The smell...
It invaded his nostrils as the lasting darkness began to fade. The smell resembled alcohol... No that wasn't right. As he laid perfectly still a faint sound found its way to his ears. It started slowly and sounded as if it was very distant until it was directly next to him.
'Beep...Beep...Beep'
He took in the smell once more allowing it to invade his nostrils once more. No It wasn't alcohol, it was disinfectant. But why? Who?...
Slow he cracked his eyes only to close them again as a white, a deafening white assaulted his vision. Unwilling to face the brightness of the room he remained silent and still, laying and waiting. His mind slowly and barely piecing together what was happening. He could feel the wrappings around his chest and across the remainder of his body but why? Who was caring for him?
Suddenly a creaking noise found its way to his ears. He managed to open his left eye and catch a glimpse of the source of the noise before closing his eyes once more. The door of the room slowly opened revealing a women dressed in white. Her footsteps where slow and short as she seemed to work her way to his side.
Slowly she pulled the covers from his chest and examined the bandages. Faint hints of pink could be seen through the white material of which she now ran her hands over slowly.
"Hm" escaped the womens lips as she seemed to be pondering over the task before her until he was invaded with a strong sense of warmth. Green light lit the room as a buzzing sound was emitted from the womens hands.
"This month long sleep is starting to take a toll on him. The muscles in his arms and neck arnt quite as defined as they once where"She said while she worked and just as she had begun it was over. She pulled the covered back over his chest and left in the same manner she had come.
Why? Who was helping him and why where they keeping him alive? For what reason was a broken tool like him being treated in such a way? Who would go through such lengths? His father figure? Zabuza? None of it made sense, he was a failure as a tool and didn't deserve such treatment. He and Zabuza's relationship was for all intent and purpose one sided. He helped him and in return he gained the only thing he ever needed. Purpose. That bond, forged in despair had been his lifeline for so very long... but now He had failed his purpose, He had failed in completing the mission. He failed in stopping the blond Konoha Nin. He had Failed in protecting his Master and thus is the prime example of a Failure as a tool that has lost all its use. He was nothing and now had no one to carry him. No Master to wield him.
And yet all that, for whatever season, he was here. Being taken care of by who he had no idea and no idea of the reason behind it.
Slowly he felt warmth building in his eyes as his body seemed to flinch. The only thing he did know what this... As he sobbed to himself and cried tears of confusion... He knew only one thing.
He didn't deserve this.
But he did deserve to know why, to know whom was responsible for such an act... for such an act of kindness.
"Come on you Mummy your coming with me this time. If Haku needs to see anyone when he wakes up its your ugly mug" Naruto yelled at Zabuza who stood in Civilian clothing, his face and forehead wrapped in bandages.
"Why are you so annoying boy"
Naruto let out a growl before glaring at the man "Well fine be that way, you can't go anywhere without me and im going to the hospital so either come with me or get arrested jackass." The blond smirked defiantly knowing he had already won the argument as Zabuza's shoulders dropped and he let out a sigh before following the blond Genin.
The trek to the hospital was short and silent as they walled through the doors and to the front desk Naruto smiled.
"We're here to visit Haku" Naruto said loudly earning a nod from the receptionist.
"Go right ahead, His vitals have been surprisingly good today and the nurse watching over him says she thinks he might be on the edge of consciousness"
Zabuza's eyes grew wide for a moment in shock only to quickly mask it before Naruto caught a look at him.
"Did you hear that Mummy-San!" Naruto yelled in excitement "Lets hurry he might be awake!"
Naruto made his way through the hospital halls quickly and came to Haku's door and without a moments notice burst through the door.
"HAKU!" He yelled loudly only to see the brown haired boy sitting on the edge of his bed with a hand rested over his stomach's bandages.
"YATAA!" Naruto celebrated followed by Zabuza pocking his head through the door behind Naruto. His eyes where round with shock before he seemed to smile for a moment before walking in behind Naruto.
"N-Naruto-San? Zabuza-San? How..." Haku paused as his confusion increased causing his head to throb. He closed his eyes slightly while rubbing them to try and ease his pain.
