A.N.
Happy Holidays everyone, I want to give everyone an early holiday gift by updating as many chapters as I can. Also I'm deciding to do a little cleaning up on my stories, any stories that get little views will be re written or deleted if I lose interest. On another note I want to thank everyone who has answered my polls and I will soon show the reason for the poll. So everyone enjoy the stories, read, review, and happy holidays from Shadowlight0982.
I received a message before about updating this fic as it is my most popular fanfic and I'm probably sure some of you will agree to that. I'm going to be rewriting the beginning and make the chapters meet up. Either I change a little or change completely.
REVIEWS
Seimika: Hopefully I don't disappoint you.
Trinity Fenton-Phantom: O-o Whoa didn't know I'd be reviewed by someone like you. Anyway thanks for the advice.
Everyone else says the same thing about updating so I hope you all accept this as your present for whatever holiday you celebrate. Now ON WITH THE SHOW!
Last time
As they were jumping Naruto then sensed a large amount of chakra. "Everyone look out!"
Naruto's warning came too late as a gust of wind soon picked up, Sasuke and Sakura were hanging to their branches with chakra but Naruto was midair and was swept away.
"Naruto-kun!" Sakura yelled.
"Oh I wouldn't worry about him." A voice said from above them, they looked to see the Kusa-nin from before.
"You should be more worried about yourselves." The Kusa-nin then sent a large wave of K.I.
(Naruto)
"Ouch, that was painful." Naruto said as he got up from the ground. Naruto then looked to see a large snake eying him hungrily.
The snake was about to strike before a figure jumped from the trees and slammed its fist onto its head. The snake's skull was hit with enough force to crack it's skull before dispelling, the figure then got off the ground before looking towards Naruto.
"Naruto Uzumaki" Fuu then got in a fighting stance. "I'm going to have to kill you."
"Now hold on a minute!"
Naruto then looked to see Naiya just now earth shunshin into the clearing.
Naiya then looked towards them smiling. "If anyone's playing with Naru-kun. It will be me!"
The two jinchuuriki's attention was now on the Iwa-nin in the trees. Naiya still kept her smile but the area was soon flooded with killing intent. Naruto unconsciously clenched the Rosario before pulling his hand away and drawing a kunai
'Without Sakura or any of the girls here I can't transform the normal way. Looks like I'll have to fight without my shinso power for now.' Naruto thought.
(Scene change)
In Naruto's mindscape the two inhabitants were also watching the battle. Kyuubi looked at the scene with small curiosity while Inner Naruto still kept a calm neutral look.
"What now shinso-Kit, both of those vixens are too much for the ningen-Kit without his youki." Kyuubi stated.
"I know that. However…" Inner Naruto then showed the Biju a fox-like smirk similar to Naruto's own. "When the time calls for I'll step in and take over."
Kyuubi then let a chuckle fly out its gigantic maw. "Really then. A battle between Biju, mortals, and vampires; this will be interesting."
(Scene change)
Naiya's smile then turned into a hurt look. "Naru-kun, you shouldn't be playing with other girls when you have me to play with."
Naruto quietly saw through the act. "What are you doing here Naiya? I figure you're team would be at the tower by now."
Naiya then regained her smile. "Oh we don't care about this exam, even with the Tsuchikage-jiisan's orders I wouldn't care. Our orders are to kill Uchiha-san and capture you, that's all."
"From the killing intent your pumping out doesn't seem like all. What's your real reason for being here?" Naruto then turned to Fuu. "And before I forget you too."
"My orders are to capture the jinchuuriki of Konoha. " Fuu said with a neutral look.
"Well I'm certainly popular aren't I, Iwa and now Taki both wanting to capture me. Well let me just tell you both one thing…" Naruto then pulled out a red scroll; he then opened it and pulled out a sword from the scroll. Naruto then raised Shinku no Tsurugi to both kunoichi. "I'm not going anywhere without a FIGHT!"
'He's got guts I'll give him that.' Fuu thought. "I agree Fuu let me know when you need my chakra." Nanabi said. 'Alright.'
Naiya just continued to smile. "Good, this would get too boring if you didn't try." Naiya then went through several hand seals before jumping high into the air. Naiya crossed her arms in front of her as she floated in mid air. Naiya then looked at Naruto with cold eyes. "Try not to die to quickly Naru-kun."
