Steve: And here we go! The final chapter of the Wave Arc. They are heading home people!
Yui: Finally!
Pen-pen: Waa! Waaarrkk! wark waar arkk war Waarrk waaark! (Yes! Hopefully soon we'll have the Chunin exams!)
Steve: Yes, they're coming soon, but first I have to get some things out of the way. And before I forget I'll publicly apologize to readadiction for spelling his name incorrectly in the last review thanking notes. Now, Hinata, please thank the reviewers.
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Steve: Thanks to all those who reviewed! I really appreciate it.
Hinata: Will I be getting a moment in this Steve-san? And what did uncutetomboy mean by attracting more flies with honey?
Steve: Oh... That... Um... How do I put this?
Yui: Allow me. (Turns to Hinata) What she means is that she told him that he shouldn't have Harry and Naruto as the ONLY source of gratification for you girls in the harem.
Hinata: WHAT! YOU MEAN SHE THINKS THAT WE SHOULD BE WITH OTHER GUYS!?!
Steve: Ah... no, not with other guys... Anyways, if you and Pen-pen would Hinata?
Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies... Wait a second... if not with other guys then she means...
Yui: Yup, with your "Sister-wives"
Hinata:... EeP! (Goes bright red and faints with a large nosebleed)
Steve: (Shakes head) I should have expected this...
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The gathered shinobi are at the middle of the bridge while facing the citizens of Wave. Hearing a slight sniffing sound, Naruto looks down at Inari who's trying not to cry. "It's okay to cry Inari. This is a new beginning and thus a happy time, though it is bittersweet." Inari shakes his head before giving Naruto a smile and a thumbs up.
"You can cry too if you want to Naruto-Tou-san." Naruto nods with a soft look on his face as a single tear makes it's way down his face.
"Your right Inari… And one day you'll have to tell me why you're calling me Naruto-Tou-san." Inari only grins as Naruto also grins and starts walking. He gets about thirty feet when he stops as Tsunami starts shouting. Looking back he notices Tsunami running towards him. "Yes Tsunami-chan? Going to grace me with your presence once more?" She stops for a moment to catch her breath before walking towards him with a slight blush. Stopping in front of him, she bends down as to look him in the eye.
"As a matter of fact, yes." She blushes a bit more as a slight smirk pops up on her face. "I actually got something for you Naruto-kun. After all I can't let my 'Hero' leave without properly thanking him, can I?" Naruto grins as Kakashi looks on in amusement… Only for what happens next to cause him to drop his book in shock as Tsunami jerks forwards and gives Naruto a kiss that's not platonic in the least. Breathing heavily, Tsunami's blush comes back full force as she can hear the cat calls and whistles behind her. Smiling down at the shocked teen, she giggles some before speaking in a soft voice. "If your ever in the neighbourhood… Look me up." And on that note she walks away with a swing in her hips, though she sweats some at the Killing Intent coming from the various women of Wave as well as from Sakura.
"That… That…" Growling, Sakura grabs a still slightly shocked Naruto's ear and starts dragging him away. "Come on Casanova, we've got to get going." Reaching the crowd, Tsunami giggles at the shocked look her father is giving her only to blush as Naruto calls out he'll hold her to what she said. Tazuna just looks at the vanishing ninja and back at his daughter.
"What the hell was that!?" Tsunami gives him a slight shrug while looking back at the Naruto, who's close to the end of the bridge with a sigh.
"That? That was showing how thankful I was for all he's done for our country… and our family." Shaking her head, she looks back at Tazuna who's drinking from his ever-present Sake bottle. "So what are we going to call this bridge?" Tazuna thinks it over before crossing his arms and nodding.
"We're going to call it 'The Super Bridge that the Super Bridge Builder Tazuna Built.'" Tsunami hits him in the head with her frying pan while her eyebrow twitches. Shaking his head, Inari smiles.
"How about we call it 'The Great Naruto Bridge'?" Tsunami looks down at Inari with a smile.
"I think that's a good name Inari." Inari looks up at his mother with a smile as Tazuna nods.
"It is actually. He did after all change our country for the better and gave us our hope back as well as changing Inari. So be it! This bridge will be called the 'Great Naruto Bridge' in honour of that person in the hope that it never falls. Besides…" He looks at Tsunami with a knowing smirk. "Naming it after my possible future son in law might give me some brownie points." Blushing madly, Tsunami starts chasing him around trying to hit him with her frying pan while screaming bloody murder.
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Both Naruto and Harry stop and look back the way they just came with puzzled looks on their faces. Scratching his head, Naruto looks at Harry. "Are you hearing screaming from Tsunami-chan? Or is it just me?" Harry shakes his head.
"No, it's not just you. But it sounds pissed rather then frightened so I don't think that we should interfere." Harry shrugs as he looks towards Row who's walking beside him with a smile. "So? Happy to be going home?" Row grins a little before nodding.
"Yes. You know what I'm going to do when we get back to Konoha?" Harry shakes his head. "I'm heading straight to Ichiraku's and having myself a several large bowls of ramen." Her answer causes Naruto and Harry to chuckle as does the other two familiars. "Oh! And before I forgot, I got the stuff you wanted when we dropped by. Also the new place is finished and we can move right on in." Harry raises his eyebrows in shock.
