Sorry for the late post, I had a lot of school work recently. As you can see in the title, this small arc will be a few chapters probably 2 or 3. As always thanks for the support!

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Chapter 6: The Dragon Town (1)

Zabuza led the way on this journey. Ringo-sensei also could have but she didn't really have anywhere to go in particular. Perhaps look for a meal here and there but no set goal like Zabuza. It's only been a week since the two of them were my senseis but they still haven't really taught me anything, I should probably learn to control my chakra nature.

Did I mention how much Haku looks like a girl? Well, he really does and he's been distant to me lately, more so than our previous battle. I thought we were good comrades, we worked well together, but I guess he thought differently.

I walked in silence beside Haku while Ringo and Zabuza argued in from. I know for a fact that my hands have become professionals at balancing things on it. The cups in my hands were held steady during the walk. It also seems that I have better water control than lightning since I complete the task for water nature but not lightning nature.

'It's damn difficult to not break the glass cup and disperse the water like Ameyuri-sensei did.'

We continue walking on the dirt path, the surrounding trees were barren or had leaves that were in the process of withering. The surroundings didn't change much no matter where we went. The only difference each time was how much mist surrounded us, usually, at night the darkness was filled with it. But today, it seems like the whole day will be shrouded in mist.

"I'll handle these ones.". I hear my female teacher's voice. I see her shadowy figure dash forward. A few flashes of light blue and amusing laughs later, she returned to the group. Of course, she just had to say, "None of them were my type so I finished them quickly.".

The way she said it actually made me feel bad for the group of bandits that decided to raid us. Ameyuri-sensei slowed her steps and walked beside me. She looked at the two cups in my hands and frowned.

They both had water in them but the cup on my right was being filled with water while the left only had slight tremors. It was like she wanted to say something but Zabuza stopped her with a head nod. "But at this rate, only you will get to train him ninjutsu.". She seemed to whine every time it involved training me.

"Don't worry. Though I hate the fact I'm sharing my student with you, I won't take advantage of his superior talent in water than lightning. I'll wait for him to learn your material before I teach him mine.". Zabuza smirked while looking at Ringo. She puffed her cheeks and wanted to explode in anger but she held back.

She sped up her walk and left me to my training. With two cups filled with water, I concentrated on pushing the water out of the cups and dispersing it into fine lines. I closed my eyes while still walking forward, I felt a warm stream of chakra on my palms.

The water in the two cups slowly formed a tower upward when I opened my eyes. The water started to rumble like it was boiling, but then it exploded like a water balloon. The water splattered every and Zabuza looked at me but said nothing. Haku also gave me the same glare, also in silence. I scratched the back of my head and returned an awkward smile since I didn't do it on purpose. Ringo kept walking with a smile on her face, which I found quite odd.

I guess because of me a weird silence was forming since there is usually arguing between my senseis. I broke this silence by asking, "What are we doing today? Just keep traveling?".

"I don't know. I guess we are.". Was the reply I got. I was going to ask another question but Haku cut me off and said, "Work will come to us. Zabuza always goes to places that offer work.".

"Oh. So you're saying that Zabuza can just attract work.".

"Yeah.". Haku responded with an emotionless face.

"I doubt we can find work in this barren place. Even when we arrive at the nex-". I was interrupted again, but this time it was from a scream in the distance and not Haku. I reacted instantly and dashed forward, I look to my sides and surprisingly everyone else reacted faster. We arrived at the source of the noise, an ordinary wooden carriage surrounded by a bunch of soldiers and shinobi in unique attire.

The foot soldiers that were getting whittled down were in a shōzoku with a samurai helmet rather than the cloth mask. Like the helmet, the armour was gray and had some gold markings. In comparison, the attacking ninjas had more unique clothes.

They too also had a shōzoku underneath their armour, but they all had chainmail armour surrounding their shōzoku rather than just the chest and joints. The unique thing about their armour was the golden dragon that seemed to climb and wrap their bodies. The dragon was like a snake that spiraled up the body, starting from the right leg to the chest and it ended at the left arm.

If I know Zabuza, he would only save them if he could get some money out of them. Haku will probably act right away and save them, while Ringo… will toy with them? We had to act right away or the people in the carriage will probably fall victim to their assault.

These shinobi were pretty easy to deal with. Most were knocked unconscious by Haku and his needles. I didn't have much a role but I still prevent some people from the defending side from getting injured. I felt sorry for the people who met Ameyuri-sensei though, I could feel the lightning from just her laughs. Zabuza surprises me every time, he directly fended off the ninja approaching the cart.

I wiped off the little sweat from my head and approached the carriage myself. Haku just stood near it with a small guard up and Ringo… she was still having fun.

