Chapter 30

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Sakura didn’t seem to like Y/n's unresponsive answer. So she turned to Naruto. “Naruto!” The said boy blinked in surprise at the sudden attention, while Sakura took a moment to scan him. “Good, you are ok!” Words of relief came out of her mouth, even so, the smile didn’t reach her eyes. “So, where is Sasuke?” Sakura asked looking for Naruto to Y/n. The red haired rolled her eyes in a way Sakura could see, so the pink haired girl faced Naruto again.
 
Naruto kept quiet. His head turned to look where Sasuke's body laid down. Sakura followed his gaze, a gasp escaped the pink haired genin lips  as the mist, dramatically, retreated to uncover the Uchiha’s lifeless body.
 
It reminded Y/n something. With all the things that occurred after she figured out that the Uchiha wasn’t going to stay dead for long, it had slipped Y/n’s mind to say the good news. ‘Better late then never.’
 
“He i-is no-not...” was all she managed to spell out. An itch on her throat caused her to explode on a fit of coughing. Blood spilling out of her mouth with each caught and tears fell in the process. The consequences of trying to speak with a metallic needle piercing her throat came full force.
 
Naruto, bless his soul, was immediately on her side, rubbing her back in attempt of comforting as Y/n took deep breaths, trying to calm herself. Sakura’s actions on the other hand disappointed Y/n deeply.
 
The pink haired genin had taken Tazuna’s hand in hers. ‘Like that was going to protect him!’ and without a single world or a glance at her teammates she had walked towards Sasuke. It was not like Y/n expected any sympathy from Sakura, even with the toned down tension between them, no.
 
What affected Y/n the most was Naruto’s reaction. The stillness of his shoulders and the sadness, worry, the grief, the guilt that the blonde bangs hid underneath as Sakura’s mourning was heard on the background was what made Y/n angry at Sakura. It wasn’t fair that she disregarded Naruto like that.
 
So, Y/n gently placed her hands on Naruto’s cheeks, gently turning his to face her and smiled. “Temporary death.” Y/n mouthed. Naruto tilted his head in confusion, voluntarily squashing his cheek cutely on her hand.
 
Letting go off his cheeks, she pointed at Sasuke. Naruto’s eyes widen. “Do you mean S-sasuke is not really d-dead. I mean d-dead now but n-not later.” Y/n chuckled and nodded. She mentally patted herself as she admired Naruto’s face lit up at the news. “Then we have to tell..” but he was interrupted.
 
“This is goodbye..” Both genins turned towards the fighting jounins. Kakashi had a tight hold of Zabuza’s neck. His other hand was swinging towards Zabuza with two kunais, ready to do some damage. ‘I missed their whole fight, didn’t I!’ Y/n mentally sulked.  “Devil!” Of course Zabuza hadn’t given up completely, using his good arm to swing his huge sword. To which Kakashi responded by backing away, but not without succeeding on his own attack, though. “Now both your arms are useless.” Y/n studied Zabuza’s condition. True to Kakashi’s words, Zabuza’s arms were up to no use any time soon or ever. “You can’t even perform a seal now.” Kakashi explain as Zabuza struggled to make his arms move to no avail.
 
“Ooh..” an unfamiliar voice filled the air. “You are getting your ass kicked.” Y/n didn’t like the hint of amusement coming from him. Zabuza was their opponent, but was also a powerful ninja. “How disappointing, Zabuza.” Y/n's eye twitched. She didn’t like this old man, whoever he was, nor the presence of the other man behind him.
 
“Gatou..” Y/n eyes narrowed as soon as Zabuza revealed the man’s identity. “Why are you here..? “ The man that had caused so much suffering to this land citizens... “What’s up with all this man?!” ..was standing right in front of them.
 
“The plan has changed.” Y/n raised an eyebrow. “Well actually, I planned this from the beginning.” Gatou confessed. “Zabuza, I'm going to have you killed here.” He announced and Y/n found herself scoffing.
 
“What?” Zabuza question a bit irritated. From all the things they’ve heard about Gatou, it was more then expected that he eliminated whoever he deemed as a threat, that opposed him, had potential to turn against him, had or might betray him.
 
“I never planned to pay you any money. Hiring a normal ninja from the village is expensive and they may betray me..” Someone who betrays is afraid of being betrayed. “So I get you missing-nins who are easy to take care of afterwards. I have the ninjas battle each other and once they're weakened I kill them of with numbers..” Y/n gritted her teeth. ‘No shinobi would like to die like that.’ A ninja could die at anytime on a mission, but the way Gatou did it was humiliating, like a stab on the back.“It doesn’t cost me anything. Good plan don’t you think? The only problem in this plan were you, Zabuza.” Y/n continued to glare with disgust. “The devil of the Hidden mist? What a joke, if you ask me you are just a cute little baby devil.” The mocking words were to humiliation Zabuza and to cheer the wielding weapon mob on the background. By the looks of it, it was working.
 
