At the request of Hiei's Shadow Tenshi, I have updated. Now please stop with the scary music and evil laughter... please? Ok, as you all could probably guess, there is a lovely shout for Hiei's Shadow Tenshi, thank you for the... well I'm not sure I should be thanking you since you did shake me... That's all I've got to say this round, other than this is a little bit of a long chapter... sorry. But the first part is funny...
Chapter Five
The coolness of the night started to slowly over take the built up heat of the day. From my high perch in the tree, I could see the slight glow of the village. The village that Zabuza could have destroyed... destroyed with the single death of an old man. "It's so easy to shatter dreams. For this village, it was the bridge and old man holding their dreams and hopes together. For Haku and Zabuza, they relied on each other. As for me, hmph, I didn't have any... any that I admitted." I looked up through the branches, just reminiscing about everything that had happen. Usually I would have forgotten by now, I had forgotten the last six years of wandering, only remembering a few details of my travels. But my journey with you two... it's just strange that I remember everything. Every day, every conversation, every meal... every fight, even that first time you made me participate in a job...
"Ahh... there's nothing like a nice warm bath to settle one's nerves," I slipped down into the water, "and the other nice thing is that I don't have to smell like a man anymore."
Zabuza decided to stop in a small village to meet up with some of his subordinates or something like that; I really didn't care. I was just happy to be under a roof, not have to cook and have a room all to myself. Life was good for the moment and I was going to enjoy it. I let my hair down so it just floated on the water and slipped down into the water just above my lips. I just let myself relax in the warm water, let all my worries melt away. Closing my eyes, I just let my mind wonder.
Clop... clop... knock knock, "excuse me, Zi?" A voice came from the entrance of the bath. "It's Haku. Zi, Lord Zabuza want's to know if your almost done. He needs to speak with you about an up coming job," Haku's voice echoed through the bath.
"Sorry, I just got in. I'm going to enjoy a nice long bath and he would have to drag me out personally," I answered back.
"Really, I would have to drag you out personally? That sounds like... a fun idea... heh heh," Zabuza's laugh echoed from the entrance.
Oh shit, I thought as started to frantically look for my towel, "you better not coming in here!"
"And what if I do," he asked as he entered the bath.
"AAAGGGHHHHH! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!" I screamed as I plunged back down into the water.
"You don't have to be shy," he laughed, "you said I would have to drag you out myself, so I am."
"GET OUT!" I started to throw any random item I could get my hands on.
"Just get out," he smiled as he dodged the soap I just threw and exited.
I sat in the corner of the room, still steaming about the bath incident, while Zabuza went on about the new job that he had taken.
"... our client says that the escort will come this way," he pointed down at a map of the area, "our target will most likely be in the middle of a group of guards, but the Demon Brothers have informed me that our target has a enlisted the help of two ninja squads..." Zabuza trailed off.
"What is wrong Master Zabuza," Haku asked in his usually sweet manner.
"The ninja squads are from the Village Hidden in the Mist," Zabuza's voice shifted back and forth between delight and annoyance.
Interesting, he seems both happy and a little fearful about ninjas from his own village. Maybe he's afraid if he attacks and kills them, it will attract the attention of the...
"Hey GIRL! Are you even listening," Zabuza interrupted my thoughts.
"Yeah... I'm listening," I leaned forward, "and let me guess... I'm going to be the look out... like the last time, while you redden the mist with the blood of those you slaughter."
"Heh... no, your wrong little girl," he laughed, "your assisting me and Haku. The Demon Brothers are performing another job for me and we're going to need a... distraction... heh," he looked at me with an evil eye.
"I'm keeping my clothes on," I grumbled.
"That's an interesting and fun idea, but I was thinking about something else. Something else more deadly," the evil didn't leave his eyes. "We'll talk about it tomorrow though."
"Alright then, I'm going back to finish my bath," I stood up with folded arms, "and no one better disturb me this time."
I start out the door, but was suddenly jerked back into the room. Looking over my shoulder, I saw Zabuza holding the tail ends of my obi.
"Yes," my eyebrow began to twitch.
"Oh, was I pulling on that," Zabuza asked in a sarcastic tone.
Pulling my obi from his grip, I started down hallway towards my room. Damn him, if I were stronger I would so de-male him, I cursed to myself.
The next day...
I was still a little angry about the bath incident last night, but I knew that I had better put it behind me and concentrate on the job ahead. He'll probably do something worse that will make me even madder.
