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.


Authors Note (A/N): Hey everybody. Today is special. It's my birthday and we got a two in one special served up today since I'm in a great mood.

Hey everyone it's that time. The Demons have made a reappearance in the story. An idea struck me a long while back about an interesting plot that I could use to make a story arc surrounding the demons and I just had to roll with it. It will take some time to set up in the future but the bread crumbs are there. Me and my best friend/ bro have brainstormed many knew ideas to add to the story and after some of the stuff he suggested and some of the things that you the fans suggested I can honestly say that I am pumped to get their.

So get ready to see some Demon on Shinobi action... (Wait that didn't exactly come out right.)

Anyways sit back, relax and enjoy.


Chapter 24

Final Confrontation: Demon (Part:1)

Naruto couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'Is this the Demon that nearly killed Shoko?' Naruto thought to himself in disbelieve. Slowly getting to his feet Naruto looked the demon straight in the eye. Naruto's eyes had doubt, confusion, disbelieve, and many more emotions that was quickly starting to turn into emotions of animosity, anger, and hatred. Everyone else saw this look in Naruto's eyes and the pain that was behind them. "What did you just say?" Naruto whispered out.

'This Yōki, it's just like the mark on my back. I feel a sliver of this demons Yōki on my back as well as three others. I felt the same whenever I looked at Shoko's mark as well.' Naruto thought to himself. "Are you saying you're the one who attacked Shoko 4 years ago?" Naruto seethed as he grits his teeth in anger. Kakashi, Anko, Kurenai, and Hinata's eyes widened in shock upon hearing this. 'This is the demon?' Kakashi thought to himself as his Sharingan zoomed in on the man's form. 'This is the bastard that put Shoko in the hospital?' Anko questioned with anger building up inside of her.

"Naruto do you know this man?" Sakura squeaked in fear. Between the look in Naruto's eyes and the predator like gleam in the unknown man's eyes it was installing a bone chilling fear into Sakura's body. On top of that an ominous presence was filling the air and weighing down on her shoulders. What Sakura didn't know was that it was the man's large and potent Yōki she was sensing.

"I've come all this way to see if you were worth my time kid and I'm not leaving without a good fight." The man said as he took a step forward and simply disappeared from everyone's view. No one had any time to react before the man was standing only a foot away from Naruto. Naruto didn't even have enough time to breath before the man grabbed him by his collar and threw him across the bridge towards the construction equipment. Chaos was still in Naruto's arms and so without thinking Naruto tucked her into his embrace and upon impact with the metal equipment released a burst of chakra which exploded into a shower of ice. Falling to the ground with a pained grunt Naruto looked up to see the man eyeing him with that same predator like gleam. Looking down Naruto saw Chaos's eyes were scanning the man in front of them with her eyes glowing red and moving around in different patterns. Her shaking has calmed down at this point but the look in her eyes and the grin on her face was unnerving Naruto greatly.

Spinning around on a dime Kakashi with Kunai in hand stabbed the demon in the neck but Kakashi's kunai broke upon contact with the Demon's skin. Grinning the tall man took a swipe at Kakashi with his razor sharp claws but thanks to the Copy Ninja's famous Sharingan he was able to predict and dodge out of the way in time. Coming in from behind Anko attempted a leg drop but the demon caught her leg in a vice grip. Scowling Anko contorted her body in ways that should not be natural and struck the demon in the stomach with a chakra enhanced punch. The blow caused the demon to take one step back and Anko kicked off the chest plate and did a backflip to gain space between them. "Ninja Art: Striking Shadow Snakes Jutsu!" Anko called out as she sent 5 large snakes at the man who grinned and sliced through all of them with ease.

Disappearing in a burst of speed the hulking man appeared in front of Anko and delivered a powerful blow to her stomach that caused spit to fly out of her mouth. Anko was launched off her feet and flew into a stack of crates off to the side on the bridge. "Anko!" Kurenai yelled as she saw her friend zoom past her into the crates. Turning back Kurenai eyes widened in shock since the man was now in front of her and was about to deliver a claw strike to her face. The demons claw never met Kurenai's face however since Zabuza of all people blocked the strike with his sword.

"What?" Kurenai asked in bewilderment. "I've got a contract going with that blond brat over there. I don't break my contracts, so it would seem we are on the same side here. Besides he looks like a powerful opponent to face." Zabuza explained as he pushed the man back with a grunt of effort. "Oh, all of these interesting little bugs around for me to squash." The man stated. Zabuza charged in and attacked the demon with his as usual impressive display of Kenjutsu despite the fact that Zabuza's sword is as big as he is. The demon retaliated with his claws and deflected each of Zabuza's attacks with ease. Zabuza was already extremely exhausted form his long winded battle with Kakashi and the others so he was panting with obvious pain and his breathing were coming in labored breaths.

