When the group got to about a mile from the coast Kakashi said "Alright, I think we are close enough and should start setting up camp, Naruto, how long will it take you to do your thing."

Naruto said "Give me about 10 minutes for it to work." as he pulled out a scroll and unsealed another scroll and opened that scroll which was covered in seals.

Naruto then placed his hand on one of the seals and the scroll was covered with smoke and when it cleared there was 30 birds of different shape and sizes, all adult laying dead on the seals.

Naruto then took out a seal bottle and brush and began to draw a line away from the scroll onto the ground where he drew another seal and then he placed his hand on the seal and started to send chakra into it that caused the birds to begin to glow with chakra.

Ino eyes widen and said "YOU DIDN'T."

Sakura asked "What's wrong Ino, what did he do."

Ino bit her lip and said "There's a secret jutsu my clan uses, it's how we train ourselves to take over bodies. We start off practicing by learning to take over smaller, weaker brains, like those in birds."

Naruto said "I kind of figured that out when I came to your family shop that day. You have that bird cage there in the front of your shop with a couple of birds in it and I noticed that you were feeding them flower seeds."

Ino said "Of coarse we are going to feed them seeds."

Naruto said "Ino, I may not be as smart as some people but I know the noise those birds cause would distract people from looking at the flowers so having them in the front of the store like that and giving it your potential profit as food was hurting your family business twice. That made me question, why have a bird in the front of the store and why a birds in the first place. That's when I thought about your family jutsu and I figured out the reason for that bird being there is actually your dads way of trying to help train you with your family jutsu since I'm sure you get board easily. He put it there so while you were working in the shop you could train...OH COME ON, don't tell me you never figured that out. Damn it Ino, can't you take some movitation and try to help yourself for once without someone else having to take your hand...never mind, I guess your doing the same thing your dad does." as Ino had a shocked look on her face.

The shocked look on her face turned to anger and said "What ABOUT my dad."

Naruto said "Simple, he puts all his trust into Shikaku's hands and votes however he does on everything. Chouza does as well. Shikaku the brains, Chouza the brawn, and Inoichi the heart of thier team...just like you 3. Shikamaru could be replaced with someone else whose also smart like Shino if Shikamaru died on a mission, Choji could also be replaced by someone like Kiba someday...but if something happened to you, your team would be destroyed forever because neither have the heart to motivate themselves and you only motivate them when you have something you want to achieve. That was something your father figured out, I bet from his own experience and was trying to teach you which is why he put that bird in your shop in the first place and didn't tell you why. To motivate you into training yourself so you would motivate your teammates so all 3 of you would get stronger...but it looks like you had to have someone figure it out for you. Ninja don't have pets Ino, we have allies and companions. Our missions make it impossible to have an animal at home that needs to be taken care of like a bird in a cage. If you see a ninja with an animal, you can bet that animal has been trained to do something specific like fight, spy, or become a diversion...There, finally done." as the birds stopped glowing and began to move a moment before they disappeared in a swirl of leaves shocking everyone.

Ino said "What the hell, birds can't use ninjutsu, much less shushin."

Naruto said "True...but those are just bodies of birds. I actually took the idea of what I did from 3 sources, your clan jutsu, Akasuna no Sasori and Orochimaru immortality jutsu."

Kakashi frowned and said "Puppets, you made them human...I mean bird puppets, didn't you."

Naruto said "Partially. What I did was killed them with poison from one of the bugs in the forest of death and then after they were dead I placed a preservation seal like hunter nins place on the heads of missing nins they kill so they don't decompose. I then placed a chakra storage seal on them and a seal I use for my Hydra kunais but instead of having a kagebunshin create a body, I have it possess the birds body like Orochimaru and Ino family does. Now by doing that I have made it where the birds can spy for me over long distances like this but I haven't actually figured out how to fly...yet. I figured out how to glide though and I placed a seal that creates a shushin to get them back in the air again so they will glide as far as they can before the clones inside them will shushin them back into the air and they glide some more. I've gotten good enough with it I can glide for about 5 miles between shushins and the birds can walk but once the birds explore over there and they run out of chakra and die, I can summon them back to this scroll and then reseal them so they should have enough chakra to last until right before dawn and I will have all thier memories so I can then tell everyone what I found."

