No one's POV

Everybody all met at the gate and started to walk in the forest. "Mr. Tazuna? You said you live in the land of waves, right?" Sakura asked.

"Yes. What of it?"

"Kakashi sensei, are there any ninjas in the land of waves?" She turned to him.

"No, in fact there are not." He started to explain about each types of villages and kages, when Umiko stepped into a puddle-wait. A puddle?

She felt someone movements in it and started to splash in it, hearing a grunt. Her head turned towards sensei, who nodded.

After they were a few meters away from the 'puddle', Umiko felt 2 people's chakra coming out of it. They ran towards them with and wrapped their chains around Kakashi sensei. "The first one!" They yelled.

They pulled the chains, making him split into pieces. Umiko smirked, feeling his real one in a tree somewhere where he used the replacement Jutsu.

Sakura shrieked and Naruto panicked.

"Kakashi sensei!" He yelled. Then the two of them appeared behind Naruto.

"The second one." They told.

Sasuke ran towards them and grabbed a shurinken and a kunai. He threw the shurinken making it lodge in a tree and the kunai in the middle of the shurinken, making it stuck.

He jumped on them and kicked them in the face. They released the chains off and one headed for Naruto while the other headed for Tazuna and Sakura.

Umiko ran in front of Naruto, while Sasuke ran for Sakura and Tazuna. Umiko kicked the enemy in the stomach making him fly. He recovered and ran towards the both of them, and she appeared behind him, hitting the pressure point on the back of his neck, making him pass out. Just then, she felt sensei'a presence here, with the other enemy under his armpit. Umiko smelt blood and looked at Naruto.

"Yo." Sensei greeted.

Everyone looked at the 'dead' Kakashi sensei only to see a pile of logs.

"Sorry I wasn't fast enough to save you Naruto. Sasuke, Umiko, Sakura good job." Kakashi praised.

"Hey," Sasuke turned to Naruto.

"Huh?!"

"Are you hurt, scaredy cat?" He smirked.

Umiko got mad at him insulting his best friend and punched him in the back of the head making him fall forwards.

"Don't tease Naruto." She said sternly.

Sasuke got up and 'hnned' before dusting himself off.

"Sensei, I think you should check on Naruto." Umiko jabbed her thumb towards him.

Sensei turned his head towards him and widen his eyes. He ran towards him and inspected his wound. "Well, we can't continues our mission. We need to get him to the hospital in Konoha to get the poison out. Don't move to much. And Tazuna..."

He turned to him. "What...i-is it...?"

"I need to talk to you." He picked up both of the ninjas and tied hem to the tree.

Then, Naruto stabbed his left hand.

"Naruto, you baka." Umiko shook her head.

He then started to make a speech about them not needing to go to the hospital and to continue their mission.

Kakashi crouched down to Naruto's height and examined it. "Naruto, that was a good speech and all, but you'll die of blood loss." He stated calmly.

He started to freak out and Umiko scowled.

She pushed Kakashi sensei out of the way and felt it healing. 'This must be the kyubbi's power...'

"Hey Umiko, am I going to be alright? You have a serious look on your face." Naruto said worried, sweat dripping from his head.

She gave him a assuring smile. "Don't worry. Your hand's fine." She got out some bandages and wrapped it around his wound.

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Everyone was now on the boat going through the river and Umiko being bored. She just laid my hand in the water and felt the cooling sensation on her finger tips.

Soon, they arrived and Naruto beamed at it. "Wow! It's huge!"

Umiko clamped her hand over his mouth. "H-Hey! Be quiet! They will find us that is why I cut off the engine and rowing by hand!" The rower warned.

Once, Umiko's hand was off Naruto's mouth, he clamped his own hands over it.

"Mr. Tazuna, I would like to speak with you before we reach the pier," Kakashi started "The identity of your assailants and the reason why they are after you. If you don't tell us, our mission may end when you make landfall."

They all looked at him, waiting for a answer. "It appears I have no choice but to tell you. Frankly, I'd like you to listen. Just as you said, this may be beyond the scope of your mission. Actually, I am targeted by a terrifying man."

Kakashi's head perked up. "A terrifying man?" Tazuna nodded.

"Who?"

"You guys could have heard his name before. A shipping magnate by the name of Gato."

Kakashi gasped. "What?! Gato...of the Gato company? One of the world's richest man?"

"Who? What?" Naruto asked curiously.

"Yes...On the outside, he's the chief executive of a shipping company. In the inside he's into drug-trafficking and deals in contraband using ninjas and gangs. Moreover, he runs a despicable business, ruthlessly taking over nations and enterprises." Tazuna explained "It was about one year ago, when that man first set his eyes on the Land of Waves. He used his wealth and violence to enter this country, and before anyone knew it, he had taken complete control of the island's maritime transportation and shipping.

Having a tight grip on the ocean, in an island nation like the Land of Waves, means having control of finance the government, the people, everything. The one thing Gato fears, is the completion of the bridge...that has been on construction for some time now." He finished.

Sakura put her hand on her chin. "I see. So you're the one building the bridge, you've become a hindrance."

Sasuke turned to her. "Then, those ninjas from before were Gato's man?"

"Probably." Umiko shrugged, unsure.

Naruto still loked confused and Umiko noticed it. "Naruto, there is a mean man named Gato trying to kill Tazuna so he can't complete the bridge." She explained shortly.

Naruto stared at her for a second before it clicking in him. He put his fist into his palm. "I got it now!"

"But I don't understand," Kakashi started "Your opponent is a dangerous one, who will even use ninja. Why did you hide the fact from us when you made your request?"

"The land of waves..." He started "Is a very poor nation, and even feudal lords have no money. "Of course, we citizens have no money either. We cannot afford to make requests of Rank B or higher. Well, if you pull out the mission before we land ashore, I will, no doubt, be killed. Killed sometime before I make it home." He looked up "But there's no need fore concern! Should I die, my cute little grandchild who will turn eight? will only cry his heart out!"

'Do not give in, do not give in' Umiko chanted in her head.

"And...my daughter who will blame the Hidden Leaves Ninjas for the rest of her life and grieve in solitude!"

'Do not give in, do not give in!' Umiko continued to chant.

"Oh, it's not your fault." Tazuna said.

Kakashi looked at his student before turning to Tazuna. "Well, I guess we have no choice. We will continue as bodyguards."

'Damn Kakashi! You traitor!' Umiko cursed in her head.

"Oh! I am so grateful!" Tazuna yelled. 'I win!' he thought.

Soon, they all got off and stared at amazement. Except for Umiko of course. Once they got off, the boat and the rower drove away with his engine on. 'Strange. How come he didn't use the motor while he was coming?'

"Alright! Get me home safely!" Tazuna said as they started to walk.

"Right, right." Kakashi said.

Then, Naruto started to throw kunais everywhere, saying 'There! And there!'

Then he threw a kunai to a bunny lodged into a tree, frightening the bunny under it. "Oh! Sorry little bunny!" Naruto picked it up and started to hug it.

Then, Umiko sniffed the air, smelling and feeling the presence of someone. Then he attacked.

"Get down!" Both Kakashi and Umiko yelled.

They all got down, except for Naruto who was still trying to process what Umiko and Kakashi said. Umiko pulled him down, just barely missing a a flying sword heading their way. It lodged into a tree, and someone landed on the handle, backwards. They all got back up.

Umiko coughed to cover her laughter.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? If it isn't the the rouge ninja of the hidden mist, Zabuza Momochi." Kakashi stated.

"Mooooomoooochiiii." Umiko quietly mumbled, stretching his last name. She giggled.