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A Broken Man

Chapter 15

The End of a Falsehood

Receiving the memories from his recently dispelled clone, Naruto knew exactly where Mileena was within the forest by the docks that he had just destroyed. Why did he destroy it? Simple, really: don't let your enemy have access to any outside help. Isolate and destroy. Why make it easier for your enemy to defeat you? Naruto was trained as a ninja, and the ninja don't take any chances.

After he had head into the forest, Naruto took off like a rocket. He was actually quite surprised at himself for the feelings he felt for this new woman in his life. the reason for his sudden surprise at himself? He was worried.

But not just any worried, like worried about how a situation would turn out. No, he was worried for the safety of his girlfriend, Mileena. Honestly, the only ones who really cared for enough to worry over them would be Tsunade and Hinata, and he knew them for years. He practically, in reality, just met this new chick, and yet here he was, running at breakneck speed to do his best to get to her to make sure she was ok. Normally, he wouldn't give a damn unless he was on an official mission to where it would affect his pay dramatically if he had let anything happen to the client. No, this feeling he was having for Mileena wasn't for a mission, even one that he had taken upon himself, this wasn't for any sort of payment, it wasn't even for any sort of physical reward at all. His feelings were genuine. He really cared for the half tarkatan and half Edenian.

It wasn't long before he found her, thanks to the speed that ninjas are accustomed to running at. Everyone knows that they can cover long distances at short times. He found her high up in a tree, exactly where the clone had left her when it had dispelled. He actually sighed in relief that no one was around to attack or anything else for that matter. Looking up at his love, he started running up on the side of the tree towards her.

Mileena heard footsteps coming closer. She was instructed by the clone for her not to move and that the original would be with her shortly. She looked over the tree limb that she was currently on and sure enough saw the man of her dreams running up to her. She didn't know what it was, but something about that black mask and scarf flowing behind him as he was running to her turned her on. His look that said he was ready for battle at a second's notice, and yet could melt her heart at the same time…she couldn't help but smile.

He hopped on the tree limb that she was on and asked her, "Are you ok Mileena?"

"I am," she responded. "Thank you for not leaving me here."

"Now why the hell would I do something like that?" Naruto asked, a slight disbelieving tone in his voice.

"Everyone else has," Mileena said. "I didn't know if you would use this opportunity to leave me like everyone else has before you my love."

"Let me make something perfectly clear," Naruto said, grabbing her clawed hand with his armored one. "No matter what happens, no matter who's in the way, no matter what the situation is, I will never leave you, do you understand? I give you my word, I will NEVER leave you. That's my nindo…I never go back on my word. Understand?"

Mileena nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Naruto, I understand. Thank you."

Naruto pulled her into a hug and squeezed slightly and said, "Now, lets get going. I don't like being sitting ducks."

"What is our next move, love?" Mileena asked, releasing him from her arms.

"With Erron Black and Reptile dead," Naruto said, "I'm sure that Kotal Kahn has suffered a major blow to both his pride and his forces. We need to close in on his encampment further."

"And when we get there?" Mileena asked.

"That's where one of the ninja specialties come into play," Naruto said to her.

"Really? And what would that be? I'm really beginning to like this my love."

"Spying and espionage," Naruto revealed. "In those categories especially, no one can beat a ninja. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can get you on the throne again."

"Well then," Mileena said, "What are we waiting for?"

"Lets go then," Naruto said, then grabbed her and held her bridal style. Mileena was surprised at the sudden movement, but enjoyed it nonetheless. She wrapped her arms around her lover's neck and said, "I love you Naruto."

"I love you too Mileena," Naruto said, smiling underneath his mask. "Now lets get the hell outta here."

Naruto jumped off of the tree limb onto the next and so on and so forth. They continued on for only God knows how long. What they did know, is that even with their coming closer to their enemy's camp, they still enjoyed the time they were spending with each other.

…..

"DAMMIT, BRAT!" Tsunade yelled out. "Where the hell did he go?!"

"I don't know, Lady Tsunade," Hinata reported," but he was just here a few minutes ago. He just disappeared."

Naruto had gone back inside his little wooden cabin that he had created after the whole fiasco that wasn't even that big of a deal, and about ten minutes afterwards, Hanabi was sent to go check on him. She had come running back telling them that he wasn't there, causing Tsunade very recently to curse out loud.

"However, I do see someone inside the cabin," Hinata pointed out.

"What does his chakra look like Hinata?" Sakura asked the Hyuuga Princess.

