𝖿𝗅𝗈𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗌𝗌𝗈𝗆 - 𝐧. 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮

𝖢𝗁𝖺𝗉𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖥𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇

𝐊𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈-𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐈 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌, 𝐁𝐔𝐓 Zabuza appears in front of him, stopping him. “If you enter this fight, you fight me. Your boy has no chance against that jutsu, he's finished.”

Ayame didn't know what to do. All she could do was protect Tazuna with Sakura. She doesn't have as much fighting skills as Kakashi-sensei and Sasuke. But she wanted to help them. She didn't want to be useless.

“Sasuke!”

Multiple needles gets thrown at Sasuke, stabbing him. His kunai flies over to Sakura and Ayame's feet. He was no match for Haku. The groans heard from inside the dome made Ayame wince. They couldn't even do anything to help him.

“Just try to help him, and I'll kill the other three in a heartbeat,” Zabuza says.

“I'm sorry I can't stay with you, forgive me,” Sakura tells Tazuna. Ayame knew Sakura wouldn't be able to even get past the mirrors. She may be smart, but she wasn't nearly as skilled in fighting as Sasuke.

Sakura picks up the kunai at their feet before she runs towards the crystal mirrors. “Sakura!”
The girl jumps up before throws the kunai.

Somehow, Haku catches it.
“He caught it.”

Out of nowhere a shuriken hits Haku's mask, causing him to fall out of the mirror, surprising them. “Huh?”

Ayame's eyes widen when she sees Naruto standing there. “Number one hyperactive, knucklehead ninja.”

Ayame sighs, happy to see him. He may have actually just saved Sakura.

“Naruto Uzumaki is here. Believe it!”

“Now that I'm here, everything will be all right,” Naruto tells them.

“Naruto!”

“You know those stories where the hero usually shows up at the last minute, then kicks butt. Well, that's what I'm going to do! Believe it!”

Ayame smiles, grateful that he actually came. “Shadow clon-” He began but gets cut off.

“Naruto!”
Shuriken flies his way. Ayame immediately throws a shuriken over, deflecting the one shuriken while the three senbon cancels the other three shuriken out. Ayame frowns looking over at Haku who just saved Naruto.

“What just happened?”

“The weapons cancelled each other out,” Ayame says, still looking at Haku. Why did he save Naruto?

“What are you doing, Naruto? Are you crazy?” Sakura calls out.

“This is a battle, not a talent show. Don't let your opponent see your jutsu,” Kakashi scolds Naruto.

“A Shinobi's art is deception. Always keep the enemy guessing. Even when executing a single jutsu one must distract their opponent's attention, catch them off balance and out outmaneuver them. You'll just turn yourself into a human target when you enter a battle like that,” Kakashi scolded.

Naruto suddenly starts to freak out. Ayame looks over at Sasuke while the boy kept freaking out. Ayame had to get to him and heal him somehow.

“Haku, were you about to interfere as well?” Zabuza asks Haku.

“Zabuza, please let me take this child on my own,” Haku tells him.

Haku turns to Naruto.
“So you want me to leave this up to you, as usual, you're too soft,” Zabuza says.

By the injuries that Sasuke has sustained, it seemed like nothing was fatal. He just cut him up with the needles. Maybe he was soft.

Ayame glances at the mirrors. While Haku is busy with Naruto, Ayame could try to get to Sasuke. But it seems that it would be difficult for her to get past those mirrors. She would be trapped inside with Sasuke and that would be a terrible idea. Ayame had to get Sasuke out without going in herself.