Ch. 4
Author's Note: So this chapter picks up after the three day break Kakashi gave them. This chapter also starts with the first main mission.
Yesterday Team 7 was informed of their mission and were introduced to their client. A older gentleman with dark grey hair, and a scruffy beard. The man also wore glasses with a white towel around his neck. It was almost 9 o' clock and Kakashi still wasn't there to meet his group of Genin. "Where the fuck is he?" questioned the pink haired kunochi named Sakura. "Calm down Sakura" advised Ino as she gently squeezed her boyfriend's hand, "yeah Sakura listen to Ino" Sasuke said coldly. Just as Sakura was opening her mouth Kakashi appeared. "Sorry guys I guess I got lost on the road of life" he said nonchanlantly. Everyone rolled their eyes including Tazuna who like Sakura was wondering where the masked Jonin was. "Okay you guy's time to get going" Kakashi insisted.
Approx 1 hour later...
As they walked, Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi were quick to notice the puddle on the ground which was weird considering there were no other puddles in sight. Suddenly a pair of chained shuriken wrapped around the silver haired Jonin. It apparently ripped Kakashi apart; only for the remains to be replaced with a log. Both Naruto and Sasuke quickly drew their kunai. "Naruto-kun what's going on!?" Ino asked with fear evident in her voice. "We're under attack" Sasuke said in place of Naruto. "Ino-chan don't be scared, I won't let anything happen to you" Naruto said with a small smile.
"Don't be scared huh? Gozu I don't think they know who we are" the gruff voice of Meizu stated. "What an unlucky day for these genin, we're the Demon Brother of Kirigakure(Mist Village)" the other 'demon' Gozu stated. Having let their guard down Kakashi appeared behind them kicking Gozu into a tree. The other brother tried to retaliate against Kakashi but to no aveil. Sending Meizu into the same tree. Needless to say they were taken down fairly easy for rogue Chunin. Kakashi tied them up against the tree using unbreakable chakra threads.
"Good job everyone, I'm glad to see you all kept your cool for the most part" he said praising them and giving his signature eye smile. "Tazuna what was that about?" Sakura asked. "Remember he asked for protection from rogue ninja? It was in the mission briefing" Ino said annoyed. "Guess I forgot" she replied sticking her tongue out at her friend/rival. Naruto and Sasuke shook their heads simultaneously in shame; while returning their kunai to their tactical pouch and leg holster. "Well let's get goin' before we run into more surprises" said Naruto taking Ino's hand in his own. "Yeah I guess your right Naruto" replied his sensei with a nod. 'Hey kit I got a bad feeling something else is going to go down, something a lot worse, tap into my power until I say otherwise' Kurama suggested. 'Aw, are you worried?' Naruto teased. 'Yeah if you die, I die. Plus what would that blonde Ino do if you die?' the Kyuubi no Kitsune implied slightly pissed at his host. Naruto broke out into a cold sweat. 'Uh...fine you win' he said giving up. He quickly tapped into the Kyuubi's chakra. They walked for awhile before having to enter a row boat to get to the town they were to escort Tazuna to...
One hour later...
As they were on their way to Tazuna's home. They came across a path with a lake on either side...
A thin cloud of mist started to appear. Since Naruto was aware of the impending chakra and could hear the chopping of the air he knew he had a couple of seconds. "Quickly! Get down everyone!" Naruto warned pulling Ino and Sasuke to the ground and leaving Sakura and Tazuna to Kakashi's care. Luckily Kakashi was just as aware of the situation and pulled them to the ground with him.
*Thunk*
Before anyone besides Naruto and Kakashi could register what was going on they heard a mumbled voice speak. "Damn a genin was able to predict my attack. I must be losing my touch" said the man that stood on the giant sword that hit a random tree after being dodged. "You're Zabuza Momochi aren't you?" Kakashi asked. "Yeah and you're the famous Copy Shinobi Hatake Kakashi, son of the famous White Fang of Konohagakure, it'll be and honor to kill you" Zabuza spat with venom at the end. "Ino, Sakura, protect Tazuna. Naruto you and Sasuke are with me" Kakashi said revealing a Sharingan in his left eye.
