Disclaimer: I do not own the Naruto Franchise that belongs solely to Masashi Kishimoto; I do not own Heavens lost Property, High School DxD or any other Anime I borrow themes from. The only thing I claim is my OC's and original Story Plot.


Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys so the End of Gatō is here and we know what that mean. The tyrannical business man is going down. But not exactly in the way you may think. This has been a long arc but as of Chapter 26 the Land of Waves Arc will be complete and we will be moving on to bigger and better things as they always say. I absolutely can't wait for the Chunin Exams Arc to roll around. We all know the sheer amount of nostalgia in that Arc. It pretty much kick started the whole main plot of the Naruto story. Many of the most crucial things to the future plot all started off in here. Not to mention the amount of good characters that got introduced.

But with that being said Naruto has one final obstacle for his tired and exhausted self to overcome for the plot of my story to drive forward. So sit back, relax, and enjoy.


Chapter 23

The End of Gatō

'I'm almost there.' A gruff voice thought to itself as it was walking through the mist in the early afternoon. The person in question was very tall standing at around 6'4 and he was dark skinned. Not much else could be seen of the man but he was walking in the forest paralleling the shoreline with the afternoon mist shrouding his form. Further up the shoreline was a long and massive bridge that was under construction. The bridge was so long and massive that it actually disappears into the dense fog far off into the body of water its situated on. The man was only half a mile away and at his current pace he would reach in about 15 minutes.

"I haven't stocked any prey in quite some time. He better be worth the hype Kyōra and Ryūra was giving him." The man mumbled to himself as a razor sharp grin spread across his face.


Pain.

Pain and more pain. That was what Naruto and Haku were feeling right now. Naruto had a pain in his ankles that was killing him at the moment. He could feel chakra exhaustion starting to set in. His chakra reserves were at an all-time low at the moment. If Naruto really thought about it his reserves were at the level of a high Genin or Chūnin at the moment. For someone who has had monstrous chakra reserves their entire life going this low was a foreign feeling to Naruto. His shadow clones required Jonin level reserves just to pull off and that's not even taking into account the hundreds that he can create.

Haku was not feeling ok in any sense of the word. The ANBU mask that has kept his identity hidden was shattered and his skull was rattled at the moment. A skull splitting headache was making it almost impossible to even think or move. The force in which Naruto hit him was tremendous. Haku was on the cold concrete spread eagle and he could barely move his body at the moment. The amount of power that Naruto released in the last few seconds of their fight was simply something that he never would have expected.

"Are you done now Haku?" Naruto asked with an out of breath tone. He was sucking in large pockets of air and the pain in his ankles and feet were debilitating. 'Too much chakra went through my feet with that last move of mine. I think my ankles are broken. I can't move.' Naruto thought as he crawled over to Haku who was a few feet away from him. "Naruto!" Hinata cried out in worry as she ran over to Naruto who couldn't get up at the moment. Chaos was running with her and Iris was being carried by Kiba.

Getting to his side Hinata tried to move Naruto but the pained look that crossed his face was enough to let her know that he was hurt. Activating her Byakugan Hinata scanned Naruto's body and she gasped when she looked at his legs and feet. "Naruto your chakra network is damaged in your legs and feet." Hinata said as she zoomed in on the chakra points in his feet and they were badly damaged. 'Was this caused by his Accel Turn?' Hinata thought to herself in worry as her eyes darted back and forth scanning his legs. Looking at the rest of his body she could see that he was relatively fine. But she noticed that his chakra levels were very low. Around her level of chakra in fact if she had all of it at the moment.

"Why are you trying to stop me? We're enemies." Haku choked out as he moved his head and looked at Naruto. "We don't have to be. There are far more important things that needs to be done here other than us fighting. This country needs this bridge if it's to survive. I can't let you or anyone else take that away from them. They've suffered enough as it is and I don't want to see it happen any longer. I can tell that you don't like hurting people. You had dozens of chances to kill us but you never took them when you clearly could. You're not evil Haku so stop acting like it." Naruto said as he managed to prop himself up on his knees with a gasp of air. Hinata was holding onto him to offer him support and Chaos was looking at Naruto with a gaze only he could understand. She was looking back and forth between Naruto and Haku as if she was trying to figure something out.

"I am Zabuza's tool. I am here for the sole purpose of helping him achieve all of his goals. If I can't do that then I'm nothing more than a broken tool, and broken tools should be scrapped." Haku said as he managed to look Naruto in the eye. "Is that how you really feel about yourself. That you're a tool and nothing else?" Hinata couldn't help but ask. She has never heard of anyone thinking of themselves as such a degrading object before. It was a completely foreign concept to her.

