Sasuke gasp as he heard a scream. That was Sakura's voice. Did something happen? What's that Kakashi doing? Is Nikki okay? Is she hurt? Sasuke thought worried for his girlfriend. He turn to look over at Naruto, who was laid down on his stomach exhausted.

"Sa...kura..." Naruto said barely.

Darn it... I must do something... Sasuke thought then he suddenly hear Naruto a little. "I'll do something about this..." Naruto said confidence as he slowly get up, shocking Sasuke.

He... Sasuke thought speechless.

"How futile." Haku commented.

Naruto formed a hands seal and channel his chakra out to the surface and run toward an exited bit Haku appeared inside the mirror in front of him causing him to back flipped and run in a different direction with Haku following him inside the mirror.

Sasuke saw it. "Naruto behind you!" He tried to warn but it was to late cause as Naruto turn around Haku had throw senbon needle at him, hitting him at his chest causing him to hit the ground. "Naruto!"

"It's impossible to get out of here. I can assured you of that." Haku told them.

Sasuke run over to Naruto and kneel to one knee the ground next him. "Can you stand up, Naruto?" He asked him as he responded with a groan in pain. "Don't waste your chakra like that anymore. That's what he wants us to do." Sasuke scolded him.

"I know..." Naruto said weakly to him.

Damn it, this isn't looking good at all. I...I need to do something! Sasuke thought as he stood up. Strangely, my eyes have adjusted...

"It's about the time I put an end to this for you..." Haku told him as he throwned more senbon needle at them.

Sasuke quickly react and grab a senbon needle from the ground and use it to block the in coming needle, surprising Haku completely.

What?! Haku thought in disbelief.

Sasuke's legs gave causing to fall down to his knee. He look over at Naruto. "Stand up, you idiot!" Sasuke told him sternly.

I'm aiming for a vital spot...but he's parrying all of them. Haku thought wondering watching them curiously.

Naruto slowly but weakly sit up. "I know... you're so persistent!" He told Sasuke.

Suddenly all Haku's reflection appeared in all of the mirrors. Then it rain with senbon needle at both Naruto and Sasuke.

Sasuke block and avoid them all as Haku keep throwing them.

A coincidence... No, that's not it. On the contrary, he's fighting while covering for his friend. Haku thought as he saw Sasuke push Naruto out of the way. Sasuke showed a painful expression caused by the needle in his leg.

Surely, my movements... That boy...he can see something. What in the world...? Okay, in the case... Haku thought as he disappeared inside a the mirror.

He disappeared. Sasuke thought, looking around. "Where, where he disappear to?!" Sasuke thought out loud. "Naruto! Don't faint! I can't take care of you anymore than I am now!" He told him seriously as he continue to kept an eye out for Haku.

"Who asked you to take care of me..." Naruto said barely whispering as he then fall backward unconscious causing Sasuke to turn to him as he grasp at the knock out Naruto.

"It seem that kid has reached his limits." Haku said as Sasuke looked up to see a mirror above him.

Where Haku is at as chuckle mockly at Sasuke.

Sasuke quickly throw the needle he used at Haku but the mirror protected him.

"Tsk..."Sasuke clicked his tongue in annoyments.

"Amazing... That's an amazing move." He heard Haku's voice and turn to it. "You move well..." Haku comment as he throw needles so sudden at Sasuke. "What?!" Sasuke said as he dodged it quickly.

"But I'll stop you with the next one." Haku told Sasuke as he sudden appeared in front of him surprising him. "Motor function... Reflexes... Ability to judge a situation... All of these things...should be at their limits!"

He's coming! Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows. Calm down... Focused! And... See everything! As if everything had jump away from the needles.

"He saw through absolutely everything?!" Haku thought out load. "No way..."

Sasuke was panting heavy as he looked up revealing he very own Sharingan.

"Those eyes... It can't be..." Haku said speechless.

"Sharingan..." Sasuke exclaimed strongly.

"You are..." Haku could barely say because of the shock.

"Only a little, but... I was able to see!" Sasuke told himself.

"So, you also have the power of Kekkei Genkai..." Haku said to him.

What a kid... It's not perfect yet, but to think that in the middle of a battle he was able to reuse this power... Haku thought as he pull out the senbon needles in his hand.

If that's the case, I can't fight him to long... This Jutsu use a lot of chakra. There are also limits to retaining the teleportation speed. Besides, the longer the fight continues, the more my movements will enter into the ranger of his 'reading'. Haku thought to himself as Sasuke watch Haku with his Sharingan carefully.

In fact, his eyes have already captured me. It would be, foolish to aim straight at him. In that case... Haku thought looking through the needle and saw Sasuke the he move to Naruto.

I'll use that kid to lure him in! Haku plan and large toward Naruto.

"What?!" Sasuke said surprised as he quickly channel his chakra to his feet for increase speed. "Let me make it in time!" He bragged to himself as he ran to them.
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Sakura had scream in shock as Kakashi's eyes widened at what he saw.

Standing in front of Kakashi, blocking Zabuza's swordwas Nikki, using her kunai.

"My, what a brave little girl you are." Zabuza mock as he put more pressure into the sword while Nikki ignore his comment as she was struggling.

He put more pressure against her kunai causing her to fall down to one of her knees.

