Naruto knew that he had to find the bastard before it was too late. He just had to find him before the asshole could get away. Yet, how was he to find someone that could very well be in hiding right now in the first place? He had just seemed to have disappeared from the world so to speak after Menma had been blasted away from them. It was rather odd of that to happen, yet maybe he was still closer to them than he thinks since, Kazumi was still around. The future hasn't been changed yet, he at least had that basic concept of Time-Travel.
Before he knew what was going on, he felt something kick him in the head, sending him flying away from his family and the body of Menma. Yelping from the shock, Naruto couldn't help but look up in shock only to narrow his blue orbs at the very demon that he had wanted to kill. "Gaidoku." He growled out before jumping up to his feet. Okay, he won't lie that kick hurt, but it had pushed him away from his family.
"Now, is the moment of truth. I win, you are mine to control." He chuckled softly, his smile seemed rather cocky to the fox demon. It seemed as if he knew that he was going to win already, yet he knew that was pointless. There was no way, in all damn hell, that he would allow Gaidoku to win this fight.
"You won't win you son of a bitch." Bit out Naruto with a growl.
"What makes you think that you can beat me?" asked Gaidoku, his head tilting to the side, smirk still in place.
"I have people I care about too much to allow them to live in a nightmare… no, in hell." Naruto vowed before he rushed forward and pulled out his sword and went to strike. Though it seemed that the Poison Demon had seen this coming, for he had also pulled out a sword from what seemed to be out of nowhere. Where he kept a sword, Naruto didn't know, nor did he gave two shits about it. Narrowing his eyes, Naruto knew that he would have to make sure not to get cut.
If the sword was anything like its wielder, then there was a good chance that it could poison Naruto without much effort.
Breathing deeply, Naruto rushed toward Gaidoku, raising his sword as he went to strike downward, only for the other demon to easily block it without much effort. Damn it. He was much better at a sword than he thought. He must have trained hard for this day if the need arose.
Quickly, he spun around and slashed his sword at the Poison Demon's side, and managed to at least cut his shirt. Damn, not a drop of blood had been spilt. What was it about how he couldn't land a single hit on him? Or at least, not land a flesh wound. He'd have to think of something to drop his guard, it wasn't his style though he'd may have to fight dirty.
Quickly, his tails swayed out behind him, mostly he did that to help him with his balance, though he had yet to use his tails in this kind of method, but it was better than nothing.
Tightening his hold on his sword, Naruto swung his sword, only for it to be blocked once again. Gaidoku retaliated and swung his sword as well toward Naruto. Yet, the fox saw this coming and quickly bent backward, his tail stopping him from falling onto his back and his other tails to help him roll along them and his feet before sending a kick to the Poison Demon's chest.
Gaidoku coughed from the pain before backing up. The kick itself had managed to send him stumbling on his feet but he didn't fall. Naruto took this chance and rushed. Holding onto his sword with one hand, he swung, it missed. But he used the opening that was given to him to send in a punch to the Poison Demon's face. Gaidoku yelped from shock before he stumbled onto his back. Using this moment, Naruto jumped into the air and went to impale his enemy. Yet, it seemed that it wasn't meant to be.
Gaidoku had rolled out of the way and managed to push himself back onto his feet. Narrowing his eyes at the fox demon, he said "Interesting, using your own tails as a way to keep your balance. I don't believe anyone in your family has ever tried this. Or maybe, you do not use it for a good reason." Well, there was a reason. Yes, Fox Demons need their tail's to help them keep their balance, no matter if they were in human form or not. Yes, they could heal many wounds but a severed limb, was one thing that they could never heal. Once their tails have been cut off, they won't grow back and their balance is hard to keep until they have adjusted to it. Even then, balance would always be an issue.
Using his tails like this, if not careful, would make it possible, no, more plausible to have them either cut, or removed. Naruto knew this risk, but he had no choice in the matter. He had to do this, for his future and for the lives of his family.
"I'll do whatever I have to in order to stop you!" shouted Naruto before he rushed forward. Gaidoku, smirked before he charged as well. Swords clashed, the sounds of steel scraping against steel echoed through the silence of battle. No one knew who it was that was going to win, but they knew that the very future depends on Naruto's win.
Naruto growled softly. This fight was going nowhere, sure he got some hits in but that was about it. He had yet to really wound his enemy. There had to be a better way to this but what? Holding his sword in one hand once again, Naruto swung his sword, Gaidoku dodged and swung his own blade at Naruto. Yet, he still used both hands to hold onto the hilt of his weapon. Naruto, his weapon can be used with either one, or both hands.
