Chapter 3 The First Fight

Kakashi and Zabuza was just staring each other's down, as Naruto looked slightly confused.

"Hey, what's a sharingan?" Naruto asked.

"A sharingan…" Sasuke started. "The sharingan is a dojutsu that lets you read and defeat all types of gen, tai, and ninjutsu." he explained, Sakura and Naruto seem impressed. "But that's not all the abilities of the sharingan."

"Hehe, it is true… the scariest ability is that you can copy your opponent jutsu one you see them." Zabuza said. "When I was a member of the hidden mist's assassin team, I kept a handbook, it included information on you."

"Wow, how creepy, Kakashi-sensei, I think you got a stalker on you." Naruto said, Zabuza and Kakashi sweat dropped.

"Naruto, this isn't the time to make crappy jokes." Kakashi said.

"Listen to your teacher boy, unless you want to multiple in a painful way." Zabuza said, Naruto stick out his tongue.

Kakashi sigh. "Anywho…" Zabuza said through clenched teeth. "In my handbook it's says… Kakashi Hatake… the man who copied over 1000 jutsus." Zabuza said.

Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke's eyes widen

'1000… jutsus?' Sakura said.

'Wow, my teacher… is badass.' Naruto said with a big goofy smile.

'Mh, impressive.' Sasuke said.

"Now, let's end all the talking. I need to kill that old man." Zabuza said.

Tazuna seemed alarmed as Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto grabbed a kunai and went in front of him.

"But… it seems I have to beat Kakashi first." Zabuza said. He jumped from the tree and landed to the water.

"He's…" Sakura was saying.

"On top of the water!" Sasuke finished.

Zabuza made an odd hand sign. "NINJA ART: HIDDEN MIST JUTSU!" he yelled and mist covered the whole area.

"Wha… what happened?" Naruto asked.

"The hidden mist jutsu, Zabuza hid himself in the mist; he is known as an expert silent killer. You won't even notice until you're already dead." Kakashi explained. "It's not like I can use the sharingan perfectly. You guys be careful." Kakashi said.

"Damn, the mist is getting thicker." Naruto said.

"8 choices. Liver, lungs, spine, clavical vein, neck vein, brain, kidney, and heart… which one should I go after?" Zabuza asked, everyone was shock by this.

Kakashi made a single hand sign and created a huge amount of Ki which froze almost everyone. "Guys, stay behind, I'll protect you even if it kills me." Kakashi said. Everyone turned to him. "I don't let… my comrades die." Kakashi said. Everyone was shock.

"We'll see about that!" Zabuza said before he appeared in the middle of the little group. "It's over." he said and was about to swing his sword before Kakashi stepped in and quickly stab him. Everyone stood there looking at them until…

"KAKASHI-SENSEI! BEHIND YOU!" Naruto yelled.

Zabuza dissolve to water as the real Zabuza appeared behind him, Zabuza slashed Kakashi in two.

"AHHHHHHH!" Sakura screamed until Kakashi dissolve into water.

'Water clone jutsu! No way! He copied it in this mist!'Zabuza asked himself.

Kakashi appeared behind Zabuza and he put a kunai to his neck. "Don't move." Kakashi said. "It's over."

'Wow, screw the old man, this one is amazing!' Naruto thought.

'Wow, I can believe how easily he defeated him!'Sakura thought.

'Pfft, I could've done that.' Sasuke said and smirked.

"Hehe…" Zabuza chuckled. "Hehehe… it's over?" Zabuza asked. "You don't get it, there's no way you can defeat me with your monkey-like imitation." he said, Kakashi said nothing. "But that was impressive of you. At that time… you already copied my water clone jutsu, you had your clones say those words, to attract my attention while the real you hid in the mist and watched me. Nice plan… but…I'm also not that easy." Zabuza said… from behind! The Zabuza in front of Kakashi burst into water as the real Zabuza put a kunai on Kakashi's neck.

'Damn it! Another fake! That's it!' Naruto thought, he grabbed a kunai and charged at Zabuza.

"Naruto! No!" Kakashi yelled, Zabuza turned to see Naruto charging at him, Zabuza moved and made a simple hand sign.

"WATER CLONE JUTSU!" Zabuza yelled and made a water clone.

Naruto, not noticing Zabuza making a water clone, charged at Zabuza again before the water clone appeared in front of him, Naruto stopped but the water clone punched his stomach.

"Naruto!" Sakura yelled when the clone kicked his stomach and he went to the water.

"Damn it." Kakashi said and turned to the real Zabuza, only to receive a kick to the face and landed on the same water as Naruto.

"Damn it." Sasuke said.

Kakashi and Naruto rose from the water.

'Why is…' Kakashi was saying.

'This water so heavy?' Naruto thought.

The two Zabuzas appeared behind them both.

"WATER STYLE: WATER PRISON JUTSU!" they both yelled in unison before Naruto and Kakashi got imprison in a dome of water.

"Naruto! Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura yelled.

'Damn it, what do I do now?' Sasuke thought, he looked at Kakashi and Naruto, then Sakura and Tazuna, then at Zabuza, Sasuke's eyes narrowed at Zabuza and Kakashi must have read his thoughts because he said…

"Sasuke, don't even think of going against Zabuza, you'll just die in the end! Run away!" Kakashi yelled.

"Yeah, that's real encouraging Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled.

"Well what do you want me to say, go and risk your neck to free me and you!" Kakashi asked sarcastically but seeing Naruto's smile made his shiver slightly. "Oh hell no."

"Go for it Sasuke, unless you're a scaredy cat!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke flinched slightly, hearing that then smirked. "You got it dope, he can only make one clone, what's the worst that could happen?" Sasuke asked.

Both Zabuza's made the hand sign. "WATER STYLE: WATER CLONE JUTSU!" two Zabuzas appeared.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS!" Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi asked.

"Sasuke-teme… NEVER SAY WHAT COULD GO WRONG!" Naruto yelled with a comical expression.

"What's the matter? Can't take two?" Zabuza asked.

"Uh, we can't even take one." Sakura said, shaking in fear.

"Sakura-Chan…" Naruto said, Sakura turned to him. "Don't be scare, your one of the leaders, with your quick thinking and Sasuke's strength, you can beat him, trust me." Naruto said, Sakura blushed. "And another thing…"

"Y-yes?" Sakura said.

"GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE! ZABUZA'S CLONE IS COMING AFTER YOU!" Naruto yelled as Sakura turned to see a clone coming after him.

