To The Dark Side Chapter 4 : Only Friend

Synopsis: After regaining his strength, Naruto is reunited with his childhood friend. While Hokage orders all available team to retrieve Naruto.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto I'm just a fan showing my appreciation for it. Although I wish I did

Claimer: I own the character known as Mibu Sasha since I created her from a to z.

If you wish to view the profile of the new character I added, you can find the link on my info page.

Extra Information you should perhaps know ..

- Saratobi Asuma, in charge of the 10th team, composed of Ino, Shikamaru and Chouji

- Yuuhi Kurenai, in charge of the 8th team, composed of Hinata, Kiba and Shino.

- Mibu Sasha is NOT a member of the Anbu squad, but a ninja that was thought dead.

- "KUROME" is the ability which the Mibu Clan possess. For those who haven't checked out her profile on my info page, I will dig more into her past and abilities through out the story. Basically this abilities changes the eyes of the user into black with fire swirling in them. Enables the user to perfectly see in the dark. Also can be used to distract opponent.

*Itai = Ouch / Ow* *Dobe = Dead Last* *Chikushou = Damn / Damn it* *Baka = Idiot* *Ohayo = Good Morning* *Hai = Yes / Yeah* *Demo = but ..* *Iie = no* *Onegai = Please*

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*A few hours ago ..*

A female ninja pulled out a boy dressed in an orange colour outfit form the river. The female placed her holster ( contained a few kunais ) on the ground and she turned the boy around, she verified if he was still alive.

"Good, he's breathing." The female murmured to herself

She carefully moved him away from the water and against a tree. She carefully looks at the boy, as she notices a wound on his chest. As she opens the jacket, she notices a certain seal on the boy's stomach.

"Naruto ..?" The female said with a shocked expression on her face

As she took her bandana off, she wrapped is around Naruto's wound so the bleeding would at less be slowed. She then puts her hand on the seal of the blond and closed her eyes.

She removed it quickly as she turned her head around to look behind her. A group of Anbu were standing behind her.

"I don't like people who appear without a warning" The female pointed out as she slowly stood up

"We are grateful that you pulled Naruto out, but now he must come with us." The Anbu leader ordered

As the female was about to give her answer, she felt someone's hand grabbing to her wrist. She looked at Naruto, as he drifted in and out of consciousness.

"I don't want to go back .. I can't . Onegai ." Naruto murmured with a low voice

The female looked worried and concerned for Naruto as she faced once again the Anbu leader, with her decision.

"Unfortunately he doesn't want to and I must respect Naruto-san's wishes." The female answered she took a defensive position.

She was the only one standing between the Anbu and Naruto. She reached to her back, where she had a pouch that had shurikens. The Anbu reacted immediately and were on guard.

"Don't come after him again" The female ordered as she through a bunch of shurikens towards the Anbus

"Going up against an Anbu squad isn't recommended" The Anbu leader pointed out as he neutralized the shuriken attack

"I never was good at obeying others anyway" The female pointed out

She kneeled on the ground, and placed both hands, face down, on the soil. The Anbu looked confused, and wondered what she was trying to do.

She gathered chakra to both hands and pushed it against the ground. The chakra then disappeared, as the Anbu were trying to find out what it meant.

"I don't know what you're trying to do but it won't work" The Anbu leader explained when he was interrupted by a sound from behind him

As the Anbu leader looked behind him, two of his team mates looked at him with a face of pain as they fell on the ground. The Anbu looked carefully at them, and he saw multiple kunais that were stabbed in their backs.

"One of the rules of being a shinobi is to know your surroundings. Is it not?" The female teased with a smile

The female gathered once more chakra to her hand as she waved it in a semi- circle, starting from her left side to her right. Her chakra hit the ground with a certain force, making it raise upwards to form a temporarily wall of dust.

The dust gave her enough time to grab Naruto and escape quickly, while the Anbu were unable to see for a minute due to the dust.

When the dust finally fell, the Anbu leader looked in front of him, well aware that the female used the opportunity to escape with Naruto.

