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Kakashi: Sharingan Warrior! 写輪眼のカカシ!
Naruko Uzumaki, container of the Kyuubi, wore a shit-eating grin on her face. The kunai in her hand soared through the air towards Zabuza. He had no other choice but to pull his arm from the prison. Kakashi-sensei was released from the prison! They were an amazing team, dattebayo! Well, Sakura was pretty useless, but still...it felt nice. She watched as the kunai she launched proceeded to scrape the assassin's face, and continued on to dissolve his clone. Badass. That was what she was.
Zabuza released a wave of Killing Intent. He was angry, because she hit him...but it would be okay, dattebayo, because Kakashi-sensei was free and would protect her. Not that she needed protection, but...
The man spun the shuriken he caught and threw it at her-
Mizuki spun the large shuriken and threw it towards her, "DIE NARUKO!" Naruko crawled backwards before realizing she couldn't escape. She curled in a ball and waited to be struck. The shruiken never came. She looked up to find Iruka hunched over in front of her. The shruiken stuck out of his back. He coughed and little droplets of blood splattered on her cheek.
Blood splattered through the air, and she looked up. She calmed down, seeing Kakashi-sensei standing before him, hand raised, and shuriken successfully stopped. He turned around, "Good job Naruko, Sasuke. I'm proud of you."
She jumped up, "Yeah! I threw Mizuki's old shuriken to Teme, and made myself into another. My clone threw me. Then I hid in the shadow of the shuriken, using the jutsu he performed. I knew Zabuza would dodge both successfully, so I just had to be the one that flew past. Then I struck!" Her hands moved as she talked excitably.
Kakashi laughed, "It's a little embarrassing to have been defeated by kids, right Zabuza?" Said man glared. Both Jonin jumped onto the surface of the lake. She could feel Zabuza gathering chakra for a jutsu.
"Sensei! He's beginning to perform a jutsu!" He nodded in thanks. She could feel him gathering chakra as well. All the genin could do was watch. Both performed the same signs at the same time. The Sharingan...was truly something to marvel.
Ox, Monkey, Rabbit, Rat, Boar, Bird, Ox, Horse, Bird, Tiger, Dog, Tiger, Snake, Ox, Sheep, Snake, Pig, Sheep, Ox, Monkey, Bird, Dragon, Ox, Horse, Sheep, Tiger, Snake, Rat, Ox, Monkey, Bird, Rat, Boar, Monkey, Dragon, Bird, Ox, Horse, Sheep, Tiger, Snake, Rat, Monkey, Rabbit, Boar, Dragon, Ox, Rat, Ox, Monkey, Bird, Rat, Boar, Bird.
Chakra was pouring into the technique, and suddenly both spoke simultaneously, "Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu!" Two enormous waterfalls appeared, showering the clearing in mist. Two figures were in a deadlock. Naruko sensed another outpour of chakra as Kakashi placed a genjutsu on Zabuza. She couldn't tell what exactly went on...at some point Kakashi had pushed Zabuza away and performed another jutsu... She could hear bits and pieces of their conversation, but none of it made much sense.
All she knew was the ever present feeling of lurking danger. It didn't matter much, she was sure of it. For a second she thought Zabuza would take the upper-hand once again, but soon she found him washed up at the base of a tree. He stood up slowly, a look of fear in his eyes.
"Can you...see the future?" The man rasped. Kakashi walked up to him slowly, knowing there was no other option but to kill him. His team would need to be exposed to it eventually.
"Yes. You are going...to die." He swung his arm back to deal the final blow- the least messy way he could think of for the sake of his genin. Before he could finish, a chakra signature appeared in a tree. It was the same chakra as the rabbit...but much larger. Two senbon flew through the air and pierced Zabuza's neck. The man fell limp. On the tree branch, a boy close to their age squatted. He wore a weird white mask with a red swirl.
He jumped down, and walked towards his victim. He was rather effeminate... "You were right. He did die. Thank you for wearing him down. I am a hunter-nin from Kirigakure. I will now dispose of his body." He must have seen Kakashi-sensei's wariness, because he continued, "You can check his pulse, if you like." Her sensei did just that. Zabuza had no pulse...but something didn't feel right.
Before Naruko could voice her thoughts, the hunter-nin grabbed his body and disappeared with an influx of chakra and a swirl of mist. So it didn't have to be leaves...
Sakura nearly cried from frustration, "How could he defeat Zabuza so easily?! He's a kid, just like us!" Naruko frowned in agreement. If someone their age could be an assassin so early...were they not being trained well enough?
She needed to get stronger. Fast. She punched a tree in a fit of anger, and watched it fall. The trees here were much weaker, and if she focused chakra to her fist it fell easily.
"Don't worry Naruko. You'll do better next time." Kakashi ruffled her hair.
Tazuna smirked a little, "Let's get to my house. You can eat and rest there." The mood of the group lightened considerably. They began to walk forwards just as Kakashi passed out. She laughed, despite herself. "I'm not carrying him." The bridge-builder sounded sour.
That's it for this chapter. Reviews are welcome! Sorry it was so short.
