Beforehand: RAWR!!! As we approach the climax of this story, I can only wonder what will happen now. It's the fight against the assassin. How will it end? But first, I, the great lord Kyuubi No Yoki, will rip the author's mind apart to find a bit of information. Here are a few answers and thoughts…

Mystery Assassin: He is an OC, and although his story hasn't been told yet, the author plans on releasing it sometime soon. (Soon is like in a week or less?)

The Story: It's coming to an end. There will be something shocking at the end, but the squirming author won't allow me to see it. Oh well. (By end, he means end of this chapter)

The Reviews: They have been much appreciated and have motivated him to continue on. Keep it up good people.

Communist Corporate America: It flat out sucks. And those fools fighting over video game violence are going straight to hell. Along with the people responsible for the 9/11 conspiracy.

And now, I shall allow the author to resume his writing. Enjoy the final three chapters! (Also, if you have any more questions, don't hesitate to ask in your reviews or an email.)

WAKE UP YOU FOOL AUTHOR! I'M DONE SHREDDING YOUR FEEBLE MORTAL MIND!!! (For now, hehehehehe!)

Chapter 6

Suddenly, a figure sped from the cover of the bushes. He stood at about 6'1 and wore a mask similar to Kakashi and Zabuza. His hair was silver, and the moonlight shined and reflected upon it. His clothes included a black shirt, and black pants. On his back, he carried a sword. His eyes were green and the lower half of his face was hidden behind his mask. His hair was wild sort of like Naruto's but much longer. Naruto noticed his fingers, which had sharp nails. He wondered just what kind of ninja this man was.

"Tayuya," the ninja spoke. "Lord Orochimaru has requested that I put an end to your life. Certain circumstances forced me to agree. Let's make this quick. I have other matters to attend to." When the redhead didn't respond, Naruto did.

"Hey who the hell do you think you are? You think you can just barge into Konoha, nearly assassinate someone, and then simply ask for their life when it doesn't go right? I'll kill you asshole!" The ninja looked from Tayuya to Naruto.

"Shut your mouth you useless piece of shit. I don't wish to deal with an annoyance such as you. But, I will grace you with my name. I'm Genkai Of the Netherworld. I am literally a demon ninja." Naruto wanted to tell him that he wasn't the only demon ninja here, but he remembered Tayuya stood beside him. He kept silent. Tayuya was the next speaker.

"Tell Orochimaru to suck pig dick, because I don't plan on dying anytime soon. So you can pack up your mouth and any other shit you have lying around and go home before I get pissed, Genkunt."

"My, what a mouth you have on you," Genkai remarked. He drew his sword and shook his head. "I can't comply with your request. Please hold still. This will only be a minute."

Naruto was about to defend Tayuya, before he saw her hand shoot up and grab the sword. Blood dripped from her palms. Her cursed seal had activated to level one. Genkai stared into her eyes.

"I see even though you don't associate yourself with Orochimaru-sama, you still use the power he had given you. No matter. It's simply a matter of wearing you down before the kill. I'm well aware of the limits of the cursed seals. You won't last long if you have no skills."

"Hey you!" Naruto called out. Genkai took his eyes off of Tayuya and onto the orange ninja, who had now multiplied himself into six. He didn't seem to be impressed.

"Is that the Kage Bushin-no jutsu?" he asked. He jumped back from his lock with Tayuya. His eyes became red, and familiar eyes replaced his original pair.

"Sh-sha-sharingan?" Naruto stumbled over the words. It couldn't be. This man…could he be related to the Uchiha clan? No…perhaps not. After all, Kakashi had a Sharingan and he wasn't related to Sasuke's clan in any way.

"What's the matter orange one? Don't tell me you've been with Sasuke for so long and have never seen Sharingan?" Genkai then sped fast towards Naruto's clones. With a series of slashing motions, they all poofed away. Naruto gasped, but quickly recovered from the shock.

Three kunai swished out of the darkness and stabbed the evil ninja in the back. He appeared hit, until a log appeared in his place. Substitution jutsu. Clever and quick. The silver haired ninja appeared in a nearby tree, but Naruto was already ready. His fist sped into the ninja's face. The crunch of cartilage filled Naruto's ears. But then, there was a poof, smoke, and the ninja was gone. It had been a shadow clone to distract him.

