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Because so many people complained that the last chapter was too short (It was 1700+ words!!!... che, you people are spoiled) I've decided to post this chapter... it's a good 2500+ words, that should satisfy enough people (not to mention make up for only two posts in one month). Thanks for reviewing so soon. I was amazed. Aki Natsu reviewed within an hour of me posting... that was freaky. *grins*
Chapter 25: Fangs and Claws
For more than two days, Kashiya and Sasuke avoided each other like the plague. The tension between the two had been so great that Kakashi allowed them to work separately. Through a little coaxing, on the silver-haired jounin's part, managed to get the whole story out of Iruka. At first he was reluctant to grant the two their space, but after a couple of failed attempts at pushing them together, he realised it was easier and safer to let them sort through their problems in their own time.
Kashiya did separate missions and worked with Sakura alternately, although it was painfully obvious that she was constantly aware of every move Sasuke made and vice versa. The animosity became so over bearing that Kakashi began assigning the two different missions so they had excuse enough to avoid each other, but some how Kashiya found a way to be consistently snippy with the dark-haired boy. He didn't know how long he could last through the stress they were putting on him, but something told him he wouldn't have to wait too much longer.
One day, Kashiya was washing her hands of the horrid smelling stickiness of the plant they'd been hired to collect, when Sasuke accidentally brushed past her. She (being the infinitely graceful creature that she was) tumbled into the cold November water, coughing and sputtering when she resurfaced.
"You stupid asshole!" She snarled in her high-pitched voice. He stopped and turned down to her, a cold glare etched on his face.
"It's not my fault you're such a clumsy little girl that you can't even stand beside a river without falling in." He snapped back. They continued glaring daggers at each other before a light went of in the blonde's head. Pulling herself out of the river, she grabbed Sasuke roughly by the upper arm and dragged him away from Sakura and Kakashi, who were watching for the explosion they'd been waiting for the past couple days.
"Let go of me, dobe!" Sasuke hissed under his breath, resembling a snake in more than just the glare on his face. She ignored him and continued dragging him away until she was sure they could talk in semi privacy. Sasuke found himself dragged into a dim alleyway, the light from the sunset not reaching the narrow walls, and thrown harshly against the cold stone.
"Now, you listen to me, Uchiha," she whispered sharply. "We need to talk." Sasuke turned his head in an effort to ignore the girl, but she just pressed him closer to the wall, her strength impressing him. Slightly. "You need to get over yourself, asshole. Stop with this whole vengeance thing. How are you going to deal with every little problem? Are you going to hold a grudge every time you are wronged in some way? It's going to ruin you."
"I have nothing to say to you, Naruto-kun." He muttered softly, trying to leave. She remained steadfast, holding her ground.
"Then why are you avoiding me like this? What are you so afraid of?" Sasuke looked her in the eyes and scoffed dramatically.
"Me? There's nothing I'm afraid of."
"That's not what you told Kashiya." She smirked, triumphantly. "Were you afraid that now someone you actually are close to knows something about who you are? Is that it?" when she didn't get a reply, she kept on. "Why won't you let anyone in the village get closer to you. Do you realise how many years Sakura has been pining over you? Or did you forget your second goal of continuing the Uchiha line? What about me? You told me I was your best friend. You're supposed to trust me, Sasuke. Not some girl from out of town." She frowned, biting her lip.
"What ever you thought you saw in me that day was a lie, Naruto-kun." Sasuke snapped quietly, pushing the girl away from him.
"Within every lie there's truth. And your lie is a truth." She retorted to his back, watching his back stiffen. She didn't really understand what she said, but it had made sense before it left her tongue. "Stop shutting me out of your life, Sasuke."
With a startled gasp, Kashiya collapsed, her arms locking tightly around her stomach in pain. She winced as her head landed roughly on the ground, leaving scratches on her cheek. A strangled moan escaped her lips, forcing Sasuke to turn around. He furrowed his brows, trying to ignore her cries of pain, believing them to be faked and forced, but she continued to cry out and he stepped back in horror seeing the girl blinking back tears.
"Naruto! Naruto!" He yelled, running to the girl's side. In an effort to silence her screams, Kashiya bit down hard on her own tongue, relishing the coppery taste of blood, and thankful that the other pain was able to distract her from the pain in her stomach. She could have sworn someone was trying to split her apart from the navel.
Gathering the writhing girl into his arms, Sasuke cradled her to his chest, forcing himself to be calm.
