Surprise Attack Part 2
"This is the end." The Kunai that Kakashi held at the neck of Zabuza stay steady in his hands. "Wow!" Naruto exclaimed. Kakashi sensei is amazing, thought Hinata. Zabuza began laughing and mocking, "This is the end." "You can't defeat me with just your haphazard imitations. I can assure you that. But you're pretty good. I see that you've copied my water clone technique when you said, 'I won't let anyone on my team die'. By making your clone speak as if it was the real one, you diverted my attention to the clone, while the real one used the Mist concealment technique to hide and observe my movements. However… I'm not that easy to defeat."
"K-Kakashi behind you"! Zabuza appear behind Kakashi with his sword ready to slice away, before Hinata could finish her sentence. Kakashi pop the water clone in front of him, to turn around to Zabuza already slashing his sword towards him. He barely manages to duck, but Zabuza was already counter-acting, by trying to kick him in the back. Kakashi was unable to guard against him and was sent flying. Zabuza pick up his sword swiftly running in the direction of Kakashi. However Zabuza caught sight of caltrops (Like tacks on the floor) and stop before reaching him. Zabuza turn around and back flip onto the lake, which Kakashi fell in. Hinata: Kakashi was… kicked away! "His hand-to-hand combat skill is superb, too," Sasuke gruffly said.
Kakashi submerge from the water thinking what's with this water? It's heavy for some reason. Zabuza appear behind him doing some symbols and said, "Hydro-Prison technique." Kakashi was imprisoned in a water bubble. Shoot! I thought I could use the water as cover, but it turned out to be a mistake on my part. Zabuza laugh as he stands there with his arm in the prison, "You fell for it. This is a special prison that you can't escape from. You gave me a hard time while you're moving. Now then, Kakashi… [He looks at the genin I'm going to finish you off later; first I'm going to get rid of them." He put his hand into the tiger symbol and said, "Water clone technique." Kakashi: I didn't think he was this strong.
Water started forming into Zabuza clone. Zabuza said, "The three of you have forehead protectors on as if, you think you're ninja. But ninja refers to someone who had gone through numerous life and death situations. In other words, you can call yourself a ninja when you appear in my bingo book. You three aren't ninjas." His clone put up a hand sign and disappears in the mist. Naruto: He disappeared again. Bam Naruto got kick right in his head, sending him flying. "You're just kids," Zabuza sneered
Clank, clunk, and thump, are the sound of Naruto Konoha headband hitting the ground and than being squash by Zabuza foot. Hinata cried, "Naruto!" Naruto land on the floor hard shaking, he was terrified this man caught Kakashi. Kakashi had no choice but to say, "Everyone! Get Tazuna and run! You can't win against him! He can't move as long as he has me trapped in this prison. He also won't be able to use his water clone once you get far enough away from him! Run now!"
Hinata bit her lip, if she wasn't such a screw up and saw at least another figure, they wouldn't be in this position now. Why did she have to miss everything up, why couldn't she be more like Neji or Hanabi? She started trembling more.
Sasuke grind his teeth, run? You must be kidding. When you got caught, that was no longer an option. Even if we run, Zabuza will get to us sooner or later since we won't have you we'll be annihilated. Even if we reform the swastika formation, it's impossible to block his attacks. So in the end, we don't have much of a choice. He look to Naruto than to Hinata and finally at Zabuza clone. In order for us to survive, we have to save you!
"We have to do it!" Sasuke said, and started running toward the water clone. Sasuke began throwing Shurikens at the water clone. The water clone blocks all the throwing star with his sword, but when he looks back up Sasuke had disappeared. Sasuke jump into the air was now trying to stab Zabuza. Unluckily Zabuza saw Sasuke and grab Sasuke by the neck and threw him. When Sasuke through, he woke Hinata out of her self pity, to the real world. She jump into action trying to catch Sasuke, but they ended up tumble to the ground together.
"Sasuke and Hinata got…", Naruto trial off. This is a Jounin… A real ninja. I have to run. At this rate… we'll get killed for sure! He began to scramble to his feet, until he felt stabbing pain in his hand. He looks at his hand to it bandage up and remembers his vow.
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Flashback
I vow by this pain in my left hand, I'm never going to do something that will require someone to help me. I'm never going to be frightened and try to back out of things. I'm not going to lose to Sasuke.
End of Flash back
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He looks back to Zabuza and than down to his foot, which still had his forehead protector.
