Another chapter is out! Now we finally dive in to the fight on the bridge. Hopefully this arc will be done within the next 2 chapters I think because I don't want to drag this out any longer. Please keep reviewing/favoriting/following because you make my day. Also if you're interested I started a new fanfic it's called Leave My Body. It's an Inuyasha fanfic with SesshomaruXOC, if you like those kinds of stories. I'm sorry if things don't make sense like I said fight scenes are not my strongest point, please PM me or review if I need to fix something.

(No one's POV)

It was early in the morning when Team 7 and Tazuna were preparing to leave for the bridge. Everyone, excluding Naruto and Inari, was outside waiting. Kakashi turned to look at Tsunami before he spoke.

"I leave Naruto in your hands. He pushed his body to the limit by over training too much as usual. So don't expect him to move around that much at all."

"What about you Kakashi you're still recovering yourself."

"Don't worry about me I'll be fine."

"Alright then let's go." Tazuna lead the way to the bridge. No one knew what was waiting for them.

"Still licking your wounds Zabuza! I hired you to do a job now do it! You better be listening to-"

CRUNCH!

The walkie-talkie lied shattered in pieces on a small wooden rowboat. The figures stared at it, glad that they couldn't hear the annoying voice anymore.

"Are you ready Haku?" Zabuza asked knowing full well that Haku was ready for anything. He was his perfect weapon.

"I'm ready." Both looked up at the massive bridge before them. They both jumped up from the boat and prepared the field for battle.

The walk to the bridge was very quiet without Naruto's loud chatter. Sasuke and Sakura were guarding Tazuna, Sakura trying her best to talk to Sasuke, from the front while Kakashi and Akina guarded him from behind. Tazuna was excited about how close they were to completing the bridge and what it would do for his village. Akina was happy for him but she was wondering if Zabuza would still be hurt enough that he wouldn't interfere.

'Highly doubt that. If Kakashi is already walking around without much pain then the same could be said for Zabuza. Kakashi and Zabuza are somewhat equals even though Zabuza sustained more physical damage then Kakashi.' Akina was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Kakashi eying her glazed eyes.

"What's on your mind Akina?" Akina snapped out of her thoughts and looked towards Kakashi somewhat startled.

"I'm just wondering when Zabuza will show up again. I mean if you're already back on your feet with no problem then he should be mostly healed as well right?" Kakashi was surprised that she would take account of that but then again he doesn't really know much about her.

"We just have to keep our guard up until he shows. When he does just stay with Tazuna and I will let you know what to do." Akina nodded and followed the rest of the group on to the bridge. Littered over the bridge were the unconscious bodies of the workers. None of them were dead because they could hear them groaning in pain.

"What the hell happened? Who got to them!" Tazuna yelled out at the sight of them.

"Speak of the devil and he shall appear." Akina muttered. Fog slid over the railings of the bridge and almost fully blocked their field of vision. It wasn't as thick as the first time but they could no longer the environment around them.

"Sasuke, Sakura, Akina protect Tazuna." Kakashi ordered and they all jumped into position. Sasuke was guarding Tazuna's front, Sakura and his left, Akina on his right, and Kakashi had his back. All of them had a kunai ready in their hand. It was silent for a moment, the tension louder than a crowd of people talking.

"Sorry I kept you waiting Kakashi. It seems you still have those brats with you. How pitiful that one is still trembling." Sasuke's hand was shaking while he held his kunai. Suddenly Zabuza clones surrounded them, each of them ready to kill.

"But this one still has no fear." Said the clone in front of Akina. Both were locked in a stare down; Zabuza's eyes showed his excitement while Akina's gaze revealed nothing. Sasuke let out a chuckle catching his attention.

"I'm trembling with excitement."

"Show him Sasuke." Akina said. Sasuke disappeared slashing every single clone. When he returned to his spot the clones fell into a puddle of water.

