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Eyes

Chapter 7: Bloody Christening

Demons

The Kaguya Oni were feared demons with the ability to control bones. They often took the form of pale humans with white hair and two red dots above the eyes. However, in their true form, they were encased in boney armour with a single horn protruding from their forehead. They also had a row of long spikes down a spine that ended in a long boney tail.

The Kaguya Oni could control any bone they touched, and some of the more powerful could extend that power through chakra strings.

While the Oni have been driven into hiding, their blood lives on in the Kaguya clan of Water Country. The Kaguya's powers were limited to altering the bones within their body. However, on rare occasions, a child would be born bearing an alarming resemblance to the Oni's human form. Those children could project their bones out of their body, control any bone they touched, and one could even control corpses using a combination of his bloodline and chakra strings. It has been theorized that those children carry pairs of the Oni's recessive genes.

The Kaguya clan was wiped out when they foolishly attacked the Hidden Mist. One of their numbers is rumoured to still be alive. Many witnesses have claimed to see one member of the infamous bandit group, the Band of Five, use ninjutsu similar to the Kaguya clan's bone techniques. However, since a solid description of the Band of Five's members has not been formed, we cannot draw any conclusions.

Naruto

"DIE BRAT!" one of the Demon Brothers roared, as he swung the severed end of his chain at Naruto. The chain impacted Naruto, who exploded. The Demon Brother was thrown back by the explosion and saw two Narutos charge out of the mist; he swung at them with his chain. One vanished in a puff of smoke, the chain impacted with a thunk into the other. The Demon Brother smirked and stabbed the clone with his clawed hand. He suddenly screamed in pain and pulled out his hand; the metal covering his arm was glowing red hot and was even dripping in places.

"What the Hell!" he yelled.

Naruto smirked. "Magma Clone Jutsu." Naruto, or rather his clone, began to loose form as the body melted into a puddle of molten rock.

"CHARGE!!"

Thousands of clones burst from the mist and began to attack. The Demon Brother swung his piece of chain around wildly taking out clones with every swing. Naruto had used the water clones, which used the least amount of chakra; however, the Demon Brother would be rewarded with the occasional explosive clone. One clone grabbed the spiked chain and vanished with a crack and a shower of sparks. The demon brother gasped as an electric charge was transmitted down the chain.

"A lightning clone!" he gasped. "How many clone jutsu does that kid know!?"

Still the clones kept on coming and the Demon Brother was still fighting madly. However, his swings were slowing down. More and more lightning clones were showing up, and every time he struck one he was rewarded with a strong electrical shock.

"Damn," he thought. "I can't keep up with this… that kid seems to have a Kage's chakra level!"

Suddenly, he felt something hot coming towards him. He swung around to see two clones charging him. He swung at one and it vanished in a swirl of flames. The other jumped and grabbed onto him. He could feel the heat from the clone burn his skin. "A fire clone or a magma clone!" he thought.

"Burn bastard," the clone breathed as it cancelled itself out. The Brother screamed in agony as molten rock poured over his body.

The real Naruto walked out of the mist. "Wind Blade Jutsu," he said, as he formed an unblockable blade of wind and ended the Demon Brother's life. Naruto sank to the ground. "Man, I used up a lot of chakra. I hope Hinata doesn't need help!"

Hinata

Hinata dodged a swing of the spiked chain and charged in close. She severed an artery in the other Brother's chest, but failed to block a blow by the clawed gauntlet. She leapt back to avoid a swing by the chain.

Hinata glanced at the wound on her arm and noticed a black goop mixed in amongst the blood. "Poison!" she thought. She dived deeper into the mist and pulled a small jar out of her bag. She quickly dabbed her homemade anti-venom on the wound and slipped replaced the jar back into her bag.

Suddenly, the Demon Brother charged out of the mist swinging the spiked chain wildly. She dodged the swinging chain, sometimes barely avoiding having her head hacked off. She heard the scream of the Brother that Naruto was fighting. "Damn, I don't have stamina like Naruto," she thought. "I have to end this fast!"

She jumped back and fell into the Jyuuken stance. "You are in my field of divination!" A ring of glowing green lines, with a ying/yang symbol in the center, appeared around Hinata. "64 Swords!" She rushed forward and began to pummel the surprised Demon Brother with a barrage of rapid strikes. "Lungs! Heart! Senses! Limbs! Coils! Brain!"

2 strikes to the lungs.

4 severing strikes to the veins and arteries connected to the heart.

8 strikes to the eyes, nose, and ears.

