Hello everyone! I have access to a computer! I managed to correct it. I really do want to make the battle longer, but I can't edit until later. Please read anyway though, and tell me what you think. I hope you enjoy this chapter. It is one of the most important chapters so far. After reading, please leave a review for tired, little me. Thank you very much for supporting me, everyone. Here we go.


Chapter 6

The rebellious clouds were dancing vividly above the world, trying to conceal the grey sky. Rain fell mercilessly, yet softly like shining tears, as if the heavens were crying. The subsequently immortalized brook flowed more wildly. Even the trees were moaning, contributing to the never ending orchestra of nature. They were complaining mournfully as the rain pierced them. Naruto looked at her, eyes gleaming with a powerful determination. They reflected the uproarious sky. His mask was at first as hard as steel, but it softened greatly, more like a glassy sea. Her emerald orbs were softly shaking with fear. She knew by the glow of his eyes that he was going to perform something extreme.

"Sakura.." He whispered, clearly. "Listen to me." She unthinkably closed her eyes, an impulsive attempt to mentally prepare herself for his probably drastic suggestion. It would be a sacrifice he was willing to take. It would prove to be a great consequence on his part. He knew this, but chose to ignore it, or rather, face it bravely. Sakura was more important than his own life.

"I'm going to help you by transferring some of my blue chakra to you." He stated, carefully. Still holding her pale hand with his contrastingly bronze hand, he clutched it tightly. Naruto fixed his gaze on the entwining landscape that lightly traced her hand. She was so cold. He had to act quickly.

"Are you ready to accept it?" He asked, seriously, yet kindly.

"But Naruto, what will happen to you?" She countered, concern painted on her face. His eyebrows were knitted with a distant pain, but soon a confident look replaced his worry.

"Don't worry about me. Now, are you ready?" He said, positively. She was entranced by his eyes that had caught the sky, the aura of courage and optimism that radiated from his entire body. She believed in him, more than anything. Words could not reach her, so she nodded vigorously. He protectively pulled her up so that she was in a sitting position. She leaned her head against his chest, absorbing his distinctive security. Sakura looked up again and he gave her an uplifting smile before shifting his hand from her coils of pink hair, to her hand. He trustfully placed his warm palm against hers.

"Close your eyes." He softly commanded. He slowly guided his other hand down her silky arm until it reached her free hand. He clasped it tenderly. She dutifully closed her eyes and inhaled a deep breath. He shut his own and concentrated deeply so that his chakra would flow rapidly and precisely. Slowly, but surely, icy chakra enveloped around their hands.

The light that illuminated from the chakra was soft, yet radiant and bright. Their hair swayed gracefully from side to side. Sakura felt like she was flying, like she had invisible wings that fluttered strongly. Naruto felt his wings wither and break. His chakra like bounding strings inside of him diminished. It was painful, but he endured masterfully. It seemed like the light consumed them, but it vanished quickly, and the procedure was actually very brief. Sakura slowly opened her jade eyes that shined like stars. Full of concern, she studied Naruto's face. His eyes were still closed.

"Naruto?" She whispered, gently squeezing his hand. His eyes shot open and he took a deep breath. His blurry vision soon became clearer and Sakura's soothing face calmed it completely. The technique was indeed bold and he could feel his body tremble. However, he preserved some blue chakra and all of his red chakra was still burning inside of him. He could either mix them, or use them separately. Sakura's eyes glowed with worry.

"That went well." He said, warmly. He gave her a convincing smile. Her face did not soften. He added gently: "Don't worry." He tilted his golden head to the side.

"Let's go." He said, more strongly. Bravery replaced her worry and she nodded with determination. She stood up, her body feeling free and controllable again. As they discovered the developed situation concerning the others, they noticed grave trouble.

Lee had been brutally thrown on the harsh ground. He attempted to get up. Neji could not aid his friend because he was occupied with a considerably medium-sized snake that Orochimaru had summoned. Kiba and Akamaru were having difficulties moving, as they were trapped in Orochimaru's strong paralysis.

However, although their comrades were weakened, Orochimaru seemed exhausted. He was panting heavily and his glimmering eyes were half-open.

"Everyone is…" Sakura whispered with great concern. She gave Naruto a look that he completely understood. He nodded. Suddenly, she hastily appeared before Orochimaru. It seemed unwise in his eyes, so Orochimaru attempted to abolish her. She closed her eyes and focused.

