The Legend of Naruto
Wave arc
Kurama no Kyubi: Hello guys. This here'll be the last chapter of the wave arc, but as I said in the last chapter, I will continue with this story until I'm done with the Chunin Exam arc. Oh, and by the way, before I go over to the reviews, from this chapter on, I'll add hearts and races in the character stats. Also note that I'll add hearts to ALL characters, also they'll sometimes get a heart by simply leveling-up instead of defeating a boss-level opponent. And also; 3-6 hearts means Genin-Level, 7-10 hearts means Chunin-Level, 11-20 hearts means Jonin-Level, and 21-50 hearts means Kage-Level. Yes, in this story, it's possible to have up to 50 hearts, though it's nearly impossible to get that many.
Stallion6 of Deviantart: Did you know "Tobi" is Obito?
Is the Master Sword going to appear?
Kurama no Kyubi: Yes to both questions, though it'll be some time till the Master Sword appears.
irzenmonk: good chapter ne
Kurama no Kyubi: Thanks.
Guest: here' s an idea to spice up your story namely making Naruto into something of a werefox a result of the nine tailed fox and the triforce of courage power's mixing leading to our young hero to develope the ability to shift into two alternate forms in addition to his average every day form these alternate forms are that of a anthromorphic fox and a feral fox though the first few transformation will be rather painful for our hero and he will have to deal with some animal insticts which could potentially consume his humanity mentally causing him to become a fox not just in body but in mind as well at least until he manages to master this power thus eliminating this threat of mentally losing himself forever. As for the rest of his teamates they a really, really big wake up call like Sakura not focusing too much on her crush like say all the time and improving her skills as a kunouchi whereas for sasuke maybe teaching him that there are just somethings you earn whereas for others they choose you thus causing him to try and the very least think about how he should goe about get his vengence like taking his time preparing himself and learning to acknowledge the strenght of others and their potential to grow thus getting him to swallow his pride and put it aside and work hard to develope his own power through his own strenght. And the ones who should break the ice should be the three godesses themselves and make team seven see the flaws and cracks in their team as well as themselves and making them see the bigger picture at how the triforce has tied into a potential twist of fate that will change the world for better or for worse and who they should watch out for and it should be done in a dream.
Kurama no Kyubi: Those where some good ideas, I'll think about them. However I've already gotten a plan for how Sasuke should start leading another path than the one he leads in canon.
ChronoMitsurugi: Your logic fails to take into account that Sasuke's entire life has been about gaining power at all cost. It makes him exactly like the rest of his family which is why they were executed.
Basically Uchiha's and Power. An Uchiha gets the triforce of power. That is about as "unlikely" as a million NarutoxSasuke, NarutoxSakura and NarutoxHinata fics showing up on the internet.
Really it is just that wording that is getting to me. The rest of the story is fine. It isn't my kind of fic but I'm picky like that.
Kurama no Kyubi: Umm… So where does my logic fail? The Triforce pieces goes down through families like a Kekkei Genkai, the only reason it even came to the Uchiha clan was because Madara "stole" it. And from Madara, it should have gone down to his oldest child, and his oldest child, etc. And Sasuke isn't that closely related to Madara, and even if he were, the Triforce of Power would've gone to Itachi, not Sasuke.
Naruto Obito Halliwell Uzumaki: this chapter is pretty good, can't wait for the next chapter.
Kurama no Kyubi: Wait's over.
"Triforce." Normal speech
'Triforce.' Normal thought
"Triforce." Biju and God speech
'Triforce.' Biju and God thought
*Triforce.* Speaking in Hylian
Kakashi: Kurama no Kyubi doesn't own anything but his OCs.
Chapter 4: Battle on the bridge
"They're coming!" Kakashi said as he, Sasuke and Sakura got ready to fight as Tazuna and Inari prepared for whatever was coming.
'I was right. He survived… and he's come back to finish things.' Kakashi thought before a fog came in.
"Kakashi-sensei, is this…? That man we met… his "Kirigakure no Jutsu"… isn't it?" Sakura asked before Sasuke started trembling.
"Been a while, Kakashi… and I see you've got those brats tagging along, just like last time. And the little boy is trembling again, poor thing…" Zabuza said before several Mizu Bunshins appeared around them with one even appearing in the middle of their formation.
"I'm shaking with eagerness for a rematch." Sasuke said.
"Go ahead… Sasuke." Kakashi said with an eye-smile before all of the Zabuza's swung their swords, but Sasuke quickly took out all of them with the help of two kunai, one in each hand.
"Well. My Mizu Bunshins were obviously no match for you. It seems the brats have matured quite a bit… into worthy rivals… eh, Haku?" Zabuza said as he and Haku appeared in front of the five.
"Indeed." Haku – who had his mask on – said.
"Looks like I was right. Our mysterious masked friend… is playing on Zabuza's team." Kakashi said.
"He has the nerve, showing up like this!" Sakura yelled.
"This one's mine." Sasuke said before looking at Haku "That was quite a show you put on before. But we're on to you now… and I hate ham actors."
"Sasuke-kun's so cool." Sakura said.
'Sakura challenges everything Naruto says or does… but she takes Sasuke completely at face value, without question.' Kakashi said.
"Impressive kid, isn't he? Even if your Mizu Bunshins have only a tenth of the strength of the originals… it's amazing he was able to do so well." Haku said.
"But we're still on the offensive. Go!" Zabuza said.
"Yes, sir." Haku said as he vanished in a shunshin before appearing before Sasuke, senbon in hand and he tried to strike the Uchiha, but Sasuke quickly got into position to block the senbon.
(Boss #1: Ice user, Haku!)
Forest, Deku Baba Tree
(Dungeon #1: Deku Baba Tree!)
Naruto entered a large round room inside the tree, and he looked around in amazement. He also noted that in the middle of the room was some kind of crystal which was as big as him.
"Whoa, this place looks bigger from the inside." Naruto said before walking towards the crystal in the middle of the room.
