The text that is in bold is the reactions and comments of the NetNavis and their NetOps. The events of this story are the events Naruto himself bore witness too. The events of this episode are taken from Naruto episode 128-134; A Cry on Deaf Ears, Brothers: Distance Among the Uchiha, Father and Son! The Broken Crest, The Secrets of the Mangekyou Sharingan, For a Friend..., A Plea from a Friend, The End of Tears. I do not own Megaman or Naruto.
The memory data opened at the top of a giant waterfall. On both sides of it were giant statues of ninja carved into the rock. The one on the left had it's left hand in a tiger sign pointing straight up. The one on the right had it's right hand in a tiger sign pointing straight up. The waterfall dropped maybe more than a hundred feet into a large lake lined with stone walls rising from the depths. Two rock obstructions broke the cascade.
Naruto was on the right statue's head facing Sasuke. Naruto was panting heavily, sweat running down his brow. "SASUKE!"
He did not answer. Instead he moved to walk away.
"Are you gonna run off again!?" Naruto demanded. Sasuke stopped mid-stride.
Sasuke turned to his right and faced Naruto. He looked on in shock when he saw that the curse mark had taken over the left half of his face around the eye. The eye was black with a dark yellow iris.
All the girls shuddered at seeing the state Sasuke was in.
"So it's you," Sasuke said in an emotionless tone, "hopeless little knuclehead."
Naruto and Sasuke faced each other off. Neither moving.
"She sent you huh?" Sasuke said coldly.
Naruto remembered his friend, Sakura. She had her arms around her, she was crying, "I did everything I could. I tried, but I couldn't stop him from leaving the village. At this point, there's only one person who can stop him. Only one who can save him. Naruto, it's all up to you."
"That's very sad," Meddy said.
Naruto stared at Sasuke. They still faced each other.
"Naruto, this is a- one time request, just bring him home. Please bring Sasuke back to me."
"Like I already told Sasura," Sasuke said, "it's over. Just leave me alone." He placed his hands on his hips and laughed. "Look at you. What's with the angry face?"
Naruto clenched his fist. He remembered the many trials he faced.
"Why?" Naruto tightened his grip. "Why are you doing this to us? Sasuke."
Sasuke wavered.
"I DON'T GET IT. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAKE YOU LIKE THIS?! WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?!"
There was a long silence.
"Why should you care what I do?" Sasuke asked coldly. "It's my concern, not yours. I have my own path to follow now. And neither you nor anyone else can steer me from it. I will tell you this much. My days of playing ninja with you kids of the Leaf Village, are done."
Naruto Soundtrack - Sadness and Sorrow
Naruto remembered back to where his friends sacrificed themselves so that Naruto could get to where he was.
"I'll handle it. This guy's mine. Get going, hurry." Choji.
"Now, get going. I'll be right behind you." Neji.
"HANG ON!" Kiba.
"Rrr, rahh. Now Naruto!" Shikamaru.
"Well what're you waiting for? Go. The thumbs up Naruto, remember. You gave it to Sakura, you made her a promise." Bushy brow. "Do not worry. I can finish this one. I promise."
"All of them. They all- risked their lives. And why? To save you!"
"Well wasn't that nice of them," Sasuke said. He turned around to leave.
"Since no one has anything to add. I save the most important thing for last. For as long as I've known him, Sasuke and I haven't exactly been close buddies. In fact I don't really like him at all. All the same, Sasuke's a ninja belonging to the Hidden Leaf Village. He's a comrade. And I'll put my life on the line to help him. That's the way of our village."
Sasuke began to walk away when he stopped. He looked down at the ground and noticed a shadow coming down from behind him. He looked back to see Naruto coming right at him.
"Not so fast! You're gonna tell me your comrades risked their lives for nothing?" Naruto shouted as he came down. Naruto rammed Sasuke to the ground and punched him in the face.
Naruto panted heavily. Blood came out of Sasuke's mouth.
Sasuke just spit a bit of blood on Naruto's face.
Naruto pulled Sasuke up by his collar.
"Comrades huh?" Sasuke said. "If I'd stayed with comrades like you, I'd never have gotten this strong."
Naruto didn't speak.
"Now I'm going to where Orochimaru is."
Naruto was shocked. "Are you out of your mind? Orochimaru killed the third hokage, and did everything he could to destroy the leaf village. Whatever it is that you're expecting from him, you think he's going to give it to you for free? All he wants is to use your body like a new suit oc clothes! There'll be nothing of you left, you'll never get out of there alive. You think I'll stand by, and let you throw away your entire life?"
