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Chapter 13

The Wave Arc: Part 3

The sky was bloodshot. The ruby-red rays of the sun illuminated the forests. There seemed to be no conflicts, because of how serene the environment was. Upon further inspection however, one would be able to hear the sound of metal clanging against each other.

In the depths of the forest, we find Team 7 practicing some taijutsu Katas. They of course, knew the different methods to do so. Arashi told them that he could help them with each one of their clan's taijutsu styles. He had experience fighting both the Hyuuga's gentle fist style and the Uchiha's interceptor style. He began to teach Naruto the GAMA FIST (Toad Fist) that he would eventually make later as a teenager.

"That's it, guys! You are all doing great!" Arashi couldn't help but smile. He knew that there was a possibility that another key event might be altered in the future, so he decided that he would not take any more chances. During the second day in Tazuna's house, he had to share this information with Kakashi. By the time he finished, he left Kakashi to absorb all of the information and could have the soup that Tsunami brought up for him in peace. After pondering, he had decided that he and Kakashi would train Team 7 with a multitude of training exercises. He couldn't help but chuckle at the reactions that he had received from the team when he told them that Zabuza was still alive.

-FLASHBACK: 3 days ago-

Arashi arrived in the living room where the whole of Team 7 and Kakashi awaited. He knew it was perfect timing to tell them of Zabuza's survival. He knew that Kakashi already was aware of the fact because of the silent nod he received earlier. It was the way his one-visible eye glinted. Now that every member of Team 7 was grouped together, he could start his speech.

"Ano, A-arashi sensei… W-what are we d-doing?" Hinata asked timidly. Naruto just shrugged lazily, while Sasuke sat in the corner brooding. Arashi winced at the sound of Hinata's soft, timid voice. Ever since his Hinata died during the war, he couldn't look at this Hinata in the eye. It would only trigger really bad memories of her death. He really couldn't handle that though, for he was a man with a lot of demons... Demons that he was not yet strong enough to face. "Yes Hinata, I was getting to that... Prepare yourselves everyone, Zabuza is still alive!"

Everybody was quiet at that revelation, so he inferred that they were still drinking in his words. That silence was ruined however, due to Sasuke's uncontrollable shaking. All eyes were on him as his tense body shook like a leaf. Naruto and Hinata jumped to his side immediately to check up on him. Arashi just narrowed his eyes at Sasuke while Kakashi moved next to him while leaning on one of his crutches for balance.

"Hey teme(bastard), whats wrong with you?!" Naruto's startled voice prodded at Sasuke. Hinata couldn't help but nod her head in agreement, even thought she would have asked it in a whole other way. Sasuke's shaking stopped after about 2 more minutes and once he looked up, he had a huge grin on his face. That however, wasn't the most shocking thing however.

He had the sharingan in his eyes, and at the two-tomoe state. "I'm fine everybody, I'm just shaking in anticipation. I will defeat that hunter-nin and show just why the Uchiha was the most feared clan."

Naruto and Hinata just put their hands on his shoulders to show their support for him. Kakashi just smiled such that it showed in his eyes, while Arashi just had a small frown on his face. "Okay… thanks for the speech Sasuke. But now I will finish my message to you all... Kakashi and I estimate that Zabuza will strike at the end of this week..." He paused to look at the genin's reactions, but smiled when he saw that there was no fear in any of their faces. There was a scorching determination to protect Tazuna and to protect their comrades.

"We will train you all during the week, and sharpen your skills. Kakashi will have you for the next three days to help you with your chakra control and chakra manipulation, while I will have you for the other three days to work on your speed and your elemental jutsu." All three genin nodded their heads in anticipation. They were each thinking different things however...

'I will give it my all so I can make Naruto-Kun and my clan proud of me!'

'I will become strong, strong enough to kill you someday...Itachi'

'I will never give up! I will become strong enough to protect my precious people and one day become Hokage!

They were cut short of their musings however, when the copy-nin began... "Okay everyone, follow me! Make sure you are all ready!"

They all chorused with a "HAI SENSEI!"

"Alright everyone, when we get to the clearing, you will all start the water waking exercise...While also adding on to that the leaf-cutting exercise." Kakashi added with a one-eyed smile. All the genin's could only groan.