As he traversed the room however, several of those weird plants came up from the ground and he quickly drew the Hakko Chakura To before slicing it through the plants' "necks". Naruto then charged towards the crystal as several more plants sprung up and latched out at him, but he ducked under one before slicing off its head and jumping over the area in-between two others as they latched out towards each other.
Naruto then landed one the ground before leaping towards the crystal and he swung his sword at it, making it glow yellow before the room suddenly started shaking.
"Wh-what now?" He asked before the floor suddenly started descending. As the floor descended, Naruto noticed several holes in the walls and suddenly jumped some kind of creatures that looked like a mix between humans and pigs out. They also had grey skin and pretty ragged clothes as well as a horn on their heads and each of them held a sword in their right hand. (Kurama no Kyubi: Wind Waker style Bokoblin.)
"What the…? What are these guys supposed to be?" Naruto asked no one in particular as he got ready to fight.
Bridge
Haku attempted to strike down Sasuke with his senbon, but Sasuke managed to block it using his left kunai.
'Aha. He can keep up with Haku's speed.' Zabuza thought.
"Sakura! We have to cover Tazuna-san and Inari. Take that side, and stay close! Let Sasuke handle Haku." Kakashi said.
"Yes, sir!" Sakura said before taking Tazuna and Inari away from the battle.
"I don't want to have to kill you, but you probably won't leave quietly will you?" Haku said.
"Don't be stupid." Sasuke said.
"Just as I thought…however you won't be able to match my speed for long. And I've laid the groundwork for two attacks." Haku said.
"Two attacks?" Sasuke asked.
"Firstly, there's the water splashed all around us. Secondly, I've trapped one of your hands with parrying this move…which leaves you only one hand free to defend yourself from my attacks!" Haku said as he started weaving a series of hand signs with only one hand.
'What? With just one hand, he's…!' Sasuke thought in surprise.
'He's making signs with just one hand? I've never seen anything like it.' Kakashi thought.
"Sensatsu suisho." Haku said and the water suddenly went up into the air around them and formed into needles of ice.
'So… "I don't want to have to kill you"…? I wonder if he truly means that!' Zabuza thought.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura yelled just before Sasuke made a one-handed hand sign as he concentrated his chakra.
'Come on. Gotta remember the training. Summon all of the chakra that you can… and focus it in my feet!' Sasuke thought as the needles shot towards him and he jumped into the air.
'Where did he…?' Haku thought before he saw four shuriken coming down towards him and he jumped back, avoiding the first three and knocking the fourth away with his senbon before he came to a stop.
"You're not that fast. Now you're the one who has to worry about defending yourself from my attacks." Sasuke said from behind Haku before he swung his right arm at the Hyoton user, but Haku blocked it with his left arm and Sasuke then threw the kunai that he was holding in his right hand at Haku's head. Haku managed to duck under it, but then Sasuke moved in to kick him.
'… H-he's fast…' Haku thought and the kick sent him flying towards Zabuza.
'What…? Haku… is actually losing a battle of speed?' Zabuza thought as Haku landed.
"You're fast. I'm faster." Sasuke said with confidence.
"You had that coming… for underestimating my team… and for name-calling. He may not look like much… but Sasuke here is a top-rated rookie from all of Konohagakure no sato. And Sakura here is our sharpest mind…" Kakashi said.
"That's for sure. Oh, yes." Inner Sakura said.
"And last, but not least… let's not forget our own comedy ninja, the maverick show-stopper, the one and only Naruto!" Kakashi finished before Zabuza started laughing.
"Haku… do you understand, if this goes on, you could end up dying at the hands of the very person you sought to spare?" Zabuza said and Haku stood up.
"What a pity." He said before making a hand sign and the temperature around them dropped.
'Wh-why… does the air suddenly feel so… cold?' Sasuke wondered before the water around him suddenly rose up and formed a dome of ice mirrors around him.
"Makyo hyoso." Haku announced the name of the technique.
'I… don't know this jutsu!' Kakashi thought before Haku walked into one of the mirrors and his reflection could be seen in all of them.
"Blast!" Kakashi said as he leaped towards the dome of ice mirrors, but Zabuza stepped in his way.
"Let's not forget, I'm your enemy. Our children can play together… while my boy kills yours." The demon of Kiri said.
'No…' Kakashi thought as he got ready to fight.
"Now that it's all in place…" Haku started.
'What's he planning to do with these mirrors?' Sasuke thought as Haku continued talking.
"… Let me show you some real speed!" The Hyoton user finished before he took out a senbon and Sasuke was suddenly struck by senbons from everywhere.
"SASUKE!" Kakashi yelled as he heard the Uchiha's screams.
"Any sudden moves and I'll kill those other two!" Zabuza said.
"You…!" Kakashi said.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura yelled as she too could hear the screams.
Land of Waterfalls, Taki, Fu's spot
Nayru stood up as she stared towards the waterfall before saying "Fu, follow me, and I will show you were you're most needed."
"Were… I'm most needed?" Fu asked and Nayru nodded before waving her hand and out of nowhere appeared a magical staircase that went down to just in front of the waterfall.
Nayru then walked down the staircase as Fu rose up to her feet and reluctantly followed her. When they reached the bottom, the staircase suddenly vanished, making Fu look behind her as she looked around, amazed. She then turned back to Nayru who had walked over to the waterfall.
"Wait… You can't walk further past that point. It's a sacred place." Fu said, causing Nayru to stop in her tracks before turning around.
"We can enter." Nayru said before holding out her right hand for Fu to take "Come, and realize your destiny."
Fu then – as if in a trance – took Nayru's hand before following her through the waterfall and into a cave. Something that both of them noticed was that it also got warmer the instant they walked through the waterfall.
Land of Waves, forest, Deku Baba Tree
The floor finally stopped descending as the last of those weird human-pigs were defeated suddenly a chest appeared at one end of the room. Naruto walked over to said chest before opening it to find that there was a key inside, he then turned around to find that there was a door at the other end of the room and he walked over to it.
After passing through the door, he came to a room which was basically a bottomless pit with a bridge that went in four different directions in it. Naruto walked over the bridge before looking in the three directions he could choose between. The doors to the left and right were blocked by bars and the one in front of him was locked.
