AN// I can't believe this is chapter 22.... so damn happy! I AM PROUDDDD. Gonna try and add some humor from here on out though I am no too good at it.... ENJOY!!! Also any techinques used will have the english version at the bottom of the chappie.

Naruto smirked, adrenaline rushing through her veins. Now would be a good time to tell the rest of her peers of her gender. She released her henge, showing her kunoichi outfit. She wore a skin tight jumper that still allowed her to move freely. She had a form fitting burnt orange sleeveless hoodie on over it. She wore Anbu style pants, taped at the ends.

Red gold lightning flickered around her as her long hair flew free. She waved at the charging enemy, before disappearing in a flash of red-gold. The chunin froze as he found himself being kicked and hit from all directions. He swiped at nothing, and heard a chuckle echo around him.

"You can't catch me~" Naruto sang loftily as she flashed around him striking pressure points that would paralyze him.

The other genin watched with dumbstruck expressions. Their attention then went to Shikamaru as his enemy let out a yell of pain.

When Naruto engaged her enemy, Shikamaru too had released a henge seal. His dark hair tumbled down his back and the tattoo of Yoru stood out on his pale skin. He wore Anbu style pants, aslo taped at the ends, as well as a form fitting sleeveless turtleneck.

He whipped out his hand, calling on his shadows. "Kageton: Wangetsu Getsuei no Yaiba!"

The shadows formed a crescent shaped blade and shot towards his enemy. He had recently learned this from Yoru. The enemy used a kunai to block and the attack split in two, slicing the opponents arm off. Shikamaru prepared another technique in case the enemy chose to continue fighting.

He did, lunging forward with a wild yell. Only to be abruptly stopped. "Kageton: Kage Senbon Rendan!" A hail of inky black needles pierced the nin, slowing him down. Shikamaru quickly made another seal, his chakra reserves straining. "Kageton: Oriito Soutei!"

The needles stretched, stabbing into the ground and hardening, keeping the enemy in place. Naruto appeared behind his enemy and knocked him out.

They turned to the other genin. They reeeeeally wanted to laugh at their expressions, but merely stared back. They themselves felt shock run through them as Ino burst.

"You beat those guys in literally a minute!"

"What." Shikamaru said. It had to have been longer. Had to....right?

"Well, my bloodline is fast...." Naruto trailed off unsurely.

"AND you! How the hell are you a girl!?!" Ino shrieked.

"Uh.... I was born one. I had to pretend to be a boy for certain... reasons."

Ino narrowed her eyes and huffed. "Still, I can't believe even as a girl you're hotter than me!!"

Kakashi and Asuma finally reappeared. Asuma looked shocked, while Kakashi just patted Naruto and Shikamaru on the head. "Good job imouto, Shikamaru."

Naruto beamed. "My guy is still awake so we can interrogate him!" Kakashi nodded and Asuma went and dragged the paralyzed nin away. Kakashi turned to Tazuna.

"Now. care to tell me why rogue nin are after you?"

Tazuna shook. Then stood up straight. "I'm sorry! I lied about the rank. I had to. My village needs help!"

He was clearly terrified of the Copy nin. Naruto swatted Kakashi's arm. "Stop scaring the client. I'll talk to him. You keep an eye out."

Kakashi reluctantly nodded. Naruto turned to Tazuna. "Explain."

Soon they began walking again as Naruto explained the situation. "So apparently Tazuna is being hunted by Gato, a business tycoon who has taken over Nami. He is trying to stop Tazuna from building a bridge to the mainland, as that would give Nami a way to escape hs control. The people are in poverty, homeless and starving."

Kakashi sighed. "This is going to be a drag. The rogues back there were the Akuma brothers. They are C-rank. Next will be a B-rank or higher. Keep your guard up."

Choji and Ino took the back while Naruto and Shikamaru took the front. Kakashi and Sasuke too the right while Asuma and Sakura took the left. Tazuna was as safe as possible in this situation. They soon arrived on a dock. A small boat was their way across.

"We won't all fit, so me and Asuma will run next to the boat." They tried to fit the others in the boat. Naruto stepped off the boat with Shikamaru. 

