Terekineshisu Shinobi
Chapter III
Progression
'Maybe I'll have a good dance with this team...' Harry mused as he surveyed the team. To be honest, he was ashamed of being so rash when he took the chance to help Zabuza. He had not even looked around, like before, where he had always checked around him. It was ingrained, and he didn't care if it made him seem paranoid - he had discovered powers over the elements, and even those people were on the lower end, on the food chain of power!
And, despite the fact that he was sure that he was skilled, Harry was pretty sure of his level on the food chain. It was on the lower end, even more so that he had forgotten in his arrogance, a instinct. Which were rather good... It was why he had survived for so long without anyone helping him.
'I should start fighting these four, so that if I'm defeated (which is probable), Haku can heal Zabuza.' And, with those thoughts he started the fight.
"Shall we dance?" Harry asked, as he held out his sword.
"You nearly got beaten by genin... How do you expect me to fight you seriously?" The silver-haired man that had defeated Zabuza, stated, bluntly. He still settled into a stance, which Harry noticed as a mixture of two famous styles: Goken, and er... The Uchiha fighting style?
"Got caught up in my arrogance. And, those genin are surprisingly crafty... Except the pink one." Harry answered, fighting the irritation that threatened to surface, at having his skills dismissed so easily.
"Get ready then. I want to test the disciple of Zabuza."
Harry smirked at the thought of testing himself against the mightiest, which was basically what being Death's incarnation was about - chaos, power and test of one's might. And, he would make sure to defeat everyone that stood in his path... Whatever the cost.
"Make sure your genin don't interfere... I hate having my battles interrupted." Harry stated, mildly threatening.
As the order was given, the team of genin attempted to interfere, but Kakashi gave them one look... And they shut up.
"Let's dance." And with that the battle started.
Harry sprung forward, his sword swing in a arc, and just as he expected, Kakashi shunshined over to his right and threw a kunai, and Harry immediately noticed the crackling electricity, and was sure that Barrier would not be able to defend. Lightning chakra did enhance cutting and numbness (if it hit a part of skin) of a kunai or a sword.
He blocked the kunai, with Zangetsu and saw Kakashi's surprised face that indicated that he thought that Zangetsu was either a crappy sword (which he would pay for if he thought that), or that his lightning chakra would cut straight through it.
"A bit naive of you to think that a kunai would kill me wasn't it?"
"Just testing."
For once, the Konoha ninja lunged towards Harry, the man held a kunai, with lightning chakra clinging to the blade for dear life. He swung at Zangetsu, with Harry merely blocking the hit, and kicking the man in the shin. It hit, but the man suddenly disappeared with in a cloud of smoke.
"Is it that damned Kage Bunshin Jutsu... God I hate it..." Harry muttered, cursing under his breath. He surveyed the terrain, and called out, "How did you beat Zabuza without losing yourself to chakra exhaustion?"
Kakashi replied, probably closer then he thought, "Simple case of deception, and not using my Sharingan."
"Genjutsu?" Harry supplied, mentally cursing Zabuza's weakness to Genjutsu.
"Correct. Now shall we get to the part of when the Hunter-nin kills you?"
Suddenly, Harry heard a woosh, and jumped to the side, narrowly dodging a senbon from a Hunter-nin, one when he looked at her features, realizing that it was Haku. Noticing a deception when he saw one, he let himself get hit by the second senbon... And god did it hurt.
Harry fell to the ground, losing consciousness, just as he saw Haku, saying to Kakashi, "Good job distracting Zabuza's disciple, Jounin."
As he lost sight of the Genin team, Haku turned to him, and smiled. He smiled back, but quickly lost himself to consciousness.
Harry awoke to a comfortable bed, he turned to see Haku healing Zabuza, a bead of sweat trailing down her brow. He stated, "Hey, Haku."
The girl suddenly turned to him, and smiled. "Hey, Harry. Good to see you awake... You're lucky to not have been in Zabuza's fight."
"Why not?" He inquired, his curiosity piqued. The only thing that he knew about the fight was that Zabuza lost to a Genjutsu.
"The Konoha Jounin, used a genjutsu, to make Zabuza knock himself out, but before that, apparently, he knew that you were precious to -"
"You're rambling." Harry interrupted, vaguely amused by Haku's rambling. God, it had been long since he had been companionable to someone...
