For those that didn't understand. Naruto and the rookies are all older starting off. They graduate at 16 instead of Lets see what I got in the cooker this time…without further ado ladies and gents the next chapter of pacof..
The three fresh Genin sat in the classroom waiting on their tardy sensei. Each one of them was busying themselves with different activities. The Uchiha was sitting in the chair with his hand folded over each other looking to be in deep concentration, while the only female member of the team was reading a book, and Naruto was playing was reading a scroll with an excited look on his face.
' let's see what Jutsu's I copied down' thought Naruto as he read off the list
'exploding shadow clones-this S-ranked Jutsu allows the user to be able to create shadow clones that upon dispersing or of mental command will combust causing an explosion of the like of a fully charged paper bomb. The main reason this is classified as S-rank is because of the high risk of chakra exhaustion.'
'shadow shuriken- this A-rank jutsu uses the same concept as the shadow clones just on a shuriken or kunai or any other projectile weaponry. '
'wind style : winds of chaos- This S-ranked jutsu creates a powerful funnel of wind capable of leveling houses and forestry along its path of destruction. This jutsu should not be attempted unless user is efficient in wind manipulation, otherwise this jutsu may get out of control and cause serious damage
'Fusion swords-Secret art: Fusion- This is a SS-rank jutsu. Using vast knowledge of seal the users are able to fuse together with another person. This process initially is temporary but the more the users fuse together the longer it takes for the fusion to disengage. The fusion combines the users mental and physical abilities magnifying them to a new level. The two combine to become a completely different person, although the newly fused being will have the memories of both users. The fusion sword themselves are formidable weapons. They have been reinforced with chakra and made from the fang of the legendary dragon Magnum. No one knows the full extent of the abilities of the swords or the results of the fusion for only a few have ever risked trying it out.
" Man these jutsu are so awesome." stated Naruto as he read over the list. " with these at my disposal It'll make reaching my dream a little easier." as he finished his thoughts he rolled up the scroll and started recalling what was he read.' so the fusion swords have seals on the hmmm…let's take a look.' he drew the sword from it's sheath still marveling at the unique craftsmanship that was put into making it. Examining the blade in more depth he notices four strange marking along the crystal like blade. Hmm… these must be the seals. They all looked the same to him a circle with a lot of fancy symbols and lines drawn together and connecting in a seemingly sporadic pattern. The only difference he saw was that the bottom seal was a greenish color. After a minuet of looking it over he comes to the conclusion that he had no idea what he was looking at. Maybe I should look into seals' well it did say something about being reinforced with chakra. So maybe if I ….' he channels a bit of chakra in the blade and notices like the previous time the wind around him start to breeze through as the sword takes on the vibrant green glow. His teammates sensing the energy turn their attention toward him.
" Naruto what are you doing?" asked Sasuke
"Mwhahahah bow before me for I am the lord of wind!" exclaimed Naruto as he pointed the sword towards Sasuke. As he did this the chakra that was filling the sword flew out in a green arc of energy toward Sasuke. Only though years on training was he able to just barley avoid the arc of energy. Unfortunately for the desk Sasuke was in before he moved, it was split right down the middle in a smooth clean cut. Naruto was standing there looking dumfounded an what just transpired.
" Dobe!" Shouted Sasuke " I what the hell were you doing"
" Holy shit!" shouted Naruto as he came out of his stupor " That was freaking awesome! Did you guys see that? I am so going to own everyone with this thing" giving the sword another experimental swing this time with no chakra
" Naruto stop swing that thing around!" shouted Sakura
" wha…it's not like anyone got hurt." said Naruto
" still she right we are in a classroom" stated Sasuke seating himself in another chair
" Hn, whatever…where the heck is out sensei anyway we've been here for like six hours." said a frustrated Naruto
" Quit exaggerating we've only been waiting a couple of hours." informed Sakura
" True but our sensei has not arrived yet. Think it had anything to do with that disturbance from earlier? Asked Sasuke
" I don't' know but I'm tired of waiting for them to get here. I need to be training." growled out Naruto. Then all of a sudden Naruto's frown disappeared and became a grin only reserved for when he does a prank. He begins to take out different scrolls and reading over the labels on the shaking his head until he found the one he was looking for. In a poof of smoke there in front of him was some sort of pie. The pie's aroma was permeating the air in the room giving off the scent of bananas. The cream that covered the pie rose up like a small hill. Naruto then grabs the pie and runs to the entrance of the door and then pacing himself back a few steps measuring the distance to a certain point. Nodding to himself at the correct distance he goes through a few hand signs and releases the pie. To his teammates astonishment the pie doesn't hit the ground. Instead it stays suspended in the air by an unknown force.
