Disclaimer: The only new characters I own are Josette, Joel, Justine, Zack, Marlena, and Jenny. The others are not mine, except for the ones I announced earlier in the story.

A/N: I'm on a roll, two chapters within two days, that must be a new record. And two long ones at that. Good thing I didn't do this fight in one chapter, it would be over 20,000 words, and I knew you guys wouldn't want to read that much. Well, here is the next part of the fight. So, read on and review when you're done.

Chapter 16

Raging Battle! Fox vs. Dragon!

Michael jumped towards Naruto, and swung his sword in a vertical slash. Naruto saw this and rolled to the side to dodge the attack. He then turned on the balls of his feet and swung his sword at Michael, who blocked it, and then did a back flip backwards. "Nice move," Michael congratulated, his dragon eyes glaring at Naruto.

"Thanks Michael-sensei. But it's time I finish this," Naruto smirked. He moved his sword to the side and did a single hand seal. He then touched the flat of the blade and commanded his attack, "Wind Blade Jutsu!" Naruto swung his sword at Michael, which the blade sent out a chakra blade that was made of wind. Michael brought his sword up and blocked the attack. When the attack disappeared he looked for Naruto, but couldn't see him.

"Come on! Where are you!" Michael screamed into the stadium.

"Behind you," a voice said. Michael turned slightly to see a kunai come towards him.

"Damn," Michael growled as he turned on his heels and dodged the attack, but barely. He then did a jump over Naruto's head, after said blond tried to attack again. Michael quickly turned around and did a single hand seal. "Dragon Style! Master of Fire Jutsu!" he commanded. A wave of fire shot towards Naruto, who lifted up his hands to perform a hand seal.

"Spirit Barrier Jutsu!" Naruto commanded. A barrier of chakra surrounded Naruto, and blocked the coming attack.

"Damn," Michael muttered as he landed on the ground. "I'll defeat you!"

"Then bring it sensei," Naruto challenged. Michael gritted his teeth and charged towards Naruto. Lifting his sword he tried to slash Naruto, but the blond ducked the blow and turned on his heels, sending a kick at Michael's chin. The now red haired ninja backed up aways to dodge the attack, and then did four hand seals in the progress.

"Devil's Flame Jutsu!" Michael commanded. A giant of fire shot towards Naruto at lightning speed and smashed into the ninja. When the smoke cleared, Naruto's white armor vest had many holes in it. And Naruto was now breathing heavily.

"Damn, that was one...blazing attack," Naruto said in between breaths.

"Like it, there's more to come your way," Michael smirked.

"Like what," Naruto snapped.

"Like this," Michael whispered. He did a few hand seals. "Try to get out of this. Dimension Tecnique! Pit of Fire Jutsu!" Naruto stopped in his tracks as the world around him began to change. He looked down to see the ground crumble away, so he jumped back a little ways. His eyes glued to what was under him, a giant pool of lava.

"What the hell," Naruto growled. He heard another sound and jumped to another safe ledge. "A genjutsu." He put up his hands and concentrated. "Release!" Even after he yelled those words, the world he was in remained. "What, but this is a genjutsu."

"Yes it is," a voice stated calmly. Naruto snapped his head up to see Michael standing before him, and he was standing on a pillar of lava.

"If it's a genjutsu, then why can't I dispel it?" Naruto asked.

"Simple, it's another part of my kekkei genkai," Michael chuckled. "Remember, with this eyes, I'm granted a special technique, and mine is to summon fire from dimensions, making my fights easier, but it's really draining. So I don't use my kekkei genkai much, except for my eyes."

"So, this is a mix of a genjutsu and your kekkei genkai," Naruto stated.

"Yes, this is a genjutsu, because only you can see it, but no one else can," Michael explained. "But in turn, it's real in a since. The only downside being that by doing this, the power of all my attacks related to the dimensions is cut in half. Except for the one I used earlier." Naruto watched him closely, quickly jumping to another ledge when needed.