"I live to serve Zabuza. But now I can't even protect him. I'm useless now, especially since I've lost to you Naruto." Haku said as he tried to move but was finding it quite difficult. "That's where you're wrong Haku. Just because you lost to me does not make you defective. You still need to help Zabuza complete his real mission." Naruto said as he felt a trickle of Iris's potent energy flow through his body. Because she was unconscious at the moment the amount she was giving him was a little bit on the passive side and it was further being dampened by the large amount of Yōki running rampant inside of his body at the moment. "Real mission?" Haku asked. The same question was being asked inside the minds of the others present as well.

"Zabuza wants to return to the Land of Water and restore peace there. You need to be by his side when that happens. So you can't scrap yourself just yet." Naruto said with a tired smile working its way to his face. He couldn't explain it even if his life was on the line but he just had a feeling in the deepest part of his gut that Zabuza and especially Haku were not evil. They were simply doing what they needed to do in order to survive. It left a bad taste in his mouth if he were to try and kill them. To simply put it they were just misguided people who were working with the hand dealt to them by life and that was something he could understand all too well.

Just then the sound of a 1000 chirping birds was heard from a couple dozen yards away and the mist cleared to see Kakashi holding a ball of pure electricity in his hand that was pulsating with raw power. Zabuza was pinned down by a pack of ninja hound dogs all with leaf headbands on. Anko and Kurenai were near Kakashi as well and they all had cuts, scrape, and bruises all across their bodies. None of them walked away from the fight without some scars to prove it.

'Kakashi is going to kill Zabuza. I have to stop him!' Naruto thought in panic. He didn't want Zabuza to have to die from this battle. The real enemy was Gatō and his army of thugs. The other shinobi are already taken care of so Naruto didn't want to see him get killed.

"Zabuza!" Haku cried as a mirror of ice appeared beneath Haku and he slipped into it. "Damn it No!" Naruto shouted as he surged his exhausted Chakra reserves. "Body Flicker Jutsu!" Taking off Naruto disappeared in a swirl of leaves after Haku but it was too late.

Charging in Kakashi was going to end Zabuza's live but a mirror of ice formed right in front of Zabuza and Kakashi was already going too fast to stop. Haku who appeared through the ice got stabbed right through the chest and Kakashi's hand went straight through and shattered Haku's ice mirror leaving a stunned Zabuza on the other side. 'Haku!' Zabuza thought as he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Kakashi's eyes were wide open in shock as he stared into the eyes of Haku who was inches away from his face. Haku's eyes were starting to grow dull. "Zabuza, was I useful to you?" Haku choked out with blood coming from his mouth. "Haku what have you done?" Zabuza asked in disbelieve. He always treated Haku like a tool and told him he was one for as long as he's known him but he never expected to sacrifice himself like this.

At that moment Naruto appeared by Kakashi's side with a horrified expression on his face. Kakashi pulled his hand out of Haku's chest and Haku started to fall forward. Both Kakashi and Naruto caught Haku before he could hit the ground. "Naruto I…" Kakashi began to say but Naruto cut him off. "We can still save him." Naruto said as his eyes never left the wound on Haku's chest. 'If only I had told Kakashi about what I did, then maybe this wouldn't have happened. I'm such an idiot!' Naruto berated himself in his mind. He was having serious doubts about his decision making skills at the moment. "Eva!" Naruto called out and Eva flew out of Naruto's hair. "On it." Eva said. Evangeline's presence shocked Zabuza and the others present but before questions could start flying Naruto and Evangeline already started working.

"Demonic Art: Winter Fairy Hydrokinetic Magic!" A large sphere of water appeared above Evangeline's head. "Ice Style: Ice Make Jutsu." Naruto chanted as he created a small platform underneath Haku in the form of a makeshift bed. Placing the sphere of water down on Haku's gaping chest Evangeline's wings started to leak copious amounts of gold dust. So much in fact that it was forming a large dust cloud. "Demonic Art: Winter Fairy Gold Dust Spirit Water Healing!" The large dust cloud infused itself into the sphere of water on Haku's chest and the water started to sparkle and glow gold. "That's the same thing you did to Tsunami." Tazuna mumbled out in disbelieve as he looked at what was happening in front of him yet again. "Yōjutsu: Liquid Evaporation." Naruto called out as he felt his reserves dip again. All of the blood around Haku's chest started to lift up off of Haku's skin and the excess water from Evangeline's sphere that did not contain any gold dust was being lifted up as well. The blood and water mixed together into a small sphere of water.