Getting to his feet Naruto who was also exhausted saw what was happening and couldn't help but grit his teeth in anger. Seeing movement Naruto looked over and saw Chaos floating up into the air with her shadow starting to change form. Her purple blade like wings manifested behind her back and the look in her eyes was sadistic and cruel. "You've been a naughty boy. You need to be punished." Chaos said as a ball of tainted flames appeared in her hands.

Taking note of the spike in Angelic Aura behind him the man turned around and his eyes widened a little in recognition. "So you're an Angeloid." The demon noted as he looked at Chaos's robotic red eyes. "Never thought I'd see one in this dimension." He commented. 'This is the little girl Minos wants. How interesting.' The demon thought to itself privately. 'He knows what Chaos is? Only me and Eva know that.' Naruto thought in shock. 'Angeloid?' Sakura thought in confusion. She was the only one not distracted enough to hear what the man said.

"Disappear." Chaos said as she launched her tainted flames at the Demon who smirked and dodged out of the way at the last second. Kakashi was right on the man's tail and he engaged the demon in a contest of Taijutsu which the demon started to win. He was using a fighting style that no one's ever seen before and he was overpowering Kakashi despite the fact he has his Sharingan.

Throwing Kakashi away from him into a stack of lumber the man turned and gave Naruto a predator like grin. Walking in Naruto's direction the man was stopped by another voice. "Hey did you forget about us?!" Kiba yelled with Akamaru barking in agreement.

"Stay out of this Kiba! He's after me!" Naruto yelled as he tried to take a step forward but his exhaustion and pain in his back was making it difficult to do anything. He could feel the mark on his back and it was burning him ever since the demon showed up. "No way man. He's smacking our sensei's around like their nothing. We can't sit back and do nothing." Kiba argued as he got on all fours. "Let's go Akamaru!" Kiba yelled as he took off at the demon who smirked. "Fang Over Fang!" Kiba roared as he and Akamaru who transformed into a clone of Kiba started to spin at insane speeds to the point that a spinning grey and black tornado formed around them. They resembled drills flying through the air.

Coming in from both sides Kiba intended to use a pincer formation. Shaking his head, the demon stayed still and let Kiba and Akamaru get close. "Kiba don't!" Naruto yelled as he attempted to move but one look from the demon and the pain in Naruto's back intensified stopping him in his tracks. Once they were close enough the tall man took his claws and slashed at both Kiba and Akamaru dispersing their technique and leaving both master and puppy with long gash marks across their bodies. Kiba fell to the ground leaking blood from his chest, Akamaru wasn't much better either with a claw mark on his belly.

"Kiba!" Both Kurenai and Hinata screamed at the same time. "Iris! Get to Kiba!" Naruto shouted as copious amounts of chakra poured out of his body. He was panting hard at this point but he didn't care. He violently pushed the sensation of the mark on his back to the back of his mind. Forming his swords in his hand Naruto took off in a burst of Acceleration. "Kenjutsu: Accelerated Decapitation!" Naruto roared as he nearly took off the demon's head with his attack. The tall man leaned back and let Naruto's attack fly right above his head. Landing on the ground Naruto winced in pain since his legs still haven't recovered from using his new Double Acceleration. The healing that Evangeline gave him was not enough to help.

Iris landed right behind Naruto and grabbed Kiba and Akamaru in a ball of air. "Hidden Jutsu: Beetle Sphere." Shino called out as a massive cloud of bugs erupted from ever pour in his body. The loud noise of bugs could be heard as they entrapped the demon in a sphere before latching onto his body. "Bugs eh? Well now this is interesting but ineffective." The man said and with that a pulse of Yōki erupted from his body vaporizing Shino's colony of bugs and freeing the man from their grasp. "Ice Style: Icicle Bullets Jutsu!" Naruto said as he sent small sharp icicle shards at the demon at high speeds. Most bounced off his armor but the ones that hit his skin actually left tiny scars. Raising an eyebrow to this the man swiped his hand in front of him and a pulse of Yōki blew Naruto's attack away. "Who are you?" Naruto demanded as he got into a defensive stance.

