On the Wings of Revenge
By: Zeida and Maria (Maria)
Warnings: Insanity, crack, violence, blood gore, plotholes, randomness, lack of plot to begin with, language etc... etc...
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
Summary: Poor Naruto, I keep letting him be kidnapped. Zabuza finds Naruto after Haku, and takes him away. This is half crack nuttiness. Vengeful!Naruto. It's starting to look like a foursome to me but it's not. Just brother love? Gaara, Haku, Naruto and Sasuke...nuttiness. Shikamaru shows a lot too! Have I proved myself nuts yet?
ChApTeR fIvE: Fear Me!
Dedicated to Sarutobi Asuma
May he be happily reincarnated soon
"Sasuke!?" Shikamaru stood at the entrance to the hall. His gaze was transfixed in the blade in Sasuke's hand. His eyes flicked to the now late Gatou before traveling up the blade arm to his best friend's blood splattered face.
Sasuke tilted his head to show he was listening, wiping of his kunai and putting it away. He waited, seemingly not noticing that he had just killed someone, and was covered in the deceased's blood. The three boys around him glared warily at Shikamaru and shifted into a fighting stance, prepared to attack.
The lazy genius wasn't sure what to do… yet. Sasuke wouldn't attack him, but the other three seemed to think he was a danger. That meant to protect themselves, they would likely try, and were quite capable of, killing him. The fact that his best friend had just killed a bound man and didn't care should be taken into account. The three not-quite missing ninja had plenty of time to mess with Sasuke's head. He was easy to mess with, if power was added, despite all the sleeping time the Nara had given up to trying to right the boy. (On the request of Chouji, of course.)
Of course Gatou was a very bad man, and obviously deserved to die.
And he had been sent here to kill him himself.
Only to find that the people seemingly working for the man had just slaughtered him. So loyalty was an issue, and he couldn't guarantee his own safety, should he try to negotiate, or form a truce.
Sighing, Shikamaru sat on the ground. He crossed his legs, pretzel style, and busied himself with removing all his weapons and dumping them on a pile. Sasuke immediately walked over and helped him, setting everything in organized piles before both did the same to Sasuke's arsenal. Shikamaru found something akin to a handkerchief and tried to wipe down the Uchiha's face.
Keyword 'tried'. He stopped as soon as the twitching boy nearly bit him.
Naruto, Gaara and Haku stared, frozen as the scene played out. They continued to stare as whatever strange ritual this was ended, and as the boys sat in a comfortable silence, their tasks completed. (Unles you count the smidge of blood over the Uchiha's nose.) And still they stared. And still they sat there, no move was made, no words were spoken.
Naruto relaxed first, unable to stay still any longer. This was just the person that Uke-chan was chatting with anyway so he couldn't be that bad. His siblings soon followed the blonde's example, and sheathed their weapons. No one was sure what was going on, and Sasuke and Shika still hadn't said anything.
"Sasuke?" The kyuubi vessel asked, tentatively.
The black haired boy turned around and raised a questioning eyebrow. "Are you going to stand there all day?" he asked when Naruto didn't respond. "We have to wait for Zabuza-san-"
"Zabuza-sama!" Haku piped up, coming closer to the two boys on the ground.
"-before we go." He continued, making no reaction to his teammate's correction. "Shika has to wait for Asuma-sensei-"
"Asuma-baka!" Gaara half growled, half yelled, however he pulled that off. He walked purposefully up behind Haku. Shikamaru frowned.
"-and Kakashi-sensei-"
"Kakashi-baka!" Naruto also interrupted, stepping up to the little group as well.
"-and the rest of his teammates before he can go. We are just passing the time, and it would be rude if we just let you standing there." The Uchiha promptly turned back to his lazy friend. They sat in silence again, although apparently they had been having a conversation.
The three stood a moment more, straining to hear the non-existent, yet obviously present conversation, before giving up and just sitting down with them. Maybe it was a close range telepathic jutsu…?
The small group was still sitting there, doing absolutely nothing, when most of the rest of Shikamaru's team came through the doorway.
"Hey, Shika! Did you find-" Chouji half-yelled thought the door, freezing at the sight of all the blood and gore.
"Shika!?" The rest of the group came through the door, rushing over to the lazy boy and grilling him for explanations. The lazy genius promptly clapped his hands over his ears.
Sasuke, Gaara, Naruto, and Haku waited patiently for the new arrivals to notice them.
