Tears of a Savior

by MeemoUchiha

Sometimes, things aren't what they seem. Naruto could agree to that. In his battle against Madara, he finds out that it isn't possible to always win. When it seems like all hope is lost, the Kyuubi sends him to the past to fix his mistakes and protect the ninja nations. The problem is.. How should naruto go about doing that? !strong!naruto. NaruHina. AU. Some OC.

12. The Wave Arc part 2

Huge thanks to my awesome Beta Reader: kitachiuchiha9573

Here is chapter 12, enjoy :)

Chapter 12

The Wave Arc: Part 2

Walking over to where the only living demon brother was, Team 7 noticed that he was starting to wake up. When he was fully awake however, he did the same thing his now-dead brother did - throwing around profanities and curses. Needless to say, Arashi covered Naruto's ears instinctively much to Team 7's amusement and Naruto's annoyance. They finally reached the area where the demon brother was held captive and decided to let Kakashi interrogate him.

"Don't come any closer, copy-ninja Kakashi." Kakashi just ignored him and walked over to him. The brother broke out into a cold sweat. He knew he was at the mercy of this team, and that they were going to interrogate him now. They would then simply kill him somewhere along the line once they were done with him. As Kakashi took his last step, now standing in front of the tied up nuke-nin, he contemplated on his options. He knew he could simply scare him with some kunai and elemental techniques, but he decided a quicker option was better after debating with himself for several seconds.

He would put him under a hypnosis-based jutsu that would allow him to see through his victim's past memories. He, however, had a very bad habit of running his chakra levels dry during his battles. So instead, he learned of a very effective way to interrogate an individual. His time in ANBU was good to him after all.

"Demon Brother of the Mist! You will wish you never attacked us. I will now have to cut your life short... And don't worry, you will see your brother soon... in hell." As soon as Kakashi finished his monologue, he pulled up his hitai'ate( His headband) to reveal his fully matured sharingan. Staring into the demon brothers glaring and hateful eyes, the demon brothers' already devastated psyche shattered under the power of the sharingan; stripping him of his knowledge.

After Kakashi finished the procedure, he delivered a quick chop to the back of the nuke-nin's neck, causing him to fall into blissful darkness. He pulled out a kunai and stabbed the ninja in the heart, killing him painfully and instantly. 'Now, to dispose of the body'. He performed the hand seals for a quick, D-rank Katon justu; effectively incinerating the nuke-nin's body.

Pulling up his Hitai'ate once more, he returned to his team's side and whispered to Arashi about what he learned. Needless to say, Arashi already knew about everything. He could have told Kakashi about what will happen in the near future, but decided not to because he may not be correct. He learned that the hard way from witnessing Sasuke use Madara's sacred Katon technique.

When Kakashi finished, Arashi gave a respectful nod, signifying that he understood the briefing. Kakashi faced the bridge builder with a look of authority. "Tazuna-san, let us have a little talk about what happened, okay?" Tazuna could only gulp in fear at that remark...

-5 hours later, Tazuna's house- (I skipped Zabuza's fight because it happened the same way it did in canon)

"Ugh, father. You sure know how to stir trouble" the voice of an angelic looking female floated through the air. From the first glance, she appeared to be the everyday commoner. However, upon a closer look, she was an angelic treat for the eyes. She wore the standard Nami no Kuni (Land of Waves) housewife attire, but she had a gentle and flawless face that most females would kill for. Her midnight blue hair was straightened and she had a generous bust. Of course, no male in the house was rude enough to eye her. Well, no male except the now bed-ridden jonin, Kakashi Hatake. One would not be surprised with the fact from the amount of perverted novels he carries around with him that he is occasionally caught giggling whilst reading.

"Yeah, yeah. Tsunami-chan." Tazuna mumbled incoherently.

She had went into a shock when her father and Team 7 entered the house the other day. They looked like hell. Kakashi especially, as he was unconscious and being supported by the other jonin of the team. She had frantically prepared beds for the team. Tsunami had extreme gratitude for them due to the fact that they protected her father even though they learned of the lie he told concerning the mission's difficulty. When she asked Arashi what had happened, he told her that they fought the missing-ninja, Zabuza Momochi. It didn't take long before she started smothering them with motherly concern. She saw the pre-teens as her own children. Her son Inari had closed himself off from society after the death of his father-figure and her now deceased husband, Kaiza. How it broke her heart.

As she was now standing in front of Kakashi's door, she stopped abruptly to hear sounds coming from the other side of the door. From the voice, she could tell that Arashi and Kakashi were having a conversation. She knocked lightly on the door, announcing her presence. Arashi, having been the only jounin able to still walk, stopped chatting and moved to open the door. Both greeted Tsunami warmly. She unnecessarily apologized to them for interrupting them, to which they strongly disagreed with, and brought in the soup for Kakashi. After she was finished with her intentions, she quietly left the room.

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Kakashi could only sigh into his bowl of already steaming soup. He sat lazily and tiredly on the bed he was sleeping on not too long ago. He started ruminating over his fight with Zabuza. He had a nagging feeling that something was wrong with the hunter nin. He racked his already tired brain for the information he had on hunter ninjas of Kirigakure no Sato (The village hidden in the mist.)

After about a minute of silent pondering, he remembered something... Something vastly important.

'Wait a minute! Hunter nins from Kiri always and I mean always destroy the bodies of missing nins upon discovery. That hunter nin that took Zabuza did not do that...That's too suspicious. And before that, he seemed to kill Zabuza by striking him in the neck with two senbons (needles). Senbon are not weapons used for killing, they are used for...Oh no…'

"Zabuza is still alive…" he whispered to himself. Staring absentmindedly at his soup.

