Bloodline: Radiance

Authors note: Well time to do the thing I do. So hope you enjoy.

Chapter 7

Naruto calmly walked down the steps; Kurenai had left his room hours ago. During his time alone he rested and sorted his thoughts out.

His body ached as he made it to the bottom of the stares. He was still feeling the affects of the chakra exhaustion. Shino was in a chair not far away staring out the window.

"Where is everybody?" asked Naruto. Shino turned to him.

"We finished are guard duty for the day." said Shino. "When the bridge builder came back his family went shopping. Everyone went with them."

"And you didn't?" asked Naruto curious.

"I figured you would like an explanation, so I stayed." said Shino. Naruto gave a small smile at that. He walked over to a couch and sat down. The soft cushions felt nice against his body.

"So…is Kakashi still training Sasuke?" said Naruto.

"To my knowledge, yes." responded Shino. "They haven't returned since they left yesterday. Kurenai-sensei says they are fine though."

"I don't doubt it, Kakashi is a strong shinobi and Sasuke is well on his way." stated Naruto with another smile.

Shino look at him through his own set of sunglasses. His stare was intense and Naruto had started to think he had upset the boy.

"You are a very strange one." said Shino.

"What do you mean?"

There was another silence between the two of them, as Shino seemed to be arranging his words carefully. "Your sensei hates you." He said flatly.

"I know." was all Naruto said. Shino raised an eyebrow.

"Why?"

"Because…to him I'm just a reminder." said Naruto. Shino moved in his seat uncomfortably. He could see that the topic of conversation should stop.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be." said Naruto with a wide grin. "I'm used to it, and you've done nothing wrong." Shino nodded. "Except call me strange."

Shino sweat dropped. "Well my bugs tell me your chakra is different."

Naruto got up and stretched. "Different? Different as in bad or evil?" asked Naruto with a small frown.

"Quite the opposite actually, they say it is calming."

"Well I'm glad something likes me." Naruto walked over to Shino and held out his hand. "It was nice getting to chat with you Shino, I hope we can work together sometime."

Shino raised another eyebrow at the hand, but shook it a second later. "Likewise." And with that Naruto left the house.

The sun was rather bright as he walked out to the pier in front of the house. He stretched to get the remaining kinks out of his muscles. Naruto made his way up the dock and looked down at the cool reflective water below. The water was pure and clear, untainted by the troubles that seemed to possess the rest of the land.

Soft footsteps fell upon Naruto's ears. Someone was sneaking up to him on the deck. He turned calmly and looked to see what it was. A small boy stood in front of him, his eyes curious and confused.

"Your pretty good." Said the boy. Naruto raised and eyebrow as the child walked closer.

"May I ask who you are?"

The boy stopped and was silent for a little while before he spoke. "I'm Inari."

"It's nice to meet you Inari." replied Naruto with a smile. "You wouldn't happen to be related to Tazuna would you?"

Inari nodded. "Yeah, he's my grandpa." Inari shuffled nervously on his feet as he looked down. "I'm sorry." he said.

Naruto looked very confused at this. "For what?"

"When your team brought you back…I sort of told them it was useless and that you were gonna die anyway. Then I said a few other…rather cruel things."

Naruto chuckled at this. "It sounds like you were scared."

Inari looked surprised. "You know you are a lot like her."

"Who?" asked Naruto a little more curious.

"That girl with the pale eyes…when I said those things she laughed and hugged me…said I didn't need to be scared." said Inari wiping a couple of small tears form his eyes. "She is real nice."

"Yes…I suppose she is."

A small snigger came on Inari's face. "She likes you."

Naruto seemed to freak at this. "Well I would hope so, I thought we were becoming friends."

"No no I mean she lo-"

"Inair…I believe your mother is looking for you." said Shino walking up to the two of them. Inari nodded and left the two alone. Shino looked back over to Naruto. "He's right though…don't hurt her."

"Hurting people isn't something I do." said Naruto. Shino sighed and shook his head. The two of them walked back to the house.

As they entered Naruto immediately felt an icy glare upon him. He turned to see Kakashi enter the room, behind him was Sasuke, looking rather worn out. He gave Naruto a small smile, then flopped on one of the couches.

He felt another set of eyes on him and turned to see Kurenai giving him a soft look. Her team was currently discussing strategies on there next move should Zabuza attack.