'I'll have to thank dad for all those lessons with one handed swords.' thought Naruto before he spun his body around, sword with his body as he managed to slash across Gaidoku's chest. The sound of the man's cries of pain echoed in his ears. The smell of his blood reaching his nose almost made him want to retch. Yet, he had managed to wound him, he was starting to get an idea of how to beat him, though he was only guessing this was the case.
Once he swung his sword, he still left himself open, even for a split of a second, it would have to do. Yet, Gaidoku was smart, he'd think of other ways to block him soon enough.
Taking a deep breath, hoping to calm his nerves enough to prepare himself for another attack. Gaidoku slashed his sword, Naruto spinning on his heels and slapping the other man in the face with his nine tails. Man, he wondered if that had hurt worse than being slapped by a woman. Ha, he wanted to laugh at the Poison Demon.
Gaidoku seemed stunned, Naruto took that change to throw in some hits. He spun his tails, jabbing them at the demon. Managing to cut and slice up his clothes and skin. Shoulders bled, as did his arms and legs. Maybe his abdomen. He couldn't be sure, it happened all so fast that he almost didn't, or couldn't react.
Taking a deep breath, Naruto wasn't sure if he had somehow finished off the Poison Demon, not sure if Gaidoku was even dead. But, he had a feeling that he wouldn't be that easy to kill.
"Interesting that you have managed to use your tails like this. As if you have done this for many years instead of just recently. You are unpredictable." Gaidoku said as he pushed himself back up onto his feet. His eyes held a bit of an insane gleam to them. Making Naruto want to look away from the insanity of the man before him.
Had this man really lost what was left of his sanity yet, still keeping somewhat of a calm head about himself? That made him more dangerous for sure, though he knew that he had to do something in order to stop him once and for all. Though, sadly that plan was still empty as of yet. He wasn't sure if he had the energy to use that one move that he had learned in his training, but he knew that he had to pick the right time to use it, if the time ever arose.
Before he knew what was happening, Gaidoku rushed forward and thrust his sword out, Naruto managed to block it and push the sword down to his side. Only to hear a snicker from his opponent. The young Fox Demon turned and gave his enemy a confused look, only for the Poison Demon to smirk. "You fool."
"What?" was all Naruto was able to get out before Gaidoku flicked his wrists, knocking both blades out of their grasps with a quick movement. Both swords went flying and landed in the dirt, only for Gaidoku's blade to vanish, while Naruto's still remained in its true form, yet away from its master's grasp. 'Damn it all! Why did he do that?!' thought Naruto before he turned his head to stare at his enemy, only to yelp as he was punched in the face.
Naruto felt himself go flying, his mind in a slight haze from the force of the hit yet he still knew that he couldn't allow himself to lose like this! Okay, yeah he shouldn't have given Gaidoku the first hit but damn it all. That move he just pulled with their swords had shocked him and caused him to lose his focus for the time being. Acting quickly, he thrust his hand outward and a gust of wind blew out from his palm as it started to slow down his fall until he landed back on his feet.
Turning his head, he saw that Gaidoku had already rushed forward, acting without thinking, he managed to block the other man's attack. Holding Gaidoku's hand down before spinning around and using his elbow into the other man's face. Gaidoku yelped and backed up as he held his face only to glare. Charging, both men blocked the other's hit, throwing punches and kicks. Yet, no one could get a hit in. Not much of one anyway.
Growling, Naruto spread his tails out, using one of them to grab Gaidoku and throw him into the air. Holding his hands downward, their palms facing the ground before lifting his hands upward, palms facing the sky now as he had turned his wrists. Wind started to soar through the sky yet, he had managed to sharpen it to be as sharp as a blade, or, maybe even as sharp as his claws while he was in his Ultimate Weapon Form.
Gaidoku screamed though he still didn't die. Once he hit the ground, Naruto charged and went to bring in the finishing blow, yet before he could manage to land a hit on him, it seems that Gaidoku had other plans, for he had rolled out of the way, spinning on his palms before hitting the Fox Demon in the head. Naruto yelped, before he could react, Gaidoku managed to trip him, causing the other man to land hard on his back with a grunt of pain.
Naruto tried to push himself back up, but he couldn't manage it for Gaidoku had managed to pin him to the ground. Naruto knew that he was done for at this rate, yet he couldn't think clearly. The fall had made him hit the back of his head, and pain started to seep into him. "To think, you were so close to beating me, yet you couldn't even do that!" Naruto groaned before opening his eyes, vision blurred as he saw that Gaidoku was getting ready to finish him. Or at the very least to knock him out.
