Chapter 4 The consequence of actually feeling
Yay! Chapter 4!I'm sooo sorry about how long it took me to update. So much school, and stuff.. " Thanks to everyone who actually reviewed for this story. I really appreciate it. Just want you to know I am eternally grateful! Let's see..this chapter deals with Konoha's reaction when Naruto reaches the village in his 'fox possessed' state. Basically he meets up with the villagers and the fox starts to attack them all. Kakashi, Iruka, and a bunch of his friends are all summoned to...cough can't give away the story now can I? A little bit of OOCness on part of Kakashi and Sasuke. But this is a yaoi fanfic…so its all basically OOC if you are comparing the characters to the actual anime. W/e Hope you like it! Ja! Satsugai
The consequence of actually feeling
Sasuke watched as 'Naruto' who was now the fox once more, bound away. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Was it the fox or Naruto...or both?
"Naruto..." Sasuke whispered as he was claimed by unconsciousness.
Naruto careened down the side of the Hokage monument with exceptional speed. Only, it wasn't Naruto who was running. It was the fox. "Damn you..." Naruto cursed and spat at the nine tails. "Look what you've done to my only friend! You damned fox! I hate you!" Naruto screamed at the kyuubi as tears rolled down his flushed face. He was so tired, so angry and hurt. /Shut up. / The fox mumbled angrily. /This is what you've always wanted. Revenge...for all those years of pain. This is the consequence of actually feeling. /
It snarled.
Naruto's body trembled with every word the fox uttered. The nine tails took no notice and continued its journey towards the village. Less than a minute later, Naruto could hear the busy noise of Konoha. The fox hadn't wasted any time in getting there.
/Well...would you look at all the silly little ninjas. / The kyuubi cackled in delight.
"Kuso!" Naruto flinched. He saw many people he knew up ahead. He even saw the Ichiraku noodle bar a little ways away. The fox stopped running and drew Naruto's body into a standing position at the gate entrance to the village. The fox hesitated momentarily. Picking out its first victim before heading into the full blown onslaught of the village.
The kyuubi picked out a chuunin and thrashed out at him. There was a gasp, and the ninja lay on the ground, a giant claw mark through his vest and blood seeping from his chest. Naruto watched in shock at the nine tails made its way through the crowd. Eventually, everyone nearby was screaming, and there were badly injured, if not dead, shinobi all lying in the street.
The fox continued relentlessly. Naruto watched from inside himself as his home was being destroyed. There wasn't a thing he could do about it, and what was worse...all they saw was Naruto. Naruto's fingernails ripping through the flesh of their loved ones and friends. They heard Naruto give a malicious laugh. It wasn't the kyuubi they saw or heard, it was him. Naruto shook. Off in the distance he saw a young girl he had known, running away. She was screaming something. Using the fox's keen power of hearing, Naruto listened. She was crying and running. "Somebody help! Naruto just killed my papa! She screamed again and knelt next to her dead father. "It's not true! I didn't kill him! I swear it!" Naruto yelled feebly. He knew she couldn't hear him.
"He's over here!" A familiar voice rang out among the pained noise. It was Sakura, another of his team mates. "Sakura? Shit!" Naruto cursed. This was the last thing he needed. The girl looked around in a sort of ferocious terror. "Naruto!" She yelled angrily. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Naruto looked at her, so did the fox. The kyuubi cackled again and started for her. She was to be his next victim. /Ah...Sakura. Your crush that broke your heart/ It laughed. "Don't you lay a finger on Sakura!" Naruto struggled against the fox to no avail.
Sakura stood glaring at him in a horrified manner. Naruto's body began to edge toward her and she seemed to understand what was going to happen if she didn't get out of there. Giving fox Naruto one last glare she sped off. "Naruto, Im getting Iruka and Kakashi sensei!" With that, she took off.
It took Sakura only a few moments to find then. The pair had already been dispatched by the Hokage to take care of the situation. "Sakura!" Kakashi called. "What's the matter? Who's causing all of this mess?" The two sensei skidded to a halt next to the girl. "I...it's Naruto! There's something wrong with him. He's snapped or...or something!" She shook her head in disbelief. Kakashi and Iruka glanced at each other fearfully. Neither knew what to do. Iruka broke the silence. "We're on it Sakura! Just stay back and help people get to safety!"
