I know, I know. This chapter's really late, but it's the last one!. ...Please don't hurt me.
(ducks under flying blunt objects)
"Ah, Iruka. Come in, come in."
Iruka-sensei walked over and sat down in one of the Hokage's office chairs. The afternoon sun shone directly into the large room through the windows, forcing him to squint a little. Outside, he could hear his students playing and yelling as they enjoyed themselves after a long day of class. It brought a smile to his face.
"Ah, to be young again..." The old man sighed, glancing down at them through the glass.
"Indeed." Iruka's smile slowly faded. "What did you want to see me about, Sondaime?"
The Third Hokage slid some old-looking papers and photos towards Iruka. "I did some research this past week and found something I thought you should know." Iruka leaned forward, looking at the contents displayed before him. He sat quietly as the old man explained how he had found a list of contributors to the Scroll of Seals. And how he had investigated every one of the names: that's all 374. Hence, why it took him all week. The majority of the people had died of old age; happy, settled, and full of years. Most of the others had died in battle; with honor. But one was unlike all the others.
"Of all the contributors to that scroll, only one was killed by the Nine-Tails Demon Fox." He seperated one picture from the rest. "His name was Ishida Senshi."
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White. Pure, thick, gobs of it. That's all that was visible to the 4 people who were stranded in the middle of the half-built bridge on the edge of the Wave Country. Kakashi's Sharingan eye was rendered useless. Sakura and Sasuke were not much better off. And Tazuna... well, he had a hard enough time seeing without the fog.
Within moments, a deep voice reverberated through the mist. "Sorry for the wait, Kakashi." Zabuza seemed to be feeling much better than the last time they had seen him. In fact, there were now 7 copies of the missing-nin materializing from the fog. The group was surrounded. Kakashi was being cautious, now. They were most likely all water clones, but there was always that chance that one was the real Zabuza...
Sasuke, however, had thrown caution to the wind. In an instant, he lept and landed a killing blow to each and every one of the Zabuzas around them. All melted into their natural, water form.
Kakashi looked back at the young shinobi, suprised by his sudden recklessness. The expression he saw, however, was not of arrogance, fear, or even his usual cool, expressionless look; this was anger, pure and simple. There was only one thing the jounin could think of that would be making Sasuke act like this: the previous battles, in which Naruto demonstrated that he was improving more than the young Uchiha. His guess was right on the money. Sasuke was indeed fuming over the recent past, suddenly comparing himself with his blonde teammate.
Off in the distance, two figures slowly emerged from the fog. They could all make out the forms of Zabuza and his 'partner,' the young hunter-nin. Zabuza spoke quietly. "He saw through the water clones. He's grown." He turned to the boy. "Looks like a rival has appeared, eh, Haku?"
/I will not be made a fool of by that dead-last! I'm better than him! Stronger than him! Faster than him!../ In a rage, Sasuke ran towards the assasins, kunai drawn and ready. /I WILL NOT LOSE TO YOU, NARUTO!../
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Naruto awoke with a brief yelp. Cold sweat ran down his face, causing a large, dark spot to form on his shirt. Wow, that was one whopper of a nightmare! First he changes into 'Sexy no Juutsu' and gets stuck in it. Then Sasuke falls in love with him... He shuddered. /No more late-night ramen with sausage and chili sauce. /
/Please. / Senshi's voice almost had a pleading tone to it.
For the past week, Senshi had resigned himself to just giving Naruto advice during training. Or just butting in on his private thoughts. Or laughing at him. He had not yet tried to take control of Naruto's body again, and the young boy suspected that, if he did, there wouldn't be much he could do to stop him.
Naruto stumbled out of the room and down the stairs, only to find Tazuna's daughter washing dishes. No one else was there. "Hey, where is everyone?" He asked.
She turned to him and grinned. "Oh, Naruto. You're supposed to rest today. Sensei said so."
In a flash, he was fully awake and back in his room, flying out of his pajamas and into his bright orange ninja outfit. /You have got to find something less ...glaring... to wear. / Senshi droned.
The blonde stopped in mid stride and began to speak out loud to the voice in his head. "You shut up about my clothes! It's my choice, my body, so just shut up!"
/...Touch-y, aren't we?../
The shinobi jumped back down the stairs three at a time, ran out the door declaring "I'm off!" and ran like hell to get to that bridge.