"They're finished!? Your joking right!?" Row's reply is for her grin to grow larger. "Yes! Finally! How much can it withstand, any idea?" She nods before chirping.
"Yup! According to what Grant told me, thanks to the construction used as well as the various wards and magical enhancements to the structure it can now withstand a direct hit from fifty kilotons as you asked." As Harry starts cackling and Hana lets out a whistle, Haku cocks her head to side.
"Kilotons? What's that? Sounds big." Instead of Harry, Hana answers catching them all off guard.
"First to let you know, it's an SS-rank secret. Mainly because we don't want the fear and panic it could spread among other problems. Do you still want to know?" As soon as she said that she caught everyone's attention. Kakashi puts away his book while raising his visible eyebrow.
"An SS-rank? If it's that secret then why are you asking if she wants to know it?" Naruto snorts at the question.
"Mainly because she would find out about it eventually so we should get it out of the way first." Naruto turns to look at Haku who's looking interested. "Kilotons describes explosive strength. Now, you must realize that were nii-san comes from they use different weapons such as a long tube that fires a projectile at such high speeds that it can blow through ANBU armour with ease called a gun. They also have flying machines that can travel over entire countries with out stopping among others." Blinking, Sakura looks at Naruto and Harry in surprise.
"Really? Sounds like they're a really powerful country." Harry nods at this before continuing the explanation.
"They are. Now, the most powerful of these weapons are called 'Nukes'. And a single one could destroy a hidden village even if it missed." All of the ninja's who haven't been to Harry's world pale. Sasuke finds his mouth dry as he asks the question on all their minds.
"Y… You're joking right? There's no weapon that powerful…" Harry shakes his head.
"Unfortunately, I'm not." Sighing, he runs his hand through his hair while looking upwards. "And trust me when I say that I wish I was kidding. Now, I'll let you know how powerful they are." He reaches into his weapons pouch and pulls out a exploding note and sticks it to a rock and throws it allowing it to detonate a safe distance away. "Now, that is equal to one kilogram of a explosive called TNT. Follow me so far?" They nod. "Okay, A THOUSAND is equivalent to a single ton. Now, a thousand tons is equal to a single Kiloton." Taking note of the shocked looks, Hana's face tightens.
"And that's not as powerful as they get. If I remember right, the most powerful was fifty MEGAtons. And before you ask, a megaton is a thousand kilotons." Kakashi starts shivering which Hana notices before nodding. "Yeah, that was the Shinobi council's reaction to it. Thankfully they were only used once in war. After the horrific results where known they have never been used in war since, more like a deterrent. And the only time that they were used was almost fifty years ago." Zabuza looks at Harry with a confused look.
"But weapons are always used. You don't have a weapon and then don't use it. What your talking about doesn't make sense." Harry shakes his head.
"The time Hana's talking about it was used on two separate cities in order to finish a war without needing to invade. The death toll was in the hundreds of thousands of civilians. Both after it's initial use and for years afterwards from the after effects." Hearing the harsh intakes of breath, Harry nods. "Yeah, after one of these go off they poison the ground for generations, slowly killing people. It's this and the fact that several countries now have them that they haven't been used. It's called MAD or Mutually Assured Destruction. If one country uses them, then automatically others will too leading to them all being destroyed." At this Kakashi narrows his eye.
'Wait a second…' Clearing his throat, he catches their attention. "Getting off subject, if other countries have them then why haven't we heard about this before?" His eye narrows farther. "Okay, enough is enough. Where are you from really?" Hana's about to tell him off when Harry holds up his hand to stop her. Turning to Kakashi, Harry looks at him for several seconds as if to judge him before nodding.
"Okay. I guess that this was a long time in coming, but the truth of it is… I'm not from this world, or rather, not from this dimension. In other words… I'm an alien." All those who didn't know stand there for a moment before they shout the same word:
"NANI! AN ALIEN!" Harry just chuckles at them.
"Yes, an alien. But only in the sense that I wasn't born on this world." Harry then shrugs. "But before you ask, Naruto is still my cousin, it's just that my part of the family stayed in my world, his came here. The truth of it is, the two worlds are closely connected to each other to the point that people and objects pass back and forth at times." Harry snaps his fingers. "You guys remember that strange bunch of objects me and Naruto pointed out that were underwater near the bridge?" Kakashi nods, still shocked.
"Yeah… but what do they…" He trails off as he remembers how Harry had said objects can pass between the worlds. "They came from your… world didn't they?" Harry sadly nods with a sigh.
"Yeah they did." He looks away in silence for a moment before continuing. "They belonged to Flight 19, which was lost in the Bermuda Triangle back in the fifties. They must have been caught in a dimensional vortices and transported here where they eventually ran out of fuel and crashed. And, yes, those were some of the flying machines Hana-chan was speaking of." Haku thinks this over before smiling and kissing him on the cheek.
"It doesn't matter if you are not from this world to me. Your still a precious person to me Harry-kun." Slowly, the others nod before Sakura smacks him in the back of the head.
"Yeah. She's right you know!" She winks at him before ruffling his hair playfully. "To me you still like the annoying Otouto that I never had." Harry just looks at them with tears in his eyes before looking down.
