Not much to say about this one, just that Naruto will be meeting Haku in this chapter. There's also Naruto verbally being the shit out of Inari for being an annoying brat, plus some other stuff, like people DYING. So, enjoy the show!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the Darkness, and never will. SO GET OFF MY CASE ALREADY!!!

Chapter 5, Making Waves

I remember the night of my fourteenth birthday…that was the first time I died.

"And that's why I think Zabuza is still alive." Kakashi finished a conversation he ever seemed to begin.

"But we saw him die!" Sakura shouted.

"Sakura, I think you may be forgetting, we're ninja. We're supposed to be sneaky, so we can PRETEND to be dead." Naruto said, sweat-dropping. Their conversation was ended abruptly at the appearance of a small boy with a white hat.

"Ah, Inari! Say hello to the Leaf Ninja that helped me get back, eh?" Tazuna said to the boy, patting his head.

"But Ji-san, they're all gonna die." The temperature in the room dropped considerably at that. Everyone slowly turned their heads to find the source of the tension. Naruto was letting off so much killing intent the room was practically shaking.

"What did you say, brat?"

"I said, you're all gonna die. No one can stand up to Gato." Inari's emo rant was halted when Naruto's eyes turned yellow, this time with black slitted pupils.

"Who gave you the right to judge our skills when you don't know anything about us?!"

"It doesn't matter how strong you are! Gato's got an army of mercenaries, there's no way you can win against him!"

"Kid, you don't have the right to be as emo as you are, you haven't had a bad enough life."

"Not a bad enough life?! What would you know about pain and suffering?! I bet you live a nice comfy, well provided life back in your village! So don't lecture me about life!" Kakashi winced at that. This kid was in serious trouble.

"A nice comfy life, huh? What I wouldn't give for one of those…Unless you call assassination attempts, beatings, getting your apartment set on fire and just general hate to be comfy, you must be frickin' insane. Don't you say that you know more about suffering, at least you have a mother and grandfather! I HAVE NOTHING!!" Naruto roared, his voice becoming demonic, with the voice of the Darkness speaking with him. Inari was scared shitless, he ran out of the room and up the stairs before anyone could say another word. The room was silent for a few moments before Naruto spoke again.

"I've had enough of this, too many emos around here. I'm heading out to train." He left before anyone could stop him. Tazuna was next to speak.

"Was what he said true?"

"I'm afraid what Naruto said was a interpretation with a lethal amount of sugar on it." Everyone's eyes, minus Sakura and Sasuke who thought he was lying, widened.

Forest of Nami no Kuni…

"Damn that little brat!" Naruto shouted, punching a tree repeatedly. Naruto kept punching trees until he was too fatigued to continue, falling onto his back with the sound of falling trees all around him. He sighed and closed his eyes, entering sweet unconsciousness. He found himself in a familiar set of sewer tunnels, water covering the floor. He looked around at the walls to see yellow eyes staring back at him, with small tentacles swaying in the air. He walked through the sewers, following his usual route. He soon found himself in a large room with a cage which had a piece of paper with the kanji for seal on it. There were more eyes and larger tentacles adorning the walls in this room, with two large red slitted eyes in the shadows of the cage.

"What do you want, brat? I don't want to spend eternity being irritated by a little bug like you."

A demonic voice echoed from within the cage.

"Oh c'mon, Kyuubi. I'm bored, I want someone to annoy."

"Then go find the banshee, we both know you'd rather be annoying her."

"I don't want to be anywhere near that house for the time being."

"YoU tWo sHoUlD sToP nOw, SoMeOnE iS cOmInG." Came another voice from nowhere and everywhere at once.

"Seriously? Man, can't I ever get any peace, Darkness?"

"oF cOuRsE nOt, tHaT wOuLd bE gOoD fOr yOu."

Naruto broke contact with the two demonic entities to find someone kneeling over him. A girl with long black hair and pale skin, wearing a pink kimono adorned with sakura petals. She also wore a black choker around her neck, and a basket of herbs was held in her hand.

"Are you okay?" Naruto blinked, and realised that he had been lying on the ground unconscious.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Though I wouldn't worry, those looks could bring back the dead." Naruto replied, hoping to get his favourite reaction.

The girl blushed.

'Bingo.'

"So, what are you doing out here, miss?"

"I'm collecting herbs for someone I know, they're feeling ill and I need certain herbs to heal them."

'Hmmm…these herbs are used to cure immobility. That means this girl could be the hunter-nin, working for Zabuza.' "Mind if I help?"

"Sure, if you tell me why you're out here."

