"Gato? I don't understand. What is all this? Why are you here and who are these thugs you brought with you?" Zabuza asks suspiciously

"Well you see, there's been a change of plans. according to the new plan, you die right here on the bridge, Zabuza. That's right. You're too expensive so I've decided to take you off the payroll. Look at you, you look like a wet kitten." Gato replies

Zabuza looks at Kakashi "Looks like our fight is at an end Kakashi, since I'm no longer in Gato's employ. Tazuna is safe, we have no quarrel"

"Yeah, I suppose you're right" Kakashi agrees

"W-what?" Aika mumbles

Gato walked over to Haku's body and kicked it. Naruto and Aika gasped.

"Get away from him!" Naruto shouts outraged

He dashed towards Gato with Aika following, Kakashi stopped them.

"Zabuza! You gonna let him do that?!" Naruto shouts

"Be quiet you fool, Haku's dead. It doesn't matter" Zabuza looks at the twins

"I-It doesn't matter.." Aika stares at him "How could you say that!"

Zabuza looks surprised

"Haku was with you for years!" Naruto shouts

"Doesn't that mean anything to you?!" Aika's eyes glow red as she thought about Sasuke "He died for you! He protected you!"

"And you're just going to stand there and let him treat him like a dog?!" Naruto shouts angrily

"You don't understand the way of Shinobi. I merely used him as Gato used me. Now it's over. His usefulness is at an end. The loss of his strength and skill he had that means something to me! But the boy, nothing" Zabuza says

"Naruto, Aika, that's enough" Kakashi looks at the two "Calm down. He's not the enemy.. not right now"

"You're wrong!" Aika shouts at Kakashi

"As far as I'm concerned, he's enemy #1!" Naruto agrees then turns to Zabuza "You ungrateful.. after everything he did for you! Haku lived for you! You were the most important thing in the world to him! And he meant nothing to you?! Nothing at all?! He was sacrificing everything for you! You never felt anything at all for him? And if I became stronger does that mean I'll become heartless like you? He threw his life away and for what?!" Naruto's voice cracked

"For you and your dreams!" Aika continued for him as she put her hand on her brother's shoulder "You never let him have a dream of his own but he didn't care. And you just toss him aside like he was nothing! A broken tool... that's wrong.. so wrong!"

Tears fell from Aika's eyes as they turned back to the same blue color as Naruto's.

"You two.. talk too much" Zabuza was actually crying "Your words cut deep. Deeper than any blade. While he fought you twins, his heart broke in two. Haku always was too soft.. too kind. He felt pain and sorrow. Curse him, I feel them too! And something else. I feel content this so the way it ends. Hey girl.. stop crying and lend me a kunai"

Aika wiped her eyes and threw him a kunai, which he caught with his teeth. Zabuza headed towards the group of men, killing the ones in his way. Some of the men pierced his body with their weapons. Finally, Zabuza slashed Gato back and fourth and pushed him off the bridge. Zabuza then walked towards Haku, stumbling until he fell forwards.

"...Big brother" Aika cried burrying her head into Naruto's chest

"their is pain and sadness in this harsh world we live in Aika" Kakashi spoke "today you might want to cry, but always look forward to what tomorrow might bring"

"Kakashi sensei" Aika lifted her head and looked at him "Sasuke is-"

"Naruto! Aika! Over here! Look, it's Sasuke! He's alright! He's alright!" they hear Sakura shout happily

Aika, Naruto, and Kakashi look over to see Sasuke standing besides Sakura, injured but alive.

"...Sasuke" Aika's eyes filled with tears "thank goodness.. he's ok"

"Don't cry again sis" Naruto wipes her tears "honestly you're such a crybaby sometimes"

"s-shut up!" Aika sniffles

"Hey! Yoohoo! Don't get too comfortable! This party aint over yet" the thugs shout "Whose going to pay us now that Gato is gone? No way we're going to leave empty handed. We'll just have to hit that village"

Kakashi, Naruto, and Aika were all low on chakra, but took a weak fighting stance nonetheless.

