Konnichi wa!

Kyah! Sorry for the long wait! But here it is! I'm proud to announce the brand new release of…

-trails off-

Well, I'm embarrassed to say this, but the brand new release of the fourth chapter. -.-;; -hits self-

Yeah – I know. But there's SO much stuff I'm doing, AND I'm writing something EXTRA special for you guys. But it's a bit complicated, so I'm going to finish it, see if it works, before I post it. Cool, yeah:D

Thanks so much for being patient!

Hope ya like it!

Creation of Bloodlust

Chapter Four – Release of Rage

Naruto kept running until he was at the crystal, standing in front of it and panting heavily. He didn't know if his mind was playing tricks on him, but he could've sworn the crystal was darker than it had been before – as if the other's hope was slowly fading, even with the appearance of the sword.

This fact made the blonde itch all the more to save him.

"Naruto!" Kiba called to him as he ran up, having been left behind in the blonde's eagerness. Naruto lifted the sword, determination in his eyes.

"Stand back Kiba," he stated. Noticing the strange look in his captain's eyes, the other obeyed.

Naruto squared up and bent his knees, staring at the crystal.

I'm coming.

He leaped forward and thrust the point of the sword in front of him, driving it halfway into the crystal at an angle with an audible crack.

I'm going to save you.

Twisting his grip on the handle, he shifted and pushed, trying to make the crack he had created lengthen to the top and bottom of the crystal. He grunted in strain.

"Help me, Kiba!" He exclaimed. With a moment's hesitation – of thought – the other leaped forward and threw himself against the blade of the sword that was still outside the crystal as Naruto continued to push.

The blonde felt something shift inside the depths of the crystal, and it encouraged him to push harder. Something was seeping out of the crack in the crystal – something strange and dark and absolutely intoxicating. It sent bolts of electricity through his system, and he ached to release this creature – this person – that was trapped within the prison.

"Again, Kiba!" He cried, pushing with more ferocity. Grunting, Kiba backed up and launched himself forward, slamming his entire body weight onto the sword blade.

Something – Naruto could tell – deep inside of the stone cracked.

His eyes widened, and he had enough sense to leap back, yanking the sword out of the crystal and pulling Kiba with him.

A huge explosion from the depths of the crystal knocked the two off their feet, sending them colliding into each other and crashing down onto the damp stone floor, tumbling head over heels to the middle of the room as shards and chunks of crystal flew to the corners of the room.

That strange something had filled the room now, seeping into every pore in Naruto's body and pumping him full of something he didn't even know WHAT it was –

He just knew he liked it.

He liked it a lot.

Oh God what IS this –?

Shaking his head to clear it and ignoring Kiba's groans of discomfort, he got up on his hands in knees. He noticed his friend had done the same thing.

Blinking to clear his vision, he raised his head, looking up to where the crystal had been, his fingers curled around the hilt of the sword. Miraculously, no piece of the gemstone had struck either of them – something he dully noticed and defined as strange.

But those thoughts were soon lost as he drank in the sight in front of him.

Smoke met his eyes – having yet to clear due to the motionless air in the chamber. But the blonde could see something else – something dark and shapeless moving and folding within itself behind the thick-but-thin veil of the smoke, constantly shifting and eternally restless.

Slowly – not even thinking – Naruto stood, his hand still numbly clutching the hilt of the black obsidian sword.

"What the…?" He breathed.

Something else made itself known to him – something so sinister and so dangerous that it made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end. Beside him, still on the ground, Kiba whimpered at the mental strain this something had on him.

Naruto's eyes were wide.

Oh God, what have I unleashed –?

It was rage. The very air grew heavy with it – hot with it – and Naruto felt his body grow heavier – like lead weights had been attached to his limbs.

Every breath he took was filled with the senseless emotion – his very body pulsed with the rage of whatever had been in that crystal, and he felt himself begin to choke with the strain of breathing. It was like that very emotion – how powerful and how passionate it was – was seeking to literally choke the life out of him.

Please God make it stop –

Gasping, he collapsed back onto his knees, holding his throat as he fought to breathe.

His eyes began to cloud.

"Stop!" He managed to choke out. "Stop!"

If anything, the rage crushed down harder, and Naruto had to fight from falling to lie completely on the floor.

Oh… God…

Then a powerful voice rang out – booming and echoing from behind the smoke as Naruto fought to keep from falling into unconscious.

God we're going to die –

"WHO HAS RELEASED ME?"

End Chapter Four – Release of Rage

Meh mah – short.

But all in favor of the next one, review! XD

Ja ne!

DDB