Disclaimer: I do not own naruto…damn

"Normal speech"

"Toughs and flashbacks"

"Kyuubi"

"Inner Sakura"

"Kyuubi's thoughts"

(AN): authors note

AN: apparently during the voting some people mentioned that I make this a harem story, right now I'm not so sure about that but maybe if more people want it, maybe if you give a way to "legitimate" that sort of thing in this story besides polygamy (because if you noticed Arashi had only ONE WIFE) maybe it can be done. Aside from that is great to know that you like my story.

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CHAPTER7: bridge battle, the Kazama bloodline awakens

Naruto ran as fast as he could towards the bridge hoping that he wasn't too late, when he finally reached the bridge it looked covered in an abnormal mist what only brought a single thought in the blonde's mind "Zabuza, dammit I have to find Sakura" and with that thought the went deeper into the mist.

Sakura was starting to panic as the situation worsen at every second, for starters her beloved teammate was trapped in what appears to be a dome of ice mirrors, not only that but also Zabuza brought extra help the chunnins that Naruto and Sasuke defeated at the beginning of the journey plus a couple of what seems to be missing iwa-nins, even though all four were taken care by Kakashi he couldn't finish them because the intervention of Zabuza, earning the copy nin a rather ugly looking injury in the shoulder, and when she thought that there was no way that things could get any worse the mist began to get thicker and before she lost sight of her opponents she could clearly see how three of them begun to stand up before she was unable to see anything . Now there she was waiting for a certain attack that could come from anywhere, out numbered tree to one, cut off from her allies and guarding a man who probably couldn't run away even if he tried.

"Heh it seems that the little ninja is alone," said the iwa-nin with a mocking voice that seemed to come from everywhere.

"Yesss, maybe we" started one of the brothers while advancing towards Sakura.

"Should accompany her" finished his brother, and the tree Nins started charging.

What started with a slow and careful walk now turned to be a full charge with the iwa-nin ahead of the mist-nin with his right hand raised with a kunai with the intention of ending the poor girl's life, Sakura doing the only thing she could do brace for impact hoping that the shinobi wouldn't kill her, just when the iwa nin was about to deliver the fatal blow a black blur appeared in front of him and kneed him in the face sending him flying a couple of meters towards the brothers who just kept advancing with their chain full extended. Just as Naruto put foot on land began making seals and released the technique fuuton: Daitoppa sending the mist nins flying nearly throwing them overboard if it wasn't for the chain that got stuck in the unfinished bridge the nins would have been killed.

In the moment that the nin brother flew the rock nin was standing up looking really pissed "stupid brat, get the hell out of here, I'll deal with you later after I finished with that girl" "like I'm gonna let you touch her" at this comment Sakura blushed "after the way I treated him he still defends me? Why?" "I say move out of the way brat" "hell no!" "Fine then it looks like" he said while taking out of his back a pair of gloves that had tree long claws each one above the knuckles "I'll have to get rid of you, pest" and charged towards the blonde.

After a couple of minutes it was clearly that the rock nin had the upper hand, even thought they had similar speed the rock nin was clearly dominating the match with the use of his longer reach and his claws that for the way he move them, clearly know how to use them, and every time naruto tried to take distance to launch a jutsu the nin responded launching volleys of kunai and shuriken breaking down the attack and running towards him to get in striking distance and began trying to kill the genin again.

Naruto was starting to get pissed, it didn't matter what he tried he just couldn't get an opening between the attacks his foe was launching and this was problematic, "damn this is bad, I just need one open, only one open" the blonde was thinking while dodging the iwa-nin's vicious attack, after all his style depended on speed and since he didn't have the advantage he needed, so he decided to ask for some advice.

Meanwhile in Naruto's soul Kyuubi was watching the fight until he noticed that something was starting in his vessel's body and couldn't help but chuckle to himself "so its starting now heh? It will happen soon enough" but his rail of thoughts was broken by a certain genin mentally shouting.

