Another Path

Chapter 10

Sora is not an OC….he is an actual character from shippuden.

It has been a month since Naruto came back and beat the sense into Neji. During that time, Naruto hung out with his new friends and sparred with them when he was not hanging out with the others or training with his senseis. When he tried to use the regular sand or the metal sand the first time….it was not pretty. As soon as he tried to control it, in attacked him and wacked him in the face a few times.

Finally, he had enough and talked to Gaara through their seal and the sand man told him not to control the sands but to let it flow around his being and use his chakra to point in in the right direction. Later, it would let him control it….that was how it worked for Gaara and Naruto sighed as he would have to do the same thing. Half-way through the month, he was able to get some control over it and he has been working on that ever since. Thanks to the old man and the Mokuton scroll he had given him, he was able to get some jutsu learned about that as well. He was by no means a master, but he was slowly getting there.

Now, however, our favorite blond hero was in the Hokage's Office for he had been called there for another joint mission. Naruto waited as the Hokage talked with his potential team to be working with. Apparently, Team 7 wanted a higher mission because they were very sick of D-ranked missions. He agreed to that notion, those missions really sucked. He then heard his name to be called in.

Naruto walked in to see the startled faces of Team 7 and smirked. "Yo!"

"Wait, Naruto is going to be our back up?" Sakura asked.

"Yes, he has had some C-ranked mission that turned into higher ones recently, so I think it is only right that you all go together. He has worked with every other team from this year's graduating class and they even think he is capable." Sarutobi said.

"Fine with me." Sasuke said. Sakura smiled with Sai said nothing at all….not caring.

Kakashi just chuckled; he would be getting the boy he wanted on his from the beginning on his team to Wave.

"Right, send the client in." The hokage said and a door opened to reveal a drunken old man.

"This is my team? They are kids! Besides, that blond one looks weak." The client was cut off from saying anymore as Naruto had sent his dagger and chain to surround him. The dagger was in front of his face, weaving back and forth like a snake.

"Be careful what you say old man. Other than Kakashi, I am the strongest on this team. I have already been on a three C-ranked missions where two went to B-rank and the other to A-rank. The A-rank is when I had to save the Kazekage's son. So please be more respectful."

"You yourself are not really respectful to anyone." The Hokage deadpanned.

"Touché old man, Touché." Naruto smirked while Team 7 face palmed as they left.

Before he left though, the old told him to stay for a second. "Naruto, when this mission is done, I would like you to go on another mission like last time. This time, however, it is to the mist village. You are to find a lady named Mei Terumi and aid her in getting rid of her crazy Mizukage. In turn for helping them, they will sign a treaty with us, making our alliance bigger. Please, don't mess this up."

"Got it old man!" the blond said as he left, he wished he could take Sora with him but the Hokage wanted him in the village, just in case if those monks were looking for him. That would be bad if they found him at all.

"Why do I get the feeling that something bad is going to happen?" Sarutobi grumbled.

Gates…

Once at the gates and they had everything they needed for the trip, they began their journey. Along the way, Sakura kept glancing over to the oblivious blond and she had to admit that he was cute. Yeah, she got over her crush the day of the team placements when Sai chewed her out for being weak. She was now great at genjutsu and becoming a good medic nin. Sasuke had to admit that she was useful now.

Speaking of the last Uchiha, he was walking next to the blond. It seemed that the blond was not much but deception is a ninja's weapon and Naruto hid his skills well. "Dobe…What was it like in Suna?"

"Sandy. The place isn't that bad though. I became friends with the Kazekage's kids." Naruto said while Kakashi quirked an eyebrow.

"All three of them Naruto?" Asked the one eyed man.

"Yep, but for some reason, Temari has some sort of crush on me…at least I think she does because she gave me a kiss before I came back."

The members of Team 7, except for Sai naturally, all had wide eyes. Sakura was a little jealous of the girl while Sasuke just smirked. Kakashi however gave a perverted giggle and said, "So did you enjoy it?"

"I am not sure. Right now I like the kisses I get from Fu better right now because she is my girlfriend." Naruto stated while Sasuke and Sakura face planted on the ground and the white haired jonin just stopped, making Sai stop as well.

"Who is Fu?" Sakura ground out.

"Fu is the sister to Shibuki, the Waterfall village's leader." stated Naruto.

"Damn Naruto, you are getting all the girls from out of the village, you know that?" Sasuke said. Not to mention the girls back home, including some of my former fan girls. I thank you for that, but you are so freakin' clueless!

"Wow….you are truly like your father, Naruto." Kakashi stated. "Kushina was not originally from the village either." Too bad Jiraiya is not here, he make a book out this kid's love life and maybe get the kid to have harem….he he he.

Naruto sighed as they walked some more. He could not understand what the big deal was but, he also didn't care. Then, they passed a puddle and he knew that it had not rained in weeks! He looked to Kakashi and the man nodded slightly, showing he knew as well. They we be attacked soon.

Five second after passing the puddle, two ninja, wearing chunin gear from the Mist, came out and wrapped their chains around Kakashi. "Time for you to die!" One of them yelled as they tugged on the chain, 'ripping' Kakashi to shreds.