Naruto soon began to feel uncomfortable in the room. He could sense Kakashi's tension growing ever more violent. He reached a decision that he should leave. He turned to those in the room and gave a small bow. "I'm going to go train for a while." he said. "I don't know when I will be back, so do not worry if I'm not here in the morning."

He left the room and as soon as he did so, he felt Kakashi's anger drop. Those in the room sensed Kakashi relax as Naruto left. Team 8 silently grew angry with the man, while Team 7 tried to ignore their sensei's behavior.

They looked around for Kurenai but found she was nowhere in sight.

Naruto walked out to the forest, he was almost out of range of the house when he felt something wrap around him. It was not threatening in the least; it was warm and caring. Naruto's eyes widened for a bit, as he stood frozen.

"You've done nothing wrong." he heard Kurenai say. Naruto relaxed even more at the sound of her soothing voice.

"I know."

At that she let go of him; he took a couple steps away before turning towards her. "Kurenai-sensei…arigato."

He walked away from her and she couldn't help but smile, one tear fell down her cheek.

Flashback…

Kurenai walked into the Hokage office, more then a little weary. She had just come from a training exercise with her team. As the secretary let her in, she saw the old man sitting in his chair signing away at some paper work.

"You wanted to see me Hokage-sama?" asked Kurenai. The old man looked up at her and smiled. He rose from his desk bringing his sense of authority with him.

"Kurenai-san, it is good that you could come." Said the old man with another smile. "How goes your team?"

"They are doing fine, Hinata is truly amazing, Shino and Kiba are progressing at a rate that I find astonishing myself." said Kurenai with a little pride in her voice.

The old man's smile grew wider at this. "I see…do you feel they are ready for a joint mission?"

"Why…yes I do." said Kurenai thinking about it. "May I ask what the mission is?"

"A bridge builder needs protection…I had originally planned on only assigning Team 7 for this but…I feel your team would help." said the man with a frown. There was an awkward silence between the two, and Kurenai felt an unasked question in the old man. "Are you aware of who Team 7 is comprised of?" he finally said.

"Why yes actually." said Kurenai, sensing that this conversation had more meaning to it as it went on. "Led by Hatake Kakashi, Genin include rookie of the year Uchiha Sasuke, the highest academic Haruno Sakura, and the supposed dead last…Uzumaki Naruto."

"Ah yes Naruto…what do you think of him?" said the old man turning to face the window. He stared out it overlooking the village, but she felt his attention was completely on her.

Kurenai became confused, not knowing if this was some sort of test. She remained silent trying to place her words properly for the Hokage. The Hokage only heard her silence and sighed. She saw his shoulders sag and his head look down. All the energy, spirit, power, authority seemed to be drained from him. He lost his edge and Kureani noticed by his demeanor that he seemed rather tired.

"Do you hate him?" he asked his voice cracking as he did so. Kurenai took a step back at the emotion held in the voice. It was so tired, and old, the Hokage finally seemed his age. She saw the man begin to shake from some unknown reason. "Do you despise him like so many others?"

He turned and looked up at her. Fresh tears were staining his face as he took a step towards his desk. He sat down and took off his hat; tears soon began to fall to the desk as buried his hands in his face.

"Do you wish for his death?" he asked another question, and Kurenai found herself unable to give an answer. She saw his body shaking, and she found herself beginning to panic. The Hokage had always been a pillar of strength for her, and the village. He had never once wavered in his duties, or in how he held himself.

The sight before her was both frightening and heartbreaking. "I-I've watched him grow." Stuttered the Hokage. "Into a fine young man…but his pain, his emptiness, they crush me."

The Hokage seemed to be choking on his words, and Kurenai found her face growing wet, as she watched the man who seemed so powerful begin to break down.

"He smiles, he laughs…and he thinks nothing of his own happiness." The Hokage had to pause as he tried to regain control over himself. "He didn't do anything wrong…not one thing."

She watched the Hokage go into his desk drawer and pull out a photograph. On it she saw a four-year-old possibly younger Naruto, sitting next to the Hokage with a smile on his face. He held some stuffed animal, and looked so happy. However, his body was slightly malnourished, and his clothes looked like rags.

She remembered seeing him once during that age; it was during the time he lived in the orphanage. "I don't hate him Hokage-sama." said Kurenai finally finding her voice.

