CHAPTER 17
New poll up for chunin exams since they are fast approaching and as usual please review or comment I love the criticism good or bad.
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."-William Shakespeare
"You talk bold for someone I don't like Zabuza, you attempted to kill someone who was very precious to me and for that I can't forgive you." Naruto said. "You talk brash for someone I don't even know and the only person that I tried to kill and fail was the Yondaime Mizukage." Zabuza said.
"You may not know me but you tried to harm Yagura-nisan so for that we will take you down." Naruto said. "You have a lot of words let's see you back them up." Zabuza said. "Naruto Sasuke Hinata protect Tazuna, Zabuza is not a person you can fight yet I will handle him 'if I can.'" Kurenai said.
The team nodded in understanding even if hesitantly since Naruto and Sasuke wanted to help. "Very brave but also foolish to think you can take me on all by yourself Miss Yuhi." Zabuza said.
"True I may have a better chance of beating you if I work with my team but then you would just charge the bridge builder and we would fail our mission." Kurenai said. At hearing this Zabuza smirked "what makes you think I haven't already gone to attack the bridge builder?" Zabuza asked sarcastically.
Kurenais eyes widened in shock before she charged forward and stabbed the Zabuza in front of her with a kunai only for water to leak from the wound. 'Shit mizu bunshin' Kurenai thought before looking at her team only to see Zabuza in the middle of them ready to cleave them in half.
Naruto suddenly smirked though "I didn't think I would get to join the fun yet but all these mizu bunshin will get boring if that's all I get to fight." Naruto said. Kurenai would have asked what he meant if she didn't see that Naruto had his Buster sword impaled in Zabuza but like the one she killed it was leaking water.
"Obviously since you are from Kiri it would be normal for you to have a water affinity and you are a jounin so that means you are skilled with water but I wonder how good are you really Zabuza." Naruto said looking right behind Kurenai.
'Behind me shit move.' Kurenai thought but not fast enough. Zabuza appeared behind Kurenai and kicked her over to a large body of water. 'The waters heavy this isn't good.' Kurenai thought. And true to her thoughts not a moment later Zabuza appeared behind her going through hand seals before he stopped and held his hands towards her.
"Suiton: water prison jutsu" Zabuza said. 'Shit not good' Kurenai thought, but the moment she tried to move a large amount of water surrounded her and trapped her. 'Shit he caught me.' "Run away you can't beat him and he has me trapped me so he can't move, for now just escape quickly." Kurenai said.
"Sorry if this sounds weird sensei but Kakashi-nisan once said this and it's very true, 'in the ninja world those who break the rules are trash true, but those who leave their friends and comrades behind are lower than trash.'" Naruto said.
'Damn you and your saying Kakashi.' Kurenai thought. "Well Sasuke I think Zabuza needs a lesson in manners don't you think?" Naruto asked jokingly. "You know I think your right Naruto, I mean it is rude to be so mean to people he doesn't even know I mean really labeling us not a threat because we are not in the bingo book yet." Sasuke said.
"It's a shame really I have always wanted to be placed in the bingo book next to my family what about you?" Naruto asked. "well that's pretty hard to measure up to for you and me, I have to be a S-rank if I want to be on the skill level of my brothers and it would be hard to get up their near great great grand uncle, but it's even harder for you I mean you have to reach S-rank just to be next to any of your family not to mention if you wanted to reach or surpass your dad you would have to reach SS-rank just like him." Sasuke said with a smirk.
'SS-rank but only one person has that title are you telling me that man had a son and with an S-rank if what the gaki said is true.' Zabuza thought with slight panic. "Prepare yourself Zabuza I am about to teach you a lesson in Suiton manipulation." Naruto said.
Naruto then jumped toward Zabuza and landed on the water a few feet away. "Lesson one no matter how much you bend it to your will water is still free flowing." Naruto said before he charged in and engaged Zabuza in Taijutsu, their skirmish lasted a few seconds before naruto backed up and away from Zabuza.
"I have hit a few of your pressure points not only can you no longer make Ninjutsu but your current trap should be getting weaker." Naruto said. "Lesson two water is always a friend never your enemy." Naruto said before he stopped channeling chakra to his feet and sunk into the water.
All was quiet around Zabuza as he tensed waiting for an attack. A few feet from Zabuza the water started to bubble before Naruto shot up in a tornado of water that was swirling around him and making him stand in the tornado.
"Lesson three water is everywhere." Naruto said before he put his hands in a pray seal and water started to gather in his right hand before it turned into a spear. "Suiton: water spear jutsu." Naruto said before he threw the spear at Zabuza's arm keeping the water prison up.
Zabuza saw the spear and knew he had to move his arm. As Zabuza pulled his arm away he barley dodged the fast moving spear. Zabuza then jumped back ready for another attack and he saw Naruto going through hand seals so he did to, but before either could use their jutsu a hunter-nin appeared and threw two senbon needles into Zabuza's neck killing him.
