Title: A Wager of Love
Chapter 5: Bloody Battles and Desert Angels- Just what we need before Suna!
-Kyuubi: I thought you were dead Kit.
-Nah, not yet, but I have been in the hospital for awhile.
-Feh, that's why you need a demon in you, you're too frail.
-Well, unfortunately I don't own the Naruto world so I can't have one. ;.;
Warning: Okay now that I'm out of the hospital you all, I'm going to get back to working on this so until I get my rhythm back don't be too hard on the next few chapters. I'm really out of it, but I feel as if I need to attempt and give you something worthy of your long wait. Feh, health comes first and all, but I felt bad for not having something more. Also, Temari's point of view will start this chapter up, since I needed something safe to get me back into writer's mode. Well, it might be short and it might end up a little slow, but forgive me I'm recovering and trying to get back into the flow.
Comments: Well, the reviews were nice enough. Hehe, I never imagined that my little plot twist would be taken so well, aside from the one comment asking what was wrong with me but hey... Anyway! I'm thrilled you enjoyed my last little chapter, I've been in the hospital for awhile so I'm just now getting back into the 'groove' so to speak. Also, once again, the lemony goodness will come on soon/later. I'm setting that up along with the wager I do have an intended story and I'm setting everything up the way I feel it will be best seen- I promise it will come soon. Maybe enough reviews and I'll bring it to you in the 6th chapter. . Well, onward to Chapter 5!
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Temari watched the younger boy as he was contemplating his thoughts in the rather awkward position Shizune has squeezed him in, and felt her heart jump into the very length of her throat. What if he didn't pick her for some strange reason and went with Shizune? Could she accept that type of humiliation after everything that Naruto and her had already started; was she mentally prepared to face that improbable notion if it came to light as a reality? 'Still...Naruto-kun...' Suna's 'desert rose' took a moment to watch the blonde and simply blinked with a slightly slow facial expression, something half way between a grin and dumbfounded hanging of the jaw.
'He chose me...I knew he was going to chose me but still...he didn't have to make it so suspenseful!'
'I don't think it was suspense that he was making, he's a bit too slow to think up a dramatic moment...he's just being Naruto. Mmm, so now that your fears have been squashed, we should celebrate with a nice little rub-,' Temari's inner voice was immediately quieted by the mental 'hush' the woman screamed. She didn't have time to dwell on those sexual thoughts because right then and there, she was standing there smiling at Naruto's exclamation of love you could say. The blonde kunoichi wasn't complaining on how she got the words out of him, and when she looked up to notice that a certain ANBU was leaving...she moved to wrap her arms around the genin's waist. "Naruto-kun..."
Those events happened approximately five hours from the current time, and the sun was just now marking some mid afternoon heat. The border between Fire and Wind country was coming along, and Naruto was behind a tree changing into some clothing that would better prepare him for the change in temperature he was more than likely about to find. A certain jounin was pondering on whether or not she wanted to peak at her little ninja, and after a mild blush, she found herself utilizing the most of her 'elite' skills to initiate the mission her perverted mind dubbed, "Humanistic Intelligence." '...I don't think I've ever thought about acting this umm, naughty since I was born...and I detest perverts!' All the more reason that deeper into that war-crafted mentality of hers, a more 'lustful' Temari rested only to input her own views on the contemplations and desires the young woman refused to admit she had.
She found herself sneaking from behind one tree to another gracefully, the blades of grass falling to deaf ears with her light, chakra covered steps as she approached the changing boy. Those pale, yet in some add sense bright hues of hers would scan the area with a circumspect nature; it didn't take long for the trained (and for anyone at that) kunoichi to spot her target with a mischievous grin broadening over pale lips. What she saw was something the young woman would remember with a high satisfaction until the day she had it all to herself...her Naruto-kun shirtless and pantsless, too bad he still had his boxers on at that particular time! A toned muscular abdomen, to her disbelief the boy had a wonderfully crafted six-pack (the obvious product of his training over the years and the boys 'fights'), a toned set of legs even on his thin frame...and that smile seemed to melt Temari where she stood...finding herself washed over by an unfamiliar longing, a heightened sensuality if you will. 'I..I...what's wrong with me...?'