"This is nuts," Naruto growled. "Even with this first demon transformation, I still can't beat you."

"Because, you're not ready to fight me. You should just give up," Michael smirked like a demon, his eyes turning even more demonic.

'Maybe he's right,' Naruto told himself. 'Maybe I'm not ready for this.'

"What are you talking about damn kit," the voice of the Kyuubi boomed in his head. "Are you going to give up that easily. This man might be your sensei, but he has no right to bring us down with his bastard way of talking. And I'm not one of those furry foxes that let's people walk all over him. I want to make this guy pay. And it's time you started acting like a damn man."

'You're right,' Naruto answered the Kyuubi. 'I can't give up, I don't have anything to lose anyway. It's time I gave him a piece of what a real demon could do.'

"Correct kit. Now, let's show him what we can do!" Kyuubi roared. Naruto's right hand began to glow brightly, his white eyes glaring at Michael.

"What are you doing?" Michael asked angrily.

"I'm taking you down sensei," Naruto grinned.

"You can't beat me, not in here!" Michael screeched. He lifted up his hands, and two giant streams of lava shot towards Naruto, but the lava was knocked away by a mix of red, blue, and white chakra. "This can't be." Naruto took his right hand back and grinned.

"Time to end this," Naruto whispered. "Final Spirit Jutsu!" A wave of white light shot towards Michael, and engulfed his body.

"Damnit!" Michael roared. The world slowly disappeared and Naruto found himself back in the stadium. His eyes glanced around, and finally towards where Michael was, only to see him knocked onto the ground, blood everywhere.

"Got you," Naruto whispered. He made to leave, but he heard something moving, and he turned slightly around. Michael was standing up, his dragon eyes active, and this time they were glowing an eerie red glow.

"I...will...not...die!" Michael screamed. His chakra surrounded him, and made Naruto back off a bit, he had no clue what was happening. Michael did a hand seal like the one he used to transform into the form he was now. "Second stage! Fire Transformation Jutsu!" A dome of chakra surrounded Michael, and no one could tell what was happening. Naruto however new what was happening, and so did some of the ninjas. He looked around and saw a barrier being placed to make sure the spectators were safe. Naruto's eyes shot back towards the dome, and he began to back up, this wasn't good. He did the same hand seal like Michael and squinted his eyes.

"I have to end this as well, Spirit Transformation Jutsu!" Naruto commanded. His entire body began to change, and a second later, the great Nine-Tailed Fox stood in front of the crowd in all his glory. He glared at the red dome that was expanding. "Hurry up and tranform, I haven't got all day," the Kyuubi growled. His voice having hints of Naruto in it, but it was more the demon fox now than Naruto. Everyone turned their attention to Michael, and waited patiently for the transformation was complete.

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Chris turned around to face the stadium, his eyes glancing at the red light that was expanding. "Seems Michael is about to become serious," he said.

"Yes, I can feel his chakra now," Kyle agreed. "But, that bratty student of his is also becoming stronger."

"I'm not scared of that brat," Chris spat. "I could beat him with my eyes closed."

"You might get your chance, but in about a year or so," Kyle told his friend.

"That's too long, I want to fight him now," Chris sighed.

"We need to return to our village, we've got a lot of work to complete," Kyle reminded the hunched ninja.

"I understand," Chris sighed. He did a single hand seal, as did Kyle, and they disappeared from the stadium and headed towards their own village. Arriving in a split second, Kyle immediately headed inside, Chris right behind him.

"So," a voice asked from a wall to their right. Kyle glanced at him for a second, and then continued to walk. "Hey! That's rude Kyle-sama!"

"He's a little tired," Chris told the ninja who came straight out of the wall.

"Hmmm, didn't the tournament go good?" the man asked.

"It went well, I think," Chris said. "He fought against Michael, and Kyle didn't even use his strongest attack."

"Michael's alive," the man said with awe. "I know someone who will be happy."