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Flashback
"Sensei Iruka, can I put on that Konoha forehead protector?" Iruka said, "No. This is proof that you graduated school and that you're a real ninja.
Later on that day
Iruka said, "Naruto, come here for a second. I want to give you something." He opens his eye to find Iruka headband on him. "Congratulations. You graduate."
Later today
"But I'm not the kid who used to pull pranks anymore!" "I'm going to surpass the title of Hokage and make everyone in the village recognize my existence."
End of Flashback
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That's right… I become a ninja and I vowed that I wouldn't run anymore! He got up, his hand turning into a fist staring intently at Zabuza. I won't run anymore! He ran toward Zabuza screaming. Hinata tried to stop him, but couldn't get up fast enough from the ground. Kakashi yelled, "Idiot! Stop!" Zabuza look at Naruto like he was a complete numbskull and batted him aside. Naruto plummet to the ground brutally. "Naruto," yelled a worried Hinata and ran toward him to help but was stop by Naruto himself saying he was ok. Tazuna yelled, "What are you thinking, charging in like that on your own?!" As Naruto struggled to get up Hinata notice what Naruto was holding onto, as did Tazuna who was taken aback from that. Tazuna: He went to get his forehead protector?"
"Hey… you no-eyebrow freak… put this in your bingo book the man who will become the Hokage of the Hidden Village of Konoha one day…" He put his forehead protector on and continues, "Konoha ninja Uzumaki Naruto!" Tazuna: He looked so unreliable when I first saw him, but…. Hinata: He looks so cool right now! "Sasuke, Hinata, lend me your ear for a second." "What is it you want?" replied Sasuke as Hinata look eagerly at Naruto. Naruto answer back, "I have a plan." Sasuke: He came up with a plan in this situation? Hinata nodded her head afraid her voice would squeak. "Hmp. I can't believe you want to work as a team," Sasuke retorted. Naruto wipe the blood on his chin and said, "Let's go wild!"
"You seem to be quite confident, but do you even have a chance for victory?" retorted Zabuza. Kakashi: This isn't good…. "What are you all doing?! I told you to run away! The outcome of this battle was decided when I got caught! Our mission is to protect Tazuna! Did you forget that?!" Kakashi yelled at his students. Naruto and Hinata look backward at Tazuna worriedly. "Old man…" Tazuna face was cover by his hat, so they couldn't tell what his was thinking. Tazuna stated, "Don't worry, I caused all of this in the first place. I won't say that I want to survive no matter what." He lifted his head and smiled, "Sorry, Everyone. Fight as much as you want!" Sasuke lifted his head and smirk, "That's how you want it." Naruto declared.
"Hahahahaha," Zabuza laugh hysterically. "You sure don't learn, do you?" Zabuza utter quietly to himself. Zabuza continue in a louder voice, "Still pretending to be a ninja? When I was your age, my hands were already soaked in blood." Zabuza raises hand and looks at, almost imaging the blood on his hand.
The team gasps and looks startle at Zabuza. "Demon Zabuza," Kakashi uttered. "Oh, it looks like you've heard of me," Zabuza responded. "A long time ago, the Hidden Village of the Mist was once known as the Village of the Bloody Mist. In that village, there was an obstacle that existed to become a ninja." Zabuza chuckle and said, "So you also know about the final test there." "Final test?" murmur Hinata, looking intently at Zabuza. Zabuza laugh quietly as Naruto shouted, "Hey, what is that final test?"
"Students killing each other." Everyone froze on the spot. Zabuza keep on going "Friends who have eaten togethor are separated into groups of two and forced to fight each other, until one of them is killed. This is done with friends that have helped each other, shared their dreams, and competed together." Hinata was visibly shaking, mumbling, "T-that's awful…"
"Ten years ago, the Hidden Mist had to go through a reformation, because in the previous year, a monster appeared." Kakashi disclose. Naruto practically yelled, "A reformation? What did that monster do?" Kakashi resume, "A small boy who had not even gained the right to become a ninja, killed more than 100 of the candidates that year, and killed them without hesitation."
