Chapter 5

Naruto stepping onto the water said "Let me handle this Kakashi-sensei. I need to see how good myself and Oathkeeper are."

Kakashi nodding said "Go for it Naruto. I'll back you up."

Zabuza hearing this laughed and said "Oh this is rich, Kakashi actually allowing one of his brats to die."

Naruto taking off his jacket and tossing it to Sasuke said "Hold onto that for me."

He then unsheathing Oathkeeper looked Zabuza dead in the eyes and said "You should know Zabuza, never underestimate your opponent." He then said "Crash down like a tidal wave Oathkeeper!"

His chakra then exploded from him, and all vision was blocked. A huge wind then blew and Kakashi, Sakura, Sasuke and Tazuna gained wide eyes spotting Naruto. He was no longer holding a huge sword, no instead he was holding a solid blue Katana with a glowing blue edge. The chain that had been wrapped around Naruto's waist like a belt was now hanging freely and somehow swaying like a tail. From Naruto's shirtless back what looked like two huge wings made of black thread could be seen. His pants had changed into hakama pants with the legs rolled up on the knees. Thick black boots could be seen on his feet, that extended to greaves and stopped just below his knee. His arms was rippling with muscle and his gloved hands were glowing with power. What really made this look imposing was that the lower mask was gone and only his bandana remained. Naruto nodding at this was how Oathkeeper should feel said "Let's go."

He then blasted forward and Zabuza was barely able to block his attack. He feeling the water blast back smirked and said "Nice show kid."

He then vanished and engaged Naruto in a deadly dance. Kakashi was barely keeping up with the battle but he could tell that somehow Naruto was keeping up with Zabuza. Naruto flipping into the air slashed down and said "Crashing Darkness!"

Zabuza gained wide eyes when a wave of darkness came crashing down towards him. He switching with a log watched as it was torn to pieces. Naruto took this time to strike out at Zabuza. He blocking with his sword, grunted and said "You're good kid."

Naruto's danger senses started to scream. He moving to the left blinked finding another Zabuza swinging with his blade. Naruto sensing the water in this Zabuza tightened his grip on Oathkeeper and smirked when the water clone transformed into a black water clone of him. Zabuza spotting this, jumped back and slashed the clone and gasped when it turned into a puddle of black water. He lifting his hands said "I don't how you did that kid, but let's see how you deal with the mist."

Naruto gained wide eyes when Zabuza made a heavy mist appear. Naruto was about to curse as his visibility was reduced to zero when he heard Leo say "I was expecting this. He's a member of the swordsmen of the mist. Time to even the playing field."

Naruto hearing this felt Leo push his animalistic chakra into him roared very loudly causing a lot of the mist to move from around him. He feeling his muscles bulged out and his senses max out closed his eyes and tapped into his sense of smell and hearing. He hearing footsteps heading towards the smell of Sake, dashed forward and blocked Zabuza's sword as it tried to kill the wide eyed Tazuna. Naruto opening his eyes revealed golden orbs. Naruto could see that the Zabuza in front of him was again a water clone. Unleashing a sonic roar he watched as the clone turned into a puddle. He growling said "My clones were bad enough, but this Shithead goes and creates water clones." Naruto lifting up Oathkeeper said "Two can play this game no brows. Howling Wind Style; Hunting Party Jutsu!"

Zabuza in the mist not far from the cowering group and Naruto gained wide eyes when a good portion of his mist was blown away and six lioness made of raging, twisting wind appeared. The thing that made him feel fear was when they set their eyes on him and roared. Zabuza cursed when the wind lions launched right at him. He dodging the lions, brought his blade up just in time to block a stronger attack from Naruto. Naruto opening his mouth said "Found You."

Zabuza growling tried to punch Naruto who caught his fist and tried to knee him. Zabuza leaning back wasn't prepared for the chain on Oathkeeper to hit him in the chest. He jumping backward growled and started going through handsigns. He felt his eyes widen when Naruto appeared and said "Wind Style; Wind Dragon's Roar!"

Zabuza was shocked as a huge tunnel of wind came roaring at him and he was hit full force. He flipping over said "Take this brat! Water Style; Water Dragon Jutsu!"

Naruto tightening his grip on Oathkeeper said "Black Water Style; Explosive Water Dragon Jutsu!"

