The Shadow Wars
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Chapter 24
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Naruto watched helplessly as Yokure approached him. He knew that the fight was over, that he was going to die...
But, suddenly, he realized that he was actually healing. Kyuubi wouldn't let him die yet, and he felt a powerful red aura surrounding him. Silently, he rose to his feet.
"You're going to die now, Yokure-chan." Naruto said fiercely. Suddenly, he kicked off from the ground. As he fell, he drop-kicked Yokure into the arena floor. Then he ran at his opponent.
Yokure pulled a kunai from his pocket and hurled at Naruto, who was unable to dodge it. But the red aura swirled around the wound, healing the cut. "I..."
Naruto stopped suddenly, gaining control over the Kyuubi's primal rage. Curiously, his slightly deformed face watched Yokure.
"I do not give up!" Yokure shouted, readying the last jutsu of the battle. It was one he only used when he was desperate, because it created a 99 chance of death for the user. But now was definitely a desperate moment for him, and he had survived six usages.
Around Yokure, a greenish-black aura whirled around him. Gradually, it took the shape of a dragon's head.
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"Oh no... Hokage-sama! We have to evacuate!" shouted Mizukage.
"Why?" asked Takara, confused.
"This is Yokure-san's Doragun no Jutsu. It's a suicide technique, involving summoning a dragon to destroy the opponent, in exchange for the user's life. There's a chance that the dragon could break free of the bonds after Yokure dies. If that happens, it'll destroy us." Said Mizukage.
"Naruto can defeat it. I know he can." Said Takara.
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"So, you're going to try to destroy me? Now let's see who's better, Kyuubi, or a dragon." Naruto taunted, as he unleashed his full red aura. It turned into the face of Kyuubi.
"Doragun no Jutsu!" shouted Yokure, as he released the dragon at Naruto. In return, Naruto sent Kyuubi forward. Then, Yokure fell forward. His face, normally a nice tan color, was now white. He was dead.
Suddenly, both of the ghost-like demons crashed into the roof of the stadium, causing rocks to rain down on the arena. Naruto jumped up the falling rocks, frenziedly readying a jutsu that Jiraiya had taught him that would seal those versions of the demons.
"Fuuin Jutsu: Kage Fuujin." Naruto said. This was a weaker, but safer, variant of the Shiki Fuujin. While it was not strong enough to imprison the real versions of these demons, it was enough to seal the ghost forms of them. Unfortunately, it meant that now he would have three demons living in him, at least if he remembered Jiraiya's description of the technique's results correctly.
The two demon ghosts flowed into Naruto's hand, immediately being destroyed in the process. Sparks flew around his hand, and entered him.
Finally, the avalanche of rocks stopped, and Naruto was on the ground, bleeding profusely from many cuts.
"Winner: Uzumaki Naruto." Said the announcer.
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"That was amazing, Naruto-kun. Where'd you learn to do that?" asked Sakura, a hint of surprise in her voice. After all, this was Naruto, who had, during the Academy, been named "least likely to succeed as a shinobi" by all the teachers, even Iruka.
"The last one I used was taught to me by Jiraiya-sensei." Naruto said, smiling slightly at the fact that the fight was over.
Naruto and Sakura were in the hospital. It was two hours since the fight, and Naruto was placed in intensive care because of his injuries.
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Meanwhile, at the Uchiha residence, which had been abandoned after the Uchiha clan massacre, Sasuke was busy reading a scroll. In it was contained a secret that had been hidden for countless generations.
This was the third variant of Sharingan.
"I must get this power... Naruto has become too powerful..." muttered Sasuke, absorbed in the scroll. Suddenly, he heard a knock on the door. Annoyed, he opened the door and saw...
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A/N: I'm sorry for the short chappie, but this seemed to be the best way to add some suspense to the story. Also, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure who I should make Sasuke see. It'll either be Haku or Ororo (the man who Itachi attacked in chapter 22). I'll probably make it Haku, though, since he was brought back yet served no purpose since the start of the Exam.