Back with chapter two of a Tale of Two Heros. I hope everyone that has read it so far is enjoying the story. I know I've been enjoying being able to write it.
One reviewer asked me if this Naruto will be as strong as Canon Naruto. Well currently at the moment this is Canon Naruto, I'm not sure how well I'll be able to keep his personality and everything the same but I'll do my best. This Naruto will eventually grow to be a bit stronger than his Canon counter part and when the Z portion of this story hits, his power will get even stronger. Now I'm sure one of the big questions is if I'll have Naruto learn how to use Ki? Well if I do end up wanting him to use Ki, it will also be during the Z Portion of the story.
But with Naruto growing in strength, that means his allies and enemies will as well. Anyway I won't bore you all with the details, you came for a new chapter so lets get on with it.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not Naruto or DragonBall/Z related.
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Uzumaki Naruto, now twelve years of age, was currently riding on a boat and heading towards the Land of Waves. It was his first real mission outside of the village and he couldn't wait to experience it.
It didn't matter that his beloved Sakura wouldn't give him the time of day or he was stuck on the same team as the ever brooding Uchiha Sasuke. Hell even their client Tazuna, who smelled of cheap sake and was drunk for a good period of their journey, could sit on a rail spike for all he cared. This was one of the first real steps he was taking on his road to becoming Hokage.
The fog surrounding the area was dense, you couldn't see far off into the distance at all. The fog was like a thick blanket that seemed to want to smoother you if you let it. After what seemed like forever, the boat suddenly came to a halt, signifying that might have reached land.
"Welcome to Wave Country." Tazuna said, taking a step out of the boat. Team Seven followed his lead and they all bid a farewell to the Captain of the boat. Team Seven looked over and seen that the bridge looked to be far from complete, even though it looked really well made. It seemed Tazuna had put a lot of thought into the whole thing and Naruto admitted to himself that he was impressed by what the old drunk had accomplished so far.
Tazuna began to lead the Shinobi back to his place of residence. As they left the coast, the fog had seemingly disappeared and the sun was shining as brightly as ever. Something must have startled Naruto on their journey because the blond Genin whipped out a Shuriken and threw it over towards the bushes. The rest of his team looked over towards the bushes, wondering what caused the disturbance they had heard. The enemy turned out to be none other than a bunny rabbit.
"Naruto you baka!" Sakura gave Naruto a rather nasty bonk on the head. "You almost killed that poor animal."
While Naruto was trying to soothe the pain on his now bruised cranium, Kakashi was looking at the bunny with peaked interest. The bunny's fur was snow white which was unusual for them around this time of year.
"If the bunny's fur is like that then it must have been raised in doors." That's when Kakashi's lone visible eye widened slightly. "It was meant to be used as a distraction!" Kakashi cursed silently, they had just waltzed right into a trap. And the sudden whistling of the wind confirmed his theory.
"GET DOWN!" Kakashi shouted to his team, he grabbed their client and hit the ground. The rest of Team Seven didn't need to be told twice and they followed their sensei's actions, falling to the ground and avoiding the sharp and rather large metallic object that flew overhead.
The spinning blade slammed into the trunk of a tree and a lone figure seemingly materialized from thin air onto the hilt of the weapon. The man was shirtless and the lower portion of his face was wrapped in bandages. He was looking at them with flinty eyes and you could almost make out the sneer he was giving them.
Naruto growled and wanted to go attack this jerk for almost slicing them to ribbons. But one firm hand from his Sensei halted his advancements.
"I wouldn't do that Naruto, this man isn't like the other Ninja we faced. He's in a whole other league of his own." Kakashi said while reaching for his head band. He lifted it up to reveal his left eye, it was crimson in color and three tomoe marks surrounded the pupil. His now revealed eye brought a mixed reaction amongst his team especially from Sasuke. Considering the eye that he possessed should only belong to members of his deceased clansmen.
"Hatake Kakashi, the infamous Copy Ninja. In the Mist's Bingo Book, you've been listed as a wanted Criminal." The bandages around the man's mouth stretched, indicating he was giving them a smile. He reached down and grabbed the hilt of the blade and pushed, easily dislodging it from the trunk of the tree. The man vanished from sight. "I'm going to enjoy ending your life Kakashi." The voice was seemingly coming from the forest around them.
