Naruto panted slightly as he was but a few feet away from Kisame. Kisame winced slightly as he raised his sword, ready to strike once again. /This brat is good…but that's just the kyuubi's power…/ he thought as he dashed towards Naruto, swinging his sword in a bat like motion. Naruto jumped back and crouched down. /only have one chance/ thought Naruto as chakra swirled on his palm. Kisame smirked as he saw this. /That's it…feed my sword/ Kisame thought as he dashed forward, sword at hand, ready to strike Naruto.
Naruto dashed forward, Rasengan charged and ready to attack. Sword and Rasengan collided, and the impact sends the dirt around to swirl in a form of a tornado. The others stopped their fighting as they stared at the fight in awe. The power of the sharingan not decreasing, but the sword's power still strong. The others shielded their eyes as the Rasengan exploded, sending a gust of wind towards them, and pushing them out of the way.
"Damn! Now that was an attack" Kiba shouted above the noise as Akamaru walked next to him.
"Is Naruto alright?" asked Hinata. Neji searched the surrounding with his Byakugan, trying to identify the unique chakra Naruto had.
"I don't know…I can't see him" Neji said. Shikamaru walked up to them, his gaze fixed on the smoke.
"I have a feeling…that we're about to find out" he said. The Konoha shinobi reassembled, waiting for any news of their blonde friend and captain. The smoke began to clear as two figures remained standing. Kiba scrunched up his nose at the strong scent of blood. Akamaru growled slightly as he shook his head, the smell too strong for them. Naruto had his eyes narrowed to slits, his eyes the color of fire, of rage. Kisame winced as he coughed up blood. A trickle of blood escaped the blonde's lips as he growled and pushed his hand forward. Kisame grabbed the blonde's hand from penetrating his body even more.
"Face it shark face…you lost…and you're going to die…you wanted the kyuubi's power so badly…then enjoy the fact you were killed by it" Naruto growled as he removed his hand from Kisame's chest and stepped back. Naruto removed Kisame's broken sword from his side and threw it to the ground. Kisame collapsed to the ground, his lungs filling with blood by the second, his heart straining for the lack of blood.
"Go to hell…stay there…I'll be sending your friend to you soon…so you won't be alone" Naruto said as his eyes changed back to his normal color, his whiskers back to a normal size, and his claws minimized to normal hands.
"We're wasting time" Naruto said as he turned to them.
"Let's move…" but Naruto never finished his sentence as he fell forwards. The others dashed towards him, Hinata grabbing him before he fell to the ground.
"What an idiot…thinking he can continue on with that injury" Shikamaru said with a sigh. Hinata rested Naruto on the ground and pulled out her medical pack.
"At least with have Hinata-sama…who's a medic nin in our team" Rock Lee said. Hinata placed her hands over Naruto's wound and her hands began to glow.
"Don't leave us Naruto…for Sasuke's sake…don't leave" Hinata said as she added more power to heal him.
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Sasuke held his side as he stared at Itachi. /Dammit…he's gotten stronger…and what have I done?/ thought Sasuke as Itachi's sharingan began to swirl.
"Oh shit…" he muttered as his own sharingan began to swirl.
"Otouto…this is where it ends…I will get what is mine!" Itachi shouted as he placed his hands before him.
"Amaterasu!" he shouted. Sasuke placed his hands before him as well.
"Amaterasu!" shouted Sasuke as both fire attacks collided, creating an explosion of massive destruction. Shikamaru, Rock Lee and Neji all looked towards the direction of the explosion.
"Damn…move!" shouted Shikamaru as Kiba helped Hinata with Naruto and they darted away, the fire spreading through the forest destroying everything in its path.
"Stupid…Sasuke…" muttered Naruto as he slowly opened his eyes.
"Talk later…run now" Kiba said as they ran farther and farther away. The fire seemed to stop as the smoke covered the surrounding area. They Konoha team turned around to look at the destruction of two attacks colliding.
"What…the hell was that!" shouted Rock Lee.
"It seems that Sasuke and Itachi pulled out the deadly attacks" Shikamaru said. Neji activated his Byakugan once again to look beyond the horizon to see any sign of Sasuke or Itachi.
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Tsunade stood from her seat to look out the window.
"You felt that?" she asked the others in the room. Kakashi looked out the window as well, his eyes narrowed.
"That's one powerful move…I could sense Sasuke's chakra…but what happened out there?" he asked. Tsunade turned to the jounin and chuunin in the room.
"Assemble an ANBU team and search for the Konoha team…make sure they are all safe and sound…dismissed" Tsunade ordered. The jounin bowed and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Naruto…be safe…" she whispered to herself.
"If it makes you feel better…I'll go and search for them as well" Jiraiya said as he stepped out of the shadows.
"Thank you" Tsunade said. She couldn't help but feel a sense of deja-vou with that sentence Jiraiya uttered.
