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Chapter 8: The Battle Is On!

Uzumaki Naruto was never one to give up. Through his sheer determination he had stayed a top Gamabunta's head. Through sheer stubbornness he had refused to give up when facing Sabaku no Gaara. When learning the Rasengan he had never stopped until his body refused to move. Naruto showed his true potential when he fought Kakuzu of Akatsuki, unleashing a premature Futon: Rasenshuriken on the masked man. And after many failed attempts, the blonde shinobi finally mastered using Sage mode and had defeated the leader of Akatsuki. In the faces of incredible odds, Uzumaki Naruto had prevailed.

But now…

Deep down, Naruto had known he could never defeat the Kyuubi if the fox somehow managed to escape its prison. Now, Naruto knew he, and very likely everyone else in the area wouldn't live to see sun rise the next day. The Kyuubi stood mere feet before him, in a human form that was nearly identical to his own, emulating killing intent that would have a lesser person grounded. Naruto felt the cold claws of fear grip his heart, his breathing stopped as his heart skipped a beat.

'Shit! Shit! Shit! SHIT!'

Slowly, very slowly, he pushed himself away from the rock wall. With his blue eyes closed he took a deep breath. The blue eyes that opened were now fierce and determined. After all, even when faced with death Uzumaki Naruto was not on to give up. He would keep fighting until he was dead, and then some.

"You can't win brat," the Kyuubi said, his voice was deep, yet not as deep as it was when he was the giant fox.

Naruto glared.

"Do you think that will intimidate me?"

Naruto didn't speak instead he glanced towards Rei and found her watching the Kyuubi warily. Her red eyes caught his and Naruto got the unspoken message. Naruto smirked. His hand flew together into his favorite seal. "Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

Naruto's chakra flared and instantly a few hundred surrounded the Kyuubi in a circle, masking Rei within their ranks. The Kyuubi's eyes gleamed with amusement. "Come then, brat!"

The Naruto clones surged forward…

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Moka found herself unable to break the shimmering air that made up the barrier separating her from the battle. All of her survival instincts were yelling at her to start running as fast as she could in the opposite direction. She couldn't run though, who knew what destruction the Kyuubi would unleash upon the human world. "We have to find that mirror!"

Kurumu looked upon her long time rival with curiosity. "Why are you so concerned? Any of us could beat that guy in an instant. He has no youkai."

Kokoa was clutching the sword form of her bat Ko to her chest. She was shaking violently just by seeing the one tail of red chakra that covered the Kyuubi. Yukari was standing next to her, holding her up. "Kokoa-chan, what's wrong?"

Kokoa shook her head furiously, refusing to speak. She, like Moka, knew what was standing just yards on the other side of the barrier.

"We need to find Sun and cover up that mirror before it's too late!" Moka snapped, her head searching the cavern for any sign of the older girl.

"Moka-san? What's wrong?" Tsukune asked. He stepped forward to place a comforting hand on her shoulder. There was a small spike in youkai and Moka flinched.

From the barrier a large portion of Naruto clones exploded into smoke, bringing a wave of oppressive youkai with them. Instantly Tsukune, Yukari, and Kokoa were grounded. Each was having a difficult time breathing let alone moving. On the other side of the barrier, a sadistically grinning three-tailed Kyuubi tore into the Naruto clones with vigor.

"That's why!" Moka looked around sharply, cursing, as she was the only one who was able to stand fully. "That is the Kyuubi no Kitsune! If we don't stop the Lilith Mirror that thing will escape and the human world will be destroyed!"

There was a collective gasp from the others and Moka moved to help them stand. She released a burst of her youkai in hopes to counter the Kyuubi's youkai. It worked and everyone found themselves able to breath easier. "How are we going to find he?" Mizore asked.

"I don't know," Moka kicked at the ground in frustration. "Damn it! Who knows how long it will be before the Kyuubi breaks the barrier?"

"The Kyuubi will no break free of the barrier," a deep voice said from behind the group. They turned to see the strange man standing behind him, a smile seen from underneath the hood of his cloak.

"You are the person who brought Naruto and Rei here," Ruby brandished her staff in a threatening manor. "Where's Sun?"

The man chuckled before raising his hand. A tunnel appeared in the rocks at his feet. "Down there; but you Ruby-san. You are the Chairman's assistant, you already know what's going on."

Ruby looked at the man like he was crazy.

"You do know what's going on, right?" Ruby shook her head no. The man sighed loudly. "I'm going to hurt him next time I see him."