Zabuza face was hidden in darkness, until he lifted his head and said, "That was so enjoyable!" He looks at the genin and the genin froze on the spot. Bam! Zabuza jump into action by elbowing Sasuke, falling right on his back. Zabuza punched Sasuke in the stomach, while he spitted out blood. "Sasuke!" Hinata yelled. Zabuza try to smash his foot into Sasuke stomach, but Hinata yank his shirt and moved him just in time. Zabuza: annoying brat. Zabuza decided to switch his target and smack Hinata aside, sending her right in tree, spitting up blood. "Hinata!" Naruto yelled. Kakashi watch in horror, as his student got the living daylight beat out of them.
Hinata and Sasuke unsteadily got up swallowing the pain they felt. Zabuza rush up to Sasuke kneed him in the stomach, sending him back to the ground. Zabuza then vanish in thin air to appear in front of Hinata. He had malice smile on grabbing her by the throat lifting her off the ground. He looks down to see Sasuke, he smile widened. He stomp Sasuke into the ground making sure he couldn't move. Hinata could not breathe and Sasuke was having trouble breathing also. "Damn it," Naruto bellow, "Kage Bunshin (Shadow replication technique)!"
Twenty or so Naruto appear and started surrounding Zabuza. Zabuza quirk his eyebrow and said, "Oh, the shadow replication technique? And you replicated into quite a few." Naruto got his Kunai out ready to save Hinata and Sasuke.
The Narutos rush toward Zabuza, kunai in hand ready to strike. Zabuza prepare with his sword grabbing it with his other hand, ready to swart all the Narutos away. Hinata tried to tell Naruto to stop, but she was running out air and everything was starting to get blurry. Kakashi yelled, "Naruto! Don't rush blindly at him!" Kakashi was too late, because Zabuza already cut through 5 Narutos. Too easy Zabuza thought
"Got yeah!" A Naruto yelled, as 5 Naruto appear through the smoke, where the other five Narutos were once standing. Four Naruto was grabbing onto each limb of a Naruto, looking like a batting ram. To everyone surprise the Naruto grabbing onto the one Naruto, threw him right into Zabuza stomach giving him a head butt. Zabuza went flying losing whatever grip he had on Hinata and Sasuke. Hinata fell to ground gasping for air and as Zabuza foot was finally off of Sasuke, he too was gasping for air. The rest of the Naruto jump onto Zabuza as he was flying to the ground, to make sure Sasuke and Hinata were safe.
Sasuke quickly recovered and pick up Hinata who was still panting and move her out of the way. The Narutos covered Zabuza from head to toe until Zabuza raged out and flung all the Narutos in different direction popping in a puff of smoke. "It's impossible! You can't beat a guy like that!" Tazuna cried out.
The real Naruto was finally found sliding on his back, because he was the only Naruto left. Naruto was seen digging through his backpack for something, anything. Naruto: I can only use this method to beat him now. He found whatever he was looking for and flung it to Sasuke, yelling, "Sasuke catch!"
Sasuke was now standing by Tazuna with Hinata by his side, he caught it easily to see it was a giant Shuriken. Sasuke: I see what you want to do, Naruto. It's pretty good considering it came from you! Hinata look up to see Sasuke unfolding a giant Shuriken, and saying, "Fuuma Shuriken, the Shadow Windmill." Zabuza snicker and said, "A shuriken won't work on me."
Sasuke jump into the air doing a summersault, hurling the shuriken at Zabuza. Zabuza clone look carelessly at the shuriken, until to his surprise it passed right by him. The shuriken was going for the real Zabuza! "I see," the real Zabuza utter, "So you're going after the real one this time. But it's too easy for me!" Zabuza chide as he caught the shuriken with his free hand.
"Huh!" Another shuriken appear, going right after him. Zabuza: Another shuriken was in the shadow of the shuriken? Kakashi: That's the shadow shuriken technique! Hinata watch in amazement thinking a second shuriken was in his blind spot? Everyone watch in tension as the other shuriken was two feet from Zabuza body. Zabuza smirked as he jump right over it, saying, "But it's still too easy for me…" Hinata was stun: He dodged it!
Pop! The shuriken turn into Naruto, with a kunai in hand. Everyone was astonished to find out that the shuriken was Naruto in henge form. Now it was Sasuke turn to smirk at Zabuza, and he did it with great pleasure. Zabuza was still in the air as Naruto threw his kunai right at him, he couldn't dodge this attack!
Zabuza reacted soundlessly, he remove his hand from the water prison and doge the attack. Zabuza: Those damn kid! The kunai that Zabuza missed hit the clone instead. The shuriken that he caught before was now being aim at Naruto in anger. Hinata cried out, "Naruto!" Fortuity he forgot about Kakashi sensei because he stops the shuriken with his hand. Kakashi was dripping with water, but his hand held firm.
