Suiren Uzumaki: The disclaimer: I do not own Naruto cause if I did then Sakura wouldn't be a useless fangirl in pre-shippuden and Naruto would have his Father's smarts while keeping his Mother's personality and knows about seals and how to use to them. I do, however, own Rin Uzumaki (Namikaze). Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think. Also if you don't like any twist that I might make then stop reading and find something else to read plus don't leave a review that's a flame or I will find a way to block you. Ja ne!
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21: The Demon in the Snow!
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It wasn't long before everyone was back in their seats with Team Minato all cuddled up together wanting to be close to each other. The couples sat together with Tobirama sitting close to his Brother, Niece, Son, and Daughter-in-Law as Hiruzen and Jiraiya sitting close to Kushina while Fugaku and Mikoto were close to their nephew and his teammates.
"Alright," Rin sighed as she picked up the remote. "Next episode."
She hit play and placed the device down again before moving to snuggle up to her male teammates.
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Episode 21: The Demon in the Snow!
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"That's an interesting title," Hashirama blinked.
There nods of agreement at that.
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A short man stood at the end of the bridge in front of a group of men that were armed to the teeth.
"Gato?" the Momochi asked. "I don't understand. What is all this? Why are you here? And who are these thugs that you brought with you?"
"Well, you see, there's been a slight change of plan," Gato informed him. "According to the new plan you die right here on this bridge, Zabuza."
"What?"
"That's right. You to expensive so I've decide to take you off the pay roll. Of course, even these thugs that I brought with me cost something, so if you could slaughter a few of them before they take you down I would appreciate it. Think that you can manage that Kiri no Akuma. Look at chya, you look about as demonic as a wet kitten."
This got a laugh out of the thugs that was with him.
'There's so many of them,' the blonde Uzumaki thought. 'One rogue ninja was bad enough.'
"Well, well, Kakashi," Zabuza spoke up. "It would seem that our fight is at an end. Since I am no longer Gato's employ, Tazuna's safe. We have no coral."
"Yeah," the silver hair Jonin thought as Gato walked up to Haku's body. "I suppose your right."
"That reminds me," Gato stated. "You little punk. You grabbed me and nearly broke my arm." He used his foot to nudge Haku's head repeatedly. "I've been meaning to repay you for that." Gato then kicked the boy's corpse making Naruto to gasp in shock. "I only wish that he was alive to feel that."
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There were gasps at that before growls were heard.
"That man needs to learn some respect for the dead," Obito snarled.
"Agreed," the other two pre-teens second with snarls of their own.
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"Get away!" the male Uzumaki yelled as he ran to attack the man. "Get away from him you scum!"
"Hey!" Kakashi yelled as he grabbed hold of the blonde. "Stop! Use your head!"
"Well, what about you, Zabuza?" Naruto asked once he stopped fighting his Sensei. "Your going to let him to do that?"
"Be quiet you fool," Zabuza answered. "Haku's dead. What does it matter?"
"What?" the younger Uzumaki asked in shock. "You mean that you can just stand there and watch him be treated like a dog? You and Haku were together for years! Doesn't that mean anything?"
"You don't understand the way of Shinobi," the Momochi stated. "I merely used him just like Gato used me."
"Huh?"
"Now, it's over. He's usefulness is at an end. The lost of his strength and skill, yes, that means something to me. But, the boy, nothing."
"If you mean that, your even a bigger rat then I thought," Naruto stated.
"Ok, that's enough," the Hatake said as he placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Calm down, Naruto. He's not the enemy. Not right now."
"UGH!" the blonde Uzumaki growled as he knocked the Jonin's hand from his shoulder. "Shut up! Far as I'm concerned…" He then pointed at the mist Jonin. "He's enemy number 1!"
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Tobirama deadpan when he realized that his own Grandson was just like his Brother while said Brother was nodding in agreement with the younger male.
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Zabuza looked back at him.
"Why you...you ungrateful...After everything he did for you!" Naruto yelled. "Haku lived for you!"
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"That true."
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"Is there some precious to you?" Haku asked.
