Foxfish

Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto

I just want to remind the reader of two things before this chapter begins:

1- It is common knowledge in Konoha that Naruto holds the Kyuubi, but this fact is not widely known through out the rest of the world.

2- The Kyuubi is not a good character, it is evil and manipulative. It may be nice at times but it is still evil.

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Ages:

Naruto and Isaribi and the Rooky Nine: 12

Anko: 22

Yamato: 24

Kakashi: 26

Third Hokage: 70

Gin- 15

Hyuuga Haran- 23

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'Thought'

"Speaking"

"Jutsus/Demon speaking"

"Fish speaking"- Sounds like shrieks/whistles and clicks, similar to whale songs

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Previously

"They will be fine. They're strong and their bloodlimit makes them excellent choices for this mission. And if worse comes to worse, Naruto has the Kyuubi to draw power from to complete the mission" said Sarutobi with a smile as he took another drag from his pipe.

"If you say so Sir' said Haran, still not convinced.

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Now

Twilight was fast approaching the Land of Waves, painting the land in its orange and red glow. Kakashi was standing by the water's edge, leaning on his crunch and reading his book. Behind his was team seven and their client Tazuna.

"Kakashi-sensei, how much longer are we going to wait for these people?" whined a pink haired kunoichi in a red combat dress.

Looking up from his book, Kakashi said, "Patience Sakura-chan, they should be arriving shortly."

On the other side of him a boy with black hair and onyx color eyes huffed, "We don't need help, we could have done this by our selves."

"Now, now Sasuke-kun, the one's who will be helping us specialize in water combat. And besides, it's not a good idea to automatically think that someone is weaker than you or that you can do every thing by yourself. If you do then you're leaving yourself open to defeat" lectured Kakashi without taking his eyes off of his book.

"Do you two have anything to add to this?" asked Kakashi looking over at Kiba who has sitting down with Akamaru in his lap looking bored as Tazuna stood next to him and kept glancing around nervously.

"Where are they, I don't see any boats on the horizon at all" said Tazuna nervously.

"Oh, they're not coming by boat" said Kakashi to the shocked faces of the group.

"If they're not coming by boat then why are we here?" said Kiba standing up.

"Oh, you'll see. In a matter of fact, they're here now" said Kakashi snapping his book shut.

From out of the water two figures arose, like monsters from the deep and made their way on shore. They were dressed in their normal clothing except their gloves, shoes and coats were sealed away in the storage scrolls on their backs.

"Naruto, Isaribi, glade you two could make it is such a short amount of time" said Kakashi with a fake smile. He didn't hate to two, but he could never look at Naruto without thinking of the monster that was inside him, the monster that took his last surviving teammate and his sensei all in the same night.

"Tazuna-san, this is…" Kakashi was about to say when he was cut off by Sakura.

"They sent them to help us!" she shrieked. "They're monsters!"

"Now, now Sakura-chan don't judge people based on their bloodlimit" said Kakashi sternly.

"That's not what I'm talking about…" Sakura was saying before a look from Kakashi silenced her.

"Tazuna-san, this is Naruto-san and Isaribi-san. Isaribi-san, Naruto-san, this is the client Tazuna-san" said Kakashi introducing them to Tazuna.

Giving the startled man a bow Naruto and Isaribi said, "Greetings Tazuna-san."

"R-right, greetings to you too" said a still startled Tazuna.

"Great, now if there isn't any further…" Kakashi was saying before he was once again interrupted, this time by Sasuke.

"Humph, we don't need the help of the demon or his bitch" coldly stated Sasuke.

Naruto let out a growl and both he and Isaribi were about to attack the Uchiha when Kakashi steeped in. "Sasuke, that was out of line" he said coldly.

"It's true" smugly stated Sasuke as he looked at the two being held back by Kakashi.

"Ano, what does he mean by that?" nervously asked Tazuna looking at the group of ninjas in front of him.

