Chapter 36
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Hinata stared into the blood red eyes of Makaze. She saw his face moving towards hers and had no illusions as to his intent.
"D-don't." Hinata said softly in fear. She was injured, her eyes hurt and she was now facing off against a demonized version of her boyfriend. Hinata was in need of help.
"Now, now. No reason to fear Hinata-chan. Just do what comes naturally." Makaze said with the same dark smile as his lips came within an inch of hers.
"Okay." Hinata said in a soft tone as she seemingly relaxed and stopped struggling.
'I knew she wouldn't be able to resist me.' Makaze thought darkly to Naruto, who was still attempting to regain control.
Makaze suddenly felt an intense pain and fell forward with a snarl of pain. Hinata jumped back and began to run away. She had simply done what had come naturally to her when faced with an overzealous man that didn't take no for an answer. (an. If you don't know what I am talking about then….too bad.)
'I've got to find Shino and Haku-san. They will be able to help me get Naruto-kun back to normal.' Hinata thought as she continued to race through the trees. She came to a stop in a clearing that must have been the sight of where Naruto had fought Kane. She saw Naruto's sword on the ground and slowly walked over to pick it up. She felt a brief rush of sensation but was unable to ponder it when she heard a voice that sent chills down her spine.
"That wasn't very nice Hinata-chan."
Hinat slowly turned and saw Makaze standing behind her with a casual stance. The gleam in his eyes hadn't lessened at all. If anything it had actually increased.
"I love that fire inside of you. It makes you all the more beautiful to me." Makaze said as he confidently walked towards her. His grin was that of a predator's when they had found exactly what they wanted to devour.
"Stay back!" Hinata said with more strength than she felt.
Makaze's smile dimmed when his eyes landed on the sword held in Hinata's hands.
"Put that down." Makaze said with a snarl.
Hinata was confused as to his change in demeanor. One minute he was confident and relaxed, and now he was angry and defensive. Hinata may not have been able to use her byakugan but she didn't need it to see that Makaze was very wary and maybe even slightly afraid of the blade.
'But why?' Hinata thought in confusion. She was ripped from her thoughts when she looked up and saw that Makaze was right in front of her. Before she could say or do anything he grabbed the blade from her hand and threw it behind him into the woods. He grimaced as he saw the severe burns that had appeared on his hand when he had grabbed the blade.
'At least it's no longer a problem.' Makaze thought as he noticed the burns were not healing, despite the demonic chakra circulating through his system. If anything the burns were becoming more severe.
'Curse that blade.' Makaze thought in anger. However, his expression changed when he saw that Hinata was running away again.
"Hidden Shadow Snakes." He calmly said.
Hinata found her progress arrested by the serpents that had wrapped around her chest and arms. She could do nothing but struggle in vain as she was hauled back to the demonic genin.
"I must say that this game of cat and mouse have been entertaining. However, I believe that the time for games is over, Hinata-chan." Makaze said as he brought her face to face with him.
"Aburame Style: Spider entrapment Jutsu!"
Makaze was slightly surprised and very annoyed when a mass of translucent strands of silk wrapped around him. He turned his head slightly and stared at Shino and Haku.
"You realize that you were interrupting something don't you Shino?" Makaze asked in an irritated tone.
"Naruto?" Haku asked in confusion when faced with the transformed ninja.
"Not quite." Makaze responded as he tested the strength of the strands. They seemed too made of spider silk, which was known for its incredible tensile strength.
"Who are you?" Shino asked as he stared long and hard at the transformed ninja.
"Let's just say that Naruto has a few unresolved issues that he hasn't yet dealt with." Makaze said in a calm tone. He didn't at all seem to be worried about his current predicament.
"Let Hinata go." Haku said as she pulled out a few senbon needles.
Makaze simply canceled his jutsu and Hinata feel to the ground in a groan of pain. Haku rushed over and began to bandage her wounds.
"I have nothing against you Shino. However, you had better release me." Makaze said with his smile leaving his face. His expression hardened and Shino could see that he had finally started taking his and Haku's presence seriously.
"I don't think so." Shino said with a frown. He had no intention of allowing Makaze the freedom he sought. There was no telling what would happen.