"It's green," she responded.

"Then that's probably Ermac," Sakura said. "He might know where they went, lets go ask him."

Nobody moved for a minute and Sakura said, "Well?! Isnt anyone going to go ask him where they are?!"

"I'm not going in there," Kiba said out loud, "That guy…or zombie, whatever he is, smells completely of death and something else. No way me or Akamaru or going in there, screw you guys! Right Akamaru?"

"Woof!" Akamaru barked in agreement.

"I don't care," Tsunade said, donning her green jacket and walking towards the cabin. "You are all just a bunch of spineless little brats. Naruto would never have hesitated. That's just one of the many things I admire about him."

There a few mumbles of agreement and disappointment among the Konoha group as they watched their former Hokage walk towards the cabin.

"Why didn't you do anything, Lord Sixth Hanabi asked Kakashi.

"Do you honestly think I'm going to further aggravate an already aggravated woman? Especially when that woman's the Sannin and Fifth Hokage?" Kakashi replied.

"Smart man," Kiba said.

Tsunade kicked open the wooden door to the cabin and turned towards the being born by sorcery.

"Ermac, right?" Tsunade said to the creature.

"That is what we are called, yes," Ermac responded.

"Could you tell me where Naruto and…Mileena?...are?"

"They are not here," Ermac said simply.

The already aggravated woman was now getting more so by the minute, and this guy was NOT helping her at all. "Look, Ermac, I am really not in the mood to play any stupid games right now, so please just tell me where they are."

"They left approximately ten minutes earlier," the creature said. "That is all we know. The one known as Naruto has also asked us to not let you know where they were going, as you would only interfere with the mission."

"DAMNED BRAT!" Tsunade yelled as she threw a punch at the wall of the cabin, almost shattering the entire wall. "I've had enough of this cat and mouse game dammit! When I find that kid, I'm make him into my own personal punching bag!"

Tsunade turned around and walked back to the small camp consisting of the Konoha ninja that had come with her and announced, "Alright everyone, looks like Naruto ditched out on us again to continue his mission, which if I remember correctly, he said was to restore that woman to her throne. We are going to search for him and aid him if possible. After that's done, his ass is mine! Lets go! Kiba, you and Akamaru take point! Hinata and Hanabi, you two will be the scouts, use your ability alternatively! Choji, you and Shikamaru take rear! Everyone else, take center in a wedge formation, and don't stray out of line!"

"Hai, Hokage sama!" all of the Konoha ninja shouted as one. Within minutes, everyone was ready to go. Akamaru trailed around the area of the cabin and eventually caught the scent of Naruto and Mileena and barked loudly. "Hey guys!" Kiba yelled out, "Akamaru's got their scent! Good job buddy!"

"Good job Akamaru," Tsunade said as she walked up. "As we discussed, lead the way!"

"Roger!" Kiba said. He hopped on Akamaru's back and they leapt forward into the trees and everyone else fell behind in the designated formation. Sooner or later, they would find their fellow Konoha ninja and his girlfriend.

…

Hanzo Hasashi, aka Scorpion, grabbed Quan Chi by the throat and held him off the ground and said in a cold fury, "You killed my wife. My son. And then you burrowed your way into my head, misdirected my vengeance! You cost me my one chance to have them restored!"

Quan Chi struggled to speak after the brutal beat down he had just received from the specter turned human. "You're-family…I-"

"AAARRRRRGG!" Scorpion said as he threw the sorcerer back. He was about to throw the killing blow when a portal opened up a few feet away. The insect queen, D'Vorah, stepped through, holding Shinnok's Amulet. She saw the state of her fellow worshipper in such a sorry state and worried immediately, as he was the only one who could restore their true master.

"Quan Chi!" she shouted in her high pitched voice. Scorpion saw that she was allied with him and was immediately filled with unbridled rage. Anyone allied with the sorcerer deserved to die in his mindset. He charged forward, sword at the ready. D'Vorah brandished her stingers and they had a brief duel. Scorpion cut off one of her stingers and was about to cut off the other one. However, D'Vorah struck true as she launched the other one directly into his shoulder, momentarily paralyzing him. She ran past him and kneeled next to her lord as he wheezed out the word, "Am..u…let…"

D'Vorah presented the Amulet to her lord but was shocked to see a huge kunai suddenly burst from his chest. She looked back at the source and was actually afraid from the voice that yelled out…

"GET OVER HERE!"

