Last time
Naruto finished walking finally making it to the bridge he heard about, and giving a low whistle*
Naruto:for only one man he's done impressive work
Naruto said to himself as he heard someone chopping wood he looked and it was an old man, Naruto walked up to him*
Naruto:excuse me are you to bridge builder?
Now
Tazuna looked around and saw the teenage with one opened eye, he looked at him up and down and then went back to work*
Tazuna:are you one of gato's men here to harras me?
Naruto:no, I'm actually here to help If you'll let me of course
Tazuna places the axe down and looked at Naruto confused*
Tazuna:you want to help me?...why?
Naruto: I'm a citizen of iron country the last remaining good place on this nation free of Shinobi scum. I was raised with morals and a code that I live by, one of those rules is to help and protect the defenseless. So please let me help you finish this bridge
Naruto said, he even bowed at tazuna who scratched his chin looking at the young man. He sighed and concentrated back to bis work *
Tazuna: you've had your fun playing with an old man kid now beat it I still have 4 month left till I'm finished
Naruto:alone it will take you 4 months if we work together we can finish it in half the time. if you'll just give me the opportunity to help
Tazuna....your serious about this?
Naruto took out his blade and presented it to tazuna, tazuna looked at Naruto with a raised eyebrow*
Naruto:if I'm lying you may take my blade as my punishment. If I go back on my word I'll be going back on the code I've live my life protecting.
Tazuna took the blade and still looked at Naruto weirdly*
Tazuna:your a strange teenager what's your name?
Naruto:I'm Naruto, I have no last name as an orphan, and I just following the code Makoto is one of the rules of the code
Tazuna:Makoto?
Naruto: Makoto: honesty and sincerity "when warriors say that they will perform an action, it is we good as done. Nothing will stop then from completing what they say they will do" a samurai doesn't give someone there word or makes a promise, we just do it.
Naruto said having the code of the samurai engraved in his head from since as long as he could read*
Naruto:So what's my first task?
Tazuna:...grab those pieces of wood I'm too old to carry too much on my back, after that follow me
Naruto nodded his face determined as he did what he was told, they two of them spend until sunset building another portion of the bridge, it wasn't until tazuna got up stretching/cracking his back that they stopped*
Tazuna: that's enough for today, come back tomorrow
Tazuna was gonna give Naruto his sword back but he refused*
Naruto:until this bridge is done or unless you are in danger that blade belongs to you, keep it as insurance, so you can have peace of mind that I won't just leave
Naruto said as he walked to a tree he thought looked the most comfortable and closed his eyes getting ready to rest*
Tazuna: your staying there? What too cheap to pay for a motel?
Tazuna said in his attempt as a joke, and it kinda worked
as Naruto cracked as smile, and shrugged getting comfortable*
Naruto:ran out of money so yes. Not the first nor will it be the last time that I sleep outside under a tree
Tazuna looked at Naruto, then at the road to his home, then back to Naruto. He gave out a silent sigh*
Tazuna:...your working under me correct?
Naruto:that is one way of looking at it yes.
Tazuna:then I'm responsible for you, get up if you don't mind sleeping in a old sofa you can slept in my house with my family
Naruto got up and bowed to tazuna, a genuine smile gracing Naruto's lips*
Naruto:i appreciate the invite sir glad this disgrace of a Shinobi world hasn't destroyed simple human kindness
Tazuna waves his hand dismissively and walked ahead of Naruto. with Naruto walking behind tazuna with a small smile on his face the whole Way. While they were walking in the shadows Haku was spying on the yellow hair individual, he flickered away and back to Zabuza who was training. Haku ignored the screams of utter pain long since used that for Zabuza training meant to fight until death and giving everyone under him were nothing more then bandits...*
Zabuza:report
Zabuza said as he sliced the gut open from his opponent, Haku froze all the deathly injured opponents since a small part of him didn't want to see them suffer. Zabuza seeing this frowned at Haku giving him a firm slap on the face*
Zabuza:l don't remember ordering you to do that I was having fun
Haku:my apologies Zabuza, it won't happen again
It will and they both know that, Zabuza clicked his tongue and waved his hand dismissively making the surviving bandits run scare to the medical tent before they get an infection*
Haku:the man your looking for has blonde hair, a bit taller then me, carries a sword with him and is currently staying with the bridge builder. where is Gato?