"Very well." Makaze said as his chakra flared. With a grunt of exertion he was able to unleash a wave of chakra strong enough to push the incalculable number of strands from his body. He then moved away before being snared again. Even with his strength, breaking the strands would have taken far more chakra then he was willing to spend.
Shino was shocked by Makaze's move but refused to show it. He moved in front of Haku, who by this point had finished bandaging Hinata, and a swarm of his insects appeared. He commanded them to stay close as he wanted to see Makaze's next move. For his part Makaze seemed to simply observe them for a moment before his began to speak in a confident tone again.
"Team eight. I must say that this is quite a unique way to make my introduction." Makaze said as he crossed his arms. His smirk was back on his face and while he spoke to them as a whole, his eyes stayed focused on Hinata the entire time.
"Who are you?" Hinata asked in confusion and a bit of anger. She did not appreciate Makaze's earlier attempts at a kiss, nor his apparent refusal to answer their questions.
"I am Makaze, the embodiment of all of Naruto's dark feelings and emotions that he suppressed over his traumatic life." Makaze said seriously.
"What?" Haku asked in surprise.
"I hate to repeat myself." Makaze said as he walked towards them.
"Stay back!" Haku commanded as she threw senbon at his pressure points.
"You have no need to panic. Simply stand aside and allow me and Hinata some time alone. Afterwards we can continue on with the mission." Makaze said as he sidestepped and avoided the senbon.
"Why do you want Hinata? And what do you mean about the mission? Why do you care?" Shino asked as he sent a horde of insects towards Makaze.
"I thought you were the smart one." Makaze said as he simply flared his chakra.
The insects were not willing to eat such tainted chakra and most flew back to Shino. The few that landed on Makze were either burned off or dropped dead from consuming the demonic chakra. Makaze's smile widened as he rushed towards Shino. He had no quarrel with Shino and Haku. He was governed by Naruto's feeling to a degree and Naruto had never had a dark thought about his two friends. Makaze could also make his own decisions when he was in control and he himself didn't have a problem with them. However, there was a saying about coming between a predator and his mate. Unfortunately, Shino and Haku were between Makaze and the one he considered his mate, Hinata.
"Ninja Art: Mud Wall Jutsu." Shino said as a large wall of earth appeared in front of him. He was loathe to hurt his friend but he knew that there was little choice.
Makaze smiled as he saw the new obstacle. He could move around it, but where was the fun in that? Makaze punched the wall, smashing it to pieces with little effort and continued through. However, Makaze didn't recognize the wall for what it truly was, a trap.
"Ninja art: Ice Daggers!"
Makaze's smile left his face as he was hit with multiple shards of ice. He jumped back and allowed his healing ability to repair his damaged body. Shino and Haku pressed their advantage and attacked. Hinata was too injured to truly be of help and they didn't want her too close to Makaze.
"This is pointless. I have nothing against you two. I actually respect you, which is saying something. Stop now before I decide that you have lost that small bit of respect." Makaze said with a frown as they continued to attack him.
Not heeding his words, Shino and Haku assaulted Makaze. Makaze seemed content to simply dodge until his expression darkened. He grabbed Haku's fist, stopping her punch to his face and brought her to him, slamming his knee into her chest. Haku let out a strained gasp of pain and the breath left her body and Makaze threw her away from him. Shino's expression darkened considerably and his assault on Makaze doubled. However, Shino simply didn't have the strength or speed to match up with the demon boy and he ended up on his back when Makaze swept his knees out from underneath him. Makaze's confident look returned and a sick smile appeared on his face. He slammed his foot down into Shino's chest. Shino let out a cry of pain as he felt one of his ribs break under the pressure. Confident that Shino was out of his hair, at least temporarily, Makaze turned to see that Haku had gotten to her feet.
"You'll pay for that!" Haku shouted in anger at Shino's pain.
"I doubt that. Stay down and I won't have to do worse." Makaze said with a smile. He didn't truly enjoy hurting either of them, but he did enjoy a fight, regardless as to his opponents.
"Sorry can't do that!" Haku said as she pulled out a scroll and released Zabuza's sword.
