Crimson Flash of Konoha
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Chapter 4: Mission to wave and a chanced meeting part 2
A/N It seems that I uploaded the wrong chapter and I apologize.
It has been almost a week since the first battle with Zabuza. Kakashi has fully recovered and is teaching Sasuke tree walking and training Sakura to increase her chakara reserves. Naru on the other hand leaves the house in the morning with clones to guard Tazuna and only returns in the evening. No one knows what she does.
It was still early morning when we find Naru tossing and turning in bed.
Dream
"Hey old man!"
"Good morning Naru."
"Team 5 reporting for duty Hokage-sama. I believe that they are ready for a C-Rank this time."
"Very well. Let's see what we have. Ah yes. Border patrol."
"Well at least it isn't chores" sighed Naru.
"Now now Naru. No complaining. We got a C-Rank now."
"Hai Ryuga-sensei!"
Time skip 5 days
"Everyone scatter!" The team formation broke and the three genin and their Jonin sensei jumped away from the kunai. The hissing sound alerted them to cover their eyes as the exploding tags went off.
"Run Naru!" Ryuga yelled.
"Sensei? What's going on? Why are there Iwa shinobi here?" Naru asked with a confused look on her face. This was supposed to be a simple delivery mission to a village on the border of Hi no Kuni(Fire country)
"There she is! The one with the red hair! She's the Yondaime's spawn!" shouted one of the Iwa Jounins Naru looked on with fear as a mob of Iwa Jounins and chunins rushed at her with kunai and katanas drawn ready to kill her in an instant.
The next thing she noticed was a wet feeling one her face, eyes open in shock as her sensei stood in front of her with multiple blades sticking out of his back covered in blood, The same blood that is one her face.
"SENSEI!" yelled Naru
"Get the others and Run!" Ryuga said as blood ran down the side of his mouth.
"I'm afraid that that is not possible" Said one of the Iwa Jonins as he dragged the other two half dead genins behind him. "Time for the yondaime's spawn too feel our pain." The Iwa nins laughed as they killed Naru's team in front her. She blacked out.
She woke up in front of a huge cage with the kanji for seal on it. "It's about time you made your way here little one" a booming voice came from the other side of the gate. "Who are you? Where am I? What's going on?" Naru was looking around frantically trying to find a way out.
"Calm down little one. I'll answer your questions. 1 I am the great Kyubi no Kitstune. 2 We are inside your mind. 3 You fainted after those men killed your teammates." At this point Naru was crying after hearing the news of her teammates. "W-w-why are they doing this? Why are they blaming me for what my father did?". "I don't know little one. But you need to do something or they are going to kill you too." Said the now more gentle voice. "How am I supposed to beat all of them when my sensei couldn't beat them?" asked Naru after she stopped crying. "You need not worry about power. You have a great power sleeping inside. Now wake up and avenge your fallen comrades.". "H-hai" was all she said then she disappeared.
Dream end
Naru woke up sweating. "Another one of those dreams. Well might as well get some early training in." She thought. As she walked down stairs she heard Kakashi "Another dream?" All he got was a small nod from Naru. "I'm going out for some training." As she walked away Kakashi grabbed her arm. "You know you can talk to me Naru." She gave him a smile. "I know nii-san, but some things I need to deal with alone." She gave Kakashi a hug and went out the door.
After a little walk she came to the clearing where she would meet with Haku. She didn't know why, but she felt comfortable around him. She told him things that she haven't told anyone except Kakashi or the old man hokage. She started to plan. She needed to find a way to stop the fight that was going to happen in a few days.
She sat there for a few hours trying to think of a plan. She only got 1. She knew of people like Gato. She knew he would probably stab them in the back after they killed Tazuna. She just needed to prove it. Naru was lost in thought and didn't notice some one behind her.
"Morning Naru-chan. You're here early." This brought her out of her thinking. "Hey Haku. I couldn't sleep so came out here to think." She gave him a small smile. "Hey Haku?" she didn't even look at him. "Yes Naru-chan?" "I need your help." He looked at her with a confused look. "I want to make a deal with Zabuza. Can you take me to him?" She asked him with a hopeful expression. "I'm not going to attack him. I just want to make a deal with him." Haku looked at Naru then looked at the sky "What kind of deal?" "Well I was thinking. I know the type of person Gato is. So I was thinking that maybe you and Zabuza can come to Konoha if I can prove to him that Gato plans to betray him." Haku looked at Naru with a stunned look. "I doubt Konoha would take in a missing nin from kiri." Haku looked at the ground. "I think I can convince the old man to let him stay. He always said I was a good judge of character."