"Thanks guys… I really appreciate it." Sasuke snorts.
"The only difference is that we now know that you're not from our world ." He then smirks at Harry, his next words causing him to roll his eyes. "After all, all this does is make you and Naruto into an alien dobe and a partial alien dobe." Naruto just shakes his head at this.
"Gee thanks. And no, we won't bring any weapons from nii-san's world so that you can kill Itachi, so don't even bother asking." Before they can get into one of their famous spats, Iruka jumps in.
"So I'm assuming that the chance of one of these 'Nukes' being used in our world is non-existent?" Naruto and Harry nod at this. "So why would you have your house be built to withstand a nuke?" Harry gives him a knowing smirk.
"For a very simple reason: Building it in such a way would actually protect it from something like the Bijuu." They all blink at this before nodding. Zabuza puts his chin in his hand.
"That… actually makes sense. If the building is built to withstand an explosion like that then it should be able to withstand a attack from a bijuu." Harry shrugs with a smile.
"It seems like a good idea. Of course, no way to tell unless it actually happens… which I prey to whatever Kami might be listening that it doesn't. Anyways, remind me to show you guys maps of my world later." They all nod as they continue on. Several hours later. They stop for the night. Watching them set up the tent, Zabuza turns to Kakashi with a raised, non-existent eyebrow.
"One tent? Why are we setting up only one?" He points at the tent. "And there's the fact that's too small for all of us." His eyebrows raise at Kakashi's snort. "What? Did I miss something?" Kakashi shakes his head with a chuckle.
"No, it's just that I thought the same thing when I first saw it." At that moment Harry calls them over. Looking at the two Uzumaki-Potter brothers going inside, Zabuza is about to say something when Kakashi shoves him in before following. Getting up, he turns to yell at him when he notices that the ceiling is above him causing him to blink. 'Wait a second…' He turns and his jaw drops seeing how much space there is. "H… How is this…" Kakashi looks up.
"How is it possible?" Zabuza nods as he can hear Haku, the Demon Brothers, Hisame come in and gasp at the large amount of space in it. Kakashi just ignores them while shrugging. "I don't quite understand it myself really. Just something about folding space to make more. Didn't catch more then that." At that point Hisame notices that Iruka's walked in and deposited his stuff without looking surprised.
"You knew about this Dolphin-kun?" He nods before sweatdropping as Hisame starts tearing up with crocodile tears. "Why didn't you tell me Dolphin-kun? I thought that we had something special?" Iruka's eyebrow starts twitching at this.
'Something special…? I've been trying to avoid her.' At that point, she grabs him before giving him a scary puppy-dog look.
"Oh, Dolphin-kun, I've forgotten my sleeping bag somewhere… Could I share yours?" Iruka's about to say something when Gouzu hands her a bag.
"It's okay. It's in here…" Moments later screams of pain echo through the tent as Hisame takes her revenge for foiling her plan. Shaking his head, Zabuza watches in amusement as Haku places her bag close to Harry's with a blush on her face though he raises an eyebrow as Hana doesn't put her's out. Noticing this, Harry chuckles before turning to Haku.
"Hey, Haku-chan? I got something for you." Catching her attention, he motions her out side while Naruto does the same with Sakura. Once out side (with the others following) Haku raises an eyebrow as Harry brings out a sealing scroll. "Okay Haku-chan, remember how you said that you would like to learn how top use a sword, but none of the ones you tried suited you?" Haku nods as she watches Harry unroll the scroll.
"Yes… But what does that have to do… with… anything? What are those?" Before her eyes Harry opened the scroll before he unsealed a group of various swords. Hearing her question, Harry grins before he answers.
"These, Haku-chan, are swords from my world. They're lighter then a Kodachi, yet just as long. I refer to these as 'Sabre-types' Since they're all descended from Sabres." Haku looks towards Row. "Yes, like Row's sword… but without the magical abilities of course." She nods.
"Of course." Bending down, she examines them before picking up a long, yet thin one. Noticing the tag on it, she reads out loud. "'Rapier' Interesting." She swings it a bit before shaking her head. "No… doesn't feel right. Closer though, but too light." Harry nods before moving another away. "What was that one?" Harry smiles at her.
"It's called a foil. It's a long and extremely thin sword with only a sharp point on it. If the rapier is too light for you, then I doubt that the foil would feel right either." He notices as she picks up another sword and gives it a few practice swings before a thoughtful look comes over her face. "Ah yes! The Cutlass. A sword developed for sailors. Since it's smaller then the other blades available as swords it was more useful for fighting in confined quarters like a ship. You like?" Haku nods while continuing to swing it carefully.
"Yeah. It's… just right." Stopping for a moment, she examines the sword before looking at Harry. "So it was developed for fighting at sea?" Harry nods while she chuckles. "And I can control water and ice as well as being from Water Country… how ironic that it feels so right in my hands." Harry chuckles while shrugging.
"Maybe… but if it feels right then that's the kind of blade that you should use." Haku's about to say something as Zabuza comes up and holds out his hand.