16 strikes to the tendons and muscles of the limbs.

32 severing strikes to the inner coils.

64 strikes to the brain.

The 64 swords were designed to ensure a kill, and kill they did. The brother toppled to the ground dead.

Hinata staggered back, breathing hard. "Man, the 64 swords really wear me out." She heard another scream echo from the mist. "I better go see how Naruto is doing," she muttered as she headed towards the source of the scream.

She found Naruto sitting on the ground catching his breath. "You got him, Naruto?" she questioned.

"Yah," Naruto replied. "I just used a ton of chakra. Let's see how the others are doing." He stood up and they headed into the mist.

Haku

Haku flipped to avoid two more needles thrown at him. He countered with two of his own, spinning in mid-flip. He landed, both feet on the ground.

"You're fast," Asui commented. "I was hoping I wouldn't have to use this." He blurred through a series of one handed seals. "Demonic Ice Mirrors Jutsu!" Water on the ground froze and began to rise into the air. Haku was soon surrounded by a dome of mirrors made of ice. Asui jumped back and sunk into one of the mirrors. Haku spun around to see Asui reflected in every mirror making it impossible to tell the original. "Within the view of these mirrors, I can move so fast you do not see me."

Haku dived to the ground as needles shot out of the mirrors from all sides. "Damnit! I use this Jutsu and I don't even know its weakness!" he thought. He jumped out of the way as another barrage shot out of the mirrors. Two needles grazed his shoulder. "Ninjutsu won't work! Naruto couldn't damage the mirrors with fire for Kami's sake! Taijutsu won't work either; I'm not strong enough to break the mirrors! Genjutsu maybe? Yes, Genjutsu!" He skidded to a stop and began a series of hand seals. "Eternal Blizzard Jutsu!"

Asui glanced up as he saw a snowflake fall from the sky. "Snow?" he thought. More snow started to fall as a wind howled through the mirrors. Asui shivered involuntarily. "It's getting cold too." Suddenly the wind picked up and Haku was obscured by a flurry of snow. "Wait… Wave doesn't get blizzards like this… A genjutsu! He formed as single hand seal. "RELEASE!" The snow and wind vanished, and the temperature rose. Haku was standing in the middle of the mirrors holding a hand seal. "DIE!" Asui roared as he hurled two needles at Haku. The needles hit Haku in the face. A crack sprouted from the impact and spider-webbed over Haku's face, there was a final crack and Haku shattered into a thousand shards of ice. "An ice clone!" Asui breathed.

"Too right," Haku said from behind him. Asui felt the point of a needle poke into his neck.

"How, did you get in here?" he breathed, not daring to look behind.

"When I used my genjutsu, I switched myself with an ice clone," Haku explained. "When you cancelled the genjutsu, you were so focused on my clone that I snuck into the mirrors without you noticing. Now tell me something. Why do you work for Zabuza?"

Asui growled. "I was orphaned by Water Country's civil wars. So I lived in an orphanage. Our clan was so splintered, I had no one. The other kids were scared of me, so I ran away. Zabuza found me. He taught me the secrets of our clan. So, I serve as his weapon, like all shinobi are."

"It's a pity I must kill you then," Haku answered, as he moved to drive the needle into Asui's neck.

The mirror shattered. Haku zoomed out of the doomed mirror and saw Asui leap out of an flying ice shard. Haku threw his needle at the fleeing ninja. The needle pierced Asui's neck and he fell to the ground with a thud.

"That could have been me…" Haku thought, as he stared at the body. "I hope everyone's okay."

Kimimaro

Kimimaro blocked another strike from Zabuza. Kimimaro moved to retaliate, but his opponent vanished into the mist. "Damn, he keeps hiding whenever I move to counter," Kimimaro thought, as he ground his foot into the sand on the bridge. Zabuza rushed out of the mist straight at Kimimaro. Kimimaro moved to jam his swords into Zabuza. Only, instead of attacking, Zabuza grabbed Kimimaro's arms. "What?!" Kimimaro noticed Zabuza was dripping water. "A water clone!" Kimimaro's sixth, danger sense, kicked in. He glanced behind to see Zabuza silently charging his unguarded back. "I can't defend! I need to make that exoskeleton!" he thought.

Zabuza brought his sword down on Kimimaro's back. There was a thunk of metal hitting bone. "What is this?!" Zabuza yelled.

A row of spines protruded from Kimimaro's tunic. They extended all the way down his back, where a long tail made of bone had emerged from the seat of his pants. The water clone dissolved back into water. Zabuza pulled his sword out of Kimimaro's back; it came out clean, with no blood on it.