Iruka spotted him first. The kyuubi was thrashing violently about in every direction. Naruto's blood red eyes flashed from one person to another. Spotting his former sensei Naruto became aware of the carnage around him. Bodies strewn on the street. Iruka approached cautiously. "Naruto? Calm down!" Iruka shouted. The kyuubi gave a laughing snarl. /So...this is the man who taught you to become a ninja? Seems like a weakling to me/ The fox mocked. "Shut up! You don't know a thing about Iruka-sensei!" Naruto grew furious.
"Iruka! Be careful! We don't know for sure, what's wrong with him!" Kakashi shouted as he tried to make his way through the stream of people trying to flee. Iruka glanced backwards momentarily, leaving himself unguarded. The fox tackled him in an instant, bringing Iruka to the ground under Naruto's possessed body. The nine-tails stared at Iruka through Naruto's warped eyes and laughed. /Pitiful little ninja.../ He hissed. Iruka looked up in fear not sure what to do. He couldn't just lie there and do nothing, but he didn't want to hurt Naruto...or whoever this was. 'Damn!' Iruka thought. 'What am I supposed to do?' He squirmed underneath the claws that threatened to pierce his skin. "Kakashi!" He yelled.
"Damn...Iruka! Just hold on!" Kakashi jumped through the air and landed next to the feuding pair. Iruka looked up, fear traced in his eyes. "Help me! I don't know what to do..." Iruka pleaded. He wouldn't hurt Naruto. Kakashi's face grew angry. He had no idea what to do either. Kakashi tried to concentrate and his many years as a shinobi took over. Unclipping his shuriken pouch, he launched several in the direction of Naruto.
The shuriken all landed in his side, digging deep. The fox gave little notice to the annoying slivers of metal protruding from the body he inhabited. /Hahaha, they didn't work before...what makes you think, that they will work now/ He laughed at Iruka who was still pinned. Naruto cried out as the pain from the shuriken flashed through him like hot fire. Kakashi threw himself at Naruto, managing to knock the fox off balance. Iruka stood up, and ran next to Kakashi. "What do we do?" A frown creased his forehead as he stared in uncertainty. Kakashi looked around. The streets had cleared. It was just Naruto, Sakura, them…and the bodies. The fox gave a shattering growl and flung itself at Sakura this time, sending her flying into a wall, and knocking her unconscious.
Kakashi looked at his student, and he finally understood. "Iruka..." Kakashi muttered, shadowing his eyes. "It's the fox. It's finally broken the seal, and overtaken Naruto's body." Kakashi finished with a sad sigh. Iruka looked up in terror. The thing he had feared for all his life had finally resurfaced again, in the form of his former student. Iruka felt ill. "Iruka…" Kakashi's eyes danced with the adrenaline in his system. "We….we have to kill him." Kakashi choked on the very thought. 'I don't…know if I can…' The teachers stood rooted to the spot, unable to move. Terrified, angry, hurt, confused. "We'll attack him all at once." Kakashi was the first to regain his composure. "Go for the…the heart." He said. Iruka looked up at Kakashi. "What..?" Iruka glared at Kakashi. "You can't expect me to kill him!" Iruka inched away from Kakashi. "Three…" Kakashi began the countdown. "Two..." Iruka forced himself to grab a kunai from his holster. "One…" Their muscles tensed. "Go!" The teachers lunged forward at the fox, both aiming for the Naruto's heart.
The fox dodged their attacks expertly, and laughed. The fox mimicked Naruto's voice again. /Sensei…why are you trying to kill me/ Iruka winced at the innocent voice he had come to love. "Naruto…" he whispered. Kakashi lunged forward again, trying to strike a blow. His kunai raked up Naruto's arm and over his shoulder. Iruka gasped as he healed instantly. Kakashi cursed. "There's no way we can beat him if you just stand there Iruka!" Iruka looked at Kakashi with tears in his eyes. "I don't think I can…" The ninja stood in the street, looking at each other, while the fox took note of the whole situation. /Human…/ The fox called Naruto out from hiding. /Do you see how they pine for you? Its disgusting…/ "Shut up you sonofabitch! If you had any compassion, you'd understand!" Naruto wept within himself, as he watched the world fall apart outside.
Sasuke awoke on the path where he had fought the kyuubi. 'Damnit…' He thought. Sasuke shook his head trying to clear his blurred vision, and sat up slowly trying to banish the dizziness. He ran a hand along his cheeks where there was drying blood. He cursed angrily. Looking around to get his bearings once again, he stood up and steadied himself. Trying to distinguish how much chakra he had left, the young Uchiha began his rather slow run to the village.
