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A/N: At long last, here is chapter 18, the final match is almost over, as well as the story. There are 4 more chapters to go, and I'll try to finish them by this weekend, if I don't, it'll be done after I get back from a 2 week long trip to Georgia, let's hope I finish it by this weekend. Thanks to all those who have reviewed, now then, its time to begin the chapter, please enjoy.

Chapter 18

Resangan vs. Resangan! Mine is Better than Yours!

Kyuto jumped backwards to dodge a kunai that was coming straight for him. Drakael then charged at Kyuto with an alarming amount of speed. Kyuto saw this and did a few sets of hand seals, "Fox Style! Fox Fire Jutsu!" A stream of white fire shot at Drakael who merely grinned at the coming attack.

"Come on, can't you do better than that?" Drakael taunted. The half dragon, half human ninja did a single hand seal, "Fire Wall Jutsu!" A wall of fire shot out and blocked the attack. As soon as the wall died down, Kyuto was nowhere to be seen. "Where the hell are you apprentice?!"

"Right here!" a voice called from Drakael's left. The fused warrior turned to face the voice, just in time to see a foot connect with his face and send him spiraling through the air. Drakael gritted his teeth as he corrected himself and landed on his feet, skidding a little bit across the ground as well.

"Nice kick," Drakael breathed as he brushed the blood off of his chin. "But don't think I'm done!" He then did a bunch of hand seals and the ground broke, making him disappear in the process. Kyuto looked around but was unable to find him.

"Stop being a coward!" Kyuto called. He felt a chakra spike from underneath and glanced down. He's a fire user, and has no skill in earth jutsu, so I don't have to worry about him using that kind of move. But, what is he planning?

"Lava Pillar Jutsu!" Drakael's voice answered Kyuto's thoughts. The fox demon looked down and saw the ground begin to rumble. He gritted his teeth and jumped into the air. The ground then erupted, and pillars of lava shot up, one almost hitting Kyuto, which would have killed the ninja. Kyuto landed on a piece of ground that was shot into the air, quickly jumping to the next, he had to by time while the jutsu was still active. He glanced down briefly, and saw Drakael in the center of pillars, and standing on top of a sea of lava. The dragon demon's hands began to glow as a set of chakra claws began to form on his hands. "Time to end this." He jumped into the air and slashed his right claw at Kyuto's chest, ripping the body, and drawing blood. He then took his left claw and slashed across Kyuto's face, drawing even more blood. He then furiously slashed at Kyuto, for a total of 20 times, making Kyuto bleed a lot of blood. He then rolled around to the back and grinned. "Here we go! Dragon Fang Barrage!" Drakael commanded. He swung the claw down and shot Kyuto into the ground, the sea of lava dispersing a little while ago. Drakael landed on the ground and grinned at the downed ninja. He closed his eyes and breathed slightly. "I hope that's the end."

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"Naruto-kun!" Tenten screamed from her position on the railing of the stadium.

"Whoa, I doubt he could have survived that," Neji commented. Tenten turned to him, her face filled with sorrow.

"What do you mean?" Tenten asked.

"Michael used some sort of jutsu to add claws to his body," Neji explained. "And he slashed Naruto 20 times, and in different spots, so Naruto now has several wounds from the attack." Tenten turned back to the arena floor, and tears filled her eyes.

"Don't worry Tenten," Sakura said. "I'm sure he'll get back up, he always does."

"Sakura-chan is right!" Lee screamed with enthusiasm. "She always is! THE SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH WILL GUARANTEE HIS VICTORY!" Sakura took her gloved hand back and smashed it in Lee's head.

"Stop that youth shit, you are embarrassing me," Sakura growled.

"Sorry Sakura-chan," Lee moaned. "It's who I am."

"I don't give a shit, I want you to stop," Sakura warned.

"Yes ma'am, I'll stop," Lee said sadly.

"My pour youthful student," Gai said with a shake of the head. Shizune and Tenten were the only people not paying attention to Lee's cruel beating, they were too attached to the match. Somehow, they new this wasn't over, and they were right.

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Drakael gritted his teeth when he saw Kyuto lift himself off the ground, a few of the wounds healing up in the process, mostly the bigger wounds were being repaired. There was blood sliding down his face, a small trinket of blood under his forehead protector. Kyuto glanced at Drakael, his red eyes turning angry. "Damn you," Kyuto coughed as he moved towards the dragon demon.

"So, you still want to fight," Drakael mused, a grin forming on his face. "This'll be fun."

"Shut the hell up," Kyuto breathed. "I'm going to kill you." Kyuto's eyes turned feral as he crouched down and prepared his attack. He ran forward at lightning speed, too fast for Drakael to dodge it in time. The fox demon kicked Drakael in the chin, and knocked him high into the air. Kyuto then jumped up, appearing right in front of Drakael. "Prepare to fill a lot of pain!" Kyuto's tails started to move, and each on of them slashed across Drakael, making him bleed. After the nine tails each had their fun, Kyuto placed his clawed hands on Drakael's shoulders, and used them to lift up higher into the air. "Nine Tail Strike!" He then brought the nine tails down in unison, and smashed Drakael hard into the ground. He then did a few as he faced the crater that was made by the dragon demon. "Fox Style! Blast Flame Jutsu!" A large ball of white fire shot towards the crater, and exploded on impact with the dragon demon's body.

Kyuto landed on the ground, his breathing becoming heavy. He lifted up his clawed hands and rubbed them through his brown and blond hair, which was now mixed with blood. He walked slowly to the crater to find out if the demon was still alive, but there was no one inside. "Where did he go now?" Kyuto grumbled as he glanced around the arena, his eyes darting to the ground, and wondering if he was still below.