Kakashi, Iruka, Genma and Ibiki all dashed towards the forest, Kakashi and Iruka hoping for the safety of their students; Ibiki hoping that Itachi is down for the count; and Genma hoping he didn't have to open up bodies today.
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Itachi removed his glove and mask, to stare at his brother idly.
"Most impressive…and I didn't sense the kyuubi's chakra anywhere within you" Itachi said. Sasuke's eyes were unfocused as he tried to remain conscious.
"You won't get near him…" Sasuke said. Itachi smirked.
"You are so willing to protect him…instead of getting revenge?" he asked. Sasuke narrowed his eyes.
"I had my revenge already…now I just want to be with him and move on, leaving the past as that…the past…you are part of the past…" Sasuke said. Itachi smirked as he walked towards Sasuke, grabbing him by the throat and raising him from the ground.
"Sasuke…sometimes love isn't the most powerful weapon…for I am still here…and you are about to die…you did improved quite a bit…for your Amaterasu countered my own with just your own power…and look at the power it had…look around you" Itachi said as his hand clenched tighter. Sasuke clawed at Itachi's hand, trying to break free from the deadly grasp, his life being choked out of him slowly. /Na…Naruto…/ thought Sasuke as his vision began to blur.
Naruto's eyes snapped open as he broke free from Kiba and Hinata's grasp and ran towards the direction of the disaster.
"Naruto…wait!" shouted Hinata as the crew ran after him.
/Sasuke…don't die…I still have to kick your ass…/ thought Naruto as he ran, running faster and faster, his wound not completely healed.
"That idiot! He won't last long with that wound still not healed" shouted Kiba as they tried to keep up.
Naruto ran into the clearing and stopped, panting slightly. His eyes narrowed into dangerous slits as Itachi threw Sasuke aside, his gaze fixed on Naruto.
"So you got past Kisame?" questioned Itachi as he brushed his bangs away from his eyes.
"What did you do to Sasuke?" asked Naruto. Itachi turned his head to look at his brother and turned back to Naruto.
"I got rid of the obstacle…now come Naruto…and I can give you what you always wanted" Itachi said. Naruto growled fiercely as he glared at Itachi.
"You won't come out of this alive…" Naruto said as he slowly got into an attacking stance, read chakra flaring all over. Nine chakra tails swirled around Naruto, the chakra taking the form of a figure. Standing above Naruto was now Kyuubi in his full body chakra form. Itachi stared at the chakra in awe.
"This is the power of Kyuubi…" he said. Kyuubi slammed a paw onto the ground.
"You will never have this power…and you will pay for this" both Naruto and Kyuubi growled as they dashed towards Itachi. Itachi grabbed his katana and swiped it at Naruto, who jumped to the side and dodged it. Kyuubi swiped his paw at Itachi, sending him sailing. Naruto began to transform right before their eyes.
The Konoha crew stopped at the clearing and gasp at the sight before them. Here was Naruto, his sharp canines and claws, not to mention a very angry Kyuubi chakra hovering above him.
"Kiba…Akamaru…get Sasuke…" Neji said as activated his Byakugan, ready to intervene. Kiba nodded as the two ran to grab Sasuke before he got caught in the cross fire.
"Don't interfere with this match" Naruto growled to Neji. Neji looked at him surprised, but understood that Naruto had to do this.
"If I see that you won't make it…I will interfere" Neji stated. Naruto nodded as his hand began to charge the Rasengan.
"It won't come to that…" Naruto said as he ran towards Itachi. Itachi's sharingan swirled fiercely.
"Amaterasu!" he shouted as the fire dashed towards Naruto.
"Naruto!" shouted the others as they feared that the Amaterasu was an unstoppable move that would destroy their friend.
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Both Iruka and Kakashi felt a shiver run down their spine.
"Naruto…" they said in unison as they sped up, soon reaching the destruction zone.
"I can sense their chakra…but I can't…I can't sense Naruto's or Sasuke's…" Kakashi said. Ibiki looked at Genma, whom nodded. All four dispersed through the clearing, surrounding the area. Jiraiya stepped into the clearing, his eyes showing no emotions at the sight before him.
Kiba and Akamaru had grabbed Sasuke before the attack collided. The others stared in shock at the after math, not believing their eyes.
"It…it can't be…" Shikamaru stammered in shock, with a hint of pain.
"He's long gone…" Kiba said as he rested Sasuke on the ground. Hinata snapped from her shock, hiding her emotions. If it were seven years ago, she would have succumbed in tears or passed out. She kneeled down next to Sasuke, and shook her head. The others ran into the clearing and the sight that awaited them was not the sight they had expected, or wanted.
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And another chapter done with a hell of a cliff hanger. /sweatdrops/ Well, the next chapter will be the final chapter. However, I have so many different endings and I would like your opinion on it. Should I
have Naruto die
have Sasuke die
have both of the dead
have both of them alive
Reviews greatly appreciated for the last chapter. Arigato minna. Ps: I'll post the reviews on the next chapter since I don't have time…/sweatdrops/