Uzumaki Ran

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Hello and welcome to my first fic . As you can see, Its a S.I. so there. Oh yeah, I dont own any of the Anime and character or stuff that will or could show up in my fic. All the stuff except my character and my lil twist are not mine and are copyright to their respective owner. Im using the character without any permisson so please dont sue me. Lastly, if you dont like this fic or me, please dont flame me, review and comments are welcomed.Thank you.

Whew.. I know I said its write Zabusas Arc till the end but Im sorry for only managing to write these much. mind you I start from about 1 a.m. till 6 a.m the same morning so give me some slack for not finishing the Arc okay. So with this, I officially declare Zabusas arc is put in 2 or 3parts..hahahahah. I havent have any idea for the next part though...... oh well... Ill write something..

maybe bout Ran some in next chapter. OH.. okay... enjoy the fic.. and thanks for the comments and reviews..

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Chapter 2.1 - Battle!! Zabusa

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It had been two days since the member of Team 7 left Konoha for their escort mission. Naruto is bored. Two days had gone by and nothing had happen. Naruto keep on eyeing everything as they walk in hope of a distraction from his boredom. Beside Naruto stood Sakura who keep her eyes on Sasuke more than on the road or any sign of attack. Hearts can be seen in her eyes everytime she turn to look at Sasuke. Behind them, their 'cargo' the bridge-maker Tazuna keep on drinking as he continue to walk. Walking behind Tazuna is Sasuke who is ignoring Sakura. Lastly, there is Kakashi who as usual is reading his book. finally, some action.... lets see who they are thought Naruto as he put a shadow clone in his place as he went to hide. Other than Kakashi, none of his team mates of the enemy seems to notice his switch.

Crouching low to the ground, both Naruto and Kakashi wait for their enemy to attack. They were not disappointed as two nins then attack and 'kill' the fake Kakashi before turning to attack the shadow Naruto. ...kunai...run left...kunai.. right... shuriken.... jump... kick. as Naruto relay his command, shadow Naruto then launch his attack and knock out one of the nin with his last kick. The second one was knock out by Kakashi who Sakura and Sasuke had thought dead from their reaction. The group then make camp as to interrogate their prisoner which conveniently awoken as Naruto about to splash them with cold water. "Damn.. and I was just ready to splash them too.. oh well, better late than never." with a shrugged, Naruto proceed to splash the two tied up nin. "You think throwing water at us gonna make us talk? Youll never get anything out of us!!" yelled one of the nin after their untimely bath.

"Sure you don't want to talk? ...something are not worth keeping your know." asked Kakashi before reaching into his back-pouch. maybe i could use those thing.... hevant use them for sometime now though.. looks like perfect test subject.. thought Naruto as he reach into his backpack. "What are you doing, Naruto?" asked Sakura who is sitting beside Kakashi. "Searching for things I want to test" answer Naruto casually as he continue to rummage through his pack. "Find them... Kakashi-sensei! Don't toture them yet, I got some stuff to test out." shouted Naruto as he saw Kakashi took out a black bag from his pouch. "Sure.... let me help you with that." said Kakashi as he put back his black bag. "What do you want to do with these?" asked Kakashi as he held one of the explosive wards. "Well I got them sometime ago and haven't use them so .... you know, I just wanna see if they still work or not." answered Naruto as he began putting some of the explosive wards on both the tied up nins body. Sakura now frozan at her seat seeing how Naruto could use such dangerous thing just for simple interrogation. "Ah.. good thought Naruto, we don't want an ineffective weapon around... Here, let me help you." nodded a smiling Kakashi as he help Naruto to place the explosive wards. Seeing all the explosive wards on their body, both of the nins began to have second doubt. Tazuna who is looking at the proceeding continue his watch with interest while continuing to drink. maybe I should do this to him before killing him.... maybe having Naruto around wasnt so bad thought a now disturbing, smiling Sasuke as he continue to watch Naruto and Kakashi finish rigging the two enemy nin with explosive wards. "Lets see, should I light it or pull the string...what do you think Kakashi-sensei?" ask a smiling Naruto. "Ask me again after these two answer my question okay?" Kakashi then turn to face the two nins, "You ready to talk yet?" asked Kakashi who now is smiling sweetly as he continue to play with some matches. "You cant scare us." said one of the nins. "Opss.... almost burn it.. youre saying.." said Kakashi as he pick up a light up match which he 'accidently' drop near one of the wards string on one of the nins. The match accident was too much to take for one of the nins as he suddenly black out due to extreme fear. "Er... how can we be of service?" asked the only nin that remains awake. "Good..." said Kakashi as he began to question the nin.