Without thinking, Naruto moved his fingers toward Gaidoku, the wind knocking off the Poison Demon. Gaidoku yelped from the surprise of the attack, Naruto managed to push himself up, breathing heavily. Damn, it was a lot harder to take this guy down, though Naruto knew that he would have to be careful. Everything was still blurry, his vision would most likely be like this for a few more seconds before his mind cleared.
Taking a deep breath, the young man knew that this would get tougher, but this tough? Damn. Narrowing his eyes into slits, Naruto let out a mighty roar as if he was about to transform into his Ultimate Weapon Form once more, yet he didn't bring himself too. Rushing forward, claws out as he went to slash at his enemy. The one that would have destroyed his future. Gaidoku managed to dodge, using his own claws and slash at Naruto across the face, it only nicked his cheek, though Naruto's eyes almost seemed to glow before he managed ram his claws into the other man's chest, right where his lung would be. Sure, the other man would be able to heal that without much trouble, sort of. His demon blood would allow himself to heal, as would his own chakra. Yet, it would be a slow and painful process.
Gaidoku coughed up blood from the attack, he glared at Naruto as he said "You son of a bitch, do you know how long that will take to heal?!"
"Think I give a shit you asshole?! I'm going to make sure you suffer before I kill you!" Naruto shouted, ripping his hand from the man's lung before he went to stab the man in the head with his claws. Hoping that would have been enough to kill him, though it seemed that Gaidoku seen that coming. Naruto saw that Gaidoku was starting to become desperate, his movements were rather quick and without a proper plan. It seemed that he hadn't expected Naruto to be able to get this close, or to wound him like he had. "I hope you die a slow and painful death!" shouted Naruto.
Gaidoku's eyes started to widen, darting his gaze left and right as he went to think of a way to run away. No, there was no way that he would allow the bastard to escape! Rushing, Naruto threw a punch at the Poison Demon, then a kick. Gaidoku, with a hole in his lung caused him to slow down in his movements. Breathing deeply, the young man glared at the Fox Prince, yet Naruto could still sense the panic in his chakra. "You can't win!" shouted Gaidoku.
"Funny, I was about to say the same to you." Naruto said with a smirk before he thrust himself forward and shot out a fire ball, it hit Gaidoku in the shoulder, causing him to cry out from the pain. Naruto managed to get some more hits in, though it still wasn't enough yet, he knew that he still had a long way to go.
He'd need to use that move after all. Yet, he knew that he couldn't do that yet. Gaidoku would still find a way to escape so he could live another day. If he was allowed to live, then there was a chance that he would only come back with a better plan. He couldn't allow that to happen. No, he'd have to break the man's legs or at least stun him so he wouldn't be able to move anymore.
Without thinking, Naruto thrust out two of his tails, the tips blazing with fire as they slammed into the flesh of Gaidoku's legs. The man screamed from the pain as it coursed through him. There was no way that he would allow the man to escape. "Hope you enjoyed your time with life Gaidoku, because this is the end for you." Smirked Naruto as he held his hand back as he got ready to unleash his ultimate attack. Sure, he was still thinking of a name for it, but he didn't really think much of it.
"No! I shouldn't lose! I had made sure that everything was thought out carefully so I could obtain the Ultimate Weapon!" shouted the now panicking man, his eyes wide with fear as he was now face to face with his death. The scent of fear clung to him, stinging the fox's nose like an old wet blanket. Normally, demons can tolerate the stench of fear, in some weird sickening way, it would excite them of their victory. Yet, the scent from the Poison Demon, no, it made Naruto sick to his stomach, though for a different reason. He wasn't fighting just for the thrill of a challenge, he was fighting to save the world, his family, those dear to his heart. A true battle, had honour, yet Gaidoku had none of that and that much was clear. He played dirty, he used tricks to get what he wanted in the hopes of gaining his goals in life.
That was far from honourable.
This was the end, the end of Gaidoku and Naruto would make sure of that. He was going to finish this, here and now. No matter what, he would make sure that this would be the end of the Poison Demon lineage.
"You should feel honoured Gaidoku." Naruto began, causing the demon to stare at him in confusion. "You are going to be the first person to feel the force of my new attack. I had only used it once in training, but you will feel the full force of its power." Naruto declared as his eyes glowed a deep crimson as he began to unleash his demonic energy for his attack.
Turning his gaze, Naruto saw his sword not too far away from him. Using one of his tails, he reached over and grabbed it before holding it back in his hand. "Now, normally I don't kill someone who is unarmed, but…" Turning his angry expression to the shaking man, he snarled "I'll make the acceptation with you for the things you've done in the past." The sword started to glow with the swirling of Naruto's chakra. Red and green started to swirl around and within the blade as a red barrier started to form around him.
