Author's Note: Because life has just been so busy lately, I'm going to have to break this long movie into parts. It'll only be one or two more chapters but trust me this goes well with my overall plot. This was a very small chapter to me compared to the long one's I've been posting out back to back. I hope you enjoy and review!

Talking "Yo!"

Thoughts 'Yo!'

Inner/Demons "Yo!"

~Sakura's ability Information~

'Peoples thoughts'

"Communicating telepathically"

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto just my OC's and plot.


Ninja Clash In The Land Of Snow Part 1

Sakura's POV

I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I could barely catch Naruto's exclamation.

"Sakura-chan! You dropped all the papers!" He said and I shook my head and crouched down beside him. I had been so shocked about this mission that I had just started thinking about all that I would need to do.

"Sorry." I quickly said and sent him a reassuring smile. Once we picked up all the papers from the floor, Naruto took it upon himself to pass them out.

"I know this may seem quite sudden after the invasion and all, however for the village to pull through, we must continue to help it." Hiruzen said and we all nodded understanding his words completely.

"As long as this mission turns out to be great, everything will be alright Jiji!" Naruto exclaimed with a big grin. I smiled over to him and nudged him.

"Considering you'll be guarding your favorite actress, I think it'll be great." I said and watched his eyebrows shoot up in surprise.

"What? Really?!" He asked. Sasuke snorted as he read through the paper.

"Read the sheet dobe." He muttered. Doing as told, surprisingly rather calmly, he read the paper.

"This will definitely be one of the greatest missions yet!" He shouted in glee. Hiruzen and I both chuckled at his enthusiasm.

Since little, he would always come over when a new movie came out. We would huddle up on the couch and watch it together. I enjoyed those times, as I could see him truly happy and not sad from all those lonely times.

"You will leave in an hour. Pack according to the sheet since you will be going to a much colder environment than you're used to. The mission will start once the movie is finished." He informed.

"Movie? We're gonna watch a movie?" Naruto asked with growing excitement.

"Yes. Naruto you may be well aware of who you will be guarding, however Haku and Zabuza may not." Hiruzen explained.

"Cool! Haku you're gonna love them!" Naruto said as he moved closer to Haku, practically jumping in place from all the excitement.

"There's one more thing." He said as he tossed the mission scroll that held the full details over to Kakashi. Most likely he will be the Team's captain as usual.

"On your way back. If Sakura's grandfather doesn't mind, you may stay there to rest up. I'm sure I can get the council to allow you a few days of rest." He said and I along with Naruto smiled widely at that piece of information.

"Really?" I asked and he smiled gently and nodded. I guess we would be getting a vacation, and we would need it after this mission.

"That's great Sakura-chan! We'll be able to meet your grandfather!" Naruto cheered as he grinned over to me. I smiled and nodded over to him, equally as excited to see him again.

"Kakashi will cover the rest, dismissed. Sakura, if you could stay back for a few minutes, I would like to fix your chakra." He said which I nodded in agreement to.

"See ya later Sakura-chan!" Naruto shouted as he ran out the door. I laughed as I noticed him to be the first to leave, the others calmly following after him.

"He's really excited." Inner commented. I smiled at her words. It was understandable that Naruto would get so happy over this mission. I just hoped he could still see past her emotionless exterior and be able to help her.

I turned to Hiruzen once everyone was out. He was already standing and walking towards me.

"I'll finally be able to use my chakra efficiently. I'll also be taking this opportunity to go over some things I've seen about this mission with you." I said and he nodded.

"I figured you saw something earlier. You're usually more composed than that." He said. I smiled reassuringly and moved over to his couch. Taking off Orochimaru's seal was going to hurt, and I wanted to be the most comfortable I could get while he unsealed it.

~*oOo*~

We met up at the gate an hour later after packing and getting everything ready. Goodbyes were said and done, packing was done, and so was reassuring Hiruzen that things should end up okay.

