Twist of Fate
Chapter 2 : The Demon Within
Synopsis : Although the team now have Sasuke and know why Orochimaru wanted him for, the team is still in grave danger, as Naruto takes responsibility to sacrifice himself so they can escape. What is Naruto's plan???
Pairings : Unknown for now. Suggestions are welcomed
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Timeline :
- This takes place when Shikamaru, and the team he created went after the 4 Ninjas that took Sasuke with them. In other words it's right after Neji finished his battle with his opponent in Manga Volume 22 Chapter 198.
- Sasuke was NOT put in the wooden barrel to begin with
- Sakon is one of the four ninjas under Orochimaru's command. He's the ninja that seems to have two bodies of some sort ( Chapter 200 )
- Kimimaro was sent by Kabuto ( Orochimaru's right hand ) since the four ninjas were taking too long to come back to Orochimaru.
- To me, all underlings of Orochimaru are male, so sorry if they were any females that I wasn't able to spot.
Extra Information :
- Kage Bunshin no Jutsu - Shadow Clone Skill : A forbidden jutsu, that creates clones - which are not just plain illusions (like the normal bunshin no jutsu). Each clone is an exact replica of the user, capable of attacking. A direct hit causes the clone to disappear.
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Urousai = Shut Up -
- Chikushou – Damn it / Damn
All notes concerning future reviews will be replied at the bottom of the story.
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Shakon threw a kunai towards Shikamaru as he looked up worried since his hands were full with holding Sasuke.
Naruto extended his arm, as the kunai struck the middle of his hand to block the attack.
Naruto didn't even twitch form the kunai that stabbed him in the hand, as his other hand reached out to pull the kunai out.
Immediately, the wound started to heal slowly, as everyone's eyes were wide and shocked by the quick healing.
"Shikamaru, get going now, I'll hold them long enough for you to reach the Village and get back up." Naruto ordered his friends
"Naruto........." Shikamaru mumbled in surprise
"Don't worry, I got something special that will make me win........." Naruto told them
"Huh?" Kiba asked
"What are you talking about dobe, even with that rasengan of yours, even......... even you don't stand a chance against both of them........." Sasuke trailed off
"Shikamaru, you remember when we stood up against Gaara in Lee's room?" Naruto asked
"Hai, what about it?" Shikamaru responded
"He's not the only one with a monster inside him........." Naruto answered with a smile.
"Monster? What the hell are you talking about dobe!?" Sasuke asked
"Get going already!" Naruto ordered them as he closed his hands into fists
"Naruto ........." Shikamaru let out
Naruto relaxed himself as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
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*Inside Naruto*
Naruto stood before the cage that sealed the Kyubi, where the demon's teeth and eyes appeared near the bars that held him within it.
"You dare show yourself before me again brat?" Kyubi half spoke half growled
"Urousai! I'm only here because I need your strength" Naruto yelled out
Kyubi didn't like the phrase too much, as he pressed his whole body against the bars and glared at the blond who stood before him.
"You dare order me around!?" Kyubi spoke as he showed his sharp teeth
Naruto smiled as he stepped closer to the cage.
"If you're really a demon than you know what's going on in the real world. With my strength alone I know I can't defeat those two bastards. But with your strength, I might stand a chance." Naruto started to explain
Kyubi's eyes narrowed as he continued to glare at the boy that stood only 5 meters away and below him and the cage.
"I helped you once before since you had the guts to come and ask me. But this time, you're not getting one bit of chakra from me brat, so leave this place before I eat you" Kyubi ordered the blond
"I'm not leaving until you hear me out stupid fox" Naruto stated
Kyubi growled as the anger within his crimson eyes started to show itself.
"I have no interest in what your offer might be. Leave" Kyubi repeated himself with a dead serious tone
"So that's your answer?" Naruto asked with a smile
Kyubi didn't reply, as Naruto let out an evil little smile and picked up a kunai in his left hand. This somewhat caught Kyubi's attention as his eyes focused on the brat.
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto's eyes remained closed, as his hand reached into his holster to grab a kunai.
"Kimimaro what should we do?" Sakon asked a bit confused
"Observe for now, Orochimaru-sama warned us how that one can be unpredictable because of what he bares." Kimimaro
"You're talking about that demon thing?" Sakon asked
Kimimaro only nodded as their eyes focused on the blond.
On the other side, behind Naruto, Kiba, Shikamaru and Sasuke wondered what Naruto was going to do with the kunai.
"Dobe, you're not acting like yourself ........." Sasuke spoke waiting for an answer
"If you don't help me out, then why shouldn't I just end it here?" Naruto mumbled to himself as he pointed the tip of the kunai on his wrist
"Who the hell are you talking to!?" Kiba asked as he waved his fists around
Naruto smiled, as in a quick movement, the blade of the kunai slashed his wrist. The blood started to pour out, as everyone's eyes widened by the action Naruto had just did.
"BAKA! What the hell are you doing!" Sasuke yelled out as Shikamaru held him in place
"Stop moving or it will get too troublesome" Shikamaru warned the boy he held
"Let me go!" Sasuke demanded as he looked up into Shikamaru's eyes
Once his eyes met those of Shikamaru, he looked over at Kiba as well. Both seemed to be shocked as they stared at Naruto's wounded wrist.
Sasuke was about to speak when himself looked over to Naruto's wound. His eyes widened as the wound started to heal almost immediately.
"That's ......... That's impossible ........." Sasuke let out in shock
All eyes were focused on Naruto, both enemies and allies.
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*Inside Naruto*
Naruto had the attention of the fox as well, as Kyubi observed the boy with a little worry.
"Are you ready to listen or not?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"You wouldn't dare to kill yourself" Kyubi kinda asked unsure f the answer he would get
"I'm already dead if I face them without more power. So might as well die now and take you down with me" Naruto stated as he slowly lifted the kunai to a new place
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto lifted the kunai up to his neck as the tip of the blade slightly cut the his neck, as droplets of blood started to appear.