Zabuza gained wide eyes when from the lake a huge black dragon with glowing yellow eyes launched at his dragon and crushed it. He was then hit full force by the dragon and slammed into a tree. His mist cleared and he growled spotting Naruto walking towards him looking like some kind of angel of death sent to collect his soul. Naruto pushing more of his chakra out cast his latest genjutsu that attacked four out of the five senses. He smirked when Zabuza's eyes widened in pure terror. To Zabuza right now he most likely looked like he was walking through hell, or out of darkness with his face being a skeleton and his wings belonging to an angel. He could also be seeing Naruto with nine tails, bone fox ears, and devil wings. Depends on Zabuza's fears.

Zabuza backing away in fear was shaking spotting Naruto with nine bone tails, two bone fox ears, bone wings, and a smirking fox-like bone face. This look got even worse as Naruto was walking through what looked like hell fire, the smell of burning flesh filled his nose, the agonizing screams of souls being tortured hit his ears, and he could feel the heat from the flames licking his arms. Naruto halfway inside of the genjutsu walked towards Zabuza and said "I am the reaper of souls and you are my prey. I have been sent to collect your soul as it is tainted by the innocent you have killed. I will purge you from this world."

Naruto was inches away from Zabuza when a masked ninja appeared in a swirl of ice and took Zabuza away. Naruto spotting this stopped using the Shikai of Oathkeeper and was back to normal. He dropping the genjutsu feel flat on his ass. He turning his head blinked when Kakashi and his team walked over to him. Kakashi said "Naruto that last jutsu you used was absolutely terrifying."

Naruto eye smiling said "Thanks Kakashi-sensei. I created it after talking to Kurenai-sensei about fears and genjutsu."

Kakashi hearing this asked "How tired are you?"

Naruto smiling said "I'm about to pass out."

He then passed out. Kakashi shaking his head slid his headband down and picked Naruto up. He turning to the wide eyed Tazuna said "Lead the way to your home so that me and my students can rest." Tazuna nodding turned around and ran towards his home, team seven right behind him.

The next day Naruto would wake up to a smiling Kakashi, a blushing Sasuke and a scowling Sakura. Naruto sitting up blinked as he wasn't wearing his shirt or jacket. He touching his face gained wide eyes as his mask was even gone. He looking at Kakashi with wide eyes asked "What the hell happened to my mask and bandana?"

Kakashi said "Tazuna's daughter took them off."

Naruto hearing this said "Not cool." He then calmed down and in a serious voice asked "So what's the plan sensei?"

Kakashi gaining a serious face said "I sent for back up and I plan on training the three of you to the max. My guess is from the injuries you inflicted on Zabuza it should take him about a week to recover."

Naruto nodding said "Next time I face Zabuza I'm going to kill him. It's gonna be a harder fight, but it'll be worth it." Naruto standing up closed his eyes and said "I will not allow him to continue working for scum like Gato." Naruto opening his eyes said "Kakashi-sensei after I kill Zabuza, I'm taking Gato down."

Kakashi nodding said "I had a feeling you were going to say that."

He standing up turned to Sasuke and Sakura and said "Follow me it's time to train."

All three students followed him to a clearing where he demonstrated how the tree climb. Naruto getting it on the first try said "Okay that was easy."

Sakura also getting it asked "What next Kakashi-sensei?"

Kakashi looking at her said "You're not done Sakura. You have the least amount of chakra on this team, while Naruto has the most. The only reason you got this exercise is because your chakra pool is a puddle, a small puddle at that. So you're gonna run up and down the trunk of the tree until you feel like passing out. Then you take a break, gather your strength back and start again."

Sakura hearing this wanted to say something but Kakashi gave her a hard glare. She sighing did as she was told. Kakashi turning to Naruto said "Naruto what I want you to do is work on your sand jutsu and combining your elemental affinities."

Naruto nodding said "Got it Kakashi-sensei."

He then jumped down and closed his eyes. Kakashi blinked when Naruto summoned two mountains of sand, one golden the other iron. Naruto lifting up his hands started to swirl the sand around him. Kakashi nodding turned to Sasuke and said "Alright Sasuke let's see if we can get your Sharingan unlocked."

Sasuke nodding ran up the tree with one try and flipped down ready to unlock his Sharingan. Kakashi nodding lead Sasuke away from Naruto and Sakura and started to spar with the Uchiha.

Back in the village hidden in the leaves, Sarutobi reading Kakashi's report sighed and said "Naruto is gonna be the death of me."

He was about to send for Anko when Team Eight walked in and said "C-rank mission complete Hokage-sama."

