ALMOST FINISHED!! HAAAAAAA!!

Chapter 25

"Shika-kun," the name was voiced out before the blue-eyed blonde could stop it. She stared up at the boy in admiration and her eyes were already starting to overflow with tears.

She placed her hand on her heart and closed her eyes, a smile overgrazing her lips. He really did care. He did care if he died. The thought made her overjoyed.

But then, the scene changed. Things happened in the blink of an eye, she barely managed to grasp onto what was happening.

Shikamaru raced towards Deidara, arms outstretched, going at the pace of a swift cheetah. He held up the kunai, and then brought it down towards Deidara's shoulder. His eyes were flashing red, and his veins were seen underneath the pulsing pale skin.

But, the kunai missed, grazing Deidara's skin by the sleeve.

A smirk graced the face of the blonde man. He grabbed Shikamaru's wrist, and then flung him forwards like a sack of potatoes.

Shikamaru soared towards the other side and landed on the ground with a loud thump. But a minute later, he was back on his feet. He panted heavily, but ran towards Deidara once more.

This time, he sended a kick towards the ankles, which Deidara dodged. But Shikamaru swept under him and sent a fist up towards his chin.

Deidara went flying back, grunting at the pain. But he held still. While his hand reached into his sack.



But Shikamaru sent a kunai towards the hand, preventing him from using his attack. Deidara growled while retracting his hand.

"Fool," Deidara did a backwards summersault, landing on the branch of a tall oak tree.

He reached in again, this time successfully. And out he pulled five little birds and threw them at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru dodged, but the "bombs" were not expected.

Smoke burst out of the ground and filtered the air, causing their vision to become worse and their breathing filled with gas.

Deidara gave a loud, hysterical laugh. "This is a type of poison gas that could kill you! But I'll let you die the easy way."

Shikamaru turned towards Ino, who was coughing badly. She could've blown it all away, but this was unexpected and she was tired.

"Ino! Go! Run away! Get away from here!" Shikamaru yelled. Ino stubbornly shook her head.

Shikamaru flared. "I told you to go!! Get out of here!"

Ino glared at him. "I won't go unless you go! I'm not going to let the one I love die just because I decided to be a coward!!"

BAM!!

Realization his Shikamaru.

He stood frozen rigid, but a smile started to creep onto his lips.



His pulse raced at a hundred miles per hour.

His face went red and he felt dazed.

"She loves me……………………."

Then, he fainted from the smoke.

"SHIKAMARU!!" Ino started running towards him, avoiding the gas and knelt down beside him. "Shikamaru? Wake up!"

Deidara appeared behind her. "Aw? Is he dead already? Well, I won't risk it and kill him anyways."

Deidara took out a clay bird and threw it onto Shikamaru. Ino's eyes widened in terror.

"NNNOOOOOOOO!!"

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4,

3,

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BOOM!! BAM!! CRASH!!

Deidara laughed hysterically, his eyes trying to clear away the smoke. The boy's body was surely blown to pieces by now.



"IMPOSSIBLE!!" His eyes landed on the scene before him.

The girl had saved him. Her body was protectively against Shikamaru's. But great damage was done.

There was a hole in her back, like somebody dug out a huge amount of her flesh and threw it away. The girl writhed in pain and cried when it got too much.

"Aw, I didn't get to kill him." Deidara slowly started advancing himself towards the two. But he didn't notice that the wind had picked up.

"What?" he suddenly found himself being choked. He reached up to find the grip, but there was just air.

He glared at the blonde girl before him. He has forgotten that she had the power over air.

The grip tightened, and Deidara had to gasp in large breaths. But his lungs were starting to shut down on him.

"Curse you, yeah!" He struggled, but failed in vain.

It was about another 10 minutes before he was choked to death. And he was killed by the molecule that he needed all this time. Ironic eh?

Ino looked up to see the dead man and gave a sigh. Then, she tried sitting up.

A hiss escaped her lips at the pain. She would just have to endure it until they got to the hospital. That is, if she could make it.

A groan was heard under her. Dark brown eyes met her sky ones. He sat up slowly while staring at the girl before him.

"I won't let the one I love die, die, die, die……………………….."