"Naruto, look out!" Tayuya yelled. In the sky, in front of the moon, the ninja was creating hand signs. When he finished, he yelled out, "Shadow Star!" The night air was filled with a hail of shurieken. Naruto dodged every which way, and was only hit once. In a brief moment, he saw Genkai speeding down from the air to Tayuya's position. Quickly creating a team of clones, he intercepted the attack. The ninja's Sharingan allowed him to see Naruto coming at a slower pace, and his sword and left hand blocked the first few hits, but he had to divert his attention to Naruto, which gave Tayuya time to hit him with a strong kick to the gut. Genkai slammed into a nearby tree.

Naruto quickly pulled several kunai out of his bag and throw them. Genkai quickly moved out of the way and made several hand signs. Naruto recognized the signs and his clone team rushed to stop the shadow ninja. They were a tad late.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" The ninja inhaled and exhaled fire from his lungs. The clones were sent to oblivion. The fire appeared to hit Naruto, but Tayuya was already out of the way. She frantically scanned for the blond ninja, but couldnt see through the flames.

Genkai finally stopped blowing. He laughed as Tayuya scanned for the orange ninja. "You'll see when the smoke clears. You see him nice and crispy." Genkai began to prepare for an assault on Tayuya, but he heard a strange noise behind him. He turned to see Naruto with a whirling sphere of chakra in his hand.

"What…is that?" Genkai asked. As if in response, Naruto shouted, "RASENGAN!" and shoved the sphere into his back. The great pain nearly drove him insane. He flew towards the other side of the forest, where instead of slamming into a wall, Tayuya jumped into his path and kicked him back. Genkai slammed and slid across the forest floor. Tayuya and Naruto flashed each other grins.Genkai got up slowly. There was a hole in the back of his shirt where the Rasengan had hit him, and his lip was bleeding.

"You two are really getting on my nerves. The kid gloves come off now. I must win this fight." Naruto then made an error.

"Why? So you can suck up to Orochimaru? Fuck him and fuck you too, and fuck why ever else you may be here." Tayuya noticed the man's eyes open wide. She knew the loudmouth ninja had struck a cord. The ninja clenched his fists and spoke through clenched teeth.

"Fuck…..my mission? FUCK MY REASONS? Orange ninja. You are my new target. Tayuya can wait. You are going to die tonight." He made many hand signs in a few seconds and said, "Dark Barrier Jutsu." A box made of dark matter engulfed them all. There was nowhere no run and few places to hide. The ninja didn't appear done yet. His body was changing. His nails grew longer. His canine teeth grew sharper. His eyes turned deep red and a tail spouted from his tailbone. Dark chakra engulfed him. Demonic wings shot from his back. Dark marks appeared on the bottom of his eyes. He roared loudly and said, "Come. Let us decided who gets fucked up tonight!"

Naruto took one step back and before he knew it had happened, a fist piledrived into his chest. Blood shot from Naruto's mouth. The demon ninja then kicked the boy in his chin and unleshed a fury of punches, kicks and scratches onto Naruto. The attack ended with a headbutt into the dark barrier. Naruto slammed into it and fell onto the ground.

"Naruto!" Tayuya cried out. Genkai was no longer a person to play lightly with. He aimed to kill with each hit. She pushed herself to level two and brought out her flute, which she had spend time fixing during her stay with Naruto. She put it to her lips and began playing the instrument.

The demon ninja heard the song fill his ears and sped towards Tayuya. A giant zombie-like creature blocked his path. This only made the ninja run faster. His arms were behind him flailing around in the wind. The ninja then dpped to all fours and reached an incredible speed.

There was a sickening noise as the zombie's body was shredded. Genkai blasted out of the back of the creature and raised his claw. There was a swiping sound and Tayuya's flute fell to pieces. She grabbed her cheek and looked at her hand. It was covered in blood. She backed away from Genkai, who roared and charged Tayuya again. The intent to kill was in his eyes. Naruto's eyes fluttered open. He saw the demon smash into Tayuya. There was a cracking noise and a loud scream of agony.

"TAYUYA-CHAN!"

Yeah I know I know. Too short. But hey, don't blame me. Blame the author. He couldn't think of a much better place to leave off. Besides, he had places to go and people to eat. I mean, see. Review while he's gone. The Kyuubi No Yoki is watching.