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There were forming in the females eyes as they watched.
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"You were the most important person to him!"
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"Kid needs to learn to keep his mouth shut," Tobirama sighed.
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"For me there is only one person, who matters, and my purpose is to protect and serve him," Haku told Naruto. "And that purpose is what gives me, my strength."
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The Senju Brothers shared a look with each other at that before turning back.
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"And he meant nothing to you?" Naruto asked. "Nothing at all?"
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"Naruto is really laying into Zabuza," Obito said in awe.
"Yeah," Rin agreed with just as much awe.
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"The way of the Shinobi is very difficult for me."
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The Shodaime looked down as even he had difficulty with the Shinobi Way.
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"While he was sacrificing everything for you, you never felt anything at all for him!?" the blonde asked as tears came to the boy's blue eyes.
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"Another crybaby," Kakashi snorted. "Oh joy."
"Shut up, Bakashi!"
"Don't start you two."
Those that knew Kakashi and Obito shared a look at each other before letting out a sigh.
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"But, I would do anything to see his dreams filled," Haku stated. "Even if it means becoming Shinobi if I must."
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Tears started to fall from the females eyes.
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"If I become stronger does that mean that I will become as cold hearted as you are?" the male Uzumaki asked. "He threw his life away and for what? For you and your dream!"
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"No," Kushina said softly. "No, little Naru-chan, you won't. Your Sister, Father, and I will make sure of that."
"Yes, we will," Minato agreed with her.
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"I only want to make his dream come true. That is my dream."
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Fugaku and Minato held their wives close as they shade tears.
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"You never let him have a dream of his own, but he didn't care."
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The males were now fighting back tears of their owns.
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"I was happy."
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Kakashi looked at his teammates and Sensei before looking down.
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"And you just toss him aside like he was nothing. A broken tool. Man, that's so wrong...so wrong."
"You talk to much," Zabuza stated as he started to cry, too. "Your words cut deep. Deeper then any blade. While he fought you his heart was breaking in two. You see, Haku was always to soft and to kind. He felt pain and sorrow. And now, curse him, I feel them, too. And something else. I feel content that this is the way it ends." He then tore off the bandage. "Well, cat got your tongue? Are you so surprise to discover that I'm human? Even Shinobi are human no matter how hard we try to escape that simple fact. We always fail. Well, at least I have failed. Boy…"
"Huh?"
"Give me, you kunai?"
Naruto pulled out a kunai from his pouch before throwing it to him.
"Here."
Zabuza caught it in his mouth before taking off towards the thugs and Gato.
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There were dropped jaws at what they saw and heard.
"Naruto used words to change some one else's point of view?" the dark hair Senju asked in shock.
"It's the Therapy Jutsu," the Sage of Six Path informed them. "And only Naruto can wield it like a weapon and cure."
Kushina and Minato could only blink as their minds tried to wrap around what they were told while also feeling a since of pride in their Son.
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"AH!" Gato yelled as he ran to get to the back of the group. "Take him down now."
"Yeah!"
"He must be out of his mind. One against all of us. What is his thinking?"
The two Konoha Ninjas watched as Zabuza started to take down a good number of thugs though some of their weapons made their way into him.
"He's the devil!" Gato yelled just before Zabuza managed to stab Gato with the kunai before more of the thugs' weapons made their way into his back. "You crazy fool. If your so edger to join your friend then go ahead, but your not taking me. Not this time."
"No," Zabuza spoke up. "I won't be joining Haku. Where he's gone I can not follow."
"Stay back! Stay back! Stay back!"
"We wouldn't be welcomed where Haku's gone to," the Momochi told him as he got into his face. "Hells where we're going Gato. I can think of no fitting destination for a Demon Ninja. Can you? I'm told that there are many demons down there. Of all different shapes and sizes. Oh, yes. I should fit right in. You on the other hand Gato...well, I fear that your in for a very long and painful eternity!" With many slashes, Zabuza managed to kill Gato shaking everyone before snapping his gaze onto the thugs, who then parted like the red sea, as he took a step forward towards the young died boy after dropping his kunai. "Haku…" He dropped to his knees and looked up. "So, this is goodbye at last. Not once did I ever thank you, Haku. Forgive me for that."