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The Chairman sneezed rather violently. "Someone must be talking about me," he chuckled evilly. "What for, I wonder," suddenly his glowing eyes widened. "Oh my, I forgot to tell Ruby the plan," he paused momentarily. "Oh well, nothing too bad should happen."

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"Any way," the man glanced towards the loud battle going on behind the barrier. "I can't let any of you pass to stop the fight. It's all the part of the Chairman's plan."

"What plan?" Moka hissed, wishing she the Belmont whip on her.

The man chuckled. "Now that's for me to know, and for you never to find out!"

"Then I will make you tell me!" Moka sprinted forward and launched a devastating kick into the man's gut. "Know your place!"

The man gasped for air, letting a smirk form on Moka's face. The smirk vanished as a column of stone crashed into her, sending her flying across the cavern. She hit the far wall and slumped to the ground.

"Bastard!" Tsukune was behind the man in an instant, his fist cocked back, ready to unleash hell upon the man that had hurt Moka.

Another column rose out of the ground and knocked Tsukune in the chin, snapping his head up. The man spun and placed a kick in Tsukune's ribs sending him flying away. Without pausing the man pulled out a kunai from his cloak and parried away the cards that were aimed for his head, all the while his eyes were covered by his hood. "You will need much more to hurt me!" He flicked his wrist and the kunai shot towards Mizore who countered with her own ice kunai. The snow girl then slammed her claw like hands into the ground. Ice spikes shot up in a path towards the man who jumped over them. He landed on a column of stone that shot up from the little field of ice. "That's more like it!"

He quickly twisted to his side and Kurumu flew past him, her long nails missing his nose by inches. The man chuckled for ducking under Ruby's wand as she too flew by him. He quickly sprung away from the column just as Kokoa, wielding the war hammer that was Ko, slammed Ko into it, reducing the stone to dust. The man rolled across the ground before coming to his feet. A wide smile split what little of his face they could see. The smile suddenly vanished as his head snapped forward and he stumbled, his body following his head. He turned to see the silver haired Moka standing there, her fist outstretched and her youkai rolling over of her in waves.

She was pissed. The man gulped, after all, you know what they say: "Hell hath no fury like a women scorned." 'That goes double for vampires.'

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Naruto opened his eyes to reveal the yellow eyes of Sage mode. With a seal he canceled his clones and stood ready. The three-tailed form of the Kyuubi came charging at him through the smoke and he jumped forward and caught the demon's punch. His momentary victory did not last long as the Kyuubi's red chakra created a separate fist that knocked Naruto away. As the Uzumaki was hit away, Rei sprinted in and began to relentlessly attack the Kyuubi.

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" Rei brought her hand to her mouth and the giant fireball consumed the Kyuubi. To the casual on looker the Kyuubi looked to be defeated but Rei didn't even think that for a second. Her hands were already in a new pattern of seals just as Naruto followed by three clones came rushing back into the fight. "Doton: Earth Spikes!"

Rei's spikes tore through the area she though the Kyuubi to be. She grinned in satisfaction when she heard a small grunt and the Kyuubi appeared out of the smoke and dust, a small hole closing up on his hand.

"You managed to hurt me," he nodded to her. "Very well. I'll kill you first."

"Like hell you will!" Naruto yelled as he and his clones surrounded the Kyuubi. All four of them jumped forward with the toad style of taijutsu.

The Kyuubi twitched and three more tails erupted out of nowhere, bringing the total amount up to six in the chakra cloak. Instantly Naruto and his clones were repelled by the exploding force. Rei noted that a small crater formed around the Kyuubi. 'At least his six-tailed form isn't anywhere near as violent as Naruto's was.'

The red chakra suddenly began to darken, making it harder but still possible to see the Kyuubi's human form. A roar shook the cavern as a skeletal form appeared around the chakra cloak. "I'm going to enjoy this!"

Rei didn't doubt him.

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CRACK!

Moka twisted her head towards the barrier so fast her neck cracked. Her eyes widened as a long crack ran through the shimmering air. The man swore and opened the tunnel entrance, noticeably farther from where it originally was. "More power!" he yelled before sealing it up with his damned ability. Moka felt a bit of relief when the crack disappeared. The man looked at Moka and the others who had gather in a group. "It seems my job is almost done."

"What do you mean?"

The man remained silent.

Ruby's eyes narrowed in his direct. 'What are you planning, headmaster?'

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Chapter End!

Author's Note: Yes! This is the longest chapter yet (word wise) and I'm happy to say I got it done in only a few hours. As you can see I took a slightly different approach to my writing style, mainly focusing not making the story seem rushed. This battle is very important! Anyway thank you for all the reviews up to this point, and keep them coming! See you next time!