(Author Note: Hi guys, I'm alive, sorry for the heck ass long wait. This took me a shit ton of hours, so enjoy. )

Team 7 stuck close together, keeping a watchful eye on Zabuza and the masked man.
(Y/N) bared her fangs in a snarl, keeping a hand on her kunai pouch.

"Well, well looks like I was right. It was all a farce." Kakashi said.

"A farce?" Zabuza replied, acting innocent.

"That masked boy." Kakashi replied.

"Huh?!" Sakura exclaimed, seeming to have just then recognized the masked boy.

"I knew it." Sasuke and (Y/N) said in sync, quickly glancing at each other and scowling.
(Y/N) scoffed, concentrating on keeping an eye on their enemies. I hope that sync thing does not become usual.

"Then all that talk of being a tracker from Kirigakure was a bunch of bullshit." Tazuna confirmed.
(Y/N) nodded, huffing. "Of course it was."

"They both look pretty close to me. I guess they've been pulling scams like that for a lonc time." Kakashi speculated.

"Who does he think he is facing us again after pulling that?" Sakura growled, scowling.

(Y/N) snorted. "An idiot, of course."

"Who does he think he is fooling?" Kakshi questioned, receiving no reaction from the man. He was quiet, head only slightly pointed downward.
(Y/N) stared at him intently, ready to attack when necessary. She was kind of wishing she had managed to wake up Naruto. That masked boy smelled like flowers and snow, enveloped in sadness. I wonder who is under the mask.

"Uh, speak for yourself Sensei." Sakura replied.
(Y/N) scoffed. Yeah right, you were completely fooled.

Sasuke was staring harshly at the masked boy, and spoke, "I'll take care of that one. Who does he think he is, wearing that mask like a clown?" He glanced at (Y/N) momentarily with determination. I'll show her just how much distance there is between us.

Sakura smiled flirtatiously, looking at Sasuke with heart eyes. "Sasuke you are so cool!"

Kakashi deadpanned. I just said that. Sakura never changes.
(Y/N) rolled her eyes at them, pursing her lips momentarily. "We get it Sakura, but can you focus, please?"

Sakura flushed, hands going to her pouch. "Sorry.."

(Y/N) was keeping her senses on alert, paying attention to Zabuza and the masked boy as they spoke.
"Impressive. Even though you barely used some chakra from the original Clone Jutsu, to destroy them all like that..."
"Doesn't matter.  It's our turn now, do it."

The masked boy suddenly started turning, like a dancer on his feet and was enveloped by a tornado that neared Team 7.

(Y/N) planted her feet, refusing to blown away by such a wind.
"What?" Sasuke exclaimed, planting himself on his position and readying a kunai.
The boy stopped whirling and tried to strike Sasuke with a kunai, but was countered by him. The arms of both boys shook as they struggled against each other's kunai, trying to push the other away.
(Y/N) stood firm, ready to interfere.

He can match Haku then. Zabuza thought, a little bit surprised.

"Sakura, protect Tazuna and stay close to me. (Y/N), stay alert to everything and ready to interfere." Kakashi ordered the girls.

"Yes, Sensei!" Both girls replied, as the masked boy and Sasuke started striking at each other, countering each other's hits.

(Y/N) kept an ear perked up and her nose sniffing, sure to catch any disturbance or difference in the fight. She stayed close to her Sensei, as the masked boy and Sasuke fought and Zabuza watched. She was mentally making a list and inspecting all the jutsus she could perform, wondering what was the best for this circunstance. Her fire jutsus weren't going to be much help if they were surrounded by water from each side and the floor was wet, except the Fire Blossom. Fire Blossom was one of the many clan jutsus she still had not mastered; it consisted of-according to the scrolls-making a fire blossom bloom in the body of the target and burn them alive from the inside, until only a fire blossom was left.

"I don't want to kill you. If you get out of iur way, I won't have to kill you." The masked boy spoke, reaching (Y/N)'s ears. She had expected his voice to be more mature somehow, but he sounded very soft, almost like a girl.

"Don't be stupid." Sasuke repolied, smirking.

"So arrogant. You won't be able to match my speed. Besides, I have two advantages over you."

