My Brother was in the hospital for a long time...i was there with him that entire time, I do apologize for the lateness. as its usually on a Tuesday that i publish the next part.
Welcome back everyone! its here XD, Chapter 3. and as you know in the last one, hints of things to come are beginning to show. Now this one has a MAJOR dealing with the Core of the story so be sure to keep a watch for it. and just so you know, this skips to near the end of the Wave Arc, right before the Battle at the Bridge ends, just as Sasuke falls to the ground knocked out.
On to another thing IDEAS are welcome, some may be implimented, some may inspire new dealings to occur, while some might be laughed at, and some out right denied. so Suggest away and remember, Reviews are the readers opinion spoken to the writer. Without them stories would be bland!
A Simple Mistake 3
Haku stared out of the mirror in fear and shock as the blood red waves of chakra radiated from the boy in front of him, strangely enough augumented by a white chakra. it was an odd combination that both calmed him to an insane degree and shook his frame with utter fear, as he had never encountered an opponent such as this.
hands shakingly sought his pouch for more of his chosen weapon, senbon, as he stilled his shivering as best as he could. Tensing, he rushed his target, only to be on the receiving end of a staggering blow, which shattered his mask as he sailed straight through one of his own mirrors, adding to the damage already done to his body. landing roughly he winced and struggled to breath as he could feel several broken ribs and cracked bones shifting unnaturally throughout his body.
"ugh*pant*that hurt*gah* really badly*pant" he slowly slide into a sitting position as he looked up, blinked, then found his opponent standing before him 'Really fast' was all he could think about as the boy kneeled before him
"You are a bastard you know that? For a moment I truely believed him to be dead, Be glad he is not" with that Hakue fell into unconciousness while Naruto stood up and began walking to where Zabuza and Kakashi were battling "It's time to end this, No more messing around!" he spotted Zabuza trapped by several Nin-hounds, storing the thought for later he dug into his secondary kunai pouch until he found what he sought. It was a simple and small scroll, at least it appeared to be, then he opened it to reveal an intriqute and very advanced seal upon it.
Naruto set the scroll on the ground and began going through several hand signs far faster than most thought he should be able to. nearly two hundred signs later he finally finishes with a cross between a tora and tiger sign and pushes his hand onto the scroll "Sealing Art: Restriction level Four: Release!" the seal glows brightly and within seconds engulfs the boy and surrounding area in an eye blinding light that lasts for several moments.
When the light dies down they notice the familiar yet different Blond haired ninja standing before them. Standing at just over 2 meters tall(6ft 2) with white tribal styled flames danced across his skin, which was actually hundreds upon hundreds of seals, before settling onto his, now, bare back in the form of a solid white wings, one for each shoulder. Flexing various muscles and stretching his limbs, Naruto took a deep breath before letting it out slowly, all the while gauging the looks upon everyones faces.
Mentally laughing until he felt something curious about his form, looking down he was shocked to find himself staring at a strange, extra, appendage. Such appendage was waving gently back and forth just behind him, as if to show how calm he was. Not letting it bother him too much, he raised his head and looked straight into Zabuza's eyes "Zabuza, Heed my words this day, you shall yet live, should you fall back now and consider your contract void with that FILTH of a man Gato, He is nothing but a criminal that shall see judgement soon enough."
Zabuza, for his part, was very shocked and surprisingly...scared...of this boys power. Had he known this would happen he would have elected to just stay within the hideout, but noooo, kami just HAD to wait till the last moment to do this to him. He sighed "Boy, i dont know who you are, or even What you are. But your words have steeled my resolve in this matter. I wont live to see the end of the day, that much i know is certain, But my son, Haku..he is too kind for it all just to end here. So, Kakashi, our fight ends, Gato is on his way here, i can feel it. I want you, and that boy, to take care of Haku. Bring him to the leaf village, show him that living life as a tool is just a fool's way to live. Show him happiness and show him friendship."
