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Chapter 15 - Late to the Action

-----Recap-----

"Good, Good now" She yawn's. "Bed" Akane scrambles off the Forrest floor and return's to the house of Tazuna, she walks into the house and into her room to sleep for the next morning since it was already late and she was the last one to arrive back at the house.

-----Story-----

Akane had a very long and peaceful sleep, tried from all the training so she didn't notice how the team decided to let her sleep in and go to the bridge with Tazuna. Meanwhile on the bridge. "Shouldn't we have woken her up?" as Sakura and look's back to the house a little worried. Tazuna wave a hand dismissive. "Kid's been training none stop, let her sleep, worst case she misses a little walking"

As they reached the Bridge the fog only got deeper and deeper, Tazuna looked around, seeing some of his worker's on the ground. "Are-Are they dead?" he worries and take's a step behind the group, Sasuke walk's over to one of the body' of the Worker's and test there pulse, he shake's his head. "Not dead, just unconscious.

Returning to the group they gathered around Tazuna and pulled out some Kunai to defend him. "It's Zabuza right?" ask Sakura and look's around. "His mist Jutsu?" she guesses. "That is right Sakura" Agrees Kakashi with a serious expression on his face and pull's up his Hita-ate to have his Sharingan eye free.

Zabuza look's at the Team from a tree, Sasuke was shaking a little, Kakashi was searching for him with his Sharingan, Naruto was holding his Kunai close and Sakura was looking around the tree top's. He jumps down and land's in front of Sasuke. "So scarred you're already Shaking boy?" he mock's Sasuke. Sasuke look's into the eyes of Zabuza. "No, im shaking in excitement"

"Go on Sasuke" command's Kakashi with a close eyed smile and Sasuke jump's forward, he cut's trough Zabuza giving him a large cut over his torso, instead of blood water form's and the clone turn's into a puddle. The clone destroyed, more appear, one in front of every Shinobi in the group. 

Back with Akane, she was still sleeping like a log, one arm hanging down from the bed, her hair looking like it lost a fight with a hoover and loudly snoring into her pillow. Akane dreamed of herself running on the bridge it was made out of Ramen noodles and the water beneath her some soup, somewhere in the distance someone was jelling about the budget. 

Suddenly, she rolled over and fell off the bed. THUMP. Akane sat up, she looked around. "IM UP, IM UP, Where's the Noodle's?" she look's around disoriented. "Why is there a ceiling?" nobody answers Akane, it was eerily quite in the house, she took a look at the clock that was hung on the wall and quickly stood up. "…Oh no."

Few Minute's Later Akane busted trough the House and down the street to the Bridge at full speed, Onigiri in hand and scarfing it down. As she reached the bridge Akane saw. Sakura protecting Tazuna, Sasuke and Naruto being enclosed in some kind of ice prison and having Senbo stuck out of there body's as the fought a pretty boy. And Kakashi fighting Zabuza Momoshi. 

Akane blinked once. "Wow..." she shook her head, shoved the last Piece of Onigiri in her mouth and jumped out the Foliage. "Okay. So I miss ONE morning and the plot goes feral." Zabuza noticed her first. His eye's sliding to her for a short moment. "Seem's like the last one got here" he announces Akane's presence. Kakashi, parrying a massive sword swing, didn't even look. "That," he said calmly, "is the teammate we didn't wake up."

Akane waved cheerfully. "HI. Sorry I'm late. I was asleep and no one loves me." Zabuza snort's. "Seem's like youre useless since no one decided to wake you" he mock's. Akane gasped, offended. "Excuse you. I am a certified child soldier, but yes they should have woke me up." She finally takes a proper look at the situation again.

Ice mirrors. Senbo. Naruto screaming something about "BELIEVE IT" while actively losing. "…Wow," she repeated. "This bridge is REALLY not OSHA compliant." Inside the mirror's Naruto look's at Akane. "Instead of complaining about OSHA, HELP!" Sasuke too is looking at her with a unreadable expression as he pull's a Senbo out of his arm. "Like NOW!" Akane scoff's and put's her hand on her hip's "Okay, rude, first of all." She squinted at the ice prison, then she raised her voice. "HEY! PRETTY BOY!" Haku paused mid-attack. "Me?"

"Yes you, or do you see another pretty boy here?" Akane sight's "Do you always fight people inside decorative freezers or is today a special occasion?" There was a beat of silence. Even Zabuza and Kakashi stop fighting for a second. Haku glare's. "This technique is lethal" Akane blink's and then nod's serious. "Yeah very lethal, very dramatic, cute mirror's" She leaned closer. "Quick question though—have you considered that ice is… slippery?"

Haku tilt's his head, Akane sprint's at the mirror's and jumps in, Inside she lost her footing and slide's down her face serving as a stopper as it bong's on one of the Ice mirror's.

Akane look's up and point's at Haku. "I REGRET NOTHING!" Akane slide's o her stomach toward's Haku, looking like a Feral Penguin, Naruto screamed. "AKANE, STOP—" Too late.

Akane collide's with another mirror at full speed, instead of shattering there was just a low thud as sound. Akane bounced backward, dizzy, stars spinning around her head. "…Okay," she muttered from the ground. "So they're reinforced"

Sasuke stared. "…What was the plan?" Akane gave him a thumbs-up from the floor. "Science" Haku adjust's his stance, as he decided to ignore Akane cause what was that?That was his mistake, Akane suddenly sat up. "WAIT" they froze and everyone in the mirror look's at Akane.

Akane is reaching into her bag. Sasuke narrows his eyes. "What now?" Akane pulled out her toaster. There was a long, horrible pause. "…Is that a—" Naruto began. "A toaster," Akane confirmed proudly. "For emergencies." She hurled it. Haku barely dodged as the toaster clipped one of the mirrors, sparks flying as metal met ice. The mirror cracked.

Naruto's eyes went wide. "IT WORKED?!" Sasuke stared. "…What" Akane jumped to her feet, pumped with sudden confidence. "SEE? NEVER underestimate household appliances!" She pointed dramatically. "NEW PLAN: WEAPONIZE STUPIDITY!"

Kakashi who was mid fight against Zabuza snorted and dodged one of Zabuza's sword swings. Zabuza growled. "I hate this team" And somewhere inside the mirrors, Haku sighed softly. "…This mission," he murmured, "has taken an unexpected turn" Akane grinned, cracking her knuckles. "Buddy," she said, "you have no idea"

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