(Y/N) perked up, the only sign she was listening to something being the slight twitch of her ears. Advantages?

"Oh yeah? What are they?"

"First, we are surrounded by water. Second, I have one of your hands occupied and you only have one left to defend yourself."

(Y/N)'s eyes widened. A jutsu with just one hand? That's unusual!

Sasuke's eyes widened and he gritted his teeth, as the masked boy's left hand started weaving signs on its own. What?! With one hand?!

Kakashi started sweating, realizing he may have just sent Sasuke into a losing fight. Signs with just one hand?! I've never seen that before!

"Secret Jutsu: A Thousand Needles of Death." The masked boy said, his fingers halting.

Zabuza frowned at the boy. Is it that he doesn't want to kill the boy? Is that why?

Sakura pursed her lips, worried. "Sasuke-kun.."

(Y/N) and Kakashi stared in astonishment as the mist suddenly condensed into water needles. (Y/N) was running a simulation of a possible outcome in her mind, lips pursed. She'd block the needles if needed with a burst of air, but Sasuke wouldn't like that.

Sasuke closed his eyes, trying to keep his mind steady and concentrate. Remember the training. Focus my chakra... in my feet!

The needles gathered and flew down, towards Sasuke. Both boys jumped back, to the relief of the others, and Sasuke was nowhere to be seen.
(Y/N) couldn't help but sigh, slightly relieved and lowered the hand that had been ready to weave signs. He dodged. Good.

The masked boy looked around. He vanished!
He looked up and saw Sasuke, just in time to dodge three shruiken as they came his way.
Sasuke appeared quickly behind him.
"You're not as good as you think you are. From now on, you'll just be able to defend yourself." Sasuke smirked.

(Y/N) rolled her eyes, crossing her arms. Why do I even worry? Even in this circumstance, he's still a Duckbutt.

The boy blocked his hit, then noticed Sasuke's hand behind him ready to throw a kunai and ducked in time, but Sasuke kicked his face harshly and he fell back, hitting the floor near Zabuza's feet.

(Y/N) rose her eyebrows, smelling the annoyance of Zabuza and the boy's resignation. I thought he was going to be tougher... Looks like there was nothing to worry about? She was a little bit confused, but had the sneaking feeling that it was not over yet.

Zabuza stared in astonishmet at Sasuke. Impossible. No one'd faster than Haku.

"Either way, it looks like I'm faster than you." Sasuke boasted, smirking.

Kakashi stared at Zabuza solemnly. "You committed a mistake calling them children, that just guarantees Sasuke's attitude. Sasuke is one of our best fighters, besides (Y/N), and Sakura is one of our sharpest minds." Kakashi said proudly.
Sakura stuck her tongue out cutely. Hah! Cha!
(Y/N) glanced at Sakura, a bit confused. Is she really?
"And last but not least, our number one hyperactive, knucklehead ninja, Naruto Uzumaki."

(Y/N) grinned, fangs protruding from her lips. Who will probably arrive soon.

Zabuza smirked under his bandages, slumping. "Haku, if we continue like this we'll turn into the targets. Finish this."

Haku rose and (Y/N) suddenly saw and sensed the chakra he was gathering. "Yes."

What is he planning? (Y/N) gritted her teeth. She had a bad feeling about this; that was a little bit too much chakra for a simple jutsu.

What now? Sasuke wondered, scowling.

The boy, now (Y/N) knew as Haku, sagged, chakra seeping out of him in blue tendrils. "It's a shame." Haku said, hands entwining into a sign.
Sasuke furrowed his brows. The air got colder.

(Y/N)'s eyes widened as she recognized the hand sign and she flashed forward to help her teammate, ready to block whatever was coming their way.
"Wait (Y/N)!" Kakashi called out to her, too late.

She appeared beside Sasuke in a flash, just as ice started forming around them, trapping them in a circle of ice mirrors.
"What the?! I don't need your help!" Sasuke exclaimed.
"Just shut up and take it!" (Y/N) replied in annoyance. She was coming to help him and he still argued?! What an arrogant idiot!

"Secret Jutsu: Crystal Ice Mirrors." Haku said. Zabuza smirked under his mask and Kakashi frowned. What's that jutsu?

