Naruto knew he had no more time to waste. He decided he would trust the fox and release the seal. As soon as he released it, Naruto felt Kyuubi burst forward and his own self slip into the fox's subconsciousness. His vision now hazy and distorted, Naruto watched helplessly as his body changed dramatically. Sharp claws erupted from his hands and he sprouted large tails, much like the time when he was able to control Kyuubi. This time Naruto couldn't do a thing except watch as the fox took a large jump onto the surprised Uchiha. The fox slashed out with her claws, only for Itachi to jump away. The Uchiha grabbed his Akatsuki cloak and put it on quickly; he was obviously trying to get away. Kyuubi stopped him, biting down on his neck and enjoying the taste of blood as it filled her fanged mouth. A normal person probably would have screamed out, but all Itachi did was give a small grunt. Kyuubi wanted more from her victim; he had caused a lot of trouble for Naruto. She sunk her claws into the now motionless Uchiha, relishing in her victory.

There was not much Itachi could do now to defend himself. The fox watched in satisfaction as blood oozed from the wound in his neck. Naruto finally worked out how Kyuubi managed to talk through the cage. 'Kyuubi?' she sat back on the bed, purring happily.

'Finally! I knew it would be me to kill that piece of scum!' Naruto was glad Itachi was dead and that Kyuubi was responding again. He asked for his body back. Interrupting Kyuubi's response, the door flung open revealing a panting Sasuke. He had obviously got here as fast as he could. "…Naruto?" he asked hesitantly. Kyuubi realized she must still look a bit like the blonde. She jumped from the bed and sat proudly near Itachi. 'He's going to be pleased with you Naruto. But make sure I take some of the credit!' the fox told Naruto.

Sasuke's reaction was not what the Kyuubi had predicted. Ignoring Naruto's threatening appearance he shoved Kyuubi off his brother. "He's dead." He stated simply, almost like he couldn't believe it. Kyuubi recovered quickly. "Well duh," she replied. Sasuke was livid. He glowered at Naruto. 'Its alright, you can take all the credit.' The fox told Naruto. The blonde couldn't understand why Sasuke was so mad. 'I think I better handle this, Kyuubi.' The fox sighed. She enjoyed her freedom a moment more before letting Naruto having control and the ability to close the seal again. The features of the Kyuubi disappeared rapidly as the fox was suppressed back. Naruto still had blood around his mouth from where Kyuubi had bitten Itachi.

Spitting the horrible taste from his mouth, he stood up shakily. Naruto pulled some of his clothes quickly. "Sasuke?" he called the ravens name softly. Sasuke grabbed the rest of Naruto's clothes and threw them at the blonde. "Get dressed. Were going back." He said. Naruto caught what was thrown at him and pulled the rest of his clothes on. He hurried after Sasuke, who was already leaving. When he caught up to the raven, he asked what was wrong. Sasuke ignored him. "Nothing happened with Itachi you know." He said, wondering if that was the problem. Naruto decided to be quiet for the rest of the journey because when Sasuke started grinding his teeth, he decided talking to him now was only making him angrier. Naruto was glad when they caught up with Kakashi who had obviously been sent as Sasuke's backup in case he needed it.

The hokage was very grateful to Sasuke when he returned with Naruto. She also gave what was her idea of an apology for the apparent uselessness of the anbu who were supposed to be protecting them. "…Right under their noses! I mean, what do I pay them for? I can understand Itachi and Kisame are part of the Akatsuki and are strong, but come on!" even Naruto knew there was not much even Tsunade could have done against two Akatsuki members, but it obviously made the hokage feel better.

She took a large breath and slumped back in her chair. "So what exactly happened?" she asked, wondering how the two had managed to get away from Itachi. The next thing she heard was a loud slam. Sasuke was gone. Naruto sighed. "He's been like that ever since he found me. I don't know what's wrong and every time I ask he just…won't answer. I told him nothing happened between me and Itachi but he's still mad at me for something." The hokage thought for a moment.

"Perhaps he just needs some time. It will all come out in the end, just keep asking him." Naruto nodded. "So what exactly happened?" she asked. Naruto shrugged. "Itachi gave me this thing to drink, probably that would make me get pregnant. Then he tried to….well, you know." She nodded understandingly.

"The was only one way to get out of the situation though. Kyuubi said if I released the seal, she would help me." The hokage's mouth dropped open. "You didn't?" Naruto sighed.

"Yes, I did. Sorry, I feel guilty enough for doubting Kyuubi once and I'm not likely to do it now. She's the reason I'm not pregnant with that bastards child and also the reason he's finally dead." He said. Tsunade's mouth fell open again.

"Dead? Itachi?" she asked. Naruto nodded.

"That may be why Sasuke's in a strange mood. Think about it, all his life he's been trying to kill his brother. It's finally over. He's bound to be feeling a little weird right now. He'll appreciate what you've done soon, don't worry." She said. Naruto smiled and went after Sasuke.

The hokage was wrong however. There was a different reason why Sasuke was angry with Naruto, and the blonde was about to find out. When he spotted Sasuke flopped on the sofa, Naruto sat next to the raven. Sasuke shifted away a little. Naruto was getting angry at the way Sasuke was treating him. "I thought you would have been worried about me, but no! All you do is get mad at me for doing nothing!" Sasuke finally snapped. "What the hell do you mean nothing!?" he snarled. "You killed him!" Naruto was slightly taken aback. "Sasuke, your saying like that's a bad thing!" he couldn't understand what Sasuke mean.

He was angry because he killed a mass murderer? The one who destroyed his entire family? "I can't believe you killed him Naruto! How could you?" Sasuke hissed.

"But…you were going to kill him anyway! He killed your family and he was trying to kill me!" Naruto replied.

"It was my revenge Naruto, mine! I wanted to kill him! I wanted to make him suffer for what he did to me and you had no right to take that away!" Sasuke screamed. He stormed off again. Naruto sighed as he heard another door slam upstairs. It was going to be difficult to talk to Sasuke when he was in a mood like this, but Naruto couldn't believe he was angry just because it wasn't his hand that Itachi died by.

A/n: sorry it took so long to update, I've been super-busy! Next part will be coming soon!

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