(Y/N) Uzumaki

Chapter 12

I opened my eyes and saw that I was in a...room? Where am I? I look to right and saw Kakashi-sensei near me, laying down. AHH! I mentally screamed. I scrambled back but my body felt numb. The memories of earlier came back to me. "(Y/n)?" Kakashi said. "Hm?" I said sitting down, relaxing. "Waking up, huh? Are you alright?" A lady said. I only nodded "I've been better. It'll be a week before I can move normally." Kakashi said sitting up. "See, it's better if you don't move, so just lie down. You too, little lady. You have a more fragile body then him" she said pointing at me.

Kakashi-sensei groaned saying "right." He layed back down but I was getting up slowly. "I'm alright, thank you though." I said smiling. I heard footsteps come towards the room so I looked in the direction. "Look, they're coming around." Naruto said. "Listen, Sensei, your Sharingan is amazing and everything, but if it puts that much strain on you, maybe it's not worth it." Sakura said "sorry" Kakashi replied.

Naruto came up to me and hugged me tightly "eh?" I said surprised. "And you told me not to scare you" he said. I smiled and when we pulled apart I pinched his cheek. "Well, you did take down one of the most powerful ninja assassins, so we'll be safe for a while." Tazuna said "Right, but you know that boy with the mask, what about him?" Sakura asked.

"He's from the elite tracking unit of the village hidden in the mist. Those masks are only worn by the most elite Shinobi." Kakashi said. "What exactly do they do?" Sakura asked "The Anbu Black Ops, also known as The Inferno Squad, destroy all traces of a rogue ninja's corpse. The shinobi's body contains many secrets- ninjutsu, chakra, special medicines used on his body. These are the secrets of his village. If his enemies find them, his people will be in grave danger. For instance, if I were to die at the hands of an enemy, he would try to analyze my Sharingan. In the worst case, my entire jutsu could be stolen and used against our home village. It is the sacred duty of the Shinobi trackers to prevent this, to keep the village secrets safe. If a ninja betrays his village, the trackers hint him down, eliminate him, and obliterate every trace of his existence. That's their specialty." Kakashi said.

Kakashi had his hand on face "Hey, are you okay?" I asked "Sensei." Naruto said. "Hm? Oh, yeah...To finish what I was saying, tracker ninja deal with the body immediately, on the spot, so there's no room for error." Kakashi said "Is that really important?" Sakura asked "Think about it. Do you remember what that tracker did with Zabuza's body?" Kakashi said. "We dont know what he did. I mean, I guess he took it away somewhere." Sakura said.

"Exactly. But why? He should have worked on Zabuza right there, as quickly as possible. Think of the weapons he used for the takedown. Do you remember what they were?" Kakashi asked. He used throwing needles..wait.."throwing needles. No way" Sasuke said "Exactly. None of it adds up."

"What are you all yammering about? You demolished that assassin." Tazuna said "Heres the truth. Zabuza's still alive." All of us except Sasuke screamed. "But we saw his body. Believe it." Naruto said. "Kakashi-sensei, you checked him yourself. You said that his heart stopped." Sakura said.

"His heard did stop. But, that was just a temporary state to simulate death...The weapons that tracker used are called senbon. They can pierce deeply but rarely kill unless they hit a vital organ, not in the neck. They're modified from needles used for medical treatments, like acupuncture. Trackers are trained to know every detail of the human body. Causing the heart to stop temporarily. While keeping the body alive is an easy matter for them. First, he carried Zabuza's body away, even though it's much heavier than he is. Second l, he used senbon, which have a precise effect but are rarely fatal. From these two factors, we can conclude that the tracker wasnt trying to destroy Zabuza. He was trying to save him." Kakashi said.

"Come on, you're overthinking this, aren't you? Tazuna said. "Encountering suspicion, the ninja prepares quickly. Hesitation leads to disaster. Every Shinobi knows this saying." Kakashi said and Naruto laughed a little. "Sensei, you said, prepare quickly, but how can we do that when you can barely move?" Sakura said and Kakashi laughed "I can still train you."