Authors Note : I would VERY much value any and all reviews regarding this fiction! It's the first one I've ever written, and I'd love to hear how I can improve. Note to the weary…it's only going to get worse from here, so if you find you can't finish this chapter without being unduly depressed, I suggest you don't read part 5 and on. It's going to get…ugly.

Naruto stood on the steps, drenched in blood, staring at the corpses littered around him. Some of them were simply spectators who had gotten caught in the crossfire, but most were Ninja who had attempted to get in his way. He had already gotten rid of the ANBU in the stadium, and now his only foe was the white haired ninja who had been the only one to talk to him thus far. He smiled again. He wondered what his response would be to seeing his fellow ninja laying dead on the ground.

He didn't have to wait long for an answer, as a Kunai came flying through the air, aimed at his neck. He effortlessly moved to his right to avoid it, and by doing so, came into the direct line of Kakashi's foot. For a moment, there was a look of almost evil satisfaction on Kakashi's face, but it quickly changed to surprise when Naruto used his chakra to simply bowl Kakashi over before he could get within even a foots length of him. Kakashi slammed into the wall with enough force to shatter bone, and simply laid there for a few minutes, while Naruto dealt with a few other annoying Ninja who had decided to join the fight.

When Naruto returned to the spot that he had left Kakashi, he was no where to be found. No matter…he can't hide forever…besides, I think I know how to lure him out…In one deft grab, Naruto held up a not-quite-dead Kunoichi and held one of his claws to her neck. "KAKASHI! If you don't want this woman to die, you'll show yourself!" To drive his point home, he pressed on her neck just hard enough to draw a small bead of blood. He noticed a moving blur to his left side, and threw the now fully unconscious Kunoichi at it with all his strength. The blur stopped and caught the female ninja, and it was just enough to allow Naruto to position himself behind Kakashi and deliver an impaling blow to his left shoulder. However, before he could fully react, the Kage Bunshin that he had just impaled vanished, and the female ninja along with it. He felt the slightest movement behind him, and then a sharp pain as a kunai punctured his back and drove itself into his chest.

He simply stood there for a moment, in stunned silence, while the Kunai hung from his back. Kakashi retreated to a relatively safe distance, and then collapsed slightly. "No matter what you are, Naruto, one does not survive having their lungs pierced. I'm afraid it's the end for you." Kakashi bowed his head, as though in respect or reverence, and then he flew about 5 meters into the air as Naruto punched him 5 times consecutively in the gut. Kakashi's face was the visage of pain and surprise, and before he could even cough up blood, there was a claw sticking out the back of his vest, and impaling his heart. He was dead before he even hit the ground.

Naruto looked down at the mangled corpse of Hatake Kakashi, and tried to suppress the small amount of pain he received as the wound on his back and his lungs fully healed. Naruto chuckled to himself. It seems as though you were wrong, Kakashi. You paid for it with your life. Naruto turned away from the throng of dead ninja littered around him, and jumped into the center of the stadium. It was a sight to behold. To his right, was a massive purple box that Orochimaru was fighting the Hokage in. To his left were the main gate to the stadium and the main bottleneck to any "friendly" Nin attempting to enter. Naruto decided that it had to go. He moved with blinding speed and force towards the gate, and with but one chakra-enhanced punch completely obliterated the gate and the surrounding superstructure. There was a small battle occurring in front of where the gate had just stood, and it came to a screeching halt as the ninja looked upon Naruto with mouths agape. The sound and sand Nin among them simply smiled and retreated, which left the leaf ninja standing there dumbfounded. He decided to take pity on them.

In a few seconds it was all over. The ninja lay on the ground, their mangled corpses barely recognizable as human. What looked to be the head ninja's in the area came up to him and kneeled before him in respect. "What would you wish for us to do, Naruto-sama?" Naruto…Sama? He smirked. He was moving up in the world. "Continue what you were doing. I trust you know what your mission is?" The commanding ninja gave a cursory nod of the head and led his team off into the distance, while Naruto casually strolled along the now deserted streets of Konoha, taking in the destruction that was already manifesting itself. It was glorious.

Naruto had stumbled upon two different patrols of leaf Nin, and had obliterated them both, before he came to what was considered "downtown" Konoha. He glanced at the distance, and saw an enraged Shukaku taking out what looked to be a residential district. Naruto gave a grudging nod of respect in the direction of Gaara and his Bijou, and then proceeded to make his way towards offices of the Hokage. Before he took even two steps, however, he found himself unable to move. He heard labored breathing behind him; his body began to turn around to face the person who had rendered him unable to move of his own will.

"Shikamaru. It's been quite some time, hasn't it?" The shadow weaver stood in front of him, a look between anger and exhaustion on his face. His breathing came in gasps, and his body looked to be on the verge of collapse. "Naruto…you…" he began to speak through his labored breathing, and it was painfully slow. "…you…betrayed…Konoha!" Shikamaru gritted his teeth, perhaps attempting to summon energy that he didn't have. "I'll see to it…that this is your last day alive…" Shikamaru made a new hand seal, and part of the shadow that trapped Naruto began to rise in the shape of a hand across his body, obviously aiming for his neck. Naruto allowed himself an amused chuckle, before he effortlessly broke the shadow weavers hold on him. "Shikamaru…I thought you were entirely too lazy to become involved in things like this. I see you've changed." Naruto walked up to his former friend and with nothing but a simple finger flick sent him flying into the nearest building. He walked up to Shikamaru's beaten and bloody form, and knelt down in front of him, preparing to deliver the second and final blow. "Shikamaru, I think you've been lied to. You see, it was not I who betrayed Konoha…but rather Konoha that betrayed me. You've been fighting for quite the lie, haven't you? How…tragic…" Naruto then impaled Shikamaru through the center of his chest, and Shikamaru's form fell limp upon his hand. Naruto chuckled. Everything was going so well. I wonder who I'll get to kill next

Just then, the form of two Ninja appeared before him, one with white hair, and a rather narrow physique, and the other with a darker complexion and an odd scar across the bridge of his nose. Naruto recognized them both instantly. A broad, sinister smile spread across his face, and he let forth an earth shaking, chakra infused laugh that echoed across the mountain face and spread to the corners of the village. It was filled with malice and sinister intent, and it crumbled buildings that were near to him. "Iruka-sensei and Mizuki-sensei. Come to finish the job, have we?" Iruka and Mizuki just stared at Naruto with killer intent in their eyes, before Iruka finally spoke up. "We should have killed you back then, Naruto. But…but now, we get to finish what we started!" Iruka and Mizuki both charged at Naruto with incredible speed, attempting to attack him from two sides. Naruto chuckled, and let his grin spread even wider. This…was going to be FUN.