The old man looked up at her, and through a tear stained face managed to smile. "Please…I beg you." The Hokage rose again from his seat and walked before Kurenai. He got on both his knees and bowed. "Protect him, help him…he has so very few people in his life. I ask you this not as your Hokage, but as a favor to a desperate old man."

More tears fell to the floor and Kurenai found her heart breaking. How long had her Hokage been suffering, keeping his pain for the boy hidden? How long has he felt the guilt, the hardships of leading a village that hated a boy he cared so much about?

The man was on the breaking point, making his last desperate attempts to set things right. "I promise you…I will watch and protect Uzumaki Naruto."

The man managed another weak smile, as more tears flooded threw his tired eyes. "Thank you…thank you."

End of Flashback…

Kurenai watched the boys retreating back; her one tear had grown into many. "You've touched, the select few that know you…I will protect you…Uzumaki Naruto."

Naruto felt the emotions going through Kurenai as he walked away. He soon found a tear of his own come down his cheek. He wiped it away and kept walking forward, he needed to clear his head, and he knew just how.

It was around mid noon when he arrived at a clearing in the forest. The buzz of nature around him was calming.

He couldn't do any sword training; he had left his blade at the house. No, he had something else in mind. He removed his dark upper garments and placed them on the ground. He was now bare from the waist up. Naruto stretched before putting himself in a crouched stance. He put his forearms to his stomach and clutched his elbows. As he did so he sent chakra to his back.

A small stinging sensation erupted from Naruto's back, as his wings sprawled out. The snow-white feathers scattered around the area, in a beautiful display. Naruto removed his sunglasses and put them with his upper clothes.

The blond would-be-angel stared up at the sky with a smile. With a strong flap he was air born, his body rocketing towards the clouds.

He ascended to a higher altitude to the point where only the white, fluff of the heavens lay underneath him. It was quiet and calm in the sky, and Naruto took a deep breath.

True to what his bloodline entailed, Naruto's body felt no drawbacks to being at such a high altitude. He didn't have to adjust to the air pressure, and even with the thinner air, he had no problems breathing.

He flapped his wings again, allowing his feathers to glow in the sun. He soon began to fly forward gaining speed. He closed his glowing eyes, so he could only feel the sky.

His body was soon moving as a blur, a white jet stream was behind him as he broke the sound barrier. His special chakra spread around him, allowing him to move even faster. His wings glowed as his chakra was pushed into them. They allowed him to glide as his chakra propelled him forward. This is how he was able to attain such high speeds without flapping like a mad man.

It was quite easy since he was only going in one direction. He didn't know how long he was in the sky, but he knew he was far out of Wave Country. He wasn't worried; one thing he had learned while flying was how to navigate.

He went below the clouds and saw only sand. He knew he was now in Wind Country. Quite the feat considering how many days if not weeks it would have taken to get there by foot.

He felt the sun beat down on him, but his body was tough and seemed to thrive off the heat it gave. He felt neither tired nor stressed however he was rather thirsty. To his immense luck he spotted an oasis below him.

He folded his wings up and let his body fall towards it. As he was about to hit the ground he gave another powerful flap causing his descent to halt and he landed smoothly. He spread his wings out as far as they could go as if stretching them. He then walked over to the small spring for his drink. He could tell by looking at it that the water was good. Crystal clear and there was even a mini waterfall falling from some rocks. It was small but it kept the water flowing, so that it would not become contaminated as standing water.

He brought his face close to the water and dipped his hand in; it was ice cold. He scooped up some of the water and began to drink. The cool liquid felt good on his hot throat, he didn't even realize how thirsty he was until he started drinking.

He suddenly became aware of another presence; it was a faint chakra signature. The person wasn't hiding; no it was the sort of signature of someone just going about his or her business. And as he thought this, a beautiful girl popped up from under the water.

Naruto nearly got a nosebleed as he quickly looked away. The girl was naked, she hadn't noticed him and was now washing under the waterfall. She had sandy blond hair and quite a…good figure.

Naruto realized that his wings were still out, so he should probably go. Not to mention it would be quite rude to interrupt someone as they were bathing. His thirst had been satisfied so he left.

As he was some ten feet in the air, he looked back. He saw her form from the behind and a deep blush came to his cheeks. She was very beautiful. He felt kind of bad as well as perverted at seeing what he had, but he figured it wouldn't happen again and it was an accident, and well…he was glade he did.