"Momochi Zabuza, now Missing-nin from the Mist Village. You're wanted for planning and failing a coup against the current Mizukage. Fleeing the Mist and taking only a few loyal followers with you." Kakashi said, his mismatched eyes scanning the environment. Trying to locate where Zabuza might be hiding. An eerie mist began to materialize from the air, covering the area.
Team Seven took a formation around Tazuna, covering the client and being on the lookout for Zabuza. But the mist was so thick they couldn't see but a few feet out in front of them. Naruto felt his breath come quickly and his adrenaline was pumping strong, next to their little scuffle with the Demon Brothers, this was his first real taste of combat.
Sasuke was feeling the effects of the killing tent coming from both Zabuza, that was still hidden somewhere in the misty forest around them and their Sensei. "Is this what it's like? When two full fledge Jounin are about to do battle. The Killing Intent is almost overwhelming, if I stay here any longer I may lose my life. Is it worth it?" Sasuke felt the need to reach for his kunai, the intent was scaring the lone Uchiha more than he liked to admit.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi called out, startling the boy slightly. "Calm down, it'll be alright. I won't let any of my comrades die!" With how firm and sure Kakashi sounded, Sasuke's nerves began to ease up a bit.
"Unfortunately for you Kakashi, that's a promise you won't be able to keep." A familiar voice said from within the Genin's defensive formation. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke gave gasps of shock at this, how did this man get within their formation?! Kakashi turned around and stared, to normal onlookers it appeared that he was paralyzed, helpless towards the oncoming situation.
Zabuza swung his giant sword and intended to cleave Tazuna in half. And he would have succeeded had Kakashi not moved faster than his team could see. He appeared underneath Zabuza's guard and stabbed him in the gut with a kunai. But instead of blood that was supposed to flow from the wound, it was water.
"A Mizu Bunshin" Kakashi thought, his ears picking up the sound of movement behind him. Zabuza was already in motion, his sword traveling faster than Kakashi could react. You could only imagine the horror on Team Seven's face as they watched their sensei get sliced in two.
Shinobi are crafty and tricky individuals, something Zabuza knew first hand from his experiences in life. So he wasn't all that surprised that instead of blood and gore being spread from his bisection, it was water. And within seconds, Zabuza felt cold steel touching his neck.
"It's over Zabuza." Kakashi said, his eyes glaring at the former Mist Shinobi.
"I bet you really believe that huh Kakashi?" Zabuza asked with a chuckle.
"What do you mean?"
"Come on." A voice said from behind Kakashi, causing the Jounin to catch his breath in surprise. "It's never that easy."
Zabuza stabbed his blade into the ground and spun, his foot lashed out and he attempted to kick Kakashi in the back. Kakashi's hands lashed out and gripped the outstretched appendage. Even though he felt the full brunt of the attack, Kakashi had managed to stop it. Channeling a bit of Chakra into his muscles, Kakashi swung and tossed the Demon of the Mist towards the Lake a few feet away from them.
Kakashi quickly followed after Zabuza and the two clashed on the surface of the Lake. Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke were in awe at the sight before them. Never had they witnessed two Jounin level Shinobi battling with such ferocity. Too new Genin such as themselves, it was a sight to behold. Kakashi had the upper hand though in their close quarters combat department thanks to his Sharingan. He was able to anticipate the moves of his opponent and find effective counters for each. Kakashi used his knee to intercept Zabuza's own, who tried to drive it straight into Kakashi's midsection. The Copy Ninja reacted quickly and with a well placed right hook, he sent Zabuza flying a few meters back. Zabuza must have not used his Chakra to stay afloat because he ended up sinking underneath the Lake's surface.
After a few seconds of waiting, Kakashi dived in after Zabuza. He searched underneath the water but seen no sign of him. Kakashi resurfaced and immediately took notice of the water surrounding him.
"This water.. it feels dense." Kakashi muttered. The water felt more like a solid then it did a liquid. That's when Kakashi realized he had fallen into a trap. A shadow loomed over him and Kakashi looked behind him to see Zabuza going through hand seals at a fast pace.
