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Exiled Whirlpool
Chapter21: The Great Escape
Fire Country: Konoha Ruins
They had made it outside and on to the rubble covered ground that was once the mighty village of the leaves. The sun had begun to set on the horizon by now and the world around them seemed to be illuminated as they saw various Konoha ninja fighting off Root Anbu forces all over the destroyed village and heard echoing explosions in the far distance.
It really was a civil war…
Naruto and Yugito dashed and jumped across the debris that littered the ground making sure not to use any jutsu and draw unwanted attention. Sadly it didn't matter in the end though…
"Hello dobe," the voice made the two Sennin stop in their tracks and turn to its source. Standing on top of a large cluster of rubble was someone Naruto knew very well, "you appear to be running. I never took you for a coward," said Uchiha Sasuke.
"Sasuke," Naruto narrowed his eyes upon seeing his former best friend.
The man had changed his outfit again—he did that a lot—and was now decked out in what looked like a Root Anbu uniform covering samurai armour like the Uchiha of old. He had let his hair grow out also compared to the last time the two saw each other and the other noticeable difference Naruto saw was his eyes…he had the Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Hey isn't this the guy we picked up from the Uchiha outpost a month ago?" Yugito asked and Naruto nodded.
"What are you doing with those eyes Sasuke; I'm not dead so how did you get them?" asked the Kitsune-Sennin as he tensed in preparation for Sasuke's immense speed.
"Too acquire the Mangekyo Sharingan you have to kill the most important person to you…in this case it was Itachi," Sasuke told him as he drew his Kusenagi Sword.
"But you didn't kill Itachi," Naruto shot back with a grin and in a flash of yellow the Whirlpool Sword appeared in his hands.
"I cannot allow you to escape dobe; hand over that scroll. I need it," Sasuke demanded.
Naruto narrowed his eyes at that, "that is not going to happen Teme".
"So be it," with a quick Shunshin no Jutsu Sasuke appeared at his side and attacked. "Chidori Nagashi," he whispered as his sword was encased in lightning.
'Shunpo no Jutsu,' Naruto flash stepped away avoiding the hit and reappeared a few feet away. 'This isn't going to be easy; especially with the scroll on my back. I can't use Demon Fox Mode or the scroll will burn and I can't risk using Rasenken or it will be shredded,' Sasuke appeared in front of him again and attacked. 'He's fast,' Naruto growled in thought as he parried the various strikes.
"Hi no Ya!" Sasuke jumped back as Yugito let loose a volley of fire covered arrows between the two fighters. "Did you forget about me?" she asked as she touched down beside him.
Sasuke just grunted in response as he held out his blade at the side, "it doesn't matter if you both fight. You cannot win; you cannot defeat my eyes".
"I forced Itachi to run, defeated Pein and I beat Neji back when we were Genin…I think that's all of the doujutsus in existence," Naruto shot back with a grin. Sasuke's face settled into a glare as Naruto made a familiar hand-seal, "Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Instantly fifty Naruto clones popped into existence all around them, "charge!"
Sasuke closed his eyes for a moment before he opened them again and black flames erupted from them, "Amaterasu".
The clones were destroyed in a matter of seconds…
A moment later however the flames were snuffed out by a monstrous tornado of water.
"Futon: Rasengan, Suiton: Hahonryu: Gufu Suika no Jutsu!" Naruto called out as he unleashed his ultimate water defence jutsu.
A large cloud of mist blanketed the area forcing Sasuke to take a step back, 'he used his jutsu to condense the flames of Amaterasu into this mist to negate my Sharingan…'
"Futon: Daitoppa!" he heard the distant echo of Naruto's voice and the mist was suddenly blown away to reveal Yugito was running at him with a fist covered in crimson flames.
"Kaizuki!" Yugito called out as she made to slash him.
Sasuke turned swiftly and his hand cackled with electricity, "Raikiri!"
The two elemental attacks clashed as Naruto watched on surprised, 'he's able to do Raikiri? When did he learn how to do that?' He shook his head and created two clones who began to prepare his signature jutsu, "Futon:…" Just as Yugito and Sasuke broke away from each other Naruto threw his chakra shuriken, "…Rasenshuriken!"
Sasuke's eyes widened upon seeing the approaching jutsu, "Amaterasu!" The black flames that Sasuke unleashed forced the jutsu to detonate prematurely away from its intended target and he sighed, 'that was close'.
"Raikyu!" a voice called out from above.