"Well, I came out here to train, but I ended up taking my anger out on these trees." Naruto said, looking at the fallen trunks around the area. Naruto helped her gather the herbs she needed, while noticing that while they were gathering she was subtly edging closer to him. 'Eheh, I guess I just have that effect on women.' When they finished, Naruto got up and held out his hand to help her up.

"Tell Zabuza to 'get well soon' from me, will ya?" The girl froze in fear, remembering what Naruto had done to Zabuza in their battle.

"W-What do you mean?"

"C'mon girl, don't think you can hide it from me. It's blaringly obvious that you are the hunter-nin from before and that you are working for Zabuza."

"Are you going to tell your sensei?"

"Now why would I do that? I WAS going to offer you and Zabuza a chance of freedom from the hunters who are obviously after you."

"Freedom? How could you offer freedom?"

"Well, I hold a certain sway over the Hokage, we have a relationship resembling family. I could get him to let you and Zabu-chan live in the village in peace."

The girl's face lit up in hope. "Are you serious? You could actually do that?"

"Sure, if you want to. Just let me talk to Kakashi, and you can tell Zabuza. My name's Naruto, by the way, Naruto Uzumaki Estacado."

"They call me Haku."

"So that's not your real name?"

"No, it is."

"Then why'd you say 'they call me Haku'?"

"Because it's my name."

"Oh, right."

The Next Morning, Tazuna's House…

"Naruto, you baka! Why the hell did you run off?! Go and apologize to Inari for lying about all that stuff!"

"I wasn't lying, bitch. But thanks, you made me feel so much better."

"Gather round, people. We have to discuss something." Kakashi shouted from an upstairs room. Sakura stormed into the room and literally sprinted to sit next to Sasuke, thinking that Neru was going to steal the coveted Uchiha space. Naruto just strolled to a wall and sat down, leaning his back against it. His eyes were closed, a look of deep concentration on his face. Neru just stared at Naruto, wondering what was wrong.

"Okay, now that we're all here, we can begin. We have reason to believe that Zabuza and the rest of Gato's men will attack the bridge. However, those needles the fake hunter-nin hit Zabuza with should put him out for about a week at least. So, we need to use this time to train."

"What are we going to be training in, Sensei?" Sakura asked, eager to prove herself to Sasuke (not that it'll do her any good).

"Meet me in the forest, and I'll tell you," Kakashi said, sounding bored again, then disappeared. Neru turned to talk to Naruto, but found that he had already gone, leaving nothing but a few wisps of smoke to signify that he had ever been there. She was, to say the least, annoyed at being denied her chance at getting to know him once again. In the forest, the four Genin found Kakashi standing in front of four trees, with four kunai in hand.

"Today, you'll be climbing trees."

"But Sensei, how is that training?" Sakura asked, obviously not realising the difficulty in the simplicity of the exercise.

"Because you'll be climbing trees…without using your hands," Kakashi stated, eye-smiling when he saw the looks on the Genin's faces. Well, most of the Genin.

"Is that all?" Came a voice from the top of a nearby tree. Everyone looked up to find Naruto standing upside-down on the highest branch of the tree. Sasuke looked furious that Naruto could do that and he couldn't. Sakura looked awed but quickly chanted in her mind that Sasuke could do that if he wanted. Neru was indifferent, she had seen too much weird stuff from Naruto for anything to be surprising anymore.

"Well, it seems our resident Estacado is full of surprises. Let me ask you this, how many chakra control exercises have you done?"

"Hmmm…tree walking, water walking, kunai balancing and several others you probably don't know about." Kakashi's visible eye widened, before closing. He frowned as he thought of something Naruto could do.

"Naruto, I want you to find a quiet spot and meditate. You need to fully control your power if you want to get stronger."

"Fair enough, seeya." Naruto turned and walked out of the forest, leaving three annoyed Genin behind. Naruto found a pond with a large rock in the centre. Naruto water-walked out to the rock and sat on it. He entered his mind, finding himself back in the familiar system of tunnels, the eyes and tentacles now more soothing than unnerving.

"hMmM? nAruTO, wHAt aRe yOU dOiNG heRe?"

"I need to be able to control you."

"HaHAhaHa, gOoD luCk. tHe oNLy pErSOn eVeR tO cOntROl mE iS long dEaD, aNd thE iTeMs hE uSeD aRe lOnG gOnE."

"Well, where are they?"

"They're in the Otherworld, brat. Somewhere you'll never be able to go,"Kyuubi chimed in.

"Crap, guess this was a waste of time then." Naruto said in an annoyed voice before leaving his mindscape. Naruto awoke to find someone's face very close to his. "Haku?! What the hell?!" Haku blushed and moved away so fast she was blurred.

