Growing Up…
Demon Against Demon! Kyubii and Sasuke!
"I am a false demon? What kind of demon relies on an idiot's body to be his host? His physical limits are yours Kyubii-sama. How far do you think that pitiful body will take you? I've beaten you before, Naruto-kun, Kyubii-sama. I will do it again, and this time take the Mangekyou with your blood," Chuckling quietly as he lifted his scaled hand, wiping and licking blood from his chin. Striking quick hand seals and gripping his right arm tightly. The bright blue chakra gathered quickly, crackling and screeching as he held the Chidori within his clawed demon hand.
Naruto smiled lightly, as he lifted his right hand from the ground, shattered stone fell to dust through his fingers as the whirling of chakra gathered in his hand. Faster and faster it spun the perfect rasengan. The true wind bullet of Konoha. "Come Sasuke--kun. We will end this today… Demon against Demon!"
"Yes, this is it Kyubii-sempai! A perfect harmony, your power, my techniques, this is as it should have always been!" Yondaime grinned as he felt the wind rush through her hair as the power of the Kyubii rushed from the golden gates of his cage, Yondaime's eyes fell closed slowly. "Arigato, Sempai,"
Pulling his arm back Naruto dashed forth at the demon he once called his friend. The white haired beast grinned with yellow fangs as he shoved his own attack at the fox spirit the barreled down upon him. A crash of thunder struck the center of the arena as the two attacks met, crackling and whistling, the Rasengan and Chidori fought for power.
The clawed fingers of the Kyubii squeezed the Rasengan, forcing its power to intensify. Tears filled Naruto's burning eyes as his feet buried themselves into the ground, digging and tearing in for a leverage advantage. Sasuke's feet slowly lifted as the demon's wings spread open, shoving him deeper and deeper into the attack.
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At the Hokage's booth, Tsunade stood at the railing, gripping it tightly as she bit her lip tightly, nearly drawing blood as she watched worriedly, not for Naruto, but for the small crying girl who lay in the center of the arena with the two demons. Tears welted in her eyes slowly as Hinata slowly tried to pull herself away from the growing power of the rival powers. Tsunade's forearm rose, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Hokage-sama! We found Harunama Kazuki!" Kenji entered in a panic, as he stumbled forward, his hand landing on Tsunade's shoulder as he panted heavily, leaning over as he looked up to. His heart pounding as the chirping of the Chidori grew louder by the moment. His eyes widened as fear as he watched the tears stream down Tsunade's cheeks.
"What is it? Where is he?"
"He's dead… and when we found him, this was found," Reaching from his back pouch, he pulled free a kunai, raising it for her to see. "It belongs to Kabuto-sama,"
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"Naruto-kun!" Hinata screamed as tears drooled down her raw pink cheeks. Crawling slowly away from the growing ball of energy, crackling, whirling, and screeching, moving closer and closer to her. Her hands shook, quivering intensely as she screamed and cried for her lover. "Naruto-kun! Please, help me!"
Suddenly a crash broke over the sounds of the two attacks. Suddenly it was over and the arena became quiet, the chirping of the Chidori was gone, the whirling of the Rasengan was silent. Even the crowd hit a quiet suspense. But there was no final eruption, no final explosion of power. There was only silence.
Naruto and Sasuke stood quietly in rested upright positions; their hands fell to their sides as they watched one another. The battle was over… the spirit of the Kyubii fades from around Naruto's body. The red and black marks fades from Sasuke's pale flesh, his hair slowly darkened from its demonic white to the natural deep black. Their claws slowly faded back into their hands, as their eyes softened to their natural states.
"Naruto-kun, it is over," His hand rested heavily on Naruto's shoulder, his eyes lowered to his student as Naruto's eyes fell shut slowly, falling back into Jiraiya's chest. Jiraiya sighed softly as he held his precious student, shaking his head slowly, his head rose to look to Sasuke.
"Sasuke-kun, it is over," His hand rested heavily on Sasuke's shoulder, his eyes lowered to his student as Sasuke's eyes fell shut slowly, falling back into Orochimaru's chest. Orochimaru sighed softly as he held his precious student, shaking his head slowly, his head rose to look to Naruto.
"Orochimaru, take Sasuke and leave this village immediately," Jiraiya's face turned to stone as his eyes rose to meet those of his former friends. "You sicken me Orochimaru; you care so much for this boy's body, and then send him here to do such a reckless thing,"
"Sasuke came on his own," Orochimaru looked away, almost as if was ashamed of himself, as if he was taking the true responsibility for Sasuke's actions. He couldn't face his former comrade and further, Kabuto leapt from the stands, taking Sasuke from Orochimaru, he lifted the boy to his shoulder.
"Orochimaru, if Sasuke appears in this village again, I will kill him. I should kill you were you stand,"
"I will resist attack if you will, Jiraiya. This is not the scene for our great final clash that I desire… Sasuke will pay for his disobedience, as for returning to Konoha, when he does, it will only be his body that appears. For once I take this boy's body, I am coming back for you," Orochimaru smiled as he drew back his hair slowly, grinning as his eyes narrowed on Jiraiya. "For all I care, that boy can live. I don't even see why Sasuke comes after him…"
"Leave this place, now!" Jiraiya roared as a sudden blast of chakra was forced through the air, sending shivers through Orochimaru's cold veins. Reluctantly, Orochimaru nodded, turning to Kabuto, the three departed from Konoha once again.
Tsunade watched, fingers running through her hair nervously as she watched Orochimaru and Kabuto take their leave, the unconscious Sasuke on Kabuto's shoulder. She shook her hair slowly as she released a strained sigh. "Dammit Jiraiya, you let him go…"
"Kyubii-sempai… Kyubii-sempai, are you alright?" Yondaime sat against the cold steel bars, his head lowered as his arms rest on his knees. Panting softly, tears slowly began to welt in his eyes. The endless flow of chakra emerging from the Kyubii's cell had suddenly ended. The glowing orange eyes had disappeared, and not even the faintest sound of the Kyubii's movement was heard. "Kyubii-sempai, please answer me. What's happening? What has happened to you and Naruto-kun?"
As Naruto was wheeled into the hospital, Tsunade followed closely at his side, her fingers on his bare chest as tears trickled down her cheeks. The flow of chakra through his body was gone, she sensed nothing. No Kyubii, no Yondaime, no Naruto-kun. The battle with Sasuke had drained him of every last bit of his chakra, nothing was left. Naruto was fading away and quickly…
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I am sorry for such a short chapter after such a long period of absence but I have been busy with school. Hopefully the next chapter will arrive sooner then this one.
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