Sorry for the really long wait. Here goes:-
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Never Again!
"Is that the last of them…?" Naruto groaned as he dispelled the king of hell for god knows how many times this week. "Please say that's the last of them!"
Kakashi pushed down his headband, "Yep that's the last of them." He reassured.
"Really? You really mean it?" Naruto asked hopefully whilst ignoring Kyuubi grunt at his childish and apparently very annoying demeanour.
Kakashi eye smiled, "Yep I mean it. Now we can go back resurrect the rest and hopefully go back to Konoha."
Naruto pumped his fist in the air. He had been living the life of an animal for the past week all because of the goddamn Cyclops Kakashi. It was his idea that they don't resurrect anybody else because of the questions they may ask. So they left the cave leaving Matatabi behind to keep watch.
Oh yeah, the whole two tailed cat business lead to some weird questions from his sensei. But whats even worse was the Raikage had them brought in for questioning because they had their own Nibi jinchuriki and she could sense the one inside of him. Then the eight tailed ear-sore came in and senses the Hachibi's chakra in him too. If it weren't for the Gyuki and Matatabi being on their side and convincing the other blonde and ear-sore from the inside then they probably would still be there right now having to listen to those…raps.
Naruto shivered at the thought having to do that. Thank god they don't use him for interrogation purposes. But putting aside all that Naruto was kind of content with Kakashi's decision. They had met some interesting people on the way and had to avoid some amusing traps but it was fun.
Kakashi stared at Naruto and as a butt load of emotions flew across his face. From anger to irritation then to satisfaction, and all the emotion in between.
What a weird kid.
Kid. Really. Kakashi had to resist from actually slapping himself and resort to mentally belittling himself. If he actually called Naruto a kid then where did that leave him? It was a kid that held his ground against an opponent that defeated him so easily. He raised a hand slowly to his throat and the place where he got cut.
Kakashi looked at Naruto. This here in front of him was not a kid, this here was nothing but a man. And a great one at that.
"Kaka-sensei, you coming or what. I'm hungry and I wanna grab some food quickly." Naruto groaned.
Kakashi shook his head. Yep he's still a kid alright. "Okay, Okay, I'm coming. Geez…"
…
"So this is it, huh?" Naruto asked as he and Kakashi re-entered their cave full of the dead. Naruto placed himself in one of the corners of the cave. He planned to resurrect them all at once. It would take a lot of chakra and he'll probably be immensely tired afterwards but he had to do it. Because otherwise having to listen to that atrocious sound the eight tailed jinchuriki called rapping would have all been for nothing.
"Say Naruto, how does you resurrecting jutsu thing work exactly." Kakashi asked preparing to bring up his sharingan to copy it.
"Oh don't bother Kakashi, It's a trade secret." Naruto pointed up to his now activated Rinnegan before speeding through hand signs and ending with the snake seal. Naruto gritted his teeth as he brought forth all of the chakra within. Naruto squatted and tensed his legs which caused a mini crater. Veins began to pop out from his legs and arms. Blood began to trickle down his nose. His body was surrounded by a silverfish white light. And his rinnegan glowed even brighter. Kakashi looked at Naruto in worry.
"Well here goes nothing…" Naruto grunted. "Rinne Tensei."
The king of hell loomed over the blond taller than Naruto had ever seen. It's mouth unzipped all the way down to show a massive gaping hole. Forty-nine lasers burst forth from the large gaping hole and hit every single one of the dead people in front of the blonde.
Naruto released his jutsu and fell down to ground exhausted. His sweat forming a small puddle around him. He could weakly sense people sitting up all around him, confused. He sat up and looked around at the sight before him. Finally after a gruesome long time, his dream had come true.
Then someone else appeared amidst the confusion and Naruto's eyes tunnelled. He looked at her and they locked eyes.
Naruto smiled at her – that sarcastic, trouble maker smile that had annoyed Haku for days but eventually became endearing. His cerulean blue eyes were as gorgeous as she remembered. His blond hair was swept downwards, his head band keeping his bangs from covering his eyes. He looked even better than he had before she…'Took a temporary leave' as it seemed. He looked more taller, leaner and more muscular.
Naruto was too stunned to move. He felt that if he got any closer all the atoms in his body might join and form some sort of humanoid thing inside- 'Stop it!' He scolded himself. He was over thinking this. During their 'separation' something had happened to Naruto's feelings. He couldn't stop thinking about the moment she confessed, kissed him and then she was painfully ripped away from the plain of the living. But not anymore; here she was alive and well.
To be honest Naruto's feelings had grown painfully intense – like he'd been forced to withdraw from life-saving medication. Now he wasn't sure which was more excruciating – living with that horrible absence or being with her again.
Naruto didn't mean to, but he surged forward. Haku rushed towards him at the same time. In his mind all the confusion died down. He was in his own state of euphoria.