I had caught up to Ino and her team before they entered the BBQ restaurant and we spoke for a while. I had congratulated Shikamaru for becoming a Chunin which he brushed off with a lazy sigh. They had curiously asked me why I hadn't been promoted, which was a good question. I told them what I had heard from Hiruzen which I found believable. Apparently, some of the Daimyo's found my fight to be too easy and my attitude over confident. I hardly cared because being a Genin meant I still couldn't officially go on higher missions, which I was sure the Council and Danzo wanted to send me on.

After talking to them, I left for the gate. It would take about two hours of tree hopping to get to the village in which we would be meeting up with Yukie. Afterwards, we would escort her to Yukigakure and keep guard of her there for her movie recording. I hadn't actually been to many villages within the Land of Fire, so this would be a new experience.

Naruto could not stay still and kept pestering both Haku and Zabuza with information about Yukie. We would be watching her latest movie which had just came out, so he wanted to fill the two in before they watched it.

Once inside the village, I couldn't help look around at the differences between it and Konoha. Although, I had traveled around when I was younger, I only went into the main villages. This one was a bit different, what with a movie theatre and buildings more factory-like than some of the others.

Naruto started to throw a tantrum when the Cinema manager at the front desk said that the room was already full. Kakashi, having enough of Naruto's whining, made a deal with the man. He promised that we wouldn't mind standing and that no one would even see us. That being said, we paid for our tickets and entered the room. I was still a bit surprised at how somewhat modern this all was and so I stared quite often at many things.

Naruto had stated that he wouldn't allow a head to get in his way of watching the movie. So with a forceful pull and an encouraging tug, he grabbed a hold of both Sasuke's and Haku's arm while telling me cheerfully to follow after him. We ended up sitting upside down on the ceiling...well I sat, the other's preferred to stand. I didn't mind much, since a little Medical Ninjutsu could help the blood rush from causing me any dizziness.

I wasn't surprised that he could cajole Haku to follow him, but Sasuke was a surprise. I would have figured him to stay with the other two in the back of the room, but he came much to my surprise. Maybe he was secretly her fan too? That would be rather funny to find out.

I could bet all the money I had, on Naruto being the biggest chatterbox during a movie. Even Ino probably wouldn't be this bad, maybe only like Inner when someone cute came out, but not all throughout the movie. He became a complete squealing fan-boy as soon as Yukie, or princess Fun came out. I admit that it was cute and gave me very fond memories of the past, but the other unnecessary talking did get annoying. Sasuke had simply answered with an, "I can see the movie dobe." response each time Naruto talked to him.

Haku didn't really look as fascinated as Naruto was, but who could? He did however seem to somewhat enjoy it, going by his answer's to Naruto's questions.

I did find it strange that he wasn't very cheerful as he usually was. Most of the time we would engage in a friendly conversation during our travelling, but he seemed to be avoiding me all together. I was beginning to worry, but Inner kept insisting that it must just be me over thinking it all. Leaving it at that, but with a bit of suspicion still left, I tried to make it as comfortable between us as possible.

"Go Fun-hime! Alright! Best movie ever!" Naruto shouted out finally gaining the other watchers attention. They had all been so into the movie that they didn't really notice us, and since I had told Naruto to keep it quiet, no one noticed.

"Hey! It's you guys! You said no one would even notice you here! What are you even doing up there?!" The manager exclaimed in anger. I sighed and we all dropped down to the floor in front of him.

'At least we finished the movie.' I thought as I turned my head over to the black screen with white credits.

"What's the problem?! We paid to watch the movie and no one even noticed we were here until now!" Naruto countered back. Before they could get into an argument, I moved in between the two and smiled up to the man.

"Sorry for interrupting. We will be leaving now." I said quickly and grabbed a hold of Naruto's arm before he could protest and pulled him along. I was confident that the other two would silently follow after us.

~*oOo*~

"You kids stay here. We're going to find our employer. Don't cause trouble." Kakashi instructed with a warning glance towards Naruto. He pouted and crossed his arms defiantly. I rolled my eyes and nodded over to Kakashi who turned to me afterwards. I would keep them safe, that much was obvious. Keeping them out of trouble was a different matter.

We ended up walking around the theatre to waste time. In the end we waited around near the back where the billboard hung up displaying the movie we just watched. Naruto squat down in front of the sign, just staring in a mesmerized manner at Yukie.

