A/N Arashi is faced with the monster of his creation, is there any room in a demon's heart for forgiveness?

Summary: One fateful night in Konohagakure, the Yondaime Hokage chose his village over his only son; only time will tell if he made the right choice. Feral!Naruto, NaruXAnko, Some yuri

Key: Normal, "Speech" 'Thoughts'

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Chapter 9

Eye to eye, Head to Head, Tooth and Nail

"HOKAGE!!!!!"There was a red blur as a figure sped towards the group. The Yondaime flinched as a wave of malevolent chakra washed over him, Kyubi's chakra, which could only mean one thing…

"Na-Naruto?" Arashi stammered, before the red blur smashed into him, sending him careening across the ground. He rolled several times before righting himself, sliding to a halt. His head shot up and searched for his assailant, catching sight of him. He let out an audible gasp at what he saw.

The figure had come to a stop in the middle of the lake; a loud growling sound could be heard. An aura of red chakra surrounded a lean, teenaged body. He wore no clothes, and was standing on all fours atop he water. A tail of angry red chakra whipped the air behind him. Matted blonde hair adorned his head, six whisker marks almost seemed gouged into is face, his hands and feet bore claws and when he snarled fangs glinted in the sunlight, his eyes where red with slitted pupils, and where adorned with black markings looking almost like makeup.

An unholy bloodlust filled the air as the Kyuubi jinchuuriki tensed. Not hearing Arashi's stammering, and not waiting for an attack Kakashi raised his headband and flashed through a trio of handseals, wincing as the onslaught of chakra stung his eye. Lightning formed in his palm and the sound of electricity could be heard as he dashed towards the newcomer.

"Raikiri!!" The Kyuubi vessel tried to avoid the attack, however thanks to his Sharingan his attack struck home, plunging right through the teen's left lung. He muttered a curse as he withdrew his hand; he'd been aiming for his heart. He turned to walk away, thinking his opponent was dead. The last thing he felt was a huge wave of killing intent before being launched headfirst into a tree.

"Kakashi-Sensei!" The pink haired medic ran to where he fell, hoping she wasn't too late. Ignoring her, the raging demon sped towards the Yondaime ex-Hokage again. His flesh unmarred from the silver haired jounin's attack.

"You! Abandonment! Pack Killer!" He screamed in rage as an arm of chakra extended from his aura and reached for his sire.

"I…I did…I left you…left you to die…" Tears fell freely from the elder blondes eyes as what he saw as his judgement approach him.

"You'll pay for what you did to Kakashi-sensei" Sakura shouted, she drove her fist into the ground, sending fissures towards the jinchuuriki. He deftly leapt out of the way, halting his attack moments from his prize.

"You! AWAY!" A pair of clawed, red hands crashed down around her, she leapt out of the way only for them to reform and change direction, grabbing her roughly and flinging her towards the lake. She let out a cry as the demonic chakra burned her skin.

'This guy, there's no way I can beat him. He survived Kakashi-sensei's prized justu, he's some kind of monster!' There was an audible crack as she hit the water, she gasped in pain as she tried to maintain consciousness.

Naruto stared down at the source of his anguish. The Yondaime was lying prone on the ground and babbling, his mind doing everything in its power to reject reality.

"No-one. Alone. FOREVER!"

"Oi! Fox Face!" He turned slowly to gaze at the remaining member of team Kakashi, directing his full killing intent on the snake woman.

"Challenge? Ha! Prey! Hahaha!" He threw his head back as laughter ruptured from his chest. Anko just smirked.

"Oh I'll give you a challenge alright" With that she leapt the shrouded fox-boy, launching several kunai. He grinned and bellowed, imbuing the air with his chakra and blowing the projectiles away.

"Weak!" He taunted, only to have a volley of shuriken strike his back. Or at least, hit his chakra shield. He spun around, launching a chakra claw, he grinned as he struck his target, only to frown as the woman changed into a log.

"Sen'eijashu!"(1) He leapt to the side as a volley of snakes flew at him, narrowly missing him. A few of the snakes hissed in complaint as they came in contact with his shroud.

"Hebi-Hime"(2) He chuckled. His shroud bristled for a moment before resettling. He raised one clawed hand and drove it into the ground, channelling his shroud into the earth. Anko quickly darted away from him, running in a circle around him. He let out a cry and wrenched his arm out of the ground, tearing up a chakra claw and whipping it towards her. She dropped down as it flew overhead, shivering as she felt her flesh heat up. She reached into her pouch and pulled out a reel of wire, stretching it between her teeth.

"Heh Thawxy, Eath Thith" She flung a dozen or so shuriken, each one trailing wire behind it. Clenching the wire in her teeth, the student of Orochimaru jabbed her free hand forward

"Sen'eitajashu!"(3) More, larger, faster snakes sped towards the crimson covered blonde. He leapt into the air and slashed at them with his claws, beheading them. Unfortunately for him, he forget about the shuriken, which proceeded to wrap around him in mid air, she ranked on the wires and they penetrated his shroud, cutting into his skin. The Tokubetsu Jounin rapidly flashed through some seals, before cupping her hand against her mouth

"Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu!" (4) Streams of fire leapt from her mouth and trailed down the wires, engulfing the berserking jinchuuriki in a pillar of fire.

