SOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry about not updating sooner…but I made this chapter somehow. I have been very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very (and one more very) busy these past few months. If you guys don't know about the International Baccalaureate (I think I spelled that right) program, it is absolute hell right now. I haven't been able to have any free time since I started.

Ok…I know I came off a little irate in that last rant. To be honest, I was a little pissed because I got a few reviews that made it seem like people wanted to control the story for themselves and I had no input to the plot of my own story. Sorry to all of you who got offended. I can take constructive criticism…but not everyone was happy that I didn't put Sakura in the first chapters (even though I did put Sakura in chapter 2 for those of you who didn't catch that) so I was a little mad.

I'm just saying that right now, this story will probably be going for a while…maybe at least 30-40 chapters.

Zatheko: ok…yeah you got me there. However, I'm not going to copy his story because that would be really lame

StormyTempest: clarification please on what you mean by that?

Guest: do you have a problem against the Wave mission?

goldenagato: Thanks a lot…

Showtime09: I'm glad there are people like you on FanFiction…thanks for that review

Undrneath: thanks for your input…I'll be answering those questions in this chapter

Mathiasosx: you also read "The Namikaze Legend" don't you? Don't worry, this story is different and I'll show you why. I'm not going to be that guy who just copies the plot from somebody else…that's plagiarism

TRAFALGARLAWSGURL22: thank you…J

As Team 7 was entering the Country of the Wave, they noticed the poverty well present throughout the streets. People and children were sleeping on the street without any blankets or place to stay, living the life of beggars. The stench of trash and dead corpses was almost unbearable to the young genin.

"How awful…" was the only thing that Narumi said.

Upon entering Tazuna's house, which thankfully was in an area where the stench didn't reach, the team was shown where they were going to stay. They met Tsunami who was in the kitchen making lunch.

"Hey dad…Oh! Are these the ninja you hired from Konoha?" Tsunami asked.

Tsunami was wearing her pink shirt with a red border around her neck and arm sleeves and a navy blue skirt. She had black hair that reached down to the middle of the her back.

"Yeah. Please make yourselves at home" Tazuna told everyone.

"Grandpa!"

Everyone saw a little boy rushing up to greet them with black hair similar to Tsunami's and wearing a yellow shirt covered up by green overalls, in addition he had a white hat with blue stripes on his head. He looked around the age of Naruto, maybe a little younger.

"Oh, Inari! How have you been?" Tazuna asked.

"Good! Huh?" Inari looked at the ninja in the room. "Who're they?"

"They're the ninja I hired so that we can finish constructing the bridge" Tazuna explained. "They'll be staying here with us."

"There's no way they can win against Gatoh. They're just going to die" Inari said indifferently.

"HEY! What do you mean by that?" Mitsuo questioned loudly.

"Mitsuo, calm down" Narumi scolded.

"There's no such thing as a hero. There never will be until Gatoh leaves." Inari said as he dashed off to his room.

'What's up with him?" Naruto questioned.

"His father and hero, Kaiza, was killed by none other than Gatoh because he stood up to him. Ever since, he's been shy and pessimistic to every slimmer of hope." Tazuna explained. He then went on to explain his whole story to them. (AN: I'm not going to recall that whole story. If you want to, it's Naruto episode 12.)

"My husband was a really great man to Inari. His death has taken a toll on Inari." Tsunami continued with tears in her eyes.

Naruto stood up and left to go see where Inari was. It was getting dark and he didn't want him running off in the dark all by himself.

He found Inari on the dock with his face looking at the ocean. He had tears in his eyes as Naruto sat down next to him. Trying to hide the tears, Inari rubbed his eyes to get rid of them as quickly as he could.

"I heard about your dad passing away. It must have been hard for you at such an early age." Naruto commented.

"Like you would even understand something like that…" Inari said sadly, almost on the verge on another set of tears. "…you don't even know anything about this country or my dad, so stay out of our business!"

Naruto glared at him. "Calm down for a moment…" Inari tried to stop crying, but the tears kept coming.

"He was my only friend (sniffle)…he saved me when I was drowning. And then he just gets killed by a bunch of good-for-nothing thieves! How would you even begin to realize how much it hurts?!"

"Well, although I don't know what it's like to lose your parents at a young age, but I do know that you have to get past it." Inari looked up at him. "If you want to remember your dad's legacy and make him proud, then take his advice to heart. You need to protect your friends close to you with your own arms." Naruto said

Inari immediately recognized the words that Kaiza told him earlier after he saved him. He stopped crying and his eyes widened at Naruto.