"Maybe we should call a meeting real quick. I'll meet you guys at our special training ground," Chris said.

"Hai! See you there Chris-kun," the man bowed.

"Right Joel-kun," Chris said with a nod. He watched as Joel melted into the ground and disappeared. "I hate watching him do that," Chris grumbled. "For once I would like to see him just walk around the village, and not use the ground as a means of travel." Chris sighed deeply as he headed deeper into the village, and towards the special training ground that he mentioned to Joel. His thoughts kept going back to the match, he wondered what was happening.

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Tenten watched intently at the match before her eyes, Neji right beside her. "Don't worry Tenten, I'm sure Naruto will be fine," the Hyuuga said.

"I hope your right," Tenten moaned.

"Neji-kun is always right," Ino smiled. "Aren't you?"

"Now come on Ino-chan, your making me blush," Neji said.

"Good," Ino whispered as she gave her boyfriend a quick kiss. She then turned her attention to Tenten, "Don't worry, Naruto has proven himself to be really strong. He can win. And look, he even became the Kyuubi, that's a plus."

"Yeah, you're probably right," Tenten said with a small smile. "Thanks for cheering me up."

"No problem," Ino said as she placed her arm around Tenten's shoulder. While they were talking, Kiba was holding Hinata as he watched the fight. Akamaru stood on his head, Shino, Lee, and Sakura beside them.

"This fight is really interesting," Kiba grinned. "I bet Naruto will clean the clock off of his sensei."

"I'm sure Naruto-kun will do fine," Hinata whispered, his eyes glued to the battle.

"If he doesn't get overconfident just because he is now the Kyuubi," Shino spoke calmly.

"Don't worry! NARUTO WILL SHOW THEM THE POWER OF YOUTH!" Lee exclaimed, only to be smacked across the head by Sakura.

"Stop the youth crap," Sakura snarled.

"Y-Yes Sakura-chan," Lee stuttered and backed away, fearing for his life.

"You two are so weired," Kiba groaned.

"I agree," Shino said. His passive voice pissing Lee off.

"I hate when you talk that way, it's like you don't care," Lee groaned.

"Who cares about the way people talk," Shino replied with a shrug.

"Well, you make me want to kill myself," Lee complained.

"Then do it already, and stop thinking about it," Shino said.

"Why you!" Lee snarled, but before he could launch himself at the ninja, he was grabbed by Sakura and held down.

"Calm down Lee," Sakura spoke softly. "Let's just watch the fight."

"Yes Sakura-chan," Lee sighed. The group turned back to the fight and waited for the outcome, and they could tell that it was reaching the climax already. But, they were confused why Michael's transformation was taking so long, well, they would find out soon. And they hoped it wasn't too bad.

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Chris sat in the middle of the training ground, the other members that were called here spread out. Marlena, a mere bodyguard to the ninja, was leaning against a tree, her head bowed, and her eyes closed. She wore the same clothing like Neji, and even had the Hyuuga symbol on it. She was the true heir to the Hyuuga clan, but she disappeared from Konoha, and was erased from the records so she wouldn't be hunted if ever found. Jenny stood beside Marlena, and her hands were in her pockets. She was wearing a black shirt with the Uchiha symbol on it, similar to Sasuke's. She was also the wife of Itachi Uchiha, and do to her kekkei genaki, she was able to receive the Sharigan eye. But, Itachi was now dead, and she was alone. She had been crying a pretty good while after the death. But, like Kyle said, it made her more useful by turning her into a cold killing machine.

