AN: Another chapter is done. This one might be the last one for some time with school starting soon. Thanks for the positive reviews guy. I did not get a review about any mistakes so I am guessing I did not make a big one. I would like everyone to know that Naruto will soon become much more powerful than the other Genin. Before the time skip, Naruto will be special Jonin level. I am doing this because I believe that even though Naruto is not the smartest person in the series, but he is still a Shinobi prodigy which we all saw in the Fourth War. In this story he is being personally trained by a strong Shinobi, and after he gets the chakra control part down Naruto will start seeing accelerated growth. Sasuke will be the only one to stay with him in terms of Shinobi skills, only because he is needed to help Naruto beat Kaguya.

Chapter 6: First C-Rank

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Tazuna the bridge builder did not make a good impression on Naruto. He came in drunk, and had the audacity to complain about them being his escort to Wave. Naruto wanted to smack him around a little to show him who was worthy to escort him. Kakashi stopped him before he could do anything. Kakashi gave them orders to meet at the gate tomorrow morning, and disappeared with the client.

Team Seven meet up with Kakashi and Tazuna the next morning ready to leave. They set off with Team Seven surrounding Tazuna protectively. They had been walking for a few hours when Naruto sensed two foreign chakras. Katsu has been helping him develop his sensory skills lately stating he knew Naruto would be good at it. Naruto did not know how he knew he was a sensor nin, but Naruto was starting to suspect Katsu knew something about his family, but whenever Naruto questioned him about it he avoided the question.

Naruto was unable to get Kakashi's attention, so he just waited to see what happened. Katsu told him it was best to act like he did not notice the enemy so you can get the drop on them. It was not long until they came up to a puddle with two chakra signatures coming out of it. Naruto thought it was a terrible disguise since it had not rained in days; however, no one else seemed to notice the puddle. Naruto still was unable to get Kakashi's attention.

When they got close the two Shinobi jumped out, wrapping a chain around Kakashi, shredding him to pieces. Naruto knew that Kakashi would not go down that easily. He had on more than one occasion tried to get the drop on Katsu during training, but had been unable to get him yet. If Katsu could hold off Naruto then Kakashi could hold off these chumps.

Naruto allowed one pass after Sasuke cut their chain, he engaged the other with Sasuke. Naruto could sense Kakashi heading towards Tazuna and Ino, so they would be fine. Naruto blocked a jab while Sasuke went in and kicked the Shinobi in the stomach. The Shinobi flew into a tree losing conscious. Kakashi easily stopped the second one.

Team Seven regrouped after Kakashi tied and interrogated the two Shinobi. They were the Demon brothers, and they were working for the A-rank missing nin, Zabuza Momochi. "Tazuna, I believe you have some explaining to do." Kakashi tells the bridge builder.

Tazuna goes on to explain how his country is in a depression thanks to Gato, a billion heir who owns a shipping company. "If Gato is the one after you then there is no doubt that Zabuza will be after us next. If you had told the truth this mission would have been ranked higher. As it stands this mission is an A-rank which is too much for my team. I am sorry Tazuna, but we will have to abandon this mission." Kakashi tells him.

"Please don't. I lied because I did not have the money for a higher ranked mission. If I do not complete this bridge then Wave country will die. If I do not have your protection, I will die long before I even make it back to Wave." Tazuna cries, begging Kakashi to help. Naruto thought about the situation they were in.

He believed with Kakashi's help that together with him, Sasuke, and Kakashi: they could beat Zabuza. The problem would be if Zabuza had any other help. Of course there was the fact that Kakashi was an elite Shinobi, and the chances of Zabuza beating him were slim in a one-on-one fight. Then again how would Kakashi fare while trying to protect them as well?

In the end, Naruto's good natured heart and the chance to free a country was too great for Naruto. "Hey Kakashi-sensei, why don't we help them? They will die without us, and it would be good for experience." Naruto tried to persuade Kakashi.

Kakashi turns to the others for their opinion on the matter. Everyone was in agreement kind of. Ino was with Naruto that it was the right thing to do while Sasuke just wanted to prove the Uchiha might. Either way Team Seven was on their way to Wave.

The journey to Wave went without problem. Team Seven was expecting an attack, but they did not know when or who would come. Naruto sensed a well-hidden chakra signature in the bushes, and immediately launched a kunai at the enemy. Naruto knew he missed when he sensed the chakra move to another location close by, and a bunny jumped out.

"Everyone down now!" Kakashi yells at his team while tackling Tazuna to the ground. The rest of the team followed suit just as a huge broad sword came sailing over their heads. The sword landed in the trunk of a tree, and standing on its handle was Zabuza Momochi.

"What a surprise. The famed copy nin, Kakashi Hatake is a part of this team. No wonder the Demon brothers lost." Zabuza remarks. Team Seven jumped in front of Tazuna in a protective formation.

"What's with the brats Kakashi? You don't seriously think you can beat me while protecting those brats do you? Tell you what just hand over the bridge builder, and you and your team can walk away." Zabuza tells Kakashi.