When I got closer, I heard another scream. 'What? Someone got past Zabuza?'

"So you don't have money?". I hear when I got closer.

"N-No. Bu-but I have some at home. Yo-you can follow us and re-receive a re-reward if you w-want.". A female voice said to Zabuza-sensei. Then a deep and aged voice took over, "Thank you for traveling shinobi. We sincerely wish you to follow us back to our residence. And like our young miss was saying, we will reward you greatly for the deed you have just done.".

I jumped behind Zabuza and noticed the two people. Although their ride didn't look the best, the clothes the girl wore were high end. Even the old man who looked like a servant wore high-quality clothes that covered his ready body. The girl slightly taller than my 1.2-meter self, had stunning golden hair. It was tied in a ponytail by yellow dragon pin. She also wore a purple kimono with yellow ribbons, the ribbons were designed with a darker yellow dragon on it. As for the man, he had silvery gray hair with some wrinkles on his face. He too wore a kimono but it was black and yellow like a humble bee. He had the same sash as the young girl, only the dragon was a straight rather than a wave like one.

The young girl went silent and let the elderly man take over. Though she looked young, she looked older than me but not that much older. "Sure, but if you are lying then you'd have rather wish you had died here.". Zabuza threatened them.

So, in the end, we escorted them to their residence. It was closer than I thought and the house was also larger than I thought. When we entered the building we were greeted by a boy a bit older than Haku. "Welcome, and thank you for saving my sister. My name is Tenno Long and my sister is called Hime Long. The man by my sister is called Shugo.". The boy was also wearing a kimono, but it was a lot more unique in comparison to his sister's. It was a full yellow and gold one albeit a few silver markings. The gold was the ribbon colour while the yellow was the rest of the kimono. In addition, there were a lot more dragon images on his clothes, where most were gold but some silver.

After the introductions, he lead us to our sleeping quarters and offered us dinner. Zabuza being the way he is didn't decline, he was also waiting for the reward. We all got our own rooms but Ringo joined mine since each room held two beds. Haku asked Zabuza if he could join his room, at first, he declined but with persistence, Haku was able to convince him.

I sat in my room with cups filled with water on my palms. I tried to control it so the water would burst into straight streams but it never did. "What do you imagine when you do this exercise?". I hear Ringo say to me after I sighed.

"Imagine?". 'What does she mean?'

She kicked her legs on her bed and repeated, "Imagine. You know… what do you picture when you exert your chakra nature.".

Still holding a confused face I say, "Am I supposed to imagine something?". I think back to how I controlled my chakra. "I guess the closest thing to an image would be imagining my chakra in the water.".

"How can you imagine pure chakra in the water if you don't have a dōjutsu to see what it really looks like? If you create an image of a similar outcome to the one you want, it should be easier to control the chakra to do. You won't even need an image of the chakra anymore, you'll just naturally do it.". She explained to him.

"You're a great sensei you know.". I blurt out honestly at her. She gives me her shark smile and nuggies me. 'I was not expecting that.'.

*Zzzt*

I got shocked by lightning that Ameyuri-sensei released, guess she was too happy.

"Master Zabuza, why are we staying here for the night?". Haku took off his mask and asked him.

"We have to sleep eventually, so why not somewhere with beds. Plus, they'll provide us with some work.". Zabuza smiled when he said this.

"How can you always tell?". The curious Haku asked.

"I don't always know if the people we save will give us additional work, but you can just tell by their situation and property. They should be very rich so they should have at least a few strong guards, but they don't. Since we are outsiders to this town, we'll definitely be scouted by them. Not to mention the head of this household is just a kid a bit older than you.".

Haku's mouth went into the shape of an 'O' as he let out an "Oh". Haku let the silence fill the room for a while before asking, "Why do you expect so much from Lin?".

"He has those eyes. Though he doesn't have any Dōjutsu, I can tell that he'll kill without a second thought but protect those dear to him. He's not as soft as you are.". Haku made it seem like he understood why Zabuza wants to train Lin but it was just masked under his face.

'Don't I unhesitantly protect and kill for you Zabuza… So why are you just focused on Lin!'.

Haku sat on his bed pouting while trying to develop his ice jutsu while Zabuza polished his blade, they sat there minding their own business in silence.

After our free time, we all gathered in their large dining hall. It was obviously for the free dinner but also to discuss the reward. I mean Zabuza needs the money for his objective. The room felt as large as a football field, there was a lot of empty space. We sat at a long table, the boy Tenno sat at the end. To his right was his sister and left Shugo. Zabuza sat directly opposite of him, to his right was Haku and to the left was me. I was sandwiched by my senseis.