She flushed with embarrassment, and glared at him but otherwise continued, "Well, the Jounin knew that you were someone that Zabuza cared for, and basically used psychological warfare on him... Which made sensei angry, and he made mistakes... And you get the rest."
"To be honest, if it was only me and Zabuza, we would have been fucked." Harry stated, musing about the fact, that he noticed, that Kakashi had only gotten mildly serious as if he was a threat, but not a big one.
"Maybe."
"Hey, do you know where we are?" Harry asked, cursing mentally for not asking sooner.
"At our employers house." She replied, guardedly.
Harry observed her for a second and stated, "Is he the tyrant our target was talking about."
Haku recognized that it wasn't a question. Her lips curled distastefully. "Yes."
He vaguely recognized a situation like this, and muttered, "He'll betray us, you know."
"I'm sure of it."
Harry smiled, but it wasn't a happy smile. "I know how to deal with this. All we need is Zabuza to wake up, then I'll tell you about it." He glanced around him cautiously, and when he noticed nobody apart from him and Haku, he continued, "But, before that we need to scope out the area."
Under the cover of darkness, Harry jumped around the trees, and noted that the area had one exit, which was also the entrance. 'Good. That's epic, actually.'
"Harry. They have about one-thousand unit of thugs, with about two C-rank ninja. Over." Haku's voice stated out of the walkie-talkie, her voice sounding mechanical.
"Roger that. What are the C-rank ninja like? Over." He muttered into the walkie-talkie.
"Hm... Wait a minute or so, Harry." After exactly a minute, Haku said, "They are a team, unfortunately. Luckily, they are iyro-nin - they'll be easy pickings for you and Zabuza. Over."
"And you. Over." Harry added.
"Probably. They are under my level. Over."
"That sounded arrogant of you. Over." Harry deadpanned.
"Not really. It's true. And stop saying over. Over. "
"Try and bait them to me - I'll assassinate them." He ordered. He prepared Zangetsu, and hid in the trees.
After what seemed like an eternity, he noticed Haku, leading the two iyro-nin. They were both female, with a red robe over pink shirts. They both had ninja sandals. Over all, not very practical for fighting.
"So, Haku how is it with two men looking after you?" Asked #1.
"It's fine." She stated curtly.
Harry immediately noted that she was mouthing at him to attack. He jumped, and beheaded violently the one that was annoying Haku, blood flying to the ground. The other one attempted to use a chakra scalpel at Haku, luckily the girl stabbed the second one in the heart.
It was over so quickly he was surprised. Luckily, he had killed before this - he would have vomited. Apparently, Haku hadn't. She vomited, and he quickly came over comforting her.
"I-i just de-de fen-fen ded my-my self..."
Harry smiled grimly. "It happened in self-defence for me as well. It happened quickly didn't it?"
Haku nodded. He grabbed her in a hug, and muttered, "Don't worry Haku. Killing never should be easier. Just build up a resistance, but never think of someone as merely someone to be killed."
"O-o kay Harry." She quickly fainted.
Harry merely held her tight, and jumped across the trees, leading up to their room. It had three beds - Zabuza's in the middle. It was spartan, completely bare, apart from the three beds.
Suddenly, he heard rustling behind him at the door, and started to turn...
"Turn around and your teammates are dead." A voice stated, threateningly.
Harry replied, calmly, violently pushing back his distress. "Can I know the one who threatens the lives of your teammates?"
"My name is Kisame Hoshigaki. And I don't know why you're with my old teammate... So, why are you with him?" Kisame said, a swoosh appearing around the room - a sign of a twirling sword.
"I'm his student with the girl over there." Harry answered, biting his tongue, in an attempt to be calm. This was an S-rank ninja! And one that could defeat him easily!
"I'm here to take you, the girl, and your teacher over there." Kisame intoned.
"What do you want with us?" He blurted out.
"Dunno. Our leader wants to know about you." Suddenly, it seemed as if Kisame was relaxed.
"Why would he need me, Haku, and Zabuza? We couldn't take you down."
"With training you could." Was Kisame's reply. He suddenly smirked, "So. Do you want to join our organization?"
"I can't speak for Zabuza or Haku, but me it'll be yes." Harry replied. 'This organization seems powerful, and might give an edge needed in this world. I do need to create the realm of Death.'
Kisame's smirk widened, making him seem even more sadistic. "I wonder what your level is on the ninja scale..."
A wave of dread suddenly filled Harry's whole body, and he shivered. 'Mama...'