Zabuza:in another poor village trying to repeat what he did with this one, he was informed on what has transpired he'll be here by the end of the month. Until then I want you to be this yellow hair boy's shadow, where he goes you go. I want to know if he so much as sneezes
Haku:yes Zabuza
Haku said as a mist consumed Haku when the mist disappeared so did he, Zabuza turned around and walked out of his training ground, grabbing his sword from the ice with ease*
With Naruto
Tazuna opened the door and let Naruto inside*
Tazuna:tsunami, your gonna kill me for this
Tsunami walked out of the kitchen cleaning her hands with her apron*
Tsunami:what did you do this time father.
Tsunami asked in a tired tone, she looked surprised when she saw Naruto behind her father*
Tsunami: Oh the wanderer
Tazuna:you know each other?
Tsunami: he's the reason I'm gonna have to deal with a headache when more bandits come back
Tazuna looked at Naruto for a response who just kept a stoic expression on his face as he just shrugged*
Naruto;i just killed a few mindless animals, If more come I'll kill them the same
Tazuna nodded looking back at tsunami who did not look pleased of having the boy here*
Tazuna:well glad someone finally stood up against them
Naruto:your mistaken sir, someone already did yourself by
building that bridge
Tsunami scoffed looking at Naruto and tazuna, tsunami looked at her father as if he was nothing more then a foolish old man*
Tsunami:he should just give up, they destroyed the first one they'll do the same with this one only this time they'll kill you with the bridge
Tazuna sighed waving hia daughter off, Naruto frowned seeing tazuna's reaction he seemed numbed do it almost used to it*
Naruto:when someone losses hope they always want to drag others with them to make themselves feel better.
Naruto slapped the old man's back and gave him a smile*
Naruto:let's give your daughter and this village there hope again Mr. Tazuna
Tazuna managed to crack a small smile as he walked to the kitchen*
Tazuna:if you don't mind having a tense filled dinner your welcome to eat with us
Naruto:I'll be more then glad to enjoy a free meal
Naruto said as his belly grumbled, as much as Naruto wished it for it to be true he can't survive on dangos, tea and oranges*
Tazuna:I'll say it again your a weird kid you know that?
Naruto:I'm weird because I'm not from here I'm from iron country, there I'm rather normal
Tazuna:iron country huh? Then What the hell are you doing all the way over here?
Naruto and tazuna sat down with tsunami serving them both a hot meal*
Naruto:I'm on a personal journey, there's a lead I'm gonna search at Konoha
Tazuna frowned at the mention of that village, Naruto noticed it as he took a bite of his stew*
Naruto:there's bad blood in there?
Tazuna:very bad, years before I hired a team from Konoha to protect me and my first bridge, when they found out I wasn't exactly truthful on the level on the mission they turned back and kept the money as punishment for me lying
Naruto sneered at that looking just as mad as tazuna*
Naruto Shinobi scum. Nothing more then bandits with elemental powers, they make me sick
Tsunami:it's my father's own fault for lying to them
Naruto looked at tsunami, the look he gave her made her flinch, it was the same look of determination her late husband had*
Naruto:you blame a man for having hope that they would take pity on his situation and help? He already paid and they refused to provide services just because they feared death
Tsunami:and you don't?
Naruto:to die in a mission, to die by the blade is to die with honor. I'll be damned if I ever become like them, I'll protect tazuna and help him with the second bridge I'll make sure he see it become a reality
Naruto said there was no doubt in his tone, no sense of fear in his expression Naruto was a warrior if he dies he'll die. But he'll never run away from a battle, no matter the opponent*
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