'So, you've FINALLY gotten horny eh, Temari? Sniff. I knew you were getting a little worked up and everything, but now I see why...mmm, don't you just want to see what he has underneath those boxers of his? Hmm? What's this, someone's getting a little wet between the legs just thinking about it! Hehehe, sooo Temari just want to tackle him to the ground and take it right here and now don't you?' The perverted inner voice that resided subconsciously in the jounin's mind would come in full force on that little observation. '...Shut up...,' she didn't really have much to say in her defense since her inner voice was , as much as Temari hated to admit, correct. There was a building desire, she was aroused, and...there was this feeling of moistness between her thighs that she had never in her eighteen years of life experienced...all just from seeing the boy almost nude!
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After the awkward confrontation with Shizune, Naruto resumed his travels with Temari toward Sunagakure. While they were traveling, the boy found himself lost in some form of deep contemplation a subconscious level; however, that didn't really matter since the heat was starting to make him realize something. "BOY IS IT HOT!" It was bound to come out of his mouth as the rising temperatures and transition from forest to desert was advent; Naruto was still wearing his orange jumpsuit! Now of course, the outburst credited the blonde for commentary from two individuals...one being the voice of Temari, and the other his 'favorite' Kyuubi.
The Kyuubi would find himself prodding into the boy's thoughts from his mental cage with a smirk of malice, so it was a very good day for the greater demon. "Well kit, obviously considering you're heading towards a desert. Hmm, maybe I should have taught you about what it means to travel with a brain kit...at least then you'd be smart enough to understand it's getting warmer and that you should...I dunno, take off that stupid jumpsuit?" It was always a treat to agitate his vessel and it may be believed to be a healthy way for a great demon to start and finish his day.
'Naaaaaaaaani! SHUT UP YOU BAKA KITSUNE!' Naruto mentally growled at Kyuubi, a slight sigh escaping his lips as he heard another voice before he could reply to the fox stuck inside his body and mind. "Naruto-kun the temperature will only increase from here, maybe you should go change into something else if you want to be prepared for Suna?" Those cerulean hues would move to hold the young woman with a slight admiration, followed by a fox-like grin, and finally finished with Naruto clenching his fist in the midst of his energetic exclamation. "Great idea Temari-chaaaaan! I'll be right back!"
After that little bit of advice from the lovely blond and a rather aggravating Kyuubi no Kitsune, Naruto was searching through the pack of clothing he bought earlier in Konoha and pulled out a rather comfortable black tee, and some loose, yet long breathable pants. Kyuubi had informed him that it'd be smarter to have something long and breathable for both his upper and lower body, but there weren't any shirts in Konoha that were "accessible" to him. 'Damn hateful bastards, wouldn't even let me...hmm...uhh oh right, I should probably change if I don't wanna keep Temari-chan waiting!' Upon this revelation, the boy scooped up his choice of clothing and began to dart off in search of some tree, since they were not yet in Suna, wasn't so hard.
'Hey, baka kitsune! Why is it that when you go to warmer places, that you can still wear long clothes comfortably as long as they're breathable in material?' Sometime after that ridiculously loud black and orange jacket,along with the shirt worn underneath, the question just seemed to pop into the boy's head while he was changing. The world was complex and confusing and at the same time, could be off-set by the simple question of a slightly more intelligent Naruto- who never had to dwell on said questions or thoughts beforehand. Naruto blinked as he began to remove said pants to his jumpsuit outfit, being so lost in waiting for a reply from that darn Kitsune that he had simply forgot to put on a shirt beforehand...which left the eerie feeling that someone was ogling him, but that was simply his imagination...he hoped...