Quan Chi was yanked out of D'Vorah's grip as he was pulled violently back towards the vengeful spirit of Scorpion. He held his victim up by the chain of his kunai as he held up his sword to deliver the killing blow.

Everything that happened next did so in slow motion.

Quan Chi held out his hands and began to recite the chant that would free his master. D'Vorah threw the Amulet into his hands the very second before the cold steel that was Scorpion's sword sliced through his neck, making a clean cut and successfully beheading the pale bastard.

However, before his death, Quan Chi had succeeded in his long time goal.

Shinnok was about to be free from his imprisonment.

As Quan Chi's headless body fell to the ground, the Amulet fell from his hands and stopped moving on the ground. A second later, the purple and red energy once used to seal him inside was gushing out like a tornado, and Shinnok, the Fallen Elder God, was free and inside Earthrealm.

Scorpion charged at the Fallen Elder God, but Shinnok simply turned around and blasted him away with an enormous amount of power, and the same with Sonya, Johnny Cage, and Kenshi. Shinnok looked around and said to himself, "How small they are."

D'Vorah walked up to Shinnok and bowed to him and said, "This One greets Lord Shinnok."

….

Raiden was in the Jensei Chamber when his eyes snapped open with worry. He had felt that Shinnok had been freed. Last time they had imprisoned the Fallen Elder God in the Netherrealm, he had had the help of numerous and very powerful Earthrealm warriors. This time, however, he did not. He needed help, because he knew that he could not take Shinnok down by himself. Even though Shinnok was a Fallen Elder God, he was still an Elder God, and he was not.

He tried to think and rattle his brain for any outcome that may play out in their favor, but unfortunately he could find none. Then, he came to a conclusion. If he did not have any Earthrealmers to help him fight, or not enough anyway, he would have to find outside help. And he knew exactly where to find some.

It was then that Shinnok came into the Jensei Chamber. Raiden knew he was out of time. Yet, he would not let this creature of darkness and evil just take the chamber. Raiden would give it his all before he fell.

….

Cassie and her team of Jacqui, Jin, and Takeda were in their plane as they were flying. Jacqui saw the sky ahead turning red and said, "Hey guys? I'm gonna have to land this thing, its beginning to not work right."

"What the hell is that?!" Jin asked, pointing at the red sky.

"I dunno," Cassie said, "But we better land. I don't wanna be in the sky if that shit is."

Fifteen minutes later, Cassie was on the side of the wing inspecting some of the wiring and couldn't fix the problem. "Fuck me," she said, "Looks like we're stuck on foot from here on out guys, this plane's done."

"Nothing like a walk in the park," Takeda said.

Cassie and Jacqui landed on the ground and walked to where Takeda and Kung Jin were standing. "So we need to get to Raiden's sky temple, right?" Jin asked.

"That's right," Cassie confirmed. "Let's get going. The sooner we get to Raiden, the sooner he can take us back to Naruto to help him out, like he helped us."

They headed towards the source of the red clouds, which was the Sky Temple. They could tell that Shinnok had taken over, and it was only a matter of time before shit really hit the fan.

Their fun only increased when they saw a portal about fifty yards to their side open up, revealing Kotal Kahn and his Oshtek army walking through. Kotal Kahn immediately saw them and yelled out, "Bring me their heads!"

The entire Oshtek army that Kahn had brought charged as one towards the Earthrealm force of four.

"Any ideas?" Takeda yelled out.

"Fall back!" Cassie yelled out. "Switch to guerilla tactics, now!"

The Earthrealm team ran closer towards the Sky Temple. When they got far enough, they all split and hid among the many trees. Kotal Kahn soon after walked through the area with his many soldiers, awaiting their master's command.

"Come out, you fools!" Kotal Kahn shouted as he slowly walked through, his entire army behind him. "I can sense that you are here…come out, and die a warrior's death…or die like a coward! Either way, you will meet your end!"

BOOM!

Kotal Kahn and the ones directly behind him were blown back by a grenade. Many more grenades were thrown at random spots, blowing the unsuspecting army to bits.

There was a few Oshtek soldiers towards the middle that were hit by some sort of plasma beam. The ones that were hit by it were disintegrated in an instant. In seconds, ten, twenty, thirty soldiers serving Kahn were no more.

Towards the back, about twenty Oshtek soldiers met their end with an energy arrow to the head, neck, or chest cavity.

And towards the front, shuriken connected with jugular veins and skulls.