"See i told you Mummy-San!" Naruto said while standing proud before his Friend
Naruto stood smirked at Haku only to see Zabuza walk past him and pulled a chair up next to the brown haired bandaged Shinobi.
"How you feelin' runt?" Zabuza asked in his usually gruff tone snapping Haku out of his daze and placing him in a state of depression.
'I failed him' Haku said to himself as his gaze fell to the floor. 'I'm a failure as a tool'.
"I apologize" Haku said in a dull tone. "I failed to-"
"Thats enough" Zabuza said in a stern tone "What the hell was wrong with you anyways? Taking a blow like that, really? Didn't i teach you how to dodge?"
The expression on Haku's face was pure and simple... Shock... He looked up to see Zabuza grinning at him underneath his bandaged face and felt a grin creep across his lips.
"Can someone explain what happened to me then? Or better yet what happened to Naruto-San?" Haku asked only to see Zabuza lean back in his chair and let out a deep sigh. Naruto hearing Haku's question mimicked Zabuza and pulled himself a chair up to them.
"That's a bit of a long story" Zabuza Said while crossing his arms.
"Get Comfortable" Naruto said.
(Flash Back)
"Please" Naruto begged while smearing Haku's blood on his finger and drawing a seal over his stomach that mimicked the seal he had just drawn on his scroll. Finishing he placed his hands on his scroll and closed his eyes. "Work!" He yelled, his eyes shooting open. Everyone watching Naruto work in awe until Haku's for suddenly vanished with a 'Puff'.
"YATTA!" Naruto yelled while jumping up with excitement holding the scroll in his hand.
"What exactly did you just do brat!" Zabuza yelled in confusion "Where is Haku!".
Naruto simply smiled while holding the scroll towards him "He's in here"
"Y-You sealed him in a scroll?" Sasuke asked, a shocked look in his eyes as Naruto nodded.
"Yea Ero-Sensei showed me" Naruto paused "Ok, he kinda walked me through it, this was my first actual time using it on anyone and it worked! What it does is some what freezes or slows down the state the injured person is in. Giving the Field Medics time to get them away and to safety so they can do what they need to without watching their backs"
Zabuza grabbed his collar "You mean you experimented something like that on him in his current situation!"
"Well yea, it was my only option, that Or let him die you Idiot!" Naruto yelled at the man.
"Oh I'm The idiot am I? Watch yourself brat the Kyuubi doesn't have you back now ill fuck you up!" Zabuza yelled while jerking Naruto's Collar back and forth shacking him repeativily.
"Kiss my ass you Mummy!" Naruto yelled.
"What'd you call me you over powered monkey?!"
Everyone watching felt their shoulders drop and all together released a sigh. Until Sasuke started to laugh.
"Wow... This is what me and Naruto are like isn't it" Sasuke asked. He looked over to see Yugito covering her mouth and laughing while watching the two before she looked over to Sasuke.
'Suck it old man'
'I'm goin' to fucking murder you!"
Kakashi who surprisingly already had his IchiIchi book in hand managed to pull his eyes from it to see Naruto and Zabuza kicking and Biting one another while wrestling around on the floor.
"What? Gay? Well... Yea" Kakashi said with an eye smile before turning his attention back to his book. Sakura hearing this felt her hair frizz as her mind was overloaded before going still and letting out a slight groan before falling over. Yugito on the other hand look back and forth from Sasuke to the two Shinobi beating the hell out of one another and felt a sly grin creep over her lips.
"Hmm so your that kind of guy" She said only to see Sasuke have his arms in his defense.
"Like hell i am!" Sasuke screamed "Its his dumass fault our heads where to close together and when our lips tou-"
Silence...
Zabuza turned his head towards Sasuke who slowly looked around to see everyone's eyes on him.
Zabuza looked over to Naruto with a dull look in his eyes only to see Naruto with a destroyed look on his face, his jaw ha fallen to the ground and he seemed to be choking on nothing. All Naruto heard from Zabuza was... 'Nasty'
Before Naruto knew what was happening he felt an incredible force push him away and skidding over the bridge's surface before slamming into a large piece of rubble.