"What's going on?" He asked, trying vainly to hide the panic in his voice. He couldn't remember ever seeing Naruto in so much pain before and it scared him a little.
"I-I don't know." She gritted out, coughing out some of the blood that was pooling in her mouth, too distracted to be disgusted by the fact that it had been stopped by her facemask. "Itai... tsurai... Onegai, Sasuke-kun... yamero. Make it stop!!" She sobbed into his shirt and he knew she had to be in a lot of pain to admit that much.
"What can I do?"
"Tsu-baba... Iruka-nii... Kakashi-sensei... they all know..." She winced, as another wave of pain washed over her. She dug her fingernails into Sasuke's shoulder, drawing blood instantly and leaned in to whisper into his ear. "Tsunade is a healer. Closer." It was becoming more than even she could handle. Sasuke nodded curtly and, picking her up, ran as fast as he could towards the Hokage office. His eyes flashed red and memories of Lee's Taijutsu kicked in, making him even quicker.
***
It only took him a couple of minutes to reach the meeting room where Tsunade was, but Kashiya had passed out long before, unable to stand the pain any longer. He kicked the door open angrily, surprising the occupants. Tsunade had been in a very serious meeting with Izumo and Kotetsu, both of whom were arguing over some of the legalities of a possible alliance with Sand now that Orochimaru had been disposed of. Immediately, the two young men stood up and demanded that Sasuke show the Hokage some respect and not barge in that way, but Tsunade stopped them with a wave of her hand.
"Tsunade-sama! Kashiya is in pain." Sasuke exclaimed, taking another step into the room. The woman stood up and peered around her guardians. Upon recognising the girl she ushered the two men out the door, ignoring their adamant protests.
"Put her down in the middle of the floor and tell me EXACTLY what happened." She demanded, her tone leaving no room for argument.
"We were talking and all of a sudden she collapsed to the ground cradling her stomach." He frowned at being pushed to the side while the Hokage went about examining Kashiya's body. "She told me to take her straight to you first because you knew about who she really was." Slowly, Tsunade lifted her head and turned her gaze to the dark-haired boy.
"So then you know about what happened." She stated. He nodded and she went back to her inspection. Tearing up the middle the young girl's shirt and facemask, Tsunade frowned, noticing the seal around the girl's navel was glowing an angry red. The first thing she had to do was numb the pain enough for the girl to reawaken. Pulling a small jar of slave from her pocket, she coated her hands and let her hands rest gently on the bare stomach in front of her. The seal's glow died down a little bit and slowly her sky-blue eyes opened again. She looked at Sasuke for a moment (the boy was hovering over the two females anxiously) curious as to why the boy's face was beet red.
"Naruto, daijoubu ka?" Tsunade whispered softly. Kashiya turned her gaze to the healer above her and noticed her slight lack of upper body clothing.
"Aa, daijoubu."
"Where does it hurt?" Her face was blank for a moment, the salve throwing off her nerves for a moment before she winced.
"My head, my stomach and my chest."
"Do you know what's going on?" She shook her head. "The seal Ebisu put on you is starting to wear off, and now that it's weakened the rest of them, the Kyuubi is trying to force its way out of you. It's because you are weaker now; caught between forms." She closed her eyes, praying that Naruto would have the strength to hold back the fox until she was returned to a he.
"Sasuke." The Hokage looked up. "Please go get Kakashi-sensei for me." He nodded before frowning in frustration. Kashiya had a death grip on his arm.
"Onegai, let me stay." He whispered softly, not sure if anyone else heard his request. Tsunade smiled serenely, remembering her little chat with Kashiya about her two team mate's own failed romance. Seeing the girl gripping Sasuke like a lifeline was refreshing and gave her some semblance of hope for their future. She nodded in agreement.
"Kotetsu!" She called. The young man entered the meeting room, a scowl on his face.
"Nan desu ka?" He asked, seemingly still upset over being kicked out of the room.
"Please get me Kakashi, Iruka and Jiraiya-san. It's an emergency."
Nodding curtly and muttering 'what am I, your slave?' under his breath, he left the room again. In their own little world, Kashiya pulled Sasuke closer to her, biting back a whimper of pain that threatened to escape her bloodstained lips. "I'm not going to let that stupid old hag be right." Sasuke looked down, confused, but let her continue. "Do you remember the hag that spilled my secret?" She asked. He nodded solemnly. "She told me, when I came back to the hut, that she didn't think that my will and the seal would be enough to keep the Kitsune caged for long. I won't let her be right about me."