The Kyuubi was enjoying a rather peaceful rest, not to mention a game of go-fish with one of its tails (you have to have something to keep you busy while imprisoned within a troublesome, yet acceptable brat right) until the annoying voice of his vessel popped into the mental barriers of his mind...asking a retarded, yet somewhat intelligent question seeing as how Naruto genuinely didn't know. "Well kit, the more of your body that's concealed, the less likely of a chance you'll get sunburned...and the more breathable the material...the more bearable it should be for you. Make any sense kit, and if you say no...you've Definitely downgraded from seemingly intelligent, to flat out dunce...hey kit, do you smell horny vixen anywhere?"
"NAAAAAAAAAANI!? IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE YOU BAKA KITSUNE!' Clenching his shirt holding fist in anger, it took a moment for the boy to realize the last thing Kyuubi happened to mention. In fact, by the time he did 'get it,' the blond shinobi was proudly sporting a rather loose black t, followed by pair of baggy dark blue hakama pants. Why did he happen to choose a pair of baggy blue hakama pants...well, according to a certain informant (Shikamaru) they were all the rave in Suna...and afforable in Konoha. '..Hey, wait... whatd'ya mean horny vixen? Uh oh...T-t-t-t..mar..i...ch..chaaan?' The shinobi froze in his spot, taking a rather furious blush painted across his cheeks while his whole body burned at the realization that it wasn't just his imagination...he was being watched, and according to the senses of a rather perverted and disturbed fox demon...it was a she, who was now oh so very aroused...
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Temari was drawing as much enjoyment from this little scene as she possibly could, and even went so far as to taint her mind with some rather dirty thoughts. '...I...I've never...i...in my lif-' was cut off by a comment from that lurking pervert in the back of her mind.
'Never wanted to simply run out there, push him to the ground and ride you 'little ninja' until you can't distinguish pleasure from pain? Never thought about giving Naruto a nice little...intorduction to your tongue before, or have you never in your life thought about...playing with yourself while watching your little lover change? Hahahaa, this is SOOOOOOO much fun Temari, don't you agree?' Temari was overcome with a blush of her own as her subconscious pervert replayed every little thought the jounin was trying to block out, at least until she got Naruto to Suna and her brother could account that everything was alright... so why, all of a sudden did she find herself so wanting? Blocking the urge to ease her rather annoying build up of arousal, a sudden change in the atmosphere surrounding her Naruto-kun caused the Sand-nin to revert back to her immediate kunoichi mindset. Something was wrong with Naruto...almost as if he had...
'Realized I'm watching him...gulp...'
It was about this time that Temari had come the realization of being caught, well so to speak. She could either make a matter of executable disappearance from her current location back to where Naruto had left her when he went to go change; she could just stay there and hope Naruto would forget about his senses through some sort of distraction...or she could do something much bolder. Being Sabuku no Temari, one could only expect the bolder of her possible choices. 'Well if he already knows I'm watching, why not give him something he isn't expecting?' With an almost evil grin, the kunoichi of Sand found herself acting on the subtle influence of her inner perversion- only, she was currently ignorant to this little fact.
'Hmm, thinking of something a little...lustful, eh..Temari?' That inner voice of hers always had to have the final say, even when her physical person was doing exactly what the inner pervert desired. Changing her voice into a rather seductive and lulling tone, Temari decided to bring her little Naruto-kun to her. "...Oh, Naruto-kun...come here..." She knew without a shadow of a doubt the blonde shinobi would be mystified and follow which meant she needed to prepare for the other little part of her bold tease.
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Naruto on the other hand, was frozen with the chains of embarrassment keeping him solitary. Now if it was just he watching him without any sort of sexual reaction, it might have been okay for him to endure; however, with the slightly heightened senses courtesy of the Kyuubi...he was able to identify that the Kyuubi-teme was right! There was a high level of sexual tension radiating from a single source, and Naruto was sure he'd burn to ash with the intensity of his blush. 'Oh maaan, she's really...huh?' The blond's thoughts were interrupted and cut short when the seductive tone of Temari's voice echoed sweetly within his ears. To his surprise, a shiver was sent through the bone of his spine and ...he was quite aroused by her call.
