Naruto's Boggart

This was an itch that I just had to write after reading 'Naruto's Summoning!' I wanted dibs on a boggart scene.

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The ninja stood before a huge cabinet, which was being banged around by whatever was locked inside. Hermione had thought that the best way to practice a defensive spell would be to use it against an actual dark creature.

Which is why they were here now.

"Inside this cabinet", she said, "is a boggart, or shapeshifter. When it comes out, it will turn into whatever you fear most."

"A-ano…l-like what?" asked Hinata.

Harry answered this question. "For Ron, it became a giant spider. For me, a dementor, which is a creature that sucks all happiness from the victim."

"And Hermione's is a professor telling her that she failed!" interrupted Ron. Kiba, Ron, Harry, and Naruto snickered.

"Well!" yelled Hermione, getting everyone's attention again. "Shall we?"

Sakura was first. The cabinet door opened, and out came Kabuto, hands glowing green. "Ridikulus!" Kabuto began jerking around, as if he had been hit with the nerve-confusing jutsu (what's the real name?). The boggart stumbled in front of Kiba, and turned into Sakon and Ukon's two-headed form. "Ridikulus!" and the bodies melted into a puddle.

The puddle oozed in front of Hinata.

V1: The body on the floor was torn to pieces, but the scraps of orange cloth and blond strands of hair left no doubt as to the identity.

V2: The boggart turned into Hinata, strapped into a chair. She was screaming in agony. On her forehead, the caged-bird glowed green. "Weak. Worthless. You bring shame to the family," a harsh voice intoned. "Now, you are branch house. You are no longer my daughter." (What would terrify Hinata more, Naruto's death or her own ultimate degradation?)

Hinata was frozen. Neji, stepped grabbed her and pulled her aside, shielding her from the sight. Now, the closest person to the boggart was Naruto.

The boggart, in turn, transformed…

Into Naruto.

But this wasn't the normal Naruto everyone recognized.

Boggart-Naruto was enveloped in red chakra. His body was hunched, like a beast. His blond hair was streaked with red highlights. So was his skin, especially over his hands and forearms. The red was blood, and boggart-Naruto was soaked in it.

The boggart-Naruto's eye's were red and slitted. His nails were claws. His teeth had become fangs, which were dangling pieces of flesh and cloth, leaving no doubt as to just what the flesh was.

And he was smiling. An evil, arrogant, triumphant smile.

"Guess what, brat. You lose. I got loose and killed them all." He chuckled evilly.

The real Naruto's eyes narrowed. "Oh, really?" He smirked. "Ridikulus!"

The boggart's right arm stiffened, then was coated in blue chakra. "WHAT!!!" roared the boggart. Suddenly, the red eyes snapped to blue.

"I win." Growled the boggart-Naruto, as chakra gathered in his palm.

The boggart-Naruto slammed the rasengan into the side of his own head, splattering blood, bone, and flesh across the room.

The real Naruto refused to look at anyone. He turned and walked out the door, leaving behind a very confused group of shinobi and wizards.

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I LOVE that phrase 'I win' right before performing ai-uchi (mutual suicide). Now, if I can just remember which book it was originally in...

Anyway, this fic is just a oneshot, since I have no interest in writing a full HPN at this point. If you wish to incorporate elements into your own HPN fic, just remember to give me some credit.