"Where did everyone go?" Chrono asked.
"Kakashi, Kurenai and Jaffar went scouting. Kiba, Shino, Sakura and Emerald went into town to get some food for tonight. Sasuke went out to train." Nino said.
"Hmm. This is a great time to tell both of you almost everything." Chrono said.
"What do you mean?" Hinata asked.
"Chrono?!" Nino exclaimed looking scared.
"Trust me Nino." Chrono said.
Nino nodded as she looked at Naruto and Hinata.
"What secret?" Naruto asked.
"You remember the dragon that you saw when you met up with Naruto to train Hinata?" Chrono asked.
"Yes. I was thankful that it helped us." Hinata said.
"Well...the truth is..." Chrono started to say until.
*BANG*
The door slammed open as Kiba and Shino came in with Emerald. Following them was Kurenai, Jaffar, Kakashi, and Sasuke.
"You were lucky that we found that good sized meat." Kiba muttered.
"At least it's better then the fish you found." Shino said.
"The situation is still normal for now. We should keep an eye out for now." Kakashi muttered.
Kurenai nodded as Jaffar marched Sasuke into the room.
"Looks like everyone's here." Chrono muttered.
"Yeah. The bridge should be down within the next three days. Then our mission is over." Kakashi muttered.
"Hmm. Looks like it. Either ways, I'm gonna to take a walk a bit. Care to come with me Emerald?" Chrono asked.
"Yeah. I could use some time to cool down from the fishing." Emerald said as she and Chrono walked out of the house.
The pair walked from the house until they reached the port village where they saw the soon to be finished bridge. Throughtout the whole walk, Emerald had her arm wrapped with Chrono's.
"Man, seeing the village like this makes me wonder how Eliwood is doing." Chrono muttered.
"I'm sure he and Ninians are doing well. It's Hector and Lyn I am worried about." Emerald said.
Chrono couldn't resist a laugh.
"Yeah. I never expected them to fall in love." Chrono muttered.
"But I wanted to ask you something. Something very important." Emerald said.
" ahead." Chrono muttered.
"Well....after this is all over with and we find a place to stay, how about we..." Emerald started to say when...
"Chrono! Emerald!" Naruto's voice called out.
Chrono turnned to face Naruto, who was panting slightly.
"What's up?" Chrono asked.
"It's time to eat. Kakashi sent me to get you two." Naruto said smiling.
"Ok We'll head back now." Emerald said with a smile.
Her smile said, "Why Naruto?! Why can't you wait five minutes for me to ask Chrono."
The trio went back to the house and eventually went to bed except for Chrono, who woke up with a start at midnight. He got up, got dressed, and left the house in an attempt to free his mind of his nightmare.
"What's wrong with me? Ever sinced I died, those nightmares never stopped." Chrono muttered as he formmed a sword in his hand.
Above Chrono, Zuuma smiled as he pulled out two kunais, floating in the air by his wings.
"Well well well. The God of War , scared from a nightmare. I think you have more to worry about now." Zuuma muttered.
Chrono turnned to face Zuuma. Each eyeing the other with hate. Zuuma started the attack as he rushed toward Chrono and started hacking away at him. Chrono blocked and parried each strike as he stiked back with magic and several slashes of his own. Zuuma shoved Chrono backward as he launched his kunais at Chrono. Chrono jumpped out of the kunai's path and flew toward Zuuma, tackling him into the tree. He was about to slice Zuuma's head off when Zuuma punched Chrono in the gut and grabbed one of his wings.
"A dragon's strongest point is their wings. I wonder how you fare without a wing." Zuuma muttered as he ripped the left wing off.
Chrono screamed as his wing tore off. Without the support of his left wing, Chrono slammed into the earth groaning while grasping where his left wing used to be. Zuuma landed infront of Chrono and smiled.
"It would be good to kill you right now. But that wouldn't be fun now would it. So I'll wait till tomorrow to kill you. Right in front of your friends." Zuuma muttered as he flew away.