Standing up, Kotal Kahn was furious. He shouted and brought up his sword and slammed it on the ground, causing a huge earthen shockwave to occur. It apparently did the trick, as they all saw Kung Jin, Takeda, Jacqui, and Cassie Cage fall out of the trees surrounding them.

"Seize them!" Kotal Kahn shouted.

A few minutes later, the four Earthrealmers were brought before the Emperor of Outworld on their knees.

"Look at you," Kotal Kahn said to them in a disappointed tone of voice. "You were allied with me, back in Outworld, and you could have been great. But then you all turned traitors against me-"

"You double-crossed us, remember!" Kung Jin yelled out. He was then rewarded for his outburst with a backhand from the emperor.

"Regardless of the fact," Kahn said, "You all are going to die today."

"Kotal Kahn!" Jacqui said out loud, "The situation has changed! Shinnok has been freed and has taken over the Jensei. If we work together, we can stop him!"

Kotal Kahn lowered his weapon and looked up at the sky and witnessed more of the red cloud-like mist quickly spread across the atmosphere. Looking down and placing both hands on his weapon, he thought quickly as his eyebrows furrowed and said, "It is too late for Earthrealm, Shinnok is now its new master. I will bring him your heads…give Outworld time to bolster its defenses…"

He brought his weapon up and brought it down four times, one after the other. Cassie, Jacqui, Jin, and Takeda were split in half from the head down. Their bodies each fell to the ground, lifeless. Blood was pooling around them all in great amounts. Kotal Kahn took in a deep breath and sighed in relief. Now, his next target…Mileena.

….

"How the hell did you get here?!" Jin said frantically.

"Quiet down!" the ninja whispered. He looked on ahead at the Oshtek emperor, throwing his sword around, killing four of his own men. The four Oshtek warriors that were bound and on their knees were shouting and begging for their lord to see that it was really them, but to no avail. Kotal Kahn had successfully killed all four of them in the blink of an eye without thinking twice.

Cassie said to the ninja, "How the hell does he think that those four dumbasses are us, Naruto?"

Jacqui said to him, "Yeah, and how the hell did you even get here in the first place?"

"Raiden apparently summoned me," Naruto whispered. He grabbed Mileena's hand and told the Earthrealm four as they were crouched behind a rather large tree and said, "We were on our way to Kotal Kahn's encampment when I heard Raiden's voice in the air saying that he needed me. Next thing I know, lightning flashed and I saw you guys in trouble. Genjutsu is not my specialty, but it worked long enough for me to get you guys outta there. He thinks he's captured you four and apparently…" Naruto peeked out from behind the tree and saw the four split Oshtek men, "…thinks that he just executed you guys. Stay…here. I'll take care of things here. He thinks you're dead. Lets keep it that way. This guy is not one to mess with. He really is a noble man, he just has an entire realm to think about. He wants to eliminate any and all threats to it, to ensure everyone's safety. Which, if you think about it, makes sense. Now…"

Naruto made ten shadow clones and told them, "Take these guys and Mileena to that Sky Temple. That's what Raiden said he needed me in the brief message he sent just before Mileena and I were teleported. Aid them however you can."

Mileena grabbed his arm and said to him, "I am not leaving without you my love."

Naruto softly removed her arm and told her, "Don't worry, I'm just gonna talk to him. If he doesn't listen, I'll make him. I'm coming back to you, but I need you to stay out of the way."

"I am Empress!" Mileena said emotionally, "You will obey me!"

"I said I'm coming to you after I'm done here," Naruto chuckled. "Now, go help them so I can help you get your throne back."

"Why do I need to leave?" Mileena asked.

"I may need to go all out on this guy," Naruto explained softly. "He's nothing compared to Kaguya or even Madara, but he's still pretty strong in his own right. He's brutal, and not afraid to be. Or did you forget that he almost had that D'Vorah creature thing, whatever the hell she is, pour a bunch of flesh eating insects down your throat? I don't want you to be in the way of our coming battle. Now, go and help them!"

Two clones grabbed her arms and softly began to pull her and one said, "Don't worry Empress, Boss will come back to you."

"Yeah," the other clone said, "You really don't think he would miss out on that bomb ass pussy, right? Hahahahahaha…."

Mileena looked offended at first but then threw a very sultry look at her boyfriend and said slowly, "Return to me…and you will get more than this…how did your clone say?...this bomb ass pussy. I'll be waiting."

Naruto smiled underneath his mask and watched as is girlfriend, his ten clones, and the Earthrealm team run towards the Sky Temple.