"Naruto, your plan was impressive. You all have sure grown, "Kakashi congratulated his team. Naruto stated proudly, "I used the shadow replication technique to hide the fact that I transformed into a Fuuma shuriken, I didn't do it to defeat Zabuza. I thought that if I could just break the hydro-prison maybe things would turn around…" Sasuke interrupted him saying, "We were able to get rid of the water clone, so it was a success."
Hinata contemplated, being able to pull off such nice teamwork in a situation like this is amazing. Why couldn't I be of any help to them? If I could just only act like Neji or Hanabi.
Zabuza arrogantly said, "Hmp, I just lost myself temporarily and cancelled the Hydro-prison technique…" Kakashi interrupted him, "No, you didn't cancel the technique, you were forced to." Zabuza glare at him with a vein popping out.
(I'm skipping the battle scene with Zabuza and Kakashi, because I will never update if I have to do it. Image that I did do the battle scene)
Two seborns shot from the tree into Zabuza, blood spilling from his neck as he fell to the ground. Hinata rush toward Zabuza to check if was alive. Hinata knew Zabuza was the bad guy, but she still couldn't help, but feel concerned. She check his pulse nothing, she said quietly, "H-he dead." Everyone look up in shock to see a young boy in a mask.
Kakashi cheerlessly said, "That mask… If I remember correctly, you must be a hunter-nin from the Hidden Village of the Mist." The mask boy nodded his head and than bowed, "Thank you… I was looking for a chance to kill him."
Naruto slide across the ground in his battle stance, "A Hunter-nin!" Sasuke responded, "You don't even know what a Hunter-nin is dope?" Naruto glared at him, but then look at him to continue. Sasuke signed, "Hunter-nin is those who assassinate exiled ninja like Zabuza who, for some reason, go against the village they were born in. They do it to conceal any secret of their village."
The Mask Nin spoke up, "Yes, I am a member of the pursuing ninja unit that hunt exiled ninja." Kakashi: From his height and voice, he must not be that different form Naruto and the others. Yet, he is a Hunter-nin. He's no ordinary kid.
Naruto ran closer to the boy, then look at where Zabuza body lay and back to the boy in frustration. He yelled, "Who the hell are you?" Everybody head turn toward Naruto. Kakashi walk toward Naruto saying, "Calm down, Naruto. He's not an enemy." Naruto turn toward Kakashi, "That's not what I'm asking! Zabuza was killed! He… (Kakashi start walking toward Naruto) He was so strong, but he was killed so easily by a kid that's not that different from me! We… We look like idiots!"
Kakashi calmly said, "I understand how you can't believe it. But this is real." Kakashi put his hand on Naruto head in an understanding way. He continues, "In this world, there are kids who are younger than you… and stronger than me."
The Mask Nin took this opportunity to get Zabuza body. He jump down and landed next to Hinata, as Hinata let out a squeak in surprise. He reached for the body as Hinata study the Mask Nin. The Nin nodded his head to her as he said, "Your battle ends here for now. I must go and dispose of this corpse now. If you'll excuse me then." He disappeared in a whirlwind of leaves.
Kakashi pull his headband over his Sharingan eye. Naruto ran forward as Kakashi said, "He not here anymore." Naruto fell to the ground and started punching it while yelling, "What the hell was that, damn it, damn it…" Hinata worriedly look to Naruto, his hand getting redder by the second. Kakashi walk towards Naruto and grab his elbow to stop him from hitting the ground. He then said in a stern voice, "Things like this happen when you are a ninja. If you don't like it, make it up next time," and he let go of his arm.
Kakashi turn to the rest of the group and said, "Our mission hasn't ended yet. We need to take Tazuna to his house." The team nodded their heads as Tazuna said in happy tone, "Sorry about that, everyone, but just rest at my house." Kakashi agree, "All right, let's cheer up and go!"
Kakashi was in mid step when he suddenly stops and fell to the ground. "Kakahsi sensei," Hinata screams! She rushes toward him to check him. She sighs in relief and said, "He just exhausted." Everyone else also sigh in relief.
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Author's Note
Hey I updated yeah! My life is so hectic right now so I haven't had chance to do anything right now. Wow this one really long. While umm that about it. Byeya