"This isn't the time to kill yourself!" Kiba yelled out
On the other side of the ground, Kimimaro and Sakon simply smiled and laugh as they thought Naruto was going to kill himself and save them the time of doing it.
"That idiot. Does he really think he can kill us when he's about to kill himself" Sakon let out
"What does he expect to gain from this?" Kimimaro asked himself
Back behind Naruto, Sasuke no longer knew what to say or think. The boy who stood before him wasn't the boy he called dobe but someone he didn't know much anymore.
"What are you planning Naruto?" Shikamaru asked himself as he didn't let his guard down
"This is your last chance. Stupid fox" Naruto warned the fox within him as he prepared to give himself the fatal cut
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*Inside Naruto*
Kyubi's claws tried to cut the bars form the cage to get the blonde's attention.
"Seems like I have your attention this time" Naruto commented with a grin
"You're the first one to actually threatened me and mean it........." Kyubi growled
"Isn't that why I'm known as the number one surprising ninja?" Naruto teased the fox
"Arrogant brat" Kyubi let out
"Want the deal or you want to die?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"Get it over with" Kyubi growled
"I'm offering you to take control of my body." Naruto started
Kyubi immediately turned his head and showed that this had caught his attention.
"Go on" Kyubi told the boy
"I know that these guys are strong and I can't beat them......... As I human, a ninja, I can't possibly beat them no matter how hard I want to......... But as a demon, perhaps the odds would be greater ........." Naruto continued
"So you would be willing to give me complete control to get rid of them?" Kyubi asked
"Of course there's a catch." Naruto mentioned
"Perhaps it would be better to die than to stay in your body" Kyubi said
"Listen carefully, cuz I ain't repeating myself. You'll have almost complete control. Beat them, torture them I don't care. As long as you keep them from pursuing Sasuke and Shikamaru's group. You should take the offer. After all isn't this what you wanted for a long time?" Naruto stated with a smile
"Your offer is quite interesting. I wonder how a stupid brat like yourself could possibly come up with it. Besides why offer it if when you know I might not return control to you?" Kyubi asked
"Because I want to help my friends" Naruto replied
"Brave words for a brat like yourself" Kyubi commented
"So fox, want a moment of freedom or you want to stay in that cage and maybe die?" Naruto asked
The fox stared at Naruto for several seconds until he came to his decision.
"You've got guts boy to offer a deal to a demon like myself. But this is too tempting to pass." Kyubi answered with a evil grin
"Then let's get this over with........." Naruto said with a low voice as he approached the cage
Naruto lowered his head as he knew this would get out of hand. Kyubi simple stared at the boy but smiled as he let his red chakra gather and surround the boy.
"It's been a long time since I tasted blood........." Kyubi told himself
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto smiled, as he removed the kunai from his throat and back in it's holster.
"Shikamaru! What are you guys still doing here? Get going already! We can't let that snake freak get his hands on Sasuke." Naruto told the chuunin
"We can't just leave you here!" Sasuke yelled out
"Sasuke. Just trust me for once" Naruto told coldly his former rival
"Naruto ........." All three boys said with a surprised tone
At Naruto's feet, red chakra started to gather and swirl as the boy simply stayed in place.
Shikamaru looked at Kiba, as his eyes showed he was partly sad but knew what should be done.
"Kiba, we have to pick up Chouji and Neji on the way so we better get going" Shikamaru mentioned
"Shikamaru are you serious!?" Kiba asked with a shocked expression
"Naruto, you better come back alive and in one piece" Shikamaru said as he turned around to go back to the Village
Sasuke couldn't believe what he was hearing as he couldn't move or protest due to the pain he felt from his curse being activated.
"We can't just leave him there!" Sasuke spoke as he struggled
"Gomen Sasuke" Shikamaru whispered to the boy he held
"Nani?" Sasuke let out
Before Sasuke could react, Shikamaru and punched him in the stomach and rendered him unconscious.
Shikamaru and Kiba took one last look behind them before they jumped into the trees and made their escape.
Naruto opens his eyes as he glares at his two enemies.
"You should of gone back to your snake freak while you had the chance." Naruto informed them with a light smile
The two enemies glared at the boy with a certain anger, as Sakon took a step forward and prepared himself to fight with Naruto.
"Get going Kimimaro, I'll kill blond boy here." Sakon told his comrade
Kimimaro nodded as he jumped into the trees and started his pursuit. As the group were escaping, Kiba took a quick look behind to notice they were being pursued.
The small group stop and turned around to notice they were barely 10 meters away from the battlefield and already they had someone on their tail.
Kimimaro threw a few kunais, as Shikamaru knew all too well that with Sasuke he didn't have the time to evade the attack as for Kiba, he carried Akamaru and couldn't move too much either.
They prepared themselves for the attack, but it seem that it never came. The small group looked in front of them to see the kunais fell to the ground, as a thin barrier of red seemed to surround the battlefield around Nruto and their two enemies.
Kimimaro stopped on a branch as he seemed somewhat surprised by barrier. He then looked down to Sakon to wonder if he knew anything about it.
"I told you I would hold them back Shikamaru" Naruto said out loud
Shikamaru couldn't believe that Naruto had managed to create a barrier to hold both enemies within in. He smiled a little as Kiba wasn't too sure what to do anymore.
The small group of three boys continued their way as they finally vanished from sight.
"How could this kid make a barrier!?" Kimimaro asked himself as he glared at the blond boy
For a split second, Naruto looked behind him to make sure his friends were out of range, but when he turned his head back to face his opponent, Sakon, this one was already charging towards him.
"This isn't good." Naruto thought
Sakon's fists connected with Naruto's jaw and stomach as he was pushed back hard. Naruto's body rammed itself into a tree, as he fell face first on the ground.
Kimimaro observed from high above as Sakon made his way towards the blond that seemed somewhat unconscious.
"You're a poor excuse, calling yourself a ninja when the first rule is to never let your eyes leave your enemy." Sakon stated
Naruto's hands pressed against the ground to lift his body back up on his feet.