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The clicking and clanging of senbon vs. kunai filled the air as hunter-nin and genin faced off. Both fighters were incredibly fast, each swinging with uncanny presicion. However, in a face-off like this, Haku had a few more advantages: He had hundreds of needles to Sasuke's few kunai, and he knew where to stick them. But that was not something to dwell on for too long. Somehow, this black-haired boy was nearly matching him in speed.
The two fighters finally reached a point where they were only pushing against each other's weapon, competing for leverage. They stared silently at each other for a moment. Haku spoke first. "I don't want to have to kill you, but if you won't stand down..."
"Don't be foolish." Sasuke had forgotten his earlier grudge in the heat of battle, and was now smiling confidently.
"So be it." The masked boy held up his free hand and began a bizzare series of ...half-seals. That's the only decent way to describe someone doing hand seals with just ...one ...hand. Kakashi's eye opened wide in suprise. Not even he had seen such a skill. Haku finally stopped, quietly saying "Secret Juutsu: Flying Water Needles," then he stomped one foot into the nearest puddle. Instantly, all the water on the bridge sprang to life, forming hundreds of needle-like forms that just floated in midair. Just floating... right before rushing straight for Sasuke.
The needles struck, causing a cloud of water and mist to form. Haku had lept away at the last moment, letting the attack hit every side of his opponent, but he was suprised to find an empty clearing; no body. Obviously, Sasuke had lept up instead of sideways, giving him the advantage of a clean shot. He sent three shuriken, all easily dodged by the masked boy. Once Haku recovered, though, Sasuke appeared right behind him. They lept away from each other, and Sasuke swung his arm around, kunai in hand. The attack was blocked, as expected, letting the Uchiha toss another, hidden kunai. Haku ducked under the projectile, placing his face in perfect striking distance. Sasuke's kick landed, sending the hunter-nin flying backwards to land at the feet of Zabuza. It was the only real hit he would get for a while.
The larger assasin was suprised, to say the least. His expression quickly faded into cockyness, though, and he said "Haku, at this rate, we'll be driven back."
Haku rose to his feet, as if unfazed by the blow. "Yes." Without another word, he began to glow. A blue flame-like aura faded into existence around him. The temperature of the air took a sudden plunge. Haku formed his hands into a single, obscure seal, silently concentrating. The water around them, used for both water clones and liquid needles, now formed itself into large, rectagular sheets that stood taller than both of them. Ice. Haku spoke again, his voice colder, more distant. "Secret Juutsu: Demonic Ice Mirrors." The water/ice continued growing, forming more sheets in a row above the first, and one final mirror at the very top closed the dome.
Quietly, Haku walked up to the back of the nearest mirror, ...then into it. He literally melded with the ice, his image slowly coming into focus on the inside of the ice as he ...um ...flowed.
Kakashi had seen enough. He began running towards the dome, only to be blocked by a grinning Zabuza. "Your opponent is me." He glaced back at the boys. "Against that juutsu, he's finished." Silently, he added, /Let's see the blonde freak copy THAT!../
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"Wa- CHOO!"
Naruto sniffed, looked around, then continued on.
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Sasuke had seen some pretty strange stuff in his nightmares. Even in real life, things have weirded him out pretty good. This wasn't the worst, but it was definitely the strangest. Haku could now be seen in all of the mirrors that made up his icy prison. He looked around, trying to figure it out. Something didn't seem right, here. If they were clones, then he only had to defend against the real one.
No sooner had that thought finished, than the senbon started flying. From every direction. The Uchiha was literally being rained on by thin slivers of steel. So heavy was the attack, and so many were the weapons, that Sasuke was forced to bend down and cover his head with his hands, shaking. This was definitely not right. If he could only figure out how the attacks were coming...
Outside the dome of death, the two jounins continued glaring at each other. Zabuza growled "If you try to get by me, I'll kill those two." He motioned towards where Sakura and Tazuna stood. Kakashi was in a bad situation. He couldn't leave them to Zabuza, but he couldn't just stand there while Sasuke was slowly being killed!
Sasuke's kunai had been knocked out of his hand earlier, and had landed by Sakura's feet. She picked it up, and quietly told Tazuna "I'm going to leave your side now." With that, she ran, keeping a close eye on the older fighters and the dome, then lept up and screamed "Sasuke! Take this!" throwing the kunai back at the quivering shinobi. All he needed was a weapon to defend himself with, she figured. The kunai flew straight, heading right for Sasuke...
