9/16/13 Important: This story is discontinued until I get the time to do a complete and utter revamping of the story. I started writing this story years ago and the immaturity simply oozes and drips from my writing style to the point where I cannot force myself to actually read a few sentences. The only reason I have not deleted it yet is to (a.) Remind me of the progress and improvement of my writing and (b.) to Motivate me to make up for the horrible torture I put my previous audience through. That said, do not feel obligated to read this story. Do not feel obligated to review or indeed do anything at all. I would actually prefer if you ignored this story altogether and instead focus all your attention on my newest and superior story: Momento Mori.
Thank You,
Sanctity Alone
Prologue
The two sannins stared at each other across the battlefield. One's eyes filled with malice the other with sadness and betrayal.
"Come back, Sasuke!" Naruto said.
"Why do you insist on trying to stop me?" Sasuke replied emotionlessly.
"Because as I said, this is one of my first bonds and I will NOT have it broken."
"Well then Dobe," a little hope sparked in Naruto's eyes, "I'll just have to destroy it completely then"
Naruto's form collapsed on himself. 'This is Sasuke?'
Naruto prepared himself. "Well then, Uchiha Sasuke you shall die here. You will not destroy any more innocent lives!"
Sasuke's eyes widened as he saw Naruto transform before his eyes. This Naruto had no doubt in his eyes. As a matter of fact, his eyes looked dead. None of their usual shine was there.
"Sasuke…" He flinched "prepare yourself."
Naruto disappeared and reappeared in front of Sasuke and backhanded him in the nearby cliff.
Sasuke wiped off his mouth. "Hn, I see you've gotten faster."
"I see you've gotten weaker. Enough talk. Kagebunshin no Jutsu!" Five shadow clones came into existence beside him.
"Still sticking to those old tricks?"
"Attack!" All the clones rushed Sasuke.
Trading blows two of Naruto's clones were destroyed, while the other three proceeded to knock the shit out of Sasuke.
'Crap I'm not gonna be able to keep this up' thought Sasuke. 'There!'
He caught an opening and jumped into the sky.
"Katon: Goukakyū no Jutsu!" A large fireball shot from his mouth. Poof!
Sasuke pulled out his Kusanagi no Tsurugi while Naruto pulled out his Muramasa.
"Come at me!" Naruto yelled.
"With pleasure."
They traded blows. Naruto went for his knees while Sasuke went for the head. They both missed.
"That's it Kenjutsu: Vertical Tidal Slash!"
A gigantic wave of water shot from the tip of Naruto's blade as he slammed it into the ground.
"Sharingan! Amaterasu!"
The intense heat from the attack cancelled out the oncoming justu and continued towards Naruto.
"Doton Kekkai: Dorōdōmu! Earth Style! Barrier!"
A dome of earth surrounded Naruto and kept the flames at bay.
"Youki Doton Kekkai: Yomi Numa! Demon Swamp of the Underworld!"
Where rocks and barren land used to exist now a swamp appeared. The only problem with this one is the fact that it seeks out its prey. A large hand, made of mud, formed and began to attack Sasuke.
Taking this as a way to get an attack in Naruto burst out of his barrier. He raised his hand.
"Daikamaitachi no Jutsu! Great Cutting Whirlwind!"
'The wind seems to surround his hand. I'd better not get caught by that.'
"Daikamaitachi no Jutsu Kai!"
The winds that surround his hand exploded from his hand and swept towards Sasuke.
"Now Sharingan! Doton Kekkai: Dorōdōmu! Earth Style! Barrier!"
"Pft. Just like a Uchiha. Always relying on their pathetic Sharingan."
"Do not mock the ultimate bloodline. Not even the Hyuuga and their 'All seeing Eye' can best the Sharingan."
There was silence... then... chuckling?
"HA! You don't even know the past of the Sharingan do you?" Not even waiting for an answer he proceded. "Besides the Sharingan's ability to copy ninjutsu, it blinds its wielder and also causes insanity if overused for long periods of time."
"How do you know so much?" Than after a moment's pause, "Dobe..."
"Because Uchiha-teme, the origins of the Sharingan came for the great KYUUBI NO YOUKO himself!"
Sasuke's eyes widened.
"It seems you understand now. All this time I could have just, hmm how do I say it? Completely decimated the heir to the Uchiha clan."
Naruto began to laugh so evilly that somewhere in hell two people shivered.
In hell...
"Hey Oro-niichan?"
"Yes, Voldy-kun?"
"I'm scared..."
"Me too, but the best we can hope for is that whoever is creating that much evil aura is killing either a certain wizard, or an annoying ninja with hair that resembles a duck's butt."
"I guess..."
"(sigh) Why do the evil guys always have to lose?"
"The world may never know... Hey! Wanna Tootsie Pop?"
"Ahh, but you see I don't need to manipulate your little eyes with my tenant, oh no. I'm going to beat you with the power of my TWO bloodlines!"
'Two? How did he get two? That's not possible!'
"I have found an interesting bloodline that came from one of my parents. It gives me total control and manipulation over all shadows and arkness!"
To prove his point he raised his hand in the air and a dark orb appeared to be forming in the palm.
