Trial of the Fox

By: Ernilriel

A/N: Well it's here the final chapter. The votes are in and it's decided I'll be writing two alternate endings. One where Naruto dies and one where he lives, so please at the when you are finished reading, please review and tell me how I did, as far as my first completed fic.

Part 4: The Hunter Trio

"We want him back preferably alive," said a dark haired man to a trio of tough looking ninja from leaf. All three of them wore forest camouflage; one was equipped with four swords, two on his waist and two on his back.

"Why? So you can watch him squirm in agony as you torture him to death?" hissed the ninja with the swords.

"That thing is a demon and must be dealt with," replied the man.

"Demon now," said the ninja interested, "I've never been asked to hunt a demon before. This could be fun."

"What do you say?" asked the man.

"Well, since I've never taken on a demon before, I don't know how much of a fight he'll put up, so I can't promise he'll come back alive. But I can kill him for you," answered the ninja.

"Fine, I'll pay you double if you bring him back alive," replied the man.

"I think, good sir, we have stuck a deal," answered the ninja shaking the man's hand.

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"OW, that really hurts Sakura-chan!" whined Naruto as Sakura cleaned the wounds on Naruto's back.

"Well if it hurts then it means it's getting cleaned properly," replied Sakura continuing to clean his wounds.

"Sakura-chan, I'm sorry," said Naruto.

"What for?" asked Sakura.

"Well, I was so stupid and gave in, I thought nobody would back me up, but in reality, you all would, and you are now," answered Naruto.

"Turn around," Sakura said, and Naruto did as he was told and turned around and looked at Sakura, "I meant what I said the other night."

Sakura then lent in and kissed Naruto, it wasn't a friendly peck but a deep passionate kiss. After a few moments of bliss, Naruto broke the kiss.

"But Sakura-chan, I thought you and Sasuke…" started Naruto but Sakura kissed him again. This time she pulled away.

"I almost lost you; I don't want to lose you. You mean to much to me," said Sakura, and this time Naruto kissed her. But what they didn't know is that they were being watched. Sasuke was looking in from the window from a distance. Then something flickered inside the Uchiha's mind.

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"I've got bad news, I just heard that the hunter trio is after Naruto," said Anko to the others who were in the living room. Tsunade had left, to try and settle Konoha, and that's when she informed Anko about the hunter trio.

"Who are they?" asked Tenten.

"They're an elite trio of ninja's who specialize in hunting. They say that they have never failed a mission," answered Kakashi.

"But they don't know about this place right?" asked Ino worried.

"I don't know, we may be safe here for a while, but if anyone decides to go mutinous, they'll find us for sure," said Asuma.

"But none of us would do that," said Kiba.

"Hey Sasuke, you seem a little down, something wrong?" asked Lee.

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing," Sasuke said absentminedly. Everyone just shrugged their shoulders, except Kakashi who was indulged in his book.

Part 5: The Attack

"They're this way," said Sasuke, and following behind him were three ninja in forest camouflage.

"Are you sure?" asked one of the ninja.

"Positive," replied Sasuke who then stopped and in front of them was the cabin that Naruto was using as a safe haven.

Sasuke wanted revenge on Naruto. How dare he touch his girlfriend, Sasuke was going to make him pay dearly.

"Heh heh, thank you so much," laughed one of the ninja, he then stabbed Sasuke in the stomach with a concealed kunai, "Your help has been greatly appreciated."

Sasuke fell to the ground and coughed up blood, and was dead in a matter of minutes. The hunter trio then moved in on the cabin.

One of the hunters threw in a barrage of letter bombs.

"W-what's happening?" yelled Sakura as explosions boomed in the house.

"We're under attack, get down!" replied Kakashi over the loud booming. Then silence as the dust settled. Sakura had ducked behind the couch; she then felt a presence behind her.

"SAKURA BEHIND YOU!" shrieked Ino, Sakura whipped around and saw a tall dark figure loom over her; the figure raised a sword as if to strike. Then a blur tackled the figure. The two blurs fought then one broke away holding a wound in his side.

"Sakura-chan get out of here!" commanded Naruto, the ninja attacked Naruto, and then something snapped in Naruto, his eyes changed from their usual brilliant blue to blood red. Naruto felt something sharp hit him square in the back. He turned and saw another ninja get ready to throw a kunai. Naruto charged that ninja, but then the other ninja with the sword stabbed Naruto in the stomach.

