Hi everyone, the Pinkboy Naberrie here! Here's the tenth chapter of Madara's Labyrinth. You have absolutely no idea how much trouble I had getting this chapter up. I've been trying for like four straight hours. So, I wanted to post way sooner, but I had a shit-ton of homework to do today that I'm still working on now...So it couldn't be helped. And then my doc manager went down right when I was finished typing up this chapter. I couldn't believe it! But eventually I thought of a way around it...So yay! Anyway...Here you go. I did everything in my power to get this to you and that persistence paid off. There's one more chapter to go after this one, but there'll be a big twist at the end...So just be warned. Be sure to follow, fav, and review. My traffic graph has been super high, so thank you much to everyone who has been reading...I appreciate you and hope you will stay through until the end! Naberrie.

Chapter Ten

The Great Alaskan Wolf Sage Appears

Naruto was beginning to panic every time he glanced up at the sky. There was less than an hour of sunlight left and he, Konohamaru, and the Vampire-Hunting siblings were running to Tsunade's beach-house on foot. Any minute now, Sasuke and the other vampires could be on their tail. There was no way in hell that the vamps were just going to let what they'd done go.

There would be a full-moon tonight…So there was no telling how powerful that would make the vampires…Or any other creatures for that matter…

"There it is everyone! Quick!" Kohohamaru shouted, pointing out the beach-house that faced the sea.

But there was only about fifteen minutes of sunlight left by the time they reached Tsunade's front-porch. It was nearly dusk.

"Yeah…But we're almost outa time!" Naruto yelled, throwing open the front door.

"Alright everybody…We gotta get ready for those bloodsuckers quick…Or we're fucked!" Konk said.

They dashed through the front of the house and burst into the sitting room to find it deserted. Not even Aunt Biwako or Uncle Hiruzen were around.

"Shit, this is bad! Where the hell could they be?!" Naruto demanded.

A moment later, Iruka came into the room carrying a stack of empty snack trays.

"Oh, hello boys. Did you bring friends? That works out. I just finished whipping up some…"

"We don't have time for that kinda' shit now!" Naruto shouted desperately. "Where are the adults?!"

Iruka suddenly looked worried.

"They're out at the gazebo on the beach. Tsunade thought it would be…"

"Just shut up and listen Iruka!" Naruto snapped. "You have to get everyone inside now! The vampires are coming!"

"V-Vampires?"

"Yeah…And probably like an entire coven of them! Badass ones too man!" Konk added.

Iruka's eyes widened in terror. It was finally starting to make sense now. The sunglasses, the garlic, and the weird behavior were no longer mysteries to him.

The man dropped his snack trays and darted out of the house without another word to any of them.

Konk turned to his companions and said, "Alright everyone…We're super short on time so there are going to be a few things I'll need and fast."

Everyone gazed at him seriously; their expressions grave.

"First things first…I need water; lots of it…And anything we can use to throw it at the vampires once I've blessed it."

Naruto and Konohamaru both knew where this was going. And suddenly…Something dawned on them both.

"There's a bunch of old ten-gallon tanks and old water hoses out in the garage. I saw them back when granny was giving me the grand tour!" Naruto exclaimed.

"…And I bought water-balloons at the gift shop on my way here!" Konohamaru said with a grin.

Konk suddenly looked way more optimistic than he had just a few seconds ago.

"Okay then everyone…This is how it's gonna' go! Temari…Go with Konohamaru and fill water-balloons! And Gaara…Go with Naruto and bring me back as much water-power as you can!"

Naruto frowned. Why was he getting stuck with freak-show? But there was no time to bitch about that now. If they didn't act fast then they were all as good as dead.

"Right…Then we'll meet back here in five minutes! Now move!"

Naruto and the rest of the gang met back in the sitting-room in a little over five minutes. Konk had flipped the sofas and coffee tables over so they could use them as shields and he had four stakes ready for use…Or rather legs he'd broken off of Tsunade's antique chairs. She would not be pleased about that later.

Once Konk had said a quick prayer over the water to convert it to Holy Water, they shut off all the lights in the house and got into position. They were just in time too, because the sun had very nearly just set.

Konk and Temari were both behind a sofa brandishing stakes, Konohamaru was kneeling next to Temari with a bucket of water-balloons and a pair of night-vision goggles, and Naruto was standing in front of a ten-gallon tank, holding an old water-hose capped off with a silver nozzle.