This was bad, no, horrible news. If he had to guess, he would say that Zabuza and his accomplice, the fake hunter-nin, would return in about a week. That gives Arashi and himself enough time to train the genin.

'Arashi...'

His thoughts wandered to the blonde time traveller. He could still remember the day he learned of the truth, unable to forget that day. His heart nearly broke at hearing of the horrible and bloody future that was inevitable. However, Arashi had assured him that he would never let that happen. And sure enough, he has full faith in his comforting words.

-FLASHBACK-

We find the copy-cat ninja, Kakashi Hatake, on the staircase to the Hokage's office. He was simply sitting on top of the Yondaime's head, reminiscing over the times they had together when he his team was Team 7 and he had Minato Namikaze as his sensei and his two teammates. He couldn't bear to stay on that subject to long and he didn't have to anyway as he sensed a chakra signature close behind him.

"Kakashi-senpai, Sandaime-sama is requesting your presence. He says don't be late, it is important." Kakashi nodded and began to walk his way down to the Hokage's office, after thanking the ANBU behind him. She had long, beautiful purple hair and a cat ANBU mask. Her codename was Neko (cat), but Kakashi knew her real name. How could he not? They used to be partners when he was in ANBU. Her real name was Yuugao Uzuki.

"Thanks, Yuugao-chan" he said. With that, he left.

If you could see through the ANBU mask, you would be able to see a small blush on her petite face. 'Kakashi-senpai, you have no idea what you do to me.' And with that, she too disappeared in a shunshin.

Kakashi, now before the Hokage's office, knocked gently to alert every one of his presence. After a "Come in" from the Sandaime, he walked in casually, making sure to close the door gently behind him. He drank in the sight of the Sandaime's office, noting the other male occupant in the room. He had spiky blond hair and war-hardened cerulean eyes. He wore an orange shirt with black streaks along the side of the sleeves and chest area and wore simple, light-green ANBU pants and blue sandals. However, that wasn't the most prominent feature of his clothing. Not by a long shot. Above all of his other clothes, he was gracing an orange cloak over his body that had white flames licking at its bottom. He could have passed for the late Yondaime, if he hadn't had those weird whisker marks on his cheeks.

The Sandaime cleared his throat before he began talking. "Hello Kakashi, I'm glad you're on time for once. I have called you here to let you in on a secret that I've been told by Arashi over here" he said, gesturing to Kakashi. Arashi nodded to him in acknowledgement, which Kakashi returned back respectfully.

The Sandaime then blurred through a few hand seals "Silence seal activate!"

Kakashi braced himself. He knew that it would have to be a big secret if the Hokage had to put up a silence seal.

"Now Kakashi, what do you feel about the subject of...time travel?"

"Well, I believe it's not possible Sandaime-sama."

The third Hokage just sighed. He gestured to Arashi to continue. "Kakashi-sensei, it's real. I am not from this timeline."

Kakashi just narrowed his eyes. With a closer inspection of the blonde, he started to put two and two together. Who else in Konoha has those three whisker marks on their cheeks. Who else but...Naruto. Kakashi gasped. He knew of the team he would have to lead. He knew his sensei's son was one of the genin.

Arashi just laughed quietly before he continued on. "Yes, you are correct. I am Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze."

There was pin drop silence after that.

Kakashi couldn't believe it. His sensei's son was a time traveller and he was the spitting image of him too. He knew he would need to sit down after hearing this. It was going to be a long afternoon. "Okay Kakashi-sensei, I will tell you about what will happen and how we will prevent that. Please listen carefully and please don't interrupt me until I am finished, okay? Also, this is a SS-class secret. If you break it by telling others, you will have to be executed."

Kakashi only nodded his head seriously. "You may begin. I promise on my loyalty as Leaf shinobi that I will keep this between us."

"Okay, so this is what happens..."

10 minutes later

Kakashi was filled with a multitude of emotions; shame for not being there to train his student in the other timeline and sadness for his students' losses and anger, for Sasuke's betrayal. Those were just to name a few. He was, however, happy that his student trusted him enough to confide this secret with him. He felt immense pride in his student for mastering all of his sensei's techniques.

"Okay Narut... I mean Arashi, if you could rank yourself, what would it be?" Kakashi asked quietly. It would seem that the shock he had is still there. It was obvious from his voice.

"Well, I could face all of the bijuu and Kages at the same time and hold my own, but I would never do that. The bijuu are my friends and the Kages are my comrades."

Needless to say, Kakashi was shocked for the 5th time that day.

The Sandaime spoke up again. "Well, now that that is over with, I suggest you guys get going to the academy to pick up your students. Oh, Arashi, I put Hinata Hyuuga on your team instead of Sakura Haruno. I hope you are fine with that. You may now be on your way, you two."

"Hai, Hokage-sama" came Kakashi's reply.

"Hai, Jiji" came Arashi's reply.

Kakashi sweat dropped at that while the Sandaime just chuckled.

It would seem that old habits die hard.

"Okay, Kakashi let's go."

"Alright."

-END OF FLASHBACK-

"Sometimes, I wish that being a shinobi was easier. I guess I better call the squad and tell them that Zabuza is still alive and kicking... Troublesome."

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Somewhere in Konoha…

"Achoo!" sneezed a pineapple-shape haired genin.

"Someone probably referenced my line, how troublesome."

"Shikamaru! Come on you lazy idiot, we are going to be late" Ino Yamanaka screeched.

Shikamaru only sighed.

"Why couldn't I just be made a cloud... Troublesome indeed"

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There you have it everyone, the end of chapter 12!

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