"Sakura this way!" yelled Ino who was running towards the door. Sakura looked back at Naruto whom was fighting the two ninja. Then a third ninja entered the fray. Then a surge of powerful chakra blew everyone back.

"Sakura, get out now," Naruto said gently. She looked up in horror to see Naruto standing with kunai shuriken stuck in his back and chest, he was breathing deep heavy breaths, a trickle of blood flowing steadily from his mouth.

"Naruto…" Sakura muttered tears welled in her eyes. His eyes were blue again. Naruto fell to his knees. The other ninja then grabbed Naruto and disappeared.

"They're taking him back to Konoha!" exclaimed Anko then all the sensei's disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Part 6(I): Red and Black

The sensei's were huddled in a tree over looking the fenced quad were Naruto's execution was taking place.

"We can move in there now and save him," whispered Gai.

"And do what after that, hide him again only for him to be caught and killed," Anko said shortly.

"Anko's right would saving him now really be the best decision," Asuma said.

"We can't abandon him," Kakashi hissed.

"Kakashi, I don't think saving his life will help him. If we save him he'll be on the run for the rest of his life, and Naruto isn't the type who runs," said Kurenai.

"Kakashi, what are you going to do?" asked Anko, Kakashi was silent.

Then in the quad where Naruto was held, the mob cheered on outside, he was on his knees, his hands bound behind his back, a man with a kunai in one hand grabbed Naruto's hair with the other hand and pulled his head back to expose his neck.

'This is it," Naruto thought he felt the cold kiss of the kunai against his neck, Then he felt a sharp sting, 'That was it?'

Naruto fell over he saw the cement turn red, the sound of the mobs cheers faded, and then he saw nothing but shapes and blurred colors. Then it all went black.

Part 6(II): Freedom

"Kakashi, what are you going to do?" asked Anko, Kakashi was silent. Then it looked like the executioner was about to do his deed.

"I promised myself I wouldn't let one of my comrades die as long I was there to protect them," answered Kakashi and he moved in to rescue Naruto. The other sensei's moved in.

The executioner was about to slit Naruto's throat then there was a blur and Naruto was gone.

"Not again!" grunted the man. The hunter trio ninjas tried to find the rescuers but Kakashi took them out in no time flat.

Then the sensei's disappeared with Naruto. And Naruto was never seen again by the villagers. But some reliable sources say that Naruto (along with Sakura who had decided to run away with him) was last spotted in wave country visiting and old friend.

The End

A/N: Well that's it. Thank you to all who reviewed. I love you all! Without you I would have never finished this story. And another story is in the process, I don't know what it'll be called yet though. It's gonna kind of be like Naruto meets Lord of the Rings (without the ring) meets Fullmetal Alchemist. I dunno, maybe, but there is another story.

Reviewer replies:

Le1: Yes he did

Sekizen unmei: OH CRAP you're right! OMG I can't believe I did that, well thank you for catching that. Thank you.

Foxfirespirit: Thank you

Kunochi Dreamer: Thank you

Takatorika4ever: I almost did option D but I had self control.

Faucon: Thank you for doing that, I love you, I have another NaruSaku called: The Angel Feather. I think the site might like that one too.

Akkikage: Thank You.

Animewatcher: Yeah it was darker, I can't do light stories, hisses at the light Yeah I kind of got those scenes from the passion, hey I am an ancient history junkie, I love to look up that type of stuff. I especially like researching ancient tortures and execution methods, it's fascinating to me, call me deranged but that's just how it is. In fact the ancient Romans perfected the science of pain, and crucifixion was the most painful way to go in those times. Because where the nail was placed was really close to a nerve and when pressure in the right angle was applied to that nerve it caused all the nerves in the body to react and it was quite painful. And the person didn't die imeadately, in fact they stayed alive for about three days, they either died of suffocation caused by the position of being on the cross, dehydration, starvation, infection or blood loss because buzzards would pick at the eyes. But now I realized I have went on too long I'm moving on. (Sorry about that!)

Sarina: I'm sorry I made you cry, I'm glad you like my writing style, it's the style that's easiest for me.

And please review to this chapter, I'll reply on my profile page for all the reviews for this and earlier chapters. Arigato!