Chapter 11: the Battle on the Bridge


 It's now time for the final battle. Even if Gatō is dead, Zabuza will kill Tazuna, and take the money afterwards. Zabuza is going to complete a job, or die trying.

Zabuza Momochi, given the name of Kirigakure no Kijin (Demon of the Hidden Mist). He was a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, and a former ANBU-captain. Now he is a missing-nin, after trying to assassinate the Yondaime Mizukage Yagura.

Zabuza is aggressive, arrogant, cruel, cold and ambitious, willing to become Gatō's thug to gain enough funds to start a second coup d'etat on the Mizukage, and kill anyone who stood in his path, including plotting to kill Gatō once he had received enough funds from him. His reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness began as a child where he killed every single candidate in Kirigakure's Academy, earning him the moniker of "Demon of the Hidden Mist" (霧隠れの鬼人). He willingly uses his own men and others as pawns to fulfil his ambitions, as he raised Haku to be an efficient tool to be discarded when he had no use to exploit; although unlike future antagonists, he was blunt about the purpose that his recruits were needed for, forgoing any form of manipulation by pretending to be benevolent to inspire loyalty. This corresponds with his cynical view of the world, which only consists of the used and the users, as well as viewing shinobi to be nothing more than tools. Despite himself, Zabuza grew to care deeply for Haku and viewed him to be far more than a tool.

He is an observant adversary who is able to analyse his opponent's techniques after seeing it once, but becomes overconfident if he sees the technique as useless. Despite his ruthlessness, Zabuza was possessed of a softer side that he himself was largely unaware of.

 It's now time for the final battle. Even if Gatō is dead, Zabuza will kill Tazuna, and take the money afterwards. Zabuza is going to complete a job, or die trying.

Zabuza Momochi, given the name of Kirigakure no Kijin (Demon of the Hidden Mist). He was a former member of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, and a former ANBU-captain. Now he is a missing-nin, after trying to assassinate the Yondaime Mizukage Yagura.

Zabuza is aggressive, arrogant, cruel, cold and ambitious, willing to become Gatō's thug to gain enough funds to start a second coup d'etat on the Mizukage, and kill anyone who stood in his path, including plotting to kill Gatō once he had received enough funds from him. His reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness began as a child where he killed every single candidate in Kirigakure's Academy, earning him the moniker of "Demon of the Hidden Mist" (霧隠れの鬼人). He willingly uses his own men and others as pawns to fulfil his ambitions, as he raised Haku to be an efficient tool to be discarded when he had no use to exploit; although unlike future antagonists, he was blunt about the purpose that his recruits were needed for, forgoing any form of manipulation by pretending to be benevolent to inspire loyalty. This corresponds with his cynical view of the world, which only consists of the used and the users, as well as viewing shinobi to be nothing more than tools. Despite himself, Zabuza grew to care deeply for Haku and viewed him to be far more than a tool.

He is an observant adversary who is able to analyse his opponent's techniques after seeing it once, but becomes overconfident if he sees the technique as useless. Despite his ruthlessness, Zabuza was possessed of a softer side that he himself was largely unaware of.

Zabuza was a tall and noticeably muscular man with light grayish skin, short spiky black hair, dark brown eyes, and small eyebrows. He was normally seen wearing bandages like a mask over the bottom half of his face. Under his mask, he had a relatively narrow jawline and jagged-teeth, a trait he shared with his fellow Swordsmen. He wore his hitai-ate sideways on his head.

He wears a sleeveless black shirt and matching pants, complete with a waist-guard, and yet again, Kirigakure's striped wrist and leg-warmers. Other swordsmen of his generation wore attire identical to this, implying that they might be clothes related to the group. While donning this attire, much like his fellow Swordsmen, he had bandages loosely tied around his neck like a scarf.

When the team of four Konoha shinobi, Kumo shinobi, and Tazuna appear on the bridge, it is covered in fog, and all of the workers are knocked out cold. Naruto then says, "Stand back, I can clear this fog!"

Naruto quickly does a string of hand seals. Tiger → Ox → Dog → Rabbit → Snake. He then yells, "Fūton: Daitoppa (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough)!" The blonde then breaths out a wall of wind from his mouth, and all of the fog disperses.

When the bridge is clear, they see two figures that are standing, one is Zabuza, and the other is Haku.