"I will carry Shikamaru so the rest can ride comfortably." She said, and Shikamaru grumbled before climbing on her back. Since he was taller, she transformed into a older version of herself. They set out, running at an even pace. In a few hours they arrived in Nami. Naruto let Shikamaru down and released the henge. 

They walked down the path, passing a lake. Naruto's nose twitched and she threw a kunai at a bush. She frowned. She had smelled a man in the bush, but the scent faded as she threw the kunai. She spread out her senses, and her head snapped up a tree in time to see a man throw his sword.

"GET DOWN!" She shouted, pulling Shikamaru and Tazuna down. She immediately disappeared in multiple flashes of red-gold. In an instant, everyone was on the ground and adrenaline raced through her system. The blade passed overhead, and she narrowed her eyes, channeling chakra to her arm and grabbing the hilt. Her feet dug into the ground and she stopped the blade in its tracks.

She felt her arm dislocate and gritted her teeth. She held the heavy blade in one hand and used it to pop her arm back into place.

Damnit kit, be more careful."

'Sorry Kurama.'

She felt her arm heal and sealed the blade in a scroll. Instantly, a  small portal of shadows opened up in front of her.

"Kageton: Kage no Keika!" Shikamaru panted. He had used a good deal of his chakra earlier, and was quickly running out.

Naruto looked confused. Why-

Kunai flew at her, but went through the portal and ended up flying right back at the nin. She looked at Shikamaru in thanks. She flashed to his side as the two jonin got up.

They immediately blocked a kunai strike from the nin. 

"Momoichi Zabuza." Kakashi drawled lazily.

"Your brat took my sword. I want it back."

"You'll have to get through us, I'm afraid." Kakashi said, a tone of false sorrow entering hs voice. "And if you do.... you have to catch her."

"A brat like her? Easy."

Did he not see the light show or something? Naruto scowled. She looked at Shikamaru. He was low on chakra. But if she was going to fight she wanted him with her. She tossed him a chakra pill. He popped it, swallowing it dry.

"Kakashi-nii." She said. she looked back and saw the two genin's determined faces. They didn't change even as Zabuza's killing intent flooded the area. The other genin flinched and began shaking. Naruto casually walked up to each of them and slapped them, snapping them out of it.

"Be careful." Kakashi said. She grinned, and all hell rained on Zabuza.

She flashed behind him, bonking him on the head playfully before disappearing again. Zabuza dodged a swipe from Asuma's trench knives, and a kunai from Kakashi. Naruto flashed right in front of him, sticking her tongue out. Zabuza drew a kunai and swiped at her, but she just vanished. He was dodging attacks left and right, from all sides. Shikamaru was concentrating his chakra, building it up.

Naruto grinned. This was fun. She flashed around, distracting Zabuza. She stopped as she saw senbon flying towards Shikamaru. She flashed and caught them, twitching as they pierced her hand. Finally, Shikamaru let out a shout as his chakra burst free.

"Kageton: Kageryuudan!!" Shikamaru rode on top of an inky black dragon, which charged towards Zabuza, slamming into him. Naruto winced. That was a couple of broken bones.

Zabuza grunted as he flew back, ramming into a tree. He felt all of his ribs break, as well as an arm and his femur.

"Stop!" He heard the blonde genin who was so damn annoying with her bloodline yell.

Surprisingly, everyone listened. Zabuza watched as she approached him, a look of intense concentration on her face. Her hands glowed a minty green, and she carefully held her hands over his thigh.

"What....'re" He couldn't finish. A rib poked at his lung, and he kept his breath short.

"You were hired to kill us. Not like you wanted to. Plus if we just left, that hunter nin in the trees would kill you."

A sensor type? He just nodded and winced. Concussion.

His sight grew fuzzy and he passed out.

"Naruto! Why are you healing the enemy!?!" Ino yelled.

Naruto hummed as she kept the green steady. It had taken a lot to read those medical texts, but when you can barely walk due to swollen feet and a swollen belly, you have to do something.

"I'm healing him because he isn't our true enemy. I can offer him a home and a steady income. Better than a tyrant who will likely betray him." Naruto said.