Haku stepped forward from the outside of the circle and into one of the mirrors, merging with it. His reflection started appearing in all the mirrors that circled Sasuke and (Y/N).
Sasuke looked around, alert. Ice mirrors?! Just what is he going to do?!
Instinctively, Sasuke and (Y/N) stood back to back, ready to fight together.

Kakashi realized what was going to happen and tried to run to help them, but Zabuza got in his way.
"Your opponent is me. Your children have no chance against that jutsu, they're done for."

(Y/N) heard this and took out her chain, ready to swing at the mirrors and attempt to break them. If Zabuza says that, this mirrors won't be easy to break. But we are fire jutsu users, and that is an advantage. If I could just get Haku's body out then maybe Fire Blossom would do the trick...

"Let's begin. I'll show you true speed." Haku's reflection spoke to them, taking out needles from his clothes. Before Sasuke could react, needles were thrown at them and (Y/N) heard them whistle in the air as they were thrown, enabling her to dodge them. But she couldn't dodge for Sasuke too.

This might not be easy.

"Sasuke! (Y/N)!" Kakashi called out.

Sasuke was being hit by a barrage of needles and the only thing he could do was cover his face and grunt in pain while dodged and tried to block some from hitting him.

"Sasuke-kun!"

(Y/N) gritted her teeth as she jumped and crouched and stretched around, dodging the needles. Some needles embedded themselves in her legs and back, unable to dodge them all. What can I do?! I can just barely manage to dodge some, but not many at the same time! They're coming from all directions! Where am I supposed to move?!

"You move and I'll kill them."

"Tazuna-san, forgive me. Get away from here."
"Right. Go."

(Y/N) could hear everything going on, but was too busy dodging to do anything about it. Doesn't this guy have a stop button or something?!

Sakura jumped and threw a kunai, hoping it would hit. But Haku's arm came out of the mirror. His torso slipped out of it, looking at a Sasuke who was just ready to fall. He caught it!

(Y/N) growled. That's my chance! She quickly swung her chain at the mirror, just as a shuriken flew and hit Haku straight in the face, as her chain whistled in the air and knocked his body out of the mirror. She sniffed, catching the scent of her friend and grinned. Took him long enough! She helped up a protesting Sasuke, as Haku fell out of the mirror.

Everyone stopped and looked around, as there was a sudden burst of smoke.

Sasuke gritted his teeth, barely standing up. Noisy idiot.

Haku stood up again, impassive and unaffected. "The number one hyperactive, knucklehead ninja." He muttered, slightly annoyed.

(Y/N) grinned, as the smoke cleared and Naruto was revealed to be standing there, grinning.

"Naruto has arrived, believe it!"

(Y/N) whooped from the other side of the mirrors. "Finally!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, gritting his teeth due to the bleeding. "Just get married already..." Be muttered. He received a whack on the head in return from a red (Y/N). "Shut up!"

"Now that I'm here, everything's fine!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Naruto!" Sakura exclaimed, probably happy for the first time to see him.

"You know how in stories heroes always show up at the last minute to kick butt? Well, that's what I'm gonna do, believe it!" Naruto exclaimed with a grin.

Zabuza furrowed his brows. That kid again.

Sasuke deadpanned, rubbing his slightly swelling head. Idiot.

Kakashi sweatdropped. That idiot. There's no point if you don't stay hidden!

Haku raised his head, peering at Naruto through the mask. That kid...

"Shadow Clo-" Naruto was cut off when Zabuza threw several shruiken at him and he froze in surprise, unable to dodge them. Had (Y/N) been out of the mirror dome she'd have pushed him away, but didn't need to.
The shruiken were stopped before they reached Naruto, hit by Haku's needles.

"Their weapons cancelled each other out. How lucky!" Tazuna exclaimed.

Sakura shook her head, clenching her fists. "Just what the heck are you doing Naruto?!"

(Y/N) narrowed her eyes, peering at Haku through the gaps in the mirror. That was no accident. Just what is he doing? I mean, I'm glad he helped him but... Her wounds were closing quickly, but Sasuke's weren't, and the fight was far from over.

"This is a battle not a talent show. Don't go showing the opponent your jutsus!" Kakashi scolded angrily. Naruto shrunk back. "Eh?!"

