Timeskip 2 weeks the crew has learned tree climbing and hopping
Gone to mission office after Tora Mission
"mission to capture tora is complete" Yamato said
" Now what do you want we have cultivate farmland, " Hiruzen started
"Actually Jiji Can we go do a C rank we're more then ready right now" Naruto said
"You three maybe powerful but your not ready for a C rank especially your first" Iruka said
"What so danger of the first C rank Iruka-Sensei" Sakura asked
"Since there you're almost guaranteed to have your first kill as a ninja which is very big in a ninja life not to mention you never fully prepared for your first type of a mission" Iruka said wisely
"Well better to do it early on isn't it since then we don't have to worry about it when we have no choice" Naruto said trying to counter
"Not always many young ninja quit after their first kill or have gone insane due to doing young kills" Hiruzen said
"Anyway Kakashi Yamato do you think they're ready for one" Hiruzen countinued
"Yes they're more then ready" Yamato said as Kakashi nods
"Ok You are to go to Land of Waves with Tazuna and escort him to his family" Hiruzen said
"Ok Team 7 meet at west gate by 9"Kakashi said
"Anbu go tell Tazuna he has a team to come help him get to wave and tell them where the meeting location is" Hiruzen said as they walked away
9:00 am
"Where is he we're on a c rank he should come" Sakura shouted
"I'm sure he will Sakura" Yamato said
"Are you the team that's suppose to be guarding me" Tazuna asked
"Yes but we're missing out Captain" Sasuke said
"We promise to protect you to the best of our abilities" Naruto said
"Wait I thought that the brown hair guy ... " Tazuna said
"Sorry I'm late hard time figure out which book to pack" Kakashi said
"Ready Captain why that" Yamato asked
"You have to have something to do on a week trip" Kakashi said
"Ok let's go" Tazuna said
11:00 am
"So Tazuna how did the Land of Waves form" Sakura asked
"What you mean" Tazuna asked back
"Like how did the land of waves stay as it is you'd think we the leaf, the mist, or suna would
have gotten it to expands the empires so how did it form we know Kusagakure formed thanks to it summoning contracts, Amekagure formed to the mighty Hanzo who was able to fight multiple kage level shinobi at once even killing the Second Kazekage,Takikagure formed thanks to the hero water and their famous Five Elementalists masters of each element and the gracious gift of the seven tail rhinos bettle Chomei, and shinokagure formed thanks to their ice release and technologically might so how the land of waves formed " Sakura explained
"We split thanks to the protection of the Uzumaki clan unfortunately when they were crushed by Kumo and Kiri we were absorbed by Kiri but left when the clan massacre happened along with the land of sea who are our main defense against fights but now their being taken back by Kiri so we have no protection shinobi wise" Tazuna explain
"Huh seeing as you have to be close to Ushio did you guys ever have any uzumaki scrolls" Naruto asked crossing fingers behind his back
"Well for you blond yes we do have some scroll though none of us can make heads or tails out of what it's talking about much less open some" Tazuna said
"Tazuna when you said clan massacre in the mist what do you mean" Sasuke asked as well
Suddenly two chains come out of a puddle
"TWO piggy down" The two masked ninja said
Suddenly like they were unfazed Naruto goes for one of the demon brother and Sasuke the other breaking the chain holding the gauntlets together
With Sasuke
Goes into a taijustu brawl vs the masked nin
"You might as well quit now kid your died as soon as I get the first cut in now run along so I can get our target" The Masked nin said
"Crystal release crystal kunai barrage" Shouted Sakura shooting kunai at the demon brother (think what Yashimaru used vs Garra)
"What crystals" the Masked nin said as he was now stabbed to a tree
"Now why did you attack us" Sasuke asked
"Like hell I would tell you runts why" he answered
"Remember this we gave you an out activating his sharigan forcing info out
Elsewhere Naruto
"Wow hold it there" Naruto said as he spit out a water bullet surprising the masked nin knocking him into a tree as then he's wrapped up in yellow chains
"Nice job team" Yamato said
"Though we don't exactly know their target now" Kakashi said
"They're after Tazuuna" Sasuke said as he came forward with Sakura to the group
"Well I guess my guess was right well who's their boss" Yamato asked