His mind grew cloudy at the thought. For sure she couldn't have said that.

But her cry made him come back to reality. He checked her in worry.

"What happened?" he questioned. The blonde suddenly shut up and gave a forced smile.

"Nothing! Nothing," she just stood up, making sure that her back wasn't visible.

Shikamaru smiled just at the sight of her smile.

"Let's go back to the hospital, you look like you're in real bad shape. "But panic suddenly shot through him. "Where is that Deidara guy?"

"He's dead," Ino responded, motioning towards the dead body.

His eyes closed. "Ah."

Then, he stretched. "Let's go back home then!"

Ino managed a weak nod. "Hai…"

But she collapsed.

"Ino? Ino?" She was lying face down, her arms outstretched.

"Daijobu," her arms went slowly under her, and she tried to support herself up.

But it was too late. He had seen it.

"Ino? What is that hole doing in your back?" he threw himself down immediately, checking the bloody wound.

"I just got it when he threw a bomb at us, that's all," she replied. "It's nothing."



But suddenly, the memory went flashing. He remembered the brief time when she threw herself onto him, resulting in…………..

"You protected me." He realized the truth. "You are half-dying right now because you protected me."

Ino waved it off. "I'm fine."

He grabbed her by the shoulders, forcing her to face him. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU'RE FINE?! YOU'RE DYING BECAUSE OF ME!!"

He stopped when she started wheezing and coughing out blood.

"Gomen," he muttered quietly, pulling her towards him.

Ino gasped at the sudden warmth, but relaxed into it.

"Neh, Shika-kun," she gave a small cough, which Shikamaru immediately reacted to, but Ino stopped him. "You heard my confession didn't you?"

"So it was real…….." "Yeah. I heard it."

Ino smiled. "Good. Because you know I'll always love you more, than-anything-in-the-world………………… And if I die,"

She lightly placed her hand on his heart.

"I'll always be here."

And with that she went into eternal darkness.

"Ino?" he gently shook her. "Ino, are you alright?"

"Ino?!" Shikamaru then laid her down and checked her heartbeat. Nothing.



"No. She couldn't have just died suddenly! She isn't dead! You're kidding me! She's alive! I know it!!"

He immediately started panicking, checking always for the faintest sign of life. But his results were negative.

"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!! SHE IS NOT DEAD!!"

But he knew the truth.

She was dead.

"INO!!"

Lightening cracked, a tree toppled over, its life ending

It was much like Ino, dead.

She was dead because of him.

Dead, dead, dead,

Dead.

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Snow, white, pale eyes glared into the distance.

Her hands were by her side, fists clenched and ready for anything that's about to come.

This was a battle of life and death.

One side was going to die,

And that is positive to both sides.



Hinata slowly drew her hand back, being watched by two pairs of eyes with curiosity.

A smirk graced her face, and then she lowered her other hand to about hip level.

She thrust her palm down onto the ground, creating a small bam sound. She raised it up again, blood obviously rushing out of her veins.

"Hinata-chan?" A questioned voice glanced at her with worry.

Then, the ground cracked in half, exact half. It split and opened slowly. The trees started shaking, ground vibrating, rocks bouncing up and down. A dark pit formed, exactly in the middle of the two opponents.

"Naruto-kun," The blonde turned at her voice. She turned towards him, her lips in a gruesome smile.

"No matter what, don't fall into that hole. Our goal is to get Kisame there, ok?" Then, she sped off, leaving without another word.

Naruto stood there silently, trying to absorb the information.

He failed.

"HUH?!"

Hinata raced towards him and threw a small shuriken at him. Kisame smirked and caught the measly thing in his hand with ease.

But then, he retiled, hissing in pain.

There were sharp, mini icicles seen on the side of the shuriken. They would sink into anybody's flesh at the source of contact.

Hinata kept on throwing, aiming for the heart, head or anything that would prove to be fatal.



"Naruto! Throw your shuriken at Kisame!!" she yelled out while throwing three more.

Naruto was once again, confused beyond belief. But he did as she said and took out 4 of them.

He aimed for the shark-man. In mid-air, mini poison tainted icicles appeared on the sides and threatened to tear Kisame's skin.