"The ninja's art is deception. Always keep youf opponent guessing, even when executing a simple jutsu, you must distract them. Catch them off their guard and counterattack. Entering a battle like that only turns you into a human target." Kakashi explained, scolding Naruto, who gasped and jumped back, pulling his hair.
"Sorry! I just wanted to rescue everyone!" He exclaimed in frustration.

(Y/N) frowned, crossing her arms. Aren't they being too harsh? He just wanted to help us. She was currently trying to help Sasuke stay up, but he kept pushing her away and ended up kneeling. She made a mental note to start carrying bandages with her.

Kakashi furrowed his brows, his gaze falling onto Haku. Even so... what does he pretend?

"Haku! What do you think you are doing?" Zabuza exclaimed angrily at his accomplice.

"Zabuza... let me fight that kid my own way, please." Haku answered, practically pleading.
"Huh?" Naruto said, furrowing his brows. Where's (Y/N)?

Zabuza furrowed his brows, certainly not pleased. "Are you saying not to lay a hand on him, Haku? As always, you're too soft."
"I'm sorry..." Haku apologized, clenching his fists.

(Y/N) heard everything from inside the dome, holding her chin. This guy's weird. He attacks us, then protects Naruto for some reason. Although, looking back, the needles were all targeting non-lethal spots.
Sasuke looked at his wounds. That's right. Just looking at the wounds, you know he did not aim to kill. Why? Is he trying to humiliate me? He geitted his teeth glancing at (Y/N), who had arms ready to catch him if needed. What about her? She dodged almost every needle and there's barely a scratch on her! Dammit!

"I'm warning you! One way or another I'll rip off that mask and tear you apart!" Naruto exclaimed determinedly, pointing at Haku. Because I've got someone I want to protect too...

Kakashi furrowed his brows, worried. Impossible. He's no match for him. I have to...

Zabuza stepped in front of him, once again blocking his path. "Don't even think about it. You know the rules; if you go after them, I'll go after the bridge builder. You get it, right?"

Kakashi scowled under his mask. Dammit he has me where he wants me. I can't protect Tazuna and help them at the same time. Sakura won't be able to defend Tazuna and herself against him...

(Y/N) bit her lips, wanting to exit the dome, but she knew she probably would be unable to and would just end inside a dome again anyways. Either way, they were going to fight together from the inside to destroy the mirrors and defeat Haku. If Naruto comes in here, maybe the three of us can manage. I can help defend them and they can try attacking. Maybe Fire Blossom can work if I catch Haku off his guard, although it seems a little bit too harsh an attack for him. Or a Fire Cage?? Or maybe I can try that other shadow jutsu.... although right now really isn't the time to try out new things.

"Relax, sit back and enjoy the show. Let's watch the young ones fight and after that, I'm taking that Ryudo with me." Zabuza taunted him, keeping an eye on the Copy-Cat Ninja.
Kakashi was frustrated but he knew his hands were tied.

"That mask.... So you were Zabuza's ally all this time after all. You think you can get away with that?" Naruto asked angrily, clenching his fists.

"I'm sorry. But as your sensei said deception and distraction is the art of the ninja. Don't take it personal." Haku replied calmly. He was too nice in (Y/N)'s opinion, for someone who worked with Zabuza.

Sasuke glared at Haku through a gap, taking out a kunai. (Y/N) was spinning her chain, hoping to gain momentum and break a mirror.

And while you're chatting I'll catch you off guard! Sasuke threw the kunai, aiming at the mask.

But Haku moved back an inch and the kunai zoomed past, to Sasuke's surprise. Naruto turned to the mirrors, glimpsing Sasuke and (Y/N) through a gap, finally noticing where they were.

"I haven't forgotten about you for a second."

So that's where they were. Naruto realized, staring at his teammates. (Y/N) seems to be alright at least.

"If possible I wanted you to go down peacefully and give up, but I see that's not going to happen. Let's finish this already." Haku said, stepping towards the mirror.
(Y/N) bared her fangs, spinning her chain. Dangit he's coming back.

"Naruto, I'll fight you later." Haku said, as he stepped back into the mirror, melting into it.