"Naruto how are you doing that?" asked Sakura
" oh that I've been able to do that for about a year now. I use my chakra to hold it in the air and then when I want to release it it propels the pie forward." replied Naruto
" well that is pretty cool I must admit." said Sakura
" well thanks Sakura-chan." said Naruto with a smile on his face.
" now what?" asked Sakura
" now…. We wait." replied Naruto as he headed back to his seat and re-sheathing his sword
After about another 15 min the three Genin here footsteps headed towards the door, and soon after it opens to reveal a tall man dressed in the standard Konoha Jounin attire which consisted of two scroll pouches on both the left and right side of the chest and a standard zipper. If you were to look on the back you would see a red swirl in the center. His silver hair stood at an odd angle that some how defied gravity and his one visible eye was looking down at a small orange book. His forehead protector was slanted covering up his left eye. Once he walks into the room he looks at his future students who stare back at him with annoyance for waiting so long. After his observation he notices the pie seemingly floating in mid air. He looks at it for a second before speaking.
" Team 7." said Kakashi in a lazy voice " well I must say my first impression of you is that you are bor-" was as far as Kakashi got before the once suspended pie launched at Kakashi and smashed into his face. The pie slides down and hit's the floor while leaving a trail of cream and custard on the Jounin's face. There was a moment of silence before Naruto bursts out laughing at the situation. His teammates trying to hide their snickering were amused at the sight.
" Hmmm….not bad tasting." Said Kakashi as he tasted the pie. " Meet me on the roof" and with that he disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Once the Genin reached the roof they saw their sensei was sitting on an air vent still reading his book. The Genin sat down directly across from him.
" Well welcome to team 7. How about we introduce ourselves." said Kakashi. It was more a statement then a question. " you first pinky."
Sakura scowled at the nickname he called her before responding." how about you introduce yourself first sensei since we don't know you at all."
" Very well my name is Kakashi Hatake. My likes are none of your concern. My dislikes…..to much trouble to think about them. My hobbies." here he raise his book up." my dreams for the future…uh. Let's not get into that.
" The only thing you really told us was your name." stated Naruto voicing the thoughts of his teammates.
" Hmmm. I guess your right." said Kakashi
" well anyway my name is Sakura Haruno. My likes are Sasuke-kun and reading. My dislikes are Ino-pig. My hobbies….." here she blushes. " and my dreams for the future is …none of your business.
" next up goldeen" pointing to Naruto
"…..did you just call me a pokemon?" asked Naruto
" yes I did" said Kakashi flatly
" whatever. My name is Naruto Uzamaki. And I love ramen and training. My dislikes are ignorant fools who look down on others for things that are out of their control. And my dreams for the future….sorry can't tell you that."
" and finally you duck hunt"
Sasuke stares at him because of the name he was called." My name is Sasuke Uchiha and I like to train and very few people. I hate wannabe ninjas and those who get in the way of my goal. Which is to kill my brother."
'hmmm interesting bunch. Sakura is not a complete fan girl ,Naruto is not such a loud mouth although I wonder what his dream is. And Sasuke doesn't seem to bent on revenge'
" well normally I would wait until tomorrow to give you all your test, but I believe we can start today. Meet me at training ground 7 in 10 min. with that Kakashi disappeared in a poof of smoke.
Kakashi watched as his three soon to be students arrived at the training ground and stood in front of him. Sasuke had his hands in his pockets, Sakura had her hands together behind her lower back, and Naruto had his hands behind his head. ' well time to see what skills they have'
"ok listen up your objective." said Kakashi holding up 3 small silver bells. " is to obtain these three bells from me."
" But you're a Jounin." Stated Sasuke " Regardless of how skilled I am I know I'm not a match for you
" Be that as it may. That is what you have to do. However if you can manage to retrieve a bell then I will teach you a Jutsu." said Kakashi " that's goes for you all as well."