He walked towards the locked door before using the key he had found to unlock it ad he walked through. As he entered into a new room, bars suddenly dropped down in front of the door he'd just come through.
He then looked towards the middle of the room to see a plant which looked like the other ones except that it was bigger, much bigger.
The plant's head then charged at the blond, but Naruto managed to roll out of the way before weaving a hand sign as he concentrated his chakra into his feet before jumping into the air. And as he came down, he cut through the Plant's stalk, disconnecting the head from the body.
The bars in front of the door then rose up so that Naruto could pass through the door again, and as a reward for defeating the plant, a chest appeared out of nowhere. Naruto then opened the chest to find a map of the place and he then returned to the previous room.
Once there, the bars in front of the door to his right rose up so that he could enter through the door which he did.
Land of Waterfalls, Taki, Jabu-Jabu's lake
Nayru and Fu exited the cave as they came out before a large lake.
"Whoa. I never knew there was a lake here." Fu said.
'Seems like my suspicions were right, as soon as we passed through the magical barrier which would prevent anyone that's not allowed to enter this place to enter, it got warmer. That cold was definitely due to some form of evil magic.'Nayru thought as she walked into the water before turning around "I am Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom."
"A… Goddess…?" Fu was lost for words, why would a Goddess come to her of all people.
"You're probably wondering why I brought you here. Well, first I need to ask you if you've ever heard of the "Legend of the Triforce"?" Nayru said.
"N-no… I haven't." Fu said.
"I'm not surprised. Well, then. Let me tell you." Nayru said before telling Fu the legend.
Land of Waves, bridge
'… If I go to help Sasuke, Tazuna-san and Inari will be completely exposed, but I can't just abandon the boy. But at the first sign of a Kage Bunshin from me, he'll counter with his Mizu Bunshins… I'd just be squandering my chakra…' Kakashi thought.
'Looks like destroying all the mirrors may be my only hope. These mirrors are made of ice, so…' Sasuke thought before quickly weaving a series of hand signs before saying "Katon: Goukakyo no Jutsu!"
He then fired a wave of flames from his mouth, however it didn't even face the mirrors.
"That pitiful flame will barely touch my ice mirrors…" Haku said before beginning another barrage of senbons.
"The Jutsu I'm using is part of Shunshin no Jutsu, and the only tool I need to perform it is the mirrors that hold my image. I move so quickly, the pair of you might as well be standing still." Haku said after he had ended the attacks.
'So that's it.' Kakashi thought before saying "I never imagined that anyone could master such a technique at so young an age."
""Such a technique"…?" Sakura asked.
"It's a Kekkei Genkai, a skill that can be passed from one generation to the next. A genetic trait… running through the bloodlines of those of the purest shinobi pedigree… Some of the most extraordinary techniques are handed down from generation to generation solely on that basis…" Kakashi explained.
"You mean…" Sakura said.
"Precisely… It's of the same order of skill as my Sharingan… but even my Sharingan can't copy, mimic, or break this boy's Kekkei Genkai." Kakashi said.
Haku then launched another barrage of senbons at the Uchiha as he thought back to when he first met Zabuza.
Flashback
"Pathetic." Zabuza said as he stood before Haku who was sitting on the ground "Look at you… a foundling. An orphan. Thrown away. Unloved and uncared for… Soon, you'll die here, by the side of the road, with nothing to show that you lived or died and no one to care what your dreams were…"
"… I… can see myself in your eyes. We have the same expression." Haku said with a smile and Zabuza's eyes widened.
Flashback end
"I… find it difficult to embrace the full shinobi philosophy. I can't help but prefer that you don't force me to kill you. However, if you are going to come at me… I shall kill my own heart with my blade – just as the word "shinobi" was originally the words "heart" and "blade" – and act as a full-fledged shinobi would. This bridge is a nexus of our destinies… and all of our dreams and futures balance on the edge of a knife. I have my own dreams, as I am sure you have yours… Please try not to resent me, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes… to protect the one I care about the most… to fight, kill, or die to fulfill that person's dreams. Doing so is my own dream. To that end, I will become a true shinobi… and I shall kill you." Haku said.
"Sasuke-kun! Don't you dare lose to a person like him!" Sakura yelled.
"Stop encouraging him, Sakura." Kakashi said, catching Sakura's attention "Even if we knew of a way to counter his Jutsu, your teammate still wouldn't be up to the task of defeating that boy."
"Wh-what do you mean?" Sakura asked.
"That boy haven't yet developed the psychological strength to turn his heart to ice and take a human life. Haku on the other hand has lived the kind of emotional anguish that prepares him to be a true shinobi. No true shinobi could ever be born of a place like your village, a place of weakness… of peace. You don't live with death, or grow up needing to kill to ensure your own survival. In you those skills – and the mindset they require – die stillborn." Zabuza said.
"Kakashi-sensei… what can we do?" Sakura asked.
"You'll forgive me… if I put an end to this…" Kakashi said as he started to pull up his Hitai-ate.
"Heh-heh… Going to use the Sharingan…? What a vulgar maneuver. So obvious, so lacking in finesse." Zabuza said.
Forest, Deku Baba Tree
Naruto had traversed through several rooms in the dungeon, and he also found several chests. While most chests contained ryo, he found a few with keys which he used to unlock doors and there were also some containing kunai and shuriken so he could refill his supply of the throwing knives and stars. There was even a chest containing a compass which came in handy with finding the other chests for some reason.
Naruto entered a room deep within the tree to see that was quite different than all the other rooms he'd seen so far. It was rather small and – when seen from above – had the shape of a half-circle. The walls were also covered by vines that had thorns on them.
As Naruto took a few steps into the room, the door behind him closed and vines sprouted up from the ground to cover it. As the blond then looked towards the other side of the room, he was surprised when some of the vines suddenly tore themselves from the wall and morphed into the shape of a humanoid being which was a couple of feet taller than a full-grown human.