Activating her Byakugan again Hinata watched on in awe as Haku's wound started to heal itself at a fast pace. "Naruto, Haku is still in danger. His reserves are almost at zero." Hinata called out in worry. Hinata could tell that something was going on and Naruto did not want either Haku or Zabuza to die. She didn't know why but after spending years with her best friend she could tell when he had an alternative agenda. Nodding in acknowledgement Naruto stuck his hand into Haku's chest and he took the sphere of water with him. He placed his hand on Haku's heart and placed the blood back inside of it. Surging his chakra into Haku's heart and by extension the rest of Haku's body Naruto managed to jump start Haku's exhausted reserves.

"Hina let me borrow some of your ointment." Eva called out in a hurry. Nodding Hinata reached into her pouch and pulled out some of her healing ointment. "Here, I'll help." Hinata said as she rolled up her sleeve and took some of the ointment into her hand. Reaching down Hinata stuck her hand into the sphere of glowing water and started to apply the medicine directly to Haku's skin. The ointment which was a pale cream color started to turn gold under the effects of Evangeline's power. Before everyone's eyes Haku's injuries started to rapidly close even faster than before.

Zabuza stood by awkwardly as the very enemy he was just fighting are standing there trying to save his partners life. He didn't know what to do but he could feel the fight leave him with each passing second as he watched Naruto and the others stabilize Haku's condition. He was speechless and had nothing to say. Everyone else had their own thoughts on what they were seeing and with each of those thoughts that came even more questions started to pile up with them. "He's stable now. Naru do it." Evangeline said as her sphere started to grow smaller and smaller. Haku's chest which had a gaping whole all the way out to his back was completely sealed shut but the skin was fresh and very raw at the moment. Placing his hand on Haku's chest Naruto put a light layer of frost over the exposed sensitive skin which he infused with his Yōki.

"He's safe now. I would imagine that his body would naturally absorb all of this ice around him to help his body recover." Naruto mumbled to himself as he decided to leave the ice around Haku alone. Everyone else was stunned speechless. They all watched the operation with baited breath and they never saw anything like that before. Arteries and veins were stitched back together, muscle fibers were reconnected and strengthened. Even bones were reformed in a matter of minutes. It was something none present would ever forget.

"Why? Why did you do this?" Zabuza asked in bewilderment as he finally got his voice back. He directed this question at Naruto. "Because he did not deserve to die Zabuza. You treated him like a tool but in reality he was much more than that. He was innocent and a pure hearted person. He had more chances to kill us than I could count but he never took a single one. Haku is a kind hearted Shinobi who knows how to show restraint and compassion. We don't have that many people like that in this world and it's ironic seeing as what he is." Naruto said as he gave Zabuza a look.

Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap. Clap.

The sound of clapping was heard and everyone directed their attention to the entrance of the bridge and everyone widens their eyes when they saw a small short man with a whole army of thugs standing behind him. The man was short with bushy light brown hair and a pair of dark sunglasses on. He had on a black business suit and a purple tie.

"The Demon of the Hidden Mist is defeated by a group of kids and some no named adults? How the mighty have fallen." Gatō spoke up with his cane tapping on the ground. He had a rough voice that was overflowing with arrogance and narcissism. "Gatō what are you doing here?" Zabuza asked with a growl. He didn't take to kindly to the insult Gatō through his way. "I'm here to clean up a mess that obviously you can't. I paid top dollar for your services and you give me mediocre results. That's not good business Zabuza. I'm also here to sadly inform you that your contract is terminated along with your life. My boys here can do this job for a much easier price." Gatō said with some of the thugs laughing and chuckling as they took in the appearance of Zabuza and the people he was fighting.

"I mean come on, you and your apprentice loose to these chumps and you even let them heal him out of pity. I don't know about you but that's embarrassing and I'm not a fan of charity." Gatō gloated with a giant belly laugh. The no faced thugs laughed along with their boss letting everyone know that they were a bunch of yes men. Mindless sheep who followed an arrogant Shepard.

Naruto as well as many of the others narrowed their eyes at this. Gatō pretty much breathed arrogance with each word he spoke. His very presence was revolting to the others. Zabuza had a pissed off look on his face as he looked like he wanted Gatō's head on a platter. The famed Demon of the Hidden Mist didn't take to kindly to such insults against him and after everything he's been through in his life he would have some greedy business man insult him in such a way.

Feeling something wet on his feet Naruto looked down and saw that Evangeline was healing his feet with her powers. As it stood Naruto could barely stand on his own two feet. The pain form using Double Acceleration was just too much for him. His feet felt like they were on fire but in reality it was his chakra points in his legs and feet that were sore and over used that was causing the pain he was feeling. Right now however he could feel the pain subsiding. At the moment nobody had the chance to question Evangeline's existence but Naruto was very sure those questions would be coming very soon.

