The Forgotten Sages (Naruto fanfic)

Chapter Thirteen

Team seven and Tazuna were on a boat approaching shore thanks to a friend of Tazuna, "This is as far as I can go." they got off and Tazuna thanked his friend and they began to head towards where he lives.

While walking Naruto sensed something near by and threw a kunai into a bush startling everyone, "NARUTO WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!? SCARING US LIKE THAT!?!?" Sakura shouted, he ignores her and goes to the bush and push them aside only to find a snow white rabbit. He grabs it and cuddles it, "I'm sorry little bunny." he says and Kaori just looks on suspiciously, 'A snow hare, but it's spring it should have brown fur. This rabbit was raised indoors for substitutions.' she hears a blade flying through the air, "GET DOWN!!!" her and Kakashi-sensei both shouted.

Kaori unsealed her heavy sword spun around and brought it down hard and stopped the sword incoming sword. 'That sword! Then that means.' she didn't finish her line and grabbed the sword and turned to see him. "A brat that can stop my sword with a same sized one. I'm impressed." Kakashi stood up and looked at him, "Kirigakure no Kijin, Zabuza Momochi."

"Nice to know I'm still well known eh, Sharigan no Kakashi." Sasuke looked shocked, 'What did he say. Sharigan?' Kakashi just got a defensive position. Zabuza then looked to Kaori, "Now little girl, just give me back the sword and I will kill you as quick as possible." though that didn't help him and she just kept it and swung it around, "But I like it and want it." he was getting irritated until he thought of something, "How about me and you dual for it. And we lay down a sword for exchange. I will lay down Kubikiribōchō and what will you lay down?" he asked, interested at what she has, "I lay down my enchanted sword, Mifune." she says and unsummoned it to show him. "Alright it's a dual." he says and she throws him his sword, "Kaori are you nuts?!" Kakashi shouts but she shakes her head, "No, we are swordsmen and women. Our dual will happen when you least expect it Zabuza."

He chuckles and looks back, "Can't wait for the day." she then joined her brother and teammates. Her brother had the rabbit on his head and she looked at him as if asking something, "I'm keeping her as a pet her name is Usagi-Chan." Kaori just rolled her eyes, "Keep her in a cage because our summons eat rabbits." he then holds her close. "Well then let us begin." Zabuza then did some handsigns, "Kiri Gakure no Jutsu" a mist rolls in and he disappeared into it.

"Everyone Manji formation. He'll come after me first." while saying they got into formation, but Sasuke was freaking out and shaking from the killing intent in the mist, 'What is this? It's so intimidating. I can't handle this.' he was slowly moving his kunai to his throat but Kakashi stopped him, "Don't worry Sasuke, I won't let anything happen to my comrades." That surely snapped him out of it but then they heard a dark laughter. "How sweet, but I'm afraid you're too late." Naruto and Kaori sensed a presence behind Tazuna and unsealed their swords and blocked a heavy swing from above and Zabuza was there, "Another swordsman? Interesting." Kaori got a look of concentration and Zabuza felt a punch from behind that sent him flying towards Kakashi but he turned into water, 'Mizu Bushin.' Naruto thought.

'Damn it's getting hard to see.' Kakashi thought before sending out a pulse of chakra to disperse the mist so him and his team can see. He was then cut in half by Zabuza but turned into water, "So you were able to copy my jutsu even through the mist." Zabuza then had a kunai to his throat, "It's over Zabuza." Zabuza only laughed then sent a strong back kick to Kakashi's stomach and sent him to the lake.

When Kakashi broke the surface he felt that he couldn't move, 'What's this? I can't move!' before he could make any moves Zabuza appeared, "Caught you. Suiro no Jutsu!" the water rose up and formed a ball around Kakashi trapping him. 'This isn't good!' Kakashi looks back to his team, "All of you run! He can't move or else the jutsu will disperse and any mizu bushins he creates can't go too far from the water!"