Until it was plucked out of the air by a pale hand, reaching out from the inside of an ice mirror. Wordlessly, Haku stared at the weapon, then at his victim, and twirled the kunai around, bringing it into attacking position. Sasuke only fell back to his knees, exhausted from all the blows. He could tell he was well beaten, and probably not far from collapsing entirely. Now his opponent had his weapon. Damn.
Everything was still for a few moments. Everyone stared at Haku as he stuck halfway out of a mirror, displaying his catch for all to see. Sakura was stunned, near crying; that was not what she wanted to have happen! Sasuke was just trying to gather his strength for the next wave of steel rain. And nobody moved. All was silent.
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A light whooshing sound, like that of a tiny object moving at high speeds, caught their attention next. Haku turned his head just in time to meet a single shuriken face-first, which then spun around and hit him a second time. The blows stunned him, and he actually fell out of the mirror, lying still on the ground. Another moment of stunned silence. Everyone's thoughts were basically the same:
/What the hell?../
Haku sat up slowly, trying to figure out what had hit him, when his eyes met the rest of the shurikens. There were about thirty of the small, whirling blades just hovering in the air. It was a sight eerily simillar to his own water needle attack, only these were solid, and could do so much more damage...
In the next instant, they all attacked, waves of shurikens flying from all directions. Haku was able to dodge them, even though stunned, but when he looked back, he saw that they were coming up and around, like they were being controled in midair! What began as about thirty shurikens suddenly seemed like a hundred as they all came back, again and again, in a whirlwind of steel.
Kakashi had seen this technique before. /Ningyoushibai no Koutetsu. Stringing several weapons together with Chakra, and controling them like a bunch of puppets. ...Tenten uses that juutsu.../
In the flurry of attacks, Haku caught one of the shuriken. He instantly felt the pull of the chakra as it tried to get away from him, then he let loose a few dozen senbon in the general direction it was being pulled towards. There was a noise in the distance, and all of the weapons fell at once, like they had just ...died. Haku was a bit confused. None of these genin should have been able to master such a complicated technique as that, and neither his victim, Kakashi, nor the girl were using it, ...yet the other boy was unaccounted for. Could it have been him...?
Footsteps. Rapid, like someone running quickly. Everyone looked around, but no one could be seen in the thick mist. It was just noise. That is, until Naruto emerged from his Hidden Mist juutsu and was on top of Haku before anyone knew what was happening. His kunai was blocked with a senbon. Haku strained slightly under Naruto's weight. Three more Naruto's appeared around him. Clones. Haku shoved the first Naruto away from him, then sent three senbon into each clone's face. All disappeared in a puff of smoke. They didn't fade away or dissolve into water, like he expected. "Kage Bunshin?" The hunter-nin didn't often fight shinobi who used such a powerful skill. This one could be a challenge...
In the next instant, quicker than even Haku's reaction time, the real Naruto appeared behind Haku, kneeling down, and preparing his hands in the seal of the tiger. What came next was an attack that would haunt Haku for all eternity.
Kakashi saw what was coming instantly, and thought /No. He wouldn't... /
"Hidden Leaf Ancient Taijutsu Supreme Technique! ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF PAIN!" And the blonde struck, sending four fingers into a place that usually fit just one, or two if you were lucky. ...And if it was possible for someone's eyes to bug out of slits in a mask, Haku certainly made sure everyone knew it. The hunter-nin was thrown high into the air, wailing in a comical, high-pitched voice, and somehow landed atop his own ice dome, curled up in the fetal position, clutching his hind end, trying to get his breath back. All rational thoughts had ceased in his head.
Zabuza, Sakura, and Tazuna all had the same look of ...just ...absolute dumbfoundedness. Kakashi was holding his face in his hands, making a mental note to never hit Naruto with such stupid attacks again. They seemed to rub off on him.
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Iruka-sensei sat back in his chair, scratching his head. "Okay, so what does this Ishida Senshi have to do with anything? I don't really see a connection."
"Think about this: He was killed by the Kyuubi more than a century ago. Naruto is now the 'container' of the Kyuubi. That fact alone was enough to draw his spirit to the boy. He must have been the one sent into Naruto's body through the scroll." The old man sat back, stewing over what he had researched for so long.