***
Once the men had been assembled in the meeting room, watching Naruto writhing in pain on the floor, Tsunade informed them of what was going on. Iruka was terrified for his former student, Jiraiya was shocked into silence and Kakashi's face was lit with the grimness of reality. Of all of them, Kakashi was the most jaded. Before they could do anything, the numbness of the painkiller began wearing off, and the room was filled with the young blonde's feminine screams. It was a miracle that she was holding back her tears so well.
"UWAAH!!! ONEGAI!!! Make it stop!!! ITAI!! Please... please... make it stop..." Tsunade bent down next to the girl and took a hold of her other hand, keeping out of the way of the fierce hold she had on Sasuke. The dark- haired genin had hardened his resolve, but even so looked a bit scared by it all.
"Naruto, stay strong." The female Hokage whispered. "Fight the demon. I told you that when you learned Rasengan I would recognise you as the next Hokage. Anyone else would have given up, but you didn't. Don't start giving up now."
"I want to give up so much, but I can't let the Kitsune kill everyone again." She whimpered, biting into Sasuke's shoulder suddenly as another wave of pain shook her body. The boy's eyes shot open, but he didn't protest, knowing how tired and painful her tongue must have been already. He didn't really mind the blood that was starting to trickle down his back, in fact, he was quite used to it by now from training. "Maybe if I'm martyred Sakura would like me more." She muttered into Sasuke's flesh. He growled and smacked her on the back of the head.
"You're being an idiot."
A clearing of the throat caught Tsunade's attention again. She looked up at the trio of men, ignoring for a moment the lost look in Jiraiya's eyes, knowing exactly what he was seeing.
"Why were we summoned, Tsunade-sama?" Kakashi asked, quietly, trying to hide his sympathy for the blonde girl in Sasuke's arms. "You're the healer, why are we needed to be here?" She frowned sadly and shook her head.
"You'll see in just a moment if I'm right about this." She exclaimed, giving the girl's hand a squeeze to offer support. The men looked anxiously at each other, confused by her elusive answer, when the seal suddenly erupted into a series of light bursts, red chakra flowing out of the girl. Her high-pitched wails were drowned out by the thundering of the building shaking with the force of the Kitsune's chakra. The blast knocked both Sasuke and Tsunade away from the blonde girl, and their presence was immediately replaced by the three men who had been keeping watch. They struggled to help contain both the Kitsune and Kashiya.
Left to stare on in shock, Sasuke watched as the once weak and whimpering girl was replaced by a fearsome beast. It was his first time seeing the Kyuubi in action, but it was hard to imagine that not even half an hour earlier they had been arguing, and Kashiya was trying desperately to patch up their friendship.
"Fight it!" Jiraiya cried.
"I-I'm trying!!" Came the gruff reply.
"Remember the village!" Tsunade offered. "Iruka, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Konohamaru, Sakura, Sasuke..." She listed off a few other names, but at the mention of Sasuke's name, he stepped up, and placed a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Dobe, fight the damn Kitsune." He growled. "How are you going to be Hokage if you can't hold back this demon?" He paused, wondering briefly if taunting the shaking mass of fury was a smart move, but kept going. "Don't forget that I still want to fight you eventually. If you give in then I'll have to take that as a forfeit. You don't want to disappoint me, now do you?" He sneered down at the girl.
Kashiya looked up, her features blurred with those of the fox demon. Sasuke stepped back slightly in surprise. Glowing red eyes were narrowed in a way he never thought Naruto could manage, and her nails were sharpened into claws. The red chakra seemed to engulf her entire body. She growled low, curling her lip in a snarl and snapped her jaws at Tsunade and the others, throwing them off her back without any problems. Taking a couple of moments to get her balance in order, the Kitsune stood up and snarled to the dark- haired genin, smirking viciously. Sasuke was almost put off by her teeth, but they didn't have enough time to register in his mind when she leapt at him, fangs and claws first.
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Well then... I can't believe I finished that a day after I posted 24, meaning this only took me a day to type. *grins* YATTA!!!
If you haven't noticed (cause I've been getting reviews asking when Naruto's going to go back) I've been calling Kashiya 'Naruto' for the last few chapters (it was a sort of foreshadowing thingy), which means that by the end of the next chapter, Naruto will be back in his wonderful body again. I'm sure everyone will be thankful for that. Heh heh...
