Hey, look, another chapter! This is the only thing I'll actually bother to put an end to. Ever. I don't even intend to end my life, so be happy this will one day end. But the end will be awesome. I promise. So, anywho, on with the story!

WARNING: Flashbacks in this one. Yay.

DISCLAIMER: Sadly, Jaiyu doesn't own Naruto. There would be much more Kakashi and Sasuke if she did. The only thing she owns is the plot and the OC Shinra. And everything to do with Shinra.

PLEASE DON'T KILL ME. I have just realized, after watching the Final Fantasy VII Advent Children movie, that 'Shinra' is the name of the corporation that destroyed most of the world. I don't intend to change the name, I just wish to say that I did not intentionally copy anything from such a marvelous movie.

Recap:

Naruto's eyes flickered, Kyubi's influence nearly taking over him. He used a teleportation jutsu to close the distance between himself and Shinra and began an all-out offensive with both weapons and hand-to-hand combat. She parried most of his blows, hitting him a few times in the face and chest before…

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… the two combatant's arms locked in a parry. Shinra's eyes flashed. It was obvious that this boy had learned all he could from Kakashi. She should know; she and the Copy Ninja had just fought, a little over a month ago…

Kakashi jumped up, barely avoiding the explosion before it happened. He landed several yards away, then looked up at the source, a chuckling ninja whose eyes were covered. "Well, well, Kakashi. Your guard never goes down, not even when your nose is in one of your dirty books," the ninja said.

Kakashi stood slowly, looking at the ninja curiously. The way of dress was similar, as well as the voice. Kakashi's visible eye opened wide when he spotted the single sharingan-spoke-shaped scar on the ninja's neck. "Shinra? I thought you died!"

Shinra chuckled a little. "Me? Die in an explosion? Not likely, seeing as I caused that one as a distraction. Looked like it worked too."

Kakashi's only visible eye opened a little wider, shocked by what she had said. If the body that had been identified as Shinra's wasn't hers, what was it? It was too realistic to be a substitution…

Shinra pushed viciously against Naruto's arms, knocking him backwards as well as forcing herself back a few yards. Naruto didn't waste any time, lunging forward again with several kunai drawn, poised to strike. It really was obvious that Kakashi had taught this boy and, contrary to popular belief, he had retained most of his sensei's teachings…

Kakashi propelled himself forward off of the tree, landing on the ground. His revealed sharingan eye flashed as Shinra's odd sharingan activated, copying an advanced jutsu that Kakashi had used at the beginning of their fight. It was obvious that the young girl was wearing down; too much of her chakra used over such a short amount of time. Kakashi was getting a little worn, but he could still fight for a while. A large explosion went off behind Kakashi, caused by Shinra's most common jutsu. He flew forward for a moment in Shinra's general direction, before she lunged at him, several kunai and shuriken drawn and ready to attack. Kakashi moved quickly to avoid the full assault, barely blocking most of the kunai with a knife of his own…

Shinra dodged around another barrage of shuriken from the outraged Hokage, throwing out several explosions to throw him off or confuse him. Naruto didn't fall for it, jumping forward to come face to face with Shinra. She growled in shock, pulling a concealed kunai out of her sleeve and slashing at Naruto's stomach. She made an impressive gash in his flesh, blood and some guts dripping out. The smell of fresh blood awakened a rage in her, close to demonic but still human. She had to keep control though, if she was going to live…

Kakashi jumped, barely avoiding another explosion. He could tell that Shinra was reaching the end of her rope, about to unleash her most powerful attack. He knew he had to end it fast. He used his speed to get behind her quickly and, as she turned to face him, pulled a kunai and jammed it into her stomach, just inches away from a fatal strike. Shinra faltered, cringing at the pain and doubling over. But her hands never stopped moving. She quickly finished the sequence of hand movements, shouting out in pain as her chakra drained from her to use her most powerful attack against Kakashi. "Chasm Fire Jutsu!" she said, her voice harsh in pain. The flames attacked Kakashi, but they weren't as powerful as they should have been. Kakashi was thrown back, his arms and chest burned by the flames.

Shinra knelt down, one hand clutching the knife in her stomach, the other on the ground, keeping her from falling entirely. Her eyes were clenched shut, trying to block out the pain. She heard Kakashi call to her from the other side of their battle field.

"I didn't want to do that, Shinra. But you gave me no choice."

Shinra looked up slowly, cracking an eye open to watch Kakashi walk away calmly, but definitely in pain. She growled as she pulled the kunai out of her stomach, dropping it on the ground and clenching her fists up against her stomach. She stood up and moved slowly, realizing that if she didn't get this fixed, she was dead.

Shinra flinched back, narrowly dodging another kunai aimed at her heart. She growled as she quickly performed a hand sequence, causing yet another explosion. She growled loudly as the Hokage jumped through the smoke, launching several shuriken at her, as well as performing his Shadow Clone jutsu. The clones attacked, several of them going to strike and a few of them going to restrain Shinra. They tackled her back viciously against a wall, many of them being destroyed in the process.

Shinra roared in pain as the clones slammed her back against the wall. The real Naruto stepped forward, an odd grin on his face.

"For one who claims to have fought so well against both Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei, you are one pathetic excuse for a ninja," he said, pulling a single kunai knife out of the holster on his thigh.

Shinra grinned maniacally, the spokes on her odd sharingan setting off in a high-speed spin. "You would think so, wouldn't you?" she asked, her eyes narrowing to maniacal slits. "What do you think of this then?"

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Jaiyu leaving another semi-cliffhanger? NOOOOO! Anywho, reviews are good… very good. Mad propz to the genny62890 since she has commented this fic before… And this might be all of Kakashi I can get in, so enjoy it!

-Jaiyu