"May I Haku?" Nodding with a blush, she hands it over to Zabuza who examines the blade and gives it a practice swing of his own. Nodding to himself, he looks at Harry. "It's made for quick, precise strikes isn't it?" Harry nods while looking slightly surprised causing Zabuza to laugh. "Gaki, I'm one of the Seven Swordsman of the Mist. I would hope that I should be able to tell what a blade does just by looking at it." Looking back at the blade he nods while talking to himself. "Yes, quick yet precise strikes… The styles used would probably rely on speed and agility to work…" Handing it back to Haku, he looks at her with a smile. "Good choice. It IS the perfect blade for you, I am impressed." He then looks at Harry. "Is that the only style for that blade?" Harry chuckles before pulling out another one with a difference in the hilt.
"Actually no." He points at the basket around the hilt of the one he's holding to Zabuza who looks at it closely. "This version has a basket hilt which is used to protect the hand during sword fights. Basket hilts come in all kinds of verities from a single plate that stretches across the knuckles to a mass of wires that covers the entire hand." Zabuza nods to himself.
"Interesting. That's actually a good idea." He looks at Haku before patting her on the head. "Good choice. Now all we got to do is get you some scrolls or teachers so that you can learn a style." His attention is grabbed as Harry starts chuckling.
"I can take care of that. I happen to know someone who can help who owes us one, I also have several books and scrolls at home that detail the various styles. For the time being though, Haku-chan can train with Row since the styles used are very similar." Naruto starts snorting with laughter.
"Oh Kami! Please tell me that you're not thinking of who I'm thinking of?" Harry nods with a grin. "Oh man! We have got to get some rum then." Now realizing who they're talking about Hinata scowls.
"If it's him, I swear I'm going to use a Jyuuken slap on him." Naruto starts laughing at that.
"Wouldn't be the first time since it seems that every woman he meets slaps him at some point." Shaking his head, Naruto turns to Sakura. "Now for you Sakura-chan. I think that you should pick a blade too. And I think I know just the ones that will suit you." With that, Naruto opens up another scroll revealing a group of two sided blades. "Now these are of a type of long sword known as broad swords due to their width." Crouching down, Sakura examines each one before grabbing one of the larger ones. "Ah, good choice. That's what's known as a Claymore. It comes from Scotland where it was used by a feared group of people called Highlanders. It's designed to act not to different from an axe in that it cleaves apart flesh and armour." Walking a short distance away, Sakura starts doing a series of practice swings before stopping.
"Nice." Noticing the raised eyebrows, she blushes. "What?" Realizing why their staring, she points at Harry and Naruto. "When those two started training me they taught me some basic Kenjutsu stances they knew." Now surprised, Hisame turns to them.
"You two know Kenjutsu?" They nod which causes her to raise an eyebrow in askance. "If you two do then where are your swords?" They both grin before reaching towards the two short scabbards at their hip just above their knives and gripping the handle. And then in one fluid motion, they pull out two Nodachi causing eyes to pop out. The sight causes both of them to laugh as they put the swords back into the scabbards.
"Just because we don't wear them openly doesn't mean we don't have or use them. We just prefer not to unless we have no choice. And before you ask the space in the Scabbard has been enlarged like in the tent." Turning towards Sakura, Naruto grabs another Claymore and stands up. "Anyways, I think that we should get in some practice, don't you?" Gulping, Sakura nods before getting into a stance. "Good. Now! En Guard!" About an hour later, their spar ends with Sakura leaning against a tree, out of breath. Naruto smiles at her. "Not bad. Good to see that you didn't forget our lessons." Sakura shakes her head before smiling.
"Kind of hard to considering how you practically beat it into me." Naruto walks over and holds out a hand to help her up, which she grasps. "Thanks." Reaching down, she grabs the sword before looking at Naruto. "I guess that it's a good thing that I got a strength boost from the bite huh?" Naruto nods while chuckling.
"Yup. But I'll keep practicing with you and I can give you some scrolls me and nii-san's collected." She looks at him thankfully.
"Thanks." Giving him a kiss on the cheek, she runs away. Shocked still, Naruto stands there before he slowly reaches up and touches his cheek. 'Kyubi-chan… do you know what that was about?' Kyubi giggles before answering in a sing-song voice.
'I don't know.' Suddenly she becomes serious. 'You should talk to her soon though.' Naruto nods in agreement.
'Yeah, I probably should.' Shaking his head, he starts walking towards where the others are enjoying some stew that Harry had made when he hears Sakura ask a question of Sasuke that catches Naruto off guard with how she says it.
"Sasuke? I was wondering how you moved so fast when we were surrounded by the Mizu Bushin and again when Haku-san used that needle jutsu of hers." Sasuke (along with the others) stare at her since she didn't use Kun to address him. Shaking it off, Sasuke shrugs.
"I just focused chakra to my legs and feet. That's all." Blinking, Sakura turns to Kakashi who nods.
"Yup. It's actually a very common way for ninja to temporally increase their speed. You use chakra and focus it into your muscles to give yourself a boost." Cocking her head to the side, she nods as a small idea occurs to her.
'If just focusing chakra can do that… I wonder…' Continuing her thoughts, she finishes her stew while chewing on her idea. As she watches them clean the pots, it slowly but surely takes form. Finally, it's time to go to bed and Sakura gets into her sleeping bag as she rolls her idea around in her head until she falls asleep. Nearby, Harry yawns as Hana walks over to him.
