The Ninja and The Rose

Tazuna's Home

Zabuza sigh as he catches his breath as he leans against a tree, but it was short lived as Kakashi throws kunai at him.

Hitting him in the arms and legs.

Who jumps and lands on a branch right above the assassin "You're finished."

Zabuza glances at him "How? Can you see into the future?" he asked.

"Yes." He brings out a kunai "This is your last battle ever."

But before he could do anything Zabuza is impaled in the side of the neck by two needles.

Everyone looks at the direction it came from and saw a masked figure, "You were right. It was his last battle."

Ruby narrows her eyes something about this didn't seem right to her.

Jumping down Kakashi check Zabuza's vitals but couldn't find anything "No vital signs." The white haired Jonin looks at the mask figure.

The mask figure bowed "Thank you. I've been tracking Zabuza for a long time, waiting for this chance to finally take him down."

"By your mask, I see that you're a tracker ninja from the Village Hidden in the Mist."

"Impressive. You're well informed.

Naruto gets in front of Tazuna defensively "A tracker!" he hissed.

"Naruto, you don't even know what this is." Sakura stated.

The blonde looks at her curiously, Sakura looks at him in annoyance "You missed the lesson on it, as usual. Tracker Ninja have a special role. Try coming to class sometime."

"When a rogue ninja breaks away from his village, he carries all kinds of secrets with him, the secrets of his people. Trackers are specially trained to hunt down these ninjas and eliminate them." She explained.

"That way, the secrets of their people remain secrets." She added.

"That's correct." The Tracker replied.

"I'm a member of the elite tracking unit of the Village Hidden in the Mist. It was my duty to stop Zabuza."

Kakashi looks at the tracker in thought *From the size and voice. He must be the same age as Naruto. Yet, he's an elite assassin?*

*He's no ordinary kid, but what is he? *

Naruto goes to run over to the tracker, but Ruby held him back. "Just what are you doing?" she asked.

"I want to know just how he was able to deal with Zabuza just like that. Zabuza was super powerful and Kakashi sensei had trouble fighting him. Who is a Jonin!! The fact he was able to kill off Zabuza just like that should be impossible!"

Ruby sighs "Naruto, there are people that are far powerful than your comprehension at times. True Kakashi is a Jonin, but that doesn't make him invisible and stronger than every ninja in the world."

"Trust me, my mom was one of the most powerful warriors of her time, but she met a stronger enemy-"She looks down in sadness "And I never saw her again." Her voice slightly cracked when she said that.

"She's right Naruto." Kakashi said walking over to the blonde and ruffling his head "In this world, there are kids who are younger than you. And yet stronger than me."

Sasuke lightly sneers at that and it went unnoticed by everyone except Ruby.

But the sound of wind whistling got her attention, looking behind them, she watches as the Tracker picks up Zabuza and disappears.