He knew that he had yet to fully master this, yet this time he wasn't angry. No, Naruto did indeed look angry yet he was keeping a cool head about himself this time around. The barrier formed a giant Rasengan, much like it had before during his training. Whipping of wind surrounded the orb of the Rasengan as Naruto held his sword back before he prepared himself to charge.
The wind whipped itself around Naruto as if to keep his enemies at bay, while the big, glowing Rasengan that had acted like a shield would keep him safe from those who would get too close to him. His power oozed much like last time, yet it didn't seem to be attacking him this time around. In fact, it almost seemed as if it was helping him, shielding him from the dust clouds that had started to form, keeping anyone else out of harm's way by keeping them at bay. Or, at least those who meant the world to him, the attack wouldn't harm those dear to his heart.
As for Gaidoku, he was panicking, trying to crawl away so he could get away from all of this madness and so he could continue to live. Yet, it seemed that wouldn't be the case. Turning to stare at Naruto, he saw that the man was closing in on him and fast. There was no mistaken it, he was going to die. Yet, he had one more trick up his sleeve that he had been doing all this time. At least, he had one more plan in store for Naruto that would take him down, once and for all, even if Naruto would be able to kill him, there was no hope for Naruto after this. None at all.
Naruto let out a battle cry as he shouted out "Burning Inferno Rasen-Blade!" The red orb soon started to seep into his sword, as did the winds that had once protected him. The power knew what it had to do, in order to keep their master, their wielder safe from any and all harm. Swinging the blade, Naruto slashed at Gaidoku's body, only to frown as he heard the man laugh with his insanity.
"You may have defeated me Naruto, but if I go down, you're coming with me!" Gaidoku's body exploded from the sheer power that Naruto's sword had unleashed, causing Naruto to go flying a few feet, heels skidding on the dirt as he halted himself from going further. What had he meant by that? What did he mean that he was going down with Gaidoku? It just didn't make any kind of sense to him.
Shrugging to himself, Naruto turned and smiled as he saw Hinata and Kazumi rushing toward him. He didn't see Menma's body anymore, so he assumed that the future had finally been changed for the better. Smiling to himself, he started to walk on over to his family, wanting to join them at long last.
"Naruto!" cried Hinata with joy in her voice as she rushed to her husband as quickly as she could.
"Dad, you did it!" shouted Kazumi, he could faintly make out tears streaming down her face as she rushed to her father.
Naruto couldn't help but chuckle as he started to walk over to them, only to suddenly freeze. Everything, his entire body was starting to burn. Feeling as if it was on fire. He couldn't move or at least couldn't walk anymore, he couldn't think. Not even breathe! What was wrong with him?! Grabbing at his chest, his eyes widening from the pain, as he let out a sharp gasp. He was losing air, it felt like the passages to his lungs had been sealed off, his skin growing pale, growing hot from the inside out. 'What's wrong with me?!' thought Naruto as his sword dropped from his hand, trying to find some way to break free of this pain as it coursed through his body and growing steadily worse as time went on.
"Naruto?!" shouted his wife and daughter as they saw him struggling to stay standing. Why did fate have to be so cruel to him? Had this been what Gaidoku meant by taking Naruto with him? But, how? What did he do for this to have happened in the first place?!
Falling to his knees, Naruto couldn't support himself anymore. His body was starting to go numb, feeling like everything around him was spinning, and spinning quickly at that. It was becoming hard to focus, hard to think, hard to see. Everything was becoming difficult for the man, he didn't even know if he was touching the ground anymore at this point. Tightly shutting his eyes for a moment, he thought that he felt someone touching his shoulder, yet he couldn't be sure as to if that was true, or all in his head.
Blinking slowly, he thought that he heard someone crying and panicking, yet again, like with his sense of touch that was starting to fade from him. Blinking his eyes slowly, Naruto wondered if Gaidoku had released something into the air, if that small cut… or was it a scratch? Ah well, he wondered if it had done something to him. If it had, what was it? What was it doing? Trying to give him a slow and painful death? HE didn't know, though, not like it would matter for before he knew it his eyes started to drift close, as everything around him seemed to have been shut off like a flick of a switch.
OKay, I'm just letting you all know that this is not the end of the story, there will be more. Now, I should point out that I did have a name chosen for Naruto's new attack, which was introduced in chapter 37 but it was lost in a transfer from my old laptop to the new one. So, I picked one at sorta random. I hope you enjoy this chapter, next one won't be up for maybe a week or two, depending on how long it takes me to work on a chapter for a story I'm not posting online. Later!
