The Night Rose Of The Leaf
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I only own the ooc characters in this story.
Chapter 13
[Naruto's P.O.V]
"Naruto get Hinata out of here now!" Darina yelled at me before turning around and jumping from the stands. I could tell something was wrong with Gaara by the noises he was making and the chakra that was coming off of him.
I turned away from the railing and ran to find Hinata. As I reached her a light mist started to fall over the stands. All around me shinobi and civilians alike where falling down asleep from the mist genjutsu. I quickly undid the genjutsu on Hinata and the rest of her team before turning just in time to block an attack.
I quickly got rid of the sound shinobi and told Hinata and her team what was going on. We worked quickly to undo the genjutsu on anyone around us while blocking and defeating sound and sand shinobi. Suddenly there was a strangled scream followed by something hitting the stands.
"N-Naruto l-look!" Hinata stood on the railing looking down at the arena. I fallowed her gaze just in time to see my sister fall unconscious and Gaara fleeing into the forest followed by Sasuke. I jumped down to the arena landing next to Darina. Turning her over I started shaking her lightly trying to wake her.
"Leave her and go after Gaara." I looked up at Kakashi as he blocked an attack meant for me. I looked down at Darina briefly before jumping back in the stands landing next to Shikamaru. I sighed as the lazy shinobi was trying to fake sleep. Kicking him roughly got him up and glaring my way.
"Come on we need to follow Sasuke and Gaara." Shikamaru sighed before walking over and waking Ino up. He quickly explained what was going on to her. With that done we were off after Gaara and Sasuke.
[Darina's P.O.V]
"Kit get up now! Kit! Wake up!" I groaned as Kyuubi shouted in my head. Sitting up the world blurred then started to focus. Looking around I could see Kakashi and Gia fighting not too far away, probably keeping me safe. I braced myself against the crumpled wall and started to stand slowly.
"Ah good to see you finally awake, Darina." Kakashi eye smiled at me like I had merely fallen asleep on a D-rank mission. I rolled my eyes at him before a gust of wind blow my loose hair around me blocking my vision.
"Naruto, Shikamaru, and Ino went after Sasuke and Gaara." I stiffly nodded trying to get at what he wanted from me. Of course I was to go after them….Right? Wrong.
"I need you to find the Black Fox ANBU and tell them to go help the Hokage fight Orochimaru." Kakashi looked at me sternly almost daring me to question him. I clenched me teeth and nodded before flash-stepping to my home. I quickly changed and headed out towards the Hokage.
As I neared I could tell why Kakashi sent me here. The Hokage was fighting Orochimaru inside a giant purple barrier. Landing on the roof next to the other two ANBU, the boar and crane, I quickly analyzed the barrier.
"We have tried everything, Captain!" The crane sounded like he was going to go into a panic at any moment. I sighed and stepped closer to the barrier.
"Alright I can only get myself in there, but I want you two ready to capture the snake bastard. Got me?!" The two ANBU nodded before getting ready. I closed my eyes and, with speed that could rival Kakashi, I went through hand signs before touching the barrier. The barrier wavered before dispersing where I had touched. I quickly jumped through and came face to face with Orochimaru himself.
[Naruto's P.O.V]
"Do you think Shikamaru will be alright?" Ino's voice shook but did not break. I narrowed my eyes. As soon as we were in the forest about twelve sound shinobi tried to stop us. Shikamauro told us to keep going that he could handle them. I only hope he was right.
"I hope so, Ino." I sighed as we pushed forward, sounds of battle becoming louder and louder. Ino looked over at me with narrowed eyes. I gave her a questioning looked back.
"You've changed, Naruto." At my eyebrow raising she continued. "I mean you never used to be this serious and you're actually good at fighting. I don't get it, it's like you're totally different." I sighed. Of course she would notice, no doubt Shikamaru and Shino noticed as well.
"There is a lot you don't know about me, Ino." With that said I stopped on a tree branch and looked at the now almost fully transformed Gaara.
