A Long Road Ch 4

A Naruto Fan Fiction

I do not own Naruto

Ch 4 One Month

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I would like to apologize for the last chapter. I would have done a better job but I was rushing myself.

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4 months after Naruto left Konoha.

Running he needed to keep running. His feet hurt beyond belief but he needed to keep going, he couldn't slow himself even for a second. If he hesitated for even a moment it would all be for nothing. He couldn't let that happen, Jiraiya would have wanted him to survive. With one last jump he took the dear from above and plunged the kuni into its neck. (What did you think was happening?)

That was close. He had been tracking it all day and if this one got away it may have been a few more days until he ate again. It started to rain. He would need to find shelter somewhere and start a fire. He hadn't taken a permanent place to sleep since Jiraiya had been killed. No not killed. He refused to give up hope in the old man; he was one of the sennin after all. Until Jiraiya found him he would continue to head west. Although it had been a month, and Naruto's conviction was starting to grow thin.

He found a small cliff with an indentation in the side. It would work to shelter him from the rain unless the wind started to pick up. He made a fire and started to clean the dear. He could use a good cleaning himself actually it had been a long time since he had a hot shower or bath. What he would give to find a hot spring. The rain started to come down harder now and it brought him out of his thoughts. He would need to cook as much dear as he could before he went to sleep.

He knew that the day to come would be same as the last; nothing but silence and checking the sun to make sure he was heading in the right direction. But he couldn't stop. Not until Jiraiya came to get him. But what if he didn't? What if he had died that night in the forest? How would he know when he was safe? The thought was a useless one, for the time being he would keep heading west and hope for the best. If his mentor was dead the men who called them selves the Akatsuki would find him soon.

When he had first left Konoha Jiraiya had told him about the demon inside him. That was the only thing that Naruto could think of that had any value to anyone. He had never had anything of real connections to anyone aside from a few people in his class. In fact most of the village had shunned him from almost everything in the village. Not that he had let that get him down, he was happy most of the time. Of course now he couldn't say he had much joy in his life. For the past month he hadn't seen a glimpse of civilization and he thought he might be going a little stir crazy. He had never heard of anyone living this far outside the continent, home to the five grate Kages. But he supposed it wasn't impossible. After he was finished with the dear a wave of exhaustion washed over him. When he had some food he would need to get some sleep. After all, there was another long walk ahead of him tomorrow.

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It was mid day but it still wasn't warm out; it was hard to tell if he was getting farther north or if it was just winter approaching. Either way if he was planning to be out here much longer it would be a good idea to head south. He reached a clearing and found small pond in the center. That was good; he had been running low on water for two day's and was forced to conserve it. He stopped at the water line and knelt down fill his canteen. He took a long drink and filled it up once more. Cupping his hands he lifted the water to his face. It felt good after all this time to feel the soothing sensation running down his face and neck. He cupped his hands and dipped then into the water eager for another taste.

"Would you like to know if he begged for his life?" The water fell through his fingers as the fear griped his chest. He stood up as fast as he could. Consternating the chakra into his feet he made a dash for the other side of the pond not daring to look back. From the volume at witch he spoke Naruto could tell he just entered the clearing. Naruto was grateful for the small head start but it didn't help him much.

He had only started sprinting on the other side of the pond when he felt his legs knocked out from under him. He was paralyzed and gasping for air; somehow he had taken what seemed like all the chakra out of his body. He stared up from his back at Kisame the same man that he had encountered earlier with Jiraiya. "I've got to hand it to you punk, I really can't believe that you had me chasing you for a month. You got some skill ill give you that." He picked Naruto up by the collar and spoke again "Y'know if you had just dodged that second attack I through at you my partner wouldn't be the only one dead by now. I'm not ashamed to admit that if your master hadn't been injured I may be dead right now to. But he had obviously didn't teach you that if you screw up your team can pay with there lives. Ho! Before I knock you out would you like to know how he pleaded for his life?" he laughed manically. "Do you ever shut up?" Naruto spat at him. "You are going to pay for that." He dropped Naruto and kneed him in the stomach as he fell. Naruto was once again gasping for air as he rolled on the ground.

"Hahaha! I'm actually glad that I get to knock you around a little. Your master did a number on my left." he said as he kick Naruto in the chest. He would have rolled across the ground at the impact but Kisame was stepping on his hand. Naruto felt like he going to pass out, his vision was getting blurry and everything in his body was in pain. "Do you always kick children?" He turned to see a man clad in black armor wearing a trench coat.