Haku now wears the standard Kirigakure pinstriped outfit which stopped at his knees. Over this he wore a green haori with white trimmings, and around his waist a brown sash with a fringed trail wrapped around his waist twice. He also wore light-brown platoon sandals with straps in the same colour as his kimono and nail polish on his fingernails and toenails in matching blue green colour. When wearing this outfit, Haku's long hair was gathered in a white bun holder, while two locks of his hair fell loose framing his face, bound with metal hair cuffs at the ends. Haku also wore a black forehead protector with the Kirigakure's symbol upon it. He also wears a hunter-nin mask on top of his forehead protector, which was white with thin, curved eye-holes and a red wavy design in place of the mouth, as well as the Kirigakure symbol etched in the top.

The team walks onto the bridge, across from the two former Kiri-nin. Zabuza just growls, as he says, " I fucking hate Futon Users!"

Haku then calmly replies, "Zabuza-sama, you know that I use Futon Jutsu, right?"

Zabuza answers, "I don't hate my tools, Haku!"

Haku smiles from under the mask. Zabuza notices that Sasuke is shaking, He asks, "Is he that scared of us?"

Sasuke replies, "Not scared, I'm excited!" He then rushes at Haku. While Naruto throws a tri-pronged kunai. He then disappears in a Yellow Flash, and reappears behind Haku. Naruto then kicks Haku towards Sasuke, who punches Haku in the faces.

Zabuza says, "Haku, looks like you got some rivals in speed!" He then blitz Darui, and Kakashi.

Kakashi, as he blocks a sword strike from Zabuza with a kunai, he yells, "Sai, Sakura protect Tazuna!" Darui then unsheathes his sword, and readies himself for battle.

As Kakashi shoves Zabuza away from himself, Darui rushes in to attack, but a thick fog rolls in, and covers the three Jounin.

Sasuke then gets close to Haku, and connects with a massive uppercut. While Naruto then throws a couple of shuriken at Haku, and does a string of hand seals. Ox → Dog → Dragon → Rat → Dog → Boar → Snake → Tiger. He yells, "Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique)!" Which turns those couple of shurikens into hundreds.

Being in the air, and unable to dodge, Haku just takes the brunt to the shuriken. Naruto then throws a tri-pronged kunai into the air past Haku, and disappears in a Yellow Flash. Naruto then reappear right above Haku, flips, and then heel kicks her right in the stomach. Haku the blast down into the bridge, and Naruto reappear in a Yellow Flash right next to Sasuke.

Haku then does some hand seals, and thousands of water senbon appear all around Sasuke, and Naruto. The masked man then yells, "Sensatsu Suishō (Thousand Flying Water Needles)!" The sendon then starts to shoot at the two, and got a little too close to comfort for Sasuke, but they disappear in a Yellow Flash, and reappears right behind Haku.

Haku quickly turns around, only to get a fist from Naruto crashing into his cheek, that sends him crashing into the bridge. While Sasuke starts to puke. Sasuke then yells, "NEVER DO THAT AGAIN, AND HOW CAN YOU NOT PUKE AFTERWARDS!?"

Naruto replies, "Sorry Sasuke-chan, and to answer your question... Practice, practice, practice!"

Haku then gets back on his feet, and starts to do another set of hand seals. A dome of ice mirrors appear around the three Shinobi. The Yuki says, "This battle ends here, because I need to help Zabuza-sama! Hijutsu: Makyō Hyōshō (Secret Technique: Demonic Mirroring Ice Crystals)!"

Speaking of Zabuza, he is in a tight spot. Zabuza's body is full of bruises, and cuts from the other two Jounin. Why is that? Well, Darui just activated his Lightning Release: Black Lightning Chakra Mode, and Darui is now beating the shit out of Zabuza. Kakashi then yells, "Darui, I got this."

Darui nods in acknowledgement, and backs off of Zabuza. Kakashi then does some hand seals. Boar → Dog → Bird → Monkey → Ram. The blonde then bites his thumb, and smears the blood on the opposite palm. He then smacks the bloody palm against the ground, and yells, "Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Summoning Technique)!"

In a puff of smoke, a pack of dogs appear, and Kakashi orders, "Sick 'em!"

The dogs obey the order, and capture Zabuza. Kakashi is now standing in front of Zabuza doing hand seals. Ox → Rabbit → Monkey → Dragon → Rat → Bird → Ox → Snake → Dog → Tiger → Monkey. The silver-haired Jounin then yells, "Chidori!"

Then an ominous chakra invades their senses, but the chakra quickly disperses from the air. Kakashi, and Darui thinks, "It the Kyuubi!"

Naruto's eyes change it's color to red and his pupils become slitted, plus his nails and canine teeth grow longer and sharper. Naruto's hair also grows longer and spikier, and the whisker-like marks on his cheeks widen and thicken.

