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I searched both of the bodies for items while Kakashi was talking with the bridge builder, concerning the C-Rank shinobi who were planning an attack.
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I had finally finished my search for anything of value. Stealing from dead bodies is bad, yes, but you have to remember that everything is fair in love and war. Because I have an Iron mind and Iron soul it may be the reason why I do not feel guilt. Maybe it will come to haunt me in my dreams, maybe when I am rotting away in a cell, waiting for death to finally take me away. I felt like I was suffocating then, Walls, walls, walls, When I was put in a room? I was just outside next to the bodies... bodies? I killed someone? I looked down at the blood splatter on my hands and arms, It was fading to a darker colour already.
I felt like someone took a hold of my lungs and squeezed, My hands reaching to scratch at my neck, my fingers leaving long angry red lines left like trails along my neck.
Something was shaking my shoulders, Their touch feeling like liquid magma on my shoulders. My vision had gone blank and tears welled up in my eyes, who was that?.
"RA" I turned my head in the direction the voice was coming from.
"KURA" I was shaking, This voice was my beacon in the darkness but I couldn't move.
"SAKURA" Finally I snapped to my senses, Naruto had both of his hands on my shoulders. He had a worried look on his face, A blob of silver in my peripheral caught my attention. Kakashi was telling Naruto to go stand by Tazuna with Sasuke, I blinked the tears away and tried to calm myself down with slow deep breath.
The silver-haired man helped me stand up and walked me to a stump farther away from the bodies. He did the chore of sealing what I had gathered in my scroll and let me calm down before we started walking again.
"Please do not bring this up again, let's all forget that happened, ne?" I spoke, my own voice sounding foreign to my ears. I scratched the nape of my neck with a sheepish expression, I must have picked it up from Naruto.
'Seriously ;;couldn't wait like one more minute for me to compartmentalise that before you had a psychotic breakdown?'
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I almost stopped in my tracks when I heard that somewhat familiar voice, It almost sounded like-
'That's right, Inner Sakura is back in black!' The white chalkboard figure exclaimed.
I couldn't help but smile. This journey was going to be a lot more interesting with an inner being.
'Hell yeah it is!' The figure pumped her fist in the air with a grin like a cheshire cat on her face. I pursed my lips when an interesting idea came to mind, maybe Inner would be able to-
Tazuna led us onto a small boat, saying that the boat would take us to the village but we would need to stay quiet.
'No, no no no no no, nope, nope, Never' Inner tensed and shook her head quickly, shooting down the idea rather quickly.
'You could take any form you want, and since I kind of need a voice that will guide me.....' I pursed my lips in thought wondering what form or voice Inner should take, There were so many people to think about.
Finally we were off the boat and making our way on foot again to the small village.
'Let's make a list'
'We don't need a list, Im fine how I am'
'Deep voice, Handsome, Bitchy....' I smirked when the perfect person popped up in my head, perfect.
'NOPE, We're NOT doing that, I don't wanna be THAT?!' Inner yelled, stomping her feet.
"Turn into Escanor, do it!" I yelled at Inner, I could hear my own voice this time.... I made a face and looked around to see three pairs of eyes on me, Kakashi merely glanced and raised an eyebrow but thought nothing of it.
"Who's Escanor Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked, His Azure eyes gleaming in curiosity.
I twirled the edges of my non-existent mustache with a grin, I raised my hands up in the ram seal and performed a D-rank transformation Jutsu. I now stood at a total height of 10'8, Jacked as hell with rippling muscles all over my exposed torso. I looked down at the now small group, I was laughing my ass off as I spoke.
"Pardon me. I feel sick when I'm looked down on by someone smaller than me" The deep voice was foreign and sounded odd to my ears, The look on their faces had me rolling on the floor laughing. I released the Jutsu to reveal the same 5 '6 pink haired kunoichi. I was laughing so hard I never noticed the white hare was meant as a distraction. Kakashi's lone eye widened, he was shifting into a defensive stance.
"Everyone get down!" He yelled as he ducked, We followed suit seconds before a large sword lodged in the nearby tree. A man with wrappings covering his face stood on the hilt of the large blade, Killer intent leaking out of him like a river. Indeed the KI was strong but not strong enough to freeze me in my tracks.
Naruto and Sasuke were grounded in their spot, The blond was glancing around at Sasuke, seemingly nervous.
"Well, well, If it isn't Zabuza Momochi, rogue ninja from the village hidden in the mist" Kakashi stepped forward, Changing his stance from defensive to normal slouch, Was I the only one who noticed how the Silver-haired man was tense, ready to strike at any moment?
"He's not like those other ninja, He's in a whole other league. If he's our opponent..." Kakashi trailed off, He raised the right side of his Hitai-ate to reveal a blood red orb... The Sharingan, Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw what was revealed, Shock, Anger and Melancholy were playing across his face.
"Ahh, Kakashi of the Sharingan, The man who mastered a thousand Jutsu, The friend killer"
"It's too bad, but you'll have to hand over the old man" Zabuza continued, his raspy voice adding to the whole 'scary man' effect.