Shikamaru nodded, before collapsing. He was caught by Kakashi, who gave him a chakra regenerative. It would quicken how fast his chakra refilled, unlike the chakra pill that instantly refilled and strained the reserves.

Naruto healed a few ribs and his arm, before wrapping him in bandages and creating some clones, one who transformed into a stretcher. They carefully lifted Zabuza, and set off. Naruto could tell the hunter nin was following them and created some clones to form a distraction. Her reserves were starting to drain, her bloodline did use a good portion of her chakra.

They enter Tazuna's house and are directed upstairs. There are only three spare rooms. "Zabuza gets one." Naruto said. 

Kakashi nodded. "Then I will be in one with Naruto, Ino, and Sakura while Asuma will have the boys."

They nodded and split. Naruto set her stuff down in their room before going to the room Zabuza was in. She blinked as the hunter nin stood surrounded by her clones.

"Why is he here?" She asked.

A clone shrugged. "Apparently he is only posing as a hunter nin to get Zabuza out of sticky situations. He is Zabuza's student."

Naruto looked to the faux hunter nin. "So, you are Zabuza's student?"

"Hai." The nins voice was soft, low toned. 

"What's your name?"

"Haku."

Naruto smiled. "That's a nice name."

Haku slowly pulled off his mask, showing off his feminine face. "May I stay here with Zabuza-sama?" He asked.

Naruto nodded, and dispersed her clones. She stumbled as the memories flowed into her mind. The red-blond shook her head. "Never gonna get used to that."

She walked over to Zabuza and her hands glowed green, once more working on Zabuza's injuries.

"I heard what you said back in the forest." Haku said softly. Naruto just hummed.

"Can you really provide us with a home, and a way to live?" He asked. There was hope in his voice, and Naruto smiled a little. 

"Yes. The Hokage is my grandfather in all but blood. He will find a way to help you."

"I see. Thank you." Naruto just hummed, concentrating on her control. It was tiring for her, who's reserves are large and difficult to control.

They sat in silence for nearly an hour, before Naruto stopped, panting slightly. "He'll have to heal naturally from here out. His ribs are basically bruised, as I couldn't fully heal them. He has a minor concussion and he will be hella sore." She said, proud of her work.

Haku bowed. "Thank you... "

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Thank you, Naruto-san."

Naruto laughed, and waved her hand carelessly. "Drop the san. I'm not big on honorifics."

Haku nodded. "Naruto-chan." Naruto laughed but nodded.

The door opened. 

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"Care to explain this one Naru?"

"Ehe. Hey Shika. This is Haku. He is Zabuza's apprentice. He's cool."

"You have a bad habit of picking up strays Imouto."

"I do not!" She protested. Kakashi just shot her a deadpan stare. She chuckled nervously. "It's not a bad habit per se..." She said.

"Well, I'm not helping you when it comes to Lord Third." Kakashi said, walking out.

"You won't have to! Jiji loves me too much to say no!" Naruto called after him, and grinned at the grumbled 'True'.

Naruto and Shikamaru were on guard duty with Asuma for the next few days while Kakashi trained the others to climb trees with chakra. A week passed before anything really happened.

Naruto was helping out, using clones to give the workers a hand. Shikamaru was playing Shogi with Asuma for the 256th time. Suddenly, Naruto stopped, as did her clones. "Everyone, get off the bridge. Now!"

Her clones dropped what they were doing and grabbed the workers, getting back onto land. Two figures landed on the end of the bridge, the mist shrouding them. "O-One has as much chakra as me!" She exclaimed. She had one ninth of the chakra Kurama had, equal to the Ichibi.

The mist cleared, and two men dressed in black cloaks with red clouds stood casually, as though no threat was posed to them.

AN// Translations

Kageton: Kage no Keika- Shadow Release: Shadow Passage

Kageton: Wangetsu Getsui no Yaiba- Shadow Release: Crescent Moon Blade

Kageton: Kage Senbon Rendan- Shadow Release: Shadow Needle Barrage

Kageton: Oriito Soutei- Shadow Release: Shadow Strand Binding

Kageton: Kageryuudan- Shadow Release: Shadow Dragon Attack.

Now! Tell me how ya liked it. I know some seems rushed, but hey, I'm trying! Gimme some credit.