And sure enough, Ino screamed, and launched herself at Sasuke who promptly ran and hid behind Chouji, as usual.
Chouji grabbed him in a hug. Not usual. The Akamichi boy searched him over for injuries and shoved a bag of chips into his hands.
"Chou… sit down and relax, I've already checked him over. Troublesome…"
The larger boy pouted at him, but released Sasuke and sat down. "Fine, fine. Sasuke, care to give an explanation?"
"Hn. Shika will. Later." He munched on the chips, a rare and worried gift from the boy. It would be rude and slightly dangerous to his health to refuse such an offering.
The rest of the group, just Ino really, calmed down and sat as well. The group sat in silence until Ino and Naruto, who both couldn't stand still any longer, shouted.
"Let's do something already!" They looked at each other, frowning slightly.
"Are you really from Konoha?" Naruto asked, curious.
"Well, of course!" she exclaimed, proudly displaying the hitai-ate around her waist.
"Really? But you're to smart and cool to be from there!" the blond boy stared at her, waiting.
The blond girl blinked at him. Had she just been insulted and complimented at the same time?
Shikamaru, in that wonderful, intelligent way of his, raised the question that the rest of the small group had been thinking. "Huh?!"
"Well, obviously, I am the epitome of intelligence, and I wanted to do something, and she-" he points to Ino, "was thinking the same thing as me! Konoha is an idiotic village, so I wanted to know how she could have been from it!" Naruto finished, grinning like a maniac.
"Naruto." Gaara deadpanned. "You were born in Konoha."
The blond pouted at him and opened his mouth to retaliate, but the entrance slammed open once more.
-:- -:- -:-
Asuma sighed at the scene. Sasuke looked distinctly distrustful of himself and Kakashi. The three missing nin were all but attacking right now, and most of his own students we just plain confused. Sakura looked ready to murder and it was only Ino holding her back.
How that happened, he would never know.
And he just didn't want to know whom she was going to murder, should the blonde girl let go.
Shikamaru, his very own student, just got up and planted himself right in front of Sasuke, making it clear that they would have to go through him if they wanted to hurt his best friend. Asuma sighed again. What was the world coming to?
"Shika, stop that." The lazy genius glared at his sensei (Asuma) and didn't budge an inch.
"Shikamaru. I'm not going to hurt him. He's staying here." Everyone turned to face the bearded man, looking at him oddly.
"What?" Kakashi squeaked.
"Uchiha Sasuke, unfortunately, died on a mislabeled A-class mission. We've just finished the funeral, and must get back to Konoha as Gatou is dead and the bridge is completed. Let's go."
The Jounin turned around and headed right out the door. Kakashi blinked, but followed him soon after, calling "C'mon now, don't be late." over his shoulder.
The girls looked at each other, then at Sasuke. "You'd better take care of yourself, Sasuke-kun." Ino ordered.
"Yeah! We haven't given up yet!" Sakura added. She turned to her silver haired sensei, yelling after him, as she and Ino followed them out the door. "Hypocrite!"
Chouji and Shikamaru looked after them for a minute, then turned to their best friend. "Sasuke… take care of your self, alright?" the deer boy said.
"Don't train yourself to death and eat right." Chouji ordered. Sasuke nodded, and the two boys enveloped him in a bone-crushing hug before rushing after their sensei.
"Thanks…" the Uchiha muttered, staring after them.
"I'll miss you."
-:- -:- -:-
Asuma and Kakashi waited patiently for their teams back on the bridge. Sakura and Ino had arrived, nearly crying and were currently clinging to Kakashi. To both men's surprise, Kakashi let them and even comforted them.
'Obito…'
Asuma could see Choulji and Shika coming through the trees and waved to them lazily.
"C'mon boy, we have to act at least a little- oof!" Shika tackled him, hugging him around the middle and the Jounin could feel 'thank you's muttered over and over into his stomach.
He awkwardly patted his student's head but the genius had let go almost immediately and walked lazily to the other side of the bridge. Sensing no one following him, he turned back slightly, frowning at them. "What are you waiting for? I want my bed." As if nothing had happened.
Obviously he wasn't the best of actors, seeing as one of his best friends had just recently 'died'.
Asuma and Kakashi snorted and followed. Everyone made their nice leisurely pace back to Konoha. Shikamaru turned back once more, unnoticed by everyone except one. "Thanks, Sensei."
Asuma smiled.