Staying silent but for a moment Naruto then raised his eyebrow "You wont live to see the end of the day you say? Hmm. Well let's just see about that shall we?" with that he dissappears and reappears in front of Zabuza, who is now free from the dogs, and looks him straight in the eyes "You have shown compassion for those that truely deserve it, even if its in a round about way, for that I give my word that Haku will live to die old and happy, for you shall be there right along side him. I'm taking you both to the leaf, your...ambition...is better suited with allies anyways eh?" Wide eyed, Zabuza just stared at the strange boy in front of him "You know nothing of my ambition boy. Stay out of my business."
Naruto laughed lightly then started walking to the section of the bridge behind Zabuza, pausing for a moment he turns his head back "Do I know nothing?" and simply vanishes, moments later loud screams and blood freezing screeches are heard before all is silent once more.
Everyone is silent before they see naruto walking back towards them through the mist, which looks a strange tint of red now, he stops for a moment, staggers and falls to his knees, then reverts to how he was before releasing the seals "Sensei... Gato troubles no one..anymore" then passes out.
Still silent, Kakashi wordlessly picks up naruto and brings him over to his team. Zabuza, now standing next to a knocked out Haku, looks over at the copy cat "Kakashi...that boy you have there is a strange one, and, i believe him..i may be a missing nin, but i will accompany you back to the leaf. I wish to end this tirade of running. If it be in a jail cell...then so be it."
With that the next couple of weeks passed by and not a word was said of what happened on the bridge..that..as it turned out had nearly four hundred dead mercenaries along with a cane that belonged to Gato, who they all learned was no where to be found. When asked about it, Naruto simply repeated what he had said before "Gato troubles no one anymore" and was silent after that, offereing no quarter to any further questions.
Sasuke woke up later the day of the bridge incident and had promptly attacked Haku once again, who after disabling the boys legs, explained the situation of what was to come. Calming down some, but not completely, Sasuke went back to his brooding ways yet still kept a wary eye on the two guest Nins.
Sakura, well..was Sakura, fawned over Sasuke the entire time, even though she would occasionally spare a glance in Naruto's direction with a confused look about her.
Kakashi read his book while speaking to Zabuza, who was inspecting his sword. and Haku was talking with naruto about some of his pranks that he would do.
All in all it was a quiet time until the bridge finished, which was earlier that day, now Team Seven and company where at the Land of Fire's side of the bridge, being seen off by Tazuna and the rest of the village. Coming to an empasse about the name of the bridge, Naruto suggested it to be named "The Bridge of Life" and with an all around acceptance, was named just that.
Kakashi smiled at his students at how far they had come within the past couple of months, yet couldnt help himself "Ya know Naruto, im Surprised you didnt try to name it something like The Naruto bridge or The Bridge of Ramen...it just seems odd that you would think of such else."
Raising an eyebrow at his sensei Naruto could help but let out a small chuckle "I thought about it, believe me, But i figured that land had suffered enough humiliation that having a bridge with such a ridiculous name as that. So i remembered reading a story about this life bridge between a couple once, and thought "hey now that would be a cool name' so there you have it, "The Bridge of Life." with this Naruto leaned his head down a little and a soft smile could be seen on his face, as if he was remembering something nice.
On the outskirts of the village, just passed the gates and at the edge of the forest. Team 7 and company where finally starting to enjoy their time together, with the usual group of Kakashi and Zabuza, Naruto and Haku, Sasuke and Sakura(though i dont think sasuke was liking it too much) it was going well, then they arrived at the gates and promptly heard "Halt State your business and identify yourselves"
Kakashi moved forward at this "Its me, Kakashi, and my team returning from our successful mission with extra company, Momochi Zabuza, and Momochi Haku." At this the 2 guards looked at the Missing nin and his 'son' with a slight wide eyes then coughed and nodded while one looked down "Right, well, you know protocal and all that. We'll get anbu here for the official escorting while we notify Hokage-sama. Please wait just a few moments."
And just as said a few moments later, a two man anbu squad showed up, one of which had purple hair and turned out to be female, while the other had brown hair with a slight cough.
