Chapter 4

The Invasion

"Speaking/ Justu"

'Thinking'

"Demon speaking"

Naruto and the other Genin around him retreated at once up to where Kakashi and Gai were fighting. Kakashi looked over at the genin who come Shikamaru, Naruto, and Shino. Looking around he found one more Genin that would be of help to the group, Kiba and his dog Akamaru were nearby, calling them together he spoke to them quickly.

"I noticed that Sasuke had gone and followed this Sand genin when they went and grab Gaara retreating I need you to go and bring him back and if needed take out those sand ninja." Kakashi voice held no argument tone in it. "Kiba you will lead as you can track better than anyone else here Naruto you will follow then Shikamaru you and Shino will take the rear covering them. Now get moving and get the job done." The 4 genin nodded before taking off, some Sound ninja moved in to attack them but Gai and Kakashi destroyed them leaving the genin a straight shot out of the field. Kakashi nodded at Gai and they let loss, Gai removed his weights while Kakashi reviewed his Sharingan eye, this time there was no holding back on the defending there village.

The 4 Genin moved rapidly long the path the Kiba and Akamaru led them, but as they move Shino spoke up, "We have a group following us, I would say 9 ninja and one look out."

Naruto looked at the bug user, "So we have 10 people following us can you tell me what level they are at?"

Shino shook his head, "No, not from here but I can tell they have at least Chuunin level charka."

Shikamaru started to think as he heard this and spoke up, "I will stay I can take them on if I am careful and bye you some time."

Naruto looked back at Shikamaru, "Are you sure you can handle all of them?"

"Yeah plus if they are any good they will be catching up to us soon and you three need to keep going since you might have to face Kankuro and Temari."

Naruto sighed, "Fine but you better live through this." Shikamaru just nodded and stopped to set up a trap that he hoped would work. Naruto and his group moved on with all the speed they could hoping to get to Sasuke fast.

Slowly they came across what looked like to be a small battle, but not finding anyone they moved on quickly catching up to Temari who as tie to a tree by Sasuke. Naruto told them to move on as he left a clone that would untie her and then bring her back to the village.

As they moved further had they saw Sasuke facing down the puppet user while Gaara seemed to sit muttering something while they fought. Kiba and Shino at once jumped in and to help fight Kankuro. Sasuke noticing this jumped and went straight for Gaara hoping to finish the fight. Gaara noticing this disappeared in a swirl of sand and retreated further not ready to fight just yet. Sasuke not willing to let Gaara get away from him took off to continue the fight.

Naruto went to take off after Sasuke but Kankuro blocked his path, "No you can fight me for now."

Shino and Kiba landed on either side of Naruto staring at Kankuro. Shino decide to speak then, "I will fight him since I never had my change in the arena." Naruto and Kiba nodded taking before taking off threw the trees again. Kankuro moved to spot then but was forced to dodge out of the way, thanks to Shino who had sent a wall of bugs at him, "You fight is with me puppet user." Kankuro knew that he would have to put his attention on Shino or else he would lose this fight, he only hope Gaara recovered fast enough to keep fighting and soon.

Kiba and Akamaru were able to track both Gaara and Sasuke easy as they and Naruto followed them through the forest. As they got closer though they heard the signs of a battle going on, as they appeared at an edge of a clearing they saw a fight that was become very much one sided. Gaara sand hand cover most of his upper body, this was giving him more power and abilities to attack with forcing Sasuke strongly onto the defensive.

Naruto mad e clone quickly and had it replace itself with Sasuke, as quickly as he could. Sasuke looked around in shock noticing he had moved before he growled at Naruto, "Why did you pulled me out of that fight I can win it."

"Kakashi has ordered us to retrieve you and return you back to the village." Naruto stated.

"And if I don't comply?" Sasuke asked.

"I will knock you out and make sure Gaara does not get us during the retreat." Naruto said.

Sasuke just laughed at Naruto and Kiba, "You both are to week to even touch me as for this loser I can beat him just fine. After all I am a Uchiha now leave so I may finish my battle."

Kiba look angry at Sasuke but before any more was said they were all forced to dodge out of the way as a claw made of sand shot through where they had been standing before. Naruto looked over at Gaara and knew they would have to fight him and beat him or else they would not get away. Acting quickly he made a clone that was able to knock Sasuke out with chop to the neck. Looking at Kiba he yell, "Get yourself, Akamaru and Sasuke out of here, the clone will carry him so get moving and don't look back."

"What about you?" Kiba yelled back as he jumped over to Naruto clone.