She didn't have time to react so she just stayed and stare at death's face, until suddenly the attack stop.

Everyone was shock to see Sasuke, stopping the swing with two kunai but the two kunai was jab into Sasuke side.

"SASUKE!" Naruto said.

"YOU IDIOT!" Kakashi yelled.

"That's very supporting… Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke said, quickly grabbing a third kunai and slashing the clone, making it vanish. "Heh, is that the best you can do?" Sasuke asked.

"Hehe, little boy, you should know not to piss me off." Zabuza said dangerously.

"Sakura, are you too much of a scaredy cat to do something?" Sasuke asked.

"Grr, come on, I don't get scared like that." Sakura said.

"Good, then can you quickly come up with a plan so that we can free Naruto and Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke asked, Sakura nodded but it only took two seconds for her to figure out a plan.

"I got it!"

"That was quick." Sasuke said with a sweat drop.

Zabuza and the clone were just staring at them as they quickly come up with a plan to make him let go of Naruto.

"Ah, excellent plan Sakura." Sasuke said with a smirk, Sakura smirked back and turned to Zabuza last clone.

"What do you think they are planning?" Kakashi asked.

"I don't know, but whatever it is, Sakura-Chan and Sasuke-teme isn't scared anymore.

Sasuke quickly went and threw a quick kunai towards Naruto.

"THE HELL!" Naruto was able to move the slightest only for the kunai to scratch his backpack. "Sasuke you bastard!" Sasuke started running towards Naruto until the water clone punched his stomach and he flew a couple of feet back.

"Sasuke-kun!" Sakura yelled.

"You know Sasuke, forget my comment of you being a bastard." Naruto said.

"You know Naruto, if you shut up for a single second, we might actually get you out." Sasuke said.

"Alright, I'll be quiet for a second…" Naruto said. One second passed. "There, are you happy?" he asked with a grin.

"DON'T PLAY ALL SMARTASS WITH ME!" Sasuke yelled with a comical expression.

"Sasuke-kun, no time, try again." Sakura commanded.

"Tch, alright, but cover me next time." Sasuke said as he ran ahead the clone appeared in front of him but a few shuriken to the chest brought him down.

'Damn!' Zabuza thought before he quickly made a hand sign. "WATER CLONE JUTSU!" he quickly yelled and two clones appeared.

The clones appeared in front of Sasuke and before he could react he got chop into three.

"SASUKE/-KUN!" Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura yelled but the three pieces turned to logs.

They were all confuse, Sasuke, silently was rising, dramatically from water next to Naruto and quickly went and looked in his backpack until he found what he was looking for. 'Excellent!' Sasuke thought and he dipped his hand in but the water in the prison jutsu was too heavy and he could barely move his hand.

Zabuza, after hearing the splashing noise turned to Sasuke. "YOU BRAT!" he suddenly yelled which caught everyone's attention and saw Sasuke's hand reaching for something in Naruto's backpack, Zabuza raised used his free hand and grabbed his sword, he went to swing at Sasuke.

'Damnit! This water is too heavy to move fast enough! But I'll be damned if I let my arm get cut off! Sasuke thought.

"SASUKE!" Kakashi yelled.

Sasuke quickly reached for his pouch to see the best thing he could use to block the blow. 'That's it!'Sasuke thought, he looked to see that for some reason, the sword was moving overly slow. 'It's coming too fast it'll have to do!' Sasuke thought as he took a simple kunai, the sword hit the kunai, only for it to break. 'SHIT!' likes some kind of miracle; Sasuke took his hand out with the necessary item and jumped back.

Sasuke reach Sakura and the first thing he received was a punch to the head. "Ow! The hell was that for!" Sasuke asked.

"How can you go and risk your neck out there!"

"It'll fairly easy to risk your neck." Sasuke said with a smug grin but it quickly vanished when he saw Sakura piercing gaze. Sasuke nervously turned back to Zabuza. "Alright, time to end this and get our knucklehead and overly late idiot back." Sasuke said.

"Hurtful…" Kakashi and Naruto said in whiny tones.

Sasuke opened the weapon to show and enlarged shuriken. "Evil wind shuriken…" Sasuke said. "Shadow windmill!" they all looked in fascination as Sasuke jumped and threw the giant shuriken at the Zabuza but he caught it.

"Hehe, nice try, but it's not enough." Zabuza said. He suddenly saw another shuriken coming at him. "Another one in shuriken's shadow! That's shadow shuriken jutsu!" Zabuza yelled. The shuriken was coming right at him until he suddenly dodged it, the shuriken flying right under him. "Still not enough!" Zabuza yelled.

The clone Zabuza sighs in relief. "For a moment there I thought I was a gon… ACK!" the clone was saying until he suddenly yelled in pain. Everyone turned to see that while was focus on seeing Zabuza leg get cut off, Sakura sneaked behind the clone and stabbed him on the back.

"NO!" the real Zabuza yelled as the clone turned to water and Naruto was free, Naruto didn't waste no time and he quickly grabbed a kunai and threw it at Zabuza shoulder, Zabuza's eyes widen as he had one thing to do. He regretfully let go of the jutsu to dodge the strike, as the water was falling, Zabuza quickly turned to Naruto. "YOU BRAT!" he yelled, about to throw the shuriken at Naruto until Kakashi blocked it with his hands, Kakashi glared at Zabuza.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura yelled.

"Sasuke, Sakura... great plan… sorry for doubting you." Kakashi said. "You guys really grew up." Kakashi said, his team smiled. "Except you Naruto." Kakashi added.

"Shit." Naruto mumbled.

"No prob, the plan was simple…" Sakura started. "Sasuke-kun tries to get pass the clone and cut Naruto's backpack open… sorry Naruto, we'll get you a new one… he grabs the evil wind shuriken and distract everyone by trying to cut Zabuza, but we knew that he won't be defeated like that, so, using the distraction, I sneak behind the clone and stab him and since he is a clone, he could dissolve into water, freeing Naruto and he took care of the rest."

"Excellent plan, I knew I made a good choice in making you part leader." Kakashi said with an eye smile. 'Although, it's a relief you didn't let the power to go to your mind.' Kakashi said.

'Which reminds me… why haven't I let the power go to my mind and rape Naruto!' Sakura thought.'Sometimes I take my acting too seriously.' Sakura mentally kick herself.

"Heh, I got distracted and released the jutsu." Zabuza said.

