lostmoonchild: Ohayo! Um, this is my first NarutoxSaint Beast crossover so I'm sorry if it's a bit awkward to begin with. It'll probably take a couple chapters for me to really get into the swing of things so please be patient with me!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Saint Beast so don't sue!
Chapter One
He could feel the panic trying to take root within him, every fiber of his being screaming at him to simply run. He could easily ignore the bleeding wounds that covered his body but the panic was harder to ignore. If Kyuubi was yelling at him to run as well, Naruto didn't know. All he knew was that it was pointless to attempt to escape when he knew full well that no matter where he ran, somebody would recognize him and the Uchiha would hunt him down.
No, it was better to make his last stand here where Konoha's ruins stood. Everyone else had fled not wanting to get caught in the crossfire so he didn't have to worry too much about anything other than Madara. "Just come quietly and no one has to get hurt." Madara told the blonde.
"No, I just get killed." Naruto growled as he felt Kyuubi's chakra working its way through his body. "How about I just kill you and we're done with it?"
"Easy, kit. The bastard's planning something." Kyuubi warned Naruto. "Don't get too close."
The air felt heavy as the two men began attacking each other, Naruto careful to avoid staring into Madara's Sharingan while Madara forced him back. He didn't know if Madara could cast a genjutsu using a finger but Naruto wasn't about to take any chances. Avoid the Uchiha's eyes and don't keep staring at one limb for too long.
Before he knew what was happening, there was a blinding light that surrounded the blonde and a searing heat shot through his body. His blue eyes widened in shock and pain as the heat tore through his body, sending his body into convulsions. "Did you really think that I wouldn't have a way to capture you?" Madara questioned patiently. "There's little you can do to stop me from getting what I want."
Naruto struggled to escape as his body began to feel too hot for comfort. His breaths caught in his throat as he felt something twisting around his stomach and froze in horror when he saw the seal's familiar shape beginning to warp. "That's the thing with seals. No matter how difficult they are, they break if the right method is used."
The urge to panic grew as Naruto fought to break himself free only to find his muscles growing weaker. "Let me go!" Naruto shouted angrily.
"No. You have what I want and what I want is the Kyuubi no Youko." A twisted smile spread across Madara's lips as he looked at the blonde. "Good-bye, Uzumaki Naruto."
Searing pain like nothing he had ever felt before shot through Naruto's body, an inhuman scream leaving his lips as he felt the seal being torn open and something reaching into him and grabbing Kyuubi. It was like nothing he had ever felt before in his entire life and surely to be nothing that he would ever witness again. If he were to try to put this feeling into words, Naruto would probably say it was like somebody was grabbing his soul and tearing it with razor sharp claws.
His screams were silenced as he watched red chakra seep from any opening. He could feel Kyuubi within him struggling to stay within his body as it purged his entire chakra system with its own red chakra. The demon's claws scratched at the walls of the seal, its teeth gnashing at the bars in every desperate attempt to avoid capture. Clearly Kyuubi remembered what had happened the last time and was in no mood to repeat it.
Time seemed to drag on as Bijuu and Jinchuuriki struggled to stay together. Through his tunneling vision, Naruto could see that Madara was struggling to pull out Kyuubi. Had he not expected the bond between jailor and prisoner to be strong enough that they didn't want to be apart? Probably not seeing as most Bijuu would jump ship the moment the opportunity presented itself.
Almost as quickly as his screams had silenced did Naruto's screams return with a vengeance. He couldn't die like this! He hadn't made Hokage and he'd be damned if he died at the hands of some psychotic bastard!
"Do it." Kyuubi's voice growled in his head, sending waves of comfort through the blonde's body. "It's okay."
He wanted to say he was scared but if he acknowledged his fear, Naruto knew that he'd lose his nerve. Before he had a chance to focus his chakra, there was a blinding wave of pain that forced the blonde to double over into himself. Forcing himself to look up and focus his vision, Naruto could see Kyuubi's outline beginning to take shape as Madara's form stepped back to avoid being stepped on.
Forcing the last bit of his chakra to his hands, Naruto slowly began to form the correct hand signs. I'm sorry. Naruto thought as there was blinding light that covered him, Kyuubi, and Madara. When the light vanished, all three had vanished.
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"Mah! I'm so bored!"
Gai grumbled to himself as he walked around the forest, trying to find something to do. It had been beyond boring back at the palace after he had attempted yet another prank on Rei only to get scolded by Goh. He supposed that he could probably "borrow" the Goddess's mirror again but had a feeling that she wouldn't be so merciful this time around. Instead of her normal scolding, she'd probably have Zeus-sama electrocute me or something. Gai thought to himself. Not really a great way to start or end any day.
He knew if he were to hunt down Shin, he'd find the angel with his nose buried in some dusty old book. It just wasn't any fun to mess with him since he always had a way to keep him in line. Naturally he couldn't do it as well as Goh could but it was still a feat that a majority of the angel population seemed to be unable to manage.
Pandora? Better not seeing as he just wasn't eager to see what happened when that angel got upset. He'd probably add my name to the next purging list. Even Goh says that Pandora helps Zeus-sama with the list. Gai realized with a frown. Getting kicked out of Heaven like Judas and Luca just didn't seem overly appealing no matter how bored he was.
Damn it! Wasn't there really anything to do that wouldn't result in him getting kicked out, scolded, or killed? Just when the blonde was going to turn around and go back to the palace to work on his version of the Goddess's mirror, he heard the sound of somebody groaning weakly.
Following the weak noise, Gai froze when he saw a young man covered in blood lying on the ground. Demonic energy surrounded him, making the young angel wonder briefly if there was a demon around. Deciding that he'd just have to chance it, he darted over to the other blonde and quickly checked his pulse.
Without thinking, he scooped the stranger into his arms and began running as fast as he could towards the palace hoping desperately that he hadn't found the stranger too late. "Hold on, okay? I'm gonna get you some help." Gai told the stranger.
As he ran into the palace, he knew that the others had seen him already. "What happened?" Goh questioned when Gai laid the spiky-haired man on the bed, uncaring that blood was getting all over them.
"I found him in the forest! There was demonic energy all over the place." Gai responded. "I grabbed him and ran but nothing followed."
Rei's eyes showed concern as he and Shin began working on ridding the strange blonde of his clothes, each of them taking note on his toned muscles and calloused hands. He was probably a soldier and clearly human so how did he end up in Heaven? "While Rei and Shin tend to the stranger," Goh told Gai, "we're going to hunt down the demon."
He didn't want to leave the human but he couldn't deny that the other blonde was in good hands. Rei and Shin would know how to save his life and then they could figure out where he was from and how he had gotten there. "Don't die while I'm gone." Gai told the unconscious man before Goh started pulling him towards the door. "If you do, I'm going to make sure you get every prank I can come up with!"
Giving each other a look that plainly said neither one doubted the young angel's words, Shin and Rei started working on tending to and cleaning the human stranger's wounds.
lostmoonchild: Ironically I wrote that last part right before Rei and Shin took care of Judas and Luca after they were cursed. And because I know someone's gonna comment saying that I misspelled names, I like to write the versions I've taken a liking to or is just easier to me since I tune out while writing about 99% of the time. Anyway, read and review!