"You gonna' do something about it?" Kisame called, challenging him. "If you persist I may have to." He said as he drew he strait sword. "Nice blade, but how do you expect to win without any chakra?" the dark figure didn't flinch but advanced on him. Naruto had never seen someone move that fast with only one hand on a heavy sword like that. The fight was defiantly one sided as the mysterious man forced his opponent back to the water line. They both stopped swinging their swords at each other and paused. "Do you still wish to continue?" he spoke a confidant tone to his voice. "You cocky bastard!" the water behind him jumped up and the man in black took a few steps back. He did not retreat any further but instead stuck out his left hand. The water didn't come within a meter of him as it had evaporated. Naruto could see by the ripples in the air that it had been super heated to dispel the dangerous attack. Kisame retreated to the center of the pond but this did not slow him down. As he walked onto he water it turned to ice giving him the ability to walk over to his enemy. Then raising his sword into the air he came down on him with tremendous force. The fish-man's attempt to block was futile as the impact bashed the sword from his hand.

Kisame wasn't sure how long he could keep this up with his chakra reserves so low. He needed to get around him to reach Naruto so he could replenish his power. He jumped for his blade narrowly missing a strike from his adversary. Maybe if he could take some of this mans power it would work as a substitute for the time being. Kisame made a desperate attempt to swing at his enemy without consideration for his own self-preservation. The gamble paid as the man blocked the possibly fatal blow instead of jumping out of the way. Kisame saw his chance and pushed with all his strength. The man had to regain his footing but before he had the opportunity the water under his feet raised at an ungodly speed. Completely submerged and disoriented he was at Kisame's mercy. With all the force that the fish-man could muster he swung and made contact with the helpless mans mid section.

The power was overwhelming as it shot up his arm; he had never felt something so raw and complete as this. It was exhilarating and perfect like a shot of adrenalin strait to his heart. He lifted his fist at the man that had almost defeated him ready to unleash this new found power.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" the ear splitting shriek mixed with chakra hit him like a ton of bricks. He turned to see three great tails spill out of Naruto; how had he not notice the great amount of chakra rising out of him? "This is for Jiraiya!" he yelled as he charged at Kisame. Naruto was seconds from tearing into him when he stuck out his palm. The force was so strong that it propelled Naruto into the tree line leaving nothing but a crater where he had stood moments before.

Kisame looked down at his palm. The skin had been torn away leaving nothing but exposed muscle and bone. "Shit." He muttered to himself. This obviously wasn't something that he could just play with; if he wasn't carful he might end up losing his entire hand. Then he began to feel empty inside he needed more of this power. He looked over to see that the mysterious individual had disappeared from his apparent resting place. A quick look around showed that he was nowhere in site. The tree line erupted in flame, as Naruto came flying out like a bat out of hell. His tails were now five and the chakra he was emitting was setting most of he dry grass on fire. Any control that Naruto had was completely lost now. He was nothing more than rage incarnate.

Kisame ran at Naruto eager to strip him of one of his tails. Naruto ran at him as well, however he had underestimated his speed and skill. As Naruto swiped at him with a claw Kisame ducked avoiding him with ease, then with a flick of his sword he had caught one of his tails and ripped it free. To his surprise he couldn't absorb it through his sword. "Common you stupid thing work!" he then noticed something that he hadn't before. All the chakra was seeping out of his body. Kisame was so caught up in revelation that he hadn't notice Naruto come up behind him for another go. His back was sliced open in three places and he was sent rolling on the ground.

He couldn't move the pain was to great. It was the most agonizing thing he had ever felt in his life. Kisame made it to his knees and sat there for a moment just staring off onto space. He took in a slow and jagged breath and let out a scream that could have made a hardened warrior cringe. Naruto walked up to Kisame and slashed his neck open. He didn't seem to notice as he was occupied with his yelling. Well now it was more like a loud gargling noise. In his last few moments Kisame life were filled with a pain only a couple of people had the misfortune of knowing.

The demon inside of Naruto could no longer use his sorrow and rage now that Kisame was dead. As the fox sunk into his cage Naruto could not hold onto his consciousness and as the darkness filled the corners of his eyes the last thing he saw was the man in black.

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The next chapter I will get back to the main story line.