Makaze's eyes widened in surprise and then a gleeful look came to his face. He knew that this fight was about to get much more interesting. Haku attacked Makaze in anger. Her strikes were swift and powerful. Makaze's smile never left his face, even as he was occasionally hit by the blade. Annoyed at his seemingly happy expression, Haku redoubled her efforts to seriously injury the ninja. She knew about Naruto's healing factor and was confident that he would be fine after she finished slicing Makaze up. Harming Shino was the one way to make the gentle tide that was Haku turn into a tidal wave of rage.
Makaze was surprised by her increase in speed and ferocity and knew that she was coming at him without care of Naruto's well being.
'Interesting.' Makaze thought as he ducked under a swing from the sword. He had no time to counter attack as she swung her body with the blade and was already in position to hit him with a mule kick to the chest. Makaze grunted in annoyance as he took a step backward. Haku completed her spin and swung the flat of the sword toward him. Makaze would have evaded had he been able to.
"Spider entrapment!"
Makaze was surprised when he was once again snared by Shino's spider webs. He had no time to even brace himself as Haku smashed him in the side with the flat of the sword. Makaze was sent flying through a tree.
"Shino-kun!" Haku said in relief and concern as he limped towards her. His chest was killing him, but he was still conscious.
"I'm alright Haku-chan." He said with a strained smile.
Haku gave him a brief hug before they separated at the sound of laughter.
"Very good!" Makaze said as he appeared in front of them. His right arm and leg seemed to be in bad condition, but before their eyes, they saw the bones reset and he regained their full mobility.
"As a duo you two actually have given me quite a fight. Unfortunately it's time to end this." Makaze said as he walked towards them. Makaze stopped when Hinata stood beside them.
"You will not hurt my friends." She said furiously as she held a kunai with her good arm.
"Hinata, you aren't in any condition to fight him." Haku stated in concern.
"I know." Was the ice user's response.
Makaze's smile never dimmed as he rushed towards them once again. They all prepared themselves for the fight but were far from prepared for Makaze's next move.
"Ninja art: Piercing Darkness!" Makaze yelled as all three of them were surrounded in a dome of darkness. So complete was the darkness that they couldn't even see their comrade a few inches beside them.
"Now let's have some fun!" Makaze yelled from the darkness. All three ninja were stunned at the technique as none of them had ever experienced it themselves.
Shino released his insect in hopes that they would be able to alert him to Makaze's position. However, what Shino did not count on was that Makaze knew that Shino would send his insects. When not in control, Makaze could only be an observer as Naruto lived his life. Makaze spent days on end learning all there was to know about the people that Naruto associated with. He felt that this would better prepare him for the day that he assumed total control over their shard body. With this knowledge, Makaze attacked Shino first. Shino had no warning before he felt a massive amount of pain in his already damaged ribs. He was unable to even cry out before the pain from another broken rib caused him to lose consciousness.
Haku felt that she had the best chance out of the three ninja of finding Makaze. His technique was no different than the hidden mist jutsu to her and she was an expert in the silent killing style, just as Zabuza was. However, what surprised her was that this technique did not only affect her eye-sight. She couldn't explain it but it was as if all her senses were being distorted.
'I understand now! This jutsu is truly powerful!'Haku thought as she realized the true power behind the piercing darkness technique. It affected all of a person's senses except for touch. While a person caught in the technique would undoubtedly notice the lack of eyesight, they would most likely not notice the subtle distortions of their other senses. Even now as Haku turned in the direction that Shino had been in when the jutsu was activated, she couldn't help but feel that she was looking in the wrong direction. The insect she kept with her alerted to her that Shino had lost consciousness. Truthfully, the only reason the insect was able to communicate with her at all was because it was on her person.
Haku had no more time to think about the shockingly powerful jutsu before she felt a savage punch hit her in the face. She cried out as she flew backward, though she knew that Shino was unconscious and Hinata was incapable of hearing her with this technique activated. She suddenly felt herself being lifted up. While she was aware that Makaze was holding her up by her shirt no more than a few inches off of the ground, the technique made it feel as if she was hundreds of feet off of the ground. It was disconcerting to say the least.
"You put up a good fight, time to say goodnight." Makaze said before he slammed his knee into her chest and finished with a powerful strike to the back of her head.
As Haku crumpled into unconsciousness, Makaze looked over to the last standing member of team eight. Makaze calmly stalked towards her, ever the predator and marveled at the technique still in use.
