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A/N: I shouldn't have promised an update today. Darn, I'm so tired. This is the furthest I can write for now. No more. (drooping eyes) Darn boastful me. Bakabakabaka.
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Part 2
Naruto ran, fell, stumbled to his feet, then ran again. Tears which flowed from his blue eyes, blinded his view. He didn't know when he was going.
"Kuso, stupid Sasuke-teme. Baka! " the blonde murmured under his breath, angry at how things has turned out.
"Naruto..." a cold, quiet voice interrupted him in his incessant insults. Jerking back to reality, Naruto skidded to a stop, only to find himself with an expressionless Hyuuga to face.
"Neji..." the kyuubi-container immediately swiped off his tears, embarrassed to be seen crying by the other ninja. "What is it?"
"Eastern Gate under siege." the solemn Hyuuga replied seriously, to which Naruto tensed readily.
"Who?"
"Orochimaru." Neji elaborated monotonously. There was a pause for the loudmouth ninja to digest the information. No further words were commented.
"I understood. I'll head over there now. You go report to Tsunade-obaa-san." Naruto stated, then make to run for the Eastern Gate when he suddenly paused. "He's here for Sasuke again, right?"
"...Hai," the mentioned Uchiha's cousin nodded.
"I won't let him have Sasuke-teme." Naruto growled protectively, before adding childishly. "Even though I hate that arrogant bastard now."
Neji blinked.
"Yosh. Here comes the great Uzumaki Naruto to the rescue!" the blonde grinned, and was soon gone like the wind, shadowed form leaping across random roofs.
Tsunade waved off the spiky-hair Kiba, dismissing him in the single gesture. "Look for Uchiha Sasuke and go with him to delay Kisame and his little minions' invasion. More back-up will be send as fast as possible."
Suddenly, a sharp rapping on the door brought the two's attention to Neji who walked in most immediately. "Hokage-sama, Eastern Gate is under attack of Orochimaru."
"WHAT?" the female exploded. "Not him too!"
"Naruto is already on the way there to aid the others first." Neji tried to reassure the furious Tsunade.
"Argh, I can't believe this. Those two, did they make an appointment together, deciding that they attack Konoha on this particular day? How can things be so concidental?" the Hokage complained and slumped back in her chair, fingers massaging her forehead where veins threatened to pop. "Kiba, you go ahead to the Northern Gate with the Uchiha brat. Neji, join Naruto back at the Eastern Gate. I'll call for back-up and send them respectively to both sides. Shoo, shoo. Go now."
Without another second to waste, all three persons in the small office set about to their own missions.
"RASENGAN!" Naruto yelled. Summoning a cackling orb of raw chakra, he bowled his way through a line of Sound enemies. "Hah, take that, losers!" He grinned. However, when the blonde looked around, and saw how his fellow ninjas were barely fending off Orochimaru's minions, his smile faltered.
Beside him, a soft panting could be heard from the ever calm and collected Shino as he tried to dodge ever single attack while calling upon his bugs.
"This is not good. If Shino is panting already, then everybody else must be near to their limit." Naruto thought. True to his thoughts, he saw the sick and tired expressions on each Konoha ninjas as they fought the never-ending rush of enemies. "I've to get to Orochimaru and end this fight now!"
Scanning over the area, the kyuubi-bearer spotted Orochimaru and his close aide, Kabuto standing far ahead, atop a huge snake which he remembered clearly as Manta. "Target spotted!" the enthusiatic blonde exclaimed, then continued to press ahead, a determined glare set in his face.
Kiba pounded on the door, crying the Uchiha name urgently. The door swung open upon the fifth knock.
"This better be important, Inuzuka." an irritated Sasuke growled at the dog-boy, ember eyes staring him down without mercy.
"IT IS, DAMNIT! Konoha is under the attack of Orochimaru and Kisame now. The two of them are currently at the Eastern and Northern Gates respectively. Naruto is already helping out at the Eastern Gate, so Hokage-sama asked you to come with me to the Northern Gate instead." Kiba rushed out his words, stopping for a breather only after his message ended. When he finally looked up again, the raven-haired avenger has geared up and was ready to run.
"Let's go." Sasuke said with a commanding voice, and then was off with Kiba flanking him.
TBC...
Momochi Zabuza: He-lo, nice to see you again. Thanks for the review. You have been reading all my latest fics, and may I say that I'm very honoured! (huggles) However, I do have to warn you that this fic is in the tradgey genre, so no happy ending.Toodles then ;D
FiendisHSerapH: Power to my fics! Yay! Thank you!
Rosemary: Hey thanks for liking this fic. Yep, Naruto is kinda OOC. Heck, all of them are OOC in here. Heh, I kinda fooling around for this fic, so didn't really put in the effort. Opps, don't kill me after you read this. XP
A/N: Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy. Next update is on unknown date. I'm not going to make another stupid promise for myself to regret again. Darn baka me. Oyasumi.
