"All right! You're history!" Naruto shouted. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Zabuza threw shuriken at Naruto before he could finish his hand sign.
"Naruto! Move!" Kakashi yelled.
Then, something unexpected happened. Haku used his needles to stop the shuriken from hitting Naruto, causing all of us to gasp.
"They didn't get him." Sakura shrieked.
"Their weapons canceled each other out. Amazing. Now that's what I call lucky, I think." Tazuna added.
"What are you doing, Naruto!" Sakura scolded him. "Are you crazy?"
"This is a battle, not a talent show!" Kakashi also scolded him. "Don't let your opponent see your jutsu. The Shinobi's art is deception. Always keep the enemy guessing. Even when executing a single jutsu, one must distract their opponent's attention, catch them off balance and outmaneuver them. You just turn yourself into a human target when you enter a battle like that."
"I'm sorry! I was just trying to rescue everybody!" Naruto blurted.
"But there's another mystery here." Kakashi stated, looking at Haku.
"Haku, what are you doing?" Zabuza growled.
"Zabuza, this boy- let me fight him my own way. Please." He replied.
"Bring it on!" Naruto shouted.
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"Hmph. So you want me to leave this to you, is that it, Haku?" Zabuza questioned. "As usual, you're too soft."
"Forgive me." Haku said, lowering his head.
"I'm warning you, one way or another, I'm going to rip off that mask and take you apart!" Naruto claimed. "That mask and your bogus story! You were with Zabuza all along! You think you can get away with a stunt like that?"
"-I'm sorry. But as your Sensei said, deceiving your opponent, catching them off guard, that is the art of the Shinobi." Haku responded.
He does have a point, though. In our eyes, we think that he's done us wrong in some way. In reality, he hasn't. Not at all. Because on his behalf, he's doing the right thing, even if we find it to be wrong. This is the life of a Shinobi, just like everything else- this also has two different roles to play.
"Please don't take it personally." Haku continued.
I can tell he actually meant it when he said he was sorry. He really doesn't want to do this to Naruto, or any of us, for that matter.
Sasuke took out a kunai, throwing it at Haku while he was distracted. Although, his fast movements caused him to dodge this.
"I haven't forgotten about you two." Haku stated. "Not for an instant. Some warriors accept defeat gracefully, they know when they are beaten. Others do not. So be it. Let us finish our battle then, to the death!"
"Wha- hey! Where are you going?" Naruto yelled.
Haku walked back inside of the ice mirror.
"-It's alright, Naruto. We'll have our fight next."
I began to scan the mirrors, trying to figure out where the real Haku was. Just as I thought I've found him, he then said, 'I'm behind you.'
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Naruto: Kazumi Uchiha
FanfictionKazumi Uchiha, a ninja-in-training, is one of the only remaining members of her clan. Unlike Sasuke, however, she does not wish to seek revenge. Instead, she wishes to follow behind her best friend, Naruto Uzumaki, on his eventful journey of becomin...
