Chapter 6: The Demon Brothers and Zabuza
Hono was by the gate at 8am. He rarely got excited for anything but this was different. It could be just a stupid escort mission, but it was also a way to get away from Konoha. He liked the village but it got boring after a while.
10 minutes later, his team arrived together with the other team and an old man dressed in old fisher clothes and a straw hat.
"I pay for good ninja and you give me this?"- the man asked, pointing at the twelve year olds.
"Hono is capable of killing with one or two strikes, Hinata can hit so brutally that the enemy's chakra points will close and Shino is capable of rendering someone unable to fight for the rest of their lives."- Kurenai said, pointing at each one of them as she spoke.
"Kiba is a master of hit and run combat and can cut someone apart. Sasuke has great taijutsu and ninjutsu skills and posesses the Sharingan. Sakura is highly intelligent and can figure out enemy abilities in seconds."- Kakashi followed.
"Fine, now let's get going before I die of old age."- the sake smelling man said. With this, they all started walking.
The trip went smoothly for the first 4 hours. They were almost halfway through the travel when they spotted two puddles. The others didn't pay much attention, but Kurenai, Kakashi and Hono exchanged looks. They continued walking and suddenly there was a noise of chains behind them. They turned around to see two men wearing black cloaks and masks, each one with a metal gauntlet that was connected to the other by chains, running at them. They started an attack, but it was already too late for them. Hono fell from the skies, landing on the outstretched chain, bending it and making the two men slam against each other and fall on the ground. By the time they tried to get up, they were already tied up.
"How the fuck did you know?"- one of them yelled, trying to free himself.
"Two puddles on the ground in the middle of the summer? You guys are dumber than Kiba."- Hono answered, sitting on one of them.
"Hey!"- Kiba yelled.
"Shut up!"- Hono turned to one of the brothers.- "Who sent you?"
"Bite me!"- Hono stood up and struck a tree with his palm. The tree almost automatically exploded to bits. He then came back and put his palm by one of the brother's head.
"OK, OK! I'LL TALK! JUST DON'T KILL HIM!"- he yelled.- "ZABUZA SENT US TO KILL THE OLD MAN. WE DON'T KNOW WHY, HE NEVER TELLS US!"
"Thank you."- Hono turned around and walked away.- "You're free."
"Really?"- one of them asked.
"Nope."- he performed a series of handsigns. Ram, Horse, Snake, Dragon, Rat, Ox, Tiger.- "KATON: KARYU ENDAN!"
"FUCK!"- one of the brothers shouted as Hono spit out a stream of fire that pulverized both of them in no time.
"Wasn't that a bit cruel?"- Tazuna asked.
"I had to kill them, otherwise they would have run to their boss and he would be on our tails in an instant. By reducing their bodies to ashes, no one can really tell what happened here."- he replied walking away. The others followed but Kiba fell behind.
"Fuck me, who is this guy...?"- he muttered.
They walked for four more hours before something strange happened. A sudden mist appeared.
"Hinata, use Byakugan."- Hono whispered to her. She performed a single, custom handsign similar to the Tiger sign but with only one finger. The right hand's index finger.
"Byakugan!"- she said, opening her eyes to show that her white pupils had become more defined.- "T-This mist is filled with chakra!"
"Crap. Everyone, stay around Tazuna san."- Kakashi said. They heard a sound of something coming. As if a large shuriken was heading towards them.- "Everyone duck!"
"Fuck no."- Hono said, grabbing whatever the weapon was by the holder. After close inspection, he saw that it was a very large cleaver that had a half moon emptiness in the blade near the holder and in the end of the sword, it had a whole circle missing in the midst of the sword.
"Oh, I see. KubiKiriBocho. The Decapitator's sword. The blacksmithing work on it is masterful."- Hono commented, examining the sword that he was holding with one hand.
"KubiKiriBocho?"- he heard Sakura question.
"It's one of the 7 swordsmen of the mist's swords. This one is particularly interesting. If it breaks, it regenerates itself using the iron of its victim's blood. It is a weapon to be feared. But I don't fucking want it!"- he said before throwing the weapon back at where it came from, shattering two trees before he heard someone grab it.