"Did I get him?"

"HA, Fire never burn, never burn!" He bellowed from within the pillar, dispersing the flames. Anko couldn't help but tremble with fear, but only for a moment.

'Fire can't hurt him, my snakes can't hurt him, weapons can't hurt him, Kakashi's raikiri couldn't stop him but it certainly damaged him, but I don't have any offensive chakra techniques, well…except for THAT, yes, I have to use That technique' Her train of thought was interrupted, however, when a chakra claw impaled her in the shoulder.

"AARGH" She cried out hoarsely, she tried to grab the claw but her hand just got burnt.

"Fun! But OVER!" The Kyuubi vessel cried out maniacally, yanking his arm back, sending Anko flying towards him. As she drew near he pulled back his arm and lashed out, gashing her across her stomach before letting her fall to the ground.

Arashi stared as he watched his long-lost son tear through his team.

'What are you doing? He's killing your team-mates' The only reason left in his mind shouted at him.

"B-but…that's my son…" He muttered meekly

'Are you honestly going to sit here and let them die? Are you going to let them pay for your sins?!'

"No, I…never leave a team member behind, my sins…are mine…" He slowly rose to his feet, raising his head to stare directly at his raging musuko(son).

"…Are mine to pay! NARUTO!!"

Naruto flinched as he heard a voice cry out, a name, his name. He scowled. No one ever called him by his name, not even the Kyuubi. He was a demon! He turned to stare at the source of the voice.

'Father…fun is over…revenge'

He stepped away from Anko's limp body and slowly moved towards the man who cursed him.

"Naruto! I won't let you do this; it's me you want. FIGHT ME!!" The blonde man yelled.

"Fight…KILL!!" He dropped back down to all fours and, with a snarl, leapt towards Arashi. He brought out a claw and tried to slash the man, only for him to vanish in a blur. He landed and quickly turned, following the blur and launching another claw. To his frustration he missed and with another blur lost sight of his foe. He quickly sniffed the air, tensed, and did a back flip

"RASENGAN!" The swirling blue orb tore through the end of his tail before dispersing. The wild boy snarled and drove a claw towards his unprotected back, only for him to speed away again. Snarling with anger, his tail slowly split into two, his fangs becoming more pronounced and his shroud darkening slightly. Forgoing the chakra claws he attacked another blur with the claws on his hands, earning his father a bloody shoulder.

'I guess shunshin isn't enough, I need to render him unconscious before he grows more tails' With that though in mind he reached into his poach and pulled out a three pronged kunai, the same kind that where feared and loathed in the country of Iwa. He formed a Rasengan in his right hand and flung the kunai. Naruto didn't flinch as it sped past his ear, however he was unprepared for the maelstrom of chakra that drove into his back afterwards. He screeched in pain as it penetrated his chakra shroud and sent him spinning into a rock. As the dust cleared he picked himself up from the rubble, his eyes brimming with contempt.

"NOT ENOUGH! SHOW ME! SHOW ME THE POWER THAT DEFEATED THE KING OF THE BIJU!!" With an unearthly growl a third tail began to form behind him. Arashi's eyes narrowed with concern, before lunching the kunai again. Initiating Hiraishin just as it flew past his son's ear he grabbed it out of midair tried to slam another Rasengan into him. However, this time Naruto was ready. As soon as the kunai blew past him he flared his chakra, forcing the Yondaime back and overloading the Rasengan. The former Hokage quickly leapt up into the air and threw the kunai above him. Pulling out a scroll from his vest he initiated hiraishin again, bringing him high into the air. With a quick flourish he smeared some of his blood across the scroll and unfurled it into the air. With an enormous amount of smoke the contents of the scroll materialised, hundreds of three-pronged kunai, each treated with his jutsu-shiki(5) rained down upon the manifestation of fury below him. (6)

Many imbedded themselves into his flesh while the majority where plunged into the ground. Initiating Hiraishin once more he vanished with a yellow flash. Naruto scanned the battlefield, scanning for his foe. He caught glimpse of a flash of yellow behind him and spun around to find…nothing. He snarled with frustration as his father repeatedly manifested then vanished, each time in a different place. Each time he used Hiraishin in succession, his kinetic energy and therefore speed increased, till eventually all Naruto could see wash yellow everywhere. Feeling he'd built up enough speed, Arashi brought out a kunai and channelled his chakra into it.