"Gotta go faster, brat!" yelled Kisame, as he smiled sadistically. He swung at Harry, forcing the boy to side step - landing in Kisame's backhand. He grunted, as he focused.
"Suiton: Fukesui no Jutsu! (Water Release: Water Shark Technique)!" interrupted Kisame, as he performed hand seals. As if by magic, the man summoned a shark, who flew at Harry, forcing him to use his powers.
"Destroy!" Harry shouted, as he desperately used his telekinesis. The shark was suddenly surrounded by a green light, and exploded, causing a mist to form around the battlefield.
Kisame chuckled appreciatively, and muttered under his breath. "So, it's true what our leader said about you..."
Harry ran at the famous swordsman, swinging Zangetsu at the man-shark. His blade was blocked by Kisame's blade - Samehada. The boy suddenly felt as if his energy was being drained, and backed away with a jump.
"So, you got a taste of Samehada. It seems as if he doesn't like your chakra..."
Harry sprung at the larger man-shark, slamming at Samehada with Zangetsu. Kisame retaliated, by punching the brat in the face - if his fist had met the brat's. By a miracle, the brat leaned to the left making the man's fist fly past him...
The boy kicked the man in the shin, and detached Zangetsu from the stalemate with Samehada, and swung overhead. Kisame, had apparently predicted this, and punched him the gut, sending him flying. He landed at a tree, and fell to the ground.
"Yield, brat."
Harry grunted, but answered, "Okay."
Kisame held out his hand, and lifted Harry off the ground. "Brat you're good, but don't count only on your sword - you might lose it in the battlefield. Try to learn a few jutsu, it's better to be a multiple technique user then a one technique user."
Harry nodded, appreciatively. He stood up, blatantly ignoring his injured side - it would heal tomorrow. "Are you going to talk to Zabuza and Haku about Akatsuki?"
"I will, but I need you guys to get S-rank missing-nin stature."
"Would one S-rank and two A-rank missing nin get in?" Harry asked. He wasn't sure if he and Haku could get to S-rank right now. Zabuza could get to S-rank, easily, if the stories given to him by Kisame were true.
"Hm... Will have to ask our leader about that."
"Let's ask Zabuza, and Haku, then."
"No."
"Why not?" asked Kisame, immediately.
"Because it's suicide!"
"No one knows about the organization, Zabuza. How do you think I managed to get here without hunter-nin after me?" Kisame answered, as he put on his straw hat. His face was hidden by the hat, leaving no clue about who he was. 'There's still his sword on his back that makes him out though...'
Zabuza grimaced. Harry decided to speak up, "This is your chance to get back at Yagura for what he did. Besides Akatsuki has many bounties to collect, and from their finances you might be able to conquer Kiri."
The masked swordsman glanced around, but stopped when he saw Harry's determined look, and the fact that Haku hid behind Harry like a scared little sister using her older brother for protection.
"I'll do it... But only for the brats." Zabuza finally conceded, relieving the immense pressure Harry was feeling. 'If Zabuza wasn't with me and Haku, we would be up shit creak.'
"But, I need you three to be S-rank missing-nin... Otherwise my leader won't accept the brat, and the girl." As if seeing Harry's questioning look, the shark-man continued, "And yes, brat, I did ask leader. He denied the request... But, I think that you could become with help from these two, become S-rank."
If the telekinetic didn't feel the pressure, he sure did now. 'Luckily I have my team.'
"Let's do this then... And thank you Kisame." Zabuza interrupted, "I need to get back my reputation, and resources again."
"Let's go then." Harry stated, as he walked out of the building with the masked swordsman right behind Haku, who was still holding him like a lost bunny.
AN: I so reckon that nobody saw the fact that Harry was joining Akatsuki with Haku and Zabuza!
For those that worry that Harry is OP... Let's be honest, the guy has a lot going for him... Like a team practically made for him. Anyway going to S-rank is going to take a while... About five or so chapters.
And yes this story is progressing very quickly. I'm going for a video game format, with this fic, which basically means that nearly no boring parts! And it also means that I am free to do a lot with this.
But anyway, criticism is appreciated, flames are going towards Natsu, and review are going to my own belly.
ALSO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT ON THIS. I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN A FIC THAT I ENJOY WRITING SO MUCH, THAT IS SO POPULAR. Just thank you guys (and girls) very much! Sorry for the cap locks lol. ^^