"Hey Harry-kun." Looking at the familiars, she sighs before scratching her head. "Um, I was wondering if I could join you? It's just that once we get back to Konoha I'll no longer be able to share a bed with Harry-kun." They just stare at her confused. Before she can say anything, Sal speaks up.
"What are you talking about? Harry has his own place now so you can spend several nights over if you want. You don't have to move in, but no one's stopping you from staying over." Seeing Hana's shocked look, she shakes her head. "You humans are so weird." Slowly a smirk appears on Hana's face as she looks at Harry.
"Actually, she's right you know." She hugs Harry to her before leaning down next to his ear. "That's a very good idea you know… I'll have to let Ayame know so that she can join us." She licks his ear causing him to shiver. Hearing a eep, she turns to see Haku standing there. Grinning, she looks back at Harry. "I think someone wants to say good night to you." And with that she walks off to make sure that the Haimaru triplets are settled down for the night. Blushing, Harry looks at a equally red Haku.
"Sorry about that Haku-chan, but you've probably guessed by now how she acts." Haku sighs before shaking her head with a smile.
"Yeah, I've guessed as much." She looks down at Harry (since she's slightly taller) with a smile. "You know… I think that things in my life will be very interesting from now on." Harry starts chuckling.
"You're probably right about that Haku-chan." He looks Haku's sleeping Kimono up and down before smiling. "That looks good on you Haku-chan. Brings out your beauty." Haku blushes as she's still not used to getting complements from people.
"Um… Thank you." Suddenly she looks slightly nervous. "I was wondering if you would… you know, take me on a date when we got to Konoha?" Harry nods and tells her it would be his honour to do so. Smiling she leans down. "Thank you for everything Harry-kun" And with that, she kisses him lightly on the lips. Breaking away, she giggles as she heads towards her sleeping bag. 'My first kiss… Wow!' Unnoticed by her is how Harry reaches up and touches his lips before giving them a lick.
'Mmm. Strawberry.' Behind him, Hana chuckles.
"It's time for bed Harry-kun." Still smirking, she gestures towards Harry's sleeping bag. "Get in." Not wanting to argue, Harry gets in only for Hana to wriggle in along with Sal before Hana zips it up and they snuggle into him. Hedwig and Row then transform into their animal forms and land on top of the bag and get comfortable. And then they all drift off to sleep like that.
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Without having to move at civilian speed the group makes their way back to Konoha and even though they're stopping so that Haku and Sakura can train in their new blades they're still faster then they were with Tazuna. Walking through the village, they attract stares due to the sight of a A-rank, a B-rank, and two C-rank missing-nin in their company. Reaching the Hokage tower they're immediately called into a meeting with the Sandaime who's greeted in the usual way by Harry and Naruto. "Hey! Ojii-san!" Which results in Sakura whacking the two of them. Waving them off, the Sandaime asks for a report. Once completed, he dismisses Team Seven's genin except for Naruto and Harry while he asks for the Missing-nin to go outside to wait. He's slightly surprised when Harry and Naruto ask for Sakura to stay causing him to sigh.
"Very well." Shrugging his shoulders, Sasuke leaves as well as the Kiri missing-nin. Once the door closes the room lapses into silence until Sakura speaks up.
"Um… If this is about the Kyubi… I already know. Everything." They all turn to look at Naruto and Harry when Sakura continues. "They didn't tell me if that's what you're thinking." Kakashi turns to look at her.
"They had to, unless someone else did?" He watches as Sakura shakes her head no. "Then mind explaining how you knew?" She's about to speak when Naruto does.
"Because of me giving her my blood." Blinking, Sarutobi leans back.
"And how does your blood factor in? Unless… it happened when you had Sakura bite you didn't it?" Naruto nods at this before looking at Sakura.
"When I let her bite me I forgot one important fact: A Vampire can see a person's memories when they drink the person's blood. So it seems that she saw the memories which had the most emotions attached to them." Seeing the looks given him, he shrugs. "I had to do something. I couldn't let her die Ojii-san. And before you ask, it seems it was a one time thing." He nods with a small smile.
"That's good to know Sakura." And with that he motions Kakashi to give his report with bits and pieces added by the others. Once their finished, he leans back and takes out his pipe before lighting it. Taking a puff, he looks at Sakura. "Now, I'm sure that Naruto told you that talking about the Kyubi's fate is punishable by death, correct?" She nods. "Okay then. Now as to your abilities, we'll write them down as a possible emerging bloodline. Since no one in your family has been a ninja for generations we can get away with it. Kakashi, I expect you to talk with Sasuke and explain to him that I don't want him blabbing about it, understood?" He nods. "Good, you now dismissed. While you're heading out, I would ask that you have Zabuza and his group come back in." Once he leaves, Zabuza comes in with his group and gulps as he's faced with a serious expression from the Sandaime. "Now I think that I should explain some things…"
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Part way through the explanation, Zabuza collapsed into a chair as did the others of his group and now that they've heard everything, he looks at Naruto and Harry with even more respect then before. "Gaki, I have to say that I'm impressed with you. I knew the Three tailed container back in Kiri and I have to say that it's nothing less then amazing that you haven't snapped." He then looks at the Hokage with a serious expression. "Now, can we stay here and become Konoha-nin? If because of me they can't, I'll leave." He raises a hand at the shouts filling the office. "THAT'S ENOUGH!" As he glances at Haku, his face softens. "Haku." She looks up with misty eyes.