“We can easily kill you now!” They cheered and laughed. Y/n was having enough of this shitshow. ‘My limbs have been resting long enough.’
 
“Kakashi I am sorry this fight is over.” To Y/n annoyance, Zabuza sounded defeated and tired. “Now that I have no reason to go after Tazuna. I have no reason to fight you.” Y/n tasted her leg on the ground, thankfully her muscles were being more cooperative now.
 
“You are right.” Kakashi agreed. Somehow he looked tired and lost somewhere on a dark corner off his memories.
 
“Oh yeah I own this one.. ” Gatou spoke again as he approached Haku. “You squeezed my arm until it broke..” Y/n’s hands wrapped tightly around her daggers as Gatou  tapped Haku’s face with his foot. “Oh!” Then he kicked Haku’s head. “He is dead.” Gatou said, poking Haku more with his cane.
 
‘IAMGOINGTOKILLHIMIAMGOINGTOKILLHIMIAMGOINGTOKILLHIM.’ Y/N chanted on her head. If she planned to let him live a miserable life before, now that thought was placed with sinister thoughts off how to make his death painful. Somehow they made eye contact. ‘That bastard is a waist of oxygen!’ Y/n would have jumped, if it wasn’t for Naruto rushing forward recklessly, without a weapon or a plan in mind.
 
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU BASTARD!” Naruto charged towards Gatou, who was standing still, cold sweat forming on his forehead. Naruto’s charge, however, was cut short. Kakashi-sense had caught him from the back off his jacket.
 
“Hey! Look at they numbers, don’t just jump in!” Kakashi scolded. Perplexed Naruto turned to Zabuza.
 
“HEY SAY SOMETHING!” Naruto yelled at Zabuza. “WEREN’T YOU TWO  FRIENDS?!”
 
“Shut up you little punk. Haku is already dead.” Zabuza simply stated.
 
“DIDN’T YOU FEEL ANYTHING AT ALL?!” Naruto shouted. “DON’T YOU FEEL ANYTHING AT ALL?” Y/n was considering something while keeping eye contact with the pray, whose body language said he was ready to flee.
 
“As I was used by Gatou, I used Haku. That was all it was.” Y/n had the urge to roll her eyes, but decided not to. She had to keep someone in place and fear served as a good paralyzer. “As I’ve said it already. In the world of the shinobi there are there are only those who use, and those who are used.” Y/n slowly walked towards them. “We shinobi are simply tools. What I wanted was his blood not him. I have no regrets.” Y/n huffed at his words. ‘Yeah, keep telling yourself that.’
 
“Do you really mean that?” Naruto asked and Y/n could read the answer under Zabuza tough exterior.
 
“Stop Naruto!” Kakashi tried to interfere. “We are not fighting him anymore.” But, Naruto didn’t listened.
 
“NO! MY ENEMY IS STILL HIM!” Naruto declared pointing an accusing finger at Zabuza. A tired Kakashi opened his mouth to reason with his student, to only be silenced by a hand on his shoulder, the hand of his red haired student. Said red haired shook her head. ‘There. Is. No. Stopping. Him’ she tipped on Morse code, not trusting her voice to speak. Kakashi sigh in resignation.
 
“HE REALLY LOVED YOU!” Naruto yelled at Zabuza, pointing his finger at Haku. Y/n averted her eyes from the intimidated Gatou and turned at Naruto and Zabuza. “HE LOVED YOU THAT MUCH! Even so, DO YOU REALLY FEEL NOTHING!?” There were tears peaking from the corner of his eyes. “DO YOU REALLY, HONESTLY, DON’T YOU FEEL NOTHING AT ALL!” The tears started falling down. “If I became as strong as you, will I really become like you!?” That was something he had to choose for himself, but Y/n doubted he would be like that. “HE THROW HIS LIFE FOR YOU!” Y/n bit the inside off her mouth. “He didn’t even fulfill his own dream and yet..” Y/n looked at her hands. “To die as a tool..” clenching them in tight fists. “That’s..” ‘For such a gentle soul like Haku.’ “That’s too painful.” Naruto sobbed.
 
“Kid.” Zabuza spoke on a low volume. The ground in front of him soaked by the salty water that had years not come out off the assassin’s eyes. “You don’t need to say anything anymore.” Y/n agreed, she was having a hard time keeping her own tears in check. “It pain him to fight you. Haku fought not only for me. He fought for you guys too. He was too kind.” Zabuza started the obvious. ‘If he fought to kill then we would be dead by now.’ It was heart breaking to think that such a kind soul was no more among them. “I'm glad to have faced you guys in the end.” Zabuza tore off the bandage covering his mouth. “Yeah, you little punk, you may be right after all. A shinobi is still a human. We not be able to become emotionless tools.” Zabuza admitted with a small smile. “Kid, let me borrow your kunai.” Y/n smirked as Naruto throw his kunai at the mist-nin. It felt so long since she had some action.
 