"Well if you wanna get two of your trusted students killed I'm happy to oblige" The rogue mist ninja said with murderous intent. "I won't let any of y'all die, though I'm sure you two can take care of yourselves" Kakashi insured his team.
"Enough talk!" Zabuza said as he formed a single hand seal. 'Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu' two clones of Zabuza appeared, charging straight at Naruto and Sasuke. "Sasuke you ready?" the blonde jinchuriki asked. He received a nod from his long time friend. Sasuke charged at the clone to the right leaving the other to Naruto.
The Zabuza clone that was battling Sasuke pulled the executioner's blade out and swung savagely. Luckily having been trained for so long under the guidance of Kakashi, Jiraiya and Minato he had already gained access to his own Sharingan and was pretty proficient with it, easily dodging the messy yet precise swings of the blade. Sasuke quickly found an opening in the clones defense and front flipped over the clone while also channeling chakra into his fingers. 'Raiton: Go Hibana Yubi no Jutsu' instead of shooting a bolt of lightning from his finger tips he used the attack to jab the clone in the back, then sent electrical currents through it causing it to disappear in a puddle of water.
"Good job teme" Naruto teased while he fought his own Zabuza clone. 'Kit finish it already, these clones are just to distract you, Kakashi needs your help now' the Bijuu advised. 'Right' he thought in agreement. As another opening presented itself, Naruto slammed a 'Rasengan' into the clone's chest dispelling it also into a puddle of water.
As the clones were defeated they both noticed Zabuza had Kakashi in what seemed to be a orb of water. "Now, then how do you like my 'Suiro no Jutsu' don't do anything stupid or he dies!" the rogue ninja warned. "Oh no Kakashi sensei" said Sakura and Ino in perfect unison. 'Kage Bunshin no Jutsu' Naruto said angrily as he summoned two clones, one of which was disguised as a Demon Wind Shuriken. The clone threw the Shuriken forcing Zabuza to dodge it by jumping over it only for it to turning to another Naruto who threw several kunai. As Zabuza dodged he was forced to release the jutsu that held Kakashi. He was met by the original Naruto with a 'Rasengan' aimed for his stomach. Hitting Zabuza dead on, the impact sent him flying into a tree. As he hit the tree with tremendous force it was obvious if he wasn't dead he was severely injured. Kakashi wanting no more trouble began to channel the last of his chakra into a 'Raikiri' "I told him his future was death" he said about to strike Zabuza when several senbon hit the rogue Mist ninja in the neck. "Thank you" came a soft girly voice. A hunter nin was who 'killed' Zabuza. "You're a Hunter Nin huh? Guess I'll leave it to you" Kakashi said feeling his body become heavy. The ninja nodded and took Zabuza's body with him/her.
Kakashi then proceeded congratulate his squad of brave Genin. "Good job team, well let's get going. And uh Tazuna you got some explaining to do later." he said trying to hide his exhaustion. "Kakashi I know you're exhausted" Naruto suggested throwing his sensei's arm over his shoulder and helped Kakashi to walk. "Naruto-kun how can you tell he's tired even though he looks fine?" questioned his platinum blonde girlfriend. A bead of sweat began to cascade down his face. He gulped hard. "Uh...I'll tell y'all later after Kakashi gets some rest" he said knowing he'd have to tell them sooner or later just not thinking it'd be this soon. "I guess that's fair" chimed in Sasuke. Ino then kissed Naruto's cheek causing him to blush slightly. "You and Sasuke-kun were awesome" said Sakura joining the conversation. The two genin bowed. "Well Tazuna lead the way please" "Oh right" he said, "it's not far from here" he insured.
A short while later they arrived at Tazuna's medium sized house. It was in pretty bad shape. But thats not important. Tsunami his daughter quickly took Kakashi to the guess room lying him down gently and drapped a blanket across him.
