Naruto: The God of Fuinjutsu

Chapter 5: Family Ties

Declaimer: I own nothing in this fanfic, but my created characters they abilities and Jutsu and that is about all I own "Goes to corner and starts crying"

Writing: Italic: thought, Bold: Bijuu or summoning speaking.

"Our existence is built upon the noble sacrifices made. Instead, you fall in battle from trying to protect your subordinates. My subordinates were not simply defeated. They left behind markers for me, on how to carry on the fight. If I had lost, my subordinates' sacrifices would have all been for nothing. I hold within me the resolve of those who sacrificed their lives." - Tia Harribel (bleach)

"CLING!"

Zabuza stared in amazement as a purple looking hexagon like barrier appeared right behind Naruto shielding him from Zabuza's attack. Naruto took this chance and jumped away from Zabuza, but as soon as his feet touched the ground, he collapsed onto one knee. Naruto looked at Zabuza and that was when Zabuza saw it. The seal around Naruto's throat had expanded and was now reaching his eyes, but the seal began to fall off Naruto's face and the barrier shattered like glass.

"That is one nifty seal you have there, kid." Zabuza said. "But it appears that you can do it only once." Naruto cursed and tried to stand, but fell once again.

"Your right." Naruto said. "That specific seal is a onetime deal. I can use it only once before the seal peels off like paper by itself. Then, I'm forced to draw another one." Zabuza chuckled and began to walk towards Naruto, each step making Naruto feel something he never felt before: fear for his death. Each step Zabuza took felt as though death was slowly approaching Naruto. Naruto, for the first time in his life, saw his life flash before his eye and what he saw depressed the young blond.

"Maybe this is for the best." Naruto thought. "I only had and have a few people who care about me and because of me, one of them died. Maybe I should just accept it."

Then, images of Hinata visiting him day after day came into his mind. She always came by to see if Naruto needed anything and whenever he told her he was fine, she would stay behind just to make sure. He remembered how Team 7 cared for him and he felt confused why he was remembering this things: it was as if his brain is trying to contradict itself. All the sudden, Naruto wasn't quite sure he wanted to die anymore.

Before Zabuza could even raise his blade, he was forced backwards by two fireballs and a barrage of kunais with explosive tags on them. Naruto looked up and saw his entire team in front of him in a protective stance with Tazuna standing next to him holding what appeared to be a mallet.

"Wh-what are-." Naruto managed to get this out as put force behind his leg in attempt to stand before he fell and was caught by Tazuna.

"Because, Naruto, we're a team and we help one another." Kakashi said as Sakura and Sasuke nodded. "Now rest - I think you really need it." With that Naruto closed his eyes and let the darkness take him.

"You're going to pay for what you did to him." Kakashi told Zabuza with a menacing tone.

Zabuza laughed at Kakashi. "I didn't do anything. It's just that his clan was always a bunch of reckless people." Zabuza sneered at them.

When his eyes took in the confused looks of Team 7, he decided he might just as well taunt them a little as he gave the signal to the unseen figure in the trees.

"You don't know anything about him, do you. Well let me fill you in on a little secret." However, Zabuza never got a chance to fill Team 7 in the 'secret' for three senbons came sailing out of nowhere and got him straight in the back of his neck. Team 7 stared at the mysterious senbons stunned as Zabuza collapsed to the ground in an unceremonious heap. Before anyone regained their control, a ninja wearing a hunter-nin mask appeared right next to Zabuza's "corpse".