"You humans can be so annoying" Naruto spoke as he wiped off the blood that came out of his mouth
Naruto stood up, but his eyes remained closed for a moment. Sakon didn't pay attention to the phrase, unlike Kimimaro that raised an eyebrow. Sakon charged again when Naruto slowly revealed his eyes.
Immediately, Sakon jumped back to his original position as Kimimaro jumped down from the tree to take a closer look.
"What's wrong? I thought you wanted to kill me?" Naruto said with a grin
"His eyes ........." Sakon mumbled
"The color of blood" Kimimaro thought
"As you might of noticed, you're not fighting the kid." Naruto pointed to himself
"Kyubi" Kimimaro let out
"Doesn't matter. He's still weaker against both of us" Sakon stated as he prepared to attack once again
Sakon's skin started to have marks, just like Sasuke's curse seal, only this seemed to be under control. Sakon was the first to charge forward, as Kimimaro followed a few seconds later.
( To this point when I write Kyubi, it's Kyubi in control of Naruto's body and speaking through it )
Kyubi smiled as he reached inside the holster to grab a few kunais. He immediately threw them towards Sakon, but this one stomped the ground in order to avoid the attack.
Kimimaro who stood behind simply stopped any movement and evaded them as they came. The kunais struck the trees near Kimimaro as the embedded themselves in it.
"You shouldn't let your guard down" Sakon stated as he came from above Kyubi
Kyubi lifted his head up as he quickly took hold of Sakon's wrist and pulled him in closer to then throw him in the opposite direction.
Sakon quickly regained control as his body turned to land properly on the ground.
"Kimimaro! Aren't you going to help a little?" Sakon shouted
"Always have to do everything myself" Kimimaro told himself as he walked towards Kyubi
From the back of his eyes, Kyubi knew Kimimaro was coming towards him but he couldn't help but smile like a fox. Kyubi joined his hands together and performed many hand signs and then stomped the ground with one feet.
Sakon had seen the hand seals but didn't know what it was or did. Kyubi turned his head to look into Kimimaro's eyes and gave an arrogant smile.
"why would he smile?" Kimimaro asked himself a bit worried
As he was about to reach Kyubi, he stopped moving.
"Nani!?" Kimimaro spoke as he looked around
"Why aren't you attacking the brat!?" Sakon asked as he got back on his feet
"He can't attack because he's caught within my barrier. I didn't throw those kunais for nothing, I need them to get close enough to you so my chakra could hold you in place while I deal with dumb ass over here" Naruto explained as he pointed Sakon
"I can't believe I was tricked" Kimimaro let out with anger
"Never underestimate a demon" Naruto said as he turned his back on Kimimaro and concentrated on his fight against Sakon
"You bastard" Sakon murmured with anger
Before Sakon even realized it, Kyubi has vanished from his sight, which made him somewhat nervous. With his eyes, he scanned the area around him, when he felt a presence behind him.
"Turning your back to a ninja isn't very clever" Kyubi stated as he prepared to strike his enemy
As Kyubi was about to strike, something blocked his attack and kept him in place. As Kyubi looked, he noticed something was growing out of Sakon, just like a clone, but stayed attached to the original body.
"What the hell?" Kyubi thought as his eyes widened
A head, and arms grew, as it pushed Kyubi backwards. Kyubi landed on his feet but was very careful around his new opponent.
Sakon turned around and smiled.
"I see you've met my brother, Ukon." Sakon stated as he continued to smile
"Brother?" Kyubi repeated
"My older brother, Ukon usually stays asleep inside of me, but wakes up during a battle to help me. He can extend hands and legs from any part of my body and can both strike and defend" Sakon stated as he now had 4 arms and four legs, and an extra head which belong to his brother
"Interesting" Kyubi said with a smile
"Too bad that you have to die" Ukon stated as they prepared to attack once more with his brother
"Two souls in one body, wouldn't be good if I separated them. I would end up with twice the trouble. Plus I already have the other idiot in my barrier to play with. Guess I should wait for them to attack." Kyubi told himself as he rushed forward
Kyubi charged towards the brothers without any hesitation. Sakon reached within his holster to pick up several kunais as his brother, Ukon took care of the shurikens. They jumped into the air as they threw about two dozen shurikens and kunais towards the Kyubi.
Kyubi looked up as he saw the attack, but made no attempt to evade it. The kunais and shurikens pierced through Kyubi's body as blood leaked out of them.
"That was stupid of him to not even move" Ukon told his brother
"No wonder he was beaten" Sakon stated
"Ha, why evade an attack when it has no effect on me" Kyubi laughed as his chakra covered his entire body
The red chakra removed the weapons and healed his wounds. Kyubi stood up as if nothing ever happened.
"That's impossible!" Sakon let out in shock
"Urousai brother, he does have a demon after all. We can still beat him with our other technique." Ukon informed his brother
Sakon turned his head to meet the eyes of his brother and understood the plan he had in mind. He nodded as they prepared to take their plan into action.
"He's going to pay for underestimating me.........With his life" Kyubi thought as he smiled
Sakon and Ukon vanished from Kyubi's sight, as they reappeared behind him. Kyubi's eyes widened when he had no time to react to Sakon's action.
"You were looking for me?" Sakon asked as he placed and arm around Kyubi's neck
Kyubi tried to punch Sakon but his arm was restrained quickly by his enemy. Ukon brought his head near the demon's ears to whisper something to him.
"This is my ability, it specializes for assassinations. You can't beat me with only your fangs and claws, even if you are a demon, you're trapped within a useless host" Ukon informed the fox
"Time to give him a painful and long death. Don't you agree brother" Sakon asked
"A very long and painful death indeed." Ukon repeated
"Like I'm going to let that happen" Kyubi growled as he tried to struggle
"We'll let you in on a secret since you are a demon. When our curse is activated, we can use our own chakra to merge with another body temporarily. But the beauty of it is our chakra can flow inside our enemy's body but our enemy can't so that. Among other things, once we merge at a certain level, we can grow certain parts through you, making it much more enjoyable and painful. The fun part is, we don't get any wounds during the process" Ukon informed the fox
Kyubi felt pain in his back, as his opponent seemed to crush into his back. Kyubi let out another growl of slight pain, as his other hand concentrated on reaching into his holster.