Under the circumstances, the Anbu leader had no other choice then to take both wounded team mates back to the Village and return to report to Hokage. If the situation would have been different he would of pursued the female and the boy.

As the Anbu squad left the grounds, the female held Naruto closely, and looked back to where she'd rescued him.

"They'll be back .." The female said as she vanished with the boy once more.

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*The present time somewhere in the forest ..*

"Sasha?" Naruto asked murmured as he reached out to touch the female

"It's been a long time . Naruto-San." The female greeted

Naruto's hand grabbed onto her wrist, as the boy simply started to cry his eyes out. The female leaned forward, to let Naruto's head rest on her lap, as the boy slowly drifted again to sleep.

"I finally was able to see you again .." Naruto murmured before falling asleep again

"I missed you too .." Sasha said to the sleeping boy as her fingers gently caressed his hair

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* Konoha Village . *

The Juunins had assembled to meet Hokage, that regarded Naruto and Kyubi. They were all aware of the fight that happened between Kakashi and Naruto, that was at the time Kyubi. An Anbu squad enters the room as Hokage stood up to speak.

"Have you located him?" Hokage demanded to the Anbu leader

"We had." The Anbu answered

"Had?" Kakashi repeated as he stared at the Anbu

"Hai. You were right Kakashi-san. The boy had fallen in the river after your battle. Demo .." The Anbu explained

With that little last word, all eyes, including the Hokage.

"But what?" Asked Iruka as Hokage remained silent

"A female came to his help, we assume she's the one that got him out of the water. So on your orders Hokage-sama, we went to retrieve the boy. But to our surprise, the female interfered." The Anbu continued

"Interfered? How could a female possibly .." Asuma butted in

"Females are still able to kick any males asses" Kurenai interfered while she punched Asuma in the stomach

"Itai ." Asuma murmured as his placed his hands on his stomach

"How old was this female" Hokage asked

"I'd say same age as the boy" The Anbu answered

"The damages?" Hokage demanded

"Two Anbu were injured. But she and the boy both vanished" The Anbu answered

The Jounins looked at each other, as many questions filled their heads. Hokage was the one to break the silence that had claimed the room.

"Kakashi-sensei. How much time do you think we have before the seal is broken?" Hokage asked with a serious tone

"It's only a matter of time before Kyubi completely takes over ., And to complicate things, we have no information what so ever concerning that female ninja." Kakashi pointed out

"In that case, we better find him before the seal is undone. I want every available team to search and bring both of them in" Hokage ordered as he took a deep breath

"Both?" Kurenai repeated with a surprised look

"Hai." Hokage confirmed

"Why?" Asuma asked with curiosity

"We don't know anything about this female, for all we know she could be an ally just as well an enemy." Hokage answered

"We understand the situation." Kurenai said as she bowed to Hokage

All Jounins and Chuunins immediately fanned out, as Hokage asked Kakashi to remain behind for further discussion of the matter.

"Kakashi, the paper that Sasuke found in Naruto's apartment, belongs to someone that came from this Village." Hokage said as he showed the paper to him

"That's what I thought. It's the only reason that he could know about Naruto having Kyubi sealed within him." Kakashi pointed out

Hokage nodded in agreement as Kakashi was able to leave to return to his two students.

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* Somewhere ..*

A few hours later, Naruto had regained consciousness, but woke up to an empty room. He slowly sat up, looked around to get clues, and took his time to get out of bed.

"Guess it was just a dream ." Naruto said with a sad voice

He explored, he noticed it was a small house, in the middle of somewhere. He just didn't know the where yet.

The sound of a door opening, immediately caught his attention as he hid himself quickly.

"Even if you hide yourself, your smell remains .." Sasha pointed out as she closed the door behind her

"Sasha...?" Naruto asked as he walked out to face her

"Were you waiting for someone else?" Sasha asked with a smile

"It can't be .. You were killed years ago, so it can't be .." Naruto continued to mumble with a shock look

Sasha approached Naruto carefully as she placed on hand on his cheek.