Kimimaro turned around. His arms were covered in gauntlets made of plates of bone. His fingers were pointed and curved like an Oni's claws. The armour extended over his chest and appeared to cover his entire body and head, though his silver hair was still visible. The face plate was shaped like an ANBU mask with the eyes clearly visible. Two red dots decorated the forehead and a single curving horn rose out from between them. The mask was divided by a row of teeth carved in to form a mouth.

"What the hell is this?" Zabuza gasped.

"Dance of the Oni," Kimimaro answered, the lower half of the faceplate moving like it was attached to his jaw. He coughed into his fist. "Now I'll kill you!"

Zabuza swung downwards. Kimimaro blocked with one sword and moved to stab Zabuza with the other. Zabuza, meanwhile, dived back into the mist. Kimimaro ground his foot into the sand again. "There wasn't sand here before…Gaara!" Kimimaro thought. He slid into a defensive stance and waited. Suddenly, Zabuza charged out of the mist from the side. Kimimaro made no attempt to dodge.

The sand covering the bridge rose up and wrapped around Zabuza preventing him from moving. "Good work Gaara," Kimimaro said into the mist.

"Thank you," Gaara answered, as he walked into sight, Tazuna in tow.

"Now, it is time to finish this fight! Dance of the Clematis Flower!" A drill-like sword made of bone formed over Kimimaro's arm. "As I said before, I'm your executioner." He then drove the sword clear through Zabuza's chest. The mist dissipated to reveal the forms of Naruto, Hinata and Haku coming towards them.

"We beat them," Kimimaro said to himself.

Suddenly, the sound of a cane hitting stone came from behind them. They spun around to see a short man with spiky orange hair, a pricey business suit, and expensive sunglasses, standing at the end of the bridge; surrounded by a small army of hired thugs.

"Well, this is convenient," Gato chuckled. "I was planning on having those four killed after this was done, but you did the job for me."

"Bastard," Naruto growled. "Hey, Haku, Kimimaro, Gaara, you guys have enough energy to take these monkey's on?"

"I think I do. Gaara definitely does," Kimimaro responded.

"I have enough chakra," Haku answered.

"I can take on a few of them, I think," Hinata answered. "Naruto used a lot of chakra though."

"I'm fine," Naruto replied. A red aura of chakra suddenly blazed around him. "The furball is up for a little bloodbath."

Gato's makeshift army shifted uncomfortably. "What are you waiting for, you fools!?" Gato roared. "Kill them!" A bunch of mercenaries carrying crossbows moved to the front and fired.

The bolts soared towards the group. Gaara merely stepped in front of the incoming bolts, his sand reacting instantly to the potential danger. It rose up and caught the bolts in mid-air. "Do not assume you are a match for us," Gaara said coldly.

"You outnumber them ten to one!" Gato yelled at his army. "Move you lazy cowards!"

A steel crossbow bolt arced from behind the ninja and landed in the no man's land between the group of shinobi and the hired army. "You'll have to get through us as well!" they heard a voice yell.

They turned around to see Inari carrying a crossbow and wearing an old pot instead of his usual hat. Behind him stood an army made of the population of the Wave's capital, all armed with weapons such as fish spears, rusty swords, and even boards with nails in them.

Gato's army shifted uncomfortably, their advantage in numbers had now been negated.

Naruto smiled, revealing fangs that had not been there before. The red aura faded and Naruto turned towards Gato's army. His eyes were now blood red and sported slits. "Let's get them!" and he charged at the startled mercenaries. Kimimaro, Hinata, Gaara, Haku and the Wave's improvised army followed suit.

Naruto tore into Gato's army, fighting like the demon locked away within him. Kimimaro's exoskeleton and Gaara's sand protected them from the blows the thugs tried to deal. Hinata had managed to hold her own against five goons at once, crippling them with hybrid strikes. Haku was nowhere to be seen, but flying needles alerted them to his presence.

Gato gasped as five kids tore through his hired army like an orca through a school of fish. "They're demons!" he gasped. Suddenly Kimimaro burst out of the fray. His armour was stained red with the blood of his opponents, making him look more demonic then he already did. "W-what are you?!" Gato stammered as he backed away.

"I am Kimimaro of the Graveyard, Last of the Kaguya," Kimimaro answered. "Your executioner."

Gato's headless body fell to the black depths of the waves below.

Authors Note: Good Gods! 2600 words for this chapter! This is the longest chapter I have ever written!

Well I hope that this chapter turned out okay.