The Kyuubi; however, simply continued to pick on his ningen for humor as this little scene continued to supply material for mocking his vessel. "Well kit, I knew you were EASY...but I never thought you'd spring a hard one just from her voice...you're pathetic kit!' The greater demon would have loved to see what the boy's supple vixen had in mind as far as her lusting went, but something in the immediate area began to agitate him rather deeply...as if, a familiar and sickening aura suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Looks like you're going to have to wait on getting laid kit, put your guard up..."
Immediately Naruto found himself blushing and arguing briefly with the Kyuubi before anything else seemed to register with his brain. 'Naaaannni? SHUT-UP YOU BAKA KISTUNE!...Wait, huh?' Once the genin had kicked himself into a shinobi mindset, he realized that there were three other presences surrounding him...neither of which belonged to Temari. 'She must have noticed and decided to conceal herself, maaaaan, I wish I was paying attention instead of...GAAAH WHAT AM I THINKING?' Grinning like an idiot, the boy turned around with both arms folded confidently over his chest, "well what are you three waiting for an invitation...or are you too scared to confront the future Hokage, eh?" It may not have been the most tasteful method in drawing out these lurking figures, but it seemed most effective.
As if on cue, three shinobi with an Otokogakure headband appeared from the tree tops and landed in a triangular attack pattern around Naruto. One was covered in an eerie set of bandages which created a rather uncomfortable mummy-like appearance, another in a rather dark cloak, and the last was just so...plain. Having taken a glance at the simplest of the three, the fox-like boy couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter. 'Hahaha, not so intimidating in appearance, but then again they appear to be from Sound which means that they're connected to Orochimaru...and maybe, just maybe I can get some information that might help lead me to freeing Sasuke from that freaky Snake Bastard!' Naruto's thoughts; however, were interupted again. This time there was a rather agitated, plain-looking shinobi stepping up with a clenched fist and a bulging vein popping from his forehead.
"What's so funny, we're here to kill you, ya know?"
Naruto blinked and found himself wearing a rather unusual tone of seriousness, a nature that seemed to engage all those who were currently eyeing him with surprise. Each pawn, as he believed them to be, was eyed carefully. "Actually, I think you're nothing but pawns the snake man sent here for me to kill just so he can have a good laugh at your expense and use your corpses for some of his sick, twisted jutsus later. After, of course, I've kicked all of your asses!"
The bandaged shinobi glared slightly toward Naruto with a slight smile hidden underneath the straps of white cloth. His fingers were working the intricate measures of some kind of handseal, and it was beginning to seem as if it would never end. 'Maybe we should give Naruto-kun a sort of clue, hmm...I doubt he'd figure out our little ruse without one.' "Hmm, you must really have a lot of guts to insult Orochimaru...but then again, if you hadn't I'd have been afraid it wasn't you Naruto-kun." There was a serpentine smile hidden underneath that bandaged visage, and even though the blond had no idea at that particular point of this trio's true identity...there was a nagging suspicion that something simply was not right.
'Something's not right here...I'm sure that they're just pawns and that stupid snake guy wants me to end their lives for his psychotic jutsu studies...but that one, he...the way he spoke reminded me of that demented sannin thing! Maaan, something isn't right about this. Something about the plain one, I guess it's the eyes seems to remind me of Sauske... man this is just plain weird...but, might as well get ready for a fight.' Performing more than familiar handseals by now, a certain bit of chakra was expended to create roughly twenty shadow clones of the boy. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!...Hehe, alright, now you three are going to get it. Who wants their but kicked first, eh!?" Even as he spoke, the blond was debating whether he should allow the Kyuubi to have a nice little blood lust or simply knock them out and overpower the three with the even division of his clones and techniques.