He turned around and walked onto the path that Kotal Kahn was on and looked at his handy work.

The entire Oshtek army had been completely and utterly slaughtered without mercy. A few clones would pop out of existence here and there, but well over a hundred clones still remained. Kotal Kahn, still being under the genjutsu that Naruto had place earlier, didn't notice. In fact, he still saw the majority of his army, fully unaware that he was the only one left.

Deciding to let the real fun begin, Naruto brought his red, armored hands up and shouted, "Kai!"

Kotal Kahn stood still for a second, a little dizzy from the sudden blood rush. When he looked up again, what he saw astounded and frightened him at the same time.

All around him, at least a thousand Oshtek corpses lay on the ground, making the ground go from a dark brown to a dark red in color. He looked down at his feet and saw the four 'Earthrealmers' had actually been four of his own. He shouted in fury as he yelled out, "WHAT HAPPENED?!"

"Did you have a nice nap?" a voice said from behind. He turned around to find the same ninja clad in black and red armor. His blonde hair, black scarf, and red drape from his shoulder armor drift in the wind as it blew past them. "Or did you just have a nightmare?"

"You!" Kotal Kahn shouted, pointing his sword at the ninja. "What did you do?!"

Naruto just shook his shoulders and said, "Only what us ninja do best: spy, disorientate, and kill. Looks like I did a pretty good job, huh?"

"YOU KILLED MY ENTIRE ARMY!" Kotal Kahn shouted. "You will die for this!"

"Actually, Kotal Kahn," Naruto said, "Before you react to your emotions, I ask you to think for just a minute. If I can do all of this single-handed, what can I do to just you? I slaughtered your army…you are just a single man. If you think about it, you don't stand a chance."

"Maybe so," Kotal Kahn said quietly, wondering how to kill the ninja in front of him. "But, I am no mere man. I am Ko'atal! I am Buluc! I am the Emperor of Outworld! I bring to glory to my realm! You cannot kill me!"

"I don't want to kill you," Naruto said.

That confused Kotal. He then said, "Then why are you here," he asked suspiciously.

"To talk," Naruto said calmly. "You wrongfully stole the throne from Mileena. I understand she was brash and hot headed, but hse has advanced in leaps and bounds, and is now ready to rule properly and fairly. I ask that you return the throne to her, and you will be second-in-command, answering only to her."

"That is absolutely foolish," Kahn said to Naruto. "You are asking me to let a mad woman to rule again, when she had already failed the first time?"

"Says the one who let his best of generals die?" Naruto countered. "Says the one who lost his only zaterran and his mercenary?"

"Lost my zaterran and mercenary?..." Kotal Kahn said quietly, thinking of where the ninja was getting at. Hi eyes widened and then yelled out, "You killed Reptile and Black?!"

"I did," Naruto said. "It was their fault though. They wrongly assumed that I had let D'Vorah escape with the Amulet, which of course is false. They attacked to kill. I obviously defended myself and Mileena."

"I will kill you, vermin!" Kotal Kahn shouted. "And I will kill Mileena next!"

"Say what you want about me, I could care less," Naruto said hotly, "But if you threaten my girlfriend again, I'll kill you here and now."

Kotal Kahn then laughed uproariously as he repeated, "This is preposterous! You are with Mileena?! Now I must kill you for allying with a traitor to Outworld! Prepare to die!"

Naruto sighed in resignation as he said quietly, "I tried. Oh well, some people you just cant change."

Naruto crouched down and stood in a stance similar to the Gentle Fist, his sharpened red gauntlets and talons at his greaves ready to tear flesh apart (If you are having a hard time imagining that, think of Ryu Hayabusa when he uses the Falcon's Talons in Ninja Gaiden). As Kotal Kahn closed in, he raised his sword, aiming to cleave the little blonde ninja in half like he had done so with his four men earlier. Naruto nimbly dodged the attack and jumped and performed a roundhouse kick in midair that connected with Kahn's face that cut across his face at the same time. The blow caused the Oshtek Emperor to stagger backwards a little. Kotal Kahn was stunned at the force of the blow that he had just received. Not even Torr had hit him that hard when they had trained before.

He saw Naruto charge forward and jump in the air again, one hand opened up behind him, ready to claw his flesh off like a hot knife carving hot meat off the bone. Kotal Kahn brought up his sword to block the blow.

