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The Fox Siblings Ch 13
"Talking"
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[Written Words]
{ Memory }
"Rin-sensei why are you giving me a live blade?" Naruto asked curiously.
"You might need it tonight and Zabuza will be traveling with us for a while to teach you the proper use of a blade." Rin answered. "Besides I just want you to carry it with you for now to get used to it."
"Why would I need to learn kenjutsu?" Naruto asked clearly confused. "And why did you wait till now to give me this?"
"First the ninja of Uzushiogakure were known not only for the art of fuinjutsu but also the art of the sword. So you could say that it's your obligation to learn." Rin answered. "I recall that your own mother was a master of the blade. Though she only used it out of necessity." Naruto looked at the katana in his hand with new interest. "And second I just took delivery of it so don't judge me. On to more important matters we have a job to survive." Naruto answered with a silent nod as he sheathed the sword and slung it across his back as they prepared to move out.
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"So you understand the plan runt?" Zabuza asked staring at Naruto. Not trusting his voice Naruto nodded his understanding. "All right let's get moving."
A few minutes later found them standing outside the gates of a nondescript village. "Hidden Mist Jutsu." Zabuza said quietly as a thick mist enshrouded the valley.
Naruto had some problems trying to get through the mist and it was annoying the heck out of him as he felt useless. "Don't go bumbling around it'll give us away shrimp." He heard Zabuza whisper to him seemingly out of nowhere almost causing him to scream in surprise. But he didn't have to wait long to be useful as somebody cried out an alarm alerting the rest of the village that intruders had infiltrated.
"Well this is annoying." Rin said before calling as the fog began clearing. "Naruto, Tayuya get your butts moving we have a job to finish now do your part and don't die."
Now you might think that Naruto shouldn't have been given the sword at this time. Well you would be right because he couldn't resist drawing the katana when the first ninja ran at him. Seeing as Naruto didn't really know what he was doing, aside from watching the rare swordsman over the last two years, he just hacked and dodged with a few shuriken and kunai thrown in for the heck of it. "Jeez those other guys I watched made this look easy." Trying to get out of the fighting somewhat Naruto ducked into a house with the intent of clearing it. Having cleared out one house he jumped from the roof of one to the next in line.
"It's you." A sinister voice growled as Naruto heard the sound of metal scraping metal when he landed.
"Mizuki-sensei what are you doing here?" Naruto asked shocked not letting down his guard.
"Trying to survive after that spineless old man banished me." The haggard Mizuki ground out as he spun an overly large shuriken in one hand. "Do you really think that that sword is going to help you at all?"
"Why do you hate me?" Naruto asked shifting genders as it started to rain through a hole in the roof. "I've never done anything to you."
"You haven't?" Mizuki asked angrily. "You haven't done anything to me? Your very existence is a mistake. You should have been killed when you were born Kyubi brat."
"So that's why you hate me." Naruto answered in level tone. "I'm not the Kyubi merely the prison and the jailer rolled into one."
"I see so you know and yet you don't understand so I'll destroy you here." Mizuki yelled as he threw his shuriken. Naruto dodged and rolled towards Mizuki thrusting her sword up as rolled upright impaling Mizuki in the chest. "It appears I was mistaken you won't go down easily." Mizuki said as blood was leaking out his mouth. "Be warned others will try to kill you because of wha-." Mizuki said slowing as he died not finishing his sentence when he did.
"Sorry I had to kill you Mizuki-sensei. But it was either you or me." Naruto said as he looked at the prostrate form of Mizuki.
When Naruto left the house she saw Tayuya race by like a rabid dog was on her tail. "What do you know there is a dog chasing her." Naruto commented to herself as she entered the falling rain in pursuit.
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"So you're the bastard that started this village Kanabe." Zabuza said with distaste when he entered the leaders house.
"Fancy meeting you here Zabuza." The man known as Kanabe said with a smirk before asking. "You wouldn't happen to be wishing to join would you?"