"It is nothing that you need be concerned about" said Kakashi with a smile, "and nothing that need be brought up" he said cold looking at the genin.

Quickly Naruto and Isaribi pulled out their storage scrolls and took out their cloths and wrappings and put them on. Completely covered up again they gave Kakashi a nod.

Seeing that they were done Kakashi said, "Alright, let's get going" as he led the group back to Tazuna's house with his genin off to the right and Naruto and Isaribi off to the left.

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The next morning the assembled ninjas meet in the kitchen before breakfast.

"This is the situation" said Kakashi looking at the genin. "Zabuza is still alive. That hunter-nin was most likely working for him or Gato, that's why the body wasn't destroyed immediately after he killed him."

"Given the amount of injuries he sustained, he will most likely be back to full combat capabilities in about a week's time. To prepare for this I will be giving you guys some extra training (looking at team seven) while you two (looking at Isaribi and Naruto) guard Tazuna. Any questions?" asked Kakashi as he looked over the genin.

Seeing no complaints Kakashi nodded his head, "Good, then lets eat before we get going."

They quickly and quietly ate breakfast and Kakashi lead Team Seven off into the woods to train while Naruto and Isaribi waited for Tazuna to finish up with his breakfast.

Once Tazuna finished with his meal and washed up he, Naruto, and Isaribi were off.

Walking through the streets the poverty and despair of the people was evident to the two genin.

"This land used to be a prosperous place, but then Gato came. He took over all the shipping companies and was soon in control of the government. Anyone who tries to oppose him has been killed" said Tazuna looking at the village before him.

"That's why this bridge is so important. It will open up a trade rout so that will bypass what Gato controls. And if it wasn't for you ninjas helping us then even this last bit of hope would have been destroyed by Gato."

Naruto and Isaribi remained silent throughout Tazuna's little speech and glanced around the village. It was clear that the place had fallen on hard times, but there was evidence that told of the land's former glory.

"Hey, what's the Land or Waves main export?" asked Isaribi.

"Well, there's fish, clams, pearls, seaweed, and some medical herbs for the most part. Also during the fall we also bring in whales for meat and oil" said Tazuna as he glanced at Isaribi on his right. "I know it's not a lot, but it allows us to live comfortably. Why do you ask?"

"I was just curious, that's all" she said with a smile as she glanced at a bar that looked like a pirate hangout.

Soon the group reached the bridge and began to make their way to the end where the construction was taking place.

"Soon this bridge will be complete" said a proud Tazuna. "I estimate that it will be done in about two weeks if we can keep up the pace we are at now."

Tazuna moved away from the two and began to order people around.

"I'll stay up here and guard him, you go check out the rest of the bridge and the surrounding water" said Isaribi glancing at Naruto.

Nodding his head Naruto walked to the edge of the bridge. One of the workers saw him as he step off the edge and called out, "Hey watch out!"

"Leave him be, we are just doing out job" said Isaribi as she moved to stand on top of the railing.

In the water Naruto quickly removed his outer clothes and sealed them into his storage scroll. Flashing through some hand seals the water around him began to flow until it formed into the shape of ten different Narutos.

"You six, go check over the entire bridge, you two will tale the sea to the right, and you and me will take the sea to the left."

With a kick of their feet, all the Narutos were off to their assigned tasks. Going to the left, he separated from the clone that was accompanying him. The clone made its way into the deeper parts of the water while the real Naruto remained near the shallows and to the bridge in case he needed to get back in a hurry.

Looking up at the surface of the water, only one boat could be seen, a small fishing boat if the net being trailed behind it was any indication.

Diving down to the bottom of the sea, he let out a small sonar click. The return image showed him what was on the ocean floor and beneath the sand to some extent. Nothing really of interest showed up, there were some crabs, clams, a few small fish, and seaweed, but that was it.

Moving on, Naruto continued to patrol the water when he saw a large shape move just inside his vision before it disappeared again into the murky water that was caused by the movement of the fishing net on the bottom of the sea.

