Haku survived the raikiri of Kakashi, and Zabuza realize this, so he asks Naruto to make him a promise. What could it be, and how would Haku take the news of his master demise?
It happened so fast, a second ago, he was about to murder someone of his age.
Now he cannot even find him, but that concern left him as the expansive wave hit, and again fear filled him today.
Fear, fear and dread guide him, to the origin of the disturbance, and the image was burnt like fire on his mind.
His Sensei, a man he come to grudgingly respect, had his Hand covered in blood and lightning, and Haku... The broken boy, was smiling with a hole instead of a heart.
Truly a scene of nightmares, but the moment did not stop Zabuza from trying to use this chance to end Kakashi.
The Konoha jonin took his hand from the kid chest and took the body as he evaded the obvious attack.
Meanwhile Sakura comes with Tazuna behind, to ask Naruto if he and Sasuke are okay.
The lack of response from him makes her stop, but what truly shock her was his face, it looked haunted.
"Naruto has always being a cheerful boy, seeing him like this is a first" and the way he begin to close his eyes and grip his chest clothes.
Made her aware that something happened, a myriad of questions filled her head.
¿Where is he? ¿What if... What if he died? ¿ And if soo, what should i do?
Tazuna watched all this and came to the logic conclusion, and when she look back to him, with a single nod the decision was made.
Without any pause she strengthen her grip on Tazuna hand and starts running, past the Jonin's fight, past his teammate side, and perhaps even pass her own fears.
The reality however remains unchanged, and the young prodigy body lies motionless in the ground.
That scenario break her like a shattered glass, it would never be the same.
Maybe it was her way of dealing with the situation or the lack of preparation she had or maybe it was her Faith in the Uchiha abilities that made the moment so much worse.
Whatever the case, the tears did not stop, and no matter how well you knew the shinobi rules or your average score in the academy.
Nothing prepares you for the loss of a beloved, it always hurt qand especially when you did not see it coming.
The sound produced by the clash of metal and flesh was temporarily surpassed by her. Sakura's loud and raw cry would forever be a reminder of what being lost today.
To say those cries of pain and despair would hunt him down for the years to come would nothing less than accurate.
But the Knowledge of being incapable of helping a precious person torn his heart to pieces.
However, the dark storm of thoughts was stopped alongside the fight, by the very cause of this mess.
Gato himself and a bunch of low life appear and started babbling, but only when he approached Haku did Naruto notice.
And what happen next seal the small gangster fate, that kick to the face, make the young ninja felt as if he was being hit.
Of course, he raced to end the man existence with his bare hands, but the swift action of the Silver haired jonin stopped the boy from effectively completing his new mission.
Not something he would appreciate, but then a memory of the ice shinobi appears on his mind.
A memory of the reason why he fought and died, a reason, that did not react to his most efficient "Tool" untolerable abuse by a scum on human shell, bringing Naruto full focus back on track.
To say that a 12 almost 13 years old genin made one of the seven swordsmen of Kirigakure Cry was unheard in the elemental nations.
But then again, not many lost a friend and a would be Best one in the spawn of several minutes.
So, when the Demon ask the Kyuubi vessel to hand him a Kunai he throws it with little care for what is to come.
Tough the bloodbath unleashed before him was so much more than a satisfaction for Haku mistreating, it was the end of a shinobi life.
That put things together in the boy head.
But then, shouts of anger and lust for blood echo in the bridge, despair started taking root.
In that moment an arrow fly past him and struck the path effectively stoping the mercenaries.
When Inari and the whole town came to fight, it change everything, and the blond would be a lying if he said it didn't raise he's fighting spirit.
The idea that he come up with was swiftly replicated by the Copy Ninja in order to intimidate this criminals.
As the goons throw themselves into the water to escape, Naruto posed his eyes once again on Haku and silently aproached.
With a respectful care he covered the body using he's Jacket and slowly and reverently started carrying the boy who barely meet and yet knew so much.
Inside of the seal a different thing happened, the infamous Nine tailed Fox watch with strange fascination his jailer current situation.
After so long the kid feelings and perilous fight finally let lose some of his presence in the world again.
To say that he felt a lot better would be and a grave mistake, but it did allow him to scare some mortals, so it was not so bad.
As for his Jinchūriki current issue, well it has a certain appeal to see him grieve and suffer.
But the idea he came with was a lot better, as such the mighty being speak of his mind.
"Koso" said loud and clear.
"eh, who is it" answers the confused blond.
"The reason why you survived against the ice ninja".
"¿What?"
"I'm the Kyuubi you fool" spat with anger.
"What do you want overgrown furball". spat back
"Careful kid, you want to have your friend, back right?"
"¡Wait what? you can bring Sasuke back?".
"Not the Uchiha, he hasn't perished, I'm talking about the corpse your hugging."
"He's more than that" reply is furiously.
"But that won't change the fact, he's dead unless you do as I say".
"¡How do I know that I can trust you?" criticize the ninja.
"You can't, but the I'm your only hope of changing his fate"
After an instant to consider he replied
"Then what do you need" says with decision.
With a sinister smirk the old creature answered.