-1Chapter 5: Finally! Haku vs Kakashi
Naruto woke up, still a little dazed and confused about what had happened. He found Sakura sitting beside his bed. It seemed that she had fallen asleep. Her was resting against her chest. He smiled. Her feelings for him had gone from annoying brat, to a good friend. One she cares about. Naruto hoped that one day it would go beyond those little feelings.
Her head rose and a smile spread across her face. "Oh, your finally awake. How do you feel?"
Outside the stars were spread across the sky. Like autum leaves falling from a tree. The sight eased the little pain he still felt. "I thought, I thought visitor hours ended." Naruto turned his head back to Sakura.
"Well, they did. But thanks to Tsunade-sama, I got to stay to see if you'll be okay. I mean the nurses can't afford to sit by one person all night?" Sakura had started to blush. She was little embarressed. Hoping morining would have come before he had woken up.
"Sakura-chan," Naruto sat up. He stretched his arms. " Thank you. "
"For what?"
"For caring." He smiled and put a hand on her shoulder.
"Well Tsunade-sama said you might not be fully recovered for a week." She didn't know what was with her. For some reason she felt a little different around him. "I guess I can go home." She stood up when she felt his eyes staring at her.
"Sakura-chan. Please stay until I fall asleep again. It's comforting knowing your here." Naruto laid back down. He closed his eyes and let sleep take over.
A boy stood in the light. Nothing was around him except darkness. Then a voice came from behind. A voice he wanted to here.
"Haku," Haku turned around but no one was there. Then he saw Zabuza's face. He reached out a hand and started running to him. But as Haku got closer, Zabuza got further away.
"WAIT!" Then he fell. And kept falling. His hand still stretched out to Zabuza. He heard his name over and over again through the darkness.
"Haku, Haku, Haku," the voice wouldn't stop!
Ahhhh!" He woke up outside of the wall. Sleeping in a nest of branches he had made.
He shivered from the cold, and from fear.
Kakashi sat on the roof of the hospital. He could hear Naruto talking to Sakura below. Questions went through his mind. Tomorrow he would ask Tsunade, see if she could determine why Haku was alive.
'I thought I had killed him. I'm glad he's alive, he didn't deserve to die. But why go after Naruto? How did he get here?' His mind was restless. What had happened surprised everyone, everyone who knew Haku. 'Is Zabuza still alive? No, he would have been dug up by Haku if he were.'
The morning sun brought out questions and thoughts. Thoughts they never knew they would think.
Naruto sat up in his bed with his undershirt on. He stretched, the night had been quiet. The window was open and a refreshing breeze came in. Naruto's lungs filled with the cool air. When he looked at the chair beside him it was empty. 'I guess Sakura-chan went home.'
Just then the door opened, in came the nurse with Sakura close behind. "Your up. Good, I have a vistitor for you." The nurse stepped aside. Naruto saw Sakura had a dafidal, and a try that had a bowl of ramen on it. "Hokage-sama will be visiting you later Naruto-san. Rest up, no trying to get out or anything."
"Don't worry!" Naruto smiled. The nurse left and Sakura sat on the chair. "Hmmm...RAMEN!"
Sakura giggled a little, "I thought you wouldn't enjoy the hospital food, so I brought this. Eat up. I know word of you being hospitalized will reach the others soon."
Naruto smiled. He started slurping down the soup."Arigato!"
It was the middle of the day. Sakura had left to do chores at home. Naruto was grateful for her visit, but he was puzzled about her sudden kindness. Oh,well.
As expected Tsunade came to check out Naruto, Kakashi came as well. "Let's check your vital spots." Tsunade checked several places on his body. But she only saw nerve damage on his arms and legs.
"So you say he used a needles with some kind of liquid on them? If I had one of the needles I could probably come up with an antidote." As she said that, Kakashi pulled out one of the needles that was stored in a plastic bag.
"I almost forgot the needle I plucked from Naruto. I hope you can use it." He handed the bag to her. And with that Tsunade left. Kakashi stood there. He didn't want to go, not yet. "Naruto."
"Yes, Kakashi-sensei?"
"Why did Haku attack you?" Naruto looked at his sensei. Kakashi's gaze was fixed out of the window.
Naruto sat up, remebering last nights events seemed a little hard for some reason. "He said he wanted to make me feel like the way... he felt when he saw Zabuza's grave. I'm guessing it's revenge for Zabuza he wants. But we didn't kill Zabuza!"
Kakashi's one visible eye looked sad. "He doesn't know that. But what he saw before I hit him would suggest that we were the ones." Kakashi turned to leave the room.
"WAIT! What are we going to do?"
"Wait, wait for him to attack next." Then he left. Naruto didn't want to wait. He wanted to knock some sense into Haku. Before Haku did anything he didn't want to.