"All these weird plants are really starting to get on my nerves!" Naruto said as he grabbed the Hakko Chakura To from his back and got ready to fight. (Kurama no Kyubi: He has it on the back just like Sakumo and Kakashi used to.)
Suddenly the creature threw something towards Naruto, and the blond quickly rolled out of the way. As he stopped rolling, he looked towards were what the creature had thrown landed, and he noticed that it had been a rose… a really sharp rose seeing as though it had penetrated at least five centimeters into the ground.
He looked back at the creature before getting to his feet and charged at it. He then swung his sword, but the creature blocked with a rose before parrying Naruto's sword upwards and thrusting the rose towards the blond.
Naruto then jumped backwards before making a cross-shaped hand sign.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Five clones then appeared and they all charged at the creature, however, the creature's left arm suddenly turned into a whip and all of the clones were destroyed immediately as they were hit.
'So, it throws the roses with its right arm and its left can turn into a whip.' Naruto thought before he suddenly heard that voice in his head again.
"Na… ku… me… a… roach… and… or… ero…" Naruto wondered why he mostly heard static, but he didn't have time to think about that now.
Unknown location
"Argh. I can't get through to him!" The green-haired girl said as she clutched her hair in frustration.
"Well, you shouldn't be surprised. There's a strong concentration of dark magic surrounding that place." The red-haired woman said as she stared down into the pool which they used to watch over the world to see that it mostly showed static.
Land of Waves, forest, Deku Baba Tree
Naruto jumped out of the way of another rose before charging at the creature. The creature's left arm then turned into a whip again, but Naruto blocked it before quickly making a clone which then jumped up and punched the creature in the face, making it reel back.
The clone then dispelled – obscuring the creature's vision – and the original Naruto then used the smoke as cover as he stabbed his sword straight through where the creature's heart would be.
As Naruto pulled out his sword, the creature fell down on its knees before suddenly blowing up. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, all that remained of the creature was a thorny vine-whip which Naruto then picked up.
He then looked up to see a branch sticking out of the wall just in front of a hole, and he used the whip to grab onto the branch before he was brought up there and he jumped into the hole to find that there was a switch there.
Naruto then swung his sword at the switch, making it glow yellow as the vines that were covering the door went back into the ground.
Land of Waterfalls, Taki, Jabu-Jabu's lake
"… And that is the Legend of the Triforce." Nayru said.
"But… that didn't explain why you brought me here." Fu said.
"The three Chosen, the Hero, the Princess, and the Villain… These three are bound by an never-ending cycle of Good VS Evil. But they're not the only ones bound by the cycle, there's also the six Sages." Nayru said.
"Six Sages?" Fu asked and Nayru nodded.
"The Sage of Light, the Sage of the Forest, the Sage of Fire, the Sage of Water, the Sage of Spirits, and the Sage of Darkness. These six acts like caretakers of the different regions of Hyrule as well as guides for the Chosen." Nayru said.
"I still don't understand what any of this has to do with me." Fu said.
"Take a look at that mark on your hand." Nayru said.
"Huh? This?" Fu asked as she looked at the back of her right hand before looking back at Nayru "What's this got to with anything?"
"That's the mark of a Sage… or more specifically, the Sage of Water." Nayru said.
"I'm… a Sage?" Fu asked shocked.
"Yes. There's no mistaking it." Nayru said before turning around "Jabu-Jabu!"
Fu's eyes then widened as a large whale suddenly came up from the water.
*Nayru-sama, what brings you here?* The whale asked.
"Jabu-Jabu, as you know, evil is on the rise again. I need you to locate the Zora's Sapphire, which – as you know – vanished a long time ago." Nayru said before gesturing to Fu "When you've found it, give it to Fu here."
*I see, so she's the new Water Sage.* Jabu-Jabu said as he looked at Fu who took a few steps back before he looked back at Nayru and said *Very well, I will look for the sapphire." He then went back down into the water.
"Stay here and await Jabu-Jabu's return with the sapphire. You must then await the arrival of the hero." Nayru said as she looked back at Fu.
"But how will I know who he is?" Fu asked.
"Don't worry, you'll know when you meet him." Nayru said before she began walking back in the direction of Taki until she stopped and turned around before throwing a book over to Fu.
""Hylian 101?"" She asked as she looked at the book.
"While you wait, it might benefit you to learn some Hylian. Especially when talking to Gods, several of us refuse to speak in any other language." Nayru said before continuing walking.
Land of Waves, bridge
(Boss #2: Demon of Kiri, Momochi Zabuza!)
Kakashi was pulling up his Hitai-ate, but Zabuza charged at him while pulling out a two-pronged kunai before apparently stabbing Kakashi. However, the copy-nin blocked it with the palm of his right hand.
"You can sneer all you want about my "lack of finesse", Zabuza… it doesn't change the fact that you're afraid of the Sharingan. And of me." Kakashi said.
"Heh-heh-heh… A ninja's secret weapon should be employed judiciously, not displayed at random to every foe you face." Zabuza said.
"You should feel privileged. No one else has ever lived to see the Sharingan a second time. And no one will ever see it thrice." Kakashi said.
"Heh-heh… By all means, defeat me, if you can. You still won't have what it takes to kill Haku." Zabuza said.
'That masked boy is so powerful, even Kakashi-sensei can't win…?' Sakura thought before saying "Sensei…"
"Since he was a toddler, I've beaten his fighting skills into him. Even in the face of unthinkable adversity, he always prevailed. He's lost all regard for his own life and become a killing machine… a true shinobi. His skills surpass even my own. And he bears within him the formidable legacy of an inherited Kekkei Genkai. Thus, I have forged and carry with me a weapon of matchless quality and skill, entirely unlike the scraps of trash that you've brought with you today." Zabuza said as he pulled out the kunai as Kakashi fully pulled up his Hitai-ate to reveal his Sharingan.
"Is there anything duller than listening to someone else brag? It's show time." He said.