Haku took to leaning up against the building to Naruto's left while Sasuke sat on the concrete cylinder pipe's to his right. I sat cross-legged on the grass behind Naruto. There was a lot of construction tools and materials lying around, most likely in case of they needed to do some quick repairs.

"I can't believe we're really going to gaurd Fūn-hime." Naruto mumbled up in front of me. Sasuke snorted and opened his eyes at Naruto.

"Dobe, her name isn't Fūn, it's Yukie Fujikaze." Sasuke commented from where he sat. Of course Naruto took the bait and had to speak back to him.

"I know that! Duh!" He shouted and I shook my head in amusement.

"You know guys, her name might not even be 'Yukie Fujikaze'. That could just be her stage name." I said and tilted my head curiously at their thoughtful expressions.

"That's true Sakura-chan! Well, I've decided! I'm gonna know her real name! Right Haku? Don't you want to know?!" He asked cheerfully as he stood up. Haku chuckled and shrugged.

"I suppose, but I wouldn't just ask her bluntly." He responded and Naruto nodded and rubbed his chin in a very pensive manner.

"I'll figure it out later! Ne Haku, did you like the movie?!" Naruto asked while I stood and walked over to the far right. I could sense the chakra coming our way quickly in a mass.

Unable to reply because of the sounds of the galloping horse, Haku and the other's looked towards the direction.

"Maybe you two want to move away from the gate." I suggested with my hands in my sleeves. Calmly, I surveyed the area, nothing out of the ordinary was sensed so that was alright.

A few seconds of waiting and in came jumping over the fence, was the predictable emotionless face of Yukie. I did take in the faces of the others which I had found cute. They looked on in disbelief and most definitely confusion was also mixed in.

Naruto had been especially cute. Looking as if his fairytale princess had popped out from the screen right in front of him. Inner had become a squealing mess because of his expression.

The short-lived encounter had been only a few seconds long, and I moved quickly to pull Naruto out of the way. As soon as I did, the gates flew open. We all watched as the mass of chasing Samurai men went after her in their own horses.

"What was that?!" Naruto shouted in shock but then quickly shook his head.

"Never mind that! We have to go save her!" Naruto exclaimed as he started to run after them.

"Wait Naruto! Kakashi said that we should wait." Haku reminded.

"Who cares?! Jiji said so himself! The mission started after we finished the movie, so we have to protect her!" Naruto said as he turned over and ran ahead. I sighed and looked over to Sasuke, who's gaze I could feel on me. I shrugged my shoulder's and tilted my head towards Naruto's direction.

With a bit of chakra, we all jumped up to the roof and followed after him. The traffic was bad enough with them on the streets.

'Let's just play along with the other's for now.' I thought and looked down at Naruto's Shadow Clones apprehending the men.

I looked towards Yukie a s she turned to the left. I decided to give Naruto his small meeting with his favorite actress even if for a little while.

"Let's go help her with the rest." I said and we jumped down on the other side to cut them off. Going by the direction her chakra was moving into, she would still be riding through the alley way.

We arrived just as the men threw the orbs containing the oil-like substance on the ground. As it shattered, I crouched down into a stop in the puddle of oil with chakra enhanced feet so I wouldn't slip. Inner did the hand signs and I waited for Yukie to jump over me on her horse. As soon as she left, I slammed my palms on the ground as the men tried to chase after her. Manipulating the ground and trapping them in place was easy. Haku had gone after Yukie, most likely he would meet up with Naruto and help bring her over. Sasuke had stayed with me, and without my consent, or any warning, he proceeded to knock her assistant off his horse.

"What are you doing?" Kakashi's voice from far behind me asked. I stood and turned towards them as Sasuke jumped off the horse and stood beside me. We shrugged and stated, "It was Naruto's idea." simultaneously.

Using Shunshin, they appeared behind us in a blink of an eye.

"I'm sorry about this." Kakashi apologized down to the man he helped stand up.

