Before we begin...I must warn you of something.

In this chapter of Konoha's Golden Hurricane...something bad happens. So for all of you who don't want to know what happens to one of our favorite characters, read on! You know your curiosity will get the better of you; just submit and enjoy the ride!

Damage

By: Sealed-Dragon

"Wow! The forest outside of the village is so cool!!!"

"I never realized that you were so…enthusiastic about stuff like this."

Naruto grinned at Sasuke. "Well, I've never been outside the village before, so this is a new experience for me. Isn't this the first time for you guys too?"

Sasuke shrugged. "Yea, but I'm not going ga-ga over every little thing. You're like some little kid in a candy store; you can't wait to look at everything and anything."

"What? It's not like I'm hurting anyone. Besides, why aren't you guys enjoying this? I mean, just look at how beautiful everything looks. Isn't it amazing?"

Kakashi grinned as he listened in on their conversation. It was strange; the boy who had at one point actually crushed him during a fight was now looking in awe at the scenery around them. It was like the fighting portion of him never existed in the first place. He sighed. It's so much like me when I'm reading my books that it's not even funny anymore.

Tazuna grunted. "I saw it all on the way in. It ain't nothing special."

Naruto glanced at him curiously. "…and this is coming from a guy who reeks of sake and can barely put one foot in front of the other?"

Tazuna growled at Naruto who had already lost interest and was looking at the scenery again.

Sakura glanced over to Sasuke. "Hey, Sasuke?"

"Hm?" Sasuke said, glancing over to Sakura. When Sakura began to suddenly giggle lightly, he glanced at her curiously. "What?"

"Oh, nothing."

Sasuke chuckled. "Right, you just laughed for no reason whatsoever. I can believe that. So what was your other question?"

Sakura glanced at the forest around them. "What do you think? Isn't it a beautiful scene? I would almost say that it could have come from a fairy tale."

Sasuke shrugged. "I guess so. But then, I've never ready any fairy tales in my life, so I wouldn't know what to say to that."

Naruto glanced over at Sasuke with his jaw on the ground. "You haven't read even one? How?"

Sasuke shrugged. "My family believed that if the kids were read the history of famous Uchiha that would grow up better, well rooted in the clan. That and that fairy tales would rot our brains and make us soft."

Naruto shook his head. "Well, I guess that's where you get your sense of right and wrong from. You seriously need to read more than just jutsu scrolls and history books. When we get back to Konoha, I am so getting you some fictional books; you hear me?"

Sasuke blinked in confusion. "Uh…okay?"

Kakashi suddenly leaned over his shoulder. "If you're interested in good reading material, just ask me. I've got the entire Icha Icha series that you could read. It's filled with drama, action, , fantasy and…"

"Smut that will rot your brain and pollute your mind with nonsense?" Sakura said, glaring at Kakashi.

Kakashi looked hurt. "Now why would you say that? You haven't even read the books before. You're opinion doesn't count if you haven't read it before. And trust me, if you read it with intensity, you will be just as hooked as me."

Naruto shrugged. "I've read the entire series once." Kakashi glanced at him, hoping that he would convince his two teammates to read it. "It wasn't too bad I guess, but I found that it was a lot funnier when the people who wanted their books back came and paid me whatever I wanted to get them back."

Sasuke blinked. "What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that should you read and like the book, but don't get too attached. Otherwise, you'll find it missing…and you will be completely under my control. How does that sound?"

His teammates shivered at the idea of Naruto being their 'master' (as totally wrong as that sounded). It wasn't really that bad of a thought, but what he could do with all that power that he had, plus what he'd get from the book would be more than enough to make their lives much worse.

Suddenly, Kyuubi spoke up. Incoming puddle.

Naruto glanced ahead. Sure enough, a large puddle lay off to the side of the road. Naruto stared at it as they began to walk past, feeling the two chakra sources within it. He grinned. This is going to be so much fun! I just hope that they come out soon…it's been too long since I've had to spar only you and Sasuke.

We're not that bad, are we?

No, just predictable after a while.

Time to move.

As the Kyuubi spoke, two figures quickly rushed forward. Within seconds they had wrapped a chain around Kakashi, and ripped him to shreds. "One down."

"Three to go."

"Hm, you say something?" Naruto asked, a large plume of smoke appearing behind him as he faced them. From the smoke, five Kage Bunshin appeared, each of them looking quite please at their current situation. Naruto glanced over at Sasuke. "Let's get them!"