'You have no idea just how powerful this technique is Naruto.' He thought as he slowly approached Hinata.
The Piercing Darkness did indeed take away an opponent's sight due to the dome of darkness that surrounded them. However, this was not the full extent of the technique's ability. It could also warp an enemies other senses. It did take much more concentration and chakra to affect smell or sound or even the perception of things, but Makaze had plenty of chakra to spare and his concentration was already beyond normal. Having to keep Naruto bound for so long inside their mind required a massive amount of concentration and will.
Hinata looked around in confusion. She was prepared for the loss of sight as Naruto told her and Shino about the technique. However, she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. She had heard nothing from Shino or Haku since the technique had begun.
'Naruto-kun never said anything about other senses being affected.' Hinata thought in a small amount of fear.
"And then there was one."
Hinata jumped back and threw her kunai behind her. She was surprised that she had not noticed Makaze's presence behind her. Even now she couldn't tell where he would strike from. She was sure that she had missed with the kunai and knew that he was still somewhere in the darkness. Hinata couldn't help the fear that spread through her. Makaze had an obvious attraction to her and it seemed that Hinata was now on her own.
"You seem afraid Hinata-chan. Why do you fear me? I don't plan to hurt you." Makaze's voice said from somewhere in the all encompassing darkness.
"Stay away from me! You aren't Naurto-kun! You are just using his body!" Hinata cried out as she pulled out another kunai.
"Of course I'm not Naruto. I'm something better. As I told you I come from all of the dark feelings that Naruto always suppressed or denied. There are two emotions that fuel me currently. Normally they are hate and anger, but right now the ones most powerful are lust and obsession." Makaze said in a soft but chilling voice that was filled with an emotion that caused Hinata to nearly drop her weapon in fear.
"Hello there." Makaze whispered onto Hinata's neck from behind her. Hinata attempted to jump away in shock and fear; however Makaze's arms wrapped around her, pinning her arms to her sides. The piercing darkness technique dispersed and Hinata saw the unconscious bodies of both Shino and Haku in front of her. She turned her head slightly and was face to face with Makaze.
"Together at last." Makaze said softly as he nuzzled into Hinata's neck and took in her sent. He either didn't notice, or didn't care when she shivered against the contact.
"You don't know how long I have waited for this." Makaze said as he placed a small kiss on neck.
Hinata was torn between feeling terrified and feeling disgusted. While her body was well aware that the body of her boyfriend was hugging onto her intimately, her mind refused to allow herself to forget who was in control of the body and that kept her mind clear.
Had Naruto been in control however….well that's a different story.
Makaze released Hinata, but before she could think about doing anything, he turned her towards him and kissed her. The difference between Makaze and Naruto could be summed up in the way each of them kissed. To Hinata, Naruto's kiss was full of care, love, and affection. If she had to give a description of it she would say that it was like the warm feeling that slowly spreads through one's body when the sun is out and the rays beam down upon you. Makaze's kiss was full of raw, unadulterated passion. It was like being too close to a fire. You would get warm, but you would also be burnt by the intensity. Naruto extruded control while Makaze intentionally decided not to use it. Makaze was the equivalent of a wild predator, ruled by his instincts with little regard for those that he didn't consider of any importance.
"Hello Makaze."
Makaze released Hinata, thinking nothing of her disgusted expression, and turned to look behind him. Before him was the mysterious man who always seemed to appear when least expected. Hinata was frozen in place at the appearance of the new figure and backed away towards her fallen comrades hoping to reawaken them before Makaze's focus once again fell upon her.
"So you finally appear. I was wondering if you were around here. So let me guess, you want to help Naruto regain control." Makaze said with a smile of accomplishment. When he had kissed Hinata, he had felt Naruto's rage and hatred within their mind. However, Makaze had been able to barely hold onto his control, which led him to believe that he would be able to remain in control for good.
"Of course. If you would be so kind as to allow him control again, that would be appreciated." The mysterious man said in a jovial tone.
"Not going to happen." Makaze said as he flared his chakra.
"Oh. That's unfortunate. I really didn't want to force the issue so soon." The man said in a tone that seemed to be less directed at Makaze as it was towards himself.
"Whatever you have planned won't work. He doesn't have the will to defeat me. I will rip you to pieces and finally discover you identity." Makaze said as he rushed headlong towards the figure.