'Nanabi!' Fuu quickly thought. "On it." Nanabi then sent a small amount of chakra to Fuu. Fuu's skin then took on a glassy shine.
Naruto then got himself in a ready stance with Shinku no Tsurugi. Naruto then began channeling chakra to the blade and it began glowing blue. 'Here goes nothing.'
Naiya's body then began to glow a white aura. The aura then became solid before breaking into thousands of white shards that hovered in the air. Naiya then pointed down and all the shards then pointed towards the two jinchuuriki.
Ninpo: Kongosoha (A.N. The name is from Inuyasha, this move however is mine.)
The white shards began raining down towards the ground. Fuu got into a defensive stance and crossed her arms to protect her face. The shards then appeared to bounce off her now solid skin. Naruto on the other hand…
Naruto then closed his eyes and got ready to swing his sword, Shinku no Tsurugi now full covered in his chakra. Naruto then sung with all his might and an arc of chakra flew from the blade. The arc quickly destroyed all the shards in its path before flying to its target.
Naiya quickly dodged the attack and then landed back on the ground. Naiya then began clapping her hands. "Hurray you didn't die! Most shinobi would have either run or hid for cover. Not liked it would've worked.
Naruto then looked at the shards that were now dissipating then turned to Naiya. 'Kongosoha, Diamond Shard Blast, is that some king of kekkei genkai?' Naruto then dashed towards Naiya who was still smiling.
Naiya quickly went through some seals before placing a hand on the ground.
Doton: Tsurugi no Ishi
A sword shaped stone rose into Naiya's hand. Naiya then blocked Naruto's strike and the two proceeded in kenjutsu. As Naruto was fighting he noticed Naiya had no stance, just carefree strikes and blocks. Naruto then quickly sent a thrust forward, Naiya dodged but a cut still formed on her cheek. The two then separated to dodge a blast a water.
"You didn't forget about me did you?" Fuu said as she got Naruto's attention. Fuu then went through hand seals and brought out a jug. The jug then shattered as the water hardened into a sword.
Before Naruto can make a move both jinchuuriki's felt a power they were both familiar with.
'That's youki! But how?' Fuu thought. "Fuu you need to take cover now!" Fuu then focused Nanabi's chakra and a pair of insect wings appeared on her back. As she flew to higher ground she saw the youki was coming from Naiya. "What is she?"
Naiya then moved her hand on her cut and then licked the blood. Naiya now had a sadistic smile in place of her innocent smile. "Now you got me wet Naru-kun. Let me return the favor."
The stone sword then cracked and fell apart, in its place was a ethereal white sword a diamond blade. Naiya then cut her palm with the blade and let her blood flow onto the sword. The sword the change into a bloody red. "I'll return the favor Naru-kun…BY SPLASHING BLOOD EVERYWHERE!"
(Team 7 and Orochimaru)
Sasuke and Sakura looked up at the Kusa-nin. The shinobi just stood there on his/her branch kept unleashing K.I. on the two genin. Sasuke and Sakura soon saw an illusion of their deaths.
Sasuke just stood there frozen as his heart speed up. 'This pressure, it feels just like…'
Sakura fell to her knees before trying to rid herself of fear. 'This is K.I! Compared to Zabuza's it's on another level. Naruto-kun where are you?'
"How disappointing, maybe your other teammate would have provided me with some entertainment." The Kusa-nin said.
"What have you done with Naruto?" Sakura shouted her fear replaced with concern for her friend/crush.
"Oh I just sent a little something to keep him preoccupied." The Kusa-nin said. Orochimaru then felt his summons demise. 'I didn't think he would defeat it that easily, I wonder what happened?'
(Scene change)
Naruto was busy dodging and blocking Naiya's wild swings. Every time Naruto landed a hit Naiya just continued her onslaught. When Naruto got cut Naiya's swings seem to get wilder.
"That's right, bleed for me Naru-kun!" Naiya shouted.
The large snake summon then slithered into the battlefield and then found its target when it tried to swallow both Naruto and Naiya the latter then sent a bloody arc the slashed through the snake. After the summons death the two quickly resumed their bloody ballet.