"Guys, this man is the one who hired us for this mission." Kakashi informed and Zabuza had the pleasure of whacking us on the head for our actions. With a glare up to the stoic man, we rubbed our heads and silently decided that maybe we should have left Naruto on his own. Zabuza's hits were not something anyone wanted to experience. He didn't hold back just because you were a kid, everyone received equal pain.

~*oOo*~

After releasing the stuntmen, we followed after Sandayū Asama, who was Yukie's personal assistant. He led us to the film studio in which they would be using for the newest movie. We unexpectantly met up with Naruto, Yukie and Haku halfway there. My guess was that because Haku was there, he persuaded them to come back without going to the bar. Hopefully, Naruto still had a good time talking to her...but going by his sour expression, maybe it wasn't so good.

I was amazed at how some of their filming equipment resembled so much like the modern one's in my other world. While we sat near the director, I continued to look around the place. I looked at the pictures beside me, while they talked and noticed the different locations in which they had filmed in.

"These cliffs, they're in Yukigakure right?" I asked and looked over to the director and his assistant. I leaned back in my chair when Naruto leaned in beside me to take a look at them.

"Those are the Rainbow glaciers in the Land of Snow." A new voice stated. We all turned to look at the two newcomers and noticed them to be some of the actors from the movie.

"That's where we're all going to shoot the scenes for the next movie. It'll be the end of our movie chronicle." The other actor named Hideo stated.

I hummed in acknowledgement and turned to Sasuke who spoke up beside Naruto who was in between us.

"Isn't it a bit far just to shoot a scene for a movie?" He asked in all his moodiness.

"Yukie's manager Sandayū over here recommended it. Apparently it turns seven different colors in the spring time." The director's assistant stated.

"No, that's just an old legend. I've been to Yukigakure a long time ago. Actually, there isn't any Spring in the Land of Snow." Kakashi stated to which Zabuza and Haku agreed upon.

"Not exactly sensei. Besides, all legends start off with some truth to them." I said and watched him turn over to me along with the others.

"Little girl, have you been there?" The director asked but before I could answer, Naruto spoke out over me.

"Sakura-chan's been everywhere!" Naruto exclaimed with a grin towards me. I rolled my eyes and crossed my arms.

"No I haven't Naruto. Anyways, I did go to Yukigakure when I was younger but it was already covered in snow most of the time. My father however, told me stories of when he went to Yuki and there had been Spring. If I remember correctly, he said that it started coincidently right after the new Daimyō took over." I said and glanced up to Kakashi so he could take the hint. With a nod, he looked over to the actor who started talking behind me.

"They say it's a very poor nation because their economy crashed. I heard the last Daimyō was too engrossed with his mechanical inventions." The new actor behind me commented. I looked up and saw him smile down at me with a similar Green Beast sparkle of the teeth.

"He is pretty hot." Inner stated which I ignored as well as the swirling chakra all around me.

"On the contrary actually. Well, of course there are locations were poverty is located within every nation, however it is quite advanced. If you compare it technologically wise to other countries, it's actually far more advanced. The Land of the Moon is the only place I could compare it with, although the Moon's economy is healthier." I stated.

"Man Sakura-chan, way to lecture him." Naruto chuckled from beside me. I turned my head towards him and raised an eye brow.

"What? I wasn't lecturing. I was just stating the facts." I said and heard chuckles from some of the others.

"Well you heard the little lady. I'm just hoping they have central heating because I'm not cut out for the cold." Hideo stated.

'This guy...aren't they going to be filming outside most of the time?' I thought with a shake of my head.

"I can't blame him! That place is cold!" Inner stated with a shiver.

"Hey! I've been wanting to ask, but where's Yukie? I haven't seen her since we all came back together." Naruto asked from his spot.

"She probably went out somewhere again." Michy said as he looked over to the other's. I soon ignored the conversation that started up about her, and focused on finding her chakra.

She wasn't anywhere in the studio, so perhaps she went out to the bar?

"We'll get on the boat, meet with us at the dock when you've found her." The director instructed.

We left shortly after to look for Yukie and capture her because obviously she wouldn't come willingly. We all split up and just walked around looking for her.