" Alright, let's go wild !" shouted Naruto
" hold on not so fast. This is also a test. So you will be tested in all areas of the ninja arts." informed Kakashi " not to mention that if you don't get a bell then you don't get a new jutsu until later on during our training. I will try to identify your strengths and weaknesses that way we will have a basic ground for your improvement. If you are you stand any chance at completing your objective then come at me with the intent to kill and don't hold back."
'Hmmm… Kyuubi do you think I should take off my weights?" Naruto asked the demon fox
'SURE WHY NOT. I JUST WOULDN'T SHOW HIM ANY OF YOU SECRET TECHNIQUES' RESPONDED THE DEMON
" you have until noon to finish." as he says this he sets down a timer " begin"
On his word the three Genin disappear with out a trace. ' hmm…they've got the hiding down. Although Sakura and Naruto are more well hidden.
'ok now let's see here how can I get a bell.' thought Naruto ' I got to surprise him enough to where he let's his guard down. Although, if he is going by my academy records then I'll have the best chance at getting one starting off. Well no time like the present' with that Naruto returns to the field where Kakashi was still standing.
" I hope you have a plan." said Kakashi as he pulls out his orange book from before.
" I'm more of a thinking on n my feet kind of guy." responded Naruto
And with that the encounter began. Naruto ran toward Kakashi and like he did to Sasuke leapt into the air and began to spin with his right leg sticking out. Kakashi's one visible eye looks up and then goes back to reading his book. As Naruto neared Kakashi latched on to his leg and prepares to throw him when all of a sudden Naruto uses the momentum to lash out with a vicious kick towards Kakashi's head. Kakashi immediately let Naruto go once he felt him react.
" Not bad at all, but not good enough. That attack may have caught most new Chunin by surprise. Although I am curious where you learned that move, I can't say I've seen it before. Said Kakashi while he put his book away
" thanks but I'm not telling. I see you put your book away. You going to take me seriously now?" asked Naruto
" no I just figure this would be a lot more interesting. Now show me what you can really do.
" no problem" said Naruto as he unclipped the weights on his ankles and wrist.
Naruto Charged at Kakashi again this time nearly at twice the speed as before. He saw the look of surprise register on his sensei face and grins. He starts to do a few hand signs and begins grabbing Kunai and placing them in the air. Kakashi seeing as how the pie from earlier was launched at him takes out a kunai of his own preparing to block any of the projectiles. He sees Naruto put his fingers in a cross before about 10 shadow clones appear all around him. As the clones surround him Kakashi notice that some of the clones ran into the woods.' what is he up to?' he was bought out of his musing as four Naruto's charged at him from different directions. In perfect synchronization they leapt at him repeating the spin kick from before.
" we got you now Kakashi-sensei. "Four Star Blitz" with only seconds to spare Kakashi use the substitution jutsu to avoid the vicious attack
"Wow that was quite the attack, time to go on the offensive." stated Kakashi as he flew through hand seal quicker than any of the Genin could follow. " Fire Style fire dragon Jutsu" the giant flame dragon tore through the clones and headed for the only Naruto left. After contact there was another poof of smoke.
Naruto sat in the underbrush after his clones started the initial attack and watched as Kakashi expertly dodged the attack and then proceeded to demolish his clones. He watched as his final clone was destroyed.' Dammit, I'm going to need some more help if I don't want to reveal my full abilities. Heh time to unite the team. And with that Naruto Dashes away.
Sasuke sat in his spot on the field observing the fight Naruto had with their sensei. ' how the hell did he get so fast? Did those weights really reduce his speed that much?' these were some of the question going through the avengers head and he watch Kakashi finally counter attack with a fire dragon. ' Dam should have had my Sharingan on' cursing himself for the mishap he sees the final clone go down and Kakashi remain in the field not even slightly winded. ' Hn guess it's my turn'. he prepares his assault when Kakashi Disappears. ' Fuck where did he go?' wondered Sasuke looking around the field and not finding their sensei. Still scanning he notices a slight haze in his vision. ' shit a Genjutsu' quickly releasing himself from the attack he is able to avoid the hail of shuriken aimed at him. His cover blown he decides to engage his sensei.
" Ah Sasuke there you are. Are you ready to try your hand at the bells?" asked Kakashi " I have to admit Naruto did very well especially considering he was the deadlast."