" I couldn't truly tell on seem to look like a demon with a masked teen his assistant while the
other was a stubby man called gato" Sasuke explained
" Ok Tazuna why the heck is Gato looking to kill you I will ask once and depending on what you say I will either countinue this mission or cancel it" Kakashi said calmly
"Fine My country the land of waves once part of kirigakure during the Civil War left it and recently see how weak we are Gato industries bought out all of our ports and surround the land of waves now were an island country that completely surrounded and forced to listen to Gato in paying increased amount of money everyday and barely surviving while he hires thug to keep us still but instead of dying down I along with other decide to build a bridge during our construction Gato got word and destroyed with and kill some of my workers and my daughters husband very brutally in an attempt to finish the bridge I came to konoha for help" Tazuna said
" Well team were going back" Yamato said shocking the genin
" What but he's needs help their country needs someone to protect them" Sakura said
" Yes but this is way above what we're paid for we can't just go to every sob story we hear then Konoha would be broke " Yamato said
"It's fine I'm sure I'll die and my daughter and son will be devastated but we're poor we don't matter to you big village people" Tazuna said as be began
" I'm sorry but I have to follow its our mission and I don't want any failures on my record not to mention I never go back on my word and I said I would protect tazuna and I will" Naruto said joining tazuna as they walked on
" I'll have to join the dobe here I can't sit there and know someone like itachi is murdering families and beating down on the weak" Sasuke said joining naruto
" I'm sorry Yamato-sensei but we can't sit and watch those in pain lay there and die " Sakurs said joining them
"Hey Yamato let's go its not like it going to be dangerous with both you and me we should countinue especially since our genin look ready to disobey us even if we left" Kakashi said as he joined the group
"Dam it" Yamato said as he went on
On the way
"Hey tazuna you said bloodline massacres what are those" Sasuke asked
" They what happened in the mist after constant oppression the lower cast rose to power eventually being Most of the seven swordsmen and the kage though this happened the mist in everyone shocked the mist stayed together and peace was being made under Yagura and but soon after being kage and achieving his peace of the hidden mist Yagura switch almost like he wasn't him anymore and start to kill clans for their abuse in the past generations and the cast system not being able to be placed down. Men,Women,kids if found with a bloodline they were killed in horrible ways everyone just assumes it due to their horrible treatment of the lower cast before but many believe he was controlled but we have no proof of that " Tanuza explained
" So due to ancestors actions they killed clans what they do that was so bad" Sasuke said
" Well the clans past were bad since they made the caste system a system where clan children and others were treated very differently with many from the lower caste being harmed,raped, or kill with no punishment for those who who it worst part was the shinobi of the low caste were seen as tools worse then the kekkai genkai users and only purpose was to protect the high caste many times being sent to their own death on suicide missions . Original Yagura went placed in power though lower caste promised he wouldn't go for revenge but rather work to remove the caste system and the name of bloody mist but as he did this some of the mist clan rebelled like the Kaguya after they were defeated something changed soon the swordsmen almost all got replaced and the two that didn't went rogue .Soon after Yagura went and started to kill the clan on the idea that they were the savages that caused the image of bloody mist and caused hundreds of deaths which yes their ancestors did but he started to anillate clans leaving no traces starting with the clan of Iron smith's that made the seven swords of the mist and countinued a civil war happen under the pretense to protect the bloodline wielders who were innocent which unfortunately were in the middle and wanted peace. This civil war which is just finishing with rebel's favor so many of the anti bloodline ninjas have gone rogue though now it's uncertain how many ninja are " Tazuna explained
"Hey before you go talk anymore I would like to say raven on the tree" Naruto said