"Once I have all of you killed here. This country will be mine. So just do me a favor and not struggle to much." Gatō said with a smug sneer. "I see you're not one to get your hands dirty Gatō." Kakashi said with a disgusted tone of voice. "On occasions I do some dirty work if it pleases me but you're right I don't like getting my hands dirty. That's why I hire guys like these who live for this kind of stuff." Gatō rebuked with another belly laugh. His yes men were behind him giving him their own laughs as well.

"Now boys I need for you to kill all of these guys here for me… and oh try to spare the women if you can. We need some good old fashion entertainment after all." Gatō said in a flamboyant tone that somehow came off as bone chilling. Gatō's thugs started to cheer and rile themselves up and the looks on their faces were something that made the Kunoichi in the group shiver in disgust and repulsion. The leers and catcalls the men were spewing out were physically offensive to them. They all knew exactly what Gatō was implying with his words and the looks his men were sending out was the proof.

"Hey boss what about those two little girls?" One thug asked and just looking at him he simply looked like he belonged locked up in prison just on appearances alone. "Bring them to me. I have a great idea on how they can be useful to me." Gatō said in a bone chilling tone.

The temperature around the bridge dropped at least 30 degrees or more. Frost started to build up on the railings and even the concrete itself. Everyone immediately turned to Naruto and most of them had a shocked look on their face. Naruto's face was blank. There was no emotion at all on his face. Not even in his eyes. They were just dark blue ice chips instead of the bright and sunny aqua blue that he normally has. What no one but Hinata and Kakashi saw was that Evangeline's wings were starting to turn black and black snow was starting to pour off of it instead of the white snow that flakes off every time her wings move.

After hearing what Gatō had to say Hinata reflexively grabbed Chaos who was standing in front of her and pulled her to her chest. Hinata was trying her very best to hide it but her body was trembling and a pit formed in her stomach after hearing Gatō's comment. Everyone else from some degree to another had the same reaction. Kiba who was holding Iris subconsciously squeezed her a little tighter. He also felt a pit form in his stomach. Despite being on 12 the Genin were not stupid, they knew exactly what Gatō had in mind and in all honesty it made them want to throw up.

Naruto started to walk forward very slowly. His hands were by his side and his face was as blank as ever. "Zabuza." Naruto called out and when he did most of the Genin couldn't help but flinch. Naruto was just lacking all emotions at the moment. 'Evangeline's wings have turned black again. Just like last time.' Both Kakashi and Hinata thought along the same lines. They were to only to notice this change in Evangeline who flew back into Naruto's hair. "Is our deal still valid?" Naruto asked. "Yeah kid, it's good." Zabuza said as he grabbed his giant Executioners Blade. He had numerous cuts and bruises all over his body and the dog bite marks were a recent addition but he still had the strength needed to grab his sword.

Just then a green flare shot up into the air a few miles away. It was coming from the direction Gatō's base was in. It flew high into the air for all to see. Several green flare also shot up on the other side of the bridge and even closer. They were coming from the main city in the Land of Waves. "What?! What's going on? What are those things?" Gatō exclaimed. He knew they were coming from the city and his base and that was what worried him. 'The Mafia teams finished their end of the mission.' Kakashi concluded.

Naruto stalked forward and twin swords made of ice appeared in his hands. Right away there was a major difference. Naruto's ice is crystal clear and almost see through but this ice was a vibrant shade of amethyst and it had a hazy dark hue to it. Naruto did not stop moving. In fact, his pace was ever so slowly increasing. "Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu." Zabuza muttered as his trademark thick mist rolled in over the bridge in the form of a cloud and it smothered Gatō's group in its solid haze.

'Naruto.' Hinata thought in worry. She was terrified that Eva was actually going to lose control again but as she looked at it now it looked like Naruto was about to lose control. When she thought about it, it started to make sense to her. A long time ago Naruto and Evangeline explained to Hinata that Yōki was influenced and enhanced by emotions. Your emotions can increase the power of your Yōki. Right now the large amount of Yōki that is present inside of both of their bodies are feeding off of their anger.

"Hey kid what are you doing. You got a death wish or something?" Gatō asked as Naruto kept on walking towards him. Turning on her Byakugan again Hinata saw that most of Naruto's chakra was depleted and his body wasn't making much more of it at the moment. Instead the remainder of his chakra was converted over to Yōki and a large quantity of it was running rampant inside of his body. Zabuza himself started walking besides Naruto while dragging his executioners blade behind him. His blade was half melted because of Anko's earlier assault with her acid and Zabuza was dragging along almost half a blade.

