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(A/N): FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

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Chapter 33: Demons on Parade

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"Heh, looks like Meizu and Gozu got done in by a bunch of no name brats." The man said. "Well, since I don't know any of you, and I doubt you know me, introductions are in order. I am Momochi Zabuza, Demon of the Hidden Mist!"

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"Naruto, Kiba, Sasuke, with me! Shino your on support, Hinata, Sakura, protect Tazuna!" Kurenai ordered pulling out a kunai and getting into a defensive stance.

Kiba got into his and Akumaru's stance and asked, "Sensie, who is this guy?" Kurenai responded without taking her eyes off of the enemy shinobi in front of them. "Momochi Zabuza, A rank nuke-nin from Kirigakure. Also known as the Demon of the Hidden Mist."

Zabuza chuckled darkly at them. "Well, well. Looks like someone does know me. Hey brats do you wanna know why I'm called a Demon?" He said while he let his killing intent leak out little by little. He didn't get to tell them when a blonde beat him to the punch. "The freak killed his entire graduating class in the Academy." Naruto said in a 'matter-a-fact' tone.

The other Genin looked at him. "What? My dad had me memorize the bingo book." He said in an offended tone. Zabuza just started to laugh a little more. "Well kid, bet your little dad won't get to see you again after today. Unless you give me the old fart without any trouble."

Naruto's normal happy go lucky eyes changed as soon as Zabuza stopped talking. They changed to a cold and uncaring glare. His, fight or die switch was flipped. "Enough talk..." He mumbled as he slowly brought his hands to his wrists and summoned his swords, never dropping his glare.

Zabuza smirked. "So the blonde thinks he's tough shit, huh?" He said as he reached down and pulled his sword out from the tree. He dropped down to the ground and hefted the slab of iron onto his shoulder. He cocked his head a let out a sadistic chuckle. "Well kid...you can eat shit." He said as he left out the full extent of his killing intent.

Everyone froze. Feeling this much killing intent for the first time made there eyes widen and there knees shake. Sasuke nearly brought a Kunai to his throat when something snapped them out of their fright.

There was a laughter. A deep and evil sounding laugh. But it wasn't coming from Zabuza.

Naruto just glared a Zabuza, letting a smirk come across his face. Zabuza looked the the kid and noticed that his eyes had changed again. Instead of the blood chilling blue, they were red with black slits for pupils. The whisker mark his face were rougher and his hair stood more on end. "You call that killing intent?" The blonde asked in a deeper voice than his normal jovial tone. "If that's all, why don't we get started?"

Kiba and Sasuke were openly gaping at Naruto. They had just near killed themselves due to the amount of killing intent they had just felt, but the blonde just shrugged it off and laughed. The rest were looking at him confused, except for Hinata. Who had returned to her ready stance and activated her Byakugan to track the masked enemy.

Zabuza was surprised. He had NEVER met anyone who could just shrug off his killing intent like that. He began to chuckle and smirked at the boy. "I like you kid. Too bad I'll have to kill you. You would have made a perfect tool for me to use."

Naruto frowned and readied himself. "Like I said, enough talk."

"Couldn't agree more." Zabuza agreed and then flew through hand signs with blinding speed. "Kirigakure no Jutsu! (Hiding in the Mist Technique)."

A dense fog covered the area and obstructed everyones view. Well, everyone but Hinata. She scanned the area and spotted him. "Naru-kun, three O'clock!"

He nodded and mumbled, "Ninpou: Chikyu Ryu Bunshin." A second Naruto rose from the ground next to him and let loose a fireball towards the direction Hinata pointed out for him. "SHIT!" Zabuza yelled as he narrowly dodged the flame. "Not bad kid, didn't expect a clone to come at-" he was interrupted by another boy and his dog. "Getsuga! (Passing Fang)" Kiba yelled as he and Akumaru attacked Zabuza with the Inuzuka clan technique.

Zabuza ducked and spun around the two and planted a kick to both of them as the passed. "Tch, how do ya keep finding me?" He wondered aloud. Kiba groaned as he got up, but then chuckled. "You can fool an Inuzuka's nose, or a Hyuuga's Byakugan. And I bet by now Shino has his bugs getting to you."

Zabuza's eyes widened a bit, but then he smirked. "This'll be more fun then I thought it would be. Heh, I might take the girls Byakugan for myself..."

Naruto, who had heard this scowled. He went through a few hand signs and mumbled, "Enough hiding, Fuuton: Daitoppa! (Wind release: Great Breakthrough)." A powerful gust of wind can over the area kicking up rocks and uprooting a few bushes, as well as dispersing the fog.

