Today is a very special moment. Sakura chan has written in first person! Very cool in Naruto's POV c:
Naruto
My rasengan hit...It hit him almost point blank...There's no way that he can...
"I thought you were going to kill me, Naruto. Or were you just talking big?"Nai...
"You seem to be all about talk." Why are you still alive?!
"You say you're going to save Sasuke, which clearly didn't happen." Yamate...
"You say you're going to save Sakura, which clearly wont happen." Stop talking!
"And you say you're going to kill me, when obviously you're the one who is going to die" Stop mocking me, teme!.
I couldn't see anything but red. My rage was never ending. I could hear Sakura chan in the background of the dark abyss in my mind, but I couldn't do anything about it. Parts of me wanted to answer her and tell her everything would be fine, but a larger part of me wanted to kill that four eyes, Kabuto Yakushi. How dare he take my Sakura chan! He acted like she was his and that made me even angrier than I already was. At the time, no one knew that was even possible.
His words hit me and I could feel the fire within me burning ever brighter. Every fiber of my being told me to kill him, spill his blood, watch him writhe, and yet i didn't want Sakura chan to watch this. I told her to look away but she did not. I could just feel it. "You think I'm all talk.." I could hear Kurama inside of me speaking through my body as if it were his own. "Let's see if you think the same when you're dead!" A monstrous roar emitted from my throat and the darkness sucked me in deeper. It was no longer me in control. Kurama had taken over and I let him. Lately, I had come to find that I understood him more now and he wanted to help me in my endeavors and ambitions.
"See you later, Sakura chan. When I'm done killing him, I'll come back. We can have lots of fun then." That made me snap. Without thinking, I blindly chased him outside. Kabuto weaved all over the place because we all know a moving target is harder to hit than an immobile one. Despite Kurama's efforts to hit him, he managed to slip out of our grasp. The second the outside was visible and a foot hit the dirt, the coward leaped into a tree. Four eyes took a defensive position and Kurama followed suit. There was an angry growl of sorts as I could feel us dropping to all fours once more. "So, are you going to attack me?" Oh, he was taunting me. He knew that I couldn't back down from that. In a rage, Kurama swiped his large paw at him and attempted a tailed beast bomb, but I forbade that. Don't. You'll destroy the entire area and possibly Sakura chan... "Hmph...Were it not for the girl, I'd deny your request..Naruto.." Heh. Good ol' Kurama.
Sasuke
Hate. Anger. Rage. Revenge. Itachi... "Hello, little brother." He spoke to me in that same condescending tone as that night. The night he told me that I lacked hatred. Run away and cling to your life... Itachi, my older brother..He meant everything to me. The betrayal I felt when I learned of what he'd done was something I've still not managed to get over. Would I admit that? Of course not. We stared each other down. Our sharingan eyes were apparent and I knew he was ready for me to attack him. Without hesitation, I ran at him, slashing my blade down on his arm.
I'll see you writhing at my feet, Itachi! "Do you still think I lack hatred, brother?!" My words bit down on him like the first winter storms. Even now, he looked apathetic and emotionless. I wanted him dead. Every inch of my body screamed out for his blood. I will avenge our clan...Restore the Uchiha's honor...I am an avenger...This is what I've been training for all of this time...This is it...Die! As much as I screamed at him in my thoughts, I'd never say such things aloud. To do so may be looked at as weak and I'd be damned before I let that happen. No more was I to allow my older brother to walk free. You'll be dead in minutes...I'll kill you slowly and painfully...Even when you are begging for death at my feet, I'll prolong your suffering!.
Kabuto
"You think I'm all talk.."
With a swift movement his hand glided towards his eyes to press against his glasses and adjust them so they lay more comfortably. The blond boy in front of him sounded and appeared more furious than the whirling wind of his most powerful rasengan. "Of course I do. That is what you are."
"Let's see if you think the same when you're dead!"
His fierce, inhuman growl resembled the tailed beast within him. Naruto now lacked any control over his actions. He was a puppet to Kurama. However, even with the aid of the nine tails, Kabuto managed to make it out of the musty cave unscathed. Even though he took a defensive position atop the sturdy tree branch, he didn't do so cowardly. He did so intelligently. He wasn't one to initiate a fight unless it was by surprise.
