Naruto: jade beast of konoha
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Chapter 28: Itachi attacks
Naruto walked into a small village that was on the outside of Suna, on the way still to Konoha, he was not happy at all about himself at what had happened. He and Temari were traveling when they were attack, not by something normal, no, but by a massive dust storm. The storm raged from the east, a massive wall in front of it. He had not choice but to move fast. In the confusion, the had become lost from the others, except for Temari, who hit her head on the way out of the storm. Naruto had traveled for a day, going over desert sand looking for the genin but found nothing at all. Naruto took Temari right to the hospital and went into town to find a place to stay.
As he walked towards a Inn a sudden explosion and Naruto knew an attack was on, to Naruto who was walking to the hospital, his mind jumped to think about the woman he had just left and he took off running to the hospital room area, so he could do what he could to protect the people inside. He knew that there were more experienced shinobi around who could do the job, but he had to do this, it was something where could help.
Naruto moved quickly picking up his speed flying almost around all of his chakra as he moved to the front of the hospital ward, as he landed his eyes noticed fire and a group of bodies nearby, he blinked as his attention was drawn to the middle of this group of 4 or 5 dead shinobi. Naruto looked over his eyes catching the redness of the man's eyes and moving eyes away from his eyes right away. He knew he was in some serious trouble now, things did look up, that much he knew very much.. The idea of running was there, he might be able to get away, but that was not what he was going to do. No, he could do that, Temari was in the hospital, he had to stand his ground here and fight this demon, Uchiha, he knew from the single notice of the eyes and the dress, that this was the shinobi known as Itachi Uchiha.
"Naruto Uzumaki, holder of the Kyuubi," Itachi said as he looked at Naruto, his eyes focused on the forehead of the boy, unable to make eye contact with him, he was curious, "What are you doing here, protecting people who hate you, why don t you turn against, them, as a Demon, you at least must know what it is like to be hated and looked down on for what you are. They all see you as nothing more then a failure, you should turn against them, and destroy them for this," Itachi said with a calm unemotional tone, as if he was stating a fact, which he knew was pretty much true.
"I can promise, I will teach you how to control that power within you, and make you something that no one will ever be able to look down on ever," Itachi added on at the end as he looked at Naruto with a curious look wondering how anyone else would react, he had not expected to run into him, but this was a golden chance to strength in his own hand.
Naruto looked back as he thought about what Itachi had said his eyes focused on his knees knowing looking at his eyes would be horrible. He knew that most of the village dislike, ignored, and treated him poorly, that they didn t care about him. Yet, he had a least some people to fight for like Lee, Tenten, and Hinata, and now he had to protect Temari from harm. He took a deep breath, "No, this is my home, and that fact will not change no matter what these people think, of and I have people who are important to me, for whom I have to protect, I must decline your offer, now leave, or I will fight and defeat you."
"You re a fool, just like I would expect from a Uzumaki, just like your father, he was a fool too", Itachi announced, catching Naruto off guard as he knew nothing about his father, at all, he just knew he died before he was born.
"If you are not to join us then you will die, here today", Itachi declared loudly as he prepared a strike against the boy.
Naruto knew it was time to act fast, to hesitation allowed her, Wind release, wind barrier, Naruto called out as a barrier of Wind just blocked a lightning jutsu that was aimed to take him out. As it went away, the light turned in various balls that were lighting up the area around him, Wind release, ultimate wind bullet barrage, Naruto called out as the balls around him spun and flew right at their target. Itachi smiled as he knocked away the ones which were a danger with the blade of his kunai. Itachi turned though and was hit in the face by a punch by Naruto who was not looking at him, and thus a easy target to a counter attack, Itachi hit him with a powerful combo attack and then threw him into the ground about 10 feet in front of him.
Naruto got up as he changed a red demon aura going around him as he made it to his feet, refusing to stay on the ground as he took a deep breath and prepared himself for the fight, his chakra levels spiking above the norm, which was already high. A tail formed behind him as his eyes and whole being changed to a more demonic one as his head raised up, as he took a deep breath forming a massive ball of light in his right hand moving skywards, I won t lose, I will not allow myself to die here! he yelled out, Wind release, Ultimate controlled Wind bullet.
Naruto spit out a ball of Wind at Itachi who was surprised by the determination that Naruto was showing, he had not expected this at all. He expect from Naruto to be like everyone he had meet in that clan, but no he was his father's son, he was determined and proud just like his father. Yet, he had the strength it seemed to back it up. Itachi moved to the right to dodge the attack, but was surprised yet again when the ball turned directs right at him. Itachi knew that this attack would do some serious damage if it hit him. He was shocked to have to use this move against a mere genin was unknown to him. He had to though and thus Itachi used his sharingan to defeat the attack and looked in the direction of Naruto, he had used most of his chakra in the attack. As he looked at the direction of where Naruto was he was caught of again by a number of wind chakra balls tracking him flying as he moved, each of the dozen of then tracking him perfectly as he tried to get away from them, unable to use either earth or water walls against this type of attack, he had to use his advance sharingan for a second time, This was to much, to have to use that move twice against what should be a simple chunnin or even Jounin was unreal. This time when he hit, he felt himself hit from the right side ,.both attacks were just a diversion. Itachi took the attack and turned throwing him away, after using a speed combo on the youngster as he lose the edge of the demon chakra.
Itachi looked over at the treat, if he was no going to join he had to be taken out, it was a simple as that, the boy posed to much of a danger to be allowed to live, now. His use of his sharingan had taken a lot out of him, but he had more than enough to kill a simple chunnin or even jounin level shinobi like Naruto. The effects of the demon chakra over, Itachi knew that he could take him out no problem. He did some hand seals, and prepared his finisher for the boy, Fire release, grand fireball jutsu, he called out as he sent a fireball at Naruto.
Naruto looked up at the attack and he knew he had nowhere to go, that it was over, that he had failed, and he felt horrible, but he at least tried, and at least he would go out in a honorable way as it were. He looked up and closed his eyes preparing for the end mentally, wishing his friends nothing but the best in their life. As he closed his eyes, he did see what happened, he could feel that it was taking a long time to die for some reason, so he opened up his eyes to see what had happened.
In front of him was none other than the Hokage himself Jiraya, looking towards the Itachi Uchiha. Jiraiya had his eyes focused on Itachi s feet gave Naruto a thumbs up, which caused Naruto to smile softly. His sensei had came to help him out.
"Well now, what do we have here," Jiraiya said after he had kicked the fireball into the sky, looking right at En.
"Well, to be honest, nothing much, Lord Hokage," Itachi replied looking and preparing himself for this, he had used the Sharingan twice and he knew who he was now against, and he knew a long fight was not now needed in this situation. He took deep breath, Grand fireball barrage, Itachi called out sending wood from the ground which managed to pulled away Jiraya's focus to allow Itachi to escaped the battlefield leaving.
Jiraya looked in the direction that Itachi, had gone in for a split second, and knew that this group would be back to the village, he went over and picked up his student, and carried him into the hospital, he was proud of him. He had stood up for himself, and had fought on a level that was above his own. He didn't win, but that didn't matter, this fight would teach the boy much, Jiraiya thought to himself as the boy was taken to a room to be treated for his injuries, mostly caused by the demon chakra usage, but also by the two great combo attacks Itachi had hit him with. Naruto was out of it, unaware of everything as he body went about the process of healing itself, he was just sure he had managed to protect the hospital, and thus protect Temari. That meant to him, it was a successful mission to him.