"He just gave me his weakness, that idiot" Kyubi thought as he managed to grab a kunai
"No matter what you try there's nothing you can ........." Ukon started when his eyes widened by the action his enemy took
Kyubi had pointed the kunai not at his enemy, but at himself. He plunged the kunai deep within his stomach, as he coughed up some blood.
Upon this wound, Ukon and Sakon started to bleed as well, as they were in pain, the same as Kyubi.
"Just as I thought, there's a flaw in that technique of yours. Sure you can merge, but that means we also share the same body. So if I were to kill myself, you'd die with me as well." Kyubi stated as he prepared another attack
"I never thought that someone would actually be capable of doing this" Sakon told himself as he coughed up some blood as well
"How could this thing do it?" Ukon asked himself
"If we die, you're coming with us." Kyubi stated as he began to plunge the kunai into his chest
Sakon and Ukon's eyes widened when they tried to undo the merge but found themselves somewhat stuck to the demon.
The pain was felt immediately, as the kunai was now stuck in the demon's chest.
"Im ........Impossible........." Ukon mumbled
Kyubi turned his head to look at the brothers and slightly smile.
"If I could hold you pretty boy over there, I could do the same to you" Kyubi commented as he removed the kunai from his chest
Sakon and Ukon looked around them to notice the thin layer of red chakra that formed around them. And that's what made it impossible for them to unmerge with the demon.
Kyubi's red chakra vanished, and the brothers took that to their advantages as they quickly undid the merger, but before they could put some distance between them and their enemy, Kyubi had already turned 180 degrees around and grabbed them by the shoulder.
Kyubi pulled the brothers closer to him, as his knee met Sakon's stomach. Sakon gasped, but Kyubi wasn't finished yet. As his enemy tried to regain his breath, Kyubi's claws grew sharper and longer, as he plunged them into his opponent's stomach.
"Too bad you both die" Kyubi murmured to both of them, as his other hand reached out to Sakon's neck, while his hand was slowly ripping the inside of Sakon's stomach.
"This can't be happening........." Sakon thought as he felt he couldn't breath anymore
"Why aren't you affected by your own wounds?" Ukon asked
"Because, my chakra heals me." Kyubi replied
As soon as he gave out his answer, Kyubi twisted his hand as he broke the neck of Sakon. Ukon gasped for both the loss of his brother but also due to the pain. But his life came to an end very soon, as Kyubi's claws slashed across his face. He then removed his hand from his stomach and with one powerful thrust, he stabbed him in the chest, where his heart was.
Within minutes, the body of Sakon, Ukon, fell to the floor, as the demon's hands were covered in it's blood. Kyubi leaned his head to the right and then to the left, as he then turned his full attention to his last prey, Kimimaro.
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*Towards Konoha Village*
Shikamaru carried Sasuke, as Kiba carefully carried his furry friend, Akamaru. Sasuke started to wake up and immediately the group came to a stop.
"Welcome back" Kiba told the Uchiha
"How long?" Sasuke asked
"Half an hour at most......... Gomen Sasuke, but Naruto was right........." Shikamaru replied
As Sasuke was about to speak, they heard noises that came from their right side. All three boys concentrated and stared at that specific direction, as they showed they were nervous.
"Can't they give us a break?" Shikamaru commented
"Maybe Naruto failed ........." Kiba said with a low voice
"Iie, glad you caught up with us, Neji." Shikamaru stated
Behind the trees, a very wounded Neji leaned against the tree and showed his face to his comrades.
"No offense Neji, but you look like shit" Sasuke told the Hyuga boy
"Same goes to you Uchiha Sasuke." Neji replied as he fell on his knees
Kiba rushed to his side, as he inspected Neji's wound more carefully. The wound that appeared on his shoulder was the one that worried them mostly.
"Where's Naruto?" Neji asked, as Kiba grabbed hold of him to help him stand up
All three boys didn't dare to answer the question as Neji thought the worse at first, due to the sudden silence.
"He's not ........." Neji started
"Iie, but he sacrificed himself so that all of us could get back to the Village." Shikamaru answered
"Weren't there 2 of them left?" Neji asked
"Hai ........." Sasuke answered
All looked so depressed as Neji didn't know quite what to say. He wasn't use to these kinds of situation but them he remembered what Naruto told him during the Chuunin Exams. Neji lifted his head and smiled lightly to the group.
"He'll come back alive. The words – Give up – Doesn't exist for him" Neji reassured them
"Neji's right! Naruto may be annoying and stupid, but I learned that he's full of surprises." Kiba yelled out
The group smiled a bit more, as part of them knew that was true but the other part still worried about the blond.
"I trust him, he'll come back, even if he has to crawl to come back" Shikamaru stated
The group set out to find the last member, Chouji, who had yet to be seen. As Shikamaru continued to transport Sasuke, Kiba had placed Akamaru into his vest, as he carried Neji with him as well.
"You better come back alive, Naruto" Sasuke thought as he looked behind him
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto kneeled next to the dead body of Sakon and Ukon, as severed the heads to make sure they wouldn't stand up again. He then turned towards Kimimaro that was still trapped within his barrier.
"Sakon underestimated the kid's power. We shouldn't of waited to kill him........." Kimimaro thought as she saw the demon approached him
Kyubi slowly licked the blood on each of his fingers and smiled at Kimimaro. After he finished licking the blood off his hands, he stared at his enemy, as the barrier vanished.
"Looks like you're the only one left" Kyubi stated as he observed his enemy closely
TBC
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Second Chapter done people! Hope you enjoy it because I spent all sunday to work on it, the battle scenes and all, hope they weren't too boring or anything. Anyway let me know what you think
As for the reviews it's like almost midnight and if you want this out asap then I'll update a bit late and repost the chapter with the review comments. Hope you understand.
Thank you very much for your reviews I didn't expect to even get 20 reviews!!