With a loud battle cry, the six Naruto's and Sasuke jumped forward. Sakura quickly slid in front of Tazuna, watching patiently as the fight began. The two shinobi narrowed their eyes as they saw their incoming opponents. This was a little different than what they were used to; not that it mattered much.

The two shinobi managed to sink their claws into one clone each before the real Naruto got to them. Grinning widely, he slammed a kunai through one of the spaces in their chain, forcing it into a tree. "Here we go!"

Cursing loudly, they quickly disconnected their chains from their gauntlets, and continued their attack. One of the two managed to slip by the clones and quickly headed towards Sakura. The other was kicked down by Sasuke, who held him down with a foot on his chest, while a Naruto clone held down his arms.

The one shinobi growled as he launched his gauntlet forward, planning on running the through and the bridge builder in one blow. However, before he could do that, Sakura grabbed the non-bladed part of the gauntlet and lifted the shinobi into the air. Caught of guard, he had no way of stopping her as she brought him back down with a loud crash.

"Well, that was really good you guys!" Kakashi said, grinning as he tied up the two shinobi. After looking the two men over, he snapped his fingers. "Hey, I know who these guys are. They're the Brothers, missing ninja from Kirigakure. But why would they be out here?" He glanced up at Tazuna, who was shaking. "I think that our good friend Tazuna might know. Why don't you fill us in?"

Naruto looked between the two shinobi as Kakashi and Tazuna had a little chat. He turned to Sasuke. "Hey, should one of us go back and take these guys back to Konoha to make sure that they don't try and hit us again from behind us?"

Sasuke shrugged. "I guess that would be a good idea. But, how would you make it there fast enough?"

Naruto grinned. "I have my ways." He turned to Kakashi, who had just finished talking to Tazuna and called out. "You guys go ahead! I'm going to take these guys back to Konoha for now. I'll catch up later!"

As he spoke, he picked up their two prisoners by their ropes. Before anyone could say anything to stop him, he and the Kiri shinobi disappeared in a flash. Kakashi's mouth dropped. "Did he just…did I just see…never mind."

xX Back In Konoha Xx

"Man, I love using that jutsu!"

Don't fall behind kid. Just because you've made it here in a second or two, doesn't mean that they won't keep moving forward. Now get moving…we don't have all day.

"Yes sir!"

Also, you did remember to give one of your teammates one of those special kunai to make sure you can get to them faster right?

"Uh…well, I've got to go now! Bye!"

Idiot.

Naruto dragged the two Kiri shinobi through Konoha, and made a special delivery to Ibiki. He was told that he could go crazy with them to get the infromation that they needed. Ibiki would later say that it was the best birthday present that he'd ever gotten.

As Naruto made his way back to wards the gate, he stopped for a moment, noticing something off to the side of the road. His eyes widened. "Well, I suppose a pit stop wouldn't hurt…"

Are you kidding? This kind of pit stop is so worth it! Get whatever you can, and get out as fast as you can! Then, check Ichiraku. I think there could be some information about this place you're going that we might've missed.

"You took the words right out of my mouth." Naruto said as he quickly entered the store. It was going to be quite fun later that day. I mean, new battles, helping an old fart...this had to be the best day of his life!

xX In Wave Country Xx

"This has got to be one of the worst days of my life!" Sasuke yelled as he tried to avoid another blow.

He glanced over to the water. Kakashi was still yelling at them to leave with Tazuna before it was too late from within his prison of water; something that he had no intention of doing. Sakura was trying to look for an opening from her place as guard of Tazuna, to help out should things get more serious than he could handle.

This would be so much easier if he were fighting a Mizu Bunshin.

Flashback

A thick mist began to roll in after Zabuza had landed on the surface of the water. Sasuke was really glad that he'd had his Sharingan activated before the mist came in. The Kirigakure would be a good jutsu to know for later in his shinobi career…should he ever get the chance to use it.

As he glanced around, he felt the weight of Kakashi and Zabuza's intent suddenly weigh down on them.

Zabuza's voice suddenly called out through the heavy mist, sounding like something that would come out of a horror movie rather than a person's mouth. "There are eight targets. Throat, spinal column, lungs, liver, the jugular vein, the sub-clavian artery, kidney, heart…so many choices. Which vulnerable, vital place should I use? Ha-ha-ha."

Sasuke gagged as he heard Zabuza's voice. He could stand the intent; Naruto had made sure of that. But what he said, and the way he said it…this guy was not just some guy. He enjoyed people.

"Sasuke!"

