Aki's Point of View
We finally arrived to the Konohan Gates, well, I was carrying Sakura-nee, who was sleeping on my back peacefully. To my surprise, Kakashi-sensei was early. Sasuke-san was just arriving with Naruto-san alongside him. I smiled and placed Sakura-nee down. Shaking her awake for five minutes endlessly. She finally woke up and immediately grabbed my left hand, which was good since I favored my right more in a fight.
We walked up to them with smiles and we started heading for the Land of Waves. But while we we're on the gates, I sensed two Chunnin level ninjas following us before heading off further ahead of us. I tightened my grip on Sakura-nee's hand, warning her silently, but she sadly didn't seem to get the idea.
I sighed as I saw a puddle suddenly appear a few meters away from us. I narrowed my eyes and turned to Kakashi-sensei, who thankfully got the idea. Sakura-nee turned to me with a smile. She was about to say something when chains suddenly wrapped around Kakashi-sensei's substitution.
I pulled my hand back from my nee-san's and deflected an attack towards me and and her. I turned to her, my face blank and emotionless, "Protect Tazuna. Me and the others will handle this. Don't worry." I said quickly. She nodded nervously and took out a kunai and jumped in front of Tazuna-san. I rushed to deflect another hurling chain. I charged at one of them and attacked.
Third Person Point of View
Aki shot his kunai at his . Aki immediately realized who they were. The Demon Brothers, Meizu and Gōzu, from the Hidden Mist - Chuunin level. He prepared a wind-style technique, but stopped halfway when Kakashi suddenly came out from nowhere and had the two enemy ninjas in a tight headlock.
"Kakshi-sensei. Why did you have to scare us? I knew they were following us since the gates, but did you really must pretend to be killed with the substitution?" Aki asked calmly with a dangerous arua, making the Hatake back away in defense. Everyone looked at Kakashi expectedly, except Sakura who was trying to reclaim Aki's attention.
"I was checking to see who they were after. If it was one of us.. ninja to ninja, or.. Tazuna.." He turned to their client. "Who has some explaining to do."
"How did you.. Know we were there?" Asked one of the Demon Brothers, . He was looking back and forth between Kakashi and Aki.
"Quite simple. A puddle with chakra trailing towards it. And in an area that hadn't been rained upon for days. You'd think that would be obvious." Aki answered seriously, making the others turn to him, shocked, besides Kakashi, who knew alongside him. "And I also felt your chakra signatures since the gates, I'm not clueless nor careless." Aki turned to Tazuna with a perfectly emotionless facade.
"And your mission request is an obvious B or A rank. You asked for protection from thugs, bandits and thieves. Standard and basic, not shinobis. You gave me the hint since the beginning, Tazuna-san. You shouldn't lie to those who are guarding you. Especially when it's against ninjas." Aki said calmly. A cold smile made it's way to his face. Kakashi knew what it meant. Similar to his deceased sensei's. A calm before the storm.
Tazuna felt like hiding from the red-head. He was scary when angry! He slightly hid behind Kakashi, who was cowering behind Sasuke, who hid slightly behind Naruto, who cowered effortlessly behind Sakura. The latter of the group was tinged with fear from head to toe. She turned to glare at Tazuna.
Tazuna began explaining the real mission.
TIMESKIP
Aki was sitting beside Naruto, who was facing Sasuke. Kakashi was sitting beside the ravenette. Tazuna was beside Aki, scared to even look at the red-head. Sakura was sitting beside Kakashi, facing Tazuna. She wanted so bad to sit beside her otouto! She was glaring at Naruto the whole ride, who slept on Aki's shoulder peacefully. The latter not minding the slightest.
Tazuna began finishing up the reasoning behind his lie. He also succeeding in guilt tripping the squad, except Naruto, who was sound asleep. It didn't matter either way, because he already made his oath. Aki shifted to the point that Naruto was sleeping on his lap instead. Naruto smiled in his sleep, indicating his comfortableness(? Is that a word? -AN) He also began snoring.
Soon, Aki woke Naruto up and they got off the boat, that they were previously on. Naruto and Sakura had an argument on who Aki likes better until Aki looked at them unamused, they quickly saved their argument for later. Soon, Naruto was up at front, trying to find danger, to get even with Sasuke.
Aki merely chuckled lightly at his antics before Sakura seized his hand once again. He pulled his hand away and placed an arm around her instead. She was beaming at this point, meanwhile Aki was quite uncomfortable. He didn't like how the place was. It was quiet... To quiet.
Naruto suddenly threw a kunai in a random bush. Aki sensed a trail of chakra from there. He removed his arm from Sakura, much to her disappointment and started protesting, until she saw his serious expression, she quickly quieted down. He followed the trail and it led to where a winter rabbit was at.