Justine lay in a tree, her hands clasped behind her head, and her eyes watching the sky with interest. She wore a simple white shirt with a kanji for wind on it. Her hair was long and brown, and she wore simple ninja pants, and ninja sandals as well. Perched atop a training post was Joel. He was taller than the other ninja, and wore a brown shirt with the kanji for earth on the back of it. He wore ninja pants, and brown shoes. His eyes glanced around at the others, and a smile was plastered on his face. Standing a little farther from the group was Zack. He had a yellow shirt with white striped running down the shirt, making it a mix of yellow and white. The kanji from lightning and thunder were side by side on the front of his shirt. He also had grey sweatpants, and yellow ninja sandals on his feet. Josette, the last member of the group, stood on the water, and didn't have to worry about falling in. She had a blue shirt, the kanji symbol for water was on the middle part of the shirt on her back. Her pants were just blue jeans, and she wore blue shoes. Her hair was also tied into a ponytail, and she was the only one that looked depressed about something. The entire group also wore some sort of headband on some part of their body. The headbands had four lines, two wavy, and two straight. These lines symbolized a mix of wind and water.

"Welcome my friends," Chris began the conversation.

"Why are we here?" Zack asked irritably. "I have to go back to the academy and train some more students. They are slacking off."

"Calm down Zack-kun," Joel commented. "Let's listen to the man here."

"I agree," Justine's voice called down from the top of a tree.

"Are you relaxed enough up there?" Marlena asked angrily. She hated when people lounged around, when they could be training. She honestly didn't know why Justine even become one of the most powerful ninja. Also known as the Legendary Ninja.

"What's a matter Marlena-teme?" Justine asked innocently.

"I'm just tired of you lounging around," Marlena snapped.

"I'm not lounging, I'm in fact training up here," Justine said.

"Yeah, and I'm a buffalo in disguise," Marlena laughed sarcastically.

"I am training up here! I'm training my wind!" Justine yelled.

"Calm down you two," Jenny spoke softly. "Now Chris, why are we here."

"I need to tell you about the tournament that's been happening," Chris began.

"What do we need to know?" Josette asked sadly. Everyone knew what the problem was, she was still sad about betraying Michael, that he wouldn't join them was the reason though.

"Kyle made it to the semi-final round, and fought someone interesting. Losing in the process however," Chris said.

"Was he even fighting at true strength?" Zack asked.

"No, only about half of his power as a regular human," Chris explained. "But, the person he fought was...Michael." Everyone's eyes went wide, and Josette stood up quickly tears in her eyes. And these weren't tears of sadness, these were ones of happiness.

"He's alive," Josette said cheerfully.

"Yes, but, he plans on stopping Kyle," Chris explained. Josette's sad tears returned after that.

"You mean, he won't join us," Josette whispered.

"I'm sorry Josette-chan," a voice said from behind her. She turned slightly to see Kyle standing there. "But remember, I'm still here."

"Kyle-sama," Josette whispered. Kyle grinned as he reached out his hand to touch her, but she jumped away. "What are you doing? I love Michael remember?"

"I remember, but he has a new girlfriend, he's forgotten all about you," Kyle said as he walked closer.

"N-No, you're lying," Josette stuttered. "He would never stop loving me."

"He has, and now, I can take away the pain of yours," Kyle whispered, his steps becoming closer to Josette.

"I can't, I'll never stop loving Michael," Josette sobbed. Kyle leaned forward and put his arm around her waist.

"Now, now, don't cry," Kyle soothed. "I can make it all better." Josette's tear stricken face looked up, and locked eyes with Kyle's eyes. He smiled as he bent down and captured her lips with his. Josette's eyes went wide as she analyzed the situation. After a while she finally came back to her senses and pushed Kyle backwards across the water.

"Stop!" Josette screamed. "If Michael won't ever return, or if he does have a new girlfriend! Then I'll stay alone, and I'll think about him everyday! I love him damnit!"

"Calm down Josette-chan," Chris spoke softly. "I understand your feelings. It'll be okay."

"No it won't," Josette cried. "I want Michael."

"But, he won't be coming back," Chris explained.

"I don't care, I want Michael!" Josette screamed as she turned and ran out of the area. Justine jumped down from her tree and ran after the sobbing girl. Kyle and Chris both tried to go, but the water rose up, and kept them from leaving.

