𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 ★彡 ᵏ.ʰᵃᵗᵃᵏᵉ

➙ 𝘹𝘪𝘪. 𝘻𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘻𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘶

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"WELL, WELL." Kakashi mused casually with his hands shoved in his pockets. "I had it right. It was all an act with that cute little mask." His scrutiny was directed to the young boy who stood beside Zabuza. His outfit did not resemble a Mist hunter-nin, but his mask certainly did. A pure white mask covered his secretive face, two red waves swirling across the white plane with the Mist Village symbol etched above the eye slits.

"Don't take all the credit, Hatake," Yuri grumbled.

"Big phoney, hah." Sasuke scoffed at the fake Mist Hunter-nin.

Tazuna scratched his head. "So, I guess all that about being a tracker ninja protecting his village was a bunch of bull?"

Kakashi nodded. "After Yuri and her team apprehended us and told us that no other hunter-nin could be tracking Zabuza as it was her mission, the alarm bells began ringing."

Yuri tilted her head. "What's his name?" She ordered Zabuza.

The man grinned behind his bandages. "Haku Yuki."

Yuri's eyes widened once more. "Yuki?"

"You and your damn questions." Zabuza groaned.

The Yuki Clan were shinobi who possessed the kekkei genkai, Ice Release. Sometime after the Kirigakure Civil War where the Yuki Clan fought, the clan went into hiding as a national fear emerged for those who possessed any kekkei genkai. The Yuki Clan was hunted down and eliminated not long after, leaving no Ice Release users alive. All besides one. One that stood before Yuri and her team who posed a dangerous threat.

Yuri stood with her jaw hanging loose, Yaragi and Sezaki copying her

"He's got some nerve facing again after that truck he pulled last time," Sakura scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest, referring to the last time Kakashi and Zabuza fought and Haku took Zabuza under the guise that he was a tracking ninja.

"And hiding behind a mask, who does he think he's fooling?"

"Speak for yourself, sensei," Sakura commented.

Sasuke muttered under his breath. "I'm taking him out. Who does he think he's fooling, hiding behind that mask like some type of clown?"

"Sasuke! You're so cool!" The pink-haired girl gushed.

If Yuri were not in a state of shock, she most definitely would have laughed at the fact that Sakura gushed over Sasuke's comment that Kakashi had just uttered.

"Do not underestimate that boy," Yuri ordered Sasuke. "He's likely stronger and faster than you."

But Sasuke only scoffed smugly. "We'll see about that."

All of a sudden, Haku was standing before Sasuke with a sharp needle-like weapon in his hand, ready to pierce it through his chest, however, the Uchiha boy was agile and evaded the attack.

Yuri quickly snapped out of her thoughts. "Team 4, you know our objection. We do not stop until it is complete."

"Yes, sensei!" The three Mist ninja declared, readying their weapons. Kakashi watched in astoundment at Yuri's leadership skills, wondering how her kids listened and reacted so well to her orders plus they had great teamwork while he had a much harder time with Team 7.

Yuri began charging toward Zabuza with her dual-ended katana, a look of pure hatred etched into her features. But his yell cut her short.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Yuri. Unless you want to risk the lives of your brats." He eerily taunted.