Guardian
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
"speech"
'thought'
"Kyuubi"
Flashbacks will be warned, and will likely be all Italiac
Memories and Regrets part 2.
-Last chapter-
"Well that was quite the impressive trick there, I doubted you would have the talent to do a Kage Bunshin and a Henge Jutsu at the same time." Naruto heard the voice in every direction around the forest.
"Damnit.." Naruto mumbled under his breath.
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'Shit I cant let him get Sasuke, and running isn't going to do any good here' looking around Naruto saw a hollow tree in the distance and placed Sasuke into it and covered him up best he could to hide him.
Naruto walked out into a small clearing to await his hunter. ' I have to buy as much time as possible, this is near where we should meet up so they should catch up any time'.
"So not running anymore are we?" Orochimaru stated stepping out in front of Naruto. " Ku ku ku……and it was just starting to get fun. But where did you put my precious future container, cant have him getting away now can we?"
"Oh what wrong Orochimaru, is your pecker just a little bit to small on that body for you? So you have to go and try to get somebody else's?"
"So I suppose that would mean that you have seen young Sasuke then?" Orochimaru stated with a smirk
"No not really. But Jaraiya did always say that there was a reason that you choose to summon snakes... he said something about you feeling...inadequate…..compared to the rest of the men in your class" Naruto replied with a grin at the infuriated Sannin.
"But I guess some can't be as gifted as others" Naruto replied with a shrug "Don't you think so?"
Orochimaru launched towards Naruto connecting his right fist with Naruto's stomach. Some blood spewed from his mouth as he was thrown into a near by tree with a crack.
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-Back at the hollow tree-
'What happened?' Was the thought in Sasuke's head as he had trouble remembering exactly everything that had taken place only an hour ago. He was starting to regain consciousness.
'Naruto came...he said something about my cursed seal.' Sasuke pulled out a kunai to use it reflection to look at his back.
Sasuke's eyes widened at the sight, the seal was gone, Naruto had saved him from the nightmare that he was trapped in. An instant feeling of relief washed over his body as all the good memories he had came rushing back into him. All the feeling he held came back.
"Thank you Naruto"
Sasuke finally started to notice his surroundings, he was in a tree coved with some moss and a bush was in the way of the entrance. Exiting the tree he noticed where he was.
'Were still close to the sound base…..but where is Naruto?' he thought looking around.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH" a blood curdling scream rang through the forest.
'That sounded like…oh no.' Sasuke started running through the forest fast as he could looking for his friend as another scream ran out.
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-Another part of the forest-
Panting and grasping his right arm Kakashi stood over the newly decapitated body of Kabuto.
No blood ran out of his neck, it was completely cauterized by the heat that had just went through the area his head used to contain. It was his caused by his Raikiri, Kabuto managed to underestimate the strength of Kakashi's special technique and tried to block it with his chakra in his had. The struggle was short as the Raikiri got through the chakra infused hand. He pierced through Kabuto's hand and ran the raikiri along Kabuto's arm all the way till he reached his head.
"That's what you deserve you arrogant bastard…" Kakashi said still feeling the adrenaline run through his body.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH" A scream erupted through the forest.
Kakashi's eyes widened as he realized who the source was "Naruto.." Immediately Kakashi started running full speed to where he heard the scream last.
It wouldn't be hard, since screams ran out in the jungle a series of times, but he was still far away.
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-Back at the clearing-
Naruto was being held against a tree by snakes that were coiled all the way around the giant tree. He was bloody and battered, but he had also managed to hurt the Sannin standing in front of him some.
'If Jaraiya makes it he will have and advantage, and Kakashi will be closer to a level playing field' he through looking at the bleeding Sannin.
But he was still caught and not in good shape.
"Well it seems that you were a better than I though…but still a sorry excuse for a "Future Hokage" as you like to state so much" Orochimaru stated with a grin on his face.
Naruto could only glare at him.
"Oh what is with that look? And to think I was only stating the truth." Orochimaru glanced at the boy's stomach and small smile crept onto his face. "I say we conduct an experiment, I so love to experiment with new specimens."
Naruto only went wide eyed as Orochimaru produced a sword of legendary quality from his mouth, it was the same sword used to kill the Third.
"What say we test just how good those healing abilities of the Kyuubi are?"
Immediately after saying that he stabbed the sword into Naruto's Right shoulder all the way through into the tree.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Naruto let lose a scream of pain as he was stabbed through.
He continued to stab for a while, very content with the fun he was having the boy's screams. But soon enough some other things came to mind.
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-Sasuke-
Sasuke had just reached the scene of Naruto being stabbed, he was about to sprint forward when he listed to Orochimaru speak.
"So tell me, why did you want to save him so badly that you would come out here to face me for him obviously knowing you couldn't win?" with a grin
Sasuke was stunned watching the bloodied form of his friend. 'Naruto came out here to face him by himself for me? But he knows he is no match for him.'
"Why should I have to explain what my friend ship with Sasuke is?" Naruto said as some blood was coming out of his mouth. "It's not like a pathetic snake like you knows what it is to protect those precious to you."
"Ku ku ku. Did you know the Third said something very much like that when I killed him? Some nonsense about a ninja's true strength would be revealed when they protected those closest to them."
Immediately Naruto spit blood into the face of the Sannin. "DON'T EVER TALK BAD ABOUT THE THIRD, AND DON'T YOU EVER TRY TO HURT MY FRIENDS!" Naruto screamed.
Wiping the blood off of his face Orochimaru sneered at the boy at his mercy. "You are not in much of a position to demand things Kyuubi brat." He cleaned off the rest of the saliva "And don't worry about the Uchiha brat, its evident you love him like a brother, so when I take over his body I will be sure erase his memories of you."
'He is like a brother to me' Sasuke realized as he looked at the scene ahead of him. 'He came out here to save my life, at the cost of his own…no I can't let this happen.'
"Release Naruto!" Sasuke yelled at Orochimaru as he walked out in between Naruto and Orochimaru.
"Sasuke what the hell do you think your doing get out of here!" Naruto said to his friend with a desperate plea in his eyes.
Sasuke looked at his friend with an apologetic gaze. "Sorry dobe, but I can't do that."
Sasuke turned to Orochimaru. "If you let him go I will come back with you willingly".