"Manji formation, protect the bridge builder and stay out of this fight" Kakashi bellowed, Even though this was a serious time the only thing that came to mind was... MADARA.
'Inner you're gonna be Madara from now on, Pros: Kickass Cons: none' I couldn't help the giant grin that spread across my face.
'ARgh fine, but we're eating Mochi when we get home' Deal, I watched as Inner's form melted and reformed, Madara damn Uchiha was in my mind.
'Remember you promised' The grin on my face spread farther if that was even possible.
"What is with the grin on pinkie's face?" Zabuza's hoarse voice snapped me out of the trance.
'Use your promised power, you asked for the power to put it to work' Madara reminded, His deep voice commanding me. I blinked and my right eye felt tingly, I focused on Zabuza and was surprised at what I could see. There was a Jade box inside my mind, showing me the man's stats.
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Zabuza Momochi:
Intelligence: 65
Strength: 35
Speed: 25
Durability: 35
Power: 35
Combat: 80
Tier: 02
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'Dara use the eye on me, I want to see my stats'
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Sakura Haruno:
Intelligence: 70
Strength: 20
Speed: 40
Durability: 30
Power: 30
Combat: 70
Tier: 02
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I could beat him with speed and maybe something underhanded, I'll get the promised power to help me with this one. I narrowed my eyes as Kakashi told us to use the teamwork he 'taught' us.
"Enough with the chit chat, It's time we defeat Zabuza and rip off his ugly arm warmers" I yelled, I really was sick of long dialogue during a fight.
Naruto, Sasuke and I surrounded the Bridge builder. Naruto had the great idea to use Shadow clones to surround the back of the bridge builder.
Zabuza shunshined to the lake, Using his hiding in the mist technique to start off the battle, Kakashi explained how Zabuza would come after him first and how Zabuza was a master of the arts of silent killing.
"Eight points" a voice called out, Zabuza's raspy voice sounded like it was everywhere and yet nowhere at once.
"Larynx, Spine, Lungs, Liver, Jugular, Subclavian artery, Kidney, Heart.. Now, which will be my kill point?" It was more of a statement than a question, If he was going to take time I would take my time as well.
"Preferably none, I think we both know who's gonna win and it sure ain't you bud" I chirped.
That set him off, The bandaged man scoffed and created clones, sending them my way in the mist. Their footsteps gave away their location.
"Lets see if you will survive brat, You bit off more than you can chew" The voice rasped.
"Water prison Jutsu '' Kakashi was trapped in the prison, Zabuza needed to have his hand on it to keep it from failing. Naruto and Sasuke were standing around the Bridge builder, using clones to fill in the gaps. I continued to cut down the clones when Sasuke threw a Fuma shuriken at Zabuza, The man dodged but a shadow shuriken followed and he had to duck. The distraction allowed Naruto to get a good attack on him, Zabuza skidded away from the bubble which disintegrated. Kakashi was free and decided to use Water style: Giant vortex Jutsu to knock Zabuza against a tree. However, before the winner could end it, two acupuncture needles came out of nowhere and struck Zabuza in the neck. His eyes went wide, and then his body shook all over. He crumbled to the ground. "You're right. This was his last battle..." A voice caused all heads to turn. I slowly breathed in as my focus settled on the newcomer. The signature mask, which belonged to Haku, looked down at them. Kakashi jumped down from the tree to land beside Zabuza. He checked for a pulse. He then looked towards the masked shinobi. In response, a bow was given. "Thank you very much. I was looking for a chance to kill Zabuza," he said. Naruto had just come out of the water and was now looking at the boy in the tree.
"That mask... If I remember correctly, you must be a hunter-nin from Mist village," Kakashi stated.
"You are very well informed," Haku replied.
"But... Zabuza was killed!" Naruto said. "He... he was so strong, but he was killed so easily by a kid that's not that different from me! We... We look like idiots!" He seriously looked ashamed of himself. "I... I can't allow this!".
I couldn't help but laugh at the blonde's words "Naruto, Never underestimate anyone around you. Everyone has the power to surprise you at any point of time, ne?"
"Well, I know how you feel... but this is also the truth. In our world, there are kids younger than you, but stronger than me," Kakashi informed Naruto, ruffling his hair. Haku disappeared from the tree and reappeared by Zabuza's body. He picked him up, lifting his gaze towards them, though they couldn't see it. "Your battle is over. Now, I must dispose of this corpse because it seems to be a body of many secrets. Now if you'll excuse me..." The young boy disappeared in a swirling wind. I couldn't help the small smile that made its way on my face.
"You can rest now Sensei, We wouldn't want you dying on us ne?" I spoke before Kakashi blacked out and fell on the ground.
"You fell the wrong way Kaka-Baka" I mumbled under my breath as I grabbed Kakashi and threw him over my shoulder to carry, I Sent a smile to Tazuna and asked him to lead us to his home.
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AGHHH I'm so sorry for not updating in a while, I have been getting a lot of schoolwork lately! Anyways don't forget to vote!
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