Kurama then says, "About time you used my power, Gaki!"

Naruto inwardly smirks, and replies, "I never needed to use you power, and I still don't, but nothing short of your power will break these mirrors. Plus Sasuke was just taken out."

Kurama then yells, "WELL LETS ROAR!"

Naruto then roars, breaking all of the ice mirrors, and then blitz Haku. He grabs Haku by the wrist, and flings her against the bridge a couple times. Naruto, still holding onto Haku's wrist, throws her into the air. The blonde then jumps into the air after Haku, and uses he claws to hack n slash Haku. Haku then fall down to the bridge, and when Naruto lands, he asks, "Why do you travel with Zabuza."

Haku answers, "My parents were simple farmers, and they lived a peaceful life. They loved each other, and were kind to their child. Unfortunately, this would all change. Haku's mother was a wielder of a kekkei genkai: Hyoton (Ice Release). She hid this fact from her husband, hoping that the love and peace that was shared in their small family would last forever. One day, I discovered the ability to manipulate water. Amazed by this, I proudly showed this to his mother, who was horrified by what she saw. She harshly scolded and slapped me for displaying his ability, though she tearfully apologised to me immediately afterwards. Unbeknownst to us, my father had seen everything from the shadows. my Haku's father discovered that his wife and child possessed a kekkei genkai, he assembled a small mob of villagers. With tears flowing down his eyes, he killed his wife. He then attempted to kill me. But before he could, I used his Ice Release to create several large ice spikes to kill his father and the rest of the mob.

Orphaned, I became a child who was wanted by no one and was forced to take to the cold streets and rummage through trash bins for scraps of food, even sometimes having to fight off the wild dogs that roamed the streets. In time, I was confronted by Zabuza Momochi, a man who had "the same eyes" as I do. Zabuza later asked me to become his "weapon," which meant to become a dedicated shinobi for Zabuza. I readily accepted this role, due to the purpose it gave me, and devoting my life to becoming the ultimate tool for Zabuza to use. Upon leaving the Land of Water, me and Zabuza met a person named Kimimaro. I appeared to sympathise with Kimimaro for his loneliness and lack of purpose by looking into his eyes. However, I was forced to keep moving by Zabuza, and left Kimimaro to be. Zabuza then trained me in the ways of the shinobi, as well as every fighting technique that he knew."

Naruto then realizes that he could have become just like Haku. If he didn't have the people that he does in his life, he wouldn't know what to do. He'd probably go mad, Insane even, or maybe even a psychopath!

Naruto, and Haku then hear the chirp of a thousand birds, and Haku bolts to the sound. As Kakashi is going to drive his hand, covered in lightning chakra into Zabuza's chest, Haku appears before Zabuza. Kakashi then sees a Yellow Flash, and Naruto appears, pushing Haku away. Naruto barely gets grazed by the jutsu. Kakashi stops the technique, and asks, "Naruto, why did you do that?"

Naruto answers, "Gatō's replacement is here!" He then takes out a storage scroll, and continues, "When he, and his army appear open this scroll, and scatter it contents all over the bridge!"

Kakashi asks, "Why?"

Naruto smirks, and with a question, he answers, "Does anybody want a small scale reenactment of how my Tou-san became known as Konoha no Kiiroi Senkō (Yellow Flash of the Leaf)?"

The man is named Shizuma Hoshigaki.

Shizuma is a natural-born combat maniac. Shizuma is well-known for being vicious in battle and having unsavoury conduct during missions. His passion for combat even reaches masochistic-levels, enjoying the pain from being struck by strong opponents and reveling in the memory of it. Loyal to Kirigakure in his own way, he believes strongly that the village has lost its pride since adopting a peaceful nature. As such, Shizuma hungers to restore Kirigakure to the "Bloody Mist" era.

He is a tall young man with pointed teeth, shoulder-length wavy black hair which he usually let's face all over the right side of his face, and light blue eyes. He wears a red, sleeveless, pinstriped turtleneck shirt along with matching arm-warmers and black pants. He also carries a sword strapped to his waist. Seemingly when emotionally worked up enough, he produces two sets of gill-like features under his eyes and markings around the outer corners of his eyes. After declaring war he dons a sleeveless black jinbaori war coat with tan lining and grey hemming, worn as a surcoat in the traditional style. Across his chest is a long thin scar.

Shizuma, with four hundred men appear on the unfinished portion of the bridge. The Hoshigaki yells, "Zabuza! I ordered you to kill them! Some demon you turned out to be, huh?"