"Cat, Eagle..this is who your escorting, Hokage-sama is expecting you all" The now identified Cat anbu simply nodded and said "This way, and hello again Naruto-kun." with a simple nod and smile naruto replied "Cat-chan..and you as well Eagle-san." With that they arrived at the Hokage tower after twenty or so minutes.
In his office Hiruzen was feeling rather wary about his meeting within a few moments with his pseudo-grandchild's team.. apparently they had come in contact with an A-ranked missing nin and SOMEHOW had managed to convince him to return with them. 'This should be really interesting to hear.' with a puff of smoke he heard a knock on his door "Enter."
"Enter" with that, Naruto simply barged into the office "Jiji! you are NOT gonna believe the mission we've been on..it was CRAZY hard, not to mention we made some new friends too!" with a wide grin Naruto came over and hugged the hokage, regardless of the stares he was getting.
with a quiet chuckle, Hiruzen simply let the boy do as he pleased for the moment, then set him to stand near his teammates. Once that was done, he looked at Kakashi with a questioning glance, who simply sighed. 'This is gonna be a long day'
Nearly two hours later, Hiruzen sat back in his chair to think upon what he had just learned 'Well it appears the seal hasnt weaked any, thank Kami-sama, however, i do so wonder what type of seal could possible be in that scroll..a restriction sealing was it?...something like that is hardly ever used.' "Naruto-kun..that scroll you used..just what is it exactly?" Naruto shook his head in the negative "Sorry Jiji, but a ninja has to have at least some secrets, but i assure you to the utmost that it has no possible way to harm the village.. only to protect it." The old Kage simply nodded 'I expected that... as long as it doesnt harm the village, then its safe to say its alright to not speak of..for now' "Very well my boy, but I do need to speak with you later on, for now, take your team and get some food, then head home to rest. Kakashi, Zabuza, Haku, i need you three to remain here."
"Hokage-sama" with a not-so-naruto Serious face "Their fate is not for you to decide, but, do give them a chance, ya know?" with that, he walked out, leaving the four alone.
Zabuza sighed "That boy...i swear there is something about him that just seems...unnatural.. with how he does that. Dont get me wrong" waving his hands frantically when he noticed the glares "He's a good kid, i can tell, its just weird how his mood shifts so suddenly...and that seal he did..."He shuddered involuntarily"I might be a ruthless killer in the eyes of some, but even I dont want to face that form of his, no doubt i will have nightmares should i do so."
Hiruzen was surprised when he saw the other two nodding alongside Zabuza 'It couldnt be that bad'
As if sensing his thoughts the tall nin continued on "Believe me when i say, i feel the utmost sorrow to those who provoke his wrath, and pray to kami-sama that he goes lightly on them."
The old Kage frowned at this deciding to get a better idea later with a test for the boy, but matters at hand now "Well, as it seems you come with an interest to joining the village, i can do so, but you know there is the usual six month probationary time before a test is given to decide your best rank." with that he dismissed the three with instructions to take the two guests to a guarded apartment that was setup in preparation.
Naruto opened his apartment door and quickly shed off his gear from the mission, truth be told, he was hurting badly. Not only that, but he was dead tired as well. So with that, he moved to his little bedroom and set down his jacket on the dresser before moving over to his bed and stretched out to the best he could, closing his eyes he fell asleep near immediately.
With a start he jolted awake, feeling a weight on his chest and arm, he looked down to spot the cause of it, and with a sigh he could tell this was just going to go oh so well when Jiji found out..he snickered softly as he could just imagine the looks on not only the old hokages face, but every elses as well.
Ohhhhhhh Cliffhanger, never thought i would get to use that kekeke. ahh well, anyways there is a bit of a rush to this chapter so i do apologize for its shortness once again. expect extra long length on the next as a reward for sticking through this awaited one!
and no character info today, im very high strung with emotions so im keeping it short, but i will do it all next chapter so no worries. With that. Izalith OUT