A bird screeched in the sky above.
"None of that matters now. The only thing that matters to me is achieving my goal. If you insist on getting in my way. Well, then it can't be helped."
Sasuke grabbed Naruto's collar. "Well if you aren't going to listen to reason, then I'll do this by force if I have to."
Sasuke just chuckled to himself. He looked even more demented.
"What have you got to laugh about?"
"I remember you laughing the last time we met."
The last time!
"What's so funny?"
"I'm not laughing because it's funny. I'm just psyched, cause I know, today is the day I finally beat you."
"Remember how thrilled yo were at the thought of beating me to a bloody pulp?" Sasuke said. "What's wrong? Where's your smile now?"
"Shut up that was different! Maybe, I felt that way at first, but, you were different then."
"Lets just do this."
"Put on your headband and we will. I'll wait."
"Not to worry, I don't need that thing."
"Just do it! Come on!"
"There's no reason to put it on. Cause you won't be able to put a scratch on my forehead."
"That's not the point. C'mon, you know putting your headband on is a testament to fighting on equal terms and as a leaf shinobi."
"There you go acting all high and mighty again. You don't honestly believe we're equal?"
"Heck yeah I do! I never once thought I was inferior to you in any way."
"You're a complete embarrassment!"
"I didn't mean- I never really wanted that kind of fight." Naruto said. "Even now. I still don't."
"I couldn't care less what you want," Sasuke said. He easily lifted Naruo up off the ground.
Naruto grunted in pain as his feet left the ground.
After a tense moment, Sasuke dropped Naruto and punched him right in the gut, sending him flying in the waterfall below.
Naruto hit the water and skipped three time like a stone. Then he sank.
"Woah, I didn't know he could bounce," Lan said.
Naruto was deep under the water.
Rgh. Incredible. He's changed, he never was this strong before.
Naruto remembered the beginning of his first fight with Sasuke. They were evenly matched then.
As Sasuke looked down, Naruto resurfaced from the water. He crawled out until he was standing on the water's surface like a water strider.
"Oh cool, I didn't know he could walk on water," MegaMan said.
"You're crazy Sasuke!" Naruto said as he dashed forward. "Wake up will ya before it's too late!"
Naruto jumped on one of the statues hands and met Sasuke in mid-air.
Naruto punched, Sasuke dodged. Sasuke kicked the left side of Naruto's face with his right foot. Just before Naruto fell, he swiped the bag of ninja tools on Naruto's waist.
Naruto looked on as Naruto fell in the water. "I have woken up, don't you see? That guy who dreamed of a happy future of peace and friendship. He was the one who was asleep. That's why I left the village. That's why I've gone in search of power. It's not the future I dream of anymore. Only the past. That's where my dream lies."
Naruto resurfaced from the water.
Naruto Soundtrack - Sasuke's Destiny
Naruto and Sasuke faced each other down.
Naruto reached at his right hip and pulled out his last shuriken. He ran forward and threw it at Sasuke.
Sasuke dodged and threw a kunai at Naruto.
He quickly dodged and hid behind a rock.
Sasuke jumped back with two kunai in his hands and threw one Kunai forward, then another at the first to make it ricochet at Naruto's head. There was an impact.
Sasuke looked on but only saw a puff of smoke. Obviously from a shadow clone.
"Hmph," Sasuke said as he brought a kunai to his teeth and pulled at a length of wire.
Naruto jumped from behind the rock and at Sasuke.
Sasuke threw eight shuriken with lengths of razor wire on all of them.
Naruto was completely surrounded.
The shuriken wheeled around in mid air and cut into the rock, tying Naruto to it.
The lengths of wire holding Naruto down were connected to six shuriken. The remaining two wires were clenched in Sasuke's teeth.
"I'm warning you." Naruto said. "You're making a big mistake."
"Like I said. A future with you guys isn't what I want anymore."
Sasuke formed the handsigns; Serpent. Dragon. Hare. Tiger.
Sasuke launched a giant blast of flame from his mouth, down the wire, and at Naruo.
Naruto soundtrack - Sasuke's Destiny
The rock Naruto was tied to was surrounded in flame.
"Um, I think that would hurt," IceMan said.
"Oh like you'd know," NapalmMan said.
