Wow. I had redone the last chapter so well I had to split it into two parts! Whoo-hoo! Sorry for the huge fight scene.

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~Break~

Sasuke swung a punch at Hashimi. Sure, he didn't have very many Jutsus in his aerosol can of kick-ass, but he sure could kick ass anyway. Especially when he was mad, and he was sure as hell mad. Hashimi had no idea what he got himself into, and in fact this very moment he was regretting it. The blue haired boy was so distracted he couldn't even get in a note to his wolves to attack the little bastard. All he could do was try to force his way into the blond brats head, which wasn't working to well, on account of the overwhelming feelings of panic, confusion and happiness. Hell, even the flute couldn't compete with love.

Sasuke fought like a flurry he was so mad. He kicked and the man barely managed to avoid it. Sasuke threw shuriken and though he dodged most, he had a couple stuck in his arm. His blood and Sasuke's was leaking all over the grass. Hashimi stepped back quickly, his movement hindered by the flute to his mouth. He wished he could let it go, but that would mean Naruto was free to fight too, and then he knew he was doomed. As Sasuke's foot made a wide arc across the ground, barely touching the tips of the grass, and Hashimi took more steps back. And then, the potentially fatal mistake. He slipped on the morning dew that was still soaking into the grass.

As his back hit the ground his breath caught, sending a high-pitched wave of pain through all the demons, including Naruto. Sasuke was about to finish the sound ninja with a ball of fire when he heard Naruto yelp in pain. Sasuke snarled, knowing there was nothing he could do and it irritated him immensely. He turned to Hashimi, bent down and pulled the man's shirt collar, holding his face and inch from his own.

"What did you do?"

Hashimi had an idea and he smirked evilly. Despite the pain in his back from the fall, he managed to speak past the flute. "What, you mean this?" A yelp of pain came from Naruto again and Sasuke scowled in sympathetic pain. "Or this?" Naruto screamed this time and clutched his head.

Sasuke bit his lip. His Dobe was in pain. "Stop it now or I'll make you wish you were never born."

Hashimi smiled. "Yeah, you gonna kill me? I should have warned you this flute keeps playing after the user is dead unless I tell it to stop." Just for good effect, he made Naruto scream again. It was kind of fun.

Pain ripped through Sasuke's chest at the sound of Naruto's scream. He smiled maliciously at the man on the ground. "Not at all. I am going to cause you pain. Now put the flute down and make it stop playing. Don't make me tell you three times." This is where the Uchiha's short tempers come in. And because Sasuke had a messed up child hood, he had no problem torturing people. At all.

For a moment, Hashimi hesitated. Should he be afraid? Then again, the flute was the only leverage he had. Maybe he could use it to his advantage… "I'll make it stop when you let me go." He made Naruto fall to his knees with a short scream. He knew Sasuke cared for Naruto, and he could use that to his advantage too. Unfortunately for him, Sasuke doesn't play nice with others. He reached down and picked up Hashimi's other hand. And quickly broke a finger. Hashimi yelled in pain.

"Not so funny when you're on the other side of it huh?" Sasuke grinned as Hashimi clamped his mouth shut and glared at the Uchiha with a determined look. Oh good, he's going to resist. Sasuke laughed as he snapped another finger back, pulling it up like flicking a switch. "This little piggy went to the market…"

Hashimi screamed again, and because he wanted to get back, he blew into the flute and Naruto screamed louder. Sasuke just shook his head in disbelief. "We can play this game all day Sound ninja."

His blue hair spraying out on the ground, he laughed. "Yeah we can. But don't worry; before the piggies are done shopping your friend will be dead." Sasuke felt his heart stop. No he did not just threaten Naruto's life. If he was mad before, he was the devil now. He forced himself to take deep breaths. If he just caused Hashimi more pain without thinking, his Dobe would be in danger.

"I'll let you go." He gave up with a sigh.

"Great. Here's the deal. You let me up, I walk to the edge of the forest, let the blonde brat go-" Sasuke bit his lip. "And then I walk away."

"How do I know you'll let him go?"

Hashimi gave him a look like he was crazy. "Because I only have such a long range on this thing." Sasuke sighed again, unfortunately believing him. What else could he do? He slowly sat up and began to stand. He hated to let him go, but he promised if he ever saw him again he would kill the jackass. Not only that, but he never promised he would stop the 'blond brat' from killing him. The blue haired man stood up too, a grin behind the flute. Sasuke clenched his fist as he walked away. That was the only thing he could do. And then he remembered the wolves, but it was too late.

Hashimi changed his focus from Naruto to the wolves about two second after he stood up, free of Sasuke. Poor boy, he didn't have a chance against the demon wolves. Sasuke screamed as the beasts leapt on him. He just laughed as he turned to the forest. Suddenly, the amount of yokai in the clearing made a shiver roll down his spine. He turned back slowly to see raging purple eyes.