"What " Tazuna said as sasuke activate his sharingan and throw a kunai hitting something
"Looks like you hit a rabbit" Naruto said
" It was Substitution" Sasuke said stating it as a fact
"Maybe I should clear out the mist " Naruto said as suddenly the mist got thicker
"GET DOWN NOW " Kakashi shouted as Kakashi,Naruto and Sasuke went down Sakura and Yamato shoved down tazuna
" dam I was hoping to get that blond brat wind release users are the most annoying " Zabuza said as he appear on a tree behind everyone
" Zabuza momochi the demon of the mist" Kakashi said
" Known for attempt Assassination of 4th Mizukage Yagura" Yamato said
"Looks like I'm known to even Kakashi of the Sharigan and an anbu companion"Zabuza said seeing the anbu tatto on Tenzo side
"Naruto get rid of the mist and go manji formation with Sasuke and Sakura back me and Yamato back me up when you can from range I'm sure that Zabuza must have back up if he's willing to attack us in the open
"Wind release:Great breakthrough" Naruto said as he joined sakura and Sasuke after moving the mist to zabuza and Kakashi but as he did that a wind enchanted fireball came flying toward him
"Crystal release: crystal wall"
"Thanks Sakura I guess we can't get rid of the mist if he can just use the wind against me" Naruto said
" it's fine Naruto" Kakashi said as he was cut in half only to dissolve into smoke only to come again with a kunai through zabuza through back to the front only for him to dissolve into water and 3 more zabuza attack as Kakashi jumps back
" What he doing he must know I could beat the clones easily so what he doing else he's distracting me but from what" Kakashi thought as he destroyed the clones
" BEHIND YOU" He suddenly shouted as they turned around only to see zabuza and zabuza about to cut them he's blade was met by the anbu hand
"What in the world" Zabuza said shocked that some anbu from the leaf was able to stop his blade with just his fist too
When he gets kicked into the water while the anbu stays on the bridge
"Wrong move anbu" Zabuza said weaving some hand signs as the water around him turned into the Water Style: Giant Vortex Jutsu only for it to clash with another of the same justu
"I think you should be careful not to forget me" Kakashi said
"Hm I've bit too much this time" Zabuza thought as he pumps more charka in the mist and shunsuin away
"Kakashi he ran away we're safely" Yamato said
"Good" Kakashi said placing away his sharingan before falling to one knee but standing back up
" I think I need to train my sharingan again it shouldn't drain that much from me" Kakashi thought
"You good Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked
"Yeah I'm fine just a little tired" Kakashi said
"Hey Tazuna how far is your house from here" Yamato asked
" just a little bit down this path one of the first houses you'll see it " Tazuna said
"Ok Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto I need you guys to bring Kakashi down I'm going to take Tazuna home then come back to bring you guys there" Yamato said Summoning a water clone from his body to protect them as he runs with Tazuna to his house
Hearing this Haku shunsuin away to her master
"Ok they both gone" Yamato said
"Wait there was another person" Naruto asked
"Yes remember the masked individual Sasuke talked about" Yamato said
"Yeah" Naruto responded
"He was watching our fight that's why I place a clone with you guys and never joined the fight against Zabuza not only do we have to keep a low profile especially me but also you know all the high profile members a rare kekkai genkai user, last uchiha, and last uzumaki anyway from here on out we can make it to tazuna house " Yamato said as he leaded the group
Back with Zabuza
" What was that performance so called Demon of the Mist" Shouted Gato
"Instead of fightning them from what I was told you tried to kill tazuna before being punched into the water and then running away" Gato harped
"While I did retreat you told me at most He would have a chunin or something not An ANBU and Kakashi of the Sharingan along with bloodline wielders" Zabuza said yelling back
"While I could probably taken kakashi I know when I'm out matched and I couldn't possibly take them both on solo" Zabuza said
"So what do you plan to do" asked gato
"I'll have to search for back up since I can't fight them solo " Zabuza said
"I expect results before the bridge is built while I can destroy it, it's annoying and costly for me to get ninja tags so get your backup and make sure I have Tazuna's Head" Gato shouted Before leaving