Naruto threw his arms around her. They kissed, and for a moment nothing else mattered. The Juubi could have rampaged and destroyed all life, and Naruto wouldn't have cared.
There was a sort of frosty air about Haku as if she were made of ice itself. Her lips were cold and slippery. Naruto guessed that it was because of her bloodline that her body exuded this unusual coldness. But despite that her embrace had a kind of warmth to it.
Haku pulled away and studied her hands. "Kami, I never thought –"
Naruto grabbed her wrist and flipped her over his shoulder. Haku slammed into the cave floor. Naruto heard Zabuza and a few others cried out and attempted to rush forward, but a quick snarl from Matatabi, who had conveniently not disappeared, had stopped them from doing so. The two tailed cat then very heroically disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Naruto put his knee on Haku's chest and pushed his forearm against her. Haku looked into Naruto's eyes and saw the sadness that they held within.
"If you ever leave me again," Naruto said, his eyes stinging. "I swear to kami –."
Haku chuckled. "Consider me warned."
Naruto rose and helped Haku up before he embraced her once more, crying freely into her shoulder. "I'm glad…I'm so glad…"
Haku placed her hand on the back of Naruto's head and pushed it deeper into her shoulder. She was smiling but there was tears flowing down her face. "Thank you Naruto-kun…Thank you so much."
Kakashi smiled at the scene before he mock-glared at Naruto. "How come I didn't greeted like that?"
Naruto heard him and as usual ignored him.
But it wasn't only them crying. Families were huddled together crying their hearts out. Naruto thought he caught a glimpse of Sakura crying on Sasuke but dismissed it straight away. There was no way the emo king – wait Sakura was crying on Sasuke. Naruto put his head in between his knees. The world was definitely going to end.
...
It had been a few hours since Naruto resurrected the people and now he sat alone in the corners of the cave, appearing as if he was deep in thought.
Kakashi appeared behind him, "That was quite the show, huh Naruto."
Naruto scrunched up his eyebrows and turned away to hide his blush, "Shut up!"
Kakashi shrugged, "Whatever. But it's best if we head out now be –," Kakashi's eyes drooped and he wobbled in his step.
Naruto jumped up to his feet, "Hey sensei, you alright."
Kakashi nodded weakly, "Just a spell of dizziness, you know what with my sharingan out in the open you know…"
Kakashi wobbled again and Naruto caught him before taking off his own headband and passing it to Kakashi.
Naruto watched Kakashi grab the headband and throw it on the floor. "You know you shouldn't be that trusting. It's unbecoming of the chosen one." He spat out the last bit.
Naruto caught some movement and could only block the kick that sent him careening into the wall behind him. He looked to his left and saw Kakashi joking around with the other members of team 7.
"Who are you?" Naruto said weakly as he rose from the debris that piled up around him.
'Kakashi' cracked his knuckles and undid the henge. Now in front of Naruto was a man that looked to be in his 30's. he was a giant of a man, muscled arms burst from his sleeveless denim jacket, long black hair in tangles. Naruto knew him. He knew his face as ugly as it was. Shikumi Yuhijaru. He was one of the missing nin from Kumo that were supposedly dead. It seemed as though that may not be the case.
But this couldn't be him. Shikumi was presumed dead 50 years ago and yet this man who looked exactly like him was no older than 40 at most.
Naruto backed up unsteadily, expecting more presumed dead missing nin to pour out. How'd they find this cave anyway. But it seemed that Shikumi was here alone. He continued backing up until he felt a wall behind him. Turning around he saw the real Kakashi practically standing next to him. The blonde pounded his fists on the wall he had hit, sending ripples through the air. It wasn't a wall, it was a barrier and Shikumi had him trapped. Naruto moved away from the barrier.
Damn it…how can all this happen to a guy on one mission goddamn it.
"It's useless chosen one," Shikumi hissed as circled the blonde.
There it was again. This guy kept on speaking on and on about the chosen one. What the hell –. And then it hit Naruto and he stood there frozen.
He knew.
This man whoever he was knew everything there is to know about Naruto's awakening. "You…" The blonde snarled. "How do you know about that?"
Shikumi smirked an evil smirk, "A little birdie told me. Now…chosen one show me your power."
Naruto blinked and Shikumi was on top of him. Damn this guy was first for a giant. Naruto raised his arms in a cross in order to meet the punch. Naruto gritted his teeth in effort as he skidded back a few yards.
"Get off me," Naruto grunted as he began to push back.
"Interesting…" Shikumi said as he jumped back. "Not many have resisted that punch let alone pushed me back."
Naruto spat on the floor and summoned his sword, "Well I'm not one your lousy enemies. If you really know who I am, I advise you to back off."
The big man chuckled, "Why you certainly talk a big game but how will you back it up."