"Barrier of light no jutsu." She shouted. Just before he could reach her, an unexpected barrier consumed her. It was like a shell of light and as hard as stone, protecting her from harm. As Orochimaru touched it, he felt his body break. His yellow eyes were wide. He was stunned.

"Now, Naruto!" She called. Naruto moved like lightning. Red chakra that seemed like flickering flames enveloped his entire body, giving him warmth and strength. He appeared in front of him.

"I'm going to kick your ass, once and for all!" Naruto shouted, boldly. Anger burned in his eyes, the sapphire blue in them drowning gradually and replaced with a fiery red colour. Onyx diamonds appeared in his threatening orbs.

"Kyuubi." Orochimaru muttered with a cunning smile on his pale face.

"Show me your power." He dared Naruto. Sakura chanted and the barrier ceased. As she continued to chant slowly, she successfully broke Kiba's entrapment. Neji finally managed to exterminate the snake. She turned her attention to Naruto. He was bravely facing Orochimaru. She suspected he needed help. Neji took a step closer.

"Naruto!" She and the others called simultaneously.

"Don't come, guys!" He answered, focusing. He did not move.

"I'll take care of this." He added, his glittering eyes sharp like blades. He was having difficulties hiding his emotions. As he stared at Orochimaru, he felt that feeling of unchangable and affecting loss that was inficted upon him, that loneliness and pain he caused him. The pain he caused Sakura. The sparkling rain not only reminded him even stronger, but the rain also reflected his heart, his eyes.

"I, Naruto, will show you my strength." He answered, angrily. Naruto with the speed of the falling rain, created a clone with overwhelming speed that gripped Orochimaru tightly. It was a pressurizing hold, which immobilized Orochimaru greatly, for he did not have the strength to resist. Naruto generated yet another clone, which assisted Naruto in creating his finest jutsu. A glowing blue energy began to swirl in the palm of his hand, like a mighty whirlwind.

"Rasengan!" He called before mightily swinging his hand, aiming for Orochimaru's chest. Before Sakura and the rest of them could intervene, Naruto had executed his action. It seemed like a pure light swallowed them. Naruto felt something pierce his neck, but was certain that he had managed to successfully strike Orochimaru.

Sakura saw it, but not clearly. Orochimaru, like a true snake, had managed to bite Naruto with his poisonous fangs before Naruto had inflicted damage on him. Orochimaru had a huge and mortal wound that stained his targeted chest. Naruto felt his whole body weaken and a stinging pain that slowly surged through his neck. His crimson eyes were wide.

"Naruto!" Sakura called with fear. Her voice shattered as she saw Naruto fall. She could feel him fall. However, he managed to maintain his balance. He kneeled and tried to recuperate. He barely managed to defend himself from Orochimaru's sudden attack. Naruto clutched his fist. He met Orochimaru's entertained gaze with his own strongest and sharpest look, which altered Orochimaru's eyes. They became filled with a mild fear. Naruto slowly crushed his fist.

"Don't underestimate me." Naruto said, furiously. Orochimaru winced from the unbearable pain.

"This is for Sasuke and for Sakura!"

Naruto unexpectedly and with frightening speed punched him, causing Orochimaru to fly several meters away. He landed roughly on the ground..

Everyone gathered around him, each with their own individual sparkle of emotion in their different eyes. Each person had suffered because of him. Anger, sadness, betrayal, all these emotions from each person mixed and became one. They all combined their feelings, their chakra and their power, to take revenge on their mutual enemy.

The last thing Orochimaru witnessed was the sight of five remarkable young ninja. His gaze locked with a pair of crimson eyes. The eyes of a boy who in the end managed to pull Sasuke out of his darkness with his hope, his strength. The darkness created by him, Orochimaru. Naruto broke it. Only he had managed to do that.

"Naruto... You..." He mumbled before the darkness ultimately took him.

"He's gone." Sakura whispered, a strange feeling of relief capturing her heart. It took a hold of it.

"We did it, everyone." Naruto said with great effort. They nodded, all trapped in their own emotions. Neji's face was like steel, only his pure-white eyes revealed his emotions. They were shining like the rain. Lee was smiling, smiling warmly like the sun. Kiba sighed heavily, stroking his canine friend.

'It's finally over.'