As Sasuke looked on, a ball of flame burst out. The flame burst, and Naruto came up and punched Sasuke in the face. "SASUKE!!!!!!"
Naruto punched Sasuke again. Sasuke was unfazed.
What's with him? Naruto thought as he continued beating Sasuke with his bare fists, spilling blood all over the top of the statue. Why, Sasuke. Naruto's knuckles were covered in blood.
"That the best you can do?" Sasuke asked. "I thought you were stronger. If that's all you've got. I guess I won't need it."
"What?"
"Oh come on. You haven't realized yet? I'm not using my Sharingan." Sasuke said as he looked Naruto in the eye, without his Sharingan.
"Don't mock me!" Naruto said as he threw a punch with his left arm. Sasuke stopped it easily with his left hand.
"You don't have what it takes. Not the strength, or the desire. If I just kept paling around with you guys-" Sasuke said as he threw Naruto down into the ground again.
As Naruto flew through the air, Sasuke intercepted him.
"I would have never been able-" Sasuke used a quick barrage of kicks and sent Naruto flying faster.
Naruto slammed right into the ground.
"To gain this much power," Sasuke said as he tossed Naruto's ninja tool pouch back to him. "So, now I know what is needed of me. Only through hatred and power, can I hope to surpass my brother."
Sasuke was lost with his thoughts for a few minutes.
Naruto awoke, took his ninja tools, and rose to confront Sasuke.
"I hope that woke you up," Sasuke said, "now you know I'm not messing around."
Naruto patted the dust off his ninja pouch.
"We had a bit of an interruption that day. But that won't happen this time."
"Let me show you, the true power of the Sharingan," Sasuke said as two tomoe (abstract Japanese shapes) and the pupil appeared over his red iris.
"Heh, okay. I guess that means I can stop going easy on ya," Naruto said confidently. "Go on and fire up that sharingan of yours, I don' want ya to miss a thing. When I hit you with my way of the shinobi."
Sasuke merely grinned.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto said as he summoned nine clones.
Sasuke rushed forward, "what good'll that do you? Ten times zero is still zero." Sasuke said as he easily knocked down the clones.
"Gotcha!" Naruto said from above Sasuke as he threw a punch.
Sasuke head butted him, only for it to be another clone.
"Hehe, thanks to the sharingan, I knew which you was the real you all the time," Sasuke said as he stopped one of Naruto's punches. "I played along for old times sake." Sasuke began to crush Naruto's left wrist. "But now, playtime's over."
Sasuke let go of Naruto's wrist and uppercut him in the chin, then kicked him in the gut. He then formed hand signs and launched a fireball from his mouth at Naruto.
The ball of flame hit him and enveloped the forest in front of him, creating a giant pillar of fire.
After a few minutes lost in thought, Sasuke came back to reality and saw the total devastation of his attack. "Is that really all you've got? C'mon, after all that big talk that's it. That was your way of the shinobi?"
Naruto was hiding behind a tree panting. He got up and walked out into the open.
"You still think we're on the same team? Don't you?" Sasuke said, "if you're not convinced yet," Sasuke dashed forward and launched a right punch, "I'll just have to spell it out for ya!"
The hit connected, Naruto flipped off a tree and jumped high into the air.
"What're you waiting for?" Sasuke asked as he and Naruto fought in mid-air. "I wanna see what the Number One, Hyper Active, Knucklehead Ninja has got." He continued to attack Naruto.
Naruto blocked all the attacks.
Sasuke then kicked Naruto with a roundhouse kick. Sasuke then punched Naruto in the gut, resulting in a nauseating crunching sound.
Naruto grunted in pain as Sasuke turned his fist, sending Naruto spinning into the water with a loud crash.
Naruto was sent hurtling under the water. He was running out of air fast.
Atop the statue, Sasuke was lost with thought again.
"Wherever he is, Sasuke is in the darkness. If we all stay put here, we won't be able to catch up with him."
Naruto coughed out the last bits of air.
Naruto Soundtrack - Heavy Violence
Naruto was then able to come back to the surface. When he broke the surface, he coughed out the water in his lungs and took in breaths of air.
Neji, it's just like you said, Naruto thought to himself. Sasuke is in the depths of darkness right now. He really wants to kill me. I can't believe it.
"What am I to you now?" Naruto asked. "We were comrades. Or have you just forgotten all about that? You tellin' me that all the things we did together in Squad 7, mean absolutely nothing to you now?"
