Malandras hands were a blur as he made hand signs and sent out a storm of ice shards towards Kakashi. Kakashi hands were faster, though, and the ice shards melted as flames raced towards Malandra. Diving to one side, Malandra threw a shuriken at Kakashi, and ran through an alley way, emerging onto a separate street. A crowded one.
"Shit," Malandra muttered under his breath, and ran through the crowd, knocking people down and to the side. Why the hell are the streets so crowded at night?! With cries of indignation ringing in the background, he broke from the crowd and turned onto a side street… and received a punch in the face from Kakashi. Before he could react, Kakashi kneed him in the gut, and grabbed his arm and threw him into the building to his right. People screamed as Malandra climbed to his feet and touched his lip, which had split open.
"Ah ah ah," he said to Kakashi, and ran towards him. Grabbing a kunai knife, Kakashi rushed forward to meet his charge. Malandra threw a punch at Kakashi, who swung under it and stabbed him in the heart.
"You haven't got any stronger, have you," Kakashi asked the wounded teen. Malandra looked up at him… and winked. Kakashi started in surprise as Malandra disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"I think I've gotten much stronger to fool you with a shadow clone, don't you think," Malandra said as he dropped down from the roofs above and kicked Kakashi in the ribs, who went spiraling off down the street. Landing on his feet, Kakashi summoned a Fireball Jutsu and sent it hurtling down the street towards his opponent. Malandra, for his part, stood in the middle of the street, calmly watching the flame grow in size. Kakashi watched the flame hit him… and go past him, striking a building and exploding, destroying the building and all others around it.
"What the- no! It should have-you couldn't have," Kakashi couldn't complete his statement. People had been in that building! People he had sworn to protect when he became a ninja of Konohagakure! And they were dead because of him! Him!
Laughing as if nothing had happened, Malandra walked towards Kakashi. Smiling, he said, "You don't know how powerful I have become. Your pathetic Justus can't harm me. My clothes are a little singed, though, and I am not too happy about that. I killed your Black Ops and now I'm going to kill you. Unless, of course, you leave here now. Let no one say I'm not merciful. You can leave Kakashi."
"And miss out on all the fun? He wouldn't do that," said a confident voice behind the two combatants.
"Guy, what took you so long," Kakashi asked, climbing to his feet. Guy dropped down next to him, and looked at Malandra. Chuckling, he said, "Are you the youngster causing all the hub-bub around here?"
Smiling, Malandra merely shrugged in response, and Guy nodded. He grinned and gave Malandra a thumbs up… and disappeared.
"Where did-," Malandra had time say before Guy appeared in front of him… posing.
"Get ready, because the amazing Guy is going to kick your ass," he said, kicking Malandra in the gut. When Kakashi kneed him, it hurt. When Guy kicked him, it hurt! He was sent through three buildings before coming to as skidding stop. He got to his hands and knees and coughed blood onto the ground. Struggling to his feet, Malandra cocked his head to the side and dove into a store entrance as shurikens landed with dull thumps in the spot he had just been. Looking up, he saw Black Ops. All of them. Kakashi and Guy were standing on the rooftops and looked like leaders of an army.
Sighing, Malandra smiled and said, "Well now, you guys don't give up! I suppose I have to use a special jutsu for this fight. Oh, Kakashi? This is how your Fireball Jutsu killed that poor innocent family. You, my old friend, are actually quite familiar with it."
Malandra focused his chakra. As Black Ops dived through the air towards him, his hands blurred, creating the needed hand signs. Large rectangles of ice appeared at different points around him.
"S-stop! Don't go near him," Kakashi cried out, but it was too late. The Anbu Black Ops ran towards the fugitive, intent on taking him down. Malandra smiled and slid into the rectangles as he said, "Ice Mirror Jutsu!"
The Anbu Black Ops halted in the middle of the mirrors, their masks preventing emotion to be seen, but their fidgeting displayed it none the less. All of a sudden, one Black Op fell, then another, and another. Jumping through the mirrors at high speeds, Malandra cut down each Black Op before they knew what hit them. Malandra was grinning like a mad man, flying through the air from mirror to mirror, when suddenly, he was only flying through the air. Rolling to a stop, Malandra turned to see Guy standing next to the broken fragments of two of his mirrors.
"I suppose I was just too caught up in the battle to notice," Malandra muttered to himself. Kakashi was walking towards him, holding his famous Lightning Blade Jutsu in his left hand. He looked at Malandra and spoke in a quiet voice that barely restrained his anger.
"Your life ends here. I don't care what you are doing here, and I don't know what you want. But you will no longer live in this world."
"Poor, poor Kakashi. Do you really think that you can beat me, let alone kill me? If your buddy hadn't shown up, you would be dead already." As he spoke, his hands formed signs that were too fast to follow. But Kakashi knew what they were from the Jutsu Malandra was using. He had taught it to Sasuke himself. "And all this wasn't even what I wanted. I merely wanted to have a nice talk over some buns and steaming tea. But you guys insist on killing me. How can I refuse a good battle?" As he walked, Malandra held an ever growing Chidori in his left hand, the sound echoing through the empty streets. The two fighters were bathed in the light of their Jutsus, casting odd shadows as they walked.
Kakashi narrowed his eyes and said, "This ends now!" With that, he rushed forward, Malandra following cue. The distance closed between them, their Jutsus connected, and a bright flash filled the night sky. Guy couldn't even look at the fight, and shielded his eyes. When he could see again, Guy felt the blood run out of his face. Kakashi was on the ground, not moving. But there was something wrong with the scene! Someone else was there, but he couldn't make out whom. That is, until, he saw the chakra. Red chakra.
Naruto! And he doesn't seem too pleased, Guy thought to himself as he watched the struggle below him.