I moved half of mine and Inner's chakra into our weights as we walked around. Slowly but surely we would get enough inside of them to help defend from the upcoming battles. It would take us a while to reach Yukigakure, so in the mean time we would gather chakra in our weights and prepare.

My attention was taken away from the cute trinkets on a stand to a drunken lady coming out of an alleyway.

"Well, she certainly came from the bar." Inner stated as we saw her stumble and trip over her own feet.

'Where's Naruto and the others?' I thought as I walked towards her and took a quick peek through the alley way in which she came out from. No one came after her, however, their chakra signature was a bit further away coming in this direction.

"So what are you going to do?" Inner asked.

I sighed as Yukie stumbled over towards the wall of a building.

'No way can we leave her like that.' I replied and walked over to her. I leaned down to take a good look at her face. She was indeed pretty as any actress and princess could be, but she had an ugly scowl that ruined her pretty face.

'Here goes.' I thought and placed a hand on her shoulder lightly.

"Excuse me, Fujikaze-san? Are you alright?" I asked, she along with the others didn't exactly know I knew what was going on without being there. So it was best to play along.

"Ugh...Who are you? Another fan? I'm not doing any autographs." She said and started to walk past me.

"Well, how rude!" Inner stated with a frown.

I walked beside her and kept my eyes on her, careful she didn't trip and hurt herself.

"No, well I guess I am a fan. Though you don't have to worry about me turning into a complete fan-girl. My duty is to protect you." I said and stopped as she did so with her hand on her head. I placed my green glowing hand on her temples so it would help with the headache.

"You feeling better?" I asked as she stood up a bit more stable.

"I'm fine." She replied curtly and started walking again. I followed her in silence until I felt the others coming closer.

"You know, Naruto along with most of your other fans don't see you the way you think. Everythings not always what it seems." I said and received a glare from her.

"You don't know anything." She said and I shrugged her rude comment away.

"Maybe." I said and placed a hand on her shoulder to gently press on her pressure point. I grabbed her quickly before she hit the ground and picked her up as the others arrived. It would only be a little bit longer until she realized her attitude. I suppose I could wait patiently, for Naruto's sake.

"Hey guys. Sandayū-san if you could please lead the way to the boat." I said with a smile up to them and my hand's on Yukie's back and under her knees.

~*oOo*~

Morning came by quickly and the swaying of the boat was as familiar as it always was. Unlike Inner, I enjoyed traveling around to many places and this would certainly be an interesting mission. I was the third one to wake after Kakashi and Zabuza. They stayed in their room's by their chakra signature inside, while I ventured about the boat. Most of my morning composed of talking to the crew members and staff and anyone really who started a conversation.

I sat further away from everyone as the filming was about to start. Leaning my back onto the edge of the boat's wooden railing and enjoying the cool air. It smelt of the salty water around us and of the boat's wooded structure and metals laying around. The wind had some good bursts now and then, seeing as my haori and braid kept moving along with it. A good use for it for the dramatic scene coming up soon.

Naruto and the others all joined me after a few seconds more to myself. Naruto sat beside me while all the other's just stood and watched, well except for Sasuke.

"I didn't think Fūn-hime would act so...bratty." Naruto stated in confusion. I smiled and patted his head reassuringly.

"Naruto, you were the one who was so excited about this mission. It's important, an A-rank mission so we have to do it." Kakashi stated. Though I have a feeling if it were any normal actor/actress it could be an easy A-rank mission because they wouldn't be attacked by such powerful people.

"I didn't think an A-rank mission included babysitting a pampered actress." Sasuke mumbled as he stared out into the ocean.

"Celebrities get attacked all the time Sasuke. Be on your guard we don't know who could ever be after them." Kakashi stated as he looked back down to his book. I frowned up at the orange book.

"That's right brat. Even I've been called out to take care of one or two in the past." Zabuza stated and I rolled my eyes.

"Whoa, what an accomplishment." I stated and could feel his glare on me. I was saved from being hit by the scampering camera man and staff began to settle down and get ready to start.

"Shishimaru!" Yukie's cry was heard echoing in the silence.

