Fangs in Your Throat

Battling the Waves

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"Give me the bridge builder and I might let you live." It was Zabuza Momochi ...

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Kiba frowned as he completely ignored Zabuza's comment, "I don't know. What do you think, Hinata?"

The Hyuga heir tapped a finger to his chin in thought, "I'm digging the ensemble, but the sword just screams 'I'm compensating', you know ... and where are his eyebrows?" The swordsman twitched.

The dog nin nodded, "I agree! So no giant sword, but this means you have to go shirtless from now on, Naruto."

The blonde threw his head back and laughed, "I will if you guys do I then will."

"Give me the bridge builder!" roared the swordsmen, he hated critics! Come on, he looked badass!

Naruto glared, "Not gonna happen."

Zabuza made a hand sign, "Water style : Hidden Mist Jutsu." A thick mist shrouded the Leaf ninja impairing their vision. "There are eight points ... larynx ... jugular ... subclavian artery ... spine ... heart ... kidneys ... lungs ... liver ... now which will be my kill point."

Naruto and Anko were unaffected by the strong murderous intent, but Hinata and Kiba were having problems. The blonde reached out and gently touched his lovers' hands, that simple action made them relax and focus on the thickening mist.

(Lazarus, Eliot, use your sense of smell to guide Hinata, Akamaru and Kiba out of the fog. Once they are out, have Hinata use his Byakugan to find Zabuza's accomplice. I can sense him, but this fog has so much chakra I can't pinpoint him.) communicated the blonde through the mental connection with his familiars. The two canine familiars did as ordered and guided the others out of the fog and not a moment too soon.

Just as the blonde made clones henged to look like the others he sensed the mist nin advance towards Tazuna, so he brought his blade out and blocked the massive sword.

(Damn, he is strong ... wait ... shit!) "Water clone!" He yelled as he destroyed the clone.

Anko heard Naruto's warning and made a hand sign, "Ninja art : Multiple striking snakes hands!" Several snakes shot out of the jonin's sleeve to attack the mist nin who appeared behind Tazuna.

Zabuza escaped the razor sharp teeth by a hairs' breath and backed away out of reach "You guys are tough. Maybe this will be fun after all."

The missing nin charged Naruto was just barely able to keep from being decapitated by blocking with his sword. Anko stayed near Tazuna and watched in amazement as Naruto match Zabuza blow for blow, but he focused for an opening to help his lover. That was difficult though with the mist disrupting his vision ... Naruto is the only sensor among them so he might be on his own until the mist breaks. The Hinata clone came up to Anko and whispered something that made the snake shinobi smirk.

Zabuza moved back dodging a slash from Naruto's katana and brought the blade down with enough force to send Naruto flying into a tree. The missing nin went through some hand signs, "Water release : Water dragon bullet!" A large dragon made of water came flying at the blonde.

Naruto made a hand sign and slammed his hands into the ground, "Earth release : Destructive rising pillars!" Several huge pillars of earth shot out of the ground and pierced the water dragon causing it to fall apart.

He sensed Zabuza behind him, "You're good, but not good enough." The giant sword came down on the blonde, but Naruto swapped places with 'Hinata' at the last second and slashed Zabuza on the back with his blade.

The missing nin spun around and kicked Naruto sending him skidding along the ground, "Using your own teammates, how cruel ... I like you kid." He ignored the blood gushing from his wound as he laughed.