"Hmph. Just so you know, Kakashi, the same spell won't work on me twice." Zabuza said before continuing "Having had a chance to see it in action I now have thorough understanding of the arcane workings of your Sharingan. There was far more to our previous battle than the apparently humiliating defeat I permitted you and your brats to hand me. Haku – who was hiding nearby – observed and studied every aspect of our fight, beginning to end. Haku is extremely intelligent. For him, to see a Jutsu is to analyze and understand it. And with that understanding, he can develop effective counter-measures. And now… Kirigakure no Jutsu!" A heavy fog then came in, obscuring Kakashi's view.
Back in the dome of ice mirrors was Sasuke still holding on as there was a temporary break in Haku's attacks.
'There must be a limit to his chakra. His attacks have been getting weaker.' Sasuke thought before he noticed that Haku prepared to move 'He's coming!'
Sasuke then started moving, but a senbon suddenly came straight through his knee from behind him.
"Sakura. I'm counting on you to protect Tazuna-san and Inari." Kakashi said as he waited for Zabuza to make his move.
'… He's right… I've got to have faith in Sasuke-kun… and concentrate on what I have to do.' Sakura thought.
'Where the hell is this fog coming from? You can't see your hand in front of your face.' Tazuna thought.
"The air is crackling with his energy, Tazuna-san, Inari. Stay by my side." Sakura said as she moved up in front of the two.
"All right, Sakura…" Tazuna said.
'This fog is too thick for the Kirigakure no Jutsu. Even Zabuza won't be able to see anything through it.' Kakashi thought before he heard something and he then quickly repelled several incoming shuriken with a kunai.
"You repelled those nicely… no less than I'd expect of Sharingan no Kakashi." Zabuza said from behind the copy-nin who then turned around to see that the demon of Kiri had his eyes closed "However… the next time you see me… it will be the end."
'His eyes are closed.' Kakashi thought.
"You've overestimated the value of your Sharingan." Zabuza said as he vanished from sight again.
Forest, Deku Baba Tree
Naruto came back to the room where the way split into three, not including where he came from. As he entered the room, the bars in front of the last door removed themselves and Naruto walked towards the door, however when he had gotten about halfway, he noticed something and looked up to a corner of the room to see a hole in the wall near the ceiling.
He then noticed several branches that were sticking out from the walls and he used his vine-whip to swing himself from branch to branch until finally getting up to the hole to see a door there.
He walked through the door to enter a round room, and on the other side of the room there was a hole in the wall with bars in it and on the other side was a blue chest with golden outlines, he also noticed that it was slightly bigger than the other chests he'd seen.
As he then reached the middle of the room, skeletons… SKELETONS rose up from the ground, wielding swords and shields.
'This place is just getting weirder and weirder… Well, at least it's not ghosts.' Naruto thought before one of the skeletons swung its sword at him.
Naruto blocked it with his own sword before creating nine clones, seeing as though there were ten skeletons. Each clone then went for their own targets as the original jumped over the skeleton he was fighting before landing behind it and swinging his sword.
This didn't seem to do much however as the only damage the skeleton got was a barely visible crack on the back of its ribs where Naruto's sword had hit it. The skeleton then turned around before swinging its sword at the blond, but said blond jumped back to avoid it before pulling out his vine-whip and he swung the whip so that it wrapped around the skeleton's ribcage before Naruto pulled, ripping out the whole ribcage, and the skeleton suddenly crumbled to dust.
Naruto looked around to see that his clones were also finished with the other skeletons, and just then, the bars rose up, giving access to the treasure chest. Naruto dispelled all his clones and walked over to the chest, opened it and pulled out a key, however this one was much bigger than all of the other keys, plus it was gold-plated.
"This looks like it's important for something. Hmm… I wonder if it's to unlock a special door or something." Naruto thought out loud before an idea popped up in his head 'Maybe it's the key to a treasure chamber!'
Bridge
"Heh-heh… With my eyes own eyes closed, I eliminate the possibility of your copying me while we're in close proximity." Zabuza said.
"But then… while I can't use my own eyes, neither can you." Kakashi said.
"Ah, but you forget…" Zabuza said.
"What?" Kakashi asked.
"I am trained in Sairento Kiringu. My genius lies in the ability to hunt by sound alone." Zabuza said, causing Kakashi's eyes to widen.
'Blast it… I've been so worried about Sasuke, I hadn't considered… How long it's been since I had to fight under conditions this adverse. I've got to calm down… stay smart… who will he target next?' Kakashi thought before realized it and turned towards the direction of Sakura and the others 'NO!'
Meanwhile, Zabuza appeared behind Tazuna and Inari before grabbing his sword and swinging it. Tazuna and Inari then quickly managed to jump out of the way though Sakura was still there.
As Zabuza's sword came closer to her though, she suddenly felt a slight sting in her right hand as a bright light came out of it as she held her arms in front of her face as if they could block the massive sword. However, just then, the light formed into a beam and shot straight through Zabuza, knocking him back.
'Nani?' Zabuza thought.
'That light…' Kakashi thought before he noticed the Triforce mark on the pinkette's hand '… The Triforce of Wisdom…!'
'Heh… What are the odds, Kakashi. Having two of the Chosen Ones on your team…" Zabuza thought as he rose up to his feet, he also noted that as soon as he'd been hit by light, it somehow dissipated the mist.
In the dome of ice mirrors, were Sasuke currently on his knees as he started to rise back up to his feet while thinking 'Ugh. If this keeps up, we'll all be in serious trouble… I've got to do something. My eyes are beginning to adjust to the environment...'
'I've been targeting the points that would result in mortal injuries, but… he's evaded every attempt. And he's gradually gaining speed, beginning to catch up to my own moves… That kid… he can see something…' Haku thought before saying "You… move well… but my next assault will take you down." As he pulled out more senbons, he thought 'He shows amazing stamina, reflexes, training, skill, and judgment… Though his every faculty must be extended past its limit by now…'
'Here he comes! Stay frosty… focus… concentrate… and look through the illusion.' Sasuke thought before leaping out of the way as Haku threw more senbons at him.
