[A/N]Here comes Chapter 9. Once again, if you're going to review, PLEASE make an account so I can properly reply to you. They're free to make, last I checked, so you don't have to pay for anything. ^_^ [A/N]

~~~ KONOHAGAKURE MOVIE THATER: SANJI'S CINEMA ~~~

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY DESTROYED MY FAVORITE SERIES!"

Zabuza recoiled from the loud exclamation in surprise more than a pain in his ears. It was officially the first time in years that Haku had spoken verbally in public without her mask on.

True to his word, Zabuza had gone with Haku to the theater to watch what they had THOUGHT was going to be an interesting girl's movie. What had followed was something more akin to Zabuza's tastes. Instead of a tasteless romantic comedy full of stereotypes, clichés, and blonde jokes, the movie had quickly devolved into a brutal slasher story where the heroine of the story wound up spending the rest of her life in a padded cell due to insanity.

Insanity, you ask?

Well, considering the man she was SUPPOSED to be romantically engaged with turned out to be the murderer in disguise, she spent most of the movie running from supposedly the "love of her life". By the end of the movie, she'd been so traumatized from having to kill the murderer under those pretenses that she lost her mind and had to be institutionalized.

Haku had stormed out of the theater after the first four murders, having given up hope that the story would pick up. Zabuza, unsurprisingly, had stayed to finish the movie, and had been on the edge of his seat, actively rooting for the killer the entire time… and in a rather loud voice, at some points.

Now, as they walked out of the theater, Haku was ranting and raging in her own little world, completely oblivious to the throngs of civilians and shinobi that were stepping back and making a path for her. Zabuza shook his head; he'd seen haku angry, depressed, overjoyed, and close to losing her mind on several occasions, and, on one particular occasion, ALL FOUR in a long, looping sequence. By all accounts, this was the absolute ANGRIEST he'd EVER seen her.

'Who knew,' Zabuza thought, 'That all you had to do to make her go ballistic was forever ruin a series she was in love with?'

He made sure to file that away in the back half of his mind, where he was certain Haku couldn't reach with her "Mind Speaking" techniques. He'd learned ages ago that the ONE thing no one should ever do was insult her for reading her books… or, least of all, insult the books themselves.

Haku had made her way out of the theater and far down the street before Zabuza had cleared the exit, but as he turned to try and catch sight of her, he caught sight of the three movie posters on the wall. On the far left was a poster for an action movie starring a big-ticket actor known for his stunts, while in the middle was the poster for the movie they'd just watched, called "Ai Surassha -The Love Slasher-". The final poster was what sent Zabuza into a fit of loud, hysterical laughter that would have had the citizens of Kumogakure reeling in fear.

The last poster was for the movie Haku had WANTED to see: "Bara no Barentain: Saigo no Kaido -Valentine Rose: The Last Meeting-", the big-screen adaption of her favorite romance series.

Zabuza couldn't help but laugh at the predicament his partner had placed herself in; in her enthusiasm, she'd jabbed her finger toward the poster asking for two tickets, but the girl working the box office had misread the direction. Zabuza reached for his pants pocket and pulled out the ticket stub, and laughed harder when he saw the title for the slasher flick on the stub.

By this point, Haku had heard his laughter and turned back around to assail him for finding it to be a good movie, or even FUNNY. However, JUST as she grabbed his collar and reared back to sock him in the face, he raised his right hand, showing his ticket stub. He then raised his left hand to point toward the movie posters on the wall. Haku read the title on the stub, then looked up at the wall and gasped.

Zabuza felt his back hit the ground hard when Haku released his collar and broke down in hysterical laughter beside him. During the few short minutes the two were rolling around laughing, the civilians on the street had filed away, returning in haste to their homes where they were SURE to be safe from the psychotic duo… and hoping against hope that their "crazy" wouldn't spread through closed doors.

Within minutes the two managed to pull themselves together, remembering that, above all, they were professional shinobi who were supposed to be unable to laugh at ANYTHING after all the years they'd spent killing people. This thought, shared between the two verbally through chokes and gasps of breath caused both to break down laughing again. They spent another five minutes rolling around in hysterical laughter… which caused even the poor girl in the ticket booth to run into the theater and seek shelter.

They finally had to stop laughing as their ribs began to ache from lack of oxygen. As they slowly stood, holding their sides with matching expressions of pain, Zabuza looked at Haku and cleared his throat.

"Seeing as we got the wrong movie," he said, smiling when Haku burst into a fit of giggles, "Do you want to watch YOUR movie this time? And no," Haku's eyes widened in surprise; "I'm NOT joking around or jerking your chain. I MEAN it." Haku jumped up and latched her arms around his broad shoulders with glee.

Standing once more with Haku in his arms, Zabuza walked over to the empty box office, left enough ryo for two tickets and took the tickets for their movie, which was set to start in three minutes. They rushed in, left a bit more money for concessions at the counter and made their way to their theater. Unsurprisingly, they were the only ones in the theater. They leisurely took their seats and sat back as the film, which had been left on automatic feed when the civilian running the booth had fled, began to play.

After about half an hour, Zabuza had to admit that the story was engaging… even if he was technically only watching the last of three movies. The film had everything: action (ninjas killing assassins off screen), mystery (the heroine's love interest seemed to vanish into thin air during the first half of the movie), and a romantic plot that, while corny to the core, still had Zabuza wiping tears from his eyes by the time the movie ended.

Outwardly, Zabuza enjoyed the movie. Inwardly, though, he was celebrating the fact that he'd be able to preserve his reputation. Moreover, deep down, he was certain that Haku could sense his relief.

This time, as they walked from the theater doors, Haku let the taller man get a bit ahead of her before taking a short, running leap. Zabuza felt his knees strain at the sudden appearance of Haku on his back, and his brain forced him to regain his bearings before he lost his balance. However, what he wasn't ready for was Haku's next actions.

In one motion, Haku climbed up Zabuza's muscular back and sat atop his shoulders, acting like a young child at a fair with her father.

"Thank you, Zabuza."

The burly man had heard those words hundreds of times over the years they'd been together, but they'd never sounded as full of emotion and gratitude before. The fact that Haku was resting her face in his hair, combined with the fact that he could feel his scalp getting wet, even with a lack of rain, made him understand just how happy she was. He smiled behind his mask, reached up and ruffled her hair a little bit.

"Hey," he said, his voice low and soft, "Why don't we go back and clock in early for our shift on guard duty? You can educate me on that movie and the series it came from while we watch the prisoner."

He felt her squirm a little until she was resting in his arms, bridal style. She smiled at him happily.

"Sounds like a plan… PARTNER."

