Chapter 13:

Kurenai held her hands together and activated her genjutsu. "Ha! Think your petty genjutsu can effect me?!" the demon shouted. He shot out his his extendable chakra arm in effort to slice her. "Haaaaaaaa! Dynamic Entry!" Gai jumped infront of her and kicked away the sharp claw sucessfully, but with a price. "Guhhh..." He landed ackwardly on his feet and collapsed to

the ground."Heh... That chakra really hurts. 'I could try that seal Jiraiya gave me.' Kakashi's Chidori churped and flashed as he dove towards the fox. The fox chuckled "Ahhhh Chidori. I haven't seen that move since I laid waist to Konoha 15 years ago." He reached out and grabbed Kakashi's arm with the chakra blade. The Chidori gradually faded away and the fox smirked "But that pitiful attack won't affect me." Kakashi grabbed the sealing paper he received from Jiraiya in his back pouch with his right

hand 'Now's my chance!' He flung the paper towards the demon. "What are you trying to do with that?" the fox said mockingly. It snatched the paper and used it's chakra to burn it away. "That little triffle won't work on me now." The Kyuubi released it's grip on Kakashi's arm "Here, I'll show you just how strong I am!" The fox held it's right hand out and charged a Rasengan in it's claw. 'That move's Naruto's! Except it's dyed red with chakra and a lot bigger!' Kakashi analized. The Kyuubi

threw it's Rasengan at him. The Rasengan went too fast for Kakashi to dodge unfortunately and it hit him at an incredible speed. This incredible force flung Kakashi away with a terrible quake. "Sai! Now!" Tsunade ordered. Sai drew out a bird from his scetch pad and sent it out to catch Kakashi. Tsunade sighed with relief once the great bird barely caught Kakashi in it's talons. "Yamato! This has gone on far enough! We'll hold him off until you can complete your " "Yes!" He began to prepare his jutsu to drain the demon chakra away from Naruto. Tsunade turned to the remaining Jonin and Jiraiya "Let's go!"

'... Am I dead?' Sakura slowly blinked her eyes half way open. She saw Naruto fighting all of the Jonins 'No I'm not dead! If this goes on Naruto's lifespan will be cut down! And - ' She saw the 5 tails on Naruto's form 'This is reallly bad!' she squirmed on the ground, struggling to get up. She collapsed down again, too weary to even sit up. She heard an evil voice say "You people are becoming pests! Time to finish you!" The fox then released yet another wave of chakra more powerful than the

one sent out in 4 tailed form. Everyone was thrown away to an uncomfortable landing on the hard stone buildings and houses. This blast knocked even Yamato away from his post and thus destroying all hopes of stopping the evil fox within Naruto. Sakura though avoided the blast because she had been lying on the ground just below the impact point. 'There still may be a chance!' Sakura thought to herself. She struggled to sit up but failed. 'NO! I have to try! For the village's...' She managed to sit up 'And for Naruto's sake!' Sakura gather strength in her legs to try and stand. Sakura managed to stand -

but very unbalanced. 'I just have to get over to him... come on, keep moving!' she pushed herself forward. The Kyuubi, facing the oppisite direction of Sakura, laughed mockingly at the ninjas trewned around him "You villagers are weaker than 15 years ago! Where's the 4th? Oh yeah! He's already dead! Heh heh heh!" The evil fox continued to laugh with an evil that sent chills down your spine. Sakura clutched her throbing arm. 'The pain... I can feel that chakra circulating closer to my vitals... I have to hurry...' She bravely walked on.

"I guess I should flatten this village which I should have done from the start!" The Kyuubi said to himself. Just before he dashed away, a gentle trembling hand clapsed around his claw. "huh?" "N-Naruto! I know you can hear me! Please!" The Kyuubi laughed "Ha ha ha! Naruto is nolonger here!" The chakra severly burned her skin but she continued to squeeze harder 'I can't let go!' "Please Naruto! This is your body! You have more power than the Kyuubi!! Come back!!"