" I'm not like Naruto, I won't be easy." said Sasuke as he slid into his stance with practiced ease.
" ma ma Say that after you have a bell." responded Kakashi.
" No problem." and with that Sasuke charged at Kakashi. And with a grin leaps into the air just like Naruto
" wow you guys must really like that move or something. Matter a fact if Sakura doesn't know you both should teach it to her it can be a team thing." stated Kakashi as he moved into position to intercept the attack. As he grabs hold of the legs Sasuke swipes at him with a kunai he withdrew during the spin countering with his own kunai Sasuke had both of Kakashi's hand occupied, while he twisted his body to deliver an elbow to the back of his head only to have it blocked by the hand that had captured his leg. With his leg free he tried to mule kick Kakashi only to be pushed back
" Not bad Sasuke your Taijutsu is a step above Naruto's, although Naruto is faster…by far" said Kakashi with his eye smile getting the Uchiha riled up. " now let's see some Ninjutsu"
" with pleasure." responded Sasuke while going through a few hand seals and calling out his attack Fire style Grand fireball Jutsu. a giant fireball raced toward Kakashi who only mimicked Sasuke and returned the gesture. The two attacks collided filling the area with smoke. Once it cleared Sasuke was no where to be found.
" hmm" sounded Kakashi as he scanned the area
Sakura sat on her perch where she witnessed both of her teammate battle it out with Kakashi. She knew herself that she was lacking in the tai and Ninjutsu department. Her Genjutsu was superb according one Kurenai Konoha's Genjutsu mistress herself. But the only types she knew at the moment were supplementary one. ' I should help out my teammates' thought Sakura. No sooner had she said this was Naruto sitting beside her watching Sasuke fight.
" hey Sakura." whispered Naruto. Sakura jumps startled that he had appeared out of no where
She had to keep herself from yelling at him. So she settled for a harsh whisper. " Baka what are you doing sneaking up on me like that?"
" I was actually coming to ask you for your help to get the bells for all of us" informed Naruto
" umm sure what do you have in mind?" asked Sakura glad she could help out in some way. Just then there was an explosion.' Sakura was about to comment on it when Naruto cut her off.
" be right back." and with that Naruto was gone. A few seconds later Naruto and Sasuke appeared.
" Dobe what do you want." asked Sasuke
" I want a new jutsu. And to get that I need a bell. and to get that I need help. And to get that I n¾
He was cut off by Sasuke. " Ok we get it. So how are we going to do this. And it better not be anything stupid"
" oh trust me it won't be. Sakura.' called Naruto " you can do Genjutsu right?"
" Yeah but only supplementary ones at the moment." she responded looking downcast
" that's perfect actually. Ah man this is going to be good" Chuckled Naruto. " ok this is what were going to do" started Naruto getting their full attention and after explaining it to them they had small grins on their faces.
" You know dobe this is actually a great plan…though I loath to admit it." stated the avenger " let's do it". and with that they all dashed in the clearing preparing to meet their sensei
" Ah so you finally decided to work together." started Kakashi " now maybe things will get interesting.
" so you saying they weren't interesting before?" asked Sasuke
" ummm…nope" responded Kakashi with an eye smile " let's see what you guys got cooked up"
" You heard him boys" said Sakura as they all leapt into action.
Sasuke one again started off with a fireball, which Kakashi lazily dodged only to be met with two Naruto wielding swords. And swords which Kakashi has never seen the likes of. The crystal like blade glimmered in the sun as it headed for his head. Back to reality he delivers to kicks to the clones dispelling them. Only to have to jump back from the axe kick courtesy of Sasuke. Getting ready to move in he hears the sound of shuriken being thrown jumping back again to gain some more room he sees Naruto about 20 feet away swinging his sword in his direction. Wondering what the blonde was doing just swinging his sword. His danger senses telling him to duck and just in time as a green arc of energy sailed over his head and bites into a tree a couple yards away with ease. ' that would have done some serious damage had it connected, and it doesn't look like he's done from the massive grin on Naruto's face. He begins swing his sword at a rapid pace, the energy blades dancing right along with him. And not only that but fireballs were coming out of nowhere adding to the increasingly deadly combo and if things couldn't get any worse he summons more shadow clones with the same sword although from the looks of it they could not send the energy blades like the original. ' thank Kami' the clone charge him obviously not know how to wield a sword and were easily dispelled either from a well placed punch or kick or being used as a shield for the fireballs and blades that were continually being thrown at him. ' this is getting ridiculous how can they have so much chakra? Naruto I can understand but Sasuke shouldn't have enough chakra to keep doinog the same thing over and ove¾ his thoughts were broken as he came to a startling conclusion. 'Genjutsu' after releasing himself he sees his student all standing in front of him each with a bell in their hand and with more than satisfied smirks on their faces.