"Sorry, I was only checking you were okay."

"Yeah right. Did you speak with Zabuza?"

"Yup, but he's a little paranoid. He thinks you might be trying to trick him."

"Huh, that makes sense. Is the information we received about the attack on the bridge correct?"

"Yes, Zabuza and I will be attacking the bridge in a week's time. I will try to change his mind before then."

"Haku, I want you to be careful. Gato's track record would suggest that he doesn't plan on paying. I think he will kill you once you've completed the job."

"Heh, he can try." 'Of course, if you were to protect me, Naruto-kun, I would do anything to repay you.'

"Anyway, I'd better be heading back. I need to think some things over."

"See you next week then, I'll try not to kill your comrades."

"You can kill the duckbutt and pinky, just leave Sensei and Neru alive."

1 Week Later…

"Okay, is everyone ready?" Kakashi asked, loading up his kunai pouch.

"As ready as we'll ever be," Neru replied, tying a red scarf around her neck and putting a few senbon in a holster.

"Uh, you guys go ahead, I have to take care of something," Naruto said, sensing two foreign presences in the area.

"You scared, dobe?"

"Not at all, I just think something's wrong."

"Okay people, move out." Everyone but Naruto left the house, heading for the bridge. Naruto took his sword from its resting place on his back and walked out of the house. He tightened his grip on the handle of his sword when he noticed two men with swords strolling confidently towards him. One was tall with a dark tan, scars and tattoos littering his body. Bandages were wrapped around his stomach and several pieces of cloth were hanging from his waist. He wore simple sandals and carried a katana in a sheath on his hip. His partner was shorter with grey hair covered by a purple beanie. He wore a purple coat and brown shorts. He also wore sandals and a katana just like the first.

"Hm? Looks like one of those ninja stayed behind, eh Zori?" The first asked his shorter partner.

"Indeed, Waraji. But he is of no importance, we were sent to get the woman."

"So I can cut him?"

"Sure, go wild."

"Don't I get a say in this? I don't particularly want to get cut."

"Too bad, kid. Time to die."

"Oh, if you can grant me that, I will be very surprised."

"Cocky little bastard!" Waraji shouted before running towards him with his sword drawn. Naruto was one step ahead, and blurred out of existence, reappearing a few feet behind Zori. He swung his sword, using a brand new jutsu.

"Yamiton: Kuro Yaiba."

A crescent of black energy flew from the curve of Naruto's sword towards Zori, its yellow edges vibrating with power. It collided with Zori's back, passing through as if there was nothing there. Zori was cut clean in half, but the crescent continued. It flew towards Waraji who tried to block with his own sword, which was also cut in half. Waraji tried to jump out of the way, but found himself impaled on a tentacle. With both men dead, Naruto's Demon Heads moved to take their hearts, ripping them out of their chests before devouring them.

"Hmph, not worth the trouble," Naruto muttered, before tree-jumping towards the bridge.

Land of Waves Bridge…

On the bridge, Kakashi was trapped in a thick mist, courtesy of Zabuza Momochi, while Sasuke was stuck in Haku's ice dome. Sakura was standing in front of Tazuna, doing absolutely nothing. Neru, however was nowhere in sight.

'C'mon, Naruto. I don't know how long I can keep Zabuza-sama and myself from killing them,' Haku thought, 'I may have managed to convince him, but I'm pretty sure the rest of your team don't know…' Haku was broken from her thoughts by a Demon Arm flying straight through her mirrors, shattering them one by one. A pair of yellow glowing eyes rested on Sasuke's unconscious form, filled with needles like a vengeful pincushion.

"Looks like you had fun, Haku-chan."

"Oh yeah, it's always fun to stab an asshole."

"Now we just gotta stop Zabuza and Kakashi…Where's Neru?"

"No clue. I hope she's bitchslapping the pink one."

"Oh, we all do." Naruto and Haku ran off towards the sound of dogs and birds chirping. What they found there was…kinda odd. Zabuza was being held down by six dogs of various sizes, while a few metres away Kakashi was holding lightning in his hand. Kakashi ran forward, pushing his electrified hand towards the trapped Zabuza. He never reached him, however, as his hand was quickly grabbed by a Demon Arm and thrown backwards, the lightning disappearing. "Man, can't I leave you two alone for one minute?"

"Naruto, what are you doing?! They are our enemies!"

"Actually Kakashi, Zabuza and Haku-chan have decided to come to Konoha."

"But they're missing-nin!"