Gatō was starting to get nervous since Naruto hasn't said a single word and to top it all off he was starting to lose visibility because of the mist that was rolling in. "Well boys what are you waiting for! Get them!" Gatō shouted as he started to fall back inside of the large crowd. Gatō's thugs started to roar as they charged at Naruto and Zabuza with murderous intent. "Get out of there Naruto what are you doing?!" Sakura yelled as she saw the men approach. "Yeah get out the way!" Kiba echoed as he was scared for what might happen. While he wasn't Naruto's friend he was still his classmate and he didn't want to see him die like this. Hinata covered up Chaos's eyes which were wide with glee and were dancing around in their red color. A giant grin was on her face and the little blond terror was trembling with excitement. In retrospect Iris stirred in Kiba's arms and her face took on a pained expression. "Daddy don't do it." Iris mumbled out pitifully with a single tear falling from her closed eyes.

Screams. Wails of agony. That was the only thing that could be heard coming out of the shroud of mist. Naruto was making a beeline straight for Gatō. The mission was at the back of his mind and at the front was cold blooded fury. The very second Gatō opened his mouth and said such a despicable thing Naruto's mind felt like it had shut down. His heart had sunken into his stomach and that was the last feeling he felt before everything went numb. For a split second he tried to imagine Iris and Chaos being dragged away from him kicking and screaming by Gatō's very hands but the very millisecond that thought entered his mind it caused his brain to crash. He just couldn't imagine it. He was unable to do so. A searing hot stream of terror induced him along with those thoughts and in an instant they were replaced by this bitter, all-encompassing bone chilling cold fury. An anger that he never felt before rose to the surface inside him. Not even the time Shoko nearly died invoked such an emotion in his heart.

Naruto could also feel Evangeline's rage and vice versa. The little fairy wanted nothing more than to murder Gatō were he stood. If she could get her hands on him the she swore in that very instant she would make Gatō suffer. Evangeline's instincts were taking over and she was willingly letting them. She was offering no resistance to her natural instincts and the only thing on her mind was getting to Gatō.

The first thug to try and attack Naruto found himself missing his lower torso and the one behind him found ice shards in his abdomen. Someone near Naruto got his head cut clean off when Zabuza decided to make his presence known. Naruto bypassed many of the thugs while taking down the ones that were too much in his way. "Kenjutsu: Arctic Blade Dance!" Naruto shouted as he cut down nearly 20 men in his way. They all fell to the ground dead with ice patches sticking out of their bodies. With the path cleared in front of him Naruto saw Gatō running for his life with a panicked look on his face.

"Help someone! Safe me! Kill him!" Gatō screamed as he pushed thugs out of his way and in return pushed them forward towards Naruto to put as many meat shields in between him and Naruto. "You made a very idiotic mistake Gatō." Naruto spoke up and his voice carried over towards the business man. "How dare you even insinuate that you would hurt my daughters." Naruto growled out as emotions started to flood his face. His face was twisted into an angry sneer and as more and more thugs got in his way the more they were cut down. Not even their blood could spatter on him since even the blood itself would instantly become frozen.

"Daughters. Kid you have brats of your own?" Gatō stuttered out in disbelieve. However, his disbelieve didn't stop him from pushing people into Naruto's way. "Yes and you just threatened them in the worsts way possible and furthermore you did it in front of me!" Naruto shouted as a tall muscular man with a giant club tried to smash Naruto into the ground but the man instantly got cut in half the second he got close to Naruto. "Kenjutsu: Decapitating Shockwave!" Zabuza roared as he sent dozens of men flying without their heads attached to their bodies. A shockwave knocked over dozens more as Zabuza tore through the mercenary ranks without a care in the world.

Seeing yet another man get taken down by the blond haired kid Gatō started to push passed people faster. "Those two little girls are yours huh? I didn't know alright. How about we forget everything I said about them eh." Gatō pleaded as he pushed more people in Naruto's way. Naruto growled at this and the sneer on his face only continued to grow.

[Kill him! Kill him now! Stop him from getting away! Stop him before he hurts your daughters.]

A mantra very much like the one poisoning Evangeline's mind when she went on a rampage was repeating itself inside of Naruto and Evangeline's mind right now and at the very edge of Naruto's vision he could see a blurry haze creeping up and blotting out his vision. It was turning his vision red in the corner of his eyes.

"It's far too late for that you bastard!" Naruto yelled with his voice and face full of anger. Naruto was not the type to curse or use profanity especially since he wanted to set a good example for the girls but at the moment he was literally seeing red and he didn't care. With each step he took the ground would freeze around him and anyone who got caught in that ice would find not just their feet frozen but their entire bodies as well. With each swing of his sword black snow would fly everywhere and start to burn into the skins of the men around them.

"Kenjutsu: X – Scissor!" Naruto roared and with that everyone standing in between him and Gatō were blown away and Gatō was left standing 20 feet away from Gatō. "Not only have you terrorized this country and hurt its people but you would have the nerve to say something like that in front of me!" Naruto yelled. Gatō was trembling at this point and but it didn't stop him from pointing his cane at Naruto. "Stay back kid. We can work this out. Is it money? Fame? Women? Land? Name it and I'll get it for you ok? I'll have it so fast you wouldn't even be able to blink." Gatō pleaded with a skittish laugh that held a lot of panic inside of it.

