It was nearly nighttime whenever Konan, Hana, and Shizune returned with the new Kurosuki recruits. There to greet them was Jiraiya as well as a few other rogue shinobi behind him. The Sannin had his arms crossed over his broad chest and a smile on his face at the new recruits. The three kunoichi stopped in front of Jiraiya and bowed before him.
"I take it that you coming back with all these ninja means that your mission was a success," Jiraiya asked.
"Yep," Hana replied. "Raiga couldn't be convinced so I took him out. Here are his swords." Hana handed the blades to Jiraiya who took them carefully.
"I'd better hide these in a safe place. We'd all be in some serious trouble if Naruto ever found these." The three kunoichi laughed weakly with complete hysteria at the thought of the young Jinchuriki wielding such destructive weapons. "You all," Jiraiya snapped, turning to the ninja behind him. "Show the new recruits where they can put the supplies and everything else."
"Yes sir, alright men follow us." The shinobi behind Jiraiya moved into the underground fortress while the Kurosuki gang followed after them. Jiraiya turned his head to the three kunoichi before he noticed Ranmaru on Shizune's back.
"Well who's the little guy," Jiraiya asked.
"His name is Ranmaru," Konan replied. "He was with Raiga, and we believe he has a kekkei genkai. While he was on Raiga's back, he was able to tell him how to counter all of our moves. Apparently he has some kind of dojutsu like that of the Byakugan or Sharingan." Jiraiya placed his hand to his chin and hummed.
"I've never heard of a kekkei genkai like that," Jiraiya admitted. 'Perhaps it's some type of mutation…?' The Sannin removed his hand then smiled at Ranmaru, who was staring sadly into empty space.
"He and Raiga were very close," Shizune explained, noticing Jiraiya's confused expression.
"Well, I guess I could take him to a room to rest." Konan raised a questioning eyebrow to her former sensei. "I doubt he's going to run anywhere anytime soon." Shizune took the pouch carrying Ranmaru off her back then handed him to Jiraiya. The Sannin slung the boy onto his back then handed the Lightning Fangs to Konan. "You put these away and all three of you get some rest. I'll report your mission to Tsunade."
"Tsunade will want us to report to her directly Jiraiya sensei," Konan stated.
"And you will, in the morning. Until then, you reported to me and I'll report what we know to her. You all deserve some rest." The kunoichi nodded as Jiraiya turned and walked off.
"Who else was sent out on missions besides us," Hana asked as she followed Konan and Shizune.
"Yahiko was sent out with Naruto, Neji, and your bother," Konan stated. "But you know that already. Itachi, Nagato, and Obito were sent out to the Land of Waves to see if there was anywhere we could set up a base at." Hana hummed and nodded once. "Other than that I don't think there was anyone you care about that was shipped out." Hana scrunched her nose and made a face at the back of Konan's head.
"Itachi-kun can take care of himself Hana," Shizune said. "He's a very skilled shinobi." Hana shifted her eyes to Shizune then back ahead. She was smarter than to let herself get jealous over such stupid things like someone else calling him Itachi-kun. "Oh crap, I've got to go check on the medical wing! I totally forgot! I'll see you both later okay?" Shizune quickly ran down one of the halls as Konan and Hana watched her.
"That girl has way too many things to take care of," Konan sighed. Hana nodded with agreement then continued towards the barracks.
Jiraiya walked quietly through the empty halls in the barracks which were made recently. He looked back, seeing the sadness in Ranmaru's eyes still. Jiraiya turned his head back around with a slight smile on his face.
"My name is Jiraiya," the Sannin began. Ranmaru made no sign of acknowledgement or life for that matter. "I originally came from Konoha. I'm one of the legendary three Sannin." Despite remaining silent, Ranmaru was impressed to say the least. Jiraiya looked back at the boy then sighed, slightly peeved. "I trained Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze." Ranmaru simply hummed in response. Jiraiya looked back, giving the boy a slight smile. "You're not much of a talker are you?" Again there was no reply. "I suppose I can't blame you. I bet you think we're just evil people who killed your master and kidnapped you." Ranmaru's eyes narrowed slightly, wanting to say something. "Sheesh, I hope someone gets you talking sometime soon. Maybe we shouldn't have sent Naruto out on a mission. Naruto is the son of Minato, and is my godson."