-:- -:- -:-
Zabuza arrived moments after the other team had left. Or rather, he showed himself. He had really been listening to the whole thing, and was quite confused. But the kid was staying with him, and that's what mattered.
He could do better with the Uchiha than them, anyway. He'd probably be happier too, not that that was something that he was intending to prioritize. He wasn't getting a soft spot for abandoned brats.
He wasn't!
"Hi, Zabuza-sama!" Three of his charges called, noticing his 'arrival'. Sasuke was still staring out the door, but turned almost immediately to give him a respectful nod.
"It's time to head back, do you have the money?"
"Hai." Sasuke said, holding up a bag.
"Good. Follow me and keep up." The man jumped up, exiting through a window and vanishing into the trees. His students soon followed him. He made up a hard pace, testing the endurance of the new kid. Gaara would pick it up and set an appropriate training level.
Sasuke raced through the trees, following his new... team? They were a great bit faster than he, better trained too was. But that would change. He would reach their level. They would train him, as he was the only one could get their revenge. He had found a way to kill his brother, even if he did betray the village.
They didn't really do much for him anyway. Right? The Uchiha tried to push his thoughts away from Shikamaru and Chouji. He promised not to attack them. That was good enough!
Then thoughts of his sensei appeared… even Sakura.
The dark haired boyshook his head and looked ahead again to see the other boys far in front. He was going to lose them at this rate. Sighing, Sasuke pushed him self even further, slowly catching up.
-:- -:- -:-
Sasuke gasped to catch his breath. They stood in front of the gates to Kirigakure.
"Aren't you a missing nin from here?" he just barely managed to ask. They had been traveling all day at a dangerous pace, at least for him. The dark haired boy felt like he as going to collapse, but he couldn't. He needed to prove he was strong enough, or they would leave him.
Probably to die right here…
Zabuza snorted, looking him up and down subtly. The kid was nearly asleep on his feet. It was really a credit to him that he was awake. A normal kid shouldn't be. A mid chuunin, maybe a really low Jounin probably wouldn't be. "It would be in the village's best interest if they allowed their Kage to reside there, don't you think?" he asked mysteriously.
Sasuke blinked at him a second before the implications sunk in. "Oh!" he whispered in surprise before his fatigue got the better of him and his eyes rolled upward. Gaara caught him as he fell.
"About time..." he muttered, hoisting the boy over his shoulder. "I was expecting this half way back!"
Haku smiled, "He has a very strong will. I think you did a very good thing, bringing him." the ice nin looked to Zabuza for support. The tall man nodded shortly then vanished, teleporting instantly to the Mizukage's office. The boys grinned at the thought of finally being home and marched happily in the gates, happy to take the long way.
-:- -:- -:-
Sasuke looked around his new room. It was next to Haku's and right across the hall from Gaara's. Naruto's was next to the redhead's, diagonal from his.
The room was still blank, but that was going to be taken care of very quickly. It was empty of everything save several buckets of paint near three of the four dull white walls.
He walked around the area slowly, making sure that everything was ready. This was the first time he had done anything like this, and it had to go perfectly. At first he had argued. Fitting the room to him was stupid. It wasn't like there was going to be anything special about it, and he most certainly wasn't about to go and decorate it.
But Naruto and Gaara had thought otherwise. Hard. There was really no going against them, they were stubborn enough to weather a mountain range through to the other side of the planet. It was just unhealthy to try and get out of it.
So, he might as well do it right.
Sasuke looked over the gallons of paint again, checking the labels, and making sure there was enough. He had chosen a nice deep purple-red, almost crimson. The dark haired boy was actually quite surprised that red hadn't been used yet. He thought for sure that at least Gaara would have wanted it. Haku's room was a light, soothing blue, but it was obvious that he would choose something like that. Naruto's was… you guessed it, orange. Sasuke had wondered how on earth a ninja could like the color, it was absurd. Naruto's answer was that he hadn't always liked it, in fact as a kid, he despised the color. But, as he explained, it kinda grew on you. It was just too cheerful to be left out!
Sasuke shuddered, glad at least, the boy didn't wear to damned color.
Gaara's room, contrary to what he would have thought was a dark, forest green, and a little bit of neon green, along with pastel green and every other green in between. When the Uchiha had first walked in, he had been able to do no more than blink for several seconds, taking in all the… green. Apparently the redhead was very fond of the color. It had something to do with a rare good memory of his childhood before he went to Zabuza.
