Chapter – 3
After a while, I chose to sit next to a river and get some rest. Even though I despised wasting time when it came to my missions, my energy was running low. I had no choice than to sit down for a while. I've been out here for 1 week now. And still, no sign that Sasuke was ever here. I leaned against a tree and tried to get some shut eye. After a few hours, I suppose, I was awakened by the huge thump right in front me. I fluttered my eyes open and there it was, I shouted, "Oh crap, its you again!" I don't suppose it heard me, or saw me for that matter. For it turned straight to the river next to me and started drinking. It dipped its jaw into the water, and when it was full, it shot its head up and swallowed what was in its mouth. What an exquisite creature, sure it was dangerous and wanted me to be its meal, but it was very unique. It was truly one of a kind. I stood up nice and slow and silent. I stealthily stepped towards it. I held my hand above its head, and then I rested it.
Its head shot to me. It hissed at me, filling me with fear. Then it crouched down and was about to shoot up to fly. Just in a mere second, I threw my body on its and it carried me up to the sky. Realizing that I was hitching a ride, it started flying in irregular patterns. Trying to shake me off, I guess. After a while, I suppose it thought it was a waist of time. And a burst of energy was released, having us go super sonic. I couldn't keep my eyes open and my mouth was full of air. Lips wiped away to show my gums and teeth. Suddenly, we slowed down and shot down to the ground. Having that sudden jolt nearly made me have a heart attack. Its feet thumped on the ground, creating a wave of dust around it. I climbed off of its back and it shot back up to the sky when I glanced at it. Strong wind lashed out in my face. And just like that, it disappeared. I viewed my surroundings.
It was just another forest, though, this one I recognized. Sakura, Jiraiya and I went here a while back. Another mission where we were searching for Sasuke. I ran forward, trying to find the hideout. No luck, so far. Then I was ambushed by a few sound ninja. I defeated them and continued on. Looks like I was getting closer and closer to the hideout with every step. Finally, it was in sight. I was at the steps, nearly about to enter until the Debiru landed in front of me. Nearly on top of me. I shoved it out of the way and it growled. For some reason, drool started to slide from its teeth. "Oh god," I said, starting to panic. I then rushed into the hideout doorway while it tried to eat me. Its jaws skidded across my skin on my right arm, forcing blood to squirt out. Then its tail wrapped around my leg as I was running. Causing me to fall forward. It put its claw through my shoulder and brought down its mouth. It then bit my forearm, severing the muscle and cracking the bone.
Slivers of my femur stuck out of my arm. I turned away at the sight, still crying for help. It slowly parted its head from my body, taking my right arm with it. Blood seeped out of my injury, and I yelled when I held it to my face. I started hyperventilating and trembled while holding my elbow. I then slowly started to rise up from the ground. I walked a few steps, and leaned on the wall. Using it to support me as I stumbled down the hallway. At last, I ran into Sasuke. The sight petrified him, and he wasn't caring if he showed it. He said while stuttering, "N-Naruto, w-w-what happened?" I spit out blood. I faced my back to the wall and slid down, leaving a trail of blood wherever I went. I said while panting, "I-it was the Debiru. It ripped off my arm." Sasuke knelt down, actually caring about what happened. I looked into his eyes, and for the first time ever, he looked concerned for me.
He put his hand on my shoulder, "Naruto, there's no such thing as a Debiru, not anymore at least." I stopped breathing and I stared at him. "What are you saying, exactly?" I asked. "I'm saying that, ever since Kakina died, there hasn't been a Debiru on this Earth." He answered. "Ever since…she died?" I stared blankly to the wall in front of me. Her face popped into my head. Her hair was over her right eye, and her other eye was looking at me sharply. She gave me an evil smile, showing her sharp canines. Then she laughed like she always did, heartlessly. My eyes opened wide and I gasped. I glanced at Sasuke once again and shook him off of me. I stumbled to my feet and shouted, "You're lying! There was only one left in this world and that's the one that took my jutsu away from me!"
Sasuke looked irritated, "You idiot Naruto, don't you get it, there aren't any more, they're extinct!" I shook my head. "Oh yeah, then what about this!?" I used my good arm to rip my right sleeve off to show my scars from the bite it gave me earlier. "It looks like stab wounds." Sasuke stated. I looked at it quickly and they were, stab wounds from a kunai knife. They were all crooked and looked self-inflicted. "That's impossible," I muttered to myself. I ripped off my entire jacket and swiftly turned around. I asked, "What do you see on my back?!" He sighed, and then walked up to me. "Answer me!" I demanded. "There's more stab wounds. Did you run into something?" "Yeah! I ran into the Debiru!" I turned around sternly, "Why won't you believe me?"
He looked to my arm, "Where's the rest of it?" I rolled my eyes, "Probably digested by now!" A total overstatement, but I was pissed off right now! I glared at him seriously, "Follow me." He helped me back to the entrance. We followed the trail of blood. I looked at him and pointed to the ground, "This is where it attacked me!" "I see and arm and a knife." He said. I looked, and there it was, my forearm and my kunai knife. I was so confused. He set me down, and I was about ready to pass out. All the pain and loss of blood has gotten me light-headed. He picked up my knife and only stared at the arm. He pointed at it with the knife, "Looks like this is your arm. Your jacket is wrapped around it.
I looked up at him, irritated. "What, did you think I didn't already know that?!" I shouted, and then I started breathing hard again. The pain from my arm was coming back. Then he picked up my arm with two fingers. Clearly disgusted by the grotesque appearance. He then walked over to me with my arm and matched it. He asked himself, "If you only cut it off, why is the bone so twisted?" I stared at my arm that was attached to me, and the bone was all twisted and had fractures in it and everything. Sasuke sighed, "Okay, this is my guess on things. It looks like you stabbed yourself in the shoulder and tried ripping it off. Next, you stab yourself in the back by holding a kunai knife there and running into a tree. Lastly, you cut around your right arm, tearing the muscle but only fracturing the bone. Then, you use your other arm and twist it around, curving your femur and making it look like it has little splinters poking out of it."
"And why on Earth would I do something like that?" I questioned. He held his hand to his face, "Because, you thought it was actually happening. After you witnessed Kakina's death, your mind created the creature that you saw Kakina was possessed with. And your mind did this because you loved her almost as much as you do Sakura. Am I right?" I hesitated, "G-go on." "You see, I know everything that happened. You may not have known it, Naruto, but I was always there. When in the training field, you knocked out Hinata, causing severe brain damage. You thought you fought a demon, but you didn't, you did that to yourself. In your supposed encounter with it on the way here, never happened. You did, however, make your shadow clones do what you asked. And when you thought you flew here, you used your demon's chakura to make you go so fast. You did all of this…"