Naruto & Gohan: Legends Will Rise

Chapter 16: Nami No Kuni Mission: Defend The Bridge Builder Part 4!

Kakashi walked up to Zabuza, walking on the water as if the change in terrain hadn't happened. The two Jonin met about fifteen feet away from each other.

"I'm only here to kill the bridge builder." Zabuza said, his hand moving towards his sword handle.

"Awww, I'm here to protect him." Kakashi said, "Looks like you won't be able to complete your mission, sorry."

Zabuza ran through a few hand signs and raised one hand to his mouth and the other straight up, "Kirigakure!" He shouted, a deep fog coming from the lake and surrounding the Jonin.

Kakashi covered his Sharingan, it would be useless against the chakra-coated mist.

"So Zabuza Momochi, Demon of the Hidden Mist hides while he fights," Kakashi said, "Guess my Genin won't be able to brag about their sensei defeating an A-Rank missing-nin because all I see is an A-Rank coward." The silver haired Jonin taunted, a faint smile shown by his visible eye.

Kakashi waited for Zabuza to attack, but after nearly thirty seconds without an attack he realised his mistake, "He's going after Tazuna!" Kakashi yelled.

"Wrong." A slight whisper came from beside him and the Jonin felt a powerful smash in his stomach, Zabuza had hit him with the blunt end of his massive sword. Kakashi went flying and barely managed to push chakra into his hands to stop himself from falling into the lake.

'I couldn't hear him, is this the famous Sairento Kiringu style.' Kakashi pondered his predicament before he felt a massive killing intent behind him and ducked, he could hear the large blade cut the air where his head had been less than a second ago, Kakashi donkey kicked right behind him, his feet hitting Zabuza in the chest and sending him flying.

"Kakashi-nii!" Naruto called, "Do you need help?"

"Naruto, stay away, guard Tazuna!" Kakashi yelled, the distraction caused a delay in the Jonin's senses and he was once again sent flying away from the blunt end of Zabuza's blade.

"This is the most that Konoha's legendary copy ninja can muster?" Zabuza asked, his voice a whisper coming from all around Kakashi, "I'm disappointed, especially after all the talk about me being a coward."

"I'm a Ninjutsu specialist you know." Kakashi said, standing up, "And I haven't used any yet."

Zabuza stiffened for a second before regaining his composure, Kakashi's voice had been laced with killing intent, enough to paralyze even Zabuza momentarily.

"Now would you like to see a real Jutsu?" Kakashi asked, copying Zabuza's Sairento Kiringu voice, he performed a few hand seals, "Fuuton: Kamikaze!" Kakashi yelled, forming four small tornadoes from his chakra. The tornados sucked up the mist that surrounded them, "Ready for an offensive one?" He asked playfully, "Katon: Goka Messhitsu!" Kakashi shouted, let loose a stream of fire from his mouth, evaporating the water as it travelled towards Zabuza.

"Suiton: Daibakufu!" Zabuza shouted, creating a twister of water that travelled horizontally towards Kakashi.

The two techniques met in a clash, neither Jonin letting their chakra slip as the steam rose.

"Uzumaki Basuto!" Naruto shouted, jumping onto the lake and letting loose a blast of orange ki in his hand and sending it flying towards Zabuza, but the attack stopped short when eight walls of ice appeared on top of the water, each shattering but slowing down the ball of ki until the last one, which both techniques shattered upon impact.

"I cannot allow you to attack Zabuza-sama." A feminine voice came from a nearby tree, the holder of the voice jumped down onto the lake effortlessly, it was a beautiful girl about Naruto's age, she had long black hair, pale skin, brown eyes and a slim build. She wore a pinstripe uniform that ended at her knees and a green haori with a white sash. She also had a black choker and brown shinobi sandals. On her waist was a hunter-nin mask.