"Too late Kakashi" Kakashi could see the pointed teeth behind Zabuza's mask, the man clearly took his title as Demon of the Mist a bit too seriously. "Water Prison Jutsu."
"NO!"
Kakashi then found himself imprisoned in a floating sphere of water. Zabuza had his hand within the sphere and kept channeling Chakra within it to keep the Jutsu activated.
"So much for the great Sharingan Kakashi, how disappointing."
"Damn you!" Kakashi growled out.
"Now onto other things.." Zabuza summoned up another Mizu Bunshin and had it walks towards Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke and Tazuna. Zabuza had no doubt his clone would be enough to handle the three brats and kill the bridge builder. "Let's see what your little team can do Kakashi."
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(Meanwhile)
A little bit off in the distance, up in the sky if you squinted hard enough to notice. You would be able to see what looked to be two children riding on a golden cloud.
It was none other than Son Goku, the grandson of Son Gohan and the monk known as Krillin. Currently the two boys were on a very serious mission. Their teacher, Master Roshi, had assigned them the task of locating a beautiful woman and bringing her back to his island. In return, he would offer them training on how to be great Martial Artists.
"I think you might have flown a bit far out Goku." Krillin said while holding onto Goku's back. Krillin's heart wasn't as pure as Goku's so he needed a bit of assistance in riding the Nimbus cloud.
"Maybe you're right Krillin but I want to make sure I find the perfect girl for Master Roshi." Goku said, determined to complete his mission. Though he was completely unaware of why Roshi had assigned them such a mission.
"Why didn't we just pick up the Launch girl back in the desert? She was cute enough." Krillin asked.
"I'm not sure if Master Roshi would have liked her or not." Goku said.
"Master Roshi probably would take anything he can get." Krillin muttered. He knew the Kame Sennin was the strongest Martial Artist on the planet probably but the monk could tell right away the old man was as perverted as can be. Krillin looked down, they had passed by some old villages awhile ago. He had no doubt they were probably in Shinobi territory and he didn't want to confront any. Little did the monk know they were just now flying above Wave Country, a country that didn't have Shinobi. Except for a certain Team of Genin and two Jounin. "Just be careful Goku, I would rather avoid getting into a battle with some Shinobi."
"What are Shinobi? Is that maybe a food?" Goku asked, only to receive a bonk on the head from Krillin.
"Food can't fight us you moron. No Shinobi are skilled warriors and they are dangerous. They fight and kill, all for the sake of their home village."
Goku listened as Krillin rambled on and on about Shinobi. It peaked the young warriors interest, he wouldn't mind maybe getting to fight a Shinobi one of these days. Goku didn't realize that at that moment, his wish was going to come true.
Both Krillin and Goku began to hear the sound of combat from below. They heard dignified screams of righteous determination and then they heard what sounded like a female scream. From their advantage point, Goku could see better than the people on the ground.
As they flew over head, both pupils of Master Roshi watched as some guy with a massive sword was tossing around a group of kids around their age. One kid, dressed brightly in orange seemed to be multiplying to fight the taller one and try to overwhelm him with numbers. While the other two seemed to be staying back. No matter how many of the brightly dressed kid there was, it seemed the bigger guy had no problem dealing with the odds.
"That's a Genin team." Krillin said, a bit of dread creeping in his system. He had wanted to avoid running into Shinobi but fate seemed to have other plans. "And they seem to be in trouble by the looks of it."
"Genin?" Goku asked, the cloud stopped above the battle as he watched a kid dressed in blue and black hair get tossed a massive circular weapon.
"Their low ranking Shinobi, basically kids like you and I." Krillin said, watching as the kid tossed the giant Shuriken at the older Shinobi. "They may need some help Goku, from the looks of it they're battling a possible Jounin level Shinobi."
"Well then what are we waiting for!" Goku exclaimed, a bright smile now adorning his face. The thought of combat sending chills through his body. "Lets go!"
"I didn't mean us you idiot!" Krillin screamed. But he was helpless to stop the descending Nimbus. The course of history was about to be changed forever.
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(Back with Team Seven and Zabuza)
"Demon Windmill of Shadows!" Sasuke shouted, tossing the giant Shuriken towards the original Zabuza. Instead of going for the clone, the Shuriken zoomed past the Mizu Bunshin and headed straight for the original. Zabuza had to admit he was impressed slightly with the tenacity and the planning the Genin had shown so far.