Kakashi who stood with his book pressed against his lips in order to try to prevent himself from laughing, couldnt take it anymore. With a loud howl he laughed bending over and holding his stomach at his handy work. Priceless he thought to himself while whipping the tears of pure awesomeness from his eyes only to see Yugito infront of him.
"Your there sensei" She said in a cold tone. IN his hunched over possision she was eye to eye with him and her eyes where purple slit's. "Is that what you do to your students? Teach them... those kind of things".
"Just wait a minute" Kakashi said straightening himself. "I don't teach them... anything..." Kakashi paused "Ahh that came out wrong."
"Thats ENOUGH!" Sakura yelled while jumping up, recovered from her daze. Naruto raised a hand from the rubble he was sprawled over.
"I second... the 'enough'...?" Naruto said only to hear an angry Yugito.
'How could you Naruto, You said you loved me but your... Your...' Naruto shot up hearing this.
"Yu-Chan! Its not like that i swear" Naruto begged while leaping to his feet and sprinting to her side.
"Sounds like its pretty simple to me" Zabuza said standing next to Kakashi now.
"SHUT IT MUMMY-BAKA"
Yugito turned her back to Naruto only to let a deviant smile creep across her lips. She of course knew it was probably an accident, or she hoped it was, but that didn't mean she wouldn't use it to toy with the blond.
Kakashi let out a sigh "That's quite enough everyone" He said as Naruto whined trying to get Yugito to talk to him who only kept her back turned to him. He then popped his neck before making a few handsigns and slamming his hand on the ground In a puff of smoke a slender Wolf appeared with a red Collar around its neck and hanging from it was a cylinder. Kakashi then pulled out a scroll and placed in said cylinder and watched as a seal appeared around the metal container..
"Get this to the Village. Tell them we'll be returning with one Nuke Nin who" Kakashi paused while looking over to Naruto then to Zabuza who had the blond in a headlock.
"Kakashi?" The wolf asked snapping him out of his daze.
"Ah yes" Kakashi said calmly "Tell them we are returning with A Nuke Nin who helped us defeat Gato and his thugs and A group of Cloud Shinobi who aided us with the aftermath. Any questions they have we will give them in the debriefing also tell them to send another team to watch over the bridge builder just in case there is anyone else that wasn't... handled here. We also have a special package that will be returning with us and need a medical team on stand bye when we return understood?"
The wolf nodded before vanishing in a burst of speed.
(Pause Flash Back)
"Well" Haku said in his dull tone "I'm glad you could all have some amusing moments while i was... sealed".
Zabuza knowing the boys tones, no matter how hard they where to tell apart picked his sarcasm up instantly.
"You wanna know what all happened or not?" Zabuza asked in a growl of a tone, he may have lightened up while he was in Konah but he wasn't going to take any attitude from anyone including Haku who should be happy there alive.
"Calm down Zabuza i mean if you think about it we did act a little dum, but considering everything that had happened" Naruto paused thinking about everything he had done. He still hadn't come to terms with killing so many people. It didnt matter if he wasn't in control or not it was still his body.
"Maybe we where all just happy to be alive" Naruto said softly.
"We'll split into groups and meet at the west entrance of Konah. You Cloud Shinobi do what you need to with Gato's body or whats left of it. If you need to send someone back to your village with it that's fine but considering everything that's happened you are required to return to the leaf."
"Me and Yugito will go to the leaf while the others return to our village and give there report, we will travel half way with them and split off meeting you at the western gate around the same time" Samai said earning a nod from Kakashi.
"Alright lets g-" Naruto started only to feel a sudden loss of energy. With a loud heart beat his entire body ached and before he knew it the world darkened around him.
"Naruto!" Yugito screamed catching him as he fell limp.
"What happened!?" Sakura ashed in confusion and worry. Kakashi knelt down next to them to check the boy only to see him softly smiling before curling into Yugito's lap as she held him. This brought a soft look in her eyes before. She ran her fingers through his bangs earning a soft 'hmm' from the blond.
