"Stay.. Out.. Of.. My... WAY!" Naruto screamed, as huge waves of chakra shot up around his body, forcing him into a painful looking crouch. He then arched his neck backwards, the chakra doubling up over his body, his pupils slowly glazing over.

All the while, Uchiha Sasuke stood before this awesome sight, his breath nearly catching. "I can't let you do this, I don't care how strong you are!" Where was this chakra coming from? It was hard to maintain any balance at all, it seemed as though Naruto had a gravitational field greater than the planet itself.

Naruto's head was forced downwards slowly, so that he could glare at Sasuke. His eyes, now brown and no longer glazed over, hissed in anger; two visible fangs could be seen sticking out over his lower lip.

Visibly restraining himself, Naruto growled towards Sasuke. "Just.. MOVE," he hissed, taking a forced step forward. The chakra was still blazing about him wildly. This was insane, there is no way Naruto could have that much chakra.

"You're going to have to get through me first!" Sasuke counter-hissed, determined to stop Naruto at all costs. His eyes unfocused for a moment, then shut. As he re-opened his eyes, the red eyes, the sharingan, were plainly visible. If he was going to stop Naruto, he'd need every advantage he could get. This was one of them.

As he looked on at Naruto's form through his sharingan, he noticed something strange about the chakra. It was dancing wildly, like a.. fox. A fox with nine tails. Suddenly, something clicked in his head, and he was rooted to his spot. The kyuubi no kitsune. The overwhelming chakra. That HAD to be it!

Naruto lunged forward suddenly, at a speed the sharingan could barely keep up with. Sasuke prepared himself for the strike, bringing his arms up over his face as he bent over into a crouch. Moments later, he realized he hadn't been struck, and that Naruto was past him. Damn him!

He suddenly remembered why he was opposing Naruto; to defend the man that had been behind him. Spinning around quickly, a kunai lashed through the air and sped towards Naruto's back. But just like a whip, the chakra enveloping him smashed into the kunai and slammed it roughly into the ground.

At that, Sasuke lunged forward, kicking off of the ground with a bit of his own chakra. He didn't have any time for a jutsu, he had to get Naruto away from the man. His best shot was this tackle.

As Sasuke sped through the air with his chakra-empowered tackle, Naruto stood oblivious to the attack, as he landed on the ground before the man. Rage contorted his features, as his hiss continued to shatter his breaths. As he took a step forward, Sasuke's form smashed into his own, and threw them both out of the man's area.

Naruto growled, and as his anger steadily increased, so did the chakra flow around him. Rather than pulverize the fallen Uchiha, his chakra simply tossed him to the side. He sprang forward again, skidding to a stop next to the un-named man.

Sasuke moaned, and pushed himself up groggily. He didn't stand a chance against Naruto, not like this. THIS was the destructive force he had heard about growing up. This was part of Naruto. He couldn't stand up to it, but he had to. One eye half closed, he began walking towards Naruto, several different plans forming in his head at the same time.

Naruto's hissing form stared down at the man. He was scared, he was middle aged, and he was going to die. He would enjoy his vengeance. Naruto hissed, as he brought his right fist back to smash the man's face in.

Suddenly, the man whirled around and was on his knees before Naruto, kissing at his feet.

"PLEASE give me another chance, I'll give you a free bowl! I'll never over-charge anyone for ramen again!"

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Stevie J.