One thought ran through all their heads at that point...

'What a troll...'

When they reached the grassy clearing, they all only looked at each other in determination. Needless to say, they competed against each other to see who would complete the exercises first. Even Hinata was in on this little race.

And with that, Kakashi's training began...

(FLASHBACK END) 3 days later...

As Arashi was brought of of his musings, he noticed that there was a faint chakra signature around the area. He noticed that something felt...familiar about it. If felt warm and gentle, but had a sharp point to it. Looking back at his students, he called them together to announce that it was time for them to stop today's training. It was around this time of day that they would usually stop and take a break. After he explained to them that today's training was over, he pulled Naruto to the side for a conversation in private.

Naruto looked up at Arashi in curiosity. His sensei had told everyone that today's training was over, but had pulled him aside for some reason. As he noticed Arashi looking around for a couple of seconds, he was startled when he noticed that his sensei's eyes start to gain a dark-red pigmentation. It made him feel at ease for some strange reason. He also had no idea why, but looking at Arashi made him feel like he was a part of nature itself. As Arashi finally opened his eyes to look at him, he noticed that Naruto was staring deeply into his eyes, deeply entranced within the ever-flowing ocean of nature energy. He decided to begin speaking..."Okay Naruto, I'm sure your curious as to why I've pulled you aside." Seeing Naruto nod, he continued on.

"As you can see from the sudden change in my eye color and pigmentation, I seem to be one with nature. That is the effect of a power called Sennin Modo(Sage Mode). I have studied in the arts of nature energies when I was in my late teen years. It allows me to sense chakra at a nation's capacity if I'm familiar with it. I can move 10 times as fast as usual, my strength is also about the same as Tsunade of the Sannin if I don't enhance it with chakra." as Arashi was finished, he chuckled at Naruto's reaction.

Naruto was shocked. To hear of such a power was startling. In fact, it filled him up with joy that this is a mode he would later on learn for himself. As a boy, he naturally would have an ego. And it was no lie that Naruto's had inflated a bit at hearing that. However, he felt a disturbance in chakra coming from around the area he was in. He looked at Arashi, only to see him trembling. It really startled him to see his usually always calm and collected sensei trembling like a leaf. Looking closer at his sensei's face, he noticed years make their way to his eyes. He decided that would be the last straw.

"Sensei, are you ok?" Asked a worried Naruto. That seemed to snap Arashi out of whatever daze he was in. Looking back down at Naruto, he replied: "Yes Naruto, I'm fine. I just wanted you to know that I'm going out a little on some business. I wanted you to stay behind so you can relay the message to Kakashi and the others. Also, whatever you do, DO NOT follow me okay? Tell everyone that I'll be back by dinner time." Seeing his younger self nod, Arashi bid him farewell and watched his younger self rush off towards the house.

As he re-entered sage mode, he pinpointed the mysterious chakra for a second time. His sage mode allowed him to pinpoint familiar chakra signatures, so now that he checked the chakra he returned to his trembling state. He was brought out of his daze however, when he heard something had hadn't in a while.

"Kit! I know you are shocked. I am as well, but now is not the time to waste time. Chase after that chakra! And fast!"

Arashi, having been pulled back together by Kurama, immediately started to chase the chakra. Jumping through the trees, he noticed that he was gaining on the chakra. Once he was close enough to see the person, he noticed that it was a pure canvas of black. The mysterious person was dressed in all black and had a hood that completely closed of all of the persons features. The person who was emitting the chakra seemed to have sensed Arashi, when the person turned around and faced him, the person jumped up in surprise and to his sage-enhanced senses,...happiness?

He walked to the person carefully. Being a Kage-level ninja, he knew that anything could happen, so he approached this person carefully. For all he knew, it could be a trap. As he was halfway to the person, he noticed the figure approach him as well. If this person's chakra was anything to go by, he/she is at least a low Kage-level shinobi. Time seemed to drive by, as he and the person seemed to standing face to face with each other, he heard...feminine sobs? The voice sounded extremely familiar as well.

Reaching up, he put his fingers on the figures mask and began to pull it off slowly. Time seemed to slow down as the trees stopped their restless rustling and the birds seemed to grow silent. He was holding a breath he didn't know he was confining. Once the mask was finally off, his eyes widened to the size of saucers as his voice began to crackle and he started to cry immensely. This person... was...