Nikki gasp as Zabuza kick her, sending her flying over to the ice mirror dome, knock out.

"NIKKI!" Kakashi yelled out to her causing him to get distracted which allow Zabuza to slash his sword across Kakashi's chest.

Sakura gasp at Kakashi Sound. "K-Kakashi-sensei!" She stuttered in shock.

"You were late entering to guard, Kakashi. I would see your student was fast enough to block me but of course the is to be expected from her blood line, too bad she's knock out now." Zabuza said causing Sakura to look at him confused.

What is he talking about? Her blood line? There's nothing special about her. Sakura thought annoyed in the inside.

"Your whole-hearted intent to help those kids has gone to your head, and it seems to have clouded your Sharingan with even heavier fog. Even though you have those impressive eyes, your ability to read your enemy's movements is getting cloudy." Zabuza told Kakashi, chuckling as if it was a joke as Kakashi hold his wound.

"Amuse me more, Kakashi... I want to repay my debt in an amusing way. Don't worry. Anytime now, Haku is going to defeat those kids." Kakashi glares at him darkly.

"You better apologize to them in tears when you are in 'the next world's for your lack of strength." Zabuza laughed as he disappeared into the mist

Nikki's POV

I groan as I slowly woke up after I was knock out by Zabuza's kick.

I slowly open my eyes to see the mist covered sky as I sit up.

I saw that Zabuza's had kick me away from Kakashi-sensei.

I look to my side to see Haku ice mirror. I landed outside the mirror dome. I thought.

I gasp as my eyes widened at what I saw inside the mirror dome.

Stand in front of an unconscious Naruto, covered in needles. "Sasuke..." I barely whispered while tears build up in my eyes.

I whimper as tears fall down my cheeks.

No, not Sasuke. I thought as a sob escape my lips while I saw Naruto wake up.

"For God's sake, you...just won't quit...dragging my feet, will you?" I could barely hear Sasuke said to now awake Naruto.

"You did it! Sasuke...!" Naruto stop in the middle of his cheering as he gasp at the stage Sasuke was in.

I slowly to up and shakly walk toward them as more tears float down my face as I listen to their conversation.

"W-what kind of expression is that... You...idiot...!" Sasuke told Naruto over his shoulder.

"W-why?!" I heard Naruto question him in shock. "You protected me...??!" He added to his question.

"How the hell...should I know?" As if Sasuke could feel my present, he face me causing me to cover my mouth with my left hand as I saw the stage he was in.

As the world had stop as we look into each other, all our memories together float through our minds.

Sasuke sent me a sad smile, as he saw my tears. "Hmph... You... I hated you..." I know Sasuke say it to Naruto because all I could see as he look at me was love.

"Why? Why...? Why...me...?" Naruto asked as he stood up but then his eyes widened when he notice me walking toward passed the mirrors.

"I didn't ask for your help?!" Naruto exclaimed in furious.

"I don't know... My body moved...on it's own accord... Fool!" Sasuke answer his question before falling backward with tears in the concert of his eyes.

This causing me to break into a run. "SASUKE!" Both me and Naruto shout together while Naruto catched him as I slide down to knees next, on the other side of them, taking Sasuke's hand in mine to chest, looking at him worried.

Sasuke stared up at the sky blankly. "That man... Until I defeated...my brother... I absolutely refused to die... That's what I decided, but... You, don't die..." He told us, shocking Naruto.

"Sasuke..." I sobbed as Sasuke turn to me. "Nikki... don't give me... That look..." He gently pull his hand out and put it gently on my cheek and wip off mine tear with his thumb. "I...love you...but please...let me see...your beautiful smile once...last time..." He asked me weakly.

I sigh, looking away before turn to him. "You can't expected me to smile in this kind of situation." I cried out, shaking me slightly against his hand.

Sasuke eyes soften. "Please..." He whispered softly but weakly.

"Hmm..." I nodded against his hand before smiling at him as best as I could until I suddenly felt Sasuke slide off my cheek and on to my lap causing me to gasp while staring at Sasuke. "Sasuke... No...no, no, no!" I exclaimed as I gently shake him.

I stayed at Sasuke in completely shocked when I did get any reaction. More tears started to over float and begin to slide covering my face with hands as I start crying.

"Why...? Why Sasuke...? Why him...?" I murmured into my hands while crying.

"He..." I heard Haku say. ''To protect someone dear to him... He would plunge in knowing it was a trap... He's a shinobi worthy of respect. Is this the first time you faced a friend's death? This is the way of the shinobi..." Haku said to Naruto as I continue to cry.

"Shut up!" Naruto told Haku as he let me hold Sasuke.

Suddenly I gasp when I felt warm causing me to snap my head up, to see stream appeared around us.

"I won't forgive you..." Naruto exclaimed while I stared at him in shock as I could feel the blood lust from him.

His eyes was turn red while his whisker darked as he grow fangs. This causing me to cover my mouth while Sasuke's head was on my lab as I saw the red chakra swirling around us.

What's going on? I thought scared at Naruto's sudden change.

"I'm going to kill you!" Naruto told Haku as more red chakra appeared to form into something that shock me. T-that's the nine-tail fox. I thought terrified at the sight of it's head as senbon needles fly out of his body while his wound healed.

I watch Naruto's hands grow claws too as he stared at Haku with angry burning in his eyes.