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Chapter 17 - Funeral

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The Men Gato hired coming out of there stupor took a step back, but as they turned around to leave, People stood in there way armed with pitch fork's, fire, Shovel's and other weapon's, with Inari and Tsunami at the front. "It's OVER!" Jell's Inari and point at Gato's men.

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The men took a step back into the wood's before they started to run away a panicked expression on there faces, leaving there dead comrade's behind to be disposed of into a pit and burned with a fire ball from Sasuke.

Sakura let out a breath she didn't know she was holding and look's up at Tazuna. "So...I guess it's over now, you can build the Bridge in peace" she give's the old man a defeated smile and looks back at the body's of Haku and Zabuza.

Akane crouched down by Haku and Zabuza, she put her hand's over there faces and closed there eyes. "Sleep good..." she mumbles a small tear rolling down her face, fighting the two had been fun.

Naruto clutches his first and look's away from the scene, tear's welling up in his eye's. "I'ts not fair..." he grumbles, Kakashi put's a hand on the shoulder's of Sasuke and Naruto. "No it's not" he agree'S solemly. Sasuke look's over the Water his expression blank. "At least we can give them a calm resting place" his voice sounded strong but the Expression on Sasuke was one of pain, a pain he was already used to.

Sakura's expression hardened. "Yes, at least that much" she give's her Team a weak smile. The Villager's moved they placed some of there shovel's near a tree and slowly disappear back to the Village.

Akane stood up and grabbed the sword of Zabuza, she put it in her bag a small pop up window in grey popped up.

[Mission Complete]

She gestures to the body's. "Carry them i think i know a good place to burry them..." Akane let out a heavy sigh. "Don't drop them...they had enough rough day's" Kakashi grabbed Zabuza and Sasuke carried Haku. Sakura and Naruto grabbed the shovels and together they walked to the clearing Akane had found before, coming to the place again Akane took her time too look for a good place, a clearing near a cliff, she gestures to the cliff. "There"

Zabuza and Haku were laid down in the tree shadows and Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura moved to get the graves digged, Kakashi and Akane went and started to gather some Sticks and vines to make hand made crosses.

After there were done, Haku and Zabuza were laid into the graves and dirt shoveled over them, Kakashi and Akane put the crosses into the floor. Akane mumbling another. "...Sleep good" she bowed down to the graves and placed a Onigiri on each grave. "may we see each other in another life as friend's" she smiles softly.

They then walked back to Tazuna's house, no one smiling or Joking just a Solem walk. Once they reached the House Tsunami was already waiting for them with a understanding expression. "...It's over" she let them into the House and they ate the meal in silence before everyone went into there room's and into bed to sleep till a next morning.

The next day's passed like a flowing river, they continued to guard the Bridge, Naruto returning to his usual complaining selves, Sakura back to impressing Sasuke. Sasuke still grumpy but looking at what Sakura was doing. Akane annoying Kakashi who was back to reading Icha Icha.

On the last day, the last log placed Tazuna gathered the Village. "This bridge," he said, voice carrying over the water, "was built with more than stone and steel" he looks at Team 7. "It was built with sacrifice" Everyone thought back to Zabuza and Haku, they bowed there head's, chest tight.

Tazuna continued, "Two Shinobi gave their lives here, One who walked a dark path… and one who followed him with unwavering loyalty" Akane felt her chest tighten. "So," Tazuna said firmly, "this bridge will be called The Twin Souls Bridge—to honor Zabuza Momochi and Haku. Two lives bound together, even at the end" The name was met with silence.The day ended solemly.

 And the following day Team 7 made there way back to Konoha the way back was still covered in a dark cloud with what they had to do, but it only brought the team closer together as a Team and they managed it there first mission out of Konoha and everything considered they could call themself proud, not over there action's but that they still managed to bring prosperity to another Village. They left behind the Twin Souls Bridge stood strong—a reminder that even in a world of Shinobi, humanity still mattered.

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