Hebi said "Gaki, your getting on dangerous ground there."

Naruto said "I know what your saying Hebi, believe me I do...but let me ask you something. Why do we have hunter nins who destroy the body and bring back only the heads."

Kiba said "Because the head is all the proof you need to show you killed them and bringing a body back is a lot harder and messier."

Naruto smiled and said "Partially...but you ever hear the saying, deadmen tell no tales. Well whoever said that never met a ninja. By looking at a body of a ninja you could learn village secrets like food styles, training secrets, jutsu, mental and physical conditioning and possible bloodlines as well as other secrets. That is why WE send out our OWN ninja after our missing nins, to keep OUR village secrets from being learned. It's also why they cut off the head where they kill the ninja at and not move it to a more secure location. So the chances of someone coming along and seeing something that could be a village secret is reduced."

Ino said "So..your saying other villages try and capture our missing nins also so they could learn our village secrets."

Naruto said "Ino...ALL ninja villages do that...but you see, in Suna, they take it a step further. You heard Kakashi-senei meantion human puppetry. They actually do...guys, there's 2 ninja on a ship heading this way. Ones female, dressed like a hunter nin from the Hidden Mist but she's not really a hunter nin."

Kurenai said "How can you tell she's a fake."

Naruto frowned and said "Because she standing right besides a Kiri missing nin with a huge ass sword, black hair, slashed hiate, grey cloths, 6'2 to 6'4...and she calls him Zabuza-sama. Thier coming after the old man. I've got 2 birds staying near them on the ship and lost one in the water I'll have to summon later while the rest continue to head for Wave...besides the sword, the Zabuza guy doesn't appear to have any other weapons as I don't see any weapon pouches on him...the girl...Haku, her names Haku...well, that's an interesting plan. 1 bird left."

Kakashi said "What plan."

Naruto said "They don't know how much protection the old man has but they know the demon brothers failed to get to him. As a precaution Zabuza is going to engage us by himself while Haku hides and waits to act like a hunter nin if he needs help and put him in a fake death with senbons and pressure points to save him."

Kakashi said "Good job Naruto, Alright, the only Zabuza I can think of from Kiri that is a missing nin is Zabuza Momochi, a member of the 7 swordsmen of the mist. He became a missing nin after he attempted a coup against the Mizukage to take over the land of..."

Naruto interupted him grabbing his head and said "AH SHIT."

Tenten screamed "Naruto...what's wrong."

Naruto who had fell to his knees said "Damn that bitch. She can use Ice. She just froze my last bird to death. Zabuza a sensor...damn it, let me die quickly in the fires of hell, then die a slow death consumed by ice." as he was breathing heavy with Tenten at his side.

Tenten asked "What happened...why did you scream out like that."

Naruto said "The bird...the memories transfered back, I...I got his memories of being frozen in place, feeling his lunges burning for air, feeling his fears, doubts, and sorrow as his vision blurred...as darkness slowly took him...that's the first time I've had a bunshin memory come to me from a slow painful death...The ice is strong, to strong actually...it's got to be a bloodline becase he used up every ounce of chakra he could with wind manipulation to try and break free but the ice would repair every cut nearly instantly." as she rubbed his shoulders together and rocked lightly.

Kakashi frowned and said "Are you going to be alright Naruto."

Naruto said "Yeah...just...just give me a few minutes...I've got memories of dying millions of times, but that was the first ever like that...I...I can understand why people fear death so much if it's like that. I'll take dying on the battlefield with a quick death then dying like that."

Tenten glared at him and said "Your not going to die any death for a long time so stop talking about how you want to die."

Naruto looked at her and took a deep breath and nods as he slowly stood up and Kakashi said "Can you continue Naruto."

