The Weapons Known as Shinobi

Season 1, Episode 18, Aired
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Kakashi prepares to stop Zabuza once and for all, but Haku sacrifices his own life to spare Zabuza. Now Zabuza is ready for another round, only Kakashi isn't playing around this time. Failing miserably, Zabuza is confronted by his employer, who has decided to take matters into his own hands.moreless
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  • haku dies to save zabuza, by blocking kakashi's chidori

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    By leo-fire91, Jun 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episode is a real twist, after leaving haku and naruto in a stand off with haku giving up his life because he feels that he is finished as a shinobi. naruto plunges for an attack but is stopped by haku saying that zabuza is in troble and it is time for him to do what is needed by putting his body in the way of kakashi's chidori and losing his life. inari is asking his uncle and the other villiagers to help in the fight against gato. but inari is the only one who knows what it is to be a man. with haku dead thjis aint going to end well.moreless

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  • Haku sacrifices himself for Zabuza.

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    By stitch069917, May 15, 2008 Report Abuse
    Kakashi has just charged up his Lightning Blade jutsu to finish off Zabuza. Haku tells Naruto that he must kill him in order to finish their fight honorably. Naruto hesitates until Haku insists that there is no other way. Just as Naruto gets to Haku, Haku senses that Zabuza is in mortal danger. He stops Naruto and disappears. Haku appears just in front of Zabuza and takes the blow from Kakashi's Lightning Blade. Zabuza sees his chance and swings his sword to cut down Kakashi. Kakashi is amazed at how callous Zabuza is. He would cut down his own partner in order to kill Kakashi....moreless

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  • Wondefull!

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    By TheBunnySage, Jan 30, 2008 Report Abuse
    Okay this was a great episode. Ya see there are four classifications: Bad, Good, Great and Excellent.I'm glad I cleared that up. Anyway in the story, Inari tries to recruit Wave Village Members to join him in order to save the village. Every one says no because they know what happened to the last hero.. Kaiza. Inari remember taht he must never give up (or something' like that) so he just goes to other houses. The wife of the man he trying to recruit says that Inari has grown up. At the bridge, Kakashi is ready to unleash his full fury of the Lightning Blade or Chidori/Raikari. Meanwhile Haku keeps on telling Naruto to kill him. Naruto tries to but can't. Then he gets the guts to and lifts his kunei. Haku senses that Zabuza is in danger -somehow- and disappears to go save him. Kakashi raises his arm and then... hits Haku instead of Zabuza. Kakashi realizes this and tries to get his arm out of there so he doesn't kill him. But Haku just won't let go. He wants to die there. For Zabuza. Zabuza complements Haku for a job well done. Meanwhile Inari is getting ready for his strike on the bridge. On the bridge Zabuza sees his chance and goes after Kakashi. Kakashi manages to dodge while holding a dead haku in his hand. Naruto calls him heartless and goes after him with his kunei. Or at least that's what he would have done, but Kakashi tells him to stop. Then the mist clears and Sakura & Tazuna can finally see that battle. Sakura runs to go see her boy-toy Sasuke andpasses Naruto along the way. They don't make eye contct and Sakura realizes why. Sasuke is DEAD! Sakura lets out all her emotions and Tazuna tells her its okay. Then Kakashi and Zabuza go back to fighting. But along the way Gato and his men arrive.moreless

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  • Kakashi and Zabuza keep on fighting. Haku saves Zabuza's life at a high price, Inari gathers some people from the village to fight against Gato and his henchmen.

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    By glostlover, Nov 10, 2007 Report Abuse
    Naruto is about to do what Haku asked for naw that he has taken Haku's purpose in life. Haku stops him and goes immediately to save Zabuza's life. At the moment of this event I had thought that it was going to be simple what was going to happen if Zabuza was in danger. Kakashi did look very different when he had seen what his Chidori had done to Haku but at least he didn't do it on purpose. This was a good event. Inari in this episode tried to get some people from the village to try and stop Gato and his henchmen. I didn't really think that people were really going to go because the village did change after Kaiza died. Overall this episode was great.moreless

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  • Haku...

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    By Shadow_KidX, Jul 26, 2007 Report Abuse
    Okay this was a great episode. Ya see there are four classifications: Bad, Good, Great and Excellent.I'm glad I cleared that up. Anyway in the story, Inari tries to recruit Wave Village Members to join him in order to save the village. Every one says no because they know what happened to the last hero.. Kaiza. Inari remember taht he must never give up (or somethin' like that) so he just goes to other houses. The wife of the man he trying to recruit says that Inari has grown up. At the bridge, Kakashi is ready to unleash his full fury of the Lightning Blade or Chidori/Raikari. Meanwile Haku keeps on telling Naruto to kill him. Naruto tries to but can't. Then he gets the guts to and lifts his kunei. Haku senses that Zabuza is in danger -somehow- and disappears to go save him. Kakashi raises his arm and then... hits Haku instead of Zabuza. Kakashi realizes this and tries to get his arm out of there so he doesn't kill him. But Haku just won't let go. He wants to die there. For Zabuza. Zabuza complements Haku for a job well done. Meanwhile Inari is getting ready for his strike on the bridge. On the bridge Zabuza sees his chance and goes after Kakashi. Kakashi manages to dodge while holding a dead haku in his hand. Naruto calls him heartless and goes after him with his kunei. Or at least that's what he would have done, but Kakashi tells him to stop. Then the mist clears and Sakura & Tazuna can finally see that battle. Sakura runs to go see her boy-toy Sasuke andpasses Naruto along the way. They don't make eye contct and Sakura realizes why. Sasuke is DEAD! Sakura lets out all her emotions and Tazuna tells her its okay. Then Kakashi and Zabuza go back to fighting. But along the way Gato and his men arrive.moreless

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    • When Kakashi states that Haku is dead, in the next frame we see Haku with a smiling face (smiling eyes and a smile on Haku's lips) but showing no teeth. When Zabuza tries to kill Kakashi and Kakashi takes Haku's corpse with him, after Kakashi lands we see Haku's face again, but this time Haku's face has a stunned expression which shows Haku's teeth. Edit

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    • Poland Airdate: March 7, 2007 Edit
    • Haku uses his Ice Mirror technique in order to get between Kakashi and Zabuza and destroy the scroll that Kakashi used to summon the dogs before Kakashi killed Zabuza with his Lightning Blade. Edit
    • Original UK Airtime: 08 August Jetix 8:00pm Edit

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    • Haku: Sorry Naruto, change of plans. (Hands signs) I'm not ready to die quite yet. Edit
    • Naruto: Huh? What? Where did he go? Huh? Hey! The fog's lifting. Wait...is that him? (Sees Kakashi attack Haku) Edit
    • Zabuza: Not bad for having a corpse in your hands. Naruto: You'll pay for that! Kakashi: No! Stay out of this Naruto. (Closes Haku's eyes) This is my battle...Zabuza is mine! Edit

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