He jumped back but was still caught at the edge of the attack's range and sent crashing into a chunk of upturned earth with an electrical discharge blowing him back. He grunted audibly from the pain the attack did and stood a moment later while trying to see clear his vision…was his vision deteriorating?
"You can't win against both of us Sasuke…just let us go," Naruto stated.
"…" Sasuke remained silent as his vision returned.
"Fine then," Naruto growled out as he held out his hand and began to channel large amount of chakra. Yugito shot up into the air with her fire elemental manipulation as Naruto jumped towards Sasuke's location, "Cho Oodama Rasengan!"
"Susanoo".
The entire destroyed village shook under the force of the massive explosion the jutsu caused and the world was engulfed in light. It was one thing to see it being used in the middle of an already existing crater…it was entirely different to see it used on a section of a destroyed village. There was now a large (though still smaller than the main one) crater next to the destroyed Konoha.
The village wall along the side had been all but destroyed on one sections of it and there was no longer any rubble in the area he had just wiped out. It had all been destroyed and reduced to a nice smooth crater. Sasuke shakily stood in the center of this crater encased in a large aura reminiscent of a yamabushi with Naruto standing a few meters away.
Upon seeing this Naruto called out, "Yugito!"
"I know!" the Neko-Sennin called back from where she hovered in the air above him. 'Two uses of Amaterasu and a single Kaizuki…I hope the airs sufficiently charged'. She held up at hand to the thunder clouds that had gathered in the sky and called out, "Raiton: Kirin!"
Suddenly a large dog like monster made of lightning shot down from the sky and struck the yamabushi standing in the crater with a monstrous roar. The two covered their eyes at it hit and after a few moments the dust cleared to reveal a completely unharmed Sasuke.
"It didn't work," Naruto gritted out.
"What do we do?" Yugito asked him as the two dodged the large spirit swords that Sasuke struck down on where they stood.
"I have an idea; cover me!" Naruto shouted as he charged forward and the Whirlpool Sword flashed into existence.
"Hi no Ya!" Yugito called out as she fired off a few arrows at the yamabushi.
"You can't win dobe; I'm more special than you," Sasuke chuckled as he saw his former team-mate approach.
"You talk too much!" Naruto shouted as he got within range and slashed his sword across the yamabushi. The attack instantly cut through the outer layer of the spirit form and allowed him access, "I got you now Teme".
'How did he-' Sasuke's eyes widened as he drew his own blade.
"Futon: Hein!" Naruto called out as wind chakra formed at his blade's edges.
"Chidori Nagashi!" Sasuke shouted as his own blade cackled with lightning chakra.
The yamabushi dissipated around them as both weapons clashed sending sparks scattering around them. Naruto twisted slightly and slashed at Sasuke's midsection only for the Uchiha to parry the blow and elbow him in the face. Naruto parried the next blow by knocking Sasuke's blade to the side and land a kick to his chest which had considerable force behind it. Sasuke reeled back still holding his Kusenagi Sword in his hand and glared at the blond.
"You can't win here Sasuke…just stop already," Naruto told him but they both knew he wouldn't listen.
"I told you once that only top class fighters can read each other's minds during combat…we don't need words to understand each other dobe," Sasuke stated as he channelled chakra into his fist and it was engulfed in lightning. You could hear the chirping of one thousand birds as Sasuke dashed towards him at his top speed, "Naruto!"
Naruto clenched his fist in anger, "is that…is that all we've meant to you?!" He shot forward also while spinning chakra in his hand, "Sasuke!"
"Chidori!"…they drew closer…just a few feet.
"Rasengan!"…closer and closer until…
They met in the center and shook the earth itself. Shockwaves rippled across the land from the clash of the two monstrous techniques and lightning discharges shot out in all directions from them. Yugito remained at a 'safe' distance as she watched the two battle for supremacy but couldn't stop worrying about Naruto as she saw them both straining to hold their respective attacks.
The space in between the two fighter seemed to erupt in flames and blew the two back several feet. Naruto rolled across the ground before he finally stopped at the edge of the crater while Sasuke slammed into the side of the half destroyed village wall. They both stood a moment later as Yugito dropped down beside Naruto.
"Are you alright?" Yugito asked the Kitsune-Sennin.
Naruto nodded, "yeah…"
"We have to leave now," Yugito told him. "The longer we fight the more chance that Danzo's goons will show up," she finished.
Naruto nodded not taking his eyes off of the Uchiha, "I know but…how do we get away?"
"Shunpo?" Yugito asked him in a whisper.