"No." Sasuke said coldly. "They weren't meaningless. One thing was worthwhile. Our friendship. We became best friends."
"We became, best friends? Then why are we fighting?"
"I just told you, because we are friends. There's far more meaning in destroying you."
There was a moment of silence.
"I can't understand that. But what I know is that for some reason, you wanna destroy me! Right Sasuke?"
Naruto ran to the foot of the statue while Sasuke jumped off it's fingers.
Both of them met in mid-jump. They both threw a right punch, and both were blocked.
They met with equal strength. Neither gained any ground.
"I know I said this already, but" Sasuke said, "be honest with yourself. You've been waiting for this moment too. Kakashi and Sakura aren't here now. Nobody's gonna stop us like the last time."
"YOU LOUSY-" Naruto said before he felt Sasuke's hand reach into his ninja tool pouch and pull out a kunai.
"This time we settle it once and for all," Sasuke said as he let himself fall. "IT WILL BE THE END OF YOU!" Sasuke shouted as he threw the kunai at Naruto.
Naruto took out a shuriken at the kunai. When they collided they were both sent flying into the wild blue yonder.
Sasuke came up to Naruto and threw him down with his own ankles. Sasuke then jumped on a rock protruding from the waterfall and formed the handsigns; Ox. Spread Fingers. Rabbit. Spread Fingers again. Monkey. Spread Fingers again. Then he placed he left palm over his right, then brought his left hand down with his right hand holding his left wrist and started generating blue lightning in the palm of his hand.
"CHIDORI!" Sasuke shouted as he pointed his arm at Naruto.
"Okay. I know I shouldn't be complimenting the bad guy, but that was pretty cool," TomahawkMan said.
Roll elbowed him in the stomach.
"You idiot!" Naruto said as he landed on the water's surface. "Right back atcha pal. I'll beat you into oblivion if that's what it's gonna take, to bring you back home!" Naruto formed the now familiar hand sign for his signature jutsu. "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!"
In a puff of smoke, another clone appeared beside him.
Sasuke dropped off the rock and to the bottom of the waterfall. There was a blast of energy.
Naruo was already forming the rasengan in his right hand, while the shadow clone was keeping it stable.
"RASENGAN!"
Sasuke burst out of the waterfall with the lightning in his left hand.
Naruot had his shadow clone grab his left wrist and throw Naruto in Sasuke's direction to give the Rasengan more power. "RAAAAAAAAH!!!" The clone disappeared as Naruto left his grip.
The kunai that flew into the wild blue yonder fell into the water with a plop.
"I didn't expect to see that thing again," Yai said.
Both Naruto and Sasuke were readying both of their most powerful attacks.
Both attacks connected, holding each other in stability for a brief few seconds.
"Our time together wasn't meaningless. One thing was worthwhile. Our friendship. We became best friends." Naruto remembered Sasuke say.
Sasuke actually came out and said that to me. And now, I'm gonna put it to the test with this rasengan.
The two attacks lost stability, releasing a humongous explosion. Both Naruto and Sasuke were sent tumbling through the water.
Sasuke, what's happened to you? Naruto thought as he sunk in the water.
The attack was so powerful they were sent about a hundred yards away from each other.
A minute later, Sasuke was able to claw himself out of the water, he was only able to keep half of himself up on the surface.
Naruto floated to the surface, unconscious and on his back.
A minute later, Naruto regained consciousness. That's it. There's no mistaking it now. Naruto turned his head and looked at Sasuke. You're dead serious about this. Aren't you?
Naruto pulled himself up out of the water. Like Sasuke, he was only able to keep half of himself out.
You really mean to- Naruto looked to Sasuke. Sasuke.
The curse mark on Sasuke's neck then began to spread.
CURSE MARK RELEASE LEVEL 1
"You know what they say, don't you Naruto?" Sasuke said, "When two shinobi are powerful enough, they're able to read each other's thoughts simply by an exchange of fists. Without ever uttering a single word. Get it? You've always been naive, Naruto. Tell me. Do you know my thoughts? Can you tell what's on my mind?"
Sasuke formed the same hand signs for the fire ball attack. He launched a bunch of fireballs at Naruto.
Naruto dodged them all, but Sasuke came at him from behind and kicked him in the face.