Chrono looked at the fading form of Zuuma as he embraced the fading darkness.
***Next Morning***
Emerald walked down the stairs and looked around. She was in Chrono's room to find it empty. She thought that Chrono was downstairs, so there she was looking around the kitchen. Sasuke sat brooding with Sakura beside him. Hinata, Shino, and Kiba sat across them talking quietly. Kurenai and Kakashi helped Tanuza set up for breakfast. Jaffar and Nino sat on the ground looking around. Emerald walked over to Jaffar and kneeled down.
"Did you see Chrono this morning?" Emerald asked.
"No. I didn't" Jaffar muttered.
"He might have went to the bridge." Nino pointed out.
"Hmm. That is something Chrono would do." Emerald replied before she stood up to help Kurenai and Kakashi setup for breakfast.
After breakfast finished, Team 7 and 8 with Chrono's group left the house with Tanuza. Along the way, the group encountered a bloody path with a single wing lying on the ground.
"What happened here?" Kiba asked.
"That's Chrono's wing!" Nino exclaimed as Emerald rushed over to the wing.
"He's injured." Emerald muttered stating the obvious.
"I'll scout for him." Jaffar muttered as he walked toward the forest, pulling out his short swords.
"I'll go with him." Emerald said tears building in her eyes as she picked up Chrono's wing and followed Jaffar.
"Let them go." Shino muttered as Hinata and Sakura tried to follow them.
Both girls returned to the group as they reached the fog covered bridge. The sight of bodies beaten along the contruction site made Tanuza run to the nearest worker. Just before he reached the man, a wave of killer intent washed over them as the ninjas of Kohona surrounded Tanuza. The fog cleared a bit to show Zabuza, the maked lady, and Zuuma waiting for them.
"So, how do you like my design? The sight of bodies laying on the ground. The only thing missing is the blood smeared on the ground with a missing limb." Zuuma muttered.
"Zuuma." Kurenai muttered as everyone pulled out a kunai.
"My battle is with you Kakashi." Zabuza muttered as he placed a hand on his sword.
"Sakura, stay here and protect Tanuza. You too Shino, Kiba, Hinata, Nino" Kakashi muttered as he and Kurenai prepared to attack Zabuza.
Zuuma smiled as he rose into the air and pulled out two kunais.
"Let's start this bloodbath then." Zuuma muttered.
***Forest near the bloodstain of Chrono*****
Jaffar and Emerald followed the bloodstain that led away from the path. Jaffar looked around and nodded as Emerald followed. Just then, the pair heard movement within the bushes. The pair ducked into the bushes and watched on as they saw two samurais walking down the same path they took toward Tanuza's house. The two had their swords out and slashed everything everything in sight.
"Should we go back to the house?" Emerald asked.
"If Naruto is awake, then he can handle them. Let's follow them just in case." Jaffar muttered as the pair followed them back.
The pair followed the swordmen back toward the house and prepared to attack them when the swordsmen broke the door down. A few seconds later a scuffle was heard and they dragged Tsunami out of the house with Inari following crying a bit.
"Stay back here." Jaffar muttered as he jumpped out of the bushes.
He landed behind the men and looked at them stoned face. The two swordsmen turned to see Jaffar.
"Who the hell are you? One wrong move and this lady becomes sushi." one of the samurai said putting the sword at her neck.
"Mom!!!" Inari cried as he rushed at the men, intending to attack.
The samurais didn't know what hit them. A quick two hit to the back of the neck along with swords disarmed and Tsunami beside Inari made Jaffar smile slightly as he saw Naruto standing beside Tsunami and Inari.
"I supose you saw the cut marks." Jaffar asked as Emerald came out of the bushes.
"Yup." Naruto said with a smile.
***Bridge***
The battle was not going well. Kurenai and Kakashi had a hard time defending against Zabuza and Zuuma while Sasuke tried to escape the masked lady's Demonic Ice Mirror dome. Sakura and Team 8 stood by as they guarded Tanuza.
"I won't hold back." The masked lady said as she held up sebons.