"I am grateful for your help I have been tracking Zabuza for quite some time and you gave me the perfect opportunity to kill him." The hunter-nin said. Naruto approached Zabuza and felt his neck for a pulse and when he felt none nodded to the hunter-nin.
"Very well thank you for the assistance." Naruto said. "It was my pleasure; I hope we do not have to meet again." The hunter-nin said before Shunshining away. 'Something doesn't feel right but for now I have to check on sensei.' Naruto thought.
Naruto then quickly walked over to Sasuke and Hinata since they had grabbed Kurenai once he distracted Zabuza and broke the prison. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked. "Quick Naruto check her over she isn't breathing." Sasuke said in a hurry.
Naruto quickly kneeled next to Kurenai before performing a diagnostic jutsu. "She has water blocking her air way, back up." Naruto said. Naruto then leaned down 'sorry sensei I wish I could do this under different terms.' Naruto thought with a blush before he kissed Kurenai.
Sasuke looked on neutrally at what he was seeing but Hinata was as red as a tomato. Naruto then moved away from Kurenai and she started coughing before Naruto leaned to the side and opened his mouth releasing all the water that had blocked her air way.
"cough cough cough, what happened?" Kurenai asked still coughing slightly. "you lost all your air inside Zabuza's water prison so you breathed in some water that was stopping you from breathing, I just removed it but you should stay still for a bit to regain your strength." Naruto said to Kurenai.
"The jutsu also drained much of your chakra so you shouldn't move yet." Naruto said before looking over to Tazuna. "How far is your house Tazuna-san?" Naruto asked.
"It's about a mile or so away why?" Tazuna asked. "Good it's not that far away, Kurenai-sensei I am going to carry you so I can heal you and restore your chakra on our way to Tazuna's." Naruto said. Kurenai nodded in understanding. Naruto then picked her up bridal style and he started glowing a light purple.
"Let's get going' please lead the way Tazuna-san." Naruto said. Tazuna nodded and took the lead. After about going half the way their since they were going at civilian pace Naruto set Kurenai down. "I have finished healing you and restoring your chakra you will be fine now." Naruto said.
Kurenai just smiled in gratitude and kept walking. Once they finally reached Tazunas house Tazuna walked up to his door and knocked on it. A woman who looked to be in her mid twenties early thirties opened the door. "tou-san your safe." The women said.
"Please come in come in." she said. "Oh where are my manners I'm Tsunami Tazunas daughter. Let me get my son, Inari come down stairs and greet the people who help Tou-san." Tsunami said. Inari the young boy came downstairs and hugged his grandfather.
"Welcome back jiji." Inari said. "Inari greet our guests." Tsunami said. Inari looked at Kurenai and her team. "Your all just going to die anyways you shouldn't have come here." Inari said before he ran back upstairs. Naruto and Sasuke got a dull look in their eyes.
"I assume Inari lost someone precious to him by Gato's hand?" Naruto asked. "Hai it was my husband Kaiza." Tsunami said before she excused herself from the room. "Tazuna-san would you mind telling us so we can have an understanding?" Naruto asked.
"Hai it was a couple years ago when he appeared, the man wave called a hero." Tazuna said before he told everyone the story of Kaiza and how Inari saw him as a father. "I see well I guess we will just have to show Inari that heroes do exist now wont we Sasuke." Naruto said with a smirk. "I guess you are right a new hero needs to be born." Sasuke said.
A week had passed rather fast for the gang. "We have been training and guarding Tazuna this whole week but I have a feeling that Zabuza is alive." Kurenai said. Naruto and Sasuke didn't look surprised by what she said but Hinata's eyes were wide.
"I had guessed that also then confirmed it with Sasuke, the weapon the hunter-nin used were senbon usually made for healing or acupuncture, if used correctly they could put someone in a near death state but also Zabuza's body still had chakra in it but subdued when I went to check for his pulse" Naruto said.
"That is also what I was thinking, what this means though is that by now Zabuza is probably recovered and that the hunter-nin will be with him." Kurenai said. "I checked her chakra in the moment when she grabbed Zabuza she has a kekkei genkai like me and Sasuke, she is an ice user." Naruto said.
"That makes sense then why Zabuza kept her around, but that will also make this battle harder for all of us." Kurenai said. "I have a battle plan sensei, Sasuke and Hinata will take on the hunter-nin and I will face Zabuza while you are our support with your genjutsu." Naruto said.
"Are you crazy you can't take on Zabuza by yourself?" Kurenai practically shouted. "I am not by myself and by now Zabuza will have an answer to my unasked question I want to see if he is right." Naruto said. "What question?" Kurenai asked. "My lineage I asked with to figure it out without really asking him and by now he has an answer." Naruto said.