Naruto shook his head in a negative, "it won't work for the distance we need".
"…And summons will take too long…" Yugito said grimly.
"Surrender the scroll dobe…you won't leave here alive," Sasuke stated as he readied his weapon once again.
"Perhaps I can lend a hand," a voice echoed through the air as a figure dropped down in front of the two Sennin.
"Sai?" Naruto asked in surprise upon recognising the Root Anbu member. "Aren't you one of the bad guys right now? You work for Danzo right?" asked the Kitsune-Sennin.
Sai shook his head, "not anymore. I am happy now that I am allowed to follow my own path…you were the one who gave me that choice and for that I thank you".
"What are you doing here?" Yugito asked him confused.
"I…I am repaying a debt…nothing more," Sai answered truthfully and turned his attention to Sasuke whom still hadn't moved. "You must go; both of you go now," he said.
"You're…" Naruto trailed off. "You do realise what will happen if you do this right?"
"I am a Konoha Shinobi…my mission it to safeguard you both and the Forbidden Scroll of Sealing…for that I will lay down my life," Sai stated as he pulled out a paint brush and sketch book.
"Sai…" Naruto said not knowing what to say.
"Naruto we need to go now!" Yugito shouted as she grabbed his armed and the two took off not looking back.
"Goodbye," Naruto whispered as they ran.
"This is very foolish of you; sacrificing yourself to stall me like this," Sasuke's eyes bore down on Sai as his Sharingan spun wildly.
"Maybe…" Sai mused the two stared each other down. 'I am on my way…brother'.
They charged attacked a moment later…
Naruto and Yugito cleared the village wall as they dodged several explosive tags attached to kunai that hit near them. They passed Konoha Shinobi and Root Anbu fighting amongst themselves as they ran including the rest of the Konoha 11, Tsunade and the Jonin.
"There are more of them up ahead of us!" Yugito shouted as she looked back.
"What?!" Naruto shouted and saw that she was indeed correct; there were at least two hundred Root Anbu up ahead of them. "I see them," Naruto growled as his slitted eyes flashed red for a second.
"What do we do? Shunpo?" Yugito asked him.
"Not an option," Naruto told her.
"How about this then? Katon: Dai Kaizuki!" Yugito called out as she sent the long lance-like fire elemental jutsu at them.
Let's just say out of the two hundred Root Anbu that were there…only twenty-three remained with another four severely wounded.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Rei no Nekomata," Yugito called out as she summoned the cat princess in a poof of smoke.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu: Tsukino no Kitsune," Naruto soon followed by summoning the fox princess.
"Yugito-dono…I see you managed to escape," Rei nodded towards her summoner the blond girl climbed onto her back.
"Yeah though it was touch and go for a second there," confirmed the Neko-Sennin.
"Naruto-kun; what do you need?" Tsukino asked as he climbed on her back.
"To get us the hell out of here," Naruto told her.
"Fast or slow?" Tsukino asked.
"Fast," Naruto said as he caught sight of another squad of Root Anbu approaching them from behind.
"Let's get out of here," Yugito agreed and the two summoned creature nodded before taking off away from the ruins of the once proud village…
Author's Notes:
Naruto and Yugito finally escape from Konoha and set off into the night. Next chapter however things will take an unexpected turn as the two return to Kumo but I'm not going to spoil the surprise so I'll keep quiet about it…
Translation
Kitsune = Fox
Neko = Cat
Sennin = Sage
Shunshin no Jutsu = Body Flicker Technique
Futon: Daitoppa = Wind Release: Great Breakthrough
Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu = Multiple Shadow Clone Technique
Futon: Rasenshuriken = Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken
Kaizuki = Fire Blade
Raikyu = Lightning Ball
Raikiri = Lightning Blade
Hi no Ya = Arrow of Fire
Futon: Rasengan = Wind Release: Spiralling Sphere
Suiton: Hahonryu = Suiton: Tearing Torrent
Gufu Suika no Jutsu = Typhoon Water Vortex Technique
Amaterasu = Illuminating Heaven
Cho Oodama Rasengan = Super Great Ball Spiralling Sphere
Susanoo = [He] with the ability to help by all means
Rasenken = Spiralling Fist
Futon: Hein = Wind Release: Flying Swallow
Chidori Nagashi = Thousand Birds Current
Rasengan = Spiralling Sphere
Chidori = Thousand Birds
Katon: Dai Kaizuki = Fire Release: Big Fire Blade
P.S. Double post with Naruto: Triforce Chronicles.
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