Sasuke glanced up, surprised to see Kakashi in the middle of the mist. Kakashi glanced back to them. "Even if he gets me, I'll still protect you." Kakashi smiled happily. "I will never let my comrades die!"

"Big words Kakashi." Zabuza said, a chill running down Sasuke's spine. "But can you really keep them?"

Sasuke whirled around, somewhat surprised by Zabuza's sudden appearance behind them. Reacting quickly, he twisted around, ready to defend himself from anything. However, before he could do anything, Kakashi was standing between them with a kunai in Zabuza's stomach. For a brief second, Sasuke thought that it was over; until 'Zabuza' disappeared into a puddle of water.

Sasuke glanced around, trying to figure out where Zabuza could have gone. As he turned around, he jumped in surprise at the sudden sound of Zabuza's sword suddenly slamming into the ground, cutting right through Kakashi. Sakura cried out in shock as Kakashi turned into a puddle of water, reveling that the real Kakashi was standing behind Zabuza with a kunai to his throat. "It's over."

Zabuza smirked. "Really? Are you sure about that?"

Kakashi's eyes widened in surprise as the Zabuza he was talking to suddenly burst into another puddle of water. Caught off guard, he wasn't able to prepare himself for the powerful kick that suddenly sent him flying into the water. The very moment he surfaced, he felt a disturbance in the water behind him. As he glanced back, he saw the water around him quickly form into a large bubble. He was trapped.

Back on land, Zabuza chuckled. "Well, now it's your turn!"

End Flashback

Sasuke grunted as he dodged another blow from Zabuza's oversized sword. If Naruto were here, he'd probably have come up with a million ludicrous ideas by now. But he still hadn't caught up, and there was no way that he could hold Zabuza off long enough for Naruto to come and help them. They were going to lose, and probably die.

"Don't lose focus you little brat!"

Sasuke winced as he felt the large blade glance off the side of his right arm, jarring it painfully. He glanced up at Zabuza, who had a demented look in his eyes as he continued the assault. As he continued to fight, Sasuke couldn't help but wonder how Zabuza was able to wield the overly large blade with one hand with such speed. It just didn't seem possible for someone to have that kind of strength.

"Sasuke!"

Sasuke's eyes widened as Zabuza suddenly yelled out in pain. From behind him, Sasuke could see that Sakura had run from her place guarding Tazuna while Zabuza wasn't looking and had stabbed him in his back. It probably hadn't hit anything vital, but it was a distraction he could use. "Move Sakura! Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu!"

Zabuza's eyes widened as a large ball of fire suddenly came barreling towards him. Not wasting a moment, he quickly jumped over the fire ball, his sword in one hand as he quickly chucked it at Sasuke. Sasuke barely had a chance to react before the sword landed besides him.

Zabuza glared down Sasuke, an evil look in his eyes. "You…you will pay for that!"

Sasuke's eyes widened as he realized that something was off. "Sakura!"

Sakura was frozen in place as the combination of Zabuza's intent and her own fear held her down. Sasuke grimaced as he rushed forward, no other thoughts in his head other than to make it in time. Zabuza's sword was coming down, almost in slow motion as Sasuke leapt forward.

There was a loud crunch as Zabuza's sword crashed into the ground. A second later, there was a light thud as an object fell to the earth. Zabuza looked to his right, glaring at the two forms that stood there. Sasuke was panting heavily as he held Sakura tightly. Sakura's eyes widened. "S…Sasuke…"

Sasuke grinned lightly. "Hey…are you hurt?"

Sakura began to cry. "W…why!?"

Sasuke smiled lightly. "I couldn't just…let you die…I had to do…something."

"But…but…" Sakura said, stuttering out as she continued to stare at him. "Did that mean that you had to sacrifice everything you've ever wanted for me?"

Sasuke nodded. "Yea…I guess so. Besides…my body just…moved on its own. Even if it hadn't…I'm sure I would have done it again…in a heartbeat."

Sakura felt tears running down her face. "But did that mean that you had to lose your right arm?"

Sasuke glanced down at the place where his arm had once been, before looking over towards Zabuza. Sure enough, his arm was lying next to him. He glanced from side to side as he looked at it; his face twisted into a rather confused expression as he noticed that he was bleeding. "Well, that's interesting."

Zabuza grinned. "Oh, were you looking for this?" He asked, stabbing Sasuke's arm with his sword. "I'm sure that if you got to a doctor in time, you'd be able to repair it. So why don't you and your pretty little friend take it and go home. Get a job where you don't have to worry about stuff like this. Go home, and leave real life to the real ninja."