"My name is Jūra little human and you are my prey and I'm your predator." The now named Jūra said as he came in fast and hard. Smashing into Naruto's defense he sent claw strike after claw strike at Naruto who was extremely hard pressed to defend against. Swiping his hand at Naruto Jūra shattered one of Naruto's swords and then kneed Naruto in the stomach. Reforming his sword in an instant Naruto smashed it into Jūra's thick armor. "Ice Style: Icicle Impact!" Sending Jūra back with a large piece of glacier sticking off his body Naruto jumped into the air after the tall demon. Flexing his muscles Jūra broke out of the thick sheet of ice trapping his body. Jumping into the air Jūra met Naruto's assault and they duked it out in midair before Jūra smacked Naruto in the face with a backhand and sent the young Genin to the ground hard. Bouncing off the ground Naruto rolled to a stop by the others. Landing on the ground Jūra was then peppered by Chaos who sent dozens of fireballs at him from her position in the sky.

"Naruto are you ok?" Hinata asked as she came up to his side. "Yeah I'm ok. But I can't keep this up. I feel like I could pass out at any second." Naruto said as his labored breaths got shorter and shorter. 'I'm not used to having so little chakra. My chakra isn't replenishing that much right now and my Yōki is running low. I can't use too many more Jutsu or else I'm going to pass out from Chakra exhaustion.' Naruto noted to himself. The burning sensation of the mark on his back was starting to come back again and it was making it hard for him to even concentrate. "Naruto what is going on? Who is this guy?" Sakura asked in a scared tone. She was shaking from the feeling of the man's Yōki. Everyone could feel that oppressive sickening feeling of a weight pressing down on their shoulders.

"I'm not exactly sure Sakura. He is a very dangerous man and someone who needs to go down for what he's done." Naruto said with a glare in Jūra's direction. "Team Anko, get the bridge builder and the wounded out of here. Sakura I want you to go with them and tend to Kiba. Iris just healed him but he's not safe here. He's after me and I don't want to see anyone get hurt because of that." Naruto said kindly as he looked at his teammate. It was the first time he's ever showed that side of himself to her and if Sakura was honest with herself she liked this side of Naruto better. Usually while friendly and very polite Naruto tended to be distant with both her and Sasuke. She didn't know why but she never liked it. Sakura is a curious girl by nature and she was always curious about her classmate and now teammate who she's been acquainted with for the last six years. He tended to stick to himself during the first two years of the Academy and when the shinobi classes started he immediately latched onto Hinata who he later revealed to be his best friend.

"But what about you? You're my teammate I can't just leave." Sakura protested. While she would love nothing more than to get as far away from Jūra as possible she still didn't feel right leaving her teammate behind, especially since this mysterious person was targeting her teammate. "He is after me and only me. I won't let him hurt the others just to get to me. I'll stall him while you guys leave. Don't worry I'll be fine." Naruto said as he stood back up with noticeable difficulty. 'My vision is getting blurry. Why does this mark hurt so bad?' Naruto groaned in his mind. The pain was intolerable.

"No way am I backing out of a fight like this. Don't try to hog the spot light Naruto." Sasuke said as he came up to stand besides Naruto. "Sasuke this person is unlike anything you've ever seen before. I know what he is capable of." Naruto said as he wearily watched the tall demon dodge out of the way of Chaos's blast. 'If he is anything like the demon who attacked me all those years ago than this one will be relentless and overwhelming. It took everything I had just to stay alive and protect the girls. I can't let people get caught up in our fight.' Naruto thought to himself. "Mind filling me in or are you going to keep this to yourself as well?" Sasuke said with a sideways glance to Naruto and Evangeline who was visible at the moment.

"If he is anything like his companion who attacked me a long time ago then I can safely say that he will be relentless. He won't stop until he gets what he wants and he will kill anyone who gets in his way. He has a predator mentality. He's not going to be easy." Naruto said with certainty in his voice. "You were attacked by his companion before?" Sakura asked in shock. "Yes and I barely got away with my life and this happened when I was around 7 or 8 years old. It was through stupid luck that I even survived that night." Naruto said with a grim tone to his voice. He was remembering that time in his head. "That's awful. How did you get away?" Sakura asked in morbid shock and awe. She couldn't even fathom how Naruto would get away.