"How do you plan on getting the evidence?" asked a male voice. "Zabuza-sama!" Haku almost yelled. Zabuza lifted his hand and gestured Haku to remain quiet. Naru looked at Zabuza "I am pretty good at stealth you know. At age 5 I painted the Hokage monument in braid daylight and was only spotted when I was done. I out ran most of the ANBU that chased me when I pranked them." Said Naru with a huge grin plastered on her face.
Zabuza looked on with impassive face. "If you can get evidence I'll think about it. Let's go Haku." Zabuza left with Haku. "Now to get that evidence." She brought her hands up in her signature hand seal. "Kage bunshin no jutsu" (Shadow clone technique). 10 clones appeared out of nowhere. "All right. I want you 5 of you scout for Gato's base and see what you can find. Someone like him has probably contact with hunter nin. The other 5 find and follow Gato. Take notes of where he goes and what he says. Now go." After the last word left her mouth the clones disappeared.
Zabuza's Hideout
Zabuza looked at Haku "Do you think she will succeed? " Haku nodded "She will. You know we both have the suspicion that Gato will betray us." Zabuza just shrugged. "I know. But if he really is planning on betraying us then I will kill him personally."
One Day Later
"Well kid. What do you have for me." Zabuza asked Naru who just arrived at the clearing. "It wasn't that hard actually. He doesn't have decent security." Said Naru with a lazy expression. "He plans to sell you out to kiri hunter nin after you killed Tazuna. He even had written letters to prove it. Naru gave the letters to Zabuza who was getting angry "That no good piece of trash. Wait till I get my hands on him!" To say Zabuza was pissed was an understatement. "Now you don't have to kill Tazuna anymore. Now for the other part" Naru looked at Zabuza hopping he would say yes. "I need some time to think about that kid. Give me a few days and meet me on the bridge" Zabuza turned around and walked out of the clearing.
2 Days latter
The rest of team 7 was preparing for the fight with Zabuza and the fake hunter nin. "Naru. I think you should leave some clones here in case Gato sends someone here." Naru nodded. "Good idea nii-san." Naru made a hand sign and 2 clones came into existence. "I want you two to watch the house in case Gato's men arrive." The two clones saluted her and took up positions outside the house while team 7 plus Tazuna made their way to the bridge.
After 10 minutes of walking they arrive at the bridge. "It seems like they are already here." Sakura chose this moment to annoy the world. "How do you know that baka! They probably got scared of Sasuke-kun and ran away." Naru and Kakashi shook their heads in shame with the same thought. "Stupid fan girl is going to get us killed."
They made their way further onto the bridge. Through the mist they could see two figures standing on the bridge. "Ahh, so you finally arrive. I almost got bored off waiting." Naru saw Haku and smiled. "I hope Zabuza accepts my offer".
Naru wanted to avoid a pointless battle so she decided to voice her thoughts. "Have you made your decision Zabuza?" Everyone from team 7 sated at Naru.
"Yes I have." Zabuza replied.
"And?" Naru was getting irritated with having to drag out the information.
Zabuza chuckled and the red head. He noticed she was starting to get irritated with him." I have decided to accept your offer. But on one condition." Naru was eyeing Zabuza. At this point Kakashi decided to join the decision. "Naru, do you mind explaining this to the rest of us?" Naru nodded and started to explain how she met Zabuza and came up with the offer since she and Haku became friends and that she was sure Zabuza would be a great asset to Konoha since he could help train those that might want to take up kenjutsu.
"Well that is an interesting proposition. I think hokage-sama would agree. It's only the counsel that might be a problem. What is your condition Zabuza?" If he didn't wear a mask you could have seen him smiling. "I want us to continue our fight until Gato and his men arrive."
While Kakashi and Zabuza started their spar Haku and Naru were just sitting on the edge of the bridge talking while the emo was brooding and the banshee was fawning over him. Even Tazuna thought that she was a pathetic excuse for a kunoichi.
After a few minutes of fighting everyone got ready for a fight as they could hear clapping from the edge of the bridge. As the mist cleared up you could see a very small man standing in front of 200 bandits. "Well it seems the demon of the hidden mist isn't such a big demon. I mean losing to a half blind man and a bunch of children is rather pathetic." Zabuza, Kakashi and Naru were glaring daggers at Gato. Zabuza just shrugged. "You two can take the bandits, but I want Gato." Kakashi and Naru nodded. "Time to get this show on the road." As she said that she threw a bunch of tri-pronged kunai into the group of bandits and disappeared in a crimson flash.