"My identity? Oh that's simple." The man said as he easily dodged Makaze's swift and powerful blows.
"Oh? Then who are you!" Makaze roared in anger at having the figure continually dodge his fastest blows.
Makaze was about to punch the figure with all of his might when his hand was easily caught. He didn't have time to be shocked by this before he felt an intense pain in his chest. He looked down to see the golden dragon sword impaled directly through his heart.
"Who am I? Well, that is a secret." The man said as Makaze's sight darkened and his body slumped over.
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Makaze's eyes opened and he found himself within the sewers that represented Naruto's mindscape.
'That was annoying.' Makaze thought in irritation. He stood up and looked around. He was surprised that he was alive at all. There were things that not even he could survive and a sword going through his heart was one of them. Shrugging his shoulders he decided to go and see what the fox knew about this.
"What is going on, how did we survive a sword going through my heart?" Makaze asked as he came face to face with the fox.
Kyuubi was lying down and had his eyes closed. He was not asleep; he was deciding whether or not he truly wished to answer. Kyuubi had been around for thousands of years, but he had never been in such a situation as this. He was sealed inside of a human of all things. This human seemed to have some sort of connection with the dragons, something Kyuubi had not seen for a very long time. That this human also had a split persona, which Kyuubi had at first considered amusing, was just another in the long list of strange things that made Naruto Uzumaki a very interesting human, indeed.
The great demon opened his eyes and gazed at the entity that truthfully could be considered the closest thing to a son he would ever have. Makaze's existence came from suppressed, dark emotions that were empowered by Kyuubi's chakra. Unlike Naruto, Makaze constantly used Kyuubi's power making him stronger than his counterpart. Kyuubi was saved from having to decide whether or not to answer Makaze by an unexpected voice.
"Makaze!"
Makaze's and Kyuubi's eyes turned to the voice that could only belong to one person. Naruto was walking down the path towards them with a look of rage on his face.
"Naruto. So how did you enjoy your time in here?" Makaze asked in a mocking tone. He knew why Naruto was upset and planned to rub it in his face.
"You piece of trash! How dare you hurt my friends like that. And for what you did to Hinata-chan…" Naruto said as he visibly trembled with pent up rage.
"Please. If I wanted to really hurt Shino and Haku then they would be either crippled or killed. And as for Hinata…..well what I did is nothing compared to what I'm going to do." Makaze said as his face broke out into a devious smirk. He knew he was pushing Naruto over the edge. He wanted to have the blonde ninja make the mistake of fighting him. Once he defeated Naruto in their mindscape, he would seal him away and permanently rule.
"As much as I would love to hear more of your idiocy, there is something that needs to be addressed." Kyuubi said, finally speaking for the first time.
"And what's that?!" Naruto shouted to the fox. He wanted nothing more than to ripe Makaze's head off.
Kyuubi didn't answer. He simply kept his unwavering stare behind Naruto. Naruto turned to look and saw his sword floating in the air behind him. Makaze visibly tensed and a low growl escaped his throat. Naruto walked over and grabbed his sword from the air. Immediately a blinding flash of light enveloped the entire mindscape and when it had finally dissipated, Naruto and Makaze were gone.
"I wonder what will happen now." Kyuubi said as he turned his head and stared at a certain part of his cage. The normal darkness around Kyuubi wavered and began to brighten. When it finally stopped the fox found himself watching as Naruto and Makaze finally reappeared. They were not in any of the numerous corridors that made up the mindscape that Kyuubi knew of. However, where they were was a moot point as Kyuubi realized that they were going to finally settle their fight over dominance.
"Hmm, interesting." Kyuubi thought as he lay back down and settled into a comfortable position. He felt like he was going to enjoy this fight, and ideally wondered if he should get involved.
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Makaze looked around when the light finally dissipated. It was obvious that he and Naruto had been transported to another part of their mind as they were no longer in front of the cage that held back the fox demon. To Makaze, it seemed like they were in an arena shrouded in darkness. Oh he could see Naruto well enough as the blonde ninja was inspecting their new dwelling as well. However, beyond Naruto, Makaze could see nothing. It was slightly disconcerting to Naruto, but to Makaze it was nothing new.