The girl with the sandy blonde hair continued to wash herself. "Ah so nice." She said. She did the backstroke over to the sandbank and rested on it with a sigh. She turned her head to the side where something had caught her eye. The sun was reflecting off something allowing it to glow on the ground. Even though she didn't know what it was, she found the glow very beautiful. She swam over to it, getting a little excited. "Maybe it's a diamond." she thought. Ah, girls and there diamonds.

As she drew closer the object seemed even more beautiful. She stretched out her hand and picked it up. It was soft and warm, and rather large. It was a glorious feather that the girl had never seen before. It was snow white but seemed to have a silvery glow in the sunlight. She seemed mesmerized by it, and curious. "What kind of bird left this?" she wondered. The girl with the sandy blond hair looked in the sky, just in time to see a dot with the same heavenly glow rise above the clouds.

"Wow." was all she said.

"Temari…are you finished."

The girl known as Temari turned around to see, a boy who not to long ago scared her to death, her brother Gaara. "Yeah, I'm just about done." she said. "I found this really unique feather."

Gaara walked out from behind the rocks in front of her and looked. She looked very happy and even a bit proud she had found something as simple as a feather. However it was a rather pretty feather.

A small smile, that was considered quite large for the boy, came to his lips. "And what are you smiling about?" asked Temari teasingly.

"Nothing."

True to what he had learned in Konoha, Gaara had found something to redeem for, something to protect and make happy, his sister.

Naruto looked in the sky; the moon was now out. He had been having such a good time that he ended up losing track of it. Despite his earlier vigor, he was now very exhausted. He was nearly out of chakra and had to get back.

His form was just above the tree's now, having reached Wave not that long ago. He was no just searching for the clearing he had left his stuff in.

While he technically didn't need his shirt, people lost those all the time during training. He did need his glasses; glowing eyes are quite hard to explain if people aren't already aware of it.

He descended to the ground with a soft thud; his eyelids were very heavy. His steps were clumsy and uncoordinated. Yes he truly was tired, due to chakra depletion. Not to mention sleep was ready to overtake him.

He came to the familiar clearing, where his clothes lay. He didn't even have the energy to make it to them. He plopped against a tree and before he knew it, was out like a light.

Naruto now sat before the cage of the mighty Kyuubi. Even in the dream like world he seemed rather tired. The fox sat in her human form on a couch she had sprung up in her mind. She laid on it in away that would have any man say seductive, but Naruto didn't seem to notice.

"Tsk tsk tsk, bad Naruto peeking at girls while they bathe." said Kyuubi with a smirk. She conjured up a mirror and in it was the sight of the girl bathing, it was his memory. "I never would have thought you the great hero who so boldly locks me up…would be a pervert."

Naruto was only half listening; he was still very tired. He leaned against the bars and gave a kind smile. Kyuubi seemed rather taken aback by it though. "Yeah…I probably shouldn't have looked." said Naruto not really thinking.

Kyuubi's brow furrowed, the boy took away all the fun in trying to torture him. "Tsh, whatever…" said the Kyuubi. "You really did it this time though…using all your chakra for something as meager as flying."

"If you have access to my memories…then you'll see that it isn't so meager." Said Naruto with another small smile. All he really wanted to do was get some sleep. They Kyuubi saw this and smirked, she slowly began to leak chakra towards him.

As it was about to reach him it exploded off the bars as the bright white chakra protected his form. Naruto sighed. "You just don't learn…I'll never use your chakra."

Kyuubi pouted in frustration at being foiled. Truth was she was just going to recharge his chakra, and show him how useful her chakra could be. Then again, once he accepted it she was just going to keep pushing it on him until the seal broke sooooo…yeah he was smarter then he looked.

She lied back on the couch with a sigh, his snores were soon heard by her. She brought the mirror in front of her, and started to watch the memory of him flying.

Haku walked through the woods collecting herbs. She needed to find a couple more to make her remedy for the men. And though Zabuza wasn't hurt himself, it would pay to have something like that with her for him at any time.

She was Zabuza's tool; at least that's what she told herself. Whenever someone asked her, her gender she would say boy, just to cause less problems and she could focus more on protecting him. She would die for him in an instant…but…she wanted it to end. She didn't like them always being in danger and hunted, she wanted him to be safe. She would pray at night for someway to solve her problems. Truth was she needed a guardian angel.

And then she stopped frozen; the irony of the world was quite unique. In front of her was a blonde haired boy with white wings on his back. He was currently asleep against a tree. His body was fit and strong, and Haku knew he was a fighter of some sort.