"Do I look dead to you?" She whispered to him

Naruto's expression changed from being shocked, to happy and then sad. Tears started to flow down his cheeks as he kept looking at her with such a sad but happy look.

"Gomen Naruto-san for not being there sooner." Sasha whispered to him as she grabbed him to draw him nearer

The boy cried his eyes out as his grip around her waist was much stronger. Sasha only smiled to him, as she rested her chin against his shoulder.

"I knew they were lying to me when they said you died with your whole clan during that war! I knew it! I knew you were alive!" Naruto gulped as he continued to cry

Naruto then took a few steps back as he looked at Sasha's smile, which made him feel a lot better.

"Here." Sasha pointed to the boy the chair at the table

Sasha had prepared breakfast for both for both of them. Naruto, still uneasy with the situation, slowly sat down and stared at his bowl.

"I remember how you like ramen back then. I hope your taste hasn't changed." Sasha said eating a piece of bread

"I always love ramen, especially when you make it for me!" Naruto said with a loud voice

Naruto ate his meal very fast, as Sasha ate hers. She continued to look at Naruto and couldn't help herself but smile to him.

"You've recovered quite fast from your injuries" Sasha pointed out as she stood up, to get rid of the tableware

Naruto looked at her with wide eyes, as he remembered fighting Kakashi and a big amount of pain.

"I'm a fast healer!" Naruto replied to hide his true feelings and fears. "Even though she doesn't know about Kyubi being sealed in me I don't want to bring her any pain.." He thought as he closed his eyes

"It's none of my business but, that seal on your stomach .." Sasha started to say but decided to not mention it

"So you know what it means?" Naruto asked with a low voice

"I know it's a seal, but that's all I know, besides when you're ready, you can tell me more about it ok?" Sasha said to him as she turned to face Naruto with a smile

"Arigatou Sasha .." Naruto said with a small smile appearing on his lips

Naruto stood there, silent and surprised over Sasha's words. But he was also happy, that she was there, ready to wait when he'd be comfortable about it.

Naruto stood up as he looked into Sasha's eyes, ready to speak when suddenly, she covers his mouth with her hand. She turned her head slightly to the left, staring at the door.

"Naruto, do you feel that?" Sasha asked as she slowly removed her hand form his mouth

"Chakra but not ours ." Naruto replied as he looked as the door

"It's that Anbu squad that came earlier for you." Sasha pointed out

"Anbu squad!? It can't be, not again ." Naruto said with a low but terrified voice

Naruto fell to his knees on the ground, as he continued to mumble 'not again'. His grip on her wrist got stronger within the seconds. Sasha kneeled down to him seeing the fear in his eyes just knowing the Anbu were near.

"Stay here, I'll take care of them." Sasha said to Naruto, as he loosened his grip on her wrist.

Sasha gently touched Naruto's cheek as she left him there, so that she could take care of them outside.

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* Outside the house *

Sasha stepped outside the house, walked a few meters, and then stopped. She stood there a few minutes as though she was waiting for something.

"Didn't you learn you lesson the first time we met?" Sasha asked as she looked towards a specific tree

An Anbu comes out form behind the tree, followed by 4 other Anbu members. Naruto could see everything from the window and he looked carefully.

"I let you leave without killing anyone. Leave now or suffer the consequences." Sasha threatened the Anbu leader

"Unfortunately we cannot do that. Hokage-sama made it clear to bring Uzumaki Naruto and you back to Konoha Village. So we ask you come with us quietly." The Anbu leader replied

"We decline the offer" Sasha answered as she turned her back on the Anbu leader and his squad.

Although she had turned her back, she was well aware of all the sounds. At some point, her eyes crossed those of Naruto's as his faced seemed pale. He looked like a lost boy.

The Anbu leader stepped forward. "Unfortunately you have no choice over the matter" he insisted as he gave a hand sign to his men to put their plan into action. Sasha listened carefully until she looked into Naruto's direction.

Two Anbus had already entered the house and were right behind Naruto. Her reaction was to immediately run to help him when two other Anbus blocked her way.