'He wasn't fooled… or even confused. Impossible…!' Haku thought before noticing the boy's eyes… they were Sharingan, the right eye having two tomoe and the left eye having one 'His eyes are… it can't be…! They're… Sharingan…?'
"… You're… I see… you too share the legacy of a Kekkei Genkai." Haku said before thinking 'An amazing boy… a prodigy still in the fledgling stages…'
'It was only for a moment… but I was actually able to see!' Sasuke thought.
'To find that ability within himself and force it to awaken, untutored, in the heat of battle…' Haku thought before saying "I can't let this fight go on. My own Jutsu forces my to expand a great deal of chakra, so there is a limit to how long I can go on using it. And I'm certain that the longer our duel drags on… the greater your ability to perceive my movements will become. Especially since – to a certain extent – you can already see me now." Haku was then about to start another barrage of attacks, but he noticed a glowing triangle on the back of Sasuke's right hand 'Impossible… that's…!'
"Sasuke-kun, beware the darkness in your heart for it will consume you…" Sasuke heard the voice in his head once again, but this time he just ignored it as the mark on the back of his right hand glowed more intensely and dark-red wisps of chakra came up around him.
'What is this power I'm sensing…?' Haku thought.
Forest, Deku Baba Tree
Naruto entered a small, rectangular room to see that on the other end of said room was a large steel door which was obviously locked if the chains and the large keyhole was any indication.
"That must be the door that this key unlocks." Naruto said as he pulled out the key before walking over to the door and unlocked it. He then walked through and into another room.
As he entered another room, he noticed that half the room was covered in purple water and on the other side of the water was a large tree standing. When Naruto walked towards the water, two of those weird plants from earlier suddenly came up, but these two were much bigger.
(Boss #3: Queen of the Deku Baba, Diababa!)
"This doesn't look good…" Naruto said as he didn't really have any way of fighting those two plants considering they were so far into the water, but he had to try.
One of the plants then charged at the blond, attempting to eat him whole, but he rolled out of the way. As he rolled however, the vine-whip fell out of his pocket and landed on the ground, and as Naruto looked at it, he smirked as he got an idea.
Naruto then grabbed the whip before swinging it towards one of the plants so that it wrapped around the plant's stalk, and he pulled it towards him, making the plant's head crash into the ground.
Naruto then drew his sword before striking the head of the plant several times until it suddenly withered away, and he repeated the process with the other plant.
"Phew. I got 'em." Naruto said before the ground suddenly started shaking "Wh-what now…?"
Suddenly a much larger plant rose up from the water. This one was bigger than the previous two and as it opened its mouth to let out a screech, Naruto could see that its tongue was an eye-ball on a stalk.
"Whoa! That thing's huge!" Naruto said.
The gigantic plant then leaped down at him with its head, though he managed to roll out of the way before attempting what he had tried against the other plants, but this one's stalk was way too wide for the whip to wrap around.
"Oh, great. How am I supposed to beat this thing?" Naruto asked no one in particular.
"Kid." Naruto's eyes widened when he heard a voice inside his head, but it wasn't that female voice he'd always hear, instead, it was a deep male voice which sounded kinda demonic.
Naruto didn't get much time to think about this new voice however as the plant attempted to gobble him whole again. However, this time, Naruto wasn't fast enough and the plant was able to get his foot before it threw him up into the air and as he then fell back down, it closed its mouth around him, eating him whole.
Naruto's mindscape, Kyubi cage
Naruto opened his eyes to find himself inside what appeared to be some kind of sewer system with the floor covered in knee-high water. Before him was huge bars that went high up into the air until it reached the ceiling which was so high up that it wasn't even visible.
"Where… am I?" Naruto asked as he looked around before looking at the cage, and he noticed that there was something on the other side, however he couldn't see what it was.
"Kid, you are really pathetic if you can't even beat a stupid plant." A voice came from the other side of the bars.
"Huh? Who's there?" Naruto asked as he took some steps closer, he stopped and his eyes widened however when he saw two crimson-red eyes, a mouth, filled with sharp teeth and nine tails "N-no way. You're… the Kyubi no Kitsune."
"In the flesh." The Kyubi said as he became fully visible for the blond.
"But how's that possible? You're supposed to be sealed inside me! So how is it that you can be here in front of me?" Naruto asked.
"Haven't you realized it yet? You're inside your mindscape." The Kyubi said.
"My… mindscape?" Naruto asked.
"That's right. It's basically a world within your own head." The Kyubi said before adding "It's also where all of your memories are being kept."
"So I'm inside my own head? How's that even possible?" Naruto asked.
"It's not, for most people. Jinchurikis are an exception though, being probably the only ones who can do it." The Kyubi said.
"Jin... churiki…?" Naruto asked.
"It's the common name for people who have demons – most notably, Bijus – sealed inside of them." The Kyubi said.
"Oh, I see." Naruto said before looking up at the fox "You know, I didn't expect you to be so nice."
"Shut up, will you? I'm not nice, I just decided to help you out a little, so that you'd be able to survive. For if you die, we both die. Therefore, I'm going to let you borrow some of my chakra." The Kyubi said as he blushed from embarrassment.
"Huh? Really?" Naruto asked and the large fox nodded before Naruto yelled "YOSH!"
Forest, Deku Baba Tree
Naruto was in the large plant's stomach as he opened his eyes to reveal that his pupils were now slitted crimson. He had also grown fangs and claws.
Suddenly was the large plant's stalk sliced in two as the top half fell into the water and at the point on the lower half where it had been split was Naruto standing as he held the Hakko Chakura To. He then jumped over to land as the lower half of the plant fell into the water.
After landing, Naruto turned around to see that the water suddenly became clear, and something that looked like a giant heart suddenly shot out of the water and landed next to him.
"What's this?" Naruto asked no one in particular.
"It's a Heart Container. You might be able to survive a little longer if you take it." The Kyubi said.
Naruto then walked over to the Heart Container and as soon as he touched it, it suddenly vanished as the blond felt as though all of his strength was returning. But before Naruto could make a comment about that, the entire place suddenly started shaking.
"Wh-what's going on? Is it an earthquake?" He asked.
