Chapter III

Asa: six months later…

Asa endured six months of extensive chakra and jutsu training with Takara. He had learned many secrets and many forgotten Jutsus that had not been used since the time of the demon fox. He had become much faster and was rewarded the Mist Hitai-ate after it was all over. Asa was now a Chuunin of the secret mist village. Asa proudly wore his mist headband around his neck and his leaf around his head. Each was to symbolize the time and remembrance of his training in each village. Asa walked back through the path the same way that he came to the village, to the same place where he had once fought Haku and waited.

In the trees, Zabuza waited patiently watching all of Asa's movements. A slight sense of happiness and anticipation crept over him. It has been six months and he was ready to see what Asa had learned.

"It seems that he is ready, Haku. Fight him and see if he is ready to join our group…" said Zabuza.

"Yes, Zabuza, sir." Said Haku.

Haku appeared in his traditional attire with the mask of the shinobi hunters that had died out ten years ago. He appeared in front of Asa and smiled.

"Well, it has been a while since we have seen each other, Asa." Said Haku

"Haku?" said Asa.

"None other. Ready for round two?" said Haku,

"So you really are a ninja, be on your guard, hunter." Said Asa.

Both ninjas began performing different hand seals.

"(Mist no jutsu)" Asa

"(Shroud mist no jutsu)" Haku

"Really smart, Haku. No one can see each other in this mist. But you forget about certain advantage I have…" said Asa.

"(Activate Wing Eyes)" Asa

"(Telekinesis no jutsu)" Asa

Asa's jutsu forced a great sum of rock to come up off of the earth and above the fight floated a giant boulder. Asa aimed it at Haku's Chakra and dropped it on him. Asa waited to see the chakra but saw nothing. He looked around to see many chakras closing in on him.

"(En no jutsu)" Asa

"What he seems to realize is that my eyes can see through tricks." Thought Asa.

Asa's jutsu wrapped his hand with a golden glow of his own chakra being pulled on the outside to surround his hand with chakra.

"(En weapon no jutsu)" Asa

The chakra surround a sword Asa pulls out of a sheath on his back and Asa turns to catch acupuncture needle with the sword. There stood Asa and Haku's weapons clashing together.

"What move is this, huh Asa?" said Haku.

"En weapon no jutsu. I can surround any weapon in my hand with my own chakra. It helps to annoying ninjas." Said Asa.

"Thanks for the tip off." Said Haku.

(Secret art of water: Mirror summons no jutsu) Haku

"With all that water that has splashed about from the mist, you are now in a perfect attack zone, Asa." Said Haku.

Haku steps into the mirror and appears on each of the mirrors surrounding Asa.

I guess it is time to bring out that jutsu…Thought Asa.

(Telekinesis no jutsu) Asa

With the power of thought Asa began to aim and blow away each of the mirrors that Haku had manifested until only one mirror remained. Haku stepped out of the mirror and when Asa blinked, he was already on him. Haku delivered a powerful blow to Asa causing him to be thrown quite a distance away.

"No more playing around." Said Asa.

(Kage bushin no jutsu) Asa

Many copies of Asa began to manifest and soon Haku was surrounded by doppelgangers of Asa. Each of the copy pulls outs Kunai and launch it at Haku.