"The target is coming your way, get ready," Zabuza's voice hissed through the receiver, "you remember what to do?"
"Yeah, yeah, wait a minute after you do your mist thing, then use my strongest lightening justu," I sighed into the mic, "you've told me about twenty times..."
"What was that little girl," Zabuza sounded annoyed.
"Nothing, just make sure Haku gets out of there," I smiled to myself, "and I guess you should get out too."
There was no answer, he's probably destroying the radio right now, I giggled to myself. Looking at the road from my high perch, I could make out the figures of an approaching group. There looked like there was about forty or fifty of them. A large group of swordsmen surrounded a smaller group of men, whom surrounded a single man. Those must be the ninjas from Zabuza's and Haku's village, I thought as I pulled out my gensens, I have to avoid those guys at all cost.
The group moved closer, until they were just under the branch I was standing on.
"Hey, who are you?" I heard the men yell.
"Five, four, three, two," I counted on my fingers, "one. Let the slaughter begin."
I put my hands over my ears as the men began to scream. I hate this part, it seems so... so unnecessary. I waited in the safety of the branches as Zabuza started to do his favorite thing.
"Maybe he decided to just do it himself instead... good," I leaned up against the tree trunk.
"You don't want to play," a voice came from my side.
Without hesitating, I slashed at the origin of the voice.
"AAGGGHHH!" the ninja screamed as he jumped away from me. "You little bitch!" He jumped towards me with a kunai.
I put up my gensens for defense, but the ninja suddenly fell to the forest floor. "Haku, is that you," but no one answered, "had to be... oh, the mist is rolling in. I guess I have to go to work," I sighed.
The screams of dying men still echoed through the air as I jumped into the middle of the reddening mist. I landed with a light thud on the ground and luckily there was no one around. It's been about 30 seconds, I hope that no one notices me here, I thought as I began to concentrate my chakra. I could feel the limits of my chakra as my gensens began to glow with a bluish white light. Ok, it's been about 45 seconds and I can still feel Zabuza inside the mist. I could just release my attack now and... no, I won't do that. I couldn't even fathom how devastated Haku would be.
Whoosh... I heard someone running through the mist. I hope that's Zabuza... then again if there are Mist-nin here... oh crap. I put myself on high alert, I knew I was being stalked now. Hurry up Zabuza, I don't feel like dying here.
Whoosh, "ack!" I felt a kunai cut my left shoulder.
"AHHGGG!" A ninja came running at me.
Shit! I don't feel Zabuza anywhere, better release my attack. "Thunder Style! Raiden's Wrath!"
The mist around me began to tingle with energy as my chakra left my gensens. The Mist-nin stopped in his tracks, dead from the millions of volts that just surge through his body. Similar sounds rang through the still electrified mist. Maybe I went a little over board? Then again, Raiden's Wrath is suppose to be over board. Still it is strange that I fell fine; last time I was out for three...
"You still alive girl," Zabuza asked nonchalantly.
Surprised you even asked. "Yes. You must be so disappointed," I sarcastically said.
The mist began to clear and I could see the devastating. Lifeless bodies of both swordsmen and ninja littered the ground. Those who weren't killed me were nearly in pieces from Zabuza's weapon; their blood making large puddles. I felt a little sick from the sight and smell; Zabuza, however, was smiling. He really is the Demon of the Hidden Mist, I didn't even hear him move through it.
"Well I have to say," Zabuza approached me, "I'm surprised you went through with it. I thought you were to... to soft to kill."
"You have no idea what I'm capable of," I whispered as I passed him. I just wanted out of there, it was just to sickening.
Zabuza walked over to a mass of bodies to make sure he hit his target.
"Very impressive Zi," Haku appeared from behind a tree. "You used such a powerful attack and yet you seem fine. And also," he added, "I didn't see you use any hand signs, very interesting."
I stopped for a moment, "don't mention that to Zabuza. Although," I admitted, "he probably already knows."
"Well at least we all can relax for awhile," he patted me on the shoulder.
"Ouch!... I don't feel so good," I clutched my left shoulder as I fell back. I guess maybe I did use to much chakra... My world was going dark, but I didn't pass out.
"What's wrong with her," Zabuza loomed overhead.
"I think she's worn out by her immense attack, she probably just needs to rest," Haku answered sweetly.
I heard Zabuza sigh, "I guess I still have a use for her," he roughly picked me up by the collar and put me over his back like a rucksack.
I am so going to kick you in the nuts later, I thought to myself.