Naruto said "Yeah...but we need to seriously plan to counter those 2. A large group like this will just cause them to back off and pick us off later one by one when our guard is down."

Kakashi said "Zabuza a master of silent killing. He covers the area with the hidden mist jutsu to blind his enemies and attacks them in that state."

Naruto said "Asuma-sensei, your a wind user and you also Hebi, right."

Both nod and Naruto said "I think we should divide into 3 teams with me in one, Hebi in one and Asuma in the other. I know Hebi can use the great breakthru no jutsu and she taught it to me. Can you do it also Asuma-sensei."

Asuma nods and Naruto said "The air is too saturated with water by the coast for us to try and pick a different location. The best we can do is keep him from using the hidden mist jutsu by blowing it away with the great breakthu. Let him put it up but then take it down, cost him his chakra for it. How many of you can use the Earth style:head hunter jutsu."

Dragon, Kakashi, and Hebi raised thier hands and Naruto said "Kakashi-sensei, I think you should be our ace in the whole, If you can use it to hide when he get's closer with the gennin around the area where you are hiding it should cover your chakra signature. Gai-sensei I think your team along with the ANBU stand the best chance of tracking down the hunter nin by hidding a few hundred yards back toward the fire country with Kitsune being a sensor also you should be able to find and take her out before she can use her ice against you. Asuma, and me can stop Zabuza hidden mist and with 8 gennins to support the 3 Jounin's we can get him into a trap to either take him out or move him to where Kakashi-sensei is at."

Kakashi said "But there wouldn't be 3 jounins and there are 9 gennins if Gai's team follow your plan."

Naruto said "But Im not JUST a gennin. I can act as him and make it appear I am filling in for the regular Jounin who was injured along with the other gennin for team 7."

Kakashi frowned and Kitsune said "It's a good plan Kakashi and could give us an advantage and lure Zabuza out...but I'll replaced Naruto who will replace me without revealing THAT. I may not be a wind user but I do know how to use that jutsu."

Kakashi said "I...Yeah, it's a good idea and would work. We got the advantage now by knowing they are coming. We might not later. Alright everyone, lets do it, Naruto, head back with the Team Serpent and Team 9...but everyone be careful."

20 minutes later Zabuza and Haku were in the trees near the camp and Zabuza said "Hmm...Asuma Sarutobi and Kurenai Yuuhi and some other Jounin I don't recognise...probably a newby which is why she only has 2 students. Must have lost one."

Haku said "But one of them has a summoning contract for those birds."

Zabuza said "Probably the red haired woman...Hmm, a Hyuuga, and Inuzuka, and an Aburame...those 3 look like a Akamichi, Nara, and Yamanaka. I don't recognise any clan with pink hair or the other kid. Probably non clan kids so a tracking team and a capture team. The other was probably a combat team that wasn't trained right. Alright Haku, we will proceed with the plan. Yuuhi Genjutsu won't work against me in the Hidden mist and Asuma is a close range fighter. Without being able to see the kids shouldn't be able to hit the broad side of a barn and the Aburame bugs won't like the water and the Inuzuka nose won't be able to track me. They Hyuuga will also be blinded by the chakra in the air. Get ready."

A few minutes later Naruto had his eyes narrowed in the distance and said "Somethings not right."

Hebi said "What makes you say that gaki."

Naruto said "They can't detect us, my seals tags around us has a void around us so our chakra isn't leaking out for them to detect. Zabuza and Haku have been in position to attack for several minutes now but they haven't...why."

Hebi said "They might be just trying to play a mental battle against us. I mean they know that we know thier coming. They might be waiting to make the pressure grow. On Jounins it won't be much, but for gennins, like you, it's working. Your getting nervous and will tip our hand early."

Just then a shout of "What the hell are they waiting on." was heard and Hebi said "Told you, remind me to have a chat with pinky when this is over."

A mist began to cover the area ahead of them and Dragon said "Wait for it."

2 shouts of "Wind style:Great breakthru no jutsu." was heard and suddenly the mist was blown away and Dragon said "Go."