"Wrong, you were 'forced' to release." Kakashi said. "I'll tell you that I don't for the same jutsu twice." he said. "What will you do?"

"Bah!" Zabuza and Kakashi jumped back and stood in the water, Kakashi was forming multiples hand sign at the same time as Zabuza.

"Oh, shit, that's awesome." Naruto said.

They both stopped at the bird sign. "WATER STYLE: WATER DRAGON JUTSU!" they both yelled. Two giant dragons were formed and they collided with each other's as they tried to dissolve each other's.

They finally stopped and Zabuza tried to slash Kakashi but he blocked it with a kunai and they both slide back. Zabuza took the stance he takes when going to use his hidden mist jutsu but finds Kakashi in the same stance.

'My movements, he's completely…' Zabuza was saying.

"Reading them." Kakashi finished.

'What! Did he read my mind?' Zabuza asked. He looked at Kakashi's sharingan which was spinning slightly faster. 'Damn! That's…'

"Freaky eye is pissing me off! Right?" Kakashi asked with an irritated tone.

"Heh, All you're doing is copying me!" Zabuza yelled.

"YOU CAN'T BEAT ME YOU MONKEY BASTARD!" Kakashi yelled. Zabuza flinched.

Naruto laughed. "Take that you eyebrow less jackass!"

Zabuza quickly turned to Naruto and gave him a glare.

'An opening!' Kakashi thought, he formed numerous hand sign before stopping in bird again. "WATER STYLE:…" Zabuza turned to see Kakashi.

"NO!" Zabuza yelled.

"GIANT VORTEX JUTSU!" water rose around Kakashi and blew at Zabuza, Zabuza went flying for a distance and crashed into a tree and Kakashi threw a couple of kunai and hit Zabuza, Kakashi was in a branch on the same tree. "It's over." he said with uninterested in his voice.

"How? Can you see in the future?" Zabuza asked.

"Yeah… you're going to die." he said with boredom in his voice.

Suddenly, two senbons hit Zabuza in the neck; they were a look of shock in everyone's face as Zabuza fell to the floor.

"Hehe, your right…" they turned to see an odd looking person wearing a mask. "He's dead." he said casually.

Kakashi quickly appeared, to Zabuza and checked his pulse. 'He really is dead.' he thought. And turned the boy.

"Thank you so much." the boy said. "I have been searching for the opportunity to kill Zabuza for a long time." he said.

"That mask… you're a hidden mist hunter-nin." Kakashi said as if he read about them or something.

The boy didn't reply for a while. "Very impressive, you are correct." he said.

'Hunter-nin?' was the mutual thought around the genin team.

"Yes, my duty is to hunt down missing-nins. I'm a member of the hidden mist's hunter-nin team." he explained.

'From his voice and height, he's probably not much older than Naruto… yet he's a hunter-nin.' Kakashi thought and looked at the boy warningly. 'He's not a normal kid.'

Naruto looked at the boy, then at Zabuza, then at the boy again, then at Zabuza again and once again at the boy. "HEY! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!" Naruto yelled.

Sasuke and Sakura were surprised.

"Don't worry Naruto, He's not an enemy." Kakashi said.

"I know but Zabuza… he killed Zabuza, a guy that strong so easily…" they were a moment of silent and if the boy wasn't wearing the mask, they see his sweat. "THAT'S SO COOL! CAN YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT!" Naruto asked, everyone fell anime-style.

"Naruto…" Kakashi said with sheepish grin.

The boy vanished and appeared next to Zabuza. "Your battle is over… and now I must dispose of this body. Since it seem to be a body with many secrets… farewell…" the boy was about to leave when.

"WAIT!" he stopped and looked at Naruto, the source for the loud and yet annoying sound. "At least tell your name, who knows, we might see each other again." Naruto said.

'You have no idea.' The boy thought. "My name is Haku, I'll tell you that much…" leaves started to surround him. "Till we meet again… Naruto Uzumaki." Haku said then vanished.

They stood there. "Um, Naruto…" Sakura started. "H-how does he knows your name?"

Naruto shrugged his shoulder. "Good question."

Kakashi pulls down the head band. "Now, we have to get Tazuna-san back to the house. Let's go."

"Hahaha, super thanks guys! Come over to my house and relax for a while." Tazuna said.

Suddenly Kakashi fell to the ground. "Huh! What's wrong!" Sakura asked.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled.

'My body… won't move. I used the sharingan too much.'Kakashi thought.

Everyone now was inside Tazuna house, Kakashi was laying on a bed.

"Are you alright sensei?" Tazuna daughter, Tsunami asked.

"Yeah… I just can't move for a week or so." Kakashi said.

"What?" Sakura asked. "The sharingan is incredible but…" Sakura was saying. "If it put that much stress on your body, I guess I need to think about using it."

"You need to be an Uchiha to have the sharingan." Sasuke said.

"Oh yeah, then why…" Naruto was saying.

"I don't know how Kakashi got the sharingan so don't ask me." Sasuke interrupted.

"Well, we defeated that strong of a ninja this time. We should be safe for a while." Tazuna said.

"By the way, who was that masked kid?" Sakura wondered.

"And how did he know my name?" Naruto added.

Kakashi nodded. "All good question my students…" he said, moment of silent, Kakashi turned to them to see them staring at him. "What? You want me to answer you!" they all nodded. "But I need to recover!" they shrugged their shoulders. "(Sigh) fine… That's the mask wore by the hidden mist's special hunter-nin team." Kakashi explained. "They are also known as body eraser. Their duty is to completely dispose of the body without trace." everyone shivered. "A ninja's body has within it secrets of the village's ninjutsu, information on different chakra types, herbs, and others things that will reveal thing about the other village." Kakashi said. "A ninja's body can reveal important information. So, by killing and disposing of the missing-nin who have abandoned their village, the hunter-nin protects the information from getting out. They are the specialist who guards their village secrets." Kakashi paused. "No sound, no smell… that is a ninja's end."

'So that Zabuza has been chopped up and dispose of? SCARY!' Sakura thought.

(A couple of minutes later)

Kakashi was sleeping peacefully until he's eyes suddenly opens. Sakura, Naruto and Sasuke screamed as they fell back.

"Oh, Kakashi-sensei, you're awake." Tsunami said.

"Idiot! What are you doing! We were so close to seeing under his mask!" Sakura yelled at both at them, but to Naruto it seems she was yelling at him , she wouldn't yell at her precious Sasuke-kun, and Sasuke knew she was yelling at him, she wouldn't yell at her precious Naruto-kun.