{Skipping their fight because it happens like in the anime only with Ino}
[Darina's P.O.V]
Dodging left and right I tried to keep Orochimaru from biting me. This had been going on for a few minutes. When I arrived I immediately made a shadow clone to heal the Hokage and took to fighting Orochimaru myself to buy time. Now the Hokage was almost fully healed and the snake wasn't to happy about that.
"You think you have won just because you healed him!?" Orochimaru hissed out suddenly changing his attack up and hitting me with a powerful earth jutsu. I was sent flying back into the barrier which shocked me. I growled out in frustration and got up slowly.
"Fox, you alright?" The hokage questioned me while dodging several attacks.
"Oh why don't we just use her name, Hokage. Darina, darling you feeling alright?" Orochimaru sneered at me. I narrowed my eyes at his use of my name. No one was supposed to know who I was, beside Naruto and Kakashi. I flash-stepped to a kuni behind Orochimaru and dug a short knife into his back.
"I'm not your darling, filthy snake." My voice came out dripping with malice and promised death. Orochimaru merely laughed and lept away from me. I moved back in front of the Hokage just in time to block an attack.
The battle raged on for what seemed like forever in this pattern. I would block attack after attack meant for the Hokage. The third would manage to hit Orochimaru a few times with jutsu's of different types. I was nearing my limits in both chakra and strength. We needed to end this soon.
Suddenly Orochimaru appeared to me left and sent a kick to my face. I couldn't block it and was sent flying into the barrier again. I stayed down longer this time. However it was just enough time for Orochimaru to impale the Hokage in the stomach with his sword.
"Hokage-sama!" The other two ANBU shouted just as I did. Pushing myself to run, I reached his side in no time. This was bad, I didn't have to chakra to heal him nor could I attack the snake in fear of damaging the Hokage further.
"Fox, stand back." I hesitated at the Hokage's order but stepped back. Soon he was flying through hand signs to a complex and forbidden jutsu. Orochimaru's and my eyes widened when we realized what jutsu he was doing.
Orochimaru trying to stop him but I quickly broke both of his knees and jumped back again as the Hokage finished. Suddenly a giant death reaper was connected to the third. Orochimaru despite his knees managed to only get his arms taken from him. The reaper smiled as it disappeared leaving the Hokage falling to the roof top.
"Hokage-sama!" I yelled as I ran and caught him. Orochimaru let the barrier down, but managed to get passed the two ANBU outside. I looked down at the Hokage's lifeless body. There was a smile upon his lips.
[Naruto's P.O.V]
As Gaara and I lay there on the forest floor I can't help but wonder where my sister is. I looked over at Gaara then back at the sky. I was exhausted to say the least. Not too far from here Ino was passed out on a tree branch and Sasuke was also unconscious somewhere near.
Suddenly someone dressed in an ANBU uniform was in the little clearing Gaara and I lay in. I could tell it was Darina just by the chakra signature. I slowly sat up and looked at my sister. She walked with a limp and was holding her left arm to her body. I frowned at the sight of how hurt she was.
Darina slide her ANBU mask off so that it sat on the side of her head. I gasped as she fell to the forest floor. Gaara moved to sit up to help but winced and fell back down. Panting slightly Darina got back up and slowly made her way over.
"I need to fix your seal Gaara before they come to get you." Darina's voice was almost hollow as she spoke. I noticed then that she had been crying not too long ago. I wondered what had happened while she fixed the seal on Gaara's back.
When she was done she stood and pulled her mask back over her face. Moments later Temari and Kankuro burst through the trees and landed next to their brother. They eyed Darina warily, not even noticing me there.
"Don't worry I have no strength left to fight you. However I would like to ask that you treat your brother more like a brother then like a weapon." Her words where clipped and slightly angry. Temari's eyes widened before she looked down and merely nodded. Kankuro merely nodded before putting an arm around Gaara's waist and putting Gaara's arm around his neck. Kankuro turned and ran away Temari fallowing closely behind.
I turned and looked back at my sister. She was looking down at the ground and was shaking lightly from exhaustion. I was about to say something but her words cut me off before I had the chance to open my mouth.
"Naruto, The Third Hokage has died."