Sasuke, Sakura and Haku stayed behind to help Tazuna. All they could hear was the screams of the bandits and flashes of crimson jumping around. Not even 5 minutes latter silence fell on the bridge. Three figures came walking towards them. It was Kakashi, Zabuza and Naru, though Zabuza seemed to carry something in his hands as they came closer the two genin and bridge builder emptied their stomachs over the side of the bridge at the sight of Gato's severed head.
"Well it's over now. You'll be able to finish the bridge without problems. We will still stay here until it's finished." Commented Kakashi. They returned to Tazuna's house and decided to start again the following day.
Two weeks went by and the bridge was finally finished. During that time Naru and Haku became even better friends. Kakashi started to notice the signs between them. Small stuff like Naru blushing and becoming a bit shy when Haku is in the room.
Kakashi sighed "Well I guess it's about time we head back to konoha." Inari was crying. "Will you come back nee-chan?" Naru looked at Inari nodding her head. "As soon as I can." She still remember her fight with Inari shortly after they arrived
Flash Back no Jutsu!
Two days after arriving
Inari came into the room and saw team 7 eating breakfast. "Why? Why do you even bother?" Inari asked while staring at them. Naru decided to reply "We bother because we want to make a difference" Inari was almost angry at the reply "You are all going to die! Gato is too strong to fight. You people have no idea hard live can be. You all have nice home, you never have to worry about-" Inari was cut off when the room temperature dropped at the sudden release of a monstrous killing intent. Everyone looked at Naru who was the cause.
"Listen here you little brat. Make sure you know what you are talking about before you start spewing your bullshit. If you think you have a hard life then you are mistaking. Your life is like royalty compared to mine. YOU have no idea how hard life can be. YOU were never hated for something you had no control over. YOU were never hunted like you were some animal and finally YOU always had someone who cared for you, who loved you and took care of you. I had no one until I was adopted. And even then my life was hard." At this point everyone could see the tears streaming sown Naru's face. Naru got up and walked out of the house into the forest.
Inari ran upstairs also crying. The house was quiet before Sakura decided to speak up. "Was that true sensei? " Kakashi nodded. "That wasn't even the half of it." That shocked the occupants of the house even more.
Flash Back no Jutsu! Kai!
Team 7 plus Zabuza and Haku walked off into the distance. "We still have to name the bridge." Tazuna spoke up. Inari decided to voice his opinion. "What about the bridge of new hope?" Everyone was quiet for a moment then stated to cheer.
On their way back Naru, Haku and Zabuza were talking while Kakashi was reading his book (A/N No need to mention which one) Sasuke and Sakura where the usual. Sasuke was trying to think of a way to force Naru to teach him that high speed move while Sakura was trying to get a date with him.
After finally arriving in Konoha they were escorted to the hokage by ANBU due to the presence of Zabuza.
"Well Naru it seems you always find a way to make things interesting. Would you mind telling me why there is an A-Rank missing nin from kiri here?" Naru smiled at Hiruzen. "Well that's quite easy jiji. They came here to join Konoha." To say the old man was shocked would to say Sasuke was gay. A severe understatement.
"Haku was never an official shinobi so I don't think he would be a problem. Zabuza can always go to that guy with the scars that works with Anko-neechan." Hiruzen was surprised at the suggestion but it wasn't a bad idea. "And they can live at with me at my dad's house. It's big enough." The hokage nodded in Naru's direction. "I just need to know your friend's skill set and Zabuza will go to Ibiki and will have an ANBU shadow for at least one month." Naru was happy that she could keep her new friend. "Well lord hokage. "I have an affinity for the wind and water elements as well as a bloodline that allows me to combine them to form Ice." Sarutobi took a puff from his pipe. "Hyōton? (Ice Release) well that is a rare one. The council might want to put you into the CRA" Naru then stated that the CRA is optional and no one can force Haku into it. They all left the office fairly happy. Naru decided to show Haku and Zabuza around the village. They both noticed the stares that Naru got but didn't know why she got them.
Later that evening at the Namikaze compound Naru and Kakashi were busy talking. "When are you going to reveal it?" Naru looked at Kakashi. "The final round of the chunin exam. Imagine the looks on their faces when they see my bloodline." They both chuckled in an evil way that would scare even Zabuza. No one was ever going to forget what they saw. It was going to be legen- wait for it – dary.
To be continued. . .
Next time on Crimson Flash of Konoha.
The Chunin exams Part 1
"Hello there Orochi-chan!"
The snake sannin looked at the red head girl.
"Don't interrupt me you little brat."
A/N Okay Chapter 4 is done. Tell me what you think about it. I'll leave the bloodline poll open for another 2 days.