"No. The whole place is coming down, you need to get out of there." The Kyubi said.
"All right." Naruto said as he turned around, about to run for the door.
"No! Not that way, you won't make it!" The Kyubi said.
"What? Then what am I supposed to do?" Naruto asked.
"There's an escape route through the water." The Kyubi said and Naruto looked towards the water.
"Through there?" He said before running towards the water and jumping into it before diving down as debris fell from the ceiling.
As Naruto was in the water, it didn't take him long to find a cave and he swam into it and towards whatever exit laid ahead of him.
Bridge
Zabuza swung his sword and Kakashi blocked it with his kunai before they both suddenly felt a strong chakra, and they – along with Sakura, Tazuna and Inari – looked towards the dome of ice mirrors just in time to see one of the mirrors shattering as Haku flew towards them before flipping in the air and skidding along the ground as the shattered pieces of his mask fell down to the ground.
The other ice mirrors then shattered as Sasuke came out from the crumbling dome, being surrounded by dark-red wisps of chakra as he walked towards Haku. The ice user then threw a few senbon at the Uchiha, but Sasuke extended his right arm and the senbons bounced off his open palm.
"This power is amazing! I feel like I can do everything I want!" Sasuke said.
'I-is that… Sasuke-kun?' Sakura thought before Sasuke showed the back of his right hand to everyone.
"Now, none of you weaklings can defeat me." He said.
'That's… the Triforce of Power!' Zabuza thought before charging at Sasuke.
As he approached the Uchiha, he swung his sword, but Sasuke dodged it before holding out his hand and a ball of dark-red chakra suddenly flew from his hand and hit Zabuza. The missing-nin then weaved a series of hand signs before ending at the tori sign.
"Suiton: Suiryudan no Jutsu!" A dragon of water then came out of the ocean behind Sasuke and slammed into his back, sending him towards Zabuza who got ready to cleave the boy in two with his sword.
Sasuke then felt a sting in his eyes as he came closer to the demon of Kiri, but just then, a wall of black flames rose up in-between them, and Zabuza had to jump out of the way. Sasuke then went straight through the flames as said flames dissipated.
Sasuke then skidded along the ground before he felt another sting in his eyes, and he fell down on his knees as Kakashi noticed the boy's eyes, they were black with three red intersecting eclipses.
'That's… the Mangekyo Sharingan?' He thought as Sasuke began rubbing his eyes.
"Now die!" Zabuza said as he appeared behind the Uchiha and swung his sword downwards, but then Sasuke looked over his shoulder and suddenly, a purple ribcage appeared around him, successfully blocking the sword.
'Nani?' Zabuza thought in surprise before he was about to swing the sword again, but he was stopped as Kakashi came up behind him, holding a kunai at his throat "… Kakashi."
"Stop this, Zabuza. I'm your opponent here." Kakashi said.
"Didn't you see that mark on the brat's hand? It's the Triforce of Power, the mark of the villain. If that boy is allowed to live, he could end up destroying the world." Zabuza said.
"We still don't know that." Kakashi said.
"Heh. You're just like everyone else of your village." Zabuza said before Sasuke suddenly passed out as the purple ribs vanished.
"SASUKE-KUN!" Sakura yelled.
In the trees
In the forest, not far from the bridge were Vaati and his team standing on the branches as they observed the battle that was going on.
"Hey, what just happened to Uchiha?" Aqua asked.
"He passed out, obviously. Heh, the Uchiha aren't as tough as everyone makes them out to be, not even close." Flare said.
"I don't know about that, it looked more like he passed out because of unlocking so much power all at once." Ventus said before looking at Vaati "What do you think, sensei?"
"I think you're right. It seems that in order for its host to survive, the Triforce of Power awakened the powers sleeping in that boy's eyes. But it seems that just the Sharingan wasn't enough, it went all the way and unlocked his Mangekyo Sharingan." Vaati said.
"Mangekyo Sharingan?" Aqua asked and Vaati nodded.
"It's a stronger version of the Sharingan, and there's only been a few people in recorded history that have managed to unlock it; Uchiha Madara, Uchiha Izuna, Uchiha Shisui, Uchiha Itachi… and now, Uchiha Sasuke. However I doubt that Sasuke will manage control over those eyes any time soon." Vaati said.
"At least we know now that he's the one that's got the Triforce of Power, and the girl's the one with the Triforce of Wisdom… Who'd had thought that the three Chosen Ones would all end up on the same team." Ventus said before noticing something "Huh? Hey, there's something going on down there."
Bridge
"Heh… I expected more from you, Zabuza." Everyone turned towards the voice to see Gato stand there with an army of thugs.
"Gato… What are you doing here? And why did you bring all of them?" Zabuza asked.
'Him…' Kakashi thought.
"Heh-heh-heh… There's been a slight change of plan, Zabuza. Or of your plans, anyway. This was what I had in mind all along. You're going to die here, "demon"… here and now." Gato said.
"What?" Zabuza asked.
"You must have guessed. I never intended to pay you. It's such a bother hiring a skilled shinobi affiliated with one of the top villages. It's expensive… and they tend to have friends who object when I betray and kill them. It's so much simpler to hire missing-nins like yourself. No one cares what I do to your kind once the job is done. All of you ninja are so eager to fight each other. Once you've worn each other down, common thugs can finish of the rest. It's a great business plan, efficient and inexpensive. My only mistake was hiring you in the first place. Calling yourself the demon of Kirigakure is just plain false advertising. Heh-heh… You're no demon… more like a baby demon, if that." Gato said.
"The shape you're in, we'll take you down without even breaking a sweat!" One of the thugs said as they laughed.
"Forgive me, Kakashi… Our fight is over. I no longer have any reason to want to assassinate Tazuna… which settles our differences." Zabuza said as Kakashi removed the kunai from the missing-nin's throat.
"Yeah… you're right." Kakashi said.
"Agh. Let go of me, you…!" A female voice came from within the crowd of thugs.
"Huh? That voice…" Tazuna said before two thugs came out of the crowd with Tsunami "Tsunami!"