"You talk a lot," Ranmaru finally said. Jiraiya threw his head back and laughed heartily. Ranmaru had no response as his eyes lowered back to the ground.
"Well, here's your room," Jiraiya stated, sliding open a door. Ranmaru looked in and was surprised to see it was surprisingly larger than expected. It had a normal bed, nightstand, and a desk with a chair. "It's vacant so you got first dips." Jiraiya walked up and pulled Ranmaru out of his pouch and placed him on the bed, resting the boy's head on the pillow. Ranmaru felt his face heat up slightly, embarrassed at the attention he was receiving. Jiraiya pulled the blankets up to Ranmaru's neck and tucked him in snuggly. "You hungry? I can get you some food before you go to bed?"
"No thank you," Ranmaru replied.
"Water, anything?" Ranmaru shook his head. Jiraiya stood up, and headed towards the door before turning around. "Lamp on or off?"
"I don't care…" Jiraiya nodded then walked over to the lamp and blew out the light.
"Goodnight Ranmaru, see you in the morning." The boy stayed silent, staring directly at the darkness. Jiraiya closed the door then headed out for Tsunade's office.
In the Land of Waves, Orochimaru stood in front of a group of village survivors and bridge builders. Gato's thugs were throwing the dead bodies into a pile before setting it on fire. There were five other piles of flaming corpses and only four groups of survivors that cowered in front of the shinobi.
"Orochimaru," a voice shouted. The Sannin turned his head, a careless look on his face as he watched the angry, short businessman storming up to him. "What the hell? I ordered for you to kill everyone here, not save them!"
"Well the board members of your company think it would be better if the village's inhabitants were alive."
"Who the hell cares? I pay them! They listen to me, and so do you damn it!" Suddenly, Orochimaru's hand seized Gato by the throat and lifted the man off his feet. The man's legs kicked around desperately, trying to find solid ground.
"I work for Danzo," Orochimaru corrected. "And he spoke with your board members. They said that they'd be more than willing to hand the company over to the Land of Fire as long as they still get a portion of the profits the company makes. Still, it would be under the direct control of the Daimyo. All they need is you out of the way."
"Son…of a…bitch!" Orochimaru chuckled before tightening his grip, breaking Gato's neck. The Sannin threw the limp carcass to the side then turned to the survivors.
"You all are now slaves of Konoha," Orochimaru declared. "You will work on building a bridge to the mainland, only so that Konoha may use it. You all will have some time to rebuild your homes while my students and I head back to Konoha." Orochimaru turned to the thugs who were all looking at one another with confusion. "You petty criminals, will you work for Konoha?"
"Will we get paid," one thug asked.
"You'll get to live," Orochimaru stated.
The thugs looked to each other then back at the shinobi and charged. Orochimaru chuckled coldly. He expected as much. His five students all shot past him and into the group of thugs. There were screams of anguish and bloodshed and less than a minute later, all the thugs were dead. Orochimaru turned back to the citizens with a smile.
"You all will be able to rebuild as many homes as you can, but a second Konoha squad will be sent in to watch over you. I wouldn't suggest trying to leave this island by the way." Orochimaru flashed his teeth then turned around and walked off with his students following behind him.
"We placed the traps at the docks just like you suggested lord Orochimaru," Sakon whispered. "If they make a run for their boats, it'll be goodbye for them." Orochimaru chuckled then disappeared into the forest.
In the distance, Nagato and Obito were crouched in a pair of nearby bushes, watching the newly founded slaves of Konoha. They looked to each other then quickly and quietly shot away.
Itachi was keeping watch over their small boat while Obito and Nagato went on a scouting trip. They didn't use the docks for the obvious reason that it would alert the island of their presence. Itachi turned, hearing his two comrades before they could even land on the ground.
"Well, good news and bad news," Obito sighed. "Orochimaru and his team have left, and Gato and his thugs are dead. Bad news is that apparently Orochimaru wants the bridge to be built so that Konoha can use this island for some reason…"
"Most likely to expand Danzo's reach to the Land of Water," Nagato stated. "We can't let that happen. We must do something."
"We can't do anything," Itachi murmured, slightly angry. "If we interfere we'd reveal our presence to everyone on the island. We should just scout Uzushiogakure like we were told to."
"So that's it," Obito questioned. "We don't even help these people and leave them to die?"