THANKS AGAIN MINNA
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The battle between Kyubi and Kimimaro begins, as Shikamaru's group finally reach Konoha.
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Synopsis : Although the team now have Sasuke and know why Orochimaru wanted him for, the team is still in grave danger, as Naruto takes responsibility to sacrifice himself so they can escape. What is Naruto's plan???
Pairings : Unknown for now. Suggestions are welcomed
Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto but wish I did
Timeline :
- This takes place when Shikamaru, and the team he created went after the 4 Ninjas that took Sasuke with them. In other words it's right after Neji finished his battle with his opponent in Manga Volume 22 Chapter 198.
- Sasuke was NOT put in the wooden barrel to begin with
- Sakon is one of the four ninjas under Orochimaru's command. He's the ninja that seems to have two bodies of some sort ( Chapter 200 )
- Kimimaro was sent by Kabuto ( Orochimaru's right hand ) since the four ninjas were taking too long to come back to Orochimaru.
- To me, all underlings of Orochimaru are male, so sorry if they were any females that I wasn't able to spot.
Extra Information :
- Kage Bunshin no Jutsu - Shadow Clone Skill : A forbidden jutsu, that creates clones - which are not just plain illusions (like the normal bunshin no jutsu). Each clone is an exact replica of the user, capable of attacking. A direct hit causes the clone to disappear.
- baka = idiot -
- dobe = dead last -
- Arigatou = Thank You -
- Urousai = Shut Up -
- Chikushou – Damn it / Damn
All notes concerning future reviews will be replied at the bottom of the story.
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Shakon threw a kunai towards Shikamaru as he looked up worried since his hands were full with holding Sasuke.
Naruto extended his arm, as the kunai struck the middle of his hand to block the attack.
Naruto didn't even twitch form the kunai that stabbed him in the hand, as his other hand reached out to pull the kunai out.
Immediately, the wound started to heal slowly, as everyone's eyes were wide and shocked by the quick healing.
"Shikamaru, get going now, I'll hold them long enough for you to reach the Village and get back up." Naruto ordered his friends
"Naruto........." Shikamaru mumbled in surprise
"Don't worry, I got something special that will make me win........." Naruto told them
"Huh?" Kiba asked
"What are you talking about dobe, even with that rasengan of yours, even......... even you don't stand a chance against both of them........." Sasuke trailed off
"Shikamaru, you remember when we stood up against Gaara in Lee's room?" Naruto asked
"Hai, what about it?" Shikamaru responded
"He's not the only one with a monster inside him........." Naruto answered with a smile.
"Monster? What the hell are you talking about dobe!?" Sasuke asked
"Get going already!" Naruto ordered them as he closed his hands into fists
"Naruto ........." Shikamaru let out
Naruto relaxed himself as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
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*Inside Naruto*
Naruto stood before the cage that sealed the Kyubi, where the demon's teeth and eyes appeared near the bars that held him within it.
"You dare show yourself before me again brat?" Kyubi half spoke half growled
"Urousai! I'm only here because I need your strength" Naruto yelled out
Kyubi didn't like the phrase too much, as he pressed his whole body against the bars and glared at the blond who stood before him.
"You dare order me around!?" Kyubi spoke as he showed his sharp teeth
Naruto smiled as he stepped closer to the cage.
"If you're really a demon than you know what's going on in the real world. With my strength alone I know I can't defeat those two bastards. But with your strength, I might stand a chance." Naruto started to explain
Kyubi's eyes narrowed as he continued to glare at the boy that stood only 5 meters away and below him and the cage.
"I helped you once before since you had the guts to come and ask me. But this time, you're not getting one bit of chakra from me brat, so leave this place before I eat you" Kyubi ordered the blond
"I'm not leaving until you hear me out stupid fox" Naruto stated
Kyubi growled as the anger within his crimson eyes started to show itself.
"I have no interest in what your offer might be. Leave" Kyubi repeated himself with a dead serious tone
"So that's your answer?" Naruto asked with a smile
Kyubi didn't reply, as Naruto let out an evil little smile and picked up a kunai in his left hand. This somewhat caught Kyubi's attention as his eyes focused on the brat.
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto's eyes remained closed, as his hand reached into his holster to grab a kunai.
"Kimimaro what should we do?" Sakon asked a bit confused
"Observe for now, Orochimaru-sama warned us how that one can be unpredictable because of what he bares." Kimimaro
"You're talking about that demon thing?" Sakon asked
Kimimaro only nodded as their eyes focused on the blond.
On the other side, behind Naruto, Kiba, Shikamaru and Sasuke wondered what Naruto was going to do with the kunai.
"Dobe, you're not acting like yourself ........." Sasuke spoke waiting for an answer
"If you don't help me out, then why shouldn't I just end it here?" Naruto mumbled to himself as he pointed the tip of the kunai on his wrist
"Who the hell are you talking to!?" Kiba asked as he waved his fists around
Naruto smiled, as in a quick movement, the blade of the kunai slashed his wrist. The blood started to pour out, as everyone's eyes widened by the action Naruto had just did.
"BAKA! What the hell are you doing!" Sasuke yelled out as Shikamaru held him in place
"Stop moving or it will get too troublesome" Shikamaru warned the boy he held
"Let me go!" Sasuke demanded as he looked up into Shikamaru's eyes
Once his eyes met those of Shikamaru, he looked over at Kiba as well. Both seemed to be shocked as they stared at Naruto's wounded wrist.
Sasuke was about to speak when himself looked over to Naruto's wound. His eyes widened as the wound started to heal almost immediately.
"That's ......... That's impossible ........." Sasuke let out in shock
All eyes were focused on Naruto, both enemies and allies.
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*Inside Naruto*
Naruto had the attention of the fox as well, as Kyubi observed the boy with a little worry.
"Are you ready to listen or not?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"You wouldn't dare to kill yourself" Kyubi kinda asked unsure f the answer he would get
"I'm already dead if I face them without more power. So might as well die now and take you down with me" Naruto stated as he slowly lifted the kunai to a new place
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto lifted the kunai up to his neck as the tip of the blade slightly cut the his neck, as droplets of blood started to appear.