"Crap. I can't see her." Sasuke muttered as he is hit again by another barrage of sebons.
Outside, standing back to back, Kakashi and Kurenai faced Zabuza and Zuuma.
"This isn't good." Kurenai muttered staring at the smirking form of Zuuma.
"Yeah. If we attack one, the other attacks." Kakashi muttered as he eyed the hulking form of Zabuza.
"Time to end this." Zuuma said as he and Zabuza rushed in for the kill.
Suddenly a piller of water slammed into Zuuma, sending him upward as a figure appeared infront of Zabuza and kicked him backward. Another figure jumpped into the dome. Everyone turnned to see Jaffar and Naruto appear at the spot they appeared at as Emerald rushed over to Tanuza.
"Naruto!" Nino exclaimed.
"Jaffar!" Hinata said smiling.
"Emerald. Did you find Chrono?" Sakura asked.
"No. We had to help Naruto with an issue." Emerald replied.
Zuuma lowered closer to the ground and looked around.
"Who did that?!" Zuuma muttered.
"I don't specialize in illusions. I can use attack elements myself." Nino said with a smile.
"Die then!" Zuuma yelled as he flew straight at Nina.
"Shoot!" Kakashi exclaimed as he couldn't help the situation.
Suddenly...
"Doragon Kata: Tatsumaki Ken!" (AN: Dragon style: Tornado Blade)
Two swords slammed infront of Zuuma and morphed into tornados, ensnaring him and spinning him out of Nino and back toward the dirt.
"That voice!?!" Zuuma muttered with a wicked smile as he stood up and faced the source of the voice.
Everyone turnned to see Chrono rushing at Zuuma through the air and landed infront of them.
"Chrono!" Everyone exclaimed.
"You have some nerve ripping my wing off last night Zuuma." Chrono muttered as he morphed two swords back and got into his battle stance.
"How did you avoid death then." Zuuma asked.
"I had a healing done to myself." Chrono replied as he tossed to Nino a healing staff.
"Well, it's time to die then." Zuuma muttered as he rushed at Chrono with the swing of his kunai.
Chrono blocked with one sword and countered with the other sword that connected to Zuuma's left shoulder. Zuuma pulled back and threw both kunais. Chrono deflected the kunais and rushed in for the kill. Zuuma smiled and knocked the swords aside as he slammed his fist into Chrono's gut and sent him into the water.
"I'm suprised that you move so well with a wing missing. I'll retreat for now. I have some business to attend to." Zuuma muttered as he flew away.
"Get back here!!!" Chrono yelled as he used the magic to force the water below him upward as a boost.
By the time Chrono landed on the bridge, Zuuma was long gone as he felt a burst of evil Chakra.
"This feeling...Kyuubi!" Chrono muttered as he turnned to see Naruto punching the masked lady out of the mirror domes.
***Naruto's mind***
Kyuubi was smiling as she witness the scene.
"This is my chance to escape Naruto's body and return to the living." Kyuubi said as she unleashed more of her chakra.
***Bridge***
Naruto knocked the masked lady in the face again, smashing the mask in half. Naruto was about to punch the lady again when the mask fell off, revealing Haku's face. Naruto stopped his attack as Kyuubi's chakra faded away quickly.
"You're that lady from the medow." Naruto muttered.
"Yes. You must kill me." Haku said.
"What why?" Naruto asked puzzled.
"You took away my only purpose in life." Haku said.
"Purpose in life!?" Chrono muttered as he walked over to Haku.
"Yes. I live only as Zabuza-sama's tool." Haku said.
"That's stupid. If you lose your purpose, you find a new one." Chrono muttered.
A loud crackle was heard as Haku turnned to see Kakashi rushing at Zabuza with lighting in his hand. At that same time, a surge of evil Chakra washed over Chrono as he saw chakra pouring out of Naruto and taking human form.
"Zabuza-sama!" Haku exclaimed as she created a ice mirror and stepped into it to stop Kakashi.