Sakura screamed in horror while the three boys went to work. Sai stayed with Sakura to protect Tazuna while Naruto and Sasuke went to fight the two mist ninja. One of the two sent their gauntlet chains at Sasuke but the Uchiha jumped above it and sent a fire jutsu, which hit ans made the mist ninja run around frantically before hit a tree. He pretty much knocked himself out as he was burned alive.

In Naruto's battle, the blond jumped above the chains that were sent his way. He then landed on them, ran up the length of the chain while cover his right arm with metal, and punching the guy right in the gut, sending him into a tree. Naruto smirked as he did some hand signs and called out, "Satetsu and Mokuton: Iron Tree Binding!" The tree the mist ninja land next to, bent around his body while also being covered in the metal, which was a bit spiky to hurt the mist ninja.

Kakashi appeared next to Sasuke and just gawked at Naruto with the rest of his team. Tazuna, who was already impressed by the ninja, wondered what the big deal was. "Ok, I take that as not a normal ninja power." He said out loud; bring them out of their stupor.

"Naruto, how do you have the powers of the First Hokage and the Third Kazekage?" Kakashi asked seriously.

The genin of Team 7 had wide eye when they heard that, along with seeing Kakashi alive again. "Let's get some info from this guy first." Naruto stated. A half-hour later, they found out that they were the demon brothers from the mist and they were sent to kill the bridge builder for a business tycoon named Gato. Naruto, being his usual self decided he would continue the mission, which gave the other enough courage to do so as well.

Along the way, he told them about his recent missions and about his powers. While walking, they had wide eyes. This was not something you heard every day. Sasuke was the first to get out of his stupor and say, "So your Uzugan, it is like the Sharingan but it copies bloodlines instead of normal jutsu."

"Yep."

"AND you have the strength of Tsunade and the speed of the Fourth Hokage?" Sai asked with some emotion for once."

"Yep."

"You also have another bloodline that makes you a Shinigami?" Sakura asked.

"Yep!"

"You are the most unpredictable I know Naruto." Kakashi said while Tazuna shook his head. He had the weirdest team, but in a sense, the best team. A half-hour later, after crossing some water in a boat, Naruto threw a kunai into a bush. It turned out to be a rabbit that he heard.

While Sakura was berating him for scaring a small rabbit, Kakashi told them to duck. They all dropped to the ground with Sai grabbing the old man as a huge ass sword flew over them. A man in a black tank top like shirt with the same colored pants landed on the blade. He also had cameo colored arm warmer and a slashed Mist head band on his head that was at an odd angle. Another odd thing about the man was that he had half of his face covered in bandages…that had he had no eyebrows

"Good student you have there Kakashi." The man said.

"Zabuza Momochi." Kakashi said before he chuckled. "No, he is not my student, though I wish he was. He is just helping me on this mission."

"To bad…" said Zabuza. "Now, are we going to have to do this the hard way or the easy way?"

"I am assuming you are here to kill the bridge builder?" Kakashi asked to which he got a nod from the eyebrow less man. "Well, I can't let you do that."

"Well, it never hurt to ask." Zabuza said while doing hand signs. "Hidden Mist Jutsu!" The area was instantly covered in a thick layer of mist.

Naruto scowled and said, "Let me handle this Kakashi, then you can have your fun. Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" a wind whipped around Naruto before it went out in all directions to get rid of the mist, thoroughly annoying the Mist Swordsman.

"Damn….a wind user." No brows mumbled, but he quickly dodged an attack from the right, courtesy of Kakashi.

"Don't worry about him, you be worried about yourself!" With that, Kakashi revealed his one Sharingan eye even the odds. They started flinging jutsus back and forth before one got Kakashi and sent him into the water. "What the…why is it heavier then….OH SHIT!"

Kakashi tried to get out of the water but Zabuza was faster as he trapped the copy ninja in a water prison. "Naruto! Take the others and go!"

"No….I heard about your little fun fact about life and like you said, if we abandoned you, we would be worse than trash." Naruto said in all seriousness. " Sai, what can you do?"

"I can create Ink animals but they are useless with all this water around."

"Damn….Ok, Sakura and Sai, keep the bridge builder safe while Sasuke and I kick this guy's ass." Naruto said while the two nodded. He did see Sai create few animals that kind of looked unstable.

Before he could think of a good plan, a clone of Zabuza came up behind them and almost took off their head, but they quickly ducked in time. Naruto growled, as he used his speed to slash through the clone to find that it was a water clone. He then rushed towards the missing nin only to find himself and Sasuke surround by more water clones.

"Oh screw this!" Naruto complained as he took out one of his swords and yelled, "Rule the Titans: Cronos!" The small blade shifted to that of a large chainsaw like blade. "Time Acceleration!" To everyone, the blond looked to be a blur going way too fast for them to see as he shredded through the clones like it was nothing.

"The HELL?" yelled Zabuza from his spot looking at shocked as everyone else.

