Wanna Fight Dobe?

Chapter 8 - The Assassin of the Mist

Disclaimer: I wrote this story, but it follows the story line of the anime. Though I do cosplay as Sasuke, unfortunately, I do not own Naruto. Naruto and the characters belong to Kishimoto.

A/N: Wow… This one took….Foever to put out.. Wow…. Months.. I am soo sorry to those who read. I tried to make this chapter longer, so yea. xD Hey, and is any of the readers going to Fanime? ((That being the next con near me)) I am:D On with the story:D Also, thank you for those who commented and still read, even though I hadn't updated in forever. This chapter is dedicated to my lovely readers!!

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Everything was silent on the small boat, the engine wasn't even on.

"The mist is so thick, I can't see what's ahead.." Sakura spoke softly, making sure to keep her voice a whisper.

"Don't worry. We should be able to see the bridge soon. If we move along the side of the bridge, we'll be at the Country of the Wave." The boat rower spoke, his voice also a whisper.

Team 7 waited on the boat, tense in anticipation to be off the horrid thing. Naruto sat at the front, his nose scrunched and his eyes squinted, as he tried to see through the mist.

Soon enough, the bridge was visible through the mist, and the little boat they were on stayed on course along side it.

"ITS HUUUUUGE!!!" Naruto exclaimed in excitement as he looked up at the unfinished bridge.

"Hey, be quiet! We're using this boat and hiding in the mist. That's why I'm rowing instead of using the engine. In other words, if we get caught, we'll be in trouble!" The boat rower spoke, harshly, but his voice still low.

This got Naruto's attention, as well as the attentions of the rest of the team. Naruto looked embarrassed, with his hands over his mouth, his eyes darting from side to side, to try to see the others' expressions, whose happen to not be as…animated as his own.

As they got closer to the land, Kakashi thought of this to be the time to ask Tazuna, the old fart, some questions.

"Tazuna-san. Before the boat gets to the pier, there's something I need to ask you; the identity of the ones who are after you and the reason they are after you. Or we can call this mission off when you get ashore, Tazuna-san."

"It looks like I have to tell you the real story. I mean, I would like for you to hear my story. Like you said, this mission is most likely out of your job description. An extremely terrible man is after my life. "

-And so, this started the boring conversation about a billionaire named Gatoh that is after the old man's life. He even tries to guilt Team 7 into escorting him throughout the completion of the bridge, which, in the end, Team 7 accepts.-

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When they walked on land, it looked quite different than the foggy mist they had just gone through. The land was beautiful, with trees and grass, and the views…amazing. But the beauty of this land did not quench Naruto's… 'rivalry' or jealousy of Sasuke at all.

The whole time, as he walked, he glared at Sasuke. Yes, he knew he liked Sasuke, in the way that a guy…was told he should like another, but it didn't stop the jealousy in him. Sasuke was better at everything than Naruto, and no matter what Naruto did, it did not seem to change that fact.

No, Naruto wouldn't let Sasuke be better than him anymore. He was going to prove now, that he was better than Sasuke at everything and that he was the number one rookie there. He would also prove that he would be better than any other ninja in the village and become Hokage.

"I…I hear something!" Naruto yelled out, pulling out a kunai, throwing it into a bush. "No! It's there!" He yelled, throwing another kunai in a different direction.

"Naruto, quiet, and quit wasting your kunai!" Kakashi-sensei scolded him, but he then heard the noise.

Naruto heard it too, and threw a kunai at it, and a loud squeak was heard. "I got it!" He rejoiced, happily, turning to Sasuke to boast, as he moved to pick up his prize.

His prize, as it turned out, was a white rabbit. "BUNNY!!" He ran, grabbing it, which was easy because the rabbit was in shock.

"Mr. Bunny!!! I am soooo sorry!!" He called out, nuzzling up against it. "Sorry!!" He kept repeating, ignoring Kakashi's pleas to have him stop.