~~~ MEANWHILE, IN NAMI NO KUNI ~~~

Naruto sat on a plush couch, his back against the arm rest while his legs dangled off the other side. He smiled and groaned a bit as the weight on his body shifted, and his thoughts were jostled back to the presence of his new wife on his chest.

It had been less than ten hours since they arrived at the hotel and signed in, and, much like in the carriage, Naruto got the feeling Hinata was not only testing him, but also mocking him while doing so. He had been forced to haul their luggage - ALL TWENTY BAGS WORTH OF IT - down to the carriage, properly secure it, and then unload it all the same way when they arrived at the hotel, WITHOUT using seals or enhanced strength. It had been too much on his muscles the first time, and he'd caved, sealing all of their belongings into a sealing scroll upon their arrival. However, in doing so, he'd found something that had tipped him off to his wife's plans.

Now, after having gone for dinner to celebrate their marriage, they'd returned and promptly settled on the couch. Naruto had happily taken the plush under his back, content to watch Hinata sleep peacefully on his chest. He found it cute, but also quite strange; even though she'd done most of the work packing, she'd done very little of the loading and unloading of the carriage, only to unload half of what they needed to where they'd need it. The initial packing had taken roughly half an hour, considering Hinata had dealt with half of it herself while he'd gone out to look for Zabuza and Haku, who had been a day late in returning to the village. The trip had taken them about six hours by carriage, which, fortunately for them, had been pulled there in haste by Hatake Kakashi.

However, unfortunately for Kakashi, he'd used an insane amount of chakra to accomplish the deed, and had passed out as soon as they'd arrived. Their half unpacking had taken another half hour, as they had to work together to find where everything needed to go, and then dinner had been a two hour event where Hinata, in a rare showing of impatience, had almost levels three waiters when they'd failed to bring drinks, appetizers, and dessert in a timely manner. It had taken Naruto gently sending a numbing chakra flare into her body to calm her down. Unfortunately, these flares also had the unforeseen side effect of causing massive bursts of pleasure in the girl's body, sending her into powerful orgasms with each one. Naruto had begun to suspect she was doing it on purpose.