Sakura gently took Naruto's trembling hand. It stopped the moment he felt her soothing touch. Naruto hid his pain, but could no longer conceal it. He released it. He winced, squeezing Sakura's hand. The cold poison was starting to take affect. The pain, like a dreadful snake, had slithered downwards and was now dangerously strangling his torso. He could barely breathe. He fell.

"Naruto!" Sakura screamed. She caught him, but he did not feel anything. It was like falling backwards into no one's arms. She remembered Orochimaru attacked him and immediately understood that he had been triggered with poison. She gently placed him on the ground.

"Naruto, can you hear me?" She asked lowly, tears developing in her emerald eyes. The vivid flame that swirled around him disappeared, and his eyes reverted to his true blue colour, like the wild ocean. But now, the ocean in his eyes was still and calm, was it even there? He could only hear her voice. The others were drowned.

"Sak... Sakura." He muttered, trying to ease her worry. Her tears did not fall. She held them back. She had to act, quickly.

"Who can still move properly?" She asked, seriously. She stared at her comrades, who all wore worried faces.

"I'll go." Kiba said, gravely. He knew exactly what Sakura was thinking. He had not been hurt greatly, even though he exposed himself to danger several times. Kiba had faced Orochimaru fairly well, before he was caught in his infamous jutsu.

"Can you make it?" Lee asked, his eyes glowing.

"Yes. I promise. I'll bring back reinforcements." He uttered, trying to give them confidence. He did not need to. They trusted him greatly.

"I'm counting on you. I need you to also bring back an antidote to fully kill the poison. Seek out Tsunade." Sakura whispered, giving all her hope to him. He nodded and swiftly leaped, meeting the jade trees. He was so fast, the trees and their wet hair swayed quickly from side to side.

"I'm going retract the poison." She stated, clearly. She grabbed a kunai and gently cut his shirt. He was breathing irregularly and heavily. She put her palm on his forehead and tenderly slid it through his golden spikes of hair, before shifting her hand near his torso. She concentrated deeply. A glowing ball of chakra appeared in the palm of her hand. She gently put her palm on his neck where the wound was, gripping it softly, the other just above his chest. She strengthened her grip, letting the chakra run through his veins, sucking out the terrible poison. She suddenly released her grip and withdrew her occupied hand. Inside the ball of chakra were many droplets of poison. Instantly, her other hand gathered chakra. It swirled quickly, yet steadily. Pearls of sweat danced down her face as she smoothly transferred it to her other hand. The drops of death diminished inside the chakra, which was slightly more aggressive.

"Sakura.." Neji whispered as he studied her exhausted face. She was panting.

"This is all I can do for now. We have to wait for Kiba." She shifted her gaze to Naruto's face. His eyebrows were knitted with pain, but his breathing had softened. He slowly opened his eyes. They were empty, but still captivating. Where is that burning radiance?

"Sakura.. You.." He tried to finish his sentence, but could not. He looked at her and tried to smile. She found it amazing that he could smile, when he was dangerously injured. It was as if the shimmering rain was not falling on him. He was not affected. His smile would always prevail through anything.

"I did not save you. This is your chakra. You gave it to me." She whispered, taking his hand and kissing it lovingly. Her tears journeyed down her flawless cheeks, falling freely, like the rain.

"We're all here for you." Lee said, returning his brave smile. Neji nodded, his white orbs shining even more.

"Thank you. I'm sorry." Naruto whispered, before coughing heavily. He closed his eyes, the ocean in eyes turning to ice.

"Naruto..?" When he did not respond and she felt his grip weaken, she held him, softly. She sheltered him from the cold rain. Her wispy hair gently brushed his sunkissed face as her forehead leaned against his.

"Don't you die on me." She whispered in his ear.

"Sakura, we should find shelter." Neji suggested, kindly. She nodded. That was all she could do, for her voice was lost.

Kiba ran as fast as he could. Sometimes, he felt his legs give way, but he pushed himself. Further and further. He was near the village now.

'Hold on, Naruto..'


She had fallen asleep. The cold darkness was her only comfort now. She opened her eyes, and their was still no light. She looked down at Naruto in her arms. He was barely breathing. She had not lost hope in Kiba. She knew he would come. She and the others had moved to a silver cave. not far from the meadow that matched her eyes.

'Hang in there, Naruto..' She prayed strongly in her heart. The silence in the cave was almost deafening. She wanted to hear Naruto's loud and encouraging voice. She wanted to see him smile stupidly, because it was so precious in her eyes. Then she truly realized something.

