A/N: I've had it, I just forgot about it.

Kakashi breathed out a sigh as he looked at his mobile genin team. Sasuke had acquitted himself well against the demon brothers, making it so both of them were damaged before Kakashi came out from hiding to stop them. Sakura had frozen, which was only to be expected. After all, it was her first real combat. Naruto, however… Naruto was the one that Kakashi was worried about.

He glanced over at his troubling genin as the blonde strolled along next to Tazuna. If you had asked, and forced an answer out of, Kakashi before hand, he would have pegged Naruto as the frozen type. But, no, when the Demon Brothers attacked, all Naruto had done was continue walking while his entourage protected Tazuna. It was like Naruto was too absorbed in that notebook of his to notice that his life was in mortal danger!

And that entourage… it was very, very odd. Kakashi had known people who used Kage Bunshin his entire life. He had seen the Third Hokage create a platoon of them to slay an Iwa battalion in the last war. He'd seen Hayate use them when he was sparring with himself. But never had Kakashi seen them be used for this. Three clones were lugging around what seemed to be a large pane of glass, while another five were practicing with various instruments that hung around their necks. To add to the strangeness, two more clones dressed up like pictures of a cowboy and a king were following along, talking loudly. Kakashi was actually struggling not to hear them.

"That was a great match, King." The cowboy one said, talking to absolutely no one. "In case you just joined us, you missed a hell of a match. Uchiha and Hatake managed to triumph over the devastating Demon Brothers in Tag Team action!"

"It really was something!" The royal clone replied. "But it was nothing compared to what we have in store for you next! In the main event, the one and only Konoha Rattlesnake, Uzumaki Naruto, will go one on one with a mystery opponent!"

Kakashi shook his head, hoping that whatever Naruto had wasn't contagious. But as he tried to clear his head, his keen hearing picked up the whistle of a blade through the air. "Get down!" he yelled as he dove, pulling Tazuna with him. All the others hit the dirt, even the clones, just in time to avoid a giant sword coming at their heads. With a thunk, the blade bit deep into a tree.

The mysterious attacker appeared on the flat of blade, looking over his shoulder at the ninja on the ground. "Heh, heh, heh." He chuckled. But before he could continue his monologue, the clones dressed like the king and cowboy sat down in newly-appeared chairs.

"And the opponent has arrived!" The cowboy screamed. The three clones carrying the glass grabbed large hammers out of their back pockets, and, as one, smashed through the thick pane. As the sound of breaking glass reverberated throughout the area, the five clones with instruments began their hasty song. And Naruto, the real one, leapt at Zabuza, knocking the surprised missing nin off of his perch.

"Thesz press!" the cowboy yelled as Naruto landed on the missing nin and began to pound his face repeatedly. "He's beating the holy hell out of him, King! Which will break first, this guy's head or Uzumaki's hand?" The clone's questions was answered as Zabuza, now showing blood through his face wrappings, powered to his feet, throwing Naruto off.

"Brat!" Zabuza screamed, rage and violence echoing in his voice. "I don't think you know who you're dealing with! But it's time to show you!" With a snarl, he drew his sword out of the tree. The huge blade moved at speeds the defied its size, edge whistling toward the spot where Naruto had been seconds before. But Naruto was already too close for the blade to hit him.

"EH-EH!" Naruto yelled, and raised his two middle fingers in proud salute. A kick to Zabuza's gut followed, which was finished by one of the most dangerous moves in Naruto's arsenal. "STUNNER!" One of the clones screamed. "STUNNER! Uzumaki connects with the Stone Cold Stunner!" Indeed, Zabuza was flying backwards, flopping around like a fish out of water.

Naruto began celebrating, but it was too soon. Zabuza, who had recovered too quickly for Naruto's taste, took another swing with his blade. If Kakashi hadn't interrupted the strike, it would have taken Naruto through the middle. As Naruto watched Kakashi and Zabuza square off, he could only think that his stunner needed a bit more practice.