They kept on throwing, well, Naruto did. Hinata had disappeared in the blur of weapons.

"Buh Bye," Her figure was a blur, and her hands only had to apply the least amount of force. She pressed Kisame lightly forward.

But she wouldn't stop there. Then, she threw her foot onto his stinking head. He went soaring down into the endless pit.

Kisame wasn't going to give up however. His eyes peered around, searching for the beloved blonde. He was at his right.
"Perfect," then, Kisame swung his katana backward.

Squelch.

Naruto's blue eyes widened and he gasped in pain. This wasn't expected. This wasn't expected at all.

The smirk on Kisame's face widened into a crazed grin, his hands suddenly covered in warmth.

"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Kisame tore his sword out of the teenage boy's body, blood covering every inch of the metal.

Then, he fell to the doom of his death.

Narto yelled out in pain, many times in fact, as he clutched his bloody stomach. It tore through his guts in pain and he screamed.



"NARUTO-KUN!!" Hinata rushed towards his side as he started falling, falling, falling…………

She caught him in her arms and carried him lightly towards the ground. She was in shock.

"Naruto? Naruto-kun?" lightly, she shook him. He opened one precarious eye and gave his ever-so famous grin.
"Daijobu Hinata-chan. Cheer up," he said it too soon. Immediately, blood started to havoc from his throat.

"Naruto-kun!" her body started to quiver, from anger and frustration.

She stared at him with teary eyes. "Why wasn't I strong enough to protect you? I'm always weak. And now I'm losing the one I love the most. "

But her tears were stopped by the hand that wiped them away. His peaceful cerulean eyes smiled at her lightly. His lips turned up happily at the confession.

"You're not weak. You're even stronger than me," he strained a smile.

Hinata cried and cried when the truth keeps on repeating in her head. He was going to die. And she couldn't do anything about it.

"Naruto-kun!!" her wail echoed through the walls.

She turned her head back towards the pit. She couldn't risk it.

The soil slowly began to gather together, silently sealing it, burying Kisame with it.

"H-Hinata-chan," his choked cry brought her attention back to him. She was met with lips at the response.

"Arigatou, Hinata……….." Hinata's snow white eyes widened. He took his last breath and closed his eyes.



Then, he went limp in her arms.

Her eyes widened and she started shaking. "Naruto-kun? Naruto-kun?!"

"Iie, IIE!!"

She started sobbing while clutching him tightly towards her. She couldn't save him. She couldn't save him, unless…………………….

She wanted to slap herself. It was impossible! She couldn't do it!

"But," Hinata stared at Naruto's at peace face and gave a small smile.

Then, her head drooped down. She knew she had to do it if it was to save him.

"I'll do whatever it takes," she lowered her head gently. "Even if it means losing my life."

Then, her lips connected with his. She closed her eyes and placed Naruto on the ground.

"Sayonara, Naruto-kun…………………………"

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"Eh, where am I?" a voice droned in the darkness. "Aren't I dead yet?"

Silence replied his question.

"Am I………….."

"Alive?"

He forced his eyes open, and he took in his surroundings.

Blue cerulean eyes widened in realization. He was alive! The movement of his lungs proved it.



He was alive! And alive and kickin!!

The pain in his stomach was gone and he looked down to see that the wound had healed.

He glanced towards his right to see a princess on his arm. His lips turned up while he reached over to gently shake her awake.

"Hinata-chan, wake up!" he kept on shaking her gently.

But there was nothing.

Panic started to creep up onto him. "Hinata-chan?"

Now the shaking went frantic. "Hinata-chan?!"

Immediately, he felt for a pulse.

Nothing.

"No, she didn't!" his mind went blank and he went frantic.

"No!! SHE DID NOT GIVE UP HER LIFE FOR ME!!"

Tears struck towards his eyes.

She was dead,

Because she was trying to save him.

His body shook hard while he bent down to pick her up gently. Her head fell back from the impact and she was cold.

The teardrops dripped onto her face, and more kept on striking.



His lip quivered and he sank his head into her hair.

"HINATA-CHAN!!"

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I'll stop there for today. I'm not in the mood for writing deaths anymore so I'm sorry they turned out so bad! All the girls died….poo. Well, it was my doing!