"Naruto! Behind you!" Sasha yelled out as she engaged into battle the other the Anbu and his leader.

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*Inside the House*

As soon as Naruto heard the scream of Sasha, he turned around and found himself face to face with two Anbus. One of the Anbu started a hand seal as the other one grabbed Naruto from behind so that he wouldn't be able to escape.

"Chikushou! Let me go!" Naruto yelled out

"Goguoufuuin" The Anbu said as he prepared to use that seal on Naruto's belly

*This jutsu is performed on Naruto, using an odd number seal - against the Even numbered Kyubi seal, causing it to lose effect. As a result, Naruto becomes unable to control his chakra, and cannot tap into the chakra of the Kyubi.*

Naruto struggled to break free from the Anbu's hands, since something inside him was telling him that hand sign wasn't good.

"Chikushou! Let me go!" Naruto repeated at the Anbu

"We can't do such a thing, you're becoming a threat if you let Kyubi free" The Anbu that held him specified

The Anbu walked towards Naruto, and prepared to implant the seal, as the boy simply closed his eyes.

"I don't want the same thing happening, I don't want her to see my other self .." Naruto thought as he felt the pain in his heart and stomach become stronger

"NARUTO!" Sasha yelled out from outside the house

Suddenly, Naruto no longer struggle the grip the Anbu had on him. He instead began to smile as he decided to look straight into the Anbu eyes that stood before him. The Anbu suddenly froze of terror and surprise when Naruto opened his eyes, his red eyes.

"Oh no .." The Anbu said was he took a step back

"What's wrong?" The other Anbu asked the first one

Red chakra started to gather at the boy's feet and made it's way up to cover his body. Naruto wasted no time to get rid of the Anbu with the sealing technique.

"It's not nice to try and seal me again" Kyubi pointed out since he'd taken over Naruto's body

Immediately, Kyubi waved directly an amount of chakra from the ground to the Anbu, which sent him flying across the room. Then the chakra took care of the other Anbu, that still had a hold over him.

The Anbu was forced to slowly let go of Kyubi, since the fox's chakra had covered his entire body as protection. Kyubi turned around to face this last Anbu, as he gathered chakra to his fist. Once the amount gathered, he punched the Anbu and sent him straight through the window towards where Sasha was currently fighting.

Kyubi took a moment as he looked outside to the other Anbus. He then came out of the house and steps on the ground.

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*Outside the house*

As the Kyubi stepped outside, the Anbu that he'd thrown on his way, took care one that stood in Sasha's way. The Anbu leader remained on his guard as Sasha stared at him, and from behind he had the Kyubi, in Naruto's form.

Sasha looked over the Anbu as she saw Naruto, but it wasn't Naruto anymore, but Kyubi. His red eyes looked at her in a strange way.

"Naruto. iie. That must be the reason for the seal.." Sasha thought

Yet, she didn't let it get to her, she simply ignored Kyubi for the moment and focused on her battle.

She leaned forward and placed her right hand a few centimetres away from her left hip. Her left hand in her back, where she had a pouch with shurikens in it. She took hold of a few as she prepared her attack.

The Anbu was careful, being cautious while Kyubi stood there only to watch what would happen. When Sasha took position, the Anbu had to choice but to take care of her first, actually thinking it would be a simply task.

"Let's get this over with" Sasha pointed out as her foot slightly advanced a little

Sasha threw the shurikens that were in her hand directly towards the Anbu. Of course the Anbu evaded them quickly and with ease. Until he turned around to notice they were headed straight for Kyubi.

"Interesting" Kyubi said as his red chakra appeared

Kyubi froze the shurikens for a moment with the help of his chakra, and seconds after, he redirected them towards the Anbu with a much greater force.

This time the Anbu wasn't expecting Kyubi to participate in the fight. He formed quickly a hand seal, the Kawarimi No Jutsu.

*A common Jutsu - used to quickly replace a body with a close by object.*

As the Anbu completed the hand signs, his original body was replaced by a log. The log was hit by the shurikens with such force that it was torn into pieces.