Sasuke frowned as he passed a particularly suspicious looking paint bucket.
The tag said pink,
Pink.
As in the paint was pink!
…
He growled. "Stupid pranking idiots…(1)" he muttered as he picked up the offending bucket and dumped it, not out off the can, outside his door. Looking back, he carefully counted the brushes, and laid the tarp out, checking the corners around twenty times each.
"Uke-chan!" He heard someone, probably Naruto, yell through the hall.
"We're back!" yelled another. Sasuke recognized him as Gaara. They came rushing sown the halls, heading to Sasuke's new room. The boys had been out shopping for furniture for the room. Haku had made the Uchiha stay home, knowing that he wouldn't pick anything comfortable, and more likely than not get distracted by the weapons. All three came into the room, dressing smocks and ready to paint. Naruto shoved another one at Sasuke, who pulled it over his head. Gaara practically skipped over to the paint, looking a little disappointed, Sasuke noticed, when his eyes passed a blank spot that once held the pink paint.
Gotcha. He thought, planning a revenge on the boy sometime in the near future.
The painting went on fairly peacefully, fights only breaking out twice. Although in the space of those two, all four boys managed to get pretty painted. Revenge was sweet, even if it was petty.
Wait, he did not just think that!
Next came the furniture, which, to Sasuke's horror, actually looked quite comfortable.
"How am I supposed to get out of a bed like that to go training?!" he exclaimed when Haku asked how he could possibly be upset about their choice in upholstery.
Soon the room was finished, and Sasuke had to admit, he quite liked it. He had, along with his too-comfortable-for-his-own-health-and-fitness-(2) bed, a dresser, a desk, two chairs. Naruto was convinced that he was going to break at least one of them. And a full floor rug. A soft, black one.
He really liked this room. Except he didn't, because it was just a room, and was only there to prove him a study space and a temporary rest area and privacy.
"Why are you doing this all for me…?" he muttered to himself as they were leaving to do their own… whatever they did at four o'clock.
Gaara looked over his should briefly, hearing the whisper words.
"I told you." He said, smiling almost gently. "I'm keeping you."
-:- -:- -:-
Sasuke slipped into ready stance while Gaara prowled around him, checking his form. It was the third day since he arrived, and they were going to do a quick check of his stance form, before moving on to genjutsu. They had done sparring the day before, which, to his horror, Sasuke lost miserably at. Naruto, in a moment of sweetness, informed him that he was far better than most people he fought were.
The day before, they didn't really have time for much, as that was when they were getting his room ready. Haku just gave him a quick quiz on weapons, while Gaara made sure that his basics, henge, bushin, and kawarimi, were up to scratch. Thankfully they were. Sasuke didn't know what he'd do if he had to go over that again.
The Uchiha slid into another position as the red head wandered around him. "He's fine!" the boy finally called out. Sasuke relaxed, crossing his arms expectantly, waiting for them to explain the exercise.
"Well." Began Naruto. "Basically, it will be sparring again."
The dark haired boy groaned, remembering the other day.
"No, no! We aren't looking for sparring skill! And that can be fixed anyway. I will focus on trying to catch you. You have to stay free as long as possible. I'm going to use genjutsu."
They both shifted in to a fighting stance, waiting for the other to move. Gaara sneezed, and it began.
-:- -:- -:-
Sasuke flinched as the tree suddenly grabbed his neck, revealing itself to be the blond. Haku frown. That was a fairly low-grade genjutsu. Sasuke should have noticed the trap set up by the other bushin of Naruto pushing him to the tree.
Unless he thought it was really Naruto.
Haku groaned in to his hand. He couldn't even do that level of Genjutsu? This was actually bordering on pathetic, and it was Haku thinking this.
As they were all sitting together after the battle, Haku tried to find a nice way to tell the boy that-
"Sasuke, " Gaara interrupted his thoughts, "Your genjutsu skills, in every area, suck ass."
Haku slapped his hand to his face, embarrassed for the Uchiha. Tact, Gaara, tact! A sigh provoked him to look up again.
"I know. Didn't I tell you that before?" They blinked at him, the memory coming back slowly.
"Well, yeah, but I didn't think it was this bad." Naruto muttered trying to cover his momentary forgetfulness.
"Shut up. Just help me fix it, since you're all so almighty." In his own way, it was complement, admitting that the blond was better than he was. Even if it won't last long... he thought to himself.