"Kaa-san!" Inari said.
"Tou-san… Inari!" Tsunami cried.
"Taking a hostage… the coward." Zabuza said before looking at Haku "How much chakra do you have left?"
"Not much." Haku said.
'I don't have much chakra left either, and I doubt Zabuza's got much more. And Sakura wouldn't be able to fight that many on her own, not to mention that they've got a hostage…' Kakashi thought.
"Tsunami? Then what happened to Naruto?" Sakura asked no one in particular as Inari looked up at the pinkette, fearing that something bad could've happened to the blond.
Under the bridge
Naruto's head popped out of the water and he looked around before spotting one of the columns that were supporting the bridge, and he looked up to see said bridge.
"Whoa. Who'd have thought I'd come out here?" Naruto said.
"Kid, there's something going on on that bridge. I can sense a lot of chakra signatures up there, and two of them are bigger than most of them combined." The Kyubi said.
"Nani? So Zabuza decided to attack today?" Naruto asked.
"Yes, it feels that way." The Kyubi said.
"All right! I've been wanting to kick his butt!" Naruto said before swimming over to the nearest column and he ran up it.
As he approached the top, he leaped off the column, pulled out the vine-whip and swung it so that it wrapped itself around the railings. He then pulled himself towards the bridge before grabbing the railing and he looked over said railing to see that he was behind a large crowd. He then jumped over the railing, and surprisingly no one had noticed him yet.
'Who are all these guys anyway?' Naruto thought.
"Thugs… Probably Gato's men." The Kyubi said.
'Gato…!' Naruto thought with gritted teeth before unsheathing the Hakko Chakura To, and he also weaved a hand sign.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" In a large puff of smoke appeared a hundred clones, however this didn't go unheard by the thugs as they all looked over their shoulders to see an army of the blond.
"What the…?" One of the thugs said before getting punched by one of the clones.
"Hey, what's going on back there?" Gato asked as he turned around.
'This chakra…' Kakashi thought as he smiled before pulling down his Hitai-ate, knowing that there was no longer a need for him to use the Sharingan.
'It's the Courage brat.' Zabuza thought before charging forward as he saw his chance to kill Gato "I've got you now, Gato!"
Gato then turned around again just before his head got sliced off by Zabuza's Kubikiribocho.
"Ugh. Hey, Gato's dead!" One of the thugs who were holding Tsunami said and all the other thugs turned around just as Zabuza sent them all a wave of Killing-Instinct. They then turned back around, ready to flee, only to be stopped by the army of blonds, and they then jumped over the railings and down into the ocean as the thugs that were holding Tsunami let go of her and followed suit, trying to get away from the demon.
"Tsunami/Kaa-san!" Came the respective cries of Tazuna and Inari as they ran towards the woman before hugging her.
"Zabuza, what will you do now?" Kakashi asked as he approached the missing-nin.
"For now, I think I'll stay here till the bridge is finished, after that… I don't know. I guess we'll continue to travel and raise money so that we can launch another assault on the Mizukage." Zabuza said as Naruto – who had dispelled all his clones – walked over to them.
"Umm… Did I miss something?" He asked.
Forest
A man was walking through the forest, and towards the village as he said "Looks like Gato has finally been defeated. And the three Chosen Ones have appeared." The man then stepped out from behind a tree to reveal that he was none other than Inari's father, Kaiza.
Chapter preview
Giichi "Tazuna, it's a miracle!"…"It's Kaiza, he's alive!"
Inari/Tsunami "TOU-SAN/KAIZA!" (runs up and hugs him)
Naruto "Hey, what's the deal here? I thought you said that Inari's father was dead."
Kaiza "Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura… in need to talk to you three privately."
Vaati "Next time on The Legend of Naruto: Former Tani-nin, Yomi no Kaiza."
Kaiza "What I wanted to tell you is that you three are in terrible danger."
Character status
Naruto: Level: 10
Hearts: 4
Techniques: Henge, Kawarimi, Oiroke, Harem, Kage Bunshin.
Weapons: Hakko Chakura To, kunai, shuriken, vine-whip.
Race: Hylian.
Triforce: Courage.
Sasuke: Level: 10
Hearts: 4
Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi, Katon: Goukakyo.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Hylian.
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan, Mangekyo Sharingan.
Triforce: Power.
Sakura: Level: 3
Hearts: 3
Techniques: Bunshin, Henge, Kawarimi.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Hylian.
Triforce: Wisdom.
Kakashi: Level: 45
Hearts: 29
Techniques: Raikiri, Magen: Narakumi, Doton: Shinju zanshu, Doton: Doryuheki, Doton: Moguragakure, Fuja hoin, Katon: Goukakyo, Genjutsu: Sharingan, Raiton: Kage Bunshin, Taju Kage Bunshin, Sennen Goroshi, Kage Bunshin, Kuchiyose, Kuchiyose: Doton: Tsuiga, Kirigakure, Mizu Bunshin.
Weapons: kunai, shuriken.
Race: Human.
Kekkei Genkai: Sharingan.
Haku: level: 15
Hearts: 15
Techniques: Hissatsu hyoso, Makyo hyoso, Senatsu suisho.
Weapons: senbon.
Race: Hylian.
Kekkei Genkai: Hyoton.
Zabuza: Level: 45
Hearts: 29
Techniques: Kirigakure, Mizu Bunshin, Sairento Kiringu, Suiro, Suiton: Daibakufu, Suiton: Suiryudan.
Weapons: Kubikiribocho.
Race: Sameha (Kurama no Kyubi: A race I came up with just now, it basically means "Shark Teeth". The members of this race look human enough, but they've got sharp shark-like teeth, also note that some members of this race takes on a more fish-like appearance.)
Kurama no Kyubi: That's it for this chappy, see you all next time. Oh, by the way. I had originally planned for this to be the last chapter in this arc, but it seems like there'll be one more after all, don't worry though, I'll still be doing the Chunin Exam arc.
Flare: You better be! I can't wait till I get some action!
Aqua: Shut up, and be patient for once, Flare!