Naruto disappeared in a flash of lightning and reappeared in front of Shikumi. Jumping up he slashed trying to find the base of the neck to take the head clean off but found nothing. He spun around expected a surprise attack from behind but he saw nothing but space.
Did he run away?
Naruto doubted that, he was somewhere.
A huge hand grabbed Naruto's shoulder and spun him into the wall. Naruto smashed into it stunning himself. A punch cracked his ribs, and then an elbow came in with the force of a wrecking ball, shattering his jaw.
Pain screamed through his body and he instinctively activating his Rinnegan. Catching the next blow he fell on to the ground. The both went down, Shikumi a crushing weight on top. Naruto tasted blood, swallowed broken teeth. And although he could feel Kyuubi's Yokai flood his system and heal his wounds, it became apparent that pain wasn't a factor that could be dealt with Kyuubi's Yokai.
Naruto squirmed frantically until he could feel his palm on Shikumi's stomach. "Shinra Tensei!"
Shikumi was sent flying by the calibre of the godly technique the young jinchuriki just used. The big man bounced painfully off the ceiling, back flipped and landed awkwardly on the floor.
Naruto jumped back, he could hear his ribs crack into place but his jaw was beyond help.
"Well that was certainly surprising, chosen one." Shikumi said before he disappeared once again and reappeared in front of Naruto grabbing him by the throat and the blondes body was too stunned to react.
The choke came on instantly and Naruto clawed at the big meaty hands preventing him from breathing. He felt Shikumi tighten the choke and he tried to squirm backward and Shikumi shifted his weight forward and Naruto caught him in a beautifully timed scissor sweep, flipping Shikumi on to his back with naruto on top.
"Well here goes nothing…" Naruto pointed his palm at Shikumi's head. "Inton: Kurairēzā!" Naruto started melding black chakra in his hand before it took the form of a really compressed ball, similar to that of a Tailed beast Ball but smaller. Naruto released the laser and even as he did so he felt a shift in Shikumi's weight and was suddenly was thrown down and Shikumi was on top. The laser piercing his shoulder and ceiling above. Water started to pour in fast.
Naruto kicked the heavy man off him and jumped back to get some space. But when he looked up all he saw was thin air.
Naruto felt something cold against his elbow and his arm was cut off. Naruto stared wildly at the arm that lay on the floor. He just repaired that arm a few days ago.
His eyes still wide as memories of his battle with Pein flooded his mind. He screamed a shrill cry one would only hear from that of an animal. Shikumi covered his ears and jumped back. His hands tightened around the Kojin.
Naruto stopped screaming and glared at the man in front of him. He looked up at the hole he'd made with his jutsu earlier. The water was going to fill this cave up and if he didn't finish this guy off and get everyone out.
He looked at his sword and the blood dripping from it and the person holding it and at his arm on the floor. Naruto felt a build up of water chakra and saw the man step into the growing puddle fo water.
"This was not going to happen again. NEVER!" Naruto began spinning on his heel and pumping raw chakra out of his chakra points.
"Katon: Kyofu no Arashi!"
"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu!"
A massive inferno surrounded Naruto, encasing him in a fiery tornado with him in its centre. Naruto could feel the Water dragon coming towards him. Naruto gritted his teeth as he felt the water dragon fight against him. He spun faster then stopped suddenly. Steam exploded into the area clouding all movement.
"Not now! Not ever!" Naruto murmured as he dug deep and brought forth every ounce of chakra left inside him.
Shikumi squinted in the steam. His eyes widened and he clutched his heart in pain. Something was wrong. The Kojin clattered on the floor.
"About time…" Naruto smirked before his vision tunnelled. His blood was merging with the water so he had no idea of the amount of blood he losing but he knew he was losing a lot. A few rocks crumbled on to the floor. He looked up and saw cracks form in the cave ceiling extended even to the part of the cave where everybody was.
He dropped to his knee. The steam was clearing. He raised his only hand and his sword came flying back to him. He dashed forward, using his previous position as a propeller. He raced on the cave floor just as the steam fully cleared. He slashed outwards and connected with a kunai. Naruto jumped back quickly.
"I'm going full out…" Naruto took his stance. "I'm gonna make you regret coming here…"
Naruto disappeared from view before appearing below Shikumi and kicking the missing nin in the chin, hard.
As Shikumi soared into the air Naruto appeared above him, a blue fiery aura surrounded his heel as he flipped and slammed his heel into his mid-section, "Tengoku no Mon: Tenshi no Ikari"
Shikumi slammed back down to the earth, creating a small indent in the ground. Naruto landed on the ground gracefully away from the dust cloud. He panted a bit and looked up just as the big man stepped out from the crater.
Gripping his sword tighter he entered his stance once more before disappearing from sight and reappearing underneath him, the same fiery aura encasing his sword. "Tengoku no Mon: Tenshi no Tatsumaki!"