"You look afraid, Naruto. Have you still not gotten used to the darkness? Don't worry soon you will be trapped here for the rest of our existence. You'll eventually grow accustomed to it as I had too." Makaze said with a sneer.
Naruto stared at his dark counterpart and his eyes darkened once again at the sight of Makaze. His rage at Makaze's actions had not even begun to dim. He wasted no time with words. To Naruto, there was nothing left to say. One of them would leave victorious while the later would forever be bond within their mind.
"You are the darkness that has always dwelled within me." Naruto said as he drew his sword.
"And you are the darkness that has always surrounded me." Makaze replied as his claws extended.
Neither was sure as to what would signal the beginning of the fight. In the end, there was no need for such a signal. Both attacked simultaneously and the fight for dominance had finally begun.
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"Naruto-kun!" Hinata yelled in fear when she saw the body of her boyfriend skewered by his very blade.
The man seemed unconcerned with Hinata's cry of fear. He simply picked up the body and slowly walked over to Hinata. He saw her sorrow and decided to ease her fears.
"His body still lives. As to who will be the one to awaken, well that depends on Naruto." He said calmly.
"Why did you do that?!" Hinata yelled in fury. Her sorrow dissipated at the knowledge that Naruto was alright but her protective streak towards him caused her to be on the verge of a rage induced assault, despite the fact that she was heavily injured and the mysterious man obviously was well above her level.
"This is something Naruto has to deal with now." He said simply as he turned to walk away. He stopped suddenly and turned to look at Hinata.
"I'm glad you awoke from your slumber Hinata. I see my assistance helped you." He said in his usual jovial tone.
"You helped me? Why?" Hinata asked in confusion. Kurenai had failed to tell Hinata as to the specific details about her awakening.
"That is a secret!" He said as he disappeared before her eyes.
Hinata was left dumbfounded for a moment before she shook her head and looked down at the still body of Naruto. Though she knew he lived, her heart almost broke at the sight of him with a sword driven straight through his chest.
"Hinata."
Hinata turned around and saw that Haku and Shino were beginning to awaken. Shino was nearly doubled over in agony from his ribs and Haku hurriedly began to heal him by using what little knowledge she had gained from working in the hospital.
"What happened to Naruto?" Shino asked with a gasp as he saw the state his friend was in. Haku was also visibly pale at the thought that Naruto was no longer amongst the living.
"It's okay Shino-san. Naruto-kun is okay, I think." Hinata said as tears began to fall from her eyes.
Naruto's body may be alright but what about his mind? The thought running through all of their minds was the same. Who would awaken, Naruto or Makaze?
"We need to find the girls and get to their country. We need time to recuperate and figure out what to do next." Haku said as she turned her mind back onto their mission.
Shino gingerly walked towards Naruto and attempted to pull the sword of out his body. He was surprised when a flash of golden chakra flared and struck his hand. He pulled back quickly and held his slightly burnt hand.
"What just happened?" Haku asked in surprise and confusion.
"I have no idea." Shino replied with a deep frown.
Hinata looked surprised as well but she refused to allow the sword to remain in Naruto's body. Mentally preparing herself, Hinata crouched down and slowly brought her hand towards the handle of the sword.
"Be careful Hinata." Shino said as he allowed Haku to wrap his hand.
Hinata didn't reply as she attempted to grasp the pummel. They were all surprised when her hand gently rested on the handle of the sword without any noticeable response from the blade. She pulled the sword free, wincing at the sounds it made. Finally she was able to stand with the sword in her hands. She was surprised to notice that it had not a single drop of blood on it. She sheathed the blade into Naruto belt and slowly stepped aside so that Haku could pick him up. Hinata would have liked to have kept Naruto with her, but she knew that his extra weight would be too much for her to handle. Already the adrenaline of the fights was beginning to fade and she was becoming very sore and tired. Shino was not in any better shape than she was, thought he hid it better. Out of the three, Haku was the one who was the least damaged, but her chakra was very low.
They all needed a good long break. They all moved to pick up the sisters and get to their country.
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Here's chapter 36! Makaze vs Naruto! Who will win? Will Kyuubi step in for either of them? What awaits team eight as they finally reach Emi and Ami's country? That is a secret! Till next time, Kyuubi123 out!