Cry of the Rain
Legacy's Fall II
Jutsu
Thoughts
Kyuubi
OOC: Here is the Gaara versus Naruto match, with an arrival of Itachi into Konoha! Also, the major death is in Part 5 of Legacy's Fall.
Naruto leaped down into the arena and faced Gaara. He shifted his feet and waited, watching. The match started and Naruto shot at Gaara, aiming to strike, but sand protected him. Naruto jumped back and frowned, knowing this wouldn't be easy. He looked at everyone and knew he had to let them see his true training. He then shifted stances of his body and said, "Send it, Gaara." Sand launched at him, but it didn't hit him, as he was gone before it hit. He began to move quickly and Gaara had a surprised face, as Naruto's attacks almost hit him. Then, Naruto came in and said, "KAZIKEN!" and with a fire covered fist, he hit Gaara, backwards, making him skid back. Kankuro's eyes narrowed and he said out loud, "He hit Gaara…that never happens." Naruto grinned and said, "Is that the best you—"He didn't finish as sand blasted into him, sending him into the air. Then, sand smashed him into the ground, causing a small crater.
Sakura grasped the railing and said, "Naruto-kun!" Shizaru spoke from beside her, "He is fine, watch." When the dust cleared, Naruto was standing there, his chakra flowing around him like an aura. Shizaru smirked and said, "He isn't holding back." Naruto then jumped back onto the statue's hands. He looked as everyone watched him and looked at Shizaru. Shizaru grinned and said, "Show them, Naruto, and Show them what you have." Naruto smirked and then pulled up his pant legs, and revealed seals on his ankles. He released them and then removed his shirt, making many go wide eyed. His body was scarred, but it was charged with chakra. He was gone a second later, and he appeared before Gaara, and punched him, and began to do multiple strikes at once, and Gaara was getting angrier.
Naruto then jumped back and then launched at Gaara, spinning, in a fast rotation. He spoke, "WATER FANG!" His attack hit Gaara dead on, into the ground. Naruto jumped back, breathing hard. He grinned, until Gaara's body broke down. His eye's widened, and then, Gaara rose behind him. Before he could react, sand blasted him into a wall, and pounded into him. Naruto kept on getting hit, over and over, making Sakura worry. Naruto was then thrown forward, then up, and then down. Naruto clenched his teeth and got up. Gaara had a demented look and Naruto knew he had to go far to stop him. He closed his eyes, for just a minute, before he opened them, glowing with brighter blue eyes. He shifted stances and said, "Cry of the Rain: Ninjutsu!" Shizaru's eyes narrowed and he knew Gaara was screwed now.
Naruto formed hand seals quickly and said, "Water Dragon Blast!" A dragon of water shot at Gaara, from no source. Gaara was hit, and sent skidding back again. Naruto then burst forward and said, "Water Fist Barrage" and struck Gaara over and over. Naruto flipped and kicked Gaara into the air and leaped up after him. He began to spin, with a much higher rotation speed, and he spoke, "Water Fang!" and slammed right into Gaara. Gaara and Naruto crashed on the ground, both weakened and hurt. Naruto had used a mighty load of chakra, and needed rest. He struggled to get up and said, "I-I won." Then, sand smashed into him, and he flew forward, Gaara was mad, and sent his sand forward. Naruto looked at it and closed his eyes, he couldn't let this happen, not now.
He then opened his eyes, now turned blood red, and was gone, with a swirl of red chakra. Naruto was before Gaara and he had red chakra at his fist, a lot of it. He growled out, with a harmonized voice with Kyuubi, "Fox Fire Fist!" He punched Gaara in the face, as the red chakra became red flames, and sent Gaara back into the statue. Naruto's eyes returned to normal, and he fell to one knee. He was declared the winner, and he collapsed finally, getting rest. Medical ninjas carried him off. Sakura looked at Shizaru and said, "What did Naruto just do?" Shizaru chuckled and said, "Showed us what he can do." Sakura smiled and nodded. She rushed off to see Naruto before her match.
After her match, she sat by his bedside as he rested. She ran a hand through his hair and said, "I'm glad I got to know you, Naruto-kun." She smiled to herself and kissed his forehead. She glanced behind her, seeing Sarutobi and Shizaru. Shizaru said, "It appears his bloodline has changed due to something, I'll have to look into it." Sarutobi nodded and said, "He fought well today, and so did you, Sakura." Sakura smiled at her Hokage and nodded. She then looked at Naruto and said, "There were people on the bridge, Why were they there?" Shizaru sighed and looked at Sarutobi, who nodded. Shizaru said, "Uchiha Itachi and his partner were there for the beast inside Naruto, they are a part of a group called Akatsuki. The group is after the great nine bijuu." Sakura frowned and nodded
Shizaru said, "And I'm afraid to say that two Akatsuki are en route to Konohagakure as we speak. I have a hunch it is Itachi again." Sakura looked at Shizaru and said, "Who could fight against them?" Shizaru pondered and said, "Naruto, using Cry of the Rain, for a while, Hatake Kakashi, Me, Sarutobi, and an old friend of mine." Sakura nodded again and said, "I'll protect Naruto-kun, as much as I can." Shizaru chuckled and he said, "Well, I must be off." Sarutobi nodded and the two left the couple to be. Sakura climbed in the medical bed, close to Naruto, and snuggled into him. The lights went off, and she smiled to herself. She loved her boyfriend, and would protect him to her own death, that was for certain. However, she did not know of the death coming upon one close to her.
Nearing Konohagakure
Two figures, in cloaks and straw hats, moved towards the Konohagakure gates. The men at the gates had tried to stop them, but were killed. One of them had the Sharingan, and one was shark-like. The shark man said, "Itachi-san, how will we capture him this time?" Itachi did not speak until they moved off towards a river and he stared at it. He was trying to think, he knew they needed a way to get to the boy. He then smirked beneath the cloak and hat and said, "There is a way, someone we must target." Kisame blinked and said, "Who?"
"The pink haired girl is who."