Disclaimer:

Naruto and its wonderous world belong to Masashi Kishimoto. Only original characters belong to me.

"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

After a night at the in the team continued their journey towards the Land of Waves.

"How are we going to get into the country?" Sakura asked.

"There's a man that'll take us there on his boat. We'll have to do it silently so Gato's men won't find us while we're crossing to the other side." Tazuna explained.

"Can't we just beat them up?" Naruto said with impatience.

"We can't do that Naruto. Otherwise we may set off the true enemies." Kakashi replied with boredom in his voice.

They finally reached the coast and embarked on the before mentioned little row boat. Mist encompassed the area making it hard to see anything.

"Is this mist natural? Sasuke asked Tazuna.

"I wouldn't say that, no." He denied making the team more alert of their surroundings.

They've reached the other side without much trouble. The mist got heavier with every step they've taken on the new road.

"I think there's trouble incoming Sensei." Naruto made a couple of clones to surround the team in an defensive circle.

"Triangle formation on the client and await my orders." Kakashi said with seriousness in his voice.

Suddenly a blade rushed towards them. Homing in to Tazuna. The clones blasted the blade away with Sho. While the real Naruto used Hainawa to catch it in flight. He sealed the weapon in a scroll.

"Now that wasn't very nice." A murderous voice reached their ears.

"Playing with water vapor is unbecoming of an adult. Leave it for bathtime." Naruto fearlessly quipped back at the emerging figure.

"If it isn't Zabuza. Aren't you in the wrong forest?" Kakashi reached for a kunai and uncovered his eye.

"The copycat ninja with the Sharingan in the flesh. It seems I'll have a nice bounty to check in." Zabuza licked his lips.

"Do we kill him or incapacitate?" Sasuke asked while hiding his bewilderment at the reveal of another sharingan user.

"The last brat of the Uchiha. How about I end what your brother started?" He glared maliciously.

"That's it. Nobody mocks my team and gets away with it." Naruto made twenty clones that surrounded the enemy.

"Bind that dumbass." Naruto ordered.

A couple of clones casted Sai to immobilise Zabuza while the rest used Hainawa to bind him with chains. However the enemy was prepared. It was only a water clone.

"Heads up." Kakashi said while he parried a kunai strike before Tazuna.

"Get the client out of here." The students agreed and ran away with Tazuna in tow.

"What are you doing Naruto?" Kakashi asked.

"Support. The real one got away as you ordered."

"It seems I've failed. No matter. There's always another day." Zabuza tried to disappear.

"Oh no you don't. Hado numer 4 Byakurai!" A couple of lighting bolts shot towards the enemy. Although he tried to evade them all just one hitting him square in the back was sufficient to make him fall.

As they were about to get to the body a blizzard blocked their sight. When it passed Zabuza was nowhere to be found.

"That was anticlimactic." Naruto's clones dispelled themselves informing the real one of the happenings.

"Zabuza was rescued by some ice user." He told his teammates.

"Do we wait for Kakashi?" Sakura asked.

"There's no need. He'll join us in a moment." Sasuke replied.

After a couple od minutes he indeed catched up to the team.

"It seems mission failed sensei." Naruto sighed.

"Why do you say that? Our client is safe." Sakura said puzzled by his statement.

"But the reason for the mission ran away. And now we'll have to wait until the enemy engages us again." Sasuke remarked.

"No matter. For now we're safe and back up should arrive in a couple of days." Kakashi ensured his students.

The team arrived at Tazuna's house. His daughter welcomed them into the kitchen.

"Thankfully you arrived in one piece." Tsunami said to her father.

"It's all thanks to them. They were even able to make the enemy retreat." Tazuna complimented the now smiling trio.

"Of course we wouldn't be stopped by such amateurs." Naruto puffed his chest.

"And that's why you ran away with us, huh? Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Well excuse me for listening to orders." Naruto grumbled.

"That's indeed a new for you dobe." Sasuke made a joke making the blond swear vengeance against the non believers.

"For now at least the danger passed away. But we know that they'll come back." Kakashi said making the team grim.

"Kakashi sensei. Can't we just take them out before they regroup?" Naruto asked.

"I'd like to investigate but i can't leave in case someone strong appears to finish the job. Maybe after the backup arrives." Kakashi mused.

"How about I help with that. After all no one could catch me when I was pranking the town." Naruto gave a thumbs up.

"Nobody cared to do anything, stupid. In the end you were always captured and had to repair everything." Sakura pointed her finger at him. At which he stuck his tongue out.

"The most important thing is to finish that bridge. After that Gato will lose." Tazuna explained.

"Now that's just ridiculous." Naruto said making the man furious.

"What do you mean stupid you ungrateful brat." He clenched his fist.

"What's stopping this man from destroying your bridge? Explosives aren't a thing here or what?" That made the old man stumble.

"I forgot about that." The man scratched his head from embarrassment.

"Anyway, how much time do you need to finish it?" Sakura aske after a minute of silence.

"If eveything goes well then two weeks." Tazuna said after thinking.

"If I give you clones will you be able to finish it quicker?"

"Yes but not by much. Cement and other materials need time to dry off before we do the next segments. Maybe a couple of days less." Tazuna explained.

"Well then. Since my clones can't be of use there then I'll just police the village. I'll give the bandits something to be afraid of." Naruto laught maniacally.

"You're not a comic character. Stop acting like a two cent villain." Kakashi hit Naruto's head.

"Revenge shall be mine." His team rolled their eyes.

"But seriously Naruto if you can help the villagers we'll be grateful." Tsunami said with a smile.

"Everything for a nice lady like you." Naruto said with a smile.

"Stupid." A childish voice reached the kitchen. A small kid with a hat walked in.

"And who are you shrimp?" Naruto asked.

"My name's Inari and you're not that taller than me." The rest of Naruto's teams tried to not laugh at the jab.

"A wise guy, huh? We'll see how you'll talk with the fishes." Kakashi grabbed Naruto by his clothes so he wouldn't hit the boy in rage.

"You'll fail like everyone before you!" The kid ran away up the stairs leaving the guests bewildered by his outburst.

"Don't mind him. His beloved father figure Kaiza was killed by Gato's man after he tried to rebel." Tazuna explained while himself getting sad in the process.

"Don't worry. We'll make sure no more pain will be caused by that filth." Naruto narrowed his eyes with murder glowing in them.