Through sobs, the person said... "Hello Naruto-Kun", and jumped into his arms. She continued to cry and bawl her eyes out. As his mind was working at warp speed to sort out everything, he managed to croak out:"H-Hinata-Hime?"

As they cried in each other's embrace, Hinata began: "Naruto-Kun... I've missed you so much. During that battle of tailed beast Bombs, everyone died. I thought you had as well. I'm so glad I still have you, my love." She ended.

Stopping his sobs, he began... "But how Hina-Hime? I thought you had died along with everyone else and I lost it. The pain of losing you was too great, and I thought I would just become a hollow husk of a man with ought your love and affection."

Steeling herself, she began: "Okay, this is what happened Naruto-Kun.."

-FLASHBACK- Hinata POV

'This...this is insane. The amount of power that is condensed into that tailed beast bomb is undescribable.'

As I look over the rest of the alliance, I can only sense two distinct emotions from them, and it was coming of in waves. Itwas fear and hopelessness. I couldn't help but slump my shoulders as well. I knew that nothing I could create could ever hope to counter or match that tailed beast ball. Looking around, I notice Naruto-Kun powering up his own tailed beast ball, but being a sensor, I could tell it was close to the power that was held by the juubi's bijuu dama. I could see the fright that was gleaning in his orang. Vertical and horizontal slitted eyes. Everyone around me was dropping their respective weapons. The shinobi's that were powering up jutsu's immediately stopped molding hand signs. Their hands dropping to their sides lifelessly as if they lost all meaning. After hearing a scream of anger and hatred coming from the juubi's direction. She couldn't help but sneer.

The source of that scream was the one and only, Madara Uchiha. The crazed Uchiha that was one of the founders of the Hidden Leaf Village, and the only shinobi who could fight and equal the first Hokage. After coming to an alliance with the Senju clan of the forest, he shortly left the village and his clan afterwards due to the lack of trust they had for his ideals. His clan didn't support him afterwards and he then seemingly vanished from the world. Only to return year later and fight the first Hokage to a battle of the death. Being that he lost, he blamed all of this on the world and through manipulating people, was able to spread his ideals that this world was never to be peaceful and only carried bloodshed and hatred. He declared that he would make a perfect world by using the power of the juubi to cast an infinite Tsukuyomi.

Everyone could only sneer at his direction along side Hinata, but immediately widened their eyes in fear when the large condensed ball of condensed youkai (demonic energy) launched at them. It was coming closer and closer, but immediately was intercepted by a slightly smaller one. In the end, the juubi's leaked out a little and was ten seconds away from hitting their army indefinitely.

I gathered up all of my remaining chakra, and created a KAITEN(Heavenly released rotation) and dug deep underground. I stayed their for about two hours and when I came back up to the surface, I was speechless...

Everything was vaporized. There were no corpses. No blood stains. No juubi... It was all only a black-charred wasteland. there were however, three craters that seemed to be as big as 1/3 of konoha each. The wind was also tense, as if it was just called upon to wreak havoc onto something. Hinata knew what the craters were from however. It was made from her soon-to-be husband Naruto. They were extremely more powerful than a standard one, and there was also a major amount of demonic chakra lingering in the air.

As she wandered around for a bit, she noticed Naruto sprinting towards the grasslands that seemed to be a couple of miles away. She tried to make her tired body comply and reached him after his journey. As he spaced out while sitting in a meditative voice, Hinata could see blood and dried tear marks riddled across his entire face. She knew that she had a similar look as well, if not worse. After calling out to him and not receiving a reply, she began to get worried. After what seemed to be forever, she ran up to him frantically and touched his shoulder.

However, as soon as she made contact, she was blinded by a white light and before she knew it she was starting to loose consciousness. The last thing she saw before succumbing to the sweet surrender was Naruto crying softly.

She explained how she woke up in Kirigakure no Sato, and how she noticed that everyone seemed to be way younger than she remembered. After she checked the calendar, she immediately knew what happened. She went back in time, and apparently so do Naruto,

She roamed the land trying to regain her strength and energy and once ready, return to konoha.