But it wasn't something he couldn't handle.
Sakura didn't expect for the original Zabuza to leap of the oncoming Shuriken, still having maintain control of the Water Prison Jutsu.
"Nice try brats."
Sasuke smirked. "I was hoping you'd do that."
"Huh?" Zabuza asked confused. Only to hear a 'poofing' sound coming from behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see Naruto launch a Kunai his way.
"Those brats tricked me!" Zabuza knew he had to pull his arm free because if he didn't the Kunai would lodge into his arm and force him to release the Jutsu anyway. He would rather face Kakashi with both arms in tact then with one good working arm. With a growl, Zabuza pulled his hand free from the Water Prison and leaped to avoid the Kunai. The Kunai though happened to scratch Zabuza below the eye.
"You little brat, I won't allow the likes of a mere Genin draw blood from me!" Zabuza pulled out his own Shuriken and was about to toss it at Naruto, intending to kill the blond in one blow. In another life, Kakashi would have been the first one up and have stopped the Shuriken from ever leaving Zabuza's grasp. But different events were to play out in this one.
"Power Pole extend!" The voice of a child rang out.
"Power what?" Zabuza asked before a pole seemingly descended from the sky and bashed him across the cheek, sending the Mist Jounin skidding across the surface of the Lake. Kakashi's eyes widened, what the hell was that?"
"GOKU!" Another childs voice shouted.
Imagine everyone's surprise when a golden cloud came down from the sky and parted its way through the thick mist. And riding upon the golden cloud was two boys. One looked to be a monk, the garb he was wearing was a dead give away. And the other kid had the strangest hair style that they had ever seen. Was that a tail poking out of his backside?
"Hiya" Goku said while jumping off the Nimbus cloud, Krillin got off as well. The Nimbus cloud took off into the sky, not wanting to take part in the events that were sure to follow. Goku twirled his staff as it retracted back to normal length.
"What is this Kakashi?!" Zabuza asked, rubbing his cheek where the Power Pole had impacted him. "Is this Konoha's funny idea of sending two more brats as reinforcements?"
"I.. I have no idea."
Kakashi was stumped for words, never had he ever seen these two kids before. And he certainly didn't expect them to come riding into their battle on a cloud of all things. The two were not wearing head bands so Kakashi couldn't tell if they had any affiliation with any of the Hidden Villages.
"Hey you!" Goku pointed at Zabuza who merely raised an eyebrow.
"What?!" Zabuza asked, ready to race forward and kill the kid for that cheap shot he landed.
After a long pause, Goku finally spoke up again. "Are you a mummy? My grandpa told me all about mummies."
There was a few moments of silence while you could almost see the steam blowing out of Zabuza's ears. Kakashi, despite the situation, almost chuckled at the kids question. The other kid didn't find the question as funny as the Copy Ninja did.
"No Goku you dolt, I've read about him from the Bingo Books. That's Mamochi Zabuza, he's one of the Seven Swordsmen from the Hidden Mist Village. He's dangerous!"
Goku looked towards his friend. "So he's not a mummy then?"
Krillin resisted the urge to pull his hair out, well if he had any that is.
"I'm going to enjoy killing you kid." Zabuza raced towards Goku. The grandson of Gohan's eyes narrowed as he twirled his staff, ready for combat.
But appearing before Zabuza was none other than Kakashi himself. "Your fight isn't with him Zabuza. It's with me!"
"By all means, I'll kill you first then Kakashi!"
The two Jounin resumed their previous battle.
"Hey no fair, I was going to get to fight mummy guy Zabuza!" Goku complained with a pout. His veins at the moment were pumping with adrenaline, the need for combat ever so present within him.
"Trust me Goku, I think it's best you let that Kakashi guy handle things." Krillin said. Even though he was a monk, he had done his research on the Hidden Villages. And of course in his search, he read about the most dangerous of Shinobi each village had to offer in this day and age. Momochi Zabuza falled into that category, being a former Anbu from the Hidden Mist and one of the Seven Swordsmen. Krillin knew that he and Goku were outmatched at the moment. Well Krillin didn't exactly know that, he strongly believed it though.