"So you could see they were water clones huh. Stupid brat is improving. Looks like you might have a rival Haku." Not far from them stood the real Zabuza along with the masked kid who told them he was a hunter ninja.

"So it seems."

"Well, well you're quite the actor aren't you? Pretending to be a hunter ninja was all an act." Kakashi said tauntingly.

"So that whole thing about being a tracker ninja and protecting his village was a bunch of bull." Tazuna said.

"It seems they've been pulling that stunt for a long time."

"He's got some nerve showing his face after pulling that trick." Sakura added. The boy didn't say a word to the group as they talked about him.

"That's it. I'm taking him out." Sasuke said, determination and annoyance flashing through his eyes.

"Oh Sasuke. You're so cool!" Sakura admired with hearts in her eyes.

"He's impressive. Even though they were only one tenth the strength of the original water clone jutsu, he did destroy them all." Haku said to Zabuza.

"Who cares that move gave us the advantage now use it." Zabuza ordered.

"Right." Suddenly he disappeared in a whirlwind and headed straight for Sasuke. Out of the whirlwind a Senbon needle came at Sasuke but he blocked it with his kunai. Both boys struggled against the other to gain the upper hand but their physical strength seemed to be evenly matched.

"Akina. Sakura. Protect Tazuna." Kakashi commanded.

"Right." Both Sakura and Akina responded as they covered Tazuna on both of his sides. Everyone had their eyes on Sasuke and Haku, watching their weapons clashing against one another.

"Just give up. We want the bridge builder not you. If you back down I won't have to kill you." Haku said to Sasuke.

"Is that some kind of joke because I'm not laughing?" Sasuke retorted.

"Don't be stupid you won't be able to keep up with my speed. I have already gained two key advantages." To Akina it sounded as if the boy was genuinely pleading with Sasuke to surrender.

'Why would he say this? Is he just trying to throw us off with fake kindness?'

"Oh yeah. Then what are they?" Sasuke said, knowing he would never back down from a challenge.

"First, we're surrounded by water. Second, I've blocked one of your hands which means you only have one hand to defend yourself." Suddenly he used his one hand to make hand signs. Something no one has ever seen before.

'Hand signs with one hand?! I've never seen this before.' Kakashi thought as he watched the boy. Sasuke's thoughts were the same as Kakashi's as he watched, in shock, the boy finish.

"Secret Jutsu: A Thousand Needles of Death." Haku stomped his foot on the water, left behind by the water clones, causing it to rise in the air and transform into ice needles.

'Remember the training, focus. Let the chakra flow to my feet!' Needles came straight for Sasuke and within seconds there was a bellow of smoke where he was standing. Haku jumped out of the way in time and waited to see if Sasuke was dead or not. When the dust cleared Sasuke was nowhere in sight. Sasuke had used the chakra in his feet to jump in the air, avoiding the attack, and attacked the boy with his shuriken. Sasuke disappeared and appeared right behind him.

"From now on you'll be the one dodging my attacks." Sasuke attacked him with his kunai but the boy blocked it with his arm. Sasuke smirked as he threw his other kunai, from the hand that wasn't blocked, forcing the boy to duck to the ground to avoid it. Sasuke kicked the boy in his face, his body flying back towards Zabuza who stood there astounded.

'This is impossible! No one is faster than Haku.' Zabuza thought angrily.

"You thought you were faster than me. Let's see what else you're wrong about." Sasuke said to the boy.

"You were wrong to insult these ninja by calling them brats, that's just guaranteed to bring out Sasuke's attitude. And he's the best young fighter in the Leaf Village. Sakura here has one of the sharpest minds in the Village. Akina here is one of the strongest young kunoichi I have seen. Last but not least our number one hyperactive knucklehead ninja is Naruto Uzumaki."

"Hmph. Haku if we keep going at this pace we'll be the victims instead of them. Get on with it."

"Right." Chakra seeped off of him and into the air. The air became colder and colder, Akina thought that she could see her breathe in front of her face.