-FLASHBACK END-

Naruto was stunned. Having heard the story from Hinata, he seemed to calm down after a while of pondering about it. He the began with a Tired and shaky voice..."Okay Hina-Hime, let's get back to the house." Upon seeing her confused expression, he explained that his old team was currently on the Wave mission. He also explained to her that they would have to notify Kakashi of who she was. Also, he told her that she should call him Arashi when they are in public. He decided on an alias for her and told her that her fake name would be Mikasa.

She seemed to like the name and was suddenly startled when Naruto picked her up in his arms bridal style. She had longed for his touch for so long. She kissed him sweetly on the lips and he called her his beautiful princess and that he would be her knight in shining armor, which in turn she cutely giggled at. He explained to her that from this point on, they were going to change history, and that they WILL have their marriage, and that he would never let her get hurt. He would always protect her.

Needless to say, when they reached the house, they were met with wide and cruinous eyes from everybody. He explained to them: "Hello everyone, this is Mikasa, my fiance. She is going to be staying with us for the mission and returning back with us to Konoha."

Everyone seemed to be happy for them and Naruto have Arashi a big smile and his face portrayed a big blush when he caught on that Mikasa was Hinata from the future.

Tazuna gave him a hearty laugh and congratulated him. Sasuke nodded his head politely to Mikasa and Arashi and he even gave a thumbs up and a happy smile.

Hinata was blushing and happily congratulating them, while Kakashi gave him a proud smile.

Tsunami was talking with Mikasa and congratulating and welcoming her warmly, while Inari had on a look of indifference.

Later on that night, Arashi, Mikasa, and Kakashi were sitting in the private study. Kakashi had on his full jounin mode and asked: "Naruto, is this Hinata from the future?"

Naruto nodded and pulled Hinata closer to him and began tickling her profusely. Electing a strained and panting laugh from the lavender haired beauty.

As he questioned about how Hinata got here, he received her story and how she survived and shortly after dismissed them and gave them a goodnight before leaving.

"Naruto-Kun, I love you" Hinata whispered contently.

"I love you too, Hina-Hime."

3 hours later, Unknown location

In a dark and murky room, amongst all the darkness, their weretwo mysterious cloaked silhouettes. One was a towering figure with a frame of about 6 feet and 6 inches. He seemed to carry an aloof but sadistic aura. Against the darkness, you could also see a gigantic sword-shaped figure strapped to his back. The smaller figure stood at about 5 feet and 12 inches. He had a slim figure and shoulder length hair. He appeared to have his eyes closed, but opened them momentarily. Showing a frightening doujutsu(eye prowess.)

The taller figure began... "Man, to get paid 3 million rio for simply assassinating a bridge builder. It makes me want to laugh. It will be a piece of cake. But the bridge builders bodyguards... Having been told by Gato that Sharingan Kakashi and a genin team consisting of the Kyuubi Jinjurikii and Itachi's little brother was interesting to say the least. He was also smart enought to mention that they also had a shinobi that could use the rasengan. This made things extremely interesting." I know that samehada would have a party when it sucks up such a delicous chakra."

As he looked over at his partner, he began to make conversation. "Ne(say), wouldn't you agree...Itachi"

With that, the shorter figure opened his eyes, revealing the frightening sight of the now, almost extinct Sharingan. They had a odd pattern in them, they looked like a three pointed shuriken. Revealing them to be the Mangekyou Sharingan.

"I think that we should be careful nonetheless...Kisame" came Itachi's short, monotone reply. He wasn't scared, just cautious. Being a missing-nin for 7 years makes you question every little thing in order to ensure survival. Couple that with all of his ANBU training at the hidden leaf and it was not surprising to hear Itachi reply with such a phrase.

As he closed his eyes, he only thought of one more thing before allowing himself to fade out of view completely...

'Foolish little brother, lets see what you can do...'

There it is everyone, Chapter 13! I plan on ending the wave arc with the next chapter. I hope I peaked everyone's attentions with this chapter.

I will say, however, that things will get really juicy from this point. How will Zabuza and Haku and Itachi and kisame deal with team 7. Who will prevail? Why the hell is Sasuke able to perform S-ranked fire releases. What powers will Naruto reveal to the opposing forces?

You will have to stay tuned to get your answers!

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