'Not.. gay.. Yu-Chan' he mumbled.
"He passed out, everything must have just hit him at once. The kid must have been running off pure adrenaline." Kakashi said with a chuckle.
Zabuza nodded "I was wondering how long it would take, that kids a freak if you ask me".
Zabuza felt what he thought was a sword pierce his heart as an extremely strong amount of killer intent was directed at him. He looked down at Yugito and could see a cold haze fallen over her eyes as she looked into his now mimicking eyes daring him to continue.
"Watch it Zabuza" Kakashi said before gently placing Naruto on his back. "People in there situation usually take those kinds of insults to heart."
"Like i care" Zabuza said turning his back "If you haven't realized it yet i'm some what of a freak too so get over it. Takes one to know one"
Yugito stood taking one last glance at Naruto.
"Don't worry we'll take care of him" Sakura said with a soft smile and wave.
"Yea don't worry Teme here will be just fine" Sasuke added only to get a paranoid look from the blond girl...
'Stay away from Naru-Kun'
Asuma stood, cigarette in mouth taking in the area. He and his team had just arrived on the bridge to replace Kakashi's squad and he had to admit Death's presents was lingering. Bloody stone and a few mangled corpses could be seen which he quickly covered or hid away from Ino. Shikamaru and Choji might be able to to take it but he wasnt going to risk shattering the blond teens mind. After hiding the last body he exhaled deeply while rubbing his eyes... "Whatever managed to pull this off was one fucked up individual".
"It was Naruto" Tanzo said while limping over the the Jonin. "I've never seen anything like before... The poor kid lost his mind and before i passed out i felt an unbelievable pressure. I shielded Sakura-San and the Uchiha boy as best i could but whatever hit me send me flying".
Asuma hearing this instantly pulled another tobacco stick out and lit it, he had alot of thinking to do.
"Your fucking funny" Zabuza argued while pushing an Anbu away from him. "Your not taking me anywhere".
"Zabuza" Kakashi said trying to calm to Nuke nin down "There just going to debrief you and ask you some questions". the silver haired man spoke holding his hands out.
"My ass, a few question! There going to torture me I'm not stupid" He argued.
"Not if you just tell them what they want to know. If you resist like your doing right now then yea, torture is a strong possibility". Kakashi said calmly. Naruto began to open his eyes slowly. He was on Sasuke back and awoke in time to see Zabuza walking away with seals around his writs. HE then scanned the area only to see Yugito and Samai being led away with the same seals placed on them, the only difference being the force that Zabuza was being taken away was much less.
"H-Hey!" Naruto yelled pushing off Sasuke back only to feel Kakashi snatch his shoulder. Naruto tried to pull away but instead felt his sensei's grip tighten. Naruto looked back to Kakashi who shook his head.
"Calm down Naruto there just going to be debriefed, no harm will come to them. They'll be placed in a secure location in the village because of our peace treaty with them."
Naruto looked away from Kakashi and caught sight of Yugito in the distance who was glancing back at him with a soft smile on her lips.
"What about Mummy-San?" Naruto asked pulling the Haku's seal from his bag.
"Zabuza... well that all depends on him and what we tell the Hokage." Kakashi paused looking to everyone "Which reminds me. Tell no living soul about Naruto losing control. Only the Hokage need such information. Now lets hurry and get Haku to the medical team before our debriefing."
TBC
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Ok the next chapter will most likely be filling in the rest of the flash back i just wanted to get this out to you guys and see what you thought. I added a lot of humor in the chapter but trust me there is plenty of Drama on its way.
Yugito personality- With the Help of a great friend and the cause of this story, she will have the sinister antics of Anko and how she toys with people. The ice queen gaze you can find in someone like Kurenia, and finally Temari's hard tomboy attitude to top it all off. Sooo professional if a bit teasing on missions, ice queen with strangers or annoying people, fun loving with precious people, and anko crazy with her loved one only because he can take it... kinda.