"This isn't the time to kill yourself!" Kiba yelled out
On the other side of the ground, Kimimaro and Sakon simply smiled and laugh as they thought Naruto was going to kill himself and save them the time of doing it.
"That idiot. Does he really think he can kill us when he's about to kill himself" Sakon let out
"What does he expect to gain from this?" Kimimaro asked himself
Back behind Naruto, Sasuke no longer knew what to say or think. The boy who stood before him wasn't the boy he called dobe but someone he didn't know much anymore.
"What are you planning Naruto?" Shikamaru asked himself as he didn't let his guard down
"This is your last chance. Stupid fox" Naruto warned the fox within him as he prepared to give himself the fatal cut
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*Inside Naruto*
Kyubi's claws tried to cut the bars form the cage to get the blonde's attention.
"Seems like I have your attention this time" Naruto commented with a grin
"You're the first one to actually threatened me and mean it........." Kyubi growled
"Isn't that why I'm known as the number one surprising ninja?" Naruto teased the fox
"Arrogant brat" Kyubi let out
"Want the deal or you want to die?" Naruto asked with a serious tone
"Get it over with" Kyubi growled
"I'm offering you to take control of my body." Naruto started
Kyubi immediately turned his head and showed that this had caught his attention.
"Go on" Kyubi told the boy
"I know that these guys are strong and I can't beat them......... As I human, a ninja, I can't possibly beat them no matter how hard I want to......... But as a demon, perhaps the odds would be greater ........." Naruto continued
"So you would be willing to give me complete control to get rid of them?" Kyubi asked
"Of course there's a catch." Naruto mentioned
"Perhaps it would be better to die than to stay in your body" Kyubi said
"Listen carefully, cuz I ain't repeating myself. You'll have almost complete control. Beat them, torture them I don't care. As long as you keep them from pursuing Sasuke and Shikamaru's group. You should take the offer. After all isn't this what you wanted for a long time?" Naruto stated with a smile
"Your offer is quite interesting. I wonder how a stupid brat like yourself could possibly come up with it. Besides why offer it if when you know I might not return control to you?" Kyubi asked
"Because I want to help my friends" Naruto replied
"Brave words for a brat like yourself" Kyubi commented
"So fox, want a moment of freedom or you want to stay in that cage and maybe die?" Naruto asked
The fox stared at Naruto for several seconds until he came to his decision.
"You've got guts boy to offer a deal to a demon like myself. But this is too tempting to pass." Kyubi answered with a evil grin
"Then let's get this over with........." Naruto said with a low voice as he approached the cage
Naruto lowered his head as he knew this would get out of hand. Kyubi simple stared at the boy but smiled as he let his red chakra gather and surround the boy.
"It's been a long time since I tasted blood........." Kyubi told himself
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto smiled, as he removed the kunai from his throat and back in it's holster.
"Shikamaru! What are you guys still doing here? Get going already! We can't let that snake freak get his hands on Sasuke." Naruto told the chuunin
"We can't just leave you here!" Sasuke yelled out
"Sasuke. Just trust me for once" Naruto told coldly his former rival
"Naruto ........." All three boys said with a surprised tone
At Naruto's feet, red chakra started to gather and swirl as the boy simply stayed in place.
Shikamaru looked at Kiba, as his eyes showed he was partly sad but knew what should be done.
"Kiba, we have to pick up Chouji and Neji on the way so we better get going" Shikamaru mentioned
"Shikamaru are you serious!?" Kiba asked with a shocked expression
"Naruto, you better come back alive and in one piece" Shikamaru said as he turned around to go back to the Village
Sasuke couldn't believe what he was hearing as he couldn't move or protest due to the pain he felt from his curse being activated.
"We can't just leave him there!" Sasuke spoke as he struggled
"Gomen Sasuke" Shikamaru whispered to the boy he held
"Nani?" Sasuke let out
Before Sasuke could react, Shikamaru and punched him in the stomach and rendered him unconscious.
Shikamaru and Kiba took one last look behind them before they jumped into the trees and made their escape.
Naruto opens his eyes as he glares at his two enemies.
"You should of gone back to your snake freak while you had the chance." Naruto informed them with a light smile
The two enemies glared at the boy with a certain anger, as Sakon took a step forward and prepared himself to fight with Naruto.
"Get going Kimimaro, I'll kill blond boy here." Sakon told his comrade
Kimimaro nodded as he jumped into the trees and started his pursuit. As the group were escaping, Kiba took a quick look behind to notice they were being pursued.
The small group stop and turned around to notice they were barely 10 meters away from the battlefield and already they had someone on their tail.
Kimimaro threw a few kunais, as Shikamaru knew all too well that with Sasuke he didn't have the time to evade the attack as for Kiba, he carried Akamaru and couldn't move too much either.
They prepared themselves for the attack, but it seem that it never came. The small group looked in front of them to see the kunais fell to the ground, as a thin barrier of red seemed to surround the battlefield around Nruto and their two enemies.
Kimimaro stopped on a branch as he seemed somewhat surprised by barrier. He then looked down to Sakon to wonder if he knew anything about it.
"I told you I would hold them back Shikamaru" Naruto said out loud
Shikamaru couldn't believe that Naruto had managed to create a barrier to hold both enemies within in. He smiled a little as Kiba wasn't too sure what to do anymore.
The small group of three boys continued their way as they finally vanished from sight.
"How could this kid make a barrier!?" Kimimaro asked himself as he glared at the blond boy
For a split second, Naruto looked behind him to make sure his friends were out of range, but when he turned his head back to face his opponent, Sakon, this one was already charging towards him.
"This isn't good." Naruto thought
Sakon's fists connected with Naruto's jaw and stomach as he was pushed back hard. Naruto's body rammed itself into a tree, as he fell face first on the ground.
Kimimaro observed from high above as Sakon made his way towards the blond that seemed somewhat unconscious.