" I can't believe I got outsmarted by Genin, if anyone ever hears about this I'll never live it down.
" well sensei you shouldn't have underestimated us." said Naruto
" yeah and we couldn't have done it without you Sakura. That Genjutsu was amazing" praised Sasuke. Sakura blush prettily at the praise from Sasuke
" Indeed it was Sakura. It was well placed and I had not even realized I was caught until it was to late." informed Kakashi ' if you were enemy Ninja I would have definitely been dead. If you don't mind me asking what is that called?
" I call it Suspended Animation " said Sakura proudly
" very well now since each of you have a bell I guess I should hold up my end of the bargain." said Kakashi getting the Genin's full attention " I'm going to teach you all the Body Flicker technique." he hands each of them a scroll. "as you know it is a speed technique to make you appear and disappear in an instant, allowing you to retreat or attack suddenly. Inside are the instruction on how to use them. Skilled users can use n elements to aid in their disappearance and reappearance for a more flashier technique. It's only D-rank so you all should be able to completely learn it by the end of the week. From what I have observed you all are excellent as a team individually you have weaknesses that must be corrected. Sakura!" she snap her head to attention. " obviously you lack both Ninjutsu and Taijutsu. And you chakra pools are pathetically low." seeing her downcast expression he decided to leave it on a good note. " however you chakra control completely outclasses everyone here including myself. Sasuke you have a good understanding of all three main areas now you just need to expand your repertoire and increase you speed because right now even with your Sharingan you are to slow to defeat faster opponents. And Naruto.' The blonde turns his head to him ' you by far have the worst Chakra control since it seems you have an endless supply of chakra for everyone here. And just like Sasuke you need to increase your arsenal. Tomorrow I will have your scrolls ready with a list of techniques and exercises schedules for you to go by. Honestly I believe this squad is overpowered. But that's just to bad for everyone else eh." said Kakashi with an eye smile. The Genin couldn't help but find themselves smiling as they were praised by their sensei. ' Well congratulation we are officially team seven. We will meet here at 7:00 am every morning. But I want to leave you all with a golden rule for this team." here Kakashi grew serious." whatever you do remember this those who break the rules are trash but those who abandon their friends are worst than trash" and with a salute Kakashi was gone in an instant.
With Kakashi gone the three sat there reading over the scroll.
"Hey Naruto I think you owe me something." said Sasuke breaking Naruto out of his thoughts
" eh." was the intelligent response
" the sword I was the closet to guess how long it would take for Kakashi to get out of the Genjutsu" stated Sasuke
" oh yeah here." said Naruto removing the remaining sheath from his back and giving it to Sasuke who carefully extracted the sword admiring it's beauty. He didn't want to admit it but when he saw Naruto using the sword he was a bit envious of it's abilities and now he had one also.
" So. What do I do?" asked Sasuke
" Cut yourself." said Naruto simply. Sasuke looks at him a bit suspiciously at first but obliges by what he say. Once his blood come in contact with blade glows a golden color before it stops. Naruto saw the seal at the bottom become a light blue.
" was that all?" Asked Sasuke
" Yeah pretty much. Did you expect something else?" asked Naruto
" well actually I kind of di¾ before he could finish his sentence lightning seemed to have come from nowhere engulfing the Uchiha in a brilliantly bright dome of lightning. And only a few feet away our blonde hero was in a similar situation only this was a dome of wind. Sakura could only stare in shock at what was happening before here. She was unsure what to do. She wanted to get help but they didn't seem like they were in pain or anything, but then again she couldn't see past the outer shell of the elements that encased them. As frighten as it may have seemed with two deadly elements in one area swirling around in a cyclone of fury she felt oddly at peace. That peace was destroyed when I roar so loud and powerful that the ground below her gave a shake and she stumbled. Just as suddenly as the elemental forces came they vanished without a trace, and there stood both of her teammates in the same positions that they were in before happened.