~Sasuke~POV~

I was thrashing wildly on the ground. Sure, it wasn't very ninja-like, but I was being attacked by three huge wolves. And not just any wolves, but demon wolves, and yes there is a difference. I screamed in pain as they bit me. Their teeth were sharp, and I knew if I didn't get them off in the next few seconds I was lunch. Before I was even dead. I felt my eyes water from the pain. I had let Naruto down, and after I was dead, he would be next! I was panicking, but there was nothing I could do but keep the wolves from my throat. I was doomed. That's it, doomed. I wondered if I would see my clan in heaven, if they were waiting for me. Would they forgive me? I screamed again as one of them sunk their teeth into my arm harshly. I'm sorry Naruto, I thought. I wanted to be there; on your next birthday…I wanted to protect you. I know I promised…I was losing too much blood. I wasn't strong enough, just like with my brother.

Suddenly, the wolves yelped in pain and leapt off me. I was really confused, but I wasn't about to lose this chance! I had a second chance; by whatever freak of nature I had another chance! I jumped up, ignoring the pain and blood. The wolves were looking at each other oddly, like they didn't know what was happening and was turning to each other. I didn't hesitate as I made the familiar hand signs, putting my hands to my mouth. I took a deep breath.

~General~

Sasuke brought his hand to his mouth in a very familiar jutsu. Time seemed to slow down. Those wolves were innocent! Having broken the jutsu, they were just confused and like Naruto, didn't really remember what had happened. The blond rushed forward in panic as a huge fireball formed, his jacket slipping from his shoulders.

The fireball barreled its way towards the wolves. They looked up in horror as the ball rolled towards them. They had no time to run, no time to move. Sasuke was looking on, just waiting for impact. He didn't notice a certain blond running across the grass.

The fireball converged on the spot where the wolves were standing. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, wondering what was going on. Something was defiantly off. The fire was going in a certain direction, and then suddenly it was being pushed aside, like by a huge gust of wind. The fire spread out and unfurled like smoke upon impact. He wondered what in the world could be distorting his fire. The flames finally vanished and the smoke curled up into the sky. Revealing a determined looking Naruto in front of a terrified group of wolves. He was crouched and his right hand was raised and pointed to the left, like all he had done was swept aside the current. Sasuke gasped. Naruto! He was alright! Sasuke felt his heart bubble. Naruto was okay…his head felt light. He wondered why that was. Blood loss? It didn't matter, because Naruto was okay. He had small smile on his face as he looked to the blond. Naruto straightened and smiled to, before his eyes flickered to the right.

Sasuke followed his gaze. There crouched Hashimi, desperately trying to put the pieces of his flute back together. The Uchiha sighed. The fight wasn't over, but it was in their advantage now. Naruto was awake…he would take care of it, right? The world started to spin and Sasuke clutched his arm. It hurt, like a lot. And then Sasuke tumbled to the ground, his eyes closing before they hit the ground.

Naruto was there behind Sasuke before he had even hit the ground. He was glad he had made the other boy take the seal, seeing on how it came in great handy. He let Sasuke fall into him, wrapping his arms around him. He kneeled slowly, letting the boy slid to the ground gently. He was okay, right? Just unconscious… He looked at the peaceful face.

"I never want to see you give up Sasuke. But right now, it's okay." The blonde smiled. "This time, I'll take care of it." He turned his head abruptly and growled as he looked at Hashimi. Before he could do anything, Naruto heard voices.

"What's going on?"

"I don't know." Another growled. "But it seems to be a human fight."

"But what did we do? I remember a noise…" The third whimpered at the thought.

"I believe….we were being controlled." The first one stated. Naruto whipped his head around. Who was talking? Then his purple eyes settled on the wolves. They were…talking? No, and yes. Their mouths weren't moving, but somehow they still were talking. The language was…scents, and movements and sounds that were beyond the hearing range of humans. A high pitch here, a low pitch there. But wasn't that what talking was anyway? Sound waves, right? And these wolves were doing the same thing, their voices rumbling from their stomachs and throats.

You can finally hear.

Kyo? What's going on?

Before, though you could hear better you still couldn't hear the universal language of demons. Now, Kyo scratched his ear in annoyance of the sound controlling Naruto earlier. Your senses have evolved. Only half demons and demons can hear demon speak. Congratulations.

Naruto stared, stunned, at the wolves as he held Sasuke's head in his lap. He can hear them? This was really…weird. Did that mean he was a half demon now? The brown wolf glanced over and did a double take.

"Mani, that boy with the yokai energy is staring at us." He whined, nervous. The other wolves looked over and a black one with a white star on his chest, Mani, glared at the first wolf.

"He's probably just wondering what we're doing here. Let's hurry out of here." He was about to walk off when the third wolf, a grey one, turned to Hashimi.