"She is really sad," Joel said. "And the water understands what she needs." He turned his eyes and saw Marlena and Jenny head for Josette as well. "She needs girls to comfort her right now. After what you did Kyle-sama."

"Damn Michael, even though he's not here he is ruining my life," Kyle breathed. He turned quickly and disappeared into the darkness.

"I hope Josette will be okay," Chris spoke softly.

"She will be," Joel said. "Just give her some time. And it'll also be best not to even mention Michael. She'll love him no matter what. Nothing can change that. And I don't think she should think about him at this time."

"The problem is that we may have to end up fighting Michael, and Josette won't fight him, will she?" Chris asked, his eyes glancing to Joel.

"Yes, we might have to split them up, and make sure Josette fights someone else, and not be forced to fight Michael," Joel stated. "Well, we can't worry about that now. Let's go get some drinks, I'm really thirsty for some beer."

"You go have your beer, I have an important meeting with my Icha Icha Paradise book," Chris said. "So, I'll take my leave." He pulled out a small orange book and began to read it an giggle.

"Man, you are so pathetic. Stick too your perverted book you stupid ass," Joel moaned as he melted into the earth and disappeared. Chris didn't listen to him as he left the training ground, enjoying his perverted book and hentai, as it was also called. His mind completely forgetting about Josette and the others. Right now, all he cared about was his perverted book, and nothing else.

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Shizune gripped the railing hard, her eyes staring at Michael. "Come on, you can win," she whispered.

"Are you okay Shizune?" Sasuke asked.

"I'm fine, just worried about Michael-kun," Shizune stated, her eyes glancing at Sasuke for a second.

"Don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine," Sasuke assured the girl. At that moment his neck began to hurt, and his hand grabbed where the pain was.

"Are you okay?" Shizune asked. She walked over and moved his hand so she could stare at the spot. Her eyes widened as she saw the curse seal begin to pulse. Dark energy was going everywhere. "The curse seal," she whispered.

"I-I'm f-fine, d-don't worry," Sasuke managed. He removed his hand and stood up slowly. "What is Kyle planning," he whispered.

"What do you mean, what does Kyle have to do with anything?" Shizune asked.

"I honestly don't know," Sasuke replied. "I wish I knew though. But for now, let's just focus on the match. The pains gone anyway." Shizune accepted this and her head snapped back to the match when she heard a roar. She glanced down, and you could here everyone gasp. The dome surrounding Michael was gone, and in his place was a giant red dragon, with long fangs. His wings were folded across his back, and he let out a deafening roar. "What the hell," Sasuke said in an awe struck tone.

"It's a fire dragon demon," Shizune stated. "An ancient demon, some say it was even more horrible than Kyuubi. While others say it's one of the most peaceful demons."

"It looks strong," Sasuke stated.

"You got that right," Tsunade said from behind them. Shizune and Sasuke turned to see the Hokage standing behind them. "That dragon demon is a very passive demon. But when you fight it, or any of the other dragon demons, you will have a tough fight ahead of you. I'm just surprised Michael is one of those that the five ancient dragon demons were sealed into."

"Five?" Shizune and Sasuke asked at the same time.

"Yes," this time it was Jiraiya. "The five dragon demons are: water, wind, earth, darkness, lightning, sound, and fire. They are all really strong demons. And those that have one sealed within them, gets a special kekkei genkai, and a unique ability. Like in Michael's case, he can summon fire from within dimensions, which is a very powerful attack in its own right. The only way he can use this is because of the dragon eyes he posses. And each and every one of the five dragons grant their host the power of the dragon eyes."

"That's crazy," Sasuke stated. "But a sound dragon, that one sounds the weirdest."

"It's called sound dragon because it is the fastest of the dragon demons, and really tough to take down," Jiraiya explained.

"So, Michael is the host for the fire dragon demon," Sasuke said.

"Yes, the dragon's name is Drakan," Jiraiya said.

"This battle has turned into a fox vs. dragon battle," Shizune commented.

"Yes, and it is anyones game as of now," Tsunade said.