" kind of did." finished Sasuke as though nothing had happened
" well that's pretty much what happened to me also." said Naruto
" umm guys did you not just remember going through a vortex of swirling elements? " asked Sakura
" uh. Sakura-chan are you ok?" asked Naruto cautiously not really sure what she was referring to.
"you and Sasuke were just… Never mind" responded Sakura clearly not understanding anything herself. " I think it's time for me to go home. It's been a long day and I'm tired."
She starts to head home when Sasuke offers to walk her home. The two depart leaving behind Naruto who was thinking about his next move. ' well I guess I can get some training in. with that he created about a hundred Shadow clones and then split them into different groups he had half of them working on the Body flicker technique and the rest on the exploding shadow clones jutsu he got from the forbidden scroll. After setting his clones to work he heads to his house looking forward to the next day of his ninja career.
For the next month and a half Team seven found themselves in a steady routine. In the morning they would wait for their sensei for roughly 3 hours and each time his excuse was as bad if not worse than the one before. Then after that they would do those god forsaken d-rank missions. When they saw themselves doing missions they didn't see themselves walking dogs, or painting fences, or baby sitting. Needless to say it had been something that they have come to dread. After missions they would eat lunch and then the best part of the day, at least to the Genin, training. They had all worked on the body flicker technique that Kakashi had given them and for the most part mastered it after about a week. They would train together for a little while before heading off on their own separate agenda's. so for the most part the ninja life was decent but those d-rank missions were becoming to much to bear, which leads us to the commotion in the mission hall with none other than team seven.
" No, no no and no!" stated Naruto. He and his team were picking up another mission and once again the Hokage wanted to give them d-rank. " come on old man we deserve a c- rank mission. We're the best Genin team you got. We've been doing these lame-ass missions for a month and a half now."
"Naruto!" shouted Iruka " show some respect
" It's ok Iruka-kun." affirmed the Hokage " I must admit you have successfully completed all of you mission and I have no complaints…that is if your sensei agrees to take it" he turned to Kakashi waiting for a response
The Jounin looks up from his book and give a small nod before returning to his previous activity with a perverted chuckle that had everyone sweat dropping
" Very well." and with that the Hokage reached into the c-rank pile and tossed a scroll to Kakashi who caught it without removing his eye from his book. " You are to guide Tazuna back to wave country where you will reside while he completes his bridge. You are to protect him from any bandits and the like that you might encounter. Any questions?" receiving no protest he motions for a Chunin to bring him in. as the door opens up in walk an old man wearing a simple brown shirt and shorts. In his left hand was a small canteen. And if the sluggish appearance of the man was any indication it was sake in the container. He stared at them for a few seconds before turning to the Hokage and commenting.
Is this the best my money can get a bunch of newbie's?" asked Tazuna
" I assure you sir that you have the best team for the job" responded Kakashi. He turned to his students " meet at the gate in 45 minuets for the start of the mission.
The small group and been out of the village for about 5 hours now, walking at a steady pace. The intense heat of the sun was bearing down on them bringing sweat to their forehead. The tall looming trees did nothing to provide them any form of protection from the sun. They were surprised that Tazuna could keep up with the pace they set, even though they were only walking. They were walking in a diamond formation with Naruto taking point, Sakura and Sasuke on the side, and Kakashi bringing up the rear. With Tazuna in the middle they had him completely surrounded preventing any harm from coming to him. As they traveled another five minuets or so the peaceful yet boring trek was interrupted by the sudden movement from the surrounding trees. Three ninja's with breathing masks leapt out of the trees behind Kakashi quickly beheading him before a look of surprise could appear on his face.. His head falls to the floor stunning his Genin.
"one down" said one of the missing-nin, now identified my the scratched forehead protector with the four wavy lines in the center to be a former mist ninja. They were garbed in the standard mist ninja uniform, the dull colors doing nothing for their complexion. They stood there sizing up their opponents. The one in the middle was slightly taller than Sakura and had dark brown hair. The one on the left was Tall and had his sword drawn, apparently the one that killed Kakashi, and was look at them with his dark green eyes fill with malice directed at the Genin. And the final ninja seem more reserved than the rest and he to had a sword although it was yet to be drawn.