While Naruto was contemplating and receiving awkward vibes from the three mysterious shinobi, the Kyuubi was also raising some suspicions of his own. There was something familiar in the scents of those three, but there appearance and the slight scents altering it kept it from coming to mind. "Kit, you need to think of a way to get your supple little vixen to check for any genjutsus...these three smell familiar, and if they're anyone we know...they're using those appearances as a disguise."
'And how exactly do you expect me to inform Temari-chan about this baka kitsune, when that might give away her position! Especially when I don't even know where she's hiding!"
"You're supposed to be the 'future hokage,' you figure it out brat!"
The two were interrupted by a set of kunai aimed precisely for Naruto's throat, arms, and heart. Luckily, the Leaf-nin was able to push himself from his current position and dodge the upcoming assault of bladed projectiles. It seemed that the three were able to pinpoint him even through all of his shadow clones, and that was creepy enough, but at the same time...roused the desire for a straight forward fight. "Fine, if you want me, you got me." Dispelling his shadow clone army, the blond managed his trade mark fox-like grin before those confident hues turned to meet the rather plainly dressed shinobi. Something in those eyes flickered...like a red with... "No, it can't be..."
"You know, dobe, if you would take a hint to the obvious...you might be worth our time to fight one day." The plainly dressed Sound-nin would soon be covered in a thin layer of smoke, as the visage of a nobody was replaced by the rather emotionless shell that was Uchiha, Sasuke. Sharigan activated, those eyes were devoid of feeling, understanding , and humanity. They were snake-like, signifying his affinity with the sexually ambiguous Sannin, Orochimaru. The said legendary ninja simply happened to appear from the bandaged individual, and Kabuto from the cloaked third.
"Are you surprised Naruto-kun? Did you really think we would miss this opportunity to see you off to a nice happy death, after your return with Jiraiya-sama, did you? Believe it or not, Naruto-kun, Sasuke's been mentioning all about how he wants to murder you and finally cut off his ties with your pathetic village of second rate shinobi...isn't that rate, Sasuke-kun?" The pale-faced male would walk behind the said Uchiha, leaning over from the teen's neck area and allowing that snake-like tounge to slither longingly over the face of his next body. The image was sick and twisted; the worst part was that Sasuke was standing there doing nothing but allowing that man to degrade him in such a mocking tone...it was beginning to piss Naruto off greatly. Orochimaru glanced at Kabuto after taking a mild stare into the tree tops as he requested he handle their 'missing guest.' "Don't worry, Naruto-kun, your little reunion with your former teammate is something that will be remembered forever...especially since you will be the memory that keeps fear alive!"
'Shit...If I had known it was those three then...OH CRAP! HE SENT HER AFTER TEMARI!' The genin's eyes were slowly widening as he began to collect this rather frightful reality, and instead of moving to consider his promise of retrieving Sasuke...the Blond jumped after Kabuto. There was no way he was letting some rather disturbed medic-nin hurt his girlfriend; well he would have gone through with coming to her side had he not been stopped by a rather blood lusting Sasuke. "Damnit Sasuke, get out of my way or I'll kill you!"
"I'd like to see you try, dobe." The emotionless shell decided to keep Naruto there, jumping to intercept him in the middle of the blond's course with a simple punch back down toward the last stretch of forest floor for the next hundred odd miles. As he landed, the lifeless hues of the Sharingan would stare into those opposing tints of cerulean, those affectionate and determined eyes that seemed to make Naruto change into a whole different person. "Hmph. Let's see if you're still a dead last, dobe..." With a short burst of speed, Sasuke was closing the distance between him and his former companion as the build up of electrical chakra was focused into his left hand, "Chidori!"
"Don't worry kit, this is what we've been preparing for. We can take him and that sexually confused snake at the same time...just leave it to me." The Kyuubi was more than prepared to serve a sinister slaughter toward the two opposing forces surrounding his vessel; however, he was even more shocked at the reply that came from the blonde ninja.
"No...this is my fight Kyuubi, and my fight alone. If I can't beat Sasuke without you, then who's to say I've actually gotten stronger myself? Besides, I can't rely on you to protect me all the time, especially when I need the strength personally to protect everyone, especially those I love..."