After 15 minutes of questioning, Kakashi began to walk to camp only to be intercepted by a gleeful Naruto. "So Kakashi-sensei, should I light it or pull it?" Kakashi than look at the smiling Naruto for some time. Sakura who now had unfroze herself began to walk to her tent while commenting about weird explosive freaks. "Here, take this one and light it before throwing it at the others. its much safer." said Kakashi as he produce a kunai wrap with an explosive ward. "Thank you sensei." Naruto than take the kunai and turn to look at his now screaming target. "We answer your goddamn question!!!"yelled one of the nin, "Im still young damn it!!!" yeleed the other one. Lighting the string, Naruto wait for the string to go halfway before throwing the kunai. Two second later a bright flash and a loud explosion that shock the ground occurred. One thought flows through the boys and mens head. That..was fucking cool!!... lets do it again... Drool could be seen coming from Naruto mouth as he look at the destruction that lay before him. praise the explosion.. he is our friend thought a chuckling Naruto.

After dinner, the team turn their attention to Kakashi as he tought them about the explosive wards that was used earlier, meanwhile Tazuna is now snoring his way into dreamland. "Even though all of you already learn about these ward, you still have to practise to master its timing, wards of different string lengths and fuses have different effect time." Kakashi continue his lecture while showing the wards that uses different fuse. After some more lecture and some question from Sakura, he finish up by ordering the kids to go to sleeps as he took first watch like every night before.

"Hey where did this mists comes from?" asked Sakura as they entered a misty area. this is mists genjutsu! where are they?? "Quickly protect the cargo!!" shouted Kakashi at the three genins as he began to search for the enemy. "Whats these feeling.... I feel so powerless."said a Sakura shaking. "Sakura! Sasuke! Quickly flow your chakra around your body." following Narutos advice the duo began to power up. how did he know what to do? thought Sasuke as he look at Narutos back. When a man slowly walk out of the mist in front of them, Kakashi pull up the Leaf protector covering his left eye. "Copy-cat Kakashi. Using the sharingan already? Im honoured" said the man in amusement. sharingan?.. hearing the word, Sasuke quickly turn to look at Kakashi. "Momochi Zabusa...Demon of Mists" stated Kakashi as he got a good look at his opponent. "It seems that introduction is no longer necessary then... DIE!!" shouted Zabusa before disappering from view.Mist Concealment jutsu.....Bunshin no jutsu.. "Don't worry, I'll never let my comrades die" said the bunshin Kakashi as it turns to assure the genins. Meanwhile, Kakashi who is now hiding in the mist began looking around with his sharingan. "This ends here." said Zabusa. "Yes." said shadow Naruto as he strike with a hand full of kunai, slicing them through Zabusa unprotected back. Not being left out, Sasuke quickly jump away and landed 3 shuriken and 4 kunai on Zabusas front. Sakura who didnt attack quickly picks up Tazuna and jumps away before placing herself in front of him as guard. Naruto continue to watch these from his hiding place outside of the dispersing mist. He was about to go out when he notice two thing. Another person is watching somewhere near him and the near-death Zabusa is a water clone. damn water clone... they almost look real...and who is that on the tree? thought Naruto while making sure he is still not detected.

The fight continue on even though Kakashi is now trap inside a water prison. Seeing shadow Naruto almost out of chakra, Naruto quickly make him create some more normal shadow clone for cover. As the shadows jumps to cover Zabusas water clone, Naruto quickly jump out of his hiding place and recharge shadow Naruto chakra. Signaling Sasuke who is watching him to throw Fuuma Shuriken as he jump into the ground.As Zabusa jumps out of harm from the shadow shuriken technique, Naruto jump out of the ground in front of a surprise Zabusa while unsealing the first gate. "Sword!" shouted Naruto as he kick at Zabusa. Unprepare for the speed and force of the kick, Zabusa was sent flying toward the middle of the river and making Kakashi broke free from his prison."Thanks Naruto-kun." said Kakashi before jumping towards Zabusa. "Whatever... now lets see who that person is." jumping towards the nearest tree brach stealthly after making himself looks like a bunshin, Naruto began to look around while his clone finally destroy Zabusas water clone. Shadow Naruto turn to look at the battle between Kakashi and Zabusa as the real Naruto ordered. so whatcha doing up there boss? asked the clone through their mental link as he continue to watch and detailed all the jutsus that the two nins uses. just checking out some stuff.. just keep watching the two... Ill need all I can use to beat up Ran.. thought Naruto back to his clone as he watch from his hiding spot a ninja in a hunter-nin mask. ..I wonder whats wrong with this picture?... thought Naruto to himself.