He looked rather peaceful as he lye there, and a small blush came to the girls face, but she quickly sent it down. Haku walked over to him curiously, being careful not to wake him up.

She sat beside him silently and slowly stretched out her hand. It was daring, but she touched his wings…they were real. Haku found herself confused and even more curious. She suddenly had a million questions…like was he real, what was heaven like, why was he there?

She then began to shake him awake. "Umm, excuse me (1)Tenshi-san?" said Haku.

The boy began to stir as his eyes fluttered open. Haku gasped at his beautiful eyes, they glowed with a holy and intense power, and truth was Haku found herself growing very excited.

"uh." said Naruto as he woke up. He looked forward to see a girl in front of him; she had dark brown hair and chocolate brown eyes.

"Tenshi-san…are you alright?" she asked.

"Tenshi-san?" thought Naruto. As he grew more aware of his surroundings he soon found he still had his wings out. He mentally screamed at this.

"Tenshi-san…are you really an angel?" asked Haku. It was childish, and totally different from her normal character but she had to know. The slightest chance of making Zabuza's life better was worth her childish fantasies. If he was really some sort of Guardian Angel for her, then she sure as hell wasn't going to let this chance slip away.

"N-. "Naruto stopped. He looked at the girl for a moment and saw the hope in her eyes and so much more. He could tell right away what she was. She was someone who had been through hell, whose life was full of tragedy and suffering. He then thought of his answer, lying might be cruel but at the same time it may not be. Really it was his own fault for being so weak and passing out before he could fix himself up. It was his fault that he had gotten her hopes up, because really when you see someone with wings what else comes to mind.

He looked at her and gave a small warm smile then nodded. It was subtle but a flicker of joy went in the girl's eyes.

"Then…can I please ask you something?" she said holding her hands together. "A favor?"

"Sure." he said in an all to normal fashion; the girl didn't seem to mind though.

"You see…there is someone very precious to me…he's always in trouble and I do all I can to protect him." she started. "But you see I want it to stop…I want him to be safe."

Naruto nodded in understanding. "Please can you watch over him?"

Naruto frowned for a minute; he wasn't one to lie. "I'm sorry…I can't guarantee I can." said Naruto.

The girl looked disheartened at this. "I see…" he voice was silent and cold, almost dead. She got up and began to walk away, Naruto soon felt terrible about himself.

Haku walked into her master's fortress, her face was stony and cold. She was a tool, nothing more; she would die to save her master. She would protect him using her own strength.

Zabuza was sharpening his sword when Haku walked in. It had been repaired the day before, now he was just getting it ready. "Haku…are you ready?" he asked. The girl nodded. "While you weren't there in the last battle…that was my mistake, you still managed to find the weakness of the Sharingan based on what I told you. Truly you are proving yourself more worthy."

"Hai." said Haku

"We fight tomorrow."

"Hai."

Naruto walked back to the house, it was around noon. He was once again fully clothed and his wings were put away. He thought about the girl he had just met, how sad she seemed. He would have to do something.

He entered the house without a word. Shino, Kiba, Inari, and a woman he had never seen before were the only ones home. The woman was presumably Inari's mother. Naruto walked up the stairs and got his swords, he would do even more intense training now.

He would train into the dead of night before he passed out again…

The next day…

The bridge was silent covered in the thick mist. All the shinobi guards present knew what it meant. They heard a laugh erupt in there ears, from every direction.

Kakashi lifted his hiate revealing his Sharingan eye. Team 7 brandished kunai and prepared, while Kurenai covered the bridge builder and herself in another powerful Genjutsu. Hinata activated her Byakugan, Shino scattered bugs in the area, and Kiba popped a soldier pill in Akumaru's mouth.

"Well well it seems your brat with the swords isn't here…to bad I was looking for a rematch." said Zabuza. Kakashi visibly seethed at this. "Oh dear, does the boy actually make you angry Kakashi?"

Kakashi calmed himself so he could think straight, though he hated the Kyuubi with a passion; he was smart enough to know that by bringing those feelings in this battle would endanger the mission.

"Fine then…" Zabuza appeared in front of Kakashi, with his sword raised. "Lets start!!!" he swung the blade down and Kakashi barely dodged. He began to form seals and the battle had begun.

