AN: So here I am again with Chapter 14. We shall find out today whether Ino and Lee can push through the monstrous duo that is Three and Two. Also, only two people have voted on the poll so far, and I thank the two individuals who did. But, let's kick things up a notch! Vote and review I beg of you all. Now… Are you ready guys? Let's party! HERE WE GO! (Failed Date Masamune impression…)

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto, because he belongs to Kishimoto-sensei. I do own my OC's, so ask me if you want to use them for anything.

Chapter 14: The Fights Part Two

"Son of a bitch! They switched!" Yelled Two just as her face was met with Lee's staff. She got sent flying back about four feet until Lee was upon her again. Strike after bone-shattering strike met their marks, completely crippling Two by the time Lee made it to hit one hundred. All in the course of 45 seconds, Lee had completely shattered Two's skeletal structure into tiny pieces… literally. But before Lee could bask in victory, the sound of bones popping back into place and muscles repairing themselves filled the air. And the ghastly sight of Two slowly standing up against the protests of her still shattered skeleton chilled Lee to the core. Finally, Two's gaze met Lee's, and her blank stare chilled Lee even more. It appeared that the light did indeed leave her eyes, and that she was indeed dead… yet she was still standing, and smiling on top of everything. All Lee could say was:

"What… the HELL are you?"

"I… am hell on this fucking earth." Was Two's response as all of her bones seemed to reset themselves just as she began her charge. Lee, thinking quickly on his feet, was able to dodge two wild haymakers from Two and was able to send one of the blunt ends of his staff straight into her gut, which did absolutely nothing. Instead, he found himself doing the limbo to dodge a kunai swipe from Two. Continuing to fall backwards from the limbo, he did a back flip and succeeded on connecting with a kick to Two's face in the process.

"Looks like I'll have to step it up if I want to beat this one…" Lee said, slightly amused that he was fighting a zombie of sorts. Getting into position, he released Seimon (Gate of Life) and continued the fight.

Ino managed to hobble out of the way of a downward punch from Three and brought her kunai around for a straight shot to his throat, but Three ducked out of the way and sent a hard kick towards Ino. Knowing what she was about to do would hurt a lot, she steeled herself for the pain and caught the kick, if only barely. She winced when she heard a few of her previously cracked ribs break, and winced even more when she felt one or two of them rip into her left lung. But she pushed through the pain and slammed her kunai down into Three's kneecap and twisted it sharply, then, knowing she hit in between the bones, she lifted the edge of the kunai slightly, effectively breaking three's leg as well as leaving a nasty stab wound there as well. She jumped away just as Three yelled in pain and anger and sent a wild haymaker towards her head, which missed by feet.

"Damn you, Konoha whore!" Three yelled in frustration.

"This is the battlefield! Don't like it? Then go back to sucking Kanno's dick!" Yelled Ino in frustration matching Three's. She knew she was almost done in. That was telegraphed to her by that last kick. She knew that she had a punctured lung and three, possibly four more of her ribs had been broken. But she couldn't stop now. Too much was riding on this fight. If she won, then she could get to go back home, and if she lost, well, one she would be dead, and two, Naruto would have to deal with Kanno and one of his pawns. No, she would not let her 'brother' down. She would not let Lee down. She would win this fight, even at the cost of her life. But what technique could she use to finish the job? She had enough Chakra left for one more Ninjutsu, and she wanted to make sure she used that last bit of Chakra for the fatal blow.

So, Ino began listing all the Ninjutsu she knew, most of which were designed to supplement her abilities as a Medical-nin, hide herself, or distract her opponents… none of which would be useful to her at this point. Then, it hit her. She thought back to a training session between her and Naruto. He had promised her he would teach her a technique that could save her life one day.

(Flashback: Konoha Training Grounds – One year ago)

After one last failed punch, Ino was sent flying back straight on her ass once again by her 'brother' of sorts.

"Is this the results of Tsunade-baachan's training? Oh, I will most definitely have a talk with her after this." Naruto taunted to his surrogate sister.

