Chapter 39: One Last Charge
A katana shot forward and Naruto jumped to the side, barely escaping damage from the attack. The katana came again, this time as a swing for his head. Naruto ducked under it and took his chance plunging a kunai into the man's unguarded stomach.
The man was forced a step back and he looked down, pulling the kunai out, when he looked up it was in time to see the kunai fly into his neck. The man fell to the ground and Naruto could see Sasuke in the distance.
Sasuke was breathing heavily, and blood coated his right side. It was shear force of will that kept him on his feet, but the enemy wouldn't let up. In fact, they became more and more ruthless as he got weaker and weaker.
Sasuke no longer had the energy to keep the sharingan going. His arms and legs were covered in varying degrees of cuts and he was barely ably to defend himself, attacking was out of the question.
But Naruto couldn't see this from where he was, he could only see Sasuke block one attack from the front, and a second from behind pierce his heart. Naruto took the first step forward to charge to his teammate, his mouth was open to scream the name when another scream echoed into his ears.
It was a cry of pain and it froze Naruto in his tracks, the voice was distinct, the voice was Kakashi. Naruto spun around to see his sensei in an unfavorable state. Kakashi was breathing heavily and holding a large gash across his chest, the cause of the scream. The gash was both long and deep; the cause was a battle ax that now found itself stuck in the ground.
The wielder over swung and was now defenseless, but Kakashi was in no condition to attack. Naruto started over to him, he could still be saved. Naruto took out a kunai and threw it at the man with the ax sticking him in the base of the skull.
As the man fell Naruto continued over to his sensei intent on helping him any way he could. A katana reached out from battle surrounding them. Kakashi saw it in time to dodge, but his reflexes were not fast enough and he was cut deep into his left side.
The cut forced Kakashi to stumble a bit before falling to his knees. Naruto was almost there, he was moments, steps away from protecting his sensei when a kunai flew through the air and struck the copy ninja in the heart.
Naruto didn't stop running and he kneeled beside Kakashi's body, but there was no life left in him. If Kyuubi wasn't killed this would be the time it would take over. This would be the time it would wreak havoc on the enemy, this is the time Chaos' army would fall to the ground, and the Alliance would be decimated.
But there was no Kyuubi, there was just Naruto, a nineteen year old jounin. A ninja who never knew war standing on the battlefield. He wouldn't just be standing for long. This was all Chaos' fault. He had brought this army here. He had caused them to die.
If Chaos was gone, the army would be pulled away, then the Alliance would be easy to kill. That was it, kill Chaos, and the war would end. It was his fault, he should die, he will die.
Naruto charged a Rasengan in his right hand and charged at Chaos. He ran through the mob of warriors, none paying him any mind, none trying to stop him. Naruto exited the mob of people and jumped at Chaos, Rasengan ready.
"Foolish boy, you've just given me your life," Chaos said as he brought his scythe to meet Naruto.
In the air there's nowhere to dodge to, and Naruto was defenseless as the serrated blade swung towards him. But something stopped it, Elvo now stood outside the fight, his great sword stopping Chaos' scythe from cleaving Naruto in two.
But Naruto was not unscathed, he was still caught in his right arm, discharging the Rasengan and sending him across the battle and into a tree. Naruto hit the tree and fell to the ground, his right elbow was bent forward completely, the cut had severed his right triceps, meaning he could not straighten or use his right arm.
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"You're quite the hero of the war," Chaos said.
"And you're quite the villain," Elvo said.
"I suppose that is our destined roles," Chaos said as he forced Elvo back and the two separated.
"Only because you chose it that way," Elvo said.
"Yes, I also chose the way I came here, I'm stronger like this than you are now," Chaos said.
"Normally, someone would grin while saying that," Elvo said.
"You've known me long enough to know how normal I am," Chaos said.