After giving their sensei time to rest, Kakashi instructed Naruto to tell them his secret. "Okay Ino-chan, Sasuke, Sakura! Come with me for a second" Naruto called. As they appeared he escorted them outside. 'Kit can I talk with them for a while after you tell them' Kurama asked with a unusually soft voice. 'Yeah I guess' he agreed. "So Naruto-kun what is it?" Ino asked with concern seeing as her boyfriend seemed to be uncomfortable. "Go ahead Naruto I'll voche for ya" Kakashi encouraged. "Well I guess...here goes...You guys what I'm about to tell you is an S rank Village secret" he warned. Just this is enough to shock them but considering he was the Hokage's son they weren't that surprised. "Well do y'all remember the lessons we were taught about the Kyuubi no Kitsune that attacked Konoha October 10th 13 years ago? Well my dad did not kill it. It can't be killed by a mere human. As it was just a manifestation of chakra. the previous Hokage. Hiruzen sealed it away into the belly of a newborn child. That child was me. That's why I don't celebrate my birthday it's just a reminder of all those that were killed" he finished letting all the new information sink in. "K-Kakashi is-is this true" asked Sakura and Sasuke in shock. Ino however was just dumbfounded. Kakashi nodded. "When this mission is over if you want nothing to do with me I'll understand. The only reason no one has tried to kill me is because of my lineage." He said with a tear in his eye, which he quickly wiped away. "Naruto-kun! Don't talk like that. Rather you have a demon in you or not I still love you okay." Ino said gently smacking him on the cheek, she then pecked him on the lips. "Thanks Ino-chan I love you too!" He said with a smile. "Hey dobe... I've been your friend since we was little, so having a demon sealed in you won't change how I feel either. We're brothers" Sasuke said with a smile extending his fist for a fist-bump. The young jinchriki's smile widened. "Yeah Naruto this doesn't change a thing" Sakura said softly.
"Oh yeah Kurama wants to talk with you guys!" Naruto said remembering the request. "What?" the three genin yelled in surprise. "Yeah the Kyuubi's name is Kurama and I talk to him all the time. We're friends, I found out that he only attacked 13 years ago cause some masked man manipulated him with a Sharingan. Plus I can access his chakra at anytime I need, it enhances my senses and I can also lock onto negative emotions and sense chakra reserve levels." He explained trying to leave nothing out. "Cool...Can we really talk with him though?" Ino questioned with curiosity in her voice. "Yeah, just watch my eyes whenever he is in control my eyes turn red and my pupil becomes slitted.
Suddenly the calm aura that surrounded him became hot and tense. 'Naruto' lifted his head revealing the mentioned red slitted eyes. 'Hello, Ino, Sakura, Sasuke, Kakashi' he said in a low evil sounding voice. Ino was the first to speak. "Hey Kurama-san!" She greeted. "Kyuubi? Naruto speaks highly of you are you worth his praise?" Sasuke asked with malice. 'First off watch your tone boy! I am the most powerful of the 9 Bijuu. And yeah Naruto is like a son to me, everything I told him is true. Someone with a Sharingan controlled me otherwise I had no reason to attack plus I was sealed in Naruto's mom Kushina so yeah I'm a good guy here' Kurama said matter-a-factly, shutting the Uchiha up. Ino reached over and began to scratch behind Naruto's ear causing Kurama to whimper and purr like a cat. 'Damn my weak spot!' he cursed. "Aw now that's cute!" Ino teased. 'Uh time to switch back' Kurama thought.
The real Naruto came back. "Okay Ino-chan you can stop now" he suggested as his voice lost it demonic influence. "Kurama likes you all, sorry he couldn't talk for longer we can only stay switched for so long; oh yeah Sasuke watch how you talk to Kurama he may not be so nice next time" He warned know Kurama wouldn't do anything drastic, such as killing the young Uchiha.
"It's getting late let's get some sleep you guys" Kakashi suggested with a yawn."Tomorrow we'll ask Tazuna why a former Kirigakure ninja, that's Anbu level wanted him dead" he added under his breath...
Author's Note: Well this is it for chapter four. Not very good at fighting scenes but I will try to make the upcoming battle between Team 7 and Zabuza and Haku as epic as I can. BTW the Jutsu mentioned at the end is for those of us who don't know the other rarely demonstrated jutsu's. Well til next chapter InfamousAnimeAssassin out.
Jutsu Mentioned:
Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu-Water Clone Technique
Raiton: Go Hibana Yubi no Jutsu- Lightning Release: Five Spark Finger Technique
Suiro no Jutsu- Water Prison Technique