It was ludicrous to her that the dead last of their time in the Academy had blossomed into a full-fledged ANBU Captain, as well as the Hokage's right hand. Naruto used to be a mystery to her, but spending time with him over the past few weeks had been enlightening. He was nothing more than a man that had an ambition, an ambition that Ino knew well from her talks with Sakura. But that ambition served his natural potential, plus the help he had gotten from the Kyuubi. That day left a sour taste in Ino's mouth. She was sorry it happened and she wanted to for get it. Which is one of the reasons she was training with Naruto at this moment. The other reason was that she wanted to get stronger, even though she was now a Jounin, but as a wise Shinobi once said "A Shinobi never stops learning". So, now smiling, Ino shot back.

"No, it's that you're so strong, Naruto."

"Hah! You should see me on my best day if you think I'm strong now. Anyway, I have a basic understanding on where you stand… True that you have earned your rank as Jounin, so you must be competent. Your Taijutsu is at mid to high Chuunin, your Ninjutsu is pathetic at best. I'd place it at low Chuunin to be honest. Your Genjutsu is average and your intelligence is commendable. So, in order to bolster your Ninjutsu skill, I am going to teach you not one, but two of my favorite techniques. One will serve you well in battle, as well as triple the rate at which you learn Ninjutsu techniques, and the other is one of my specialties, and is an A-Rank Ninjutsu. BUT, before I teach this technique to you, you first have to do two things."

"And they are?"

"One, you must build up your Chakra reserves to the appropriate level, and two, you must promise me that you will only use this technique when you have no other options."

"It's that powerful?"

"Yes, and I use it almost religiously. That's how much I love this technique."

"Well, don't keep me in the dark! What is it?"

(Flashback End)

Ino then stuck her right palm out and started to focus, imagining the shape of the technique in her mind and molding her Chakra in her hand to fit the image. Once that was done, she began the charge towards Three, now retaining the now spherical shape in her hand.

"Bitch! Like I'd let you use THAT of all things!" Three yelled as he threw some kunai and shuriken at Ino, who weaved through most, but caught a kunai to the right thigh and a Shuriken to her right arm. Pushing through the pain, Ino finished forming the sphere of Chakra in her hand just as she was met with a Doryuuheki (Earth-Style Wall) from Three, but that didn't faze her at all. All she did was thrust the sphere of Chakra into the wall, and, after a few seconds, the wall crumbled to the ground, leaving Three vulnerable. About three millimeters from impact, Ino screamed the name of the attack Naruto had taught her to the top of her lungs. Later, she would swear she heard Naruto's voice yelling the name of the attack perfectly in sync with her.

"RASENGAN!" Yelled Ino as Three felt the full fury of the Rasengan hit him square in the chest.

"Shit! I thought I had more Chakra than this… This last shot… I had to force out Chakra… but it was worth it now, seeing this fucker's face…" Thought Ino as she felt a warm sensation fill her gut. She glanced down to see Three had buried a strangely curved blade into her abdomen and she all but lost her breath when he twisted it sharply just as the two of them were separated because of the Rasengan.

Three was sent flying back until he plowed through five trees, one large boulder and got sent flying over the edge of a chasm and into the valley below.

Ino tried to stand, but all she could to was cough up blood and fall onto her back. She could feel the darkness claiming her life, and she accepted it, knowing her job was done, and her enemy defeated. And so, with her last breath, she muttered one thing:

"Naruto…"

Lee was on the ropes against his undead enemy. Every attack he landed had little to no affect. Even the Ura Renge (Reverse Lotus) had no affect on her. On the contrast, Two had slowly, but surely, gained the upper hand. Blocking another punch, Lee took a quick glance over to see how Ino was doing. When he saw her lying on the ground, unmoving, he immediately disengaged to check on his girlfriend.

"Ino-chan! Are you alright?"

No response.

"Ino, come on… get up. I need your help against my opponent."

No response.

"Ino… please. Please, get up." At this point Lee had taken her broken body into his arms… and felt no pulse. As fate would have it, it began to rain. Not a violent thunderstorm, but a relentless downpour, as if the heavens themselves were crying.

His own tears mixed in with the rain, Lee hugged Ino's lifeless body to his own and silently sobbed, thankful the noise of the rain was drowning out the sounds of his sorrow. A monster though Two may be, she was not without honor, so she let her opponent have a time of mourning for his lost comrade, as well as time to mourn hers. She closed her eyes and asked Kami to forgive the souls of her comrade, and Ino's, when they arrive by her side.

