Ryo's POV:
We all stepped into a motor boat and sat down. Riki lazily laid on my lap and fell asleep. The driver started the motor and sped off into the mist, but after 10 minutes he shut it off and started rowing. He received some weird looks from the genin but continued to row.
Kakashi and I looked at Tazuna. "Okay, it's about time you explain yourself. Technically our mission ends when you step into the land of waves. So either you tell us what's going on or the mission ends there..." I said sternly. Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto gave me a strange look, I guess they haven't seen my serious personality before.
Tazuna sighed and started talking. "The land of waves used to be a peaceful country. That is until HE came."
"Who is HE?" Sakura asked.
"HE is a wealthy man in the shipping business, Gato... You probably have heard about him."
Sakura and Naruto gave me and Kakashi a confused look. So Kakashi said.
"Gato is a man who owns a wealthy shipping company, but it is said he deals heavily in the black market, using rouge nins to do his dirty work..."
"Yeah, me and Emiko had a run in with the b st rd a couple of years back. The idiot thought that we were rouges and wanted to hire us, but he got a hold of us, in a rather... Um drastic way." Emiko nodded and shuddered. "Long story short. He brought us to his headquarters and we blew it up. I though the dude was dead. Apparently not." I explained.
Tazuna nodded his head and continued. "About a year ago, Gato set his sights on the land of waves. He took control of our seas, and in an island nation, the man who controls the seas, controls the country. So, the people of this land took action. We started constructing a bridge to connect ourselves to the main land. Thus severing gato's control..."
"And you're the bridge builder. The one thing he fears: Is losing control." Kakashi mumbled loud enough for everyone to hear.
Suddenly a large object came into view, thought the mist, the form of and unfinished bridge came into view.
"WOW! It's huge!" Naruto cried out in awe. Me and Kakashi whacked him upside the head, he clutched his head in mock pain.
"Idiot..." The driver hissed. "Why do you think we are traveling in silence...!"
Naruto apologized and rubbed the back of his head. I sighed and looked at Tazuna to continue the tale, he nodded and started up again. "The people need this bridge to be finished... And I am the only one who can do it. You can end your mission once we reach land, but I will surely be assassinated before I reach home. And my cute little grandson will cry out "I want my granddad, I want my granddad! and my poor daughter will curse the leaf ninja for leaving me... And the people, will continue living in the nightmare they are living now... But it's okay, you can leave..." He clicked his chest in mock pain and pretended to cry...
I sweatdropped and looked at Kakashi, he had a similar expression but finally said. "I guess we are continuing this mission-..."
"GREAT!" Tazuna said and smiled, seriously... I stroked my wolfs fur for a couple of minutes before land came into view. We all hopped off the boat.
"Good luck Tazuna..." The boat driver told his friend. Tazuna raised his hand in a friendly manner, as if to say goodbye. The boat driver turned on the motor and drove off into the most, and finally out of sight
Tazuna turned to face us and said. "Okay, now take me too my house, in one piece of you may..."
All the genin sweat dropped, I heard Emiko mutter things about ungrateful old men, but kept my mouth closed. I chuckled as Kakashi gave me a weird look. That only made me laugh harder, which made him chuckled as well.
Before we knew it, I was full out laughing, and Kakashi was doing a weird silent laugh. (Not offensive, I have a silent laugh myself.) his shoulders were shaking, giving the only sigh he was laughing.
The genin and Tazuna turned around with multiple expressions.
Sasuke didn't change... At all. Pft... Weird kid, crack a smiled sometimes.
Tazuna and Sakura were mad. The kept demanding we tell them, and I quote "what's so funny!"
Emiko sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. She shook her head and chuckled. "You never change Ryo, but seriously Kakashi-sensei..."
Naruto gave us a WTF looked before grinning like an idiot and laughing himself.
Kakashi and I, noticing the stares, tried to regain our composure. Key word tried. Well Kakashi was better then me, he coughed for a couple of seconds before standing up straight and giving them his signature bored look. He looked at me, who was still laughing. He whacked me upside my head and said. "Idiot..."
I chuckled softly but evidently calmed down, I stood up and looked at the other. We were all silent for a couple of seconds before I said.
"Well, what are we waiting for... Let's go..." Everyone sighed.
-Time Lapse-[sorry if this^^^ didn't make sense. It was too tempting]
"THERE!" Naruto screamed. He threw a kunai at a bush. We all whipped our heads around to where he threw it, to find... Um... Nothing.
Sakura hit him on his head and said, "Baka, there is noting there!"
Tazuna looked like he wet himself before yelling. "Watch where you throwing those things! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Naruto, don't treat those like toys..." Kakashi sighed and looked at Naruto bored. "Because there not, they are dangerous weapons."
He frown, but reluctantly continued walking. After another couple of minutes, he had already thrown another, what was it now... 7 kunai.
We all looked to the location of his most recent kunai to at ally find something. A snow rabbit.
"Aww, Naruto look what you did. You scared the poor thing to death!" Sakura yelled. I narrowed my eyes at the rabbit. Kakashi doing the same. I think we both had the same thought. This wasn't some, "wild" rabbit, this was a rabbit raised in capacity, mainly for substitution jutsu. I looked at Emiko to find her starring at the rabbit in Naruto's arms. She seemed to be thinking along these lines, when I heard the swish of a blade, heading for all of our heads.