Sasuke. I always knew that you were alone. At first, when I realized there was someone else that was like me around, I was relieved. And happy too. To tell you the truth, I wanted to approach you right off the bat.
Naruto crashed into the water.
But. I just couldn't work up the nerve. You were always able to do everything. And everyone was always fawning over you.
Naruto got up. Sasuke landed behind him, then punched him again.
You were so far ahead of me. And I didn't wanna admit it. So I started to see you as my rival. I didn't want to lose to you, and with everyone calling me a loser, it just made things worse. Even when we became Squad 7. I never stopped feeling that way. I was stubborn, and I couldn't express how I really felt.
Sasuke punched Naruto in the face.
The truth was, I really just wanted to be like you. You were, you were everything I aspired to. That's why- "out off all the ones here, you're one of the one I want to fight the most" you have no idea how happy you made me that day. It was the first time you said anything, acknowledging me.
Sasuke had Naruto by his collar, charging up his chidori.
You and I don't need to come to blows to know each other's thoughts anyway. Ever since that day. Even though we've never said it. The truth is, you and I are friends.
Naruto soundtrack -Sadness and Sorrow
"It's not insignificant to me," Sasuke said. "There's no question. You're my closest friend."
What now? You're seriously trying to take me out.
Naruto's body started to release an orange aura.
And I don't really know. If you meant what you said before, or not.
Naruto's canines started growing into fangs.
Maybe I was the only one, who thought- who thought that we were friends.
Naruto's nails grew into claws.
"Heh, I told you," Sasuke said readying his chidori, "it's too late. NARUTO!"
Naruto's eyes turned red and slitted.
Sasuke plunged the chidori into Naruto's chest.
Everyone cringed.
If that's the case, then, and how stupid am I.
Blood ran down Naruto's right arm.
"Naruto..." Iris said. Her voice trailing off.
Sasuke. I, I can't help it. I don't know why. I don't know why. But, but I, I just can't bear the thought, of seeing you taken away, by someone like Orochimaru.
Naruto's body hung limp and motionless, the chidori piercing the right side of his chest.
Iris held her hands together and prayed, "... please be okay."
"You managed to divert the blow at the last minute with your left hand," Sasuke said as the curse mark started to recede, "but in the end it doesn't matter does it?" Sasuke ripped the chidori out of Naruto's chest, revealing a gaping hole. "You're finished anyway, you can forget all about hand signs and that jutsu of yours." He grabbed Naruto's throat.
Naruto soundtrack - Nine Tailed Fox theme
Suddenly there was a fissure of energy through the water. Naruto's body was covered in a powerful aura. He began crushing Sasuke's left wrist with his bare left hand. A loud crunching sound could be heard.
"Did Naruto just... break his wrist?" Roll asked MegaMan.
"I think so," MegaMan said.
Iris sighed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.
Sasuke grunted in pain as he pulled his hand away. Naruto stood on his own.
Naruto soundtrack - Heavy Violence
The hole in his chest started to heal.
Naruto's eyes became feral. "Sasuke! I'm not letting Orochimaru take you away. Do you understand me? I'll break every single bone in your body, if that's what it takes to stop you. You're not going ANYWHERE!!!"
Naruto began releasing tremendous energy.
POWER LEVEL INCREASING
"I've had enough of this. What the heck are you?" Sasuke demanded.
"I'm your friend. That's why I'm telling you, I'm not gonna let the likes of Orochimaru get a hold of you. And if you won't listen to reason then, I'll break every bone in your body."
Naruto pulled his right arm back, then brought it forward, almost like he was going to punch something.
A tremendous shockwave was released, knocking Sasuke off his feet.
"Woah," Lan said, "that was awesome."
Naruto ran forward, and punched Sasuke in the gut. He punched Sasuke four times bringing him higher off the ground, then kicked him in the face, sending him tumbling across the water's surface.
"Oooh!" everyone said as they enjoyed Naruto's spectacle.
Naruto brought both hands down on top of Sasuke's head, sending him flying down through the water.
"Aaah!"
"RAAAAAAAAH!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!"
Sasuke jumped out of the water and started sliding away.
In a burst of blinding speed, Naruto disappeared. He shot across the water, jumped on and off the side of the cliff and kicked Sasuke in the face.
"Awesome!"
Sasuke was barely able to get back up when Naruto kicked, punched, punched, backhanded, and then kicked Sasuke down again. Naruto backflipped onto the cliff wall, then bounced up over Sasuke, readying himself for another strike.