Once Sasha saw the technique being executed, she moved her hand in front of her. She stood still, as she listened carefully to the sounds.

The two Anbus on the ground started to regain consciousness, as Naruto quickly turned his attention towards them.

"You should of stayed down" Kyubi commented as he gathered chakra to his fists and punched both Anbu in the chest, which knocked them out cold once more

Only the Anbu leader remained, an he was nowhere to be found. He observed closely Sasha, while he worried of what Kyubi had done to his team mates.

Kyubi and Sasha crossed eyes once again, and at that precise moment, the Anbu took advantage of it. The Anbu jumped out, as he appeared right behind her, as she didn't even move one bit.

Suddenly, the Anbu's eyes widened as he jumped backwards. He stared at Sasha with such a shocked expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" Sasha teased the Anbu as she slowly turned around to face him

"Such an intent to kill, different from moments ago .." The Anbu spoke with a low voice

"I thought you were going to attack me from behind and then knock me out with chakra or a Jutsu." Sasha mentioned to the Anbu still shocked

As she looked at the Anbu, her eyes started to glow like those of a wolf. As the Anbu looked closely, her white eyes, began to change black, as a seemingly fire swirled in them.

"Impossible! That's Kurome!" The Anbu commented being surprised

"I see you Anbu still hold knowledge concerning the Mibu Clan." Sasha said as she continued to stare at him

"It can't be, the entire clan was exterminated years ago." The Anbu continued to say

"True, my clan was exterminated, but only I survived by pure luck. Give this message to Hokage. Mibu Sasha is very much alive and I have no intention of letting you people take hold of Naruto nor Kyubi. Besides I think Kyubi and Uzumaki agree with me for a change" Sasha ordered the Mibu

"If Kyubi is released then pain and suffering will start agai..." The Anbu started to say but found himself cut off

"You should simply pay more attention when you're in battle against more than one opponent." Sasha pointed behind the Anbu

"Nani!?" The Anbu asked as he looked behind him

The Anbu was so much distracted that he never noticed that Kyubi had slipped behind him while he talked to Sasha. From the beginning, Sasha only used her 'Kurome' to get his attention away from Kyubi so he could make a move and end it.

Naruto gathered one last time chakra to his hand and knocked the Anbu leader out cold, without killing anyone. All Anbus were now out cold, as both Kyubi and Sasha continued to stare at each other.

"Which demon are you?" Sasha asked with a cold tone

"Kyubi, the Nine-Tails Demon Fox." Kyubi answered with a grin

"I see, so it was true that you were sealed away.." Sasha confirmed

"Unfortunately yes, but now that I've gained control I have no intention of letting it go." Kyubi replied as he closed his fists

"You're lying. You still don't have complete control. The only reason you could surface is because Naruto is afraid of something and you took advantage of his weakness. Am I wrong?" Sasha asked as she continued to stare at him

"Nani?" Kyubi growled as he began to be angry

"If you had complete control, you could of easily killed all those Anbus and yet you didn't. In other words, Naruto still has a certain control even if he doesn't like the situation." Sasha pointed out

Kyubi growls even more when he decides to take action. He disappeared before Sasha's eyes, yet she didn't move or look worried at all.

Kyubi appeared as he tried to punch and kick her, but she found a way to evade each and everyone, until Kyubi found an opening and wrapped his hand around her neck.

"You shouldn't make a fox angry" Kyubi warned the female

"And you should make a wolf angry" Sasha replied as she placed each hand beside her

Sasha slowly closed her eyes as Kyubi looked at her intrigued by what she might hope for.

"This is the end of your life .." Kyubi whispered as he started to press his claws deeper into her neck

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I know this wasn't a long chapter but I wanted a tiny cliff-hanger in the end. It took a while to write because I had writer's block ( sniff sniff ) working on my other Naruto stories too.

Above that I first wrote like 10 pages, but as I read the thing over the story sounded not described enough and crappy lol. So I hope this is a better version. Let me know anyway

Hope this chapter wasn't too boring for you people.

Ookima