"I'm sorry it's come to this." He made a hand sign and said, "Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors!" All around Sasuke ice appeared and became a large dome of mirrors, trapping him in. The boy walked to a mirror in front of him and his body seemed to melt into it but his image appeared on the front. Soon the whole dome of mirrors reflected his image. Kakashi ran towards Sasuke to help him but Zabuza blocked his path.

"If you enter this fight then you fight me. Or else I will kill the bridge builder." Zabuza threatened and Kakashi knew he was right. If he joined the fight he would leave Akina and Sakura to the mercy of Zabuza.

"Your boy has no chance against that jutsu." Sasuke stood there surrounded by the mirrors wondering how they worked and what could be his escape plan.

"Now I will show you what speed really is." All of the reflections held up a Senbon needle and threw it at him. It happened so fast that Sasuke couldn't see the Senbon until after they cut him all over. He stood there trying to defend himself but he couldn't keep up with the attacks they were simply too fast for him. The Senbon forced him to drop his kunai and it was hit again. It flipped out of the dome and landed in front of Akina. She picked it up and held it in her hand, her eyes on Sasuke and the pain on his face. Blood was dripping down his body from his multiple cuts and Akina knew he wouldn't last long, especially since the cold air would make the pain worse.

"Sakura guard Tazuna ok. I'm going to help Sasuke." She nodded her head in understanding. She knew that Akina would be of more help than she would and she had Kakashi to protect her so she wasn't worried.

"Go and help him please." Akina nodded and ran towards Sasuke, surprising Kakashi when she ran by. Akina ran to the side of the dome and threw the kunai to Sasuke.

"Sasuke!" At the sound of his name Sasuke looked up and saw Akina throw something towards him. It was his kunai. Before it could reach him a hand reached out of the mirror and grabbed it. Haku held the kunai in his hand and turned towards Sasuke, ready to use it.

'Damnit!' Akina thought. She tried to come up with another plan to get Sasuke out but since she still wasn't sure how the mirrors worked she could make things worse by getting herself trapped too. A whirling sound caught her attention. Haku's face turned sharply to the right as if he was punched. He fell out of the mirror and onto the ground face down. Akina could see that a scar had appeared on his mask from his left lower jaw almost all of the way to his right temple. A cloud of firecrackers appeared on the bridge, everyone wondering whom it was.

'Please tell me he did not just give away his position!' Akina thought as she could finally see through the smoke. Standing there with his signature grin on his face was Naruto Uzumaki.

"Naruto Uzumaki is here! Believe it!" He yelled out. There was a moment of tense silence, everyone shocked at Naruto's lack of thought.

"That stupid brat is here." Zabuza said highly annoyed.

'Naruto is definitely earning himself a reputation as the most clueless ninja in history. If he'd have stayed hidden he could have been so much more effective.' Kakashi thought.

'It's that boy from the forest.' Haku thought.

Haku had been out gathering herbs for Zabuza to help his wounds heal. He was wearing a pink kimono with red trims and a white sash so that any enemy would mistake him for a young girl, which he played off very well with his feminine beauty. A young bird landed on his shoulder making him smile. The bird flew off not far away and landed on a body. The boy was breathing deeply meaning he was alive and sleeping. The boy wore a bright orange attire with blue lines on it and a white collar. The sleeping boy turned his head towards Haku and Haku froze. On his forehead was a Leaf Village headband. Haku recognized him now. He was the young boy who yelled at him when he came to 'remove' Zabuza's body. Haku got up and walked towards the young genin, debating with himself.

'Should I kill him?' Haku thought. Haku stopped next the boy and got down on his knees. Haku's hand reached out and grasped the genin's throat. Haku couldn't do it. Haku shook the boy's shoulder, not too roughly but enough to wake him.

"You'll catch a cold if you stay out here. Wake up." Naruto woke up and found a very kind and pretty face smiling down at him. Naruto sat up, with a mrush of red on his cheeks, and smiled.