Sasuke formed the hand signs and launched another fireball at Naruto.
"HAAAAH!!!!" Naruto roared, using the shockwaves of his voice to disperse the fireball. The shockwave blasted over the whole valley.
"Cool!"
Naruto flew down and stomped Sasuke under the water again.
Sasuke tried to resurface, but Naruto blasted by and knocked him away. He tried again only to be stopped again. Sasuke found the strength to swim away and break the water's surface.
Naruto came up in an arc over Sasuke's trajectory and slammed him over the head. Then he grabbed Sasuke's ankles and started flipping through the air and threw him in an overhead throw into the cliff-side, breaking through solid stone.
"That was so cool!" Lan said excitedly.
Naruto came down and grabbed Sasuke's collar. "Now lets go. Enough is enough. Snap out of it already."
Sasuke remained silent in pain.
"If you don't come to your senses, then I'm just going to have break all your bones and drag you back to the village. So get up Sasuke."
Sasuke weakly opened his eyes. "Just shut up for once." Sasuke said weakly. "What the heck do you know about it? It's not like you ever had a family in the first place."
Naruto Soundtrack - Loneliness
"YOU WERE ON YOUR OWN RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!!! What makes you think you know anything about it huh? I'm suffering now because I had those ties. How on earth could you possibly understand, what it feels like to lose all of that!"
Sasuke pushed Narto and himself over the side of the cliff. Naruto's ninja tool pouch burst open, dropping every scroll and detonaging every smoke bomb.
Naruto soundtrack - Loneliness
Naruto and Sasuke landed and took their fighting stances on two vertically floating logs that happened to be there.
"It's true. I have no idea what it's like, having parents, or a brother. But, whenever I'm with Iruka sensei, I wonder. I wonder if that's what it feels like, to have a father. And, when I'm with you, I wonder, if this is what it feels like to have a brother."
"Naruto, why would you go so far for me?"
"Because this is the first time I've ever had a bond like this. That's why I'll do anything I can, to stop you."
Sasuke pulled his ninja headband out of his pocket and put it around his forehead. "It's too late Naruto. It's just too late. I cant' turn back."
Sasuke split the log with his heel and used a piece of the bark to shatter the log Naruto was standing on.
"Now that was cool," Dex commented.
Naruto fell to the water and almost lost his balance.
Naruto soundtrack - Sneaking Nightmare
At that moment, the third opening of the Sharingan grew into place. "Come on Naruto! If that's how it is. I'll just have to sever that bond."
"Sever it just like that huh? Then why do you even bother wearing that headband anymore?"
"I'll admit, you're definitely strong. That's because you know the pain that solitude brings. Just as I do. It's that very pain that makes you and I stronger Naruto. Which means if I can just break that bond, I'll be able to achieve even greater strength. It's time you and I had this out, as equals. You're still not gonna be able to lay a single scratch on my forehead. I know that hasn't changed at least."
"Fine. Guess there's no point in talking anymore. SASUKE!!!"
"Enough, no more words. From here on out we stick to fighting. Come."
Naruto moved from side to side, then straight at Sasuke.
Sasuke picked up a length of bark and threw it at Naruto like a lance, then ignited it.
Naruto rushed out of the flames and threw a punch at Sasuke. Sasuke blocked it and tossed Naruto over his shoulder.
Naruto kicked, backhanded, and punched. Sasuke blocked all of these attacks.
Naruto attacked Sasuke again. The he jumped onto the side of the cliff.
Naruto followed as Sasuke assumed a fighting stance. Naruto attacked Sasuke again, but he suddenly became able to dodge every attack.
His moves, they're totally different from just a few moments ago. Not that it matters. I don't care what his deal is, I can't afford to lose here!
Naruto charged Sasuke then veered off to the left.
He started zig-zagging around.
When Naruto approached, Sasuke was able to counter all of his attacks.
Sasuke punched Naruto in the face sending him flying into the water.
This isn't good. He's totally reading my movements. What do I do?
Sasuke stood on the water's surface. He bowed to honor his opponent.
At that moment, a few bubbles came from below his feet, and six blasts of water broke the surface.
All the clones attacked Sasuke. He dodged them all. Then five more clones burst out of the waves and launched themselves like torpedoes at Sasuke.
Sasuke intercepted them all.
Five more clones threw themselves at Sasuke. He dodged them all. Sasuke started attacking a swarm of clones that had gathered on the water's surface.