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"Who the hell do you think you are, bursting into my village and attacking everyone," Naruto snarled in Malandras face. He had watched the fight, and was done sitting around. His hands were currently clasped with his opponents, and were trying to throw him to the floor. With no luck.
With a chuckle, his opponent said, "Who am I? Why do you need to know?"
Naruto felt his anger build, his chakra swell. His canines began to extend, and his eyes grew feral. Slowly, he began to push back his enemy, gaining ground enough to send him through the air. Malandras eyes widened as he saw the blonds chakra, felt the obvious increase in strength. Releasing a snarl of his own, Malandra said, "Think you're special, boy?! Think you can beat me?! Do you believe you have strength enough to kill me?! Think again!"
With his words, Naruto was sent through the building to the combatants left. Emerging on the other side, he shook dirt off him like water from a dog, and turned to attack. But Malandra was already here. And changed.
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He knew he shouldn't have done it. It was foolish and unnecessary. But the child had pissed him off. Did he think he could frighten him with that show? With a demon?! He was an incompetent child with great power and a lot of cockiness. It would do him no good.
He wants to see a demon?! I shall show him a demon, Malandra thought. It didn't matter. The beast had been yearning to be released. To taste blood. Malandra felt his skin transform, forming into dark, greenish black scales. The whites of his eyes turned black, so that it seemed, in the night, that Malandra had no eyes whatsoever. His legs had disappeared entirely, and he had the lower half of a snake. Only with four tails. His nails had become black talons, and dripped poison. His canines became fangs, and glittered in the moonlight as he spoke.
"You can't scare me, fox-child. You have no true power. The fox lends it, but you can't seem to receive it. Don't look so surprised, did you think you were the only one so cursed? I have the eight tailed snake demon inside my body. And without the help of your fox, you shall die. We shall kill you!"
His voice seemed to have an echo. Malandras cool, calm voice spoke on the surface, but beneath it, there seemed to be a smoother, silkier voice, that still seemed to have a rough, dark tone to it.
Naruto bared his teeth, and leaped the short distance between them, only to stop in mid-jump. Looking down, Naruto saw a tail wrapped around his waist. Malandra twitched, and Naruto was slammed to the ground, sinking into the packed earth like it was sand. Lifting him out again, Malandra slid closer to him, drew back a fist, and punched him square in the face. Naruto flew backwards, hitting a building. He didn't go through the building; he body brought it tumbling down on top of him. Grinning like a mad thing, Malandra slid closer, fangs glimmering in the moon light. He stood in front of the rubble of the building, and waited. He sensed a huge surge in chakra, and was interested in what the child was cooking up.
A faint light began to come from beneath the rubble, dirt and dust swirling in a vortex before flying away. The concrete seemed to dissolve, caving into itself before finally disappearing. Naruto stood in the remains of the building, a ball of pure chakra in his hand. Looking up, Malandra saw pure bloodlust in his eyes.
"Rasengan!"
Malandra couldn't move. He was too close to dodge it. Naruto leaped through the air, driving the Rasengan into Malandras chest. He went flying through the air, far above the village, his tails flying behind him like a comical flag. He came crashing down in the forest outside of the village. His chest had been torn open, and slowly re-knit itself. Hissing in indignation, Malandra slithered to his feet, and raced through the forest, speeding towards the village. Trees flashed past him, grass blurred underneath him. He came into an open clearing and saw the gates leading to the village. Naruto stood in front of them, a guardian of his home.
"Leave this place, and I won't kill you," he ordered Malandra through clenched teeth. Laughing, Malandra said, "Funny! I gave Kakashi the same offer." He slid closer, unsheathing his weapon and flicking out the blades.
Naruto snarled and launched himself at Malandra. Malandra waited, and brought his weapon up just enough to nick Narutos arm as he dived under his attack. Then, his mind went black.
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Malandra casually strolled through the hallways of Narutos mind. His footsteps echoed hollowly as he traversed the areas that housed that which he searched for. Coming to a doorway, he stopped. It was plain wood, nothing ornate or exceptionally noticeable about it. He left it and continued along his way. Passing doors, he barely glanced at them, knowing that they were useless to him. One caught his eye, but decided that a door with the word CENSORED on it might not be the most beneficial. Finally he came to the end of the hallway. Two doors stood at the end. One was covered in Japanese markings of strength and courage, seals placed at various intervals along its surface. A charm of good luck had been placed around the handle, to ward away evil spirits. The other was, by contrast, very dull. It was made of a fine wood with gold trim, and merely had a scroll leaning against it. A large scroll, used for summoning. Shrugging, Malandra walked over to the ornate door, ripped of the charm, and opened the door.
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Malandra slowly regained focus as he shook his head and looked at Naruto. A grin tugging at the corners of his mouth, he said, "What was that Jutsu you used? Rasengan?
Try it again. I wish to show you how weak you truly are."
Narutos eyes widened in astonishment as he said, "Weak?! You must really have a death wish, pal!"
A clone appeared out of nowhere, and instantly began putting energy into Narutos outstretched palm. A ball of blue chakra began to form, growing into the Rasengan. Malandra, for his part, held his hands in front of him. Slowly, small, black spheres formed in his palms, growing larger and larger. Flashes of green sparked within them, as he held the two Rasengans that were the size of a coconut each. Slowly putting his hands together, he merged them into the size of a basketball.
"Shall we," he asked a dumbstruck Naruto. Shaking his head in disbelief, Narutos clone disappeared, and Naruto charged. The ground between them lessened, and Malandra could sense the fear on Naruto. Racing forward to meet the young man and kill him, he sensed that the boy knew his life was over. What he did not sense, however, was Tsunade dropping in on top of him, slamming the heel of her foot down onto his skull. As the black Rasengan fizzled and faded out, so did Malandras consciousness.
