Naruto's Rebel Yell
Chapter Twenty Nine: Fire and Shadow
Disclaimer: I do now own the Naruto characters. My friend owns the plot. I do however type the story and post for him. Remember comments are appreciated ^o^
"Surrender Naruto and I might let you and that worthless girl live!"
"Who are you calling worthless you ugly skank!" So far Naruto and Sakura had dodged the net cast by Olivier forcing her to cast a new net spell.
"FREE ME!" The Blue Dragon roared.
"How can we trust him?" asked Sakura.
"We can't. He'd probably just eat us."
Only darkness and shadows now in the depths of the quarry. The only light came from the body of Sasuke as Olivier sapped his chakra at a ravenous pace.
"That witch is using Sasuke as if he were a battery," said Sakura angrily.
"How much more can Sasuke take?"
"Not much."
They saw their teammate begin to wither like a plant near a raging fire.
"We need to lure her out of Sasuke," said Sakura.
"How?"
"Decoy."
"I don't like the sound of that. You want either you or me to be a sacrificial goat for that hag to take possession of."
"It's the only way."
"I'll do it," Naruto nearly leapt from their precarious perch but Sakura stopped him.
"No you don't. If the Nin possessed you she would possess the power of the Nine Tails. Then nothing will stop her. I'll go."
Sakura jumped out before Naruto could stop her.
"Hey! Olivier! It looks like you're losing steam!"
"Silence Brat! I have more than enough chakra." Olivier tried to summon another net but the ropes faded as soon as they appeared.
"You're nothing, you know that!" shouted Sakura. "You're just a parasite leaching off the power of others!"
"How dare you! A commoner from an insignificant village!" With great effort she summoned a ball of flame. She twisted and molded until the ball became a horse. The Nin leapt on the back of the fiery steed.
"I'll burn you alive!" Olivier drove the horse down the side of the quarry but Sasuke's power was all but spent. The flames sputtered and died as the horse evaporated. The Nin fell screaming to the bottom.
"Sasuke!" Sakura ran to where he fell.
"She's still in love with that clown." Naruto muttered. He followed Sakura down to the bottom of Stony brook.
The body of Sasuke lay broken and smoldering. A dying ember in the midst of shadows. Sakura cradled his bloodied head in her lap.
"How is he Sakura? Is he still alive."
Sakura did not answer. She started to hum to herself.
"Sakura, didn't you hear me? What happened to the Nin?"
Sakura stopped humming.
"I know what you're thinking Naruto. That I love only Sasuke. But that's not true. I'm in love with you."
Naruto's heart skipped a beat, his throat as dry as if he had gone through flames.
"D..do you mean that Sakura?"
"Yes." Sakura laid Sasuke's head down on the ground and stood up.
In the dimness Naruto could make out the radiant smile that lit Sakura's face. She held her arms out wide to embrace Naruto. Finally, Naruto's only love would be his.
"THUD!" A dragon's tail now separated Naruto from Sakura.
"DON'T BE A FOOL! THAT GIRL IS NOW POSSESSED BY THE NIN!"
A/N: Noooooo cliffhanger T-T Can't wait to find out what happens next ^o^