"Sulking and crying about it will only make it worse." Naruto continued. "You have to be brave, for your father's sake, ok?"

"Ok" Inari said.

"You heading back in?"

"No, not yet"

"Alright" Naruto said as he headed back into the house knowing that Inari was coming in soon.

Upon arriving, he saw that Kakashi was the only one up. It must have been close to midnight by this time.

"How much longer do you think until Zabuza attacks again?" Naruto asked.

"Give or take, I'd say about 1 week. Any injury that brings a person into a near-death state as that wouldn't be easy to recover from, so we can assume that Zabuza won't be at 100% the next time we face him. If he decides to attack us as soon as he gets up, he will surely bring his accomplice, and I think he can be a formidable opponent." Kakashi explained.

"I agree, that kid was able to aim the senbon right in the exact place in the neck to put Zabuza in a comatose state. Also, we have yet to see his abilities before he vanished out of there." Naruto said.

"Yeah. Be careful with him, Naruto. I know you can handle him, but it will be rather difficult to fight while protecting 3 other people"

"Ok, finish him off quickly so I can save your sorry ass again?"

"Don't get too cocky there, Naruto. He already had his hands full with me; you just gave him the finishing blow."

"Whatever…you keep telling yourself that all you want" Naruto replied as he went upstairs to go to bed.

(1 week later)

Mitsuo and Narumi both learned from Kakashi the tree-climbing exercise while getting some tips from Naruto. Naruto, on the other hand, continued to work on a new jutsu that he claimed was a secret to the rest of the team.

The bridge was almost complete now thanks to the help of the ninjas looking out after the workers, who regained a new spirit after hearing that the Yondaime's son was in town. More people showed up at the bridge every day either to help build or aid the workers. The town was definitely starting to unify once again in a way that has never occurred since Kaiza passed away.

However, Kakashi had a really strong feeling that Zabuza was coming to attack the bridge today. Because of this, everyone, including Tazuna, stayed home so that the ninjas didn't have to protect them during their fight; also, because they feared that Gatoh will target their family next.

"Ne sensei…are you sure that Zabuza is coming today?" Mitsuo asked.

"I'm not some psychic, but I do believe he's coming the second that he gets better." Kakashi explained.

Sure enough, the bridge started to get foggy as Zabuza's mist concealment jutsu was activated.

"Everyone in position" Kakashi ordered as the team stood next to each other.

Suddenly, there appeared 8 Zabuza water clones that surrounded the group.

"Go for it, Naruto" Kakashi said.

"On it" Naruto said as he sprang into action. After easily taking down the clones with his tremendous speed, Zabuza appeared with his accomplice.

"A rival has appeared for you, Haku" Zabuza said.

"It seems like it." Haku replied.

With that comment, Haku charged at Naruto in a tornado-like manner, covering himself with wind chakra. However, to Naruto's speed, this was no match. He easily spotted Haku's weak spot and blocked his attack with his superior speed.

"This is kid's play. Is this really all you got?" Naruto asked mockingly.

"I do admit: your speed is superior to mine. However, I'm already two steps ahead of you. First, the water on the ground from the water clones; second, keeping one of your arms busy." With that, Haku started forming one-handed seals.

Hijutsu: Sensatsu Suishō (Hidden Jutsu: Thousand Flying Water Needles of Death)

The water on the ground was infused with chakra, forming multiple senbon aimed at Naruto.

"Hn, is that all?"

In a flash, the senbon each penetrated Naruto's skin without hitting any vital points. However, Naruto's clone vanished as the real Naruto placed his kunai around Haku's neck.

"If you have something else, I suggest you use it now" Naruto mocked.

"…then it can't be helped" Haku said.

Haku jumped to the side and started to form more seals. The area around started to get colder as the jutsu was activated.

Hijutsu: Makyō Hyōshō (Hidden Jutsu: Demonic Ice Mirrors)

Suddenly, the water on the ground started to form into thin, ice covered mirrors that surrounded around Naruto. Haku then entered inside one of the mirrors and his image, to which his image then took form on every other mirror.

'Pretty solid jutsu, it's going to take a while getting out of this one' Naruto thought.

"Naruto!" Narumi exclaimed.

"Damn it" Mitsuo said and he hurriedly rushed inside the dome. To say the least, Naruto was furious with his judgment.

