't going to untie her arms, he first wanted to know what was happening. Sakura watches Kiba turn his head and she lean to the side to look at what Kiba was seeing.
"K-Kara! S-stop it! That tickles!" Kiko was on the ground, and Kara, her pet was on her face, licking her cheeks and her nose. Kiko was… laughing. Smiling and laughing. This was the Kiko everyone knew.
"Kiba… why are you here?" Sakura asked Kiba and he froze. He slowly turned around, and had a nervous smile on his face.
"Well… everything was okay with Kara and the dogs in my family. My sisters enjoy her company and all. And I knew Konoka, Takara and Kiko were depending on me to watch over her. So when she ran away, I follow her… and when I found her… right here… I found you blindfolded and Kara tackling Kiko…" Kiba then scratch his head in a nervous way. "Where are we?"
Sakura sigh. Kiba came all this way running after Kara. And she bet he forgot his pass.
"Aw, man! Guys! We gotta stop reacting and take back the initiative!"
"Whatever you dobe and get on your feet! We can't fight him and watch out for you, too! We're all wounded, but we have to suck it up and go on! We'll all be fine as long as he doesn't kill one of us!" Sasuke's fury was rising.
"Nicer Sasuke!" Konokaasked in a hurry.
"Everyone has a limit to their chakra, and I think he is about to reach his, because his attacks are a bit weaker!" Takara told Naruto, who nodded like he understood.
"Ouch!" a needle went right through Takara's right knee, making her stagger a bit. The same thing happens to Sasuke's left knee, but he stood strong. Two needles went deep into Naruto's back and two needles on each arm for Konoka. Pain was clouding over their mind until they heard something cheerful. Something carefree and happy.
Laughter.
"T-that's Kiko…" Takara gasp to Konoka, who nodded and started walking to the sound. She was half way there when Haku shot her down with more needles. Konoka got up again and this time ran to the side. When Haku threw more needles, she collapses on accident before it pierces her skin.
"Konoka!" Takara shouted. She caught some needles and threw it back at Haku, who dodges it before it hit him.
Konoka looked up and look under the mirrors. She saw Kiba, Sakura and Kiko. A smiling Kiko. She was laughing while Kiba and Sakura were watching her, a small smile on their faces.
"Takara… Kiko is… smiling…" Konoka told her friend weakly, standing up and running to them, this time collapsing into her friend's arms. "She's smiling and laughing…" Konoka smile at her friend, who smiles back.
"That's nice Konoka…" Takara set her friend down, making her sit. "We have to see her again. We'll survive to see her smile."
"Promise?" Konoka asked weakly, forcing herself to stand up.
"Promise!" Takara and Konoka slap a hand together and turn back to the battle. This just wasn't some show with drawings with emotion. These were real people with real feelings. Haku's feelings are at stake here.
(S-H/n: ( This is a funny face! Lol! Like a person with his eyebrow together! Lol! Zabuza don't have eyebrows!) (B-k/n: She is kinda hyper… sorry!)
Sasuke on the other hand, his eyes were adjusting to the environment, and were staring at the only Haku, who was at the very top mirror. Takara's eyes were beginning to hurt a lot, and the pain was increasing, but Haku didn't hurt her there.
Haku was wondering about Sasuke, and how he was progressing while he was dodging every strike of his to Sasuke's vulnerable spots, and his speed was brilliant. "You… move well… but my next move will take you down!" Haku started grabbing some needles, crouching down, and ready to pouch.
'He's coming! Okay… stay focus… concentrate… and look through the illusion!'
"Kara… you weren't supposed to run away!" Kiko shook one finger at a guilty Kara, who was sitting on the ground. Kiko crouch next to her and mess up her head. "We'll let it slide! This time only!" Kiko says happily, hearing a happy purr coming from the youngest fox.
"You look good in black Kiko! So Kiko… what were you doing?" Kiko then remembers Sakura and turns around quickly, kunai in hand.
"Was gonna kill Sakura! Well… not anymore…" Kiko scratch her head sheepishly. Sakura however, wasn't taking it lightly, trying to hold her temper.