"Fuzz ball! Oi fuzz ball, I need help here" "so want me to go out and fight" replied the fox with a sarcastic tone "no but what about and advice or some words of encouragement something, anything" "mmmm, fine first focus in what you need to do then do it" "huh what the hell does that mean" "you can be a real idiot sometimes, it means if you need to be faster focus on that tough, believe it and use it like you really mean it" "you're crazy" "then tell me how are things going with your method, besides I am a millennial old demon, I know what I'm doing so shut up and do as I say" "stupid fox".

After the discussion naruto decided to try what the fox said and repeating in his head like a mantra what he needed to do "I need to be faster, I need to be faster, I need to be faster, I need to be faster" the blonde didn't notice that he was getting slowly getting faster "dammit brat stand still" "I need to faster, I need to be faster, I need to be faster, I need to be faster", he kept repeating until something really weird happened to him.

Everything around him seemed to move in a slower motion and he felt different, faster stronger and more powerful, then he turned to face his foe, his movements were now going slightly slower as he was trying to stab the blonde in the stomach with his claws, naruto now was fast enough to dodge the strike turning to his left, then the rock nin tried an horizontal strike, only to have the blonde ducking under his arm.

Upper strikes, downwards, horizontal and vertical swings, kicks, weapons, the iwa nin tried everything and he wasn't able to land a single hit on the kid and he was starting to get desperate and tired his movements started becoming more predictable and sluggish and he knew that if he didn't do something fast the blonde will defeat him.

Even thought naruto was still trying to figure out what was happening it was rather natural to him, but in his teammate's point of view it was a whole different story, the only thing Sakura was seeing was a desperate nin trying to hit with everything he got a black and yellow blur that was her teammate "naruto just how much are holding back and why? We are your teammates you could've trusted us" "do you really think that?" "But of course why won't he trusted us" "think about it, do you really think after the way both Sasuke-kun and you treated him, he would told you his secrets, you heard last night how is his life" "huh? What does that have to do with anything?" inner Sakura just shook her head, her outer self could be so innocent and oblivious sometimes and in this case is going to have a rough wake up call "it has everything to do, you were among the ones that shunned him, mistreated him, and put him down without even bothering to know him just because everybody else did it, so he just came to the conclusion that you and Sasuke-kun couldn't be trusted, besides I'm pretty sure that he didn't wanted to be in this team" "but why" "I already told you besides if it wasn't for him you would be dead, if it wasn't for him you wouldn't even be a ninja" each word stung Sakura deeper and deeper, there were all right as much as it pains her to admit it, while she was swallowing in her thoughts she didn't notice that the fourth nin was making his way to her.

Naruto still adjusting to his new speed when he noticed the other iwa shinobi sprinting towards his female teammate "shit! I got to finish this fast" "hey brat put attention I'm your opponent", the other nin was starting to get close to the kunoichi and she was oblivious when the blonde found an opening in his opponents defenses "this is going to tricky, if this goes wrong the three of us are dead", then his opponent made a vertical swing he find an opportunity and took it, he launched a punch with his right hand making the shinobi bend towards him, then he made a back flip hitting the nin in the jaw with both feet, but instead of finishing the move while he was in a handstand position he pushed all his chakra to his hands and launched himself towards his opponents chest and used him as spring board to launch himself towards his endangered teammate sending his improvised spring board to the ground, while sailing trough the air naruto reached for three senbon needles from his holster and aimed to the nin that threatened Sakura, he carefully took aim and fired the projectiles hitting the nin in both arms and just above the pelvic area stopping him just a few steps away from Sakura, "I've paralyzed both arms and legs, don't worry its just a temporal thing" and after knocking out the nin he turned his attention towards the girl, "are you okay Sakura" the mentioned only nodded and studied his teammate, now the changes in his appearance were obvious, but what make her really jump in surprise were his eyes.

They were now a slightly shade of azure blue with little yellow lightings coming from his pupils moving in an irregular pattern in the lower left corner of his iris, to her it was shocking to say the least, those eyes seemed mythical, it was impossible to describe what feeling they produce in her, but before she could say anything she noticed a figure making his way towards him with a kunai raised "NARUTO BEHIND YOU!"