"You're a poor excuse, calling yourself a ninja when the first rule is to never let your eyes leave your enemy." Sakon stated
Naruto's hands pressed against the ground to lift his body back up on his feet.
"You humans can be so annoying" Naruto spoke as he wiped off the blood that came out of his mouth
Naruto stood up, but his eyes remained closed for a moment. Sakon didn't pay attention to the phrase, unlike Kimimaro that raised an eyebrow. Sakon charged again when Naruto slowly revealed his eyes.
Immediately, Sakon jumped back to his original position as Kimimaro jumped down from the tree to take a closer look.
"What's wrong? I thought you wanted to kill me?" Naruto said with a grin
"His eyes ........." Sakon mumbled
"The color of blood" Kimimaro thought
"As you might of noticed, you're not fighting the kid." Naruto pointed to himself
"Kyubi" Kimimaro let out
"Doesn't matter. He's still weaker against both of us" Sakon stated as he prepared to attack once again
Sakon's skin started to have marks, just like Sasuke's curse seal, only this seemed to be under control. Sakon was the first to charge forward, as Kimimaro followed a few seconds later.
( To this point when I write Kyubi, it's Kyubi in control of Naruto's body and speaking through it )
Kyubi smiled as he reached inside the holster to grab a few kunais. He immediately threw them towards Sakon, but this one stomped the ground in order to avoid the attack.
Kimimaro who stood behind simply stopped any movement and evaded them as they came. The kunais struck the trees near Kimimaro as the embedded themselves in it.
"You shouldn't let your guard down" Sakon stated as he came from above Kyubi
Kyubi lifted his head up as he quickly took hold of Sakon's wrist and pulled him in closer to then throw him in the opposite direction.
Sakon quickly regained control as his body turned to land properly on the ground.
"Kimimaro! Aren't you going to help a little?" Sakon shouted
"Always have to do everything myself" Kimimaro told himself as he walked towards Kyubi
From the back of his eyes, Kyubi knew Kimimaro was coming towards him but he couldn't help but smile like a fox. Kyubi joined his hands together and performed many hand signs and then stomped the ground with one feet.
Sakon had seen the hand seals but didn't know what it was or did. Kyubi turned his head to look into Kimimaro's eyes and gave an arrogant smile.
"why would he smile?" Kimimaro asked himself a bit worried
As he was about to reach Kyubi, he stopped moving.
"Nani!?" Kimimaro spoke as he looked around
"Why aren't you attacking the brat!?" Sakon asked as he got back on his feet
"He can't attack because he's caught within my barrier. I didn't throw those kunais for nothing, I need them to get close enough to you so my chakra could hold you in place while I deal with dumb ass over here" Naruto explained as he pointed Sakon
"I can't believe I was tricked" Kimimaro let out with anger
"Never underestimate a demon" Naruto said as he turned his back on Kimimaro and concentrated on his fight against Sakon
"You bastard" Sakon murmured with anger
Before Sakon even realized it, Kyubi has vanished from his sight, which made him somewhat nervous. With his eyes, he scanned the area around him, when he felt a presence behind him.
"Turning your back to a ninja isn't very clever" Kyubi stated as he prepared to strike his enemy
As Kyubi was about to strike, something blocked his attack and kept him in place. As Kyubi looked, he noticed something was growing out of Sakon, just like a clone, but stayed attached to the original body.
"What the hell?" Kyubi thought as his eyes widened
A head, and arms grew, as it pushed Kyubi backwards. Kyubi landed on his feet but was very careful around his new opponent.
Sakon turned around and smiled.
"I see you've met my brother, Ukon." Sakon stated as he continued to smile
"Brother?" Kyubi repeated
"My older brother, Ukon usually stays asleep inside of me, but wakes up during a battle to help me. He can extend hands and legs from any part of my body and can both strike and defend" Sakon stated as he now had 4 arms and four legs, and an extra head which belong to his brother
"Interesting" Kyubi said with a smile
"Too bad that you have to die" Ukon stated as they prepared to attack once more with his brother
"Two souls in one body, wouldn't be good if I separated them. I would end up with twice the trouble. Plus I already have the other idiot in my barrier to play with. Guess I should wait for them to attack." Kyubi told himself as he rushed forward
Kyubi charged towards the brothers without any hesitation. Sakon reached within his holster to pick up several kunais as his brother, Ukon took care of the shurikens. They jumped into the air as they threw about two dozen shurikens and kunais towards the Kyubi.
Kyubi looked up as he saw the attack, but made no attempt to evade it. The kunais and shurikens pierced through Kyubi's body as blood leaked out of them.
"That was stupid of him to not even move" Ukon told his brother
"No wonder he was beaten" Sakon stated
"Ha, why evade an attack when it has no effect on me" Kyubi laughed as his chakra covered his entire body
The red chakra removed the weapons and healed his wounds. Kyubi stood up as if nothing ever happened.
"That's impossible!" Sakon let out in shock
"Urousai brother, he does have a demon after all. We can still beat him with our other technique." Ukon informed his brother
Sakon turned his head to meet the eyes of his brother and understood the plan he had in mind. He nodded as they prepared to take their plan into action.
"He's going to pay for underestimating me.........With his life" Kyubi thought as he smiled
Sakon and Ukon vanished from Kyubi's sight, as they reappeared behind him. Kyubi's eyes widened when he had no time to react to Sakon's action.
"You were looking for me?" Sakon asked as he placed and arm around Kyubi's neck
Kyubi tried to punch Sakon but his arm was restrained quickly by his enemy. Ukon brought his head near the demon's ears to whisper something to him.
"This is my ability, it specializes for assassinations. You can't beat me with only your fangs and claws, even if you are a demon, you're trapped within a useless host" Ukon informed the fox
"Time to give him a painful and long death. Don't you agree brother" Sakon asked
"A very long and painful death indeed." Ukon repeated
"Like I'm going to let that happen" Kyubi growled as he tried to struggle
"We'll let you in on a secret since you are a demon. When our curse is activated, we can use our own chakra to merge with another body temporarily. But the beauty of it is our chakra can flow inside our enemy's body but our enemy can't so that. Among other things, once we merge at a certain level, we can grow certain parts through you, making it much more enjoyable and painful. The fun part is, we don't get any wounds during the process" Ukon informed the fox
Kyubi felt pain in his back, as his opponent seemed to crush into his back. Kyubi let out another growl of slight pain, as his other hand concentrated on reaching into his holster.