Upon arriving back at the hotel, Naruto had intended to ask what was wrong, but Hinata had immediately stormed into the bathroom and locked the door. When he saw a small stain of red on the brown carpet, Naruto knew what was happening. Therefore, when Hinata stepped out after an hour, she almost burst into tears.

Naruto had arranged the couch in a way that would let them watch a movie; the choice of which one to watch was left up to her. On the small coffee table were multiple bars of chocolate the size of a door, as well as several large tubs of ice cream in varying flavors. In addition, when Naruto turned around, he was holding THREE of the largest stuffed bears she'd ever laid eyes on. She ran over and tackled him to the floor, hugging him the whole way down.

They settled on a repeat of a sequel to one of Hinata's favorite movies, which was actually part of a series, which had the final part in theaters at the time. Naruto had never seen the movie before, so it was up to Hinata to educate him as the movie progressed. By the end of the movie, Hinata had fallen asleep; her light breathing the only sound in the room as Naruto slowly and quietly turned off the video player and let his mind wander. He kept one hand against her head, gently stroking her hair while his thoughts drifted all over the place.

So when she shifted and stirred awake, he simply smiled at her and said, "Welcome back to the world of the living, Hina-chan. How'd you sleep?" She gave him a sarcastic look and moved to get up, but found herself unable to as Naruto's free arm wrapped up to rest gently on her back and hold her in place.

"I slept well enough, I guess," she said curtly, moving a little more. With Naruto preventing her from leaving, she figured she might as well get comfortable again.

"That's good, considering you passed out before the movie ended," he said with a small smirk. She looked him in the eyes, giving him a look that was half scandalized… and yet, half uncaring in the least.

"Really, I did?" she said, the sarcasm oozing in her voice. Naruto chuckled.

"You're not going to let me go anytime soon, are you?" she asked, moving a little to get free, but to no avail. Naruto shook his head.

"Well, in that case," she said, "Why don't we continue from where you left off in the carriage?" Naruto smiled.

"I thought you'd never ask," he said, closing his eyes as he watched hers drift shut. Soon, he was drifting back in time, the memory floating to the front of his mind.

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CHAPTER 9: CINEMATIC FLOP & TINY RIPPLES

OP: "RE:MEMBER" - FLOW

~ At the time, I found myself amazed. The technique that I'd just used had barely used up any chakra at all! However, I could sense something more was coming, so I prepared for the inevitable. ~

"You just stepped up against something you can't beat, Zabuza-san… And you probably won't leave here alive."

Zabuza backed off another step as the ominous words left the twelve-year-old boy's mouth. He'd heard those words, or words like them, many times before, but never had he felt FEAR hearing them.

After all, not one person who'd threatened him that way in the past had had the power or guts to back up their words. This little punk had not only THREATENED him, but destroyed his blade too! The Kubikiribocho's blade was on the ground in ten pieces, and it would take the blood of at LEAST three hundred men to repair it!

Zabuza stared the boy down coldly while frantically formulating a plan of action. Meanwhile, in a tree several yards away, a smaller figure sat crouched on a branch, waiting for the right time to strike. Unfortunately, the figure moved around too much and rustled the branches.

~ I couldn't believe it! Tree branches were shaking when there was no breeze. Either that was a bad attempt at genjutsu, or the person in the tree hadn't realized the fumble they'd just made. ~

On the ground, Zabuza's eyes homed in on Naruto, who stood stock still, analyzing his chances of beating the larger man. Meanwhile, Kurenai had gotten up once more, taking a protective stance in front of Tazuna along with Hinata and Shino, both of whom had gotten in close.

The man glared at the boy, trying his hardest to size him up.

Finally, realizing there was no way his weapon wouldn't be useful to him now, tossed the hilt into the air, where it was swiped away by a blur of white and blue that no one except Naruto caught. With one more step back, Zabuza ground his heel into the ground before launching himself at Naruto. Naruto raised his forearms in a cross-block and barely blocked the brutal punch Zabuza threw. The taller man followed this up with a leg sweep, but Naruto jumped high, clamping his legs around the back of Zabuza's neck and burying the man's face in his chest. Naruto rained down mocking, yet furious bows upon the man's head while simultaneously dodging Zabuza's attempts to knock him from his perch.