Sasuke shook his head. "No, I can't. Not just for me, but…Naruto as well."

Zabuza shook his head. "Konoha shinobi, so stubborn." As he spoke, he flung his sword to the side, letting Sasuke's arm go flying off the tip. "I guess I'll have to end your career right now!"

Neither Sakura nor Sasuke moved as Zabuza walked over. Neither were quite sure what to do; they were too busy looking at the stump that had been Sasuke's arm to notice him. So when he began his swing to cleave them in half, it was too late for either of them.

They closed their eyes, waiting for the blow to come. They heard the clash of metal for a brief second, and flinched, waiting. When the blow never came, they opened their eyes, glancing up.

"Dude, what the heck did you do to your eyebrows? I mean…did you sell them to the balding clinic or something?"

"You little punk!"

"Naruto!" Sasuke and Sakura said, looking up at their friend.

Naruto glanced down at them, a grin on his face. "Give me one second. I'll get all the detail after I kick this guys butt."

Zabuza grimaced. "And what makes you think that you could possibly win against someone like me?"

Naruto grinned, twisting his kunai to the side and forcing Zabuza's sword to the side, letting it slam into the ground. "Because I've beaten Kakashi-sensei once."

Zabuza's eyes widened as Naruto slammed his foot into Zabuza's chest. Almost surprisingly, Zabuza was actually lifted of the ground as he was sent flying back. When he caught his breath, he heard a small . He glanced up, feeling his Mizu Bunshin's chakra suddenly disappear. Glancing over to the water, he saw Naruto standing behind where the Mizu Bunshin had been only moments before. And worse yet, Kakashi was standing up next to him.

"Naruto, I'll take it from here."

Naruto shrugged. "Whatever you say Kakashi-sensei. I've got to make sure that Sasuke doesn't bleed to anyways."

Kakashi grimaced as Zabuza glared at him. "Well, it looks like this is going to be it for you, eh?"

Zabuza smirked, ignoring the pain from the wound that Sakura had given him. "I wouldn't bet on it. Now I'll show you just…"

Zabuza was cut off in mid sentence as a pair of needles suddenly struck him in his neck. Without a sound, Zabuza crumpled in a wrecked heap. Kakashi blinked in surprise before glancing up into the trees. Standing there was a young hunter-nin; his mask marking him from Kirigakure. Kakashi sighed as he quickly lowered his hiate, covering his Sharingan from view.

"I thank you for the service you have done for me." The hunter-nin said, walking over to Zabuza's body. "I've been looking for him for quite some time."

Kakashi nodded, not saying anything as he watched the hunter-nin pick up Zabuza's body.

Naruto glared at the hunter-nin. "Hey, aren't you supposed to destroy the body on sight?"

The hunter-nin didn't speak for a second as he made a few one handed seals. Before either Kakashi or Naruto could do anything, the two people had vanished from before them.

Naruto glanced at Kakashi. "Are you okay?"

Kakashi nodded. "Yea, but I think that if I'd had to fight him for too much longer, I would have passed out from chakra exhaustion. For now though, I'm just exhausted."

Naruto nodded. "Well, this is just great. Our killer is gone with some other freaky dude, you're in no condition to fight, and Sasuke's missing an arm. Is there anything else that could go wrong today?"

Kakashi nodded. "The place we're going to has been monopolized by a man named Gato. He's obviously the one who's hired these missing ninja, and wants nothing more than to see Tazuna ."

Naruto grinned. "Is that all? Well then, I guess we should get going. We don't want to make Gato any less happy than he already is, right?"

Kakashi shook his head. "Sometimes I wonder whether or not you're sane."

"Same here. And then I realize that I've got a voice in the back of my head giving me love advice whenever I don't need it. I can safely say that I am way off my rocker."

Kakashi nodded. "Well, I guess we'd better get moving."

Naruto nodded. "We don't need to get any more damaged than we already are."

The group quietly walked away, each of them lost in their own thoughts.

A/N: Did I really just do that? I mean, really? I suck!

Or do I? I guess you'll have to find out what I mean in the next chapter! :P

Also, the part where his arm gets chopped off if supposed to be a spoof of One Piece, and the Bridge part of Naruto (you know the one). As for the 'that's interesting' part...Jack Sparrow. Enough said. ;-P

And before anyone starts giving me a hard time, Sasuke does have his Sharingan. However, he doesn't have the complete version...or the speed to completely dodge every attack. Truth be told, he's lucky it was only his arm. Any later, and it could have been much worse.

Until next time! Ja ne!