Giving Ino one last kiss on the lips, Lee set her body down and stood up, offering a silent prayer of his own before picking up his staff and separating it into two separate sections. And then, above the noise of the rain, Two heard Lee mutter the words that turned her blood to ice.

"Shimon… Kai. (Gate of Death: Release)"

Seemingly nothing happened… until Two felt one of Lee's staffs enter her gut and penetrate all the way through, then the other pierce her heart. She was about to laugh when she felt a burning sensation all throughout her body, then she looked at her right hand. It was smoking, which was VERY unusual for the human body. She took a look into Lee's eyes and all she saw was… nothing. No emotion whatsoever. Still, she was thoroughly impressed.

"Come on, Konoha-nin. Kill me. Kill me again. Obliterate me."

No Response from Lee.

"I told you… kill me. I want to die. This is the closest I have been to death in over fifty years."

That statement did manage to surprise Lee a bit, considering he raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, yes. This wasn't my first 'death'. I have 'died' plenty of times. In my time, I have squared off against the Sannin, both the Shodaime and Nidaime Hokages, Kakuzu of the Akatsuki, and even Tobi and I had a bout at one point… and in each of these fights, I 'died' multiple times, but I never really did die. It's my lust for battle and my determination to find the fight I can finally die in… this is that fight. Now, kill me. Show me the power of the fabled Gate of Death. Let me see the power you hold."

"Before I do… I am Konoha Jounin Rock Lee."

"Former Iwa ANBU, Sadaharu Shiko"

And with that, Lee pulled out his staffs and began to walk away. Two's mystified look was replaced with one of pain. That pain was only momentary, as she was engulfed in midnight blue flames, and as Lee was walking away, he muttered the name of the attack.

"Nighttime Reaper."

And with that, plus a few more steps, Lee collapsed because of his heart imploding from the use of the Gate of Death.

Shortly after, a certain blonde Kunoichi who was lying on the ground could hear the faint voices of people who just arrived.

"Get the Medic-nins up here! We have wounded!" Yelled Minato as he and Obito arrived on the scene, followed by Asuma, Temari, Zabuza, Gai, Shikamaru and Katsuga.

Shikamaru ran up to the barely living Ino and began assessing her injuries.

"Come on, Ino! Hold in! The Medic-nins are on the way!"

Likewise, Gai made his way over to Lee, knowing that the spike of power he felt earlier was from the Eighth Gate. When he felt for a pulse and felt none, he went into what would later be described as a grief-stricken shock.

"M-Minato-sama… Don't bother with Lee…" Gai mumbled.

"Gai… did he…" Began Minato.

"Hai… Nighttime Reaper… Shimon (Gate of Death). He's gone."

"I'm sorry, Gai…" Minato said, walking up behind Gai and putting a hand on his shoulder. When he saw Gai bow his head slightly, Minato did the same, offering a silent prayer for the fallen Jounin.

"Minato-sama… allow me to stay here… you and the rest of the team can go on ahead." Spoke Gai in a shaky voice.

"Hai… Shikamaru, Katsuga, Asuma! You three stay here with Gai. Secure the area and protect the Medical-nins. Obito, Temari and Zabuza are with me!"

Getting confirmations from the people under his command, Minato and his team pushed forward, deeper into Mother Island.

"Lee… I'm sorry. I was too late. Forgive your old Sensei." Gai muttered softly as he closed Lee's eyes for the final time.

Seeing Gai distraught over the loss of his favorite student, Katsuga decided to make a name for herself among her new allies now. She walked up and crouched next to Gai.

"May I?" She asked.

"May you what?" Asked Gai, still on guard against their new charge.

"While I was still under his tutelage, Kanno taught all of the Numbers a technique that only demons or half-demons could perform. It's something like the Kisho Tensei (One's Own Life Reincarnation), but it uses the power of our Juin instead of our life force. Normally when we use this technique, we sacrifice our Juin for the life of whoever we want to be brought back. But I'm an exception to that rule. Though I was the weakest of the Numbers, I had the best control over my Juin, consequentially, I had more Juin Chakra. So, when I use this technique, I'll be sacrificing a good portion of my Juin Chakra, but I won't lose it completely."

