Sakura stood in front of Tazuna with her Kunai readied as she listened and looked around carefully. Zabuza emerged silently from the mist behind them.
Their eyes widened and they turned to look behind to see Zabuza rush at the old man with bloodlust in his eyes as he reached for his sword. Kakashi appeared between the assassin and his prey with his arms out protectively.
"Too late!" Zabuza raised the blade over his head and swung down with all his might. Blood splattered all around, and Sakura screamed in horror.
"That was Sakura!" Sasuke huffed as he looked beyond the mirrors and into the fog. "Did something happen?! What's Kakashi doing?"
Naruto struggled to get up but was unable to move. "Sa...kura..."
Sasuke gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes. "Damn... I have to do something..."
"I-I've... gotta do something..." Naruto forced himself up with a grunt of pain as the Senbon stuck out of his back.
Sasuke's eyes widened as he watched Naruto slowly get up. "T-This guy..."
"Here I go..." Naruto winced in pain and brought himself to a stand, then clenched his fists and stared at Haku with his brows furrowed.
"It's pointless to struggle." Haku said simply as he watched the boy.
Naruto closed his eyes for a moment to clap his hands together as he concentrated. When he opened his eyes, he stood with a wide stance and growled as Chakra surged around him. He ran to escape the dome, only for Haku to appear in his way, and he quickly jumped backward and ran in the opposite direction, with Haku easily keeping up with his pace.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed at Haku's image in the mirror and he turned toward the blond. "Naruto! Behind you!"
Naruto turned too late and a volley of Senbon struck him and he fell to the ground with a grunt as Sasuke's eyes widened slightly.
"Naruto!"
"As I said, it's impossible for you to get out of here." Haku looked down at Naruto coldly. "I mean it."
Sasuke ran over to Naruto and knelt by his side as he looked him over, his lips forming a hard line as he examined the Senbon sticking out all over.
"Can you stand, Naruto?"
"Y-Yeah..." Naruto muttered weakly after a moment, groaning loudly in pain as he was unable to move.
"From now on, don't waste your Chakra!" Sasuke scolded. "You're playing right into his hands!"
Naruto pushed himself up, ignoring the pain as he breathed heavily and his body trembled. "I know." His eyes fluttered shut and his arms gave out and he collapsed once more.
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My Brother's a Jinchūriki!
FanfictionBook One: Deep in the Land of Fire, in the Hidden Leaf Village, the hero Naruto Uzumaki lives. But, what if he had a sister? Enter Natsumi Uzumaki. She's your typical twin sister- empathetic, responsible, and willing to do whatever it takes to prot...