Haku...

A Tool

After having heard the story of the fight between Shinto and Yorimasa, He brought Zabuza to inspect the situation.

"Aburame Shinto, unregistered ninja, like yourself, and a leaf informant of Orochimaru." Zabuza said. "He was by Orochimaru's side during the Mist Seven/Akatsuki Alliance. Since Orochimaru has left the Akatsuki Organization, Yorimasa may be here to give us orders that our partners need our support."

"And Shinto was sent by Orochimaru to kill Yorimasa?" Haku asked. "Have I done the proper action in regards to him?"

"If I see any mistakes," Zabuza said, "I'll point them out."

"And what is the plan?" Haku asked.

"Orochimaru is no longer a member of the Akatsuki." Zabuza said. "We will offer our services to the alliance."

Mountain Side

From the bushes, Haku and Zabuza saw two ninjas leap across the water that reflected the red sunset. Raising a hand to his chest, Zabuza caused a mist over the pond. He heard the feet stopping and ran into the mist with Haku.

"Secret Jutsu: Demonic Ice Mirrors." Haku summoned causing a large dome of mirrors. He stepped into closest to him and merged into the mirror. A glare running across each mirror rendered an image of Haku.

"Gekkou Hayate, and Aburame Shiro," Zabuza noted, "I see and according to the bingo book, Hayate, you are known for encountering the most S-Class criminals, but it has gone too well. And, an Aburame member..."

"Shut up by now," Hayate drew out his sword from over his back. "I don't care."

At the lowest depths of the pond, about ten feet, an Ice Mirror laid on the rocky surface and in its green debris ridden water. Haku departed from the lowest mirror to bolt in front of Shiro who jumped away. Shiro hung over catching his breath.

"Well," Shiro got down to one knee and splashed some water on his face, "I am prepared to listen to you."

Haku jumped up to the top mirror to keep ahead of a kunai that emerged from below him. He darted out of the mirror before the kunai shattered it and returned to a low lying mirror.

"Charka line," Haku wondered as he saw the kunai retrace its path to draw up Shiro's navy green sleeve with a harsh clanging clatter. Blades fell out of his large overcoat. Haku counted two lines of blades spin around Shiro as they changed their direction to cover more area. Looking at a mirror across the dome and on the next level, Haku released himself towards it. When Haku reached a high above him, he threw a needle at Shiro who had a sword drop from his sleeve into his hand. It bypassed the circles of blades, but Shiro deflected the needle away from his head with his sword. The rings bounced back to their rotation as they skimmed on the water. "The coordination of the defense has to be precise, and therefore, he will usually have an unprotected spot above his head."

Reflecting to mirror to mirror, Haku casted needles at Shiro who averted them until Haku dove into the water and dolphin kicked under Shiro to throw a needle into his leg. The needle pierced into the back of Shiro's leg and out the front above the knee. In a summersault, Shiro ended the spin of the rings and collected the blades into an arm's length spin around his waist. Then the Aburame member landed under the opening, and broadened the circuit of the blades to overtake the ice mirrors on the lowest level above the water. The circle slowed down as it slashed Hayate who fractured into wood. Haku sighed as Zabuza spattered into water.

Under the water, Haku entered the lowest mirror and observed a grid running in the boarder of Demonic Ice Mirrors. Sending a needle to intersect a streak running along the water, a kunai plunged down with the needle but joined the grid again where there was an undisturbed patch of water hit with a blunt wave.

"All the lines consist of kunais running along the top of the water," Haku noted as he sat jets shot down from the water. At any moment there were three empty places that disappeared with a deep gush in the water. Haku placed his hand over his chest and chanted: "Flying Water Needles."

When the kunais sunk down, Haku returned to the top of the water where Shiro held a bamboo handled umbrella over his head with streams of water flowing over the purple mesh.

"May we fight again," Shiro promised. Haku passed out.