"Resulting in Lee being brought back, and you keeping your Juin. It's a win/win situation. We get Lee back and we gain an ally that has a powerful Juin. Can you pull it off?"

"Of course I can. Now, may I?"

Nodding, Gai stepped out of Katsuga's way and looked on as she put her hands on Lee's chest.

Katsuga exhaled slowly as she began focusing her Juin Chakra into her palms. A deep purple Chakra slowly faded into eyesight as Katsuga brought out more of her Juin Chakra. Red lightning started to crackle around her hands, which were now engulfed in purple Chakra. After pushing more than half of her Juin Chakra into her hands, the finally announced the name of the technique.

"Juin Tensei! (Curse Seal Reincarnation)"

The lightning subsided and the Juin Chakra seeped into Lee's body. After a few moments of silence, Lee gasped and started looking around. He saw Gai with a shocked expression on his face and the girl Shikamaru was fighting breathing heavily.

"L-Lee?" Asked Gai.

"Gai-sensei? What happened? How am I alive?"

"Lee… she… she brought you back." Gai said through his tears, which were mixing in with the rain.

"She did? Is she on our side now?"

"Yeah… Shikamaru convinced me to reject Kanno. Minato-sama has said that when we return to Konoha, he would have a talk with the Hokage, to try and convince him to let me in as a Konoha-nin." Said Katsuga.

"Wait… Yondaime-sama is alive as well?" Asked Lee incredulously.

"I'll explain later… what's important is that you're alive again, Lee… and we have our new friend here to thank. Katsuga-san, when it comes time for your judgment, you shall have my voice behind yours, pushing for your induction into the Konoha Shinobi Force." Gai said.

"Mine as well. It's the least I could do to repay you." Lee said.

"Gai-san… Lee-san… thank you." Katsuga said, smiling.

(With Hinata)

Hinata found herself once again dodging a swipe from One's katana. They had been at this for an hour and a half, and Hinata had only had two chances at a strike to One's Tenketsu. She had managed to close three, two in his left arm and another near his heart. Dodging yet another swipe, she jumped away and took in One's appearance, trying to find a weak spot.

One was about Kakashi's age, and he wore a standard Kumo Jounin outfit. He had multiple scars around his body and was missing a few teeth. His hair was short, spiky, and was auburn in color. He stood at a good six foot two inches and was quite imposing.

His left arm hung uselessly at his side, because of the Tenketsu strikes Hinata had given him. Still, he smiled a wicked smile.

"I swear, girl… when I'm through with you, that brat you call a husband won't be able to find you body… and that's after I beat you to a pulp and then see just how good a Hyuuga whore can scream. It's been years since I've gotten any, that's how much Kanno-sama works us… so some Hyuuga pussy sounds real good right now."

"Please. You aren't half the man my Naruto-kun is. Ah, speak of the devil." Hinata said.

One was about to say something, but Naruto came flying through the brush and speared One in the side. Both got sent flying through about eight trees and both were stunned.

"Ow, my fucking head… alright, I can safely say Kanno has a monster of a right hook…" Naruto said, trying to shake the cobwebs out of his head. He then noticed he was lying on top of something that was NOT grass. It was then that he realized he and Kanno had fought three miles through the jungle and had ended up in the area that Hinata and One were fighting… and that he had taken One with him through the trees after Kanno's 'monster right hook'. Currently, One was out cold. It had occurred to him that he could kill One right now, but with Kanno on his tail, he couldn't afford a moment's hesitation. So, Naruto jumped into the trees.

"Take it from here, Hina-chan!" Were Naruto's parting words before he disappeared into the forest again.

So, with that, Hinata waited for her opponent to wake up, for it would be dishonorable for her to kill an unconscious opponent… even though he DID threaten to rape her. Still, Hinata had honor and she would not dishonor herself in such a way. Besides, at the speeds Naruto had speared One, plus how many trees they flew through, One was bound to have at least a concussion and a few broken ribs… maybe a punctured lung, were Hinata lucky enough. So, she took cover under the branches of a tree to get out of the rain and began her wait.

AN: So, how was this chapter, guys? Reviews would be appreciated, as well as more votes on the poll I still have up. Anyway, tell me what you liked, what I can improve on, or what your favorite part of the fic has been up to now. This is ZeroDivisionRaijin, signing off.