"Yes, Zabuza-sama." He reaches over and places his hand on her head before softly smiling through his mask.
"Haku, you're the closest thing I've got to a daughter and I want what's best for you." To the Demon Brothers now: "You two have been my most loyal followers. You left behind your family, friends, and your home to follow me, and I can never thank you enough." To Hisame. "And I promised your nii-san that if I ever met you that I would protect you to the best of my ability, and I have… despite how annoying you've been." And, finally, to the Hokage: "If by my leaving they can have a chance to join then that is something that I must accept." Chuckling, Sarutobi shakes his head.
"I never said that you couldn't join." He cuts off Zabuza who's about to say something. "And don't worry about that prick of a Mizukage. If I was worried about him do you really think that I would give sanctuary to the survivors of his idiotic Bloodline Genocide? HA! He is a fool who enriches my village while weakening his own. You know as well as I do that the only thing keeping Water country together was the power of the Bloodline clans. And with their disappearance it's only a matter of time before something gives." Taking another puff of his pipe, he laughs again. "HA! By allowing you and Hisame-san to join I can finally give Konoha a edge in Kenjutsu. With the Demon Brothers I add more poison experts to our ranks, speaking of which you two should ask to see Harry's poisons sometime. They are quite impressive to say the least. And finally Haku… She adds yet another Bloodline to our ranks. All in all quite the coup." He leans back with a smile. Getting out of the chair, Zabuza kneels and presents his sword as does Hisame.
"Thank you Hokage-sama. I, Momochi Zabuza, member of the Seven Swordsman will be loyal to you onto my death." Hisame states the exact same thing but with her name.
"And I, Hoshigaki Hisame, member of the Seven Swordsman, hereby proclaim my loyalty unto my death." Moving around his desk, the Hokage first touches Zabuza's blade and then Hisame's.
"And I, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure no Sato hereby accept Momochi Zabuza's and Hoshigaki Hisame's oaths of loyalty onto death." Smiling, he goes and sits back into his chair before reaching into his desk and throwing several Konoha Hitai-ate as well as a set of keys. "If your wondering, the keys are to your new apartments. There's one for Hisame, one for the Demon Brothers, and one for you Zabuza along with Haku. Just ask Harry and Naruto where it is since they live on the same floor in that building." Harry and Naruto wave at them. "And on that, I think we're done." And they leave while the Hokage glares at a pile of paperwork.
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The group is walking down the hallway talking with each other as well as laughing every once in a while. Asked a question as to who owns the building, Harry smirks. "Actually, me and nii-san do. We bought it after the old one passed away and renovated the entire building." Surprised, Zabuza's about to ask something when a woman's voice calls out.
"Harry-san, Naruto-san. How are you? I heard that you went on a mission." Unnoticed by the group, Haku stiffens. Everyone (except for Haku) turns to see a black haired woman walking towards them while leaning on a cane. Despite the scars visible on her body, she's still quite beautiful and Zabuza finds his breath caught in his throat.
'She's… a goddess.' He turns to Harry and starts whispering. "Hey, who's she?" Giving him a raised eyebrow, he answers.
"Her names Kasumi. Me and Naruto found her in a puddle of blood and badly beaten a few years back on our first trip to Water country. Thankfully, we got her here fast enough and she survived. We still don't know why she was so badly hurt since she won't talk about it. All she'll say is that her ex-husband killed their daughter and that's it. She doesn't like talking about it." Having heard the last bit Haku's eyes start tearing up as the woman reaches them.
"It's good to see you're okay. My! And who are these people." She motions at the group thought she wonders why the young girl hasn't turned around. She gets her answer a few seconds later.
"May I ask you something Kasumi-san?" Kasumi smiles at the still turned girl though she can't help but think that she's heard that voice before.
"Why yes, of course you can." Haku then asks her it's true that she hasn't told Harry and Naruto why she was found the way she was. "No… no I haven't. I don't want to remember the day my daughter died." Haku gives off a sad chuckle.
"But she didn't die." The woman's about to call her a liar when Haku turns and her breath hitches in her throat. "I know because… I am alive Okaa-san…" The woman stumbles back as if struck and falls to the ground with tears pouring down her face.
"N…no! It can't be! My husband told me that he had killed her! HE TOLD ME THAT BEFORE HE LEFT ME TO DIE!" Haku takes one step and then another as the other's realize that there's a strong resemblance as Harry looks at Naruto.
"I've heard both stories but I can't believe that I didn't realize…" He trails off as Naruto slowly nods.
"Yeah… we're both baka's…" They continue watching as Haku bends down and faces the distraught woman.
"I am… and I can prove it Okaa-san…" Reaching out a hand with the palm up, Haku concentrates forming a flower made of ice in her palm. "See Okaa-san… I-" She doesn't get anything else out as she's grabbed in a glomp as the woman sobs freely and kisses her hair again and again as Haku collapses to her knees gripping her as if afraid she's going to disappear as she too starts crying. "O…Okaa-san!" The woman just continues kissing her hair fiercely as her own tears continue to pour.