"I can take on Gaara just fine but if you or anyone else is around I might will have to worry about you getting caught in the cross fire now LEAVE!" Naruto yelled back as he made some clones to deal with Gaara. Kiba realizing that he could not really help other then getting Sasuke out of there so yelling back that he was on the his way out he grab Akamaru and took off through the trees.

Gaara on the other hand was not happy, that Genin had taken away his prey and for that he was going to die. But no matter what Gaara tried he could not pin Naruto down, he kept hitting clones or log whenever he got close. He started drawing on his demons power more changing him more; finally he got fed up with this pest and decided he was going to get him one way or another.

Naruto watched as Gaara got angrier and angrier and then without warning Gaara sent out a huge wall of sand in all directions. Naruto realized the he had to summon or change, if not he was going to be crushed by the sand waves soon. Jumping into the air he went through a few quick hand signs before there was a plume of smoke appeared under him quite large, "Summon Justu."

As the smoke disappear below Naruto there were 3 creatures reviewed, they were orange color and dragon like in shape on their tail was a flame that blazed. Naruto landing on the middle one of them as they took wing above Gaara, looking down Naruto noticed Gaara had not seen him just yet. Naruto smiled and gave the order, the Charizard that he had summoned spilt up.

AS Gaara spotted him the Charizard he was riding sent down a large stream of flame forcing Gaara to block with his arm. Gaara hearing a roar behind him used his tail to block more flame, thanks to the heat his sand was turning slowly to molten rock causing him to loss more and more of the outside of his armor. Naruto smirked as the Charizard kept Gaara busy defending himself, quickly he jumped down, landing he went through the hands signs again. He summoned a large blue colored duck like creature, with claws on its hands and feet and a ruble like gem on its head.

Naruto nodded at the creature, Golduck, "Okay Golduck use Ice beam and freeze that molten rock."

Golduck opened mouth and shot out a power beam that hit the molten sand changing it to glass and freezing Gaara in place. Naruto jumped over to where Gaara was, "It is over your sand is melted or frozen in place, it would be pointless for this to continue."

Gaara only glared at Naruto, "Pointless! My whole point in life is to fight and destroy those who are strong to prove my existence and you will not end that now or ever."

Naruto felt Gaara charka spike quickly he jumped from tree to tree until he was a few hundred feet away from Gaara. Dismissing the summons he watched as the sand shot up from the ground around Gaara slowly forming into a huge raccoon like shape. Naruto knew that he was at a disadvantage looking up at the huge creature that was forming.

"Where are you Naruto so I can give your blood to my mother?" Gaara yelled over his voice completely changed thanks to his demons power.

Naruto looked up from where he was summoning over a thousand clones he sent them forward to attack the massive sand creature. Two stayed behind and with their hope he got every high air going through the summon justu hand signs again, "Summon Justu the 3 Legendary Birds." Naruto smirked now as Gaara finished dealing with the clones, with these summons the odds were back in his favor.

Below him appeared three birds, the one to the right of Naruto was ocean blue in color with a long flowing tail. The second that was yellow in color with black feathers at the end of it wings it feathers were long and pointed and its beak was long and pointed. The last was on Naruto left and orange in color it feathers and tail feathers were like flames flowing behind it.

Naruto landed on the middle on Zapdos, quickly he sent out both Articuno and Moltres. Moltres sending down a rain of fire melting a lot of the sand then Articuno destroying the molten sand with power ice attacks. Naruto in the mean time watched directed Zapdos around sending in bolts of lightning into the creature, turning parts of it into solid glass in an instance.

Gaara could barely keep up with 3 birds as the rained down powerful attacks onto his sand creature. In short Gaara was running out of potions to fight these creatures they were too fast for him to keep up. He knew that if he tried to release his demon full power into this creature he would be hit by one of those attacks in short he was running out of idea and options fast.

Naruto looked down where Gaara was hiding in the sand creature; he knew that even if he kept this up he would kill Gaara. As Zapdos flew over where Gaara now stood review within the sand, landing by Gaara he threw a strong punch that sent Gaara clean out of where he was and away from the sand.

Naruto jumped up and pulled Gaara onto one of the birds away from all the sand he could control. Quickly Naruto had Moltres land where Naruto set Gaara down, Gaara looked up at Naruto completely defenseless for the first time in his life. Naruto looked at Gaara, that for once in his life was looking scared for the first time since he had seen him. Naruto ran through some quick hand signs white flames formed on his fingers; slamming his hand into Gaara chest he sealed the demon charka away for good. Naruto smiled, it was done he had beaten Gaara and stopped part of this war; this was his last thought before he fell over unconscious.

I am not sure how well I did but I almost feel like I am making Naruto to powerful but I am trying so please tell me what you think :3