Seeing Jūra trade blows with Chaos who was trying to keep him at a distance Naruto tightened his grip on his swords. "There's no time for that. If you can't fight, then stay back or leave. He wants me not you guys." Naruto stated as he slowed down his breathing as much as possible. "Eva how are our reserves?" Naruto asked Evangeline who was gathering up as much Yōki as she possibly could. She was splitting her Yōki in half and converting half of it into new chakra for Naruto to use. "We are running really low right now Naru. Our Chakra and Yōki is not regenerating as fast as it should. I think this mark is dampening our energy." Eva explained. "Then we don't have much time Eva, if we want to do this then we have to go now." Naruto said as he used his bow staff to hold him up and keep his balance. "Right Naru." Eva agreed. "Then let's go Eva!" Naruto said as he took of right in time to stop a strike from landing on Chaos who was forcing Jūra back with her tainted flames. "Chaos get back!" Naruto shouted as he did his absolute best to parry and block Jūra's relentless assault. The man just kept coming with claw strike after claw strike and he was not stopping.

Flying back Chaos set up above the bridge. "Artemis. Fire" Chaos said as her wings were lit on fire and dozens of small lightning fast bullets of fire came raining out onto the bridge below. Jumping back out of the way Naruto pointed his finger at Jūra. "Ice Style: Icicle Bullets Jutsu!" Sending another barrage of icicle bullets at Jūra everyone watched as a light white aura appeared around Jūra before he flexed his muscles and a shockwave of pure Yōki came rumbling off his body stonewalling both Naruto's and Chaos's assault. The shield of Yōki pulsed before it repelled the attacks away. Dodging out the way of his own attack Naruto was forced on the defensive when Jūra was in his face yet again. Bringing his Bo staff to bare Naruto deflected as many of Jūra's attacks while attempting to freeze Jūra's appendages.

However, this tactic was proving ineffective since Jūra's Yōki was so much more potent than Naruto's that every time he would try to freeze him his ice would melt almost immediately. Seeing Sasuke coming in from behind Naruto jumped back to get some distance between them. 'Got to make this count.' Naruto thought as his vision blurred a little. "Ice Style: Ice Ground Spears Jutsu!" Naruto shouted as a long trail of ice formed in front of Naruto and surrounded Jūra's feet. Jūra's forward movement was stopped cold and he looked down just in time to see thick spears of ice impale his lower torso but fail to go through. They did however impede his movements for a moment and that was all the time Sasuke needed.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Sasuke called out as he sent out a dozen basketball sized fireballs that sailed straight for Jūra. They impacted and detonated the chakra inside of them sending out a small explosion that briefly shook the area. When the smoke cleared Naruto's ice was blown away and Jūra was standing there without a scratch on him. On the ground several shuriken were laying around with a few of them broken and chipped. "What… Impossible?" Sasuke said aloud.

"Nothing is impossible little boy. Your little human brain just can't comprehend it that's all. Now like I said. I came all this way to get a good fight out of you, and so far you are disappointing me. I wonder what it will take to get you to go all out?" Jūra insulted Sasuke before turning back to Naruto and questioning his resolve. Gritting his teeth Naruto started to generate a blue aura around his body. 'This is it I don't have much of anything else but if I'm going down then he is definitely coming with me. Let's see if he can handle this.' Naruto thought to himself as he prepared himself for his final move. He was too low on chakra and Yōki and he could feel chakra exhausting knocking on his door. He was so close to passing out that he believed it to be nothing short of a miracle that he is still standing. Because of the influence of the claw marks on his back, which was burning him at the moment he couldn't properly regenerate or produce any more Chakra which was a major problem.

"Double Acceleration!" Naruto shouted out as his chakra cloak flared. Chaos felt a dip in her reserves and her eyes picked up her father's energy. Iris who was returning after healing Kiba also felt the drop. 'Daddy?' Naruto felt gravity press down on him which cracked and fractured the concrete below his feet. Disappearing in a violent burst of speed Naruto appeared in front of Jūra with his fist cocked back. "Acceleration Punch!" Letting his fist fly Naruto put everything he had into the attack. Seeing this Jūra's smirk spread across his face and a predatory grin unlike any other showed itself on him.

"Yōjutsu: Tiger Claw!" Jūra called out as his long sharp nails were covered in a pure white aura of Yōki and the rest of his hands were covered in a thin layer of white Yōki that took the shape of a tiger. Both attacks met in the middle and a massive explosion rocked the entire section of bridge. Sasuke who was close by was blown off his feet across the bridge where he was caught in a bubble of air created by Iris. She deflected the shockwave and dust cloud away from everyone who gathered around her. Kakashi and Anko who were nursing bruised and broken ribs joined everyone else around Iris.

"Team Anko get Tazuna and the wounded out of here." Anko ordered as she pressed her hand against her ribs. She was blown away so fast she didn't even have time to substitute herself with any nearby objects. It just happened to fast. Ami and Kasumi didn't need to be told twice. They wanted nothing to do with this fight. They grabbed onto Kiba and Haku and started to head off the bridge. Fuki hesitated as she looked towards the dust cloud that contained Jūra and Naruto. With another look from Anko Fuki took off with her teammates.