"Is there anyone you have in mind Zabuza- sama" Haku asked
" I'm forced at this point with Ringo dead, I need to go for Kushimaru and Jinpachi though Jinpachi a hard liner along with that bastard Yagura so watch out but him being an anbu captain and owing me helps quite a lot and me telling Kushimaru helps once he see there a powerful ninja he always looking for tough opponents to blow up " Zabuza said
"How will you find them if we're in the middle of no man's land between the land of fire and mist ?" Haku asked
"Kushimaru a well known bounty hunter currently he was last a mercenary trying to fight with the land of sea to keep them from being taken by the mist once more I'll just go to the bounty station near there and he's in need of help currently the akastuki group taken his place in the war acting as a mercenary group fighting for the sea and with them currently Kushimaru stuck in area. They are very effective bringing the war in the land of sea to a near stand still and winning all battles only failing to take down Yagura a few years before he went insane" Zabuza said
"Bastard talked about it once apparently it was dangerous enough he was in pain for days from the burns until he learnt to let it burn some of the Sanbi chakra he was able to get rid of it only then." Zabuza explained
"What about the other guy Jinpachi" Haku asked
" last I heard of Jinpachi had a fight with some Iwa brat named Deidara currently B rank specializes in explosion release " Zabuza said
"Ok what should I do now while you're away" asked Haku
"Spy on the enemy first and get all info you can, we already know two of them have kekkai genkai for sure so find if any of the others do too"
"Ok Zabuza-Sama" Haku said before leaving his master to go find an ally
Back with Team 7 At Tazuna's house the next morning at the table eating breakfast
"Thank you Ms Tsunami" Naruto full
"Ok so what will we do now" Naruto asked Yamato
"I plan on you guys to one go out together help Tazuna and see if you can get any info on Gato since he the leader here" Yamato said
"What about Kakashi-sensei" Sasuke asked
"He's going to be out for a bit I think it's since he hasn't done an missions with fights for a while he more specialized in assassination with his Raikiri a technique that mostly unknown to most outside of some from Iwa and Kiri due to him using it during the war constant flashing through enemy platoons like his Sensei even getting his nickname Kakashi of the Sharingan" Yamato explained
"Wait but he's not an uchiha is he" Sasuke said shocked
"No he's not an uchiha" Yamato said
"Then how" sasuke started
"Not my story to tell he will eventual tell you all" Yamato said before walking away to see Tazuna at the bridge
"Hey Tazuna so you know I'm going to shadow you and my team and have a clone over here to protect your family" Yamato said
" maybe we should get Tazuna to say what he knows first where it'll be best to find info" Naruto said
"Yeah you guys go see Tazuna I think I'm try to find some info the old fashioned way" Sasuke said before walking off
"Hm I guess he must be already have a way planned out" Naruto said before passing back to go to Tazuna and figure out what they can get on Gato
"Hey Old Man Tazuna what can you tell us on where Gato at" Naruto asked
"Well" stroking his beard
"I can't really tell you on anything about gato location we just know he lives in a few of the big buildings in the town but outside of that idk" Tazuna said
"Hey Boss I don't think I can help out anymore it's just getting too dangerous for us especially with that ninja running around and we have no protection" A group of random employee said
"Ok go home cowards let your families starve and be bullied by Gato we will keep working to rescue this place we call home or atleast built a path to freedom " said Tazuna bitterly As the employees work away
"Dam they were some of the last good employees I had too" Tazuna said as he went back to work
"Actual Tazuna if you need help with the bridge I can help quite a lot " Naruto said
"Ha else you can summon an army army of clones then you'll be wasting your time" Tazuna said as Naruto placed his fingers in his similar cross symbol making 12 clones
"I can't make an army but I can make this to help you" Naruto said
"This should be just fine" Tazuna said
" get three of your clones to bring wood over there" Tazuna said
"Interesting seems that boy has mastered shadow clone justu this must be a very special team" Haku said to himself as He spied on team 7
End of Chapter