Back with the rookie gennins, Kushina and Asuma had just blown the mist away when Zabuza who had landed on the ground in the middle of the gennin silently jumped back as Kakashi jumped out of the ground with a kunai slicing Zabuza in his leg and stomach.

Zabuza growled and said "So this was your surprise."

Just then a shout of "Leaf Whirlwind." was heard before a blur shot past as Haku was sent flying into the tree a few feet away with her arms crossed blocking most of the impact from the kick.

Team 9 and Team serpant arrived surrounding Zabuza and Haku and Naruto said "Give up Zabuza, your surrounded and your chakra is also disrupted so you can't use ninjutsu to leave."

At this everyone's eyes widen and Zabuza tried to use his chakra and frowned as he found it wasn't working and he said "Haku, are you alright."

Haku said "I think my arm might be fractured or broke. The kid in green is faster then me in THAT jutsu. My chakra isn't working either."

Zabuza took in his surroundings and after a moment asked "How is our chakra disrupted."

Naruto said "Secret."

Zabuza narrowed his eyes still holding his sword and said "I see...but what ever it is that is being done isn't just effecting me, I can tell that you can't use Chakra as well."

Naruto smirked as a second him appeared next to him and said "Don't make assumptions no brows."

Zabuza thought "Shit, they can still use chakra and Haku and I both can't and are both injured...Looks like I let my pride get the best of me and got Haku caught also." and said "And I suppose there's no way we might be able to make a deal of some kind."

Naruto said "There might be..."

Kakashi said "Naruto, what are you doing."

Naruto said "Let's see where this plays out. You told us Zabuza here failed in a coup against the Mizukage. Which one."

Zabuza frowned and said "The Yondaime Mizukage, Yagura, the Jinchuuriki of the Sanbi. And I didn't fail, I was betrayed by Kisame who ratted us out and helped defend Yagura, him and that damn Sharingan bastard whose controlling Yagura."

Sasuke said "Itachi."

Zabuza glanced at him and said "No. It wasn't Itachi. My coup was right after Itachi killed his clan. Itachi was 13 or 14 then. The guy I was fighting was an adult. He had on the Uzukage facemask."

Kushina said "Are you sure about that."

Zabuza said "Yeah, my mother told me all about Whirlpool, her home. She told me all about her clan and the great whirlpool. How the Uzumaki clan ruled Whirlpool and any of them could speak as leader since they were all united. That was why there was no true leader of Whirlpool, there was the Uzukage mask. Which ever Uzumaki wore it was the one who spoke as leader at that time."

Kushina narrowed her eyes and said "What is your mothers name."

Zabuza looked at her a moment and said "Why should I tell you."

Kushina said "Because only 2 clans knew that secret you just told. Now what is her name."

Zabuza said "And how much you willing to pay for that info."

Asuma said "Your not in a position to question us. Kakashi, lets just kill him and continue our mission."

Kushina said "No..not yet...My name is Kushina Namikaze, wife of Minato Namikaze, Yondaime Hokage of Konoha and yes, he is back alive because like him I was also dead and given another chance at life. Right now your life is only being spared on a whim. My whim. The others are holding only on my orders because they know I can speak with my husband and have him agree to whatever I say usually. Now I have a pretty good idea what Naruto was asking you for because you see, I was poisoned and died because of an assassin sent by the Sandaime Mizukage. Now after you said the Yondaime Mizukage was the one you tried to kill his interest in you was over however when you said there was another Sharingan user out there you gained his attention since we all thought only 2 Uchiha were left alive...but you gained my interest in the fact you knew a VERY closely guarded secret...so here's the deal, you answer all our questions, let Naruto put a couple of seals on both you and the girl there and aid us on this mission and I'll personally see to it that you have an audiance with my husband about either becoming a Konoha ninja or a spy for Konoha. If you become a spy for Konoha then as long as you do not commit any crimes against Konoha or the land of Fire then we will warn you about hunters other countries have out, not send any of our own after you and also offer you missions as well as payment for any info you have that could be consider a threat to Konoha, the Fire country, or our allies."