"Technically Haku isn't a missing-nin, as she was never registered as a ninja. And as for Zabuza, the procedure for accepting missing-nin is a one-month probation period." Naruto stated in a matter-of-fact voice. "Anyway, it doesn't matter if they're our enemies, as they won't be in a little while. I feel they're going to be betrayed in 3…2…1…"

"So, you weren't able to finish the job. I'm disappointed in you. I suppose it doesn't matter though, as I never intended on paying you." Came the voice of Gato.

"Told ya so."

"Yeah, yeah, don't act so smug, kid."

"So, now I'll be terminating your contract, Zabuza. ATTACK!" Gato shouted, while bandits, gang members and other brawler types stormed onto the bridge via a boat floating by the side.

"Yamiton: Dai Kuro Yaiba."

This crescent was much larger than the one used to take down Waraji and Zori. It cut down most of the mob, cleaving them in two. A large majority of the others were taken down by a mixture of sword slashes, Pestilence blasts and Demon Arm strikes.

"W-What are you?!" Gato screamed, literally pissing himself.

"Heheh…I'm the Darkness. Zabuza, he's all yours." Zabuza said nothing, he simply ran forwards, roaring as he went. He swung his Kubikiri Houcho at Gato, cutting him down before sending a kick his way which knocked his corpse off the bridge.

"Well, I guess it's all over, eh?" Naruto said, before hearing a scream. Sakura had seen a survivor of Naruto's massacre running towards him, sword in hand. Before Naruto could react, the man was upon him. He closed his eyes, waiting for the cold steel of the blade to pierce his body. But it never came. He heard a few drops of blood hit the ground, and another scream from Sakura. This time, however, it was not unfounded. He opened his eyes to find Neru in front of him, impaled by the sword. Naruto's face was the picture of rage as his Demon Arms moved of their own accord. They wrapped around the survivor's body, crushing it slowly, before stabbing him in several places and ripping him to pieces. Another Arm removed the sword from Neru's stomach, laying her down on the ground.

"No…no no no NO!" Naruto roared, his Arms holding him down and stopping him from killing everything in sight.

"N-Naruto…take everyone…and go…" Neru whispered, that being all she could manage.

" Hell no, I'm not gonna leave you here to die!"

"Don't worry, I'll die with a smile on my face, just knowing someone like you actually cared about me…now go…please…" Naruto felt her go limp in his arms. He closed his eyes as red chakra swirled around his enraged form. This chakra combined with the yellow Darkness Power to create an orange blaze of energy which seemed to choke the life out of everything it touched. Pieces of the bridge began to float in the air, slowly ripping themselves apart. He opened his eyes, which were still yellow, yet had a black slit pupil. He stood up, a wave of the orange power rushing over everything in the area, knocking back the other ninja. Naruto's orange energy formed a tail which swayed behind him angrily. He jumped into the air, creating cracks in the ground from the force of the kick. His jump forced him out of view, moving too fast to see.

"Kakashi, is he okay?" Zabuza asked, worried for pretty much everyone in the fucking world right now.

"To be honest…I don't know."

The Forest…or rather, what used to be the Forest…

Naruto was storming through a burning ruin of a forest, heading for no destination in particular. Anything in his way would soon be a few miles away and on fire. His eyes' blazing with fury, scanned the area, looking for something to kill. Instead, he found a church, randomly placed in the middle of the forest. 'Probably made for pilgrims or something.' Naruto walked into the church, blowing the doors off their hinges on the way. He walked towards the altar, looking into a mirror that had been placed there for some reason. He took in his own reflection, the yellow slitted eyes, the black tentacles swaying back and forth, the demonic heads hovering beside him.

"aWw, wHaT dId tHeY dO tO nErU?" The Darkness chimed in, playing on his current soft spot.

"Shut up…shut up…"

"sHe wAs a bURdeN, tHis is fREeDOm."

"SHUT UP ALREADY!" Naruto shouted, walking back down the aisle towards the door, before stopping.

"wHEre aRe yOu gOInG?"

"Where I can find something to control you, so this doesn't happen again."

"NO, nARUtO! tHIs iS NoT yoUR tIMe!"

"Goodbye."

"NO! CANNOT! MUST NOT!"

A gunshot echoed throughout the halls of the church, and then…silence.

And that…that was the first time I died.

Aaaand end! I managed to take it all the way from the Zabuza fight right up to after the Bridge Battle, and now Naruto is dead…for the first of three times. That's right people, he's going to the Otherworld, a hellish world of eternal war and creepy sewn up faces. So he'll be meeting Anthony and getting the Darkness Guns. So, until next time, Seeya!