"Not bad, for a genin."- they heard someone say before a man dressed in white cameo pants and forearm warmers appeared. He had bandages covering his face and a scratched Mist Forehead Protector.
"Momochi Zabuza. I was hoping I'd get to kill you some day."- Hono said.
"You? Kill me? Tough Luck."- the man said, standing still. Hono walked up to him.
"You're in the bingo book, so you are kind of my Idol. Of course, to people like you and me, our Idols are only someone we need to kill."- Hono grinned. After a second, Zabuza grinned as well and they both laughed and laughed as if they had heard the best joke in the world.
"You're alright kid. So I'll do you a favor. Let me kill the old man, and I'll let you guys go."- the murderer proposed.
"Yeah, no can do. He paid us to protect him."- Kakashi got in the conversation.
"Oh well, I'll have to kill you then."- Zabuza quickly performed an horizontal slicing attack from left to right, trying to cut Hono. It was useless however, for Hono simply jumped over the attack, stomped the ground and threw an onslaught of attacks with his feet knives.- "Assassin attacks, very good!"
"Thanks, now die!"- Hono quickly ducked and mashed his palm against Zabuza's stomach, blasting him away. The mist dispelled.
"Haha, that was actually pretty amusing."- Hono turned around to see both of his senseis trapped in Water Prison techniques by Zabuza. He looked behind again to see a water puddle where Zabuza was supposed to be.
"Mizu Bunshin uh? You managed to get my senseis off guard in the middle of this mist?"- Hono asked.
"We actually had a nice fight. You just couldn't hear it. This mist doesn't block eyesight alone. It also blocks sound."- Zabuza explained, one hand in each Water prison.
"Whatever you do, don't attack him! He's a high level, wanted jounin! He'll kill you like you are nothing! Just take Tazuna san and run away from here!"- Kakashi shouted. Shino didn't say anything, Hinata didn't either, Sasuke, Sakura and Kiba were terrified. Suddenly, Hono starts performing handsigns.- "What are you doing?"
"Shut up! If he is that dangerous, he will just kill the both of you and come after us to finish the job! Running away means death!"- Hono replied. Horse, Snake, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger.- " Katon: Goukakyu no jutsu!"
"Shit!"- Zabuza said as Hono spat a giant fireball that was directly aimed at him. The murderer jumped out of the way and began performing handsigns as well.- "You're going to regret that!"
"What is he doing?"- Kiba asked. Ox, Monkey, Hare, Rat, Boar, Bird, Ox, Horse, Bird, Rat, Tiger, Dog, Tiger, Snake, Ox, Ram, Snake, Boar, Ram, Rat, Yang Water, Monkey, Bird, Dragon, Bird, Ox, Horse, Ram, Tiger, Snake, Rat, Monkey, Hare, Boar, Dragon, Ram, Rat, Ox, Monkey, Bird, Yang Water, Rat, Boar, Bird. The water of the lake behind Zabuza started shaking and a huge water dragon came out of it.
"Suiton: Suiryuudan!"- he and Kakashi shouted. Zabuza's dragon shot out, directly aimed at Hono but was blocked by Kakashi's Water Dragon. His forehead protector was lifted and his left eye uncovered. It had a red pupil and three yin signs around it. Sharingan.
"Sharingan Kakashi. I should have guessed that you would copy me like the monkey you are! Doesn't matter, I'll end this with my next jutsu!"- Zabuza exclaimed before jumping to the water and standing before performing handsigns. Kakashi copied him, but performed them faster. Tiger, Ox, Monkey, Rabbit, Ram, Boar, Ox, Horse, Monkey, Tiger, Dog, Tiger, Snake, Tiger, Ox, Monkey, Rabbit, Bird.
"SUITON: DAIBAKUFU!"- Kakashi shouted, the water around him shaking.
"HOW CAN YOU COPY MY JUTSU BEFORE I USE IT?"- Zabuza shouted before being hit by the Great Water Vortex that Kakashi had created and being sent against a tree with full force, becoming near unconscious. Before they could approach, three senbon hit Zabuza's neck. They looked at where they came from to see a hunter-nin.
"Thank you for taking him down. I've been hunting him for weeks and have to take his body for confirmation."- she grabbed the body and disappeared. Kakashi relaxed.
"Phew, at least that is done with."- he said before falling to the ground.