Zabuza couldn't believe it; this little brat was sitting on his shoulders, beating his head in with weak, repeated… CHILD-LIKE ATTACKS! Aside from a mild migraine, the attacks wouldn't be enough to do any major damage, so Zabuza just stood still, weaving in place like a drunk while swatting at the boy to knock him from his perch.

~ I knew I had to do SOMETHING… I just didn't think it would be so funny to think about now! ~

With one final, especially frustrated swing, Zabuza struck at Naruto, finally tagging him in the side. Naruto winced and gave Zabuza one more strike to the head before leaping off his opponent's head, delivering a solid kick to the older man's jaw in the act.

~ One little clip wasn't going to keep him down; I knew that. He wasn't in the bingo book for nothing, after all. ~

Zabuza gave the boy a glare that rivaled Naruto's own. Naruto simply returned fire with one of his own. Zabuza didn't move for several seconds, and then…

"SUITON: KIRIGAKURE NO JUTSU!"

With that, Naruto found himself lost in a sea of thick mist. After several moments of swatting at nothing, Naruto was about ready to give up and wait. However, Zabuza wasn't finished yet.

"SUITON: SUIRO NO JUTSU!"

Zabuza shot forward, touching Naruto's forehead. As Naruto lost his footing from the contact, he found himself being wreathed in a sphere of water. Naruto struggled against the water, but to no avail.

~ I didn't know what to do… until things seemed to slow down again. ~

Once more, time seemed to slow down. Naruto looked around and saw a ring around him. When he reached his hand to it, he felt a rush of chakra to his hand, and immediately knew what had to be done. He closed his eyes and focused, building the chakra in his arm. Unbeknownst to him, something was happening in his eyes…

~ I remember feeling a burst of discomfort in my eyes, and then… I felt like I had to cry. ~

"SUITON: SASHIKI MYAKU!"

Zabuza watched as small, saw-like blades erupted from the swell of his water prison and cut around thrice. With a wet "pop", the prison burst open, depositing Naruto on the ground with no injuries and extremely soaked clothes.

"WHAT THE-?" Zabuza shouted, jumping back a fair distance to put some space between him and the "weird brat".

~ I hadn't expected that move to work, but I'm glad it did. ~

- I am too… we wouldn't be here right now if that hadn't worked. -

~ Well, I'm not sure about that assessment… but I know what you mean. I'm happy that one move worked the way it was supposed to. ~

'What the hell,' Zabuza thought, 'I have no weapon, taijutsu is pointless, and ninjutsu doesn't do ANYTHING to this kid! What the hell else do I have?"

Naruto stared the larger man down while gasping for air. That last move had taken a bit out of him physically, and he needed a few minutes to recover.

At this point, Zabuza stood up and walked over, picked up Naruto by the collar, and then dragged him out behind a set of trees.

~ I was away at that point, so I don't know what was going on… ~

- I'll fill in the blanks for you, Naru-kun. -

"NARUTO-KUN!" Hinata shouted, frightened and worried. She started after them, but stopped cold when Kurenai held a hand out to stop her.

"I don't know what's going on, Hinata-san, but you can't go in there. If, and I mean IF we've lost Naruto, we can't afford to lose you too. Do you understand?" Kurenai asked. Kurenai looked down with tears in her eyes and saw Hinata had collapsed to the ground, sobbing her heart out. Soon, both females were on their knees, holding each other tight as they mourned the potential passing of their blonde team mate.

Tazuna gave a look of confusion.

Shino, seeing this, said, "Tazuna-san, I may not be in a position to speak, being how I am, but I believe they fear the worst. We may have lost our strongest team mate just now… Mourning is an entirely logical response… especially since, for Hinata-san, it was more of an emotional loss. She and Naruto-san share a bond of loneliness. I'm sure if you give them enough time, they'll explain everything calmly. For now, just… just leave them be." Tazuna nodded.

~ Wait, you mean to tell me Sensei thought I was dead? ~

- . . . Yeah, she expected the worst, and I joined her. -

From behind the trees came a thick, rolling cloud of mist. Outside, Shino stared into the mist, trying to discern what was taking place.

"Wait a minute," Shino said, lowering his gaze in thought, "A brutal man like Momochi Zabuza wouldn't drag a boy behind the trees and use the Kirigakure no Jutsu to kill him…"

Shino's head snapped up, and he yelled, "HINATA-SAN! THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE HE'S STILL ALIVE! USE YOUR BYAKUGAN!"