Not taking any chances, Naruto let out a sonar ping to ascertain what that shape was. The return image showed him that the shape was that of a large shark, but luckily for Naruto (or the shark if you think about it) it was more interested in eating the disoriented fish than going after the fish-nin.

Moving back to the bridge, he was about to get out of the water to grab some lunch when he saw a small boat moving along the bridge.

Carefully, Naruto rose to the surface to see what the boat was doing. Onboard was one man who appeared to be taking pictures of the bridge as it was being built. Naruto was about to go up and question the man when he brought the engine of the boat to life and made his way back to the Land of Waves.

'A spy or a reporter?' thought Naruto as he thought about the man.

Moving down the bridge and away from the construction sight he climbed onto the bridge and put on his outer clothing again. With a burst of chakra to his legs, Naruto launched himself down the bridge and almost instantly arrived at the work sight.

Most of the workers were eating their lunches and surrounding them sitting of the railings was three Isaribis.

A fourth Isaribi was sitting down next to Tazuna and was eating a rice ball. Looking up she motioned to Naruto to come to her.

Tossing Naruto a rice ball for himself she asked, "Find anything?"

"There was one guy taking pictures of the bridge, but he left before I was able to question him" said Naruto before placing half the rice ball into his mouth.

"If you see him again make sure you question him. We can't let a possible source of information like that get away."

"Yea sure, HEY, wait! When did you become in charge?"

Chuckling at the interaction of the two, Tazuna said, "Trust me kid, its better that you letter her boss you around, or else your life could become hell. Just remember to be in charge when it counts" he said with a suggestive wink.

Blushing, Naruto quickly shoved the rest of the rice ball into his mouth to end the conversation, much to the enjoyment of Tazuna.

After lunch was over, Tazuna announced, "I'll be heading back now. There are some thinks I need to take care of in my office and I also need to pick up a few items."

Nodding both Naruto and Isaribi formed a hand seal and dispelled their water clones. Naruto swayed a little as the memories from his clones came back to him but the feeling soon passed.

Walking back into town, the group stopped by the local grocery store to pick up some food. As was expected, there was very little food available and the prices on the food that were available were extremely high.

Shaking his head sadly, Tazuna bought his food before leaving the store. Soon they arrived back at his house and after putting the food in the kitchen, Tazuna went to his office.

Isaribi took the position right outside of the door while Naruto made his way to the roof to watch anyone approaching the house and to guard the window. The sun was beginning to set when Team Seven returned from their training.

Entering the house all three of the genin collapsed at the kitchen table. They were dirty and tired, having learned the tree climbing exercise to build up their chakra control and reserves.

"I'm beat" said Kiba placing his head on the table. From the perch on his head Akamaru let out a small bark in agreement (he also learned the tree climbing exercise).

"Today was just the first day. We still have at four more days of cramming before the earliest time when Zabuza will be ready" said Kakashi. "Anything to report?" he asked looking up as Naruto and Isaribi entered the room following Tazuna.

"Nothing out of the ordinary. One guy was caught taking pictures of the construction sight, but he left before we were able to question him" said Naruto sitting down at the table.

Soon Tsunami came home and with the help of Tazuna and Kakashi began to prepare dinner.

"Isaribi-san, go round us up a couple of fish to eat" said Kakashi sticking his head out from the kitchen.

"That's not necessary…" started Tsunami but Kakashi cut her off.

"Let us worry about the food, with the prices as they are now it's the least we can do to ease the burden of feeding six extra mouths."

In a couple of minutes a series of whistles and clicks was heard and Naruto walked out the front door. He soon returned with Isaribi, each of them carrying two large fish.

Taking the fish to the kitchen, Tsunami saw Isaribi's coat dripping and said, "Oh dear, did you fall into the water?"

Before she could answer, Tsunami was on her in a flash and pulling at her coat, "Lets get this off of you before you catch your death of cold."