He taunted intelligently as well. This was a jinjuriki and his tailed beast. It would be unwise to charge in blindly. Instead, it was best to wait until his opponent did so. A deadly paw swiped at him, however did not connect with his body. He jumped up into a high branch, dodging the attack by mere seconds. The air was filled with a thick dust. He looked where the previous branch had been and saw, through the sand particles, that it had fallen to the ground. It had been nothing more than a brittle bone when faced with the attack. His shrewd, sharp onyx eyes narrowed at the strength and speed the monster before him now possessed. Naruto was more than just a determined young boy; in this form he was capable of amazing feats.
He quickly pulled out his kunai, however instead of using it to fight a close ranged battle, he thought better. It would be easier to fight him in this form from a distance. The falling debris his him well enough that Naruto would probably not be able to see that the kunai had a paper bomb attached to it. It cut through the air like paper. He leaped backwards to avoid the explosion. Clink! It sunk into the ground.
One..
Two..
Three!
Boom! The earth around them shook lightly and the trees wobbled. Even nature was afraid of the fighting around it. Dirt and sand debris floated around the air, threatening to choke the living. He couldn't see or breath particularly well in this environment. Still, he chuckled.
"I hope you realize that if you don't kill me, I'll have a lot more fun with my Sakura. I'll be doing things to her you could only ever dream of doing. And you know what? she'll enjoy it more than she could ever enjoy you. She'll be happy when you're dead and out of her way." he assured with such certainty. Of course, he didn't mean exactly what he had implied. Still, it was fun to provoke him. You are much more easy to mess with than Sakura..
Itachi
"Do you still think I lack hatred, brother?!"
He did not respond to the cold, angry voice. There was no need to, for both of them knew the answer. The sword then pierced through him. Or, rather, would have if that was the real him. In actuality, the sword sliced through nothing but air. From behind, an emotionless voice spoke. That voice was his own.
"I am over here, brother."
In an instant, he pulled out a sharp kunai. If you had blinked, you would have missed his hand even move. Itachi was one of the fastest ninja alive.
Sasuke..how I wish things could be different. But wishes do not come true simply because you wish it to. I made my decision eight years ago. I would not choose between the village and you, and this was the only solution to have both.
He decided to move on the offensive in order to test his defense. In a blur, he charged forward. With a tight grip and a simple swoosh, his kunai sliced through the air and in the direction of his little brother's heart.
Orochimaru
Ah..so they have finally arrived. Now..for the fun.
Each step he took was slick and smooth as he slithered like a serpent. Despite the raging battle that went on outside, he was in no rush. He believed his right hand man could handle a brat like Naruto for a few minutes. And Sasuke? He had been training the boy for years. He had no doubt he could hold his own. Perhaps he could even kill that pesky Itachi today. For now, however, Orochimaru was focused on another prize: the pink haired kunoichi who had intruded his hideout. He held no particular grudge against her, although the fact that she was from Konaha was reason enough, but she played such a big part in this.
Today is the last day she will see through her eyes. Today is the last day she will feel pain. Today is her last step. It is her last tear, the last day she will feel fear, her last scream. The last thing she will hear is our laughter as we watch the blade pierce her skin and infect her bloodstream. Today is her last breath. Because today she dies.
And Naruto will bear witness. And he will watch as her blood leaks from her veins and stains the cold, disgusting earth. He will hurt. He will hate. He will be consumed with anguish and misery. His suffering will shatter the seal and the tailed beast within him will emerge. Konaha, the Akatsuki, and the world will pay. And I will take Sasuke's body and bear witness as villages crumble..
There was no hesitation as he ripped apart the seal containing their most important prisoner. He laughed. Oh, she looked so pathetic. She was battered and bruised.
"Tsk tsk. Kabuto and Sasuke have had so much fun with you. Now it's my turn"
He approached her. As expected, she tried to move away from him. She was too weak in her state to put up much of a fight. He couldn't help but laugh as he reached to wrap his arms around her. It wasn't a hug, however. That was too revolting to even think about. No, he had her in a tight hold from behind. Her pink hair brushed against his face as she struggled, and he laughed evilly once more.
"Now it is time to join the others. Are you ready, Sakura?" he questioned, not looking for an answer. His snake wrapped around them, however he easily slithered out. As he walked, his snake dragged the pathetic women all the way to the exit.
They stepped outside only to meet a sandstorm. Destruction was happening around the battlefield, causing debris to float around. He paid no mind to it. Because of his snake, the kunoichi was held tightly in place. She was left to watch helpless as her two friends fought. Even if she managed to escape, he would simply order her dead.
"I wonder who will die first..?" he questioned the girl. However, he knew the answer to that question. Sakura will die first