"Uh, Sakura, we didn't do anything, he just woke up abruptly." Sasuke explained.

"Of course Sasuke-kun." Sakura said sweetly.

Sasuke got annoyed. 'I wish she just tell Naruto she love him so that she doesn't need to act that way anymore!' Sasuke thought.

Kakashi put his hand over his face. "What's this?" Kakashi asked out loud, everyone turned to him. "Zabuza is dead… but… what's this feeling? I feel like I'm missing something very important…" Kakashi said, they all looked at Kakashi nervously, except Sasuke. "Ah ha! My icha icha book!" he said with an eye smile.

Everyone fell anime-style. "OH COME ON!" all of them yelled.

"Mh, something the matter?"

"You bet your stupid looking mask there's something the matter! Why did you woke up like that just for a stupid book!" Naruto yelled.

Kakashi gasped. "You take that back you monster!"

"Make me!"

"If I could move, I would give you the biggest ass beating you'll ever experience in your life!"

"Oh, I'm so scared, I better run to a safe place." Naruto said, moving away from Kakashi in slow-mo.

"You get back here you jackass!" Kakashi yelled. Suddenly he stopped and had a spook out look in his face, Naruto stopped, sometimes he knew when to stop fooling around, and this was one of them.

"Kakashi-sensei, what's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"Huh? Well…" Kakashi was saying but stopped.'Think of something; think of something; think of something.' Kakashi was repeating in his head. 'I got it!' he said. "Zabuza's still alive!" he said casually, everyone froze. 'Damn it! That wasn't what I was aiming for…' Kakashi mentally kick himself.

"Then why are you so casual for!" Naruto asked.

"Well, you see…" moment of silent. "I don't know." he reply.

If it wasn't for Sakura and Sasuke holding Naruto, Kakashi would once again be knocked out. "I'LL KILL YOU!" Naruto yelled.

"How can you know Zabuza is alive?" Tazuna asked.

"Well, the needle weapon that hunter-nin used, unless it hits a vital organ, has a low probability of killing your opponent. It's an item even use by doctors in acupuncture therapy." Kakashi explained. "Hunter-nin knows about the body's structure thoroughly. Putting a person in a momentary dead state is probably easy for them." Kakashi explained, he paused to let his students absorb the information. "First, he carried away the body of the much heavier Zabuza. Second, he used a weapon that has low probability of killing. And add the fact that hunter-nin usually dispose the body they kill right away." he pause once again and let his student absorb the information. "So, this information points that the boy's motive was to save Zabuza, not kill him." Kakashi finally finished.

Tazuna seem spook for a moment before he regains his composure. "Hey, Kakashi, are you sure you're not over thinking this?" Tazuna asked, everyone gives him this annoyed faces. "Sorry, wrong question." he said with a sweat dropped.

"Any who, because of this I'm going to prepare you for the next battle." Kakashi said.

"What? You're not going to be in the battle?" Naruto asked.

"Probably not…" Kakashi said casually, everyone fell anime style. "I mean, I got stuck in the water, and so did you, and Sasuke needed to get us out and he took too much time, resulting in me overusing the sharingan." Kakashi explained.

"Oh I see…" Naruto started. "Sasuke this is your fault."

"THE HELL!" Sasuke yelled.

"Any who, I'm going to give you guys training for the next battle."

"Training? Kakashi-sensei, we are going to go against an enemy that withstood the sharingan, what is training going to do! Get us killed!" Sakura asked.

"Your being too negative." Sasuke said casually.

"AM NOT!" Sakura screeched, everyone flinched by her voice.

"Ow! Like, can you shut up please!" Kakashi snapped.

Sakura crossed her arms. "Fine." she muttered.

"Still, who saved me while I was struggling against Zabuza? You guys are growing rapidly… Especially Naruto." Kakashi said, everyone eyes widen. "You've improved a lot." Naruto blushed as he rubbed the back of his head.

'He does seem better than he used to be.' Sakura thought with a blush as she took a quick peek at Naruto.

'No! Naruto isn't supposed to be better than me! It's the other way around.' Sasuke thought, Naruto saw the way Sasuke was clenching his fist.

"Kakashi-sensei, Sasuke acting emo again!" Naruto said, Sasuke popped a vein.

"Sasuke, don't act emo, this is an emo-free team." Kakashi said.

"FUCK YOU!" Sasuke yelled.

"Hey, that's not a nice thing to say to your leader." Kakashi said as he motion Sasuke to walk forward, Sasuke did so and eventually, Kakashi punched him in the head, knocking him out.

Sakura and Naruto stared at Sasuke's unconscious body, Naruto turned to Sakura. "Aren't you going to help?" Naruto asked.

"Huh?'

"Never mind." Naruto said, Sakura turned back to Sasuke then she remembers something.

'Crap, I'm supposed to be Sasuke's fan girl!' Sakura thought. "SASUKE-KUN!"

"Pfft, slow." Naruto said, next thing he knew was blackness.

Kakashi sweat dropped, looking at his two top students, getting knock out by a simple punch to the head. He sighs.

(Minutes later)

Team Kakashi was in an open field. "Ok, we will now start the training." Kakashi said.

"HELL YEAH! Let's go!" Naruto yelled.

"Ok, before we do that. I want to talk to you about the shinobi ability, chakra." he said.

Naruto looked lost. "Umm… umm… what's chakra?" he asked innocently.

Sakura point an accused finger at Naruto. "You're a ninja and you don't know that! What did you learn in school!" Sakura asked.

"Hehe… I used to sleep during the hard classes." Naruto admitted.

'This is bad… the last thing I need is for Naruto to give me a headache!' Kakashi thought.

"Ok Naruto, I'm going to explain it simply! At least try to remember, ok?" Sakura asked.

(Beautiful young girl Sakura's lesson on chakra)

"Chakra is the energy needs when performing a jutsu. That energy has two parts. The body energy that is in each of the billions of your cell. And the spiritual energy gained through training and other experience. These two parts are combined. So by bringing out and releasing chakra, you can use a jutsu. This is done through a process of performing a seal of hands." Sakura finished her explanation of chakra.

(If you don't understand, just read this over and over…)

"Exactly." Kakashi said.

"Hey! I didn't understand that complicated explanation but isn't that something you learn with your body?" Naruto asked.

"Argh! You insensitive little…!" Sakura was yelling.

