Things were not going well. Naruko and I stared helplessly at Kakashi, he relentlessly fought Zabuza, this battle seemed never ending. Naruko on the other hand, found it incredible.

"WOAH! Sasuke! Check it out! The water turned into a dragon! Do ya think we can do that!?" She yelled shaking my shoulder... so cute... but no time for that now!

"Pay attention Dobe, stay on guard, just because you beat the woman doesn't make you invincible." I scolded . (Ah yes, Naruko's famous 'YOUR IN THE WAY BITCH!' kick to that woman's head took it's toll, she was now unconscious on the ground for trying to step between Naruko's charge towards Zabuza.) Naruko rolled her eyes, then she turned her head back to the battlefield.

Now Kakashi was trapped in a large water bubble. Great, we can't win by ourselves. Naruko's eyes were filled with confidence. That's what I loved about her. Always so confident.

"Oi, Dobe. What do you think about the situation?" I turned. She was getting in a battle stance.

"I have a plan." She smiled.

"You? A plan? I guess miracles do happen." she punched my arm.

"Oh ha ha. Teme. I need your help." Before I knew it we were standing side by side, ready for battle. Her hands went into a very familiar sign. "Shadow clone no jutsu!" she screamed all her shadow clones charged Zabuza but she hid behind me. I looked at her and she smiled.

"Now I get it." I said quietly. I grabbed her hand. Naruko took my large shuriken, hid it in the back of her shirt, made a transform sign and suddenly was a giant shuriken.

"Here we go! Zabuza!" I yelled.

"Sasuke! Stay back!" Kakashi yelled, but I had already thrown the shuriken Naruko. Zabuza easily dodged.

"What bad aim you got there kid." Zabuza said to me, laughing. I glared. When...

"WHO'S GOT BAD AIM ASS FACE!?" Naruko yelled coming out of her transformation. Zabuza and Kakashi looked at Naruko who now had my large shuriken in her hand. "EAT IT BASTARD!" she yelled throwing the shuriken perfectly at Zabuza's arm. Zabuza pulled his arm from the water bubble and jumped to the side to dodge. I caught my shuriken as Kakashi was released.

"Ha. Damn girl can't aim either, she missed." Zabuza snickered. Naruko fell back into the water smiling.

"She didn't miss, Naruko made you let go. Now the real fight can begin." He looked over to Naruko. "Head back towards Sasuke, it's dangerous here." Naruko nodded and started swimming towards me. The battle between Kakashi and Zabuza raged. The waves it the water flew in all directions with every attack. Naruko was dragged back under the water.

"Shit!" I said diving into the water. I grabbed Naruko and pulled her to the surface. Kakashi and Zabuza were fighting on land by then. Zabuza look beat up. Kakashi was about to finish him off when Zabuza fell over. Naruko and I got out the water and rushed to were Kakashi was, Sakura and, um, Tazuna, yeah, came up behind us.

Kakashi felt for his pulse.

"Well? Is he..." Sakura trailed off. Kakashi nodded. The wind picked up and a boy with long hair and fairly girlish features. He had a mask on, a mist village ANBU.

"I'll take it from here." he said grabbing Zabuza's dead body. Naruko watched him take two needles from his neck.

"That was cool, how'd ya do that?" She asked. The boy looked at her.

"Well I was trained to know the body, I simply punctured some major veins." Naruko looked at him, eyes all shiny. 'Hate this guy.'

"Wow... so, Zabuza's a missing ninja?" she asked. The boy nodded, said his thanks, and was gone. Naruko looked at Kakashi. "He must've been strong! Ya think I could be strong like him?" 'Now she want's to be like him? UNEXCEPTABLE. That boy must die.' Kakashi looked at her, said something that I couldn't here and fainted.

"Sensei!" Sakura yelled rushing over to him. The mist cleared.

"Ossan!"(A/N: Ossan- Old Man) Naruko ran to him. "We need to get across the river, where's that boat?" Tazuna nodded and started to lead her away. "I'll be back! Sakura! Sasuke-teme!" she yelled running off with Tazuna.

Naruko came back half carrying a row boat.

"A little help here! Teme!" She yelled. She didn't have to say it twice, anything for Naruko! I grabbed the whole boat and dragged it the rest of the way. Naruko and Sakura picked up Kakashi as Tazuna and I set the boat in the water. The girls put Kakashi in the boat and Naruko helped paddle. Sakura kept as a lookout as we set sail across the river.

"Sasuke..." Naruko whispered to me.

"Yeah?" I whispered back. There was a long pause.

"Zabuza's not dead...stay on guard." I was taken aback. Zabuza was alive!? I can't let Naruko know I didn't know that. I have a reputation to live up to.

"I knew that Dobe." I replied. For some reason Naruko didn't say anything back. The only thing that she said was,

"Lets hurry ahead."

'Naruko's good in a crisis...How can she remain calm with our teacher unconscious? Why did she only tell me that Zabuza was alive?' Then it hit me. She knew I wouldn't freak out. She wants me to stay on guard and Sakura wouldn't be able to handle the news in a situation like this... she's a good leader...

Nothing less from the woman I love.

(A/N: Ok so I live in Rhode Island, if you've heard Hurricane Sandy might hit us so won't be able to write since the power'll go out. Leave plenty of comments! I love it when you guys talk to me! Again. I'm here for you guys. Leave what you want the next chapter to be about. I'll be seein ya!)