Zabuza then fell forward onto his front making Naruto to look away.
"Don't turn away," Kakashi spoke up. "When you live like a worrier this is how it ends."
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The three pre-teens nodded their heads in agreement while the adults remained quiet though they also agreed with that.
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Sakura and Tazuna, however, were unaware that Sasuke's heart had started to beat again as they shed tears for him. Rin on the other hand was twitching because of Sakura crying on the Uchiha's chest and not letting her remove the senbone from the teen.
'Where am I?' Sasuke thought. 'Am I alive or…' Sasuke opened his eyes to see the redhead glaring at something before he looked to the sound s of a crying voice. 'Sakura, Rin ? Can it be? It is.' "Sakura it's hard to breath with you on top of me."
Sakura looked at him to see Sasuke blinking at them as the red hair Uzumaki stood up with an unhappy frown while she took in the senbone.
"Sasuke?" Sakura asked before her eyes willed up again with tears. "Tazuna, he's alive, alive!"
Rin couldn't help the sweatdrop that appeared on the back of her heads.
"Ow!" Sasuke shouted out, "Sakura that hurts!"
"Sasuke!" Sakura cheered, "Sasuke!" After about a few minutes of Sakura making a fool of herself, she let go of him and Sasuke went and sat up. "No. No what are you doing? You shouldn't move."
"For once I agree with pinky," the redhead said. "Especially with the senbones still in you cause SOMEONE…" She shot the pink hair girl a glare. "Didn't like me remove them."
'So, things work out after all,' Tazuna thought as he whipped his eyes.
"How's Naruto?" Sasuke asked Sakura. "And what happened to that guy in the mask?"
"Naruto's just fine, but the...the one in the mask...he's dead."
"Died?" Sasuke asked unwilling looked at Sakura. "But, how? Did Naruto do it?"
"Oh, I...I came in late, so I'm not sure what happened," Sakura answered him making Rin to roll her eyes. "He was protecting Zabuza." Sakura clasped her hand together. "I had faith in you, Sasuke. I knew you pull through. Your to cool of a guy to stay down for long."
'He never meant to from the very beginning,' Sasuke thought as Sakura stood up.
"NARUTO!" Sakura yelled making Rin to clasp her hands over her ears and looked at Sakura with a look that could kill her if looks could kill. "OVER HERE!" Naruto flinched a bit, but still didn't turn around right away. "IT'S SASUKE!" This time Naruto turned around to see Sasuke standing up. "HE'S ALRIGHT! HE'S ALRIGHT!"
Sasuke raised a hand in greeting making tears come to Naruto's eyes.
"But, how?" he asked as he looked back at Haku.
"While he fought you, his heart was breaking in two. You see Haku was always to soft and to kind."
'I see.'
"Well, well wonders never cease," the Hatake said as he looked at them. "Amazing."
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"Your Daughter got one scare glare, Minato-Sensei," Obito said as he shuddered.
"That glare screams Tobirama," Hashirama sweatdropped.
"Combine with her Uzumaki Blood," Jiraiya added.
"And you got one hell of a Death Glare that would make even an emotionless man ran for the hills in fear," the Sarutobi finished.
Kushina felt smuged at that while her husband laughed nervously though Tobirama didn't know if he should glare at the Shodaime or feel smug as well.
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"Hey! YAHOO!"
"Don't go getting to comfortable."
"This party ain't over yet. Whose going to pay now that Gato's gone."
"No way are going to leave here empty handed. So, we're just going to have to hit that village and see what they got from us."
"Yeah! Yeah!"
"This isn't good."
"Come on Kakashi-Sensei. You must have a jutsu that can take care of this bunch of losers?"
"Not as a whole," the silver blonde hair Jonin answered.
"Get 'em boys!"
The two of them turned to watch as the thugs ran towards only for an arrow to land on the ground in front of them .