"Naruto is right. We can already use jutsu." Sasuke said.

"Yes, and you use the coolest jutsu!" Sakura said with fake hearts as her eyes, since she was facing Sasuke, Naruto couldn't see her expression so as soon as she turns, she change her expression to that of annoyance.

Sakura gave him a look that says 'I hate you so much.'

"Sorry Sasuke but you guys are not properly using your chakra." Kakashi said. "As Sakura said earlier, to release chakra means, to bring out physical and spiritual energy and mix them together within your body. Based on what jutsu you use, the type and amount of chakra that is released will be different. You guys are not using it effectively yet. Even if you are able to are able to release a high amount of chakra, unless you control it properly, the jutsu will be weakened or not work at all." Kakashi paused. "And by wasting energy, you won't be able to fight as long. These kinds of weaknesses will appear."

"So… what should we do?' Naruto asked.

"Learn how to control it. Through very tough training." Kakashi replied.

Everyone seems confused. "What are we going to do?" Sakura asked.

"Well… tree climbing."

Everyone got an annoyed face. "Tree climbing?' they all asked.

"Yeah." Kakashi replied.

"Sounds boring." guess who was that.

"Sakura is right." Naruto said. "What kind of training is that?" he asked.

"Well, listen until the end." Kakashi said. "This isn't normal tree climbing. You'll climb without your hands."

Everyone seems to get slightly excited, SLIGHTLY excited mind you.

"SOUNDS LIKE FUN!" except Naruto.

"How?" Sakura asked.

"Watch." Kakashi said, making quick hand sign. He took a step on the tree, then another until he was walking to the side of the tree and was hanging upside down.

"He's climbing without his hands!" Naruto said.

"Amazing." Sakura and Sasuke said. Sakura and Naruto looked at Sasuke suspiciously. "I said nothing." he said.

"You understand now?" Kakashi asked. "Gather your chakra in the bottom of your feet and climb up a tree. This is something you can use once you can use chakra well." Kakashi said.

"WAIT A MINUTE!" Sakura screeched, everyone again flinched. "How is learning how to climb a tree going to make us stronger!" Sakura asked.

"Here's the main point. Listen closely. The purpose of this training is…" he pause for dramatic effect. "To teach you how to control chakra… to bring the proper amount to the proper area. As I said earlier, this is the most important aspect when using jutsu. This can be difficult for even a skilled ninja. The amount of chakra needed to climb a tree is small, but it must be exact. And it is said that the bottom of the foot is the most difficult area to father chakra. So basically… if you can learn this control, you should be able to master any jutsu… theoretically…" he whispered the last part. "This is also for you to develop the stamina needed to control chakra properly. Depending on the jutsu, controlling your chakra properly… can be very difficult. And a ninja will usually be gathering chakra during battle while constantly moving. Those types of situations make controlling chakra even more difficult. That's why, from this tree climbing, you must gain the stamina needed for this proper control." Kakashi said and looked up… or… down in his point of view. "Well… me talking wont accomplish anything." Kakashi said. "This is something you'll have to learn with your bodies." Kakashi said. He then threw three kunais at them. "Use those kunais to mark how high you make it up the tree. Then use that mark as your goal and try to surpass it. You guys won't be good enough to walk up the tree at first. So get some momentum and try running up the tree. Got it?" Kakashi commanded.

"This training is nothing to me! I could do it before breakfast!" Naruto yelled.

"It already passed breakfast, dumbass." Sasuke muttered.

They made a hand sign and started to gather chakra on the feet. "HERE I GO!" Naruto yelled as they started to run towards a tree. Naruto took one step… then fell. "Owwww." Naruto whined.

Sasuke kept running until the tree started breaking and he made a quick cut. He jumped off and landed on his feet, he looked at Naruto's tree and saw no cuts, which only means one thing… "HAHA! I'M MORE BETTER THAN YOU!" Sasuke bragged.

"SHUT UP!" Naruto yelled.

"Hey…" Sasuke looked around. "Where's Sakura?" he asked, they both started to look for her.

"UP HERE!" she called; they looked up and saw her sitting on a tree branch, sticking her tongue out.

"Mh, Sakura, you're a natural in this." Kakashi said.

"Mh, I have to agree, that's impressive." Sasuke said.

'Yeah, yeah, whatevs, what about Naruto-kun! What does he thinks!' Sakura wondered as she looked at Naruto eagerly.

Naruto was thinking about this. "I'm really impressed…" he said, Sakura face brighten. "But not good enough." Naruto said, everyone had a confused expression.

"Why Naruto?' Kakashi asked.

"Because…" Naruto pointed to the top of the tree. "I'm planning of getting to the top before dinner!" Naruto said.

They were thinking. "Oh, I see…" Kakashi spoke. "You will only be impressed if Sakura get to the top first." Kakashi said, Naruto nodded.

"Ha! That'll be easy!" Sakura said, she stood from the branch and applied chakra again she started walking up again and she was got out of view, Naruto walked to Sakura's tree as he waited for a while. Suddenly they started hearing tree branches break and soon, Sakura was falling and screaming down, Naruto casually stuck out his hand and caught Sakura.

"What happened?" Sasuke asked.

"Oh, don't worry Sasuke-kun; I just accidentally applied too much chakra." Sakura said.

"Impressive, not only is Sakura really good with chakra but her control and stamina are pretty good. As of now… Sakura is the closest to hokage unlike a certain someone… and I guess the Uchiha clan isn't worth anything." Kakashi said, Sasuke glared at Kakashi and Sakura as Naruto had a slight disappointed look in his face.

"SENSEI! STOP IT!" Sakura yelled.

Suddenly, Sasuke and Naruto smirked at each other, as if sending messages telepathically.

(Minutes later)

All three genins were under a tree and resting under a tree. Sakura looked over at Naruto and Sasuke but her eyes drifted to Naruto. Due to Naruto working WAY harder than both, Naruto was forced to take off his shirt. Naruto was shirtless and looking at the tree, Sakura could just make every detail about Naruto chest and stomach, just looking at Naruto sweaty body…

Sakura pressed her legs together, feeling at heat sensation between her legs. 'Wha… what happening to me?' Sakura asked herself. 'Am I… a pervert?' she asked herself. She looked back to see Naruto right in front of her.