 Zabuza caught the kunai between his teeth and rushed towards the mob of weapons holder. His glanced at Y/n, who kept up with his speed, from the corner of his eyes. “I'll free the road. Gatou’s all yours.” Y/n said in a soft voice, so she didn’t trigger another coughing fit from her sore throat, but loud enough from him to hear and. With the offer accepted,  Y/n jumped towards the mob.
 
The difference in skill was quite noticeable. Kicking, cutting, slicing was way more easy with enemies that swing their weapons in panic and gave free openings. Their teamwork was a messy too. They just run her direction with a battle cry, uncoordinated. The counter attack was easy, Y/n had practiced it with her clones. First jump up on the last moment of impact and then make sure to land their heads. Then use all her weight to swing the feet right on their jaw to knock them out.
 
There were groups that would step back and focus their attack only on Zabuza, being that he was “badly injured and the incapable of fighting against a big numbers of opponents”. That was their delusional belief and Zabuza was happy to prove them wrong and slice them off by using the kunai between his teeth. Y/n couldn’t contain a smirk on her own. The “little child” they call her had succeeded to send some of them to the world off pain.
 
“DIE ALREADY!” There were a group stabbing Zabuza on the back. ‘That’s it! I am done playing!’ Y/n released her chakra and rushed to were Zabuza and Gatou were, but not without giving with the guys that attacked Zabuza so cowardly what they deserved. Then she stood there, facing the few people that were still standing, her back facing Zabuza’s. The aura around her gave a clear massage ‘You make a move, you die.’ And they seem to understand it pretty well.
 
“WHY ARE YOU HELPING HIM?” Gatou, the man that had ordered his man to kill them a few minutes ago, asked her. Y/n kept her mouth closed on a thin line and didn’t spoke. There was no need for her to gave any explanation to him. “IF YOU WANT TO GO AT THE SAME PLACE AS YOUR FRIEND THEN..” Gatou shouted at Zabuza. “..THEN GO..” Y/n found the fear on his voice amusing.
 
“Unfortunately..” Zabuza panted. There was a concerning amount of blood falling out off him. “..I don’t plan to go at the same place as Haku.” Zabuza spoke, keeping a tight hold with his teeth at the kunai that penetrated Gatou’s chest.
 
“What? You won’t survive..”Gatou finished the sentence with a pained groan.
 
“You and I together..” Zabuza voice became threatening at the end. “..ARE GOING TO HELL!” Zabuza declared. “Even the unremarkable devil off the Hidden mist..” He pulled the kunai out. “..can be a real demon in hell..” Zabuza proceeded on swinging his head and cut Gatou’s flesh. “This is going to be fun.” He swing the other direction and successfully cut Gatou on the chest again. “We will have plenty of time to see if I am a baby devil down in hell!” This time he decided to gave the final blow, cutting Gatou’s head off.
 
Y/n emotionlessly watched the head roll on the ground as Zabuza walked to her side. He managed to give the mob a death glare before his body collapsed. Y/n moved fast, catching the falling ninja and placed him gently on the ground. His condition was pretty bad.
 
“There is no saving you.” Zabuza looked at her from the corner of his eye. “We don’t have a medic-nin and you have lost lots of blood. Not to mention the spears pricing vital organs.” Y/n summed up, keeping an eye at the group of thugs that were talking something among themselves.
 
“I-I know kid.” Zabuza said coughing. “You have done a lot for me already.” He said tiredly
 
“I didn’t do nothing for you.” Zabuza looked at her from the corner of his eyes. “If you didn’t have a change of heart, I would have killed Gatou myself.” Y/n’s hand clutched and loosened again. “It did feel more right this way, though. After he betrayed your trust and disrespected your partner.” Zabuza was about to say something when someone yelled.
 
“HEY!HEY!HEY!”
 
“YOU GUYS ARE TOO AT EASE!”
 
“DAMN NINJA, YOU KILLED OUR MEAL TICKET!”
 
“YOU GUYS ARE DEAD!”
 
“NOW WE ARE GOING TO PILLAGE THIS VILLAGE!” The group cheered as Y/n looked at them bored. ‘What are this idiots saying!?’ Y/n looked down at Zabuza and then sent the guys looking at the both of them a death glare.
 
“LET’S GO!” One shouted and the mob took charge towards her teammates.
 
“Go kid!” Zabuza said after seeing her conflicted. “My fate is to die soon anyway..” but ended up hissing in pain. He glared with all the left energy he had left at the red haired that was holding the spear that was stuck on his back seconds ago.
 