Ringo and I were stuffing our faces while Zabuza had an intimidating face. Haku followed Zabuza and didn't eat the food and just sat beside him. Zabuza picked up a rip and ate all the meat in one bite. I think he was trying to look more intimidating this way but it looked stupid.

He should have used his blade to cut the meat, that probably would have work… nevermind, he just did it.

"So, we have introduced ourselves. May I ask the name of our Heros.". Tennis asked while he elegantly cut into his steak.

"I don't know if you've heard of me but my name is Zabuza, the demon of the mist.+ This right here is Haku and my stu-.". Zabuza started out but I cut him off by saying, "And I'm Lin Kaguya and this here is one of my senseis Ameyuri Ringo.". I give them a large smile but they don't know that it was because I interrupted someone for once.

"I see. I am pleased to make your acquaintance. How about we talk more about after dinner?". Tenno said returning my smile with his own. He proceeded to cut into his steak and began to eat. By the time he said this, Ringo and I ate our fill already. I was impressed by Ringo, she didn't look any fatter compared to my bulging stomach.

I looked around and apparently, Haku and Zabuza are Kakashi speed eaters. I didn't even see Zabuza or Haku take off their masks but the plates in front were evidently empty. We all sat there in silence while we were waiting for our potential clients to finish eating.

"Let me tell you about our town while we eat.". The head of the house said to us while I started circulating my water chakra followed by lightning chakra nature. Of course, I have to use my time wisely!

"So our town is called the Dragon Town. Having traveled southward our city has more vegetation than most…". He paused for a moment before he proceeded to explain, "I remember when I was younger my father would always take me to our secret area. It was hidden in the Dragon Forest. It truly was a beautiful sight, there laid a small waterfall that flowed into a pond. You'd probably be surprised by the sight when you see it at night.". I noticed that his sister looked at him intently while he was telling this story.

I wasn't the only one that noticed since Haku asked Hime, "Have you seen this secret base Young Mistress Hime?".

"I-I haven't.". A look of longing appeared in her eyes. Her brother pats her head and said, "It's a complicated matter… which I'd like to discuss further with you after.". I somehow her the movement of cloth and I see Zabuza's mask move upward. 'I swear he has an egoistic smile underneath.'

After everyone finished eating, well more like when the host family finished eating, Tenno lead them a fancy living room. The room was filled with banners of dragons, and the room was filled with red and gold.

"To begin, the reward we prepared is this bag of coins." Shugo brought out the bag they requested. "But I have a larger reward if you take up my request.".

He paused and let us… Zabuza thinks about it. "It depends on how much you are offering.". 'Great he just wants the money and doesn't care about Haku or me'.

"This bag of gold will be multiplied by ten!". He righteously declared to us. In an instant, Zabuza shook his hand and agreed. He didn't even bother listening to the request or ask about the difficulty.

"What's the request you want us to take and I'd like to see the reward before we begin.". Zabuza demanded.

"I was about to explain that. The reward money is related to the request. I want you guys to both pr-.". Tenno got interrupted by an explosion downstairs.

"protect our clients Lin, Haku. Ringo and I will check out the invaders.". Zabuza ran out of the room followed by Ringo.

"Hime come over here. We'll prepare our own defense.". I notice Tenno pull out ink and a scroll. Both he and Hime held a brush and wrote the words on the scroll. Hime wrote the words 'Lightning', while her brother wrote "Water". They then both held onto their scrolls in an alert state and pulled another scroll out.

"Lightning release: Thunder bold!". After Ameyuri-sensei's shout, I hear the footsteps enter my our room. The building became deathly silent after that, it was odd since I usually hear Sensei laughing at this moment.

"That was no fun~!". A female voice cried out as she knocked the door down. Ringo barged in looking depressed with her Kiba blades on her shoulders.

"Guess they were too weak for you Ameyuri-sensei.". I slyly praised her.

She slightly frowned and said, "Yeah, they were okay at best.".

I look at Haku and he says, "Where's Master Zabuza?".

"Oh, Big swordie there went downstairs to clean up the escapees.". Ringo replied looking bored.

"Okay, let's just wait here for him then.". I say releasing most of the tension in the air. I see the butler relax and the siblings put down their scrolls.

Tenno let out a big breath and said, "That's a relief, it's great nobody got hurt.". He then proceeded to pat his sister's head and said, "It's okay now.". It seemed like a touching moment to me that I was quite lost in the display they put out. 'No I'm not into this, it's just touching.'.

I turn around to face the door and I see Haku with his needles out. "Hey, Haku, what are you do-". 'Fuck, I got interrupted again!'. But this time, instead of words it was an act. The needle in Haku's hand descended straight onto Ameyuri-sensei's neck.