"Like I said Kiko… your guys' hearts are pure… but I think we need to work on yours…" Sakura growled at little Kiko, who look confused.
"What'd I do?"
"Try to throw me over!"
"Wa-? Since when?" Sakura fell down anime style onto the hard pavement. When she got up, she was rubbing her forehead. Kiba was trying his hardest not to laugh, but you could hear him snickering.
"What you mean 'since when'?" I almost got killed! If you weren't Konoka's sister I would have killed you!" Sakura shouted, watching a kunai fly right past her face and cut her left cheek. The kunai came from the house of mirrors, and Sakura had a good idea who it could have come from. Sakura took a glance at the mirrors, and saw Konoka glaring at her with all her might. 'Did she hear me? Hope not!'
"Hey Sakura… what's that big thing over there?" Kiba attention was at the house of mirrors and then he saw Naruto and Takara dodging some needles.
"Well…"
Sasuke grabbed Takara and they both rolled to the side. Haku was surprise. When Sasuke looked at him, bloody-red Sharingan was staring right through him. Haku flinches, but Haku regains himself when Sasuke finally blink. Takara stood up, her hair messed up, and she heard a giggle from Konoka.
'Even when we are in a life-death situation… Takara and Konoka can still smile and laugh…' Naruto thought dully.
"So… you share a legacy Kekkei Genkai bloodline." Haku was worried, he knew it was the Sharingan, but what was this boy capable of, when he is almost as fast as he is? "I can't let this fight go on any longer. My art forces me to expend a great deal of chakra, so there is a limit for how long I can do this." Haku then looks at Naruto who rolled over, trying to get up and Takara who was right next to him, rubbing her temples.
"My eyes… it hurts…" Takara whine a bit, but she still smiled.
'Be bad to go to him… but if I could use them as bait…' more water swirls around and turns into sharp needles. He then charged at Naruto and Takara. Something flash by Takara and she looked up to find Haku. Takara's the felt pain in her eyes that felt like her whole body was burning. She closes her eyes, like it was a way to stop the pain, only increasing it.
"SH-" Takara open her eyes, only for Konoka's eyes to widen and then fall backwards and then scramble closer to her, the battle was all forgotten. Konoka then place her hand on Takara's cheek, holding her head in place.
"OH MY…" Konoka eyes were almost as big as dinner plates. Sasuke and Naruto were in the background, Naruto making more doppelgangers and trying to get as close as he can to the mirror, while Sasuke was shouting at him for being dumb. "Okay… how to break this to… you…" Konoka bit her lip, and then bit harder when another needle went through her arm that was holding Takara.
"What you mean break it to me?" Takara swat her friend's hand away, crossing her arms and staring. She hated not knowing anything, and she wanted to know, now.
"O…kay… NARUTO! Come here!" Konoka turn around and called the blond ninja, who was on the ground. He then staggers and runs to them in an instant.
"What the heck? You look just like Hinata, Takara! I say your blue eyes match you more…" Naruto hold his chin, nodding like he was agreeing something. Konoka knew Naruto was going to say that, since he always look at Takara's eyes, and Naruto is the type to get right to the point.
"Hinata… blue…" Takara's new white eyes widen in realization. "What? I'm a Hyuuga?" Takara shouted, well… I bet you could have heard it from all the way from Konoha.
S-H: Sorry it was soo long...
B-k: I'm stopping there and there is nothing you can do to make me type!
S-H: Kay… Konoka is kinda moody right now, but she wanted to finish this for her friend… Takara!
B-k: Takara! I hope you're feeling better!
S-H: Me taking over… So! Any questions? Like… what the heck is going on with Takara… what's the matter with Kiko… why is Kiba with them… and why Tetsu, Kiku and Akamaru can't seem to get along…
B-k: I'm not telling about Takara… or about Kiko… and Kiba… so why ask? -Cross arms-
S-H: Moody much?
B-k: NO! If anything is wrong... well... tell us on my e-mail and Jase will check it...
S-H: HEY! Well... review… before she gets even madder… her fingers hurt… and this was all for Takara and all the reviewers… so… thanks… for reading so far.