Haku appeared on a single mirror in front of them, and Sasuke scowled. Damn he's back. He looked around, determining that the real Haku was the one in front of him, as there were no others.
(Y/N) was sniffing like a hound, tracking Haku. It'd be nice if Naruto came in here, but I din't want him to become a pincushion.

"Behind you."

Sasuke gasped turning around to see Haku, then glancing back at the other mirror. He moved so fast!
Haku's reflections spread to every mirror and the next second came the barrage of needles at them.
(Y/N) snarled, swinging her chain to the mirrors, hitting them harshly without avail. There was not even a scratch on them. She growled. Dammit! As I thought... no normal force will break them.

Sasuke, unable to dodge, was hit and fell to the ground, bleeding.

"Sasuke!" Naruto and Sakura called out, hearing his yells of pain. (Y/N) rushed to him, dodging some needles and repelling some.

Naruto stared in shock and slight fear. What was that? Sasuke's body is badly beat up! How did he do that?!

Sasuke sat up, clutching his shoulder. What kind of jutsu is he using? Is it possible that he has hidden clones inside the mirrors that are throwing needles all at the same time? If he is, (Y/N) could sniff out the real one probably.

The next barrage of needles rained down on them and (Y/N) started swinging her chain around them, deflecting most of the needles. Sasuke gritted his teeth, not happy to be protected but a little bit glad, because his wounds were stinging a little bit too much.

No, he's too fast, I can't even see them coming. And if it were a simple Clone Jutsu he wouldn't need the mirrors. The mirrors are the key. What can we do?! Sasuke glanced at (Y/N), as she swung her chain around with great speed, trying to deflect as many needles as possible, but still being unable to get all of them.
She snarled as needles embedded themselves in her legs and back, hitting Sasuke too. Even with the chain, I can't get them all. If I did Shadow Clone jutsu, it wouldn't make any difference, they'd all just poof away and I can't make them endlessly. I can't even pause to take out the needles or we'll be severely wounded. The Dragon's power can heal me, but it's slowing down.

Lizard is protecting us both, but we can't just defend forever. We have to come up with something. Sasuke thought in frustration, biting his lip.

Kakashi could only stare at his students, unable to act. Sasuke, Naruto, (Y/N), think. You must attack from both outside and inside.
Sakura clenched her fists. Find out how it works.

Naruto clenched his fists, looking at them. I've got it!

Yes, it's all about positions. If we attack from the inside and Naruto from the outside, we can do it... Sasuke concluded, glancing at (Y/N). Deep, very very very very very veeery deep inside him he was grateful to her for helping him, but he wouldn't ever admit that. The rain of needles had paused but (Y/N) was still swinging her chain, full alert mode.

She was trying to come up with a plan herself to communicate with Naruto and defeat Haku. Well I mean, a clone that's outside? Is that even possible? Maybe we should come up with a secret signal for the next time... She almost dropped her chain altogether when she noticed Naruto had crawled in the dome. Oh hell..

"Yo! I came to help you!"

Sasuke fell on his butt, and (Y/N) deadpanned as the chain slipped from her fingers.
Kakashi and Sakura deadpanned and sweatdropped.
"Naruto you're supposed to sneak on your enemy, not your ally..."

"Are you guys okay?" Naruto asked, as he crouched in front of Sasuke. (Y/N) facepalmed.
"Oh my..."

Sasuke's eyebrows twitched. "You idiot! If you are a ninja think before you move!" He replied angrily, clenching his fist.

"What's with you?! Even though I came to help both of you, not just (Y/N)!" Naruto exclaimed, pouting.
(Y/N) sighed. "We'll find a way."

"Naruto you id-if we are all inside then-ugh whatever idiot." Sasuke grunted, eyebrows twitching as he tried to contain himself.

"Who you calling 'idiot idiot' you idiot?!" Naruto protested, furrowing his brows.
Kakashi deadpanned. As expected of the number one idiot ninja. The more he helps, the worse it gets...

"Guys... can we focus on the problem at hand please?" (Y/N) sighed in resignation, holding on to her chain. I love Naruto and all, but sometimes I think I'm the only one in the team with any brains.