Kakashi's only response was pulling up his head band, revealing his Sharingan. "The Sharingan from the beginning huh? I am honored." Zabuza laughs. He goes through some hand seals. "Hidden Mist Jutsu" Zabuza calls. The area begins to be filled with a thick mist until Naruto could only see a few feet in front of him.

He lost sight of Zabuza, but he could still sense him. It was much harder because the mist was laced with Zabuza's chakra, and Naruto had yet to prefect his sensory skills. Zabuza's voice rang out over the area making it impossible to tell where he was. As he told his prey where he would strike to kill them Naruto could feel the killing intent press over him.

Katsu had trained Naruto to fight off killing intent with Katsu's own. Compared to Katsu's Zabuza did not have a strong killing intent, but Naruto could see Sasuke and Ino being overcome by it. "Calm down all of you! No matter what happens I will protect you" Kakashi yelled to his team behind him while scanning the mist for any sign of Zabuza.

Instantly the others were able to fight off the killing intent. Naruto sighed with relief, but it was short lived as he sensed Zabuza right behind Tazuna. Naruto leaped into action stopping Zabuza's blade with his kunai. Zabuza pressed harder with his blade thinking he could overwhelm the Genin; however, Naruto held firmed matching Zabuza in strength.

Kakashi appeared behind Zabuza with a kunai at his neck. "It is over" Kakashi slices the kunai across his neck cutting the jugular, only for Zabuza to dissolve in water. "You're right, it is over" Zabuza swings Kubikiribocho at Kakashi's head trying to cut it off. Kakashi also dissolved into water surprising Zabuza. Naruto took advantage kicking Zabuza away. Kakashi appeared behind that Zabuza going for the killing strike; however, Zabuza dissolved in water again showing him to be a clone as well. Kakashi dodged the would be cleaving strike from behind, but Zabuza was fast, and immediately angled himself using his sword to kick Kakashi. Kakashi landed in the water deciding to use it to escape a follow up attack, but immediately regretted it.

The water he was in was denser because it was heavily laced with Zabuza's chakra, a trap from the beginning. When Kakashi broke the surface, Zabuza appeared behind him already finishing his hand seals. "Water prison Jutsu." Zabuza traps Kakashi in a sphere of water harder than steel. "It is over Kakashi. You were foolish enough to step into my field of play, and know you are trapped. Fear not though, I will let you watch your Genin die before I kill you as well."

Zabuza makes a one handed seal causing several Zabuza clones to appear. Naruto and Sasuke prepared for a fight while Ino protected Tazuna. Ino silently promised herself to make her father teach her more clan Jutsu so she could be more help to her team in the future.

"Now you brats, who wants to die first?" Zabuza looks at all of them studying each one closely. He remember Naruto held up well during their first encounter, so he decided to deal with him first. The water clones closed in on Naruto. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu." Twenty Narutos appeared to meet the Zabuza clones. The real Naruto regrouped with Sasuke to formulate a plan.

The Naruto clones managed to get two of the Zabuzas, but Zabuza's skill with a blade was overwhelming. Also Zabuza seemed to have plenty of chakra left which meant he could replenish his clones. Naruto had to get Kakashi back in the fight, and he had an idea of how to do just that.

After Naruto got Sasuke on board with his plan, Sasuke dashed off with Naruto right behind him to engage the Zabuza clones. Sasuke let himself be surrounded while fighting one of the Zabuzas. When the others went for the kill Naruto jumped in knocking them back with a spinning kick. Sasuke jumped through the opening Naruto created going through several hand seals.

"Great Fireball Jutsu" Sasuke fries the Zabuzas and Naruto. Zabuza who was not expecting a fire jutsu since Naruto was in the mix with him, and the fact he was so surprised when a fire jutsu did come, lost several clones. The five remaining Zabuzas had jumped in the air to escape the attack only to be hit by a storm of shuriken.

"Kage Shuriken no Jutsu" Naruto called taking out the remaining of the Zabuzas. It was a well-planned out strategy using Kage Bunshin, and the Great Fireball with precise timing that allowed Naruto and Sasuke to come out victorious. It also helped Zabuza greatly underestimated them; however, Naruto and Sasuke did not rest on their laurels. Sasuke threw a Fuma Shuriken at Zabuza hoping to cut him in half.

Zabuza saw it coming from a mile away, and an experienced Jonin like him easily ducked under it. What he did not see coming was Naruto being Henged as that Fuma Shuriken, or him to be holding the real Fuma Shuriken. Naruto threw it at Zabuza forcing him to jump away releasing Kakashi in the process.

"Good job boys. Now let me finish this." Kakashi directs his Genin away. Zabuza was going through hand seals, but Kakashi was going through the same ones only faster. "Water Dragon Jutsu" Kakashi called. Zabuza was so shocked he did not even finish his own jutsu. He was hit taking the full force of the Jutsu chest first.

Zabuza landed back on shore against a tree. He was finished, and Zabuza knew it. Before Kakashi could land the finishing blow, several senbon hit Zabuza in the neck. Zabuza slumps over as if he was dead, and a new Shinobi wearing a Kiri Hunter Nin mask appeared. Naruto was surprised. He had not felt the Shinobi approach, and realized he had stop feeling out the area when he began fighting. Katsu-sensei was always telling Naruto to focus and not to stop feeling out the area around him.

