It had been three days since Kakashi had started this new pattern and it just happened to be Naruto's turn to guard Tsunami and Inari.
Naruto was keeping watch outside the house, standing on the water near the end of the docks, getting in a little training while he kept watch but being careful not to overdo it. So when two samurai wannabe thugs walked up to the house Naruto was more than ready for them.
Before they even got to the door Naruto was on them, slashing the throat of one of the samurai ending his life within seconds. The second samurai was able to draw his sword only to have Naruto sever the hand at the wrist with a [Chakra Nagashi] on his kunai.
Naruto covered the man's mouth so his scream wouldn't be heard inside. He then dragged him a hundred meters from the house and tied him to a tree. He also tied off the stump where his hand used to be so he wouldn't bleed out.
"Who sent you?"
"Gato, oh kami . . . you bastard, you cut off my hand," moaned the man clearly in pain.
"Why? Why now?"
"Zabuza is attacking the bridge now. Gato wants leverage in case Zabuza fails," explained the wannabe. "It doesn't really matter though, everyone on that bridge is going to die today. Gato has an army behind him, what can six shinobi do against that?"
"I see," said Naruto, he then slashed the thugs throat ending him. He couldn't afford to take him alive at this point.
Objective Completed: Awarded 5000 Exp
Objective Completed: Awarded 5000 Exp
Bonus Objective Completed: Awarded 10000 Exp
Quest Alert: C-Rank Mission . . . as if.
Protect Tazuna through the process of completing his bridge.
Objectives:
Escort Tazuna safely to Nami no Kuni.
Escort Tazuna safely through Nami no Kuni to his home.
Train hard and prepare for the return of Zabuza.
Prevent the kidnapping of Tsunami and Inari.
Eliminate the immediate threat to Tazuna's Family.
Arrive at the bridge and assist your team.
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Bonus Objectives:
Ambush the ambushers, defeat Gozu and Meizu before they can spring their trap.
Discover the Nami Cave and clear it of monsters.
Interrogate Gato's thugs for details on the bridge attack.
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Completion Award: 5000 Exp per Objective
10000 Exp per Bonus Objective.
50000 Exp upon completion of all Objectives.
100000 Ryo upon completion of all Objectives.
Increase reputation with Konoha
Increase reputation with Nami
Naruto nodded once to himself, spawning a few clones to leave behind and keep watch on Tazuna's home and family just in case. He then turned toward the bridge and ran with as much speed as he could muster.
Naruto arrived at the edge of the bridge to see several of the workers unconscious, not dead thankfully but still worrisome, it was the thick fog toward the other end was doubly worrisome.
Naruto approached the other end of the bridge cautiously, even as he neared the other end he could hear the sharp clanging of metal as Zabuza and Kakashi clashed inside the mist.
However, as Naruto got closer he saw an enclosure of mirrors made of ice floating above the bridge with Sasuke trapped in the middle. He looked relatively unharmed despite seeing a few needles sticking out of him.
Then he watched as Haku emerged from one of the mirrors to taunt Sasuke, something that appeared far too easy to do as the boy responded with a fireball that was largely ineffective.
Naruto was still unnoticed so he was able to observe the fight for a while. Sasuke was barely taking any damage from the senbon so he'd last a while in here. Haku however had taken no damage but appeared to be bleeding out chakra trying to maintain his ice mirror technique.
It was a waiting game at that point. Naruto had to wait for Haku to taunt Sasuke again. Foolishly the boy did and was rewarded with a [Doton: Teppodama no Jutsu] to the side of his head, knocking him silly. Naruto followed up with a barrage of mud balls, whittling away at Haku's health points.
Haku eventually regained his baring but it was too late, he had to abandon his mirror to avoid the fireball Sasuke had fired right at him.
On the ground, gasping for breath, Haku was unprepared for the combined assault from Naruto and Sasuke, driving the boy away from the mirrors, allowing them to shatter and fall apart.
Suddenly Haku froze then screamed loudly before passing out without being touched.
"What did you do?" asked Sasuke and Naruto looking to each other.
"Magen: Narakumi no jutsu," answered Sakura, running up to them followed closely by Tazuna.
"What did you show him?" asked Sasuke, there was something odd in his voice as he looked Sakura up and down. Was it pride for his teammate?
"I don't know," she answered honestly. "I kind of let him reveal his own worst fears and they did the rest."
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