"Feh...fine kit, but don't blame me when you're bruised, broken, and bleeding to a pulp. If you get your ass handed to you, I'm taking over...you got that?" Kyuubi was cut off as Naruto silenced their mental link for the time being, so that all concentration would focus on the battle at hand.
Once the shinobi rebounded from his intercepting fist to the face, the conversation with Kyuubi handled, it was time for him to get serious. He made a promise to Sakura two and a half years ago that he'd bring back that traitor Sasuke alive and well so team seven could be team seven again; now it was time to settle the score and drag his sorry ass across Fire Country. "You know, Sasuke, you're still like a brother to me...and because of that, putting my promise to Sakura aside, I'm taking you home. I refuse to let you become that psychopathic sannin's body!" Sighing, he wasn't sure when but his legs were now carrying him to meet the charging Uchiha in the midst of battle...a swirling ball of chakra forming in the placement of his right hand in a violent, yet controlled nature. "RASENGAN!"
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Temari was deciding on whether or not she wanted to tease Naruto with a genjutsu that caused her to appear as if she were completely in the nude, or offer him a wink of the real deal. However, three individual presences began to appear and her kunoichi instincts told her that the best thing to do would be to hide from sight for now. 'Hide? What am I some little school girl that needs protecting? Hah! I'm Sabuku no Temari, I hide from no one and nothing!'
'You're not hiding for yourself, Temari, you're hiding because you want to be able to assist Naruto in the most effective manner possible if it comes down to it. And hiding simply makes your opportunity to strike all the more, hmm, sweet. Effective. Deadly. You do want to help your Naruto-kun if he's in trouble, dooooon't you?' Somehow, her inner voice was able to subdue her rough nature by mentioning the fact that she might be able to assist her little genin. Jumping off, she began to stride along through the tree tops until she found a position that allowed her to view the scene below. It made her nauseous to see the Legendary Orochimaru and the Infamous traitor to the Hidden Leaf Village, Sauske...especially since they were the true identities of those who were engaging the blond shinobi. 'Damn I know our intelligence is good, but I didn't expect Orochimaru or the Uchiha to attack Naruto-kun so openly...and so soon...'
Sunagakure's number one jounin didn't have much time to dwell on her dismay as she noticed the sadistic sannin glance up in her direction. Seconds later the third figure, Kabuto, had disappeared and her senses immediately assessed the situation at hand. They knew she was watching and waiting for a chance to aid Naruto and dispatched the unnecessary one to dispatch of her; this prompted the kunoichi to unlatch her battle fan and pull it to the ready. " Hang on, Naruto-kun, I'm not going to leave you alone for long," and the second after those words left her finely pursed lips...a frigidly psychotic voice spoke from the trees to her left.
"So, you're Naruto-kun's girlfriend? The daughter of the yondaime kazekage, older sister to the godaime kazekage...Temari? And I was hoping to have Naruto-kun all to myself...tsk." The slits in the tree tops allowed for the sunlight to be distributed in slits, filtering through and reflecting off those round classes...so the insanity raging in his eyes could be seen clearly. Kabuto stepped closer into view with a scalpel in hand as well as a lunatic grin spread across those lips of his. This would be particularly entertaining, especially knowing that a certain jounin was weak in the arts of taijutsu. "Orochimaru-sama thinks it would be grand to bring your filthy corpse to show Naruto-kun in the middle of his fight with Sasuke-kun so that he may feast upon despair!" That sick smile never falter, even as he leaped forward to make his move...
Temari was briefed on this particular medic-nin two-and a- half years ago after the failed invasion of Konohagakure, and understood that carelessness against this particular opponent was not an option if she wanted to be joining Naruto on the battlefield. Watching his movement carefully, it seemed the deranged teenager was going to attack from her left at a angle which would give him an appropriate jumping range to her right. Stepping back, her fan was thrust in that said direction the moment his figure began to disappear from sight. The second the medical ninja reappeared, he was smacked rather hard by the fan's blow. "Did you really think I was that weak?"
