Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. This is just a non-profit fanfic.
This is a "What if scenario" I tried to come-up with, following the events of team 7's mission in the land of waves. In this scenario Haku is female. Naruto beats Haku after drawing out the power of kyuubi and falls unconscious. Gato arrives deciding to deal with the bridge builder and at the same time get rid of Zabuza and Haku.
Gato seeing that Haku was still breathing tries to finish her off. Naruto,seeing this berated Zabuza for just standing there. Naruto continued unloading his emotions to Zabuza until Zabuza himself could no longer hold back his emotions. He then decided that it was his turn now to protect Haku and with that he charged at Gato and his men. He was able to kill Gato but was mortally injured at the expense. Before he died he asked Naruto and Kakashi to take care of Haku and tell her he wanted her to live.
Chapter 1.
It was a sunny morning. Haku awakens in the hospital as the rays of sun shines in her face. She opens her eyes slowly and tries to move her face away from the sun's rays by moving her body up into a sitting position. She felt pain coursing throughout her body as she slowly moved.
"Uhh..Where am I what happened, how did I get here?" She asked herself as she examined the room.
"Zabuza-sama! " She called out as she remembered what had transpired before losing consciousness
She tried to get up but was unable to do so because of the overwhelming pain she felt in her chest area which was covered in bandages. She concluded that she might have broken ribs. Still, she was determined to get out of her confinement and find Zabuza. she stood slowly and limped towards the door when suddenly the door opened slowly revealing it to be the spiky haired, orange wearing blond ninja that bested her a while back.
" Oh I guess you're awake now, sorry if I was a little rough on ya. Anyways I brought you something to eat." Naruto said while having his trademark smile
" Where is Zabuza-Sama!? " Haku asked with a glare
Naruto frowned at Haku's question. He doesn't know where to start and how he should tell her what happened.
" Please...Tell..me, Zabuza-sama where is he? " Haku asked while tears formed in her eyes.
" I'm sorry he.. he's dead. He died trying to protect you " Naruto said as he clenched his fist.
Haku fell to the ground on her knees wide-eyed. She couldn't believe what she just heard. Tears began to fall on the ground as she sobbed in grief. Naruto tried to comfort her but she pushed him away. She slowly gets up on her feet and limps towards the window, she opens it and attempts to jump. Naruto rushed to pull her back. She struggled but was too injured to break free of his hold.
" Please..Let me go.. I have failed, I don't deserve to live " Haku said in a soft weak tone.
" No! Zabuza wanted you to live, he asked me and kakashi-sensei to take care of you. He died protecting you! and you're just gonna waste his sacrifice is that it huh! " Naruto said in an angry tone.
" Even so! what does it matter now, He was all I had and now he's gone. there is nothing left for me in this world. So, please let me go, let me die so I may join him in death as it should've been " Haku said again in a weak tone.
Naruto refused to let go and instead he pulled her into his chest, Haku wanted to push him away but a part of her wanted to be hugged. This was the first time anyone has hugged her not even Zabuza showed her such affections.
She found it comforting and calming. Both of them just stayed in that position for a couple of seconds.
" Please don't do this. I'm no Zabuza but, you still have me and I promise I won't leave you alone, I'll take care of you " Naruto said gently as he held haku.
Haku's eyes widened at Naruto's proclamation. Her tears stopped falling she gently lifts her head off his chest. she's calmed down now.
" Thank you.. but what will happen to me when you go back to your village. " Haku questioned.
Naruto placed his index finger below his chin and started to think.
" Well I guess there's no other way than to bring you back to the leaf village with me " Naruto said with a smile on his face.
Haku witnessing Naruto's determination couldn't help but smile a little. She still had doubts about the blonde's idea of taking her back to the leaf. She is aware that such things weren't going to be as easy as he thinks. But, somehow she feels that she could trust the blonde.
A knock on the door suddenly catches the attention of the two. Narut went to the door and opened it. Their visitors were none other than Kakashi and the rest of team seven.
" Well looks like you two are getting along just fine " Kakashi said.
" Yeah, I guess you could say that " Naruto said with a grin.
" Anyway Naruto, we're here to tell you that lord hokage has ordered us to return immediately " Kakashi said
" Huh? why so sudden? " Naruto asked
" Well you see I had to report back on what happened to our mission. This was only supposed to be a C-rank mission but with Zabuza involved this became an A-rank mission. So, lord Hokage wants us to go back and explain everything in detail. " Kakashi said.
" Well what about Haku here? we promised Zabuza we'd take care of her didn't we? " Naruto asked
" Well yes, but I was thinking of talking about it with Tazuna. I'm sure they're more than welcome to find her a place here" Kakashi said
" No! We promised, I promised Zabuza I'd take care of her and I don't go back on my word. so she's coming with us believe it!" Naruto exclaimed.
Haku was staring at Naruto and was touched by his efforts to fulfill his promise to her.
Kakashi lets out a sigh "Fine, fine Naruto but she's your responsibility okay? How about you two, are you okay with bringing her in? "
" I really don't have anything against her and she only hurt Sasuke-kun and Naruto because she was ordered to. So, I guess I'm okay with it " Sakura said
" Whatever, but if she's coming with us then she owes me a rematch " Sasuke said
" Well I guess that settles that! Haku's coming back home with us " Naruto said excitingly
" We'll be going back now to pack our things we leave tomorrow before sunrise " Kakashi said.
With that the rest of team seven left leaving only Naruto and Haku in the room. Naruto began to unbox the food that he'd brought in it was just rice with beef. He handed Haku her share and the two of them ate in silence. After they both finish their meals.
" I'm gonna head back at Tazuna's place to fix up my stuff. I'll be back as soon as I finish packing. You just stay here and rest up okay? "
Haku nodded and watched as Naruto walked out of the room. She felt a bit sad watching him leave, a part of her wanted to make him stay but she knows Naruto had something to attend to.
She lay in her bed thinking about everything that had happened. From time to time she would turn her head towards the direction of the door, hoping that it would open and Naruto would arrive sooner. She thought about what Zabuza wanted for her. She felt guilty that she almost dishonored her late masters final wish. She then felt the need to give her thanks to Naruto for that.
After a few hours of waiting Naruto finally came through the door he had his belongings with him and in addition he'd brought haku some new clothing that tsunami gave. He also had food with him again, this time it was rice with fish and soup.
" Sorry If I took so long. I had to wait till the food was ready so I can bring you some " He said again cheerfully
Haku couldn't help but lighten up at the blonde's cheerfulness It was contagious. she was still mourning and there was still a lot going through her mind but somehow, Naruto's presence seems to ease all of this negative feeling and thoughts.
" Thank you Naruto. " Haku said faintly
" huh? what for? " Naruto asked in response
" For stopping me from taking my own life. I almost made Zabuza-sama's sacrifice in vain. So, I thank you " Haku said
" Oh it's nothing anyways I thought maybe tomorrow I could help you get some of your belongings seeing as you're injured and all. If you want I can help you gather flowers for Zabuza " Naruto said.
Haku smiled at Naruto's thoughtfulness and gave him a nod as an approval to Naruto. So, with that they ate their meals again in silence. After that Naruto unpacked his sleeping bag and rolled it over the floor beside Haku's bed. Apparently, he asked kakashi's permission if he could stay over and watch over her, which kakashi approved of.
End of Chapter 1.
I hope you enjoy guys.