'am I in love with you, Naruto?'

She caressed the distinctive marks on his cheeks. Her hand slid down his strong jawline and to his neck. She did not have to look at his face for an answer. It was already inside of her. She had loved him all along. However, she never understood that before now. She had almost lost him today. Almost losing him made her heart awaken and her jade eyes open widely. Seeing him like this was unbearibly difficult.

'Yes. I think I am.'

"Someone is here." Neji suddenly said. His eyes were gleaming brightly in the suffocating darkness. With Neji's eyes of truth, Lee obediently stood up and walked out, cautiously. Sakura's heart began to beat wildly. She looked at the entrance and the sharp light from outside blinded her.

'Is it them?'

Lee returned, his face painted with relief and happiness.

"They are here." He said, joyfully. Sakura's eyes widened and she gasped. They were safe. Naruto was safe. That was all that mattered to her. She heard weak voices outside. They grew louder and louder. They were slightly familiar. Suddenly, she saw a dark sillhouette and a pair of glistening red eyes. They were ablaze, literally on fire..

'Sasuke?'

"Sakura!" His penetrating voice called. It was him. He approached her quickly, his hair that matched the midnight sky blending in with the darkness. Only his crimson eyes managed to deflect it masterfully.

"Sakura, are you alright?" He asked, hurriedly. She clearly saw his pale face, his wispy locks hanging over it. She did not care if he was here. She was actually happy. He probably found out somehow when Kiba returned and convinced Tsunade to let him go too, overlooking the mission's secrecy and danger. This showed his true care for his friends that lied deep inside his partially frozen heart. She, Naruto and Kakashi had truly sucsessfully melted part of it.

"Naruto.. He's.." She muttered, not concerned for herself, but for her strength, her courage.

'Naruto.' Sasuke looked at Naruto and his eyes widened with concern. Not only by the fact that he was ill..

"Kakashi-sensei." Sasuke called, loudly. Sakura saw silver wisps of hair flutter in the light. She was glad her teacher was here. It comforted her heart, which would not stop beating like a mighty drum. She could hear the tattoo that almost comsumed the rest of the noises that apparently floated around her.

"Is she okay?" Kakashi asked, his voice like cobwebs. She could see a bright star in his visible eye.

"She has apparently overexerted herself. She is almost unconscious. She will be fine, but Naruto.." He said, unable to complete his sentence. Kakashi looked at his former student, before wordlessly taking Naruto from Sakura's weak arms. She could not move them. She could not feel her body. She silently entrusted him to Kakashi. However, her eyes and voice were still fairly strong.

"Give him the antidote, Kakashi-sensei. Save him." She forced, more loudly. Kakashi turned his head to look at her. Her emerald eyes defeated the darkness. He could clearly see them, even though they were like glass, empty and hollow.

"You don't have to tell me that, Sakura. Leave it to me." He uttered and she could feel him smile, or actually, hear it in his warm voice. She smiled back.

"Take Sakura, Sasuke." Kakashi ordered. His voice was hard. Suddenly, it felt like she was swaying, as if she was being carried by the rich darkness itself. Her curtain of pink hair danced flowingly as he carried her to the light.

Outside, hunter-nins were erasing Orochimaru's body. Tsunade and Jiraiya were surprisingly there, watching the secrets of their lost and evil comrade disappear slowly, but surely.

The light blinded her. She winced, before slowly reopening her eyes. She could see an angel in the sky. Clothed with a cloud and with a rainbow on his head, and his face as if it were the sun, and his feet like pillars of fire. She saw his cloudly thews and sinews bestride the sea. Or perhaps it was the sun that resembled an angel. The sun's tears fell, for it had destroyed the clouds. A warm glow enveloped every raindrop.

"The rain is going to stop." Sakura whispered, clutching Sasuke's shirt. Sasuke glanced at her.

"M-m. The sun is coming." He answered, encouragingly. She closed her eyes now, letting the light bath her. Her last thoughts were of Naruto's smiling face.

The sun will make it.

'Naruto..'


Well, that was it. I hope you liked the fight and generally the entire chappy. In the end, they managed, together. I'm leaving on a plane, don't know when I'll be back again! I will update as soon as possible. I may not be able to update before after the 17th of May. Lots of things are happening in my life. Mostly Norwegian traditions. Please tell me what you think of the chapter, concerning everything! I truly appreciate it. Thank you and good night.