(Scene change)
Sakura then looked at the frightened Uchiha and then turned back to the Kusa-nin. 'Uchiha's not going to be any help yet, I have to stall for time until Naruto-kun can get back.' "Shannaro! Let's beat this he/she freak!"
Sakura then pulled a small bag from her tools. Sakura then opened the pouch and the cherry blossoms began surrounding her form Sakura then let all the petals surround her.
Orochimaru looked at the display with interest and curiosity. 'Hmm seems like they all have something interesting this time around.'
Mae: Senbonsakura
The sakura petals began swirling rapidly around the kunoichi. Sakura then pointed her hands forward and the petals flew towards the shinobi. Orochimaru jumped from his branch and sees the blades cut cleanly through the branch.
"You're not getting away!" Sakura then directed it to follow Orochimaru. (A.N. Think how Yamcha would guide his Spirit Ball technique.)
The streams of sakura petals then turned and started to follow its target. Orochimaru kept up with evading and observing the (in his opinion) odd jutsu. 'So she can control its movements. Guess I have no choice.'
Orochimaru then shunshins to a branch and goes through hand seals. As the attack turns and heads towards the Sannin he completed his seals.
Fūton: Daitoppa
A gust of wind then blew the petals back towards Sakura. Sakura then stopped the technique. Orochimaru then sends kunai towards the genin and Sakura then uses the petals to form a shield. While the kunai bounces off of the shield Sakura turns to Sasuke.
"Come on wake up Uchiha! Do "elites" like you always freeze up when in a fight?" Sakura asks.
Sakura sees that these words have no effect and then tries something she knows that will work.
"How are going to kill that certain-someone if you can't even handle some killing intent?" Sakura yelled.
Those words got Sasuke's blood flowing, after thinking back to the Uchiha massacre and Itachi's last words him.
"Settle for hating me. If you want to kill me then hate, devote your life to hating me." Itachi's cold words kept repeating themselves inside of Sasuke's head. Sasuke's sharingan then activated and the tomoes began spinning madly in the Uchiha's eyes.
"Sakura get out of the way…" Sasuke said in a cold tone. Sakura returned the petals to its pouch and then backed away onto another branch. Sasuke then looked at Orochimaru with a dark glare.
'His Uchiha blood is aflame; I guess the girl did me a favor.' Orochimaru then turned his attention to Sasuke. "Come little Uchiha show me what you can do!"
(Naruto)
Naruto was panting as he finally got some distance away from the blood happy kunoichi. Naruto's clothes were cut in various places and blood was flowing from scars that were now healing.
'How can she use youki? How can she keep going like this?' Naruto as he observed his enemy.
Naiya's yukata sleeves were now gone and blood was flowing from wounds on her arms. Naiya's whole body was covered in blood and her eyes were glowing red as she licked blood from her blade.
"Don't stop Naru-kun! After you got me all wet I want to play some more!" Naiya said with a sadistic laugh.
'This is insane, no matter how much damage she takes she keeps going.' Naruto thought. "It's because of her blood Kit." Kyuubi informed him. 'Blood, what does blood have to do with this, is she a vampire too?'
"No something much different." Kyuubi said that got both Naruto's attention. Kyuubi then dragged Naruto into his mindscape to make it easier to explain. "I didn't smell it before but that vixen is definitely a Berserker youkai."
'Berserker?' "Berserker?" Both Naruto's thought. Kyuubi then continued with its explanation.
"Berserker were warriors that roamed battlefields throughout here and Makai. They had blood red eyes and a Biju levels of bloodlust. Berserkers are able to take down hundreds in their paths and their thirst for battle and blood cannot be matched." Kyuubi explained.
'So I'm not getting anywhere just fighting her like this?' Naruto asked. Kyuubi then gave him a nod. "Maybe if you used my power then you can match hers." Kyuubi said with a dark look.
'No thanks, we don't need two crazy demons out there.' Outer Naruto then turned to Inner Naruto who gave him a grin. 'Looks like it's time to test it.'
"Better now than never." Inner Naruto then placed a hand on Kyuubi's seal.
"What are you tsuin-gaki doing?" Asked the curious Bijuu.