"White…rabbit…?" Sakura asked, looking at the bunny. "How could you be so cruel, Naruto? Picking on a little rabbit! What the hell is wrong---" She was cut off by Sasuke's speaking.

"Sensei…It's a white rabbit…In the summer." He stated, which made Kakashi start thinking.

"Yes…I noticed that too.." Kakashi said, "It…was raised inside…It's fur didn't change during with the weather…"

Naruto glared at Sasuke. "I knew that too!" He was trying to rebuild his ego that was just recently crushed by Sakura's yelling.

The rustling of leaves could be heard, yet there was no wind. Kakashi noticed this, and turned his head ever so slightly, seeing, nearly sensing, something from the corner of his eye. "EVERYONE, DUCK!" He called out, his team and Tazuna all ducking as a rather large sword came splicing through the air.

Naruto, when he ducked, let go of the rabbit, who ran away quickly, wanting to just…get away from the 'cruel' human who nearly took his life.

The sword, having missed everyone, ended up hitting a tree, splicing into it, but not all the way through, lodging itself in the trunk, just beneath the starting branches, still at least twenty to twenty-five feet into the air. Landing on it, was a man, quite young and good looking.

Naruto, looking at the man, twitched. 'There really was someone here…I was right… I will handle this situation…I refuse to lose to Sasuke!' His thoughts kept rolling on about how he was going to be better than Sasuke-teme and about his dream of being Hokage, and so forth, that he didn't notice the words escaping Kakashi's mouth about the new 'somebody' being an exiled ninja named Zabuza.

'Exciled…Ninja?' Naruto asked himself, in his mind. 'I can take him on!' His thoughts were often irrational, but hell, the kid did know how to believe in himself.

He ran towards the ninja on the sword, in the tree ((wow…Dx No comment)), but hauled to a stop by Kakashi, who ran in front of him, shielding him.

"Naruto, he's too strong for you to take on…" Kakashi's words seemed to slice Naruto like a knife.

"I am not too we-"Naruto was starting to speak, but stopped when he saw Kakashi start to lift up his headband, revealing the eye behind it. A sharingan eye opened and Naruto stepped back.

"If he's our enemy…I have to actually try to beat him.." Kakashi spoke, softly. Naruto and the rest of Team Seven, as well as the old man, looked at Kakashi, surprised. They hadn't known what was under the headband, and thought that that was just part of Kakashi's weird style…I mean, he does wear that face mask all the time. But to see…this red eye? It was something that they hadn't seen before…Well, except Sasuke.

"The sharingan…" Sasuke said, more to himself than to anyone else. Naruto looked at him. "How the hell did you know that?" He asked, then shut up, realizing that he just revealed that he had no clue what the eye was.

Sasuke shook his head, not wanting to spoil the secret, but then he heard Zabuza laughing in the tree.

"Sharingan….The windmill eye…It allows its user to copy another's jutsu…" Naruto listened to his words. How come everyone else seemed to know more than Naruto? He was about to explode in his pants with anger. This was not fair! Everyone seemed so much smarter than him!! 'Gaah!!!' his inner rage was yelling at him through his mind.

'Its not fair!!' He kept repeating to himself, over and over again. He didn't even notice the fog that had come out, no...it was mist, coming out and forming around them, making it quite hard to be able to see what was around them.

He also didn't notice Zabuza talking about his past, about his village…But that wasn't important to him… No. Surpassing Sasuke and becoming Hokage was more important to the blonde hair boy at the moment.

His speaking ceased as the exiled mist ninja jumped into the air. Kakashi instructed Team Seven to form together to protect the old man, and to stay out of the fight, for the ninja they were about to face far exceeded the team's skill…and experience.

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..::TBC::..

A/N: Alright, that was probably the longest chapter I have ever posted. I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I am sorry that it took forever to come out, but now I will try to post them more…frequently. XD Comment about the story and how I can improve. Thank you.