These are the scenelets I had scribbled down for the first arc of Power of Anger. I am posting them because... well, just because, really.
Enjoy.
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Collected Scenelets
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Wave Mission 1
Ino's jaw dropped as Naruto lunged forwards towards the two attacking nuke-nin, seeming to grow as he did so, his skin turning green in the process.
"He's lost control of the Henge again." She heard Raido-Sensei sigh as Naruto, now over seven feet tall, unleashed a punch that launched one of the ninja into the air, the second one being dragged along by the sharp chain connecting their gauntlets. As they crashed back down onto the ground, Naruto grabbed the middle of the chain and swung both shinobi up and over, slamming them into the ground again.
"Enough." Raido stated as he walked across to the unconscious enemies. "Hmmm, the Demon Brothers. Now who were they after?"
"Tazuna." Asuma stated. "What? You can't be part of the Twelve Guardian Shinobi without picking up the ability to tell who attackers are trying to get to. So, Tazuna, why were these two after you?"
Ino tuned out the conversation as she watched Naruto, now back down to just over six feet tall, sigh as he peeled off the tattered remains of his vest, revealing the most honed body she had ever seen.
"Ino, stop drooling."
"Shut it, Shika!"
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Wave Mission 2
"What is it?" Gato growled as a familiar figure appeared in the doorway.
"There are two Jonin accompanying the target." Zabuza growled. "I'm good, but one of them is Sarutobi Asuma, former member of the Twelve Guardian Shinobi. He's a match for me and with a second Jonin backing him up… I'm going to need backup."
"You already have backup." Gato shot back, motioning to the doorway where Haku was standing. Zabuza snorted.
"Haku can deal with the four Genin , but he isn't good enough to take down a Jonin yet, even with his special skills. On the other hand, I know of someone currently nearby who can help us."
"Fine, but it's coming from your pay." Gato snarled. Zabuza just glared at him before turning and stomping out.
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"So, why do you need my help?" Kurosuki Raiga asked as he passed a bowl of stew to the young boy sat beside him.
"I need to kill a bridge builder named Tazuna, but he's got protection." Zabuza stated, tossing a worn booklet across to Raiga, who snagged it out of the air. "Pages one-fifty-three and one-sixty-two."
Raiga leafed through the booklet, then raised his eyebrows.
"One of the surviving Twelve Shinobi and a member of the Yondaime Hokage's Guard Squad?" He asked rhetorically. "Sarutobi Asuma is listed as having fire and air as his elements… that would put me at a disadvantage."
"But I can take him." Zabuza stated. "I need you to take out the second one. He uses kenjutsu, so that'll leave him vulnerable to your skills."
"It is hard to keep fighting when a lightning blast goes down your blade." Raiga smirked. "You'll need to use that mist of yours."
"You don't do well in the mist, remember?"
"That was before I got the use of another set of eyes. Isn't that right, Ranmaru?"
The sickly-looking boy nodded as he smiled up at the former swordsman.
"So, when do we take them down?"
"Tomorrow. Haku will deal with the Genin."
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Battle of the Bridge
The first sign Zabuza had that things weren't going as planned was the almost-inhuman roar that sent ripples through the mist.
The second was the sound of something shattering.
The third was the body of Haku slamming into him, the impact lifting him off his feet.
"Shit!" He heard the second Konoha Jonin curse. "Naruto's got angry!"
Zabuza shook his head as he sat up, setting the moaning Haku gently on the ground, then he rose to his feet, dismissing the mist so that he could see what had happened.
On the far end of the bridge, three bodies lay motionless with ice senbon embedded in them, but Zabuza could see at a glance that they were still alive.
Haku hated killing, which was why Zabuza had assigned the secondary targets to him.
One glance was all that he could spare, though, as the majority of his attention was focused on the eight-foot-tall green troll rampaging towards him.
"Naruto, the masked swordsman's the bad guy! He's the one who gave the orders!" Raido shouted as he dodged the lightning-edged twin blades that Raiga was using. "Asuma, a little help here?"
Zabuza blinked as his opponent disengaged and moved to flank Raiga, then he had to leap backwards as a giant green fist slammed down into the space he had just vacated.
The fist slammed into the bridge's paving and Zabuza gaped in shock as it was withdrawn to reveal a crater through which the water below could be seen. Dashing forwards, he swung his blade in a perfect decapitation strike.
"Ow!"
Shaking his hands to try and get feeling back into them, Zabuza backed away, trying to move towards his weapon. While his adversary was tough enough that he couldn't be cut, enough blunt-force trauma would take anyone down.
"No-brows try to hurt Naruto. No-brows kill Naruto's friends!" The titan growled and Zabuza swallowed as he realized that his adversary was now almost ten feet tall and even more muscled than before, although his clothing was reduced to bare rags as they hadn't kept up with his transformation. "Naruto smash!"
Zabuza grabbed his sword and made a quick tactical decision.
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Raiga had just enough time to see Zabuza fling himself over the edge of the bridge before a blast of burning ash hit him in the face. An instant later, a knife severed his spine and he died hearing Ranmaru's wail of grief.
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Return From Wave
"Quite a mission." Hiruzen commented as he finished skimming the report and looked up at the group in front of him. In addition to Raido, Naruto and team ten, there were two others. One was a feminine-looking boy with his hands bound behind his back and a chakra-suppression tag on his neck while the other was a sickly-looking boy who was being carried by Choji.
"And you captured not one but two blood-limit users." He added, seeing Haku scowl. "Of course, we'll have to give one of them up."
"What?" Asuma yelped before he could stop himself and Hiruzen picked up a message scroll.
"The new Mizukage Terumi Mei sent a message offering an alliance and a request that Momochi Haku be released into her custody. She also asks for the Kiba Swords as they are important items of historical significance to Kiri and in exchange, she offers a full alliance. Her emissary will be arriving within a week, so as long as you promise to behave, I see no reason you should be imprisoned."
Haku looked stunned.
"Her emissary is a relative of yours." Hiruzen smirked. "Momochi Zabuza."
Haku's face lit up like a sunrise.
"As for Ranmaru," Hiruzen continued, "The Nara clan have many skilled herbalists amongst their number, so considering your civilian status, I am remanding you into their custody until you are healed and we can decide what actions, if indeed any, need to be taken."
Ranmaru looked lost as he tried to tighten his grip and Choji chuckled.
"Don't worry, they're good people and since the Nara, Yamanaka and us Akamichi are old allies, I'll be popping over almost every day to see how you're doing."
At Choji's reassuring words, Ranmaru relaxed.