"That's not what we're doing," Nagato said, keeping calm. "Itachi's right, the best thing to do right now is complete our mission. We can help the citizens later, but for now we just complete our mission." Obito scowled angrily then snapped his head back to the village. "I know it's hard, but we have to do this Obito…" The spiky haired Uchiha sighed then nodded. Nagato turned and jumped into the trees, followed by Itachi then Obito.
Yahiko sat on the ground, staring at the fire between him and his three 'students' who were chatting about trivial things. The entire time, the orange haired man kept asking himself why he had to be put with these brats. Tsunade and Jiraiya both knew that he never got along with them. Yahiko didn't hate them per say, it's just that he believed that they should work more to help their cause, and not play pranks on everything that breathed. When he was their age, Yahiko already wanted to overthrow Hanzo and his ally Danzo. He sighed and shook his head, trying to focus on what to do in Konoha's Chunin Exams.
They were only a few hours away from Konoha, but they still needed some rest. As long as they didn't do anything suspicious to draw attention to themselves, Yahiko mainly, then they should be fine. Jiraiya told Yahiko that Naruto's seal was secure, so any chance of the Kyuubi's chakra slipping out was zero. Kiba had been told countless times beforehand to never use his clan's abilities, so hopefully he took those warnings to heart. Neji's eyes were completely covered, and despite that he knew better than to do anything reckless. The big problems were Naruto and Kiba during the exams, and Yahiko outside of the exams. No doubt Danzo would want him under constant watch by ANBU. The man's paranoia and fear was no doubt comparable to Hanzo's. Anyone suspicious would most likely be under watch. He couldn't do anything with Naruto and the others during the exam, even if he was Hokage. Still, Yahiko had to find a way to sneak through surveillance and extract information at the same time…
"DOWN BELOW," a voice echoed out. Yahiko and the other's looked up, seeing something falling down from the sky.
"Look out," Yahiko shouted, springing himself backwards. The three kids all sprung back as well just as something slammed onto their campsite with tremendous force.
Yahiko skidded to a halt, eyes focused on a giant spinning bolder. Naruto, Neji, and Kiba all looked at the spinning object with confusion, shock, and anger. Suddenly, the bolder stopped spinning then deflated into a young, stout man. Two more young boys, one with a bowl cut, bug eyes, and huge eyebrows, and another with a ponytail, chewing on a toothpick, appeared next to the stout young man.
"Uh, sorry about that," the one with the toothpick apologized.
"Indeed, our sensei was just testing himself," the bushy browed one stated.
"Testing himself how," Kiba snapped. "I don't think the fat kid is your sensei!"
"What'd you call me," the stout young man shouted. His two teammates held the spiky haired boy back from tearing Kiba apart.
Yahiko's eyes narrowed at the three students before scanning the area carefully. If there was a sensei, where was he? Suddenly, Yahiko's blue eyes snapped wide open as he ducked and rolled to the side as a man flew past him, landing against the ground like a meteorite. The orange haired man grunted as he rolled to a stop, facing the smoking crater that was caused by the man who attacked him.
"Very sharp reflexes," a loud voice boomed. The smoke cleared, revealing a man in a green jumpsuit wearing a typical Jonin vest. He had a bowl cut and bushier eyebrows than the young man behind him. "Not many people can dodge Might Guy!" Yahiko's eyes widened slightly. "Choji, Shikamaru, Lee, front and center!"
"Yes Guy sensei," the three students exclaimed before running and standing at attention in front of their master.
"Turn and apologize to this man for ruining his campsite," Guy snapped. The three students turned to Yahiko then bowed their heads.
"Our apologies," they said rather loudly. Naruto and Kiba looked to each other with shock then back at Guy.
"Hey, Bushy Brow sensei," Naruto shouted. "It was your fault that our campsite got screwed up wasn't it?" Guy placed his hand to his chin then hummed before turning back around.
"You're absolutely right young man," Guy called back. He spun to Yahiko then snapped his head down. "My apologies sir." Guy raised his head then extended his hand. "I'm Might Guy, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"N-nice to meet you too," Yahiko stammered, shaking the man's hand firmly.
"These are my students: Choji Akimichi, Shikamaru Nara, and my prized student: Rock Lee!"
"My name is Yahiko, and those are my accomplices: Ryu, Fang, and Hizashi. We're a small mercenary group."