Naruto purposely blinked in front of Gatō and Gatō started to shiver. "I'm still waiting." Naruto growled and with that Gatō screamed. "Get away from me you freak!" The bottom of the cane opened up and Gatō pressed a trigger at the top of the cane and chakra beads very much like the ones the girls from section 2 use as their ammo came flying out at Naruto. If Naruto was stunned, he didn't show it as he deflected each shot with his swords. The beads were traveling very fast but the fact that Gatō was very slow at pulling the trigger and he telegraphed where he was pointing it made it very easy for Naruto to defend himself.

After deflecting 12 shots Gatō's cane stopped shooting and in that entire time Naruto did not slow down in the slightest. Getting within range of Gatō Naruto's ice cold glare was starting to freeze Gatō over literally. Light frost was building up all around them and Gatō was getting colder and colder. Seeing the look in the young boy's eyes across from him caused Gatō to urinate all over himself. A dark wet spot could be seen in forming in Gatō's expensive pants. "Please spare me ok. I'll give you anything ok. Just don't kill me kid. Please. I'm begging you don't do this." Gatō said as he got down on his knees and whimpered pathetically at Naruto's feet. "Please show some mercy kid. I'm begging you." Gatō groveled as he prostrated himself at Naruto's feet.

In that moment Naruto remembered his orders from Dino himself that if he gets the chance after all of Gatō's wealth and contracts were seize then he is to kill him immediately. Naruto hesitated. He could feel a presence in the back of is haze filled mind. It was Iris's and her presence was sending a soothing calmness throughout his body and the edges of his vision started to return to normal. 'He could still be useful. He needs to be kept alive.' A rational part of Naruto's mid spoke up which was aligned with Iris said.

[He needs to die. Kill him. He will try and hurt them. Make him suffer.] These thoughts plagued Naruto's mind and caused his blade to inch forward. "Are you going to spare me?" Gatō asked in an unsure tone. He didn't know if Naruto was going to kill him or not. What the business man didn't know was that Naruto was fighting with himself. A back and forth struggle was happening inside of Naruto's mind with neither side gaining a clear lead until Gatō took matters into his own hand.

Seeing Naruto hesitating Gatō pulled out a small pocket knife and he tried to stab Naruto in the stomach with it. On reflex alone Naruto stabbed Gatō all the way through with his sword. It impaled him through his back and out through his stomach. Gatō coughed and soon enough a glob of blood came spilling out of his mouth. "Ice Style: Ice Prison Jutsu." Naruto said and like that Gatō's entire body was frozen over in a block of ice. Summoning a containment scroll Naruto placed it in front of Gatō. "Fūinjutsu: Seal." Sealing up Gatō's frozen body inside of the containment seal Naruto felt the rush or rage and fury leave his body. An immediate pull and calling to go to Iris and Chaos overwritten all of Naruto's other impulses at that moment. He could feel the strain on his body. Naruto didn't know what had happened to him but he was conscious for the entire time and he was actually scared of himself.

He felt the same feeling as a few months ago when Evangeline lost control and he even heard the same little whispers in the back of his mind telling him what to do. It scared him but he couldn't snap out of the rage he was in. With a clear mind once again Naruto thought about what Gatō had said and because of that creeping up at the edge of Naruto's mind was that mind numbing fury and wrath that just took him over. Quickly taking his mind off of that subject Naruto walked back out of the mist with Zabuza not to far behind. The older man had additional scratches and scuff marks but other than that he didn't look to much worse than before. However, a thing that Naruto and everyone else quickly took note of was that fact that his sword which was melted off in half by Anko's earlier attack was now repaired to its full length and it looked just a sharp as the day they all met the famous assassin.

"Naruto?" Kakashi called out unsure. "Kakashi sensei. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Naruto apologized as he walked up to his teacher. "It's ok Naruto. I know you only did what you thought was right. The burdens of being a leader are ones that not everyone can carry." Kakashi said comfortingly as he placed his hands on Naruto's shoulders. "I should have trusted you from the beginning with the plan. Instead I went behind your back and caused things that didn't need to happen. I'm sorry Dog." Naruto said sincerely and in that moment Kakashi's eyes widened in shock which soon turned to happiness and contentment. "Took you long enough to figure out Naruto and here I thought you were really smart." Kakashi said with his patent eye smile.