After the lengthy duel, Sasuke thought it was over.
He looked down and noticed that his ankles were being pulled down. "SASUKE!!!" Sasuke was raised into the air by a long chain of shadow clones holding on to each other's ankles. They began to spin around like a lasso. Then they swung around and slammed Sasuke into the side of a cliff.
After a moment of silence, Sasuke used another fire jutsu to blast the length of clones.
All the clones fell except for the one who was holding onto Sasuke's ankles. This one turned out to be the original.
Sasuke looked down to see that his attack had melted the stone around him. "Sa-s-ke."
"It's too late Naruto. It's too late now! NARUTO!!!"
Sasuke threw Naruto off the cliff, then jumped off, grabbed Naruto's waist and held Naruto's head under his ankles.
Naruto was driven into the ground head first. The blow so powerful it made the water ripple.
"Now I know that's gonna hurt," ProtoMan said.
Naruto soundtrack - Sneaking Nightmare
Naruto's body fell limp, then rolled off into the water.
Sasuke fell to his knees like he was about to hurl.
The sun began to set.
Naruto was suddenly in a very different place.
"Okay, I know I've seen all this before," MegaMan said.
He was inside his own mind again. Floating on his back in the water.
The Nine Tailed Fox looked down and looked down at his host.
"YOU RUNT. YOU REALLY ARE WEAK. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! YOU BETTER BE GRATEFUL TO ME, AND TO YOUR BELOVED FOURTH HOKAGE, WHO SEALED ME INSIDE A TWERP LIKE YOU."
The Nine Tailed Fox's eyes began to glow bright red.
Naruto's body lay unconscious in the water. Sasuke looked toward him.
Naruto's body began to be covered by a bubblinga red aura of chakra.
Sasuke walked across the water's surface to meet Naruto again.
"Wh- what is?"
Naruto Soundtrack - Heavy Violence
Naruto's body began to be covered in the bubbling aura that was taking over his body.
Naruto's body began to raise itself up by it's ankles.
It rose, then punched Sasuke right in the face.
The attack sent him flying away. When he stopped, Sasuke writhed in pain at his broken face.
"That's gotta hurt," KnightMan said.
Naruto's body continued to be taken over by the bubbling aura. Naruto roared as the aura totally took over his body.
He got down on all fours, water turning to steam at just a touch.
Naruto had a red bubbling aura covering his body, he had long extensions at the top of his head like ears, and a long tail.
Sasuke got up just in time to see Naruto uncross his arms and release a tremendous shockwave, creating a tidal wave.
"MegaMan! What does the scouter say about his power level?" Lan asked quickly.
"IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNND?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" MegaMan said as he broke the scouter program with his hand.
"WHAT! Nine Thousand!" Lan said shocked.
Naruto launched a punch and a kick, the swiped a clawed arm at Sasuke sending him tumbling across the water uncontrollably.
Sasuke found a foothold on another floating log. "I think I understand now." Sasuke said finished thinking. He jumped around and off the rocks at the shore. Naruto followed, running much like an animal does.
Sasuke landed and started launching fireballs at Naruto. Naruto dodged left and right avoiding every hit.
Sasuke quickly launched another giant fireball.
Naruto ran right through it, dissipating it instantly.
The water was steaming, but Naruto stood in the center of the blast unfazed.
Naruto raised his left arm and launched a giant charka tendril at Sasuke. He was barely able to dodge.
Several more attacks were launched, Sasuke barely dodged them all.
When he landed, a giant whirlwind surrounded him on the water's surface. Blasts of charka burst through the walls, once again, Sasuke almost got hit at every turn.
Sasuke hopped frantically toward the shore over the rolling waves.
Naruto used his "tail" to hang from an outcropping in the cliff, pressed himself against the wall, and launched himself hundreds of feet away. He then launched another tendril into the water. It broke the surface, grabbed Sasuke, then slammed him into the wall, breaking off tons of stone.
Sasuke washed up on the shore, barely able to get up. He looked up, which was a mistake, for when he did a giant chakra hand the size of a house burst out of the water and aimed itself at Sasuke.
He was barely able to dodge as the hand came down, crushing the ground beneath it.
Sasuke fell on his butt, terrified at Naruto's newfound strength. He was so terrified that the curse mark began to take his body over again.