The smoke slowly cleared and everyone was shocked to see Naruto barely conscious with scrapes and bruises all over his body and he was busted open if the blood dripping down his forehead was any indication. He was being held up by his collar with Jūra's larger hands around his neck. Jūra's armor had scuff marks and dust on it but the man was otherwise unharmed by Naruto's attack. Naruto's body was like a ragdoll because it wasn't moving and he was at least 2 and a half feet up in the air because of how tall Jūra was.

"I guess this is all that you have. That last attack actually accomplished something. You forced me to use a technique of mine. You do have great potential kid. I think I might just take you with me right now." Jūra said as he shook Naruto's body around without a care in the world. The shockwave from their attacks clashing bounced back and hit Naruto with the vast majority of the force which is the reason behind his current state right now. Jūra's own attack busted Naruto's head open and it was leaking blood onto the concrete below.

"Daddy?" Iris whispered in absolute mortification. Her eyes were wide with shock and they were trained in on Naruto's limp form. She could barely feel his presence in the back of her mind right now and that was not sitting to well with the distraught princess. "Iris don't look sweetie. Your father will be ok." Hinata said as she tried to comfort Iris who would not take her eyes off of her father's limp form. Something was bubbling up inside of Iris with each passing second and now the little girl was starting to hyperventilate. "Iris calm down. You have to remain calm." Hinata said with a panicky voice once Iris's breathing started to become erratic. It only got worse when they were able to hear the demon's words and how he planned on taking Naruto with him.

"STAY AWAY FROM HIM!" Iris screamed as a massive gust of wind exploded form her form and launched across the bridge. Jūra only had seconds to look over his shoulder before he was blasted off of his feet and send flying into a metal crane that toppled over form the force in which Jūra slammed into it. Nobody could believe what they just saw but when they turned to look at Iris they all wished that they hadn't. Iris's face was contorted into one filled with rage. Her beautiful face was marred by crease marks and a scowl to end all scowls. Her eyes were a blazing emerald green and everyone could feel an unbearable weight press down on their shoulders. Nobody knew why but seeing the rage filled look on Iris's face was one of the scariest things they had ever seen.

Chaos descended to the ground and took a look at her sister. A frown overcame Chaos's face for the second time today and that had Hinata and those who knew Chaos worried. "Iris?" Chaos mumbled out. Chaos's insanity fit left her body when she felt Iris's power explode from her body and right now she was genuinely worried for her twin sister. Chaos could feel her body starting to heat up and looking at Iris with her eyes Chaos was getting error messages flashing in front of her face. Chaos's eye sight was starting to become distorted and blurred and she was losing some resolution in them.

Walking over to Naruto Chaos picked up her father and started to make her way back to the others when the area behind her exploded with raw Yōki. Spinning around Chaos eyes scanned the area until they zoomed in on a particular area where the smoke started to clear form. "Now that really hurt. That's what I'm talking about." Jūra said as he cleared the smoke away from him and on the armor plate that was covering his chest a very noticeable dent along with a crack could be seen. Walking forward Jūra was then surprised to see Iris appear in front of Chaos in a protective stance. "You stay away from my family." Iris growled out and the sneer on her face increased. The frown on Chaos's face increased and her body heated up even further.

"So you want to take me on eh brat. Be my guess but I got to warn you I…" Jūra began to speak but he was cut off when Iris punched the air in front of her and a long stream of fire erupted from her fist that was pure white in color. Chaos jumped back out of the way since the heat from her sister's blast was not something she was expected. Jūra's eyes widened when he felt the energy rolling off of Iris. 'Holy Magic!? What is this child? Some kind of Angel… or wait is she a cosmic being?' Jūra's thought to himself frantically as he dodged to stream of fire at the last minute.

Jūra could feel the intense heat wash past his face as he dodged out of the way. Landing on his feet he looked up to see a cyclone of wind surrounding Iris as her angry face locked on to his. Her glowing green eyes bored into his own and Jūra felt a bead of sweat go down his face. 'What is she?' Jūra questioned himself. 'Iris.' Naruto thought as his eyes which were barely open looked up to see what was happening to his daughter. "You're not taking him anywhere!" Iris yelled as she sent two more fire blast at Jūra who did his best to dodge them. The problem was that even though he dodged them the heat coming off the flames were the hottest he's even felt before. Disappearing from his spot he appeared behind Iris with his claws outstretched. 'Now I've got you.' Jūra confidently thought as he brought down his claws. Iris suddenly brought her combat fan up at the last second stonewalling Jūra's claw attack. The ground beneath her feet splintered and fractured but Iris didn't falter. "What?" Jūra whispered. "No way." Sakura mumbled in awe.