"There's one little thing you're forgetting about! before you set one foot in our village, you'll have to go through us!"

The ninja turn around to see that Inari brought a group of townspeople, all armed with what they had ready to defend their village. The Ninja smile before facing the thugs.

"hehe" Naruto smirks and puts his fingers in a '+' "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

A bunch of Naruto's appears

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Kakashi did the same thing as Naruto but his style. "Kakashi style!"

A bunch of Kakashi's appear.

"me next me next" Aika claps before making an 'x' "Fire Clone Jutsu!"

A bunch of Aika's with burning hair appear.

"Still want to fight?" The clones smirk

The thugs freak out and run away. The villagers cheer as the clones all disappear, Kakashi walks over to Zabuza.

"Sounds like its over.. Kakashi.. I have a favor to ask.." Zabuza looks at him

"What is it?" Kakashi asks

"Take me to him before I go.. I need to see him one last time" Zabuza tells him

Kakashi picks him up as it started to snow. He placed Zabuza next to Haku, Zabuza reached over with his hand and caressed Haku's cheek.

"I wish I could.. go to where you have gone.. how I wish I could join you there.. Haku.."

Aika became overwhelmed with sadness and began to cry again, Naruto begins to cry as well as he reaches over and holds his younger twin's hand.

"Zabuza.." Aika whispers "I'm sure.. I'm sure you'll go with him.. If you truly loved him like you cried.. I believe you'll be together"

"I sure hope kid.. take care" Zabuza replies before his eyes close

They set up graves for Zabuza and Haku, using Zabuza's sword as a marker.

"If this is the way of the ninja.. it sure does suck" Aika says as she stares at their graves

"Then let's change it" Naruto looks at his sister "we'll make our own Ninja Way"

Aika smiles "yes"

After the bridge was completed and the ninja's wounds were all healed, they stood at the beginning of the bridge saying their goodbyes.

"We could never have built this bridge without you. I can't tell you how much we're going to miss you" Tazuna says

"Now, now, don't get too choked up. We'll come back and visit real soon" Kakashi smiles

"You swear you will?" Inari looked like he was ready to burst into tears

"Of course. You know Inari, it's alright to cry if you want" Naruto's voice was choking up "There's nothing wrong with that. Go for it."

"Who says I'm going to cry? If there's nothing wrong with it, then why don't you do it?" Inari replies as he held back tears

"No.. you first" Naruto wipes his eyes "Forget it!" Naruto was blubbering when he turned his back to Inari

"Hey kid" Aika smiles and bends down to Inari "make sure to protect your mother well"

"I-I will" Inari wipes his tears "a-and you make sure t-to get stronger, w-weakling"

Aika looks surprised by his reply before smiling "yeah, I'll work hard"

"I-I mean it!" Inari shouts "i-if you don't t-then I'll become stronger t-then you!"

"Right right" Aika pats his head "take care, Inari"

As they walked across the bridge the group talked happily.

"When we get back, Iruka-Sensei will get me ramen to celebrate mission accomplished! Wait till I tell Konohamaru! The kid is going to worship me!" Naruto shouts and Aika giggles

"Sasuke.." Sakura began "When we get back, want to go out and do something?"

"I don't think so. No thanks." Sasuke answered

"Aw" Sakura pouts

"hey Sakura do you wanna come hang out with me?" Naruto asks excitedly

"No" She rejects

"Aw" Naruto pouts

"Sasuke" Aika stood next to him

"hm?" Sasuke looks at her

"Thank you.. for protecting me" Aika leans up and kisses his cheek "b-but don't do it again"

Sasuke hides his blush "w-well if I don't you'll just die, idiot"

"I will not!" Aika shouts

"yes you will" Sasuke crosses his arms "if you pay too much attention to Naruto then you'll surely die, you're too weak"

"I'll show you!" Aika pouts and sticks her tongue out at him "just you wait!"