"Ah, mercenaries," Guy repeated, humming as he nodded his head over and over. "Here for the Chunin Exams I assume?"
"Yes," Yahiko replied with a nod.
"Well, it's only a few hours away, you can come with us!" Yahiko glanced back at his students, all of them still confused. This could be a golden opportunity, so long as they didn't give themselves away.
"Uh, alright then," Yahiko answered with a nod. He whistled to his students who ran up to him. "We're following Guy and his students to Konoha."
"Alright," Naruto replied with a careless shrug.
"Take the lead," Yahiko offered Guy.
"Alright, we'll be at the village in a matter of minutes!"
"Uh, let's try to go at a normal pace," Yahiko quickly snapped out. "We've been traveling for quite some time and we're very tired."
"Ah, very well then. We've been training most of the day, I suppose you three deserve some time off." Guy's students nodded to him. "Alright, it's this way gentleman! Stick close to me and don't get lost."
"Of course," Yahiko replied. Guy strode forward with his students following close behind him. Yahiko trailed behind a bit to talk to the other boys. "Guys," he whispered quickly. "Listen, be careful around these guys…"
"What," Kiba snapped with confusion in his tone. "These guys are clowns."
"Their sensei is the one I'm worried about," Yahiko hissed. "That's Might Guy, Konoha's Blood Red Beast." The boys tilted their heads to the side with confusion. "He didn't get that name for being a clown. He's renowned across the nations because he only uses taijutsu in battle and he's an S-class Jonin, same as Kakashi Hatake. The difference is that Guy is ruthless in battle and won't stop until he's beaten his enemy to a bloody pulp with his bare hands, even if the target is dead. His loyalty to the village is second to none, and aside from Kakashi, Guy is Danzo's personal go-to man."
"What about Orochimaru," Neji inquired.
Yahiko sighed, "You know what I mean…"
"Yahiko-kun," Guy exclaimed. "Come up here with me! I wish to compare our teaching methods if it's alright with you?"
"Of course, one moment please." Guy nodded then turned back forward. Yahiko bent down to his students' ear level. "Remember your names," he hissed. "Don't screw this up…please…"
The three nodded, their faces solemn. They watched as he walked up next to Guy. The trio knew if Yahiko said please, especially to them, then it was definitely serious. Guy's students walked back to Yahiko's students. Naruto and Lee observed each other carefully, the former a bit freaked out from Lee's unwavering stare. Kiba and Choji glared at one another, both angry at the other for different reasons. Shikamaru stared at Neji, who pretended he remained oblivious to the stare.
"So…" Naruto finally said, trailing off.
"I am Rock Lee," the bug eyed student suddenly shouted. "It is a pleasure to meet you!"
"Uh, hi, I'm Ryu. That's Fang, and the blind guy is Hizashi."
"He's blind," Shikamaru asked, raising his hand up to the bandages around the other boy's eyes. Neji quickly smacked the boy's hand away with a smirk on his face.
"I may be blind, but my other senses are razor sharp." Naruto rolled his eyes then looked away from his teammate.
'Now that was cliché…'
"So have you all ever been to Konoha before," Shikamaru asked.
"Not yet," Kiba answered.
"Oh you all will love it! Konoha is full of life and energy the likes of which you've never seen!" The three rogues gave blank stares at Lee, confused as to where the boy's energy came from. "Who wants to race to the village? Shikamaru-kun, how about you?"
"Guy sensei said no racing," Shikamaru sighed out. "Otherwise I'd love to."
"Darn, you are right. What to do to pass the time…?" The rogue trio looked to one another then shrugged, deciding to give up on understanding the bushy browed boy.
The trio of dojutsu users stood on a tree branch, overlooking the long forgotten remains of Uzushiogakure. They looked at it for several long moments before Nagato jumped forward first. Obito and Itachi both followed after him through the forest and towards the piles of rubble. The years had been unkind to the once proud village. Nothing stood and there were only piles of rubble that had moss growing over them. Random pools of water were scattered around as well, most likely due from the storms and rain. The rogues examined the area carefully, but nobody saw anything.
In the shadows of the rubble, two figures watched the three ninjas closely. "We've got guests," one figure whispered.
"Indeed, let's give them a proper welcome!" The duo shot out of the shadows, moving towards the shinobi in the back first.
