Fire style: Burning Love Jutsu

Chapter 2: Confusion and... Interest?

"Aw sweet! An actual mission!!! Let's go!" Naruto said heading for the door. "He's so annoying." Sakura said, escorting our mission out the door. I followed after, listening to the old man serve insult after insult to the team and criticizing how Azamuku was too quiet and shy and how she'd never get anything done. We walked for a while and listened to this drunken fool blabber on about this life and petty excuses until Azamuku stopped everyone.

"What's the big idea!? We got a mission to do!" Naruto shouted. It was then I realized we had walked into a thick fog. She looked at Kakashi and almost immediately, he knew the issue. "We've got company." Kakashi said. Azamuku held up 2 fingers. "Two? How can you be so sure?" Kakashi asked. 

"Why don't you ever speak!? You're creeping me out!" Naruto shouted. Without saying anything further, Azamuku pulled a kunai from her pouch and stood in battle stance. What is going on? How does she know there's more than one person? "I want nothing more than to take care of what I'm here for. But it seems you're all in the way." A voice came from the dense fog. "I know that voice anywhere. Zabuza. Show yourself." Kakashi said. "Very well." The voice said. 

Azamuku looked around waiting for an appearance while the rest of us got into stance. The fog cleared in one spot,showing us a tall skinny figure with a sword on his back. "Where's your partner?" Kakashi asked. "What partner?" Zabuza asked in return. I was knocked to the ground with a senbon sticking out of my shoulder. "That one." Naruto said. "Sasuke!" Sakura cried out. 

"Get away from him. Or you're next." A different voice said, materializing out of a sheet of ice. Sakura quickly backed away from me and I gripped the sharpened metal and pulled it from my body. "Haku, you should know better. That's not how you're supposed to do this."Zabuza said. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself." Haku said. "Let's play." I said getting back on my feet and grinning. I dropped the senbon and readied my kunai. "Azamuku, Sakura, Naruto. You keep the bridge builder safe. I'm going to take on Zabuza." Kakashi said. 

The battle between me and this Haku kid went on for what felt like forever. It was finally coming to an end, but not how I wanted it to. "Sasuke!" Sakura cried out. I was being attacked from every angle by senbon. The needles were ripping through parts of my flesh and hitting me so much I couldn't defend myself. How could I lose a fight like this? I'll never match up to him if I can't even win one stupid fight. My body began to feel week and tired and then the attacks stopped. I took my chance and threw a kunai at the reflection I knew wasn't fake. 

A hand jetted out and grabbed it before it could strike. "My turn." Haku said. The kunai fell to the ground and every ice mirror had senbon at the ready from every angle possible.I can't go out! Not like this! Come on! Move! Stupid body! MOVE! It was toolate. The ninja had launched the attack. I shut my eyes tight, waiting for death. "SASUKE!!!" Sakura screamed. "What?" Kakashi asked, shocked. Why didn't I feel pain? Why was I not dead? I opened my eyes to find someone I never expected to be there. "Azamuku..." I said to myself. 

"How?!" Haku demanded."Woah... When did she even move?" I heard Naruto mutter. Azamuku's body dropped back, her entire body took every senbon that had been thrown. She shielded me with herself. "Oh no." Sakura said, when she saw. The body liquefied into a puddle. "What!? A water clone!? How!?" Haku said, looking around. From the exterior of the dome of ice mirrors, Azamuku walked to the center. 

"You. Who are you?" Haku asked, lowering his guard. "DON'T GET DISTRACTED! Finish her off, too!" Zabuza demanded. Haku immediately launched right back into an attack which was effortlessly blocked by Azamuku. I stared in awe as the two went at it. "Sasuke! Get out of there!" I heard Sakura shout. Who is this girl? 

"SASUKE!" Sakura screamed, once more. I wanted to move but every bit of me was trapped by this violent dance before me. "Water style! Water fang bullet!" Azamuku shouted. "WHAT!?" Everyone said at once. Haku jumped out the way, barely dodging the attack. "Shadow clone justu!" She shouted, several more of her appearing. She threw Haku into the air and every clone followed after her and the kid.

Each and every one of her copies landed hits on Haku then disappeared which allowed for Azamuku to grab a hold of him and spiral towards the ground, slamming the body into the concrete. She pushed off the weakened body and skidded to a crouched halt in front of me. "You ok, Uchiha?" She asked, glancing back at me. "She talks?" Naruto asked. "Of course she does, you idiot!"Sakura shouted. 

The mirrors crashed to the ground as Haku struggled to get up."Kakashi. As impressive as that was, you should know not to get distracted."Zabuza said, readying to attack him. The girl in front of me held a kunai outto him. "Touch our sensei and I'll make you regret it." She said. It finally hit me that she's been talking. Her voice turned my stomach in a way I wasn't familiar with. 

"Azamuku. No. You're pushed yourself enough. You won't make it."Kakashi said. I looked from him back to her and noticed her body was looking worn out. "You'll kill yourself." I managed to get out, my own body hurting."You are such a pain." Zabuza said, facing her. Azamuku! Run!" Kakashi shouted. "He'll kill you!" Naruto yelled. A smirk came across her face. "Someone once told me..." She started. "That no matter what you have to do..." She continued. "Protect those you care about." She said before pushing off and charging at Zabuza. 

"NO!" Everyone cried. She's as stupid as Naruto! She'll kill herself!But I can't move! "Hidden mist technique." She said with a smirk. "You can't use my own tricks against me, child." Zabuza said. Next thing I knew, her voice echoed from all around. "Fire style..." She began. "What!?" I gasped. "Stop!"Kakashi demanded. "Phoenix flower jutsu!" Several fire balls were fired at the individual who was caught off guard only for a second. 

"Clever. But not clever enough." He said. "Oh?" Her voice rang as she materialized behind him. "Secret technique." She whispered. "How!" Haku managed to breathe. "Thousand needles of death." Azamuku finished as needles impaled Zabuza. He collapsed to the ground, everyone staring and waiting for the body to turn into a puddle. The mist cleared from the bridge and she turned her attention to Haku. 

"Mind transfer jutsu." She said, holding a single stance. Haku's body rose to match hers. "I'm letting you live. Only because you're a kid. I don't know you, but I already know your back story. He treated you differently and cared for you. It's time to stop being so dependent on someone else. Be your own person. Next time we cross paths, I better see that change. Do you understand?" She said. "Y-yes." Haku managed. "Good. Kakashi sensei. What would you like done with him?" She asked. 

"My daughter can tend to his wounds." The old man said. "Very well. We shall bring him as we escort the bridge builder home safely. I'll carry him."Kakashi said. "Yes, sir." She said before walking to me and kneeling in front of me. "Don't move. Let me look at you." She said. "I can't move my body." I forced out. "I got you. Let's go. You pushed yourself too far. Your body is giving out and wanting to fight you and shut down." She said, grabbing my wrist and hoisting me onto her back. 

"How did you go this long without getting hurt?"I asked. "Not all injuries are external, Uchiha." She said. I could feel her tighten around my leg as she carried me followed by a muffled grunt while she walked. "You're gonna die." I said, as if talking to Naruto. "Shh. Get some rest. We still got a bit of a walk." She said. I wanted to fight her words but my entire body gave in and I was asleep before I knew it.