The fox stood before the two teachers and the unconscious Sakura. /I don't have time for you two anymore. / The fox gestured in Naruto's voice. /You never were any good at defending anything, and you Iruka-sensei, are the most pitiful excuse for a shinobi I have ever seen. / The kyuubi laughed harshly. Iruka lunged forward angrily, kunai poised to plunge into Naruto's flesh. Once again the fox dodged and caught Iruka's wrist in its hand. "I don't know who you are, or what you are…but you're not Naruto." Iruka shook with fury and sadness. The fox shot chakra into Iruka's wrist, shattering the bone, and causing the teacher to cry out in pain. "Iruka!" Kakashi ran forward clutching the teacher in his arms.
"Naruto!" Came a cry from behind the Kyuubi. The fox turned to see a badly bruised Sasuke standing a few feet away. "Sasuke! You're alive!" Naruto shouted happily, tears streaming down his face. The fox looked at him as if he found him horrible amusing. /And to think….you were stupid enough to get up and come face me once again. / The fox laughed and drew on a memory of Naruto's. /Dobe…/ It laughed. Sasuke flinched at the words. 'This can't be Naruto…he would never do this…it has to be the fox. But…what…what do I do?' Sasuke stood bloody in the middle of the street fighting with himself. 'I can't kill him…' Sasuke rejected the thought. Killing the fox...meant killing Naruto...and he couldn't. Could he? "Naruto! Can you hear me?" Sasuke pleaded with his possessed friend. "Yes! Sasuke help me! Please!" Naruto fought the fox from within, screaming at Sasuke.
Sasuke watched in horror as Naruto's eyes flickered from fire red to sky blue. "Fight it Naruto!" He yelled. The kyuubi cursed as Naruto fought against him and barely gained control of his body. "Sasuke!" Naruto ran towards the raven haired boy. "Sasuke I'm so sorry! The fox…he…he's taken over my body. I can't hold him off for much longer. You have to help me!" He pleaded, clutching Sasuke's shirt, soaking the front with his tears. Sasuke looked down fearfully as Naruto's eyes began to flicker again as the fox took control yet again. "Naruto," He said hastily, "I don't know how to stop it!" Suddenly Naruto's eyes became a pure blood red again, and the kyuubi once again had control.
"Sasuke!" Kakashi called over to his former student. "Sasuke there's no way we can help him!" He said, still clutching Iruka. The fox looked on in amusement at the display of putrid human emotions. The pain that flickered through their eyes at the loss of their friend was despicable and amusing at the same time. /'Lets have some fun then.'/ The fox used chakra to mold Naruto's eyes to azure blue yet again. /Sasuke…/ The fox called. "Naruto?" Sasuke looked up, eyes hopeful again upon spotting the blue pupils. "Are you..ok?" He asked cautiously, taking a step forward. /I am…you're here with me now Sasuke. I can do anything while you're by my side./ The fox cooed. Sasuke looked as if he had been hit with a ton of bricks. "Shut up fox!" Naruto yelled furiously. /You and I both know it's true Naruto. You think of him every day. You long to know what it would be like to have his lips upon yours…/ The fox laughed. "Shut up!" Naruto yelled again.
"Naruto.." Sasuke's voice drew the attention of Naruto and the fox. "I….are you…" he trailed off. /I really care for you Sasuke./ The fox continued its flirtation. Naruto had all but given up on his life, curling up inside him, he tried desperately not to hear the cold rejection he knew would come from Sasuke. "I care for you too…" Sasuke blushed sadly, as he looked at the ground. The fox laughed harshly, and Sasuke was thrown back to the position he was in. 'Concentrate Sasuke damnit! How could you let your focus slip?' He asked himself. He looked up at Naruto, who still had the innocent blue eyes. The fox stepped forward towards Sasuke. "Look out." Kakashi called at he tended Iruka. /Sasuke./ The fox was close enough to whisper in his ear. He reached out a clawed hand and caressed Sasuke's blushing cheek. "Damn you!" Naruto cried. The kyuubi leant in and placed a kiss on Sasuke's lips. Sasuke drew away quickly, surprised and out of breath, his heart beating at an abnormal pace. Kakashi looked on in surprise at the exchange of words and actions. He glanced at Iruka who lay in his lap, checking his pulse. "Sasuke…" He whispered, "That's not Naruto." Sasuke looked around to see Kakashi looking at him seriously. "It's the fox. He still has control." Sasuke grew angry. "What?" He said, glaring angrily at the fox. "You'll pay for that." He growled at the fox, who was now laughing. Sasuke lunged forward, kunai in hand, ready to destroy anything, that stood in the way of himself and Naruto.