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Both shinobi, Naruto and Sasuke, found themselves running at each other in an attempt to close ground for the initial attack. Each pushing themselves to the maximum speed allotted in the short distance they covered; there was an unspoken agreement between the too that this fight would decide it all. Perhaps that is the reason why desperation seeped within those blue crystals as Naruto found himself gazing into the eyes of devoid Sharingan. "You're coming home this time, Sasuke!"
"Hmph, whatever dobe...just die!" It took him two-and a-half years to obtain the power he had received, the strength he believed would allow him to avenge his clan. Afterwards, he could rebuild the Uchiha clan and, what? It didn't matter after that so long as Itachi's blood could flow freely over his hands and Sasuke could feel the pulsing of his heart as he crushed it in his grasp. 'I don't want to kill you Naruto...damnit, just run you dobe!' With that final though, the only thing the two of them would understand was the clashing energies represented by the Rasengan and the Chidori.
"Sorry, but I'm gonna be the next Hokage and you know it baka!" Even though this was a serious matter, the instant that their two attacks collided with one another in a stalemate of power...the Leaf-nin was grinning broadly like the idiot he was, and the child his heart still could show. It seemed that for the moment they were both equal, the currents of air being thrown about in a violent nature, ripping the clothing and flesh of the two...and ultimately obliterating their fighting zone. The ground beneath the youths would mold into a sort of crater while trees were uprooted and thrown about, and suddenly, the turbulent energies of pure chakra and electrical chakra mingled in the final opposing force of destruction. Both opponents found themselves thrown back like petty rag dolls in the backlash of their strikes, leading to a bluish explosion.
'Damnit, we're equal!'
'Are you telling me that dobe STILL matches me in strength!?'
Orochimaru would stand there watching the two as their signature techniques clashed against one another, and something about the way neither was able to determine the victor in their strength immediately unsettled him. Sasuke should have been able to defeat that fox-brat easily, and yet, it seemed they were perfectly matched... "Heh, Jiraiya-sama, it seems I've underestimated you once again..."
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Somewhere in the Village Hidden in Leaves, the said Sannin would be looking through a peephole for his intended research for the Icha Icha Paradise books he authored sneezed. "ACHOO!" Sniffing, Jiraiya blinked slightly in confusion before a rather calm grin slid across his features. "...Don't die on me brat..."
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In the aftermath of that attack, the two seemed to rebound around the same time; however, it was Sasuke who took the initiative. "Give it up, Naruto, you're going to stay dead last." Apparently being rivaled in power, the same power he thought would bring him Itachi's head hit a raw nerve and true understanding in the said Avenger. Without hesitation, the male would remove his former favorite instrument, the demon shuriken, and throw the projectile with a blind furry...and that, proved to be the Uchiha's mistake...
"I promised Sakura I'd bring you back Sauske, and I'm not failing on that promise again!" After getting up, he propelled himself forward and jumped. It was about that time he noticed a rather large Shuriken being thrown at him, and the number one maverick ninja decided to pull something out in his style. He caught it by one of the blades, which lead to a bit of pain and blood loss, and threw it back at his former comrade. A grin could be spotted behind the many cuts their stalemate had produced on his body, cuts within his clothing, and the many rivers of blood that seemed to freely flow from his figure. 'This is it, I'm bringing you home, Sasuke!'
The second his opponent distracted his mind by repeating the blond's little stunt, he left himself open to a rather nice sucker punch; however, it never made contact. It was supposed to be Naruto knocking that final bit of sense into the boy which made him come home...so why, did it feel as if his body was being ripped into pieces? Why was it getting harder to breathe, and why was it suddenly getting so...very dark?