Water rushes everywhere as Zabusa was defeated by Kakashi who had copied his jutsu. The masked-nin quickly jumps and threw some needles towards Zabusa neck as he was spitting out some of the water that he swallowed. Naruto quickly went to hide behind the masked-nin as the rest of team 7 comes to gather around Zabusa 'dead' body. ..check him up, I still can feel life in him... maybe these two are pals.. thought Naruto towards his clone which is now checking Zabusas body. ..hes dead..no puls...wait...hes faking... as shadow Naruto send his thought, he quickly seized Zabusa body and held kunais on the mans throat before the masked-nin could get any closer. "Naruto, what are you doing? That man is already dead." said Kakashi as he went to Narutos side. "Let me do my job." said the masked-nin as he began approaching the duo. "Not one more move.... you don't act like a hunter-nin... who are you?" asked the real Naruto as he emerge from his hiding to place a kunai on the masked-nin throat. "Naruto?? But.. how?" asked a bewildered Sakura who had just arrived to find two Naruto. "One of them must be fake." said Sasuke as he observed the two Naruto. ..baka... thought both Naruto and Kakashi. "This is Kage Bunshin right, Naruto-kun." Kakashi turns to ask the real Naruto. ..hes good.. thought both Naruto at Kakashi perception.

"So why are you on a dead man body, Naruto." asked Kakashi as he check Zabusa body for sign of life. "Yeah dobe." smirking at Sasuke, shadow Naruto answered, "He's playing dead. That guy obviously his pal.... super-dobe.". "Who are you? and give me one good reason why are you disguised like that." asked Naruto as he keep his eye out for sudden movement. After about five minute of silence which was used by Kakashi to tie up Zabusa real good, the masked-nin began to speak. "Im Haku..... Zabusa-sans assistant" and then more silence.

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whahahah..... since I used part of the above to ramble so this part iis not the ramble...whahahaaha.....maybe ill answer some review or coments if I feel i can answer them that is....no names though..

My twisted definition of chakra:

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from my unscientific point of view, chakra had been explained to form from to part of energy, spirit energy and body energy..right??

I know body energy part is as it says.. body energy which can be dubbed as Ki, your basic life energy. what kind of ki shows what kind of chakra you develop as can be theorized by kyubi chakra (that is filled with malice, anger and other dark stuff) is derived from ansatsuki or killer ki or killing intent... right?? So since Chakra is made of one part ki, I,Ran can use Ki attack if I know how.

the spirit energy I suspect is part mana (since there is no way you can summon without magic aid) and your will or something like that. Its like an energy to give shape and attribute to your attack or something leaving your body energy to fill for the power part. In fact the more i think, spirit energy are basic energy needed for Shamistic magic (like some of Zelgadis power from Slayer).

Therefore inmy opininon, chakra is a mix of 1. life energy or ki and 2. mana or shamistic magic. the power of a jutsu came form ki while it shape and attribute came from magic.

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YAY!! I can use magic....

For the part that Naruto having a powerfull shadow clone, both Naruto and me are shadow clone specialist.

Other that added weight,Naruto uses the 8 Heavenly Gate in his style as he uses it together with shadow skill which I had taught him as basic style. he can only open 3 gate by himself for now and only 7 with the kyubi help, it seems that he must by himself open the last one (DEATH GATE).

It seems that Naruto had been effected by me a little since we did live together for some time. I love fire and explosive.... well if they are not use on me that is.... those explosive wards that Naruto is using are some that I had given him. I still got many in my bag as I am now searching for that ero-sennin Jiraiya. I got two other genin with me as well as a Jounin instructor (a hyuga). The two genins are a year older (in naruto world that is) than me. they seem to fail last year chuunin test at Hidden Cloud village. one of their team mates died at the test and they are in the hospital for a while so I got pick into their team. As to why Im searching for Jiraiya?? Sora wa..himitsu.....