A/n: I would just like to say before I write this next chapter that I understand I didn't give descriptions to any of my O.c.'s. I apologize for this and I will next time add details. I would also like to say that I really don't know how anyone feels about my fic because I'm not getting any reviews and I'm really starting to believe that either people don't like it or there just to lazy so please a review would be very nice, it's good to have encouragement to write. Enjoy this next chapter.
Naruto slowly rose out of bed at around 8:00 with a killer headache. I wonder what kind of information Jiraiya really has for me. Naruto slowly walked to the door and opened it to see Jiraiya standing there.
"Naruto, you kept me waiting, I'm hoping you got a good night sleep because of it." Jiraiya looked a little frustrated but he still gave Naruto a warm smile. "Well were going to have to end up starting later than I wanted but it's ok, as long as we get it done quick." Jiraiya hurried Naruto to where Jiraiya was staying and they sat down and Jiraiya quickly spoke. "We sent scouts to look at the area's where Orochimaru was hiding. One spot looked very suspicious and they investigated more, that team didn't return so we sent another, and we found the original team to be dead." Jiraiya paused; he didn't like to speak of death. "I'm honestly not supposed to tell you this but I thought you of all people should know what is going on, and I'm hoping you don't go blabbing this to anyone else. I can trust you with this can't I?" Jiraiya watched as Naruto's head slowly nodded in agreement. "Now we don't even know if it is Orochimaru's spot or not so were not jumping to any conclusions. I'm the one being sent there though, and you have to stay. You have become stronger but I fear that Sasuke has become stronger too. I'm hoping you can understand where I'm coming from." Jiraiya pleaded to take Naruto with him when talking to Tsunade but she felt that Sasuke could pick Naruto apart from teaching under their old teammate Orochimaru. Jiraiya then showed Naruto the map with the spot he was going.
"So, th-there is a good chance, that's where those two will be?" Naruto could feel his hand shaking because it's been a long time since he even heard his friend's name being used, let alone being used to be searched down by one the most powerful ninja in the world. Naruto observed where Jiraiya put the map. "Well I'm going to go meet up with everyone see you soon." Naruto got up and then turned back to Jiraiya. "How about we meet for a late dinner before you go? My treat." Naruto smiled as Jiraiya agreed and they both went there separate ways.
(Sometime around noon)
Hmph, I'm going to visit my sensei that I punched in the jaw, I could probably find something better to do with my time. Still I guess it wouldn't hurt to say sorry. Naruto walked to the front counter of the hospital to find out Kakashi's room and with thenurses permission stepped into the room. "Hey, Kakashi." Naruto kept his head down, kind of ashamed at what he did a night earlier. "Before you give me a punishment, I would just like to say….." Kakashi interrupted before Naruto got to finish what he was saying.
"Naruto, I am not going to punish you, sitting in this hospital bed made me realize what you said was right. I believe that I have been harder on you than the others, and for that it is my doing. I understand what it's like to go through what you have in your life, in some ways I admire you Naruto, so please accept my apology." Kakashi closed his eyes when he was done speaking trying to hold 1 tear that slipped past his face. Naruto stood there stunned at what was just said.
"Kakashi, I don't know what to say, I mean, I accept it but I feel wrong in doing so." Naruto shook his head trying to see if he was dreaming. Never in a million years would he think Kakashi would ever apologize especially not like he just did.
"Naruto, go, it's all right besides, it's nice to actually have time to read." Kakashi chuckled and Naruto left the hospital and started going to where him and Jiraiya were to meet before he did though he saw Chizu.
"Chizu, hey Chizu." Naruto ran up to her and stopped panting for breath.
"What is it twerp?" Chizu's blood red eyes shined the way the sun hit them. She looked different today wearing a red short sleeve shirt that was skin tight to her upper body, and black shorts that were barely above her knees. "Listen we may be on the same team but that doesn't mean I have to talk to you. Please go away, don't you have a bridge to jump off of or something?" Chizu walked away leaving Naruto panting for breath and standing there like a complete idiot. Naruto after standing there for a couple of minutes started to head to his original objective, Jiraiya.