The temperature around Iris and Jūra started to dramatically rise without signs of stopping. "Phoenix Fire: Heat Wave!" Iris yelled as a shockwave of hot air exploded from Iris and forced Jūra to jump back. Jūra had a massive amount of sweat all over his body just form standing around Iris. His clothes were heated up to the point where they were uncomfortable for Jūra to even were. The air around the two heated up to such an extent that the water molecules in the air instantly evaporated.

Landing on his feet Jūra leaned back at a 90-degree angle just in time to dodge a crescent blade of silver wind that nearly bisected him in half. "Ok you're more of a problem than I originally thought." Jūra commented as he wearily watched Iris who had her fans out in an attack stance. The raging winds circling her body were causing her dress and hair to flutter erratically but her angry face still remained. 'I think I've had enough fun. Until I find out what that girl is we can't move forward with our plans.' Jūra thought with a frown on his face. 'Her holy aura is incredible. It is definitely something a little girl like her shouldn't have. We need more information. Damn I hate retreating.' Jūra complained to himself as he prepared to fall back.

Iris saw that Jūra was slowly backing away and the winds around her body picked up in speed. "Don't even think of running away!" Iris yelled as she took off at blinding speeds and appeared in front of Jūra who was momentarily stunned but he responded by throwing a fast right claw hook. Iris responded by slashing at Jūra with her battle fans. They clashed and sparks flew between them. Launching a blade of wind Iris tried to cut Jūra's head off but the tall demon was having none of that. Disappearing and reappearing behind Iris Jūra grabbed onto Iris by the back of her dress and threw her across the bridge. In midair Iris corrected herself and launched a gust of wind from her feet stopping her from slamming into a stack of lumber. Landing on her feet Iris's eyes widened in shock when Jūra was suddenly in front of her and punched her into the stack of lumber. "Ahh!" Iris screamed as her back went through seven beams of wood and slammed into the tall metal railing at the edge of the bridge.

"Iris!" Hinata yelled in shock and worry. Her hands flew to her mouth and her heart was racing. "Sis." Chaos mumbled as she held her head in pain. Taking off from his spot Kakashi came zooming in and attacked Jūra from his side. Jūra was forced back by Kakashi who was giving Jūra a full course in Taijutsu. Kakashi was laying into Jūra who was fighting back and forced Kakashi off of him. "Lightning Blade!" Kakashi yelled as his hand was covered in electricity. Shoving his hand forward Kakashi was aiming for Jūra's chest. "Yōjutsu: Tiger Claw!" Jūra retaliated as his and Kakashi's attacks collided creating a shockwave that forced both men back. 'He is strong. We have to stop him somehow.' Kakashi told himself since that last attack stung quite a bit. Kakashi's hand was bleeding and Jūra's skin was singed and bruised.

Before anything else could be said the stack of lumbers exploded into a shower of splinters as Iris appeared in a sphere of silver wind. She was breathing very hard and sweat was rolling off her body in waves. Her dress was ripped where Jūra had punched her and the back of her dress had many small rips and cuts were the splinters from the wood had torn into her dress. "You stay away from my daddy." Iris said breathlessly as she held onto a nearby piece of lumber for support.

"You are starting to bug me girl. You wouldn't like it when I'm angry trust me." Jūra said patronizingly while also giving off a warning through his body language and aura. Iris's response was to blow out a stream of hot air from her nose that ruffled her dress a bit. Her vibrant emerald eyes flashed in warning but the light in them was fading back to blue and at the moment the princess's eyes were starting to transition into a blueish green like color. "Iris get back, let me handle this ok." Kakashi said as he positioned himself in between Iris and Jūra. Looking over Kakashi could see that Naruto was in bad shape and needed to get medical attention quickly.

Naruto himself wasn't doing too good. He was fading in and out of consciousness every few minutes and he was suffering through both chakra exhaustion and a head splitting headache which ironically enough is being caused by the fact that Naruto's head is busted open.

Iris didn't look like she wanted to back down but deep down she knew that her power was fading fast. The amount of power she was using right now was more than she has ever had to use before and quite frankly it was putting a huge strain on her body. To further complicate things since her power is tied directly to Naruto and he was in a critical like condition he couldn't properly regulate the flow of energy between their two bodies like he is supposed to so Iris was quickly losing power.