"R-really, I'm fine" stuttered Isaribi, but Tsunami persisted.

"I insist that you let me dry it for you"

"No it's really ok…"

"Isaribi-san, it's no use hiding the fact from our client's family. They might as well see you for what you are, and the same goes for you too Naruto" said Kakashi.

"Tsunami-san, you know of bloodlimits, correct?" asked Naruto and seeing her nod her head he continues, "Well me and Isaribi-chan have a bloodlimit that allows us to breath underwater, however, because of it we don't look like normal humans."

To prove his point, Naruto unwrapped his face and took off his jacket, showing his green scales and webbed hands.

Tsunami let out a startled gasp, but soon gave the two a gentle smile, "It's ok, I'm not going to judge you because of this. And besides I've seen a blue scaled ninja before who was huge. So compared to him you two are almost normal…Your not related to him by any chance, are you?"

Taking off her coverings, Isaribi said with a small smile, "Thank you."

"There's nothing you need to thank me for."

Ushering the two genin out of the kitchen, Isaribi and Naruto sat down at the table. All that Team Seven did was to raise their eyebrows at the now reviled pair, too tired to do anything else.

Soon dinner was ready and it was eaten quietly, Team Seven was too tired to say anything and Inari was busy staring at Isaribi and Naruto to say anything.

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For the next few days things remained peaceful. Team Seven built up their strength while Naruto and Isaribi guarded Tazuna and began to learn the area surrounding the bridge. They thought of setting traps, but there was too much of a risk that an innocent boat would get caught up in them for them to justify putting them down.

However, on the night of the fifth and final day of training the peace in the Tazuna household was shattered.

Everyone was eating rich and some leftover fish for dinner, except for Naruto and Isaribi who were eating two small fish raw, to the disgust of Sakura. Kiba and Sasuke looked particularly worse for the ware, covered in scratches and bruises when Inari final snapped.

"Why do you try so hard?! Don't you know that Gato is just going to kill you?!"

Kakashi sighed, he had seen that this was coming and so he wasn't surprised that the kid had finally snapped.

"Don't you worry kid, we'll kick his ass! That the truth!" exclaimed Kiba with a loud bark from Akamaru.

"What do you know? You don't know anything about how cruel and powerful he is. You've lived you lives peacefully without having to suffer!" cried Inari.

If guns were invented, Kakashi would have shot himself to escape the stupidity of the last statement. Everyone in the group from Konoha had suffered in some way. Kiba with the loss of his father, Sakura with the loss of her father to the Kyuubi and the torment the other girls put her through, Sasuke with the Uchiha massacre, himself with the loss of everyone close to him, and Naruto and Isaribi…need I go on?

To room was deathly quiet for a moment before a dark chuckling could be heard coming from Naruto. Looking over at him his dark green hair was covering his eyes and his sharp teeth could be seen as he laughed.

"Haven't suffered? That's a laugh kid. Life is full of suffering," he said. Looking up only his right eye was visible and for a brief moment the sky blue color of the eye was replaced with a blood red color.

Inari was frozen in his seat with fear but he soon brought up the courage to make a witty comeback about Naruto having the cool powers when two webbed hands with sharp nails were placed on his shoulders.

"Be careful what you say," cooed Isaribi dangerously into his ear as she tightened her grip on his shoulder, "or you might not live to regret it."

Making her way back to her seat the room remained completely silent. Soon a shaking Inari quietly left the room and retreated to his room upstairs and was soon followed by his mother to make sure he was ok.

"That wasn't necessary you two" said Kakashi sadly.

"Probably not, but it felt good" responded Isaribi with a toothy smile, made all the more dangerous looking by the row of sharp teeth in that smile.

"Well all of you go get so rest. Tomorrow is going to be a big day."

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Well that's it for right now, how did you like my take on Inari's pity fest?

Next chapter will be the Zabuza fight, who will live and who will die?

Ja ne!