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I finally wrote a profile description! It's like, two lines, but at least I have one. I might add to it though.
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Team seven trudged across the dirt path, excited that they might finally get some action.
Naruto walked past a puddle, noticing that it was laced in chakra. He stared at Kakashi, expecting for a confirmation. Kakashi met his eye, and then looked away. That was all Naruto needed as he sharpened his senses, getting ready for an attack.
Without warning, spiked chains captured Kakashi, pulling him apart. Two men with mist forehead protectors appeared behind Naruto, mistakenly thinking that he was the weakest of the team. The blonde responded accordingly, shunshining above them, kicking them both in the head . The first kick knocked out Meizu, but Gouzu stayed conscious, and made a desperate lunge for Tazuna.
To his surprise, Sasuke intervened, kicking the mist nin in the ribs. This only slowed his pace however and he continued toward Tazuna. Sakura stood in front of the petrified bridge builder, kunai held up.
Just as Naruto was about to kill Gouzu, Kakashi appeared, holding the mist nin in a half nelson.
Naruto and Sasuke glared at him.
Show off, they thought.
"Tazuna-san," The jonin said.
"Yeah what!"
"We need to talk."
Once the demon brothers were all tied up, Kakashi spoke.
"These are Chunin from the hidden mist village. Their specialty is relentless attack, they never give up, no matter what the sacrifice," The lazy jonin said.
"How did you know about our attack?" Gouzu coughed out, struggling to stay conscious.
Then Naruto entered the conversation.
"A puddle, laced with chakra," Naruto said.
Kakashi nodded.
"Then why'd you let the genin do the fighting?" Tazuna said angrily.
"I had to know who they were after. Us, or you." Kakashi replied.
Noticeable sweat started to drip down Tazuna's neck, showing how nervous he was.
"We're beyond the scope of this mission. Lying to us is unacceptable,"
"We should go back, we're just genin, this is to advanced for us. Kakashi might be able to handle it, but one of us might get hurt," Sakura said.
"No" Naruto and Sasuke simultaneously disagreed.
"What!?"
"We've come too far to go back," Naruto spoke alone now, "If we go back now, we won't get a C-rank in months, maybe even a year, just because of this incident. This is the first chance we have to prove ourselves. We can prove that we're not just little kids, pretending that we're ninja. Besides, I never back down from anything." The last statement came out as a whisper, word possessing power all the same.
A thin layer of silence spread throughout the air. Everyone was stunned.
Kakashi was the one who first spoke, "I guess that means we're going on then. Count yourself lucky, Tazuna, that Naruto and Sasuke are the most stubborn genin in their grade."
Tazuna nodded, grateful that they would continue protecting him.
Team Seven continued down the road, leaving the demon brothers behind. Then, for seemingly no reason, Naruto threw a kunai into a bush. It was only a white snow rabbit, but the blonde narrowed his eyes.
"Naruto!" Sakura scolded, "You scared us, I thought there was an attack!"
Naruto didn't answer, he just threw a kunai at a tree.
Kakashi widened his eyes.
"Everyone! Duck!" He yelled, causing everyone to crouch low.
A large spinning sword sailed right over where there heads should have been and stuck into a tree with a "thunk." A man with bandages covering his mouth stood on top of the over sized cleaver, looking amused.
"Kakashi of the Sharingan," He chuckled evilly, "What an honor it is to meet you."
Kakashi forced himself to make small talk with the heinous mist nin.
"Well, if it isn't Zabuza Momochi." He said casually, as if they were discussing something over tea.
This won't be easy, he thought.
"Naruto, guard the bridge builder, you may be strong, but you don't have X-ray vision," Kakashi instructed.
Naruto gave his sensei a puzzled look. He understood that Kakashi possessed a sharingan, but he failed to see why he couldn't help.
"Looks like I'll need this," the silver haired jonin said.
Kakashi placed his hand on his forehead protector and pulled it up to reveal a single, blood-red eye.
Sasuke's eyes widened. The sharingan! Only Uchihas possess that power! Could he be?
The Uchiha's train of thought was cut off as Zabuza laughed.
"This will be fun." said the bandaged nin.
Without warning, Zabuza disappeared and reappeared standing in the lake, building up huge amounts of chakra.
Team 7 instantly became alert, getting ready for whatever Zabuza had planned.
"Suiton: Kirigakure no jutsu!" He yelled.
Thick mist surrounded everyone like a veil, making it impossible to see. Soon even Kakashi, who stood right in front of them, disappeared.
So this is what Kakashi meant, Naruto thought with dread, I have powerful jutsu, and I know how to use them, but they won't work if I can't see. (Naruto could beat the clones while he was blinded because they were a lot weaker than him).
"Eight Points," A malicious voice echoed through the air.
"Larynx, spine, lungs, liver, jugular, artery, kidneys, heart."
"Which one should I kill you with?"
Suddenly, Kakashi let out large swirling strands of chakra, so powerful that it cleared away enough mist that Team 7 could see their sensei again.