“I get it! I get it! You are going to die yada yada.” She waved one hand and used the other to take some bandage. "It's true I can't save your life," Y/n cut a place off it and dump some medicine on it. "..but I can make it less painful." The ornament at least could stop some off the bleeding and numb the pain.
 
“KAKASHI SENSEI, DON’T YOU HAVE A SPECIAL JUTSU TO DEFEAT THEM ALL?” Y/n heard Naruto asked Kakashi in the distance. According to her sensory skill, Kakashi couldn’t use any high jutsu at that moment, but there was no need to worry. A knowing smirk formed on Y/n’s lips as she detected some familiar presences moving towards the bridge.
 
“Besides,.." Zabuza glanced tiredly at her as she removed another spear.".. you don't need to worry about my team." Y/n talked mostly because she needed Zabuza awake. Y/n smile at him and looked past the running mob. “They are here.” Before Zabuza could question her statement, an arrow stopped the mob.
 
A group of armed villagers stood behind her team. In front of them was a brave little boy. “IF YOU COME ANY FURTHER ONTO OUR LAND. THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY WILL STOP YOU WILL EVERYTHING WE HAVE GOT!” Inari spoke full of determination. ‘They grow up so fast.’ Y/n wiped an imaginary tear.
 
“INARI!” Naruto cheered.
 
The boy gave a closed eye smile. “A hero shows up at the last minute, right?” Y/n deadpanned. ‘Naruto is rubbing off on him.’
 
“Ok!” Naruto put his hands together to form a familiar sign. “I can help out!” Four more Naruto joined the original one. Kakashi decided to back up his student and create some clones of his own.
 
“This bunch of thugs think numbers are everything.” Y/n said grinning. "Both of us know that it's not entirely true, but..." Y/n let out soft chuckle. "What they don't know, we can use against them."
 
“SO YOU WANT SOME OFF THIS?” The Kakashis spoke at the same time. The mob went crazy, everyone trying to get away. Y/n formed four shadow clones of her own. The four clones stood in front of Zabuza an her, to protect and prevent anyone to step or do any kind of damage as the real one finished the treatment.
 
In all the fear and confusion some of the mob members came towards the clones. Y/n immediately let her bloodlust out, looking the group of approaching bandits dead on the eye. “Scream!” Y/n’s clones ordered simultaneously on an ominous voice, loud enough for them to hear. With an evil smirk the red haired clone’s watched the thugs push the others out off the way, some almost falling off the bridge.
 
Moments later the last member disappeared on the woods. "WE DID IT!" The villagers  happily cheered. Y/n let her clones puff.
 
"Y/n!" Naruto called, running towards her. Y/n smiled. "You  were right. Sasuke is alive." He evolved her on a hug, that Y/n gladly reciprocated. From behind his shoulders she could see Sasuke wave. 'So the sleeping beauty decided to wake up.' Y/n was already planning the ways she was going to tease him.
 
Y/n pulled out off the hug and looked at Zabuza who was barely hanging to life. "Call Kakashi-sense here for me!" Y/n told Naruto who nodded.
 
Kakashi who had been looking at them didn't question her request and approached.
 
"It looks like it's over Kakashi." Zabuza spoke. The genins beside them kept quiet.
 
"Yes!" Kakashi confirmed.
 
"Kakashi, I have a request." Kakashi looked at Y/n, who shook her head. Zabuza didn't have much time.
 
"What is it?" Kakashi questioned.
 
"I want to see his face.." He was taking about Haku.
 
"Sure!" Kakashi lowered his headband   over his sharingan and carried Zabuza towards his partner, to fulfil his last wish.
 
This seems to give Naruto an idea. The knucklehead blonde put one arm behind the red haired girl and the other below her knees and lifted her up. The surprised red haired shook her head in amazement and kissed her prince's cheek as he carried her, walking not far behind their sensei.
 
Y/n lifted her head, Naruto did the same as white snowflakes fell from the sky. Y/n only looked down when Zabuza said his thanks. She watched Zabuza, an assassin, a devil, a killing machine like everyone said about him holding Haku's face gently, as if it would break.
 
"If I could I would like to go.." Y/n's lips trembled at the scene. There was a bond between the two that Y/n wished Haku had known and could have seen. Zabuza had needed Haku’s Kekkei Genkai, but more than that he needed his company. "..as you." A snowflake fell on the corner of Haku's eye, ‘Two lonely souls..’ Y/n watched it melt and slide down as a falling tear. ‘..that would accompany  each other even in the other side.’
 
Beside Y/n, Naruto sobbed. All she could do was rub his arm in attempt of comfort, while shedding a few tears herself. "He was born in a snowy village." Naruto explained to Kakashi.
 
"I see. He was a boy as pure as the snow." Y/n nodded.
 
‘To pure for this cruel world.’

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