"Hey. Uh, what are you doing out here?" Naruto was so nervous looking at this girl he started to scratch his cheeks in embarrassment.

"I'm gathering herbs." Haku smiled knowing why Naruto was blushing.

"Herbs huh. You start work early don't you sis." Naruto said and began to help Haku gather some.

"I like it early, it's very peaceful. And I also didn't think I would find anyone sleeping out here."

Naruto smiled his signature grin and said, "I'm training."

"So are you a ninja. Or is that headband a fashion statement." Haku hoped he would gain more information on who he would have to go against soon.

"Oh so you noticed huh. Only super cool ninja can wear these."

"I see that's very impressive. Does that mean you're training for something dangerous?"

"I'm just developing my skills to get stronger."

"You seem pretty strong to me isn't that enough?"

"No I have to keep practicing and get stronger and stronger."

"Why is it so important for you be strong?"

"I want to become the strongest ninja in my village so that everyone will respect me. There is also something to prove someone, a little kid."

"So is all of this training for that person or just for yourself?" Naruto was confused as to what he was talking about. Haku had to laugh at the lost expression on his face.

"Hey what are you laughing about? What's so funny."

"Is there someone precious to you?"

Haku was brought back to the present when Naruto began talking again.

"You know how in stories the hero usually shows up in the end and saves everybody, well that's what I'm going to do!" Naruto shouted and created the hand sign for the shadow clone jutsu. Zabuza immediately recognized the sign and threw four shuriken straight at him.

"Naruto move!" Kakashi yelled out but Naruto stood there frozen. Haku threw Senbon at the shuriken, causing the weapons to cancel each other out. Everyone was surprised that he stopped the attack but wondered why.

"What do you think you're doing Naruto? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!" Sakura yelled out.

"What do you think you're doing? This is a battle not a talent show. You're not supposed to let your opponent see your jutsu. You need to keep them guessing and strike when they're distracted. You just turned yourself into a target when you enter a battle like that."

"I'm sorry! I just wanted to save everyone." Naruto yelled out.

"Haku. What do you think you're doing?" Zabuza demanded.

"Let me fight this boy my own way. Please." Haku said.

"So you want me to leave him to you huh. You're still too soft, as usual."

"I'm sorry." It sounded like he was sorry but his monotone voice made it hard to tell.

'He's right.' Sasuke thought. 'All of these cuts are shallow and not a single vital spot has been hit. But why? Is he trying to humiliate me?' His anger began to boil at the thought. Then Akina's words from last night cut through the anger.

"Get off of me!" Sasuke yelled in her face.

"As soon as you calm down I will. Also the next time you fight someone you better box that temper of yours before you or your teammates get killed. A shinobi must always be calm and rational, they get sloppy when their emotions aren't in check." Akina replied in her calmest voice.

'I have to stay calm and focused.' Sasuke thought as he pushed down his anger.

"Oh yeah! Well one way or another I'm going to rip that mask apart." Naruto said pointing directly at Haku.

'Naruto won't be able to match this kid. I have to find a way to-' Kakashi's thought was interrupted when Zabuza held his arm out in front of him, blocking his way to Naruto.

"Don't even think about it Kakashi. If you go after Haku, I'll go after the bridge builder." Zabuza said.

'He's got me there. I can't go after him and leave Tazuna unprotected. Sakura is feisty but she couldn't take Zabuza on her own and Akina may be strong but I still don't know much of her abilities to judge. Besides Naruto and Sasuke could use her against the boy.'

"Relax Kakashi. Let's see how they do."

Naruto and Haku faced off, Naruto's expression was of anger and determination.

"So you were with Zabuza all along, that mask and story is all fake!" Naruto said.

"I'm sorry. Don't take it personally but it's like your sensei said. Deceiving your opponent and catching them off guard is the art of being a shinobi." Haku said in his monotone voice. Naruto was surprised that he apologized.