The one with his sword drawn spoke first. " Ha that was pathetic and I don't think his little Genin will be any different. His muscle Tense and he launched himself at Tazuna before the Genin came out of their shock and leapt into action. As he neared the bridge builder he swung his sword only to have it blocked by the blonde haired Genin from earlier. He grimaced as he couldn't push the blonde back and barley got out the way as Sasuke tried to return the favor of their dead Sensei. As he jumped back they heard the shorter ninja yell out a jutsu. Water style water bullets baseball sized balls of water shot at the due with impressive speed. Catching Naruto in the gut before he disappeared in a poof of smoke.
" what th¾" the sword wielding Shinobi's voice was cut off as he felt electricity course through his body. Dropping his sword and unable to fight off the electrical surge he was unable to avoid the punishing blow to the back of his head as Sasuke's elbow made contact
"Hn, one down" responded Sasuke with a smirk mimicking his opponent from at the beginning of the encounter
The other two burst into action finally taking notice to what happened. " you will pay for killing my brother you bastards. Said the once calm mist nin. His rage overtaking him like a tsunami. Blinded by rage and focusing only on Sasuke he didn't hear his partners warning until it was too late. The blonde that was off to the side sent a green energy arc at his opponent slicing his head of his shoulders. The other stood there taking in the fact that Naruto had just killed someone. The lifeless body fell to the floor beside the head that was stuck in pure rage. Before any more damage could be done Kakashi came and dealt the finish blow to the last mist ninja. Quickly bounding the two still alive members he questions them while his team copes with what had happened
' so this is what it feel like to take another life.' the scene kept repeating itself in his head over and over.' it was so simple alive one minuet dead the next.'
" Naruto?" asked Sakura Cautiously
" yeah, I'm fine Sakura." responded Naruto in a not so pleasant tone. " it's not like we knew this wasn't going to happen…it happens to everyone. I just got mine a little earlier"
" It doesn't bother you at all?" she continued
" Not as much as you would think. I mean it was either him or me….more or less anyway. Beside it was an accident, its not like I wanted to kill him." said Naruto
" ok, I was just worried is all." she said looking down
" Thanks." he gave her one of his smiles
" Well Tazuna." Said Kakashi with a narrowed eye as he came back from his interrogation. " You have some explaining to do" Good job by the way team I am impressed, but not surprised." he gives them a eye smile and then turns to Naruto. " if you need to talk I'm here" and with that he cornered Tazuna. Grilling him for information. After discovering that it was Gato of the shipping corporation one of the top dogs in the underground world were all kinds of deals go on. Ranging from assasinations to overtaking small towns or even villages. This was someone who had a lot of power. There mission now if they were to continue would be high A-rank. But the look on his Genin's face he had no doubt in his mind how they felt about the situation. Some of them more than the others felt a connection and were more inclined to help. So they continued on their way at the same pace toward wave. As they walked the mood was not as positive ads it was when they began. With Naruto thinking over his first kill it dropped their morale down. After a few more hours they made camp setting up watch schedules so they could all get some rest.
Soon it was morning and they all woke up and ate a small breakfast before continuing on their way. They eventually came across a river bed and they had to take a small ferry across the river. As they travel they got their first look at the bridge and it was huge by any standard. And for Tazuna to be the man responsible they held a little more respect for the man. As they departed from the other side Kakashi decided to give them some word of advice.
" The next ninja we face will be a Jounin." he informed them " you all are skilled and more so than what most people expect but you need to be careful"
" NO problem Kakashi-sensei" replied Naruto with his usual energy bringing the teams spirit up some.
As they walked they felt something was wrong as they entered a area full of a thick mist. They tried to keep walking but it began to get thicker. Kakashi knowing this was unnatural commanded his Genin to get in a arrow formation. They quickly Surrounded Tazuna with Naruto on point. All of a sudden they heard a voice that seemed to be everywhere at once speaking to them.
" Well well well what do we have here." said a man as he parted the mist enough so they could see him and he them. The man was tall as if not taller than Naruto and had a huge zanpatou, the sword was a deep black and free of scratches or marks. As heavy as it should be he held it with what looked like minimal effort. The only other thing that stood out was that he had bandages that covered half his face.