"Afraid I have," Elvo said before jumping at Chaos, starting their epic duel.
x-X-x
Naruto was lying at the foot of a tree outside the battle, half unconscious. His right hand would twitch occasionally, just to remind him how damaged it was. His eyes were closed and he could taste his blood in his mouth. But then his right arm started to feel weird, but not a painful weird.
He opened his eyes to see a figure kneeling beside him. the figures hands were over his right arm and glowing green, and as Naruto's eyes started working again he recognized the face.
"Sakura? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked
"Fixing your arm what do you think?" Sakura asked.
"I never knew war was like this," Naruto said.
"This isn't war, this is hell, this is chaos," Sakura said.
"Did you see Sasuke and Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked and Sakura just nodded.
Naruto's arm was healed now and he sat up. Sakura was about to start healing a cut on Naruto's face when she gasped and froze. He looked at her in confusion, seeing the expression on her face, halfway between pain and shock.
Naruto looked at her, then his eyes caught something behind her. Something metal leading from her back up to a hand, the hand of Vox. Vox jerked his hand backwards and the tip of his sword was pulled out of Sakura's back. She gasped again and started to fall backwards but Naruto was quick enough to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Pity she didn't get to finish before she fell, but thus is war," Vox said with a wide grin.
Naruto didn't hear him, he was holding Sakura in his arms, only seeing her, only hearing his own unsteady breathing. Her eyes were closed, and body still, she had left the realm of the living. Tears flowed unchecked down Naruto's cheeks as he held her.
"If you miss her that much, speak with Chaos, he may strike a deal to bring her back," Vox said as he raised his katana.
Naruto didn't pay him any attention, his everything was in his hands, and she was gone. The katana rushed down, ready to take his life as well when it stopped suddenly. Another katana had blocked is path, though it had no wielder.
Vox turned his head to the side to see Edge standing there, it was his katana that had stopped him, "excellent, a legend stands here and wished to challenge me, fear me and fear my power," Vox said with a grin as he charged Edge.
After a time the tears stopped coming and Naruto set Sakura down. He got to his feet and looked for Vox in the crowd, finding him getting badly beaten by Edge. Naruto started towards him, but them the words he said reached him, as if they were delayed, '"speak with Chaos…" yeah, Chaos, it's all his fault…' Naruto thought. He charged a Rasengan in each hand and waited a moment, giving the attacks time to grow in power.
Elvo was still fighting with Chaos, but it was obvious that Chaos was the stronger. After a bit Elvo was sent into the battle by a great swing of Chaos'. At that time, Naruto charged Chaos. Elvo saw it instantly, saw the attacks that were ready, saw the hatred in Naruto's eyes.
Elvo raised his great sword and pointed it at Naruto, "Flank The Kid!" he yelled.
The call was answered by several people. Most, however, took it as needing to kill Naruto, seeing as he was apparently pivotal. The first group that came up to kill Naruto were cut down by six swords that started revolving around him. Edge was running behind Naruto, all six of his swords protecting Naruto.
This lasted him a bit until Edge was taken down and killed, the six swords shot out in different directions killing six more of Chaos' army. Two figures came at Naruto at a great speed now, one with a large sword, and one with red eyes. Itachi and Zabuza charged Naruto, Zabuza in front.
Zabuza raised his large sword over his head, as if he were going to split Naruto in two. But as the blade came down its direction changed, it swept over Naruto's head and cleaved the Uchiha in two. As Naruto passed Zabuza called to him, "go get him kid…"
Two beings now came up behind Naruto, each held a dagger in each hand. Dea and Lax were now guarding Naruto as he ran. They pivoted around him stopping those who tried to attack him and killing his attackers. As they revolved around Naruto Dea was stabbed in the back and taken out. Sage was quick to take is place in the defense, with Frost beside him.
The three now surrounded Naruto protecting him. Lax's agility helping him protect Naruto, but it proved a hindrance for Sage as Lax dodged an attack and it found its way into Sage's chest. The legend fell to the ground and Frost looked back at his friend, a fatal move as his throat was cut as he looked away.
