Chapter 4: The Search

Dragon: Time for chapter 4! This chap maybe a tad short.

Sasuke/Sakura/Naruto: YEEAAAAAAHHHHHH!

Dragon: Wait, since when does Sasuke cheer?

Sasuke: Since now!

Naruto: That's getting really creepy!

Sasuke: Sorry.

Dragon: I got a surprise for you Sasuke!

Sasuke: What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What? What?

Dragon: Well, you're #$#$# makes an appearance in this chapter.

Sasuke: YAY! I get to beat him up!

Dragon: No, he's after fox boy over there.

Sasuke: AWWWWW man!

Sakura: Why are you two doing all the talking? What about me and maybe Naruto?

Dragon/Sasuke: SHUT UP! No one cares about your commentary!

Naruto: So &&$# beats me up?

Dragon: Yes, and does something else. He causes a #$#&#$#.

Naruto: Kool!

Dragon: And the $#$#$$ that he causes is... (dramatic pause)...

Chapter 4: The Search

Kakashi, Sakura, Hinata, and Ino-pi... I mean Ino. Were searching through the forest looking for Naruto. They couldn't find a trace of him anywhere. Everyone (except Ino) were starting to get worried. They had been searching all day and couldn't find a single trace of Naruto.

Ino wasn't worried. She knew that Naruto wasn't going to be okay. She knew where he was. She had planned all this out. But not, by herself.

FLASHBACK

Ino was walking through the forest thinking. She wondered why Sasuke had left. It was probably all Sakura's fault! That annoying little...

"Excuse me, But you seem to be looking for something." Asked a man in a dark cloak. "Maybe I can help you obtain that which you are looking for."

"I... was just... thinking. And I don't think you could help me, I'm looking for my friend." Answered Ino.

"Ah. He wouldn't happen to be, Uchiha Sasuke, now would he? Hmmm?" Asked the cloaked man.

"But how did you?" asked Ino

"I know many things. And I can bring Sasuke back to you. And he will love you. Just as you love him!" Said the cloaked man.

"What would I have to do to get him back? I'll do anything you ask of me!" Yelled Ino.

"I want one simple favor. It concerns the Uzumaki boy."

"Who? Naruto? If you want me to kill him I will!" Said Ino with enthusiasm.

"No. Bring him... to me." He said coldly. An evil sneer spreading across his face, "I have a little... surprise in store for him! Mwahahahaha!"

He laughed maniacally. Ino turned around and ran out of the forest. She didn't want to be near that man any longer. He was incredibly creepy.

She started to think, 'How will I trick Naruto into seeing that guy?'

END FLASHBACK

Everyone was beginning to feel tired. They couldn't go on like this. They still had not found a single trace of Naruto. They were beginning to set up camp for the night, considering this had been dubbed a class C mission. Hinata was thinking.

'Hmm, That dark shape over there reminds me of Naruto." She was looking at a dark spot in the bushes. It looked like there were a pair of baggy black pants, a black shirt, and a... head! Hinata ran over to it. "OH MY GOD! Naruto!" she screamed.

"What! You found Naruto?" Said Kakashi as he ran over. It was indeed Naruto. He was in horrible shape. Bleeding and covered in deep cuts.

Kakashi was just about to carry him back over to their camp when it just disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"What? A doppelganger? Who did this?" shouted Kakashi.

"Hahahahahahaha! Not so mighty now eh, since lost one your precious pupils?" said a cloaked man.

"You! You're the one who told me to lure Naruto here! Then I could have Sasuke all to myself!" yelled Ino.

"Foolish girl! You thought that I was serious? I wouldn't do that! You would destroy my precious brother before I could!" The man yelled pulling off his cloak to reveal Itachi. "I do have a surprise for all of you though!" Itachi pushed something on the branch he was standing on. It groaned and turned over. It was Naruto!

"Naruto!" The whole group yelled.

"What have you done to him!" screamed Sakura.

"Nothing... yet!" said Itachi as he pulled out a small bottle filled with a red liquid. Naruto was lying on the branch his breath coming in great heaving gasps because he was so badly injured. He poured some of the potion into Naruto's mouth. Naruto took a ragged breath and swallowed the potion coughing. Itachi kept on pouring more and more into Naruto's mouth until the bottle was empty.

Naruto rolled off the tree and onto the ground. He began to scream in pain.

"Itachi! What have you done?" Yelled Kakashi.

"Kakashi-sensei, calm down. Naruto can make it through this. He can do it, right? Right!" Sakura asked near screaming.

"Sakura I don't think that this is what it looks like. That wasn't an ordinary potion. Just look at what it's doing to Naruto. Then Sakura looked at Naruto who was still screaming in agony. Out of his blonde hair came his two black fox ears, but they were bigger than before. On his hands claws grew out of his fingers. His hair became a little longer and wilder looking. His eyes became slitted and. Every time something about him changed he screamed in more agony. Sakura just stood there shocked and watched unable to do anything. Naruto had stopped screaming and they thought it was over. Then they noticed his mouth hanging open and saw his canine teeth become sharper and longer, like a fox's. Then Naruto laid still and didn't move.

"NARUTO!" screamed Sakura at the top of her lungs. She ran over and checked for a pulse, or a heartbeat, but to her dismay, there was none.

"Kakashi-sensei, how did this happened?" asked Hinata, who didn't stutter because of the shock.

"I don't know. I just don't know." answered Kakashi. Itachi just laughed. "That boy was too weak. couldn't even handle the power of the demon inside of him. Even if it was just the fox part." said Itachi. Then he took off laughing. Kakashi just stood there. And if anyone looked at his face they would see a single tear roll down Kakashi's face. All of team 7 were surprised by what happened Ino was just standing there shocked, Hinata was silently crying to no end, and Sakura wailed for the whole forest not stopping for a long time.

"After several hours of walking, Kakashi and team 7 arrived at Konoha. They went to the Hokage's office immediately. They walked to the hokage (Tsunade) sitting at the desk.

"Hokage-sama, We have some bad news." said Kakashi.

"What is it Kakashi? What could be this important?" asked Tsunade.

"Well, it seems that, well, ummm..."

"Just tell me what happened already Kakashi!" Tsunade said nearly screaming.

"Tsunade, I'm sorry, but, Naruto..."

"What! What about Naruto? What happened to him! Tell me Kakashi!" screamed Tsunade.

"I'm so sorry Tsunade, but Naruto, is... dead." Tsunade nearly fell out of her chair. She began to chuckle.

"You're joking right? This is just some prank Naruto came up with isn't it.

"I'm sorry but, Kakashi-sensei isn't lying, Naruto died, I saw it with my own eyes." Sakura said. Tsunade leaned back in her chair. And dismissed them. 'How could this happen? Naruto... dead? She would have to send hunter ninjas to destroy his body.' But Tsunade still couldn't believe that Naruto was gone, She just had a feeling, a feeling that Naruto was somehow still alive.

'Kit. Get up.'

"Unnnnhhhh. Wha...? What's going on?"

'Hmmph. You don't know do you?'

'Know what?'

'That you and I are one.'

'But how?'

'The potion. But we are not completely one. In fact we are not fused at all. But we will be. If we do not fuse we will both be destroyed. You will become a demon fox human. A cross of demon and human. Do you wish to do this?'

'If it is the only way to live then yes.'

'Good, I will tech you the required jutsu immediately.'

END CHAPTER

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Snakespirit: Yes it is like Kakashi. It's supposed to be.