First Time to see the World

Chapter FOUR

Chapter FOUR

Sakura appeared behind Zabuza. She eyed Haku's limp body as Kakashi dragged him away.

"Zabuza-sama? Is he...is he...

Zabuza gripped his sword. "Just a moment." He said, and ran at Kakashi. "Kakashi, you don't have time to be looking somewhere else!"

Kakashi kicked him away and flew after him.

Sakura took her chance and ran towards Haku.

"Haku? Haku?"

"HAKU!"

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Kakashi watched through narrowed eyes as Zabuza crouched on the ground, panting.

"Damn it." He snarled. "Sakura!"

A pink blur knocked into Kakashi.

The Jounin dodged the slash of a kunai and turned to face the girl.

"How dare you! How dare you! HOW DARE YOU!"

Kakashi jumped away and Sakura reappeared in front of Zabuza.

Suddenly, Zabuza looked behind him at a man wearing a suit. Several other men stood behind him, weapons in hand.

"What are you doing here, Gato?"

Gato chuckled. "Sorry, Zabuza, but we have a change of plans. You're going to die here."

"What?" Zabuza snarled.

"Hiring official shinobi costs too much money. So I hired you, a nuke-nin instead. I was hoping that you guys would kill each other. It would have saved my a lot of trouble and money. And you call yourself the Demon of the Hidden Mist. You look more like a cute devil." Laughter echoed from the men behind him.

"Sorry Kakashi, but our fight is over. Since I have no reason to kill Tazuna, I have no reason to fight you." Zabuza said.

Kakashi slowly nodded. "Yeah."

Gato stepped forwards and stopped in front of Haku. "Oh, right. I have to repay this one, for breaking my arm!" He kicked Haku's limp body.

"How dare you!" Naruto yelled.

Kakashi held him back.

"Shut up, brat. Haku's dead." Zabuza said.

"He was with you for a long time, right?" Naruto yelled.

"Just like Gato used me, I used Haku. I said this before, but shinobi are tools. I wanted his ability, not him." Zabuza took a breath. "I have no regrets."

Naruto growled. "What about you, Sakura-chan! Do you really not think anything of him? Are you really saying that?"

Sakura stayed beside Zabuza, head low.

"He really liked you!" Naruto continued. "He really really liked you and you don't think anything of him? Do you really really not think anything of him?

A look of despair crossed over Naruto's face. "When a person become as strong as you, do they all really become like you?" He asked. "He sacrifice himself for you! He didn't even have his own dream. Dying as a tool is too painful!"

"Brat, don't say anything anymore."

Sakura looked at the tear drops on the ground and a tear of her own ran down her face.

"Haku didn't only hurt his heart fighting for me, he hurt himself fighting you." Zabuza said. "I knew. Haku was too kind."

"Its just like you said, brat. Shinobi are human, maybe we can't become emotionless." He tensed. "It's my loss." He bit through the bandaged around the bottom half of his face.