"Sakura… are you ok?" Naruto asked, Sakura looked at him and his eyes with fill with love and lust, Sakura didn't understand it but she didn't care, she blushed under does eyes of his and to make it better, Naruto snaked his hand between her legs, Sakura gave a soft gasp as she felt Naruto pinching. "Let me… make you feel better." Naruto said, Sakura whole face resembles a cherry before… "SAKURA-CHAN! SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto suddenly yelled.

Sakura woke from her overly perverted dream and looked at Naruto. "Are you ok?" he asked, Sakura blushed as she felt the same heat sensation, she quickly stood up and ran off. "Wait! Sakura-Chan!" Naruto yelled.

Sakura was running towards the house with her hand between her legs. 'Damn it! I need to control myself!' She yelled at herself. 'You can't help it! He's the hottest and sexiest man in the world! Shannaro!'Inner Sakura yelled. 'I know, but if I want to be perverted, I need to be away from Naruto so he doesn't think I'm a slut.' Sakura tried to reason. Key word tried. 'Honey… you are a slut.' Inner self said. 'Geez thanks a lot.' Sakura made it to the house and ran straight to the bathroom.

(A day later)

Sakura was Tazuna, guarding him in case ninjas or bandit came to kill him. She let out a loud yawn.

"You sure seem bored all by yourself." Tazuna said. "Where's the blond kid and the other one?"

"They are training?" Sakura replied quickly.

"You don't have to?"

"Kakashi-sensei asked me to protect you since I'm so superior." Sakura replied.

Moment of silent. "Really? I'm pretty sure the blond kid or the emo kid would be able to do a better job." Tazuna said, Sakura popped a vein.

"Mh, whatever." she muttered.

"Hey… Tazuna!" someone called.

"What is it Giichi?" Tazuna asked.

"I've been doing a lot of thinking recently and… can I stop working on the bridge?" Giichi asked.

"Why is that! This is so sudden! Not you too!" Tazuna yelled.

"Tazuna, we've been close for a long time now. I want to help you, but if we continue this Gato will notice us. And if you get killed, then what the point? Why don't we quit now… building the bridge…?" Giichi asked.

Sakura watched nervously, waiting for Tazuna to answer him.

"I can't do that." Tazuna said. "This bridge is our bridge. This is the bridge we started building together believing it would bring resources into our super poor country."

"But if we lose our lives…!" Giichi was yelling.

"It's already noon, let's stop for today… Giichi, you don't have to come tomorrow." Tazuna said as he walks away, Sakura stood sat there before she remembers she had to protect Tazuna and follow him.

Sakura and Tazuna were walking around the town as they had small chat. "I'm supposed to bring home food for lunch." Tazuna said.

Sakura had the worst of feeling of the village.'What's with this village?' She thought.

"Here we are." Tazuna said.

Sakura was confused. 'That's just a child…'

They walked inside; receiving a small 'welcome' and they were looking around. "There's hardly anything here to buy…" Tazuna said, slightly disappointed but no hint of surprise.

Sakura looked down as a man passed by here, he reached for her small pouch but accidentally rubbed her bottom, and she freaked and did the most normal thing a girl would do… "PERVERT!" Sakura yelled, sending a flying kick to the side of the man face, sending him to the ground. "PEDOPHILE!" she yelled, once she got a good look at him.

"No, I was…" the man was saying but the look in her eyes told him she didn't want to hear and he ran off.

(Minutes later)

They were still walking around, looking for places to buy food. "You sure surprised me earlier." Tazuna pointed out.

"What's going on with this city?" Sakura asked, completely ignoring Tazuna statement. Someone then grip her butt again. 'Again?' she turned to see a small girl hold out her hand to her. Sakura knew what she wanted.

She gave the little girl some candy and the girl ran off.

"It's been like this since Gato came." Tazuna said, answering her previous question. "All the adults have lost hope… That's why we need that bridge. A symbol of courage we need for the people to lose their fear and regain the desire to stand up to themselves." Tazuna explained. "If that bridge… if that bridge can be completed, the city will return to that time… the people will return to how they used to be…" Tazuna said with a serious and hopeful expression.

'Sasuke… Naruto-kun…' Sakura thought.

(Days later)

They were in the table, Sasuke and Naruto eating likes there no tomorrow.

"Wow! This is super fun! It's been a long time since we ate with so many people." Tazuna said with a huge smile.

Naruto and Sasuke threw their bowls up. "More!" they both yelled, they sent glares at each other's then they threw up.

"If you're going to throw up then stop eating!" Sakura yelled.

"No, I must eat." Sasuke said.

"Yeah, we have to no matter what. Because we have to become stronger." Naruto said with a confident smile.

"Yep… but no need to throw up." Kakashi said with a non-caring tone.

(The next day)

"Where is Naruto?" Kakashi asked.

"He left again by himself last night." Sakura said. "He's missing breakfast. Plus Sasuke goes off on a walk and doesn't come back." Sakura said.

A kunai suddenly feel from the sky and they looked up and were surprised at what they saw.

"He can already climb that high?" Sakura asked in shock.

Kakashi chuckled.

"What do you think!" Naruto asked from above. "LOOK HOW HIGH I CAN CLIMB!" Naruto tried to stand up but started slipping.

"Oh no! Naruto! If you fall from that height…!" Kakashi let that hang.

Naruto was now going to fall. Sakura started screaming as Kakashi tried to go but he can't move fast enough. Naruto was suddenly standing upside-down.

"Just kidding!" Naruto said. "HAHA! You guys fell for it!" Naruto yelled.

"YOU IDIOT!" Sakura yelled. 'I was ready to kill myself to be with you! Shannaro!'

Kakashi sigh… then Naruto's feet pop off the branch, Kakashi got a freaked out look. "Ahh!"

"NARUTO! STOP SHOWING OFF!" Sakura yelled.

"Uh, I'm not showing off this time!" Naruto yelled as he started picking up speed.

"Not showing… off?" Sakura asked herself as she looked at Naruto fall to his death, her eyes widen.'Naruto.' She thought, watching Naruto fall fill her with fear, too much fear, she can barely move and watch Naruto fall to the floor. "NARUTO!" Sakura yelled, her voice full of fear as Naruto finally hit the ground, Kakashi and Sakura stood where they were, looking at the dust cloud Naruto made, They didn't heard a single word not even a simple ow.

"OW!" like that… wait a minute. Sakura looked at the cloud again and saw Naruto sitting up as he rubs his head. "Damn, note to self… never land on your head, no matter what the villagers says." Naruto said.

Sakura ran to him. "Naruto, are you ok?" She asked.