Seeing Kakashi momentarily distracted by thinking of Naruto Jūra decided to change targets. Disappearing in a burst of speed that sounded like a muffled sonic boom Jūra zoomed past Kakashi whose body was twisting around to try to intercept him. However, he was not expecting the speed Jūra was exerting and so couldn't turn around in time. Jūra's target was actually Naruto who was being supported by Chaos who was next to Hinata. Iris however had more time to react since she never took her eyes off of Jūra and still riding the intoxicating high of using her Holy Magic disappeared in a gust of wind to intercept.

Chaos's scanners came to life the second Jūra took off and she was forming an Aegis shield around her and her father but it wouldn't come up in time, at the most it would form around her body and not reach Naruto in time before Jūra struck. Iris and Jūra who were both traveling with enhanced speed saw each other moving in slow motion and the events played out that way for them both. Iris jumped in the way of Jūra's outstretched hand that was poised to cut Chaos's arm which was holding Naruto clean off. Instead Jūra's hand pierced through Iris's midsection and out her back.

The sheer speed and force of Jūra's movement pushed both of them over to Naruto and the others and Naruto with his blurred eyes suddenly widened them in absolute terror. Jūra suddenly got an intense look of pain on his face as he yanked his hand free of Iris. Quickly looking at his own hand Jūra saw that all the skin and almost off of the muscles on his hand had melted away and a sizzling sound along with steam could be seen coming off his hand. For the first time in a very long time Jūra wanted to scream in absolute pain but his untold amount of years of pain tolerance allowed him to keep that outburst in check.

Naruto watched Iris fall to the ground in slow motion with a shocked look on her face. At the same time inside of Naruto's mindscape Sōkyoku who was monitoring the battle and the sudden use of her powers received a backlash that momentarily stunned the titanic phoenix. A fluctuation in her powers cause a shockwave to shoot out through her cage and spread across the entire mindscape. Sōkyoku's errant power slammed into the massive rusted golden bars at the base of the mountain causing a noticeable crack to form in one of the many bars. The lake that could be seen that formed around the gate started to turn red and the water itself started to heat up and steam. For the first time since first arriving in Naruto's mindscape Sōkyoku heard a low deep primal growl emanated from deep behind the bars inside the cave of the mountain.

Sōkyoku's emerald eyes narrowed as she realized what was about to happen. But before she could send out any more of her power to fix what just happened she was rattled by a terrifying scream of terror. "IRIS!"

Naruto screamed as his bruised and battered body was suddenly revitalized as Iris's body hit the ground. Iris's face slowly started to transition from a look of shock to unrestricted pain. Tears could be seen rolling down Iris's face as she struggled to move her body. Ruby red blood started to flow out of her body along with white and gold particles. She was staring up into the sky with her emerald eyes immediately turning back to aqua blue. Her eyes were moving frantically around but they were starting to get hazy.


To be continued...


Jutsu Library

1.) Ninja Art: Striking Shadow Snakes Jutsu - This technique allows the user to eject snakes from their wrist or sleeve, usually after a punching motion. The snakes are used primarily to attack from a distance and, being snakes, can inflict multiple poisonous wounds on the victim's body or hold them in place. The snakes can also open their mouths to extend Kusanagi-like blades. This technique can also be classified as a variation of the Summoning Technique. This technique can also produce snakes from different parts of the user's body.

2.) Fang Over Fang - The user and their ninken partner spin at a ferocious speed and deliver many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target. The force of this attack is strong enough to drill through stone. When this attack is done alone, it is called Passing Fang.

3.) Kenjutsu: Accelerated Decapitation - A move that Naruto came up with in the heat of battle mixed in with his determination to escape a dire situation he found himself in. Coating himself in his Accel Cloak Naruto who has a sword or bladed weapon in his hands {It can be a real weapon or one created from his Ice Style} disappears in a burst of speed granted to him by his Accel Turn and swiftly decapitates his target in one fluid and quick motion. The victim will have no time to react since this technique is used at point black range and it is used during the element of surprise which will catch the opponent off guard.

4.) Hidden Jutsu: Beetle Sphere - This technique covers the enemy's entire body with the kikaichū living inside the Aburame clan member's body. The chakra-sensing kikaichū spread over a wide range, and the moment they locate the enemy, the insects, following the user's orders, gather at once. The insects completely surround the target, making a globe. They then attach themselves to the enemy and begin eating away at their chakra bit by bit. Before long, death will arrive. Even if the target manages to escape, the insects will immediately follow it.