"Well, let's see who the strongest really is," Jiraiya grinned. "Get ready for a great battle." Everyone watched as the dragon demon began to move around a bit. He let out another roar, and then snarled at Kyuubi. He was ready to fight.

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"The great Kyuubi," Drakan snarled. His voice more demonic, with bits of Michael in it. But like Kyuubi, it was more demon than anything.

"You don't look scary," Kyuubi growled.

"Then, you should have no trouble defeating me," Drakan snarled. "Let's end this." Drakan charged forward, swinging one of his claws at the Kyuubi, who dodged the attack easily.

"Is that it?" Kyuubi asked mockingly. Drakan growled as he lifted his head.

"Dragon Burst!" Drakan roared, a giant burst of fire shooting towards Kyuubi at an incredible speed.

"Shield of Hell!" Kyuubi commanded. A giant fire shield came out of the ground and blocked the attack like it was nothing.

"I forgot, you are the demon of hell, so it'll be tougher to beat you than I thought," Drakan said. "But, I'll defeat you." He charged forward again and smashed his tail into Kyuubi's side, sending the fox sliding across the ground. Drakan then turned quickly and lifted his wing. "Dragon Impulse!" A wave of fire shot out of his wings, but Kyuubi lifted up his head and shot a red light into the attack. But it did nothing, only serving to send Kyuubi smashing into the barrier that was set around the stadium.

"Damn, you're really tough," Kyuubi moaned. "But, this isn't over yet!" Kyuubi got back to his feet, and the red chakra surrounding him began to increase. "Try this on for size. Forest of Nine Blades!" A giant forest rose up, surrounding Drakan. The Kyuubi's nine tails began to glow, and it disappeared from view in a heartbeat.

"The hell," Drakan snarled. His eyes searched for Kyuubi, but found nothing. "Where are you bastard fox!"

"Here," a voice snarled from his left. Drakan turned to see the Kyuubi appear and slash the dragon with one of his nine tails. Quickly grabbing another tree with his paw, he shifted around, and a second tail slashed through the dragon. He repeated this until eight of the nine tails slashed through Drakan, before the Kyuubi disappeared again. The ground began to rumble and Drakan looked down to see the Kyuubi emerge, his final tail striking through Drakan, making blood spray onto the ground. Drakan let out a scream, his wings keeping him in flight above the stadium. His eyes glared at Kyuubi as the fox landed on the ground. "Impressive, you're still alive. But, it's over now!" Kyuubi's mouth began to surge with white, red, and blue chakra. While Drakan had pure red chakra surging around his mouth. "Die! Fox Blaze!" Kyuubi shot out a chakra beam made of blue, white, and red chakra. Its target was Drakan.

"Dragon Flame!" Drakan roared, a giant fire beam shot towards Kyuubi's own. The two attacks met in mid-air and created a huge explosion that covered everything. Kyuubi and Drakan disappeared within the explosion, no one was able to see them. Not even the Hyuugas and their fancy kekkei genkai. No one knew who won, or if the battle was still going. The explosion suddenly turned to light and everyone became blinded by it. They tried desperately to stare through, but nothing. The spectators just hoped that they are still alive. More Michael than anything, since they wanted Naruto dead. The light picked up intensity, and for a second they could see the fox and dragon glaring at each other, but they just waited, for the smoke to clear. The battle was still on, hopefully.

To be continued...

End of chapter.

A/N: That was the next chapter and I hope you thought it was good. Pretty much Kyle and the other enemy ninja will not be in the rest of the story, I think, don't know at the moment. But they do play a major part in the sequel, so I had to introduce them. In the next chapter the battle continues and it's becoming fiercer. Can Naruto defeat his sensei and become the greatest ninja? Find out in the next gruiling chapter. "Exceeding the Limit! Third Form Achieved!" Well, see you next time. And remember to review, is it really hard to press the submit review button, I hope not. But I've been wrong before. Well, till next chapter.