Kakashi stepped into the sun. He smiled under the mask. Even with the current conditions, he manged to be the same ladback Kakashi-sensei. But something was different in the air.
Sakura frowned. When she offered to help to help clean she didn't mean this. The toilet wasn't all that important for her to clean. Her face was stuck in a scowl.
Next were the windows, the carpets, then dusting. She hoped that Naruto or Kakashi would call her on a mission or to train. She sighed as she knew that was a slim chance.
Haku decided that killing Naruto in the hospital was too cruel. He wanted them to have a chance at least. But they didn't give Zabuza a chance. This thought enraged him. He needed to get rid of them as soon as possible.
'Damn Naruto! Manipulating the way I think!We are tools. We are. Aren't we? Yes! Don't beleive him.' And now he was a tool of revenge. A tool that wouldn't break, or stop until the job was done. That's when he saw the silver haired ninja walking down the streets. 'Now's my chance. I won't give up this time!'
Kakashi entered the woods. He wanted to further investigate the place where Naruto was attacked. That's when he realized he was being followed.
Haku need to wait until he wasn't moving. That's when he would attack. Thejounin knelt down by the patch of grass where Naruto went down. Now! His hands formed a seal at top speed. Soon Kakashi was surrounded by mirrors.
Haku wasn't wasting any time with killing him. Needles started to bombard Kakashi. 'Got him! I won't stop until he's dead!'
"NO!" Haku screamed as the jounin turned into a cloud of smoke and the mirrors shattered once again. "How?" Haku jumped out of the trees. Just as before a pain ran through his side. That's when he saw the kunai sticking out of his right arme and leg. Haku pulled them out with anger. "I had you!"
"No you didn't." Kakashi stood between two trees. Their shadows crossed over him, giving him a more threating look. "Listen or die. We didn't kill Zabuza. Gato's men did. He died for you. Naruto is innocent. Leave us alone." He lowered his kunai to his side.
He looked down at his hands. They shook violently. Tears strolled down Haku's face. He made a promise to himself not to stop until they were dead, or he was. "No, I can't beleive that. Stop lying to me to protect yourself and Naruto! I won't stop! I can't stop! It's all your fault! If you hadn't come, then Zabuza and I could have lived in peace. Why? Why am I alive? If not to kill you, then what?"
They both stood in silence. Then Haku couldn't take it anymore. He ran forward pulling out his needles and shooting them as fast and as many as he could.
"Naruto-kun," Hinata, Kiba, and Shikamaru came into his room. "How-how do you feel?"
Naruto sat up to greet them. "I'm feeling fine. The pain is little or nothing now."
"That's good. Maybe you can get back to the easy missions so we get more challenging ones." Kiba laughed.
"How troublesome," Shikamaru said in his lazy way of doing things. No matter how shy, mean, and lazy they were; they were still Naruto's friends. He was happy to see them.
It was all Kakashi could do to dodge the attack. Haku raced at him; anger, hate, and fear filled his heart. He couldn't let them live. Not even if he wanted to. This was for Zabuza. "Die!" he screamed in rage.
Kakashi lept back onto the branches and then began jumping from tree to tree. Haku was close behind. Tossing needles and kunai at him. "I guess I have no choice, if you won't listen then..." Kakashi didn't finish his thought. Maybe if he could just knock him out. He didn't want to have to kill him, again.
The two ninjas danced among the trees. Every step got faster and more careful. Their feet skidded off the bark. Each time one of them touched down another would attack. First all it was was kunai and needles. Flying here and there, slicing up the trees.
Then came the most destructive force they could come up with. Haku had learned some new justsus and was just itching to use them. As quick as he could he did several hand seals.
Kakashi saw it and immedieately lifted up his headband to expose the sharigan. The grass grew to an abnormal height. Kakashi slipped and almost fell. His hand skid the groun. It was cut! "The grass are like spikes!" Now he knew he had to be even more diligant.
Sakura was tired from doing chores. She layed against the cool stone of her doorstep. The sun warmed her blood and brightened her mood. She smiled at the sky as a pair of birds flew over the sky.
Naruto laughed at one of Kiba's jokes. Hinata twinddled her thumbs, happy that Naruto was okay. Shikamaru smiled. No matter how lazy he was, he always enjoyed the company of friends. Naruto looked out the window and saw a pair of blue birds flying.
Hope you liked this chapter. More coming soon...
Don't worry I won't take forever to get the next chapter up. Listen to some action music during Haku and kakashi fight. It really makes reading more interesting. Want some song suggestions? okay: 1. Prison song (system of a down) 2. chop suey! (system of a down.) For chapter 4 I would suggest 1. if i could turn back time (cher)
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