"Ugh that's it! We're destroying this mirrors! (Y/N)!" Sasuke stood up finally, energized by his anger. (Y/N) nodded, a bit surprised by the sudden call to collaboration and they both waved signs.
She sighed quietly. We should have just done this from the start instead of panicking and dodging.

"Fire Style!"

"Whoah whoah what are you guys doing?!"

"The mirrors are made of ice Naru, so we'll melt them." (Y/N) explained. Her fingers stopped moving and she yelled along with Sasuke.
"Fire Ball Jutsu!"

Fire came out of Sasuke and (Y/N)'s, flames growing and whirling together. The fires mingled with each other, but dissipated quickly.
Sasuke and (Y/N) gasped, seeing the mirrors barely cracked, but repaired themselves.
Okay, that's even more shocking than Sasuke asking for my help. This should call for a strong dragon style jutsu, not just a normal fire style one. But I don't know that many yet, and Fire Cage is useless in this circumstance.

"That didn't do anything!" Naruto exclaimed.

"You'll need more than that to melt this ice." Haku spoke from one of the mirrors, readying more needles.

Oh shit! (Y/N) didn't have time to swing her chain and the three were blown back with the force of the needles from all sides.
Naruto quickly sat up, his cheek cut and bleeding. "Dammit! Where's the attack coming from?! Are they clones?!"
"No, they're not. It's something different. Haku's scent is in all of the mirrors." (Y/N) said, struggling to sit up. This time the needles really had hit her. She quickly took out those that had accumulated in her back and legs, but the wounds were barely healing. Looks like the dragon's power only comes when I'm in danger.

Naruto stood up quickly, looking around. "What?!"

"Look all you want, but you won't ever catch me." Haku declared, sure of his words.

Naruto grunted in frustration, hands moving to sign. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" He exclaimed, as several Narutos poofed into existence.
Oh no. (Y/N) pursed her lips.

"Wait no!" Sasuke yelled too late.

(Y/N) glimpsed with her keen eyes Haku slipping out of a mirrors and jumping to another, picking up speed until he was a blur she could barely distinguish. Shit I knew it wasn't clones. The only explanation was that he's moving so quickly in all directions, the reflections don't fade and the scent is everywhere! My eyes can barely follow him...! My ears and nose can't track him either!

Haku's needles pierced all Narutos at an incredible speed and they poofed away, leaving only the real one who crashed back down.

"In this mirrors you're only seeing me, they allow me to move at the speed of light. You're just moving too slow in my eyes." Haku explained.

(Y/N) gritted her teeth, not strong enough to swing her chain around. The wounds have accumulated and I'm bleeding. I think it was a bad idea to take out the needles when we don't have bandages and I'm healing too slowly.

Kakashi leaned forward, having heard Haku and gasping. "I knew it. That's a Kekkei Genkai."
Zabuza chuckled at his reaction, mocking him.

"Kekkei Genkai?" Sakura repeated in confusion.

"It's like the Sharingan. It's a trait that's passed down generations, you can't learn it, it has to be in your genetic code." Kakashi explained.
"But that means..!"
"Even I can't copy it. There's no way to destroy it or release it." 

(Y/N) clenched her jaw, listening to Kakashi. There has to be a way! "We'll find a way!"

Naruto clenched her jaw. "(Y/N)'s right! We can't break them, but that's not stopping us! I'm not giving up and losing here! I have a dream to reach; to be acknowledged by the village and become a Hokage some day!"

Haku seemed affected by this, if (Y/N)'s nose and ears were right. There was a slight change in his step and heartbeat; he seemed to be reminiscing. Dreams...  "It's hard for me to be a ninja, if possible I wouldn't want to kill you but if you move, I'll kill the kindness in my heart and kill you. On this bridge, our dreams will meet and crash. We each fight for them; don't hate me. I want to protect someone precious to me; for his sake I work and fight, so his dream may come true." Haku tried to explain himself.
(Y/N) gritted her teeth. The heck is he going on about?! That's not an excuse!

"That's my dream, and for the sake of it, I'll kill you!" Haku's voice grew sharp and menacing and their bodies tensed.

(Y/N)'s hand tightened on her chain.
What can we do?
What can I do?