"There's one little thing you forgot about," a voice said making them to look over to see the villagers and Inari. "Before you set one foot in our village you'll have to get through all of us."
This got a yell of agreement from the villagers.
"Inari!"
"Heroes usually showed at the last minute, you know."
"They've all come. The whole village."
Naruto turned around with a smirk as he c rossed his fingers.
"This is going to be fun," Rin said with a smirk as she also crossed her fingers.
'No way am I going to miss out on all the fun,' the blonde thought.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" the siblings all called out.
Four more Naruto's showed up while 10 more of the redhead appeared making the Jonin to sigh.
'Well, better then being useless,' Kakashi thought as he formed his own hand sighs. "Shadow Clone Jutsu." Shadow Clones appeared. "Kakashi Style!"
The thugs all stepped back in worry.
"So do you still want to fight?" the Hatake's Cones all asked.
"No thanks," the thugs answered before ran for the boat and most jumped into the water.
"Victory!" Inari shouted with joy.
The clones of Naruto, Rin, and the silver hair Jonin all vanished afterwards.
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The 12-year-old members of Team Minato all busted up laughing.
"I have got to remember that!" Obito laughed. "That was genius!"
"Truly brilliant," Rin added.
"Thank you, thank you," Kakashi joked while he laughed.
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The Konoha Jonin soon walked up to Zabuza as the villagers were all cheering.
"Sounds like it's over," Zabuza rasped out.
"Yeah."
"Kakashi, I ask a favor."
"What is it?"
"Take me to him?" the Momochi asked. "Before I go I would like to see him one last time."
T he Hatake pulled his forehead protector over his left eye.
"Sure," Kakashi agreed as he starts to remove the weapons in Zabuza's body.
The silver hair Jonin then picked him up and started to walked over to Haku's body as it started to snow taking everyone by surprise.
"Huh?"
"Impossible."
"Snow at this time of the year?"
'Is it you, Haku?' Zabuza asked. 'Are you weeping?' The Hatake placed the Momochi on the ground next to the body. "Thank you, Kakashi." The Konoha ninja walked over to Naruto and looked back. "You were always at my side. The least I can do is to beside you at the end." He started to raise his hand to place it on the boy's face. "I know that it cannot be, but I wish that I go to where you have gone. How I wish that I could join you there, Haku."
Zabuza made a choking sound before he finally took his last breath.
"He told me that were he came from it was always snowing," Naruto cried. "All the time."
"Of course," Kakashi sighed. "His spirit was as pure as the snow. You may never know Zabuza. You may join him there. Whose to say."
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"Yup, we're going to make sure that Haku doesn't grow up that way," Jiraiya nodded his head.
"We'll find him, Jiraiya," Tsunade agreed before smiling dreamily. "And I might get another apprentice out of the deal, too."
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It's been a week since the fight with Zabuza and Haku and all five of squad 7 stood in front of their graves that was on a cliff that over looked the village as the sun sat in the background. They bridge was finally finished thinks to the help of Naruto, Rin, and Sakura while Sasuke and Kakashi rested after the battle. Sakura was kneeling in front of Haku's grave prying before she looked up a the sun sat.
"Is that really it Kakashi-Sensei?" she asked.
"Hmm?"
"Is that the ninja way?" she asked again as she looked at him. "To use and be used by people like tools?"
"Shinobi are all merely tools in the hands of destiny," Kakashi answered.
'When did he start hanging out with Neji Hyuuga?' Rin thought with a sweat drop.
"No point in wondering if it's right or wrong," Kakashi went on. "It just is. It's the same in the Village Hidden in the Leaves."
"Well, if you ask me if that what's bring a ninja is all about then some things out of wack," Naruto told then. "Is that why we go through all this training to end up like them?"
"What is the reason for that?" Sasuke and Rin asked before they looked at each which resulted in the redhead glaring at him.
"Well, it's a question without an answer," Kakashi answered. "That is some thing we ninja have to deal with everyday of our lives. Like Zabuza and the kid."
"Ok," Naruto said out of no where.