"Oh baby! Oh my baby girl! Thank Kami-sama and all the other Kami's that your alive. Oh, don't worry, Kaa-san's here and she's not going to let anything happen to you ever again! I've hated that teme for all these years but I'm glad that he lied to me this once." She pulls away to see Haku better. "Let Kaa-san look at you… oh Haku-chan you have grown into such a beautiful girl…" And with that, she grabs Haku again in a hug. "Kaa-san is SO glad that your alive!" Still crying, Haku slowly pulls away from her mother's hug and slowly gestures towards Zabuza.
"I think that I should explain what happened that day…
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Harry and Naruto had let them use their apartment to have the chat they had to privately and that is where we join them with Zabuza looking distinctly uncomfortable with the silence coming from Kasumi who's looking into her cup of tea. Noticing that Haku's nervously looking between the two of them, he's about to clear his throat when Kasumi starts speaking. "I don't mind the fact that Haku-chan became a ninja, I really don't. I dislike that you made her into a 'Tool'. But…" She sighs to herself before looking up. "But despite that you eventually saw her as your daughter and she saw you as a Tou-san… A MUCH better one then that teme I married." She smiles at him causing Zabuza to blush lightly. "You also took care of her not to mention raised her into a strong woman and for that I can't thank you enough." Zabuza just clears his throat.
"You don't have to thank me… At the time I wasn't doing it out of the goodness of my heart, but she grew on me…" He looks at Haku with a smirk. "Yeah, she grew on me over time… like a fungus." Haku huffs at him before pouting, though she doesn't miss the giggles coming from her mother while Zabuza keeps sneaking glances causing her to blink.
'What are they…Oh!' She suddenly smirks evilly causing both her mother and Zabuza to shiver before they look at her only for them to see her with an angelic expression. Shrugging, they turn back to each other not seeing Haku expression turn to a devilish one. 'Oh yesss. Soon. Soon I'll get you two together and then Zabuza-sama will be my Tou-san for real… I think I'll have to have a talk with Harry-kun…' She's brought back to reality by Zabuza snapping a finger in front of her. "Sorry, what?" He gives her a weird look.
"Well… As it turns out, your Okaa-san has a large apartment and wants to know if we'll both join her there instead of getting our own." Haku looks at her mother with a question in her eyes. Correctly guessing what she's asking, Kasumi giggles some before waving her off.
"I have a three bedroom. It's not like I hurting for space since my last roommates' moved out. And it feels so empty I don't mind if you both join me there." Haku rapidly nods while inside her head she starts modifying her plan.
'Yes! That makes it a lot easier!' They both give her a weird look as she starts cackling like a evil witch. Eventually noticing the looks, Haku calms down and clears her throat. "Before I forget Kaa-san, how did Harry-kun and Naruto-kun save you? How did they even know where you were?" Kasumi blinks a little before setting down her cup again.
"You know, I had wondered why myself for years but only recently found out why." She looks at Haku with a odd look. "I finally asked and do you know what they told me? They told me that Row-san and Harry-san had both had a 'feeling' as well as a pull to somewhere." She takes another sip of her tea. I really don't remember what happened since the last thing I saw before becoming unconscious was a flash of fire. I was later told that the flash was Row's teleportation and that as soon as they saw me the three of them went to work stabilizing me. First Row-san cried on my worst wounds healing them as well as she could before Harry-san and Naruto-san poured potions down my throat. Once they had done that, they teleported me to the Hospital here in Konohagakure… Though the sight of them bringing in a woman just this side of death caused them a huge problem…" She sighs while shaking her head. "But I survived… and even though I'll probably never be able to move as I used to, I'll always owe those three my life and that, my daughter, is the truth…" Haku nods with a smile.
'Thank you Row-san… Harry-kun...Naruto-kun... For saving my Okaa-san…'
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Steve: (Pokes an unconcious Hinata with a stick) Wow! She's still out!
Yui: You know I still don't see what the big deal is. I mean, unseen in "Evangelion" me, Kyoko and Naoka had to get our-
Steve: Yui... please? That image is something that NO ONE wants.
Yui: What image?
Steve: Unit-01, Unit-02, and Unit-00 having... well, you know...
Yui: Silly! We used our virtual AVATARS for that kind of thing.
Steve: (Stems nosebleed) DAMN!
Yui: Yeah... Good times... good times... Anyways, what's the deal with Haku's mom being alive?
Steve: Oh, that... Well it was something that popped into my head at the last moment and I added her as one of the people who Naruto and Harry rescued from Water Country as well as giving Haku some one besides Zabuza... Needless to say that Haku's going to scheme to get them together.
Yui: Of course.
Pen-pen: Waaarrkk wa rk waarrkk wark war waarrk? (Shouldn't we be talking about the weapons?)
Steve: Sure!