Hinata's head jerked up, a hopeful smile plastered across her face as she turned her gaze towards the trees.

With a cry of "BYAKUGAN!", the veins around Hinata's eyes pulsed and became visible. She looked through the mire of mist.

"THERE!" She shouted, pointing to a spot between two of the taller trees, "HE'S ALIVE! And… they're still fighting!"

- It never surprised me how all we had to do was to leave it to Shino-kun to be the voice of reason. -

~ I know what you mean… Bug Boy is just TOO logical. However, that's neither here nor there. I believe we were about to get back to my portion of the story, right? ~

In the mist, Zabuza and Naruto had resumed their battle, resorting to a simple trading of blows. As each thrust out their fists and feet in an attempt to hit the other, Naruto, despite being younger and less experienced, was quickly gaining ground against the older, more experienced Zabuza.

Zabuza found his tactics and abilities quickly failing him as, strike after strike, the younger boy continued to gain an advantage over him. He couldn't count the number of times the boy had slipped under his guard and hit him with a strike to the elbows and knees, and he knew he'd been hit in the kidney several times. The worst he got from those attacks were minor discomfort, but the constant attacks were wearing on his ability to persevere.

~ I had him licked, but I felt like being merciful. I probably shouldn't have, but I really DIDN'T want to kill anyone yet. ~

Finally, with one more swing of his arms, Zabuza fell to his knees as Naruto used his arms as horizontal bars to swing up and land a pair of brain-dusting kicks to his chin. Naruto flipped in midair and landed in a kneeling position several feet away. However, there was no longer any aggression in his posture.

Zabuza, noticing that Naruto's body language had changed, shouted, "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR, YOU LITTLE BRAT? FINISH ME OFF! YOU'VE GOT ME SERVED UP ON A PLATTER, SO TAKE THE KILL STROKE, DAMN YOU!"

~ I couldn't understand his mindset, and something told me it was better I didn't. SO, I did the only thing I knew how to: I tried to help him. ~

Naruto simply shook his head and walked over. He offered Zabuza his hand to help him up, but offered him a few words of warning:

"I MEAN YOU NO FURTHER HARM. HOWEVER, SHOULD YOU TRY TO ATTACK ME WHILE I TRY TO HELP YOU OUT, I WILL NOT HESITATE TO PUT YOU RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN. From there, we'll keep repeating the process until you either understand my intentions, or are unable to move more than a few inches. Am I understood?"

~ I had seriously hoped at that point that following up on my threat wouldn't have to happen. I count myself extremely lucky that I didn't have to in the end. ~

Zabuza's eyes widened at the sound of Naruto's voice; the boy's tone was strong, but his words carried hints of sadness… and he wasn't lying. After the beating Zabuza had just taken, he was only TOO certain that this kid could, and very well WOULD, put him right back into the ground without any trouble.

Therefore, against his better judgment, Zabuza took Naruto's hand and stood slowly. Naruto smiled, but sensed something was coming. Moving fast, Naruto jumped in the way of three thin needles that had been fired from one of the trees, catching them between two fingers.

~ Needless to say, I wasn't too happy. I think Zabuza picked up on that quickly. ~

"HAKU, STOP! EXTRACTION PLAN IS VOID FOR NOW!" the taller man shouted. A rush of air blew through the area, prompting the arrival of a third body.

"Are you certain, Zabuza-sama? We could easily take him out together!" the figure, identified as Haku, said. Naruto could have sworn he heard a hint of depression and disappointment in Haku's voice.

~ She sounded like the idea of killing me was against her way of life… It was strange, but I almost saw a bit of myself in her. ~

Naruto looked the new figure up and down several times, even though a quick cursory glance was all it took to tell him he was in the presence of a girl. Haku's clothing worked wonders for hiding her gender, but it wasn't the thought of what might be under them that caught his eye. She had a needle between each finger, holding them like claws, but one hand was poised by her stomach, as if something was desperately wrong. He couldn't have been more right.

Haku silently thanked every god she knew of that her mask was capable of hiding her face at that moment. Having been perched in a tree at the time Zabuza and his much more diminutive foe had been fighting, Haku had suddenly felt a rush inside her… that had escalated to something she'd only ever felt in Zabuza's presence.