As Sasuke cowered in fear, a giant arm reached out from under the ground and grabbed him. The ground between the hand and Naruto broke to reveal that they were connected. Naruto pulled Sasuke back with his left arm at mach speeds and punched him in the face with his right arm at mach 2.
Sasuke was sent flying back into the stone wall.
"Oh well," Sasuke said as he began to laugh to himself, "no getting around it I guess." Sasuke stood up. "I guess I'll go ahead and let this power take over." The curse mark had taken over most his body. A shuriken shaped black spot was on the top of his nose. "I, I'm not all that sure what'll happen to me in the end, but you're not leaving me a lot of choice here. Naruto"
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Sasuke got up, then let the curse mark take over his body, thickening until his entire body was pitch black. His white hair turned light grey, and they white part of his eyes turned black. "There's no question that you're special, unfortunately, you're not quite as special as I am." Sasuke's skin had turned grey, and his hair had grown longer. The black mark on his nose got larger, and his lips were purple.
"Is he wearing lip stick?" Dex asked jokingly.
Maylu smacked the back of hishead. "This is serious. Those two aren't playing around anymore."
Sasuke began to laugh to himself.
Sasuke.
Sasuke stood transformed into his horrendous form. Naruto glared at him, black lines were on the edges of his eyes.
"So you're special huh?" Naruto crouched on all fours, "you won't be so special, when I'm finished with ya."
Sasuke continued to chuckle to himself. "There's no way I'm gonna lose."
"RAAAAAAH!" Naruto charged Sasuke. He dug his hand into the ground as he ran, breaking through solid stone.
He slammed Sasuke into the wall behind him, into the statue's ankle, and down onto it's foot.
The smoke cleared, but Sasuke wasn't hit. There was a large left hand shielding him. The fingers moved, then flung Naruo into the other other statue.
Naruto looked at Sasuke and saw the true extent of the transformation. A giant left hand was sprouting out of his back, between it's fingers and on it's wrist were webbed areas of smaller fingers.
Sasuke's right shoulder blade began to bulge and grow, then another hand came out. They looked like demonic wings on some creature you only see in your nightmares.
"Sasuke, you're, a monster."
Sasuke got up, but fell to the ground writhing in pain.
Naruto got up, then he turned to his left. My left arm, I can't feel it anymore. The bubbling aura on Naruto's arm was eating away at it.
"That power of yours. By using it, you're taking a risk aren't you."
Naruto remained silent.
"Look around," Sasuke said as he looked up to the giant statues. "You know where we are? It's called the final valley. The perfect setting for this fight. Isn't it? Naruto."
Naruto turned to face Sasuke.
"Well? Oh right of course, I said there'd be no more talking, didn't I? In that case I we're at the end. The end of this fight. And all the fights up til now."
"This is the end of it all." Sasuke said coldly as he formed hand signs.
Naruto held his right arm up as his tail swished to the other side. His left arm hung limp.
"CHIDORI!" A screeching sound could be heard as Sasuke readied his attack.
Naruto formed the Rasengan with one hand, his chakra mixed with the Nine Tailed Fox's chakra. "RASENGAN!"
Sasuke brought the chidori to his left side. It changed from blue to black, releasing an impossible dark light. The Black Chidori released a trail of pure darkness. Naruto and Sasuke jumped toward each other, both putting everything they had into their final attacks. Naruto leaped through the air while Sasuke used his "hands" to fly through the air like a bird.
"CHIDORI!"
"RASENGAN!"
Both attacks collided. Blue energy from Sasuke's chidori and red energy from Naruto's rasengan swirled together to form a purple bubble around them.
Sasuke's chidori aimed at Naruto's heart. Sasuke gave hint of a slight moment of hesitation, and redirected the attack to just below the heart.
Naruto grimaced in pain, the rasengan had lost it's stability. At the last moment, Naruto ran his claw across Sasuke's headband, forever marking him as a Rogue Ninja.
The bubble of purple energy turned black as it expanded. It crushed the bottoms of the statues and into the waterfall itself. It grew so large it pushed all the water away from it.
From within, a radoamt glow began to pierce the darkness, then it detonated with tremendous force.
And then, it was over.
Naruto soundtrack - Sadness and Sorrow
At the end, Naruto's and Sasuke's souls met for the last time. They shook hands and said goodbye.
The fight ended. A ray of light shone through the heavens. Sasuke's headband, now scarred, untied itself and fell to Naruto's side.