"Hmph, I'm so used to Kakashi being late that having someone hear on time scares me." Naruto chuckled as Jiraiya walked into the ramen shop. Naruto and Jiraiya ate their food slowly not really saying much. After a long period of silence Jiraiya spoke.
"Naruto I will be going to rest for a couple of hours before I leave, I need my beauty sleep you know." Jiraiya then rose and walked out the door leaving Naruto with the bill as well. Naruto waited for a couple of minutes then he left too, but he was following Jiraiya as well.
(A couple of hours later in front of Jiraiya's hotel room.)
Damn this is going to be hard, trying to steal from a legendary sannin. I must be a lot quieter than I usually am. Naruto slowly and quietly started looking through the pocket he saw Jiraiya put the map in. He had just found it and started to walk away when he heard someone.
"Naruto, before you go taking my map, I want you to know something." Jiraiya's eyes slowly opened as he looked dead at Naruto. "If you take this map I won't stop you, and I won't tell Tsunade that you broke in here either, but I want you to know, you will have serious consequences, not from me but from Tsunade. You know that right?" Jiraiya watched as the dark shadow nodded. "Good, now good luck Naruto and please be careful, I'm worried that you will die, but I know there is no way I can stop you without hurting you. Go quickly before I change my mind." Naruto quickly ran out the door opened the map and headed in the direction of the village of stone, right around where his mother lived.
(Next morning at Tsunade's office)
"JIRAIYA, ARE YOU WILLING TO TELL ME WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING SOMEONE STOLE YOUR MAP!!!" Tsunade's blood vessels were now visible on her head. "WHAT HAPPENED IF IT GOT INTO THE WRONG HANDS HUH?" Tsunade angrily threw something at the pervert but he avoided it.
"Calm down, I know who took it, because I went to his house and he wasn't there." Jiraiya watched as Tsunade ushered him to continue. "Naruto, took it, so before you go crazy yes I told him, I know it was wrong but, he needed to know, he won't ever give up on it you know that." Jiraiya watched as Tsunade felt a little better knowing it was in someone's hands.
"Jiraiya, both you and Naruto will be punished, severely. But first we have to find him, I want you to go there, you studied the map so only you know, stop him before it's to late." Jiraiya's jaw dropped.
"I guess now would be a good time to tell you, I don't know exactly where it is. I didn't really study that map." Tsunade's eyebrow started to shake. "But I will go to stone country and maybe find him there don't you think?" Jiraiya waited as Tsunade agreed and he quickly ran out before she changed her mind. Damn Naruto, sometimes I wish you really would forget about Sasuke.
(Somewhere in the middle of a field leading to the stone country.)
Damn, I wish I really paid attention at the academy, those map reading skills would come in good use now. I think I'm here but I'm not sure. Naruto rustled with the map, he stopped to look at it and looked up to see a figure standing on the rock, he got closer to the figure and noticed something. That looks like the bow from the hidden village of sound. Naruto grabbed a kunai and took a couple of steps closer, the figure then turned around and looked Naruto dead in the eyes. "S-S-S-S-S-SASKUE!!!!!" Naruto watched in an open jaw as his old friend flew down from the rock and stood there looking back at Naruto.
"Long time no see, huh loser?" Sasuke smiled because he could sense how much stronger his best friend had become. "I have a feeling this time, we will have a clear winner won't we?" Sasuke now wore clothes similar to Kimimaro Kaguya's (The bone guy Naruto, Lee, and Gaara fought.) The only differnce was he had a shirt underneath his upper part while Kaguya didn't. In addition Saskue also weilded a sword on his back. "Let's waste no time eh?" After saying this Saskue quickly leaped at Naruto but Naruto avoided this jumping back a couple of feet. The field was very large and empty with a few rocks here and there.