Itachi's head snapped around as he saw something moving from the corner of his eyes. The younger Uchiha sprung straight into the air as the two opponents dressed fully in black, with metal claws attached by a long chain, shot past him. Itachi flipped over and landed in a crouched position, facing the two shinobi who were apparently from Kirigakure. The two turned around, focusing on Itachi. One of them looked over and saw that the other two were gone.
"What the," he muttered. "Where the hell did they-,"
Nagato and Obito shot behind the two attackers, kunai drawn, then imbedded the blades deep within the enemy's backs. They both groaned before their eyes rolled up in the back of their heads then limply fell to the ground.
"Odds are they weren't alone," Itachi stated. "There has to be someone else out there…"
"Agreed," Nagato replied, his eyes shifting back and forth. "Question is are they close by or somewhere else in the ruins of the village."
"I'm right here," a voice called out.
The trio turned around, seeing two silhouetted figures standing on a mound of rubble. They used their dojutsu to focus in on their targets, able to make out their features. The tallest one had spiky brown hair and a massive sword on his back and bandages wrapped all around his mouth, wearing a black tank top and arm warmers. The other figure wore an ANBU mask, and had his/her hair in a bun with two strands tied together that fell down the sides of his/her face. The tall one jumped up and landed across from the trio, making himself easier to see.
'He's from Kiri as well,' Obito stated, noticing the headband.
"Your headband says your from the Land of Water, and the massive sword on your back means you're one of the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist," Nagato stated.
"And your eyes tell me that two of you are Uchiha, and you possess the Rinnengan," the man shot back. The trio looked to one another briefly and tensed up a bit. The swordsmen raised his hand up defensively and took a step back. "Relax, I'm not here to fight, even though you did kill my followers, the Demon Bros."
"The Demon Bros." the spiky haired Uchiha repeated. "Then you're…Zabuza Momochi?"
"In the flesh," the swordsmen replied with a formal bow. The masked man looked up and examined each person carefully. "You are Obito Uchiha, since you have the Sharingan and those distinctive orange goggles. You are Itachi Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan's most promising prodigy before their unfortunate massacre. And you…" Zabuza narrowed his eyes upon Nagato who tilted his head slightly. "You have the Rinnengan…"
"You said that already," Nagato shot back.
"Rumor in the underworld says that there's a rebellion building up to strike against Danzo's empire." The three rebels looked to one another for a moment before turning to Zabuza slowly.
"What of it," Itachi questioned as he raised his guard.
"I want in," Zabuza replied.
"You wha," Obito asked.
"I have no doubt you've heard of the recent Mizukage assassination attempt. I was in charge of it. My village, my country, my people have been ruled through fear for years now. I know Danzo wants to join with the Mizukage, Yagura. Unfortunately, the little shrimp wants an alliance with the Hokage as well. I don't want Yagura or Danzo's evil to spread throughout the world."
"When you were a child, you passed your village's academy graduation by killing every other child there," Obito stated. "You don't seem like the type of person who values freedom to me."
"You judge a man because of the area he was raised," Zabuza questioned. "I want to help you and you're turning me down? I came to this country, knowing that if your rebellion was worth anything that you'd come to the Land of Waves to establish a base to keep tabs on Danzo's campaign in the Land of Water. The Land of Waves is the first stepping stone to an alliance, and in turn the end of the world for all of us."
"Alright," Nagato began, "so you get to join our rebellion and fight for freedom and justice. That, or you're looking to disappear and we're your last hope of doing so." Zabuza's eyes narrowed before he scowled angrily.
"That's…just an added perk I suppose. I'm still more than willing to fight for your side. I was one of Kirkgakure's best assassins, an expert at the silent killing technique. Tell me that wouldn't be valuable for your side at all."
"Alright, so you get to disappear and fight with us against your country and village. What do we get?"
"I have secrets about Kirigakure. I know where there are secret outposts, secret caches, supply bases, and so much more. I know how to evade the hunter-ninja of Kiri. I know secrets that the Land of Water wants to hide and forget. Like the absence of one of their Jinchuriki…" The three rebels' eyes snapped wide open with shock at the last sentence. "I myself will no doubt be a valuable asset to your cause, not only that…" Zabuza turned and waved to the other figure that still stood on the pile of rubble. The figure jumped down and landed next to Zabuza, staring at the three dojutsu users. "This boy, Haku, as a kekkei genkai which is long gone and no longer exists in this world. Show them Haku."