Sasuke trembled uncontrollably as he felt the incredible amount of killer intent that the jonin were exerting. Am I going crazy? No! I'd rather die!, Sasuke thought, as he slowly lowered his kunai into his stomach.
"Snap out of it Sasuke." Naruto growled.
"Kakashi isn't a wimp, he won't let us die baka. Don't take your own life unnecessarily, got it?"
Sasuke nodded, and then went back into a defensive position.
"I wouldn't be so sure," the bandaged nin smirked.
Without warning, Zabuza appeared between Team 7 and the bridge builder, sword ready to strike down everything in its path.
Dammit!, Naruto thought, as he turned to face the former mist nin.
Sszhing!
Kakashi stood in front of Zabuza, kunai embedded in the swordsman's abdomen. A steady flow of liquid dripped onto the ground, forming a small puddle. It took the genin a moment to notice that it wasn't blood.
Another Zabuza rose behind "Kakashi" and swung his sword, slicing him in half, expecting blood, only to be splashed in the face by water.
"It's over," Kakashi said, kunai positioned at Zabuza's neck.
"Nice try, but I'm not that easy to fool," the mist nin smiled underneath his bandages.
A third Zabuza appeared behind Kakashi, right after the clone exploded in a splash of water, bringing his sword down onto the copy-nin. Kakashi dodged, but was kicked into the air and fell into the lake, to the surprise of Sasuke and Sakura.
The silver haired jonin hid in the water, trying to figure out why it was so dense.
Suddenly, Zabuza shunshined behind Kakashi, forming complicated hand seals.
"Suiroo no jutsu!" he yelled.
Tons of thick water engulfed the silver haired nin in a sphere, preventing him from escaping.
"So much for the great Kakashi," Zabuza laughed, "This water is as strong as hardened steel, you'll never escape. But first, I need to take care of the brats. Suiton: Mizu Bunshin no jutsu!"
Ten clones appeared on the battlefield, poised to strike.
Now that the mist is gone I can take him out no problem, Naruto smiled.
The blonde shunshined behind the water clones and killed them with his kunai, then turned around to face Zabuza, doing hand seals for a water dragon.
Kakashi recognized the hand seals and chuckled. Zabuza, I truly do feel sorry for you right now.
"Suiton: Suiryuudan no jutsu!"
Zabuza recognized the name and sneered, "Aww, does the kiddo want to play ninja? I know you can't do a jutsu like that, your just a kid. A stupid, ignorant, little bastard, HOLY SHI-"
Hundreds of gallons of water slammed into the mist nin in the form of a dragon, effectively shutting him up.
After the huge torrent of water subsided, Zabuza was found leaning on his sword with his knees on the ground, coughing up water and completely soaked from head to toe. Luckily for Kakashi, the water prison protected him from the brunt of the impact, so he didn't get hurt.
"You. Damn. KID!" Zabuza roared, as he sprinted toward Naruto with a murderous look on his face. Kakashi moved to help his student, but stopped when he saw the look on his student's face. It said, "Ruin this moment for me and I will kill you."
The bandaged nin slashed at Naruto again and again, not hitting the blonde a single time.
Now is the time, while he's blinded by rage, Naruto thought, as he jumped as high as he could to dodge another swing. Before he descended, Naruto did the hand seals for a water dragon jutsu.
"Not way that's going to work twice!" Zabuza yelled.
The mist nin lunged at Naruto with his sword poised to stab the blonde's abdomen, the spot he left vulnerable when he started doing hand seals.
Got you! Naruto thought, as he dodged to the side to avoid the thrust. Too late, Zabuza realized his mistake as he overextended, leaving himself wide open for our favorite blonde to hit.
Naruto kneed him in the gut, then kicked his chin and watched as he slammed into a tree, forming a miniature crater.
Just as Naruto was closing in to finish him off, two senbon impaled Zabuza's neck, and he fell limp. A boy wearing a hunter-nin mask jumped down.
"Thank you for slowing down Zabuza for me, I have been tracking him for a long time," the boy said.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. Why did he use senbon? Senbon are used for pressure points, and are very hard to kill with. The hunter-nin's main job is to kill, and senbon are good for anything but that.
His suspicions were confirmed when the hunter-nin shunshined away instead of disposing of Zabuza's body.
"We have to be ready for next time." Naruto said.
"So you noticed it too huh?" said Kakashi.
Naruto nodded, "He wasn't a real hunter."
Sakura had a confused look on her face, "Then why didn't you stop him?"
"Because I had to be sure. If he was a real hunter, then attacking him could result in a war with the mist." Kakashi said.
"Tazuna-san, we need a place to rest, we're all worn out and we need sleep."
"Alright, my house isn't far from here, you can rest there, I'll lead the way."
Team 7 walked toward Tazuna's house, completely worn out.
Sasuke walked a bit slower, deep in thought. We started on this mission full of energy and eager to prove ourselves, hell, I even thought it would be easy. But now I'm thinking that we might not make it.
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Phew! That was long! Thanks to everyone who answered my question, it really helped my understanding of Naruto. Anyway review!