Naruto was spinning, hacking at any flesh the Kojin connected with. The blonde was spinning so fast that it seemed as though Naruto was encased in a blueish fiery tornado.
The blonde skidded to a stop before he began spinning again this time in the opposite direction. However before the sword connected with flesh, Naruto felt a meaty hand grab his arm.
Shikumi flipped him over his hip and Naruto was slammed into the floor. Shikumi twisted the arm he still held and even through his broken jaw, Naruto screamed when as his bone snapped.
Shikumi let go of his arm and Naruto turned over, tears in his eyes, amd started dragging himself away from Shikumi.
"Even now you still can't do anything." Shikumi sneered. "You said you were going to go all out but I hope that this isn't all the chosen one can do."
Naruto looked up through half lidded eyes and his eyes widened at what he saw. All the wounds that he'd inflicted were smoking up and vanishing, even the ones in his throat that should've killed a normal man.
Even now you still can't do anything.
Naruto gritted his teeth as he forced his way to his feet. 'Naruto use my chakra!' Kyuubi said within the seal.
"Why do you stand?"
Naruto mustered up enough energy to glare at Shikumi, "I won't run away anymore. I won't go back on my word. That is my ninja way."
Naruto closed his eyes but he could've sworn that he caught Shikumi smirking. Searching for Kyuubi's reserves were quite easy and once he found it he pulled out as much as he could.
Naruto opened his eyes, his rinnegan eyes had taken on a reddish colour and had a slit running with in it. He looked up at Shikumi but there was no one where he had last stood.
Strong fingers closed around his ankle and Shikumi hauled Naruto on to the floor. He sobbed in pain and desperation as he was flipped on to his back and Shikumi knelt over him, those hands round her throat, squeezing.
Naruto scraped at those hands, dug his Kyuubified claw in. His stump of arm tried to smack that ugly face of his, tried to bend one of those fingers back, tried to do something, anything, to stay alive, to keep going, to see Jiji again, Haku and Teuchi and Ayame, even that pervert Jiraiya, please kami, he didn't want to die, he'd worked so hard, he saved his friends and team mates, he'd done so much and come so far and he loved Haku and he loved Konoha and he loved this world that was getting darker and dimmer. His Kyuubified tail swung and tried to throw Shikumi off but the big man caught the atil easily with his spare. Spit and bile flew out f his mouth as the sound of Kyuubi's voice began to mute and Naruto couldn't hear any more or feel Kyuubi's cloak surround his body and then it was gone and it was all black clouds of cold and then even they were gone and he –.
Shikumi stood and brushed himself off before dispelling the barrier and disappearing in a burst of speed. Not looking down once at the blonde mess at his feet.
…
Kakashi yawned. All had gone well. They had brought everyone back alive. A wave of water washed against his feet causing Kakashi to look down.
There was water on the floor but why? Oh Kami! Kakashi eyes widened as he looked up at the cracks in the ceiling. He looked back at the others and they seemed to notice it too. He had to get them out of here but he needed Naruto's help. Turning around to head back to the others his eye caught a glimpse of something red.
Running towards it he went passed a headband and an arm that had blood drooling out of it. Every step he took the more he dreaded until his fears were confirmed.
"NARUTO!"
…
An old man sitting in a wooden chair that looked as though it was connected to some sort of statue, sat deeply in thought. But what was most peculiar about the old man was the purple rings that surrounded his pupil.
He was taken out of his thought by a man appearing in front of him, "What of the mission Shikumi?"
Shikumi smiled, "It was a success."
The old man nodded, "And of the boy."
"He proved quite the surprise. His rinnegan is still immature and from what I observed he can't use it's powers well. But the Kojin is what surprised me the most. When I held it, its power entered my body and messed up my chakra but it's nothing I can't handle. He used a Yin technique too. He seemed quite adapt in Taijutsu, Ninjutsu whilst showing no aptitude in Genjutsu."
The old man sat there deep in thought.
Shikumi stood up, "Is that all Madara-sama?"
Madara nodded and Shikumi disappeared from view.
…
Shikumi reappeared in an unknown hallway. He stopped mid-step and gripped his chest in pain before using the wall as support.
"What did you do to me Chosen One?"
END!
So that's it folks. The next chapter done. Personally it took me sometime to write this chapter because of sever lack of motivation to continue but once I found it, it was pretty easy to write. And I kow it's pretty short but I've got stuff to do and all and I felt it'd be better if i stopped it right where I stopped it.
Have nothing else to say.
Kuroko out. Please Review. Ja ne.
P.S If anyone has got any good romance comedy anime with amazing graphics could you PM me it. Sometthing like Bakura wa Minna kawaisou, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo or Oregairu. Any others and I'll be really grateful.