The bad thing was that Naruto and Gaara had only had enough time to fill the tank with water about halfway. If they had taken any longer, they'd would never have gotten back in time. And to make things worse, creepy Gaara wouldn't stop giving Naruto weird looks and staring down at the teen's crotch and ass. It made him feel super uncomfortable; not to mention it was also distracting as hell. When this was all over…He hoped to never see the redhead again.

The full-moon had now risen to its full height in the sky, its soothing light seeping in through the sun-roof and windows, illuminating the house and sitting-room. But Naruto and Konohamaru both looked very worried.

"Big brother," the boy whispered. "I'm scared. They should've been back by now."

Naruto had been thinking the same thing. But it was not him who answered, but Konk.

"Don't worry kid…If we're lucky…Your family will be smart and stay the hell away from this place. The vamps are after us after-all."

Konohamaru exhaled in moderate relief. He hadn't considered that. Maybe Konk was right and his family members were safe for right now.

For the next minute or so…Everything was quiet. The only sound in the room was the sound of Naruto and Konohamaru's terrified breathing. But Konk, Temari, and Gaara were completely calm. It lead the two cousin's to believe the siblings had done this a hundred times before.

"I know what you two must be thinking…"

"Huh?"

When Naruto and Konohamaru looked up, Konk was wearing a wide smile.

"…That we've done this sort of thing a hundred times before. But don't overestimate our chances against the vamps."

"Konk is right boys," Temari added. "We have experience hunting all kinds of supernatural creatures…From vicious Gremlins…To Sasquatch…To flesh-eating Zombies. Hell…We've even faced-off against the Loch-Ness Monster. But…

Konk cut her off,

"Well…Actually I faced off against the Loch-Ness Monster. You two just backed me up."

Naruto and Konohamaru exchanged skeptical glances. But they had to admit…After what they had seen over the past few days…Anything was possible.

Temari just rolled her eyes. "Listen boys…All we're trying to say is even though we've fought Vampires before…We can't lose our heads and get careless. There's no one in living memory who's fought a full vampire clan head-on and lived."

Temari's advice was well-intentioned, but her words were doing little to ease the tension that they were feeling.

"Wait…Hold on just a second Temari. Uncle Ebizo did tell us about that one old guy…What was his name…Oh yeah…That Alaskan Sage Guy or whatever."

"Don't be fucking stupid Konk. That was just a story he used to tell us when we'd go on jobs as kids to keep us inspired."

"Hey…All I'm sayin' Temari is…"

…

Konk's sentence was cut short as the sun-roof above them shattered into a thousand pieces.

"Take cover!" Gaara hollered.

Everyone covered their heads with their arms and hands, preventing glass shards from killing them. However, they still sustained gashes in places. Konk's forearm was bleeding badly and Temari had a cut across her cheek. Konohamaru's eyes had been saved thanks to his goggles, and Naruto's sunglasses had been knocked clean-off his face, revealing two blazing red eyes.

Konohamaru shuddered when he saw them.

The next moment…Over a dozen vampires came soaring out of the sky lead by Sasuke Uchiha. His fangs were barred and his face was contorted hideously. His hate and anger only magnified the ugliness of his vampire appearance. His brother and cousin, Itachi and Shisui Uchiha were at his side.

"You traitor Naruto!" Sasuke thundered.

"You were one of us!" Shisui bellowed.

"Yeah…We're gonna' make you pay for what you did to Nanook!"

"Kill the half-vampire! Kill the humans! Drain their blood!" The vampires all chanted.

But then…

Sasuke's eyes widened in terror as there were several earsplitting roars followed by the shattering of windows on all sides of the room.

"It can't be…"

"Werewolves!"

"Sasuke move!"

"Move or you'll be eaten alive!"

There were a few more loud roars before an enormous Werewolf with black fur, red eyes, and monstrous fangs lunged off the staircase, taking Itachi's head off as slime and puss erupted out of his wound. His corpse dropped out of the air with an ugly crunch.

The Wolf wasted no time checking on its victim, propelling itself back into the air with its hind legs and hurling itself straight at Shisui, leaping out through a broken window with the vampire trapped between its teeth.

The vampires were in a frenzy…

A female vampire cried out in terror as two more Werewolves, one from either side of the room hurled themselves into the air, taking two more vampires with them between their mouths and jumping out through shattered windows.