'Yukie's acting is certainly impressive.' I thought as I continued to watch the filming. A dramatic silence ensued until Yukie lifted her hand and broke the silence.

"Hold on a second! Sandayū, bring me my drops so I can cry!" She called out to her assistant. He stumbled through a bag and quickly moved over to her.

"Her attitude however needs improvement. Can't she say please or thank you?!" Inner asked in disbelief.

"What?! Just a minute ago I thought she was a completely different person!" Naruto stated as I shook my head and sighed. It was going to be a long mission. Today seemed like it would be filled with filming.

~*oOo*~

I didn't even bother to make my way up to the crowd of staff on the top. I simply got ready for the day. I already knew the director would want to film on the huge iceberg, so I didn't bother to panic at the sudden stop. I did however focus on finding the hidden chakra of the enemy.

When I found them, I quickly changed into my warmer clothes. I put on my black boots and pants that were made from a warmer material than the last ones. I had the same tank top underneath and then a red long sleeve, turtle neck shirt. Like my pants, the shirt was also made from a warm and cold resistent material. It had the Haruno symbol on the back in white and I put on some black wrist length gloves. Lastly, I wrapped myself with the tan cloak that we all wore.

'It's not as bad as it was the first time we came.' I said as I finished tieing the hairband at the end of the French braid I quickly made.. Everyone was crowding outside, ready to film.

"No way it's still cold!" Inner whined as she wrapped herself with thousands of blankets. I shook my head and walked over towards the others. They too changed into warmer clothing but I only gave them a passing glace much to Inner's dismay. My focus was still on the enemy. I didn't want anyone to get hurt over this small fight.

"Good morning." I greeted and received tired glances and nods, a yawn and wave from Naruto. It was rather early, especially from how late we had stayed up watching them film yesterday.

A shout of, "Action!" was heard and we all looked over to the scene. I moved over to Kakashi and Zabuza as soon as everyones attention was grabbed.

"We're going to be attacked soon by three enemies who want Yukie." I informed and they nodded. I told them the direction of the enemies hide-out and waited for them to appear.

"Be careful with their chakra armor." I informed as I felt a spike.

"Did you honestly believe these meager fool's would be a match for me Princess?!" The actor far above asked. Remembering that line to be the last before the attack, I moved closer to Yukie. An explosion occurred further away from Kakashi's jutsu aimed for the enemy.

Kakashi and Zabuza moved in front of the group of actors. While Naruto and the other two also moved to surround Yukie.

"What are you doing?!" The director shouted just as the enemy revealed themselves.

"Welcome to the Land of Snow." The first one spoke up as he threw off the white camouflage cloth behind him.

"Greeting's princess Koyuki. I do hope you're still carrying the hex crystal." The woman of the group stated on top of a spike of ice.

"Princess Koyuki?!" Kakashi questioned in shock. He turned over to me and I nodded. Later, I would explain everything to them. He deserved to know, since he had history with the enemy and Koyuki.

"As expected of Hatake Kakashi, but it won't be good enough!" The last enemy stated from further away.

"Protect Yukie!" Kakashi instructed us before turning to the staff.

"Everyone, get back to the boat!" Kakashi instructed the others. Shouts were heard as the staff ran towards the boat to find a safe place to stay in.

"Fubuki, Mizore you take care of the Princess." The leader of the rogues stated as he jumped down. Kakashi jumped forward and met him mid way, Zabuza followed soon after to help fend him off.

"I don't know what's on the script, but I've always wanted to be in the movies!" Naruto exclaimed

"Don't worry Yukie! Naruto Uzumaki is here to protect you!" He shouted as he rushed forward towards the big guy named Mizore.

"Haku go with him." I said as I heard the woman laugh as she jumped closer to us.

"I'll take care of her." I said and pointed at Yukie. Sasuke nodded and ran further away from us to deal with the rogue woman.

"Fujikaze-san, you need to leave with the others." I said, while moving my chakra over to my palms. Sasuke's flames weren't close enough to reach us, but they were close for us to feel the change in temperature.

"Yukie!" Sandayū called out worriedly as she started to scream.