"Hmm?"
"I've just came to a discussion," Naruto told them. "From now on I'm finding my own ninja way. As that's straight and true and without any regrets. From now on I'm following the way of Naruto."
Kakashi smiled his one closed eye smile while Sasuke and Rin smirked at the blond though Sakura was looking at like he had grown an extra head.
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"Your idiocy has infested my family line, Elder Brother," Tobirama growled at Hashirama.
"So, mean," the Shodaime cried as a rain cloud thunder over his head.
This made everyone to sweatdrop cause really this man was the God of Shinobi. Really?
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All five of the ninjas where standing in front of the villager, Inari, his mother, and Tazuna.
"We could have never finished the bridge without you," Tazuna told them. "I can't tell you how mush we're going to miss you."
"Do be careful."
"Thank you for everything," Kakashi thanked.
"Now, now," Naruto told them. "Don't get all chocked up. We'll come back and visit really soon."
"You swear you well?" Inari asked with tears in his eyes.
"Of course," Naruto answered as tears came to his eyes. "You know, Inari it's alright to cry if you want. There's nothing wrong with that. Go for it."
"Who said I wanted to cry?" Inari asked him. "And anyway if there's nothing wrong with it? You go on ahead and cry."
"No, you first," Naruto told him before he turned around. "Forget it."
Rin and Sakura looked at Naruto like he was an idiot.
'Boys can be so pathetic,' the two girls thought.
With waves all five of them started to walk away down the bridge towards the main land to head back to the village.
"It was all his doing," Tazuna stated. "That boy made you stronger, Inari, and you in turn made the rest of us stronger. It was thinks to that boy, we were able to build a bridge to a place, we've never known, a place were we've found our courage, a place to fill our dreams."
"Speaking of the bridge. Now that it's...huh...finished, shouldn't we name it?"
"Yes, of course," the bridge builder agreed. "And I know just the name."
"You do? What?"
"We'll call it the Great Naruto Bridge."
"That's a very good name," Tsunami giggled.
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"Here's to hoping that it doesn't go to Naruto's head," Kakashi said as he raised his half empty soda bottle.
This got laughs from a few people.
"Ah, he's got his Sister to keep his ego in check," Rin stated.
"I want a bridge named after me, too," Obito whined.
This just got him deadpan looks from his teammates and Sensei.
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"As soon as we get back I'm going to let Iruka-Sensei fix me up a whole mess of ramen to celebrate a mission accomplish," Naruto told them as they walked along the bridge. "Oh, and just wait till I tell Konohamaru about all of my adventure. The kid is going to warship me."
The redhead rolled her eyes though there was a soft smile on her face.
"Hey," Sakura said out of no where.
"Yeah?" Naruto asked.
"Not you, Naruto," Sakura told him. "Sasuke, when we get back do you want to go do some thing together?"
"I don't think so," Sasuke answered. "Thanks."
"Oh, ok," Sakura said with her head bowed as she stopped walking.
"Sakura, I'll do some thing with you if want?" Naruto asked as he stopped and went back to her as the others kept walking.
"What?" Sakura asked. "Hey, that was a privet conversion! Bet it!"
Rin looked back to see Sakura throw Naruto making her sweatdrop at the pink hair Genin.
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"It's like she doesn't even know if she should defend her Brother, who let Sakura continue," Mikoto giggled.
There were sighs at that.
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"Are you sure about that name Tazuna?"
"It's a name that brought us good luck," Tazuna answered. "It will do the same for the bridge. I think that this bridge will stand for a long, long time. Perhaps it'll even be famous one day. The name Naruto, known throughout the world. That would be something, wouldn't it?"
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After the screen went black, Kushina stood up with Mikoto before they turned to face the group.
"Well, dinners ready, so everyone to the dinning room," the Uzumaki informed them.
"And yes, that includes you both, Shodaime-Sama, Nidaime-Sama," the only female Uchiha added as she looked at the former Hokages.
The two Brothers sweatdropped before following the rest of the group into the dinning room while the two women and their clones laid out the food on the table.