Iruka picked up the picture of Senshi, studying his features. He was rather tall, taller even than Shodaime, pictured next to him as a young man. His hair was long and straight, tied into a ponytail behind him. He wore rather thick-looking gloves and a flak vest over a regular, long-sleeve shirt. He had a happy, almost carefree expression on his face. "He seems nice enough." Iruka perked. "He doesn't even look like a fighter."
The old man sighed a little. "Official records state that Ishida Senshi was the top-ranked Taijutsu master of the Fire Country back when he was still alive. Old tournament scores ranked him very high, only about 3 spots from champion. Not much else was written down about him." The Hokage stood up, turning slowly to look out his window, again watching the children below.
"What I don't know is ...does this Senshi hold any kind of grudge against the Nine-Tails? And if so, ...how will Naruto himself handle it?"
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Naruto wasn't even thinking about Senshi at that moment. He stood in the middle of Haku's ice mirrors, holding Sasuke up by one arm, focusing on how to get his friend out of this. He had already tried carrying him out, but they were both knocked back into the dome by Haku who had, apparently, recovered from his earlier ...injury.
The hunter-nin reappeared in his mirrors at that moment, his voice quivering with rage and embaressment. "I was going to give you a chance to surrender! To let your deaths be quick and painless!" Naruto almost grinned when he watched the shinobi speak. He could almost see the red glow of his face behind that white mask. "But now... Now you've done it... You've made a fool of me!" He raised his hands, both shaking from anger, each holding a dozen sparkling silver senbon, ready to tear the two boys to pieces. Then he looked up and stopped. For some reason, he just ...stopped.
Outside, the fog had cleared significantly. In fact, all the occupants of the bridge could now see inside the dome clearly. And they were also not moving. All eyes were staring into the dome. Or, more accurately, at one of the reflections in the mirrors.
You see, just because the Demonic Ice Mirrors were made of ice, doesn't mean they reflect like any ordinary mirror. It was clear to all that Naruto was standing in the center of the clearing, holding an injured Sasuke. However, ...in the reflections, there was no Naruto. In his place was another man, much taller, with his long brown hair pulled back into a ponytail behind him. His flak jacket was blue, and a slightly different style than Kakashi's. He wore ablack long-sleeve shirt, dark-grey pants, thick gloves, and heavy-looking boots. In short, it was someone completely different standing where a young blonde boy should have been.
Naruto noticed everyone staring at the mirrors, and turned to look himself. The reflection turned too, and Naruto and Senshi were face to face for the first time. /Wait, ...is that you?../
/Yeah. ...Wow, I haven't seen myself in a long, ...long ...time. /
At this point, Haku snapped out of his stare and commenced his attack. Needles rained down once again. As useless as Sasuke was before, Naruto was no better now. Both boys fell to the ground, trying not to let themselves be stabbed at the wrong points. This was no easy task when the needles were coming from freakin' everywhere.
/Well, that's new. He's using the mirrors to warp back and forth really fast. He's trying to make you think there's more than one of him. /
/That's not really helping me!../ Naruto was starting to get annoyed. Just when he thought he could rely on this guy, he sits there and points out useless info!
All at once, the steel rain stopped. Naruto took that oppertunity to look around and finally saw Sasuke, standing up in front of him, ...looking ever-so-much like a two-legged cactus. The Uchiha had taken most of the needles in Naruto's place! He used his own body to protect him!
"Hey, ...what happened ...to you?" Sasuke's voice was weak, shaking. "And here ...I thought I ...was getting worried ...that you were ...going to beat me..." He laughed, weakly. He then began to fall, but was caught halfway by Naruto, who was very careful not to hit any of the needles, lest he drive them further in or stab himself.
"Sasuke! ...Sasuke!" This was something the blonde would never have expected anyone to do for him, much less his own rival. For someone to die for him, the village outcast...
Scenes from his life began flashing in front of his eyes. He saw everyone in the boat, on their way to the Wave Country, Sasuke glaring at him. He saw himself sitting in the Hokage's office, pouting. He saw himself in Iruka-sensei's class, woozy from his beating. He then saw himself, Iruka and Mizuki, all in the middle of the forest, where Mizuki revealed that Naruto himself was the Nine-Tails Demon Fox.