"Of course I am Sakura-Chan." Naruto said confidently.

"Great." she said then processed by punching Naruto on top of his already injured head. "YOU DUMBASS! HOW DARE YOU WORRY US LIKE THAT!" she yelled, punch him a couple of time. "IF YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN… A REALLY HIGH FALL WILL BE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME NARUTO UZUMAKI!" Sakura yelled between punches.

Sasuke came, next to Kakashi. "What did I miss?" he asked.

"Oh, Naruto almost died from a high fall." Kakashi explained.

"Oh, I already saw that." Sasuke said.

"So, you saw him fall and you did nothing to save him?" Kakashi asked.

"Nope." he replied.

"Huh…" moment of silent, despite his injured body, Kakashi punched Sasuke on the head then processed to beat him to a bloody pulp. "YOU ASSHOLE! IF YOU EVER LET A COMRADE FALL TO HIS DEATH! KILLING YOUR OLDER BROTHER WILL BE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRY! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME SASUKE UCHIHA!" Kakashi yelled.

Haku, who been spying behind a tree sweat dropped. 'This is the team that I'm fighting? I don't even have to use my crystal ice mirror.' he said and walked away, unnoticed.

(A couple of hours later)

Naruto and Sasuke were in top of two trees. Naruto was laughing sheepishly as Sasuke simply gave his legendary emo smirk.

"Time to go back?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah!" Naruto said enthusiastically.

Moment later, Sasuke and Naruto appeared inside the house with Sasuke holding Naruto by the arm.

"Oh… you guys are finally back." Tazuna said then saw them. "What's this? You guys look super dirty and worn out." Tazuna said slightly surprised.

"Hehe… both of us… made it to the top." Naruto said breathlessly.

"Mh, that's amazing." Kakashi said. "Naruto, Sasuke… starting tomorrow… you two will also help protect Tazuna-san."

"OK!" they both yelled.

"Hehe, I'm also worn out from today's bridge work." Tazuna said. "At any rate, the bridge is almost complete." Tazuna said.

"Naruto-kun, father, don't overdo it ok?" Tsunami said sternly.

Naruto started snoring. A kid that goes by the name of Inari was looking at Naruto and images of his dead father flashing in his mind, slowly, tears started to form in his eyes. The tears fell as Naruto finally notice the kid looking at him.

"What?" Naruto asked rudely.

Inari slam his hand on the table. "WHY DO YOU GUYS BOTHER TO TRY SO HARD! NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRAIN YOU'RE STILL NO MATCH FOR GATO'S MEN! NO MATTER WHAT GLORIOUS CLAIMS YOU MAKE OR HOW HARD YOU WORK, WHEN FACING THE STRONG, THE WEAK WILL ONLY END UP GETTING KILLED!" Inari made the show of showing his negative side. Everyone had a shock look in their face, even Sasuke.

'Oh shit, if Naruto can control his emotion this once… the kid might see the sunshine tomorrow.' Sasuke thought.

'Uh ho, Naruto-kun, don't do something you might regret.' Sakura thought.

'Well… this won't end well.' Kakashi thought simply.

"Whatever kid… I'm not like you." Naruto said calmly.

"I'D HATE TO BE LIKE YOU! YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY, YET YOU'RE SO NOSY!" Inari continued. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME! I'M DIFFERENT FROM YOU, YOU'RE ALWAYS CLOWNING AROUND AND ACTING SO CHEERFUL, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HARD LIFE CAN BE!" he crossed the last straw with that one.

Something in Naruto suddenly snaps. "So it's ok for you to pose as the star of a tragedy and cry all day?" Naruto asked, highly annoyed. "JUST KEEP ON CRYING FOREVER YOU IDIOT! YOU LITTLE SISSY!" Naruto suddenly yelled, everyone was taken back. Naruto stood.

"Naruto, what are…?" Sakura was saying.

"I'm going for a walk." Naruto said darkly and walked out.

Everyone watched Naruto walk out of the house.

"Wow, Kakashi aren't you going to do anything?" Sasuke asked. "I mean, you say this is an emo-free team, Naruto just acted emo for a second." Sasuke said.

"Nah, this is one of those moments… where the main character need some time alone to solve his problem." Kakashi explained.

"Main character?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah, main character." Kakashi said.

"Why did you call Naruto the main character?" Sasuke asked.

Moment of silence. "I'm sorry?" Kakashi said, slightly confused.

"You said that this are moments where the main character need some time alone… you called Naruto the main character." Sasuke said again.

"I don't think so." Kakashi said.

"Yeah you did Kakashi-sensei." Sakura said. "You called Naruto the main character."

"I didn't." Kakashi said.

"Yeah you did." Sasuke pushed on.

"No, I didn't, if I called Naruto the main character, I would know." Kakashi said.

"No you wouldn't, you did right now and you didn't notice."

"No… I didn't, stop saying that I did because I didn't." Kakashi said.

"You did Kakashi-sensei, I heard it." Sakura said.

"Well maybe you're hearing is bad because I did not say that." Kakashi said, he was getting annoyed.

"You did actually." Tsunami said.

"Shut up!" Kakashi snapped, everyone jumped. "This is ninja business, stay out of this." Kakashi said.

"Ninja business? I'm pretty sure this isn't ninja business." Sakura said.

"How would you know? You're just a genin." Kakashi said in a mocking voice.

'Now he's just being childish.' Sakura thought. "So what if I'm a genin? I don't need to be a chunin to understand when we're talking ninja business." Sakura shot back.

"She's right." Sasuke said.

"Who's talking to you!" Kakashi asked.

"Uh, I'm pretty sure you were." Sakura said with a raised eyebrow.

"Who's…?" Kakashi was saying.

"You were Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke said.

Kakashi smashed his head to the table. "Oh kami help me." Kakashi muttered.

Tazuna raised an eyebrow. "Is this really your sensei?" Tazuna asked.

"Yeah, it's sad really… hey, what were we talking about before this?" Sasuke asked.

"I don't care, just let me brood in my misery." Kakashi said.

"Wow, someone is breaking his own rule." Sasuke said in a singsong voice, after minutes of thinking he remembered. "I remember!" thank you captain obvious. "We were talking about Naruto being the main character!" Sasuke said in a victorious tone.

Kakashi raised his head to glare at Sasuke; Sasuke sank back in his chair.

Sasuke could've sworn he felt Kakashi sharingan spinning behind the headband.