Weapon list:
Cutlass:A cutlass is a short, broad sabre or slashing sword, with a straight or slightly curved blade sharpened on the cutting edge, and a hilt often featuring a solid cupped or basket shaped guard but not always. It was a sailor's weapon of choice being that it was robust enough to cut through ropes, canvas and wood yet short enough to be used in close combat unlike most swords. The main advantage is that a cutlass required less training to use effectively then most other swords of it's time. As a side note they were still used in the Second World War and some accounts claim that a marine killed an enemy during the battle at Icheon in the Korean War using one.
(AN: The one that Haku uses is a Model 1917)
Rapier:A rapier is a relatively slender, sharply pointed sword, used mainly for thrusting attacks, mainly in use in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. It never saw any real use on the battle fields being a mainly Civilian weapon used in duels. It usually weighed 1 kg, was 2.5 cm (0.98 inches) and over a meter in length.
Claymore: The one discussed in the story is the older two handed version used in inter-clan warfare as well as border fights with the English in Scotland with a down-turned cross hilt. It is considered to be a broadsword due to it's size and weight. On average they were 140 cm (55") in overall length, with a 33 cm (13") grip, 107 cm (42") blade, and a weight of approximately 2.5 kg (5.5 lb).
Materials List:
Orichalcum: A reddish-gold metal mentioned in several ancient writings, most notably Plato's Critias dialogue. Orichalcum was considered second only to gold in value, and could be mined in many parts of ancient Atlantis. By the time of Critias, however, it was known only by name. It was used to make structures, walls, and coins in Atlantis but Harry and Naruto have discovered that it can be used to create armor much stronger then if they used Mithril as well as weapons. It can also hold massive amounts of magical enhancements and Kyubi told them where some was. It was said to have formed from gold in places that the sun gods/goddesses once walked.
Soul Steel: A black, light absorbing metal, Soul Steel forms in places where the worlds of the living and the worlds of the dead meet and is said to be the solidified tears of the Dead. Like Orichalcum, it's supernatual origins make it even harder then Mithril, but also like Orichalcum it is FAR rarer then the silvery metal. Like Orichalcum it can hold a massive amount of magical protections. It is said that the legendary "Armor Of Hades" was forged of this metal. (AN:Got the idea from the Exalted game... Don't own it.)
Yui: Huh. You even added the materials list eh? Why?
Steve: That way I can better explain it. Anyways, we should probably head to the next chapter now... But I'll leave the readers a parting gift.
A.T.E: As a favour...
Sighing to her self, Tsunami enters the kitchen as the celebrations at the bridge finally die down. 'I can't believe this... they're gone for a few hours and I already miss Naruto-kun...Hm? What's this?' Tsunami walks towards the table where two small stacks of paper are located as well as what appears to be a letter. Picking up the letter, her eyes widen in recognition. 'What's this? It's in Naruto-kuns writing!' Looking at it, she nods before placing it back on the table and making herself a cup of tea. Sitting down, she opens the letter and starts to read.
'Dear Tsunami-chan, if your reading this then you found our papers on your table as hoped. Me and nii-san were hoping for a favour from you.' Tsunami's eyes widen at that before she states that she'll do it before she continues to read. 'Now while talking to Tazuna, we found out that at one point you actually worked for a magazine company as a assistant Editor. Hearing this we were shocked as you might imagine... Though it does make sense considering how you berated Sasuke for improper grammar.' Tsunami allows a small smirk to appear on her face at that memory as she continues. 'Now your probably wondering how this has to do with the favour we're asking of you right?' She nods. 'Well that brings us to the whole point: Me and nii-san would like to hire you as the editor of our books we've been working on.' Tsunami coughs a little as in her shock she actually allowed the tea she was drinking to go down the wrong tube. Getting her fit under control, she re-reads that section at least twice before sighing.
'They want me to be their editor? And they've written books? Huh! Who would have guessed?' Shaking her head, she allows a small smile to appear on her lips. 'Those two... they truly are the "Most Surprising Ninja" aren't they?' And with that, she turns back to the letter.
'Now your probably wondering the following: What books? How much will I get paid? Will I have to leave my home? And how can I contact you? Right?' Blinking, she nods. 'Actually the two piles of papers are the books... Though I would suggest reading nii-san's in the day as it'll scare the crap out of you otherwise since it's based on "Urban Legends" from where he's from... And since he only modified them to work here in the Elemental countries, they're REALLY creepy. My story is actually different. Now, me and nii-san have agreed that any proceeds from any books that you edit would be split 50/50 in order to be fair. As to whether you would have to move... the answer is no, since you can do this from the safety and comfort of your home.' Tsunami snaps her fingers in annoyance. 'Now as to how you would contact us... If you look closely, you should find a purple violet bag.' Tsunami looks and, sure enough, there is the bag mentioned between the stacks of paper. 'Okay, this bag is special since it'll allow us to trade correspondence through it to each other... yes, it's unbelievable, but it's true! Anyways, if you want to do this, let me know by writing a letter and sending it through. If not, then please send through our notes please. Until we meet again Tsunami-chan... Your humble servant: Uzumaki-Potter Naruto.' Staring at the letter, Tsunami chuckles knowing that she's already made her decision.
'Now then... which one is Naruto-kun's? Ah ha! Here we are!' Picking up his, Tsunami pulls out a pen and starts to read it mumbling and crossing some things out while adding others with a blush every once in a while...
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