5.) Ice Style: Icicle Bullets Jutsu - A move that Naruto created that allows him to form thin icicles that he can launch at incredible speeds that most people can't track. It has a massive amount of penetration power since it was able to shoot straight through Mizuki's shoulder blade despite the fact that he had on his flak jacket. It pierced through the bones in his shoulder.

6.) Ice Style: Icicle Impact Jutsu - A Jutsu that Naruto developed that allows him to slam into an area and create a massive construct of ice that breaks apart and cuts deeply into anything in the surrounding area with millions of little icicle shards. It is an area effect Jutsu that covers large distances.

7.) Artemis - A new ability shown by Chaos. While her wings are manifested she can conjure her tainted flames and target multiple objects or enemies at the same time using her targeting systems. When they fire they are fast, traveling two to three times faster than the fire balls she shoots from her hands. They are smaller and in the shape of bullets. They have a lot of piercing power but a lower amount of explosive power. They are good at intercepting or bombarding targets.

8.) Ice Style: Ice Ground Spears Jutsu - A move that Naruto uses. The user must be connected to the ground for this to work (Preferably by the feet) the user sends a surge of chakra through the ground that will travel to the intended target. The ground should freeze over in a thin sheet of ice. Once the user has his chakra spread out in his desired area he or she will send a pulse of chakra out into the area which will cause ice spikes to shoot out of the thin icy patch that their chakra created earlier. The technique is good for taking down enemies by impaling them in their legs.

9.) Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu - A Fire style Jutsu that is often employed by the Uchiha clan. It is similar to the Fire ball Jutsu in a lot of ways but instead of one large fire ball it creates several small fire balls with half the power of a regular fire ball Jutsu. This Jutsu is often used to hit multiple opponents at once or to bombard a single opponent.

10.) Double Acceleration - The next level to Naruto's signature Acceleration Technique. This move is so strong that when it is used it unleashes a shockwave of pure chakra that can shatter and blow things in the immediate vicinity away. The move also blows away the opponent in which Naruto decides to use this move on. The level of speed Naruto attains with this is more than what a high level Jonin can produce using a Body Flicker. The explosive speed is immense and destructive.

11.) Acceleration Punch - The only known technique of Acceleration. By molding all of the chakra in the cloak to his fist Naruto can discharge a massive burst of both chakra and kinetic energy that can demolish at this point in time almost anything. However, at this attack can be canceled out by an attack of equal force of makeup.

12.) Yōjutsu: Tiger Claw - Jūra's signature technique. The Great Demon coats his claw like hands in a white skin layer of Yōki and focuses a considerable amount of said Yōki around his actual nails that sharpen into incredibly durable and sharp claws capable of tearing through steel. It is Jūra's signature technique that he always falls back on. He can also use the attack to counter or defend against other attacks since the Yōki surrounding his hands is thick enough to offer him some protection.

13.) Phoenix Fire: Heat Wave - A magic attack that Iris invented during the heat of battle. This technique rapidly heats up the atmosphere around Iris to the boiling point. At full strength the heat could be comparable to standing on the surface of the sun. The heat is so much that any organic matter around Iris will evaporate almost instantly and inorganic materials will begin to melt after a short amount of exposure to this technique. Iris herself is left completely unharmed by the intense heat but any other person around her would die if they didn't flee in time.

14.) Lightning Blade - A technique that was created by Kakashi Hatake. It is a S-Rank Jutsu that is made for one hit kills and assassinations. It is so powerful that it was said Kakashi split a real lightning bolt in half with it. It is a more concentrated and enhanced form of the Lightning Style: Chidori Jutsu the parent Jutsu to the Lightning Blade and also a Jutsu that Kakashi created. It is also the very first and his only original technique that he has credit for using. All derived Jutsu from the Lightning Blade was also created by Kakashi unlike the hundreds of Jutsu that he knows that he did not create.


Author's Note (A/N): Well guys I now leave you on an evil cliff hanger. Now that Jūra is here to shake up the party we can expect him to continue to wreck everyone's day or is the tide of the battle going to change? But the big question on every bodies minds right now is what is going to happen to Iris? Is she ok? What will happen from here? You'll just have to stay tuned and find out.

The next chapter will be... (Final Confrontation: Demon (Part:2)

By the way this chapter and chapter 25 used to all be one large Chapter 24 with a total of 14,071 words. So I split it up and this chapter now has 6,265 words total. Of course not counting the Head and Foot Notes.


That's the end of Chapter 24 I sincerely hoped you enjoyed it.

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Published: 6/30/2016