"Get down!" Kakashi yelled, and dropped. I didn't bother yelling, I grabbed the nearest genin to me, which happened to be Sasuke and Sakura, and pulled them down with me. I just hope the others got what was going on. And ducked.
I looked up to see a blade, I knew all too well. I noticed Emiko starring wide eyed at it all well. She locked eyes with me and mouthed. Are we going to tell them?
I shook my head and mouthed back: later...
She nodded her head and looked back up at the blade just as its owner landed on the hilt.
"Zabuza Momochi... Demon of the hidden mist." I growled I put my hand on the hilt of my right katana. My fingers inching to grab my sword and rio his throat out.
Zabuza chuckled. "Well well, I didn't expect to see you here. Konoha's-..." He was cut off by Emiko and I launching kunai and shuriken, aimed for his throat. His eyes widened for a millisecond but quickly reacted. Leaping up to avoid the attack. He landed back on his sword and chuckled.
"Quick as ever, and I see you have some new friends... Ryo." He growled the last word.
"Uh! Kakashi-sensei... Ryo, Emiko?... Who is this guy" Naruto asked. Sakura and Sasuke nodded in agreement, I guess that they have never had a bingo book before. They would have recognized him then.
Kakashi and Emiko started explaining who this guys was. But I didn't pay attention. I kept my eyes on Zabuza, watching his every move. Each time he shifted his position, or cracked his knuckles. The all went noticed by me. But there was one moment when I took my eyes off him. And that was too look for a certain boy... But he seemed no where in sight. And not only that I couldn't sense him either.
Next thing I knew. Kakashi was shouting. "Do not go up against him, he is on a whole different level! Protect the bridge builder." I looked at him and noticed that he already had his sharingan activated. So he knew how hard this fight would be.
Zabuza chuckled and said. "I look forward to tearing you to shreds Copy Cat ninja." He then seemed to fade away as the mist became denser. The mist got so bad, you couldn't see your hand infront of you face.
"MONJI FORMATION! Protect the bridge builder!" Kakashi yelled out to the genin. We heard everyone jump towards the bridge builder, leaving me and Kakashi back to back.
"Your going to have to explain somethings when we get back..." Kakashi muttered.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know." I mumbled and took out my right katana. There was complete silence before.
CLANG! I whipped my head around to see Zabuza and Kakashi with kunai' sat each other's throats. I jumped above Kakashi and brought my katana down on Zabuzas head. Only to have him explode into water.
"Tsk.." I muttered. And looked around us. "You see him Kakashi?"
He shook his head and continued to looked around as well. Thought the mist we saw the genin protecting Tazuna. Except Sasuke was looking rather, um, shaky.
"Calm down Sasuke..." Kakashi said through the mist. "We will protect you will our lives, all of you. I will not let my comrades die."
I nodded my head. "So true, I've lost too many people in my time as a shinobi. I don't plan on losing my first official team and my partner." I didn't say Naruto was my brother. Zabuza would use that against me. And I can't stand to lose another one of my family members.
Zabuza's voice spoke through the mist. He chuckled. "Spin, liver, heart, neck, [[what are all the points?]]... Now which one should I strike first.
Zabuza appeared in the middle of the genin. Me and Kakashi sprinted towards then at full speed. The genin all leaped back to put some distance on Zabuza. Emiko being smart enough to bring Tazuna with her. Zabuza was about to bring his sowed down on Sakura, before my Katana stabbed him in the face and he burst into water as well.
Man water clones are annoying, or any clones at that matter.
"This is the end of the road for you..." I heard Kakashi say, I turned my head and saw Kakashi with a kunai at zabuza's throat. Zabuza chuckled and said.
"Haha is that so..." He said it so carefree, you wouldn't think he was a man with a kunai at his throat. I cursed
"Kakashi it's s water clone!" I yelled. Kakashi slashed the water clone and went to face the real Zabuza. I cursed in my head. I ran over to Kakashi.
"Hey Kakashi..." I finally said as we faced Zabuza together.
"What is it Ryo?" He asked raising an eyebrow.
"I have a plan. It's not the best plan, and I don't like to use it when others are around. But it's our only chance at the moment, we can't keep doing this..." I told him.
"What are you planning Ryo?"
I sighed as my hands rested on the seal, my left katana, my second katana. The seal to my plan.
"Just promise me something. Protect Naruto, protect Emiko. Protect Riki, and take care of the others."
His eyes widen as he was about to ask me what I was doing. When I slammed my fist into his stomach, sending him back to the unexpecting genin. Thankfully Emiko caught him, and knelt down to heal him. I sighed. I hated hurting my friend. But I didn't what IT to hurt him.
I looked back at my brother, my partner, my friend, and my students. I sighed. "Riki, go protect Emiko..." I told her, she nodded her head and ran back towards the genin. Out of the corner of my eye I saw kakashi's concerned eyes, eyeing me. (No pun intended).
I took my second katana out of its belt, I lifted the katana by it's scrapboard. I with one hand, I started doing the hand signs to realise the seal to my plan.
Ox, monkey, bird, rabbit, horse, monkey, ox, bird, rabbit, horse, dragon.
"Seal release jutsu..." I muttered under my breath. I looked at Zabuza to find Him in a "oh shit" moment. His eyes were wide and his body was tense. I smirk, he should be nervous, he's the only one ever to survive once I have put THIS plan into action.
I gripped the hilt to my katana and pulled it out of the scrapboard.
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Then...all hell broke lose.