"Yes Zabuza-sama." Haku made a hand sign with only one hand. Water from a nearby puddle shot up and formed a mirror or ice.
"Ice jutsus," Obito questioned. "The shinobi from the Land of Snow can use this jutsu!"
"There's one huge difference. Their ice melts, their ice breaks. Not Haku's. Not easily at least. Go ahead and try it." Itachi and Obito nodded to one another then made the exact same hand signs. The two exhaled two waves of fire upon the ice mirror and poured the flames out for nearly twenty seconds. The Uchiha stopped, revealing that the ice mirror hadn't melted in the slightest.
"Okay, that's impressive," Itachi admitted. Obito shot forward, pulling his arm back as he focused solely on the ice mirror. The spiky haired Uchiha cried out as he shot his fist into the mirror. A crack was heard on impact, causing Obito to spring backwards, holding his hand and whining in pain.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow, owwie!"
"Very impressive," Itachi added with a smirk.
"His ice jutsus are very advanced despite his age," Zabuza continued. "Haku, show them your ultimate jutsu, but don't harm them."
"Yes sir," Haku nodded, making a two handed seal. "Don't move," the boy cautioned. Itachi and Nagato looked around as they were suddenly surrounded by many more ice mirrors. Haku shot forward, being absorbed by his jutsu, and his reflection being shown in every mirror.
"Shadow clones," Itachi asked, his eyes unable to tell which one was the real Haku.
"No," Nagato replied. "Those are reflections. Haku was it?"
"Yes sir?"
"Can you travel from mirror to mirror?"
"Yes I can. Do you wish for me to show you?" Nagato nodded, keeping his eyes peeled. "Very well." Nagato and Itachi's eyes snapped to the side quickly, looking at the mirror to their left. "Impressive, you were able to track me?"
"Barely," Itachi admitted. "I'm sure Nagato-san was able to though, right?"
"Of course," the redhead replied with a smirk. "That's a very fast jutsu you have. Very few could be able to tell how fast you move without a dojutsu."
"Release the jutsu," Zabuza ordered. Haku nodded then let the mirrors melt around Itachi and Nagato. The masked boy shot out of the mirror and landed next to Zabuza. "Do we have a deal?"
"I don't see why Jiraiya or Lady Tsunade would object," Nagato replied. "Do you have a hideout or camp already set up in these ruins?"
"There's an old cave that the Uzumaki Clan used," Zabuza answered. "That's where Haku and I hide out mostly. We've been here for awhile, and I'm sure that with enough time and manpower that we could make this entire area a campsite." Nagato nodded with agreement then turned to Itachi and Obito.
"Looks like we're heading back home again." The two Uchiha nodded in approval. Nagato turned to Zabuza, "Do you have any other allies with you?" Zabuza pointed to the dead Demon Bros. "Right…sorry about that."
"No skin off my bones, just two less mouths to feed."
"Yeah, you're a chipper guy to be around," Obito murmured. "So we're heading back now?"
"Let's go," Nagato barked. The five rogue shinobi jumped off into the forest, leaving the ruins of Uzushiogakure behind.
Yahiko and Guy's teams had been walking for nearly four hours, the former's team severely tired. "I thought you said the village wasn't far off Guy-san," Yahiko sighed out angrily.
"Hm? I said it was a few hours away. You can't tell me you're tired already? We need to ignite the flames of youth within your soul!"
'Oh god, the stories are true…'
"Come on, let's do some running! That'll light the flames of youth within our spirits!"
"YEAH," Choji shouted with fire in his eyes.
"Yes Guy sensei, onward to the flames of youth," Lee screamed.
"Guys," Shikamaru said calmly. "The village is right up ahead." The three energetic Konoha shinobi looked forward then whined with disappointment.
The four rogues looked ahead with solemn looks on their faces. Right ahead was Konoha, the hell in which Danzo Shimura ruled. They all gave one another a quick glance before walking forward into the belly of the beast.
So yeah, I know this story is probably boring with not a lot of action, and I deeply apologize for that. I'm hoping to change that soon with the Chunin Exams, which will be more heavily focused on now that I've gotten the Land of the Waves 'arc' out of the way and Zabuza and Haku introduced. Again I'm very, very sorry for not having more action fight scenes. Until next time, bye bye.