Chapter 9: Recovery Mission

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In a small wooden house in the Land of Waves, Kakashi is resting from his fight with Zabuza. Kyllian still hasn't woken up from his injury.

Kakashi's Mind: It seems I've overused my Sharingan...

A woman with long black hair walks in.

???: Are you alright, Sensei?

Kakashi: Not really... It will be hard just to move for about a week...

Kakashi sits up.

???: Well... It would be better if you didn't move for a while.

Kakashi: O-okay.

???: So, has your student still not awakened yet?

Kakashi: Seems not.

???: Poor boy, I couldn't imagine how much pain he was in.

Kyllian has still not awakened as his body just sits there.

Tazuna, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura walk in.

Naruto: Hey! Sensei's awake.

Sakura: Come on! Your Sharingan is fantastic, but if it puts that much of a strain on your body, it may not be worth it!

Sakura: S-Sorry...

Tazuna: But you know... He did take down a real powerful Ninja like that! We probably don't need to worry for a while.

Sakura: Anyway, that kid with the mask... What was he?

Kakashi: He was an ANBU black ops from the Hidden Mist village.It's a mask that the elite Ninja Tracking Unit wears.

Sakura: The elite Ninja Tracking Unit?

Kakashi: They're commonly called the "fire extinguishing corps," and their duty is to erase all traces
that a Ninja ever lived. The body of the Ninja reveals a variety of things... Ninjutsu secrets and Chakra characteristics permeate the Ninja of their village... the composition of secret medicines
used on a Ninja's body... For instance, if I were to die, every secret about my Sharingan would be investigated thoroughly, and in the worst case, there's a danger that my entire Jutsu could be stolen.

Kakashi: In other words, Tracker Ninja are specialists that prevent village secrets from leaking out by killing Rogue Ninja who've run away from their village and completely eliminating their bodies...

The Tracker Unit Ninja is working on Zabuzas's body.

Tracker: First, I'll cut the mouth cloth and have him spit up blood...

Something grabs her hand as it's Zabuza's.

Zabuza: It's alright.

He pulls down the mask bandage on his face.

Zabuza: I'll do it... myself...

Tracker Ninja: What? You've already come back to life...

Zabuza sits up.

Zabuza: Darn, you really are rough...

Tracker Ninja: You too, Zabuza. Please don't pull them out so violently, or you really will die.

He pulls out the needles out of his neck.

Zabuza: How long do you plan on keeping that shady-looking mask on?! Take it off!

Tracker Ninja: It's a relic from the past, and it's been handy for trickery...

The Tracker Ninja takes off the mask, showing to be a girl with a Hidden Mist headband.

Tracker Ninja: But if I hadn't rescued you, you certainly would have been killed.

Zabuza: If you were going to put me into a state of apparent death, you didn't need to aim for the secret opening on my neck.

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