'While you're yapping I'll catch you off guard!' Sasuke took out a kunai and aimed it at Haku's head, seeming as though it would hit. Haku leaned his head back completely avoiding the attack.

"I haven't forgotten about you, not even for an instant." Haku said as he turned to face Sasuke. "Some warriors accept defeat gracefully, they know when they are beaten. Others do not. So be it let us finish our battle to the death." Haku walked up to one of his mirrors but stopped when Naruto yelled at him.

"Wait a second, we're not done here!"

"Don't worry Naruto we'll have our fight next." Haku said. A kunai landed in front of his foot just as he was about to take a step into his mirror, surprising him and everyone else. Haku jumped back and quickly ran to a different mirror. As he was about to enter it he was ambushed by kunai from different angles, forbidding him from entering.

'This is impossible. None of them can keep up with my speed and the angles of the kunai suggest that there is more than one but how can that be.' Haku looked around and realized something important. The girl with the purple eyes was gone.

'How could she have moved without me knowing?' Haku thought. Akina watched him like a lioness hunting her prey; she watched his every movement, his every breath. While Haku was distracted talking to Naruto and Sasuke she made three clones of herself and made them lower their chakra so they wouldn't be noticed. The mist also worked to her advantage since it hid their movements without arousing any suspicion. Akina placed herself on one of the large cranes so she could oversee the whole bridge. Her clones hid within the steel towers of other machines on the bridge.

'Those mirrors are the key to his attack so I can't let him get into one. This will give Sasuke time to get out of there.' Akina thought. She watched as Haku tried to get to another mirror but Akina and her clones stopped him before he could reach it. Kakashi was surprised that Akina slipped away without anyone noticing and then be able to keep Haku away from his mirrors.

'Already she deduced a way to weaken the enemy by alienating him from his main weapon while also using the mist to cover herself. Allowing time for Sasuke to escape. She really is something else.' Kakashi thought. Naruto and Sasuke just watched as Haku struggled to get back to his mirrors. Sasuke looked around and saw that Akina was nowhere to be seen.

'It must be her who's distracting him.' He thought, as he got ready to use the chance she gave him. Sasuke got up and ran towards the mirrors. Haku saw Sasuke running towards the mirrors, escaping.

'This is enough. No more games, no more mercy.' He pulled Senbon out his pouch and aimed them at Sasuke's legs. Akina threw kunai to block the attack but her reaction was too slow. Sasuke gasped as he felt his legs being stabbed by Senbon. He buckled to the ground, so close to escaping but he was officially trapped. He couldn't move his legs.

"Sasuke!" Naruto called out and ran towards him.

'No Naruto!' Akina thought as she kept throwing kunai at Haku but he blocked all of them.

'Shit! He must know where I am.' Naruto made it to Sasuke and stood there with a kunai in his hand to defend him. Suddenly Haku disappeared in a whirlwind and appeared behind a mirror and quickly entered it. His reflection appeared in all of the mirrors, all of them holding Senbon in their hands.

"This time there will be no mercy. This is a real fight to the death." The Senbon bombarded Naruto and Sasuke, they cried as they were slashed everywhere. The attack also pushed them further within the center of the dome so they couldn't try to escape again. Akina tried to think of a way to help them but since he was in his mirrors there wasn't much she could do. When the attack stopped Naruto and Sasuke were panting hard and blood dripped down their arms, legs, and chests.

"How can we stop him? Where are the attacks even coming from?" Naruto asked Sasuke.

"I don't know where the attacks are coming from but either way I'm going to destroy these mirrors." Sasuke stood up and performed hand signs, ending with the tiger sign.

"Hey what are you doing?" Naruto asked completely lost.

"Think about it, what melts ice better than fire? Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" A giant flame of fire shot out of Sasuke's mouth, engulfing the mirrors in flames. Sasuke smirked as he thought the mirrors were destroyed but gasped when he saw that they were perfectly intact.