"No! I'm not going back to the Land of Snow!" With a shout, she fell to the ground while she gripped her head.

'She's remembering.' I thought as I turned back towards the chakra spike. Naruto, Haku and Sasuke were busy fighting those two rogues, but their armor was giving them problems.

'Let's think, those armors are convenient, but they do have weaknesses.' I thought as I encased my hands with a bit more chakra.

'I'll let things go on like normal, and as soon as he grab's me, that's when I act.' I thought as I kept my eyes on Mizore. He had managed to throw both Haku and Naruto away for him to come after Yukie.

As Mizore sled down towards us, he lifted his arm and shot the string to wrap around Yukie.

"Now Kazumi!" Inner shouted and I shunshined over and cut the wires with a kunai. Before they could get away, I held onto them tightly with enhanced chakra.

'Go Inner!' I instructed as she poofed out beside me and ran towards Mizore. He was smart enough to cut the string's loose, but not fast enough to dodge. Inner had already gotten to him and pulled back a fist. Her punch struck forward but was blocked by his metal gauntlet.

"CHA! TAKE THIS!" She cried out as she pulled back again while enhancing her fist with more chakra.

"What?!" He cried out as the second punch blasted him away towards the mountain and cracking his armor in the process.

'Good job Inner.' I complimented as she poofed away.

"That was almost too easy!" She fist pumped back inside my mind.

'No, they didn't give it their all. Today was just a greeting to gauge our skills.' I said as I saw the huge white whale burst its way from under the ice.

"Everyone move!" I shouted and moved over to Yukie and her assistant.

'She's fainted, that's good it makes this easier.' I thought as I went to pick her up but was grabbed by the waist. I realized to late that it was Mizore's arm. He flicked me up into the air, and was about to land a hit on my stomach with his hand coming down on me. Before it reached, one of Naruto's clone pushed me aside as he took the hit and poofed away. I flailed around until I could right myself in the air. I looked down to all the fighting still going on and pushed aside my hair and cloak fluttering with the wind that pushed against me.

I exhaled a puff of warm air and enhanced my feet with chakra. Gravity was pulling me down towards the ground quickly so I needed to cause a distraction so we could all get to the boat. I had to mentally calculate how much chakra I needed to place on the soles of my feet to cause my desired action. It couldn't be too much chakra or else I'll break right through the ice and find myself swimming in the cold water under the iceberg. It also couldn't be too little or else it wouldn't save me from the height and speed I was falling at. So with a quick prayer to all the gods I unleashing the amount of chakra to my feet that I thought was enough and awaited my fate.

A loud cracking was heard on impact as well as a numbing tingle shooting up my legs from the contact. Ice and a puff of white clouded the area. Taking a cautious step forward, I started to run towards the others as soon as I knew nothing was broken.

Nothing could be seen as the white cloud from the impact still surrounded the area. Being used to not seeing anything, I found the others easily. I picked up Yukie and looked over to Naruto.

"Help Sandayū-san back to the boat and make sure no one else is still around." I said as Sasuke also approached us. We all managed to get are feet to stick to the ice with chakra as the second whale was created. It broke through the ice and crashed up against the ice mountain. The wind and water blew and splashed all around us; but since we couldn't see, we just felt the jerking motion of the iceberg we were on moving with the harsh waves.

"Go brats! Kakashi's handling this. I'll make sure the other two don't follow behind you!" Zabuza shouted as he burst from with in the white cloud. He turned his back to us and held his sword up towards the direction of Fubuki.

"Sakura let's go." Haku stated from beside me. I looked over to him a little surprise since he hadn't spoken to me in a while. I shook my head and decided to leave that for later. Keeping the staff members and everyone else safe was more important right now.


First part done! Hope you enjoy and the next one will be no later than Wednesday.

In the upcoming month, I will be extremely busy because school will be starting up again. I won't be able to update as fast as I usually do until I get situated and used to my new schedule. I know I might not update as fast but I promise that I will not abandon this story. I still have the inspiration, I'm just going to be busy. I have come too far to let this just die right here and you guys are so awesome I wouldn't want to disappoint you. Until next time!