"Who..who are you guys?" A female voice asked. Both Goku and Krillin turned to see a girl with bright pink hair and emerald eyes looking at them cautiously.
"I'm Goku" Goku introduced himself with a smile.
"And I'm Krillin." Krillin also introduced himself. "What about you? It'd be rude for us to give you our names and not get yours in return."
Sakura had to admit he had a point there. "I'm Sakura."
"Judging by your headband, I can see you're a Shinobi." Krillin inspected the headband Sakura had on her. He noticed the symbol etched in the steel plating resembled what looked to be a leaf. That's when Krillin recognized it. "Wow you're from Konohagakure aren't you?"
Sakura smiled. "The very same."
"And one day I'm going to be it's future Hokage." A loud voice made itself known. Naruto walked over and stood next to his female teammate. "I'm Uzumaki Naruto!"
Krillin could almost feel the positive vibrant feeling the rather energetic Genin was giving off. "It's nice to meet you Naruto."
"Hey why do you have whiskers?" Goku asked while staring at Naruto. "Are you a kitty or something?"
Naruto's vibrant nature changed instantly and his eyes began twitching. He had to resist the urge to deck the kid.
"Forgive Goku, he's not all up there if you know what I mean." Krillin said sheepishly.
Before another word could be uttered, they all heard the distinct shouting of both Kakashi and Zabuza.
"Water Dragon Jutsu!"
Goku, Krillin and Team Seven watched as two monstrous Dragons made of water arose from the lake and attacked one another. After the two Jutsu canceled one another out, Zabuza and Kakashi resumed close quarters combat.
But during their fight, Zabuza began to take notice of something. Kakashi seemed to be copying the exact same moves and motions he was making. Sometimes before he even did it!
"How is he doing this? Is he really able to.."
"Read the future" Kakashi said outloud and Zabuza's eyes widened.
"Did he just..?"
"Read my mind?" Kakashi once again finished Zabuza's sentence. Zabuza had been going through hand seals to prepare his next Jutsu but due to Kakashi's mind games, he came to an abrupt halt. Kakashi on the other hand finished the hand seals needed for his Jutsu.
"Water Vortex Jutsu!" A giant torrent of water arose from the lake and slammed into Zabuza with the force of a freight train. Zabuza was carried through the forest by the torrent of water, his body roughly hitting any tree that stood within the Jutsu's path. Zabuza coughed violently as the water finally seemed to disappear, his body lay against the trunk of a tree that withstood the force of the Jutsu. Kakashi seemingly appeared next to him.
"You really can see the future." Zabuza said.
"I have and this is the end of the road for you Zabuza." Kakashi pulled out his Kunai, prepared to end the life of the former Mist Shinobi.
Two senbon suddenly pierced Zabuza's neck. Zabuza's eyes widened in shock before they shut and his body collapsed onto the ground. Goku and everyone else was surprised by the sudden attack.
Kakashi looked to where the senbon had been thrown from and seen what looked to be a Hunter Nin standing in the trees. Kakashi leaned down and checked Zabuza's pulse, he didn't find one.
"Thank you taking care of Zabuza for me. I've been tracking him for awhile now." The Hunter Nin picked up Zabuza's body. "I must return to the Mist Village now and dispose of him appropriately."
Before Kakashi could give his retort, the Nin vanished. Kakashi sighed while returning his head band back over his left eye. It's been a long day and he could feel Chakra exhaustion was going to set in at any second.
But he had other matters to attend too. Kakashi returned to his team and seen the kids, Goku and Krillin, was their names if he had heard correctly standing with them.
"You two" Kakashi said to Goku and Krillin. "We need to have a talk."
Goku smiled and Krillin gulped, his body racked with nerves.
It was going to be a long day indeed.
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Now I know you all may be a little disappointed that Goku didn't get to show off a bit against Zabuza. The reason being is I feel like that's been done plenty of times before. So I wanted to kind of switch it up a bit ya know.
But don't worry, Goku will have his part in the final battle with Zabuza and Haku. I just hope you all can wait for that chapter to come out. And I do hope you enjoyed this one as well. Anyway again since it's the DB portion, I still don't deal with powerlevels. People complain a lot about them in fics like this if you ask me. Till next time.
MasterOfTheUnknown.