Because so many people complained that the last chapter was too short (It was 1700+ words!!!... che, you people are spoiled) I've decided to post this chapter... it's a good 2500+ words, that should satisfy enough people (not to mention make up for only two posts in one month). Thanks for reviewing so soon. I was amazed. Aki Natsu reviewed within an hour of me posting... that was freaky. *grins*
Chapter 25: Fangs and Claws
For more than two days, Kashiya and Sasuke avoided each other like the plague. The tension between the two had been so great that Kakashi allowed them to work separately. Through a little coaxing, on the silver-haired jounin's part, managed to get the whole story out of Iruka. At first he was reluctant to grant the two their space, but after a couple of failed attempts at pushing them together, he realised it was easier and safer to let them sort through their problems in their own time.
Kashiya did separate missions and worked with Sakura alternately, although it was painfully obvious that she was constantly aware of every move Sasuke made and vice versa. The animosity became so over bearing that Kakashi began assigning the two different missions so they had excuse enough to avoid each other, but some how Kashiya found a way to be consistently snippy with the dark-haired boy. He didn't know how long he could last through the stress they were putting on him, but something told him he wouldn't have to wait too much longer.
One day, Kashiya was washing her hands of the horrid smelling stickiness of the plant they'd been hired to collect, when Sasuke accidentally brushed past her. She (being the infinitely graceful creature that she was) tumbled into the cold November water, coughing and sputtering when she resurfaced.
"You stupid asshole!" She snarled in her high-pitched voice. He stopped and turned down to her, a cold glare etched on his face.
"It's not my fault you're such a clumsy little girl that you can't even stand beside a river without falling in." He snapped back. They continued glaring daggers at each other before a light went of in the blonde's head. Pulling herself out of the river, she grabbed Sasuke roughly by the upper arm and dragged him away from Sakura and Kakashi, who were watching for the explosion they'd been waiting for the past couple days.
"Let go of me, dobe!" Sasuke hissed under his breath, resembling a snake in more than just the glare on his face. She ignored him and continued dragging him away until she was sure they could talk in semi privacy. Sasuke found himself dragged into a dim alleyway, the light from the sunset not reaching the narrow walls, and thrown harshly against the cold stone.
"Now, you listen to me, Uchiha," she whispered sharply. "We need to talk." Sasuke turned his head in an effort to ignore the girl, but she just pressed him closer to the wall, her strength impressing him. Slightly. "You need to get over yourself, asshole. Stop with this whole vengeance thing. How are you going to deal with every little problem? Are you going to hold a grudge every time you are wronged in some way? It's going to ruin you."
"I have nothing to say to you, Naruto-kun." He muttered softly, trying to leave. She remained steadfast, holding her ground.
"Then why are you avoiding me like this? What are you so afraid of?" Sasuke looked her in the eyes and scoffed dramatically.
"Me? There's nothing I'm afraid of."
"That's not what you told Kashiya." She smirked, triumphantly. "Were you afraid that now someone you actually are close to knows something about who you are? Is that it?" when she didn't get a reply, she kept on. "Why won't you let anyone in the village get closer to you. Do you realise how many years Sakura has been pining over you? Or did you forget your second goal of continuing the Uchiha line? What about me? You told me I was your best friend. You're supposed to trust me, Sasuke. Not some girl from out of town." She frowned, biting her lip.
"What ever you thought you saw in me that day was a lie, Naruto-kun." Sasuke snapped quietly, pushing the girl away from him.
"Within every lie there's truth. And your lie is a truth." She retorted to his back, watching his back stiffen. She didn't really understand what she said, but it had made sense before it left her tongue. "Stop shutting me out of your life, Sasuke."
With a startled gasp, Kashiya collapsed, her arms locking tightly around her stomach in pain. She winced as her head landed roughly on the ground, leaving scratches on her cheek. A strangled moan escaped her lips, forcing Sasuke to turn around. He furrowed his brows, trying to ignore her cries of pain, believing them to be faked and forced, but she continued to cry out and he stepped back in horror seeing the girl blinking back tears.
"Naruto! Naruto!" He yelled, running to the girl's side. In an effort to silence her screams, Kashiya bit down hard on her own tongue, relishing the coppery taste of blood, and thankful that the other pain was able to distract her from the pain in her stomach. She could have sworn someone was trying to split her apart from the navel.
Gathering the writhing girl into his arms, Sasuke cradled her to his chest, forcing himself to be calm.