"Well before we start I think I should remove this excessive gear, don't you agree." Naruto then took off both bands on his arm and removed the weight attached to his ninja sandal. He then procedded to unzip his jumpsuit and unvail a fish-net stocking shirt and a pair of orange shorts that went below his knee's. "There, now let's get this started shall we?" Naruto then lunged at Saskue and threw a deveasting right hook which Saskue barely dodged. Saskue landed and activated his Sharingan. Then Saskue waited for Naruto to strike but when he didn't he looked around to see if it was a trap. "I'm not going after you, not with your Sharingan, it is much harder to predict how I'm going to defnend then how I'm going to strike, even I know that. So you, will attack me." Saskue's look showed Naruto that he knew this wasn't going to be easy.
"Seems like you actually know what your doing now don't you, your still inferior to me though and you always will be. I also know about what that red chakra is, that 9 nine tail fox, but now that I know it will be easier for me to win as well." Saskue smiled but in his head was another thought. If he really is as strong as I think he is, if he uses that chakra I will be forced to go curse mark lvl 2, something I really don't want to do, but still he might leave me with no choice, I have to finsih him fast. Here it goes. Saskue lunged at Naruto again but Naruto countered placing his kunai underneath Saskue's sword and flicked the kunai in the air so the sword wobbled making it diccucult for Saskue to grab it while in air. They landed with roughly 30 feet in between them and stopped only for a second before a second Naruto came from behind Saskue. What the? He made the clones while countering me? What kind of training did he go through? Saskue kicked Naruto in the face and a poof of smoke appeared. That was a clone, damn they look even realer than before, his fooling these eyes. Saskue then unsheathed his sword and took off towards Naruto he swung in a wild horizantal slash but Naruto easily avioded it and landed a gruesome uppercut on Saskue's gut area sending the sound ninja flying into the air. Naruto then launched into the air as well and threw a kunai at Saskues floating body. Saskue barely deflected it with his sword before realzing Naruto was right under him. Saskue noticed Naruto's next movement so he moved his legs from underneath him and swung his sword veritcally at Naruto. Naruto avoided it with a body dodge and he then grabbed the handle of the sword and the two tustled for it. His strenth is superior to mine, and his speed is very close to the same level. Saskue then let go of the sword letting Naruto throw it into the ground, while Naruto was doing this Saskue then landed on the ground and made heand seals ending with the words "FIRE TECHNIQUE: FLAMING ARROW JUTSU!!!" Two fire arrows were now heading for Naruto. Naruto then stuck his hands in his weapon pouch and pulled out 4 shurikens and threw them at the 2 arrows while then uttered "Weapon multiplacation jutsu." The four shurikens now turned into 12 and they collided with the arrows making a huge explosion. Naruto landed and he then threw a couple of punches. Sasuke avoided them all with ease and kicked Naruto in the stomach sending the boy flipping towards a rock. Naruto collided with the rock and he got up just in time to see Sasuke coming towards him this time with a kunai. Naruto smiled and yelled "SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" 6 Naruto's made a wall in front of the incoming Sasuke. Sasuke smacked into one of them and the clone disappeared leaving Sasuke with a sight of horror. Naruto stood about 15 feet in front of him with a Rasengan, before Sasuke could do anything Naruto was already flying at him with the rotating ball of chakra. Naruto's Rasengan connected with Sasuke punishing the sound nin with a painful strike. Sasuke rose up as fast as possible to make sure he wasn't going to be hit with it again.
"Sasuke maybe it's just me but, it seems like your losing doesn't it?" Naruto chuckled and he then took off at full speed towards Sasuke not giving his friend a time to get up. Naruto then gave Sasuke a devastating combo with his fists and the last one was a massive hook to Sasuke's jaw. "Seems like even with those eyes you can only block about 60 of them and with this power that's not enough is it?" Naruto laughed as he saw his once superior friend now in front of him on his knee's bleeding severly from his mouth.