(The next morning)

"Goodbye! Please take care of Naruto!" Sakura yelled. "He's pushed his body to his limit. I don't think he'll be able to move today." she explained.

"Ok, I will." Tsunami said.

"Ok, let's go!" Tazuna said enthusiastically.

They made it to the bridge to fine everyone either dead or severely injured.

"W-what happened here!" Tazuna asked as he ran to one of the worker and check him.

"A monster…" he only said, trying to save his breath to at least have a chance of surviving.

'Can it be…?' Kakashi thought to himself. Then a mist started forming. 'This mist…' Kakashi thought, alarmed. "Here they come!" Kakashi yelled. They got together and guarded Tazuna as they reach for their weapon pouch and Kakashi prepared to activate his sharingan.

"Kakashi-sensei, this is…this is his hidden mist jutsu right!" Sakura asked.

"Long time no see Kakashi…" Zabuza said. "I see you're still with those brats…" he said. "He's shaking again… poor kid…" Zabuza said, referring to Sasuke. Several Zabuzas appeared all around them.

"I'm shaking from excitement." Sasuke said.

"Do it Sasuke." Kakashi said with an eye smile. Zabuza started to swing his sword as Sasuke charged and all of the water clones dissolve into water the instant Sasuke vanished.

"You can't fool me." Sasuke said.

"Mh, he saw through my water clones. That brat has grown." Zabuza said, stepping out of the mist with the same boy next to him. "It looks like a rival has appeared… eh Haku?"

"It does indeed." Haku said.

They were looking at each other from the other side of the bridge.

"It seems my thinking was right on the mark." Kakashi said, Sakura and Sasuke nodded. "That masked one… he's obviously Zabuza's comrade, standing right next to him and all." Kakashi said.

"He should stop hiding under that mask and face us!" Sakura yelled.

"I'll fight him." Sasuke said. "Tricking us with that stupid act… I hate bastards like that the most." Sasuke said.

"You hate everyone!" Sakura said with a comical expression.

"An impressive young man. Even though the water clones only have 1/10th the strength of the original…" Haku pointed out. "Still very impressive."

"But we have gained the first advantage. Go!" Zabuza yelled. Haku immediately vanished.

Sasuke felt a movement and quickly turned to see Haku about to slash him with his senbons so he quickly blocked it. Then, Sasuke quickly went for a strike but Haku also blocked it.

'Ahh, he can keep up with that speed…' Zabuza thought.

"Sakura, step on front of Tazuna-san and don't leave his side." Kakashi commanded. "We'll let Sasuke handle him." Kakashi said.

"I don't want to kill you… but you won't stand down, will you?" Haku asked.

"Don't be foolish." Sasuke said with a smirk.

"I see… but you won't be able to keep up with my speed the next time. Plus I've already gained two advantages."

"Two advantages?"

"The first is the water on the ground. And the second is that I have occupied one of your arms." Haku explained. "You will now only be able to run from my attacks." Haku said, Haku started to do hand sign with one hand.

'What! With one hand?' Sasuke thought.

'With one hand? I've never seen that before…' Kakashi thought.

"SECRET JUTSU: A THOUSAND NEEDLE OF DEATH!" Haku yelled and thousands of long ice needle surrounds them.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled, she doesn't like Sasuke but she worry about him sometimes.

'Doesn't want to kill… is that true… of course it is!'Zabuza thought.

Sasuke made a single hand sign, Haku wasn't sure what happening but he wasted no time and lunged the ice needle at Sasuke, Haku jumped back and Sasuke jumped up, dodging the needles.

"The hell!" Haku cursed, which was new to him. "He's gone!" he then notices shuriken coming down on him so he started jumping back.

"Your pretty slow." Sasuke said. Haku froze.

Sasuke went for another strike but Haku reacted in time and blocked it again but notices something in the last second and ducked, dodging a kunai Sasuke threw with a flick of his wrist. Sasuke went for a kick.

'He's fast!' Haku thought before getting kicked in the face.

'What! Haku lost in speed?' Zabuza thought incredibly.

Haku landed swiftly in front of Zabuza. "Looks like I have the advantage in speed." Sasuke commented.

"I can't have you underestimating my team by calling them 'brats.' Sasuke is leaf village #1 rookie." Kakashi said. "Sakura is the brightest in the village."

'Hell yeah! Shannaro!' Inner Sakura yelled.

"And the other one is… the show-off, hyper-active, #1 loudest ninja in the village." Kakashi said, everyone sweat dropped. "Who is incredible in stealth." Kakashi added.

Zabuza suddenly started to chuckle. "Haku, do you realize? At this rate we'll be driven back." Zabuza said.

"Yeah, we can't let that…" Haku said as some kind of energy surrounds him.

'What's this chill?' Sasuke thought, watching Haku carefully.

Haku made a weird hand sign and the water around Sasuke started to rise. "SECRET JUTSU: CRUSTAL ICE MIRROR!" Haku yelled as Sasuke was stuck in some kind of ice dome.

'What's this jutsu?' Kakashi asked.

Haku stepped to the mirror and started merging with it and images of Haku appeared on all the mirrors.

"Damn it!" Kakashi charged at the dome but Zabuza stopped him.

"Hey, your opponent… is me." Zabuza said. "Against that jutsu, he's finish." Zabuza said.

"Well, shall we begin?" Haku asked.

"What… what are these mirrors?" Sasuke asked.

"I'll show you my real speed." Haku said.

Suddenly senbons grazed Sasuke's shoulder and he got hit by barrages of senbons.

Kakashi heard Sasuke's scream. "SASUKE!" Kakashi yelled, he wanted to go to Sasuke but Zabuza's next comment made him stop.

"If you get by me, I'll kill those two." Zabuza said… yeah, yeah that one… that's, that was the comment… I was talking about.

Sasuke kept screaming in pain at Haku hell storm of senbons.

Sakura just stood there, watching Sasuke get murdered by Haku. "Ugh, I'm Tazuna-san, even though I don't like Sasuke that much, I can't let a comrade die!"

"Go ahead!" Tazuna said.

Sakura quickly grabbed a kunai and threw it at a mirror but Haku popped out and caught the kunai. "Damn it!" Sakura yelled.

Suddenly Haku got hit by a shuriken. "That idiot… show-off." Sasuke said weakly, lying on the ground with a weak smile.

"That's…" Haku was saying.

"NARUTO UZUMAKI! HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!" Naruto said in a weird pose.