Sasuke ran through the mist, he had seen another shinobi trying to hide. He soon came upon a masked enemy whose gender he could not identify. But that did not seem to matter as the person's skill spoke for them.

In speed so blinding Sasuke could barely register he was kicked. Gaining his bearings he flipped in mid air and landed on his feet. Adjusting to his opponent, he brought his own speed out. The dueled in perfect synchronization as they traded blows, in fluid motions.

Haku began forming one handed seals and stomped on the ground. Water like needles formed and shot at Sasuke from all directions. He was surprised but not defeated; in a quick succession of seals he inhaled some air.

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu." And with that Sasuke spat out a large spew of flames. He spun around as he blew destroying all the needles.

While this was happening Haku wasted no time as she prepared the next set of seals. It had happened so fast that by the time Sasuke had finished rotating and was out of fire ice mirrors surrounded him.

He knew there presence couldn't be good.

Naruto woke up on the cold ground. He had no clue what time it was, just that he had been training all this time. As he rose from the ground his body was fresh and energized. He felt rather good at the moment. He hefted his large sword with little trouble, and then flexed. His shoulders popped and he gave a sigh in pleasure.

He took one step towards the house, and knew immediately that something was wrong. The forest was quiet, and the wind was still. There was an evil linger in the air, and Naruto gripped the hilt of his serrated blade. He looked around calmly, deciding on whether he should move.

There was a rumbling in the earth and the ground began to shake. Naruto looked from the ground to the trees as he saw a large spinning cyclone ball of water heading towards him. His reaction was instant; he channeled his chakra into his serrated blade and sliced the air. In a blaze of glory the chakra was released in a jagged almost lightning like bolt of chakra. Its properties matched those of the serrated blade it was released from.

The two attacks collided and held in a stalemate for a short while, before the water cyclone over powered the chakra attack. However the attack had served its purpose, in the time it was held off Naruto activated his gravity seal and sped off.

The ball exploded into the trees and two nin fell to the ground to survey the scene. They both looked exhausted. They had used most of there chakra in a combined attack to make the jutsu work. They looked around before their eyes widened. They jumped in the air just as another chakra slice went through where they were standing. The attack had come from Naruto's main blade on a horizontal angle. Because of this several trees fell down after being cut perfectly in half.

The two nin looked at where Naruto was now standing, and then blinked he was gone. They were both Chuunin they had experience as well as skill the only problem was that in such a quick amount of time, they had lost almost all there chakra, combine that with the fact that the boys speed was at a near unheard of level and they were toast.

There bodies fell to the ground; they were not dead. Naruto had only rendered them unconscious with a few well-placed hits. They wouldn't be able to move for weeks.

Naruto knew his team was in trouble but that they could hold on. For the moment he would rush to see if Inari was okay.

Sasuke looked around the mirrors frantically as more and more needles embedded themselves in his body. His eyes were slowly starting to see the movements, but it still wasn't good enough. He dodged a few only to have a few more end up in his back.

His opponent was like monster; the technique had no weakness that Sasuke could see. "I'm sorry but I have to end this." said Haku.

Several mirrors appeared to have shot needles out instantaneously. Sasuke watched them as they began to slow down. He could see it; the movement was less. All the needles were coming from in front of him. A mistake as it left him with options on how to get out.

His dodging was fluid in its own right and every needle missed. He had dodged by moving to the barest minimum to avoid each needle. The end result was that it appeared he hadn't moved at all.

"Interesting…but next time I won't leave you with a way out." Haku's reflection appeared on all the mirrors as they all readied needles. Sasuke's hair covered his new Sharingan eyes and he smirked. "May I ask what is so entertaining?"

"Its very unfortunate for you that I would unlock my bloodline now." Sasuke looked at all the reflections. "You have heard of the Uchiha correct?" asked Sasuke.

"Yes…I am fully aware of your bloodlines strengths…and weaknesses." said Haku.

"Then do you know about these." asked Sasuke as he patted both of his leg bracers. He continued to smirk as he did so. "These weights are made special for the Uchiha.

"I'm afraid I don't see your point." said Haku.

"These weights absorb and then store the chakra of the user." said Sasuke. "When I release them all that chakra that has gathered is gonna flood me, released in one instantaneous moment. With that I will be able to travel at speeds that make you look like a child crawling."

Haku's eyes widened. "I say your bluffing; to move at a speed like that would be blinding to the user-" then realization hit Haku.

