okay the stock [done by vashperado of devART] I found so freakingly awesome that I just had to do somethin' with it.
for those who are familiar with Naruto this is old news: Zabuza is a villain early on in the series who dies basically turnin' good for his companion Haku. hence the name of the piece "Redemption"

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Zabuza: Redemption