~ She was fidgeting… I didn't know what it meant, but I didn't want to try and find out. ~

Naruto looked at the masked girl, who did nothing but stare back at him.

"Alright, Zabuza-san, I'm letting you go," Naruto said, turning to go back to his team. Zabuza started.

"What do you mean, you're 'LETTING ME GO'? Zabuza demanded. Naruto turned back, a serious look on his face.

"What I mean is this: I WON'T FIGHT YOU ANY MORE. I just recently awakened my eyes to their second level. As I understand it, I need a few days of tough training to be able to acclimate to them and reach the next level. If you still feel like fighting… How about we make a wager?" Naruto said. Zabuza's eyebrow moved up two notches.

"What kind of wager?" Zabuza asked. He sounded calm and level-headed, but his voice carried hints of curiosity. Naruto smiled.

~ I couldn't resist messing with him a little. ~

"How about this: I need three days to train, so we'll have a rematch in about one week, on the bridge that the bridge-builder we're escorting is building," Naruto said, a mischievous smirk gracing his lips, "One battle, first to draw blood three times with ANY attack wins. I phrase it that way because I seriously do NOT want to kill anyone. I don't think I'm ready for that yet. The only thing we'd have to do is keep my team from interfering."

Haku took a step forward and said, "I can help in that respect. My Kekkei Genkai allows me to control ice, and my strongest jutsu allows me to creative more than a dozen mirrors of ultra-reflective, indestructible ice mirrors that can turn any genjutsu used within their confines back on the user and anyone with them. It shouldn't be too hard to keep them trapped." Naruto nodded.

"I trust you have a way of keeping yourself out of harm's way while using this technique?" Naruto asked. Haku nodded.

"I can meld into the mirrors and transport from one to another at speeds so fast that only a highly-trained Sharingan would be able to track me," she answered. Naruto nodded.

"Well, that's all well and good, but you're still forgetting something," Zabuza said, and, drawing a confused look from Naruto, said, "First off, you haven't introduced yourself, even though you know who we are. Second, we haven't set down the stakes for this wager. What's in it if I win?"

~ I knew he would bring that up. ~

"Alright," Naruto said, "how about this: You win, you get to finish me off in front of my team. You can even keep my head for a trophy if you want. However, if I win, you come back to Konoha with us, and convert to our village. I'll enlist both of you as temporary aides to my family and you'll be under my protection until I can find a way to release you as normal civilians."

Zabuza nodded, before his eyes popped open and he asked, "Wait… What does that mean, "under the protection of your family"? Who are you?"

Naruto held up a hand. Zabuza watched as the stars in Naruto's eyes turned from gold to a shining sky blue. A pulse of chakra shot from Naruto's hand, dissipating the mist.

"My name… is Namikaze. NARUTO NAMIKAZE."

Naruto took a deep breath and smiled. Hinata had fallen asleep on him again, but this time, she'd managed to hold out until he'd finished his story to pass out.

'At least I know I'm not a TOTAL bore,' he whispered to himself, smiling happily, as he moved his hand from Hinata's back to rest on her head. Long after Naruto had fallen asleep, his hand remained on her head, slowly, lovingly, stroking her hair.

~ THE END… FOR NOW… ~

Hope you liked it! ^_^ BTW, the movie titles are made up; there are no such movies in existence… at least I hope there aren't… ^^;

For those wondering, the various technique names are thus:

Suiton: Kirigakure no Jutsu: The famous "Hiding in Mist" technique, or to the VIZ people, "Hidden Mist" technique. Fairly simple.

Suiton: Suiro no Jutsu: the Water Prison technique. Again, it's self-explanatory.

Suiton: Sashiki Myaku=Water Release: Cutting Pulse: An extension of Naruto's powers. By "tuning" his Hoshigan to his opponent's technique and its affinity, Naruto is able to unleash a pulse or beam of chakra as an attack. At Level 1, Naruto is only able to use weaker, more basic attacks. However, at Level 2, he's able to use slightly stronger ones. The Sashiki Myaku is, as its name implies, a simple, cutting pulse of water-style chakra used to disrupt the flow of chakra to any water-type technique. In this case, Naruto uses the technique to release himself from Zabuza's Suiro no Jutsu.

I have no definite name for the Fuuton jutsu Naruto used there, but if anyone would like to send in a suggestion VIA PM, I'd be more than happy to see what you come up with. ^_^ TEK OUT!