He spotting the not so pleased look on Kiba's face smiled and said "Alright. Here is your next mission. You are to leave as soon as possible and to act as back-up. Kakashi is in command, with Kurenai being second and Naruto being third. Move out."

Kurenai reading the scroll gained wide eyes and said "Don't unpack we move out now."

Team Eight nodding moved out. Once that was clear Sarutobi stroking his beard had an brilliant idea. He summoning a monkey gave it a message and sent it Jiraiya. His idea was for Jiraiya to leak information about the battle he was sure to happen for wave to a few of the other villages. This would stir up interest and the other villages would send spies to watch the battle. If his gut was right, by the end of this mission Naruto would be the youngest person to be entered in the bingo book. He also got the feeling Naruto would soon be in a serious relationship and he was going to be beaming with pride. He stroking his beard more tried to figure out where this feeling was coming from because it was strange for him to feel like Naruto was going to make him more proud then he is now.

He shrugging gained wide eyes when his secretary walked in with bundles of paperwork. He shaking with fear asked "What in the hell?"

She panting said "Since you've discovered the secret to defeating the paperwork, I can finally give you all the stuff you haven't gotten to."

Sarutobi hearing this blanched and said "Please tell me that's all of it."

She shaking her head said "No Hokage-sama this only the first three bundles."

Sarutobi hearing this started to weep at his misery. The secretary said "Also Hokage-sama the papers for Naruto-kun's placement into the CRA are here in triplicate form. Along with the marriage contract for the Kazekage's eldest daughter."

Sarutobi really started to weep hearing this as even with the Shadow clones this was going to take him all day."

A day later Naruto could be seen constructing armor out of his sand, and writing down how much heat his sand could take before becoming something else. The cool thing about his iron sand, was that if heated up enough it would turn into steel. He had talked to Kyuubi about this and she had theorized that it was because of the iron in his sand actually being the iron from his extra kunai and shuriken, and him lining his iron ninja wire with his golden sand. His golden sand when heated up would turn into regular gold, and he had a theory that if he mixed his two sands up and super heated it something amazing would form. He blinked feeling four chakra signatures heading towards Tazuna's home. He recognizing them said "Kakashi-sensei it seems as though team eight was sent to back us up."

Kakashi hearing this blinked and searched the village's chakra signature. He blinked as Naruto was right. He turning to Naruto asked "Are you a chakra sensor?"

Naruto shrugging said "Maybe. I know that whatever was mixed with the Earth Grudge Fear gave me a slightly higher feel towards chakra."

He then lifting up the iron mask he had been making looked at it and said "Not enough detail. It needs to be like a smirking skull."

He closing his eyes went back to forging the mask. Kakashi shaking his head said "Work on the armor instead of the mask. I'll see if I can get yours back from Tsunami-chan."

Naruto hearing this nodded and went back to his armor as he had a plan for it, and Kakashi had already been informed of said plan. Naruto moving his eyes to Sakura rolled his eyes as she was once again taking a rest. She was really weak, and that got him thinking maybe he should talk to Ino about getting herself in better shape once he got back to Konoha. If she was going to be his fan-girl now, she was going to a strong confident kunoichi, not a weak useless fan-girl. He then feeling someone watching him, shivered as once again Sasuke was watching him with those damn Sharingan eyes. He wanted to curse Kakashi out for helping Sasuke unlock them, but agreed that they would need every advantage they could get for the next battle. He sighing pulled out one of his weaker fire jutsu and tossed it in the direction of Sasuke. He said "Stop watching me like a hawk and go learn that jutsu. When mastered it should pack enough fire power to toppled a group of trees."

He feeling the eyes move away from him sighed and said "Thank god." He rolled his eyes hearing Kyuubi and Oathkeeper giggle for some reason. He then remembering something went through a few handsigns and cried out "Summoning Jutsu!"

A huge poof of smoke occurred, and when the smoke blew away it revealed a yawning Leo. Naruto ignoring the wide eyes on him asked "Yo Leo when are we going to work on the transformation?"

Leo yawning again said "Now. Create some clones to work on your project and come your smart ass with me."

Naruto nodding created about 100 clones who all quickly got to work. He then standing up said "I'll be working with Leo Kakashi-sensei."

He walked behind Leo who yawned and bumped into a tree on purpose. Kakashi watched as the tree was turned into a toothpick. Kakashi licked his lips spotting this and said "Leo must be Naruto's inner animal, because there's no way he would be that friendly with a regular lion that size." He shaking his head turned to Sakura and said "That's enough of a break, get back to work." Sakura doing so, made him sigh.