Stone and Strag took their places almost instantly. Stone with a short sword in his right hand while Strag's hands were blades. Stone was the unfortunate one to receive one of Lax's dodged blows. He managed to maintain fighting though, having taken the attack to his left arm.
But in addition to Lax being a hindrance to the others, they were one to him as well, and soon Lax found himself with nowhere to dodge to. He took a blow to the chest and was brought down. Strag was soon to follow with a blow to the back leaving the wounded Stone to guard Naruto.
Nomad and Dragoon soon joined him, but were shortly left to themselves as Stone was hit in the back of the neck. Grim was quick in taking his place and sent out quite a few fingertip bullets. The three guarded Naruto as he got closer and closer to Chaos, the only one he could see, the one who caused all this, the reason Sakura died, the one who made him break his promise to her.
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At almost the exact time Grim started protecting Naruto Wiseman came up from behind Chaos and grabbed him in an odd way. Wiseman's hands were on Chaos' shoulders, his elbows straight. His lower body was phased inside Chaos' torso and Wiseman's legs were sticking out his chest wrapped around Chaos' arms.
This unusual configuration, as well as the suddenness of it caused Chaos to drop his scythe. Chaos looked up at Wiseman, who looked down at him, "You know, whatever the kid plans to do, with you there, you'll die," Chaos said.
"Yeah, but they don't need me to finish you once he immobilizes you," Wiseman said with a grin.
"He won't manage that, it won't do anything. Although you've stopped me from blocking and countering, I can still move," Chaos said.
"You sure, check you're legs," Wiseman said and Chaos looked down, "with you like this, the kid might just kill you."
Chaos didn't answer, his legs were trapped, wrapped around both individually and together, by an unusually substance. When he traced them back to their source he saw they were Sin's fingers, "Well planned, but he won't manage to break the armor," Chaos said.
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A kunai flew towards the group of four. Grim managed to deflect it, but Nomad, not knowing that would happen, dodged away from it, moving into the path of a battle ax. Nomad was brought down but Naruto, Dragoon and Grim kept moving forward.
Dragoon didn't bother to dodge the attacks that were coming for him, his skin was stronger than steel and could take the hits. But when a needle came soaring through the air and lodged itself deep into Dragoon's eye, he was forced to a knee from pain.
Naruto and Grim didn't pause for him, and the enemy swarmed him, Grim could hear his screams of death, but Naruto was deaf to everything, he could only see Chaos, and the distance until he could kill him.
Grim was now the only defense Naruto had from the oncoming enemies, but Naruto wasn't thinking about that, not about Grim, the enemies, or the fallen nine. Soon after the fall of Dragoon, it became the fallen ten as Grim was caught in the gut by a great sword.
Naruto was defenseless, but not for a long period of time. Moments after Grim was taken down a yellow flash came up beside Naruto, defending him and killing his attackers. Naruto just kept charging Chaos, not realizing that his father now protected him.
Naruto soon broke out of the mob of warriors, Akutei stopping his protection once Naruto was in the clear. There was nothing now to obstruct his attack, but Chaos knew that it would never harm him, it may break the armor, but it couldn't both break the armor and damage him.
The instant Naruto had broken free of the battle Elvo threw his great sword with all his might directly at Chaos. Naruto was a few steps away from Chaos when the sword hit Chaos in the chest, breaking the armor he had there. The sword fell to the ground and Elvo smile, "you lose Chaos," he whispered to the wind.
Naruto jumped at Chaos and slammed both Rasengans into the break on his armor. Chaos screamed out in pain but Naruto's only thoughts were of Sakura, 'please, let me go to heaven, if only for a moment, just to see her again, if only to say goodbye to her,' was the last thought that went through Naruto's head before both Rasengan went off like bombs in Chaos' chest killing him, killing Wiseman, and mortally wounding Sin.