"I have learned to embrace my destiny! Witness the power of DARKNESS!"
He drove his hand into the ground.
"Saisei no Ankoku! Rebirth of Darkness!"
A pulse shot through the earth and two outlines began to arise from the ground.
"See? Unlike your master's jutsu, mine can raise people from the dead and have them remain in this world with their memories contact!"
"Then let's see who's jutsu is better. Edo Tensei no Jutsu!" Two coffins shot from the ground and began to open slowly.
On Naruto's side the two outlines formed none other than The Fourth and some woman he didn't know.
On Sasuke's side Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha.
"Let me introduce you Uchihas to the last members of the most powerful clan in ALL the ninja countries! Face the power of the Kazamas, Arashi and Kushina Uzamaki-Kazama! Mom, Dad.."
"Yes son?"
"Show them our power!"
"We will not give up Dobe! Father, mother... the Uchiha clan will reign victorious!"
The two powerful clans met in a flurry of ninjutsu, and kenjutsu. The fathers and mother faced off against themselves while their respective prodigies duked it out.
The swamp that suround them had long since disappeared, since Naruto cancelled it while summoning his parents. As anti-climatic as it was Arashi and Fugaku's battle was extremely short.
After shooting a few jutsu and kunai at each other and using Hirashin, Fugaku caught on to the way it worked. Memorizing where the special kunai were he blew a Pheonix Flower Jutsu that while in his 'Shadow Rebirth" state ,that weakened him greatly, Arashi could not keep up with.
His form began to fade away after getting hit with several fire balls.
Sasuke and Naruto's battle paused. Sasuke smirked.
"It seems my jutsu is superior."
"(snort) I don't think so."
Arashi used a Rasengan that Fugaku dodged at the last minute, but still got clipped on his left arm which was completely decimated.
Fugaku ran towards Arashi as he began to fade and kicked him in his stomach.
"(scoff) I told you Uchiha's are superior."
"Shut up teme and watch."
Fugaku jumped in midair and got behind in a position instantly recognized by the blonde Sannin.
Fugaku announced his attack, "Shishi Rendan! Lion's Barage!"
As Arashi plummeted towards the ground, both males of the Kazama clan smiled.
Sasuke was puzzled. He turned towards Naruto.
"Why's he smiling? He just got his ass handed to him."
Naruto turned towards Sasuke.
"Boom."
Sasuke's eyes widened as his father exploded after mulitple exploding tags were set on him when he attacked Arashi for the last time.
They turned towards their mothers. Naruto's mom was wielding a sword covered in black flames, while Sasuke's had crimson fire.
They dashed towards each other swinging gracefully and deadly. Sons looked on at the fatal dance of death.
Naruto's mom began the start of more complicated kenjutsu by splitting her sword into many swords and copying a move used by a certain Kaguya.
" Mikazuki no Mai! Dance of the Cresent Moon!"
Mikoto was constantly having to dodge the relentless attack launched on her.
"Hehe... you do know remember when I told you that Kyuubi was the creator of the Sharingan?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I'm just saying, you do know that means that since he's merged with me I can also copy techniques?"
Sasuke gaped. 'No! That would mean...'
"And what's even better is that when you summon someone through darkness they share all their memories with me and vice versa. You can thank Sakura for this one. At least she'll know she inadvertantly killed her muderer."
"What did Sakura tell you?!"
"Did I ever tell you that I thought Sasori was awesome?"
They both turned towards the battle field as Kushina yelled out, "Aka Higi: Hyakki no Sōen! Dance of A Thousand Puppets!"
Puppets seemed to shoot out from Kushina's body and surround Mikoto as she looked wildly around.
She frantically shot off random jutsus.
"Katon: Goukakyū no Jutsu ! Fireball Jutsu!" "Pheonix Flower Jutsu!" "Katon: Haisekishō! Fire Release! Burning Ash Accumulation!"
She did all of this while dodging the puppets and Kushina's blades.
Mikoto looked on in obvious horror as everytime a puppet was eradicated, ten took its place.
For a single moment, she glanced at her son and a small smiled appeared on her face.
Sasuke turned away from this sign of weakness and continued his battle.
Finally, Sasuke's mom was impaled by Kushina's blade, after she found an opening in Mikoto's sword style.
Now it was Naruto's turned to smile. But it sooned faded away as Mikoto opened her eyes with the final form of the Sharingan. she uttered one word.
"Amaterasu..." Naruto's mom screamed out in agony. They both cumpled to the ground. One smiling with blood dribbling out of her mouth, the other burnt beyond recognition.
Puppets fell from the sky.
They turned back to each other, seeing their twisted form of entertainment end.
"It seems that we cannot decide with our skills of ninjutsu and kenjutsu.", said a ragged and torn Naruto.
"Yes… it seems so.", said an equally worn out Sasuke.
"It seems this is where it ends." He said a sky blue orb forming itself in his palm.
"I concur." Birds chirping filled the air.
'Now!'
'Now!'
They dashed towards each other.
"Odama Rasengan!"
"Raikiri!"
They spoke at the same time.
"FOR THE SAKE OF MY GOALS..."
Their attacks connected.
"I WON'T LOSE!"