The blonde didn't think he just reacted by pure reflex, reaching his chakra blade he activated it and delivered a stab in the middle of his chest before the nin was able to strike him down, the iwa-nin just stood there speechless, staring at blade that was stuck in his chest, then he stared at the blonde for a couple of seconds and then he fell on the floor lifeless, Naruto just took his first life.

He just stood there, shaking for a reason he didn't quite understood, even if he did it to protect his life, he still killed someone, and it was so easy he just drop in the floor, just like that, then he felt a sympathetic hand in his shoulder, it was Sakura, that seeing his teammate's problems was trying to comfort him, "it's okay you were just protecting yourself" "but still" and then when Sakura was about to ask him about his eyes they heard his teammate's scream.

"Sakura guard the old man I'll go help him" and with that he took off without give a chance to reply.

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Even thought Sasuke activated the sharingan he could only dodge now that the girl made a lucky shot and filled both his arms with senbon, and that situation frustrated him to no end he was an Uchiha for god's sake, an Uchiha, and if he didn't find a way to counter those needles he was a goner and he knew it.

Haku on the other hand was doing great, since she manage blindside and paralyze both of the genin's arms she could attack now at free will, sure she had to say this for Sasuke, this was one tough match especially after Sasuke activated his sharingan, and to be fair Sasuke tried everything, from ninjutsu to weapons but in the end Haku got the upper hand and that's how we get to this situation.

"He's getting tired, finally" "I have to hand to you this was a tough battle but now is over" and started moving trough he mirrors at greater speed trying to get him unguarded, Sasuke was following her every movement well aware of what will happen if he missed her moves, but it was getting difficult by the second, the instant she found a hole she launched three needles aiming to his neck "its over" "dammit, I can't loose now I have to kill my brother"

Naruto was reaching the ice dome when he sees a strange blur shot needles at his teammate, reaching for his shurikens and his senbon needles he launched the star towards the blur and the needles in an attempt to stop the attack and succeeding in stopping the attack and entering the dome to help his teammate.

"Dobe why did you come in" "it seemed that you needed help" "from you" answered the raven haired genin " yes, from me now shut up and lets finish this", seeing her recently discovered crush or "the cute blonde boy" as she calls him enter the battle "what is he doing here I wanted to talk with him one more time, but now it doesn't matter I have to defeat him and help Zabuza-san" and with steeled herself and said before entering a mirror "it does not make a difference".

After the battle restarted the only thing that the genins were able to do is dodge, even now and then Naruto tried to destroy the mirrors using shadow clones or raiton jutsus, or Sasuke trying to burn Haku with little to none success for both of them, but luckily thanks to their bloodline limits the could dodge or block the projectiles easily.

Even though Naruto's horaigan accelerated his body and reflexes allowing him to see Haku move trough the dome he still couldn't predict her movements like Sasuke did and eventually the girl found a pocket in the blonde's defenses and launched her projectiles "it's over now" naruto only noticed them when Sasuke stepped in front of the needles and received them.

(AN: now I'm skipping the part when Sasuke "dies" and go to the part when naruto begins his transformation)

He just stood there watching his teammate's body, why? He couldn't understand it, it's like they were friends, when suddenly an unknown rage took over him.

While in the Kyuubi's cage something was stirring in the demon's body, something old and nearly extinct, it glowed and started spreading trough its body slowly bringing back madness that should died when he was sealed many years ago, when the process ended his fur was more darker almost black and his eyes were dark with red slits in them, bearing a maniacal grin that would kill anything that was weak minded or way to good he just said with a voice filled of evilness and malice "KILL HER, KILL HER" and send a wave of chakra to his vessel.

She just killed someone and he was getting angrier by the second, when he felt a powerful and feral feeling overwhelming him telling him to kill her that she had to die for what she had done, he wanted her blood, and he was gonna get it.