The group was silent for a moment, thinking of ways to improve genjustu. It would have to be a little bit creative, because Sasuke didn't seem to type to be able to put up with doing something that he had all ready done, again. Besides, the other method had obviously not worked.
"Well, why don't we put him in a situation where he has to use genjustu?" Haku suggested.
The others' eyes lit up. "Yeah!" Gaara and Naruto crowed. A small smile formed on Sasuke's face at the thought of finally getting rid of that weakness.
"Infiltration?" the Uchiha offered.
Gaara suddenly got a mischievous glint in his eyes. He looked at them all conspiratorially. Leaning in playfully, he stage-whispered "Why don't we sneak into the Chuunin exams, in disguise. We could fool them all, even the Jounin."
Haku looked contemplative. "It would force you to stay in disguise, as it is in Konoha this year, but..."
"Why don't we do it?" Naruto piped up. Everyone looked at him, and he realized why they were so hesitant. "Oh! I don't care. It would be fun to trick them, and I don't think that the people that we met in Wave were all that bad. Ino's awesome!"
Sasuke raised an eyebrow delicately at him. "Ino?" he asked. She was just a mad fangirl, in his mind, that always gave Chou and Shikamaru grief about their personalities.
"Yeah!" Naruto confirmed, missing the odd look. Or ignoring it. "Now we just need to go ask Zabuza-sama."
Haku leapt up happily and ran to ask their sensei right away.Zabuza was walking down the hall, heading to one room or another in the huge Mizukage hall.
"Zabuza-sama! Zabuza-sama! I need-"
"Not now, Haku. I'm getting a glass of water."
"But Zabuza-sama, -"
"Not now, Haku. Wait a minute."
"But Zabuza-sama-!"
"Haku! Wait."
"Yes, Zabuza-sama…"
Ten Minutes Later
"Now, what did you want, Haku?"
"WejustfoundoutthatUke-chan'sgenjutsuisreallyreallyawfulsowewantedtopracticethatandGaara cameupwithareallyreallygoodidea!WewanttogotothechuuninexamsinKonohaindisguise!Canyouletusgo!Please!Pleaseplease!Itwouldbereallyfun!"
Zabuza blinked. And blinked again. "Haku?"
"Yes, Zabuza-sama?"
"I didn't understand a single word you said. Say it again. Slower."
Haku pouted. "We justfound out thatUke-chan's genjutsuisreallyreally awfulso we wantedtopractice thatandGaara cameup withareally really goodidea!We want togotothe chuunin examsin Konohaindisguise! Canyouletusgo! Please!Pleaseplease! It wouldbereally fun!"
"Still too fast." Zabuza sighed, leaning back on his cushiony chair and sipping his well-earned water. "Say it Slow."
"We… just… found… out… that… Uke-chan's… genjutsu… is really… really… awful… so… we… wanted… to… practice… that… and… Gaara… came… up… with… a… really… really… good… idea…! We… want… to… go… to… the… chuunin… exams… in… Konoha… in… disguise…! Can… you… let… us… go…? Please…! Please…, please…! It… would… be… really… fun…!"
Zabuza blinked at his student, who was starting to look quite exasperated. He smiled to himself.
"Too slow! I lost interest half way through." The Mizukage teased happily.
Haku stared, blinked, and sighed. "Zabuza-sama…." He whined.
"Fine, fine, you can go to whatever it was you were asking."
Haku's face it up and he dove out the door sprinting down the hall.
"Wait a second…" the ice nin froze. "He still didn't hear what I was trying to say…"
-:-Owari-:-
(1) my computer wanted to correct that to oddities. I was very tempted to let it.
(2) it wanted to correct that one to for his own health and 'fatness.' That would have been hilarious.)
A/N: Sorry that it took so long! FORGIVE ME, LOYAL REVIEWERS!
I have some good news and some bad news. Good: I survived the first quarter and am now doing better in Bio! Also: I have random bits and pieces on future chapters to come. You can bet that the Chuunin exam is going to be an eventful one!
Bad: I lost my plot bunnies. They ran away. I don't know where this story is going anymore, or what is going to happen a few chapters from now. Don't worry, I refuse to abandon my baby, but it would be wonderful if you could give me suggestions on what to do next. What you would like to see in to future and all that jazz. Seriously, anything that comes to mind, this is Crack after all. The Mizuki question is still open and I have a very important question to as:
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