"What's going on?" He asked, trying vainly to hide the panic in his voice. He couldn't remember ever seeing Naruto in so much pain before and it scared him a little.
"I-I don't know." She gritted out, coughing out some of the blood that was pooling in her mouth, too distracted to be disgusted by the fact that it had been stopped by her facemask. "Itai... tsurai... Onegai, Sasuke-kun... yamero. Make it stop!!" She sobbed into his shirt and he knew she had to be in a lot of pain to admit that much.
"What can I do?"
"Tsu-baba... Iruka-nii... Kakashi-sensei... they all know..." She winced, as another wave of pain washed over her. She dug her fingernails into Sasuke's shoulder, drawing blood instantly and leaned in to whisper into his ear. "Tsunade is a healer. Closer." It was becoming more than even she could handle. Sasuke nodded curtly and, picking her up, ran as fast as he could towards the Hokage office. His eyes flashed red and memories of Lee's Taijutsu kicked in, making him even quicker.
***
It only took him a couple of minutes to reach the meeting room where Tsunade was, but Kashiya had passed out long before, unable to stand the pain any longer. He kicked the door open angrily, surprising the occupants. Tsunade had been in a very serious meeting with Izumo and Kotetsu, both of whom were arguing over some of the legalities of a possible alliance with Sand now that Orochimaru had been disposed of. Immediately, the two young men stood up and demanded that Sasuke show the Hokage some respect and not barge in that way, but Tsunade stopped them with a wave of her hand.
"Tsunade-sama! Kashiya is in pain." Sasuke exclaimed, taking another step into the room. The woman stood up and peered around her guardians. Upon recognising the girl she ushered the two men out the door, ignoring their adamant protests.
"Put her down in the middle of the floor and tell me EXACTLY what happened." She demanded, her tone leaving no room for argument.
"We were talking and all of a sudden she collapsed to the ground cradling her stomach." He frowned at being pushed to the side while the Hokage went about examining Kashiya's body. "She told me to take her straight to you first because you knew about who she really was." Slowly, Tsunade lifted her head and turned her gaze to the dark-haired boy.
"So then you know about what happened." She stated. He nodded and she went back to her inspection. Tearing up the middle the young girl's shirt and facemask, Tsunade frowned, noticing the seal around the girl's navel was glowing an angry red. The first thing she had to do was numb the pain enough for the girl to reawaken. Pulling a small jar of slave from her pocket, she coated her hands and let her hands rest gently on the bare stomach in front of her. The seal's glow died down a little bit and slowly her sky-blue eyes opened again. She looked at Sasuke for a moment (the boy was hovering over the two females anxiously) curious as to why the boy's face was beet red.
"Naruto, daijoubu ka?" Tsunade whispered softly. Kashiya turned her gaze to the healer above her and noticed her slight lack of upper body clothing.
"Aa, daijoubu."
"Where does it hurt?" Her face was blank for a moment, the salve throwing off her nerves for a moment before she winced.
"My head, my stomach and my chest."
"Do you know what's going on?" She shook her head. "The seal Ebisu put on you is starting to wear off, and now that it's weakened the rest of them, the Kyuubi is trying to force its way out of you. It's because you are weaker now; caught between forms." She closed her eyes, praying that Naruto would have the strength to hold back the fox until she was returned to a he.
"Sasuke." The Hokage looked up. "Please go get Kakashi-sensei for me." He nodded before frowning in frustration. Kashiya had a death grip on his arm.
"Onegai, let me stay." He whispered softly, not sure if anyone else heard his request. Tsunade smiled serenely, remembering her little chat with Kashiya about her two team mate's own failed romance. Seeing the girl gripping Sasuke like a lifeline was refreshing and gave her some semblance of hope for their future. She nodded in agreement.
"Kotetsu!" She called. The young man entered the meeting room, a scowl on his face.
"Nan desu ka?" He asked, seemingly still upset over being kicked out of the room.
"Please get me Kakashi, Iruka and Jiraiya-san. It's an emergency."
Nodding curtly and muttering 'what am I, your slave?' under his breath, he left the room again. In their own little world, Kashiya pulled Sasuke closer to her, biting back a whimper of pain that threatened to escape her bloodstained lips. "I'm not going to let that stupid old hag be right." Sasuke looked down, confused, but let her continue. "Do you remember the hag that spilled my secret?" She asked. He nodded solemnly. "She told me, when I came back to the hut, that she didn't think that my will and the seal would be enough to keep the Kitsune caged for long. I won't let her be right about me."