Then, briefly, he saw a flash of another scene, at night, staring upwards, looking at a gigantic animal. It's red eyes glowed like embers in the darkness, and it's nine massive tails seemed to sweep the stars out of the sky. Blackness came after that.
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What followed then was the most bizzare series of events of the day. And this has been a really weird day. Haku was just about to renew his attack when it happened. Mist began to build up strangely thick around the two fighters, just before it was blown away by a fierce red flame. Naruto's small body began to change. His hands curled up, becoming more like claws. His body took a lateral stance, like that of a 4-legged animal. His spiked, blonde hair became more wild, like it was alive. His eyes were next, making a drastic shift from blue ...to blood red. During this whole transformation, his body was giving off a strange, red chakra, projecting it with enormous force. It was like, ...like he had become some sort of demon. His eyes flared as he gave a feral scream, then reared up and began to charge the nearest mirror.
Haku flinched. Never before had he faced an opponent that suddenly began changing into an animal.
The possesed Naruto stopped after two steps, the projected energy coming to an abrupt halt as well. His face resembled that of someone who had just recieved a heavy blow to the gut. His scream of rage turned into howls of pain as he bent over, clutching his head. He began stumbling around like a drunk, all the time trying to keep his skull from erupting. No one could figure out how to help him, so they all stayed back.
Kakashi noticed first, then the others followed his gaze. Even though they couldn't see it in person, they could all watch the inner battle by way of Haku's mirrors. It was a disturbing sight; while Naruto stumbled around, the reflection showed the stranger ...half-morphing into a terrible fox-like creature. Different parts of his head and body changed into more animalistic forms, but then back. Like they couldn't be maintained. A tail sprouted, then sucked back in. Half of his face stretched into a fox head, then back to normal. It was literally a battle for spiritual and mental dominace. The silver-haired jounin knew right away that the demon was the Kyuubi, but the other man... he must be the one that's been inhabiting Naruto since that incident with the Scroll of Seals.
Kakashi quickly glanced around, but drew a relieved sigh as he realized that Zabuza was as distracted as he was. There was no immedite threat.
Inside the dome, Naruto's body flickered in the reflections. He started giving off red chakra again, which also flickered, turning a dark blue every so often. This struggle continued for a few minutes, Naruto appearing to weaken from the strain it was having on his body.
All at once, he stopped stumbling. His eyes opened as wide as they could, almost a glowing ice-blue. He stood up straight, he clenched his fists to his sides, near his waist, leaned back, ...and let a real scream rip from his throat. In that one instant, the entire inside of the dome was filled with a bluish-white light. It literally poured out between the ice like water under pressure! The screams were drowned out by a massive roaring sound, puncutated by several sharp cracking and popping noises. The ice mirrors had finally had enough, and they all gave way at once, shattering into a million glittery fragments.
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As the dust settled, the rumble of the escaping shockwave was the only noise. A few coughs, some slipping, nothing more. Sakura was blown clear to the end of the bridge, her landing softened by Tazuna-san. Both lay still, knocked out by the blast. Kakashi stood where he was, trying to see into the smoke. Trying to figure out what happened to Naruto and Sasuke. Zabuza and Haku were both nowhere to be seen. Probably running even now. Such power... it was insane!
Finally a figure began to emerge. Walking slowly, carrying something, the figure approached Kakashi. It was Naruto, carrying the limp, lifeless body of Sasuke. Naruto's head was bowed, his walk solem and steady. When he got to his sensei's position, he gently laid his former rival down on the ground.
"He died a warrior's death. No shinobi could ask for more than that."
Naruto didn't even look up to acknowledge his teacher's words. He just quietly said, "I know."
His hand moved in a blur. In less than the blink of an eye, Naruto's hand was up next to his head, holding the five senbon that had been aiming for his head. Still facing Kakashi, the blonde only said "Excuse me," then turned and disappeared.
Kakashi only had time to turn his head and spot Haku when Naruto struck. He had run up behind Haku, hitting him square in the back with both fists in a blow that combined brute strength with chakra release, making quite an impact. As the hunter-nin's body flew upwards from the force of the blow, Naruto launched his last kunai, throwing it with such force that it actually left a vapor trail behind it, showing it's path as it shot like a bullet ...straight into the back of Haku's head.