"But Mani, that guy looks familiar…" He was nervous too. Naruto wondered how long he had been controlling the wolf demons… He coughed and decided to speak.

"He's the one who controlled you." The wolves didn't even look over.

Most small ranking demons don't understand the human tongue.

Then how do I tell them? Hashimi stood up and looked to both demons and human. He smiled with rage. They had broken his flute! He began to make hand signs. They would pay.

Speak Demon Naruto. You can do it…move yokai to your throat, and without opening your mouth try to explain…The blonde frowned at the demons walking off slowly. He could get them to help; if only they knew the one controlling them…he moved the purple chakra to his throat. Please help, please help me, please….Don't you know, he's the one who made you do all this? Help me get revenge! Sasuke…a tear fell from his eye. If he didn't get Sasuke out of here, he would die. He had to finish this fight! Suddenly, he felt a burst of yokai from his core. It traveled through him, sending shivers throughout his body.

The purple energy shook his limbs and he began to see, and feel, a change in him. Kyo growled proudly as he felt it too. His Kit was growing…evolving all for the sake of Sasuke. Naruto bit his lip in pain. What as going on? He decided he didn't care, because he knew it would help him help Sasuke. And he would take the pain head on! Suddenly, his claws got sharper and longer. His whisker marks got more pronounced, and darker. His eyes tilted upward at the end, giving him an exotic look. The pupils got larger, elongating vertically and taking in more light. His fangs grew too, and then another change happened. The yokai flowed through his chakra vessels, expanding them painfully and letting more energy be moved around. His muscles rippled under the fishnet sleeves. And then, the yokai was too much. He let it spill from his body, and as soon as it got out, it moved and condensed painfully. The yokai bit into his skin and deep into his chakra lines. It moved around until it had found a good place, and then it stuck. It made its own line evolving off the main ones. When Naruto opened his eyes, he had a new yokai energy moving from his chest.

Finally. Welcome Naruto, to your first Tail.

What? Naruto stood slowly, feeling an odd draining from his…butt? He twisted around frantically. There it was, a purple tail just flowing out of him. He flicked it experimentally. WHAT'S GOING ON?

Don't worry; it won't stay if you don't want it to. This is your first half demon form. It will continue to evolve too, after this. Congrats again. You seem to be making all sort of headway. Suddenly, the blonde looked up to see all eyes on him. Hashimi was staring, his hands frozen in mid-jutsu. The wolves were staring too. They were all wondering what the hell was going on. Wasn't that a human a minute ago?

He swung his purple eyes and glared at Mani. "This is the man who enslaved you." He pointed a claw to Hashimi. "He tore you from your lives for his pitiful wants. He thinks he can control any demon." He snarled to the wolves. "Are you just going to let this man continue with this thought? Will you stand by idly? I won't." Naruto turned and crouched, his claws out. He had made him hurt Sasuke! He had made the wolves hurt him! "Get revenge and fight." His tail flickered in annoyance. Hashimi paled instantly as he saw the hatred in Naruto's eyes. "How dare you hurt him. But there is good news." The kitsune smiled, showing his fangs as the wolves made up their minds and came in behind him, snarling. "You won't live to regret it!"

~Break~

Sakura slid to the ground, her blood making a faint stain. Why did she have to be so weak? Her cheek against the concrete, she began to cry. Her pink hair lay around her, tangled and dirty. She was so weak…all she could do was wait. Why was that? Her eyes flickered as a memory from years ago came to her mind.

It was night time. Sakura had had a bad dream, and she was wandering around the park near her house. She felt better coming outside, with the trees whispering and the wind caressing her hair. Suddenly, the trees weren't the only sounds. There was a steady thunk…thunk…thunk. The young girl, curious, began to make her way to the sound. Her eyes narrowed as she noticed a boy a year older than her. She recognized him from the academy; she had often seen him running or training. He had black hair and huge eyes, and he was training again. Thunk. His kunai hit the tree, missing the target all together.

"You need to flick your wrist more…" Her small voice came from behind the tree she was hiding behind. The boy jumped and looked around.

"Who is there? I demand that you show yourself!" Sakura tucked her hands behind her back and stepped from behind the tree.

"I said, you need to flick your wrist more." The boy looked at her incredulously, then to his hand.

"Flick my wrist more?" Sakura nodded and the boy looked up. "Thank you." He turned quickly and pulled a kunai out of his pouch, sending it flying towards the target. Unconsciously, Sakura held her breath. When it hit, she cheered. The boy blushed and turned. "It was not on the bulls' eye."

"Yeah, but you hit it didn't you?" The boy nodded and turned back to the target, looking at it as if it would suddenly give him a deep secret. "What's your name?"

"Rock Lee is my name! I am trying to become a good ninja!"

Sakura shuffled closer. This boy was peculiar. "Why aren't you a good ninja?"