"What the hell, Mitsuo! Why are you here?" Naruto asked in a rage.

"I thought you would want some help…" Mitsuo tried to explain.

"You would have been a better help outside," Naruto said. "Now, you might get killed."

As if on cue, Haku's assault on the two genin started as senbon flew across the area, hitting both Naruto and Mitsuo in multiple areas. Mitsuo yelled in agony, while Naruto tried to find a way to counter his speed. He could barely see Haku's movement from between each mirror.

'So this is Haku's true speed. Even the Sharingan would have trouble keeping up with this…' Naruto thought.

Suddenly, Mitsuo fell to the ground as the last bombardment of senbon rendered him unconscious.

"Mitsuo!"

Naruto never thought he would feel so much rage from having one of his teammates being defeated so easily, especially not Mitsuo. However, seeing his body fall to the floor gave him a train wreck of emotions. He rushed over to care for Mitsuo's body, but it was too late to help him now.

That's when Naruto blacked out.

(The next day)

Naruto stiffened as he woke up. The sun had just started to rise and he was lying in…a bed? Wait a minute, what happened to Mitsuo? Narumi? Kakashi-sensei?

"Oh, so you're finally awake."

Naruto looked over to see that Kakashi was sitting next to his bed, surprisingly not reading his porn. He was so anxious that his next question came out blabbered and as quickly as he's ever spoken before.

"Kakashi-sensei,where'severyoneelse?Imean,whatabou tMitsuoandNarumiand –"

"Hold on there, just calm down for a second. Everyone's fine."

Naruto finally sighed a breath he never realized he was holding. 'Thank Kami.'

"But wait, then what exactly happened as soon as I blacked out?"

"Hmmmmm…Well, as soon as Mitsuo went down, that's when I was finally able to capture Zabuza with my summons. When I was about to come over to help you out, I saw that you had already knocked down Haku from her ice mirrors, and he bled to death. I also saw something in your eyes, they changed. It's like they changed color and turned purple. Here, take a look."

He took out a mirror and Naruto studied the appearance of his new eyes. They were dark purple with a black dot in the middle. There were also black ripples around the pupils made up of perfect circles.

"Woah…what is this?"

"Those, Naruto, are the Rikodou Sennin's famous eyes, also known as the Rinnegan."

Naruto was amazed from this discovery as he immediately went back to study his eyes once again. How could he of all people have these eyes? He read about the legend of the Rinnegan earlier from his father's library like a fantasy. Now, he had those exact same eyes that he dreamed of having. But hold on, he wasn't part of the Senju clan, as least he thought he wasn't, and he definitely did not possess the powers of the Uchiha.

"Wait a second, how did I get these eyes?"

"Well, I'm not sure exactly. I'm sure that your eyes weren't the only things that I felt for sure that didn't feel right to me. For example, it seems that your chakra was completely taken over from something else, like a demon's chakra."

"A demon?"

"Hai, it's something like I've never experienced before, and that's saying something."

Naruto chuckled, knowing Kakashi's experience from when his father was telling him as he was deliberating who to place as his sensei.

"But then, where's Narumi and Mitsuo?"

"Narumi is with Mitsuo right now in the other room. He was unconscious when I finally got to him. Not only had I have to deal with Zabuza, but also Gatoh, who decided to show up after our fight was ending. He then proceeded to go on a rampage against Gatoh and his men before he also died."

Naruto again let go a breath he was holding.

"So what about our mission?"

"Well, we still have to finish the bridge, and then we head back to Konoha. When we head back, I suggest that you show your new eyes to your parents, but only them."

"But…why only tell my parents?" Naruto asked.

"Because those eyes are as good as a S-rank secret. I'm not sure if Mitsuo and Narumi would be able to hold their tongues when their teammate has the Rinnegan. For the moment, try not to put any chakra into your eyes."

Naruto again looked at the moment and tried to cancel his chakra to his eyes. His eyes returned to their normal state, white with his blue pupil.

"Cool…" was all Naruto could say as he started to climb out of bed.

"Hold up, where do you think of going?" Naruto froze.

"Um, to see Mitsuo and Narumi?"

"Not so fast. Sleep a little longer, then you can go train again"

"Dammit, you can see right through me don't you?"

"Nothing gets past my eye. You're not the only one with a doujutsu here."

"Yeah, yeah…" Naruto resigns as he falls back on his bed. Fortunately, sleep came over easily for him.

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