This showed Naruto still had much to learn as a Shinobi and a Sensor. He felt out the new Shinobi only to be shocked again. The chakra signature felt almost like it was frozen? Naruto did not know what this meant, but decided to ask Katsu-sensei when he returned.

After Kakashi checked Zabuza's vitals, he allowed the hunter Nin to take him away. Shortly after Kakashi, himself, collapsed from chakra exhaustion. Leaving Naruto to carry him the rest of the way to Tazuna's house. They arrived without any more trouble. Tazuna's daughter was more than welcoming, and Naruto determined Kakashi would make a full recovery in about Three days.

Kakashi decided the next day that Team Seven needed more training. He told them of his suspicions that Zabuza was still alive, and he would be back with help. Kakashi started training them in hopes they could handle Zabuza's partner while he fought Zabuza. To that end, he led them to the forest for some tree climbing.

"How will climbing trees help us in training?" Ino questions Kakashi.

"Well you will be climbing these trees without using your hands" Kakashi gives them his eye smile.

"Huh? How do we do that?"

"Like this" Naruto called from the base of a tree that he started walking up. He reached the first branch and stopped turning to smile down at them with his huge grin.

"Well Naruto since you already know this exercise I will have to move you on to the next one."

"Are you talking about water walking?" Naruto asks.

"Yes. I am assuming you have already mastered that one as well?" Kakashi was not surprised. Not with Katsu as his sensei.

Naruto just gave his big grin telling Kakashi he did in fact mastered water walking. Naruto had moved on to the final and most complicated exercise of chakra control. Katsu-sensei told him he almost had perfect control.

Kakashi was stumped on what to teach Naruto. Even if he knew which element Naruto was, it would take some time to learn an elemental jutsu. Time they did not have. Naruto's Taijutsu was fine as it was, not that Kakashi could help him with that right now anyways. This was a real predicament.

Sasuke was fuming. How was it that some clan less orphan had surpass him like this?

He was an Uchiha, and he would not be outshined here. He went to the tree to try, but he flew off the bark almost instantly. He did not give up though, continuing to try over and over. Ino also started trying, but was having troubles herself. She kept slipping instead of blowing off like Sasuke.

"I don't get it. What am I doing wrong?" She asked herself more than the others, but Naruto answered her anyways.

"You are not putting enough chakra into it. Too little chakra and your foot will slip off; however, too much chakra you will be blown off like Sasuke is. The trick is to constantly channel the perfect amount the sole of your feet."

"Thanks Naruto. Let's try this again!" Ino went right back too it. After two more tries, she made it to the first branch.

"Good job Ino. Keep it up to build your reserves." Naruto called up to her. Ino was slightly sweating. She really wished she had as much chakra as Naruto.

Sasuke had heard the explanation as well, and was making progress now. "Hey sensei, what about me?" Naruto asks Kakashi.

"Naruto have you ever tried channeling chakra to your limbs to increase your strength and speed?" Kakashi asks him. Naruto shakes his head. He never thought of that before.

Kakashi spent the rest of the day helping Naruto with the chakra enhanced body. Naruto's control was indeed impressive. Katsu had done a very good job with him. Soon Naruto would be super strong like his father, and as things were going he would be just as fast which it seemed Katsu was pushing him in that direction.

In the next week Team Seven alternated between protecting Tazuna and training. Sasuke and Ino had finished water walking. Sasuke was getting a crash course on enhancing his body using chakra while Naruto helped Ino with sensory. Naruto himself had got to a point in chakra enhancing that Kakashi could not help him progress any further, so Naruto worked on his sensory skills.

Ino was interested in sensory as well, and picked it up very quickly. Naruto felt a little inadequate when Ino caught up to him in sensory. He was proud nonetheless. Ino was a quick learner when she put her mind to it.

On this day Naruto was left to protect Tazuna's family while the others went to the bridge. Naruto was a little uncomfortable since he had an argument with Inari earlier that week. Naruto had not seen Inari since, and did not know what to do about it. He was so deep in thought that he missed the two thugs come to the house and drag Tsunami out. Her scream brought him out of his daze. He was about to jump in to save her when Inari came out. He put on an inspiring brave front, but in the end was outmatched by the thugs. Naruto quickly took out the thugs. He told Inari how proud of him he was, and jumped away towards the bridge were he felt a battle taking place.

It was time to end this.

AN: okay I did not finish The Wave arc in this chapter. I wanted to leave the final fight for next time because I want to get Team Seven some training in before the Chunin exam. Which means chapter 8 will start the Chunin exam. I know I did not stick to cannon fight against Zabuza. I did re watch the battle to remind myself what exactly happened, but I changed most of it because I did not like how Naruto acted during the fight. Am I the only one who did not like Naruto's and Sakura's characters in the first part of Naruto? I could not even believe Naruto was the main character with how weak he was before the time skip.