***
Once the men had been assembled in the meeting room, watching Naruto writhing in pain on the floor, Tsunade informed them of what was going on. Iruka was terrified for his former student, Jiraiya was shocked into silence and Kakashi's face was lit with the grimness of reality. Of all of them, Kakashi was the most jaded. Before they could do anything, the numbness of the painkiller began wearing off, and the room was filled with the young blonde's feminine screams. It was a miracle that she was holding back her tears so well.
"UWAAH!!! ONEGAI!!! Make it stop!!! ITAI!! Please... please... make it stop..." Tsunade bent down next to the girl and took a hold of her other hand, keeping out of the way of the fierce hold she had on Sasuke. The dark- haired genin had hardened his resolve, but even so looked a bit scared by it all.
"Naruto, stay strong." The female Hokage whispered. "Fight the demon. I told you that when you learned Rasengan I would recognise you as the next Hokage. Anyone else would have given up, but you didn't. Don't start giving up now."
"I want to give up so much, but I can't let the Kitsune kill everyone again." She whimpered, biting into Sasuke's shoulder suddenly as another wave of pain shook her body. The boy's eyes shot open, but he didn't protest, knowing how tired and painful her tongue must have been already. He didn't really mind the blood that was starting to trickle down his back, in fact, he was quite used to it by now from training. "Maybe if I'm martyred Sakura would like me more." She muttered into Sasuke's flesh. He growled and smacked her on the back of the head.
"You're being an idiot."
A clearing of the throat caught Tsunade's attention again. She looked up at the trio of men, ignoring for a moment the lost look in Jiraiya's eyes, knowing exactly what he was seeing.
"Why were we summoned, Tsunade-sama?" Kakashi asked, quietly, trying to hide his sympathy for the blonde girl in Sasuke's arms. "You're the healer, why are we needed to be here?" She frowned sadly and shook her head.
"You'll see in just a moment if I'm right about this." She exclaimed, giving the girl's hand a squeeze to offer support. The men looked anxiously at each other, confused by her elusive answer, when the seal suddenly erupted into a series of light bursts, red chakra flowing out of the girl. Her high-pitched wails were drowned out by the thundering of the building shaking with the force of the Kitsune's chakra. The blast knocked both Sasuke and Tsunade away from the blonde girl, and their presence was immediately replaced by the three men who had been keeping watch. They struggled to help contain both the Kitsune and Kashiya.
Left to stare on in shock, Sasuke watched as the once weak and whimpering girl was replaced by a fearsome beast. It was his first time seeing the Kyuubi in action, but it was hard to imagine that not even half an hour earlier they had been arguing, and Kashiya was trying desperately to patch up their friendship.
"Fight it!" Jiraiya cried.
"I-I'm trying!!" Came the gruff reply.
"Remember the village!" Tsunade offered. "Iruka, Kakashi, Jiraiya, Konohamaru, Sakura, Sasuke..." She listed off a few other names, but at the mention of Sasuke's name, he stepped up, and placed a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Dobe, fight the damn Kitsune." He growled. "How are you going to be Hokage if you can't hold back this demon?" He paused, wondering briefly if taunting the shaking mass of fury was a smart move, but kept going. "Don't forget that I still want to fight you eventually. If you give in then I'll have to take that as a forfeit. You don't want to disappoint me, now do you?" He sneered down at the girl.
Kashiya looked up, her features blurred with those of the fox demon. Sasuke stepped back slightly in surprise. Glowing red eyes were narrowed in a way he never thought Naruto could manage, and her nails were sharpened into claws. The red chakra seemed to engulf her entire body. She growled low, curling her lip in a snarl and snapped her jaws at Tsunade and the others, throwing them off her back without any problems. Taking a couple of moments to get her balance in order, the Kitsune stood up and snarled to the dark- haired genin, smirking viciously. Sasuke was almost put off by her teeth, but they didn't have enough time to register in his mind when she leapt at him, fangs and claws first.
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Well then... I can't believe I finished that a day after I posted 24, meaning this only took me a day to type. *grins* YATTA!!!
If you haven't noticed (cause I've been getting reviews asking when Naruto's going to go back) I've been calling Kashiya 'Naruto' for the last few chapters (it was a sort of foreshadowing thingy), which means that by the end of the next chapter, Naruto will be back in his wonderful body again. I'm sure everyone will be thankful for that. Heh heh...