Haku was terrified, in front of her wasn't the blonde kid she liked, whatever this thing was it was something ancient and powerful, that frightens and demanded respect from her, something that could very well flatten mountains and create tsunamis, a power that right now could squash her like a bug, and all that power, all that rage was directed towards her.

And he said with a voice that sounded more if a growl "I'LL KILL YOU" and charged at blinding speed towards her.

Haku was currently moving trough her mirrors trying to blindside the genin while thinking "this is bad if I don't defeat him Zabuza-san will be in trouble" and she moved to upper mirror and shot herself towards the blonde trying to impale him with a pair of needles in the back, at this the blonde got on all fours like an animal and jumped to the right while spinning in mid air, when he landed he quickly propelled himself with his right fist ready and when he was in range he launched a chakra enforced punch that she narrowly dodged leaving a fist mark in the floor, but before she could get away he launched a claw swipe with his left hand leaving scratching marks on Haku's mask.

From that point everything move too quickly, the hunter-nin doing her best to dodge the relentless assault while the main reason she was alive was that her opponent right now didn't care for technique but only to cause as much damage as possible and just when she was about to enter a mirror a blur appeared and punched her right in the face sending her trough the mirror right into the area where Kakashi was ready to kill Zabuza after immobilizing him.

"It's over Zabuza surrender" before he could reply both saw Haku fly towards them and hit the pavement loosing the mask in the process as she stood up she could see a figure jumping to her with his fist raised "I guess this is it" she closed her eyes and braced for impact. Naruto regained control in the last minute and only poked her cheek.

Zabuza eyed newly arrived and what he saw surprised him, the kid was miniature copy of the yondaime, then he looked straight in to his eyes and he was stunned at what he saw, the horaigan was active in all its glory "so the rumors were wrong and the brat was alive, but why it was hidden from us…but of course"

Flashback:

"If something ever happens to me my son will have my wife's surname

End of the flashback.

After a smirk he returned his gaze to Kakashi "I surrender" the copy-nin looked deadpanned "what" "are stupid I said I surrender" "why" "because I found something important, also I don't think the bastard is going to pay me" and he moved his head towards a little army moving towards them lead by gateau.

(AN: I'm skipping the scene when gateau dies because the only real difference is that Zabuza and Haku survives)

"Now that the treat is over you can finish the bridge" said the leaf jounin after releasing Zabuza and pulled out his icha icha paradise book "so what are you two gonna do now" "stay here for a while, after all its better than doing nothing and besides there is something interesting here" the kiri-nin said while eyeing naruto, then turning to Haku "for more than one reason" "fine" said Kakashi in a bored tone.

"That's a good thing to hear," said the blonde before passing out due to the exhaustion

And with that all of them returned to the village after waking up Sasuke who was really pissed for getting beaten and for getting Sakura hanging of his neck like he was dying and she was the only thing that kept him from going to the other side.

And with that one adventure finished and the beginning of many more, both for Naruto and everybody around him.

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AN: it took me a lot of time to update and before you start flaming me or making reclamations about Zabuza there is a reason for my madness that I will reveal in later chapters, also I'm in the need to explain the note up in the beginning of the chapter: the reason is that almost four of the girls (five if you count the oc) are strong, determined persons that take their roles as kunoichis seriously, also they seemed the type of person that keeps going until they get what they wanted, and I'm sure they are not likely to share something like naruto with someone else, so that's why I'm asking for really good and valid reason to make this story an harem, also know this, in the next chapter I'll start limiting the blonde's power to avoid making him super powered, you can put an opinion on this as well, also even if I hate Sasuke I will give him his moments of glory, the same goes for Kakashi and Sakura, thanks to Lord Kenshin Himura for pointing this I will start to fix it in the next chapter.

NOW FOR THE VOTING:

HINATA: 1

SASAME: 1

OC: 2

TEMARI: 5

HAKU: 12

INO: 5

TEN-TEN: 5

Well that's it for now please review flames are not accepted but constructive criticism is.