Zabuza replies, "I don't listen to Kisame's younger brother, in fact I never even listened to Kisame! Well, I was the leader of the Seven Ninja Swordsman of the Mist, so why would I listen to my subordinate?"

Shizuma in anger roars, "YOU FUCKING BITCH OF A DEMON! THEIR WAS NO LEADER OF THE SEVEN NINJA SWORDSMAN OF THE MIST! PLUS NII-SAN IS WAY STRONGER THAN YOU!"

Zabuza replies, "I know that their isn't a leader. I just said it to anger you, and guess what?"

Shizuma, who is still angry, asks, "What?"

Zabuza laughs, as he answers, "It worked!"

Naruto then quickly hands Kakashi, and Darui the scroll. They open it, and a box appears. When they open the box, they see hundreds of tri-pronged kunai. The two Jounin then throws all of the kunai around Shizuma, and his gang. Shizuma looks down, and sees the tri-pronged kunai, and is shocked. He never saw much of Minato in battle, and is glad he never faced him in battle. But Shizuma, like everyone else has heard the rumors about the "Fastest Shinobi alive".

Naruto, in many Yellow Flashes, teleports all over the bridge, killing each, and every people of the four hundred men that were on the bridge. He then appears in a Yellow Flash right in front of Shizuma. The blonde then unsheathes his sword, and swings it, which gets blocked by Shizuma's katana.

Shizuma then gathers water around his sword. He yells, "Suiton: Suiren no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Forge Technique)!" Shizuma then raises his sword, and slashes at Naruto. The water around the sword flies of the sword, and shoot forward towards Naruto.

The Uzumaki does a single hand seal, and then yells, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)!" He creates three Shadow Clones, who spread out in different directions.

Naruto then does another set of hand seals. Tiger → Boar → Ox → Dog → Snake. The blonde then discreetly does the Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique), with one of his clones

Once they are done, they wait for the water from the sword to dispel the Shadow Clone in front of Shizuma. all three of them rush at the Hoshigaki. They jump into the air, and as they fall they slash at Shizuma, yelling, "Mikazuki no Mai (Dance of the Crescent Moon)!" Shizuma then turns into water that splashes onto the ground.

Shizuma then does some hand seals, Tiger → Dog → Snake. He yells, "Suiton: Mizu supaiku (Water Release: Water Spikes)!" Then from under the bridge, spikes made from break through the bridge, and through Naruto, who disappears in a puff of smoke, signifying that was a Shadow Clone instead of Naruto.

Naruto then appears in a Yellow Flash right behind Shizuma, and coats his chokuto in black lightning. He swings his sword in a single, large, crescent moon-shaped arc, making a deep diagonal slash in Shizuma's back. The blonde yells, "Kumo-Ryū Mikazukigiri (Cloud Style Crescent Moon Beheading)!"

Shizuma then falls to the ground, but quickly gets back up to face Naruto. He points his sword at Naruto, and a small ball of water, the size of a baseball appears at the tip of the katana. The Hoshigaki yells, "Suiton: Suikyū shotto (Water Release: Water Ball Shot)!"

Naruto quickly ducks under the water ball, and rushes Shizuma. When Naruto is close to Shizuma, he spins around, slashing the man. The blonde then jumps into the air, and gather lightning chakra into his hand, which changes it's color to purple. Naruto then falls onto Shizuma, with his lightning covered hand driving through Shizuma's chest. Which kills Shizuma instantly. The Uzumaki then yells, "Getsurin (Round Moon)!"

A couple days later, Team Darui, and Team 7 leave the Land of Waves, ready to go back to their respective homes. Inari then realizes something, and says, "Jiji, we never named the bridge!"

Tazuna asks, "How about "The Great, and Honorable Tazuna Bridge"?"

Everyone denies that name, but Inari asks, "I got it. How about "The Great Bridge of Kumo's Yellow Flash, Naruto Uzumaki"?"

Tazuna says, "The Great Bridge of Kumo's Yellow Flash, Naruto Uzumaki. How about we shorten it to "The Great Naruto Uzumaki Bridge"?"

A henged Shadow Clone of Naruto smirks as a cheer of acceptance rings out of the villagers. Now, and forever the bridge will be known as the The Great Naruto Uzumaki Bridge! The Shadow Clone then dispels itself, and the real Naruto smiles.

Darui sees the smile, and asks, "What's with the smile?"

Naruto answers, "I left a Henged Shadow Clone there, because I wanted to know the name of the bridge. They named it after me. It's now named The Great Naruto Uzumaki Bridge."

Darui replies, "Already making a name for yourself. Now let's go, it's dull out here!"

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