" Ah Zabuza demon of the mist, A-ranked missing nin from mist village and one of the seven swordsmen of the mist
" Good to know I'm known.. And by Kakashi of the Sharingan no less. You are listed as A-ranked also but it seems as though you've been saddle with some kids. Shame." all of a sudden killing intent flooded the area and made the Genin start to tremble. " I'm surprised you all can still stand maybe you can amount to something….if you survive this encounter that is. Now we can all go home if you hand over the bridge builder." said Zabuza as if he was talking about the weather
" I'm going to have to decline." said Kakashi as he lifted his forehead protector revealing the famed Sharingan.
" the Sharingan so early Kakashi we just met I feel so honored." and with that the mist thickened back to how it was before.
" Be careful Zabuza is a master of the silent killing technique. If you're not careful he can kill you before you know it."
They sat there in silence and tense ready to respond at the slightest sound, and before they knew it Zabuza had broker their ranks appearing in the middle of their formation and swing his giant sword only to have it block by a pair of chakra reinforced kunai. And with a quick strike to the neck Zabuza burst into water. Zabuza made himself know once again as he cleaved Kakashi in halve who also burst into water, and then Kakashi held a kunai to his throat. " it's over" Kakashi stated
" impressive that you can still copy me in this mist, but you'll have to do more than copying me to win this battle." before Kakashi could defend against it he was nailed in the side with a powerful kick that sent him careening out of the mist faster than the Genin could see. Kakashi landed in the water with Zabuza hot on his heels and before Kakashi could recover Zabuza appeared next to him flew through some hand signs. Water style water prison. Well look at what I caught
Kakashi looks towards his students and yells out to them" Run get away he has to maintain contact to be able to keep me here. He's too strong"
" Kakashi-sensei didn't' you tell us that those who break the rules are trash and those who abandon their teammates are worse than trash?" asked Naruto " we won't back down. We are ninja's and we won't leave you."
" You're ninja eh." Zabuza gave a small chuckle. " you aren't a real ninja until you get in my bingo book."
" heh we'll see. Sasuke, Sakura Body twister maneuver." whispered Naruto while he released his weights. Over the past month and a half they worked on team combinations that could give them an edge.
" Right" they both responded. And in an instant all three were gone. Zabuza , though surprised, didn't appear worried. He summoned about three water clones that went to flush the Genin out. Both Kakashi and Zabuza watched with mild interest as they destroyed one of the clones and went for another. There was a clang of steel on steel and then a scream of pain. Apparently Zabuza was done playing around. Because Sakura suddenly appeared a few yards away with Naruto and Sasuke following suit soon after. They were all breathing somewhat hard. And Sakura had a large Gash on her side and it was bleeding profusely.
" I'm impressed you could kill one of my clones." praised Zabuza " you bunch aren't as worthless as I though but still light years away from beating me." Sakura suddenly fell to her knees the blood loss taking her strength away.
" Shit what can we do. We aren't strong enough" said Sasuke
Naruto look thoughtful before an idea came into his head. " You know we can try the fusion jutsu" supplied Naruto skeptically
" We don't even know if that would work." countered Sasuke
" Well do you have any better ideas?" shot back Naruto
" Fine, we got nothing to lose if it don't work then we die anyway." Sasuke pulled his sword from his sheath. And Naruto did likewise. The swords seemed to give off a humming sound as if it was waiting to be used. They both focused chakra into the blades and crossed them together.
" I'm tired of playing around with you brats. So whatever you're trying to do forget it." As the two swords touched the two remaining clones were destroyed by the powerful shockwave that spread from where there was a glowing bright light. And the wind around it was as lowing harshly and lashing out with lighting bolts. The elements calmed and the glow started to dim revealing a figure who was not there just a moment ago. He was a tall man about the same height as Zabuza. He had dark brown skin which was not common in fire country. His lack hair was hung down to his shoulders. Which were cover by an black open vest or a trench coat since it came to his knee. And a black shirt which had two golden dragons on the front that rose to the collar of the shirt. He had on black ninja pants and double bladed sword which hung loosely on his back.
"hmm the power of wind and lightning at my deposal I think I might like this." stated the tall dark skinned man
" who are you and where did those two brats go." asked Zabuza who was a little cautious of this new arrival
" Oh you mean Sasuke and Naruto." said the man with his attention now on him. Well there not here right now but¾" and with that the man was gone and the next thing Zabuza knew was the voice of said man beside him " Xaden's here to take a message."
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