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"NARUTO-KUN!" She watched with the same expectations as her younger counterpart, and then her hopes were unraveled to become a horrid nightmare. Sasuke would have been served his first loss from that high horse Orochimaru gave him to ride on for almost two-and a-half years. If it wasn't for two snake-like arms slithering through the air and puncturing Naruto's heart and one of his lungs mid-air. Temari's heart found itself clogging up her throat and making it almost impossible to breath. If the young woman wasn't so strong and determined to retrieve her lover's body from that situation and get him to Suna immediately, Temari might have broken down into tears. Then again, she was Sabuku no Temari, and the two unsuspecting missing-nin had just invoked the wrath of a rather dangerous young woman.
Pricking her finger, she waited seconds until enough blood was made available to her.
'Naruto-kun, hold on...you're not dieing on me...idiot you still have to cook me dinner tonight!' With the determination to somehow secure her lover, Suna's desert rose paid the blood token for her summoning jutsu...soon she was riding atop a rather large, white weasel down to the forest floor with her fan in hand. It may have been her imagination, but she could have sworn that she saw those beautiful blue hues of Naruto...stained red not from the Kyuubi's power...but rather, his own blood. "Kamitachi!"
The snake-like Sannin was busy reveling in the fact had he been any bit slower, then perhaps he may have lost the mental grip on his precious body, and Sasuke looked as if he were too emotionally shaken to move. So it came as a surprise when they noticed themselves falling pray to a simply wind jutsu knocking them back, and that damned liability he asked Kabuto to do away with riding in and stealing the body of his trophy. "...They're not getting away..." It didn't matter right now, Sasuke would regain himself shortly and return to their encampment...but right now, Orochimaru decided to play chase...serpent-style.
Temari on the other hand, was grabbing the blonde and pulling him up close, fighting to maintain her composed image. she had to think clearly and act like a true ninja if she wanted to make sure either of them got away, or at least had a chance to get away from that demented psychopath. The only thing she prayed for, looking at the fact she never prayed, was that it wasn't too late to get Naruto the help he needed...
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"Hehe...cough...Temari...chan...cough...you're okay!" It was on overexertion on his part to speak, blood spewing form his mouth every other cough...but he would be damned if he let himself die here and now. The essence of his strength was being sapped surely; although, he could feel the stinging of the Kyuubi regenerative powers taking effect in a measure to stabilize him. "Heh...cough...I'm gonna...be ho...cough...kage, do you think...this hurts?"
"Damnit kit, you just had to handle it yourself didn't you!" Concern filled the greater demon, not only because if Naruto died he would as well, but...he had started to look at the boy in some strange way as his child so to speak. Sending the massive amounts of chakra he had stored within his body, Kyuubi pushed hard to make sure the major organs were held in a stable position until that idiot could be cared for properly. "If you die you baka ningen, I'll kill you again!"
He could see the worried expression on his Temari-chan's face, and the slight smirk she produced at his Narutoishness. Maybe it was the fact his vision was blurred and his voice strained, but there seemed to be something almost angelic to his lover right then. "...Even...the desert...has angels?" The last thing Naruto remembered was that cute blush striking across a rather serious figure while she replied with a, "shut-up Naruto-kun," the sound of a rather hungry and large snake...and then everything fading into darkness with one final voice getting it's say...
Suddenly as the grounds changed from that or grass to that of desert sands, it seemed as if the ground behind them was being disrupted somehow. Well, not that a certain shinobi was able to tell...but there was that voice. The last voice Naruto heard before slipping from the thresh hold of conciousness, "Dessert Coffin!"
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Author's Note: Okay everyone, I'm sorry about the fact this Chapter is so short, but like I said...still trying to get back into my writing mode. Once again I apologize for the long period without an update, my health has been miserable as of late and the hospital seems to be my home now. Haha. Well, I hope my little interruption was okay...since this story is Romance and Action/Adventure. I wanted to get those two to make a minor introduction before trying something out. Also once again, I could use a co-author to help me get those other story ideas I want to write out and on this site if anyone's interested. Read and Review- if I get 20 reviews, those patient lemon lovers will have it in Chapter 6!