Kurenai not seeing any way to argue agreed with Naruto and the team came up with a battle plan. Naruto made a clone to guard the house then the team was off for their battle on the bridge, the battle to make a new hero for wave.
As the group slowly approached the bridge Tazuna got nervous as he so thick fog rolling in. "it would appear Zabuza is alive." Kurenai said. "Yes he is standing in the middle of the bridge and all the workers have been knocked out and moved, he wants this to be our final stand." Naruto said.
"It would seem we didn't give you a good enough beating last time." Naruto said drawing his sword and charged forward. Kurenai would have stopped him but she heard a clang of metal. "Futon: wind surge" Naruto said drawing air in around him and then discharging it to blow away the mist.
Once the mist cleared it showed Naruto and Zabuza in a sword lock with the hunter-nin to the side observing. "I take it you have an answer for me Zabuza?" Naruto asked. "Indeed I do Namikaze." Zabuza said.
"So you are partially correct in your answer that's good but I will show you the other parts of my name and you will learn why you should fear me. Hint one." Naruto said before he surged his chakra and the bridge under him cracked. 'What is this, his chakra is so dense it cracked the bridge' Zabuza thought.
"Hint two" Naruto said. Naruto then pulled back and got into a sword stance with his sword held vertically across his body. He then charged forward and engaged Zabuza in a sword fight. His strikes were precise and fast before he went into a new stance and suddenly threw his sword up into the air.
For a second Zabuza followed it with his eyes. 'Shit' Zabuza thought. He then felt it the blinding pain in his side. Naruto then jumped back and grabbed his sword out of the air as it fell to him. "Your name just keeps building on itself you gaki" Zabuza said. "Haku go fight the others I will deal with him." Zabuza said.
"Huh hint three your apprentice is a Yuki." Naruto said shocking Zabuza and Haku. "Huh so you're HER kid I should have guessed as much Uzumaki." Zabuza said. "Man your too good at this maybe me shouldn't give you any hints for the last part of my name." Naruto said. 'Last part what else could there be this kid is an Uzumaki and a Namikaze what other family could he have that is S-rank, unless' Zabuza thought before he was interrupted.
"I see you almost have the last part so no more hints indeed instead I will just show you why each part of my name is feared I am Naruto," here Naruto pulled his sword up again and charged attacking Zabuza in random directions before he landed a hit to his stomach. "Uzumaki," Naruto placed his sword on his back and clasped his hands together and wood sprout out from around Zabuza and hold him down in place.
"Senju," Naruto now removed his cloak showing his tails and ears and got down on all fours. "Namikaze." Naruto said before he was enveloped in red chakra that took the form of a fox above his head, then settled down.
Kurenai threw her head in Narutos direction. 'That's the Kyuubi's chakra what is Naruto doing' Kurenai thought but as soon as it appeared it disappeared. 'Did he lose what happened?' Kurenai thought with worry.
A moment earlier with Sasuke Hinata and Haku. Haku had trapped Sasuke and Hinata in an ice dome and put many senbon needles in them when there was a sudden chakra surge. 'So it is time to end it, very well but from this amount Naruto only wants them incapacitated.' Sasuke thought.
Sasuke then closed his eyes and opened them to reveal a six pointed star and like Naruto as quick as it came it left. Once Sasuke reopened his eyes Haku feel to the Ground unconscious. 'What will you do now Naruto?' Sasuke thought.
Naruto had gathered a tail of Kyuubi's chakra and charged forward at Zabuza with frightening speed and punched him in the stomach. Zabuza first let out a torrent of spit then his eyes rolled back. 'I have forced my chakra into your system and I am subduing your chakra you won't move for a while.' Naruto thought. Just thenthe last of the natural mist cleared and showed Gato and a group of thugs.
Gato then started clapping and laughed. "So it seems that Zabuza the demon was really just a baby demon after all." Gato said. "You must be Gato and while I do wish to beat you up then let the towns people do what they will you will be dead relatively soon." Naruto said.
"What are you tal…" Gato said before his head fell off his shoulders and all the men behind him collapsed dead. "What are you doing here Aoi Chojuro Nee-chan?" Naruto asked. From behind Gato came three figures who were Aoi Chojuro and Mei.
"Well we were headed to Konoha to find you when Aoi said he suddenly felt you use Kyuubi's chakra nearby so we came to see." Mei said. "While it is nice to see all of you why are you here and why do you need me?" Naruto asked.
"it all started about four months ago Yagura was acting normal then suddenly he tried to kill me proclaiming he hated bloodline users, Kiri is in a civil war right now Yagura suddenly changed and attacked anyone with a bloodline, so we came to find you to see if you could help whatever is wrong with him." Mei said.
'Yagura-nisan would never do that something must be wrong.' Naruto then looked at Zabuza and Haku. 'They will be of use for this' Naruto thought. "Alright I just need to get these twos help then we can go." Naruto said.