He's right, even if I block them he has such power that is still hurts and I can't avoid all of them with my body, his Taijutsu is absolutely amazing. Sasuke then rose again, this time he rose with black mark's covering his body. "I give you credit Naruto, I'm having to use my curse seal and you haven't even tapped into your own monster's chakra, your becoming much stronger. But still, you will never beat me." Sasuke now threw himself at Naruto and they both engaged in a hand-to-hand combat. Sasuke was now keeping up with Naruto's punches now and Naruto quickly noticed this taking a giant leap back. Naruto then again used shadow clone jutsu to help with the now over aggressive Sasuke.
Hmph I need a plan while my clones distract him. Naruto had to think quick as his clones were now disappearing one by one. He then looked at the sky and jumped into the air making more hand seals and ending with "Wind technique: demolishing wind jutsu!" The wind then started to pick up very fast and Sasuke was finding it very hard to move.
He doesn't have an ounce of wind in him, how can he use this jutsu's? The only thing I can think of is there just not as powerful as if a real wind ninja was to use them, but still it's crazy to think Naruto can do this jutsu's. Sasuke then let his body float with the oncoming wind and waited it to stop. He noticed that he couldn't see Naruto at all now and that worried him. His eyes then noticed two kunai's coming towards him, he jumped out of the way and landed next to them. "SHIT EXPLODING TAGS!!!!!!" BOOM was the only thing Naruto heard and he knew he got Sasuke. What he saw then shocked him. Sasuke was alive all right but this time he had 2 gigantic hands protecting his body from the explosion. "All right Naruto, now it is time for you to die, I have never used level 2 since the last time I fought you, and this time I plan on killing you." Sasuke then almost flew to Naruto grabbing him and throwing Naruto into another rock. Sasuke's then two hands on his back made hand seals and Sasuke then added "FIRE TECHNIQUE: FIRE DRAGON JUTSU!!" A gigantic flame now flew at Naruto who was still half dazed by the throw he had just received. Naruto gathered himself as much as he could and added the words "Chakra shield." After saying this, his chakra then molded a shield around him stopping the powerful fire jutsu but no entirely. The jutsu broke free from the shield and torched Naruto sending Naruto to the ground. Naruto got up but his head was still light and he was very dizzy. Sasuke appeared from behind Naruto and struck him with a punishing blow, a cloud of smoke disappeared as Sasuke realized Naruto made another clone. Sasuke looked around for Naruto before being grabbed under the ground.
"Remember this jutsu Sasuke, Kakashi uses it, I thought I might steal if for this battle." He then pulled Sasuke into the ground but the two hands on his back stopped Sasuke from being dragged all the way under. Naruto noticed that his chakra was running low now and he feared that Sasuke had a lot more to spare. Naruto then quickly came above ground and he grabbed the struggling Sasuke and punched him dead in the face. He wound up ready to do it again before being struck with a devastating kick from Sasuke, he fell to the ground and he couldn't get up again. Sasuke then went over to his sword and grabbed it from the ground and walked over to Naruto.
"Naruto, it is unfortunate that after such a good fight, one of us had to lose." Sasuke wanted to kill Naruto quickly before the fox came out. Naruto could feel his stomach burning now, much more than ever before, for a second his stomach relaxed and he thought that the fox broke free but it was just the seal holding the fox back.
FOOL. Now we will both die because of your insubordination! This will not happen, not today you little brat! The kyuubi pushed and pushed but the seal just stayed put. Sasuke observed as he saw Naruto struggle to get up Sasuke then looked to his left and he quickly changed back to his regular form and he ran away.
Goddamn, who the fuck was chasing him? I didn't have a chance to kill Naruto, that man was strong and in this state Sakura could have probably beaten me. I'm hoping he thinks twice before coming after me again. Sasuke then retreated to the mountains; with bad swelling and a fight he would never forget.
"Sasuke, don't run away from me, I will, I will, never lose…" Naruto's eyes started to close shut and he passed out, only seeing the black from his eyelids.