"Fire Style! Meteor Shower Jutsu!" a voice commanded from the sky. Kyuto looked up to see a storm of meteor shaped fire balls head straight for him.

"Damn," Kyuto mumbled as he tried to dodge the attacks, which was successful. But the explosion from the impacts on the ground kicked up dust and debris which entered Kyuto's eyes and blinded him briefly. Drakael grinned as he landed on the ground and did a few more hand seals.

"Fire Style! Flame Storm Jutsu!" Drakael commanded. A storm of fireball attacks charged at Kyuto, each hitting their mark and knocking the fox demon hard into the wall. Drakael ran forward and began to spin around as fast as he could. "Dragon Style! Death Flame Twister Jutsu!" he commanded. A giant twister of fire formed around Drakael as he headed for Kyuto. The fox demon saw the attack and snarled a bit.

This can't be the end Kyuto thought to himself. I have to win, I have to live, I have to see all my friends, and I have to see TENTEN! Kyuto shouted in his mind. His eyes narrowed as they turned to a pure color of blue and red. The crowd saw a huge explosion, and everyone thought it was over. Tenten cried softly, Naruto couldn't die, he just couldn't. The only way to find out for sure, was to wait for the smoke to clear and reveal if Naruto really loss, or if he was still able to fight.

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"This can't be it," Tenten muttered. "W-We were going to get married."

"For real?" Tsunade asked from beside her. The girl turned slightly to face the blond hokage, "Yes, he asked me to marry him last night."

"I didn't know. Congratulations!" Tsunade exclaimed. "It's about time that kid settled down."

"I agree," Sasuke nodded. Jiraiya walked up to stand by Tsunade and glanced at Tenten.

"I'm happy for you two," the white haired pervert said. "When is the wedding?"

"It was going to be a few days after we returned to Konoha, if Naruto is still alive that is," Tenten answered.

"Ya, I agree," Neji nodded. "I hope he lives, a wedding would be nice to watch."

"Then, let's pray he's still alive," Tsunade said. She glanced down and the smoke was fading away, the moment of truth was coming.

"I wish Michael would ask me to marry him," Shizune sighed. Tsunade walked up to her student and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry Shizune-chan, you and Michael-kun will hook up, get married, and have many kids," Tsunade laughed.

"Shut up Tsunade-sama," Shizune growled as she moved away from Tsunade and stood next to Tenten. Everyone else turned their attention back to the match and could tell that this match was about to end. It was only a matter of time before the final attack was used.

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Drakael's eyes widened as he saw Kyuto still alive, an orb of blue and red chakra surrounding his body. "I…won't…lose…here," Kyuto managed though gasps of air. "I…have…so much…riding on this. I…will…win!" Kyuto did a few hand seals as he glared at the dragon demon. "Fox Style! Demon Orb Jutsu!" The orb surrounding Kyuto's body became smaller as it appeared in front of Kyuto's hand seal he was currently showing. The orb then shot towards Drakael at an alarming rate.

"Too fast," Drakael said as the orb smashed into his body, sending him backwards into the wall, just like Kyuto. "That was a fast attack," the demon muttered as he got out of the wall and breathed heavily as he glared at Kyuto with hatred in his eyes. He then cupped his right hand to his side, and an orb of fire formed in his hands. "I'll end this now! Get ready for my most powerful attack!"

"Two can play at that game!" Kyuto challenged. An orb of blue chakra forming in his own cupped hand. He took it back slightly and grinned at Drakael, "Let's see whose special attack truly is better. And I'll show you that mine is better than yours. Believe it!" Drakael smiled slightly as he prepared to charge. His dragon like wings flapping in the wind. He then charged towards Kyuto with all the speed he had left. Kyuto gritted his teeth, his nine tails smashing the ground, as he two charged at the coming dragon demon. The both took their orbs back and prepared to shove them into the other. The fire and blue chakra orbs expanded in size to become even stronger. "Here we go! Resangan!" Kyuto commanded as he shoved his blue chakra orb forward.

"I won't let you beat me! Burning Resangan!" Drakael commanded as he shoved his fire orb straight at Kyuto. The attacks collided and began to push against the other, a giant chakra wind was unleashed and covered the entire arena, making it hard to see for the spectators.

"I'll defeat you!" Kyuto growled as he pushed his Resangan attack against Drakael's own Resangan.

"Not in a million years! I'm the sensei, and I won't lose to my own student!" Drakael roared. The attacks finally gave way and created a huge explosion, bigger than anything anyone has ever seen. The blast was a mix of fire looking chakra, and blue chakra as it expanded, blinding everyone who saw it. Tenten raised her hands up to keep the light from blinding her, but this little motion did little good. The crowd tried to see through the light, but could see nothing. No one knew if either survived or if they were both dead now. They heard a few cracks like the ground was breaking apart, but due to the explosion, they couldn't see anything. They just had to wait for the little light show to end, and reveal their unanswered question. Did the evil fox demon, in most of the crowd's opinion, win or did he die, which they hoped. As the light began to die down, their answer was about to be answered at long last. Who was the greatest ninja in the world? It was time to find out.

To be continued...

A/N: That was chapter 18, a huge cliffhanger I think. Did Naruto or Michael win, find out in the next chapter. The tournament concludes next time, and the ending celebration begins. So, get ready for the next chapter which I call, "The Final Blow! End of the Tournament!" See you next time. Please review now and tell me what you think, I hope you liked it. Till the next chapter, farewell.