"Surprised? Well this is what a Shinigami can do!" Naruto smirked but that quickly turned into a scowl as Zabuza created more Water Clones, at least 20 of them. Ten went after him while the other ten went after the Uchiha. Damn…Sasuke, if you survive, you will probably gain the Sharingan.

Sasuke's battle…

The last Uchiha growled as he had to over work his body to defend himself from the Water Clones. Unfortunately, he got niched a few times by the end of the blade, so he was bleeding now. Then one swung in a horizontal arc, letting the Uchiha jump and on to it, quickly forming a few hand sign for a new attack he want to try. When he was done, he noticed that everything was moving slow motion, but quickly shook it off as nothing and launched his new jutsu. "Fire Style: Immortal Phoenix Arc!" The fire quickly spewed out of his mouth and he swung his arms around to create an arc of fire around himself, destroying all the Zabuza clones. When he landed on the ground in a crouching position, Kakashi saw that his student had the Sharingan as he slow rose up. It was about time too.

Naruto's battle…

Naruto looked at all the Zabuza's surrounding him and sighed as he took out his dagger and chain to use with his giant blade. The Zabuza's saw this was the time to attack and rushed in, bring the down blades all around Naruto. The blond just jumped up and spun side ways to avoid all the blades. He quickly created 40 of his own Shadow Clones to create a division of what he was really going to do.

At first, the former mist ninja was started to find out that this blond could create 40 shadow clone in one go but it soon wore of as he saw his own clones making quick of genin's own clones. Now he was waiting for the damn smoke to dissipate….wait SMOKE? Shit, he planned this! thought Zabuza as he looked around frantically for the blond.

When the smoke cleared, Kakashi's eyes widened when he saw what Naruto had in his hands. Gone was the huge chainsaw blade and in its place was the Rasengan! That was an attack he never thought he would see again. Everyone else just looked at Naruto odd before the blond spoke, "Hey no brows! Take this. Flash Step!" Naruto was so glad he learned how to channel spirit chakra to his legs just like the physical chakra. While he could not use the Flying Thunder God attack, he could at least use an attack no shinobi would ever expect.

Naruto Flash Stepped to right in of the startled missing ninja of the Mist, reared his hand back, and screamed, "Rasengan!" The small ball of energy sent the larger Mist Ninja flying across the water, but Naruto had used his dagger and chain wrapped around the man's leg and pulled on it to bring the man flying back. Naruto smirked as he jumped up and slammed down on Zabuza's gut, slamming the man into the ground, creating a small crater in the ground.

Naruto covertly slipped a piece of paper in the man's pocket as Kakashi came up to him. Naruto turned and smiled that Kakashi was now safe from the Water Prison attack. "Naruto….how do you know the Rasengan?"

"Well, my teacher really had me working on chakra control since I had a lot of it and still do. The old man saw this and thought I should at least know one of my father's attacks. So he gave me a scroll on how to the Rasengan. I had to get the balloons and rubber balls myself but it only took a week for me to learn it. It really surprised my teachers and the old man." Naruto while Kakashi had dumb founded look on his face.

They were interrupted by a groan as Zabuza was starting to slowly get up but his neck was then pierced by some senbon. They looked to see a Mist Hunter nin appear next to the fallen mist swordman. The Hunter nin looked to have a green robe that hid all concealed weapons and had a strange mask on. "I thank you for defeating him. I have been tracking him for a long time. I will be leaving now." The Hunter nin said as 'he' took the body and vanished.

"Man that was pain!" Naruto complained out of nowhere.

"Thank you Naruto, but did you plan that?" asked Kakashi.

"No, I just made it up as I went along. Kira prolly thought it was ri…." Naruto said as he looked over to his shoulder to see no raven there. He paled and said, "Oh shit….I am dead." He quickly preformed the summoning jutsu to get Kira to his side.

"YOU IDIOT! HOW COULD YOU LEAVE ME IN THAT BORING VILLAGE!" came a shrill cry as a small raven appeared.

"Sorry nee-chan, I was in a hurry and you were napping. I didn't want to wake you up." Naruto said as he shuddered at what happened the last time.

"Fine….but you better not forget me next time!" the small raven said as she flew up to his shoulder. "I was worried, so could you tell me what has happened so far because knowing you, trouble happened."

"Sure." Naruto replied as he told her what happened. As they all walked to the Wave village, the members of Team 7 and Tazuna were sweatdropping every time Naruto got pecked in the head by the small raven for doing something stupid.

How can this kid go from being a total bad ass to a wimp being bullied by a raven? Tazuna thought as he walked while shaking his head.

The raven contract…who knew. The Cyclopes thought with an eye smile.

I know I am not yet ready to him yet….nowhere close. Thought the last Uchiha with a deadpanned expression on his face as he watch the blond.

Why are things never normal with him... Sakura complained in her head.

END OF CHAPTER! I gotta ask, anyone know what happened to the author: The True One Winged Angel? That guy was one of the best. But he has not updated his Naruto/Star Wars crossover in forever! Anway, I decided to write two chapters this week.

Now I know I probable dug this whole myself, but should Temari be part of the small Harem? If so then that will be it! Three is highest as I will go because if have more than that then it just gets ridicules.

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