Reviewer Response:
enigmaofbishieness: if there is any reason this wasn't up on a day earlier than it is, it's because you made me doubt myself. Oh well, nothing you can say will ever make me stop writing
Chapter 5: Showdown! Kyuubi vs. Onimaru
Lithak and Naruto stared each other down. They had chosen to fight on the edge of the forest, so as to avoid interruption. Sakura and Hinata watched on, worried about how the fight would turn out. "So," said Naruto, "are you ready?" "As I'll ever be," replied Lithak. Naruto was the first to strike, throwing a kunai at Lithak. Lithak dodged to the left, and threw a kunai of his own towards Naruto. Naruto, in turn, dodged. Then, Naruto charged at Lithak, slashing at him with another kunai. Lithk blocked, then kicked Naruto in the face. Naruto flew threw the air, landing on his back. Naurot got up, and began to charge a ball of chakra in his hand. Lithak smiled, and motioned for him to charge. And charge Naruto did. However, Lithak started to make hand seals.
Meanwhile, Sakura and Hinata were watching with anxiousness. When Lithak started to make hand seals, Skura became confused. 'Those hand seals don't make any jutsu I've ever seen before,' she thought. As Naruto approached Lithak, Lithak made a triangle with his hands, aiming it at Naruto. At that moment, a large blast of black chakra emerged from Lithak's hands, heading straight for Naruto. Naruto's eyes widened, and he dove out of the way of the attack. This proved futile, however, when the attack changed direction, and plowed into Naruto. Out of the smoke, Naruto plunged forward, slaming his still chakra charged fist into Lithak's chest. 'Wow,' thought Lithak, 'he's still that strong after the Shadow Flare Jutsu, impressive.' Once both were on their feet, the battle continued.
Naruto stood, and created a few shadow clones, sending them to hide in various tree's. Naruto did the same, running to hide within the tree's. Lithak searched for Naruto within the tree's, but could not find him. Suddenly, he heard Naruto emerge from the tree directly above him. And to both sides, and behind. 'He's pretty good,' thought Lithak, 'he managed to surround me without making a sound.' He stood for a moment, and, once the Naruto's were close enough, he slammed his hands into the ground, bleckening the earth around him. Several dark tentacles emerged from the ground, slamming full strength into Naruto and his clones. Lithak wiped some of the dirt from his shoulder and leapt into the tree's. Naruto followed close behind, pulling out a kunai while pursuing Lithak. Lithak, in turn pulled out his own kunai, and slowed down a bit. They began to exchange blows while moving through the treetops. Eventually, they jumped down to the ground, throwing thier kunai at each other. Their kunai met in the air, effectively dissabling each other.
Lithak consentrated come dark chakra into his palm, and made a few more hand seals. Then he spoke. "Sharingan and Byakugan have their own abilities. And you have an ability similar to Chidori. Now, let me show you the special jutsu for my eye skill," Lithak said. He released the dark chakra within his hand, forming a ball in his hand that looked like black fire. "Form the Rasengan, now!" Lithak demanded. And Naruto abliged, forming the Rasengan within his palm. They Lunged at each other, and Lithak shouted, "Secret Oni Flame Jutsu." Their attacks met, creating a large explosion the destroyed most of the forest.
As the 2 stood up, they looked different. The lines on Naruto's face had darkened, and his canine teeth had become long. His pupils had become slits. Lithak, on the other hand, had grown 2 purple lines on his face, one on each cheek. His canines, too, had enlongated, and his other teeth were sharper as well. Lithak spoke, his voice had become more rough and horse. "So, Kyuubi, it's been a long time," he said. Naruto looked at him strangely, then responded, "Is that you, Onimaru? I see they've managed to seal you within a youngster as well. Your attack didn't go any better than mine." The 2 began to claw furiously at each other with sharper nails. However, they didn't last long, as they soon became exausted from battling. With one last slash, the 2 passed out.
Outside the forest, Sakura and hinata were astonished when the entire forest fell over. They searched frantically for Naruto and Lithak. Eventually they found them, unconscious and scratched up. They picked them up and carried them to the hospital. Through the debris, a pair of eyes watched them pass by. Once they were out of hearing distance, a voice could be heard. "Good, everything is going according to plan," it said, as a shadow passed throughout the trees.
1. Do you think I made a good fight scene?
2. What do you think of the new attacks Lithak uses? And why is his chakra black (this answer should be obvious to anyone who's ever read much of the manga)?
3. What do you think of Kyuubi and Onimaru speaking through their containers?
4. Who do you think the shadow was? Do you think it works for Akatsuki or Orochimaru