"He just gave me his weakness, that idiot" Kyubi thought as he managed to grab a kunai
"No matter what you try there's nothing you can ........." Ukon started when his eyes widened by the action his enemy took
Kyubi had pointed the kunai not at his enemy, but at himself. He plunged the kunai deep within his stomach, as he coughed up some blood.
Upon this wound, Ukon and Sakon started to bleed as well, as they were in pain, the same as Kyubi.
"Just as I thought, there's a flaw in that technique of yours. Sure you can merge, but that means we also share the same body. So if I were to kill myself, you'd die with me as well." Kyubi stated as he prepared another attack
"I never thought that someone would actually be capable of doing this" Sakon told himself as he coughed up some blood as well
"How could this thing do it?" Ukon asked himself
"If we die, you're coming with us." Kyubi stated as he began to plunge the kunai into his chest
Sakon and Ukon's eyes widened when they tried to undo the merge but found themselves somewhat stuck to the demon.
The pain was felt immediately, as the kunai was now stuck in the demon's chest.
"Im ........Impossible........." Ukon mumbled
Kyubi turned his head to look at the brothers and slightly smile.
"If I could hold you pretty boy over there, I could do the same to you" Kyubi commented as he removed the kunai from his chest
Sakon and Ukon looked around them to notice the thin layer of red chakra that formed around them. And that's what made it impossible for them to unmerge with the demon.
Kyubi's red chakra vanished, and the brothers took that to their advantages as they quickly undid the merger, but before they could put some distance between them and their enemy, Kyubi had already turned 180 degrees around and grabbed them by the shoulder.
Kyubi pulled the brothers closer to him, as his knee met Sakon's stomach. Sakon gasped, but Kyubi wasn't finished yet. As his enemy tried to regain his breath, Kyubi's claws grew sharper and longer, as he plunged them into his opponent's stomach.
"Too bad you both die" Kyubi murmured to both of them, as his other hand reached out to Sakon's neck, while his hand was slowly ripping the inside of Sakon's stomach.
"This can't be happening........." Sakon thought as he felt he couldn't breath anymore
"Why aren't you affected by your own wounds?" Ukon asked
"Because, my chakra heals me." Kyubi replied
As soon as he gave out his answer, Kyubi twisted his hand as he broke the neck of Sakon. Ukon gasped for both the loss of his brother but also due to the pain. But his life came to an end very soon, as Kyubi's claws slashed across his face. He then removed his hand from his stomach and with one powerful thrust, he stabbed him in the chest, where his heart was.
Within minutes, the body of Sakon, Ukon, fell to the floor, as the demon's hands were covered in it's blood. Kyubi leaned his head to the right and then to the left, as he then turned his full attention to his last prey, Kimimaro.
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*Towards Konoha Village*
Shikamaru carried Sasuke, as Kiba carefully carried his furry friend, Akamaru. Sasuke started to wake up and immediately the group came to a stop.
"Welcome back" Kiba told the Uchiha
"How long?" Sasuke asked
"Half an hour at most......... Gomen Sasuke, but Naruto was right........." Shikamaru replied
As Sasuke was about to speak, they heard noises that came from their right side. All three boys concentrated and stared at that specific direction, as they showed they were nervous.
"Can't they give us a break?" Shikamaru commented
"Maybe Naruto failed ........." Kiba said with a low voice
"Iie, glad you caught up with us, Neji." Shikamaru stated
Behind the trees, a very wounded Neji leaned against the tree and showed his face to his comrades.
"No offense Neji, but you look like shit" Sasuke told the Hyuga boy
"Same goes to you Uchiha Sasuke." Neji replied as he fell on his knees
Kiba rushed to his side, as he inspected Neji's wound more carefully. The wound that appeared on his shoulder was the one that worried them mostly.
"Where's Naruto?" Neji asked, as Kiba grabbed hold of him to help him stand up
All three boys didn't dare to answer the question as Neji thought the worse at first, due to the sudden silence.
"He's not ........." Neji started
"Iie, but he sacrificed himself so that all of us could get back to the Village." Shikamaru answered
"Weren't there 2 of them left?" Neji asked
"Hai ........." Sasuke answered
All looked so depressed as Neji didn't know quite what to say. He wasn't use to these kinds of situation but them he remembered what Naruto told him during the Chuunin Exams. Neji lifted his head and smiled lightly to the group.
"He'll come back alive. The words – Give up – Doesn't exist for him" Neji reassured them
"Neji's right! Naruto may be annoying and stupid, but I learned that he's full of surprises." Kiba yelled out
The group smiled a bit more, as part of them knew that was true but the other part still worried about the blond.
"I trust him, he'll come back, even if he has to crawl to come back" Shikamaru stated
The group set out to find the last member, Chouji, who had yet to be seen. As Shikamaru continued to transport Sasuke, Kiba had placed Akamaru into his vest, as he carried Neji with him as well.
"You better come back alive, Naruto" Sasuke thought as he looked behind him
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*On The Battlefield*
Naruto kneeled next to the dead body of Sakon and Ukon, as severed the heads to make sure they wouldn't stand up again. He then turned towards Kimimaro that was still trapped within his barrier.
"Sakon underestimated the kid's power. We shouldn't of waited to kill him........." Kimimaro thought as she saw the demon approached him
Kyubi slowly licked the blood on each of his fingers and smiled at Kimimaro. After he finished licking the blood off his hands, he stared at his enemy, as the barrier vanished.
"Looks like you're the only one left" Kyubi stated as he observed his enemy closely
TBC
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Second Chapter done people! Hope you enjoy it because I spent all sunday to work on it, the battle scenes and all, hope they weren't too boring or anything. Anyway let me know what you think
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