"Shoot. Emerald, Nino, Jaffar. Get to Naruto." Chrono muttered as he raised one hand at Kakashi while running over to Naruto.
The lighting in Kakashi's hand fizzed out as he slammed his hand into Haku's chest.
"Soft." Kakashi muttered before he got punched backward by a heavy blushing Haku.
Over with Naruto, Chrono and and his group met up to see the chakra forming up to a girl around Naruto's age.
"This chakra. Kyuubi!!" Chrono exclaimed as nine tails came out from behind her.
"Naruto." Kyuubi exclaimed as she latched on to Naruto.
"Ohhkayy. Chrono?" Nino asked.
"I'm lost just as much as you are." Chrono replied until he activated his sky eyes and gasped.
"Everyone, we got company." Chrono yelled as he turnned to look at one end of the bridge.
Everyone followed Chrono's instructions as they saw an army of thugs with Gato behind them.
"Gato." Zabuza muttered.
"So much for the Demon of the Mist. You can't even kill one old man and his body guards. I was hoping that they would kill you off and who knows, I might have sold your girl for another million or two." Gato muttered with a sadistic smile on his face.
"Kakashi, our fight is over." Zabuza muttered as he turnned to face Gato.
"Gato. You scum." Chrono muttered as he and Jaffar walked up to Zabuza.
"This is not your fight." Zabuza muttered as he placed a hand on his sword.
"He's the kind of guy that is left to you. We'll take care of his underlings." Chrono muttered as two swords flashed in both hands and Jaffar unsheathed his short swords.
"We got your back." Jaffar simply said.
Zabuza rushed toward the army of thugs as one sneered at him.
"You'll never reach Zabuza-sama. So give up now and we might spare your life." one thug muttered before being sliced in half.
"What?!? Get him!" Another thug said before his head got lopped off by Jaffar.
By then, All the thugs charged in at the pair. Ten thugs prepared to impale Jaffar and Zabuza when their hands suddenly stopped. Zabuza turnned to see Chrono pointing a finger at the thugs and smiled. Zabuza passed the thugs until he saw Gato. Gato panicked and turnned to run before he stopped in his track by the sudden drop at the bridge.
"Gato, I'll see you in hell. If you think I'm a demon now, well even demons grow up." Zabuza muttered as he swung his sword once, cleaving Gato in half.
"I got the thugs now." Chrono said as he send a strong blast of wind at the thugs, sending them off the bridge.
Everyone ran over to Chrono as Haku walked over ot Zabuza.
"Chrono. Great job." Nino exclaimed with a smile.
"Nah. The show goes to Zabuza. I just cleared the field for him. Naruto, is Kyushina ok?" Chrono asked looking at him and Kyuubi.
"Kyushina?" Kyuubi asked.
"Don't tell me you forgot your memory already?" Chrono replied as everyone but Nino, Emerald and Jaffar looked at her.
"That reminds me. When did Kyushina get here?" Kiba asked.
"She was here the whole time." Shino said as he looked at Chrono.
"Yeah. I met Naruto at a grassy field. He treated me like a little sister." Kyushina replied.
"Kakashi, Kurenai. Let's go talk to Zabuza." Chrono replied.
"No need." Haku said as the pair walked over to them.
"We would like to join your village." Zabuza muttered.
"That's great." Emerald said as Hinata and Sakura smiled.
"Not quite. There's a reward on Zabuza's head. He could be sent back to his village and executed." Kurenai said.
"Well, I'll talk to the hokage and see what he can do." Kakashi muttered.
Suddenly, a burst of cheer was heard as everyone turnned to see the entire village cheering for the downfall of Gato. They swarmmed the group and dragged them into the village. That night was one of the best thing that could of happened. Eventually, morning came as everyone left wave country. As Team 7, 8, Elibe, and Mist pair left. Tanuza spoke to Inari.
"Those people brought hope to our country. But we need a name." Tanuza said.
"How about The Great Naruto Bridge." Inari answered.
"Nice name." Tanuza replied as they watched the group fade away.