The boy frowned and pulled out another kunai, fiddling with it. "I do not have chakra like other ninjas! But I will do well because I will be great in Tai jutsu!"

Sakura cocked her head. "But it's one in the morning silly. You don't need to train now."

Lee turned and looked at her. "I will never give up until I become great! I will work hard so I can protect the village and show others that they don't have to have chakra to be a ninja!" Sakura smiled sadly. Lee's eyes darkened as he thought of something. "Why are you out here so early?"

The girl shrugged. "I like the forest, it's dark and calming and green."

"Green?" the girl turned to walk towards her home.

"Yeah, I like green." The boy blushed behind her.

Sakura blinked as she came out of the memory. What did that random kid have to do with anything? She tried to remember ever talking to him again, but she didn't. She vaguely remembered him taking the path behind her house to run, but other than that…actually she remembered him waving. Several times. But she never waved back…She heaved herself up from the ground on shaking legs. That boy would never give up, and neither will she. She had someone to protect! She turned to Haku. Lee didn't even have chakra, and he was probably better than her! She had to do something…

~Break~

Naruto jumped back from another earth attack, while the wolves swung in from the sides. Miraculously, Naruto found himself near Sasuke. He looked over to his dormant form. He had to get Sasuke out of here; this battle would take a while. While the wolves kept Hashimi busy, he tried to figure out a plan. The wolves were so mad, no way were they going to leave the fight. But neither could Naruto leave. So who could take Sasuke away? If only he had another person…

If this was an anime, a light bulb would have appeared over the blonde's head. That's it! He put his hand to his belt, summoning chakra. There was a blue light, and then he was holding an ancient scroll that smelled of dust and mold.

That's it Kit…

Hashimi watched in confusion as Naruto whipped out a scroll from seemingly nowhere. What was going on? In a flourish, Naruto opened the scroll and bit his thumb. The sound ninja's eyes widened as he recognized the summons…no, he corrected himself. That's a bonding soul seal…but every attempt to use that technique ended in-

Naruto made several quick strokes with his thumb, spreading the blood over the scroll hanging in the air in front of him, just as Kyo instructed him. The wolf demons next to the Hashimi started to whimper at the powerful chakra coming from the young boy. Sasuke groaned and looked up, watching in awe. His head hurt, and he was barely conscious. Still, he wondered what was happening. He's pulling everything out, just to get me to safety…

There was a flash of deep purple light, accompanied by a huge heat wave. The trees creaked and groaned, their leaves dancing in the wind. Birds flew from their perches and ran for cover, along with all the other small creatures. All the dog species in the area stopped whatever they were doing and put their muzzles to the air. They knew something was going on…And for Naruto, time stopped for a fraction of a second.

At first, he thought he had done something wrong. His body was…in pain. He thought his ribs would pull open and expose his heart. Then there was a wave of ice cold wind, almost liquid-like it flowed over his body, numbing it. He saw himself, from far away. His hair turned a bright silver, almost shining. His bones contorted and twisted, until he sat crouched on all fours. Silver fur sprouted from his body and when he looked up at himself, his eyes were a dark green.

Lightning struck and he was back in his own body. The sound ninja across from him was slowly lowering his arm from his face. Very slowly. There was something next to him, something not right. He was afraid to look, but when he did, he saw something he couldn't explain. Almost like a tear in the space next to him. Then it spat out a form, silver and black. The dust cleared and Naruto looked to the silver form, confused. Amethyst eyes met Emerald, and for a second Naruto felt relieved, though he didn't know why. Like a huge weight had been lifted.

"Impossible!" The sound ninja yelled, time resuming its normal pace. "Y-you-"

"Kuro." Naruto said, staring at the fox. It flicked its two tails and blinked very slowly. The blond didn't know how he knew his name, he just did. "I need you to get Sasuke to the bridge." For a second, Naruto sensed confusion from the fox, and then images seemed to flow out of him and into Kuro with ease.

"This I will do. But I will come back to help." Naruto nodded, smiling. He couldn't handle this alone. He didn't want the fox to leave, he felt safer and happier with his presence, like with Sasuke. "Don't worry, I'll protect him. Stay safe." Kuro said while scooping up a confused and dazed Sasuke onto his back. Then they were off. Though Kuro was steadily getting further away, the blond felt their connection.

Magical, huh? No human has ever done that and lived. Kyo purred with pride at his Kit.

Very cool. Naruto grinned and stood, facing the sound ninja. Said ninja was currently blinking and trying to get his head around what he just saw. And he was afraid. That power, out of such a young boy? And then he sends his 'Twin Soul' away? Just to get some kid out? He's either very strong or very stupid…

"Well, what are you waiting for?" Naruto asked Hashimi. "You afraid of a teenager?" The sound ninja scowled.

"Fine. Let's dance."