"That didn't do anything!" Naruto yelled out.

"You're going to need something hotter to melt these mirrors." Haku said, mocking Sasuke. Akina watched and tried to think of another way besides flames to destroy the mirrors.

Then a really crazy idea came to her.

'Let's see if this works.' Akina motioned for her clones to come to her and she told them what she wanted them to do. Akina stayed on her perch to watch her plan unfold. One clone came out of the mist and came straight towards a mirror, fist drawn back.

'Now what is she trying to do.' Zabuza thought as he watched on. The clone's fist made contact with the mirror.

CRACK!

Crack marks appeared on the mirror but it didn't shatter. Although her clone poofed away because of how dense the mirror was hitting the mirror caused it to get a broken hand. Everyone stared amazed that Akina had the strength to even damage the mirror by a little bit.

'How the hell did she do that?!' Zabuza thought and decided that she needed to go.

"Don't even think about it Zabuza. You're fight is with me." Kakashi said, using Zabuza's words against him. Zabuza scowled him, angry that he was right.

'How is she so strong? No one has been able to even scratch my mirrors.' Haku thought. Akina smirked at her small victory and sent her other clones to attack from different sides.

'We might have a chance now. While Akina attacks from the outside, we'll attack from the inside.' Sasuke thought.

"Hey Naruto. Can you make enough clones to attack all of the mirrors at once?" Sasuke asked looking at him.

Naruto stared at him slightly shocked before saying, "Uh, sure I can! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" A hundred Naruto clones appeared and they all launched towards the mirrors.

'I need to end this.' Haku thought as he soared out of his mirror. To him they were all moving in slow motion allowing him to destroy all of the clones and send Naruto crashing back to the ground. Akina's clones hit two of his mirrors but like the first they ended up poofing away, leaving only small cracks behind.

'No matter how strong she is she will never be able to break my mirrors.' Haku thought, watching Naruto struggle to get up.

"These mirrors merely reflect my image, allowing me to transport at light speed. Through my eyes you appear to be moving in slow motion."

"Of course, it's a Kekkei Genkai." Kakashi said.

"What is a Kekkei Genkai sensei?" Sakura asked looking at him.

"It's like my Sharingan, you can't learn it, it has to be in your blood. It's your genetic code passed down through generations within a single clan."

"So that means…" Fear gripped at Sakura stopping her from finishing her sentence.

"Yes even I can't copy that. There isn't a way to destroy it."

"Oh yeah so what! I'm not going to give up because I have a dream to accomplish! One day everyone in my village will respect me and I'll be the greatest Hokage ever!" Naruto shouted his determination shining through his blue eyes. Haku was shocked by his renewed determination and a memory came to him from long ago.

It was so cold. A young boy sat on a bridge while the falling snow gathered on the ground. He was dirty from living on the streets and wore raggedy clothing that didn't do much to keep him warm. A man waked on the bridge, the lower half of his face was covered with bandages but his attire said that he was from the Village Hidden in the Mist. He stopped at stared at the young boy sitting on the bridge who looked back at him.

The man chuckled darkly. "Pathetic little urchin." The boy didn't say anything even when the man walked towards him and crouched in front of him. "Nobody wants you, huh. Before winter ends you'll die with nothing, not even a dream." The man gasped when the young boy smiled at him.

"Yours eyes are just like mine mister, we're both the same."

"It was not my desire to become a shinobi, it's painful. I don't won't to kill you but if you continue I will have no choice. I will kill the kindness in my heart and embrace the shinobi way. There will be no mercy, no turning back. This bridge will be the battlefield where our dreams collide. I fight for someone who is precious to me. I live for him and I face death for him so that his dream may become reality. That is my dream and if I must I will act as a shinobi and take your lives."

Uh oh things are getting serious! I hope you all enjoyed and I'm sorry if the many page breaks are annoying. What do you guys think will happen next?