"Let me put it like this, the Rosario had a restriction seal that stops Naruto from releasing it until sometime when we can modify the seal." Inner Naruto said with a knowing look.
'From what we know about your seal is that I can draw power from you in life/death situations and with my own will.' Naruto said.
"Your point?"
"Where using your seal to bypass the Rosario." Both Naruto's finished.
"And how do you know this will work?" Kyuubi asked.
Outer Naruto then gave Kyuubi a fox like smirk while Inner Naruto started channeling youki into the seal and then began to vanish. When Inner Naruto vanished completely Naruto's smirk grew wider.
"Guess it worked."
(Scene change)
"Come on Naru-kun let's play a little long…" Naiya then stopped when she felt a wave a youki started to form. Naiya looked around before looking to see where Naruto was standing was a pillar of red light. The moon then gained a blood red glow and the pillar then faded into bats, in Naruto's place was Inner Naruto with a dark smirk on his face.
"Guess it worked."
(A.N. Cue "Monster" by Skillet)
Naiya stared in shock at the aura before her, before Naruto's aura with warm and playful one of the reasons she felt attraction towards it. This aura was dark and cold, one that demanded respect. Naiya then got serious and raised her blade.
"I see you're taking this seriously." Naruto then channeled chakra into Shinku no Tsurugi. Before it would have a soft blue glow, it now grew blood red. Naruto then got into a swinging stance and then sent a red arc of youki towards Naiya.
Naiya retaliated by sending a wave of blood from her blade. The two arcs collided into each other and struggled for dominance. Naruto's attack won and Naiya had to jump out of the way. As she was in the air Naruto appeared in front of her and threw a punch. Naiya blocked it but she was sent flying through two trees before making a Naiya shaped hole in a third.
"Not only do you see yourself as my equal you see yourself as worthy enough to draw a vampire's blood. Maybe I should show you your place." Naruto then got into a ready stance.
Naiya then walked out of the tree but she still held a frown on her normally happy face. "Who are you?"
"Naruto Uzumaki" Naruto answered.
"No you're not, you have Naru-kun's face and body but you're not Naru-kun." Naiya stated.
"You're not as dumb as you appear to be, I'm not lying I am Naruto Uzumaki, the other half." Naruto said.
"NO FA~~~R! I WANTED TO FIGHT NARU-KUN NOT SOME COLD VERSION OF HIM!" Naiya said as she threw a tantrum.
"Does it matter, you still have a fight don't you Berserker?" Naruto asked.
"I'm only a Berserker-hanyou for your information! And Naru-kun is fun to fight with, you're just boring!" Naiya complained. Then blood then flowed from Naiya's body and clothing into her blade and changed its shape. Naiya was now holding an ethereal blood red cross.
"I hate boring fights. Die." Naiya then sent the cross towards Naruto. The cross destroyed everything in its path as it continued towards the shinso.
'Guess I have no choice.' Naruto then went through hand seals and then placed a hand forward. The cross hit Naruto's hand but was stopped as soon as it hit his hand.
"Big mistake using blood against a SHINSO-VAMPIRE now suffer the consequences." The cross then broke apart and turned into a ball of energy. Naruto then sent a the energy back as a wave of energy.
Shinso art: Chisio Cannon
Naiya stood still in shock and was then hit by the full force of the attack. The attack exploded and Naruto just watched the devastation from his attack. As smoke filled the area Naruto let only one sentence leave his mouth.
"Know your place.
(Scene Change)
Sakura watches as Sasuke continued engaging the Kusa-nin in taijutsu. Sometime in the middle of the fight she saw a pillar of what she thought was chakra form from a place not far from where they are.
'Naruto-kun, I hope you're alright.' Sakura soon saw an explosion occur a few minutes later at that same place but she turned back to her other teammate.
Sasuke landed on a branch away and pulled out a set of kunai and fuma-shuriken. 'This is it, all or nothing.'
Sasuke then threw kunai and shuriken at Orochimaru. Orochimaru dodge and when he did Sasuke had a small smirk. Sasuke then used hidden strings on his tools to bind Orochimaru to a tree. Sasuke then readied hand seals and flames appeared around him.
Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu
The flames then traveled along the thin ninja wire and Orochimaru lit up in a blazing inferno. As the Sannin was burned to a crisp Sasuke then landed on a branch near Sakura in exhaustion.
Sasuke turned to walk away but a voice sent a chill through his spine.
"Excellent, the power of the Uchiha clan is amazing." A male voice said.
Sasuke turned around to see the ninja get up and walk towards him. Some of the shinobi's face was burned but it peeled away and showed pale white skin and yellow snake like eyes.
"Well is that is Sasuke-kun?" Orochimaru asked.
(Scene Change)
Naruto watched as the smoke cleared and it showed Naiya struggling to stand. Naiya was now covered in burns and her sword was destroyed by the attack. Naiya's eyes returned to their soft pink color.
"You're still up and about. No matter, this battle is over." Naruto then turned to the flying kunoichi from earlier. "What about you? Care to try your luck?"
"Don't even try it Fuu, even now he doesn't seem exhausted from transforming and that jutsu." Fuu agreed and turned her attention back to Naruto. "Not now, but later we will meet again. Fuu then retreated into the forest.
"Well this is pointless." Naiya then made it back to her feet. "I wanted a fun fight but now all I got is a cold stick in the mud. I'll fight you again when you turn back into my Naru-kun." Naiya then walked away from the clearing before disappearing in an earth shunshin.
Naruto made no comment and just resealed his sword before jumping towards where he senses his teammate's chakra. "I hope their alright." Outer Naruto said. 'We'll find out as soon as we arrive.'
(Scene Change)
'This guy is on a whole different level.' Sasuke thought as he backed away from the shinobi.
"Is that really all the Uchiha clan has to offer? How disappointing." Orochimaru said.
Sasuke began thinking of ways out of the situations and then pulls out the scroll from his pouch. And throws it towards the shinobi.
"That's our scroll, take it and go!" Sasuke said.
"Kukuku, while I accept you're generous gift." Orochimaru then caught the scroll and lit it on fire. "I care nothing for this exam." Orochimaru then went through hand seals and his neck then extended and bit Sasuke in the shoulder. Sasuke screamed in agony as a seal soon appeared on place of the bite mark.
Sakura saw Sasuke pass out and then summoned some sakura petals to bring Sasuke towards her. After Sasuke was lifted away from the shinobi Sakura then asked the million dollar questions.
"Who are you? Why did you attack us? What did you do to Uchiha-teme?" Sakura asked.
"I just gave Sasuke-kun a small gift." Orochimaru began melting into the ground, he then sent Sakura one last snake glare. "I am Orochimaru; soon Sasuke will come to me seeking power."
After Orochimaru completely melted away Sakura then picked Sasuke up and began looking for a place to rest. As she saw a tree with a large opening for shelter she landed and started performing what little first aid she knew.
'Naruto-kun, find us quickly.' Sakura thought.
(Scene Change)
Naruto at the last place he saw his teammates. Naruto started looking around and began feeling for their chakras. After a minute of sensing Naruto took off into the forest. 'I can feel Sakura's chakra and faintly feel Uchiha's chakra. I need to hurry before…'
Naruto's thought were interrupted by a wave of sand. As the sand tried to enclose him Naruto sent a wave of youki to blow the sand away. When Naruto landed on the ground to see his attackers he turns to see the Suna Siblings.
"So this is the guy Kousa? He doesn't look like much." Kankuro said.
"Don't go under estimating people Kankuro, it may cost you your life." Temari said.
"None of you interfere." Kousa said as she stepped forward, the sand then returned to her gourd. "This fight is mine; I will kill him to prove my existence."
"Three in one night! Kami must love screwing with me." Outer Naruto commented. 'Doesn't matter, I'll still beat her.'
Team eight as they were following the Suna siblings they were shocked to find them in a clearing with Naruto. They landed a few trees away to not be detected but still observe the fight.
'Naruto-kun, be careful.' Hinata thought as she watches the battle about to begin.
TBC…
REVIEW
REVIEW
REVIEW
If you love this story give me the reason to update, and on another note I'll update no matter what anyone says. I hoped you all enjoyed this now goodbye and happy holidays.
Shadowlight0982.