'I hear a voice... it's not Kyuubi's?' "Come back Naruto! Kyuubi has no power over you! You can control supress it if you wish it!" Sakura's voice rang out deep into Naruto's soul. Far enough to even reach his own ears. Sakura finally lost her strength to stand and fell to the hard ground. She didn't get back up this time 'It's up to you now Naruto...'. "H-hey! I can't move!" The Kyuubi realized. "You've been out long enough! This is my body and I'll do what I want with it! Get out!" Naruto's voice boomed into the old fox's ears. "GaaaaahhhhhhhhhhHH!!" The Kyuubi screamed in rage as the tails began to disolve one by one. At last when the final tail disapeared from site, Naruto's human body was at last visable.

Sakura lifted her head up and looked worried "Naruto!" He fell to the ground, clutching his sides. The chakra had severly scathed his body and his clothes were burned pretty badly too. 'I have to help Naruto! I have very little chakra left, but maybe it's just enough to heal his burns...' she crawled over to Naruto, struggling franticly to hurry. She reached out her hand over Naruto and rolled him to his back. She managed to sit up beside him. 'Just a little chakra...' she thought hopefully as she began her healing jutsu. Naruto's burns slowly but surely disapeared. Just as she finished healing the last burn on his hand,

her chakra ran out. 'Thank goodness... I think I've reached my limit now...' and she fell onto Naruto's chest. 'I can't move anymore... that red chakra tore up my muscles. I can feel it... nearing my vitals... I won't live much longer...' She gazed once more at Naruto's face. She smiled weakly, her lifeless eyes filled with tears "I'm sorry Naruto. I couldn't do much to help you... once again..." The red clouds that remained in the sky evaporated, leaving pure white clouds to blanket the blue sky as far as the eye could see. After a few moments the clouds spilled out a rain of tears... but this time, it was with peace and quiet.

There was silence set upon the shattered village. The rain was the only thing breaking this erie void.

Naruto lied motionless on the wet soil, almost as if he was lifeless. The rain trickled down his nose, which after a while finally made him move. "Aaaaaachoo!" Naruto sneezed and slowly blinked his eyes open. His vision still a little blury, he just stared straight up into the rain, gradually gaining his memories of what had happend moments ago. It finally all came back to him like a gush of wind. He sat up straight, only to see Sakura laying on his lap. "S-Sakura!" he studdered as a wave of guilt flooded

his emotions. "You stopped me with all you had didn't you?" Naruto said with a touch of sadness in his voice and tears streaming down his face. He reached out to touch her, but stopped short when he saw what covered his hand - blood. Naruto began to shake violently, scared to even think about what had happened. He clinched his fist 'Why?' Naruto looked around at the village in disbelief. It was completly distroyed, the only remains were strewned pieces of houses and unconcious ninja whom he had called allies. 'I don't even deserve to live after what I've done.' Naruto gently lifted Sakura in his arms, only to

realize in horror that she wasn't breathing.'No! She really is-' he froze in place with Sakura lieing in his arms. In the distance infront of him he could hear someone's footsteps. He looked up to see Sasuke's face. He slowly approached them and stopped right infront of Naruto "... Naruto. What happend to her?" Naruto grinded his teeth together and turned away, too hurt to even look at him. Sasuke nodded as if in understanding. He calmly took a step foward and took Sakura out of Naruto's hands. After that, Naruto turned and started to walk away.

"Stop Naruto." He froze in place, waiting to hear what Sasuke was going to say. "What now? What are you going to do after all of this?" There was a long pause. Naruto finished thinking and spoke "I can't face them now. I just can't. I've hurt them enough... I... I'm going to leave the village and be out of everyone's way for good. Bye Sasuke." He turned to leave but a hand grabbed his wrist. "No Naruto. Your just running away-" "Sasuke!!" Naruto interrupted "Please!" He turned to face him

"I've had enough! I killed Sakura! Isn't that enough?!" Sasuke fell silent at the expression. Naruto's eyes overflowed with sorrow, tears, and suffering built up from years of lonelyness. Sasuke asked "But what will you do? Once you leave you'll be considered a traitor to the village." Naruto hesitated "...tell Tsunade that I'm not turning back on the village, but I won't be coming back." Naruto reached up and took off his Konoha leaf head band. He then slipped it in his pocket. Naruto gripped his bleeding arm and slowly walked away. "You'd better come back Naruto!" Sasuke called out to him. Naruto kept on walking - it seemed that Sasuke's fading voice was not heard. He then looked down at Sakura's lifeless body 'I'm sorry I couldn't save you Sakura. I bet Naruto feels the same way...'

To Be Continued...