"Hey kid." Pakkun said with his deep masculine voice. He was Kakashi's personal familiar and old friend. "Hey Pakkun. It's nice to see you again buddy." Naruto said in genuine happiness. The memory was faint but he remembers Pakkun would play with him when he was still a toddler. As he grew a little older he could remember the little pup vividly for his deep voice and his obsession with letting people touch his paws. However, he didn't see much of Pakkun or Dog A.K.A Kakashi after the Uchiha Clan Massacre.

"Here's Gatō's body. He isn't dead." Naruto said as he handed Kakashi the scroll with Gatō's body inside. "We have a lot to talk about Naruto." Kakashi said in a serious tone. "I know." Naruto simply replied. "Naruto." Hinata called out and looking up Naruto could see why. It was that look in her eyes. Chaos's eyes were filled to the brim with so much happiness right now that he was afraid she might burst and since this is Chaos we are talking about that was a worst case scenario. Dropping everything Naruto walked over to Hinata and took Chaos into his arms. The little terror was shaking uncontrollably in excitement and pure glee and Naruto due to their close contact and the strong bond they share could sense that Chaos was rapidly losing control of her instincts. She was exposed to far too much negative energy while here especially in the last few minutes since the negative energy that comes directly from Naruto is like ecstasy for Chaos.

"Shhh, shuu, it's ok sweetie I got you. It's ok." Naruto said softly as he held Chaos tight. She was trembling so much that Naruto was having a tough time holding onto her. "Do it again dada that was so much fun. Do it again. Do it again." Chaos said in a near psychotic tone of voice. Her normal squeaky voice was trembling and pitching up and down in tone as she said this. "I know sweetie. It's ok. Maybe later ok. Just calm down for me ok." Naruto said as patiently as he possibly could. Chaos's strength was quite deceptive and because she was shaking so much it was giving Naruto some trouble when it comes to holding her. "What is happening to her kid?" Zabuza asked as he warily looked at Chaos. The look in her eyes was something he wasn't expecting a child to have.

"This happens every time she is exposed to any sort of negative energy." Naruto explained as he picked Chaos up into his arms and rocked her form side to side. Chaos was very light in terms of weight. Almost like a feather but at other times she could actually weigh a ton. It all depends on if she is in control of her instincts and right now she was very heavy for Naruto to hold. "Negative energy?" Sasuke questioned as he looked at the tiny terror known as Chaos. So many questions were going through his mind right now that he didn't even know where to begin. Iris who was still in Kiba's arms was starting to stir and moan in her unconsciousness.

"Chaos has the unique ability to not only sense all kinds of negative energies but see them too with her naked eyes. She sees things differently than all of us." Naruto said as he was still trying to calm Chaos down. "See negative energies? How is that even possible?" Sakura mumbled to herself.

"Something is coming dada! Something is coming! It's big!" Chaos rambled on with a wild grin on her face. "Something is coming?" Naruto repeated with an unsure tone. At that moment the air inside of his lungs were ripped out. Gasping for breath Naruto fell to the ground wheezing. "My back! It's burning!" Naruto wheezed out. Hinata's Byakugan immediately came to live in that moment and her eyes widened in disbelieve. "Naruto your back!" Hinata cried out in in shock.

"DADDY!" Iris yelled as she was suddenly awoken from her unconsciousness. Her eyes were wide and frantic but instead of looking towards Naruto her eyes were looking at a particular spot in the mist. Her sudden jolt scarred most of the Genin present but they had no time to ponder this.

"And here I thought I got here in time." A new voice emerged from the thick mist. Everyone's attention immediately went towards the new voice and out of the mist came a very tall man. Standing at around 6'4 the man had black and white striped hair. Brown skin and razor sharp teeth. A white diamond shaped mark is in the center of his forehead. Along with that he has very pointy ears. He has very narrow slit-like golden eyes and dark stripe-like marks on both sides of his face right above his ears. On his arms, chest, and back he wears black armor with a gold trim, his boots have a similar design. He wears a tiger-print pelt around his waist and what appears to be a giant set of tiger paws and his shoulders. He wears a grey hakama and sash.

"Who are you?" Zabuza questioned as his senses were telling him that this man was very dangerous. The look in the man's eyes is that of a killer. "You're all out of energy, too tired to give me a good fight." The man continued while ignoring Zabuza completely. His eyes were focused solely on Naruto. Seeing this Kakashi stepped protectively in front of Naruto. "Who are you? What do you want?" Kakashi asked this time. His Sharingan eye was boring into the man's eye with deadly intent.

Continuing his stride without missing a beat the man had his eyes track across everyone present. "Gatō was a fool to underestimate you foolish humans. He was starting to bore me so I guess I should say thanks for getting rid of him." The man said as he approached the group of shinobi. Anko also got in front with Kakashi in guarding Naruto. "I know the mark hurts kid but power through it and give me a good fight. I hope you're not a disappointment like that woman was a few years ago." The man said and that seemed to snap Naruto out of his pained filled state.