"No for the safety of civilians and shinobi alike I must put a stop to your ambitions." Zabuza answered as he swung his Executioners blade into position to attack.
"You really do have the worst luck Zabuza." Kanabe stated shaking his head.
"How do you figure?" Zabuza asked.
"The Executioners blade is decidedly the weakest sword within the great hall." Kanabe answered.
"It's special ability may not be flashy like the other swords. But it suits me just fine." Zabuza declared as he charged swinging his blade in a broad arc Kanabe ducked succeeding in not getting hit as he drew his own blade.
Kanabe's sword was a deep red katana that produces flames when fed with chakra like it was doing now.
"We were always taught that you don't rely on your weapons special ability at the cost of your own strength." Zabuza ground out angrily as he easily stopped the other swords progress. At least he had stopped its forward progress momentarily but the fire sword burned hot enough to actually start melting the executioners blade.
"As you can see your blade is the weakest one that was inducted into the hall. Nobody even knows what its special power is. If it even has one." Kanabe stated with a smirk on his face.
"Nobody knows what it is because those that have seen it are dead." Zabuza quietly said as he closed his eyes. "Blood of the fallen hear me. You who have felt the bite of this blade come to me and lend your power!" Zabuza yelled shoving Kanabe away as a stream of blood flowed across the ground pooling under the blade before gravitating toward it as the blade reformed returning to its original form. "Now prepare to face your doom."
Kanabe stared in shock from where he landed and finding he couldn't move. "What did you do to me?" Kanabe asked in fear.
"I'd say look at your arms but you can't move your head so I'll just tell you." Zabuza answered as he calmly walked toward Kanabe. "Normally I wouldn't use this on someone as weak as you but your sword is forcing my hand because you owe me for melting my blade. The Executioner's blade takes the iron from the blood it comes into contact with and manipulates it. In your case as it's restraints." Zabuza said before beheading Kanabe. "Such a waste. I can't believe he forced me to use the executioner's special ability. Zabuza old buddy you're slipping. *Sigh* It looks like Naruto isn't the only one that'll be training."
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"What took you so long slow poke?" Tayuya yelled as she beat Naruto over the head. "That mutt almost had me!"
"Sorry I caught up to you as fast as I could." Naruto said as she rubbed her head. "Besides that dog didn't get you."
"That's no excuse!" Tayuya yelled as she beat her fellow student over the head a few more times.
"Stop this Tayuya." Rin said grabbing Tayuya's hand.
"But this moron ha-." Tayuya was cut off Rin before she could carry on.
"Don't blame others for your own shortcomings." Rin said calmly. "Let's get out of here so I can collect our payment."
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Zabuza sat in the cave that was their hideout as he watched the entrance of the cave waiting for Rin to return. He looked over at the three children that were sleeping across the fire against the opposite wall. 'I hope these children, our successors, won't have to deal with our mistakes. Unfortunately I can't foresee that coming to pass. On that note here's hoping they'll be strong enough to shoulder that burden.'
A few minutes later a familiar brown cloaked figure entered the cave and skirted the fire. "Geez I hate dealing with middle men." Rin groused as she collapsed like a ragdoll against the wall.
Zabuza answered with a scoff. "You don't have to tell me. Though it should be easier for you since your middle man is one of your own."
"That doesn't make them any less crooked." Rin replied as she laid her head against the wall. "I'm beat you taking first watch?"
"Ya I'll wake up one of the runts in a little bit." Zabuza said though he didn't expect an answer as he saw Rin had already lost consciousness. "This is going to be an interesting few years." He said to himself as he stared out into the night.
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Hey Chris nice to see that you're back among the living.
Why how long was I out?
Almost two months.
Seriously?!
Yep.
Why didn't you wake me.
Because it was nice and quiet for once.
Forgive me sensei.
There is nothing to forgive grasshopper.