Kurenai used this chance to catch where Zabuza was and cast a Genjutsu. "Magen: Jubaku Satsu! (Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death)" A tree formed behind the disoriented Zabuza and its roots caught him and held him in place. "I have you now." Kurenai said as she came out of the tree and sunk a kunai into Zabuza's neck.

But to her dismay, instead of blood coating her knife, water spilled out of his neck. 'Zabuza' splashed into a puddle of water and appeared next to the Jonin. "Too bad for you bitch." He said as he brought down his sword. He was inches from hitting Kurenai when his movement was stopped.

Naruto was struggling to hold the stronger shinobi back. He had block the attack with both of his swords cross guard. "Hey, Sensei, mind getting the fuck back?!" He yelled as he continued to hold his block. Kurenai jumped out of the way letting Naruto drive the larger blade to his right. He jumped back to gain some distance.

Zabuza smirked. "What, don't wanna keep playing with me brat?" Naruto just looked into the older mans eyes and said one word. "Boom!"

A glowing mark appeared on Zabuza's sword and exploded. The force knocked the wind out the nuke-nin but didn't hurt him all that much. But it did succeed in knocking his sword from his hands. As the blade flew through the air a Naruto clone came out of the ground and snatched the sword, quickly sinking back into the ground.

"YOU LITTLE SHIT! I WILL GUT YOU SLOWLY!" Zabuza roared as he pulled out a kunai and charged the blonde. Only to be forced back by a swarm of kunai as well as a fireball. He looked around and noticed the dog boy, his sensei, and the emo looking one had surrounded him.

Naruto pointed a sword at him and calmly said, "Stand down, your out numbered and without that sword, a lot less of a threat." Zabuza laughed at the kid. "You think I always had that sword? I'll show you just why I am known as a Demon!"

He through kunai at the three others making them dodge as he charged Naruto. He brought out two more kunai and engaged him in kenjutsu. They seemed evenly matched for the moment, even with Zabuza having to dodge the kunai, shuriken, and passing attacks from the Inuzuka.

The fight continued for a few minutes and neither gave any ground. Naruto blocking and dodging just as much as he attacked. Zabuza brushing off small cuts and delivering just as many. Then they clashed and lock weapons together.

"Who is this kid!? And what the fuck is with his eyes!?" Zabuza frantically thought as he stared into Naruto's crimson eyes. He felt colder and weaker the longer he looked into the eyes and decided to break the lock by kicking Naruto away.

Naruto skidded to a stop, still on his feet. As soon as he had his footing he came right back at the nuke-nin with just as much force as before.

"WHAT-THE-FUCK!" Zabuza yelled after each exchange of blows. Naruto maintained his calm expression, but on the inside he was different.

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"Shit, we won't be able to hold out for much longer at this rate." Naruto exclaimed with the slight hint of panic in his voice. Kurama snorted, "This wouldn't even be a fight if used a tail or two, not that tiny amount of chakra to enhance your reflex's."

Naruto shook his head. "No, if I use any more of your chakra everyone will be able to feel it. I'm not ready to reveal this to everyone. Especially Hina-chan." He mumbled the last part, but with Kurama's large ears he caught it. He tilted his ears back and lowered his head. He sighed inwardly, knowing one of the boys biggest fears was Hinata rejecting him when he finally told her the truth. "Listen Kit, she's gonna find out sooner or later, but you need to pull out all of the stops to take this guy down. I think he's about at Kakashi's level and even with the backup you have you can't beat him without this.

Naruto thought for a minute. He sighed and said, "Fine, but only half a tail. No cloak. I don't want everyone to piss themselves when they see this."

Kurama nodded and Naruto slipped back into reality.

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Naruto was finally over powered by Zabuza and sent flying into a tree. He slid down the tree appearing to be knock out. Zabuza huffed. "Well brat, you gave me a damn good workout. I bet in a couple of years you could hold your own with the best, but you die today."

Hinata looked in shock as Zabuza charged the down Naruto. They were out of her range and the others were currently preoccupied with his clones. "NARUTO!" She closed her eyes and cried.

Everyone stopped, even Zabuza's clones when they heard the scream. They turned their heads to see what they thought would be a dead Genin. But what they saw, surprised them more than anything.

Naruto was holding Zabuza by both of his wrists, stopping his kunai from hitting him. A small shroud of red chakra enveloped him. Naruto opened his eyes and stared into Zabuza's. "You wanted to see a demon? Well here I am!"

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(A/N): Done! End oh chapter!

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