("Author's Note: Picture not mine. Credits to the owner.")
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Flashback
"Flashback speaking"
Author P.O.V.
As soon as Team 7 and Tazuna left the gate of Konoha, Naruto was immediately excited, "All right! We're off!"
Y/N couldn't stop smiling because she knew that this was the first time Naruto would be able to go outside of Konohagakure because Naruto's identity was special.
But even though Y/N didn't admit it, she was also excited because it was still a different feeling to be able to travel to other villages by herself.
"What are you getting excited about Naruto?" asked of Sakura.
"Because I've never leave the village before!" answer of Naruto while looking left and right at the scenery in front of him.
And then Tazuna ask Kakashi, "Hey! Are you sure that my life will be safe by this squirt?"
"Don't worry I'm a Jonin and I will watch over him." said of Kakashi and smile.
On the other hand, Naruto's face almost exploded when Tazuna called him 'squirt' again.
Naruto glared at Tazuna then said, "Hey, old man! Never insult a ninja, especially me! Someday, I'm gonna be a Hokage! Believe it!" said of Naruto.
Become Hokage?
In Y/N's mind, Naruto has already become a Hokage but of course she doesn't want to spoil them.
"I believe you can do it Naruto!" Y/N encouraged him and smiled broadly at Naruto.
Naruto fell silent and stared into the beautiful lilac eyes of Y/N, this was the first person who believed that he could become hokage besides Iruka-sensei.
If he doesn't like Sakura, maybe he will like her because Y/N is so perfect to the point that he has nothing to criticize about her.
[+5 Favorability from Uzumaki Naruto
Current Favorability: 34(You are his beautiful and kind teammate)]
Y/N doesn't care about the system notification because her mind is now more focused on the Demon Brothers.
The one they will fight later is Zabuza's accomplice to kill Tazuna.
She needs to be alert all the time because she is now not sure who the Demon Brothers will assassinate first.
But what Y/N didn't know, she should be more alert to the boy next to her now, it's Sasuke.
Sasuke clenched his fist as he glared at Naruto as if it was Naruto's fault why Y/N noticed him more.
"Come on? Let's leave now so we can get to the Land of Waves sooner." Kakashi changed the conversation when he noticed the tension between Sasuke and Naruto.
He had to watch over this Uchiha heir, he was worried about his student Y/N.
(Time Skip)
Team 7 continued to walk with Tazuna and from time to time Sakura asked questions to ease her nervous that Kakashi answered immediately.
Kakashi suddenly looked down as he stepped on water.
Water?
It's not rainy season, why is there mud in this weather?
Kakashi took his eyes off the mud and pretended as if he didn't see anything and looked at his companions to see if anyone noticed the mud.
And he wasn't wrong, he saw that Y/N also looked at the mud but like him, she also pretended not to see it.
'Y/N has a talent for being an actress, and she's also a good Ninja on top of that. Impressive, indeed.' Kakashi complimented Y/N in his mind.
Suddenly, a two heads popped out of the mud and it was the demon brothers.
The demon brothers quickly attacked Kakashi and using metal gauntlets they bind Kakashi.
"W-What?!" Tazuna stammered.
"H-Huh? W-What is that?!" Sakura said nervously.
"The first one!" said one of the demon brothers as they used the sharp poisoned claws on their gauntlets to shred Kakashi.
(Author's Note: This is a sample picture of gauntlets, again picture not mine credits to the owner)
Sakura immediately screamed when she saw how quickly Kakashi died at the hands of the Demon brothers.
"Kakashi-sensei!" shouted of Naruto.
But with all this going on, Sasuke and Y/N were just quiet and calm because they knew that Kakashi had used a Substitute Technique to survive from the Demon brothers' attack.
Everything happened quickly, the Demon Brothers suddenly disappeared and in an instant they were behind Naruto.
"The second one..." the Demon Brothers said at the same time to Naruto.
Naruto immediately looked at the person who spoke behind him but it was too late because the Demon Brothers had already attacked him.
Fortunately, Sasuke quickly jumped to throw two shuriken to stop the Demon Brothers from attacking.
Then Sasuke simultaneously kicked the faces of the two Demon Brothers while smirking as if he was just playing with the opponents.
'W-Wow.....' Naruto said in his mind as he watched how Sasuke calmly fought the Demon Brothers.
But the demon brothers immediately defended themselves by removing the gauntlets attached to their hands.
The Demon Brothers separated.
One of them attacked towards the direction of Naruto while the other one attacked towards Tazuna's direction.
Sakura looked nervously.
What will she do now?
Will she really needs to do it?
Will she really sacrifice her life?
Yes, Sakura was skilled in genjutsu but because fear led her and the Demon Brothers were so fast, she couldn't immediately think of what she should have done now.
'I have to protect Tazuna because he is the most important to this mission.' Y/N said in her mind so she immediately ran in front of Tazuna and blocked her body to save Tazuna.
[Why should you use your body to block the attack Host?
Sakura is sure to save Tazuna so you don't have to sacrifice your life anymore.]
But Y/N just smirked.
When her life is endanger, only then will Sasuke know her worth and it will add to more favorability.
"Get back, Sir Tazuna!" screamed of Y/N made Sasuke look at her.
Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw that Y/N's life was in danger and without a word he immediately ran towards her to counter the attack of one of the Demon Brothers.
Sasuke doesn't want someone important to him to be taken again, he won't allow it, never!
Even though it was uncertain what would happen to him when he caught the attack of one of the demon brothers, Sasuke still block his body for Y/N.
On the other hand, at the top of the tree, Kakashi saw that Y/N's life is endanger so he changed the plan.
Instead of coming out later to defeat the Demon Brothers easily, he came out now to save Y/N's life.
Even faster than the wind, Kakashi immediately came to grab the Demon Brothers by the neck.
"Ahhh!!!!" shouted one of the Demon Brothers due to Kakashi's tight grip on his neck.
"Who allow you to hurt her?" Kakashi whispered as he throw the bodies of the two Demon Brothers.
Sakura's expression immediately changed to joy, "Kakashi-sensei! You're alive!"
"Show off." Sasuke only said as he looked at Y/N behind him to see if she was okay.
"What?!" Naruto said in surprise as he saw Kakashi alive.
Immediately after that he looked at where the fake Kakashi had died earlier and both he and Sakura realized that it was just a Substitute Technique.
"Sorry, I'm late." said Kakashi. "Did you get hurt earlier Y/N?" Kakashi asked Y/N.
Y/N shake her head as a response that she is not hurt.
"By the way Good job Sasuke and you too Y/N." Kakashi praised the two.
While on the other hand, Naruto sadly looked at the ground as he remembered that he had done nothing earlier but to become a burden to their team.
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