"My Lord…Look out!"

A vampire threw itself in front of Sasuke, protecting his life with its own as two glowing blue spirit creatures were sent whizzing straight for it, annihilating it where it stood.

"Dad?"

"Nice shooting Lord Minato!" Iruka said, lowering his bow.

"Thanks Iruka! I'm still a bit rusty! That's the first shot I've fired in nearly four years!"

"Human filth!" Sasuke shrieked.

"Kill them…Kill the humans!"

"Now everyone!"

The remaining Vampires headed straight for them.

Iruka and Minato prepared to take aim again for another combo shot and Temari, Konk, Gaara, and Konohamaru each took on a separate blood-sucker. This left Naruto to fend of Sasuke and a big blonde vampire who were soaring right at him.

"Suck on this bloodsuckers!" Naruto hissed, unleashing his water hose on the two fiends.

But Sasuke, like a coward grabbed onto the back of the blonde vampires' capes and threw him in front of his own body, shielding himself from harm.

This left the servant vampire to take the full force of the Holy water as Sasuke tackled Naruto to the floor, separating him from his hose. The servant vampire melted onto the floor like falling jelly.

"What's the matter Naruto?! Wasn't I good enough for you?! Wasn't the sex good enough?!" Sasuke demanded angrily, opening his mouth wide as if he wanted to take Naruto's head off.

Naruto tried to get away…But Sasuke was too strong for him. And everyone else was too busy fighting to help him.

"Naruto!" Minato cried out desperately. But if he tried to help his son now, he'd only be killed.

"Hang on kid…I'm coming!" Konk yelled, impaling a female vampire through the chest with his steak. But he was too far away.

"Now die!" Sasuke hissed.

But just as Sasuke was about to take off Naruto's head, about a dozen or so Siberian Huskies came soaring in through the open ceiling and windows, ripping all the remaining vampires to shreds. Sasuke cried out in pain and terror as two of the great dogs laid into him with their fangs.

"Naruto…Why? How could you? I thought…I thought we…"

Even in the many years that would come to pass after his first battle with the vampires, Naruto would never know what it was Sasuke was trying to tell him.

The teen thought he saw a tear streaming down the vampires' cheek as the two huskies ripped him in two. There was a vibrant explosion of blue and white sparks as Sasuke exploded into a million pieces.

Naruto felt himself return to normal and his eyes return to their usual color and he breathed a sigh of relief. It was all over now.

He returned to his feet just as old man Jiraiya appeared at the center of the room flanked by two Siberian Huskies. They were growling softly and their bright blue eyes were twinkling brightly in the moonlight.

"So there I was kids at the peak of Mount Fairweather…At the mercy of two tumultuous female vampires!" The old man exclaimed dramatically. "I was almost at the brink of death…But the Great Alaskan Wolf Sage would never give up that easily! So that's when I…"

"Jirayia!"

Tsunade came rushing into the room followed by far less crazy-looking versions of Aunt Biwako and Uncle Hiruzen. Her lip was bleeding badly and it looked as though the two Sarutobi crones had taken a beating as well.

"Sorry about that Tsuna," Uncle Hiruzen apologized. "But Biwako and I aren't as young as we were when we trained you."

Tsunade ignored him.

"What the hell are you doing here?! I thought you were in Northern Bulgaria searching for Orochimaru!"

"Well…I heard my beautiful granddaughter was in trouble…So me and the pack raced back here as fast as we could."

"Told you he was real Temari," Konk whispered smugly. He had a childish "I told you so" look in his eyes.

Temari rolled her eyes and she and her brothers approached Naruto and Konohamaru.

"So are you boys alright? I see you're back to normal Naruto."

"More or less."

Everyone wheeled around in alarm as a wounded vampire came soaring out from behind the rubble, fangs barred.

"Die filthy humans!"

But Jiraiya transformed into a Werewolf where he stood, leaping into the air and taking the vampires' head right off.

The nightcrawler exploded violently, sending Naruto, Konohamaru, Konk, Temari, and Gaara hurling backward against the wall behind them, covered in slime and puss from head-to-toe.

A minute or so passed before Konohamaru grinned and said, "So who feels like spending a day at the beach?"

All of them laughed except for Gaara. Naruto was starting to think the redhead was incapable of having a sense of humor.