"What did you just say?" Naruto asked with disbelieve in his voice.


To be continued...


Jutsu Library

1.) Body Flicker Jutsu - A high speed ninja technique that allows the user to travel at high speeds in micro burst. Usually the technique is accompanied by a special effect that masks the movement of the user.

2.) Demonic Art: Winter Fairy Hydrokinetic Magic - One of Evangeline's signature techniques and one of the abilities that comes instinctively to her. It is a move all Winter Fairies are capable of using after some time of practice. The fairy gathers of their Yōki and uses it to pull the water molecules out of the air and using their Yōki as a medium they can increase that amount by synthetically and artificially converting their own Yōki into extra water. Once formed the Fairy has 100% control over the water and its composition. The fairy can willingly change the composition of the water at will and control its movements down to individual molecules. This technique also works on pre existing water in the area.

3.) Ice Style: Ice Make Jutsu - A Jutsu created from the combination of both Naruto and Evangeline's team work. By molding chakra mixed in with Eva's Yōki into his hands Naruto can create any object he wants out of Ice. Depending on how much chakra he puts into the Jutsu will determine how durable the creation is.

4.) Demonic Art: Winter Fairy Gold Dust Spirit Water Healing - One of Evangeline's signature techniques and one of the abilities that comes instinctively to her. She releases a golden powder from her wings that when it comes in contact with water will cause anything inside of that water to heal almost instantly. The more severe injuries take longer to heal but eventually they will heal as well. The drawback of the technique is the fact that Evangeline can only heal you while that specific body part is in contact with water. Her Gold Dust works by having a chemical reaction with water so it's impossible for the gold dust to heal anything on its own without first being in contact with water.

5.) Yōjutsu: Liquid Evaporation - A technique that allows Naruto to evaporate liquids in a very close proximity to his body. It is very short ranged and doesn't work more than three feet away from him. It was actually the technique he was using while racing Hinata up the trees during their practice with the True Tree Walking Exercise.

6.) Water Style: Hidden Mist Jutsu - This a specialty of the ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, where one causes a mist to spring forth by lifting up some water from either a pre-existing source or expelling it from their mouth, they can then go in and out of sight at will from within the cloud of mist. The mist's thickness is controlled by the amount of chakra kneaded into it.

7.) Kenjutsu: Arctic Blade Dance - Naruto's own version of Shoko's Hazard Blade Dance. By using his twin swords made of ice Naruto reacts the same attack as Shoko but the difference is that crescent waves made of ice are launched from his swords with each swing and they will flash freeze anything they come in contact with.

8.) Kenjutsu: Decapitating Shockwave - A sword technique that Zabuza Momochi uses in which he spins around rapidly while swinging his massive Executioner's Blade and he cleanly and with deadly accuracy decapitates any and all foes that are surrounding him. The rate at which he spins and the speed and suddenness of it is what gives off the shockwave that knocks everyone back.

9.) Kenjutsu: X – Scissor - A technique that Naruto created that allows Naruto to cut an opponent in an X formation leaving an x shaped scar across the user's body. For ease of use it works best when duel wielding.

10.) Ice Style: Ice Prison Jutsu - This technique allows the user to infuse their chakra with ice on the ground and bring it to the surface. The user can then trap their opponent within the ice by controlling its movements and completely surrounding them in the ice. It is strong enough to withstand basic Fire Release techniques, because the ice has already been infused with the user's chakra. The user can also surround themselves with the ice prison to act as a shield. Additionally, any piece of ice that Naruto is controlling can be used to immobilize a target. If he hits you with ice from any Ice Style Jutsu then he can freeze you in place.

11.) Fūinjutsu: Seal - This basic technique allows you to activate a seal or deactivate one. When you first create a seal you can activate it using this simple technique. You inject your chakra into the seal and the seal will activate or deactivate.


Author's Note (A/N): Naruto saves Haku's life not only revealing Eva in the process but bringing up many more questions for everyone to ask. Gato himself shows up saying things he should not be saying only to be put on ice.

With that being said Naruto looses control after Gato made the unfortunate choice to threaten Iris and Chaos's life in the worst way possible especially in front of their overprotective father. Naruto in the end spares Gato's life but what does this mean for Naruto's ability to control himself and the fact that he almost didn't stop should be cause for alarm. Naruto has also finally discovered who Kakashi really is to him, being none of than our favorite ANBU agent Dog from Naruto's childhood.

Finally a new person has appeared and it would seem like he is connected to Naruto's and Shoko's past. Who could he be? All of that and more will be answered in the next chapter. So stay tuned and find out.

Next Chapter: (Final Confrontation: Demon (Part:1)


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Published: 6/23/16