Ko'atal was shocked to see the sword actually crack from the blow. He knew his sword couldn't take much more or it would shatter like glass. Naruto quickly dropped low to the ground and swept the Oshtek off of his feet. Before Kahn hit the ground, Naruto performed a backwards flip kick (think of Guile's 'flash kick' from the street fighter game), and knocked him back in the air. Naruto jumped up in the air again and did a palm strike directly onto Kotal Kahn's chest, sending him flying to the ground like a missile.

Kotal Kahn hit the ground, hard. The ground cracked around him, a testament to the force he had been hit with. He shakily stood up and saw Naruto slowly walk towards him.

"I've done my research on you and your kind, Ko'atal," Naruto said, "As well as what Mileena told me. During the day, you and the other Oshtek are incredibly powerful…that the sun is the source of your strength."

Naruto looked up and saw the dark red sky, and so did Kotal Kahn.

No sun in sight.

"As you can see," Naruto continued, "Your main source of power has been obscured. You stand no chance. And even if you did have the sun, you still couldn't win. I will give you one final chance, Kotal Kahn, and only because I know that you are noble, and have the best interests of Outworld at heart. Surrender, give up the throne, and you will not only survive, you shall remain in a position of power. If you do not, you will die here. There is no shame in admitting defeat."

Kotal Kahn stood up and shouted at Naruto, "I am Ko'atal! I defeated Goro! I overthrew Mileena and took the throne as my own! You will not defeat me!"

Once again, Naruto shook his head and said, "So be it. You disappoint me, Kotal Kahn. May you rest in piece."

Kotal Kahn immediately started to chant. Even though there was no sunlight, he could still use attacks based off of the sun. "Up the stair path…to the fire's edge…I pray to the sky…TO SCORCH THE LAND!"

Kotal Kahn shot his hand forth and a huge fire stream came charging at Naruto.

Naruto didn't know what to expect from the Oshtek, but knew to prepare for the rest.

He was glad he did.

Naruto jumped up high and onto one of the tree limbs of a nearby tree. He hastily went through several hand signs and brought one hand down, the other hand holding its wrist. Lightning sparked to life in his hand and began to grow and grow. In about thirty seconds, the spark of lightning grew to the size of a beach ball. He then threw his hand up in the sky, sending a huge bolt of lightning into the sky.

Kotal Kahn looked up and said to no one in particular, "by the gods…has he defeated Raiden and controlled his power?"

Naruto looked down at the Oshtek and told his opponent. "I gave you two fair chances, Ko'atal, and you foolishly refused. Meet your end. I'm copying this from a friend of mine, with my own little twist, creating an entirely new jutsu, mixed with the Sage Arts…"

The darkened red sky swirled, huge streaks of lightning shooting erratically. Finally, Naruto shouted out,

"Sage Art: LIGHTNING DRAGON!"

Kotal Kahn hadn't been afraid of too many things in his lifetime. But when he saw the football field-sized dragon of lighting coming down towards him, he knew he had met his end. He did the only thing he knew an honorable warrior could do at the end.

He shouted in defiance of his enemy, not showing fear.

"AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!"

When the lightning dragon jutsu hit Kotal Kahn, the entire area lit up with sparks of electricity and a large portion of the forest caught on fire. As the lightning faded, he looked down and sure enough, saw the charred remains of the being once known as Ko'atal. The throne of Outworld now just awaited the Empress to reclaim it.

Naruto hopped down onto the ground. Performing several more hand signs, he created a large water ball in front of him and then launched it up high into the sky, and then caused it to rain across the area, slowly putting out the fires around him. (think of Rain's outro in MK9).

He took a deep breath and then ran towards to Sky Temple as fast as he could to catch up with his girlfriend. He wanted to end this once and for all.

…..

A/N: hey guys how did you like the chapter? Just want to let you all know that this story will be coming to an end fairly shortly. Remember, I am only PARTIALLY following the mkx story, just in case someone out there says I'm not going along with it perfectly. If anyone has any suggestions on another Naruto/crossover story, hit me up! An idea popped into my head of Naruto/Spawn, and to me that sounds pretty cool, there's a lot of things I could do with that. any other ideas? Let me know! Again, all criticism is welcome, I cant improve if I only get good or only get bad reviews. However, they have mostly been positive, so I thank you all for that.

Just in case some of you might think that these fight scenes with Naruto are too short, you guys have to remember something important…Naruto is a ninja. Ninjas don't fight for entertainment, they fight to kill or to whatever the mission requires, which is usually to kill. The faster they get that done, the sooner they can move on.

Anyways, as usual, read and review, lemme know whats up! Until next time, Roku out.