"Yes you see don't you." said Sasuke pointing to his Sharingan eye. "That's why these weights are special for the Uchiha…with these eyes…I can see all."

Sasuke reached down and touched his bracers, as he did so there was a clam silence. And in a blink there was loud noise. Sasuke was gone and all the mirrors broke at once. Haku went flying back, almost every bone in her body broken. She had no clue how many times Sasuke had struck her in that moment.

Sasuke appeared in a blur back where he had started, his eyes looked faded and he let out a sigh. "I can do a lot in just a moment." And then he passed out.

Zabuza was frozen in a deadlock when he sensed the surge of Chakra come from where Haku was. He looked over at it shocked. "W-what was that?"

"That was Sasuke." said Kakashi with a smile.

"Haku…be safe."

Naruto stood in front of two now passed out samurai. Inari was in front of him giving thanks. Naruto sensed the surge of chakra and was off.

Haku opened her eyes and got up; her mask now broken leaving her face exposed. She was still alive; she looked over to the now unconscious Uchiha. She understood what happened, in his moment of god like speed and power he could do a lot, but afterwards he would pass out. Truly ingenious of the Uchiha clan, if not a little arrogant.

She sensed a pulsing of lightning chakra. "Zabuza-sama needs me."

A mirror formed beside her and she was gone.

Zabuza resigned himself to his fate. The dogs had a god grip on his body and Kakashi ran towards him, wielding his death. As he drew closer he noticed a mirror appear, and his eyes widened. He saw Haku throw some needles at the scroll that bound the dogs to him. She then stood in front of him, ready to die. Zabuza acted quickly, the needles had destroyed the scroll in an instant freeing him. Kakashi was only two centimeters away, before the attack struck Haku's heart.

Zabuza grabbed Haku by the shoulder and pushed her to the side. Now it was just him and Kakashi. The attack was five centimeters away from Zabuza's heart.

Haku's world slowed down just as she assumed it had for Zabuza. It was only with this perspective he had been able to move her. Now she was falling to the side, watching her eyes watering up, as she couldn't do anything. She saw Zabuza give what she assumed was a smile.

"Where's my angel?" thought Haku

Now Zabuza felt himself be pushed back. The blond haired boy that had broken his sword had pushed him out of the way. The attack went through the blond's upper chest, out the back. Naruto coughed and Kakashi looked surprised.

Haku stared from the ground in disbelief. "Tenshi-san?" she said.

"You asked me to protect someone special." said Naruto. "I hope I got it right and it was him." he said with a smile.

"Naruto." said Kakashi confused. "Why…they are the enemy…are you double crossing us?"

"No." said Naruto. "But there is no reason for us to fight now." Naruto looked out into the mist, where a figure approached. "And besides Kakashi-sensei…you didn't want to kill them."

A lot of blood fell from Naruto's shoulder and he grew colder. It was far from a fatal wound with his ability but still it hurt. He was low on chakra, he had channeled all he had to get in front of Kakashi's attack.

Kakashi removed his hand from Naruto's shoulder and sighed. He turned to see the short shipping merchant Gatou. "Zabuza, you worthless-"

Kurenai had appeared in a swirl, out of one of her Genjutsu's next to Gatou. She then proceeded to slit his throat. It was done so quick none of the thugs registered what happened.

"Well that's done." said Kurenai.

A/n: Okay A LOT to talk about. First sorry it took so long, I actually wrote all of this today so I have no excuse as to why the wait.

Next did you like it. I hope I explained everything well. Sasuke's weights send all the chakra they have absorbed over the period that they have been worn and store it away. It is then flush back all at once for a super charge in that moment. That means he is not that fast all the time now. The chakra is all gone, it's basically like an attack. Once he wakes up he will be stronger and faster because they were still training weights and he go the results from those.

Next topic. (1) Tenshi- I'm not going to even pretend I know Japanese, but I heard it means like angel or something. Thought it was appropriate. Sorry if I offended someone somehow with my terrible use of it.

Should Haku be in the harem. I've decided to keep it with all the younger girls. Kurenai is like a mother…unless someone wants change that?

Basicly review yes or no to Haku. That will determine if she stays in the next chapter or leaves. One of my reviewers told me about how they wanted female Haku and even made a scene for it. Why'll my scene was very different then what they wrote, it was inspired by what they wrote. Just thought i'd give them credit. There name was Kasai Jigoku

Please review and tell me your thoughts on certain things…