Aki's eyes narrowed. White fur.. Summer.. Replacement! His eyes widened in realization. He heard a sharp cut in the still air. "Get down!" He yelled as he pushed Sakura and Naruto down. Kakashi did as well to Tazuna and Sasuke. A large sliced threw the air, close enough to cut someone's head if they were standing up.
The sword ended up hitting a tree stump. A tall figure stood on the blade. was shirtless, wearing only arm warmers and pants, bandages covering his lower face from the nose.
"Well, well, Zabuza Momochi." Kakashi started cockily, masking his seriousness.
"Kakashi Hatake, of the Sharingan. Just hand over the old man, and no one gets hurt... or killed." Zabuza threatened.
"Gomen, but I'm afraid not, Zabuza-san." Aki stated coldly as he glared at him, a frown on his face. Zabuza raised a non-existent brow at the red-head, grinning sadistic-ly under his bandages. Suddenly, emitted from Aki in an instant. His expression dead seious as the two Ex ANBU now jounin, the Hidden Hunter nin and his teammates, as well as client, stared at him in shock, awe, and even fear.
"Nice try kid, but chakra emitt---" Zabuza was cut off by Aki summoning and launching them at him. Zabuza narrowly dodged, eyes wide with shock and slight horror. "No way.." He muttered, "Those aren't possible for Genins, kid. How---"
"I spent most of my time studying and perfecting jutsus at a young age, unlike you, who perfects kendo and water-wind ninjutsu abilities." Aki responded monotonously.
"Oh yeah, then let's fight kid."
Kakashi can only stare as the two engaged in battle. He was frozen in shock, alongside the other three, meanwhile, the Hunter nin was surprised that the red-head was holding his ground against Zabuza, an S-ranked criminal rouge ninja. Meanwhile, Kakashi finally snapped out of it, got ready to come in for backup, and ordered the rest of the team to head to Zabuza and form manji formation.
Soon, Aki had the upper hand. His chain was wrapped around Zabuza tightly, not letting the latter move. The Hunter nin quickly shot two senbon needles at Zabuza's neck before Aki could caught any further damage to Zabuza's already beaten, bruised, cut and two dislocated arms and few fractured ribs.
"I am a hunter nin from Kirigakure. I've been tracking this particular rouge for a while now. I'll be taking him back, many secrets must be disposed off from this body. (?)" Said the nin.
Aki's eyes narrowed as he eyed the nin cautiously, making the nin sweat slightly under his mask. Aki remained like this until Kakashi reassured him that the nin was a friend. Aki didn't move or change his expression until the nin left.
"That was so cool Aki-otoutuo!" Sakura praised as Aki rewrapped his chains and placed them away. She quickly clung onto him, a huge, proud smile on her face. Aki tried to unnoticeably pry her off him, given he had a few bruises and cuts himself. Kakashi was the only one to notice and pick Aki up and place him on his back, the latter falling asleep.
Sakura didn't get the idea, meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke did. Sakura kept trying to pull Aki back to the ground, meanwhile, Kakashi kept moving away from her and Sasuke and Naruto held her back and blocked her path to their Sensei. To say the least, Sakura was fuming and protesting for the rest of the way.
TIME SKIP TO THE TREE CLIMBING
AN
Gomen, but I got lazy, and sorry for not going into full detail during the fight.. he-he.. I'm horrid at writing those parts..
Aki woke up silently, his body slightly aching. He felt warm. Too warm.
He looked down and saw that there were multiple blankets on him, and he immediately pried them off in a hurry. He noticed that he wasn't really wearing a shirt, instead, he had bandages wrapped around his torso and right arm. He sighed and got up, thankfully wearing bottoms, and scanned the area around him.
He was in a small room in a single bed. 'We must've reached Tazuna-san's home while I was out.. I feel useless.. And.. That problem just had to be acknowledged late.. ' Aki thought miserably as he stared at the ceiling. 'Why didn't you let me finish the fight when I had the chance, Kakashi-sensei? Do you really not realize, the mistakes of that action? Zabuza is still alive! And that Hunter Nin is his accomplice, Yuki Haku.' He groaned to himself and looked at the door.
He silently peeked outside and saw no one there. He closed the door quietly and walked around, memorizing any possible routes and entrance-exits in the small family building. He reached the kitchen-dining room and was met by his whole team, and his client's family. One problem was, he wasn't wearing a top.
Sakura had a huge nosebleed while the rest either blushed or looked away. It took a second for Aki to notice what the problem was. He immediately rushed up to the room he was previously in and got out a random shirt.
When he walked back inside, he would't meet anyone's eyes, let alone look at them. He kept his eyes trained on the floorboards. The only time when he looked up was was when he..