Kakashi could only stare in wonder and shock as he watched Naruto take out a special-class member of ANBU in less than 5 seconds and with only 2 attacks.
However, he wasn't finished. There was still Zabuza. By this time, all the mist and smoke had cleared, giving the only 3 shinobi still standing a clear view of each other. Yes, Zabuza was still on the bridge. He, too, had watched his ward get wasted in no time flat. Now that little monster was glaring at him. ...For the first time in several years, the missing-nin could honestly admit to being afraid for his life.
Naruto charged, running at normal speed towards the taller assasin. Zabuza grinned confidently, sending two instant water clones to intercept. Confidence turned back to fear, however, when the boy ran straight through them. Well, sh--. Only one thing left for him to do. Zabuza grabbed his massive sword and sent it into a sideways sweep, hoping to catch him in mid-run. What he hit was the afterimage left by Naruto's sudden disappearance. Gone again. A voice behind him hissed "No more games." Zabuza then felt the force of two chakra-charged punches at once: one to the middle of his spine, one to his liver. Sandwiched by two shadow clones, the assasin dropped his sword, letting it clang to a stop on the ground.
The blows were just as hard, if not harder, than what Naruto had given Haku. The assasin hit his knees, his breath long gone. As he struggled to inhale, he watched in horror as the blonde picked up his sword, bringing it up to his face with one hand(!). "It's over," he hissed. The massive blade rose high into the air, then came down on Zabuza's neck like a guiottine.
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The sun was setting just below the clouds, it's light a beautiful mix of oranges and reds. Naruto and Kakashi stood on the main pier of the Wave Country, watching it silently. There was no discussion about the fight. Both knew that surrender was an option that neither Haku nor Zabuza would even consider, much less accept. Both knew it was best not to bring it up.
Naruto had carried Sasuke's body back to the house, and Kakashi carried Sakura. By then, Tazuna had woken back up and walked all by himself. No one said a word. There was nothing to say. They all knew that Sakura would be upset for quite some time when she came to. Sasuke, after all, was her obsession.
After about half and hour, Kakashi spoke up. "So, where is Naruto right now?" The blonde looked over at him with a slightly suprised look. "I'm not as stupid as I look, believe me. I can tell those aren't his eyes on your face."
Indeed, Naruto's deep blue eyes had not re-emerged at all since the explosion. They had been stuck in their ice-blue form. The blonde began to explain who Senshi was, and how he was inside Naruto's body. "When the Kyuubi began taking control, I knew something wasn't right. I had to step in or risk losing the real Naruto for good. But..." He paused. "There was also the risk of serious damage from the infighting. During that blast... the real Naruto went into a coma. Right now, he's asleep in here." He patted his chest. "I don't know how long it will take to bring him back, but until then, I'm in control of this body."
"And the Nine-Tails?"
"Still sealed. He had almost broken out, but I managed to strengthen the seal just in time. What happened back on the bridge shouldn't happen again."
Behind them, the door to Tazuna's house opened, and Sakura stepped out. She looked really depressed. Still, she tried to smile, to make her teammates believe that she would be fine. That she wasn't fighting the urge to cry at all times.
Kakashi smiled under his mask. "Ah, Sakura. You're just in time. I've got something I need to tell you about our Naruto, here."
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The next morning, after they had all said their goodbyes and left, the bridge lay dormant once again. The bodies of both missing-nin lay where they had fallen, untouched, undisturbed. Silently, a squad of ANBU appeared, moving quickly to obtain and destroy the bodies of Zabuza and Haku. They worked quickly and effeciently, making sure that not a single trace of either body was left. They vanished as suddenly as they came.
None of them even bothered to find or recover the massive sword of Momochi Zabuza. They didn't even think about it. If they had, they would have been suprised to find it missing; there was an outline of it in blood still staining one area of the bridge. All other traces of it were gone.
THE END ?
Hey, wow. I finished it! Now I can sleep through the night! HAHAHA! Again, sorry for the ...really long delay. Inspiration strikes you out of nowhere, ne?
A few notes: Senshi only took control during the Ningyoushibai no Koutetsu and after the blast. Naruto drove the rest of the time. Sasuke is dead. Naruto was mad while Zabuza and Haku were tired; instant one-sided fight. And yes, Senshi is in full control from now on.
Read and Review! Also, any opinions on a sequel would be well appreciated!