Kakashi said "Kushina-sama, surely you can't..."

Kushina said "Quite Kakashi. I know what I am doing and I take full responsiblity for this."

Zabuza said "And what happens if we become Konoha ninja."

Kushina said "I know there will be restrictions placed on you, pay deduction, probation period, security restrictions as well as security detail. The girl, she has a bloodline right."

Zabuza frowned and Kushina said "She'll be required to have a son who can start a clan. If her first born is a daughter she will HAVE to have another child until she has a son. That is a law reguarding all bloodlines who join Konoha from another country who could claim them if they can't be claimed as part of the Fire country. Luckily she won't have to start until she's 18."

Zabuza scowled and said "And who would be the father."

Kushina said "She will have till then to find someone for that role or the council will have the right to choose one for her."

Haku said "I am but a tool Zabuza-sama so do not worry about me."

Naruto said "Who the FUCK told you that bullshit. You are a human being. You are not a TOOL."

Haku looked at Naruto and said "You do not understand. I am originally from a village in the northern part of the land of Water. There, the people have a hate for those who have bloodlines because they feel that bloodlines are the source of the wars that plagued thier land for years. My mother possessed a bloodline but she hid it. One day I activated my bloodline and I showed it to her and she slapped me and told me to never do it again. At the time I didn't know why but my father had seen me do it and realised the truth about me and my mother...later that night he returned home with several others who murdered my mother and then they turned to come and murder me...my bloodline activated again and killed my father and the other men...after that I had to live on the streets, barely surviving, going many days without finding something to eat. Trying to keep dry and warm when I could to try and keep from getting sick because I had no money or place to rest...then one day Zabuza-sama appeared. He offered me a purpose, a reason to live, to serve him as his tool. A tool to be used and thrown away...you could not understand what it was like."

Naruto closed his eyes and said softly "Yeah...I do...to do anything for that person, even die...I can understand that better then you know...but so what..just because you would do ANYTHING for that person, doesn't mean you are not human, flesh and blood, with your own feelings and dreams. It does not make you an emotionless tool. Emotions is what seperate those like you and me from the real monsters, the real demons...They live by instinct while we live by our emotions. The moment you truly give up your emotions you become what they claimed you were. People say that Ninja are nothing more then tools to be used and thrown away...but tools are not something you just use and then throw away. A tool is something you use, then take care of, if it dulls, sharpen it, if it breaks, fix it and when it is ready to be used again, then put it where you can find it when you have need of it again. You don't throw a tool away. Once you have used it as much as you can and have no more need of it then you give it to someone else who has need of it. As ninja we are given a mission which is our purpose, once we finish the mission we return home and prepare for the next time we are needed. Just because one person is done with us does not mean that there isn't others who don't have a need for us. A new mission, a new purpose...your a woman so let me ask you this, if you had several children and one grew up and didn't need you anymore. Would you be a tool to be thrown away. No, you still have your duty to take care of your other children and someday the child who grew up will have a need for you. It may not be the need of a mother...but it could be the need of a grandmother or a great-grandmother. That's also another option for tools who are broken and can't be fixed, they can be reforged into something that can still be used...I can see it...you know, I can see it in your eyes...the desire to have a life besides that of a ninja on the run...but I also see the guilt you have because Zabuza saved you and gave you a reason to live...that you wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for him so you must repay him, even with your life...putting your own dreams, your own life aside for him. You..."

Zabuza interupted him and said "Kid, shut up...just...just shut up...You made your point." as everyone was surprised as they saw tears falling from Zabuza eyes.

Zabuza closed his eyes a moment and said "Your words are a thousand times sharper then any blade...Haku...Haku deserves a life better then this...I don't care what happens to me...I'll serve you or do whatever it is you wish of me in exchange for her a new chance at life." as he first looked at Naruto and then Haku and then Kushina.

Kushina said "Keep your word and I'll do all that I can to see that she has as long as she needs to find someone to start a family with."

Zabuza nods and said "What is it you wish of me then Namikaze-sama." before he bows to her.

