God, im so sorry about the slow update, dont hate me

Naruto POV

Both sides stood at a face off dependent on who would make the first move, but patients is a vertu which Gato solely lacks as he shouts "ATTACK!"

Gato's men are the first to move whilst we keep out composure unless your sakura who is actually hiding behind the client...

Zambuza is the first to strike going after kakashi, whilst me and sasuke are up against the masked nin.

Me and Sasuke stood back to back ready for anything.

"Sasuke don't let your guard down."

"Same for you. listen Naruto there's something i need to talk to you about after this fight is over."

"ok, now lets get back to this masked nin."

(I'm not good at fight scenes so its the same until Sasuke saves Naruto, instead Naruto pushes sasuke out of the way to be hit himself.)

"Naruto!!! Why would you do that?!

"Because you would have died, I however wouldn't being the nine tails does have its perks, now do me a favour and help me get these needles out quickly."

"Ye sure."

"After a few seconds Naruto is back on his feet now facing the masked nin."

"Its good to see you again, Naruto."

"Who are you?"

"You don't know, and here I thought that I'd left quite the impression on you, no?" The masked nin then takes off their mask.

"Wait, Haku? So Zambuza is the 'friend you were healing. Wow you played me good..."

"I didn't play you Naruto everything i told you was real and i assume everything you told me was real as well."

"It was, still you tricked me, why?"

"I merely stumbled across you by accident but didn't want to reveal anything that could jeopardise the plan of attack."

"Woahhh what's going on? Naruto how do you know her?"

"Him."

"What?"

"Haku is a boy not a girl and we met in the woods a couple days ago."

"What were you doing in the woods?"

"Thinking."

"Anyway now that we have the pleasantries out of the way-"

"I don't want to fight you haku but what your doing is wrong, surely you know that?!"

"I do but you see I owe everything to Zambuza, as I told you before Naruto he saved me."

"I understand the loyalty but not the actions, you grew up to people who abused and cased you aside, homeless and alone. Do you not understand that if Gato gets what he wants this village which is already going through famine will have the same outcome as yours did, as mine did, wouldn't you prefer to be fighting with us rather than against us?"

At this point Sasuke leads in towards Naruto and whispers in his ear;

"what did you two exchange your entire back story or something."

"No of course not, well... kind of."

"I understand Naruto but I'm not fighting with Gato I'm following Zambuza nothing more. Besides, you cant tell me you wouldn't do the same thing for the one you love."

"couldn't tell you I've never been in that situation."

"maybe not but you have been In love that much I know, remember our little talk in the woods..."

Naruto sends a nervous glance at Sasuke who just looks confused and haku doesn't miss the clear sign.

"ahhh I see, this is interesting..."

"you don't know what your talking about!"

They were interrupted when Haku looks over to zambuza and sees he's about to be killed by the copycat nin, and so he disappears and reappears in front of zambuza taking his place."

(Everything else that happens to zambuza Haku and Gato is the same.)

A short while after the fight on the bridge Naruto and Sasuke find themselves on their own.

"so, Naruto want to tell me what haku was going on about back there?"

"It's fine it doesn't matter."

"It's got you In a world of your own so yes it does matter now tell me."

"have you ever been in love?"

I am so sorry about taking so long to update just had a lot going on and I really appreciate the support from all you guys