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As I stated before, I don't own Naruto. If I did, I would've drawn Sasuke with a sweet looking ponytail.

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Flashback"

Naruto: Fukushū

Chapter 2 – Rage!

"S...Sas...uke..."

That was the last thing that Sakura uttered before she passed on. Sasuke's vision returned to him just in time for him to see the life in her eyes to fade out. As his Chidori died down, He withdrew his blood soaked hand from the gaping hole in her chest and watched as the girl collapsed before him. It's was had to tell what the boy was thinking at that moment. He wore an unreadable expression as he stared at the girl's now lifeless body, trying process what he had done.

There was nothing that Naruto could do. He continued to stand there in utter shock from the nightmare of a sight before him. He fell to knees, tears pouring from his eyes. He felt so many different emotions in that moment. Anger. Sadness. Regret. Fear. Hopeless. All of them were eating away at him from the inside out. Suddenly, he didn't feel like he was in control, like someone or something was trying to take his body and soul. At first he thought it was the nine-tails, but it felt different, as a matter of fact, it was something much worse, like all the hatred and evil in the world was trying to swallow him whole. Unable to fight it any longer, the blond felt himself slip, and all he could feel after that was rage...pure, unadulterated rage.

"SSSASUKEEE!" Naruto shouted. Finally finding the strength to move, he took off like a bolt of lightning and ran as fast he could to his former teammate. Sasuke, just now noticing that the blond was there, turned around just in time to receive a powerful punch that knock him off his feet. He barely touched the surface of the water before Naruto was over him, pulling him up and began delivering punch after punch to his face

"I'll kill you...I'll kill you...I'LL KILL YOU!" Naruto roared. His knuckles began to bleed as he continued his assault. Sasuke's face began to resemble a bloody pile of mush as he took each hit. He could barely hang on the consciousness, let alone fight back.

"Naruto, stop!" Kakashi called out. He ran to Naruto and tried to pull him off the Uchiha, but the boy elbowed him back so hard that he was sent soaring into the air. Kakashi, landing of his feet some yards away, noticed right away that something was very wrong with Naruto. The first thought that came to mind was that it was the power of the nine-tails, however, he realized that it wasn't just that. As he looked closely at the chakra that began to pour from the blond, he saw that it wasn't just the usual red nine-tails chakra, it also had a strange black chakra mixed in with it and it radiated the purest form of evil. Naruto, finally tired of punching Sasuke, stood over him, and formed a Rasengan from the ominous charka emitting from his body, turning his signature jutsu black and red. The Uchiha, with the little strength he had left, tried to escape, but Naruto stomped on his chest, holding him in place.

"DIEEE!" Naruto rammed the black Rasengan down at Sasuke, them out of nowhere, a White Zetsu grew from the Uchiha's shirt and knocked him away. As he flew back, Naruto's Rasengan became unstable and engulfed the boy in a massive explosion. When it cleared, the blond plummeted to the water below.

Akatsuki Hideout

Madara, with his mask removed, stretched out his new arm as he plotted his next course of action. Now that he declared war against the five great nations, he needed to make sure everything was in order before the battle began. He was still waiting Kisame, who was still tracking down the jinchūriki of the eight-tails, to report, and he needed to go to the Land of Rain to pay Konan a little visit. Suddenly, a White Zetsu emerged from the floor, interrupting him from his thoughts.

"You better come quick. Sasuke's in trouble."

Madara, satisfied with the feel his new arm, put his mask back on, and used his teleportation jutsu to leave the room.

Land of Iron: Samurai Bridge

"Naruto!" Kakashi ran to his student and fished him out of the water. He was relieved to see that Naruto, though injured from the blast, was ok and he seem to have reverted back to normal self. Then, the area near Sasuke and the White Zetsu became swirled and distorted, and Madara appeared from the spatial opening. He walked toward the white Zetsu and the beaten down Sasuke.

"I thought I told you to come back and rest, Sasuke." He said as observed the younger Uchiha, noting the evil look that he gave him. He then turn to face the injured Naruto and Kakashi.

"The nine-tails, eh?" Madara prepared make a dash at the blond, deciding that the opportunity to capture him was too great to pass up, but Yamato came flying from the forest and landed in front of him

"Don't even think about it." the wood style user warned, ready to do battle with the Akatsuki leader. Kiba, Akamaru, Lee, and Sai soon appeared beside him. All of them were still feeling the effects from the sleeping bomb from earlier, but stood ready to fight. Yamato made a quick glanced back at Kakashi and Naruto. "Sorry I took so long. I had a hard time waking these guys up."

Madara relaxed and refrained from to trying to take Naruto. "Well It seems that the odds are no longer in my favor. Oh well. Another time and place then."

"SASUKEEE!"

Everyone turned their attention to Naruto, who was struggling to make it his feet.

"Why!?...WHY DAMNIT!?" the blond cried, as more tears began to stream down his face. "All she ever did was love you... SHE LOVED YOU!...I'll make you pay...I'll make you pay for what you've done! I'll...I'll..." The blond's attempt to stand failed and he fell back down, but he kept his hate filled eyes locked on Sasuke.

The young Uchiha said nothing, instead turn his gaze towards Sakura's body. His face was once again unreadable, but for a split second, a hint of sadness appeared on it, which didn't go unnoticed by both Kakashi and Madara.

Deciding that now was the time to leave, the Akatsuki leader used his power to warp he, Zetsu and Sasuke back to the hideout.

"Man, What the hell happened here?" Kiba asked as he surveyed the damage of the bridge. He turn to sight of Naruto, barely keeping his balance, walk towards the lifeless body of Sakura and watched as he fell to his knee again and pulled her into his arms.

"...No way..." It was all the dog shinobi could say. The others turned towards the blond and his fallen friend, all mortified and shock by what they saw.

Naruto stared down at the girl, his tears landing on her face. He held her close as grief began overtaking him again and began to wail uncontrollably.

Akatsuki Hideout

As they walked back into the hideout, Madara observed Sasuke closely, noting how deep in thought he seem to be.

"Something on your mind?" he asked, deciding to pick the boy's brain.

"...I want Itachi's eyes..."

The Akatsuki leader smirked under his mask "I had a feeling you would warm up to the idea eventually. You relied too heavily on your Susano'o. I could tell your vision was going bad."

"I want it done as soon as possible."

"Very well...but...you seemed pretty against the idea before. Why the change of heart?"

The boy stopped and stood there for a moment. He thought back to his confrontation with Naruto and how he easily overpowered him.

"I'll make you pay for what you've done!"

"I have a feeling that I'm going to need them."

I had the hardest time writing this chapter, and honestly, I feel "Ehhh..." about it (probably should have paid more attention in English class or something) Oh...and please review.

Until next time.