Kushina said "Start with your mother and then inform us of everything you can up till you met us."

Zabuza nods and said "My mother was a brothel slave. The man who owned her was a retired ninja who captured her during the attack on the Whirlpool village before it was destroyed. Her name was Yuki Ookami."

At this several eyes widen but none more then Tenten and Kushina.

Kushina said "Yuki...but...proceed."

Zabuza frowned and said "You knew her."

Kushina said "Yes. Please continue, how was she captured."

Zabuza said "She told me there was a ship with her daughter on it along with the heiress of the Uzumaki clan that was escaping from the land of Water. The ship was going to be attacked by a man who looked like a fish. I know now that it was Kisame but she didn't know who he was. She jumped out on the water and engaged Kisame with..."

Kushina said "Samehada."

Zabuza said "Yeah, she was able to wield that blade and was beating Kisame with it when she was attacked from behind who came up out of the water and cut her calf muscles. It caused her to fall and was knocked out. The man who cut her became her master and Kisame took Samehada as his blade...I don't know who my father was as I was given the name Momochi since it was the name of the brothel my mother was a slave at...she trained me in secret as I grew up. She had this blade made from a blacksmith who was one of her johns who she rewarded the only way she could...the day she died was the same day the Gennin were to graduate from the hidden mist accademy. I had heard about how they made the accademy students eat, sleep, and live together until the day they graduated where they had to fight each other to the death. You live you became a ninja, you died, game over...in my rage I went to the accademy to make the hidden mist pay for not only everything that happened to my mother but also her home. I went there and slaughtered the entire graduating class. I was taken as an apprentice of Mei Terumi. She helped teach me the art of silent killing and then I was given the offer to join the Seven swordsmen of the Mist. I agreed because I wanted a chance to get my revenge on Kisame for what happened to my mother but I knew I wasn't strong enough yet. The rest is basic. I eventually got tired of the death and destruction of those who had bloodlines and I got together those who I could to cause a diversion while I went after Yagura. When I got there Kisame and that Sharingan bastard was there and defended Yagura who looked like he was under a genjutsu or something. Kisame said he found out about my plans and I was forced to flee and on my way out I met Haku on a bridge and thought that if I couldn't save the country yet I could at least save one. We left and I began to train her and she grew and got stronger and now here we are."

Naruto blinked as he heard a noise behind him and said "Why the hell did you get popcorn Hebi."

Hebi said "You can't pay for drama this good. I can't wait for what's about to happen when no brows learns buns here is in fact his niece." as she took a bite of popcorn.

Several people glared at Hebi as Zabuza eyes widen and said "Niece."

Tenten said "Yeah...My mother was named Evee and my grandmother was named Yuki."

Kushina said "I am Kushina UZUMAKI Namikaze."

Zabuza said "Then your the heiress of the Uzumaki clan."

Kushina nods and Zabuza asked "What about my sister."

Tenten said "Dead."

Kushina said "The Sandaime Mizukage sent an assassin who poisoned both Evee and me and since we were both pregnant it was design us after we gave birth. We didn't know about it for Evee but after having her body examined we found the poison in her and in me but there was no cure."

Zabuza clenched his fist and said "Do...Do I have any other nieces or nephews."

Naruto crossed his arms and Tenten said "I'm an only child."

Zabuza said "Oh...um...damn it...this is fucked up..."

Naruto said "Trust me No brows, this isn't anything compared to the last 4 months for us. At this point it wouldn't surprise me if you turned out to be the bastard child of Madara Uchiha."

Zabuza said "Just who the hell are you, you blond rat."

Naruto said "Naruto Uzumaki, former Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune."

Zabuza eyes widen a moment and said "Former." questioningly.

Naruto said "Yeah, I extracted the demon but kept his power. Now that we got most of the shit taken care of can you tell us about what's going on over in Wave. We're kind of expecting the shit to hit the fan on this mission and we don't mean you."

Zabuza said "Um, yeah..." as he began to explain what he saw in Wave.