Naruto snarled as he rubbed his eyes, trying to cure himself of the blindness the bright lights where inducing, when suddenly he let out a sharp yip. He glanced at his shoulder, there was a thin red line running along it, however it was already healing. Suddenly another cut formed, this time on his left side, then another on his chest. He staggered back in confusion. As more and more cuts, slashes and gashed appeared on his flesh he tried forming a chakra claw, only to find that somehow his shroud had been dispersed! Letting out a deep, guttural roar he focused on drawing out more power, slowly, despite his recurring wounds, his tails began to form again. 1,2,3…4…5…as the sixth tail struggled to form blood started to ooze from his skin, trailing from his eyes, mixing with his shroud. Turning it to a dark blackish red. His mind slowly began to retreat into his own consciousness as his base instincts took complete control. Suddenly his arm jabbed out, striking Arashi in the back of the head. Stunned, the Yondaime staggered backwards. Concentrating his shroud into a single point, a black sphere started to form at an apex between his tails and mouth. Regaining his composure Arashi looked in shock and horror at the mass of chakra being focused.

'Did he…create that just by watching my Rasengan?' He didn't have to guess to know whatever that thing hit would be demolished. Quickly grabbing five on the scattered kunai he tossed them in five separate directions. Several yellow flashes later, he carefully placed the bodies of his fallen comrades against a tree, a safe distance behind his chaotic musuko, before reappearing in front of him again. As the sphere of chakra reached its peak, the out-of-control jinchuuriki opened his faux mouth wide and 'swallowed' the sphere, causing the black shroud to bulge almost humorously. Quickly tossing his last kunai into the air Arashi hoped he would be fast enough.

With a mighty roar the chakra bomb was released, simultaneously Arashi initiated his hiraishin, staring at the enormous swirling mass speeding towards him. As the attack ravage the landscape Naruto's tails started to disappear; 6…5…4…the process stopped at four however as Naruto caught sight of a yellow flash, and his father appeared just a short distance away. He was running low on chakra and felt nauseous from how close that attack had gotten, his clothes where slightly singed from the heat. A feral grin splitting his face from ear to ear Naruto steadily approached the target of his revenge. Arashi looked up through bleary eyes as his only child approach him, his eyes promising death. Arashi couldn't help but smile; his team was safe elsewhere, if his musuko killed him now, then perhaps it would atone slightly for the crime he had committed against him.

"Gomenasai, musuko" He said, just loud enough for Naruto to hear. His son flinched at the words…sorry…his father said sorry…why would he apologise if he abandoned him? Sorry…son…he'd apologised to his son…no one had ever apologised to him before, ever felt repentant for what they'd inflicted upon him…and son, he'd acknowledged him as his child…family…part of his pack…his kin. Naruto trembled, his clawed hand on his father's neck. He failed to notice the rapidly approaching, dark haired woman. Not until she'd already tackled him to the ground.

"This ends now, Sōjasōsai no Jutsu!" Twin snakes emerged from her sleeves, and wrapped themselves around the pair.

"Arashi! Get back!" She shouted, the snakes' heads reached each other's and they bit into one another's necks simultaneously. The effect of their venom mixing with their blood and her chakra was instantaneous; both snakes pulsed for a moment, before exploding in a wave of heat and acid.(7)

"ARASHI NOW!!" She shouted, even before she hit the ground. Much of her back had been burnt raw from a mixture of the acid, and Kyuubi's chakra. Naruto didn't fair much better, his tails had receded and without the protection of clothes his skin was much more badly damaged. However, he was still trying to get up, red chakra started to swirl around him again. Arashi nodded grimly before swirling the chakra in his hand once more.

"RASENGAN!" He cried as he drove it into his son's gut, holding him in place with his other hand. After a few moments the Rasengan died down, and Naruto slumped limp into his arms.

"It was never…meant to be this way" He whispered, tears falling onto his musuko's face.

Still holding Naruto in one arm, and gently picking up Anko in the other, he quickly initiated Hiraishin to return to where he left the others. He just hoped Sakura had enough chakra to heal everyone's wounds.

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A/N: Naruto is back, and here to stay. Before any of you say anything, no one is dying just yet. I've already worked out how everyone gets healed etc, and I've thought of everything…for now. Before you complain about the characters being unbalanced in terms of fighting Naruto and who did what, remember

No matter how strong you are your still human, and still susceptible to pain, and can still be knocked unconscious.

When in his tailed states, Naruto's biggest advantage is his resistance to most forms of attacks, Arashi was able to wound him because he was using his own chakra in the kunai to cut through Naruto's shroud and cause it to disperse through isolation of separate parts of it.

Kakashi is easily surprised; kakuzu almost killed him when he destroyed one heart because he assumed he'd killed him.

So how was my first serious fight scene? I spent 4hrs writing this chapter, I can only hope it payed off. Also I'm not the kind of person who can write a decent strategy so most of my fights will probably focus on techniques and power.

(1) Hidden Shadow Snake hands

(2) Snake princess/lady (as in nobility)

(3) Hidden Many Snake Hands

(4) Fire type: Art of the fire dragon-Sasuke used this several times, Anko used this against Orochimaru in FOD

(5) Technique formula-what he uses to peform hiraishin

(6) I based this off TS Tenten's ougi in Narutimate Hero Accel, it just seemed like the kind of technique to use with it

(7) Twin Snakes Kill Each other; I went with the version used in the Narutimate Hero games as it fitted better.

Oh, about the 'gain kinetic energy as you use consecutive hiraishin' thing, I based that of a similar technique in Typhoon in the Clouds by MountainWind

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